new previa project in Toronto,Canada (soon)

Well guys.....last weekend i have purchase a 95 s/c in San Jose area....drove the van to LA area and p/u yoshi's teins, alan's bodykit, p/u extra supercharger...and then my wife and i drove the van from san diego...La...San fran, portland, seattle, vancouver, lake louise, banff, and now currently i am located in Calgary......so far the van is great....except R/f wheel bearing slighty noisey, around 25% frt brakes left....frt rotor wrap (too much mountain braking)....and rear tires have 15% left.....by the end of this week, i will be in toronto....(about 3200kms left)
 
Let me tell u guys....this road trip is crazy....althought i will only do this once...but if u a sight seeing person.....u will definitely love it....especially the mountains....I will try to upload the pics later for u guys to see it...
 
Once i get back to toronto, i will start to work on my s/c Previa....
 
btw anyone know what is the gas milage about the van? i was able to get 350miles / tank is that good or not?

hey you passed by vancouver? you should have said HI hahaha...

Oh, btw...I sold my egg..so  I wouldnt be needing the springs anymore.

thank you though.

keep us updated on the work!!! sounds like you have everything you need to start off...

if you need wheels let me know, i have a set of AME AX 19" brand new hehe...you should have pick it up from me in vancouver.  19x8.5 and 36mm offset.

drive safe!!!

sounds like a fun trip

glad you made it back alright. i get around 330 miles with air runner / 19" weds bazreia / kn drop-in filter =). cant wait to see the progress.

So you were the one that picked up Alan's Bodykit huh?  Glad that it went to a good home.  Look forward in seeing your project come together.  Sounds like you got pretty much the basics to get your project off the ground and flying.  Hope you enjoy the TEINs Super Wagon Coil-Overs.

Sukoshiyoshi

Also 350 miles to the tank is amazing.  I only get around 220 with my SC, 19 Inch Rapiers, Sounds, Kids, driving in traffice don't help either.  But then again I am always going up and down the mountain.  I am sure that I would be getting a lot better gas mileage if I did not have the hills.  But then again when I was bone stock I used to get 300 miles to the tank.

Sukoshiyoshi

hey guys.....just got back home couple hrs ago.....the trip was fun....me and my wife enjoy it...and the best thing is lot of good sight seeing........will try to update pics once i have unpack our stuff.......the egg is great 2....the only thing i did b4 i go for this trip...just did an oil change....top up the coolant and just drive til now....except it need major tune up soon......because this trip me and my wife drove 8000kms/5000miles.....it needs frt pad and rotors because it was wraped during high mountain braking....right front wheels bearing starting to get more noisier.....rear tires are done.... but beside maintance, the other most important stuff i have to do is.... get the egg become canadian!
 
Yoshi: have u try to octane 91 for the egg? i was able to get 415miles/tanks with only about 2 gallons of gas left in the tank (freeway driving with 50% of the time with a/c on)

WOW , now that's a trip , i have to see the car that made it worth the drive.

hey guys....finally i got the egg plated in toronto...but there is one problem occur...while i was perform a regular maintance...ie spk plug, coolant, thermostat...and fix other minor problem, i found out that the headgasket was blown....anyway...i drop the motor yesterday..will start tear apart the motor next monday...also i found out that supercharger consume alot of oil....and the intake pipe are very oily...oh well...lucky when i import the van, i purchase extra s/c...so anyone got any good suggestion about headgasket beside factory? also anyone got the GM part # for the supercharger oil? i will post the pics later of what i did to my s/c egg!

holy crap !!! thats a road trip!

Sorry to hear of all your problems.  Regarding the Head Gasket, I say stick to Authentic Toyota Parts for that item.  Some "other" stuff you could probally get away with some "generic" stuff but being that the Head Gasket is "kind of important" I would dish out the cash for the "real deal" on that peice.  But that is just me.

As for the Supercharger Oil, I will ask my friend who is a Service Tech at Servco for the "Code".  Luckily I had him top mine off.....he said that it was super low.

I just recently flushed my whole Cooling System and Replaced my Radiator.  If the Radiator looks old, I would say do the same.  A little peice of mind in the long run.  Also I've also already Blown a Head Gasket before and I want to try to avoid that from happening again.

Looking forward to your updates photos.

Sukoshiyoshi

WOW! that sounds like an awesome road trip!! How many days total did it take you? Cant wait to see pix of the drive and your ride!

yoshi: i was thinking of Toyota headgasket too....but is there anything better from your understanding? For the supercharger....i purchase a kit from toyota, which is 50ml bottle...when i try to top it up....someppl told me that it should use a little bit only....but i just the whole 50ml can....i only got 1/2 way....but drove for couple more days, rechk again....the dip stick was bone dry....so i think i should change it since i have a spare one and found a lot of oil from the intake pipe!
 
 
dzznuts: the whole trip took me almost 2 weeks......usually it will take about 45 hrs to drive back.....but i stop by a lot of places (visit + sightseeing)

here are some of the pics (i will try to upload more later)
[URL]http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/[/URL]

That is really weird that you Supercharger Oil is going down so fast.  From my understanding is that once you top it off, you should not have to worry about refilling it for quite a long time.  One thing for sure, Supercharger will no lubrication will ultimately fail.  May be a good idea to replace with your spare.

