My Cefiro Build Thread

[jangles]

Hi,

Well i purchased this a few months ago, most of you would know what it is!

After some time and effort (thanks jarryd) finally got it shipped to me in Tasmania.

With the To4e setup it had, made it quite fun, laggy, but fun.

Before it got here plans had already unfolded to build a 26/30 for it.

the thought of torque and power appeals to me.heavier i know, but oh well.

before it left

mods when i got it were as follows...

Driveline:

RB20DET

RB25DET gearbox

OS Giken Twin plate & light weight flywheel

2-Way LSD

HKS T04e

HKS cast manifold

HKS 38mm external gate with screamer

Wolf 3D v4 ECU

Blitz stainless air filter

Custom stainless crossover & turbo outlet pipes

Loud in tank pump

GTR injectors

GTR intercooler

Trust Type R BOV

RSR* exhaust

Splitfire coil packs

Modified rad support housing triple core TR's radiator

Twin thermo's (tempreture controlled via ecu)

ARC oil cooler + Grex filter relocation

Sard header tank

Cusco oil breather

Suspension/Handling:

Seam welded

Apexi N1 coilovers with camber tops on front, GET in the rear

Tein castor rods

Cusco rear upper arms

Cusco rear swaybar

Rear traction rods

Welded rear strut brace

Non HICAS cradle

Alloy cradle bushes

Alloy steering spacer

5 stud conversion

Interior:

Thrash style fixed back seat

Side mount rail

Rare Abarth leather wheel

Omori Oil pressure, Omori water temp, Greddy oil temp, Blitz boost gauges in custom dash panel

Profec-A EBC

Exterior:

Missile front bar (missing lip)

Insurance DIANA skirts and rear bar

Yanack bonnet vent

Bolt-on flares smoothed over

Late model front/rear lights and grill

Stich Evolution 18x10 +18 front(+8mm spacers), 18x11 -1 rear

Falken Azenis ST115 235/40's & 245/40's with good tread

Other stuff:

Factory sunroof

Fully rebuilt tailshaft

Jap workshop & club stickers

below, some pics of when it arrived

engine bay pic

and as it sits today, engine out ready for bay to be cleaned up.

and the block

rb30 series 2 block

new welsch plugs

crack tested

boared and hoaned

new bearings

reground crank

new main seal

new water pump

new h beam conrods

arp rod bolts

cp forged pistons

cp piston rings

rb25 oil pump

so far ive got most things organised engine wise

things should start to happen over the next few weeks with engine going together etc.

i will keep you updated.

Edited January 11, 2009 by jangles

[samdumbert]

Nice car, are you going to get it regoed or is it track only?

[jangles]

not sure yet,

needs a lot of work to be regoed. and a lot of standard parts

track only for now

[huddy]

awesome car - i love the styling of it and now even more with the new block going in...

when mine is finished with the new motor would love to do some skids with ya - 26/30 ceffy + overfender VS 26/30 ceffy + overfender!!!

[daisu]

I am jealous, can only afford the 25/30 combo

[jangles]

<br />I am jealous, can only afford the 25/30 combo<br />

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i worked it out and it isnt that much difference,

300-500 for 25 head

need upgraded springs in 25 dont in 26,

forward facing plenum on 25, 26 already has it.

plus 26 has ITB's

worked out about the same for me!

thats what i went by to justify it for myself!

Edited January 12, 2009 by jangles

[jangles]

awesome car - i love the styling of it and now even more with the new block going in...when mine is finished with the new motor would love to do some skids with ya - 26/30 ceffy + overfender VS 26/30 ceffy + overfender!!!

ha yeah.....good theory, but i think you might have to wait a while for me to be half good

Edited January 12, 2009 by jangles

[huddy]

Thats ok, you will probably be waiting for me by the time mine is moving again HAHA

[jangles]

Thats ok, you will probably be waiting for me by the time mine is moving again HAHA

gotta love it

[carter]

this ceffy is phat as man. shame im not rich enuff 2 bring my ceffy down could hav team cefiro tandems lol

[jangles]

haha, having money to throw around would be the ultimate dream!

[D-limo]

Betting I get teary eyed when I finally see it blazing tyres in aus lol.

New powerplant will do justice.

[jangles]

ive got a couple of chopped photos of it a different colour too.... will post up later

[jangles]

im thinking of a darker colour for it, what do you think?

[D-limo]

I must say black does look the goods.. Is growing on me. I prefer the top one.

Still think start with something like a late model BMW brown and have a play with it, add some light rainbow flake etc

Are you going to tint windows Y/N?

[jangles]

yeah thinking of a dark gunmetal mettallic.

i like the clean look without tinted windows, but who knows, ill decide after i get it painted i guess

[D-limo]

Deep cherry red with flakes maybe.. Agree no tint worked well with the blurple

[GTS4WD]

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Ceffie drift bitches are TEH SECKS!

Just a quick noob question.

Oil breathers. Why do I want one?

[toffy]

Deep cherry red with flakes maybe.. Agree no tint worked well with the blurple

black with red pearl , even though i love the colour it is , light tint on the windows might do it for it?

[jangles]

yeah im honestly not sure yet!

will have to wait and see,

have to get this engine built first! and before that happens i need more $$$