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And after a long period of radio silence I'm back! The Starlet's still running beautifully and I love it more every day. I also sold my old Ka on to a man who's going to fix it up with his daughter for her first car, to teach her about mechanics. Super happy that my car's gone to a good home and that I've got some extra cash to invest in the Starlet Speaking of which, here's the work I did over the weekend Here's the engine bay as it looked on Saturday morning. As you've all probably been able to tell from my previous pictures, it was a bit of a mess. The more I read other people's blogs

Seen a teal/ light green N/A Starlet a few times now on my way back from work, normally on the A6005. Wondered if it was anyone on here!

Yesterday I finished off painting the exhaust manifold shield and got it bolted on and also changed the rear brake shoes. Gave the car a good clean and polish too! All nice and shiny, if a little damp! The engine pre-shield, with a nicely refreshed ignition system New manifold shield painted and installed Final pic of the engine And, last but not least, the new clocks in action... Overall it's been a pretty productive weekend and the Starlet's definitely running a lot better now. ECP didn't have my air filter ready for the weekend so that'll be going in next time I head back down s

Bought a 4EFE exhaust manifold shield off of him recently and I've got nothing but positive things to say. Quick dispatch and delivery and the item arrived in great condition. Good communication and was willing to sell the shield separately to the manifold at my request. Great stuff!

A late night / early morning update. Spent Saturday giving the car some much needed love in the form of new plugs, leads and dizzy cap & rotor and also installed the Paseo clocks. I still need to clean up the wires at some point and break out the soldering iron but they're fine for now Tomorrow comes the oil filter and rear brake shoe replacement. Now without further ado, pictures! What's in the box? Just some clocks. Very dusty and greasy too! But after a bit of cleaning they came up lovely. Beginning the removal process And they're out! Beginning the process of correctly se

Thanks for replying Rory, but fiddlersport had already PMed me and I've bought the shield off of him.

Cheers Jeff, should come in handy; the more information the better!

Thanks Spikey, will do! Thanks man It definitely seems like a great place so far. If I find out who's Starlet it was then I'll let you know, I'm just as clueless as to the owner as you mate ;) I'll be sure to take plenty of pics this weekend and update the thread with my (hopefully) tacho-equipped Starlet.

Hey all, just looking for an exhaust manifold heat shield as mine was hanging on by a single bolt when I bought the car! The manifold looks a bit naked without it ;)

Thanks man, I'll be sure to read up a lot on here before I attempt anything since there do seem to be a hell of a lot of useful guides! Already found the one for the Paseo dials which should make the experience a little easier haha

Linear's EP 91 Progress Blog Hi there ladies and gents and welcome to what I hope will be an entertaining and enjoyable blog (if only for the schadenfreude). To provide a quick bit of backstory, I bought this brilliant little car about three weeks ago and quickly fell in love; coming from a Ka (with a substantially less than healthy clutch) it represents a nice boost in power, comfort and upgrade potential. Now that I have a car that's a bit more worthwhile investing money into (to learn and for fun, I know I won't get my money back!) I've begun spending some of my paycheck on parts. The f

As the title suggests, I'm looking for a tubular Corolla intake manifold for my N/A Starlet!

Hey Bluebear, good to see you on here. I'll make sure it's all clean and ready for inspection come Sunday ;)

Thanks guys! I didn't realise I had a rare colour, that's pretty awesome to know.

Thanks for the welcome Glanza! My current plans are to try and source an intake manifold from a bugeye Corolla, weld the cracks in the exhaust manifold shield and perhaps paint the rocker cover too (completely unecessary, but I think it'd look badass in Red haha). After that, I'll focus on the handling and brakes before doing anything more to the engine.

Hi all, Just bought my first Starlet on Saturday (moving on from my previous 2005 Ford Ka) after being convinced of what a great car it is by a friend here on the forums. Although I've only been driving it for a very short time I'm already loving it, especially the much needed extra power compared to my last lethargic 1.3. I don't have many pictures of the Starlet at the moment but here's one of it peering cheekily around a small shrub. I look forward to getting to know you all!