mrnoris Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 I always end up waffling with these things so lets stick to the facts… Bought an NA EP91 in 1AO blueish silver with 74K on it, as a cheap beater to and from work and a year on I love it, so just going to track updates, repairs mods etc here, since it has earned some attention. When I bought it I spotted/was informed of these issues with it: Well overdue the 60k (timing belt, all filters, plugs, oil etc)OSF lightly crashed (badly repaired) but straight underneathNSF suspension knockingJuddering when meshing clutchBent rear wiper armWould need a couple of tyres soonVery slight coolant leakRear number plate hazed I used to work in parts at Lexus so grabbed genuine parts cheap and decided while I was at it might as well replace all belts so the following weekend it got: Timing beltspark plugsOil filterSump plug washerAir filterPollen filter (which was butterz, probably at least 5 years old)Toyota oilScreenwashAlternator/waterpump belt(Toyota sent me the wrong PAS belt twice!) Ran it for a year with the (very) old PAS belt until I could be bothered to change it. Since summer has ended the alternator belt has been squealing in cold/damp conditions. Here it is parked outside with my old clio being hauled away as spares or repairs, hated that car, and my ovlov 960 on the left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 After 6 months I decided a few comfort related improvements were required: The OE sony cassette display didn’t work and had to goAerial needed fixingCupholders were required Had an alpine in stock and modded the old aircon blank for the USB input. Was originally going to try to bodge the alpine usb cable in – pressfit style but had to grab a panel mount, which is why the opening is a bit oversized. Need to black out the screws when I get a chance. White plastic dust is from filing out the socket behind (I’m never going to put aircon in this so…). Didn’t know at this point that there were OE cupholders for glanzas so grabbed that truly awful cup holder and “free box”. You can’t even put a medium Mcdrinks cup in it… By the middle of summer it REALLY needed tyres. I couldn’t bring myself to spend money on more 145/80 R13s, I drive a bit too hard for that much sidewall so after a bit of research, I found these on ebay and worked out they would fit. This was also when I found the UKSO forum . Grabbed these with michi pilots for £62 about 2 hrs drive away in Worcester. Under a 1er for 4 wheels and tyres including fuel is what I’m after. Owned by a middle aged guy who looked after them, so aside from corrosion from too much cleaning and some slight age cracks, they’re in very good nick Fitted the following weekend Hopefully people won’t be too offended in either camp about the mixed brands but they were cheap, they fit with zero modification and I can’t afford aftermarket alloys. Planning on debadging the centrecaps and silvering them temporarily until I refurb the wheels and probably go gloss white once it is on a set of used coilies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Once these tyres and wheels went on I fell in love with the car. So a plan has been hatched, and the general aim is relatively subtle, cheap, and era appropriate mods where possible prioritising in descending order: Cheap daily drivingFast road –ishMake it a bit more desirable but not baitcar I am as skint as I usually am at the moment so starting small and working my way up: Gingercator delete – (Thanks for the guide Morgey! Saved me some broken clips) Looks like that bodge repair has been done more than once since there is an aftermarket cluster in there. Had to enlarge the clip holes to get OE lense to fit. Will silver the inside of the clusters and bulbs once I have sourced and fitted new wing bonnet bumper and cluster. Spent most of Saturday farting about cleaning my shed and then dealing with the alternator belt squeal. So far so good. After lots of research on here I thought the alternator was seizing but not too sure now. Checked all pulleys for play, free spinning, alignment etc, added a bit more tension, sprayed some maintenance fluid into the bearing on the front of the alternator and cleaned everything with brake cleaner. Looked to me like my WP and alt pulleys are out by the thickness of a pulley face: Anyone confirm this is how they are supposed to look? Belt looks shunted over to me. Anyway no squeal yet so fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) Couple weeks ago I had enough of the audio so: pulled the sub to get theile small parameters for rebuilding the box, in the end the box is basically close enough to the correct size so just refurbed it. previous owner bodged the port up had this in stock trimmed the flange off the internal flare and flattened one edge for clearance added neoprene gasket... love this stuff - everything that screws to the box got this added to it original internal wire vs new 14AWG pure copper testing with a computer PSU soldering the power teminal routing power cable through OE loom trimmed the mounts (badly) and added a gasket to seal against Somehow I managed to not get pics of the 4” alpine cheapo 2ways I fitted in the front. Theyre ok I guess, zero response below 120hz though. Might try to do a custom build with 6” in the front when I get time/money. I know the sub is going against the philosophy of lightness but for now I need a bit of bass and I had it in stock for a few years and never heard it. So it’s staying for now since I just refurbed it. Port is about an inch too short so tuning frequency is 40 odd hz rather than 31 which is what the software recommends for flat response. So it has a slight peak at 40hz but my sensitive ears can tollerate it (and I have trouble with many club PA systems). Found out my alpine HU has an intermittent fault on the low level (sub) outputs so it has been sent to the approved repairer. Was going to have a go myself but I absolutely love that HU and for £60 they are responsible for it (stuff I dismantle doesn’t always reassemble!). It's been with them over 2 weeks now. The engineer has called to say they agree it has an intermittent fault but can’t get it to do it while the unit is apart, only when it’s together. So need to do more testing. That’s all for now… I guess a to do list will help me keep track of my progress so: Needs doing:Sort alternator belt squeal (fingers crossed)Intermediate serviceNSF knocking – had a pry when I was working on alternator belt. Still cant find obvious culprit. Want to do soon:Front end repairYaris rear wiper arm (seen on pinske’s progress thread, mines bent)Glanza cup holderOS parcel shelf rubberSR clocksClear side repeaters, silver indicator bulbsRolla inlet mani4-2-1 exhaust4/7afe throttle body100PS ECUair filter upgradeChange steering wheelGlanza/celica ST202 