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That manifold is lovely
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Absolutely love the noises it makes. IMG_0642.MP4
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She’s still a bit mad max looking
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Think I’ve managed to seal the sump properly now but had limited time to really give the car a good shake out. I fitted the front lights to check they work and everything is spot on so I’ll be getting some decent bulbs. Turns out the rear arch liner I thought was missing has actually been in the boot since I’ve owned the car 🤣 it just didn’t look like it belonged in the arch but hey Ho it’s saved me paying £50 for one.
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Not that you need any advice or help with the cleaning as it’s come up amazingly but I used williams waterless wash and wax on the interior plastics of the gt. (I use it on the exterior of the transporter and fabia as they are both black). It really helped to restore a deep shine back in to the plastics. For all fabric related stuff I use a vax carpet cleaner which has some funky swirly brush head attachment. Anyway, looks spot on, love the special seats and wheel! I wonder if they originally came with specific mats? This might be controversial but I think it’d look great on a set of
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Mate I hadn’t even realised you’d started this thread until Burty told me. Absolutely love this thing mate well done for saving it, it’s properly smart. Cracking work as always
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Well the sump is still bloody leaking, bit of a kick in the teeth after all the effort i've put in. I'm away next week so it's going to be a while before I can get back on it to see what's going. Fitted a gasket between the down pipe and front pipe, much better seal and no more exhaust leaks.
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Sorry mate the sump is on and sealed. Giving it two days and hoping it seals well. The silver cover is original to the car though and it’s the stronger bottom end, not that I plan on stressing it
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Loving this, great work
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Got carried away as usual and thought I may as well sort the exterior too. Spent a good hour wire wheeling then finished with hammerite. Will be re-sealing and refitting it today
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Started off very slowly using my nails and then got fed up and used my flapping wheel. Used loads of degreaser, then pressure washed- repeated this many many times
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I forgot to get a pic of the sump when I took it off, it was in a right state, sealant everywhere🤣 I just wanted to get cracking with cleaning it up and after 4 hours this is where I was
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A pic of the rods as promised
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I'm not sure whats going on with the starlet parts world at the moment, literally impossible to find stuff and full of time wasters
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I saw it an knew what it was and it was so close but with the GT still not on the road and me moving job location again soon I just couldn’t take it on
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Well done mate, was v close to me that one and if I didn’t have the GT I’d have gone for it. Will require its own thread I reckon
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Awesome, you just need a white SR now
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The rocker had been leaking down into the timing cover too so it’s now all cleaned up and spotless. There were bolts missing from the lower cover which had caused it to rub on the crank pulley so that’s another good fault sorted
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Crank seal, timing kit and belts all done along with the water pump. Everything looks original which was scary but I’m happy it’s all done. It is the sump that’s leaking though so that’s next on the list. I’ll grab a pic of the rods.
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Silver SR 50k Owner near my work.
Pikey009 replied to Pikey009's topic in eBay, BidJDM, Yahoo Auction Finds
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Cheers mate, I’ll take a pic if the sump is leaking a d I need to remove it. From what I’ve been told, it’s the slightly stronger engine. Makes me feel a little better even at the mild state of tune it’s in
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Toyota starlet MK2 GT Turbo, Forged 5e build
Pikey009 replied to jwhite's topic in EP80/EP82 Progress Blogs
Looks fantastic, puts mine to shame! -
Cheers mate, if I have any more issues with the pipes I’ll do that but to be honest she’s holding boost really well. I drove it again yesterday and it just feels really strong and boosts great.
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So for everything I listed, genuine from Toyota was £250. You can get cheaper blue print kits from the usual tuning companies for much cheaper though