Stevo

A few more interior shots of the retrimmed bits n pieces. Still got a few things to do though

Now that would be something! In reality, I don't know / haven't met over half of the people on there

Haha - surprisingly, no. I also don't have any of the TRD decals left anymore.

Cheers Graham. With no turbos and chasing power figures to worry about, the least we can do is aim to make them perform like they should and look good! To be honest, 'yes' I would like a faster car at some point but this more than does me for my daily driver and is extremely reliable with a lot less worries than TTs or Single's seem to bring to the table. Thankfully the throttle body and manifold etc seem to happy with just a wipe down every once in a while with some diluted APC on a microfibre cloth.

Some of the carbon trim fitted now along with the genuine Alcantara door grabs I had made

Before the panel was fitted, I wanted to minimise any possibility of squeaks or rattles, so used some leftover sound absorber (Silent Coat) to put behind anything that might move and also on the back of the panel itself. The material is designed primarily to absorb unwanted high frequencies. The pressure sensitive properties also make it great for sandwiching between panelsa and after application the material fills the gaps between the sufaces. Pretty much all over the car is a combination of this, Silent Coat damping mat to reduce sound resonance and Silent Coat Noise Isolator. I did all of this way before the respray though and I don't seem to be able to find the pictures. Areas treated include the door skins, floor (inc. transmission tunnel), rear seat bench and the inside of the boot well. Finally got the trim back on So the plan is to use more of this material to try and trim the rest of the panels myself. I've been practicing my stitches on my mam's sewing machine too

Cheers mate

Having just come back from the bodyshop, the interior was absolutely minging so it took quite a while to get rid of as much dust as I could possibly reach, before I started to refit things inside the car. I wasn't really happy with the condition of the various bits of boot trim - pretty much every bit of plastic was scratched up in one place or another. So, it was at that point that I had the idea to begin transforming the interior too, in a way that subtly match the outside of the car. Unfortunately, at this point I'm feeling pretty skint after the respray and engine work, so decided to have a go at stuff myself. Bought some high-end 'nappa' vinyl, some scrim foam, high temp contact adhesive and set about doing the first bit from under the hatch. The small bumps you can see in the final picture all smoothed out in the sun as the adhesive set.

All done and running sweet. Fired up first time which I was soooo pleased about given that I'd little to no mechanical experience! HUUUUUGE thanks to John Hodgson for the help along the way and for actually getting the engine, gearbox, etc etc back in place and making sure it was all running well with no concerns re. leaks etc. Top bloke! Anyway, as a comparison, it went from this: To this!

All paid with brekkie too

At this point it's all gone back in with a new clutch release bearing, spigot ring and a Chris Wilson upgraded clutch for the 5 speed.

Cheers guys. Engine back in the car now and all looking like new, just what I was aiming for - or as close as my wallet would allow!

Back from the bodyshop ready for the engine and box to be 'dropped' back in [COOL][/COOL] Sorry for the phone pics...

I've got some stuff I promised to do for my ma n pa so I'll not be down tonight.

Ooh no!!! Sorry to hear that mate - hope nobody was hurt though.

Other than the obvious respray, I've also taken the opportunity to replace many of the tired and worn bits of rubber seals and plastic trim. Spent a bomb at Toyota buying bits of rubber! New OEM front windscreen seal New OEM rear windscreen seal New OEM weather rails (driver and passenger) New OEM rubber door seals (driver and passenger) New OEM bonnet to bumper rubber seal Refurbished scuttle panel in satin black Front and rear wiper arms blasted and sprayed in matt black All badge holes deleted Rear washer jet deleted OEM spats Genuine Trial skirts De-lined OEM mirrors

Going back together nicely now with doors, bonnet and Trial skirts fitted after having a new mesh put on.

Cheers Dane. Couldn't bare the thought of a load of grimy parts going back into a nice, newly sprayed bay! As Marc says Chris I just did them myself - they're the stock ones that have been carbon skinned, with a clear coat over the genuine TRD stickers

Cheers Jake. Look forward to catching up at the Wroxall Abbey meet in July.

I'd been keeping myself busy making a few nice carbon bits to go on/in once done... Ashtray Sill/kick plates Internal door grabs

Didn't get as many progress shots of the bodywork as I would have liked but here's a few of it in colour now and largely put back together. Still got a set of genuine Trial sideskirts to go on

Gasket Kit, Engine Overhaul T04111-46045 Came to £167 with a 12% discount they give me

Gaskets were all new from Toyota mate - they do an engine gasket overhaul kit; everything you need in the one bag. So all seals, gaskets, o-rings etc have all been replaced on this. I can dig the part number and price out if you're interested?

Thanks mate. Already have it back from the bodyshop as I'm doing this thread bit by bit retrospectively, so thankfully no more waiting! I just never got round to doing the thread before now and figured it is a good place to document the work and changes to the car. The condensor isn't a new replacement, just the condensor bracket/arm. I just refurbished the actual condensor myself as I didn't want to be able to see the old rusty thing through the front grille. Same goes with the horn that is down there in that region too - but I bought a new one of them.

Breakfast was rank anyway mate - a help yersel buffet that had no bacon, no buns and the sausages tasted like hotdogs not proper sausages!