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[Milhouse]

Oh well, i got the car back from the exhaust shop today so i thought i should post up a few photos of it haha :) its not running yet, hopefully by the end of the weekend i can drive it around and see what its like before it gets tuned.

Heres the specs n so forth.

Current mod list as of today

Rebuilt Mazda B6T 1.6l bottom end with oversized pistons, standard b6t rods and crank
Mazda B5 1.5l DOHC head, with modified oil gallerys to match the block its sitting on.
Mazda B6T FWD Gearbox with modified spider pin *to stop the diff from flying out the casing* :D
Standard Organic Clutch plate and Pressure Plate *for running in of motor*
Mazda 323 1.7l Diesel Wagon Radiator (bigger than B6T turbo)
Garrett GT2860RS Turbocharger
China Intercooler with 2.5" mandrel bent pipework
Turbosmart Type 2 BOV
3" Custom Dump Pipe To A 3" Mandrel Bent Exhaust
K&N Cone Filter minus AFM
EFI Fuel Lines And Standard EFI Fuel Tank With Baffles
Mazda RX7 S5 550cc Injectors
Warlboro 650hp In Tank Fuel Pump
Nismo Fuel Regulator
KE TX3 Turbo Front Brake Rotors and Bosch Motorsport Pads
Microtech LTX8 ECU with 3bar Map Sensor and 4 multi-coil setup
Lowered Lovells Springs With Monroe Shocks
Nolothane Bushes Front / Rear
Nolothane Swaybar Mounts Front / Rear
Mazda BF 4WD Front Sway Bar
KE Laser TX3 Rear Swaybar
17" Speedline Copy Rims *white*
Nissan R33 GTST Front Seats
Boost Gauge
Autometer Air/Fuel Gauge
Greddy Turbo Timer
Autotechnica Steering Wheel


Then the usual extras like Stereo, speakers, big sub and amps a plenty

Big Thanks Must Goto

MrMayhem
RRob & Big Cam
Denver
XSpeed & MTQ For The Turbocharger & Various Other Parts
Gerrin From Anytime Towing
Odin Auto Spares - Balcatta
Coventrys In Wangara, Morley & Myaree
Allens CV Joints - Ozzy Park
Joondalup Radiators (Natrad) - For Customising The Bottom Pipe & Overhaul
Enzed - Ozzy Park
Race Gear - Ozzy Park
Laserwreck - Ozzy Park
Pat & Paul @ Metthams Mufflers - Morley
Scott - For Doing Microtech Wiring And Helping With The Engine Swap
Battery King On Canning Hwy - Jimmy And I Forgot His Mates Name, Cheers For The Helpful Info

If theres anyone else ive missed im sorry hahah, ill add you when i remember :)

neway heres some photos !

What It Looked Like When I Bought It

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pdXMbD-RMMPzjIW7zDq2MGiSxAZU6OGFTbtafr0CCVRJW9LRUpAFjzRFU xo4rs8kkhKksKuoMMWODoo4ayINtIx1tJRhaWXOsW6Ei6w3au_ g

And Now...

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0063-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0064-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0065-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0066-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0188.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0190.jpg

also like to add that i built the whole entire car myself hahha which is quite a feat seeing as im not very mechanically minded, bought a set of sockets and spanners and got dirty to do everything on it, full brake and suspension swap, fuel tank and lines, motor install so im quite chuffed with the results hahha :) just gotta see what she goes like, most people remember my old BPT powered KC tx3... hopefully this should be a fair bit quicker

GAME ON ! FRONT WHEEL BURNOUTS !!!

[doriae86]

looks angry, good work

[RB20ZED]

looks good man i cant wait to see it all cleaned up and **** after sitting there for a year paint like white chalk atm:> lets hope it rips

[RB20ZED]

dude come get this set of r comps of me i dont want them and need room in shed :>

[MrMayhem]

Home grown, fukcin getting off ya ass and doing/ learning yourself is so much more impressive , good ****in on ya

[Lonewolf]

real tidy owain, good to see it come along nicely.
Look forward to seeing dyno/drag info :)

[tuyen]

that looks hot man. well done champ. cant wait to see it running :)

[matty12]

Are you the guy that brings the deisel import rads in for me to right angle the bottom fitting?
Sh1t hot work,always great satisfaction knowing you did it yourself.
Just what our delivery laser needs!!

[Milhouse]

hahahha yeah thats me and my mate scott, we found out the diesel radiators were longer so we managed to find two, then had the bottom right angles modified :D

hahah yer the ole red natrad laser hahha, turbo for sure :D

cheers for the comments fellas.

[doriae86]

whats it weigh owain ?

[doriae86]

laso, why did u use the b5 head ?

[Milhouse]

the old kc weighed in at about 960 with a sub woofer, full tank of fuel and me in the car on the old weigh bridge in wanneroo.. i wouldnt see this car being any heavier than that...

B5 head was lying around haha, thought i'd give it a go. :) ive still got a rebuilt b6t head i can bolt on if this doesnt work out the way i want it to.

[Passage GT]

good stuff owain, hopefully i can follow in your footsteps and try do some **** myself on my car:)
though i think i'll have a harder time fitting under my car while on stands...
can't wait to see how she goes

[Jimmy_S]

Nice one Bruvva... Good to see bits and pieces of my old car have been brought back from the dead!!! :D

[TJ]

Getting there man, make your youve got a spare box around ;)

[Remix]

Well done dude. Take bulk pride in the effort you have put in and enjoy the rewards :)

[joshg123]

Getting there man, make your youve got a spare box around ;)

Suprisingly, owains box will last forever as long as there are no single peggers taking place. It heats up the spider gears and its pin and they grab on the shaft and throw it out the casing.

