ST205 Total Rebuild, Something a bit different Options

[Nial]

There should be a bit of progress every day now

Todays fun and games....brake lines. it dosent look like i have done much, but alot of time is spent retapping bolt holes and cleaning threads up.



I am having to rebend the brake lines as they dont quite run parallel to each other, but thats an easy fix.



I also started to fit the closed cell foam (sound deadening) to the roof, its very light, weighs almost nothing, but its a bit expensive for what it is. the floor, bulkhead, roof door insides, boot floor will all get covered in it

[Nial]

tackled the recaros today....well one of them. i tried one of the ebay bolster suppliers and the quality is spot on, so i will purchase the other bolster for the other seat later.

You can see the split in the foam.



Under the foam there is a metal support ring, it is this that cuts through the foam making the split. The bolster has this bit re-inforced but i guess old age has taken its toll.

with the bolster replaced



its a pretty easy job to do to be honest, i was expecting it to be harder, about ten mins to do a bolster from start to finish.

I think thats it for today...i had planned on doing more but Jo has bought me some beers and the last Hobbit DVD so its feet up time

back on with it tomorrow

[Box]

I want your seats.

[Nial]

Painting the roll cage...this is hopefully the last bit of major painting to do until i decide to tackle the outside. Its a rubberised & textured enamel, goes on with some force, but dries nicely.

The roll cage in all its masked off glory







tomorrows task is to finish a bit more sound deadening on the firewall then start refitting the loom which i started refurbishing at the weekend.

[Nial]

Having trouble getting photobucket to work so there's an update on my facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/EONRacing/4...3/?notif_t=like

This post has been edited by Nial: May 1, 2015 - 12:04 PM

[Batman722]

Ha ! You made a page for the rebuild !
That's awesome.

[Nial]

Ha ! You made a page for the rebuild !
That's awesome.

It's only basic, but it keeps the constant car updates off my normal facebook page.....my non car friends complained all I ever posted was car stuff

[Nial]

Aaaaaaaargh I hate wiring.......where's a beer!?

[Box]

*air lifts crate of Crabbie's Ginger Beer*

[Nial]

Had some of that yesterday

Tiger beer tonight

[Langing]

Aaaaaaaargh I hate wiring.......where's a beer!?

Are you salvaging the old wiring harness, or building a new one because it has to accomodates a different engine than the GT4 'stock', and if new, does that info exist in the shop manuals, or some other place? Wondering why you 'hate' wiring, considering that you take whatever time is necessary to do EVERY job on your rebuild. I can imagine reasons to dislike wiring, but wonder what it is to you that makes it an unpleasant job, other than your desire to 'get her done'.

Also, I wonder how others approach the job of creating a new harness, since there are so many wires and connectors involved, and it must require a systematic approach.

[Nial]

I decided it was cheaper and easier to use the old harness, purely because I know it works and there are no faults. A small bit of soldering which I don't mind. The only reason I hate wiring is when things go wrong.....faults can be hard to detect.

[Nial]

Seats and carpet in



I can sit in it now and make "brum brum psssssst" noises.

There will be a full dash going back in, just need to get it all painted etc now.



Looking good.



Good clearence with the roll cage, even with the seats as far back as they will go



Brum brum.........yes yes, dont laugh, I hate having my photo taken at the best of times.....but theres a face that says "If my wife takes any longer to take this photo, my smile muscles are going to give up"



Time for a well earned rest, got some decorating to do. might give this project a rest for a couple of weeks and catch up on the household chores.

This post has been edited by Nial: May 4, 2015 - 9:59 AM

[Box]

*borrows Recaros*

>.>

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[enderswift]

Coming together fast. Good job!

[doory100]

Time well spent!!

[Nial]

Well that's been a frustrating couple of weeks. I managed to retro fit an OEM alarm from my GT loom onto my GT4 loom which was a right pain to do. .....but I decided after all of that (2 weeks work) to scrap it, find a normal loom and fit a modern alarm with a proximity sensor, auto unlock, total closure system etc...sigh. At least I learned how to rewire things and repin Toyota plugs......and never again

I also got a load of zinc plating parts back, just waiting on a delivery from the Toyota dealers to arrive so I can crack on.



I have approached MK Autos https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mk-Auto-Repa...121507894641634 about getting a 5sgte built in the not too distant future so getting towards the final steps and spraying the outside

This post has been edited by Nial: May 21, 2015 - 11:24 AM

[Langing]

Re: Your comment about your photo:

"Brum brum.........yes yes, dont laugh, I hate having my photo taken at the best of times.....but theres a face that says "If my wife takes any longer to take this photo, my smile muscles are going to give up" "

The look I see in your face is that you are proud, pleased, and a little tired! That thought of taking time off might be a really good idea, considering how far you have come, how little you have yet to do, and not wanting to let yourself get sick from the stress of seeing that end point always coming, coming, coming. What you have accomplished in the past month is extraordinary. Take a little time off to replenish your vital energies so you can savor each next step and stay in the process just a little longer. Once you are done, you are done, with nothing to do but look back at the result of all that work, as you move forward to total your costs. There is something soul-satisfying about the work itself, right? When you are close to the finish line, you may want to speed things up, and that can lead to frustration.

[antoine64]

So that's what you look like.

I'm dealing with messed up wiring from the previous owner in my Celica. Throttle position sensor supply voltage was hooked up to an unused pin on my ECU. Fixing that made a huge difference it engine happiness. I also re-wired the stock boost controller so I could mount it in a more accessible location. Why did Toyota put that thing on the back of the engine? Of course, now I thinking about replacing it with an electric controller. I preferred the rush of power from the unlimited boost I was getting from my broken manual boost controller. I want that feeling without hitting the fuel cutoff.

I've learned a lot about the how these cars are wired so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[Nial]

Thanks Antoine, I will do if I get stuck. Moving away from electrics for the time being. I won't be able to collect a new dash loom until the week after next, hopefully in the meantime other parts will arrive, and I will put the fuel tank on, finish the brake lines, fit some new discs and pads. Although I think tomorrow's task I will be a carpet layer or seamstress when I re carpet the rear of the car which arrived yesterday.

Placed an order for some moulding latex so I can have another go at making a clear high level brake light lense and I also need to break out the fibreglass matting as I need to make some speaker boxes for the rear to help with the sound quality and to help relocate the speakers as I had to move them because of the roll cage.

Also do some more sanding on the front and rear bumpers as I made a start on them at the weekend.