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Hope this is okay, I have a pair of TS-X22 speakers that I don't have any use for anymore. They're a bit dirty and have some sun damage and are untested. If anyone is interested please pm me. Thanks!

Thanks for all the help guys. Got it done today so hopefully it'll be all good.

I know this is a fairy mundane question, but how critical is accurate (i.e. to manufacturer's specs)  belt tension for items like power steering, ac or alternator belts?

I only ask cause I've been asked to sort one out on someone else's car. I've done my own cars in the past by using a straight edge and pushing the belt to make sure the deflection seems reasonable. I've never had any trouble, but since its not my car I want to be a bit more sure.

Thanks,

Andrew 

Cool stuff I saw in Melbourne:

Sorry for so many pics

Hi Guys,

I'm planning on moving to Australia in the near future and I'm struggling to find time to work on this. If anyone's keen to take this off my hands please pm me, I'll be putting up in the classifieds when I get a chance.

Thanks,

Andrew

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I'm planning on moving to Australia in the near future and I'm struggling to find time to work on this. If anyone's keen to take this off my hands please pm me, I'll be putting up in the classifieds when I get a chance.

Thanks,

Andrew

Now up: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45239-1981-toyota-celica-ta61-gt-rally-palmerston-north/

Went down to Lower Hutt yesterday night to grab some doors, put them on immediately when I got home. Thanks Tristan! 

Swoon. That's a good bit of bit of motivation to get mine going! That little hood mound isn't factory is it?

Its been about a month I know, but hopefully this might help out:

What kind of carb is it?

To add to everything said about a trailer over 3,500kg, whoever is doing the welding has to have a current welding ticket and supply copy the heavy vehicle certifier. As far as I am aware.

Thanks for the advice guys, greatly appreciated.

See if you can find a copy of NZS 5467:1993 Code of Practice for Light Trailers, which gives limits of overhangs, loadings, etc. To be rated as a light trailer you have to keep the GVM (trailer tare weight + payload) of the trailer less than or equal to 3,500kg, otherwise its considered a heavy vehicle and a heavy vehicle certifier has to become involved (if your car/truck can actually tow that much anyway).

Thanks for the quick reply, 

I'm not entirely sure how I'll do that without having the sensor quite far down the extractor, as the extractor is a 4 - 2 - 1 type thing.

Thanks for the help!

Hi guys, I'm looking for a bit of advice on what to do about O2 sensor relocation.

I've bought myself a set of old headers from a 2tg for my 2tgeu. I need to modify them to accept the 2tgeu O2 sensor, which is tapped into the cast manifold.

Is it important how far along the extractor the sensor is located? 

Is it important how many cylinders the sensor receives exhaust from?

Thanks,

Andrew 

I never did much about it, but the roll pin connection had a huge amount of slop in it on my old one. Its not really a precision fit. I'd imagine that's the main cause. Checking the condition of the nylon bush seems to be pretty straight forward, the boss that holds everything together has a bayonet style twist connection from memory.

I went out to the wreckers at Foxton yesterday. I came back empty handed except for this pic:

1972 VH Valiant Ranger XL. 245cu 6cyl, reg appears to be on hold. Car hasn't been on the road since 2005.

Looks in reasonably good nick, I only had a quick look but the interior seems to be complete and pretty tidy, I actually didn't ask if it was running/had an engine though.

It belongs to a mate of the guy who runs Foxton Auto Dismantlers. I asked him what the deal was and he says he wants $800. That's pretty cheap I think, someone buy this so I can stalk the project thread.

Replacement bonnet arrived, much better condition than the old one.

Discussion: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/38684-banters-ta61-celica-of-yesterdays-future/?p=1097251

So I sorted this out a while ago and closed it up.

The door jams are much healthier now.

Then:

Cut up:

Now:

 I bought some fenders to replace my rusty ones, they're not proper Toyota ones but seem to fit well with a few tweaks. 

I spied this, hope it helps.

Hey I got a CDX-3 cd player unit off the market place but I don't want to go cutting the o.e plug to fit my crappy head unit, Ted or Hachi interested? Maybe swaps for os tape player if it works (haven't tested it)? 

I reckon they suit the pre-facelift version pretty good. Each to his/her own!

If anyone's interested: http://www.toyota.co.jp/jpn/company/history/75years/vehicle_lineage/catalog/60010026B/pageview.html#page_num=1

There's a bunch of scans of old toyota brochure scans on the 75th anniversary website for heaps of different models

Stub axle on the crown wheel side is being stubborn. The other side came out okay but this one is being an pain. I've managed to move it a good 5mm but then I smacked my thumb.

Cut out the driver's side, not as bad at all. Had heaps of sealant gunk which just kinda peeled off.

Engine is looking a bit prettier. Not really much in the scheme of things but any progress is good.

I knew there was some damage in the firewall gutter so I had a look. I had previously pulled out a plate that was covering a bit of a hole. 

All gummed up with sealant around the fresh air shroud. 

Turns out there was very little solid metal holding it there

Going to do the same on the other side to assess the situation. Probably the most awkward place to get into and do repairs. Hmm.