My RB26 powered JZX81 Chaser

[Stavros]

With a combo of not having enough spare time and money to put in to the GTR, and the fact id grown to totally dispise the car, meant I finally bit the bullet and nobbed it off.

Initial plan was to plough the cash in to the S13, but actually having time and effort to finish it was still a problem.

Then, totally out the blue, a type of car ive wanted for years appeared for sale in Japan, in a spec exactly what id want, so I bought it there and then, fricked the S13 off too, and the rest is history.

There is only a few JZX81s in the UK, and ive wanted one since before drifting in the UK really existed properly, so it was happy days when this came up for sale by Ghost Dancer at the right time.

The car in question is a JZX81 Toyota MarkII with a Chaser front end, nicely modified, and strangely enough fitted with a modified Skyline GTR 2.6 twin turbo engine.


In fact what it was being used for was what made me have to have it, I had proof it totally rocked even as it was, and here is the proof-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsweXrx_aGc

Heres the current spec-

Chassis/Exterior-
JZX81 MarkII bodyshell fitted with JZX81 Chaser front end.
Painted metalflake purple.
Vented fibreglass wider front wings.
Custom Driving Sports bodykit.

Interior-
Fully stripped out.
Autometer Monster Tachometer w/ Shift Lamp
Pivot Digital Speed Meter
Omori Boost Meter
Omori Water Temp. Meter
Omori Oil Temp. Meter
Omori Oil Pressure Meter
Bride Full Bucket Racing Seats
Bride Super Low Seat Rails
Sabelt 4 Point Race Harness's
Imola Steering Wheel
Nismo Shift Knob

Engine-
R32GTR Skyline RB26 2.6 24valve twin turbo engine
Remapped R32GTR ECU
HKS EVC Boost Controller
HKS Turbo Timer
Trust Twin Induction Kit
HKS Iridium Plugs
Driving Sports Original Front Pipe
Driving Sports Original Exhaust
Driving Sports Original Engine Mounts
Driving Sports Original Intercooler Piping
R33 Skyline GTR Front Mount Intercooler
R33 Skyline GTR Fuel Pump
Trust Remote Mount oil filter Kit

Transmission-
Driving Sports Original propshaft
R33 Skyline GTS-T RB25DET 5 Speed RWD Transmission
Exedy Twin Plate Clutch
OS Giken Super Lock 2way LSD

Suspension-
JZX100 rear beam and suspension arms
Custom valved, race spec, Bilstein Coilovers
Cusco Camber Plates
Driving Sports Original Tension Rods
Driving Sports Original Tie Rods

Brakes-
R32 Skyline GTR Brake Conversion
Project Mu Brake Pads

Wheels-
17X9J Advan Wheels

After a bit of pissing about getting the car on a boat, it was loaded on to a ship in Kobe Japan on the 26th of July, and is landing in the UK on 11th September.

I bought the car mainly as its a complete and working car with some mega mods, but as ever, I blatantly cant resist modding it even more.
I wont be doing much of the work myself at all, ill just pay people. Will cost me more, but ive got no time to do shit myself.
Ill decide what to do, but someone else can do it.

Most important thing for me, as I want to compete in Eurodrift at least, is a bigtime rollcage. Of course this will have to be a custom made job, and I want to do it properly 1st time out.
Ill get it painted same colour as the wheels and graphics, not sure what colour that is yet, white maybe? Bronze? Cant decide.

Speaking of graphics, I want it to look like a proper competition car, which it will be in Eurodrift at least, and will no doubt (well i know i will) be plastering the car in various sponsors graphics etc etc.

Although the wheels are 9x17 all round, and very light and strong, im not a huge fan of em, so some 9.5x18 Rota GTRs or similar are next on the shopping list.
Will put 245/40 tyres all round for now, as you can fit some properly basass wide tyres on the front of these and still get full lock, which is nice.

The rear wing is gonna be removed, and prob leave it wing-less, but a big gay carbon GT wing would prob look smart, as even that shit wing looks good in some pics...

