What's Up?
Thank GOD i finally found a garage to store and work on the Starlet!
Took a while since they are hard to find around here, and if you do they are way to expensive. I have one now, it's nearby (5 min drive!) and reasonably priced :)
Frontcut!
Yes! I bought a EP82 frontcut with the famous 4E-FTE engine, it has around 80.000 miles on it (136.000 km) and is looking great!
Some Parts
- Engine Crane
- Forge BOV
- GB FCD
- Swaybar Mounting Kit
1000KG Engine Crane
We all know them and need them. Just some 1000KG (500 pound) Engine Crane, you can pick these up for quite a reasonable price, they go around 150 euros (200 USD) brandnew!
Forge Blowoff Valve
Second hand, but good as new, a Forge FMDV001GTI.
GB Performance Fuel Cut Defencer
Since i will be upgrading the manifold, exhaust & raising the boost it will probably start hitting the Fuel Cut pretty fast and thats where the FCD comes in, it modifies the boost signal so the stock ECU will not complain about it too much :)
Whiteline Swaybar Mounting Kit
When driving the Starlet around it seems there is a rumbling sound coming from underneath the car, most likely the stock swaybar bushings are all worn out and making noise. This kit will replace all bushing with polyurethane ones.
Time to start!
I've gathered around most of the parts and can use the garage next week, so it's time to start the build! I will be taking lots of pictures and posting new articles on the website so stay tuned :)
by Navi - April 14, 2009
