micrat

looks like an awesome little mx! the work on the wheels really paid off...hardtop would be a sweet addition...

it seems to carry loads a lot better with a bigger footprint and less sidewall flex! has a LOT more grip when empty too talking of loads, she's been doing her bit this weekend, I went to visit a friend in lincolnshire (300 miles or so away) and collected an engine while I was up there, did the 300 miles home with me, another chunky chap (my mate mike) all of our luggage, 4 wheels and a radiator haha! legendary little thing have a few pics of my friend toms metro, his mate (also toms) bike carbed and 16v'd polo, and his brothers BX which has just been to switzerland and back too!!!

had no luck selling the wheels, but had no luck making them fit either, they either hit the caliper, or by the time they were spacered out had no thread left to screw a nut onto (same story as the BBS's) but i prevailed! excuse the state of it, its been working hard, but heres some unwashed, but successful, piccies!!! quite pleased with them actually!!!

hehe if it makes me some money i might glanza it!!!

might do now, used the length until recently with the seats folded down, now got a rack! pasted from retro rides...part 2: she's had a few little improvements, unfortunately the alloys are now up for sale, as the brakes are in desperate need of an overhaul so I'm freeing up funds! also, had to expand upwards as she's not the biggest inside and was limiting what I could carry, however that was easier said than done, being a 3 door with no roof channels, no roof rails, non-opening, bonded rear side windows, all worked against me fitting any roof mounted equipment...so we got all excited and u

Thought I'd delete my old thread, start a new one minus a lot of the guff, its all a bit new for a lot of people on here anyway, so don't need an update every time I whacked a sticker on ;) The story began with the death of my beloved but truly awful rover 220gti which expired just after the gathering last year due to cambelt failure and being hit by a taxi and a passat all within a 2 week period : r.i.p rover! anyways I needed a cheap car in a hurry, so I found this little toyota which had been backed into a lamp-post! the damage didnt look bad, but the boot floor was quite creased, the sp

do you still have the inlet manifold?

yep another good tip yeah normally leave them in hot water or on the dashboard vents with the heater on hot for a few mins! i know i was painting a matte colour this time, but people underestimate the finish you can acheive

this may be me just wandering through life and not noticing things, but I have had a revelation!!! I have, in the past, done a fair amount of rattle can respraying, everything from body trim to a full daihatsu fourtrak (wrist cramp like a teenager watching a saturdays video after that one lol) and although I could get a fairly good finish I always ended up with the odd patchy bit, or lines showing through where the coverage isnt even... then I came across there: http://www.graff-city.com/product_info.php?products_id=633 basically these caps (lots of other varieties are available through the p

this was the extent of the damage on mine, needed the bumper pushing out, and put a jack in the spare wheel well to push the floor back out! cost £0 and took an hour! but i guess a bodyshop would quote for jig time, paint, bumpers at toyota dealer prices, it all adds up... not exactly a demo derby car!!!

Looks like a good base to start with

just FYI when i got my starlet i knew it had been back into a pole (it was pretty obvious lol) but was showing as HPI clear, when i got what i thought was the v5 through it was a letter saying it had been reported cat C and i needed a VIC test... i was in there for less than 5 minutes, as long as the engine and chassis numbers match its pretty much all good, they dont inspect the repair its purely I.D!!! although im sure if you went in with duck tape everywhere and a childs bike wedged in your grille they might refuse a test ;)

soooooo so clean will make a lovely project for someone!

haha quality plates wish we got to choose, we just get whatever comes with the car!

nuts huh?! found it on youtube, easier to watch there lol.

Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan, also known as the 'Rainbow Sheikh', due to the fact that he once bought a fleet of Mercedes every colour of the rainbow as a wedding present. Decided that he would like to celebrate the desert, by building a very special caravan. On this occasion the Rainbow Sheik chose to honor the pioneers of the oil boom - and show his passion for classic dune-bashing four wheel drives - by building the most incredible replica of a 1950s Dodge Power Wagon, only eight times the size of the real thing. Built over a period of months, the scale of the construction was limited

yaris arm is a neat look i just de-wipered mine and regret it every morning when i have to back out my drive and its all wet lol! sweet car generally, just had a nose through the whole thread (over a few days, when the site decided to work lol)

thats awesome! can only imagine the trouble you have getting the power down, my bog standard n/a struggles in second gear round corners, and thats with about 70bhp lol!!! but the fact it isnt low and modified looking is what makes it!!! maybe just get some stiffer springs made, or bung some caravan assisters in the rear coils, they stop compression and are used for when towing a trailer normally, cheap too... link... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spring-Assistors-Fits-TOYOTA-STARLET-EP90-96-ON-Towing-/230687885094?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Touring_Travel&hash=item35b611c726 would help your laun

at risk of being a cock i cant decide between 4!!! 1) 318is coupe special built non sunroof with no a/c, mintier than a minty thing, quite quick, quite nice looking, good non compromised all rounder... 2) EG civic majorly stripped track spec car, awesome fun but a bit too compromised for a daily drive... 3) fourtrak with lift and pickup conversion, was just epic fun in the mud 4) jag rat-mobile, just for the pure giggles!!! every car is soooo different in the things they can offer you, its so hard to choose!

mines just rolled over 170,000! n/a 4e-fe with FSH havin a service this weekend, still runs like a dream, uses no fluids and sounds spot on!!!

looks spot on!!!

meant to add to my post (cheers for the zoidberg love by the way ) if anyone is getting live plants for the first time i would really really recommend buying a clown loach, or 2 or 3!!! they are nice looking fish, but more importantly they feed on snail eggs, if you have any in your tank!!! i changed from plastic to live plants, and even though i washed them they must have had eggs on, i had sooooooo many snails after a few weeks i literally scooped out 70 - 80 tiny snails, after i got the loaches i never saw a snail again you can buy them small for about 5 quid, or bigger ones for about

thats lush! i love rally reps anyway, but its really well done, they can look tacky!!! much love!

ah glad theres a topic on tropics!!! we have 2 tanks at home, the littlun is my mrs's and just has pink things in, my tank has my pride and joy... dr zoidberg the red clawed crayfish!!! i have fish in there too, a big plec, a gourami, mollies, platys, tetras, disposable really as sometimes they get eaten!!! heres a few pics of the tank... when it was dry... first fill up... baby zoid... the tanks... will get some nicer pics, got a new camera the other day

thanks ill get some progress pics up soon, would be a bit lame to start a build thread atm!!!