mwilkinson
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A few people are still loitering on the forum, but it is very quiet. Most daily chat is on WhatsApp these days.
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First Chris and now Ed, what's going on!? Perfect post, just as we would all expect.
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Great to hear from you Chris. I still need to get my suspension back from you - especially before you start selling stuff off! -
My project to return the supra back to the road begins
mwilkinson replied to gavin.starr's topic in Supra Chat
Doing a great job on the car. Kudos for doing it all yourself. Enjoying the updates. -
Bloody he'll Scott, scary stuff! I'm very glad to hear you're OK after the heart attack and still checking in on the club. No niggle to get a Supra again?
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Sorry Darryl, I've checked for the SMIC duct and it's gone. I only have my new one. I have a memory now of giving this to Mike Thompson whilst Chris W was working on his car a few years back. Sorry for the false hope.
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I've got a Wurth plastic welder so I may be able to effect a repair myself - assuming I still have it.
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I think I have a spare SMIC duct. It has a small notch cut out of it from memory. I've got a brand new one, so it is surplus to requirement. I'll look in my garage this evening and confirm I still have it and I'll send you some images to see if you want it.
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OEM bolts have a marking system on the top of the fixing that denotes it's tensile strength. Toyota do this in a series of classes. 4T through to 11T. One of the manuals has a page explaining all the markings. But it's essentially something like this: (this isn't from the Supra manuals, just something I found on a quick search on the web).
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Absolutely you can do this for non-tensile specific fixings. Plenty of M6 × 1mm pitch bolts throughout the car.
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Not to worry. It was worth asking
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Did you use the OEM intercooler lower pipe bracket in the second image? Do you need it? If not would you sell it?
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What I'm noticing is that as original bolts, screws and nuts discontinue, Toyota themselves update the fixing number / part to a similar fixing as a replacement. The fixing itself is often a different, colour, length and sometimes design. What is consistent is the strength rating of the fixing.
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I've already had a few moments of either not being able to find a bit or finding bits I have no idea where they came from. Endless hours scouring images and the internet have been done. No plans for any promo of the car, that isn't really my thing. I'll just admire and use it knowing the level of detail that has gone into the restoration.
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Thanks Matt. Yes, seeing the car start to look like a Supra again does help keep me motivated. I'm just struggling to get time to work on the car at the minute, which means progress is slower - and that's not a good thing as it is slow enough in general!
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A 3 year thread revival, and a cracking one at that. Nicely done!
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I then installed the lights themselves.
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Today I sepnt time properly installing the rear bumper and lights. Bumper bar first. Six bolts torqued to 42Nm. I then set up the brackets on the rear bumper. There are two retaining clips on the body. Ignore the fact I have 4. These are just spares I've ordered. To affix the bumper there are 6 nuts and 2 bolts. There are then 9 plastic clips along the top. Finally there is a single clip where the exhaust sits. There is another row of clips on the bottom, which will need to wait until the fuel tank and guard are installed. I then installed the number plate lighting. In order to install the rear lights I needed to put the rear lock back in first. Then to the rear lights themselves. I first had to install the clips and associated grommets, there are three of each. The side with the lock only has a single clip / grommet, the other side has 2.
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It's been a fair few months since I've updated the thread and that's because I've not progressed the build much due to work and other commitment. However, I've progressed a few bits recently. I had a load of parts powder coated. I had to get my front subframe re-coated. I'd previously had this galvanised and powder coated, but it wasn't done properly and the galvanising sweated which affected the adhesion of the powder coating. I also had a number of new parts done as the factory paint is a bit thin. Ive now installed the tow hooks, front and rear. I had plated the bolts myself some years back. I've installed the rear mount supports. I also installed the charcoal cannister bracket. A few plastics clips got put in too.
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Do it once, do it right. I'm with Mark, glass out and make sure all the rust is treated.
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Are you sure they are the illumination part of the lock? They look like the standard central locking sensors switches to me. Same as these: Link
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I'm with the carbon option too. Piano black is a pain in the bum to keep looking nice and like anything painted gloss black, it will swirl and scratch very easily.
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This any use to you? Folding mirror link
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Have you tried SRD? I got a new windscreen from Lee a year or so ago.
