Andrew K Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Recently i`ve been looking at the best way to install my Defi Gauges, i wanted to try my best not to use the air vents or cutting holes in my dash panels etc. so i ordered a gauge pod holder for my top glove box which i`m still waiting for to turn up and set to work playing around with a pillar trim i had laying around and came up with this result i wasn`t to keen on the type that you stick on over the original piece of trim so wanted to try and make something that looked like it was supposed to be there and as close to OEM looking as possible. first i measured the Defi gauge holders and made up some alloy brackets and marked the position on the trim for cutting slots so i could push the brackets through. when i had the brackets fitting nicely i had a test fit with the gauge holders and gauges. once i had it at this stage i cut holes and put grommets in for the wires, painted the brackets black and used a black faced rivet to secure the bracket in place as it tended to move a little! I ordered some gauge visors to finish it all off and spent the nice day we had today assembling it all and fitting it into the car was worried how this might turn out and look but i`m really happy with the end results. Edited March 29, 2014 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Very neat! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Those gauges are a work of art. Much better looking that the pillar pods people normally fit. Good work again man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Very neat! Nice job. Thanks Chris, i like to do things right as best i can Those gauges are a work of art. Much better looking that the pillar pods people normally fit. Good work again man Thanks, that was one of my worries as don`t like most of these pillar pods but i`m well chuffed how this has turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Looking great! where abouts in bucks are you mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Looking great! where abouts in bucks are you mate? Thanks, I'm not far from Beaconsfield and live in the Hazlemere area. Are you local? Edited November 27, 2015 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) Done some work on the top water neck elbow this weekend, been looking at the best place to fit the Defi water temp sensor and decided to remove this fitting and fit it in this position, i`ve drilled & tapped the hole 1/8 NPT to match the sensor and if i need to go back to how it was before all i need to do is screw in the required fitting. here`s a few pics with the water neck fitted back in place with new OEM gasket & o`seals. also got all the solenoid lines covered in Thermo sleeve. Edited April 7, 2014 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 only a small update! got a few things cleaned up and painted ready for when it goes on the car started with the igniter gave it a good clean and painted the mounting bracket. also gave the charcoal canister a good clean up and removed the years of built up grime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Over the bank holiday weekend i wanted to get a fare few things done as the weather was nice first off i stripped down the cam belt etc so i could fit the new billet cambelt tensioner bracket, i also took the crankshaft sprocket off and had the sensor pickup tig welded to the sprocket, wanted to do this as heard they can come loose / move and cause all sorts of unwanted problems! Billet tensioner bracket built up with the brand new parts from an OEM tensioer bracket. Crankshaft sprocket with sensor pickup tig welded on. Will let the pictures do the explaining, first off was the front of the engine stripped down and then everything fitted back along with the new cambelt tensioner all in the correct order as to the Toyota workshop manuals i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Next i started the messy job of cleaning up the Large case LSD, i took the back cover off so i could get it cleaned up nicely and also wanted to inspect the insides. Few pictures of the insides, all looked ok with no signs of wear etc Rear Diff cover back after a trip to the local bead blasters looking all nice and new again! While the sun was shining i started to give the Diff casing a few coats of satin black spray paint to get that looking nice. That`s as fare as i got for now as waiting for the paint to fully dry and harden! after that i can then top the Diff up with some new oil and re-seal the Diff casing back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Diff is now finished and the paint has fully hardened,the rear cover was put on using Loctite black silicone and the bolts all torqued down to the correct setting as it tells you in the Toyota Workshop Manuals. While i was cleaning and painting the Diff up i also did the rear drive shafts to freshen them up a bit Also got myself some new Diff oil and new mounting bolts from Toyota as its not really recommended to use the old ones, well that`s what it says in the workshop manual Rear drive shafts after a clean up and paint. Edited July 6, 2014 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Iv`e had a few things on order recently which have turned up, TRD gear box mount and AEM AFR gauge and got myself a new 6 speed gear box to large case diff prop shaft from Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark newman Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nice work Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 nice work Nice work Andrew. Thanks guys its slowly getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Very nice Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Very nice Andrew Cheers lee, looking forward to getting this all fitted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) I'm slowly getting all my gauges fitted where I want them in the car and so they are ready to be connected up, in the pillar pod I have a EGT Gauge and a Boost Gauge, The AEM AFR Gauge is going where the clock is, So that leaves me with 4 Gauges left to mount in the top glove box position which are oil pressure, oil temp, water temp & fuel pressure! The Gauge holder I've purchased only holds 3 Gauges so will be fitting the oil pressure & water temp but which of the next 2 that are left are most important? Oil Temp Or Fuel pressure Ok don't want to start putting Gauges in my air vents or cutting holes in my dash so 1 Gauge will have to be left out! What's your thoughts? Edited May 19, 2014 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Been looking at finding the best place to permanently mount my Defi control unit and so it looks neat and OEM ish i had a spare din pocket from under the radio so had a play around making some alloy brackets up etc so as the defi control unit would slide in but also be held in place!i then made a front panel out of alloy and cut the centre out so it fits nicely around the control unit, once that was sorted i painted it with some black plasidip and this is what i finally ended up with which worked really well Here`s some pictures of the modified din pocket finally fitted, the front panel is held on with 2 screws so when you take the dash panel off to do any work behind it! you only need to remove the 2 screws to allow you to remove the defi control unit, really happy how this has turned out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) While i was messing around fitting my newly designed din pocket and i had the dash half apart i fitted my AEM AFR Gauge, i decided to mount it where the clock goes. Edited May 24, 2014 by Andrew K (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew 007 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Very nice build Andrew. i like all what you are doing. Keep up the great work buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Very nice build Andrew. i like all what you are doing. Keep up the great work buddy. Cheers mate thanks for the nice comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Great attention to detail mate. Interior looks amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew K Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 Great attention to detail mate. Interior looks amazing. Thanks for the comment Luc, i`m slowly getting the interior to how i imagined it before i started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Very, very nice work with that defi controller mounting. Really clean install bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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