Looks wicked owain

[Milhouse]

hahah as for the gearbox, as long as the bellhousing is intact, the gearset is the same as the old bunky telstar's :) find a gearbox for $50, strip it apart and fit it straight into the bellhousing = new box

already got a few spares, and my BPT Turbo tx3 had the same thrashed gearbox for a year with no issues, even kept a stock clutch in it hahah :)

cheers for the comments, just gotta fabricate an oil drain and i can start it up... only downside is ive gotta find a stock injector harness from a B6T, because the microtech is tuned for standard injectors, its never going to limp around with the 550's in it.

[ben351]

like he said ... built it himself ... im sure those that take the p!ss have never spun a spanner on there own cars ...

take pride dude ... thats an awesome job !!!

F O R D P O W E R !!!!

[joshg123]

Owain, is the microtech tuned for early or late B6t injectors.

Early have resistor packs
Late dont.

[Milhouse]

lol to be honest josh i havent a clue...

the motor was from a series 2 BF 2wd turbo... maybe they're later model ones...

eiether way im going from 330's to 550's....

[joshg123]

Hehe, yeah

It will be the late spec ones :)

[Milhouse]

have to see, ive been told it wont start up... but i'll give it a go :)

i cant find a standard injector harness

you got one for a b6t ?

[Jazza]

Good work champ!

[joshg123]

have to see, ive been told it wont start up... but i'll give it a go :)

i cant find a standard injector harness

you got one for a b6t ?

Thats a neg, i threw out all my b6t stuff when i sold my 323. However i could chase one up pretty easily if u needed it.

Come over tomorrow if u get it running, only next suburb...

Game on for u if i get this certain engine from your friend :P

[Milhouse]

hahah

hey if you dont take it, i'll smash the GTR engine into my car... i mean what GTR engine...

[RB20ZED]

just had a call from owain he now has it running idling ect.
id like to say congrats its been a long time in the build but its a good home grown effort now lets get it on the rollers and see what she does!!!

[Milhouse]

hahahha yeah im pretty proud, plugged in the microtech, fitted the oil drain and various other lines... slight problem... no fuel gettin to the engine bay...

was caused by the fuel lines rusting up in storage, quick blast with the compressor and they're back to normal...

first turn over, and the thing fired into life !

sat there, idling happy @ 900rpm with half the vacumm hoses missing and wires everywhere... quick rev to about 3000rpm was met with a bloody loud induction noise and big flutter hahah

cant wait to drive it tomorrow, even if its just a limp to wangara and back :)

[joshg123]

hahah

hey if you dont take it, i'll smash the GTR engine into my car... i mean what GTR engine...

Whats a GTR?

GOOD TO HEAR OWAIN

[Milhouse]

cars running and driving around hahah

bar its poor tune atm, causing massive overfuel it drives like a dream :)

nice and smooth, no rattles or noises...

car makes usuable boost between 2500-3800rpm at present, which can hopefully be improved in tuning..

flutter can be heard from a few hundred meters away aswell hahah !

GAME ON !

[ben351]

oi kunt we are taking this thing up to point walter for late night lawn digs again !

[Milhouse]

after its tuned mate, we shall unleash boost onto that bloody lawn hahha


you can be on "tree" patrol again when we're going sideways towards a bloody gum tree champ.

[Jimmy_S]

gonna say man... dont you still have my old harness from the BF? I thought you had all that crap as well???

Sounds good now anyway... Bring it round, i wanna see... :p

[Milhouse]

the harness which came out of the KB was an absoulte joke, looked like a monkey with a welder and some solder put the thing together hahah... scott ripped it all apart, fitted the map sensor behind the dash, tidied it all up and made it pure plug and play into the standard harness, first plug in the car started first time :) so im happy with the results... just gotta sort out a few niggling issues this weekend before the tune hopefully this week...

yeah i'll bring it past your house when shes running.

[1JZNOSHIT]

Bombed Owain, top home grown effort mate!

Look forward to seeing it dish lots of chop!

[Jimmy_S]

the harness which came out of the KB was an absoulte joke, looked like a monkey with a welder and some solder put the thing together hahah... scott ripped it all apart, fitted the map sensor behind the dash, tidied it all up and made it pure plug and play into the standard harness, first plug in the car started first time :) so im happy with the results... just gotta sort out a few niggling issues this weekend before the tune hopefully this week...

yeah i'll bring it past your house when shes running.

Hahah... ForMaz FTW... :boink:

So spewin i didnt get you and Scott to help me when i did that conversion... would have been sooo much easier(and cheaper)....
although... it was such a fun car... ive often thought of buying another laser/meteor... just as a runabout thrasher!!... Good times!!!

Bring it round man!! Keen as! :)

[Milhouse]

well i had to swap throttle bodys tonight so i could get my tps to fit and tomorrow im gettin my cooler pipes modified to suit my idle up controller...

put the nismo fuel reg on tomorrow and wind some pressure out so it'll drive a bit nicer... then i'll leave it til wednesday night, coolant and oil/filter swap and we'll see what happens on thursday :)

[Milhouse]

http://a333.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/35/l_ffd4db47119ea02e5ba6b98d31ef3aa4.jpg

the car, where its been sitting the past 3 weeks on the lawn hahha

as you can see by the lawn growth underneath it

[Jimmy_S]

Whats the go with it man?? Or no go??

[V8ENZ]

that looks ****ing hard

[Lonewolf]

owain, it seems your missing your front bumper :D

[Milhouse]

hahhaha yeah she runs n such, its going in on thursday to have all the fluids replaced (because i cant get under the car to do it myself), have the nismo fuel regulator fitted and new shift linkage for the gearbox... then on friday its being tuned.. fingers crossed i'll be able to take the car home on friday arvo :)

13psi tune for the meantime, until i can get a new clutch and EBC...

cheers for the comments guys hahha, yer it gets its fair share of looks and thumbs up. Also due to living behind the joondalup police training centre, we get all the undercover cars doing laps of our street, they always seem to stop and sit outside the house looking at it...

