Littler Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Give it a try with the neat acetone, well worth while. Most nail varnish remove has acetone in it, but if you go to a Pharmacy you can buy it neat over the counter. On another note mate, any idea how they will dyno the car on Sunday if mine is still limited at 112mph? Won't they have to dyno it in a lower gear which may give inaccurate readouts? Acetone! Will give that a try. Erm... not sure if I'm honest but would imagine it could effect the read out, could you not fit a limiter tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 Erm... not sure if I'm honest but would imagine it could effect the read out, could you not fit a limiter tomorrow? I could fit one for sure... however, I don't have a de-limiter here to fit unfortunately! Don't think there is any available locally either as far as I'm aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 How far is keron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 How far is keron? Dead on an hour from me, but he doesn't work Saturdays as a rule. I'll drop him a message now though just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Changed the oil and filter today along with fitting a new Toyota sump plug washer. Cleaned up the under-tray as well whilst I was there. Along with this I fitted a new panel filter, distributor cap and rotor arm. Next up is the fuel filter, gearbox oil, rear diff oil, radiator cap and clean up the iridium spark plugs. Gave the engine bay a clean afterwards ready for Dynodaze tomorrow : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriella Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 WOW, she's stunning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 WOW, she's stunning! Cheers just hope she does me proud (for a NA) on the dyno tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I remember when mine used to look like that. Then I went off roading in it and it didn't look so good after wards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 Attended Dynodaze today for there Supra day, was a great turnout with some stunning cars. Went for a ride in a NA-T and I was sold, awesome power delivery and sound! It has been an awesome day, met some great people. I also ran mine on the dyno and it made a humble 162 rear wheel horsepower, which I think is an acceptable result for a pretty much standard NA. Here's a picture and the Dynograph: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Looks mint! not a bad result for a stock car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kniff_666 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Wow! she is looking amazing now pal. Just glad that she is doing you proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kniff_666 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Any more progress on this Rich? Not heard anything for a while and seen you are swapping out the exhaust. Is this in prep of the TT lump swap? Need updates, massive withdrawal and i miss her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Any more progress on this Rich? Not heard anything for a while and seen you are swapping out the exhaust. Is this in prep of the TT lump swap? Need updates, massive withdrawal and i miss her! There shall be updates later tonight I've done a few things, refurb UK spec lights to look like facelifts, new exhaust, GReddy speed cut controller, drivers door edge straightened etc. Exhaust is in prep for more power... gathering parts for a NA-T build at the moment. Me and Josh (lad who came with me to purchase the car) are both doing NA-T builds at the same time. Starting after Christmas Was going to go the TT lump route but the prices of them are getting higher and higher, fancy the challenge of something bespoke. How's your new motor going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Fitted my new exhaust today. Decided to replace the 2.5" system for a slightly louder 3". Didn't take long to fit as the previous exhaust hadn't been fitted too long ago. I replaced the bolts and gaskets whilst I was fitting the new exhaust for good measure Also managed to refurb my UK spec glass headlights. Didn't fancy forking out for facelift items, and haven't seen many *facelifted" UK's so thought I'd give it ago. Unfortunately no pictures fitted yet but here's a couple of pics, one before they were put back together and the other all back together and re-sealed. All old sealant was cleaned away and started completely from fresh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Got round to fitting my headlights back in ready for the Hooters meet. As soon as I fitted them they started to fog up , as can be seen in the below pictures. Going to try and re-seal them again and maybe try some silica gel packets to absorb the moisture. In others news, my wheels are now up for sale. Spotted some new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kniff_666 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Even though they started to fog up, they look awesome! You will also not have to polish the crap out of them to keep em clear being UK spec glass ones. GOOD WORK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Even though they started to fog up, they look awesome! You will also not have to polish the crap out of them to keep em clear being UK spec glass ones. GOOD WORK! Cheers mate, will resolve the fogging up issue asap! The crappy weather isn't helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 My lights also fog up after refurbing them. Need to find a solution too. I think the little bits of foam in the breather pipes that i no longer have dont help! Might be worth a check on yours too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 My lights also fog up after refurbing them. Need to find a solution too. I think the little bits of foam in the breather pipes that i no longer have dont help! Might be worth a check on yours too! Will check them later mate, also going to try resealing them (again) and maybe some of those silica gel packets you get to absorb moisture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Will check them later mate, also going to try resealing them (again) and maybe some of those silica gel packets you get to absorb moisture? Yep my plan too. Gonna absolutely paste sealant around them this time. And try the silica packets if that doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Had all my warning lights re-soldered the other night, so they are all working now - only trivial but nice to have it done as none of my previous Supra's have had them all working, it seems to be a common fault. I've also took a few more pics today now the headlights have finally de-misted : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kniff_666 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 http://i49.tinypic.com/2d8km0h.jpg This pic is brutally nice! The deep shine that you have managed to get from 19 year old paint is incredible pal. That is some mighty fine detailing work that you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George86 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 a word .... great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cheers for the kind comments! Hopefully some bigger updates soon, just trying to get the ever impending Christmas out the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSoop Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 She looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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