Car Progress Thread v2.0, Replacing rusted out quarter panel... yay body work. Options

[jcbass7]

Thanks Dimitri!

So I fought with it some more today. I fixed a small fitment issue and got both the fuel level and water temp gauges working. I also unscrewed the connections to the boost gauge so it would not stay pegged all the way out. I found a few errors in the sticky how to for this and will post those later.

The speedo is still reading 70 km/h when at zero and now the illumination is not working. I will put my old speedo in the cluster to test it.

A proper weekend progress report will be posted up soon.

[jcbass7]

made some progress.. and some more teaser pics.. I discovered my oem 8'' speakers were blown (maybe disconnected by previous owner, and hence no sound out of them)

I also suspect my TRD speedometer to be off.. I plugged my stock one back in and it worked just fine in the ST205 cluster..

Progress:
-Properly installed ST205 Cluster
-Fixed fitment issue on gauges
-Installed blue clock







fitment issue, notice it pitchs down towards the speedo too much..


Made some plastic spacers and fixed it..

back of ST205



^^The sticky had this section wrong, I had to trace it out using the circuit board on the back to fix the fuel and water temp gauges. I'll add something to the sticky soon.

Teaser... More JDM goodies to go on soon:


swapping for better button..

[HectortheRican]

It's those little teeny things that make me jealous that's so awesome

[jcbass7]

It's those little teeny things that make me jealous that's so awesome

The fun part is gonna be trying to wire the whole thing in there... atleast I'll be busy haha

[jcbass7]

So I have a few questions:

A. How do you remove the needle off of a speedometer?

B. Can I send the TRD speedo somewhere to be recalibrated? i=If so what does it usually cost?

C. Where is the stock passive crossover for the door speakers?

[DEATH]

Contact member stephen_lee - he cracked the speedo deal using a tone from a cellphone or some BS - It's crazy but apparantly an easy fix and one you can trust as well.
Glad you got the speaker thing sorted - I started to say something but figured you would have checked the speakers condition first LOL. Good luck with the rest

[jcbass7]

Contact member stephen_lee - he cracked the speedo deal using a tone from a cellphone or some BS - It's crazy but apparently an easy fix and one you can trust as well.
Glad you got the speaker thing sorted - I started to say something but figured you would have checked the speakers condition first LOL. Good luck with the rest

Just found and read his how to, very impressive. I still wonder though if my problem is with it being misaligned, or something electrically off within the speedo. It reads zero with no power, but with the key in it jumps to 70km/h. I wonder if it is receiving some signal that does this? or if its just off and there is supposed to be more tension on the spring when its against the peg at zero.

I bought the TRD speedo from a guy on ebay (Japan) with 2 km on it. so its possible someone dialed back the mileage and then put the needle on wrong?

[jcbass7]

ok so i did a quick little test. I am confident the needle is not in the correct place. There needs to be more tension in the needle spring. I moved the needle of my stock gauge and let it go at 100 km/h (60mph) and it took exactly two seconds to hit the peg. I did the same thing with the TRD gauge and it took 10 seconds to hit the peg. I then treated 70 km/h (where the TRD gauge reads when not moving when the car is on) as zero and moved the needle to 170 km/h. I released it and it took two seconds for the needle to hit 70km/h.

This indicates to me that the needle just needs to be corrected on the TRD gauge. I will follow Stephen-lee's how to on this and see where it gets me.. now I just need to figure out how to set up this whole thing he had going to play the tone etc.

here is his how to for reference:

Speedometer Re-calibration DIY

Thanks everyone for the help and pointers so far. Big thanks to Dimitri for his pictures and information about installing his TRD speedometer!

[jcbass7]

Well the cluster is in and working. Everything is good and the speedometer is within a few km/h. Its very close as checked by the gps on my phone. The only detail I have left is to set something up for my cruise control.

I also got the two rear speakers re-wired and working and I changed a door panel out for a better one I had. Here are some pics:

I attempted to use the how to with the frequencies, but never got any signal. I even hooked it up to the car head unit and the needle never moved. I felt like the signal was plenty strong enough.




Instead, since the needle was off anyways, I just turned the key on, placed the needle just behind the peg, slid it over and pushed it into place. Then tested it with my gps and drove around at 20km/h in the parking lot. I'm right on at about 19 km/h, so I'll take it. I can't get too picky since I will be driving in SI units but all our speed limits are mph. So its kind of a toss up anyways..

cleaned up the wiring a bit:


Car off:


Key in:


Car on:


New door panel, compared to old one below it:



Interior back together:



Now I just need to get rid of that nasty steering wheel....

