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Fitted a new water temperature gauge to the car at the weekend, wanted to keep a closer eye on the temps as the stock gauge on the dash doesnt fill me with confidence.

Noticed there is a spare blanked off port on the thermostat housing on the glanza's, so decided to use that to plumb in the sensor using an M16 x 1.5 to 1/8th npt adapter. Once installed I wired it up with some crimping connectors and ran the wire through the firewall into the cabin.DSC_3135.thumb.JPG.4c17e5a118cf73bb4a2b4af24f68cef5.JPGDSC_3137.thumb.JPG.675bc808054bc430dc90dd20a66f2e2c.JPGDSC_3138.thumb.JPG.c1ff4e52a77443ed35bad478dcb1dc35.JPGDSC_3148.thumb.JPG.925c3fdbe62bcd9ea7513c10a1810366.JPG

Then I got the new gauge fitted into my a pillar gauge pod trim and got it all wired up. It only needed a 12v positive, a ground and a signal wire coming from the sender in the engine bay. Did all the connections with crimping connectors and also redid the wiring for my boost gauge with them as the wiring wasnt the best before.

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Pleased with how it turned out, should help me to monitor the engine temps a lot better. Just need to get another gauge to fill the last pod now.

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On 8/3/2021 at 8:11 AM, jellybaby said:

I would invest in oil pressure gauge as well dude as the oil light will come on but it comes on to late and bye bye bottom end 

Yeah thats the plan, looking at tee'ing into the oil pressure switch on the front of the block for a sensor.

Added an oil temp gauge to fill the last gauge pod this week. Used the spare port in the oil filter housing to fit the sensor, another M16 x 1.5 to 1/8th npt adapter was required. I used locktite 545 thread seal on both fittings to prevent leaks. I then had to drill a hole into the lower power steering bracket to run the wire through.

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I ran the wire around the back of the power steering pump out of the way of the belts and up through the firewall.

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Got the gauge wired up inside and all works smoothly. Pleased with the interior, glad to be able to keep a good eye on the temps now. Hopefully i'll add some more gauges in the future.

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Haven't updated this in a little while. Ended up having to swap out the tuning developments hose kit for a roose motorsport one after a lot of issues with the TD hoses leaking coolant through the cords. The roose hoses seem to be much better quality and I havent had any more leaks since fitting them.

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I Took the car down to Japfest at silverstone in september and went on the UKSO's stand.

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Had a good day and saw lots of starlets. First time ive done a long trip in the car and it drove well, did around 300 miles there and back. One thing I did pick up on though was that the seats weren't very comfortable or supportive and I feel like I should be sitting a little lower.

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So a few weeks later I decided to get these premier edition ep3 seats. Did a test fit in the car, just waiting for some rails to get them fitted now.

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Got a few other plans lined up over the winter including dropping the fuel tank to clean it up and repaint.

Looking under the car I noticed these metal fuel pipes were quite rusty and didnt really look salvageable.

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Tried to order the replacement part from toyota with some other fuel tank gaskets and parts but unfortunately it is now discontinued.

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So went to a starlet breakers in bradford this weekend and luckily he had one in good condition.

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Cleaned it up and removed all the surface rust before giving it some coats of paint to protect it.

Ready to fit when I drop the tank now.

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On 11/1/2021 at 11:21 PM, Pikey009 said:

Well done for actually getting some parts from him, all I achieved was a complete waste of my time and then I almost got scammed out of money. Pipes look good mate 

Thanks mate, yeah he was okay with me but seems Ive had better luck than others with him.

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Got to work on removing my fuel tank over the past few weeks. Managed to get it off the car after draining all the fuel out and disconnecting everything attached.

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As you can see there was quite a lot of surface corrosion so got to work buffing it back to bare metal.

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Once I was happy I gave it a good clean and hung it up for painting in the garage.

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Started by giving it a few coats of red oxide primer to protect the bare metal.

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Once that was fully dry we went over it with some coats of black and left it to dry.

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Also painted the fuel filler takeoff, the filler neck piece and the fuel tank heatshield.

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Overall the chassis above where the fuel tank sits looks really good, gave the area a good clean while the tank was off to remove any dirt. Found a few small areas of surface corrosion that needed some attention, so sanded the rust off and gave them a coat of zinc primer followed by 040 white to protect.

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Once that was done I started prepping the tank to go back on. Firsty by installing and wiring in a new walbro 255 fuel pump to replace the stock unit.

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Then the pump went back in with a new gasket, followed by the new fuel lines to replace my rusted ones.

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I put the fuel filler piece back on with a fresh gasket and put all the metal and plastic clips back on. Then it was ready to be bolted back up into place.

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Bought some new stainless steel hose clips for the filler neck hoses, I did try to replace these hoses with new ones from toyota but they are now discontinued along with the smaller hoses that connect the fuel lines. They will do for now but may have to find an alternative in the future.

