Dell'orto

August 2012 So finally got the heater pipework done...316 stainless tube. Shit is hard as hell! Until I hit on the idea of mounting it in the drill press Started out like this: Then finished up like this: Also made a new lever for the heater tap so I could have full travel on the heater control lever - such a small difference in length, but it now works perfectly. Made the section that holds the cable a little taller too to put the cable on less of an angle. Now just have to rejig the tap bracket, and send these bits off to be powdercoated. One more little shitty job off the list More fiddly shit getting done...wiring is all done and routed for the gauges, coil wiring is all finished off and tidy. Even found a shorter dizzy lead to make it look tidier Also made a bracket for the throttle cable today, so finally all 3 pedals actually work! Though it hits WOT before the pedal hits the firewall which is a pain. I'm full of a head cold this weekend, so it may not work in theory, but if I get the inner cable shortened more relative to the outer I think that should sort it out. Thoughts? Took today off work, and finished off all the various brackets, and blasted em up ready to take to the powdercoater tomorrow. Also made a start on my bumper mounts today...got them sitting where I want them to Though I got a bit carried away, and got 6mm flat bar to use...while thats perfect for the section that bolts to the chassis, its miles too hard to bend to shape without a gas plant/press So will get some 3mm stuff and finish the mounts off (hopefully) in the weekend. Once I'm happy with how they sit the bumpers can finally go off to be repaired/replated!

July 2012, pt2 y u so busy dis month?? These might come in handy I'm glad that someone still makes em! They'll be for the 5K, so no rush getting the spacer made up etc. My Whiteline panhard rod finally showed up yesterday...I'm sure the website said it was on car adjustable, but its not Finally put the front swaybar back on, and finally installed the Ultra Racing lower bar bar while I was there. Be interesting to see if it actually makes a difference! Front end of the car is nearly all done! Panhard rod is in Cursing the fact its not on car adjustable though...Roughly adjusted it to fit, bolted it up, dropped it down - its 5mm offset more to the passengers side I think I might leave it until it gets a wheel alignment, I was taking the measurement from the guard lip, and if one side is different to the other...

July 2012 So Olds Cool Autos to the rescue once again...when I tried putting the cable in the heater control last time (And this is over a year ago ), I snapped the clip that holds it in place :censored: Mostly due to the cable I want to use being smaller diameter than the original. So finally got the cable mounted up, and bolted the dash frame in - amazing how something so minor makes the interior look heaps better!. Hummed and haahed for a bit trying to figure out how to hold the cable at the tap end...ended up making a rough clamp set up with a nut and some scrap metal floating about So far so good, it actually works and holds steady. Have more of an idea now of how to do the proper version. The only issue I have now is that the tap is fully open by the time the lever is at about 3/4 travel...I think trimming the inner cable up a few mm will fix that though. Just hope that the angle it has to travel doesnt cause too many dramas! Also grabbed the earlier model bumper while I was there...I prefer this type, it just looks a lot sleeker and the short end caps tuck into the body a lot nicer than the long end cap type. Its in pretty good nick, but will go off with the front bumper to get rechromed too I'll have to make some new mounts to suit but that shouldnt be a major. Looking at the front bumper mounts this morning, I might try and remake some for that too, they dont seem to fit very well :conf: Not only that, but got the rear seat I was after, and the passengers side black sill runner too much Upon further investigation, the front bumper mounts are alright, I just had left and right mixed up Still need to add a tab to bolt to the front of the chassis rail though. The rear mounts definitely need a rework though, the current ones sit the bumper too far from the body, I'd like to pull it in a bit more flush. This (at first glance ) appears pretty easy to achieve. With the heater tap - with the lever on full cold, the tap is fully closed, so I cant get away with shortening the inner cable. Would using a longer lever on the tap help with it? The difference with the lever on full hot and the tap being fully open is literally 3mm. More shiny shit too, collected the under tray from the local powdercoater...I think the colour is solar silver, or something Also never noticed this before...wonder if all that vintage Toyotas have the engine designation there!

