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Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1359 Reg: 09-2006
| Hi I am looking for places in Perth to convert my auto vvti turbo to manual using a soarer 5 speed half cut. I also want to put an LSD. I will suppy all the parts so soley looking for a workshop to do all the labour for me. Can anyone recommend workshops for me to get quotes from? Also anyone know how much I'd be looking at for the labour of converting the transmission and installing an LSD? Thanks |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo WA Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4283 Reg: 09-2005
| Hollywood Joe; O408 935 7OO Be aware that even though you have all the parts from the halfcut/whatever there may still be other parts you have to pay for (fluids/oils, seals, gaskets, etc, whatever). |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo WA UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1859 Reg: 03-2006
| Haven't heard of Joe doing 1 of these before ?? C-Red quoted me $5000. Try tristan at WTF auto... a good friend of mine, tell him I sent you. He would be able to do it. |
Chris Prak
DieHard WA JZZ30 Soarer - Twin Snails
Posts: 567 Reg: 12-2006
| Mate got his manual box and 2-way diff done at KYP in Welshpool. No probs, good price. |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1363 Reg: 09-2006
| ouch, got my ish together and then called KYP to book it in and he said should be good to bring it in by end of april. Cant wait that long, anymore good shops out there? |
Ty Mackay
TryHard WA Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 180 Reg: 01-2009
| yeah i like KYP i have had some decent buys of them, bonnets and fenders and such! they have decent coil packs to from memory! when i convert mine im gonna take mine there =) |
Brandon Sia
Tinkerer WA Soarer TT
Posts: 53 Reg: 08-2007
| yup ben does a good job. cheap as well |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1379 Reg: 09-2006
| yes but I cant wait! |
Pete Tong
Tinkerer wa TT
Posts: 14 Reg: 06-2008
| dude the conversion aint hard at all if you're using a manual jzz30 cut what sort of quotes have you got so far? |
Mal Nicholson
Tinkerer W.A TT
Posts: 86 Reg: 01-2009
| I found C Red to be a bunch of wankers! I took my car in to get the turbo's looked at, or the lack of, and they said they had to replace a split pipe with a new S/Steel one. I have looked long and hard to find it but everything is stock and they charged me $380. Then they said my big end bearings were about to go and that they would import a new motor with turbos and all the fancy stuff for $8000, WTF you can't get much change from $8000 for a turbo upgrade let alone a whole new motor. By the way my big ends are fine and the motor is running smooth. Then I rang C Red to get a imported 1jz and I wanted to get one that had low K's around 80 - 100,000k's , which I know is very hard to find these days but I thought I'd ask anyway. The reply to my enquiry was basicly a Giant laugh followed by "Your F'N Dreaming Mate!" then I got the lecture as to why low K motors were rare. My mate took his Supra to C Red to have it tuned after going single 1Jz and it's still not tuned. Charged him a sh1t load too. So Fck C Red they are Rip Off Merchant in my books! |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1382 Reg: 09-2006
| Wow that sounds very shonky Mal. Quotes I have got so far. These prices include me providing all parts via manual soarer KYP - $70/hr x 16hrs = $1120 - Done many soarers - Gotta wait till April WTF - $92 x 18hrs = $1656 TJ Auto - Didnt call me back Hollywood Joe -$2100 to $2500 - Hasnt done it before |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1383 Reg: 09-2006
| Do you guys know any other places I can get a quote from? |
Ty Mackay
TryHard WA Soarer TT 1jz-gte
Posts: 256 Reg: 01-2009
| 1k for a conversion? wow thats not half bad... i assume thats if u have all the parts urself though... |
Chris Prak
DieHard WA JZZ30 Soarer - Twin Snails
Posts: 595 Reg: 12-2006
| Maybe try Jap Parts Plus in Maddington. I'm not sure if they can do it or not, but they do pretty good work on imports, and have most parts in stock, as they are an importer of half cuts/full cars. |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo WA UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1894 Reg: 03-2006
| Oi josh, go see tristan at WTF Auto mate and tell him your a friend of mine. This guy seriously knows toyotas better than toyota do themselves lol. He will do an outstanding job and I might be able to get him to drop the price a lil. |
Mal Nicholson
Tinkerer W.A TT
Posts: 92 Reg: 01-2009
| Yeah $1120 is a great price go with that one! Maddington wreckers are ok as far as price but stay clear of Jap Wreck in Cannington they are overpriced on almost everything. Plus C Red deal with mainly Nissans so thats maybe why they are so expensive, they're Soarerist! |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1386 Reg: 09-2006
| Ty that 1k is with me including all parts which are expensive. Chris thanks will get a quote from them. Ben sounds sweet man thank you. This may be a go as I cant wait around atm. If i do this this I'll let you know. Cheers |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo WA Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4312 Reg: 09-2005
| Mal, i wouldnt be so quick to criticise C-Red so much. Remember they are a performance garage for Nissans and mainly cater to the Silvia drift crowd (s13, s14, s15). Because of this they are likely to charge through the nose for 'simple' work. In saying that, there are plenty of other reputable garages you can go to who know Toyotas/Soarers better than C-Red do who will give you better value for money. I would get a second opinion on your engine though. If they say its looking a little dodge then it would be worth knowing about it and having a chance to hunt around for a replacement engine before it goes belly up. $8000 for a imported engine from Japan sounds like a brand new one from Toyota. |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo WA UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1903 Reg: 03-2006
| Mal, take it to tristan at WTF auto lol, I feel like im repeating myself. I'll just mention for the record, Tristan works on toyotas and toyotas only, he wont touch a nissan. |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1387 Reg: 09-2006
| Sounds good. Mal I will be stripping this new soarer I bought once I swap the manual transmission over to my vvti soarer. I will be selling the 1JZ-GTE complete and for a good price if your interested? Are there any other shops that can do conversions people? |
Mal Nicholson
Tinkerer W.A TT
Posts: 97 Reg: 01-2009
| yeah ok I'll lay of the RED boys I did get a second opinion and maybe worth getting a third from tristan. the second opinion said that the engine was fine and there was no bigend noise to be heard. |
Caleb Marsden
Tinkerer WA Soarer TT
Posts: 91 Reg: 10-2008
| except for the skyline he was working on about 3 weeks ago when i was there ben lol |
Brandon Sia
Tinkerer WA Soarer TT
Posts: 60 Reg: 08-2007
| lol my friend had an issue with C Red over his supra as well. Anyway sorry for going a bit off topic but i was quoted a little under 4k for a manual conversion off a manual soarer gearbox, including labour and fitting. Would that be a good price? |
Mal Nicholson
TryHard W.A TT
Posts: 113 Reg: 01-2009
| not if you can have it done for under 2G |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo WA UZZ31 & JZA80
Posts: 1905 Reg: 03-2006
| Would of been the only one Caleb. |
Brandon Sia
Tinkerer WA Soarer TT
Posts: 62 Reg: 08-2007
| but that 4k includes the parts + labour |
Joshua Rao
Goo Roo WA JZZ30 vvti GT-L, Legnum VR4
Posts: 1398 Reg: 09-2006
| bump |
Pete Tong
Tinkerer wa TT
Posts: 15 Reg: 06-2008
| hmm dude try hyperdrive, tenagah |