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So for a little updates! Two weeks of finals and then I am done! Going to be doing some work on the car this summer so should have more updates.
Today I went and had my new tires put on along with an alignment. Few weeks ago I used a baseball bat and rolled up the rear lips on the fenders to stuff the 285 Pirelli p-zeros underneath. I ended up stiffening my rear coil overs just in case they were going to rub on bumps because we ran out of time and couldn't adjust the shocks higher if need be. But onto pictures!
In the bay getting the new tires mounted, also found out I need new radiator clamps on the underside. Both the lower radiator and thermostat outlet hose is slightly leaking from stock clamps.
Old tires were like slicks =X whoops.
Previous tires were 275's and a little less sidewall. But I knew I could stuff a little more. Here's popping the old tires off and balancing the new.
Next up was the alignment. Front upper ball joints need to be replaced so camber wasn't done on the front.
I felt like the fit was pretty good on the rack.
After all, it rode pretty great on the way home, no rubs. Excited to see how they handle in the dry!
I stayed awake around two hours longer than I actually wanted to tonight reading this super cool, progressive post! Truly great work Joe! Thanks for this incredible journey into this great classic car!
So I ordered some front and rear brake pads from Concord Lexus, going to have my brother who works at Toyota turn the rotors. I also called up Toyota and ordered the front shim kit and disc brake grease.
Rear pads - #04466-30030
Front pads - #04465-50040
I have some new lower front ball joints, and since my uppers are shot... I decided to do the upgrade to some SPC #72270 arms.
These arms seem pretty high quality. A re-design by FIGS engineering which SPC is producing, with their in house patented ball joints. The OEM upper arms have a one piece pressed in ball joint that forces you to replace the entire UCA. Stockers run about $700+! Jeesh... These are about half the price with replaceable ball joints and adjustable camber.
I picked up a wix filter and some german castrol 0w-40, also planning on doing a transmission flush and getting my new speed sensor installed.
I went with some KBcarstuff extreme HID w/ phillips bulbs. They forgot my relay harnesses' twice.. But hopefully I can get these installed soon with no issues.
Lastly, I discovered the oem radiator clamps on the lower hose (both sides) are a bit old and losing tension, need to replace with new worm clamps. Trying to get maintenance things done so I can take some road trips in the car and feel safe. Definitely going to flush the brake system with new fluid and get a new alignment on the front end with the upgrades.
Installed the HID headlights today, everything went real smoothly using the kbcarstuff extreme HID kit. I used the phillips bulbs, which would've been better had they used a 90 degree connect and not one that comes straight out of the housing. This made me have to relocate my overflow tank. Also discovered that my passenger side 9006 connector is fried, so I ordered two high temperature dorman replacements.
The driver side has the two 30A fused connections on the positive side, a ground from the relay on the negative terminal and the ballast mounted to the drives side fender.
Went to Toyota today and picked up the shim kit for the front end along with pcv valve & grommet, disc brake grease and 16x valve cover washer seals. Parts manager had to rag on my Toyota muscle. Eff his Prius selling ***!
Ordered a gates K060763 accesory belt, NGK TE79 wire set, vvti valve cover gasket set, and found a super rare discontinued HKS Turbo Timer Harness TT-5 from France!
You are super lucky...I have been looking for that turbo timer wiring harness for a few months and I have never been able to find one. Was the one you found on ebay?
Just ordered a fuel filter #23300-50050. Figured its probably never been replaced!
I'm having an issue where when i go WOT.. I am only making 10 psi of boost, yet hitting fuel cut and having the throttle body go into limp mode. Any clues?
Also, the 10 psi issue.. Could this be because of a blown out down pipe gasket?.. Not sure how much effect back pressure has on the stock twin system.
Another upgrade I would like to do is a HKS SLD type 2. So in those efforts I've cleaned up the diagram I will need to do it.
04-24-15, 08:20 PM