[HectortheRican]

It ain't that bad!! Haha Nice job man

[mkernz22]

get a JDM non-airbag one like me! it looks amazing!

[njccmd2002]

I was going to say that trd makes the car so fast that its already going 70 standing still.!!!!

but it was just a glitch. but good job on fixing it...

[cyprus_gt]

Nice job mate

Dimitar

p.s.
i can find a jdm 3 spoke wheel for you but becouse of the years i thing you need to put new leather on it - i mean i saw a few here in the local car graveyards so i can check for you....

cheers

[jcbass7]

get a JDM non-airbag one like me! it looks amazing!

Nice job mate

Dimitar

p.s.
i can find a jdm 3 spoke wheel for you but becouse of the years i thing you need to put new leather on it - i mean i saw a few here in the local car graveyards so i can check for you....

cheers

Thanks guys, I am going to put on another stock celi 4-post that I have laying around. Its not leather, but its in perfect condition. I will eventually put on a 3post with an airbag, but not for a bit.





NEW STUFF CAME IN

Alarm/Keyless Entry/Remote Start and a Trunk Popper:

I am not sure what to do with the remote start since my car is a stick. My other celi has it (its also stick) and I was always afraid something would happen. I think I'll leave it disconnected unless I can configure a safe way to do it. I used to just always leave the other celi in nuetral, but owning the vette for a while now I am in the habit of leaving it in gear since the ebrake on the vette is terrible. I'd hate to forget and have the car drive away on me.

[KAOS]

NEW STUFF CAME IN

Alarm/Keyless Entry/Remote Start and a Trunk Popper:

I am not sure what to do with the remote start since my car is a stick. My other celi has it (its also stick) and I was always afraid something would happen. I think I'll leave it disconnected unless I can configure a safe way to do it. I used to just always leave the other celi in nuetral, but owning the vette for a while now I am in the habit of leaving it in gear since the ebrake on the vette is terrible. I'd hate to forget and have the car drive away on me.

Way to go on everything bud... amazing work.

My car starter (and most newer ones from what I understand) needs to be programmed before I get out of the car, and will not program unless (a) the tranny is in neutral & (b) the e-brake is engaged... so no worries that it will crash through your garage door if you start it in gear... lol.

This post has been edited by KAOS: Oct 20, 2010 - 6:36 PM

[jcbass7]

NEW STUFF CAME IN

Alarm/Keyless Entry/Remote Start and a Trunk Popper:

I am not sure what to do with the remote start since my car is a stick. My other celi has it (its also stick) and I was always afraid something would happen. I think I'll leave it disconnected unless I can configure a safe way to do it. I used to just always leave the other celi in nuetral, but owning the vette for a while now I am in the habit of leaving it in gear since the ebrake on the vette is terrible. I'd hate to forget and have the car drive away on me.

Way to go on everything bud... amazing work.

My car starter (and most newer ones from what I understand) needs to be programmed before I get out of the car, and will not program unless (a) the tranny is in neutral & (b) the e-brake is engaged... so no worries that it will crash through your garage door if you start it in gear... lol.

I think I read a thread about your set-up, I was planning on taking a similar approach. I'd like to have it in the car, but really want to ensure I have it safely installed.

[jcbass7]

more fun.. so the trunk popper came with a button that I think is obnoxious.. so I found this lexus one and snagged it.



I'm going to find a small solenoid and get the gas lid to pop via button as well. It seems simple enough. I also plan on mounting this switch where the stock window lock button is on the door controls. To safe guard from accidentally driving around with the gas lid open, I plan on wiring in a door ajar switch type deal on the gas lid and have it illuminate the gas warning light on the dash. This will tell me the door is open in case I hit the button while driving.

These are all plans at the moment, but the trunk part should be set up with minimal problems. I'll keep you posted.

[jcbass7]

Snagged these as well, since I didn't want to pay 65 for the stock ones and also didn't really like the look of the stock ones. (too big for where I want to mount)



They are seat heater buttons from a mid 90's BMW 325. High/low setting. Perfect for the seat heater set I plan on picking up off ebay.

[cyprus_gt]

jcbass7...did you ever eat,sleep or work?...or just the celica is on you heart beat

Cheers

p.s.
looking to see new updates

[jcbass7]

jcbass7...did you ever eat,sleep or work?...or just the celica is on you heart beat

Cheers

p.s.
looking to see new updates

haha yea i do a few of those things. Its funny because I'm at school getting my civil engineering degree, I just work on the car as an escape from schoolwork.