Mighty car mods super gramps wallpaper pro#

The old 2.5 litre 4 cylinder engine had to come out! The new shell was on its way up from NSW on a truck but still hadn't arrived at this point.Īround the middle of the following day, it finally arrived, and was put on the hoist almost instantly. I made my way up to see Turbo Yoda in Noosaville and we were soon at work filming. Also pictured is the EX50, a 50mm external waste gate we'd be using with our turbo.

Mighty car mods super gramps wallpaper pro#

Brett suggeted a Deceptor Pro which you can adjust from inside the cabin. Next visit was to GFB to figure out what kind of blow off valve we'd be able to use. We'd be putting a new engine, gearbox, power steering setup AND diff into this thing, all which needed oil. Panels, interior, headlights, bumpers - the whole lot.Ĭastrol came on board to help the project along with all the fluids we'd need for the conversion. The engine wouldn't of much use to us but pretty much everything else would be transplanted onto gramps. It wouldn't be a direct bolt in, but it would be close, and the Haltech Elite would be able to use the signal from it to drive the throttle blade on the EZ36.īenny and MOOG had also arranged for this Subaru Legacy GTB to be imported from Japan. Mechanical Stig came to the party with a Gen 4 Subaru Liberty acellerator pedal. That means I have to source from from a different Car. One of the key differences about this engine swap we'd proposed was that it used an electronic throttle. There were few preliminary visits i needed to make before starting the project. In this series of photos from the build i'll share with you some of the highlights of the build so far. But this HAD to remain a usable daily driver. That can be pretty easy, if you're willing to forgo all the creature comforts and practicalities of a Daily driver. After purchasing a Liberty Wagon from Mechanical Stig, the challenge was laid down to create an 11 second car.

The gramps build has been a pretty epic journey so far.