rexhunta

Hey. 
 
Probably been seen before so will keep it short and sweet. 
 
1991 Gen 1 Series 1 - EJ22E, 4 Speed FWD Auto. Bermuda Blue. 
 
I bought it a couple of years ago from a 1 owner who lost her licence from age. Drove it home, and stuffed it into the back of the shed.
 

 
Did a little bit of research, bought a 2004 GD 2.5RS with a blown motor. 
 

 
Gutted The driveline, pedal boxes, fuel tank, and heap of other bits and pieces i thought I could use. 
 

 
Pulled the BC apart, cleaned all the threads to the unused bolt holes, trial fitted all the driveline. Pulled the fuel tanks, swapped them over. Pulled the pump assembly apart, fitted a Walbro 255lph for future. Rewired the harness to accept both level senders so the gauge would work properly. 
 

 
Fitted all the GD driveline and GD cradles, temp fitted the tailshaft.
 

 
Fitted all the GD pedalboxes and hydraulic clutch setup. 
 

 
Next, started to add a small power adder. 
 

 
Pulled the motor out to give it a birthday. All gaskets, plugs, timing belt kit, idlers etc. Plugged and tapped the sump for the oil return, got Pirtek to make an oil feed line from the oil pressure switch. Fitted up dual catch can setup and cleaned the engine bay, and then got it back in and made some fmic piping. 
 

 

 
State of the motor after 250k kms. Pretty Happy. 
 

 
Got it all running, moveable. Next part, rust repairs. Both sides had rust in the bottom panel and the seal. 
 

 

 

 
Did some work to get the intercooler properly in and fitted up so it hidden. This is before I painted it black for more stealthy.
 

 
When it was on the ground noticed the track seemed odd. So put the front GD hubs, aluminium lower control arms, brakes, and front swaybar in.
 

 

 
Stripped and patched. 
 

 
Primed
 

 
Painted
 

 

 
Hated the paintwork I did so sent it off to the painters.
 

 
While it was at the painters, fumbled around with getting a proper tailshaft made. I had an RS tailshaft that I swapped the yoke on, but did not know that you can't swap stakeable Unis, bit of back and forth to local engineering shop, I grabbed a SF Forry tailshaft, and had it modified. They machined all 3 unis to accept external c clip types and extended the rear tube 60mm. 
 

 

 
And now. Together. Had the number plates remade in classic Black on grey, instead of the black on yellow, these plates are the same that the car was originally licenced with.
 

 

 
Roofliner all redone by local trimmers. 
 

 
Pretty Much stock interior apart from wheel, AEM Wideband and a boost gauge. Stock deck all works, no need to change ! 
 

 
Found some good nick tail lights so they went in. 
 

 
And My first coffee and cars with a couple of mates in their euros, hhad a great time and got a heap of good comments and a lot of questions, and the usual " My Aunty had one of these " sorts of comments. 
 

 
So quick Run down. 
 
Ej22E + TD04HL @ 5 psi. Walbro pump, Tomei RRFPR. Shitty stainless headers, 3" exhaust, Hooker Muffler and Resonator. 
 
GD Driveline, 5 speed manual, Clutch Industries HD single mass clutch, GD Cradles, GD Axles, GD fuel tank, modified SF Tailshaft, GD front control arms/hubs/swaybar, GC8 Coilovers, GD 17x7s, 215/45/17s.
 
90s momo wheel, aem wideband, boost gauge. 
 
repainted in Bermuda Blue. 
 
Current soonish future plans is injectors and a Haltech 750, get the tint stripped and redone, and get all the exterior trims rewrapped/painted/something. 
 
Enough. 
 
Pete.