riko666 Posted December 14, 2007 Author Share Posted December 14, 2007 ~ Update ~Well I've spent the day yesterday up at my/ToyTuning's mechanics' place getting a few things done, namely:AE92 Corolla GTi seats FINALLY installed...had them laying around the house for about a year and a half now! Great seats, amazing amount of bolstering and adjustment for a) such an old seat and a standard seat and c) a Corolla seat! Just one issue...I'm 5'7" and I nearly touch the roof with my head Nevermind, their improvement over the previous cack is almost redeeming enough.Also put the Front Coilover plates the right way round so that I'm not running full Positive Camber...and wahey, I have grip again! Also removed the Powersteering pipes which has - no joke - transformed the steering further (as there's no liquid to push around now). Still have issues with rattling from "the rear"...which unfortunately ISN'T the panhard rod...so will need to get to the bottom of that...Pun, not really intended, but what the hey, I'll accept responsibility Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 hope u solve the rattle man, i know when it i had one (it was the panhard rod) it drove me NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!seats look well smart and comfy dude!! great work!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 they look nearly as comfortable as your rear seats lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Will sample them later (the front seats, not the rears) and report back to y'all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 wot ever floats your boat MJ! Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 sorry to say the duvet and pillows have retired for the Winter Mikey, though the back should be clean enough, just a bit cold ;)I seem to have found out the cause of the rattle, though it's resolution will probably be a bit complex - the driver's side axle arm is loose over the Cusco Pillowball bush...hmm... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 hope u get it sorted dude!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Finally!! An update of sorts...ftmfw:Got my Zep Racing Engine Damper and JAM Racing Actuator on (which was finished in beautiful pink, but the intake pipe destroyed the paint)....Ah, I missed having 1Bar for a bit, but the clutch sure as hell doesn't . Engine damper is noticeable too, but only cause my mounts were as useful as wet paper towels being used as mounts...Waiting on a box from one of the Maltesers filled with lots of Maltes...err, goodies! Cannot wait Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 lol nice work dude!!!!!!!!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 why thank you kind my sir-with-good-taste-in-music Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 PMSL!!!! 2008 is all about the new tallica album! do they still have wot it takes? we shall see!keep up the awesome work dude! i love readin updates on this motor!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 hehe, awwww, thanks Bah...I heard that taster song from Download 2006 called "New Song"...I was not impressed....but we shall see, so many new albums are coming out like Children of Bodom, In Flames (woot!) and so on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 2008...the year of the Metal!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 yay, It's Christmas again...or Keithmas ;)Just got these from Father Keithmas (Bar the Lugnuts), and they would be:- HRF 5E Connecting Rods- Racing Gear Clutch- APP Braided Brake Lines- Zisco SUS321 Tubular Manifold- AE111 Twinpot Brake Conversion (- Discs)- Trust Lightweight LugnutsChristmas' 2nd coming ftw!! Shall take better pictures soon....hopefully will get the Clutch, Manifold & lines installed soon Just need those SSR Longchamps wheels and I'll be heard orgasming the world round . May have some other l33t bits on their way too, fingers crossed... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Mmmm, makes me want to get a bigger loan and buy lots of car stuff ;)No more slipping clutch soon amigo.(when it's fitted I'd like you to take me in the Cynos again :lol:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StarletRick Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 it all depends on if its timed well with when his mani will crack mike. ;] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
montanajr Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Where do you get the money from?! Very nice stuffs you got thurr! Fitting it all yourself? That mani looks sexual by the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Rick you're mean The money? I found where that damn Leprechaun lives I'll try fit what I can, but not having installed any of them before... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoice!!!! Keithmas FTW!!!!!!!!!! awesomeness!!!so sweet lookin parts man!!! good luck gettin them all plugged in!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 thanks my headbanging compadre' Damnit, I thought Father Keithmas was supposed to be good...keeps tempting me with all this stuff! Hopefully by this weekend should have most of it on the car (the rods obviously not yet...), yay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 WOW some nice goodies there That mani looks sexualll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 thanks chap, got Keith to blame for those parts (and my poverty ;)) hehe.Anyway, after 7 or so hours of turmoiling on Sunday, I got the manifold ON! So far I have this picture of it only, but yeah, you get the idea:I know what you're thinking "OMFG N00b, I change manifold quicker than it took me to think this thought up and wonder why I'm talking to myself", but ugh...took me long enough to find the space to remove the manifold and turbo bolts, but the issue came with refitting. Unfortunately the intercooler pipe I have coming off the turbo fouled the manifold ever so slighlty (especially as both are heat wrapped), but no, the issue was in doing the bolts up again. Since I'm a scummy student, I can only afford so many tools....and when you have metric bolts and only an imperial spanner big enough, well...every single manifold/turbo nut is rounded to hell. That and the manifold slightly knocked the alignment out so the Blitz decat is no longer braced. Oh, and I think I cross-threaded the stud on the manifold...and I think the others aren't tight enough so there's an exhaust leak, but meh, I can't be bothered to fix it! When I get enough monies to get my Snap-on tools....Oh, also as seen in the "HDR Cynos" Thread, had some snazzy picture taken by my flatmate Scott, and yes, the dirt may be seen as "ruining" the pictures, but stfu, you know nothing , but yeah, here's said pictures, hopefully will find a better location tomorrow: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Galliano Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 pics looks brilliant... but i dont recall seeing the dent in the rear panel before Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ecksjay Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 thats a fucking crease, not a dent!! jebus!also, you fecking bodger, that manifold changing mess sounds worse than what i'd do hahahahahaalso, get your requests in you preck, i'm ubing up the jdmz atm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riko666 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Sam - the dent is new, I have NO idea how I got it...at all (though from some angles, seems like someones punched it). Which is very strange. Do know how I got the dent above my driver's side door handle though....some people don't find it funny when I pretend to drive into them it seems...snobby Oxford types eh?hahaha, someones tried making my car into Origami, the dodgy Japanese bugger! Jeebusth man, you've not seen anything if you think the manifold is bodge!! Bah, still need to email back to your ubes email....like 2 months late, nevermind! And will do honies - need to gather the monies first and see what I'm doing by the way - Lydden Track day, you have no choice, you're going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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