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glenn

About the brakes, it can be some non standard "high performance" pads, they usally make a lot of squealing sounds.. the yellowish dust looks like they are not standard anyway.

What kind of DRL kit did u use ? ..Here in sweden we also need to use lights daytime, but it doesnt need to be automatic, however its very easy to forget about it when you are used to cars with automatic DRL (as most cars sold in sweden have)



SwissFerdi
I really like that flare, I dig the utilitarian way that you mounted it in the foot well. Anyway, sad to see your car like that - I'd cry and punch something in the face in that situation. Why did you not remove all the parts at time of parting with the car? Sweet GT-4 still too, looks like she's in good hands...
KAOS
Gerald; what shape is the driverside projector housing in on your old red one??
azian_advanced
QUOTE (Goonter @ May 29, 2012 - 5:49 AM) *
noice. Welcome to the club. theres some good parts on that car. Good stuff. and congrats. Question.. didnt your car come with a jdm flare? they all usually do. Annnd were teh sideskirts on your old car still intact or smashed cause its been sitting on it?


did yours come with it? i always thought the jdm flares were removed as they are hazardous materials.. anyway i remember playing with one of the flares when i went camping as a kit. it makes a nice 2ft flame just need to make sure you don't wear expensive clothing when you light one up biggrin.gif
the skirts and splitters are bent but are probably repairable. the problem is getting under the car to undo the locking tabs & screws. you'd need to jack up the car to get to it but i didn't want to take any chances since there have been many deaths with cars falling on people at junk yards.

QUOTE (glenn @ May 29, 2012 - 7:17 AM) *
About the brakes, it can be some non standard "high performance" pads, they usally make a lot of squealing sounds.. the yellowish dust looks like they are not standard anyway.

What kind of DRL kit did u use ? ..Here in sweden we also need to use lights daytime, but it doesnt need to be automatic, however its very easy to forget about it when you are used to cars with automatic DRL (as most cars sold in sweden have)


i figured that the pads were high performance type pads since they were yellow. i'm gonna switch back to regular supra TT on the next set.
this is the kit that i went with. it cost $40 + tax.



you have to wire up to a constant 12V (battery), ignition, ground, then your headlight of choice (for me it's the fogs), and optional parking lights, and optional high beams if you want the DRLs to shut off when the high beams are triggered.


QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ May 29, 2012 - 7:22 AM) *
I really like that flare, I dig the utilitarian way that you mounted it in the foot well. Anyway, sad to see your car like that - I'd cry and punch something in the face in that situation. Why did you not remove all the parts at time of parting with the car? Sweet GT-4 still too, looks like she's in good hands...


jdm cars have their flares in that location. since it has everything but the flare, i decided to put one in.
i was not able to remove the parts because after the accident, the car wasn't driveable. the insurance company allows you to come back for the car to retrieve any loose items but anything secured to the vehicle cannot be removed but instead holds value in the insurance write-off amount. unfortunately i wasn't able to bid on it at the salvage auctions to buy it back as a parts car and sell the parts.


QUOTE (KAOS @ May 29, 2012 - 9:44 AM) *
Gerald; what shape is the driverside projector housing in on your old red one??


i checked the lamps and they're all damaged. but the driver side high and low beam lenses are still good. the internals of the projector is also in good shape.
KAOS
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ May 29, 2012 - 12:48 PM) *
QUOTE (KAOS @ May 29, 2012 - 9:44 AM) *
Gerald; what shape is the driverside projector housing in on your old red one??


i checked the lamps and they're all damaged. but the driver side high and low beam lenses are still good. the internals of the projector is also in good shape.


The biggest thing for me is the tabs of the projector. I don't want/need anything else, just the outer shell that holds everything. Unless the driverside is in really good shape, then I might snag the entire thing off you.

Are you going back to get the command start antenna? Would you mind grabbing the DS projector for me at the same time? (just need the driverside low, provided all tabs are in usable condition)

Thanks man! I appreciate it! thumbsup.gif
jordisonjr
They also lifted up the car with the lift directly on the skirts.
I was there the day they took out the motor and rest of the suspension to try and get a couple of parts, and saw that they had lifted it up directly on the sirts, so they're probably pretty damaged, and as Gerald said, dangerous to get off.

