The first shakedown is fast approaching and all the final bits are getting finished off.
I have serviced the motor and found that the sandwich plate from the SR won't work so for now the oil pressure and temperature gauges wont be working until I find suitable adapters for the senders (if anyone knows the thread sizes for the stock oil pressure switch on the RB25DET that would help a lot, also an alternative location for the oil temperature sender and it's thread size).
I managed to get the stock water gauge working on Jade's 1JZ S13 so I will be doing the same on mine to retain a stock daily drive feel.
I eventually managed to get the coilovers and found that the one front one was royally f*cked, so Ian Glass at GT shocks is making up an insert for it and I should have them back today.
I installed the rear coilovers so long:
Also dropped the diff to weld it and found out that it was a viscous (a VERY worn viscous), so I found the shims I had made up for the 14 diff and fitted them in (actually it's easier and more reliable than welding the diff if you do it right (ie. double up on the stock shim)
Stock shim which is 1.5mm is the one in the middle, I added 2x 0.75mm shims on either side
I also tried the spacers supplied for the sway bar with no luck. The motor sits too low in this car for any ordinary conversion parts so for the shake down I am going to test it without the sway bar and use very stiff front springs on the coilovers. if I don't come right I will modify the sump and make it work.
Total cost hasn't changed yet but I know that the coilover repair will be R950 and as far as I can see no further expenses other than R250 for alignment.
So to follow is fit the shimmed diff, fit the front coilovers, get it setup and aligned and enjoy the 17th!
