Sam44 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Waw just Waw. Great build. Loving your work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 (edited) @Sam44@Pikey009@Claymore@snails ep91@Dale SR@burty@glanzadude Thanks guys! You lot have some good builds going on yourselves that I have been quietly watching 😉👍🏻 04/01/2021 Well happy new year everyone! Lets hope this covid BS is over soon and get some meets going! Recently after much debate over whatsapp and consideration, I have decided I will give reverting back to amber indicators a go, however I didnt just want the bland standard indicators. So what I have done is taken some standard indicator units and painted the insides of them shadow chrome. This way I can darken them without tinting the orange lenses Original: Painted: I was quite impressed with the result so I decided to do the rear tail lights too Re-fitted one of the lights while I wait for some neoprene cord so they have nice new seals. I shall get some better pictures on a nicer day but its just a slight subtle change. Obviously I wanted to avoid retracting from the OEM look, and the darkness changes depending on what angle your looking at it, all without effecting the brightness of the lights which happens if you were to tint the lense instead 👍🏻 6/01/2021 Today I received some combination LED bulbs that have both white and red LEDs in one, the idea by using these is I can use both rear lights as reverse and rear fog. So to do this meant converting the bottom bulb holders on the rear light harnesses to double filament types (BAY15D). Basically the same bulb holders as the brake & tail lights. And as it happens I also received some rear light harnesses today too, so no time like the present! I chopped off the brake & tail light holders off the spare set I got today and wired them up in place of the single filament reverse & fog light holders off the originals, utilising the original pins for the plugs (I apologise for the blurry picture) I also added bullet connectors so I can revert back to how it was originally just incase an MOT tester decides to get funny for whatever reason By the time I got the modified harnesses ready it had got dark and was working by interior light and a head torch, plus it was freezing out so I didn't take any pictures because I just wanted to get it done, but I had ripped out all the interior plastics on the driver's side to wire them up cleanly. The driver side was a matter of plug and play, but the passenger side was missing the rear fog wire in the wiring leading to the harness, so I had to tap into the one on the driver side, ran it across to the connector on the other side and pinched a pin out of a spare connector I had laying around to add the missing wire to the connector to keep it OEM, then just plugged in the passenger side harness and it was done! While I was there with the interior plastics out, it gave me the opportunity to add in some wiring to add some interior boot lights at a later date, and I tidied up all the wiring so it all looks OEM with no random wires hanging around separate from the looms, and everythings taped up with proper loom tape (that manufacturers use) and nothing looks messed with I'm just waiting for some neoprene cord to turn up so that the newly painted indicators and rear lights have some nice new seals The only issue I have with it is that the rear fog light takes priority over reverse, which I don't think is right. What I mean is when it's in reverse with the reverse lights on and you put on the rear fog light, the white light automatically goes out and lights up red instead, but if the rear fog is on and you put it in reverse, the red light stays on and doesn't switch over to white. Personally if I was designing these bulbs I would have had it the other way around and made the reverse light the priority, but it's minor I guess If you're interested where I got them from, I got them from ClassicCarLEDs.co.uk 17/01/2021 A little while ago I met up with @Goldie to help him with a few things on his forged glanza. It'd been a long time since I felt what a standard shifter was like and I realised when I had a little sit in his glanza, that despite the bend I put into my shifter rod to bring it closer, mine was still quite a reach forward for 1st and 3rd. So I ordered a M12x1.25, 4" shifter extension. Well today I got it, and needless to say its waaay too long to still function as a short shifter. So I drilled deeper internally using the threads as a bit of a guide so it drilled straight, and not on the piss, then cut it down to size, and threaded it further It still turned out to be a bit too long for my liking so I cut it down a little further and finally settled on about 1.5 inches of extention. I also filed two flat faces into the top below the threads to fit a 13mm spanner to help get it on and off, although I don't think it will be coming off any time soon because I locktite'd the fuck out of it 😂 The throw is a little bit longer than it was but it's less of a reach forward and I'm more than comfortable with it 👍🏻 Also fitted the painted indicators with the orange lenses They look good and have the desired effect, but it's a weird one because both these and the '98 spec suit it and it's actually hard to choose between 🤔😂 I'll probably keep both pairs and just swap between depending on what mood I'm in lol Lately I've been helping Goldie with a few more bits on his glanza, more recently getting his radio and speakers working, and going over it making a list of things it needs to get it back to it's former glory (not that it's far off mind, its just needing some long awaited love & care) Took a couple snaps of the two together 01/02/2021 Not a massive amount on progress, just a few little bits here and there. Installed a new LED interior light which is MASSIVELY brighter than the one that was in there before, and even that was brighter than the original bulb Got some new brighter red Osram T10 LED's and some T5 COB LED's for the backlight behind the dials. It's difficult to capture a true represention on camera of the difference between the dim and the bright settings, so I'll just show how it looks as a whole Also bought and fitted some new Pioneer 13cm front speakers to replace the 10cm ones after seeing that they do actually fit (with some minor modifications) in Goldie's glanza. So I copied him 😂 the difference in sound is minor but it is noticeable (to my ears), but either way it will take some pressure off the front speakers and not have to work as hard as the 10cm's were. I just wish Pioneer would state the mounting point diameters clearly, so then I could have got the 13cm to start with 🤷🏼♂️ Also I have cut some holes in the boot plastics and finished up the wiring I had put in place previously for the interior boot lights. It's all ready to go, just waiting on the LEDs to arrive (needed a specific size and could only get them from Hong Kong), so once I get them and their in, I will post the pictures up And yes one is higher than the other but believe me, it had to be that way unfortunately And lastly I got a nice little car charger to go with my new phone. Its a Baseus car charger that supports fast charging which is fantastic and I can confirm its works (I've tried plenty of chargers that actually drain power from the phone!) It also has a read out of the cars voltage which I thought was neat and worth mentioning 👍🏻 Edited September 23, 2021 by Trevstar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burty Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Class mate great idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
