kseries.rookie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kseries-ro ... 247419060/ This my flickr account - I usually upload my photos to here if you all wana have a squizz.

It's been a wee while since I have done an update. We're all settled in our new place so there is no more excuses to get into it. The rear quarter was stripped.. the rust had eaten through 3 layers of steel so went about replacing that http://www.flickr.com/photos/kseries-rookie/7424650734 So after a full arvo of welding, putting all 3 layers back on - we have a finished welding result.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/kseries-rookie/7430502478 http://www.flickr.com/photos/kseries-rookie/7430499488 The hole in the door also got a nice patch job http://www.flickr.com/photos/kseries-rookie/7424651394 So just need to slap some poop over the top to give it a nice smooth finish and it'l look ballin'.. Sweet attempt of photoshop Sorry about the links.. I couldn't bloody get them to work That is all.

Hey lads/ladettes.. Anyone know of any decent photoshop tutorials? I have just got the program, and decent DSLR and want to learn a few basic things everyday so eventually i'd be pretty decent at it. Any one have any that they have used or written? I know my way around a computer etc.. just not photoshop so any help would be awesome! Cheers

Awesome wagksins man. Ahh I see with the painting dash, but do you find that its scrapeing off easily?

I know you're not supposed to post on these but, are you planning on making a discussion thread? Id be interested in finding out the way to painted your interior parts.. and why your 2" lowering blocks make your car lower!! *jelous face*

yeah, but I like it. It was a compliment, of the highest. It looks sick dude!

Looks bad fucking asss!

Any interior pictures of that 14?

Sweet as. Alright time for the noob question. In YOUR best opinion, whats the best/effective way to clean injectors? Thanks

Ah shit, I knew I would forget something. I'll do that some stage this week and let you know the outcome. Thanks mate

Right, so given her a tune up.. Replaced most parts. I have come to the conclusion that it's the automatic choke. So, i'm just going to track one down and replace it. Cheers for all the help guys

Nah I didn't have time last night. Will do it this weekend. All my tools have been put into storage as i'm moving house next weekend.. silly mistake. Will keep you updated. Could be the auto choke? Have been doing some google-ing..

I'll give it a go. I tried to start the car this morning at 5:30am before heading to work. It was a pain, but I got it going. Had a look behind & was a bit smokey. It actually kind of makes sense that it's the auto choke cause when it's cold.. it sometimes idles at 1700 ish, sometimes even higher

I've bought some new spark plugs, also and oil filter & oil (28 bucks for 4 litres of oil at repco, not bad). They are ordering in me a fuel filter, and also and air filter. Could be a cool cat and go and get a sweet poddy.. :/. @Low n slow.. do you find you have to do this eeeverytime you are going to start your car??

Yeah good plan. I'll do that. Anything else you can think of?

Nah nothing noticable from the drivers seat looking back. I have just been in contact with the old owner. She was told (2 years ago) when she bought it that it had a "full service" and in that time she hasn't done any maintenance work. On my way home, best I stop in to RIPCO and get a oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, some oil.. I'm going to check the vacuum lines as well. Who the fuck doesn't do an oil change in two fucking year! "How many KM's have you done in the last two years".. her response "Oh, I duno.."

What gets me is that once it's started, it's sweet as for starting.. I just tried starting again as it's been sitting since 10am and it's finally started after the 20th turn. I had a look under the hood, the leads have recently been replaced as they look new. Could this be done cause of the wrong fireing order? It's got a plastic fuel filter, so I am going to change that. I'll whip off the spark plugs check to make sure theres fuel getting to them & give them a clean. Any other suggestions?

Yeah, also my missus tried to start it yesterday morning and she thought it smelt like fuel.. and assured me she wasn't pushing the accelerator.. I'm just going to give it a good once over. The interior smelt like really average, the layer of dust on the dash/cluster was unreal.. so I don't think it's been overly looked after. Cheers for help, I now have a starting point

It had been sitting for a couple of months until about 3 days ago. It's a EFI it's the 5-AFE model Toyota Corolla 1988. Are these electronic ignitions? I haven't looked under cap. I haven't owned the car long, so I don't know when/if the last tune was.

Hey guys.. NEED HELP! In the mornings, i turn the key.. theres battery, thats not the problem but it kind of goes E-E-E-EE--E-EE-EE-E-E- *spluttter* nothing... round two E-EE-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E *splutter* nothing.. and this happends a couple of times.. then after the 16th millionth time. It goes E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E *splutter* *splutter* *splutter* *splutter*... and starts, but starts rough as.. as if you're running on 3 cylinders and your timings way off haha. after a little rev, it's fine? If I turn off the car, try and start it again 2 hours later.. it's fine?! Any suggestions? Blocked fuel line? Block fuel filter?

Update. So can't really do too much being the fact I have a hernia and am restricted to what movement I can do, also moving house in a month... Great time to get a hernia right :/. I did however put the front lights, grille etc on. The valance that I have is munted so just waiting to get one of those, also the shovel front bumper mounts made the front bumper stick out, so need to order some of those at some stage as well but in the picture below you do get an idea of what it's going to look like done. Personally, I think it looks bad ass.. Obviously not as bad ass as a twin headlight front, but this is good enough for me. I also had some Matte army green paint lying around at basecamp, managed to score a pair of these for a deal with the paint. I am very happy with the swap. They are already on KE70 DX rails, and move back and forth - so as far as I am aware (correct me if I am wrong) I won't need to get them certified . Also a little video for lols, it was parked on the road for the day - bringing it in and got a video. Yes I am aware that the exhaust is horribly loud, and the dumpy needs to go haha but that will happen in good time. So that's all for now, I think the next plan of attack is to get these rear quarters looking straight, whip off the bumper/tow bar to reveal the state of the rust behind there. I am sure i'll more photos of the cancer. Peace out all

Haha I know what you mean, i've been doing lots of research on these bad boys. Haven't come across too many 2 doors tho. For now yes, yes it will just be a tidy, lowered, starsharks etc etc.. I don't really have the intention to smack a 3T in there at the moment, I mean like I said - I want to get body/interior looking clean and tidy before I even think about the engine. Lots of different options to look at but my main concern is my lack of knowledge and fabrication skills. I could pay someone to put a worked sr20det, rb25det, Lexus V8.. so on so forth but IMO thats not a project. Won't be many updates for the next few weeks.. I had a sore stomach, went to the doctors - nek minnit.. have a umbilical hernia! Shiiit. So no overdoing it for sometime, so just chip away at the body work slowely but surely.

Not much loving from you guys on the wagon!

Yeeah, defs a plus if I was going for security but it'l be a weekend cruiser always parked up in the shed.. I am going for fender mirrors when I find the right style . Your 323 piston, or tang?

Gangsigns? Yeah mate, registered as a van! Used to be a postie van back in the days . Whys that man