ST205 Total Rebuild, Something a bit different |
ST205 Total Rebuild, Something a bit different |
Jul 22, 2014 - 9:50 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Probably as good as anything! It's just that I have a combination of forgetfulness and laziness so would probably not do it, having an inbuilt auto oiler at least helps protect the tools from my neglect if nothing else
This is the last and final time I have a go at making a hybrid front bumper, mkIII, hopefully this will live up to my expectations before I use up the worlds supply of excess gt4 & late spec 6gem front bumpers -------------------- |
Jul 27, 2014 - 2:01 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '09 From Sacramento, California Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I literally read every word of this thread and it is absolutely unbelievable!
You now have a fan of your INCREDIBLE work across the pond, or another one I should say -------------------- Brand new 6gc owner! (sort of 2011)
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Jul 27, 2014 - 2:22 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Thanks it is always nice to know that someone enjoys my thread and hard work Would love to be able to bring the GT4 to the US for a road trip, that would be the ultimate:)
Looks like I will be having to take a little step backward, after giving it some thought I need to do a bit of custom fabrication on the shell, a bit of additional support bars on the front to accommodate oil coolers for the gearbox and power steering, I also need to try to design a new radiator and FMIC set up that will get rid of the stupidly long set up that usually gets used on GT4s. Of course custom fabrication means that the painting will have to stop until the fab is complete so I can repaint everything at once.......gotta stop that rust from ever coming back Trying to design a suitable FMIC has been a nightmare, spent an hour just staring at the from of the car today trying to come up with a solution, those designers at Toyota sure didn't have a FMIC in mind when they designed the structure of the GT4. This post has been edited by Nial: Jul 27, 2014 - 2:35 PM -------------------- |
Jul 27, 2014 - 3:18 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '14 From Durham, NC, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Thanks it is always nice to know that someone enjoys my thread and hard work Would love to be able to bring the GT4 to the US for a road trip, that would be the ultimate:) Looks like I will be having to take a little step backward, after giving it some thought I need to do a bit of custom fabrication on the shell, a bit of additional support bars on the front to accommodate oil coolers for the gearbox and power steering, I also need to try to design a new radiator and FMIC set up that will get rid of the stupidly long set up that usually gets used on GT4s. Of course custom fabrication means that the painting will have to stop until the fab is complete so I can repaint everything at once.......gotta stop that rust from ever coming back Trying to design a suitable FMIC has been a nightmare, spent an hour just staring at the from of the car today trying to come up with a solution, those designers at Toyota sure didn't have a FMIC in mind when they designed the structure of the GT4. On Wikipedia I found this: "Cars such as the Subaru Impreza WRX, MINI Cooper S, Toyota Celica GT-Four, Nissan Pulsar GTI-R, Mazdaspeed3, Mazdaspeed6, and the PSA Peugeot Citroën turbo diesels, use air-to-air top mounted intercoolers (TMIC) located on top of the engine. Air is directed through the intercooler through the use of a hood scoop." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercooler |
Jul 27, 2014 - 3:32 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
The 185 uses what is basically a FMIC mounted on top of the engine......they are hopeless, suffer badly from heat soak and are generally not very good.
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Jul 27, 2014 - 7:08 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '14 From Durham, NC, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The 185 uses what is basically a FMIC mounted on top of the engine......they are hopeless, suffer badly from heat soak and are generally not very good. ST205/185 are Toyota frame design designations for the GT-4? If so, was the 205 an improvement over the 185? Is there more room in the engine compartment of your 205? What years were they produced? My Celica is an ST Coup (94), and my frame is AT200. That's also my frame of reference as I'm trying to imagine your predicament and I think I'm having as bad a time doing that as you in figuring out how to squeeze ten pounds of stuff into a nine pound bag, volumetrically speaking. I'm wishing you the best of luck because I don't want this thread to stop. |
Jul 27, 2014 - 7:31 PM |
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The difference is like the diference between the 93 celica and the 96 celica..
