i know i couldnt wait to start a thread on this.... finally got around to removing the engine and gearbox yesterday. was an easy task when the engine wasnt caught on the power steering line once the engine was taken out i realised... there was no engine ... the bay has a fair bit of room, and i saw how badly i missed when i was painting the car i took the fenders and nosecone off once the bay was pressure washed and degreased, reason... shaving antenna door locks will be shaved and boot lock also mod time... the engine will be rebuilt by willy, a.k.a. vlsleeper the box will be done by paul at KEAS consisting of a full manual valve body with a 3200 stally turbo will be a T04e with 3" cooler piping and a custom 530x230x90mm front mount intercooler and then leading into a JDcustom inlet manifold, afm will be in the cooler piping i will be running VLT injectors with a microfueller setup, any boost over 11psi will be helped by this microfueller full 3" exhaust with high flow cat and high flow muffler i think i covered everything one quick question though, should i run the turbo off a top mount or low mount manifold? thanks for reading Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Spray-painting... turbo-charging... What's next for TUFBT1? You are tha man with tha skillz, my friend. Keep this thread updated with plenty of pics, this will be interesting. And good luck with it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

lookin pretty hot man bet you cant wait till its spoolen

Good to see your painting the bay Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

dont bother paying money for a top mount. there for show ponys and thats all.

good to the the progress mate, keep up the good work.

yeh go bottom mount better for heat aswell turbos are more afficiant hot

Good luck with the project, and yeah keep us updated on the progress.

lol i think you missed a spot in the engine bay looking good though man Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

lookin good dale. bet you cant wait to get the beast back on the road and take me for a drive Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

nice man good work Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

top mount looks better, the engine bay would look a bit one sided with the jdcusom, Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sounding sweet man....its great fun converting over, cant wait to see the progress..

Go the bottom mount. Good luck. Keep us updated.

good work dude, should smooth the engine bay down while your at it aswell

Quote: Originally Posted by vlsleeper yeh go bottom mount better for heat aswell turbos are more afficiant hot Can anyone explain how that works? I thought heat was no good for turbos.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ktulu Spray-painting... turbo-charging... What's next for TUFBT1? You are tha man with tha skillz, my friend. Keep this thread updated with plenty of pics, this will be interesting. And good luck with it. do you really want to know? toyota hilux fitted with airbag suspension, pearlescent paint and a toyota supra twin turbo motor, custom dash consisting of autometer gauges, and custom interior like this... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

geez you're not afraid to spend money... lol good luck, should be very nice when finished!

You want to airbag and turbo my G-Lant Dale? I will pay ya good money lol i cant be stuffed doing it myself. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

show pony