18rg turbo in mazda 1000 ute

[mortian]

Hi just joined. I have owned celicas in the past and have mainly fond memories. That being said, as the title suggests I plan on putting a turbo charged 18rg in a mazda 1000 ute(should pull like a schoolboy). After lots of research and calculations.. I plan to put 22r eagle rods with forged ford 4.6 litre v8 pistons ($500ish for 8, so really cheap) they are dished, so perfect for turbo/valve relief... The biggest problem I am finding is finding standard/race parts..Why hasnt someone duplicated trd gear drive for sale? I am looking at doing that myself and trying to find gear drive that might be machined to make them fit. i will post when I know more.

[neil reid]

"pull like a schoolboy" too funny! Sounds like an ambitious project, gook luck. Put your location in your info...good for responses for part searches etc. I'm betting you're in UK, Eire or OZ by the language.

Neil