Driftworks JZX110 Toyota Mark 2 IR-V

A Rare Opportunity to Own a Car I Wanted

This is a bit of a similar story to the time I bought my Clio F7p 1.8 16v - It's a car I always found myself checking out in media and press shots when I came across them.

My Friend had a black JZX110 Mark 2 aswell which had a big bodykit and wheels on it- I think him taking me out in his a few years prior really opened my mind to the possibilities of this Chassis/JZ engined variation - but I know the looks can be a bit marmite.

However, Phil Morrison's one here with the wider metal arches, front lower arms adjusted and stanced out - just looked "right" and better than other 110's in my opinion.

Unfortunately my ownership with this got quite challenging, and when I ran the numbers on the repairs it needed, parts and things i wanted to do to get it to a level I was happy at - it just didn't add up.

While it did have all the right parts and it was a solid, overall reliable build (engine at least anyway) - it was on older engine management system that just didn't have the functionality and safety features I'd want on an engine of this calibre and build level. When Phil Morrison built it orginally and completed it around 2011-2012, it was top tier, best of the best - which showed as it still worked!

This doubt was confirmed when I lost 3rd gear while out for a cruise in a video I caught here on my youtube channel!

Driftworks Toyota Mark 2 JZX110 1JZ-VVTi with a GTX3076r, HKS 264 cams and 6 boost Manifold. 564BHP

Shortly after, a good friend bought it off me and managed to repair this - all that happened was that the shifter fork had bent - the rest of the gearbox and the gears were fine.

Spec List

This the first time I had owned and driven a truly big turbo JDM monster, with supposedly around 560-570BHP, big turbo, big cams and gods engine - The 1JZGTE VVti - It lives up to the hype if you have one and plan on doing these mods, or are perhaps looking at one with these mods or close to it for sale now and wondering whether to take the plunge or not.

Engine:

HKS 264 cams
6 boost manifold with Garrett GTX3076R and Turbosmart 50mm progate
Custom stainless 3.5" exhaust - built for PERFECT ground clearance (allowed the car to basically run the lowest ridehieght without issues)
QTP Exhaust bypass valve
Custom intake on Pipercross filter
Driftworks Intercooler kit
Driftworks remote filter and 19 Row Oil Cooler Kit
Sard 850cc VVti Injectors
Tomei Fuel pressure reg
Walbro 400lph in tank pump
HKS FCon VPro Gold - HKS Loom
HKS Valcon - VVTi controller
Gizmo Boost controller with 1.3 and 1.6 bar settings.
Mapped by protuner - 565bhp & 560ft/lbs (video on rolling road)
Extreme twin plate clutch kit - lightweight chromoly flywheel (frankly, it was horrible to use, and suspect this was the route cause of the gearbox issues!)
Standard late gen R154

Chassis/Suspension:

LSD/2way - Not sure what - but it was quite aggressive, nearly felt like a welded one
HSD Monopro Coilovers with custom spring rates.
Modified front hub upright
Modified big lock steering knuckles
Adjustable toe & camber arms
Modified rear lower arms
Modified rear beam for exhaust clearance.
Superpro bushes all round
Bodywork/Exterior:
Weds Kranze LXZ 19x9.5 et-28, 19x10.5 et-36
Full Vertex Kit
Custom steel rear wide arches
Rear bumber modified to sit with arches

Interior:

Corbeau clubsport seats
Driftworks hydraulic handbrake (stealth mounted, remote cylinder)
Nardi Deep Dish Steering Wheel
Full factory interior, in dash screen, jap sat nav, 6 disc system & a very good speaker set up!
Defi Advance ZD Digital dash (all the info you need, water, oil pressures and temp)

Pictures