markssupra Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) I have a rare tinted green front screen at work if your interested? make me a offer I'll let you know on that one Rob, my front screen has a blue tint. Dont think green would go with the red body. Bit of a 'lost in translation' here fellas, one of you is on about the actual rear arches, the other is on about the rear quarter windows Oops! I didn't read that either, thanks for clearing that up. Yes it is the rear quarter windows I have removed Looking good. This is an epic build, I would be very proud of myself to achieve such a standard of workmanship. Thanks mate, really enjoying it now as its starting to go to plan. I think the hard bit is yet to come though Quick update. Well, my new mats have just arrived today from Dane, will open the box later and have a peek. Edited July 5, 2013 by markssupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Been a while since I last made any updates, been busy though. Managed to remove the rear screen ok with alot of patience and a long bladed knife. Front screen wasn't so good, it cracked as soon as I stuck the blade in. Wasn't to worried about any more cracks so just went for it to get it out in one piece. Carefully removed the old adhesive from the outer edge of the rear screen. Once all the adhesive was off, gave the screen a good clean and wrapped it up in bubble wrap and cardboard to be stored away until rebuild time. Aero roof was quite straight forward to strip down, it will need some new trims and seals as these were looking very tired. For the first time in 7 months, the car was rolled out onto my driveway. With the front and rear suspension removed the skate dollies seem to be working ok. Heater and air con matrix removed, ready to change the heater rad. Some of you may notice the fuse box and large bundle of wires waiting to be reconnected at the other end, all the wires are colour coded as close as possible to the original loom. Each cable is individually labeled to avoid confusion, I hope Will update the fuse box relocation later on in the rebuild. Thought it might be a good idea to stick the bonnet, front wings and framework thingy back on for transporting the shell. Edited July 26, 2013 by markssupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrashcanman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 She off to the paint shop now matey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yep, wont be long now. Within the next few weeks hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrashcanman Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Yep, wont be long now. Within the next few weeks hopefully awesome, looking forward to seeing how she looks in the colour you where telling me about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) Not updated thread for a while, still been working on it but work has been mad over the last month. Looks likely now that car will go to Rob for respray around the middle of September so have started on a few other jobs. The carpet is now very black, it didn't come out as good as I'd hoped to begin with and was very patchy. I think the problem was a combination of a very hot day and using a trigger spray for the dye. Once it had dried I tried the next few coats with a paint brush. 7 litres later it has dried very black, the instructions stated that more coats would increase the colour depth. Thought it was about time I started polishing a few bits so what better part to start on than my veilside plenum. It was already polished but needs some extra bling. Started on the fuel rail first and after about 3 hours work it was looking very good. Next job was to unbolt the runners and the velocity stack plate from the plenum. The runner bolts came off easy enough, the velocity stack plate was a different story though. Only 2 of the 18 countersunk bolts came out, the rest started to round off in the hex The only option I had to remove the remaining bolts was to take the plenum to work and set it up on a universal mill. So I drilled each bolt and using a screw extractor managed to remove the bolts and then run a 6mm tap down each thread to clean them out. Will add some pics tomorrow. Setting the plenum up and gauging it for squareness was a pita a there's not much to clamp to, took me at least 2 hours with 2 dti gauges to get it running parallel with the machine. Carpet now nice and black! Edited September 22, 2013 by markssupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Looking forward to see the updated pics mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 You more than welcome to come and use my bench polishers at work mate, ill give you a master class in how to mirror polish and leave you to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Looking forward to see the updated pics mark Pics added You more than welcome to come and use my bench polishers at work mate, ill give you a master class in how to mirror polish and leave you to it Or I could pay you to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Great work so far dude. Read this from the start for the first time today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Or I could pay you to do it Ready when you are then lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ryan2206 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 This project is sick!!! good luck!! can't wait to see what's up next!