Can i become a VOI without even having the car running ? lol

[ACTIV8]

then 100k roll ons?

[Milhouse]

got the car back on friday, drives line a dream... no strange creaks or clunks in the driveline which is what i was hoping for :D

Power output was 120hp @ 8psi, mick @ ovaboost reckons it needs some form of boost control to make more power...

so i'll sort out an EBC and try again :)

but for now im just happy to cruise about in it.

[Lonewolf]

2860rs isnt anywhere near its real efficiency range at 8psi, thats for sure.
smash some more boost in and make lots more power

[Shauno]

Very nice car dude!

Just convinced me to paint my rims white :D

[Milhouse]

installed my boost gauge today, car flat in 3rd gear reads 5psi of boost lol, 6psi if it decides to creep hahah

still feels as quick as the day i picked it up, so maybe its making 120 on about 6psi now... time for an EBC

[Lonewolf]

turbotech $30 bleed FTW

[Brockas]

R32 > TX3.

[Milhouse]

hahah i do recall you saying at rubyroom to me paul
"TX3 Greater Than R32"

:)

[Brockas]

This is what happens when you get drunk at your own house and leave your login on on your comp.


p.s. Apparently Lyndon likes goats?

[Tre-Cool]

Hi Mate, i'm looking at getting another laser for a run around car, except this one has a B6T conversion, can you give me any hints on what i should look for in regards to problems etc?

I have the car in my shed at the moment as the guy who had it, hadnt driven it for a few months after the engine belts broke.

[playe]

saw this parked outside a house in joonjdalup yesterday bout 725 when i was doing me driving test hahahaha

[joshg123]

B6t - Crank pulley (check how much it wobbles. They like to chew out their keyways)

Turbo - The turbos on these like to let go when boosted.

General things like evidence of boost cut being disconected (white plug on firewall)

Sorry Owain, had to jump in :P

[Milhouse]

hahah yeah it usually sits outside my house during the week..

car really needs a boost controller as ive realised tonight. so ive decided to pull the engine down again, fit a new TODA metal head gasket, re fit the turbo head and make up a new intercooler pipe. Retune with a lot of boost and see how it goes :)

then once the clutch dies, i'll remove the gearbox, fit a TODA lightened fly wheel which weighs 3.5kg from the factory 9.6kg. Get a new clutch and pressure plate fitted and see how it goes from there.

Coilovers should be coming in a few weeks from over east so i can finally lower it some more haha :)

[Tre-Cool]

have you had any experiance with the electronic suspension that was fitted to the ghia's? the car i have has it, but it doesnt work, there fore it's sitting on its gut's dumped to the ground.

[Milhouse]

they are like all electronic suspensions on cars man haha, they only worked back when the car first left the lot :D

best idea would be remove them and just replace with standard shocks/springs :)

if its dumped on hte ground, sounds like its been lowered tho... usually the electronic suspension doesnt dump the cars when its broken.

[Milhouse]

quad headlight grill got delivered today, fitted it up with the headlights... looks a lot better than the normal headlights, pity its unpainted black plastic atm haha

panel shop next week for paint i reckon :D

[bodybodyrock]

laser o' fury
bitches love it

[Milhouse]

heres some photos i took this morning...

car really needs a clean mind you.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0018-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0017-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0016-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0015.jpg

[Lonewolf]

looks good, man those rims look huge haha.
get a boost controller man, $30 ebay turbotech. mine comes on, varies only 1psi over the whole rev range. Do it!

[Jimmy_S]

V Nice Owain... V Nice!! :p

[hako]

big improvement with the change of lights and the bumper fitment
keep up the good work

[Milhouse]

cheers for the comments guys, hahah dont worry blake its gonna be dumped on the ground very soon.

fitted a bleed valve yesterday *cheers rrob* bleeding off to about 10ish psi boost and the difference is amazing. EBC & Turbo timer coming this week. then i'll look at another tune :D

hoping for a decent hp figure this time.

[Milhouse]

well after 2 days of wet weather, swearing and cut fingers. ive finally put my xtreme 6 puck super heavy duty clutch into the car.

bulk props to josh and his mate for helping me rip the car to pieces.

new clutch feels a helluva lot heavier underfoot, and isnt as hardcore as we expected it to be.

i'll post up phtos of the swap.

also note to self, when removing starter motor, make sure the wires dont move and touch eachother, plugging battery on to a shower of sparks isnt exactly good to see haha :)

p.s 17's have been removed and replaced with 175/70/14's steelies hahah, atm it has absolutley no traction.

thumbs up performance, always ready to drop a skid

[Milhouse]

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0029-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0033-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0036-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0039-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0040-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/DSC_0046-1.jpg

[joshg123]

Fark am i dirty or what,

Thumbs up peformance

[bodybodyrock]

looking good big Ow, shotgun whoring on cruises :)

[Tre-Cool]

You interested in making some cash and rebuilding the engine i have in mine?

:-)

[Milhouse]

whats wrong with it ?

did you end up buying the car ?

[Tre-Cool]

yeah i baught it, cost me $750 with a brand new intercooler and manual boost controller.

allready swapped the wheels onto my other laser shitter so i didnt have to buy new tyres. :lol:

I reakon it just needs some new rings, but seeing as i have never stripped one of these engines down before didnt want to start stripping it down before finding someone who knows how to put it back togethor. :lol: (just incase).

I'm also not sure if all the vacaum lines and electronics are installed properly either as it had been fiddled with before i got it.

Apparently also has a button clutch in it too, so that should be good if ever get it going again.

I was thinking that if i stripped it down, i'd get the block cleaned up and bored the .20" oversize and use something like this http://www.modyourcar.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=513 along with a set of ARP studs etc. I havent seen much available for these b6t engines for sale around either.

if it's on any consellation, i have a car hoist and engine crane at home. :)

[Milhouse]

nice :)

post up some photos. sounds like a good deal to me.

