Sparky Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Looking good bud, was gonna say where is your bumper support bar. Not sure how it is fitted would check for you but cant until next weekend now.Those plugs are aircon plugs mate yes, just cable tie them out the way or cut them out of the loom and remove the aircon fuses.Oh and that looks like a Forge DV but may be wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 One came with the car but it was mangled to fuck and back, so will be after another, and whatever else supports the bumper bar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Nick I had a look for pics of the bumper bar but I couldn't find any mate Toyota can print off the diagrams for you for everything you might need to fit one (like I said before I think there's a bracket on each side where it joins by the arch) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Markoos Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Ive just looked through the thread and this is the sex!! changed completely! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 Quick question, looking on Camskill, there seems to be two outer CV joints for sale, one with a 23 outer/30 inner, and 23 outer/23 inner. Does this refer to the splines for the wheel hub and driveshaft respectively, or what? Is there a separate type of CV joint for the gearbox side, or is it the same either end?The outer CV joints I've been looking at:- http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m19b0s1304p9670- http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m19b0s1304p4289 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 Thanks Jay! I'm just unsure about gearbox side joints now? Can we get them new from anywhere (apart from Toyota), or would my best option be to find one secondhand? Got the shaft itself, just no joints for either end ;) I assume they won't be the same as the outer joints? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Ok, small update.Managed to get sorted on the driveshaft/CV joint side of things. On top of this, I went and bought something else::3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Well people, due to a severe lack of funds (although I'm waiting to hear back from jobs now...), the GT will NOT be done for JAE unfortunately, so I shall be there in the silver N/A. I would have dearly liked to get it running for then, but it's just not happening. It shall be there next year however!In other news, were some knuckle joints on the end of the driveshafts smaller than others? As I've got them all in, to find that my long shaft is moving about inside the CV joint housing, whereas the other side is rock solid. If this is the case, then I need to find a CV joint housing that's smaller on the inside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Uh, well. Hello there, i guess?I have a job now so there'll be some money being spent on this thing now! Hoping to get it running for end of Feb time at least, but I don't know what condition the engine will be in when we start it up. Minor, minor things needed now to get it to the point where the exterior will be sorted (bar the terrible paintjob). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Looking forward to the progress now you found a money tree an congratsJohn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 About time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Finally Quote Link to post Share on other sites
templar2007 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 At last lookin forward to seeing this get done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 good news mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thats good news dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Bumper support bar and new door window rubber 'scrapers' gotten from Toyota. The seals will help now, the car hadn't had any on for the past 5 years (before I had gotten hold of it). Bottom of doors are in surprisingly good nick considering, only one drainhole was bunged up with crap, soon soved that problem with a high pressure hose haha. Just left the car for a few days to air out before putting doorcards back on.Front bumper bar test fitting was going alright until we realised there was an intercooler in the way of the middle bracket fitting to the centre stay. Whoops. Probs just gonna run it without the middle bracket, I hear the support bars are as flimsy as shit anyway. Gonna get it sprayed with my remaining satin black from doing the Rotas (only for rust prevention).Next up will probably be some nice new boost hosing, battery, fluids, and sorting out my driveshafts. It's just that every sodding weekend has been pissing down in Burnley, yet sunny every weekday when I'm at work! Argh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Nice progress mate, glad to hear your still pushing forward with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Well, had her ready to start the engine running last night! Had it cranking over a while on the starter to get oil around the engine, and fuel hose disconnected to get the old stuff out. Only nothing came out. 'Well', we decided, 'it obviously needs some more in.' I was about to pour a full jerry can down the spout, until Dad told me to hang on, and crawled under the car. Lo and behold, the filler hose was popped off the tank, and the tank was bone dry, so someones had off with whatever was in there. We reckon either the previous owner did it, or it was siphoned by some scrote while it was down in Wales. Was a pig to get back on, but eventually got it all connected after an hour of cursing.Cranked it over again on the starter, still nothing coming from the hose. What's going on here then? Then we noticed the engine bay was a bit wet and smelling of petrol. The banjo bolt of the petrol line wasn't tight on the filter. Whoops. We laughed, gave it another go. Still nothing, but it's still pissing out of somewhere. And then we realised, we had disconnected the fuel return line. Whoops again.Well, at least we know the pump worked.Sheepishly reconnected the line, and then plugs in, HT leads on, leads going to coilpack back in, and then a tentative turn of the key. She fired up first time after six years of not being run, beautiful.Had a bit of a hiccup after a bit, but we assume that was just crap in the tank as it got over it. Just need to sort the throttle cable now, and reconnect some of the random grounds that we still need to do. Chuffed ain't the word Edited May 3, 2012 by Bluebear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Nice When's it gonna be on the road? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Socks Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Awesome news Bluebear!Great to see this is nearing completion! Great Satisfaction to hear it rumble after hard work! Hats off to you!Keep us posted on this! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bluebear Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 When's it gonna be on the road?Well, the SORN runs out at the end of May, so in time for that hopefully! In fact, well before that, if nothing major develops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Happy days, that greats it started and the road is in sight for you mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Nice one matey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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