Mike_Mac

Personally I think a NOBR version of 'Dude - Where's my Car'bon would be far more appropriate.

I'm pretty sure you don't mean parking in a disabled space just to stay dry? Wear a W/P jacket. Yes it is. That still doesn't give someone the moral right to park in a disabled/family bay. Unfortunately the world has plenty of nuggets in it and all you can do is try and minimise the risk to your property, without seeing-off someone else. Fair enough. Good question! My wife finds it very funny how much that winds me up with the Supe. I see the points you're making, but what it boils down to is that the issues raised affect everyone, so why should one person's selfish need allow them to deny facilities to the disabled?

Yes - it's their land and they can enforce whatever parking restrictions they want, so long as there are adequete signs posted that warn of these penalties before you park. Sorry, but there's no justification for parking like that. I am just as concerned about the 'tit' element as you, but seeing an able-bodied person step out of a car parked on a disabled/family space would annoy most people - especially those with families. Also, bearing in mind the mind-set of some people nowadays they might just decide to key your car for a petty revenge? BTW I'm not advocating this - I think car-keyers should be minced! There are plenty of things you could do to avoid scuffs and scratches before taking up a space put there for less able people: 1 - Park at the other end of the car-park and walk 100-200m. I'm sure that as a 30 year old 'fit?' man you're quite able to use those things that hang off your arse called legs? 2 - Get a runaround car. It doesn't matter if it gets dinged, dented etc, will probably save you money and, let's face it, can fit a whole lot more in the boot and the back. 3 - If you really, really have to then double park on the regular spaces. There's far more of them, so your chances of inconveniencing (able-bodied) people is far less. ETA: I am not disabled and I don't have a family, so am not biased in all this

Surely your mirrors fold manually anyway? If not and you're talking about electrically folding mirrors then the simple answer is no, unless you are a competent vehicle electrician and have a wiring diagram. The loom is totally different between folding and non-folding mirrors and you would have to create a lot of the required wiring yourself. I had a good look at doing it when I stripped my interior, but it would be a pain in the backside for little gain. Plus I found out this winter that mine are electrically heated, which is far more useful!

I'll take it - PayPal OK?

I've heard the line 'It's got no spoiler - that means it's NA' a few times. Sorry to disappoint you fellas!

Yeah that, or 177 for the import 3S-GE, so he was in the right area. The lines of a 6th Gen Celica are vaguely like a Supe also.

Ouch! Having only had to commute into Gosport twice I can sympathise with having to do it daily!!

I thought all the urban roads down Portsmouth way were a blanket 20MpH anyway? Not that I think that's a particularly sensible idea mind you!

I thought that came as a standard fit with every Supra??

I haven't heard of Mr Engine, but if you're talking about the E-Bay guy then yes - personally I wouldn't use him. The full story of my engine has been put down here: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=127916 A few things have changed since then - notably the requirement for an exchange unit, although the engine is still the same price as when it was just the engine you bought. If the engine sent to me had had a full stripdown then I will eat my own penis tbh, as there were absolutely no marks or signs of disturbance on any of the bolts on the engine, the rest of my concerns are in the thread above. In all fairness Ernie (ChiefGroover) seems to have had a good engine from him, so maybe I was unlucky. ETA: His feedback has nosedived since then too.

Far far simpler by the looks of it! I'd always thought the 2 relay and 4 resistors was an overly complex way of doing it. Good effort! (Might be worth sticking that diagram as an alternative to the current How-To?)

Personally I thought NOBR's Carbon-fibre Supra's outing on BarryBoys was funnier and the crashed-repaired VXR on the VXR forum was more in-depth. This one has to take the award for the quickest Internet owning so far though .

Great idea!! Lets produce magnetic stick on tat for Chavs - two things will happen... 1 - Tat won't stick anyway due to the immense quantity of filler used on most Chav car bodywork. 2 - Tat will last until the first night before it's peeled off and nicked by another Chav.

I wish I'd seen this post before now re plastic fixings - was trying for ages to push the centre in on one only to get a light on it to see the screwdriver point. Other than that it was ok - thanks for the advice guys. Needed a 2 ft extender bar to get to that top bolt though. Still - saved around 1 hr of labour charges.

Cheers for that - I'll get it up on the ramps at work today and have a go at it.

Don't forget the VAT on top on that tax now... Man's a cock-end, pity the rest of them are just as bad!

Only if JB is being used as a crash-test dummy. Possibly the most irritating, annoying person in music just now (that's saying something). One of his best known songs is about perving someone else's girlfriend on the train FFS! (The fact he's ex-Cavalry is just the icing on the cake tbh. )

About to tackle this on my brother's UK ST202 Celica, but don't want to get half-way and get stuck on something simple. Does anyone have a diagram of where the fixing points are?

PM'd

It's give and take from both sides - the motorist should prepare to stop and keep their speed down (most X-ings are in 20 MpH zones anyway), but the pedestrian should make allowances for the fact that 1.5 tons @ 20-30 MpH can't stop on a whim. If we all had a bit more give and take the whole world would be a happier place!!

Almost, but not quite: ''At all crossings. When using any type of crossing you should always check that the traffic has stopped before you start to cross or push a pram onto a crossing always cross between the studs or over the zebra markings. Do not cross at the side of the crossing or on the zig-zag lines, as it can be dangerous You MUST NOT loiter on any type of crossing. [Laws ZPPPCRGD reg 19 & RTRA sect 25(5)] 19 Zebra crossings. Give traffic plenty of time to see you and to stop before you start to cross. Vehicles will need more time when the road is slippery. Wait until traffic has stopped from both directions or the road is clear before crossing. Remember that traffic does not have to stop until someone has moved onto the crossing. Keep looking both ways, and listening, in case a driver or rider has not seen you and attempts to overtake a vehicle that has stopped. 20 Where there is an island in the middle of a zebra crossing, wait on the island and follow Rule 19 before you cross the second half of the road – it is a separate crossing.'' It is the pedestrians responsibility to ensure that traffic has stopped BEFORE they move onto the crossing. Once they do, however, they have right of way over traffic. (Whether they do or not is another matter, though) From here: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070108

Top tip is to read it on the engine before you install it as it's a nightmare to read when installed, as the throttle body totally blocks it from above. I still need to check the one on my new engine and inform DVLA.

Now SOLD! Thanks all for the interest.

Will try and get some pictures up by tomorrow early pm at the latest (probably far simpler for showing what's on there to be honest. One thing I forgot to say (apologies - doh!) is that I had to remove the loom to put on my new engine, which came from a manual. The manual loom is not in a condition that I would want to pass it on, as i've cannibalised it for bits. Therefore it is a loomless bare auto engine.