[joshg123]

If owain cant help you, ill rip that motor out for you :)

My rebuilding skills arent really up to par of something id do for someone else

[Tre-Cool]

I'll be be back in 10, will go out and get some photo's for ya's.

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/01042007013.jpg

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/17042007029.jpg

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/17042007032.jpg

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/17042007034.jpg

I didnt take any pics of the interior as it's pretty dark in the shed and i was using my phone camera.

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/29032007007.jpg - that's also from my phone camera, does a good job me thinks.

[Tre-Cool]

it's also got a brand new single 2.5" exhaust system & only uses 1 muffler near the back, it sounds okay at idle (when it idles) even though it's smoking like a train out the oil filler.

When i got it, it had blown the cam seal out and was pissing oil all over the engine. obviously due to blown rings putting positive pressure into the head.

if you guys are keen to chat, u can get me on msn @ david@vyssute.com

[Milhouse]

DUDE !

THAT CAR ! hahahah

farking hell, havent seen her in years :D

that car used to belong to my mate who helped convert my car, it begun as a bog standard KE GL 1.6 carbie, it was then converted to efi and turbo, quad lights and all the stuff you can see there :D

just rung my mate, hes rather anxious to see the car again, and reckons he'd be glad to help you with any issues you've got with it. he also happens to have albums and albums of photos of every inch of its build :)

heres a photo.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p299/LaserTX3/Club4.jpg

[Lump]

you did well for 750 bux there.
just the rods are worth nearly half that.
whack a rx7 turbo & sup mods & 19 psi & it will try to rip yur head off :)

[Tre-Cool]

(Rubs hands togethor in glee)

Excellent. lol. I only baught it to fix and use it as my daily driver and beign turbo meant it had to be quick. :lol:

I hate going from my ute into my laser which is a gutless POS.

[mr_mike]

I had a ke2 4wd laser for a couple years, spent a shit load of money on it buildin up the motor then sold it 1 month after gettin it all back together and running.
Was a B6t, Aries forged pistons, acid dip and crack tested block, knife edged crank, copper head gasket, ARP head and mains studs, Hi flo turbo, R32 GTR fuel pump, full 3" exhaust smashin 20psi thru the stock cooler was good fun could throw it round corners so hard and it would just grip and slingshot outta the corner.

[joshg123]

Yeh i realised it was scotts old car last night owain, lol, what a coincidence.

1bos323! I knew ive heard it before

[Jimmy_S]

hahah... That car used to fly... good times!!... :p

[Tre-Cool]

after pushing in the cam seal on the back cam gear tonight, i started the car up again and it seems to be running fine again now.

Still blows smoke out the rocker cover oil top up hole, also didnt like idling without the intake from the turbo, but once it was warmed up i gave it a rev and it blew the intake hose off.

gave it some more revs and the turbo sounds good, haha.

Will look around for a radiator tomorrow for it as the current one cant hold any pressure. With any luck i might have it working again soon.

[Milhouse]

erm

it will need the cooler pipe from the turbo because it doesnt run MAP sensor hahah :D

1980's technology for the loss.

[Tre-Cool]

erm

it will need the cooler pipe from the turbo because it doesnt run MAP sensor hahah :D

1980's technology for the loss.
ohh yeah, forgot about that.

[joshg123]

lol oops. many of times did i blow cooler pipes off with that problem

[Tre-Cool]

lol oops. many of times did i blow cooler pipes off with that problem
OKay, took some more photos with a proper digital camera for owain.

Here goes.

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/Rear-shot.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/dash.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/dash2.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/rear-seats.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/side-shot.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/turbo-timer.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/turbo.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/turbo2.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/turbo.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/engine1.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/engine2.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/engine3.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/engine4.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/exhaust1.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/exhaust2.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/front.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/under-bonnet.JPG

http://www.vyssute.com/downloads/Turbo-Laser/under-engine.JPG

Will give it a dosing of degreaser tomorrow and hose all the oil and shit off the bottom and remove the broken belt that's wrapped around the axle.

Do you guys know if thats a standard indicator that is missing off the front?

[Milhouse]

cant tell which side

but nah, those are tx3 indiactors, different to the GL ones.

they've also had the orange plastics removed from inside them for that clear indicator look.

far out shes oily now, someone aint been looking after it.

[Milhouse]

installed the profec b spec 2 into the car today, cheers bobbo.

cars back to running wastegate pressure which on the ebc shows .5 bar... or about 5/6psi of pressure on the gauge.

turbo comes onto boost at 2300rpm and will hit full boost at 3100rpm which isnt bad for a 2ltr upgrade turbo on a 1.6 engine i suppose.

full service is coming this week includiing dot4 brake flush and retune for sports compact on the 6th...

all fun and games i suppose.

[Milhouse]

well in a moment of stupidity we purchased that blue KE from david this evening, drove it 80km's home with a possible cracked piston and who knows what else wrong with it.

car made it home, my car got covered in oil from the drive.

engine should be out by the weekend to be replaced by another B6T, just gonna clean it back up to what it used to be, nice daily driver :)

ill post up photos when i get a chance.

[Lonewolf]

wind some more boost into the sucker you softcock :D

[Milhouse]

bit of investigation tonight

0 compression on cylinder 2 :D hahah

yeah yeah, the engines almost out tonight, new engine will be in and running by the weekend.

[Tre-Cool]

Cool that you made it home.

best wishes with the swap out too.

[Lump]

bit of investigation tonight

0 compression on cylinder 2 :D hahah

yeah yeah, the engines almost out tonight, new engine will be in and running by the weekend.

my money is on a burnt valve :)

[Milhouse]

would a burnt valve cause oil to pump like crazy from anywhere it can ?

[Lump]

crankcase pressure/blowby will do that
would have some compression in no2 if thats all it was

could be a hole in no2 piston if oil & rough running/loss of compression happened at same time

[Milhouse]

hahahha oh well

the engine is soon to have a rod kicked out the side :D

gonna see how long she lasts mid burnout.

