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Really?
On their site it states that RA model does not come with pillowball top mounts.
Well.. thanks for the info then!

Well a bit more progress, some high build primer into the engine bay, the epoxy mastic is so rough its going to take several coats of primer, sand down, more primer etc etc to get an even half flat finish.



Somethings missing.....oh yea, everything



This post has been edited by Nial: Aug 16, 2014 - 2:17 AM

adding some seam sealer now. need more masking tape

Awesome rebuild, very impressive!

Only about a million hors of sanding left to go

Yes!

I almost feel bad for Martin that his design is copied so much, but damn if it's not the best-looking use of a facelift bumper.

I looked back and noticed martin didn't transfer the little mini grill in the middle, I would prefer to keep that too

Not that I have been following all others that have don't this little hybrid bumper build, but I can't recall anyone else keeping the little letterbox vent, it would be nice to claim to be the first but someone somewhere is bound to have done it long before now.

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No need to mate . For it is prove I had great idea In terms of improvement. In fact I wanted that vent on my bumper as well but unfortunately "teeth" were broken on my donor bumper so decided to not using it in the end... it is bit visible (two in the middle) in picture below:



I am really glad I can see result how it would look like with that vent as well

Everything you are doing is effing incredible.

Thanks.

More sanding today, managed to get a nice smooth finish. Sorting out the brake lines and fuel lines this weekend as well as the front sub frame. Still the engine bay to finish cleaning and painting but as the cars in the rotisserie it's difficult tote to.

I think I have managed to find myself a 5sfe engine so it looks like a 5sgte might be in order. 5sfe' see hard to come by here.

Then I can start overhauling and rebuilding the front hubs, brake callipers and remaining suspension arms,
So much to do...will it ever end?

Any 6gc club meets in Florida in April next year? As guess where I will be for a few weeks

DISNEY WORLD!!!!

Yep

On my honeymoon.....but if you can't attend the odd car meet or two on your honeymoon then what's the world coming to eh

What do I win for getting it right?

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yea i like it.. i was looking into the 5sfe for a conversion in the future.. it seems like the "better" method, will be a overall better performance from the 5sgte less lag and more torque, they are getting rare over here too.. great job on the bumper lad.. im loving this build!

Taking a break from this project while I decide what to do, the latest layer of paint looks terrible, no matter how carefully you apply it, it runs everywhere and looks like a child painted it on. To top it all off it then reacted with the other paint so it all has to come off. Back to square one, options are spend more months wire brushing the paint off, sending it away to get sand blasted, buy a sand blaster and do t myself or give up, right this very second the giving up option is mighty appealing, I can't afford to keep throwing money at this project for it to keep going wrong. Might be time to call it a day!

yup! time to call it a day! Fly it over to me. Itll give me something to do in the afternoons.....chances are you wont get it back though

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you wouldn't happen to be having trouble with POR paint are you? Because I just went through numerous attempts applying POR chassis coat black only to have it look absolutely horrible no matter what I tried. Foam brushes, bristle brushes, lots of mixing, little mixing, high temperature, low temperature, various humidities, anything and everything. It always came out exactly like you described, as though a child did the painting

This post has been edited by enderswift: Dec 16, 2013 - 4:32 PM

It is a POR paint yes. Sick of it. It runs no matter how thinly you apply it. I know it's under the car and no one will see it, but I would know and it would annoy me constantly. Frustrated.

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I know the feeling. All that prep work only to have it messed up in the end. I think it suffices to say that POR wont be getting my money again. Stay strong and seriously consider blasting. Once you blast there really is no other alternative haha

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POR won't be getting any of my money either, rustbuster is pretty good, but my favourite so far is a paint from the US called eastwood, nice to apply, forgiving, a nice finish, a bit on the pricey side, but considering the amount that POR has cost me!!

Today will be spent pricing up air compressors and finding out just how feasible it is to sand blast in the garage.

Well, a bit of work today, decided to refurbish a set of spare brake Calipers I had, they are in mint condition so didnt need much fettling, I took them to bits, removed all the seals etc, the bolts will be sent away to get zinc plated.