June 2012 I investigated getting the radiator recored with a bigger thicker core a few weeks back, and got a hell of a fright at the cost - $540+gst! Even the radiator guy said it was bloody dear, but I guess being copper it was never going to be cheap. So I got a custom alloy one made. Didnt like the idea of using the RX radiators you see on TM, and I have so much CBF when it comes to modding other ones to fit. I got them to add a boss for the thermo fan switch too. I had the option of going with either a stock thickness core, or a larger 55mm core. I went the latter, cause bigger is better right? I finally got around to swapping the sensors to the VDO ones too, and have run the wires into the cabin. Also swapped the stock oil pressure sender for an adjustable one, mainly because trying to find a normal closed pressure with with the right thread pitch and a decent pressure was impossible! More little stuff being ticked off the list... One of the fiddly little OCD jobs I'd been meaning to get around to was making the mounting holes in the top of the carbs the correct size...all bar two of them had been drilled/mangled out. Filled them up with an epoxy metal putty, and retapped em so they all are M6 Also got a throttle wheel from Pick a Part from something, which didnt quite fit the throttle shaft. Couple of zaps with the welder, and a bit of die grinder work and it fits nicely With that out of the way, I finally got around to bolting the manifolds, trumpets and air filter on for good. Looks pretty sweet I reckon Also made a heat shield to cover the starter, as its bloody close to the Coby extractors, and wanted to keep heat away from the main cable for obvious reason! I love that ACL stuff, its super easy to work into shapes. Also drilled the holes in the radiator mounting tabs, and put it in the hole. I think I may have cocked it up, as it looks like its higher than the stock one. Could just be an illusion of the bigger core, theres plenty of room between the top of the cap and the bonnet when its closed anyway

May 2012 Finally got the mirrors done! Lots of pissing around but worth it They're also devil's work to try and fit yourself, definitely a 2 person job. Think they'll be staying off until the bonnet goes on for good Now to suss this heater tap setup.....

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Considered it, then realised I was neither a millionaire or a master fabricator, so Toyota K was the only option. Clearly I suck at working in the cold, reposting updates definitely points that out

April 2012 Still chipping away at this, sold the MR2 a couple of months back so have been a bit more focussed on the sedan again. Brakes are FINALLY done. Been nearly 3 years since I bought the AE86 calipers Two out of three of the 86 master cylinders I'd collected had decent rust marks on the inside...could have fixed them, but the one that came with the booster from Japan was almost perfect so used that one. As usual, got carried away when rekitting the master cylinder, and decided it'd be a good idea to polish it too Calipers went from this: to this to this Love having a sandblasting cabinet Chucked a new wheelbearing in the drivers side hub too, it was looking a bit worn vs the passengers side...Penrite wheel bearing grease is a funky purple colour, kinda cool! While I was there, I kept noticing the repair from when I had rust cut out just after it was painted...it was done well, but only primed. Couldnt see it with the guard on unless you had your head in the wheel arch (as I did funnily enough) but it bugged me so I blasted the shit out of it with underseal should keep it tight! Also I manage to get hold of more factory black trim, there was a KE70 being wrecked at pick a part in auckland, and a helpful local went and pillaged it for me Though unfortuntely the steering column shroud is off something random, possibly 100 series Corolla. Also it didnt have the front passengers side sill runner, so thats on the to find list. I also spent a bit of time trawling Yahoo auctions, and managed to find C pillar trims centre pocket/stereo surround and a black gearlever surround those will be arriving ex Japan in (hopefully!) a week or so Thanks for trawling through my gargantuan photoheavy update

