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Hey every one just a quick update to let you know how its going. Ive just finished installing the brake lines and the fuel line and am about to get my front calipers refitted. I installed the exhaust system but I need to remove again for powder coating and I put in fuel tank plus I started fitting up the door. Heres some pics Cheers

Just before leaving taupo I bashed the front of my car into the ground (again) Drove home okay, but figure it's time to sort this out properly. Pulled the sump off, looks pretty bad... AND THEN WHAT THE FUCK IS A SCREW DRIVER DOING IN MY SUMP?! Couldnt believe my eyes when I saw that, must have been there for a long time So perhaps I've fixed an engine rattle as well... I've got a spare oil pan to fit, big thanks to Pe-arce foe this. But I'm hesitant to do so without coming up with a better way of protecting it, I certainly dont want to do the same thing again. I'm thinking some slightly harder springs up front will help. Raise ride height a little and reduce travel a little. Then come up with some sort of bash gaurd.

so finally got all the bits i needed to put this bad boy together with the dcoe 45 while i had the inlet manifold off i put my oil filter sandwich plate on and replaced the plastic oil pressure gauge line with a copper one as the plastic one wasn't far from breaking test fitted the new manifold only needed a small buzz with a flapper wheel for the base to clear the engine mount bracket whilst I had the manifold off i confirmed the head had infact been ported picked up my dcoe 45 that I got from Blizzo that his workmate brought to wellington for me but repco dicked me on my gasket (long story ordered the right one and a nissan sump gasket showed up for me to collect ) so I had to wait till today to actually put it on. I also fitted a new rad top hose as my one had split and I got a few fittings to connect up the water lines as the sizes were different with the new manifold as you can see its a tight sqeeze not alot of firewall clearance once the filter is on oh also its alive runs ok need to get some linkage setup and a actual throttle wheel that i can adjust the idle on not something i cobbled together to get it running http://vid553.photobucket.com/albums/jj394/jake19904/Mobile%20Uploads/trim.C99496A5-5FF9-4A00-A3C9-86B03983DAFA_zpslqojxnux.mp4

Car's pretty much back together now. Just waiting on alternator brushes. Took a closer look at gearbox, input bearing's not as bad as I first thought. Should still be good for ages. Clutch cable is right on its limit of adjustment and still has a bit too much free play in the pedal so I either need to space it a bit down at the gearbox or get a new cable at some point. Photos are a bit poos, flash on the camera makes stuff look dusty/glittery.

pfft, if it only needs water seals then that's what it gets, gaskets come in a tube these days

as always, thank you for your advice. We all here appreciate that your always helping this community out . i wil be getting stuck into some more plumbing joyfulness today : )

Heres some tips for wheel spacers and adaptors, I get a lot of questions about them. Adaptors= bolt to the original hub and have another set of studs to bolt the wheel to Spacers= slip over the original studs the relevant rules are here- section 2.5 http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/standards/LVVTA_STD_Wheels_&_Tyres.pdf note the maximum size for adaptors is now 30mm here is an example of a wheel spacer done correctly- fits snugly on the center spigot and has a ring which locates the center of the wheel, has countersunk bolts to attach it to the hub, longer studs so the nuts go on far enough. This ones not so good, and its had bits cut off, not sure why. Tyre shops still sell these shitty things but they are not legal. Adaptors have a few traps, more so on the narrower ones- commonly available 15mm ones have a few issues, 20mm or bigger is not so bad. The problem is, to fit a wheel with a flat mounting face, usually means there isnt enough material under the nut attaching the adaptor to the hub (some end up loose because the nut bottoms out on the disc/hub face) or the nuts are too short, and dont meet the minimum thread engagement of 'same as thread diameter', like this another common problem- often the tapers are machined wrong so they dont match the nuts. probably over half of the adaptors I look at have this issue. see this pic, the nut only contacts right at the bottom, so eventually the nuts come loose or are loose when I check them. Cheap poor quality parts are another common one These wheel nuts are from the same set. Mismatched sizes, wrongly machined tapers, tapers not parallel with the thread or in center, and poor thread fit on the stud are common to find with these. If the nuts or studs are a black colour they are usually poor quality