Enjoyed the photos of your road trip.  From the exterior shots, looks like you got your hands on a very good body condition Egg there.  I do not believe that we have anyone here which also has that particular color as well.  Looking forward to the shots will all them goodies added to the Egg.

Sukoshiyoshi

Update!
Tear apart the engine last week and found out that my s/c engine block was warp....and this weekend i will be heading to New York City area and pick up my JDM s/c engine....with my daily driving n/a egg.....why? because i try to find for any s/c engine in toronto.....either is high mileage from usa and pricy too...or nothing.....no low mileage jdm engine...and i cannot order one(Try called about 15 to 20 local engine shop for this motor)... this is very stupid... 
 
Anywayz...hope u guys enjoy the pics which i ripped apart the engine!
 
[URL]http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/engine/[/URL]

last weekend, i have installed the my spare supercharger, and used engine, which i pick up in new jersery area....so far everything seems okie....all i have to do is just zip ties the harness, swap the dent oil pan with the good oil level sensors and some interior stuff put back........other than that....pretty much i will be sending my egg to body shop!..... 
 
Oh yea...yesterday, i am trying my muffler which i have order from japan? but guess what? i have to extend my exhaust for another 2-1/2" in order to fit the muffler section! so guys beware! I will send a pics of later to let u guys see how much pipe i have to extend to fit jdm muffler!
 
[URL]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/IMAG0022.jpg[/URL]
 
Does anyone try to swap over jdm power folding mirror? any1 got the diagram for those mirror?
 
Also last weekend, my friend took some pics of my working place!
 
[URL]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/3_previa.jpg[/URL]
[URL]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/3_previa_1.jpg[/URL]
[URL]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j81/dacatz/Previa/3_previa_2.jpg[/URL]

You shouldve stopped by the Everett area in Washington state and looked up Shawnthemonster.  
 
Nice project :biggthumpup:

haha i love those last few pics. it looks like my garage minus one previa. =p

You Egg *****....leave some for us.  LOL  Are all the Eggs up and running?  Or will they be used as donor cars?  Maybe you can do the same as Alan and trade one of the Eggs in for a Brand New DD.

Keep us updated on the progress....

Sukoshiyoshi

you don't want canadian egg.....they r rotten so badly....either quarter panel have holes on it or the tail gate have rust everywhere!
 
actually beside the 3 eggs in the pics.....actually there are 2 more in the front of the parking lot...so total 5 eggs anwayz..As of today.....all the eggs are up and running....because i finish putting an used jdm motor for my s/c.... 
 
oh...btw guys...all the eggs are rwd....no all-trac...and 2 of them have dual sunroof , one is base model (no power option)....one is no sunroof with power option...and the last one which is my daily driving one have dual sunroof and a cool box! as for donor cars.....they r all high mileage and the body condition is very rough.....except the only one i have imported from cali.....trade them? i don't think i can....because except one of the egg (no power option), they are all owned from my family!

Glad to hear that all 5 Eggs are running.  That is pretty cool how your Family owns so many Eggs.  Wish I got me the Dual Sunroof Model.  Looking forward to the Updates on your Vip Style Egg.

Sukoshiyoshi

wow pretty cool trip and nice eggs. hahaha

[QUOTE=sukoshiyoshi;258121]  I do not believe that we have anyone here which also has that particular color as well.  Looking forward to the shots will all them goodies added to the Egg.

Sukoshiyoshi[/QUOTE]

Years ago,  there was a new one with a sunroof in that same color rolling around here slightly lowered with Momo five stars, tinted windows and an exhaust. That van set the hook for me, and I've wanted one ever since...

the reason that color is rare because only avil. for 95 and 96 models only....just like the dark green colors....but i am going to change color to blk.....guys....which blk i should go? gross blk or metallic blk? any suggestion?

any1 know where i can get boost up pulley for my supercharger?

great job!  I'd go for metallic black.  As for the pulley, I've heard the one from the SC'd MR-2's are a direct swap, but have not pursued it...if you find anything out, let me know.  When I dyno'd my van, the guy said there was plenty of fuel if I ever decided to up the boost, so it should be very easy to get good results

Let me know if anyone does eventually do the Pulley.  I may be interested after someone is the Guinea Pig first.  LOL  I drive like a Old Man like I am but it is always nice to have an option of getting the blood pumping once in a while.

Sukoshiyoshi

That is a hell of a road trip!  I picked up my F50 in San Jose as well and drove it straight back to Victoria (near Vancouver).

i have purchase couple used hyper rev books for estima and give me a head up of how to boost......Most of the previa s/c owner knows that s/c is driven like a/c compressor (magnetic clutch)....from reading the book, in order to boost up the s/c....they change the accessory shaft pulley....in which the boost will increase from 4 psi to 7 psi....(any1 put a boost gauge already? i want to know factory boost pressure?)...but that pulley is expensive....is like 450,000 yen....just wondering if that will worth to modify?

just turbo it.

Wow that is pretty pricey for the Pulley.  I am going to have to pass on this one.  This maybe a good thing......keep me from getting tempted to Speed=Speeding Tickets=Higher Insurance Rates.

Sukoshiyoshi

turbo = very hard to pass the smog test.....but i know there is one guy put twincharger for s/c previa.....try search the net!!