glanzadude Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Some tasty work mate love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Same from me looks well. I think the design & age of the vehicle does suit the orange lenses. Infact both clear & orange work well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 I like both but do love an amber. Please change the plates back to UK ones though 🤣🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Pikey009 said: Please change the plates back to UK ones though 🤣🤣 Nooooooooooope 😂 Edited January 6, 2021 by Trevstar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 It’s a bloody uk special edition car 🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dale SR Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I am the same with the indicators always swapping between colours, I think the square number plates look good on the front of the starlets, I've got square on my black SR but with the recess at the back designed around the uk shape plate I do feel its best to have that there. Great work going on here and the attention to detail 👍. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 LED's look great and the voltage readout on the charger has to be the easiest way to get a volt gauge installed! Don't forget that editing old posts doesn't move the thread up the list so we don't know you've been updating 😉 Looking more modern every time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) @Claymore cheers buddy 👍🏻 and lol yeah, reason I like to update the same post is so that its all in big chunks and easier to digest & recap (at least in my mind lol), and then post saying update to bump it once I feel its full enough Or do you reckon it would be better to just post new posts each time? Edited February 3, 2021 by Trevstar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 waw that interior light is bright, great work on the dash the pink looks good. the foot well lights also look smart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Trevstar said: @Claymore cheers buddy 👍🏻 and lol yeah, reason I like to update the same post is so that its all in big chunks and easier to digest & recap (at least in my mind lol), and then post saying update to bump it once I feel its full enough Or do you reckon it would be better to just post new posts each time? I personally prefer a new post for the progress as it happens. That way it's a free bump as well. If I can't remember what happened historically I can always go back and read the older posts. It's your blog mate but I prefer it represented in "real time" if you get what I mean?! A story to follow rather than a refence guide to "refer to page 7 for the gearbox". I rarely go back through older pages of blogs, so unless you've told us you've updated most of us will miss out. Awesome work whatever you decide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 @Claymore gotcha 👌🏻 @Sam44 😂 I don't know why it looks pink, but it's definitely red lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) haha is it me or does it look pink in the pics. might be my eyes, im getting on abit now. either way looks smart. Edited February 3, 2021 by Sam44 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goldie Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Such great work mate. And thanks for all your help the other week. Shall be seeing you soon 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 20/03/2021 Finished the boot lights - glued the LEDs into the plastic lense thing and stuck some aluminium strips onto the back of the LED board to act as a bit of a heatsink but in actual practice it's probably not needed Although if I was going to do this again, I would probably place the lights differently as the clearance between the plastics and the chassis is minimal with where they are now but I got lucky with my guess work I also copied the idea from @Claymoreand got a Glanza radiator expansion/overflow bottle for use at a later date. Didn't come with a bracket so I will have to make one like Claymore did with his. Cleaned it up inside and out I wanted to replace & renew the seat belt buckles as they are getting on a bit and I don't have full faith in them to be totally honest. At the same time I decided to spice up the interior, so I had my seatbelts replaced also by a place called FDTS (very friendly & fairly priced, and I would fully recommend them if anyone else would like to look into having theirs done) This is the colour I chose, taking inspiration from the Corolla G6R seat belts Still need to get the passenger seat retrimmed/repaired, also going to repaint the rails, have actually tried to do this already but the paint went pants so I need to strip them again and redo. I was going to get the cam cover powder coated but I wouldn't be able to get the desired effect The 'TOYOTA' lettering will be highlighted in candy red and I have been trying to paint it myself by spray can and airbrushing but this isn't going as smoothly as I would've liked (mainly because of lack of suitable painting environment). 21/03/2021 Resprayed the passenger seat rails with semi gloss black epoxy paint, hopefully should stand up well against any rust, scratches or chips, and fitted the new buckle. Just need to repair the bolster and paint the drivers seat rails Edited July 17, 2021 by Trevstar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pikey009 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Awesome updates mate great attention with the belts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Claymore Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Looking good mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burty Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Love where your taking this mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 All kinds of yes please. I'm definitely getting the seatbelts done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dale SR Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Great work, I really do like the seat belts, nice that you went for red ties in with the SR decals nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burty Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 17 minutes ago, Dale SR said: Great work, I really do like the seat belts, nice that you went for red ties in with the SR decals nicely. Agree, they do a lovely deep blue colour that matches the 98 spec seats, and a green that also matches the sr theme aswell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sam44 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Ive just had a catch up on this build, loving the head work. May I suggest removing the cast/machined lip on the head/combustion chamber side (inlet side) the rear side of the inlet valves. This lip restricts the inlet valve at this point till around 1-2mm lift off the valve seat, it affects around 30% of the valves circumference. Alittle tip is to use an old head gasket placed on the head to see where material can be removed. This 5e is going to be mega. Edited March 29, 2021 by Sam44 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevstar Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 @Sam44 cheers mate! Could you send me a picture highlighting the lip you mean? I've ground back the lips on the back of where the inlet valve seats sit in the head so it's nice and smooth there, but since you said combustion chamber side I don't think this is what you mean? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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