Id like to get a Stack dash or similar, as currently none of the stock dash works (Nissan engine, Toyota dials- what you expect!) which is a shame as its a badass digital dash too. Currently loads of aftermarket gauges are used instead, and though id love to tidy it up by running a Stack, god knows if I can afford it!

Id love a Motec dash and Motec managment as im totally in love with the Motec dash, but im poor, so I can only dream about that I think.

While the dash is out for the rollcage, ill get it flocked, gotta be done.

My line lock will be going in for random innapropriate burnout fun, and if the stock handbrake sucks (looks good in the vid!) ill fit my hydraulic vertical one.

Only other thing I want is more power, not as if its slow, as you can see on the vid, its fast as frick, but I want more.

Main reason is Bonbonbonbonbons one with standard internals 1JZ is about 500bhp and 500lbft on a GT35, and can do 190+ , and I wanna be able to beat him in a race
Blame him and his constant "lets race" comments...

Anyhow, the car is not only drifting, its for FUN, its gonna be finally like my old Cossie was, and will be used for general road based hooning around like a prick, so needs to be silly fast.

Already got an even bigger intercooler, aeromotive fuel pump, and water injection to go on, but obv need more.

I got 2 options here, could rinse the frick out of the stock stuff and get about 430bhp with lots of boost and a good live map (can do that on standard R32GTR managment, contrary to popular belief spread by folk without the right knowlege...), and though that would mean zero lag and fast as frick, its still not enough!

The other option is use the big ass turbo (its a Holset, but GT40 sort of size, 700bhp or so), bigger injectors, decent fuel system, turbular manifold, external wastegate, etc etc and get an easy 550 odd on stock internals...

This turbo-





Tubular exhaust manifold and big external gate I can buy for less than 500quid for the pair of em, so thats no prob.

As the turbo and manifold are T4 flanged with a split pulse housing it should spool quite fast for its size, and I will wrap the manifold and exhaust housing to help it along too.

Next thing I will do, partly as it will spool the turbo RIGHT then, and partly as I wanna, is to run nitrous as anti-lag.
75bhp jet, set to switch off at nearly full boost, job done.

Due to turbo size I should get the power I want on pump fuel at less than 1.5bar no prob, which is important as stock compression is a quite high 8.6:1.

In the future if/when the stocko engine blows up, I got a few options.

I have decided, and its a good way to go, lots of people I know do it now and its a good idea, that I will always run a stock bottomend.
Reason is, on any engine, if a stock bottomend goes pop, you can easy find another quickly and cheaply.
If the bottomend is modded at all, you CANT find a replacment quickly, so your off the road.

Modding the head and all other bits is ok, as they much rarer to go in any real way that means you cant get another etc.

So yeah, if blows I could either stock with stock RB26 bottomend, better head gasket, tidy up the ports, remove the squish pads on the combustion chambers to de-shroud the valves and lower the comp, mild cams, and just keep going like that.
Other option is the stock bottomend RB30 3litre unit, good for 700bhp, but 3litres, and only about 1500quid too. And of course, the aformentioned top end mods.

Final option, which im warming to, is V8 it if the 26 blew. For a unstressed and easy 700bhp and 700lbft with zero lag from a stroked twin turbo 5.7litre Ford V8 (well, id use a Dart block, an alloy one if I got the cash), running thru a Tremec box. Reason this is almost sensible is ive already got the fuel system, injectors, aftermarket inlet manifold, throttle, full twin turbo kit, etc etc etc for this set up, and all parts are silly cheap anyhow...

Anyhow, hopefully the stock engine dont blow up for years and I have no need to worry about it!

So finally, for now, until I pick up the car in a couple of weeks and begin with the mods, a few more pics!














And FINALLY, some photoshopped pics with the rear wing removed...

[shaiz]

Awesome car mate, look forward to seeing it in action.

[Paz]

Hah sweet, the last pics we'll ever see of it sideways...

