BGRS x ANNEX SUSPENSION – 1

After spending hours getting things dialled in, my old Greddy Type S coilovers retired for good… One of the dampers blew, pausing all movement for months… After saving for a new set, I wanted to find something more modern and compliant. This led me to BGRS and their collaboration with Annex Suspension Group: Replacing the […]

Timing belt stabiliser

Commonly found in TRD variants of the engine, timing belt stabilisers were used to keep the long end of the belt supported, ensuring it was stable under high loads. Though my engine is far from high performing, I recently purchased one for peace of mind. I always noticed the belt fluttering and although this is […]

Breaking-in axle components

After rebuilding the entire axle assembly, it was time to break the components in. I wanted to do this effectively – so after reviewing some existing knowledge and checking if they still held up against any new material, I documented the details here in case it’s helpful for anyone. Most, if not all have probably […]

Hillclimb

A while back, I changed the bearings and installed a new sump. Decided to go for a test drive in the hills and take some shots. Happy New Year and hope you enjoy the pictures 🙂

Bearings & New Sump

My 4AG engine developed more noise around the rear – towards the end of the exhaust cam. The 4th cylinder was also noticeably hotter… Further investigation revealed the 4th runner was always discolouring first: Initial thoughts were a bent camshaft and/or worn connector rod bearings (4th cylinder). Seeing that the bearings were overdue for an […]

NEW TUNE TEST DRIVE

After 2-3 days of constantly checking my work and making final adjustments, I was able to inch out for a test drive. Butt was clenched the entire time… There were a number of things to monitor – too many… from brakes all the way through to engine, driveline, suspension and diff… As they checked off, […]

トヨタ 4.778 + CUSCO RS (pt.3)

Due to recent pandemic measures, none of my parts have been arriving at their expected ETAs. So all the work lately has been really slow 😦 Despite this, I did manage to get the entire rear assembly back together. This is where I left off with the axles – I had the oil seals removed […]

トヨタ 4.778 + CUSCO RS (pt.2)

After driving the oil seals into the axle housing, I focused my attention back to the centre. This is where the pumpkin goes back into the housing 🙂 While inspecting the region, I soon realised I forgot to replace the factory mounting bolts before putting the housing back onto the chassis… Though most were fine, […]

Rear axle rebuild 2

Yep… this time round, my zenki differential gets the treatment it deserves… Using a slide-hammer, my axles started to come out slowly: Here’s a picture of it gaining some distance away from the housing, you can see the bearing surface peering through: Eventually it gave way and came out… the bearings were surprisingly in good […]

Exhaust clean-up

I decided to post some pictures of my exhaust headers after giving them a bit of a polish. They had some minor blemishes from factory (oxidisation) After heating up the system up, they appeared more profoundly and allowed me to target them. It took very little time and effort as they are still new (it […]