3.75L Build thread

[green-lantern]

heh. greg, if you find a soul to take, you're more than welcome to have it!

jeff, yeah it has one. its painted and all, i have been waiting on my rubber bumper pieces. before now, i refused to put on a green bumper... because it's green

I'm sure it would class up that car.

[futurevr4man]

Well I guess I'll re-awaken this thing. The car is now in its final resting place, ready to be torn apart. I'm hoping to have it stripped and gutted in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Will be a lot of stuff for sale.

For those that don't know, I put the VR-4 into a wall shortly after moving to Dayton. It was literally 4 hours after I got the bumper on, and the car pretty close to complete. 4 hours after this picture was taken :/



So anywho, I was pretty bummed and started planning my next build. I was over the car. Had some damage in specific places I didn't want to fix. It has it's fair share of wiring issues... the previous owner really did a number on it. I fixed most of it, but had a long way to go.





So then a really nice widebody VR4 came up for sale. It was a widebody done right (in my opinion). The previous owners had practically all been on the forums, so I knew most of the history of the car. Most of all, the price was right. I don't have the car yet, so I can only link other people's pics, but you all can get an idea. I'm hoping to get some real nice wheels and stuff some 305's under the car, but we'll see.





Before widebody


For comparison


For better comparison, this is stock


Wide



I definitely have some engine stuff I want to get working out a bit better. I will be doing some stuff to my turbos, exhaust, intercooler piping, and most importantly... intake! I think it will make a nice difference in throttle response. Picking it up this weekend.

Lastly, I got a new clutch. I don't know of anyone that has run one of these in a 3S yet. Would LOVE to hear some feedback. I've heard mixed reviews from some of the knowledgeable people here on how they think it will act, which is concerning, but I have read great reviews on the supra forum. Either way, I got it for a steal

[j2k4]

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh...

Looks good, Gnateworth.

Gonna have to insist on dyno numbers, now that you've forced the issue with that clutch.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

I would be nice if they'd build that disc configuration in a single that you could swap some spacers out later to convert to dual when needed. I bet as a single it would be reasonable to drive. Probably pretty harsh as a dual.

[futurevr4man]

I'm probably going to trade one of the solid discs for a sprung disc before I put it in. I already have the upgraded clamping pressure plate, so I doubt I need crazy discs to hold what I want. I won't be making 1xxx whp.

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

I'm probably going to trade one of the solid discs for a sprung disc before I put it in. I already have the upgraded clamping pressure plate, so I doubt I need crazy discs to hold what I want. I won't be making 1xxx whp.

buy 2 sprung discs and the steels and now you can rebuild it again later!

[green-lantern]

When are you going to get this car? Seems like you bought it months ago.

[futurevr4man]

The end of this month I assume. I told the guy I bought it from what my time frame would be, and he understood.

[green-lantern]

The end of this month I assume. I told the guy I bought it from what my time frame would be, and he understood.

I don't get it, you bought it but said I can't pick up yet? Or are you waiting for him?

[futurevr4man]

Bought it and said I can't get it yet. Had no where to put it. Lease on new house starts tomorrow. Don't rush me!