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poshmalc Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very cool thread Mark, first dibs on a feature in JP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jos Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Awesome project Mark!, hope to see her at JAE next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Thanks guys, all encouragement helps A mag feature would be awesome and will hopefully happen. Everything seems to be taking ages at the moment, been very busy at work lately too. Now winters on the way and I wont need to do anymore gardening jobs, I might get more time to spend on the build lol. Thanks Jos, I hope to be finished by then as well. Your car is awesomely clean mate, I can appreciate the effort you put into it. Right time to crack on and give you lot some updates The shell is still waiting to go to Darnley for the respray and is being held up as I am waiting for some stock side vents, stock front bumper and passenger side rear arch trim. Once I have them the shell can go. I have had some kind offers of help on these parts while at JAE if I get desperate. Over the past few weeks I have been busy and stripped down the front suspension ready to replace all the bushes with R2's and get everything cleaned up and powder coated. This is how it started off. The rope is to hold up the ARB! The ARB drop links were putting up a fight, but were beaten by my trusty angle grinder. Ordered some new ones from Toyota anyway. ARB now free! Pesky drop links cut off from the ARB. Dont think I can reuse them!! Next step was removing the hubs from the upper and lower control arms, separating the ball joints was a task! Removing the upper and lower control arms from the subframe was quite easy. Not one of the bolts had seized inside the bushes.I could have saved my self some money but I had already received all the new bolts and camber adjusters from Toyota. Oh well, at least they will be new. Now all the control arms and hubs were removed I could now separate the brake disc from the hub. As I am changing the brakes and calipers for K-sports, I will no longer need the j-spec setup. There are 2 - 8mm threaded holes in the part of the disc that mounts to the hub, screwing in 8mm bolts just pops the disc off the hub without using a hammer! Last few bits to stripdown, just need to separate the subframe parts. All the steel parts are being powder coated satin black. The main ally part of the subframe is being shot blasted clean and then clear coated to keep the stock look! Most of the parts ready to be taken to the powder coaters. Should be ready in a couple of weeks. One of the upper control arms with the old bushes removed, had to carefully burn them out with an Oxy-Acetylene torch. You can see the remains of the bushes in the picture. One of the lower arms with the bushes removed, these bushes were a nightmare to get out as there is an outer sleeve that's left behind. As you can see, the lower arms are a little rusty. An hour or two with a wire brush on the angle grinder got them cleaned up. All the control arms cleaned up and the shock mounting brackets removed. I also had to take off the ball joint boots as these will be damaged by the powder coating oven. Hopefully all the bits will back from the powder coaters in a few weeks and ready to put back together. Some nice new shiney bolts from Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Great work Mark. Just have a question, Wont the balljoints get damaged by powdercoating? I assume there is a nylon liner in them which will melt with the heat. Also all the grease will ooze out and you wont be able to get it back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 I did ask the guy about that and he said he has done a few control arms with ball joints and have all been ok. He will be masking them off though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Motorsport Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 A proper powdercoater always uses decent heat protective tape. Also on spots which are not suppose to be coated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iky Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I did ask the guy about that and he said he has done a few control arms with ball joints and have all been ok. He will be masking them off though Unless it's low temp bake powder i'd be a bit worried. I work with my dad running a powdercoating plant. The heat from the oven will make the old grease leak out when it's hung up. The way the oem balljoint is sealed makes it impossible to get new grease into it. It will only be around the top in the boot. I wouldn't do it to be completely honest but if the guy says it's ok then... it's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Ok, thanks for the advice. I wait and see how they turn out, if it doesnt work then I'll have to replace the arms. Been to Keron's today and picked up an untinted front screen, seems like the build has started to move on again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Motorsport Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 seems like the build has started to move on again Seems it has, you just screwed me by snagging rob's syvecs and 80% of his car parts lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Seems it has, you just screwed me by snagging rob's syvecs and 80% of his car parts lol Sorry mate, you gotta be quick when parts like that come up Dane, do feel gutted for Rob though Wasn't expecting that to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Sorry mate, you gotta be quick when parts like that come up Dane, do feel gutted for Rob though Wasn't expecting that to happen. Please dont feel gutted Mark, my head is in a positive place with regards to the car, ill bounce back with something special (new project). Im just glad my parts are going to be going to nice homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Please dont feel gutted Mark, my head is in a positive place with regards to the car, ill bounce back with something special (new project). Im just glad my parts are going to be going to nice homes. Ok Rob, thats good to hear mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Managed to get a few more bits done lately. Took a trip to see Keron to collect another front windscreen as mine cracked when trying to remove it. Just needs a little clean up then will be wrapped ready to be refitted. While all the suspension parts are away at the powder coaters, I have shot blasted one the front hubs and brake disc shield and resprayed it in primer. Will spray black when both hubs are primered. The first picture shows the hubs before and 2 bungs I turned on a lathe at work to close off the holes in the hub for the ABS sensors. Shot blasting the other side tomorrow. The large washers and bolts you can see are to protect the tapered holes for the ball joints, dont want those shotblasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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