Patches

Progress is slow at the moment due to lack of free time and the wet weather but making the most of my time off work the last few days. I must admit cutting the old wiring out the loom is a massive task, hopefully I've not accidentally cut out anything i'll need. This is ha;fway through cutting the ECU plugs off then removing the wires After finishing cutting out the old stuff its time for the fun part! Putting the new loom in. Finished today with all the wires cut to length and most of them twisted together. Still need to run power and some grounds for the i

Don't know if you got this sorted dude but I got one, painted purple but could probably do with a repaint as it's flaking a bit. £35 posted. I'll grab a picture next chance I get

Not sure if it's possible for you but over here in the UK it's easy enough to get glanza parts from Toyota, even tho the car was never sold here. Might be worth a shot

https://goo.gl/images/4xHZXP That might have the info your needing. Best checking with a multimeter to confirm against the diagram. You only need a few of the wires so shouldn't be too much trouble

If you can then go for some aftermarket injectors like injector dynamics or deatschwerks. Reason for this is they match the injectors and provide data on dead times which can be hard to obtain otherwise. Inputting the correct dead time data helps the ecu create a much more refined tune. Also dont go for too big an injector (e.g. above 1000cc) as it can make getting a stable idle difficult

Ha mate we must be living in a parallel world as that's all I'm watching these days. Seen all of MCM and Binky, just working my way through Roadkill and HotRod Garage/any of the other spin offs

Has anyone else seen this? It's an awesome build by the bad obsession Motorsport guys who cram a Celia GT Four's running gear into a 1980's mini. Really worth a watch. https://youtu.be/7hCPODjJO7s

Got some more time to spend on the car. Tapped the threads for the skyline GTR TPS Got the loom out of the car and stripped some abs wiring out. Loads more to do here Now would be a good time to clean the bay but might not get time before winter properly sets in

Awesome man! Looking forward to it arriving

Hey Sacha, Whats the ETA on these?

Aye it scares me a wee bit too, you should check out haltech's videos on youtube. They cover crimping properly and do a full video on wiring a car. Got started on the car this weekend stripping back the old wiring and removing old sensors and fitting the new ones. Fitted a fuel pressure sensor since i had a spare input, will allow me to run a more accurate tune and safety features if something goes wrong with the pump Got a Link CAN Lambda wideband controller since my Innovate MTX-L needs a new sensor anyway Fitted RX8 Injectors - kinda wish i'd wen

Aye got the car back today, the guy i spoke to last time wasn't there and was in a rush for work so just paid and took my car. Won't be going back, absolute baw bags. No mention of seeing the previous oil pump which we had spoke about, I just can't be fucked arguing with the guys and dragging it out any longer

Put me down for one! 1. Mike King 2. Arnaud medina 3. M.B-glanza 4. Patches 5.

Will do man. I'll fire up pictures of the parts as well

So i went down to the garage today and was able to see the car on the ramp but not running. I was speaking to the owner who was suggesting the leak is coming from the oil pump seal. He has offered to charge a fixed price for the job which is reasonable IF he is correct and the oil pump seal is causing issues. I have requested that they change the oil pump while they have the chance and asked them to set aside the old oil pump and any seals they are replacing as i want to check them for the faults they claim they have. If i see scoring near the crank seal i'll be refusing to pay the final labo

Yeah I was thinking they scored around the seal or something. Yep genuine seals which I supplied

Haha yeah it's starting to seem like it! Apparently they never touched the oil pump, they claim they only changed the crank seal and an existing issue with the oil pump gasket/seal has caused it to force oil out of the crank seal and ruin it. I don't see how that's even possible or am I missing something?

So i've had an oil leak as long as i've had the starlet which has been minor but since the car was in the garage to investigate the oil light I decided to ask the well reviewed local garage to fix that and other things. Fitting new oil switch, rear pads changed and brake's bled, alignment setup and investigate rev dip when clutch pressed. They told me it was both crank seals and a cam seal which was causing the oil leak. No problem, pretty hefty bill and car was back. When I picked up the car it had a clunking in the rear (abs sensor hanging off), the belts were squealing the next day, revs

Seems strange to still use the standard sensor but i guess that's because its a piggy back ecu so the standard ecu will shit a brick if you remove that

EDIT: I was wrong! I'm assuming the original map sensor would no longer be used so i'd probably just swap the vac hose from the standard map sensor to the 3 bar sensor when you arrive. I would also remove the standard map sensor from the bay and tape up the plug to keep it protected in case you need it later

Awesome. Looks like a great car to start with, nice and standard. So funny to hear you say you travelled from London to Paisley haha

Hoping to get around 220-250, keeping the engine standard for now. Who knows might go forged if i want more power Progress at the moment is the car has been in the garage for a week getting both crank seals and a cam seal changed, oil pressure light investigated (turned out to be wiring damage from the oil leak), full alignment and brakes bled. I do most jobs myself but figured some of these were best left to someone qualified. Picking up the car tomorrow before work then I'll be taking it off the road to start the wiring. Can't wait man, dont worry will be twisting all thos

Awesome progress dude, it will be totally worth it in the end!

Cars in the garage getting both crank seals done in preparation for fitting all the below. Got rid of the Apexi Power FC as i fancied going fully standalone, wasted spark running off the distributor cam sensors, might fit a crank trigger down the line but for now this will be perfect. Big thanks to Stu on here for all his advice and helping me out with the link software! Will be making the loom myself, should be pretty fun!