**2rz Drag car build**

Well let me first by introducing myself, my name is Santos from good ol SOCAL.
my father and I have been racing all our lives and him longer then me of course.
I grew up with all the old school datsun and toyotas. We raced at terminal island back int he days with the 73 corolla with a built 3tc and after over 10 years of running at the track we finally went into the 9's in the 1/4 mile with our 3tc set up.
we parted the car and sold it after years of dialing in.
we got a new platform to build on a 1983 Toyota Corolla, stock comes with a 4 link but everything else is plain jane lame. So we took the drive after 20+ years on a motor to try a new motor the Tacoma 2RZ!!!!
I personally did over 50% of the fabrication on this project and hope to push my dad into the 8 second barrier with a almost complete street chassis car.
we picked up the car Feb2009 and here is our progress till today

Specs:
1983 Toyota Corolla
4 port 2RZ
Arias Pistons
Pauter Rods
springs/retainers
Stainless Steel valves
Turbonetic T76 Super thumber T4
Gato intake manifold
Mustang 85mm TB
Arp Head studs
quarter Master 7.25 twin disc
Custom under hood fuel cell
Aeromotive A1000 fuel pump
-10 fuel lines
modified AE86 radiator
sutom motor mounts
full cage
subfame connectors
ford 9" rear end
strange 4.11 3rd member
QA1 rear coil overs
Ksport front coilovers with AE86 struts
Haltech platium 2000 standalone ECU
G-force 2000 sequential 5speed trans
Champion wheels
26x8.5 M&H slicks
Moroso 23.5 front runners
there are tons more but you get the point.
we are looking around 700WHP and 8 second time slips

Day we pick her up








test fitting wheel set up



rear end set up came in for me to start fabbing













front suspension


rear suspension




i welded up the reenforment backing for the 9"


me on my daily grind job... LOL



turbonetics super thumber T76.... thats a 19" rims its in front of... LOL


Gato intake


rods



fitting the 9" and my custom 4 links




me mocking up the rear







diff done





doing the cage







quatermaster twin disc


turbo mani



HELLO......




StandAlone ECU

 

specing pistons adn rods


bottom end complete


motor complete and ready to go in



all in...



little by little



welding a elbow on the turbine


intercooler piping done



again making the 4" downpipe


all done



boost controller



had to move her from my dads place to mine for some more work so it was hooked up to my TACO







more chassis work complete....



aluminum drive shaft



Trans tunnel



here we are on the base map start up



within a month or 2 we should have the bugs out and hitting the dyno....

 

Nice project!

 

Awesome pics!

 

damn dude nice work!!

 

Puertorican???

Very freaking nice punto ocho

 

Thx we love the. 8 n loving the rz. So far...we did a lot with the 3tc but. It was time for a new venture

 

damnnn....thats sickk

 

Aaahhh yeah the days of "Brotherhood Raceway", I remember blowing up my RX-7 there...It's awesome to see old school Toyotas and Datsuns pull numbers like that. Nice build!!

 

oh ya running for hot dogs, i miss those days as a kid and now tracks are closing left and right. sometimes i feel like not finishing my personal car and taking on a new hobby because theres no place to run..

 

Very Nice. That's going to be one fun running the 1/4 mile. Can't wait for more updates.

 

awesome!

 

I bet the deck plate would push you into the 8s...

 

dam dude that's some mad skill

 

Sorry, but when I first saw the car I had doubts. That thing is freakin awesome! Can't wait for vids and a 1/4 time

 

Sweet!

 

Suh-wheet! I'm more of a Chevy V8 guy with my race cars, but that is really nice.

Tim

 

Bad-Ass!

 

think that little car will hook up?, if it does it will be one hell of a ride