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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby 2jayzgte » Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:14 pm

Mr Ree wrote:Finally received my 2JZ carbon fibre ignition Coil cover.

Cant wait to fit it :)


Reith who did you get that off in Aus??

Secondly are they still available?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:51 pm

Towed the FX home. F*ckin' cambelt stripped a bunch of teeth :x
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby DexGT » Wed Jun 18, 2014 2:30 am

Stu- wrote:Pushed the shitter outside, looked at it for a bit, rolled it back in again...

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Stu , I think someone needs to explain the work "shitter" to you , and how it so does not apply to this :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Timmo » Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:27 am

Leon wrote:Yesterday: bought 1800cc 1994 MX5 with a hardtop, washed it.

Today: three stage Mother's waxing underway. Also established that yes, it is equipped with a LSD :twisted:


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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Leon » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:38 am

Most car forums do now .... it's because they've gotten to the price now, where people buy them as a cheap rear drive plaything, because things like AE86's are worth their weight in gold.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:43 am

Ugh....

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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Bling » Wed Jun 18, 2014 1:54 pm

Looks like a belt I had when a cam seized. What's the theory on why it failed?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Wed Jun 18, 2014 6:40 pm

Bling wrote:Looks like a belt I had when a cam seized. What's the theory on why it failed?


No idea yet unfortunately. Pulled the rocker cover off and both cams spin freely by hand and the oil is still full on the dipstick, so I'm guessing it's either from a really old belt or a seized tensioner.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Stott69 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 9:44 pm

Changed a headlamp bulb in the van, what a prick for a simple job!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Mr Ree » Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:45 pm

2jayzgte wrote:
Mr Ree wrote:Finally received my 2JZ carbon fibre ignition Coil cover.

Cant wait to fit it :)


Reith who did you get that off in Aus??

Secondly are they still available?


Sorry mate, just saw this now...I bought it off ebay from a vendor with good feedback, tried to install it on friday, and unfortunately it doesnt fit. The central coil cover is too wide by about 3-5mm to fit between the cam covers securely, and if the two bolts are done up at the front either side of the cam gears, the central coil section slowly starts heading off towards the drivers side of the car, meaning both ends cant be secured.

I think its going to take some modifying, and im not sure how it will end up appearance wise, once its done.

Im in communication with the seller at the mo, so will see what comes of it, but a bit disappointing to be honest.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:13 pm

New timing belt, tensioner, water pump, and cam/crank seals installed in the FX. Back up and running :). Snapped/stripped belt turned out to just be from the belt being overdue to be changed.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby GDII » Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:37 pm

Didn't you change it before you put the motor in? I'm assuming this is your white W1PPED Corolla with the recent blacktop swap?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby ~SlideWays~ » Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:39 pm

GDII wrote:Didn't you change it before you put the motor in? I'm assuming this is your white W1PPED Corolla with the recent blacktop swap?


In the 'FX' so different car.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby GDII » Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:47 pm

I must have missed the post where he said that. Thanks.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Kiwi-Corolla » Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:42 pm

Yeah this one was for the orange FX-GT that I bought in November last year as a runaround. Had a replacement engine at some stage but no stickers to say when the cambelt had been changed. Was planning to do it for peace of mind in a few months but it snapped before I got the chance. Had the cambelt, tensioner, VVT pulley etc on my white sedan (WH1PPD) a few months ago.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Grrrrrrr! » Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:19 pm

Tried to start it.. removed battery and put it on charge.
Decided to shim the head on the other motor instead. Success, all clearances in tolerance.
Reality: A nasty hallucination that is caused by excess blood in the alcohol stream.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Dell'Orto » Sun Jun 22, 2014 6:22 pm

Stripped, cleaned and painted calipers for the new sedan, oven baking paint ftw :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Stu- » Sun Jun 22, 2014 9:52 pm

Wired up yet another G4 link today - road tune later this week all going well
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby Adoom » Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:16 am

Started removing gearbox on the daily AE100 yesterday to replace the clutch.
Pulled the driveshafts out yesterday afternoon, outside, in the drive that hasn't seen sun in weeks. Oh, it was raining too. So I alternated between tidying the garage and removing the driveshafts depending on how much it was raining.
Had to use a 1.5m pipe on the breaker bar to loosen the driveshaft nuts !! (I already knew the right side one is left hand thread ;) )
One of the CV boots is starting to crack, but it's not split yet, so I'll replace that too.
Snapped two rusty M6 bolts taking the plastic drip tray off. :(
Then it was getting dark, so I stopped for the day.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?

Postby matt dunn » Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:03 pm

Moved the race car from my storage garage back to the workshop garage down the road to get it ready for next weekend.
Man people look at you wierd when you drive a race down the road,
especially with no front bumper etc.
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