January 2012 So I've done SFA on the sedan over the past 6 months...baby takes up time etc etc, but also have been spending my spare time and money on the MR2 distraction project. Now thats almost complete, and given it a new year its pretty appropriate to get back into this one! I managed to find some factory black arm rests for the doors, so screwed them on, and attached the door handle bezels and window winders (brand new ex Toyota!) The door cards were vinyl sprayed by the previous owner and while they dont look too bad, it looks a bit much being entirely black! I want to get them retrimmed, but need someone to do a photoshop to see what they would look like. Ideally would like to have the centre section a light/mid gray....anyone able to have a crack at it for me? While I had it up on axle stands to swap brakes over the other day, I chucked on one my spare rims to see how a 185/60/14 would look. Doesnt look toooo bad...I have a feeling my planned 195/45's may be too low a profile, so might look into 185/55's instead. Oh, and I haven't raised it for the pics, its bellied on my trolley jack

June 2011 Hooooooly shit...some 6 months after purchasing it, my booster finally arrived from Japan! Even more awesomely, it came complete with the master cylinder AND proportioning valves! I was a little concerned about running the stock one, but figured plenty others have done so in the past with no dramas, but now its a non-issue So how well does the facelift AE86 brake booster/master cylinder fit? (apologies for photos, camera batteries were dead so off the phone) Like a bought one only had to lightly clearance the inner guard to get it in place. Just noticed looking at the photo, the master even lines up nicely with the standard brake line. For comedy value, heres a picture comparing the various boosters I've collected: KE70 - TE71/PFL AE86 - FL AE86 In the upcoming weeks, I'll get the booster painted up all nice and purdy, rekit the master cylinder and bolt em up for good. 3 project cars and a baby sure do make things tricky

March 2011 So baby decided to come a week and a half early, little wench I took two weeks off from when she was born. In between sleeping, feeding, changing and cuddles I've managed to get some of the fiddly jobs done that I've been wanting to do for an age. When I had the car painted (all those years ago!) I had the factory washer jets removed, to try make the engine bay a bit cleaner looking. However finding a washer jet that fitted in the slots in the scuttle panel was a bit tricker. After many empty trips to Pick a Part, I actually got some through work...supposedly for a Caldina? Anyhow, before putting them all in, I figured I may as well try and protect one of the most rust prone areas on a KE70. Armed with a can of cavity wax, and a long nozzle, I sprayed the bejesus out of the wiper tray. Paying particular attention to the front seam and ends. As I was tightening up the washer jets, I noticed some surface rust on the scuttle panel itself - WTF? Its not been exposed to rain since it was painted, its just been hanging on the wall in the garage. Out with my good friend POR15 then Much nicer, and hopefully the end of the rust. Now the washer bottle was also pretty yuck, years of crap build-up and filth sitting around, so thought I'd pretty that up too, seeing as they're not available new From this: To this: Bolted it all up in place with the new hose (excuse the dust!) And it all works! Will touch wood have another update tomorrow :D Other update isnt quite ready, due to some equipment malfunction :rocket: Bought a whiteboard though, so I could make a list Right, so finally finished off my other job from last week. Making the headlight surrounds look nice! I've got one factory one that looks like it was plastic chromed from factory, quite neat looking but I imagine hard to find. My current ones were a bit worse for wear, so figured I'd try and make them look like the chromed ones. The factory gray paint had worn off on the edges, and had a few gouges here and there So first off, we fill in the gouges, with a light plastic putty Gently sand it all back smoothly, hit it with some plastic primer, then a white primer. Go over the bits I missed the first time round reprime, sand, prime, etc etc and spray with VHT chrome finish wheel paint. Photos don't quite show up the chrome finish very well though Gave the corner lights a plastic polish, and chucked in some fancy Phillips white bulbs. How do they look on the car? Starting to look like it ought to again! Though I am in need of some more grille clips, the ones in the Champion packs dont fit :shooter: Chucked a battery in to see how the semi sealeds look, these have Narva plus 50's in them Plenty bright

September 2010 Right, possibly the last update I'll get done while living in Palmy. Finally got around to getting the wheels done! Camera lens was a bit dirty :S Bought some 316 stainless pipe to redo the heater lines with, now that I'm back working for Repco I'll be able to rummage through the hoses to get the right sized bends to join it all together. Bought a rivnut gun too, which will make mounting things like the heater tap much tidier! Also managed to find some factory black kick panels, so the painted stuff can stay spare. Ideally would like to get some black sill runners too! Still havent found that elusive switch for the mirror, so I can't really assemble the interior until I find one Have the above booster/master in my possession now, Unfortunately the booster appears to be knackered, so am going to see if it can be repaired, then can finish off the brake system. Fingers crossed we can find a house with a good garage down there!

