Project MrBusa (Hayabusa turbo MR-S) - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Louie028 · 11-09-2009, 02:57 AM

This has been a project in our New Zealand garage for a bit over 12 months now, so here is a brief update.

Bought a cheap MRS as a donor car (we also bought a real tidy Red one to make the body moulds off, that we then sold again)

& stripped it out

right out (like every possible nut & bolt

then we cut some holes for the new engine

Meantime we were getting moulds & panels made

made moulds & articles off all the panels (bumpers front& rear guards, doors, bonnet, boot & hardtop)

Meanwhile, engine wise, we were converting this

into this

And with Carillo rods, JE Pistons & a whole load of other goodies from APE raceparts in USA, we are aiming for 400hp from the Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo engine.

to go in here

then add in a roll cage

a very comprehensive one

and a quick mock up of body panels to weigh the car. Bodyshell incl. rollcage, most panels, engine, gearbox, diff, seat & controls, suspension arms, shocks etc = 416kg (still needs wheels, brakes & all plumbing etc etc)

Finally about a year down the track it finally sits on its own wheels & suspension for the first time

Then another mock-up with its bodypanels including BA Falcon V8 Supercar front splitter etc

More enthusiasm gets generated as it gets closer & closer to being finished, so I will try to keep the thread updated regularly as we gat closer to finishing this 400hp, 600kg Weapon....

For all pics of this build (& a few of our other builds) click here http://s277.photobucket.com/albums/kk58/Louie028/

TTercel · 11-09-2009, 09:39 PM

Wowzers! Good luck, what turbo are you going to use?

Louie028 · 11-25-2009, 11:50 PM

We are going to use a GT30 Turbo. One of the reasons is that we also run a DX Corolla with a 7A-GTE 20 valve engine which uses a GT30, so we can carry one spare for the two cars...

eFABIO · 11-26-2009, 05:04 AM

That would absolutely make an incredible hillclimb car. Looking forward to videos. Congrats on a very cool project.

2win2rbo · 01-03-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by eFABIO

That would absolutely make an incredible hillclimb car. Looking forward to videos. Congrats on a very cool project.

Where in NZ are you? I am from North Shore City.

Louie028 · 01-07-2010, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 2win2rbo

Where in NZ are you? I am from North Shore City.

Timaru, heart of the Mainland.

Quandry · 01-11-2010, 03:09 AM

Epic build! what kind of horsepower will that engine put out?

***MR2Jedi*** · 01-11-2010, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Louie028

And with Carillo rods, JE Pistons & a whole load of other goodies from APE raceparts in USA, we are aiming for 400hp from the Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo engine.

I will try to keep the thread updated regularly as we gat closer to finishing this 400hp, 600kg Weapon....

Quandry · 01-12-2010, 02:25 AM

ah sorry, I was goggle eyed with the awesome pics...

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eFABIO · 01-26-2010, 05:09 AM

Anyone hear any news lately? I'm eager for progress report.

Louie028 · 02-19-2010, 05:12 PM

Not a lot of visable progress on the car at this stage. One engine is away having all the go-fast internals bits installed, the other is away having the exhaust manifold & intake/plenum finished. Brake parts & adjustable sway bars at at the engineers having final modifications completed. Most of the welding on the chassis is finished, roll cage all finally approved & the chassis is not far away from being ready for painting.

Meantime all the body work has been completed & moulds made etc. The wheel arches in the guards have each been raised about 50mm & widened about 35mm (per side) but we have kept them standard looking. The front splitter/air dam is from a BA Falcon V8 Supercar, the bonnet vents to let the radiator air out are from a Ford GT40. The spare body has just some back from the signwriters yesterday....

22redlined · 02-25-2010, 02:00 AM

sah-wheat! ......damn lol the trailor has alloys! lol

2win2rbo · 03-07-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by 22redlined

sah-wheat! ......damn lol the trailor has alloys! lol

Yap, some even have 16s or 17s on their trailers here.

Ghostyman · 03-07-2010, 03:59 AM

This is one of my favorite mk3 projects. Keep us updated

Louie028 · 03-07-2010, 11:14 PM

Still not much progress at this stage. Waiting on an engineer to finish the sway bar controls & mounts for the cockpit & then the bodyshell can be painted. Still waiting on the engine man to finish his part as well.....

Meantime the 'car' you see is actually just one set of bodypanels put together as a sign out the front of our workshop. But is exactly what the racecar will look like....