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A few things made my progress almost stop... That green paint is special order and is taking forever to get a new can, first order a typo made it daytona yellow, the reorder got lost between Sydney and Perth, and I'm waiting for the 3 try to get here at the end of the week. I ordered a full gasket set for the engine, and it's not that full. Missing the oil pump housing o-ring, impossible to find at any parts store, until I stop at Toyota today and I will get it tomorrow! only $5! --- Also missing fuel injectors seals. no big deal there... My SC14 Supercharger hasn't arrived yet, was supposed to be here last thursday, but changes in (time) circumstances will make me swap the engines first, build brackets and piping on the ol' 4E, then install on the 5E. Next on my list is to clean the valves and start rebuilding the head, mesure and adjust valve/cam clearances.. With the o-ring I can reassemble the front end of the block. And when my Grabber Green shows, I can finish my brakes and be ready to install them once I get new tyres...

still avail?

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I'm not sure if it's import of not, I doubt it is. Trim is "Life", as is every other Starlet I see around, none modded Carat lights were from my wallet, still have the OEM available.I just can't stand have the same car as someone else! LOL nothing can stay stock, I even modded the Carat lights 3 times already, planning a 4th mod soon, if I get the part I want Yeah I wanted a change from white and redEDIT *CHROME* since the Aussie sun CHOPPED! the red off., so I went the complete opposite! I want to change the body colour too, what I really want would be brushed steel body with black plastics.

what's the size of that other TB? I might be interested. And what is the difference between the 2 clocks you mentionned? I see one (bottom) has one more warning light but what else?

I have them and like them. The only one around with these on, and debadged no one knows what kind of car it is. And I mean NO ONE...

I moved away from Canada first chance I got. Not looking back. But if you really want to go, Jim Morrison's lyrics are the best advise: the west is the best. Go West.

V2.0 Progress Pictures

Figured I could start a progress thread... I'm only on my biggest build to date. First let's see V0.0 from just over a year ago: Second is V1.0 from almost a year ago: V1.1, October. Bar and driving lights V1.2 last November, VF Commodore wing installed V1.3 Light bar replaced by Nudge bar. Welcome to the Australian Outback... This section is up to date. Next post, I'll present the beginning of V2.0.

bumped PM sent 2 days ago. Any news?

Thanks a lot for the 5E-FHE cams and the inlet! Great communication, very open to requests... I took a little bit to arrive, but that wasn't Ryan's fault, and he tracked the parcel everyday to make sure I'd get it...

I just bumped my PM.

Update?

I'm in western australia... And just bought a 4age intake and 5efhe cams last week. the intake, from the pics, is a direct replacement for my 4E intake. So still same dilema, but I' pretty sure that if I reuse the specific sensors from the 4E with the ECU, and the 5E injectors, the ECU will handle it properly. bigger stroke, bigger injectors. same setup. ECU and oxygen sensor wont freak out because of .05L more per cylinder...

How much to get the rear plate surround to Oz? and can you mesure how wide the plate section is?

I have a 1997 EP91 4E-FE with a C150 transmission at the moment. I have a 1992 5E-F*E with another C150 transmission on my bench. I wish to replace the 5th gear in one of the C150 to improve fuel economy. I currently make 6.0-7.0L/100km, or 40-47 UK MPG, and want to keep the same numbers or even improve them a little on daily driving after I swap the 5E in. My current RPM at 100kmh/60mph is about 3,100. I'm aiming at around 2,500-2,750. Of course having a spare gives me more flexibility and time. Thing is, I cannot find anything, any info on how or where to get gears, and I'm not familiar enough with Toyota transmissons to just go buy gears from another model to put in mine....