July 2010 Kinda a weak update, but one I'm fairly excited about. Finally, after some 4 years of owning this thing...I have a complete driveline :yes: Finally got my driveshaft back from Colliers, swapped from 22 spline to 20 spline yoke, all balanced with new u/j's, ready for a good old beating. Also have the front panels all permanently bolted on, and all the front end wiring done Now comes the fun job of finally refitting the dash and interior back in! Also have seen these bits here I'd quite like to get - what do you think? http://www.carbonfibercollection.com/hand-brake_console.html Though need to find out if AE86 consoles bolt into KE70, I assume they will but better check before forking out $500 for bits! Still trying to find a matching AE86 booster/master set up. I have a prefacelift booster, and a facelift master cylinder

March 2010 Haha yeah, definately lacking motivation eh...also new job pays less and no company car hurts the bank balance a bit. Plus trying to get my business up and running takes up a bit of time :bricks: Latest pics Though I just bought a new grille which I am a huge fan of, I think its a Jap import one? Its in better nick than the current one at the very least. I'm also at the point too where stuff is gonna be REALLY expensive...bumpers need to be straightened and rechromed, and the rear seat needs to be retrimmed. Then add wheel refurb for the Excels and a set of tyres and costs add up quick. Complaining aside, I'm gonna try get some work done over the upcoming months so I can at least get the interior semi in and back together! And thanks, ever since I got carried away with this project (was supposed to be a quick tidy up and onsell) I've been a big believer of do it once do it right :yes:

November 2009 Right, been working madly on this thing as of late. First off sorted out the odd electrical problem it'd developed, where it stopped cranking, then when it did start cranking started flashing the handbrake warning light instead of the indicators...reasonably simple in the end. Rekitted one of the rear calipers, then got lost as to how they went together. Quick trip to one of my customers who is a brake and clutch specialist sorted it out :yes: Also fitted keeper springs and the powdercoated LCA's today, so the front end suspension (Bar the braces) is all complete. Biggest thing achieved this weekend is finally getting the motor and box in for good! Took a bit of fluffing around, as the release bearing in the clutch it didnt fit the carrier...sprinted into work, grabbed one for an AE86. Still didnt fit, WTF? Ended up going down to oldscool and thiefing a bearing carrier from a hydraulic T50 (I think thats what it was) and mashed the AE86 release bearing onto that. Added a quick earth cable to the motor, and we have cranking and spark :yes::yes::yes: Also found out that RPM clutches for these things are fairly heavy, which is quite promising for the abuse it'll receive :thumbup: Plans for this week are to finish reassembling the diff and installing it, then finishing off the last of the wiring jobs. Still to find/install - AE86 booster/master cylinder and a suitable driveshaft. Really wanna get it fired up for christmas!

October 2009 Finally stuff is back from the powdercoaters! The joys of perk jobs I guess. Ran down to a local workshop this afternoon and had the new bearings pressed onto the axles (Induction heaters FTW), and had the new nolathane bushes pressed into the lca's as well. One of the TE71 calipers looks pretty manky on the inside, so I've stripped both down and have started cleaning them up ready for a paint and rekit..touch wood the bore isnt too far gone on the rusty one :violin:

