IS300 2JZ-GE NAT #no compromise

[rob_clio172]

3 hours ago, Shizukesa said:

Rob, I just want to thank you for this thread. I've spent around 2 hours going through and reading everything. It's an absolute GOLD MINE since I plan on doing pretty much everything you've done except... on YouTube.

This will be one of my main inspirations and guides for when I tackle the same kind of stuff.

Really, really amazing results and someday I hope to see it in person. What an absolute monster of a build, and done so tastefully! Unreal. Great job! 😁

THANK YOU!

Thanks mate, i appreciate the kind words. Yeah i will be knocking around the shows/meets so we will cross paths at somepoint.

Best is still to come as its in for paint and mapping pretty soon!

[Shizukesa]

18 hours ago, rob_clio172 said:

Thanks mate, i appreciate the kind words. Yeah i will be knocking around the shows/meets so we will cross paths at somepoint.

Best is still to come as its in for paint and mapping pretty soon!

Going for a full respray?!

[Shizukesa]

Also... how on Earth did it pass emissions on the MOT? 😄

[rob_clio172]

3 hours ago, Shizukesa said:

Also... how on Earth did it pass emissions on the MOT? 😄

Cough "cat was present at time of test" 👍

[rob_clio172]

Well ive managed to hit another milestone...... the very last piece has been fitted to the engine and i can now close the bonnet ready for the paint work to be completed. 

Nuke Performance catch can now fitted and lines installed. Ive decided to recirculate the breather now on the recommendation of the tuner as its not breathing heavy at all, although the original plan wasnt too.

So to mount it i removed the passenger headlight and drilled into the front member above the light and fitted to rivnuts.

This is it... the final look of the bay, 3yrs and 7 months to get to this point and shes mechanically ready!

nothing else left to do in there....... for now 😂. So i just need the front and rear bumpers painting and off for mapping in may! 

Its all becoming real now the end is in sight

[gdh300]

Looks stunning, it has to be said. 

[rob_clio172]

8 minutes ago, gdh300 said:

Looks stunning, it has to be said. 

Cheers mate, will hopefully get the exterior looking just as good!

[Neil E]

Excellent, well done Rob, that must be worth a small celebration. 🥂  Probably qualifies you for promotion in the Lex-celebrity jabbing order too. Session or two on the rollers and then off to the summer meets.

[rob_clio172]

37 minutes ago, Neil E said:

Excellent, well done Rob, that must be worth a small celebration. 🥂  Probably qualifies you for promotion in the Lex-celebrity jabbing order too. Session or two on the rollers and then off to the summer meets.

Thanks mate, oh god yeah i cant wait. Hopefully the dyno session will be straight forward with no issues! Would be nice just to jump in it 1 morning and take off to where ever.

[gdh300]

I've just realised what your cam covers reminded me of...

[rob_clio172]

53 minutes ago, gdh300 said:

I've just realised what your cam covers reminded me of...

It is actually pretty close to a ford colour, Focus ST orange, it has a gold flake in there. Is that an old F1 Cossie lump?

[gdh300]

44 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:

Is that an old F1 Cossie lump?

Er, not quite... 😁

 

[rob_clio172]

Damn, thats a masterpiece of engineering!!! 

[gdh300]

9 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:

Damn, thats a masterpiece of engineering!!! 

Isn't it just?! Apparently, every one of the 100 car run was sold within 48 hours of it being announced. That's the draw of Gordon Murray, I guess!

[apologies for taking the thread off track] 

[rob_clio172]

1 hour ago, gdh300 said:

Isn't it just?! Apparently, every one of the 100 car run was sold within 48 hours of it being announced. That's the draw of Gordon Murray, I guess!

[apologies for taking the thread off track] 

Yeh i bet it did, incredible! 🤣 dont worry about that..... it was worth it to see that.

[Cactus]

🔥🔥 those enkei wheels.

I am tempted...

[rob_clio172]

12 hours ago, Cactus said:

🔥🔥 those enkei wheels.

I am tempted...

Thanks man, yeh ive always been a fan of the rpf1, they seem to look good on pretty much what ever they go on

[Cactus]

10 hours ago, rob_clio172 said:

Thanks man, yeh ive always been a fan of the rpf1, they seem to look good on pretty much what ever they go on

I agree! I love the SBC shade most but shame they dun come in the offset i want in 15s...

but yea your work has been inspirational! 
 

[rob_clio172]

She's ready.....

Finally finished apart from 1 last job which is out of my hands.

Here a few pics of the process for the front bumper. This was a 2nd hand bumper which was green and it needed a little work to get it up to scratch. I had also removed the plinth with the intention of having a plate made to fit the recess, this left 2 square holes to patch up.

This was done by cutting 2 pieces of plastic the exact same size and plastic welding them into the holes, this then had filler skimmed over them to tidy it up aswell as all the little stone chips.

Quick lick of paint....

Over the moon with it, also had the rear bumper, front splitter, washer caps and mirror covers done too.

Then I got the genuine Altezza 3 bar grill fitted with a genuine black Altezza badge, I've had this tucked away ready for this moment. Yeah yeah it's not an Altezza...... I know..... am I trying to be and Altezza???..... no but this grill looks so much better than any other grill out there for these cars, imo of course.

This is it, next update will be the dyno results. I'm damn excited, almost 4yrs at it and I just can't believe ive actually seen it through to the end.

[gdh300]

Very well done, matey. What a journey! 

Looking forward to your rolling road write-ups.

[rob_clio172]

2 hours ago, gdh300 said:

Very well done, matey. What a journey! 

Looking forward to your rolling road write-ups.

Cheers mate, I feel a little lost now on my days off with no car to work on and just waiting for the dyno. Closer to the day I will just give it a complete once over to make sure I've not missed anything. 

I wonder if the big LOC meet will be re scheduled.

[Neil E]

7 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:

Cheers mate, I feel a little lost now on my days off with no car to work on and just waiting for the dyno. Closer to the day I will just give it a complete once over to make sure I've not missed anything. 

I wonder if the big LOC meet will be re scheduled.

@rob_clio172Boris is happy to authorise crowd control costs for the meet but wants to know which summer month would suit you best? 

[rob_clio172]

1 hour ago, Neil E said:

@rob_clio172Boris is happy to authorise crowd control costs for the meet but wants to know which summer month would suit you best? 

Ahhh I will have to let him know depending on how the dyno day goes 🤣

[rob_clio172]

Took a few nice pics of the 300 after a drive the other day so thought I would just drop them in here....

Got a side by side with the daily too, same badge but world's apart.

[rob_clio172]

Little bit of progress, got the extinguisher neatly installed, just need to get another for the drivers side now. 

 

Still waiting patiently, here's a few pics to wet the taste buds...

Oh and a video just purring.