[Lump]

i miss my laggy then rip yur head off b6T :)

even tho evo has a good size turbo it feels too much like a n/a to me


those b6T rods are very sought after & worth good $$$

[joshg123]

Got my set for 50 bucks ;)

I also wonder how long it will last.

Where we meeting owain, ive gotta see this

[Jimmy_S]

Hahahah... nice work Owain... couldnt resist eh??

Oh to be young and own multiple vehicles for ripping apart purposes!

[Milhouse]

hahaha well scott wouldnt touch another laser, but this ones special to him so he wanted it back...

on another note, my racing logic coilovers arrived today for my laser :D

time to drop the car on its ass !

http://a258.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_d9992d679ece04a9589ef50452464b69.jpg

http://a621.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/91/l_88b7412419dd7ca86ab762a6b0b573a4.jpg

http://a677.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/109/l_26c047f3f94b9a072b0ca67428134d34.jpg

And yes they are "chinky china" coilovers, had to get them specially made for the lasers. One of the fordlaser.com forum members sent standard suspension to racing logic who had them made up.

[Milhouse]

Found Some More Photos

The Current Engine / Current Turbo Setup

http://a453.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/105/l_b48447cc4c5fbbd4d080a53ef5691bb4.jpg

The Cars Current Ride Height

http://a568.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_0dbeac9494c461072b04625280694387.jpg

http://a204.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/l_ee07716ede9bf131ebde3214d8e79aeb.jpg

[ben351]

Sick ....





When are you going to lower it bro ?

[Milhouse]

hahah the fronts got another 1 1/2 inches left to come down yet.

[joshg123]

Thanks to this little beast, my driveway how has a large chunk missing out of it where it meets the curb.

Owain "Uh oh, what was that"
(hop out of car and find big chunk of driveway disloged)
"Uhhhh"
*puts piece of broken driveway back where it came from, continue driving around*

[ben351]

yeah owains a dog kunt ... always breaking shit ... computers ... quads ... shit at rob and tj's workshop

[Passage GT]

haha who woulda thought s13 rims would fit on a laser!

[Milhouse]

yeah trav, perfect fit hahah :)

nice clearance on the rear, about 1cm from struts which is nice. fronts have plenty of clearance, could probly fit 215" wide tyres on for traction.

[Mistikal]

Aren't the Laser's 4x100 and S13 4x114.3? I'm confused...

Looks good dumped :)

andy

[joshg123]

Neg, my series of 323/laser is 4 by 100, owains aka the earlier batch, are 114.3

[Mistikal]

Ahh... I see. Will have to find out what the GF's Laser is then before I go finding rim's for it! (KH from what I recall)

andy

[ben351]

Sorry bro, i convinced BBK to throw a Pink Pearl in your paint job ...

Your gonna cop bulk abuse at MV08 hahahaha

GAME OVER !!!!!!!!!

[Milhouse]

hahahhaha dog shot.

Eiether way it'll look like glass :D

[ben351]

yeah ... pink glass ... homo :)

[Milhouse]

havent updated this thread in ages, i think it needs to be cleaned up, didnt wanna start another thread tho :D

Heres some photos of the cars current status, its spent the past 2months with Benson @ BBK Auto Refinishing in preperation for Motorvation next year.

After umm'in and ahh'in with the colour choice, we settled on "Morhpeus" the latest VE HSV colour which under sun and light flips thru a few different colours.

Benson has spent an amazing amount of time making the car was perfect before any paint was applied and it definatley shows, the roof alone took him a week to prepare to remove 20years of pin dents and such.

The car still isnt finished, theres still the front bumper and various other small pieces to be painted and finshed so i'll keep you guys posted.

Heres a few photos, which arent the best seeing as i took them with my phone camera. But you get the idea

Cheers.

http://a991.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/87/l_4535e79d66494e577444ad505fa67c1e.jpg

http://a234.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/117/l_97042ce84e7b6fc5090856e2439dff99.jpg

http://a186.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/50/l_db6d65af200eba64fe951c2f39016469.jpg

http://a477.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/30/l_5f6a41b1bb3a7d30e835820e5ceb6544.jpg

http://a258.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/51/l_6a787a0da9b3fac131947c6a7f14ff11.jpg

http://a949.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/95/l_96a98ef241ed2cafb383cf54629738f4.jpg

http://a270.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/100/l_f47db279b261c9733934b348da831aed.jpg

http://a782.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/56/l_fb1e0ac123c9c147fac03ac1296e97dd.jpg

http://a502.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/13/l_6107a880475cff8a6579dd704677b93d.jpg

http://a119.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/90/l_54b3d980a05418418be86acbf6b253a6.jpg

[Lonewolf]

dayum that colour looks good on the laser, tidy!

[Mistikal]

That does look good!

andy

[ben351]

what did i say allllll along :D

[joshg123]

DARDY SING!.

"VIOLETCRUMBL"

"CADBURY"

Lets smash 16pound into my motor when i get back, shell go dardy then.

As always pimpin, get away from my sister!

[Cochee]

nice colour.

Now all it needs is some rims

[ben351]

lol josh ...

Do what i said Owain ,.... paint rocker cover gold and get the plates [VYLTCRMBL]

[Joe]

White TE37s will look so fuckin hard with that colour paint

[Jimmy_S]

Love it Owain!

Top stuff!

[Milhouse]

http://a377.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/4/l_0486597ed38ebf64734b306c225fbf80.jpg

put the coilovers back in, wound them down and thought "thats not very low" i forgot theres nothing in the engine bay hahah.

engines being cleaned and assembled atm, hopefully install it next weekend.

[ben351]

this is going to look so hot ...

you knwo you CANNOT put anything other than black rims on this !!!

seriously it needs them.