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Once everthing was connected up and put back together I dropped the car down, filled it up with 20 litres of V power and started it up to test. All is running smoothly with no leaks, the walbro is a little louder than the stock pump but that dosent bother me. Hopefully it should help protect the tank in the future and make it last a little longer.

Still got a few other jobs planned to keep me busy while the car is off the road for the winter.

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20 hours ago, Patches said:

Nice effort with the fuel tank, well done for taking the time and doing it properly!

Thanks mate, yeah really pleased with it. Looks so much better than it did.

5 hours ago, Claymore said:

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Thanks Claymore, found your thread on the walbro pumps helpful to make sure I got the right one :thumbsup:.

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On 12/14/2021 at 5:54 PM, BMX-RIG said:

Great work as usual james. Always enjoy reading what your up to.
 

Its crying out to get mapped surely… 

Thanks Tyler, good to hear.

Yeah it is really, been a little bit unsure which route to go down with regards to the management. Ive decided it would be better to go straight for a standalone ecu set up similar to your own. Going to start putting some funds aside for it and will see how things go next year.

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Added an oil pressure gauge to the car this week. Bought a prosport gauge and used a remote adapter line that fits into the factory oil pressure switch to fit the sensor.

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I had to make a bracket to mount the adapter and sensors just above the gearbox.

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Also added a heat protective sleeve to the oil line because of its location near the turbo and downpipe.

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I decided to carefully disassemble and remove the insides of the dash clock so that I could run the wires for the gauge neatly through the dash. Got the gauge wired in and up and running. Just need to stick it down to the dash with double sided tape.

I ran the car to test it and im getting around 5-6 bar oil pressure on cold idle dropping to around 2-3 bar when the engine has warmed up, so quite pleased. It would definetly alert you a lot quicker than the factory warning light in the event of low oil pressure.

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Recieved my aluminium power steering pot from RW developments last week.

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Got it all fitted up with my roose silicone hoses and fresh power steering fluid.

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Very happy with it, looks great in the bay compared to the standard one.

Also picked up some 98 spec glanza wing mirrors to replace my originals as one has been badly cracked since I got the car. They are a slightly different shape to the 96 ones and the glass is a little larger, but the plug is the same so they bolt straight on.

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Pleased with them, they've also been repainted in 040 white so look well on the car.

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4 hours ago, JamesG said:

Recieved my aluminium power steering pot from RW developments last week.

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Got it all fitted up with my roose silicone hoses and fresh power steering fluid.

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Very happy with it, looks great in the bay compared to the standard one.

Also picked up some 98 spec glanza wing mirrors to replace my originals as one has been badly cracked since I got the car. They are a slightly different shape to the 96 ones and the glass is a little larger, but the plug is the same so they bolt straight on.

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Pleased with them, they've also been repainted in 040 white so look well on the car.

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Mirrors look great keep up the good work 

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15 hours ago, JamesG said:

Recieved my aluminium power steering pot from RW developments last week.

Got it all fitted up with my roose silicone hoses and fresh power steering fluid.

Very happy with it, looks great in the bay compared to the standard one.

Also picked up some 98 spec glanza wing mirrors to replace my originals as one has been badly cracked since I got the car. They are a slightly different shape to the 96 ones and the glass is a little larger, but the plug is the same so they bolt straight on.

Pleased with them, they've also been repainted in 040 white so look well on the car.

Awesome :thumbsup:

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Havent updated this in a little while but finally made some progress on the seats recently. Decided to make my own rails. Started off with some 3mm thick steel that I cut and bent to shape to suit the starlet floorpan.

I bought some recaro rails that bolt straight onto the recaro trendline seats. I just had to use some stainless steel spacers and longer bolts so that they would clear the base of the seat that hangs down.

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Then I was able try the seats in and decide where the rails needed to be positioned. Once I was happy I drilled and bolted the rails down to the subframes. I also had to make a bracket that is fixed to the rails to attach the seat belt buckle.

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Pleased with how they've turned out. The seats sit nice and level and are as low to the ground as I could get them. They makes a good difference.

Havent done that much else since getting the car back out for the summer apart from another oil and filter change. Only other thing ive added is an NRG quick release kit to allow me to remove the steering wheel when im not using the car, aswell as space the wheel out a little further. Ive also blanked the BOV and removed it as it was leaking air under vacuum.

Enjoying being back out in it again on evenings and weekends. Still impressed with how well it drives to say its still running standard boost on the stock ecu.

 

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This arrived from 86aero in Northern Ireland this week, a fibreglass replica of the 96 spec oem front lip.

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Managed to get it test fitted and cut around the intercooler, heres a before and after.

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Then I prepped it for painting by sanding it flat and smooth. I had to fill a few small imperfections and low points but got it looking pretty good. I gave it a few coats of primer before painting in 040 white to match the car. This is the finished product.

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Really pleased with it. I have always wanted one of these and it really changes the look of the front end.

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