700hp Turbo 3.5 DOHC Shorty

[Sketchypip]

Hi all,

New to the Pajero world but been mucking around with cars forever.

Been wanting a wheeling rig for ages to run with my mates patrols and cruisers but didn't want to destroy the family heirloom 2 door RRC or bust up my daily driver Amarok.

I'm an idiot so have to be different, but also has to be capable and cheap.

I'd been helping a good mate with his SWB Pajero over recent years and mentioned I'd love to get my hands on it when he was finished with it. Unfortunately that time came much sooner than anyone expected when he was killed in a workplace accident April 2017. I've been helping his family begin to sort out his estate and the old Pajero came up in conversation so after some discussions a deal was struck and now it's my intention to finish what Pete started and see this thing throwing Rooster tails across Fraser Island.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any kind of build log or record keeping so I'm discovering what needs to be finished as I go. It should be a wicked little rig when done however.

What I know so far:

SWB Pajero 96ish model
3.5 quad cam swap
Haltech Sport 2000 ecu
individual coil conversion
custom (big) turbo setup
body lift
lots of neat custom Fab work
@*$#@*$#@*$#@*$#ed paint

Ignition circuit is fried so cranks but won't fire

Plan is to tidy, finish, register and drive the wheels of it plus scare a few unsuspecting victims at roll racing etc.

Some pics:













If there is a better spot to put this build thread can the mods please let me know. Look forward to learning all about these things and documenting the ongoing build

[NTBenny]

Condolences for your friend.

Sick Paj!

[craka]

Hi all,

New to the Pajero world but been mucking around with cars forever.

Been wanting a wheeling rig for ages to run with my mates patrols and cruisers but didn't want to destroy the family heirloom 2 door RRC or bust up my daily driver Amarok.

I'm an idiot so have to be different, but also has to be capable and cheap.

I'd been helping a good mate with his SWB Pajero over recent years and mentioned I'd love to get my hands on it when he was finished with it. Unfortunately that time came much sooner than anyone expected when he was killed in a workplace accident April 2017. I've been helping his family begin to sort out his estate and the old Pajero came up in conversation so after some discussions a deal was struck and now it's my intention to finish what Pete started and see this thing throwing Rooster tails across Fraser Island.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any kind of build log or record keeping so I'm discovering what needs to be finished as I go. It should be a wicked little rig when done however.

What I know so far:

SWB Pajero 96ish model
3.5 quad cam swap
Haltech Sport 2000 ecu
individual coil conversion
custom (big) turbo setup
body lift
lots of neat custom Fab work
@*$#@*$#@*$#@*$#ed paint

Ignition circuit is fried so cranks but won't fire

Plan is to tidy, finish, register and drive the wheels of it plus scare a few unsuspecting victims at roll racing etc.

Some pics:













If there is a better spot to put this build thread can the mods please let me know. Look forward to learning all about these things and documenting the ongoing build

I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. He's name wasn't Pete was it?
That looks to be my old shorty, I mean the exact one. Except it was pretty stock when I sold it and had a busted rear diff/axle housing

[rotare]

Is the motor stock, or has it been rebuilt for boost?

[littleriver]

Condolences for your friend .. that's one peace of motoring achievement... enjoy the beast
...

[Sketchypip]

I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. He's name wasn't Pete was it?
That looks to be my old shorty, I mean the exact one. Except it was pretty stock when I sold it and had a busted rear diff/axle housing

Sure was mate, and obviously is your old rig as he bought it with the busted rear housing. Now has a later model 3.5 rear end in it plus a bunch of other stuff obviously.

[Sketchypip]

Is the motor stock, or has it been rebuilt for boost?

I have no idea at this point but I'd say probably not at a guess. I intend to keep it fairly mild initially to around 350-400hp or whatever 14psi nets pending what fuel system it has.

[stumagoo]

wow 14 psi may not net you 350 atw but it would be a hell of a ride still. Stock I believe you have around 150hp at the wheels and in the past on the turbo cars I have run we allowed 10 hp for every psi (this is a very rough rule of thumb of course) so I expect you would come close to double the stock power - and that would be crazy still

[craka]

Sure was mate, and obviously is your old rig as he bought it with the busted rear housing. Now has a later model 3.5 rear end in it plus a bunch of other stuff obviously.

I remember him saying when he bought it, that he was going to build a comp truck/rig out of it.


Well you can kind of blame me for the shit paint job. Got orange peel pretty bad, then got a mobile painter to come rub it back to fix it and respray, but tbh was a bit better but not a lot.

[stumagoo]

looking over the pis there is a fair amount of custom fab work on this engine - and the engine seems pretty clean so I would not be surprised if it has been opened up and had some other parts installed, I have heard that the crank on these engines is already better than the magna 3.5 so it may be that there is no need for much else. I dont know how the rods and pistons stack up against the magna engine but I know that the magna boys do boost them (I believe they prefer to change out the pistons though) so anything is possible.....user MAD MAGNA would have more knowledge on this stuff as it is his day job

[Sketchypip]

wow 14 psi may not net you 350 atw but it would be a hell of a ride still. Stock I believe you have around 150hp at the wheels and in the past on the turbo cars I have run we allowed 10 hp for every psi (this is a very rough rule of thumb of course) so I expect you would come close to double the stock power - and that would be crazy still

Given I made 370hp at the wheels at 16psi from my 2JZ powered E30 with a smaller turbo I'm pretty confident 350rwhp from a quad cam 3.5 with this turbine won't be a drama as long as the fuel system is up to scratch. I found the turbo efficiency maps last night so once I figure out which combo it is I'll post up the maps and the expected flow rates/power.

I remember him saying when he bought it, that he was going to build a comp truck/rig out of it.

Well you can kind of blame me for the shit paint job. Got orange peel pretty bad, then got a mobile painter to come rub it back to fix it and respray, but tbh was a bit better but not a lot.

He most certainly did a shit job. Pete had started to rub it back again as most of the panels have bubbled terribly. Not rust, just like the paint has moisture under it. Not too worried, the plan at this stage is to paint the entire car in Rhino tray liner

looking over the pis there is a fair amount of custom fab work on this engine - and the engine seems pretty clean so I would not be surprised if it has been opened up and had some other parts installed, I have heard that the crank on these engines is already better than the magna 3.5 so it may be that there is no need for much else. I dont know how the rods and pistons stack up against the magna engine but I know that the magna boys do boost them (I believe they prefer to change out the pistons though) so anything is possible.....user MAD MAGNA would have more knowledge on this stuff as it is his day job

I found out over the weekend Pete had a drag racing mate who was helping him so I'm hoping I can get in touch and find out for certain. BTW, I thought your name looked familiar as a fellow Z32 pervert from PF

[stumagoo]

Yep I am from the z forums as well. the 2Jz I think is likely to be a little more efficient at making power. the fuel pump is the same as an evo but the injectors are only 270 cc so I figure you will Max out your injectors before hitting 14 psi. also we have more drive train loss than a road car bigger tires diffs and gearboxes. That means more drive train loss