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Whats your plans for your money pits over the winter months?


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working on mine today, been busy fitting new central heating into the house, so not touched it for a while.



so i,



fitted the exhaust cam after stripping a thread for a cam cap


timing belts back on,


sumps nearly ready for re-sealing. (hate this job, get covered in oil, drips of oil going down your sleeve and lying on my back for too long makes me feel shit, lol)



just the brakes to clean and then finish fitting silicone hoses and fit a boost controller :D


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Body work after finding some dick drove into me. Fitting my wepr manifold remap new injectors and more boost. push the stock lump a little more and a general tidy up.

yeah, i seen that, thats a shitter. just keep an eye out for a blue motor with white paint on it, then cave its windows in, lol.

cant go wrong with wepr stuff. :D

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My actual plans are.

Test drive the daily's new engine and box setup, fix any problems that may arise.

New suspension and brakes...

As for the starlet?

Gut the wiring from the 2 doors I've got here for the starlet ready for fitting my wiring too then Change them over, also swap rub strips over.

Fit trackrods inner and outer.

Replace ball joints

check for loose shit/find source of my knocking from osf then get tracking done.

change seats.

Fix exhaust rattle.

fix high cold idle

Order and change thermostat

make brackets,then fit and wire MR-S PS pump + get lines made.

Source ae111 bzr osf outer cv joint.

Source a ae111 cat.

remap on emb?

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sumps on, centre consul is trimmed for boost controller dizzy fitted, oil return pipe fitted tonight.



just, crank pulley, alternator belt, 2 heater pipes, antifreeze, and 3 discs to clean.



get some more miles on it then in for a map


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Like any other GT owner I have a huge list.

Get a running engine

New clutch

Poly mounts

Buy all fresh lines gaskets for turbo

Repair intercooler pipework

New earths

New battery

Civic rad

Wire in boost gauge and water gauge.

Bumper support bar

New headlight alignment adjusters

Brake lines all round

Calipers rebuilt

Handbrake cable

Discs and pads all round

Finished with all fresh fuilds

All needs to be done by the end of Feb.

I have a list of mods I wanna fit also but need to get her running first.

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Poly bush and modify rear beam

Fit anti lift kit

Powder coating

Under seal car.

Fit new front top mount bearings.

Wheel refurbs

New semi slicks

All new fluids

Geo

Trackday

Nurburgring

Season of toyota sprint series

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Trying to get mine ready to come on the road soon!

Fit Livesports spoiler

Fit JAM bonnet scoop

Fit new exhaust

Order number plates

Bleed brakes all the way round

Wire the tailgate up

Check oil leak

Find battery clamp

Tracking

Couple new tyres

Then I think she's ready for MOT lol!

Aamir

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Fitting oem wind deflectors and decide if i am going to keep it.

John

i am also thinking the same with mine, do i run it next year and sell to fund other projects?? wanting either the 100e or escort on the road so i can drive them straight sideways, ;)

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