AW11 custom body and paint done! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

aaron7 · 03-10-2010, 06:40 AM

My car is finally finished. Interior and exterior are done. Just have to finish the 3sgte and I'm ready to go!

All the pics and info are here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/aaron7

***MR2Jedi*** · 03-10-2010, 07:46 AM

Wow! You've done alot of work. Lookin' real good. Thats a very deep red. I like it!
Sorry to hear about your 20V Silver top. What happened?
Any idea when the 3sgte will be in? And what mods/turbo will be on it?

aaron7 · 03-10-2010, 07:52 AM

Actually, I have no idea what happened to the 20v.

One day it was running fine. The next day it sounded like it was running on 2 cylinders... and when I tried again the next day it spun over like there were no spark plugs in there; way too easily. I did a compression test and had 0,0,30,120.

The head gasket looked fine. Timing was right. Pistons were tight. Best I can guess were stuck valves???

The 3sgte is being rebuilt now and should be in by the end of April hopefully. It's a pretty stock rebuild with Wisecos, Eagle rods, and some GSC cams. I'll be running a T3/T4 for a turbo. I want it to be reliable and daily driverable still! haha

For some reason it's hard to get a good pic of the gold and red flake on the car. Here's a pic that shows it:

***MR2Jedi*** · 03-10-2010, 01:30 PM

Thats better than stock 3sgte. What duration cams are you going ? And what C/R are the pistons?
As long as you stay 264 cams or under, it should be a pretty dependable DD.
I'm running a ATS CT27 and thinking of going with 258 cams.

aaron7 · 03-10-2010, 01:37 PM

Going with the GSC S1 Cams, 268 intake / 268 exhaust.

Pistons are 9:1.

not12listen · 03-10-2010, 08:39 PM

wow! you've put a lot of work into the Mr2! great job!

***ModifierMR*** · 03-12-2010, 01:25 AM

Aaron didnt you finish the body late last year? And by the way the garage is all done and I will be ready for your motor in a week or so. I am just trying to get this AE86 out of here but im waiting on the machine shop.

***MR2Jedi*** · 03-12-2010, 01:34 AM

Good move Aaron. You gotta good man doin your 3sgte swap for you..

aaron7 · 03-12-2010, 06:14 AM

Yes, the body was done in October, but I never took pics or updated the website.

And awesome, let me know soon as you're ready. Starting to get warm out there!!