I bought a new toy. I've been looking for an RN30/40 for ages but I've been pretty fussy, with one of the harder conditions being that it needs a wellside. There are fuck all. Then this came up, I was like meh, extra cab, but bonus 4x4 tub and guards Plus it's got this!!! Plus it's engineered, and only cost me 3.5K. So fucking cheap. So I went to look, drove it, sounds amazing, bargained the price down a bit, then went home and organised the $ and picked it up last night. It's got a few things to sort, typical hilux rust, high beams are out, shit wiring job on the stereo etc, but it'll make a way better daily than the boring corona I'm retiring. Cheers Matt Discussion Thread

Dunno why, but I've always preferred the design of the pre-facelift AW11 steering wheel (shared with AE86s, AE82s, and a couple of other 'sporty' Toyotas from the same era) over the facelift one. Here they are side by side for comparison... facelift on left, pre-facelift on right. Perspective is a bit off in the photo - they are actually the same diameter (but pre-facelift has a thinner rim). I installed the pre-facelift one today, we'll see how long it lasts before I go back to the Nardi/Personal. Discuss: http://oldschool.co....1-sc-chit-chat/

Badass Keen for a ride through town sometime?!?!?

Got some updates. Engine and box is out of the E34: Some other cool stuff that I got: Parcel shelf to match my seats with premium speaker covers: Painted black and installed: Also got an Mtech replica spoiler but it arrived damaged so got a partial refund and went about starting the repair today: Also made my engine mount bracket adapters today: I used 12mm steel, might be overkill a little but when I'm dragging off Evos and Skylines the last thing I want to be worrying about is the engine falling out under the car, haha. Also got hit about a month ago by a guy who suddenly changed lanes without looking: Luckily he has insurance so working with them now to sort it. I was pissed off but he's been good about it and not screwing me around so I appreciate that. More updates to come soon. Then some sideways.

Exciting side valve things Just picked up some more tuning parts

You can use the appropriate sized electrical flex for the outer seals. Put the join at 12 o'clock and use a dab of sealant at the join. Then only buy the inner seals. Maybe a new front cover seal and a bit of a clean then hey presto- rebuild for under $200-300. While you're in there it would be rude not to run a few 6mm holes through just to the outside of the mark the corner seals have made...

May as well have a measure up while your in there but water and gas seals < $100 IIRC

Ssr formula mesh

I'll convince him you/someone else needs it

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I'm using the same switches but mine are black. Extremely nice quality units, I don't think you could find nicer if ya tried. 1PC High Quality 12V Car Aluminum Metal Switch Blue Green Red White LED Push Button Latching Push On Start Wholesale Price http://s.aliexpress.com/Ffeyymeq (from AliExpress Android) Or search for ALUMINIUM SWITCH

Got a few of the crew together and cruised along to the Auckland oldschool meet

Sooooo, unicorn shit has been aquired. Genuine TRD new old stock (thants right brand new) k50 close ratio gear kit. And not only one kit, but two, although the second is missing 5th gear, got lost someone in its last 30 years of storage. So pine right now

Next week I'll fit an electric fan and pretend it's still a cooling issue, not water seals.

Damn look at the size of that motor!

So my joy is unbounded at receiving an email stating my parcel has arrived in the country, is being held by nz customs, and that they will send an invoice in a couple of days - once they have added up all the ways they can best squeeze my balls... Yes, this will be the replacement camshaft that NZ Post somehow managed to SNAP IN FUCKING HALF. And yes, this escaped any duty previously (under an exchange rate that should have made it cost more). And yes, it is Easter, so I expect it to be a fortnight before I receive anything... So. More delays, more cost, more frustration. All I ask is consistency (or a better method of getting parts I want without being fiscally raped). Cunts... This on top of a nice letter in the box yesterday advising I had been snapped (and demanding I pay for) doing the insane and life-threatening speed of 56 kmh. On a deserted 4-lane road. At 6:30am. I fucking love bureaucracy...

Got a little tipsy tonight.. May need a new boot floor! This and the A pillars are the worst bits, the rest is pretty solid thankfully.

Test Drive time for the Cert

New chrome fender mirrors and angel eye led headlights!

My old man has an addiction to buying old stationary engines and tractors. One he has restored is 1914 (or so) Anderson hit and miss. He did a ground up rebuild then made a cart for it so that he can take it to vintage shows etc for other engineaholics to jiz over. He was using wooden wheels which look naff so I found some steel at work and made him some wheels. He's got a couple of old Listers he rebuilding at the moment and some weird of single cylinder engine that starts on petrol then swaps over to diesel? Keen to restore a couple myself, try to set one up to pump water up out of the lake below my house.