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Jul 27, 2014 - 11:00 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
The 185 uses what is basically a FMIC mounted on top of the engine......they are hopeless, suffer badly from heat soak and are generally not very good. ST205/185 are Toyota frame design designations for the GT-4? If so, was the 205 an improvement over the 185? Is there more room in the engine compartment of your 205? What years were they produced? My Celica is an ST Coup (94), and my frame is AT200. That's also my frame of reference as I'm trying to imagine your predicament and I think I'm having as bad a time doing that as you in figuring out how to squeeze ten pounds of stuff into a nine pound bag, volumetrically speaking. I'm wishing you the best of luck because I don't want this thread to stop. the ST205 is an improvement over the 185 in all aspects -------------------- 2001 Celica GT-S Turbo
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Jul 28, 2014 - 6:11 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '14 From Durham, NC, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The 185 uses what is basically a FMIC mounted on top of the engine......they are hopeless, suffer badly from heat soak and are generally not very good. ST205/185 are Toyota frame design designations for the GT-4? If so, was the 205 an improvement over the 185? Is there more room in the engine compartment of your 205? What years were they produced? My Celica is an ST Coup (94), and my frame is AT200. That's also my frame of reference as I'm trying to imagine your predicament and I think I'm having as bad a time doing that as you in figuring out how to squeeze ten pounds of stuff into a nine pound bag, volumetrically speaking. I'm wishing you the best of luck because I don't want this thread to stop. the ST205 is an improvement over the 185 in all aspects IYO, Will Nial have enough space? |
Aug 3, 2014 - 10:34 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Finally got this glued together, if you want to have a go yourself, this is how I did it.
Once you have cut the two halves of the bumper and matched them up you need to start by drilling a series of holes about an inch from the join about three or four inches apart. I then zip tied the two ends together and then started zip tying towards the middle, as I went I put the wire mesh on the back The front The back before the glue is applied And with the glue applied and pressed into all the mesh and holes There is more to do but I need to let the glue fully cure overnight at least. I will then add a bit more glue into the bits I missed and fill in any holes in the join. A bit of scratch fabrication today, it's still a bit rough and needs finishing off, but it's a...........well, can you guess what it is :confuse: :confuse: :confuse: -------------------- |
Aug 3, 2014 - 11:02 AM |
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A bit of scratch fabrication today, it's still a bit rough and needs finishing off, but it's a...........well, can you guess what it is :confuse: :confuse: :confuse: Short answer... no My guesses would be cooling duct for something, but very narrow, or replacement support for something with room to run small pipes around. Nice work on the bumper too, hopefully it finishes up well for you this time -------------------- SOLD :( 1997 ST204 Celica ZR -----> See it here on 6GC! 2013 October Celica of the Month XD Now: '00 NB8B Mazda MX5 -----> See it here in off topic! |
Aug 3, 2014 - 11:24 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
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Aug 8, 2014 - 11:16 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
A bit of scratch fabrication today, it's still a bit rough and needs finishing off, but it's a...........well, can you guess what it is :confuse: :confuse: :confuse: Short answer... no My guesses would be cooling duct for something, but very narrow, or replacement support for something with room to run small pipes around. Nice work on the bumper too, hopefully it finishes up well for you this time A support is a pretty spot on guess, it's going to go right behind the bonnet catch, mounted vertically it will hold two oil coolers Started putting stuff together now, just a question....what grade of threadlock to use on the rear diff bolts.....remembering that the rear diff plate is alloy This post has been edited by Nial: Aug 8, 2014 - 11:17 AM -------------------- |
Aug 8, 2014 - 12:06 PM |
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There's nothing in this thread that falls short of excellent. When it's finished, this will be by far one of the cleanest T20's in the world.
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Aug 8, 2014 - 1:28 PM |
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There's nothing in this thread that falls short of excellent. When it's finished, this will be by far one of the cleanest T20's in the world. X2 -------------------- |
Aug 9, 2014 - 12:38 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
loctite blue will work just fine
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Aug 9, 2014 - 2:27 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 4, '05 From western MD/NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
WOW!!! looking great!!!!
and great job on that front end!!! i just got all of my parts together to do the EXACT same setup on the front end (rail vents and all) though i suspect that my grafting will be a bit more dificult as i just got a cut out with the bump-up and the vents... but OH DAMN!!!! awesome!!! -------------------- |
Aug 11, 2014 - 11:56 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Hub tastic
Brand new backing plates that I have painted to give extra protection just need to get the bearings pressed in now then I can start putting the suspension back together :clap: -------------------- |
Aug 29, 2014 - 8:16 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 25, '08 From England Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
More from allenchrome electroplating, sadly the one part from Toyota, the drive shaft damper, cost more than double the cost of the elctroplating :? Oh well, thems the breaks.
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Aug 29, 2014 - 8:31 AM |
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You should have made your own dampener
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