Project Deathtrap

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The "ol" Yaris has been relegated to daily driving duties.

In the mean time, I've taken some measures to get even further into the Toyota scene. I picked up a 1978 Toyota Cressida in September and have been concentrating on making it roadworthy since. I've been wrenching side by side with the owner of VIP Performance here in Portland. The original 4m and automatic transmission has been replaced by a 2JZGE (soon to be T) and a W58 5 speed.

Well that day has come. I won't sit here and tell you guys that it's been painless, after all two flatbed trips on shakedown runs, a tach that works only half the time (even though I know it's been hooked up correctly), and me in search of a mechanical speedo gear conversion on the transmission...There's so many little custom things that are going on with this car, it'd take a few pages of pictures and explanation.

It's all been worth it. After my first car meet, after people following me to get a closer look at the car, after all the support from my wife, the shop, and the sound shop who wants to have me do a new competition system in it...

Forget all that, I have some pictures. Of course I have pictures of the start somewhere (perhaps at the shop), I'll get to those when I get to them. In the mean time, here some pictures of project "Deathtrap":





http://vid720.photobucket.com/albums...psodbrbhgz.mp4

http://vid720.photobucket.com/albums...pscrebimgw.mp4

I've already test fit the turbo manifold:



And a GT42 was test fit just to make sure the GTX3582r will have plenty of room later this summer:


I'm playing the parts gathering game right now. All I need is the major parts, wastegate, blow off valve, the turbo, the manifold, intercooler, and the oil lines. I'll be picking up the WG and BOV up this month. The manifold that was test fit will be coming next month...and so on...