Recent content by Calum122

@Djaniero Well I just dismantled the engine in situe and then removed the block crank by hand after it lost most of its weight. Was easy enough for such a small engine without a crane. So to clarify, I dismantled the head from the car and removed all ancillaries, leaving the crank and bottom...

I swapped out the power assisted rack in my EP82 for the UK EP80 rack. Kept the height adjustable JDM column though :p

Few members have used a Corolla 6 speed box. @FunnyOnion on UKSO IIRC.

I fitted a set of these: I'd say it's more on the technical side of things, but a well worth upgrade over the stock look. Probably gained a few extra ponies from this mod too.

Should look like this when it's in.

It's alright @SKINY you don't have to pretend to dislike it....we won't make fun of you :p

One day...I'll get away :D

Oh dear :( I have a 3/8th Snap On Impact gun, 300ish Nm. I mainly do motorbikes, it's small and has been fine for me. Although yeah, for the money I paid for it perhaps you're right. I distinctly remember it struggling to take the bolts off the top mount on my MX5 :eek:

They look similar to the clips that hold the brake lines in. If you're struggling to find the clips, then it might be worth trying one of the Hel replacements...

Worth mentioning too, I believe Toyota just use repackaged TAIHO bearings. https://japserviceparts.co.uk/product/jdm-taiho-main-con-rod-engine-bearing-set-starlet-gt-turbo-ep82-ep91-4e-fte-std/ Toyota are not in the business of making bearings, they make cars, and I'm led to believe TAIHO are...

Will be interested in seeing what you end up doing @dac69er It's probably too rich of a country to fulfil in merely one trip. Whether it's the mountainous regions, Touges, Tsukaba Raceway, the Temples, the Cities or the multitude of other things there are to do in the JapLand.

Sorry to hear about losing your job @SKINY that sucks! Wish you well looking for a new job!

Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year in case I miss that one too!

My brothers Starlet, runs a hybrid TD04 on stock internals, is probably similar. For daily use this makes it quite ideal, since it's off boost 90% of the time, but the car has never been a daily and I think he appreciated driving my stock CT9 as it was just more responsive. I wanted to go...

They just looked like they needed blasting and powdercoating....