Gerald: They took off all the suspension parts in the shop, if you ask the guys working there (Im sure you have) they may still have some of it sitting around inside.
azian_advanced
all the lamps have at least one broken tab. i know the driverside high beam still has at least one good tab but i was not able to see the condition bottom tabs of the driver-side because the bumper was still on. the projector might have its two bottom tabs intact but wasn't able to check to confirm.

i wanted to get the ST205 TEIN springs back but didn't know i'm already rolling on TRD coilovers so i have no need for them. but to whoever wants them, it has new KYB GR2 struts all around too. the racingbeat end links are still on the car and waould've been an easy grab but they're really rusted. also, the rear leather seats are in mint condition, the passenger was mint before the accident but now has a 2-inch scratch on the bottom, center hood grill, hood vents, hood spoiler, one HID module, center stereo surround panel, shift boot, gauge cluster, dash, premium stereo and both amplifiers, leather 4-spoke steering wheel (no center), ABS front and rear hubs (with poly trailing arm bushigs for the rears), and many more... for any locals who are interested.

i wanted to take the cruise control but there is no place to put the actuator since the hks intake pipe is in the way.

there are still a lot of parts available. i told the owner if he is willing let go of the parts for less than his asking price, that i will recommend some of my friends to come get some parts off of it themselves. smile.gif
Goonter
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ May 29, 2012 - 2:48 PM) *
QUOTE (Goonter @ May 29, 2012 - 5:49 AM) *
noice. Welcome to the club. theres some good parts on that car. Good stuff. and congrats. Question.. didnt your car come with a jdm flare? they all usually do. Annnd were teh sideskirts on your old car still intact or smashed cause its been sitting on it?


did yours come with it? i always thought the jdm flares were removed as they are hazardous materials.. anyway i remember playing with one of the flares when i went camping as a kit. it makes a nice 2ft flame just need to make sure you don't wear expensive clothing when you light one up biggrin.gif
the skirts and splitters are bent but are probably repairable. the problem is getting under the car to undo the locking tabs & screws. you'd need to jack up the car to get to it but i didn't want to take any chances since there have been many deaths with cars falling on people at junk yards.



Yeah all the ones i know that are here came with it, although i think denley's was expired. I thought yours came with it and replaced it with that one. and thanks for telling me about the skirts. Been looking for TRD deals but a little hard to come by.
SwissFerdi
How much does the yard want for end links?
jordisonjr
Did he say he had all the parts in the shop? Or wherever they store them?
RabidTRD
QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ May 29, 2012 - 8:22 AM) *
I really like that flare, I dig the utilitarian way that you mounted it in the foot well. Anyway, sad to see your car like that - I'd cry and punch something in the face in that situation. Why did you not remove all the parts at time of parting with the car? Sweet GT-4 still too, looks like she's in good hands...

That's actually a factory mount. All true JDM cars come with flare mounts in the kick panel. Honda, Nissan, Toyota, they've all got it! It's pretty cool! Something I wish I had for my Celica haha.
UndaGrwnD
Good progress, nice mods done so far....goodluck!
azian_advanced
QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ May 29, 2012 - 3:15 PM) *
How much does the yard want for end links?


i didn't ask but probably $10-$15 i would imagine.


QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 29, 2012 - 3:26 PM) *
Did he say he had all the parts in the shop? Or wherever they store them?


i saw my engine sitting in a lot with a bunch of other engines outside. i haven't asked about the suspension but there's a good chance they're still there since i think i'm the 2nd person to get to the car.
azian_advanced
just an update..

yesterday,i did an oil change and put in a TRD oil filter that I had from a little while back. I still have 2 spare TRD filters for the upcoming changes. i also replaced the smaller (temporary) yellow HKS filter sponge for a gray one that I had ordered last week.




my order for the Iridium IK22 plugs also came in. but man, changing plugs on a st205 isn't as easy as you have to remove the intercooler to gain access to it.

so while I had the intercooler out, and while i have a stack of reflective insulation (kinda like a metallic bubble-wrap biggrin.gif) sitting as scrap, so i thought why not insulate the intercooler? so then i traced out the intercooler and cut outs for the inlets/outlets/mounting brackets and taped the sucker on with some reflective automotive tape. here are the finished pics.








i was contemplating on wrapping the top side of the intercooler and envelope the whole thing in that shiny bubble-wrap, would look a bit more rallly-ish but i dunno.. at least i wouldn't have to pull out the intercooler to do it if i decided to.


today, i spent all day running errands & packing the car with all of my belongings. there is barely any space left anywhere! i'm leaving for Calgary early and heading to a new apartment. i'm gonna miss my garage frown.gif



ricochet1490
at least the 205 stiff suspension can handle all of that. I"ve had mine so full of crap, Tv's you name it, that the rear suspension looked squashed. That looks like it's holding up well to the weight!
Anoroc
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 7, 2012 - 3:50 PM) *
my order for the Iridium IK22 plugs also came in. but man, changing plugs on a st205 isn't as easy as you have to remove the intercooler to gain access to it.


