[nknoxy12]

Hey people. just got this in late january. We shall wait to see what comes of this.

Stats:
Essex White
Smallport 4AGE Engine
236xxx kms
STOCK AS A ROCK

Bought early 2009 my run around slash project car slash fun car

Pictures of when i purchased the vechile.







Random Pictures:

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 18 August 2009 - 11:46 PM

[GOT-20V]

Looks neat mate, whats the plans in the next few months?

How much did you pay for it?

[nknoxy12]

GOT-20V, on Feb 11 2009, 12:03 AM, said:

Looks neat mate, whats the plans in the next few months?

How much did you pay for it?

Few plans but got to see what happns with cash flow. was advertised for $4k got it for $3.2k. got it from queensland and drove it back.

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 13 February 2009 - 09:03 PM

[nknoxy12]

Update: Removed Side trims.

After:





After i removed the glue marks:






The thread i created on removing the trims
http://www.twincam.info/index.php?showtopi...amp;hl=nknoxy12

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 13 February 2009 - 09:34 PM

[eviltwin]

looks like a really good example mate , i liked it more with the door moulds on it though

[nknoxy12]

eviltwin, on Feb 11 2009, 08:53 AM, said:

looks like a really good example mate , i liked it more with the door moulds on it though

yer but there were dull and faded. if you want them ill sell them to you

[YoungTrader]

Paint looks imac. The spotless front bar is also another good indication of the quality of the paint and careful owners over the years.

Just need to give the wheels a good clean and a little buff.

[nknoxy12]

YoungTrader, on Feb 12 2009, 08:25 AM, said:

Paint looks imac. The spotless front bar is also another good indication of the quality of the paint and careful owners over the years.

Just need to give the wheels a good clean and a little buff.

Yer i know i started given one wheel a buff. and it satrted comming out with the shine but i seriously need to hit it with a buffer.

[ae93sx.seca.]

very nice. neat and tidy i must say;) looks good. what do u have planned for it?

[nknoxy12]

ae93sx.seca., on Feb 14 2009, 12:32 AM, said:

very nice. neat and tidy i must say;) looks good. what do u have planned for it?

thanks
get it registered, But just some little thngs to make it look sweet. then i can start getting my hands dirty. i dont want to go over the top. I wanna go for the sleeper look. but i got heaps of time im planning on keeping this car for years

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 16 February 2009 - 07:39 PM

[nknoxy12]

Minor update:

Fitted a newer manifold cover to replace the old brown one.



Decreased the engine bay.

Oil change, i think its had the same filter since the 80,000kms service, eekkkk!!

Replace the o rings in the distrubutor tomorrow to stop leaking.

Im looking into a trd quickshifter and corolla car mats tommorrow.



Anyone tell me signs to look out for, too know when your o2 sensor is on its way out??

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 18 February 2009 - 06:52 PM

[Eli]

Shitty idle? Bad fuel economy? Disconnect it and see if the car runs better? Whats making you think its f##ked?

[nknoxy12]

Just that it was missing a nut when i changed the manny cover, and the wires look dodgy, when i give it some in 1st, 2nd, 3rd it blows some smoke the goes away also i put some paper behind the car and gave it a rev and i sprayed the paper with black s##t!!. But doesnt it need replacing after a while anyways?

When i fill up next im gonna give it premium fuel and injector cleaner.

[orangeLJ]

Was it oily residue on the paper?

Most of them blow a bit of black crap from running a wee bit rich, BUT when you start getting black spots on the rear bar that smear when you wash them then you know for sure its burning oil.

If thats the case, something I always found handy to get the oil spots off the rear bar, was dishwashing detergent! normal car wash has trouble dealing with the oil (tends to smear it around) so a bit of Dishwashing detergent cuts through it and gets it off. Works well for BBQ splatter too!

EDIT: Im also pretty sure it will throw an error code if the O2 sensor is rooted.

found this in another thread in the engine section-
21 O2 sensor

* Open/short in heater circuit of oxygen sensor for 0.5 seconds
* Amplitude of O2 sensor reduced to 0.35-0.70V continuously for more than 60 seconds

This post has been edited by orangeLJ: 19 February 2009 - 08:12 AM

[YoungTrader]

Agree about the washing detergent for heavy oil build up, normal car wash just doesn't do the job. Although I've never had to use it on the car, it worked a charm on my alloys when both of my CV boots cracked (messy). I'd recommend giving he surface a once over with normal car wash though once you've finished, for the anti corrosive properties.

[nknoxy12]

orangeLJ, on Feb 19 2009, 08:00 AM, said:

Was it oily residue on the paper?

Most of them blow a bit of black crap from running a wee bit rich, BUT when you start getting black spots on the rear bar that smear when you wash them then you know for sure its burning oil.

yer thats what i thought oo, that it was running a bit rich, So in the end your all saying ym o2 sensor is aokay???

