funny onion

blasted mine out with an airline, couldn't believe how mush metal filings and crap came out of it. never thought of flushing with petrol but it will consider that in future!

Check to see if they're glazed. If they're not glazed you could be ok as long as the new rings are gapped right obviously.

Last night's emotional meltdown you mean

Float could be bent maybe. take the sender unit out and check the float. I see you're from Hull! There's a few of us in Hull with starlets, some of us meet with the local Jap Club Team Fuji at Goldcrest pub on Victoria Dock on a Thursday night from 7.30ish onwards. You should come along!

thanks! needs a proper wash wax and polish now I will have it at home. still plenty to do but at least she's on the road now and I can get a few miles on the engine.

IT PASSED!

my genuine look of surprise that it made it to petrol station haha

Love it, colour really suits the car! good work

No I would love some genuine ones, maybe one day... I haven't tried the genuine work emotions on it yet, they're currently on Sam's car. Would love an Si front lip but EP71 parts are so hard to get here and they come with an insane price tag. I foud a set of Si clocks the other day which I would love for the rev counter but they were £250 plus postage :/ I plan on collecting bits over time hopefully. Thanks for the kind words everyone, last night was a nightmare, leaking fuel lines, leaking brake line that eventually pulled the threads etc. the valve for the heaters needs to be open otherwise it pressurizes which I found out :/ but it drove to petrol station and to my house fine which was good. I so hope it passes MOT, but the handbrake efficiency is low, didn't have the time to get it adjusted up properly. The travel on the lever isn't bad and I worked it on/off loads in traffic on the way to work this morning which seems to have improved it. We will soon find out anyway. I just want it on the road so I can put a few miles on it and change the oil before JAE. I'm tired and have a migrane today so I may cry if it fails lol.

Can't think of any specific tips that would help you, obviously glovebox and the mounting bar out, and lay in a really uncomfortable position and try not to torch the car out of anger.

managed it without taking the dash out but it was a complete nightmare!

love the wheels, looks awesome. never seen any jap cars when I've been in NYC mostly just been Ferraris and stuff like that!

Thanks guys, I hope it passes MOT! no reason why it shouldn't but you never know! MOT is tomorrow at 1, so i'll update with a smiley face hopefully

Can we get a confirmed attendee list?

tells you when the flux capacitors need recharging... nah I think it's what nick said, monitors battery life.

Made good use of the bank holiday getting this ready for MOT. dash is back in, I wired in the wideband, boost controller and boost gauge. Fitted a fog light for MOT, ran in some speaker wires in preparation for when I get a head unit today. wired the horn in, fitted the steering wheel. had it on the floor and drove around the units to wash it as it was grafted from storage! clutch bite is very low so that needs adjusting slightly. brakes seem fine but handbrake needs slight adjustment, too much travel on the lever but it works fine. seems to start run and drive very well so far! the front needs lifting as it catches on the arches on lock but I've not adjusted these coilovers since buying them so will set them all tonight hopefully. Need to source the right rad cap for it but all is good! Mot this week!

The engine in my advance was a complete overhaul. Everything machined and genuine Toyota parts built in a clean environment and it's been spot on for nearly 70k miles now It originally melted the Pistons after a remap but we won't go into that, but it's been fine since the rebuild and remap

Paid! Can't wait eeee

JUST TAKE MY MONEY!!! nah that's cool

Awesome shall we start a list?

Thanks guys, intercooler is being fitted now, welding bend to the core due to lack of clearance. looking well though, i'll get some pics up when it's done. aluminium is very unforgiving to weld especially having only welded a few times before haha, the grinder has been out a few times...

Water lines don't matter either way around, personally I've never ran coolant to any of my turbos. As above, next thing I would do is a compression test. it would be a long shot maybe but if you could get hold of a bore scope have a look down see what you can see? but compression test should tell you a bit. I know it's frustrating but don't give up you'll find it eventually!

So here's an update on the current situation with the EP70! I've recently ben in Canada for 2 weeks, and was working late shifts before that, but Sam has been finishing a few things off bless him. Brakes are all bled up, handbrake is adjusted up. Clutch is bled up. Fuel system is finished and tested, everything works with no obvious leaks at this stage. Exhaust has been made up and fitted. I did nearly all of the welding, I'm not a welder lol. It's ugly but doesn't seem to blow. Radiator has ben mounted in position, I welded the bottom bracket to the cross member- again, it's ugly but you can jack the car up from it now so it's unlikely to fall off! I sprayed the scuttle panel purple to match the bay Fitted new balljoints Sam made a little bracket for the Hot/Cold valve on the heater pipe Issues... So looking at the wiring diagram, it seemed that the signal wire for the fuel pump was a switched earth. When I was soldering the wire into pin 4 on the ECU plug the ticker pump and swirl pot pump were priming... then when I plugged the ECU in they were running continuously lol. They get their power directly from the battery so even without the ignition on etc. Massive problem! So I tried switching the signal wire onto the main EFI power and it worked. yay. I'm still apprehensive about the fuel system as it's been such a massive retro-fit I know there are likely to be leaks etc but all seems good so far. Went to prime the engine with oil by turning it over with no spark or fuel but the starter motor had a crap earth so fixed that and it turned really well, oil light went off. Stuck some spark plugs in there and temporarily mounted the coilpack, and it fired first turn of the key! There were a few vac lines off the inlet so it revved up and down, turned it off and blanked them all up. Second try it fired first flick of the key and ticked over like a good 'un! sounded well, no obvious leaks or problems so far. Ran it for a few mins without issues. I've since dropped the oil and changed the filter. no swarf on the magnetic sump plug. Anyway- pics Just need to mount the intercooler, finish off putting the interior back together, finish off clamping up all the power steering hoses and stuff.

Yeah I need to get some pics but ive more or less made the exhaust up, just need to weld flanges on. welded it up all myself so it's not pretty but i'll probably just heat wrap it, you can't see it anyways. Radiator is mounted, again welded the bottom mount to the cross member and the welds aren't pretty but you can't see them. All fuel lines, fpr, etc are on, just needs the system priming and checking for leaks, I've just put some fresh fuel in too as the tank was dry from brazing the other fittings on. send unit is back in the tank so I need to hook the battery up to check the fuel level works haha Engine and gearbox are filled with oil, wiring is pretty much done just needs the ecu and brake level warning earths trimming down and mounting. Brakes are all done and bled up, handbrake is adjusted up. Need to swap the old ball joints for some new ones I have on the shelf as I think they've seen better days. Intercooler sill needs mounting up and hot pipe making up from the turbo. I have the flange and pipe just need to mount the intercooler first. Getting close!

love it, will definitely have one!