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OEM Rebuild kit from ICP was about £75

To anyone searching.. it's very easy.. remove the two bolts and the lines from the MC and it pulls away from the brake booster Remove copper bolts.. then the circlip at the back of the MC and the piston 1 slides out.. Turn upside down and quick tap on a desk and 2 will come out.. Lube parts appropriately and check for wear Install new pistons in rebuild kit.. Bleed and you're away! Downloaded the TSRM app and followed the instructions took all of about 10 minutes really

I'm hoping that mine isn't that bad being as it seems to operate okay! Just seems like a worthwhile job to do if the fluid is getting grubby quickly.. my thoughts are the seals are letting moisture in and a rebuild kit seems pretty well priced cheers Chris

Looking at the prices of a new master cyl being circa £350 and a rebuild kit being around £60-70 for a OEM seal kit Anyone rebuilt their master cylinder? How hard is it to do? Any advice! Or is it worth biting the bullet for a new one.. I've recently fitted new brakes, I'm going to be fitting braided lines and I'm wondering about giving my MC a refresh too whilst I'm at it Mine isn't shot and still works but I recently changed my brake fluid and it seemed to darken very quickly.. not sure if this is a sign of a failing system with worn seals

Took my heat sheild back off to fit some braided lines .. I have some DEI heatsheathing for the oil feed and vac lines too which I will get on soon Should be a lot better and car now runs beautifully Took the old fuel tank cover off which was a bit rusty.. only thing that lets the car down underneath really as there is no rust that I can see on my the car bar this bit.. I rang Steve Manley for a price on a new one and was initially quoted over £300!! After almost dropping dead I decided to get it stripped, blasted and coated!

It was I bloody miss it!! Hopefully do something similar next year.. got the winter to pull the supra apart and get it all ship shape Brakes are all fitted.. going to have a go at bleeding then tomorrow and can give them a good test! For comparison Started making up a little heat shield today as it was one of the things that Garage-D picked up on when it was there that there is currently no protection.. it's a bit rough round the edges but I'm going to polish it up and use a dremel to finish the edges and hopefully won't look too bad.. might bin it yet.. we'll see.. Failing that It will be back to the drawing board and il keep searching for something I can buy or get one properly fabricated I'm going to be updating the vacuum line too with some braided ptfe stuff and some heat shielding tape to hopefully avoid a repeat of this

They certainly got their legs stretched! Miss the trip it was brilliant! Still back to reality now Decided to carve some pumpkins tonight.. there are two types of people.. [emoji23]

My bargain of the year.. managed to find some LS400 brakes for £40! Got the whole set up inc discs pads and bolts These usually go for anywhere up to £300 Pretty good condition too.. Cleaned them up and cut them back with a Dremel and sandpaper to get rid of the dirt ready for paint and polished all the pins Test fit .. I will get some better photos when I fit them properly as the size difference is massive when both calipers are next to each other The ls400's are a 4 pot set up with 315mm disc of a UCF20 model and require next to no modification to fit. You have to file approximately 1-2mm off the casting of the calliper which is not at all important and can be done with a hand file. It is all very well documented on here and the American forums and there seem to be very positive results! Calipers painted up and those brackets I was on About earlier!

From there it was on to Switzerland which was simply stunning At the base of a pretty large hill haha And up the top!! And the roads to get there were amazing, we did st Gottards, Furka, susten and grimsel passes.. Don't ask... Some more fucking about And some more.. Then it was time to head to the ring! We stopped off in Stuttgart first to check out the Porsche factory before heading down the autobahn Turns out 175mph is pretty quick Obligatory ring photo We stayed in this house for a few days which was epic! Loved the ring.. I would liken the experience to forza horizon.. driving round and modified, rare and exotic cars are flying around everywhere.. the atmosphere is just amazing there! I only did one lap as I didn't want to push my luck but tbh I just enjoyed being there and spectating! Unfortunately from there on it was belguim and home and i havent really got many photographs.. the photographer Dani is putting together some more photos from the trip but as you can probably imagine there was so much to go through! she can be looked up here https://www.facebook.com/DaniAustinPhotography shes got some epic shots!