Is there anything i can do to make ir run more lean or less rich, or is this just what smallports run like??

[orangeLJ]

Most I have come accross all blow smoke when you are really up them.

I rebuilt the smallport in Karlies seca 6000kms ago, and I noticed it was blowing black puffs when she changes gears whilst revving the tits off it (with me putting along behind her in other cars lol)


I wouldnt really worry about the O2 sensor, If it shits itself all together you will know about it, but if the car idles fine and doesnt seem to have any other dramas, Id say its doing its job well enough not to warrant replacing.

[nknoxy12]

yeh okay the idles is fine been told in the winter that idle high in the morning due to the cold. is this right or do i have a s##t mechanic??

But yer if i see the idle being wacky its in for a new sensor. Bloody toyota and there distrubutors. they have to be the only ones that dont use pins for the gear on the shaft of the distrubutor. But meh my car is blocking the the whole carport as i rolled it forward to get the timming in tdc.

trd quickshifter $305, current toyota corolla mats $92.

I go to court tomorrow wish me luck.

[nknoxy12]

Minor update:

minor detail by neighbour
paint strut brace red
silicon pipe from throttle body to air box
dashmat to keep the dash in good nick

parts bought:
series 2 fornt calipers, thanks justin
stuff to make the wheels good as new

searching:
suspension components
exhausts
jdm corolla parts
parcel tray and headlights

Getting a dizzy installed tomorrow to replace my ruined one. blue slip on thursday and rego on tuesday

photos on sunday before going to the mechanic on monday

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 10 March 2009 - 10:29 PM

[WTF-33R/CYA81]

paint doctor would have been able to bring the side trims back to as new

[nknoxy12]

Update:

REGO
new belts
oil change
spark plugs
DIY front lip brackets to replace the snapped ones.
NEW Wipers ( says on packaging to give the car 50+ horsepower)

my new cold air intake... fully sick.... notice the plates





lol nah i replaced my drivers headlight so i got the chrome piece below it but as i intalled the passenger headlight the mounts snapped off so now i got to put the old melted headlight back in to stop the grill and headlight sagging and to get rid of the cable ties holding it together.


MORE PRO PHOTOS

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 26 April 2009 - 06:42 PM

[nknoxy12]

OH PICKED UP A PARCEL TRAY AND A SET OF GENIE EXTRACTORS... WHICH I MIGHT SELL AT THE RIGHT PRICE...

[Adjacent]

i might steal those extractors off u fool. You need some watanabes on that ride.

[nknoxy12]

lol well $450 rrp from genie soo and these are new and have only been sprayed and test fitted...

[nknoxy12]

UPDATES:

New front engine mount $51 from auto one.
New acl valve covers gaskets $12.50 each from auto one.
rear trd seat cover. $110 of autobarn
Painted vlave/cam covers cherry red.
new 4age funny sticker....
new toyota genuine oil filter.
replaced gearbox oil and also added nulon gearbox treatment.. $30 for 3L vmx80
taken out air con condensor and air con hoses..
new amber lighting in dash with amber lights in switches from justin...
red polyurethane hoses
coolant flush

parts bought but havent installed or been delivered yet:
boss kit,
new oil filter with magnectic sump plug... -arrived
kic typhoon exhuast
genie extractors, 02 sensor
k&n panel filter - arrived and installed, didnt really make a difference.
trd quickshifter. - toyota are screwing me around as apparently toyota dont sell trd goods anymore due to no money making of them.
valve cover bolt seals - arrived and installed though i think i screwed them as they are all bursted in side the metal thingy and last night bad rubber burning was comming from them

BEFORE



AFTER



heres some pics of the process..

i got home at 3pm i got cam covers off and straight into the frdge to cool them down



then sanded with 600,800 wet and dry really quickly and painted, i used lego as stands





i did 4 coats using oven on fan forced to bake them in between



and its all done also here is some other stuff i used..





all up i had it back together by 9pm that night...

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 29 April 2009 - 06:15 PM

[nknoxy12]

MORE PICTURES OF UPDATES

gearbox got done and engine mount, very smooth shifting now, also 24mm socket for gearbox but






and the amber lighting it was a phone shot



trd rear cover

This post has been edited by nknoxy12: 26 April 2009 - 08:49 PM

[Adjacent]

nathan you still got the headers. Im interested in them.

[YoungTrader]

You should file down the lettering on the covers like everyone else - looks 1000 times better.

[xjustinx]

YoungTrader, on Apr 27 2009, 10:36 AM, said:

You should file down the lettering on the covers like everyone else - looks 1000 times better.

agreed!

Looks tops when they are shaved

[nknoxy12]

give me a price? then