Another JZ Coupe Drift

[jdm2191]

Looks like you know what your doing, LMK if you have any questions about the swap, Looks good already!

[crunchy_g]

Sweet build man! I just got my 1J running in my S13. Stock twins tho! It's a whole different animal now. You'll Love it!! Like everyone else says..U have dope fabrication skills. Keep up the good work!

[Tw1st3d]

small updates.

first I welded my AN fittings to my valve covers for my catch can lines.
there's a little bit of tech here to explain why I did this setup.
Ali SC3 from the Club Lexus forum explained it the best.


If you want the best setup, vent both sides to a can and remove the pcv valve entirely.
If you vent both sides, the pcv is not needed because there will be no chance or pressurizing the crank case. This will allow for the most pressure to escape equally out both sides, which may decrease or prevent blow by entirely.

If you are running good boost on a single turbo with the stock pcv in place, it shuts under boost entirely, which means when you need to evacuate the most you have shut off one side of the crank case entirely, so all the pressure must escape off the passenger side, and when too much pressure builds up, it will take alot of oil along with it.

The pcv only helps you a little bit in vacuum at the expense of constantly oiling the insides of your intake, and hurting evacuation under boost. If you think about it, Oil blow-by is a consequence of too much pressure; and if you eliminate the pressure build up, you may find your catch can hardly gets any oil at all, which means if you open up the valve cover vents and remove the pcv, you have effectively doubled your ability to vent and you may not even need a catch can anymore

Read more: 1JZ/2JZ Oil Catch Can Questions - Club Lexus Forums


This was my first time welding to valve cover aluminum... what shitty pot metal this stuff is...


remove the baffles from the inside to keep them clean, I recommend putting down some FIPG from Toyota to keep it factory when your all done.




what a pain in the ass...




waiting on the upper set of gaskets and cam seals but I cleaned the head up while I had it apart.


This stuff is the bomb stocking up getting ready to do the lower pans and front and rear mains plus checking the bearings out.










and here she sits for the FIPG to cure over the weekend, the rest of gaskets and seals will be here next week and I can finish getting everything taken care of get some paint on it and start the work on the shell.

[onlydrinkkoolaid]

It looks like its coming alone pretty well and far as the skills needed to fab its more math and measuring then anything and it looks like you get the idea

[Tw1st3d]

sorry for the blurry pic just snapped this real quick and had to go.

order from drift motion came in just some small things.
Heat shielding gasket, AN fuel rail adapter with crush washer, Cam seals, exhaust studs flange nuts, valve cover gaskets and grommets, and a braided line for my oil pressure/temp gauge.

the heat shielding gasket is probably one of the better things you can do for your jz.

also my BoV is ordered and soon I should be fabbing my intercooler and oil cooler, waiting for the cores to show up

[Tw1st3d]

broke the plastic retainer on the tensioner. It was still in great condition aswell as the pulley so I just machined a new retainer.


Phantom Gauges. clean simple effective.


thought you guys would wanna see my blades of death I have been putting together at work.


they are for a bait chopper for crab boats.

[Tw1st3d]

some random action shots. herd u liek angle?

[NJs13_1993]

damn i wish i could weld like that. or tig in general haha still working on my mig skills. subbed

[Kez]

I knew your car looked familiar look I spotted it https://vimeo.com/53653359

Very nice welding man


And Alisc3 knows his stuff I'm a fellow sc300 owner on clublexus doing this swap now.

A lot of info on CL

[jdm2191]

legit work!!

[Tw1st3d]

Originally Posted by Kez

I knew your car looked familiar look I spotted it https://vimeo.com/53653359

Very nice welding man


And Alisc3 knows his stuff I'm a fellow sc300 owner on clublexus doing this swap now.

A lot of info on CL

I think I WS in the line up? Loren doesn't like me he never puts me in videos...

[Mr.Clerc]

very badass man glwb subscribed (what are those white wheels you got btw?)

[Kez]

Originally Posted by Tw1st3d

I think I WS in the line up? Loren doesn't like me he never puts me in videos...

Wants the 1j is in you'll be in more vids

[KAs14slider]

What size -an fittings are those you welded to the valve covers?

[Tw1st3d]

-8 fittings from anplumbing.com

[Tw1st3d]

Here is some small updates while I wait on trying to figure out my stupid transmission problems

more shitty cell phone pics lol

cam seals


machined an adapter for 1/8NPT oil pressure gauge and will t off to also do my oil temp.


and The motor is finally to the point were I felt it comfortable enough to throw on some paint. mocked everything up after to see how it will look.

[MC.Understeer]

I'm going to be using the same turbo for drifting. Wouldn't happen to know anyone who does good work on r154's do you? I need some Marlyn Crawler stuff installed and I don't have any of the pullers for the gears at my shop.

[Tw1st3d]

Originally Posted by MC.Understeer

I'm going to be using the same turbo for drifting. Wouldn't happen to know anyone who does good work on r154's do you? I need some Marlyn Crawler stuff installed and I don't have any of the pullers for the gears at my shop.

I imagine ray at garage auto hero could set you up.

[MC.Understeer]

Originally Posted by Tw1st3d

I imagine ray at garage auto hero could set you up.

I'm sure he could but I need this done like yesterday so I need someone that isn't super backed up all the time.

[EnvyS13]

looks like a promising build

[Tw1st3d]

I have not done a damn thing latley except small stuff new plugs more paint the little stuff... Waiting on my transmission situation then I can finally start mocking this turd into the car and get things rollin. Also my lack of a garage and having to drive 20 miles to work on my car is halting my progress. But this will soon be solved

parts keep rollin in the door got some injectors more an lines and fittings my intercooler core showed up should be fabbing that shortly. But again not much more to do other than get it in the car for mock up.



made this chain guard cover for a NOAA boat. thought it turned out cool its about 8 ft tall and the other fabrication company that works on the boat hate me for it but at least the crew like it.

[RB180sxChris]

2 thumps up from me bro

[Tw1st3d]

Okay! I finally did something! got some 440cc injectors put those in.


also got some 2j cams I'll see about running and a modded 1jz ecu to move the fuel cut above 14psi

then started the chassis work!



The face of constipation





getting back at it tonight should have some updates tomorrow

[90 DGRZ]

Great progress, and you're gonna love the new motor. I kept my stock twins and it's still quite the monster in my coupe, and one of the most reliable, indestructible motors i've had.

I love how modest you are with your TIG skills. not bad for a "computer nerd". haha.

In the pics with you at full lock (with the angle kit) it looks like you have very little contact patch on your inside wheel. if you extend your FLCA's (or get s14 lowers) and possibly even notch the top bolt hole on your coilover bracket, you'll get the full contact patch you want at angle. with your skills, you should be able to do that with a little measuring!

[Tw1st3d]

I'm moving the steering rack an inch getting tube front arms and getting the knuckles modded for new pickup angle and other things. Definitely notice the feel in traction at full lock could be better! Thanks for the advice man.

here is some more stuff. I'll try to get a proper camera I swear

[alexander240]

Amazing! I wish i knew how to weld =/ and cut well

[Tw1st3d]

quick update
this is 1.5" .120 T316 Stainless tube



and a sneak peak of the test fit

[Tw1st3d]

merp more shitty cell phone pics










and now that were fitting the motor mounts i'm starting to tweak everything to get the fit i want.

so were i left off for the night
milled these out of some bar stock for some spacers on the sway bar.
soon i'll have the full stainless tig welded motor mounts done.

[The_jerk]

i wish i had some of those tools to play around with!
looks like fun!

[510erv]

Very nice build sofar you have skills