[Joe]

WHITE TE37s!!!

[Slip_]

Black FMIC FTMFW!

Black rims would look good, but then again so would white.

cool build!

[ben351]

white would look shit !!!!

Black would belend in with the FMIC and the door surrounds

[Lonewolf]

white would look better, good contrast

[ben351]

your all on crack !!!

BLACK RIMS WITH DISH AND POLISHED LIP !!!

i seen it on a VE Commo with the paint colour

looked PORN

[Milhouse]

ill test fit some white 17's on this weekend and see how they look.

looking at some matt black buddy club p1's for it as an alternative.

[Cochee]

Go the black P1's for sure.

[Passage GT]

yeah i reckon black p1s too
car looks good owain!

[Skrappy]

wow, car looks great! Love the colour!!!!

Black rims to match the car imo. Will look mean regardless when it's finished.

[1JZVL]

ill test fit some white 17's on this weekend and see how they look.

looking at some matt black buddy club p1's for it as an alternative.

yep that coloured set of P1s, fo sho!

;)

this is really a nice looking laser, in all honesty im suprised! :D

goodluck.

[ben351]

thank you !!!

i already told you Milhouse you put white wheels on that and you can park around the corner and walk to my house from now on ... white will be POO

:D

[Milhouse]

hahaha cheers for the comments guys :) yeah its gettin there slowly, front bar hasnt been installed yet, new motor goes in next weekend :)

hahaha no dramas ben.

[TJ]

I reckon it would look pretty bombed on some white rims too ogden...

[DRKWRX]

white rims = showy, black rims = hard looking.

[andeh]

good work owain! car is turning out really nice..
i agree, go for black rims!

[ben351]

White rims = Ricer

Black rims = Angry

[RRob]

256 HP@teh fronts.... Gonna turn owain's little arm's into pretzels hahaha

[1JZNOSHIT]

awesome power, must be a handful on the street!

[joshg123]

Im having a run in it tonight, ill let you know.

Word on the street is owains scared of full throttle, i say weak!!!!!

mm beer

[Jimmy_S]

Damn... thats some serious go go at the front wheels! torque steer much?

Can't wait to see/hear it in action! :D

[Passage GT]

haha nice!
does it have an lsd?
will be quick if it does, he'll go through tyres really quick if not lol
awesome work owain

[ben351]

oi man the more i work with him on this car the more i love it !!!

hands down the under dog car of the year ... it will CHOP !!!!

As Turner and i joke ... it will break his arms when it comes on boost if he gives it full throttle one day :)

it sounds as angry as it runs ... fucking MINT

Nice work Pretzel boy !!!!

[Milhouse]

hahah cheers, big props to ben for the custom in house interior swap today :)

took it for a drive this evening with clint, 3rd gear it will change lanes unless you hold the wheel rather hard hahah

havent attempted 4th gear on noise

it comes on boost very very fast and you need to make sure theres nothing 1km ahead hahha, it cannot stop :(

[ben351]

hahha yeah i didnt know i was a custom interior installer till today ... glad to help man !!

[joshg123]

I was scared.

Didnt know my gtx motor would go THAT hard.

Im scared, if yours makes 260... whats mine gonna be like on 400 :S

[Milhouse]

hahahah at least i warned you josh. im pretty sure you just yelled

HOLLLYYYY CRAPPPPPPPP !

[Brett_J]

Get a wheel alignment and new tyres to sort the lane changing out,it will fix it up a huge amount,The U13 setup we had used to do that,scary when there is cars next to you :)
Having a FWD with decent power is always a handful on the road,I know when we wound the boost up to 18psi on the GTiR motor it was rubbish through the first 3 gears and you couldnt overtake anyone in the wet on the freeway in 5th, Have you got a LSD in it? That made life a bit easier.And what box are you using?
Well done champ, good times ahead :)

Brett

[Milhouse]

yeah its booked in tomorrow morning for full suspension setup and wheel alignment.

no lsd, as the mazdaspeed diffs are absolute crap :) ill stick with the single spinner for the time being :)

stock rods for the time being limits it to 17psi of boost.

[Brett_J]

Still using the modified B6T or gone to the mighty BPT?

I have a soft spot for the BPT's, such an awesome little motor. I miss my gearbox busting one :)

Brett

[Milhouse]

stock gtx bpt engine with bolt on's.

b6t gearbox with modified middle shaft.

[Passage GT]

i thought you built a motor with forgies etc owain?

[Milhouse]

the old 1.6 turbo had a rebuilt bottom end in it, which i didnt do, it came like that i dont think it was forged, just oversized pistons.

the old setup made 165fwhp on 17psi, this absolutley stomps it in every dept :)

off boost torque is awesome and it doesnt leak any oil or water which is good haha :)

[joshg123]

Still using the modified B6T or gone to the mighty BPT?

I have a soft spot for the BPT's, such an awesome little motor. I miss my gearbox busting one :)

Brett

So do i

[Lonewolf]

awesome owain!
Im now depressed that you are faster than me :(

[Milhouse]

lol blake :D

the old stock BPT hosed the little red charade on the graham farmer all those years ago hahah :D

time for a GTiR motor eh ?

[Lonewolf]

nah, i'll leave the gearbox smashing torque steer to you, and be happy with you in front of me :)

[Brett_J]

So do i

Yeah it was a good car,I would have kept it if it hadnt killed boxes so much,one of the neatest KF/H TX3's in Perth.Also went hard for very basic mods.

Brett

[Milhouse]

gearbox feels good so far haha, just changing gears gently and letting the power on.

big props to turner for spending massive amounts of his own time helping get it "non dodgy" as he put it haha :)

fuel pump issues were fixed today, suspension was set soft which has made the car feel a lot better to drive.