Yeah no wing is best

[Stavros]

I doubt that, got pics of pretty much every other drift car ive had sideways (apart from the sierra, as ive smashed it too soon, lol)

Anythings better than that wing, and as a nice BGW is about 350sheets (and not sure if it would look any good), which is about 6 months wages for me, lol, ill do without methinks!

[sideways.taff]

Originally Posted by Stavros

Anythings better than that wing, and as a nice BGW is about 350sheets (and not sure if it would look any good), which is about 6 months wages for me, lol, ill do without methinks!

De-winged or a subtle little lip or gurney flap would look smart. The only thing I don't really like is all the chrome on there I guess its too pimp for me!

[Ghost Dancer]

JZX81s must not have wings. It was Kawabata's idea not mine!

[Adam]

Some nice bits on that one ugly as sin though






I'll keep a eye on the forsale section for when you break it

[Stavros]

Taff- Ive never been a fan of all the chrome bits on em either, but I like the shape, and not bothered enough about the chrome to go to the effort to remove it, so it will do.
Could always do some E30-spec de-chroming, but nah, they not pretty cars, I like em cause they ugly but cool, and the chrome crap is all a part of that

Originally Posted by Adam

I'll keep a eye on the forsale section for when you break it

Yeah, thats likely considering ive only ever broke one car for bits in my life.

[Lex]

Originally Posted by Stavros

...is landing in the UK on 11th September...

See you at DWYB on the 12th then

Appreciate beating Bon in a 'street race yo' would be one of life's greatest achievments but sod modding an existing super skidworthy whip - save your money for beer and hoes

Id happily bet that you hate of projects stems from the fact none of your fantasy projects ever come to fruition due to lack of time , monies , paitence etc

Skid it and have fun it in until it blows then mod

No BGW

[Stavros]

Think ill still be on my way back from Gatebil on the 11th when the car arrives, and wont have any spare wheels, so I doubt it TBH.

And the simple reason not to leave it alone (like said, im not doing it, will be all work purely done on a "heres the car, ill pick it up in a few days" basis) is I want a fun hooligan car, not a car purely to impress drift bummers with how often I skid it.

Only project ive never finished for the mentioned reason was the GTR, SX never was finished at it was pointless with this car being bought (and projects suck ball when you dont need to do em), and every other car ive owned I bought stock, modded hugely, and used hard.

The most fun ive ever had from a car was the Cossie, because it could do everything, not just skidding, and this car near enough can, but I reckon ill want it to be faster than it will be.

We will see when it arrives I guess.

[Lex]

got spare rims and rubber if need be

[shiner]

savage car should be fun to drive

[pizzaboy]

Very good buy there dude, it gets the props

[MikeeB]

Nice.

Liking the huge tacho and shiftlight on the steering column cowling because the standard gauges don't work
And yeah definitely looks better without a wing.

[Eddie]

RB26 you say... sounds more like 10 terriers under the bonnet at gun-point.

Never heard so much tyre squeal'ying.

[superclarkey]

This thing is the coolest thing ever, good work

[180_BOY]

think needs different wheels seen them on a s14 here and they are poo nice set of wheels will set it off nicely love the colour to!

[turbo-tastic]

So, when are the AVS's up for sale?? And how much you gonna want for them?

Not that I'd do anything as gay as "dibs", but give us a shout when you're getting rid

Oh, and very nice car. I'd be tempted to do as Lex said, leave it as is, and spend the money on coke and strippers

[Hammond]

The absolute sex dude

Originally Posted by turbo-tastic

...I'd be tempted to do as Lex said, leave it as is, and spend the money on coke and strippers

The lucky bastard gets the strippers for free anyway

Oh, and a set of S1's would finish it off a treat

[Stavros]

hammond-
yeah, but i still have to pay for the coke (actually no i dont, ive quit, heroin all the way. actually im lying, i just drink now)
and actually, i dunno what you mean by the strippers for free bit but my first reply was funnier, i bloody wish i did, where?!

clarkey-
it needs a badical cage tho!

tastic-
thats why i bought it, its amost exactly how id build the car, but already done! i just think, just cause im used to stupid fast cars, im gonna want more power to stop me being bored.