History
My parents bought this vehicle for me as my first car, just before I turned 16. Dad and I spent the better part of six months getting the thing roadworthy and registered, and since then, it's been a continual restoration and repair project that I drive everywhere in. It started as an unregoed, not running, $1000 bunky with Altezza taillights, and now it's a totally different car. I could talk for hours about all the modifications and the hundreds of hours spent on this car..
Modifications
Fully rebuilt 4G63T. Block is a 6-bolt out of a Galant VR4, head is a 7-bolt, from a late 90's Hyundai Sonata.
-Standard crank, polished
-Argo I-Beam conrods with ARP rod bolts
-CP 9:1 compression pistons
-Kiggly Racing main cap girdle
-King Engine Bearing Race bearings
-New front case/oil pump assembly
-Cometic MLS 0.051" Head gasket
-Polished runners/knife edged dividers
-Supertech Nitrided intake valves, Inconel exhaust valves, both O/S 1mm
-GSC PowerDivision beehive valve springs with Titanium retainers
-Manley valve locks
-Kelford 264/268 camshafts
-Forced Performance Race Ex-Manifold
-Mamba TD05H-18G
Final dynamic compression ratio is somewhere between 9.5:1 and 10.5:1
The engine was built entirely at home in my garage, with only the machine work done out of house, by HeadTorque Osborne Park.
-Full loom swap to Evo III, including climate control.
-Replaced carpet with new moulded carpet from KnoxAutoCarpets (awesome value)
-Front seats out of a Proton Satria GTi (Recaro LX)
-Replaced dash plastics, centre fascia, aircon vents etc.
-Reconditioned Momo from Japan out of an '89 Ferrari 328
-15x6 OZ Chronos imported from Japan in original paint with minimal wear and tear (These were a real score)
-Repainted the engine bay and replaced all fasteners with new OEM replacements.