[Mistikal]

Any recent pics?

andy

[RB20ZED]

thing thing is wild. Fastest fwd i have personally been in and will look porn come motorvation. Its the best sleeper. Me and owain had a group of guys thinking they were tough in a xr6t at the lights. There yelling out do a skid so owain gives it a little lets the gate rip open and turns his poor little front tyres into a molten mess lol the faces said it all.
Big props to him getting it this far through all the heart acke ect he has had and im sure its going to get alot of attention at motorvation.
If anyone gets offered a ride take it well worth it....

Clint

[Joe]

Fark yer, can't wait to go for a ride in this!!

Supercruise at MV...shotgun :D

[Jimmy_S]

Keen for a ride too Owain... still got peices of my history in it?

[ben351]

if your talking about the half a pill i found when i was ripping his carpet out on the weekend then yes James it does :)

[Jimmy_S]

if your talking about the half a pill i found when i was ripping his carpet out on the weekend then yes James it does :)

Hahahah... Not what I was thinking, but... Who Knew?? :lol:

[SimonR32]

nice work owain haha

sounds like fun!!!

burnouts at mv08 oooo yeah

[andeh]

nicee owain! can't wait to see it at MV.. i've been wanting a ride in your car even before you had all this work done. no love :( haha

[Milhouse]

lol ive taken tuyen and b005t out in it at brockas bday, spun up 4th gear in teh wet with the old crappy hp figure.

lol i'll take anyone for a spin in it, havent had any complaints as yet. :)

yeah jimmy, its still got your old microtech and i think your original gearbox and shafts haha :)

i will get some updated photos tonight, the motorplex need some so i can get my entry pack :)

[Jimmy_S]

yeah jimmy, its still got your old microtech and i think your original gearbox and shafts haha :)

Hahah... Awesome!

Keen for Rides! :D

[Milhouse]

finished putting speedflow braided lines on the power steering tonight with rrobs help, lowered the wheel pressure from 40psi to 30 and it still changes lanes on boost lol :)

time to put the r-comps on.

[Skitzo]

what happened to these photos you said u would upload. keen to see finsihed product. though i guess i can wait till the weekend.

[Milhouse]

photographs got taken this afternoon. i'll upload them when i get home.

[Milhouse]

Heres some photos my brother took today for me.

The car has not been washed in 4 months, so dont comment on the "dusty roof" etc.

http://a552.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/119/l_f91827f55524589c2bc29f21a6af3877.jpg

http://a746.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/75/l_f732683badf5a053bc3a28beae54b281.jpg

Still waiting for rims, the car is going back to BBK's for the bumper install.

[kirbo]

Coming along nicely. Mate of mine use to have [DESTROY], unsuspecting the tx3. Look forward to seeing it complete and frying rubber.

[Jimmy_S]

Bombed Owain!... Nice battery! ;)

[Milhouse]

hahha cheers jimmy, i wanted another one for the boot :D but the shop wasnt open :(

[Jimmy_S]

hahha cheers jimmy, i wanted another one for the boot :D but the shop wasnt open :(

When was that??

Pretty sure they're still goin... Last I heard, they were expanding as lots of work! :)

[Mistikal]

Looking tough mate, very nice.

andy

[Milhouse]

Figured i might update this very old thread hahah, the last post was from january last year.

Since then its had its paintjob and panelwork finished, new rims fitted and 90% of the interior swapped from the drab looking dark blue to a nice black/grey interior.

The only hiccups it had with the driveline was a split cv boot due to the shafts sitting 20mm too far into the passenger hub. I sent the driveshaft to allens cv's in osborne park and had it cut and sleeved 25mm shorted to accomodate the lowered ride height. Also moved and adjusted all the engine mounts so the motor no longer rubbed on the chassis of the car and vibrated. The original 5spd turbo gearbox has so far survived almost 3yrs of driving and the only downside is the poor brakes its got fitted. Am looking into fitting Mazda 626/Telstar TX5 brakes with RX7 4pot calipers ATM

Late last year i got sick of the 260fwhp and decided it needed more of a kick in the pants, so i went online and ordered a Garrett GT3071R from ATP Performance in California & 2 Greddy Type R BOV's from greenline.jp. I also measured up the front radiator location and sent a drawing down to Browns Radiators to have a custom 60mm thick alloy radiator made up. Once all the parts had arrived back I sent to the car down to Adam Spiteri @ Cronic Customs in Wangara to have the engine bay redone.

I got a custom steam pipe hi-mount manifold made up and had it HPC coated along with the rear housing of the turbocharger. The external gate got plumbed back into the dump pipe. 3" stainless steel dump pipe to a full 3" stainless system, hi flow magnaflow cat & twin magnaflow mufflers. He also fabricated the 4" intake pipe & returns for the plumb back bov's & also replaced the old mild steel intercooler pipes with 2.5" stainless steel ones. Basically the car drove in running, and left running with all the new gear fully installed.

Sent the car back to Sean @ Allstar garage for a quick power run/tidy up retune and it netted 295fwhp @ 17psi on a very sedate timing map to keep the engine internals together.

In the next fortnight or so I should have my new engine fitted. The motor had just been rebuilt and fitted into Joshg123's rally car just before he purchased it. The motor is basically a Mazda BPD GTR long block. Has a fully ported and mirror polished head with the inlet restrictor removed, Familia GTR conrods & forged pistons with gapless rings. Hoping to push it upto about 24-25psi boost this time and see how it goes.

Anyway heres a few build photos, theres a lot more but i havent recieved them from Adam yet.

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2620/49/115/665691579/n665691579_2103188_4658707.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2620/49/115/665691579/n665691579_2103192_664913.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2620/49/115/665691579/n665691579_2103190_5036684.jpg

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[Turbo2.6L]

Nice work mate :D
Goes hard for a fwd laser!

[yeahlow34]

That intake and dump pipe looks so hot!

Love this car. So neat and simple, with awesome power. Onl thing I could suggest would be to relocate battery to the boot? But IMO it doesn't take away form the engine bay as it is.