Wow.. I haven't updated this thread in a very very long time.. something I've been meaning to do for a while! The car has had some work since my last post and been on an epic european adventure with a couple of other supras and an S15 which can be seen here.. so il do my best to recap; its had some brand new facelift lights, and a few little bits tarted up and some LS400 brakes which will be going on in the next few days but I fully intend to attack it over the winter and pull bits off, clean them up, repaint, refit to keep everything tip top underneath.. I have already started with the fuel tank cover/towing hook/anti roll bar brackets.. and next time i get the car up I will be removing other parts for powdercoating as it will be off the road for the next few months over winter. aside from the obvious making it look a bit more presentable underneath the main reason is to keep everything well protected and rust free as it currently looks all pretty decent and I want to keep it that way! anyway... here's the update in (kind of) chronological order: New headlights .. these make such a difference to the front of the car. Really update the front end as hopefully you can see in the following pictures! Not cheap but definitely worthwhile Couple of months ago I went with a few friends on a road trip around Europe which went through France, Monaco, Italy (lake como), Switzerland (alps and mountain passes), Germany (Porsche factory and Nurburgring) and Belgium which was absolutely awesome and the supra performed flawlessly even with a semi spirited lap of the ring Road trip prep.. checking, double checking and triple checking everything, serviced the brakes and lubricated slider pins and bled them, fresh oil change and some new rear tyres Light machine polish with meguiars 205 polish which left an extremely good finish taking out fine swirls left from previous washes.. extremely happy with how it came out even if it does still need a bit of paint in some areas On the road.. we set off for Folkestone.. And out the other side After Route de napoleon we stopped off to sort a brake binding issue with one of the cars at the side of the road and got some photos which was actually a really good stop, we all clubbed together got the car sorted and took in the views and had a leg stretch Next was Monaco.. we drove the GP circuit, visited the princes personal motor collection and got some more photographs Onwards to Italy and lake como through some awesome tunnels.. I have 132gb of footage and 90 percent of it is tunnel runs haha

I've resent it mate.. not sure if its come through cause its not in my sent folder..

you need to get a proper map done mate a rolling road is just going to tell you what you already know! you have PM.

Still looking

Post the link when they are up! il definitely be having one! looks awesome !

Redacted Standalone is the best option mate for sure but that being said im running 450 and 500lbft on a emanage ultimate with no issue.. and Greg at protuner (who is also a brilliant mapper) was slating me for a long time about not getting a standalone system but was actually pretty pleased with the results..

UK brakes please! what you got?

iPad Mini 16GB with wifi In good condition, mostly kept in sandstorm leather case, very rarely removed. Item has a few tiny marks on the back but generally in very good condition I will include headphones, case and usb lead with original box. Only selling as recently bought a MacBook Pro and is rarely used. £120

That looks like an awesome job mate.. Car looks lovely how much did that set you back

As she stands

Thanks Josh

selling my 330Ci MSport and keeping the 172 now I think so i can respray the supra ...any interest?.. 110K 6spd facelift.. £4500ono located birmingham/watford... the car was used as a motorway miler between work and home new tyres, front shocks, rocker cover gasket, service and intake hoses all replaced.. Loads of service history, good condition all round, smooth runner and great on fuel for a 6 cyl 3.0

what a shed

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and thats totally your opinion and tbh a bit inconsiderate of you to go slanging it about... you have to appreciate the work thats gone into getting those cars there. I know one of the lads on the stand who spent over £1000 on the car especially for the show, worked tirelessly for a couple of days straight getting it detailed, the car itself has been resprayed, new lights all round - facelift front and rear, new wheels, new leathers, fully forged NA/T build its a beaut.. definitely not average and damn near to being as clean as you could get from a car thats actually used on the road as a daily driver! on top of that the members present at the show are doing their best to promote the club.. they have been working, talking to people and being a face for the club all day, all weekend.. props to them !

Like I said mate I'd travel for a good job want it pristine.. Classic motor show has inspired me to pull my finger out lol