www.gt4dc.co.uk
Maintain, Modify and DRIVE your GT-Four


It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:43 pm




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 29 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2
Author Message
PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:57 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Cool, have PM'd. Bit of a crappy pic but it's been an 'orrible day up this way:

Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:19 pm 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:06 am
Posts: 4743
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Car Model: ST205
I quite like the Four in that colour. Like the soft focus Hollywood effect :)

_________________
Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 1:55 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Vaseline on the lense?? oo-er 8)

New valve on the way from Martin so we shall see how she runs afterward. Now only the sillystrut, lack of undertrays, new belts, full service, interior deep clean, to do :roll: No such thing as a cheap 'Four, I know.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:18 pm 
Offline
Group N

Joined: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:53 pm
Posts: 211
Location: Castleford, West Yorks
Car Model: None
Is it this one?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-TOYOTA-G ... true&rt=nc

_________________
Forever in search of knowledge (especially GT4 related)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 4:18 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
It was, aye. Should have walked away as certain things weren't right, but nevermind. Hopefully I can turn the car into a good 'un.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:22 pm 
Offline
Group N

Joined: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:53 pm
Posts: 211
Location: Castleford, West Yorks
Car Model: None
I liked the look of it and was watching it myself.
Its "just" a matter of cost lol as to whether a punt turns out to be a bargain or a folly
good luck

_________________
Forever in search of knowledge (especially GT4 related)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:23 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
So a fun morning 'working from home'!

First off a nice easy job - new dizzy cap & rotor arm. Dead easy, old cap wasn't 'bad' but rotor arm looking very second-hand.

Image
Image

Next, try and pull out the old PCV - top bodging!

Image
Image
Image

It's gone, but is it inside the motor or outside the motor?

Image

Inside! :( Oh well needed to do the cam cover gaskets anyway. New stuff on the way from TCB - PCV grommet (disintegrated), catch can 90 degree, cam cover gaskets, and of course the obligatory bonnet vent replacement.

Any 'safe' way to get rid of all the cam cover gunk that's gone all over the injectors etc? Or more trouble than it's worth?

Taking the cover itself to a mechanic friend so one of his apprentice guys can run it through the parts washer for me to get rid of all the swarf from the dead PCV (which has a baffle plate behind it).

Jon


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 2:29 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
dt4 wrote:
I liked the look of it and was watching it myself.
Its "just" a matter of cost lol as to whether a punt turns out to be a bargain or a folly
good luck


Cheers, was attracted to the colour as it suits the '205. I figure about £1k to turn it into a decent car, not including my time of course - but I get a kick out of fixing things up. Prices seem to be on the up for a sorted car, so hopefully I won't lose out too much. Who's to say the £4k+ cars don't need stuff doing to them anyway. Main thing with this is I couldn't find any rust whatsoever.

Oh I found a plate on the turbo for the hybrid but forgot to get a photo, will upload it for a full ID job.

Jon


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:04 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Ran out of time to get to the mechanic so will probably just use a couple of litres of diesel in a bucket unless anyone has any better ideas.

Cheers,
Jon


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 10:23 am 
Offline
Group B
User avatar

Joined: Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:13 pm
Posts: 3679
Location: Bournemouth
Car Model: None
Prices seem to be on the up, especially for 185s. The only cheap ones now seem to be fit for breaking body wise.

If there's no rust you have a bargain.

_________________
If at first you don't suck seed, try drier grain.

Image


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:04 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Well a bit of progress while I waited for some parts to arrive to put the top end back together.

Using my tame garage's parts washer.
Image

Masking off, play-doh a great labour-saving device cleaning out and re-tapping various holes. Oddly no finished pics but looks like a black cam cover!
Image

Old rad brackets were dead so rad was moving about a lot.
Image

Bought some good condition 2nd hand items so rude not to 'back to black' them.
Image

Fitted, have bought a shiny ally rad, new hoses, 'stat etc but will save that until it's running again.
Image

Turbo is an S148 which is nice, and genuinely looks virtually brand new.
Image

Pulled out a load of crappy aftermarket stereo wiring and removed the seats for deep cleaning.
Image

New filter element for the HKS and de-gunked the intake hoses - catch can to be fitted.
Image

Rear window tint removed - you could barely see out of it! No 'after' pic yet but, trust me, it's a lot better. Need to stick a light meter on the door windows to ensure they are legal.
Image

Some other stuff but no photo's like new plugs (went for Brisk this time out), and the stereo re-wired. Amazingly all the speakers and power antenna work!

Cheers,
Jon


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:07 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Forgot that I'll need some RTV for the 6 'corners' of the semi-circular sections (2 x camshafts, 1 x dizzy) - will have to pick some up before re-fitting commences on Wednesday.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:51 pm 
Offline
Clubman

Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:14 am
Posts: 82
Car Model: None
Managed to get today on the car, all re-assembled and running absolutely sweet as a nut :!: Ran the idle procedure and no blips whatsoever so I think we're sorted. The gen7 190 is potentially going tomorrow so we need the gt4 to be running properly! Will post some pics when I get a moment - nothing very exciting I know, but nice 'I did that!' stuff.

Cheers,
Jon


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 12:13 am 
Offline
Group N

Joined: Tue May 01, 2007 9:21 pm
Posts: 212
Location: lancashire
Car Model: None
Thats great news jon

Martin

_________________
We now have a new website

https://www.mkautorepairsandtuning.uk/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mk-Auto-R ... 7894641634

Image


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 29 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 23 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group