[joey89]

fark that things going to move hard!

good work dude

[Milhouse]

hahaha just wait joey, should have an extra 60-70hp atw left in it :D

thats if i stick with the 3071, might go larger again with some cams and intake plenum hahah.

Yeah the only problem with moving the battery is voltage drop, its already got some issue behind the dash, the car seems to run-on when i turn it off and the dash lights fade off. Could be fuel pump relay related.

[Lonewolf]

sounds awesome and goes hard, I like!
going to spin 5th in the dry with the new motor haha

and yes, put some brakes on the deathtrap, need 4 pots to stop for those 4wd owners...

[locote]

Fkn jelous man!!!!
Very nice

[Silencio]

looks porn :p

[RB20ZED]

congrats owain it takes ya a while but atleast ya keep working away.
Whoever would have thought it would have gotten this far when you started talking about it 3+ yrs ago
will have to line the bike up for runs :P

[2LMILK]

looks stunning mate

but why twin bov......

[Milhouse]

Dunno, just bought 2 of them at the time and figured i'd fit both. One of them would be more than plenty. Each to they're own i guess haha.

Cheers for the comments.

Yeah well you saw it back when i first begun with it clint haha. Oily 1.6sohc 41kw carbie engine with a grubby engine bay and faded powdery white paint job.

Cheers Blake, as you saw it took me 3 gears to catch you from the lights haha. Tyres were still ablaze as i went past ya with bloody torque steer towards kerbs tho :(

[Lonewolf]

hey, it saves your gearbox, and means that it'll scare a lot of people up top.
as for the 2 bov's, your such a ricer.

[[PIG GTS]]

looking good dude its come along way keep up the good work

[Milhouse]

last night we rolled it into the shop and started pulling it apart, big thanks to josh and stewart for the help.

after lots of swearing and cut fingers its now sporting a fully built Mazda BPD GTR engine from the GTR familia.

Ported & Polished Head (possibly has ground cams as idle is quite lumpy)
Forged Pistons
Gapless rings

Turns out that cramming so much gear into the engine bay takes a lot of careful installation work.

Just need to repair the air temp sensor and get it back on the dyno for another power tune.

No need for photos really, as it looks exactly the same haha.

[Lonewolf]

is nice.
how much boost is planned?

[DJ84WA]

Just read the whole thread.
Top build.
Good to see some decent DIY builds happening.
Just wondering why you didn't go the awd route instead?

[Alt_F4]

Should of put a stroked fe3 in instead :p
Nah, good work, looks to be a potent package :D

[Joe]

Dude you're going to need reinforced arms....your current ones will be pretzel spec in no time!

[ben351]

Ben likes this.

[Milhouse]

awd = glass gearbox. I've got a nice stock 4wd tx3 to roll around in.

hahah its suprisingly not that bad joe, just need to have a firm grip on the wheel and watch for kerbs.

Needs to have some better brakes fitted as the current ones are now completley fucked.

[DJ84WA]

awd = glass gearbox.


What sort of HP can the stock box's take?
Is there any alternative gearbox's that could be used?

[duste]

What sort of HP can the stock box's take?
Is there any alternative gearbox's that could be used?

GT4 box for 4WD, MR2 box for FWD.

[RRob]

hahah its suprisingly not that bad joe, just need to have a firm grip on the wheel and watch for kerbs.

Bumper bowling?

[TJ]

Hasnt it got brakes yet?

Awesomeness, the fear of death always add to the fun.

[ben351]

Bumper bowling?

Reid Hwy = boost ... change lanes ... cooler pipe.
Mitchell Fwy = boost ... change lanes ... cooler pipe.

[joshg123]

GT4 box for 4WD, MR2 box for FWD.

Cries at the work involved

[Milhouse]

stock 4wd box might last a few launches, but the transfer is notorious for exploding with a bit of thrashing.

it has got brakes tj, but after a few too many hard stops on them, they have warped a rotor on the front.

haha ben, rrob drops the car off to me "yeah i killed ya speedo and you've got a cooler pipe blown off"

speedo hasnt worked since, the gear from the drive must've fallen into the gears that day and im too slack to replace it

[cplagz]

get some damn pipe braces on!

this car is so much fun :) ... well it was last time I went in it haha

[RB20ZED]

owain more boost, retune then bring it to me . I need a ride in this thing now that its making good hp

[Milhouse]

haha marc, the pipes are sorted now. car was rushed back together for motorvation at the time.

can do clint, find some nice quiet back roads up your way haha.

[Milhouse]

Already posted this in hp figure thread, but ill update this one aswell

Retuned yesterday @ ASG By Sean

340fwhp @ 19psi Boost

[locote]

Holy crap thats a lot of power!!!
How much does the Laser weight BTW??

[RB20ZED]

dude thats nuts definately coming to see you soon for a spin

[Milhouse]

980kg give or take

[locote]

Nuts to drive???
Ive been thinking bout turboing my CRX, but think it will be to hard to drive under WOT, specialy rounds bend, how does your go??

[Milhouse]

WOT = wheelspin

Anything else and its just a normal car to drive. no lumpy idle, very quiet.

[duste]

340fwhp @ 980kg?

Dude, I could walk faster than that. Moar powa plz.

[Joe]

WTF is wrong with you dude... seems that you like the idea of snapping your arms off!

[Alt_F4]

Thats scary, similar power to my stockish GTR, but only going thru the fronts with half a tonne less weight.

Sir, I salute you :D

[adrenalin]

Fuck Owain that is insane.

Nice work

[ben351]

http://www.totallysevere.com/art/em_milhouse.jpg

[Milhouse]

Well if i get bored of this hp figure, with bigger injectors and new coilpacks theres still another 50-60hp left in the current setup.

[Skitzo]

fak, that would be a handfull.

[Jimmy_S]

Bombed Owain!... need a ride in this... :D