September 2009it was too cold to go out to the garage ok Nothing terribly exciting to update with, though my garage is now all complete :yes: Picked up a TE71 disc brake diff today, no more driveline issues! Just needs an LSD.... Will hopefully get my powdercoating pile off this week, then serious things can happen. Yay pictures Ultra Racing strut brace and lower arm (caster rod) brace JDM as fcuk AE86 calipers (check the paper they're wrapped in ) Fcuk, computer system at work lists the wrong f@%king rotors for AE86's, and there are none of the correct ones due into the country til February :abusive: :abusive: Options are to either splash out for TGP rotors (~$100 each) or go for Znoelli slotted ones. Irksome, as its a couple hundy that I hadn't budgeted for Znoelli rotors arrived today, went with the DDS ones as they were only $20 the pair dearer than the standard slotted ones They do look the part, so later on down the track I'll get the rear rotors too. Also got TGP caliper kits for the 86 calipers, even though they look in quite good condition with no obvious rust or pitting, I figured I may as well rebuild them while they're sitting. TRW do do the correct version for it, Repco's computer system just lists an AE82 rotor :biggun: though they list the correct rotor under the carby version, which I assume is the ADM model. There are no DBA ones in the country (In the repco network at least) and they tend to be really dear in comparison to most other brands so wouldnt bother getting some in. Retail on the Znoelli rotors is around $400 I think, staff price is substantially less Caliper kits are cheap though, $54inc for the kit to do both calipers. Also Geartech still haven't looked at this bloody LSD for me :violin:

June 2009 Finally got around to ordering these little chappies....spendy though! Eesh

May 2009 The garage has been a little delayed due to the crap weather as of late, but they're coming to start on the pad this week! Some bits have showed up though, the banjo bolt that I have been waiting for 8 months finally showed! All that hassle for a little piece of alloy! Also got some urethane steering rack bushes from AJPS, I figure that after 26 years the originals are probably a bit poked. Once fitted, i'll have replaced every bush in the car with urethane, w00t Now my original engine mounts that came with the motor were pretty rough to say the least, and when I showed a local certifier he pretty much laughed. I guess they were made for a race car after all, so weren't considered all that important. I heard of some old guy down south who apparently knows a little bit about K motors, so I asked if he could make some mounts that would be less amusing for certifiers. I got these last week in the mail. Infinitely better made, can't wait for the garage to be built so I can finally finish this thing off!!

April 2009 Long time no update...have made probably the biggest investment to date for the project, and bought a bigger garage to house it in Current one is roughly 5x3.5m, new chappy that's going in will be 9x6m, so tons more room to play in All going to plan it ought to be up by the beginning on June, then I can really get stuck into finishing this car. I've decided to stick with the U code diff for the time being, until I get the car properly sorted out. I acquired a 4.3 head for it a while back, so threw that in there. I've got to weld some mounts onto it for the rear swaybar, so will get the diffhead rebuilt, new axle bearings and get the housing powdercoated for mega bling factor (Even though its a miniscule diff ) Also kaveman and TP61 hooked me up with some stainless sill trims from a GL model, so the car will nearly have all the factory option trim Got the C pillar trims from them a while back, they really tie in the drip rail and window sill trims.

Nope it'll stay K powered in my ownership

Finishing projects quickly is for fags Have never heard anything regarding quality of the top hats, bar a few people saying they're noisy (which is to be expected obviously!) Rear trailing arms are just stock, with Nolathane bushes Churs, I am also a big fan of it. Worked out really well with the Equips I have for it It's gathering dust, lots of personal dramas meant cars didn't really get much attention last year. Finally found a good rotor housing and a pair of rotors this week, so that may help re-interest me in it.

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January 2009 Hmm, only got a pic of the first coat of POR15, but its done Also finally got the fuel tank in, also been POR15'd (as well as the straps) Also finally finished polishing the manifold. I highly recommend you never ever attempt this, what a clown of a job. I spent probably 8 hours in total on it, and its still not what I'd call show quality. Bolted the freshly cleaned up carbs to the manifold Then drilled some holes in the mani for the dowels in the head (werent there before, who uses two bolts to hold on a manifold, honestly) and stuck it on the motor Have got everything sitting in there now that will be bolted up when its done, so I can send the last lot of stuff off to the electroplaters. Am trying to find another alternative to the heater tap, my one has got holes in it and it looks pretty ugly. The universal ones we have at work go the wrong way, so am gonna have to get my ass into gear and do a pick a part mission soon!