Spews water out the overflow at ??? temp and I was hoping it was the radiator or cap, solution was to replace both. Chinas finest from redline. Outlet faces the wrong way. I stared at it for awhile and thought "what would rookie dave do?" then cut that bitch off. Cut other un needed things, drilled some things etc and forgot to take a photo of it in the hole. But don't worry, it still got real hot and blew lots of water out the overflow bottle.

I dropped into the Custom chambers shop and he was a bit grumbly but settled fairly quickly into a helpful man. $200.00 each for the chambers and a $100.00 each for some, for what he recommends as quite good, chinese mufflers to stick on the ends. Depends now on either me, or someone else in the Auck, being able to procur a GT185 and be able to have something for the man to work from. You interested? http://www.customchambers.co.nz/

Had Toyota Festival last weekend. Alternator is making some pretty nasty sounds (ticking) when under load now so I'm going to have to pull that apart as soon as possible and put some new bearings in. This must be pretty much what the 90's looked like (it's a shame I wasn't paying any attention to cars in the 90's...): Here's a pile of pictures from the event: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154072541147049.1073741835.618967048&type=3

Better not be, the West Coast is drifting north east at 2-3cm per year. Will the Grey District Council get a ticket in the post for "sustained loss of traction" for NZ's biggest skid?

Yesterday was parts day my manifold arrived blizzo has sorted me out a 45mm dcoe that was on his kp so hopefully should have that next week when I get paid. This is the last one lynx had and I can't imagine them making any more for an obscure car now.

Another update - this was in the March 2016 issue of Mini Magazine (comes out in early February in the UK). Still won't be on the shelves here until about May

North, south, east, and west. I do it all baby This is made from part of an old house in Te Awamutu. Must be native, the sides are rather hard. The rest I ripped down from beams using a circular saw

Diff , Suspension and Steering all back in Almost time to go down on all four Bit of a buff up

Hi people, I would like to title this post: The success of rubber and the failure of man. Last trackday at Taupo - I only got a handful of laps and managed a 1:56 which is a new personal best! So I knew the car had some more time in it with a bit more practice. This thursday just gone, I gave it another attempt. With some better lines, I managed to scrub a whole extra second off my time, I was super chuffed with that! One of the differences to last time though, is more negative camber in the front (going from 0, to -2 degrees) So the car was feeling great, the initial turn in was superb. I was feeling suuper confident, doing some kamakaze runs into the sweeper which I overcooked a few times trying to brake too late... And then for the first time at a trackday this happened... Woops! I had a huge lockup, and flat spotted my front left tire down past the tread level. It felt like I was driving on a cube, not ideal. So off I go to the local tire shop. "Hi, do you have any 205/50/15?" "Sorry dont stock these" "wtf? Shit." "Try the place around the corner" Off to the second place, same answer... nothing in stock.... shit shit shit. until... "Oh, I've got some second hand semi slicks though" "Go on" "Two R888s for $60 fitted" "Done deal!!" Frigging amazing! So I get them fitted on the front wheels, then smug face back to the track. After running out of people to smugface to while telling my story, head back out... Very mindful that I'd have a lot more grip up front but still the same out back... So I wound out a bunch of the rear bias. Out on track... Holy shit! Sector times keep tumbling and tumbling, GPS is showing going faster and faster through sectors. Life is good I had a few... err.... incidents while getting used to the different grip level Getting more confident on the brakes... Sector times dropping like crazy... And theeeennnn.... Smoke coming from the front left, brake fluid smell and a knocking noise... shit I hope this isnt the wheel hitting the caliper or something. Back to the pits... I take the wheel off, and all is well. What made that noise and smoke then? Oh... Oh fffs. GNNARRRRR! My first experience with semis, over in about an hour because I noobed the braking again. All smugness instantly erased from my face haha. My fastest lap was only 0.2 seconds quicker than road tires, because it was hard to string a whole lap together without having the rear of the car come loose with the grip imbalance. Regardless, I was absolutely fizzing about how well the car ran. The 8000+ rpm rev limit now has just brought the car alive. I called it a day, and headed back down to the tire shop with my tail between my legs. Feeling like an absolute noob for wrecking the tires they fitted about an hour ago. "So, ahhh... I wrecked one of the tires, my bad. Do you have anything like a 195 or 185 that I could get home on? Just a normal road tire" "Yeah I think we've got some 185s here, same deal as before... $60 fitted" "done deal!" While he was taking the semis off, he said "Oh yep, this one is flat spotted pretty bad! Leave this one with me, and take one of these others so you've still got a good pair" Holy crap, could an experience with a tire shop possibly get any better? So with my car amazingly intact, and a decent pair of second hand R888s in the boot. I head off for another 2 days of tootling around the central North Island, as pictured below. Smashed through a few tanks of gas, with the engine running like an absolute dream. Ran 90% of the time with cruise control on, and enjoyed the scenery. I made it back to Auckland in one peice with no major issues. Best trackday experience ever! Big thanks to Tom / Testament for helping me out over the weekend.