brake conversionUsed coilies, top mounts and panhardGeneral clean and tidy exterior96 spec glanza rear clusters with custom reverse light Once I am there or there abouts, I will re-evaluate the direction its going in and my finances and see where I want to take it next. Would love a 2zzge but more likely to be a turbo 4efe in future if at all. Any advice on NSF knocking appreciated, otherwise its going to end up with swap outs starting with cheapest and working up. My gut says topmount but its not visibly dead… Edited October 1, 2017 by mrnoris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_A Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 It was all looking good til the Law and Order boxset Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mxdsnny Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Sounds like its going to be a cool little car. What 4-2-1 are you thinking of using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) It was all looking good til the Law and Order boxset Guilty, your Honour! Sorry couldn't resist... Sounds like its going to be a cool little car. What 4-2-1 are you thinking of using? Based on what people are saying here: http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/101218-best-exhaust-manifold/ Would likely be an ee100/101 from a scrap yard to keep things cheap (if there are still any around). I need to do a bit more research for myself and also likely to be dependant on whats available.Would love a 5efhe manifold but I don't even know what they look like plus they are extra hard to come by...Having to manually research what things look like thanks to photobucket is a pain, but I wont let it hinder my progress. Plenty of work arounds ;) Edited October 1, 2017 by mrnoris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Little update: Before After sidemoulding delete (forgot it on original list) On a related note, I have a full set of side mouldings and solida badges in reasonable nick, free to collect from North London area in the unlikely event anyone is interested. Will keep them for a couple weeks in case someone is going for the stock look otherwise I cant store them and they will be binned. Really needs clear side repeaters now. But will happen after I get back from hols. Also really needs OSF wing. Anyone know a good scrap yard/breakers in norf london/herts area? Or anyone got one in 1A0? would like to avoid farting about with paint if I can. Booked an MOT last night "half price" £29.90 (usually I wouldn't go for a cheap MOT but I would do any repairs myself and I know the garage). Only passed! advisory on hazed rear plate and rear tread. So far its been a very cheap, reliable little motor! I feel like she's earned an early service. Also going to clean/check calipers while i'm at it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_A Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 They look so much better without the mouldings, congrats on the mot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie93DLZ Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 would you post the mouldings? will pay for packaging etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 I will look into it for ya mate. Sorry I didn't see your wanted post. Main issue is going to be packaging. Most poster tubes aren't wide enough so I am looking at the cardboard pallet corner protectors. Just want to make sure they dont get folded by someone! Now I know you are after them I will keep hold of them until I have worked out the best way. I'll PM you once I have a rough idea on package dimensions and grab some quotes. NI yeah? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie93DLZ Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 15 hours ago, mrnoris said: I will look into it for ya mate. Sorry I didn't see your wanted post. Main issue is going to be packaging. Most poster tubes aren't wide enough so I am looking at the cardboard pallet corner protectors. Just want to make sure they dont get folded by someone! Now I know you are after them I will keep hold of them until I have worked out the best way. I'll PM you once I have a rough idea on package dimensions and grab some quotes. NI yeah? if you could it would be great. ill pay for package etc and post of course and yes NI my sr is missing them. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mxdsnny Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 11/10/2017, 20:27:21, mrnoris said: Little update: Before After sidemoulding delete (forgot it on original list) On a related note, I have a full set of side mouldings and solida badges in reasonable nick, free to collect from North London area in the unlikely event anyone is interested. Will keep them for a couple weeks in case someone is going for the stock look otherwise I cant store them and they will be binned. Really needs clear side repeaters now. But will happen after I get back from hols. Also really needs OSF wing. Anyone know a good scrap yard/breakers in norf london/herts area? Or anyone got one in 1A0? would like to avoid farting about with paint if I can. Booked an MOT last night "half price" £29.90 (usually I wouldn't go for a cheap MOT but I would do any repairs myself and I know the garage). Only passed! advisory on hazed rear plate and rear tread. So far its been a very cheap, reliable little motor! I feel like she's earned an early service. Also going to clean/check calipers while i'm at it... How did you get rid of the glue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrnoris Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 42 minutes ago, Mxdsnny said: How did you get rid of the glue? De-Solv-it sticky stuff remover. I'm sure there is a proper chemical that the trade use, but I read it works and its like 5-6 quid a can from halfrauds. Spray it on, leave about 10 mins and use a plastic filler spreader to scrape. Metal will damage the paint. Repeat until its all gone and then rinse it off well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mxdsnny Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 16/10/2017, 12:43:33, mrnoris said: De-Solv-it sticky stuff remover. I'm sure there is a proper chemical that the trade use, but I read it works and its like 5-6 quid a can from halfrauds. Spray it on, leave about 10 mins and use a plastic filler spreader to scrape. Metal will damage the paint. Repeat until its all gone and then rinse it off well. Thanks. More questions, what do you use to post photos? I used to use photo bucket but that’s doesn’t work anymore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Uploading to the forum is much easier now, alternatively you can there is a number of other photo hosting sites like imgur, imageshack or postimage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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