I made the same mistake of thinking that! You don't actually have to take it off, but its good you made use of it :3
KAOS
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 6, 2012 - 9:50 PM) *
I'm gonna miss my garage frown.gif


Don't worry man - there are plenty here that are available to you if/when you need them. wink.gif
malpaso
Keep going mate! Only what I would change (if I were you) is that intake filter. HKS is not good for street cars at all. It's filter capability is really poor. I recommend Apexi http://www.nengun.com/apexi/power-intake.
azian_advanced
QUOTE (Anoroc @ Jun 6, 2012 - 11:40 PM) *
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 7, 2012 - 3:50 PM) *
my order for the Iridium IK22 plugs also came in. but man, changing plugs on a st205 isn't as easy as you have to remove the intercooler to gain access to it.


I made the same mistake of thinking that! You don't actually have to take it off, but its good you made use of it :3


really? i don't see how else you can access the plugs without removing the intercooler.

btw, replacing the plugs seems to have fixed the hesitation issue at WOT. when i pulled out the cords, there was a pool of oil sitting in each spark plug tube. looks like i'll have to replace some gaskets to replace the leak. the oil or the plugs themselves must have been the source of the problem. i'm gonna test it out again later today just to make sure. if it's fixed, i wanna hook up the vacuum lines for the boost controller and get it working.


QUOTE (KAOS @ Jun 7, 2012 - 12:09 AM) *
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 6, 2012 - 9:50 PM) *
I'm gonna miss my garage frown.gif


Don't worry man - there are plenty here that are available to you if/when you need them. wink.gif


thanks man biggrin.gif the car ran really well all the way here so hopefully i don't run into any serious issues that would require a garage. my uncle here in Calgary has a garage but it's so empty that i kinda feel sorry for it.. lol


QUOTE (malpaso @ Jun 7, 2012 - 2:50 AM) *
Keep going mate! Only what I would change (if I were you) is that intake filter. HKS is not good for street cars at all. It's filter capability is really poor. I recommend Apexi http://www.nengun.com/apexi/power-intake.



thanks martin I hate the HKS filter too but it will have to do for now. i looked at the intake filter comparison on supraforums and showed Apex'i being the best with minimal pressure loss. i'm going to switch over once i see that the HKS foam insert starts to show signs of degradation.

when i took out the intercooler, there was all these small black bits from the air filter foam stuck in the intercooler fins at the inlet. so while i had it out, i added gasoline in the intercooler and i ziptied rubber gloves around the inlet and outlet sealing the intercooler. i also added boiling water into the water lines to help heat and loosen the grime that was stuck. i gave it a couple of minutes of hard shakes, and emptied the gasoline. all i saw was black grime pouring out. i repeated the process about 3 times and got rid of most of the left over HKS muck. so DON'T GO WITH FOAM AIR FILTERS ON FORCED INDUCTION! i'm just glad it didn't mess up the turbo.
delusionz
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 9, 2012 - 3:44 PM) *
QUOTE (Anoroc @ Jun 6, 2012 - 11:40 PM) *
QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jun 7, 2012 - 3:50 PM) *
my order for the Iridium IK22 plugs also came in. but man, changing plugs on a st205 isn't as easy as you have to remove the intercooler to gain access to it.


I made the same mistake of thinking that! You don't actually have to take it off, but its good you made use of it :3


really? i don't see how else you can access the plugs without removing the intercooler.




yeah you can fold it over without removing the water lines, the hoses don't look too comfortable in bending like that though.
delusionz
in 5 mins max i just undo the joiner clamps on the throttle body and turbo (just the lower one is fine), 3 bolts holding the IC down, lift/jiggle up from turbo, slide out of throttle body joiner then fold over to the side

i'm looking at replacing those lines with dash fittings in the future anyway
Edser
I love the surprises you find when you pick up your fresh import. I bought a '95 Integra some years ago, and found a load of cassettes in the glove box. I had a listen to them and they contained really wierd Japanese music and some freaky cover versions. It was hilarious! I can imagine the previous owner driving around listening to it thinking how great he must look. laugh.gif
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