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[mamekame]

Hi guys, I've been much indebted to you for the research I did when I was looking for a car last year. I ended up buying a Chaser from Japan in July last year, and finally started driving it in October last year.
It's a 2001 post-facelift Chaser TourerV, colour coded 042 (Super white????) with stock fenders, sideskirts, front and rear bumpers. It came with stock 5 speed manual. The previous owner had did some modifications to it which included:
- Blitz Realize TT cat-back exhaust (76.3 or 80.0mm? I don't know) which is made from Alstar so it's quite rusted (understandable considering this car had a Tottori number in Japan)
- Blitz turbo timer
- Braided brake lines
- JIC (I don't know which specific type) coil-over suspension
- 17 inch no-name alloys (width either a 8 or a 8.5?) dressed in 215/45 Toyo Trampio Vimode
- Clear indicators up front
- earthing kit
- metal pedal covers

Since then, I've come to really like the car and began working on it on the weekends. Current mods are as follows:
- Blitz DUAL-SBC Type R (Set at only 2 Gain and four modes at 0, 15, 30 and 42) The 42 gives me 0.91 boost, up from the stock 0.75. I cannot run any higher at the moment because I run a stock ECU and Intercooler.
- Blitz Stain-mesh/paper combi replacement filter (Spec LM) for the stock airbox
- 4500 Kelvin HIDs
- 110W 5000 Kelvin High-beam halogens
- TOM'S Upper Performance Rod (Fr) Suspension Member Reinforcement Rod (Fr) Suspension Member Reinforcement Brace (Fr & Rr) Lower Body Reinforcement Brace (Rr) Upper Body Reinforcement Brace (Rr)
- Kunny'z transmission mount urethane collar
- WELD differential bush duralium collars
- TRD rear diff mount bushes
- Do-Luck floor cross-member
- Do-Luck shift rigid collars
- TRD short-shifter
- Generic engine torque damper
- Kazama JZX100 rear suspension arm set
- Neoprene (generic) suspension member bush rings (drift pineapples ??)
- JZX110 tension rods with TRD bush replacements.
- NGK Platinum plugs
- Detached ETCS coupling (maybe I'll purchase a PowerHouse Amuse ETCS controller in the future)

I have yet to put in a pair of Kazama tie-rods and the rest of the suspension and differential TRD bush replacements (because I don't know how to put them in yet!!!)
I'm now waiting for a oil-element relocation kit from GReddy, because I hate the mess I make every time I change oil and filter element at 5000km.
My next set of upgrades are:
- APexi POWER FC with commander
- SARD sports catalyzer
- SARD in-tank fuel pump
- Kazama SPL engine mounts

I'd love to buy an intercooler (most would have done this waaaay earlier) but I am still unsure which brand and type to buy!! ARC is fricking expensive, but HDi is nice and cheap.
Eventually I'm looking to run a GT3037S kit with 550cc injectors, HPI Type II exhaust manifold, valve shims and springs, and 264 degree high-lift intake cams and (unsure) exhaust cams.

As of maintenance, I stick to 5000km oil + filter changes. I use Ryco filters because they're cheap.
The car had done 110000km when purchased so I've changed plugs, coolant, transmission fluid and differential fluids.
The current oil I use is a 15W-55 (?) Nulon, which is about thirty something bucks. I tried the 10W-60 Castrol Edge, but farrrrk, it costs 60-odd dollars, and I don't even understand the difference.
I run thicker grade oils because in HyperRev, a lot of tuners recommend them especially in higher-mileage 1JZ-GTEs running higher than usual boost on stock turbines.

On occasion, I feel the engine retarding the ignition timing especially when I run inappropriate boost or apply too much load in a wrong gear. Maybe this is bad, but I tend to remove the fuse from the box for the ECU, and then put it back in. What do you guys think?

The 215/45 look nice on my rims and the sidewall taper lets the rear tyre clear the unrolled arches The flip-side is that they break traction on enthusiastic launches especially if I don't hold back when hitting ~4000rpm in first. I get embarrassed when other drivers shake their heads and frown, because it's not on purpose anyway and it's when I need to overtake someone at the lights to get to work on time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When working on the car, I recommend the chassis and suspension link upgrades first, over searching for more power, as I feel the stock engine has an amazing performance anyway, provided you have a catback exhaust that's sizeable. The links let you achieve wider alignment choices, especially if you have lowered your car. I was in Japan just recently, and the guys at Do-Luck did not recommend putting in roll-centre adapters for the chaser, because they felt you would need to sacrifice the track width of the wheels. However, they did say short, adjustable stabi-links were really good for those with lowered ride-height, running stock stabilisers. Also thicker stabilisers up back weren't that good for overall handling as compared to just a front upgrade.

Those physics nuts out there may debate away, but keep me out of it as I am just a noob who really likes the JZX100!!!!

[whiterolla]

Wow nice read! Welcome aboard keep an eye on the events section for things happening in melbourne

[dimi108]

Factory manual series II? Shieeet

Welcome to the club bro. Very good looking car. Definite head turner.

[one00]

looks clean man!

[JihadJoeJr]

more pics - also needs more clear side indicators

[SR33]

+1 for more pics. Car looks clean!!

welcome to the forums

[JZXTV]

Nice car, nice stance on the wheels

Welcome!

[FRpilot]

ur nick reminds me of

[mamekame]

Err, I'm trying to add more photos of the suspension member and etc, but I don't seem to have the skill to attach more than 500Kb of photos per thread... I've seen posts where there are maybe twenty photos. How do you guys get more photos on to posts?

[Dropbear]

Upload your picks to flickr, photobucket etc and use the "insert image" button and add photo url from them

Eample [img*]http://farm5.static....eaf821a89_m.jpg[/img*]

Without the * though
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