Sparky Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Awsome stuff cant wait to get a rear ARB one day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 im liking the cam cover buddy, looks ace!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Awsome stuff cant wait to get a rear ARB one day I would recommend it as the most effective handling mod for the money, it really does make the car handle much better, the back of the car really helps the car round the corners now rather than just skipping about uselessly.im liking the cam cover buddy, looks ace!! Cheers mate, it did come up pretty nice. I finally did a compression test on the new engine today and it came up as 175, 175, 176 and 180 from cylinders 1 to 4 so pretty healthy. However the car's been feeling a bit restricted and unhappy to rev recently so I'm wanting to get it back on a rolling road asap to see if its down on power or whether I'm just being my usual paranoid self. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SooperD Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 lookin very nice mate .. love the defi guages din plate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Enzo Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I would recommend it as the most effective handling mod for the money, it really does make the car handle much better, the back of the car really helps the car round the corners now rather than just skipping about uselessly.good craic dude, ive been preeching about this for ages good show, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Maybe it would of saved me smashing the back of my car up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 nah thats because your just lame Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 lookin very nice mate .. love the defi guages din plate Cheers mate, they are very nice gauges. good craic dude, ive been preeching about this for ages good show,Yeah I've been meaning to get one for ages, the preaching is all true!nah thats because your just lame In the words of Cleveland: "Thats nasty" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 haha, i could even hear the words in his voice !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Since I still had to fit the sensors for the Defi oil pressure and temp gauges I thught I may aswell do a couple of other little things at the same time, since the way I wanted to fit the sensors required the removal of the turbo and mani setup. The plan was to strip down and spray my road runner manifold, since it was looking a bit sorry for itself as you can see in the previous post above. I also thought I would port the wastegate on my ct9 since it has a bit of boost creep which I hoped to eradicate.So first off I took everything apart and rubbed down the mani to remove all the surface rust then cleaned it up with some turpse, until it looked like this:Then I sprayed it with some high temp exhaust paint and placed it in a pre heated oven (275 degrees c) and baked until crispy. Whilst that was cooking I fitted the attachments for the gauge sensors, credit goes to WeeJohn for the idea of doing it this way and for the sending me the attachment for the oil temp sensor which fits in oil filter housing like so:The only problem with fitting the sensor here is you have to make a hole in the power steering bracket or it would foul on the sensor wire, since the bracket is 1cm thick cast iron it takes a while to drill through it with a crap drill!The pressure sensor is a much easier though using an adaptor to fit it along with the standard pressure gauge like so:After checking on the road runner (baking nicely) I attempted to port the turbo wastegate but after killing quite a few grinding stones I gave up so no pics of that.The road runner was then removed from the oven, left to cool overnight and refitted with it looking much better:I just hope the coating lasts a little while (although I did already chip it slightly) but its supposedly good upto 813 degrees c so should keep the rust at bay for a little while. It looks much better in the engine bay now too and the sensor wiring is also very neat imo.;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ToyotaTech15 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 looks good mate,nice updatesGary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Manifold looks super in black, nice one mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Cheers guys, I'm enjoying the car a lot more now. The rear arb has made a great difference the ride is actually better with it as the car feels much more planted, plus I softened up the front coilovers slightly and it seems to have made it handle bumps a bit better. ;) I also managed to sort a lot of little niggles the other day, ie leaking manifold gasket, squeaking radiator and squeaking power steering pulley, so overall I'm much happier with it.Its still feeling slightly down on power though so a trip to a rolling road is really needed (as I keep saying), plus a new speedo converter as running in kmh has lost its novelty although seeing 180mph on the clock is fun! :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 There's not been much happening with the Glanza over the winter months other than accumulating dirt and salt on the roads however there has been a pile of parts starting to grow ready to go on when the weather permits.Recently I finally got hold of and fitted my TC short shift kit, I waited a rediculously long time for it but it was almost worth it.Old shifter unit:New short shift stick and solid mounting bush's:All trim back in:The shift is much shorter (obviously) and generally tighter with the new stick and solid bush's however whilst fitting the brass linkage bush's the linkage pulled out slightly and now keeps popping out, meaning I can't select 2nd 4th or reverse. :drunk2: A new cable will sort it soon....The only other new addition actually on the car is this:The greddy remote switching system, meaning I can activate the "over take boost" function on the Profec E-01 from the steering wheel whilst inevitably shouting "NOOOOSSS". Its not much use at the moment since the little ct9 only likes holding boost at 1bar plus over 4.5k but on the new turbo set up in the summer it should come in handy. :surrender: I'm looking forward to the better weather this year so I can get some of the new parts on and finally get the Glanza running and looking the way I've wanted from day 1..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Looking good dude! :surrender: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jozinobi Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Top work as always man.Inspiring stuff.Keep it up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 NAWWWSSSSSSSSSSSSS :surrender:I like it, your additions are pretty good man :drunk2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Neat little touches mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Cheers guys, that little button's quite good fun actually! I can't wait to get all the bits and bobs done that I have planned for the next few months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p15tle Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 love your glanza bud its super clean just wonderin wher did you get the roadrunner mani...?they have stoped making them havent they?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Cheers mate yeah they stopped making them a while ago. I've had the mani for a while now but its still really good it'll be sold on eventually when I change my setup though.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well its getting close to that time of year when the days get longer woman's clothes start peeling off and those that run different summer wheels can get them back on - like me! I've been itching to get my Ray's whels back on since they haven't been on the car for well over a year (due to me being away travelling last summer) and have spent more time off the car than on it since I've owned them.So today I set about cleaing them up for going back on, as they were looking a little worse for wear;I removed the old stickers then attacked them with a bucket of soapy water, some turtlewax wheel cleaner and plenty of elbow grease and they came out quite nicely;Then finally added the new stickers aswell as the TPI nuts which will be going on with the wheels;So all they need no is some nice new Yoko Parada's and they're ready to roll! :harhar: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jozinobi Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Very nice man, they did come out very nicely I'd change the valve caps to some cheap jobbys because the rays ones always get nicked!Keep up the nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WallaceGlanza Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Cheers mate, I'm pretty chuffed with the way they came out and can't wait to get them back on!Oh and the rays valve caps had been nicked before I even got the wheels so they do just have cheap one's on now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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