The callipers were painted with Eastwood chassis black extreme, a beautiful paint that goes on very nicely and has a great finish.



and a hint as to what the finished callipers will look like



This post has been edited by Nial: Aug 16, 2014 - 2:19 AM

keep up the good work!!! This is what I want to do to my Supra

Well after getting over a rather mild winter, i have ventured back into the garage.

I have finally stripped my pride and joy down to a bare shel and it has been shipped off to the great B road in the sky.

After saying goodbye to it I have been trying to find space for all the parts I now have, the garage is full to the brim with car parts, plus I had to buy a small wooden shed to store more stuff in....so the garage is a bit of a mess.

i manged to clear myself a small patch of surface to resume work on.

First off was the clutch master cylinder, i know its only small and probably not of much interest but its a step in the right direction. I could have done with sending the shaft away to get zinc plated as I am not happy with its finish, but i guess as it will never be seen it will have to do.



I have replaced the insides with a brand new piston and seals. Painted the body black and cleaned up the reservoir.

Then i made a start on the brake master cylinder and vacuum cylinder. it was a bit rusty so after a soak in Bilt Hamber Deox C rust remover and a quick wire brushing I have primered it and this is where I could do with your help.......

Baring in mind everything in the car will be either black, silver or the colour of the car, what colour shall i paint the vacuum housing? as i want to paint the cylinder black to match the clutch master cylinder I was thinking about painting it the same colour as the car so that there is a bit of contrast...or should I go with standard black?

Currently primered and waiting for me to make my mind up....excuse the mess.



coming to the US in a couple of weeks for a few weeks, any car meets in florida from the 6th april? Going to Disney for my honeymoon

cheers all

Nial

This post has been edited by Nial: Mar 23, 2014 - 1:29 PM

I would personally go black because it will look the most sophisticated and original and your car is going to be MINT! I am a bit boring like that though, and a bit of colour might spice things up... so I'm no help I guess

So, i went with black, looks ok. Will contrast well against the silver of all the braided hoses.

Another box of bits (mostly bolts) arrived back from the electroplaters.



should be fun trying to remember where all the bolts go...i give myself about an 80% chance of getting it wrong

I also managed a few smaller jobs, put the ignitor assembly back together along with the nice shiny dipstick holed, wiper motor which i finally managed to get the bolts for, and the steering shaft gaiter.



it should look nice on the bulkhead



Nearly got the front driveshafts finished, just need to locate a replacement vibration damper for the right side drive shaft.



The brake stopper polished up well



front hubs also came back from the electroplaters.



A box of parts ready to be sent off to the electroplaters when i get back rom Florida



still nothing of much substance really, just all little jobs that make the big jobs easier.

A few weeks of nothing now while I go on my honeymoon

should be big progress when I get back as i will be putting the suspension back on etc

Nial, reading about your Celica build is like reading a 'pot boiler' or 'page turner'; I had to read the whole thing from beginning to end without stopping! I offer a sincere congratulations on your work, and your wedding.

You have inspired me sir, although I stand on the shore of the lake dipping my toes into the icy cold waters you seem to be thriving in, I am afraid to make the jump. I started working on my 94 ST Coupe (1.8L) over a month ago by saying to myself it was only fair to give her a completely all-new or rebuilt brake system since she was fast approaching her 20th birthday, and that would keep her safe, and then changed out the rear wheel bearings "while I was at it.' Once started, it is hard to stop, because I keep seeing more things that need to be done. I think I'm being bit by the bug in a more 'bottom up' fashion, in comparison with your 'top down' all out attack.

Most of your description makes sense to me, and I feel I kind of understand how much effort you have put into the job, since it is so well written and photo documented. If you don't mind, I would like to ask a silly question, however. You sent a lot of hardware, many nuts, bolts, etc. to the electroplater's to get them zinc plated. I am wondering if that is an expensive proposition? I don't see many shops that do that here in NC and wonder if there are many in the UK.

Well got a bunch of tstuff back from the zinc platers and got a few more things back together.



The brake and clutch pedals refurbished and ready to be refitted



I took the power steering pump apart, there's quite a few bits inside that all decide they want to head in many different directions when you open the thing up.



And the tensioner for the alternator belt



The next task is building a new dolly to help transport the shell around as it doesn't fit on a car transporter with the current dolly, time to break out the welder again.

such an awesome build...

How much do you think you have spent already?