so the brakes had never been fantastic and by that i mean shit so first port of call was to bleed the brakes as the car had been standing for 5 years got a bit of air out and rid of this skanky fluid it actually stops now this morning i did a job id been putting off for a while the main part of the floor and boot floor had a bit of surface rust and it was down to the primer so i took off all the loose stuff and rust killed it then gave it a coat or 2 of truck bed liner came out really well considering the rest of the floor pan is ok and i rust killed any spots i think needed it should hopefully last a while

so ive been cracking on with a few jobs over the long weekend all the really big jobs are done pretty much just lots of little ones i got a new battery box to replace the smashed one and re jigged the bracket that the old owner had cut in half and made it fit the new battery he put in not pretty but functional and strong and meets manz specs looks much better with the lid on i also installed the new seats the blue one was easy the seat holes were correctly spaced for me to just bolt the factory rails on by just drilling 2 new holes the red one is narrower and i had to cut the rear adapter plate and it bolted on and i used new high tensile bolts they look much better and semi match the steering wheel now I had some autometer gauges sitting round so i got a water temp one in a smaller size so they could all fit in the panel that had a old oil pressure gauge in it and yes i know they aren't straight they are like that so in their normal range they are pretty much all straight up just waiting on a 1/4 npt to 1/8 npt adapter for the water temp gauge and they will all be functioning this is all for now

Big day today, after a lot of prep and sanding, finally got some 2k primer on the car. Made a spray booth up out of a $149 Mitre 10 party tent, and a big fan in window with a duct at back of tent to keep fumes down. Used Durapox 2k. Ordered grey as the car will be white, took can out of box and its Black! Argh. Panic. What the hell, its Waitangi day, but worth the phone call, and put dude was there, told me to come over and swapped for light grey, whew! Brand new gun performed like a champ, but learnt that filtering the paint is a must, got a few splatters in a few places. Big thanks to James for running the gun, was a team effort to keep the paint mixed when required and move things aorund Come a long way!

so its been an interesting few days and it did not end well so the floor started off like this in the end we got it looking pretty dam good with a coat of Porirua pearl as they guy at supercheap put it or matty b to everyone else then i also found out that all the rubber fuel lines were perished so i replaced those and added a filter in so after that i started it up and re tightened a few things now the car doesn't idle too well cold as its had the chokes removed from the carbs and it stuttered out at idle and as finally died out i heard a clunk and i couldn't start it again so got a spanner on the crank pulley and could move it backwards and forwards but only slightly so i decided to take the cam cover off i was greeted with this the link closest in the photo failed and the pin came out all i can think of is the tensioner was shit or the chain was worn and it whipped round as it was dying out at idle and had enough luckly its a non interference engine and the parts were a total of $60.99 on clearance complete new old stock timing kit with the oil seals , gaskets , tensioner and tensioner arms and 2 new chains one for the oil pump and one for the camshaft originally i was keen to do it myself but it being at home i dont have all the access to the tools i need and i cant get the crank nut off so i might just flat tow it to the garage down the road and pay them to do it unless and oser is keen to do it round the jvlle tawa porirua area guess id rather have this happen at the beginning at under idle speed stationary rather than at full noise racing and i know it will be good for quite some time

Bad phone pic of the 2jz-ge I picked up a year or so ago along side a Holset WH1E, as it's the only picture of it I have complete (currently fully stripped) Took the broken 1jz out Pulled it to bits, and stuck it back in for mock up purposes. Sold the gearbox setup to upgrade to R154 later on. Few pics of the destruction, cause everybody likes broken shit. Snap crackle aaaand pop Pretty lame update I know, but I've been buying some bits to make it a little more exciting soon.