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This hot weather has had the wax drip out the door drain holes and make a mess all around. Not sure how often it's supposed to be done but since I got a lot of tins left can probably redo it again next year

This is now done so on wards to tidying up other bits and bobs

AHH, hollowed out cat that could explain it. Old school mod for more powaaa

My fiesta struggled with emissions since it's not driven much and tends to short trip a lot too. Emissions was high at mot time till I got in the driver's seat and held engine at 5k rpm for just over a minute solid. Could see on the machine Instantly the point where the cat ignited and emissions tanked right down and passed easily. Everyone said I needed a cat, nop genuine one always gets the job done. I'd be bit Sus if they want to take your Celica cat. It's gonna be worth more than any aftermarket replacement they put on. Make sure u get the genuine one back, Although these days I think cat value has dropped big time, can't remember the last time I heard about cat theft

Those arms are an easy replacement item so nothing to worry about there. Getting good quality replacement would be the biggest task. Can't believe my arms are 25 years old and over 90k on them and bushes and ball joint still good. On my ford they be lucky to last 10k miles

From what iv seen all these mods are useless unless your on track. Since I don't drive my Celica like in the video above modding it was useless in fact it's made it worse with the tte springs, I seriously doubt playing around with camber etc while street driving will may any difference at all. Iv got plans to go back to stock height but since I sold off my original springs it's gonna be expensive to replace them

And finally got the front arches and wheel wells finished today. Got the archliners off and cleaned everything up surprisingly no rust. Sprayed on the wax and job done, used harder wax compound than the inner cavity stuff which dries to a hard candle wax sort of coating which I can't even get off with a pressure washer and 40degree nozzle at point blank so should hold up well. Will see how it fairs over the next few years

Best not to drill any extra holes, there are plenty openings available for getting a wax probe in. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391536667645 This stuff I bought seems to be decent, I sprayed some on top of the rust on the battery tray in my fiesta and can see the rust turn blackish under the coating so it looks to have some sort of rust converter in it too. For the price i find it to be ideal since it's easier to spray this with it's thinner wand into the door drain holes and other tight gaps the bigger compressor powered gun can't get into. Iv also seen on 1 Celica a massive hole where the door slam is at the bottom below where the label is that shows tyre pressure rating etc, not sure how it got a rust hole in that area. Also this reminds me to sort out the sunroof too and give that a coating of wax on it as well

Nothing done to sills in the past never had the side skirts off before. Hopefully car should be well rust proof for the future now

Incase anyone is wondering the 50L 3hp air compressor was plenty for this job, it didn't even cycle much. I suspect a 25L compressor would also be up for the job

Finally got the car waxed up. Flooded the sills and box sections along with chassis rails and other nooks and crannies with the cavity wax. Hopefully this prolongs the life of the car

I don't think the 2zz uses hydraulic lifters, I think it uses solid lifters. Only thing that made my one quieter was when I used 5w40 oil but that came with big disadvantages so went back to 5w30 and never looked back.

got a video uploaded of one size, other side is similar in condition, iv just cleaned them and put the covers back on, not sure if i should give them a wax coating or paint?

Had sill covers off today and am happy there are no nasty surprises under there. Overall very clean, use a brush you get with a dust pan to clean off some dirty areas and there was some mud in the side skirts that got cleaned out and wiped down so it's tidy. The pinch weld had little bit of surface rust in some areas but quick blast with a poly carbonate wheel on the drill and a coat of zinc primer took care of that. In 2 weeks time will get the sill covers off again and get to work with the cavity waxing. Today was to just take a look incase repair work would be needed so glad it ended early. The holes where the push clips go under the sill I thought were rusty but turned it was cavity wax which leaked down around the hole area when I last waxed with aerosol cans. Will need to get car a bit higher up so will jack it up and get some blocks or something under the wheels. One of the push clips that hold the sill on door side is broke it's white in colour. Anyone know where to get cheaper replacement than Mr t?

Got the under chassis cleaner now so will give it a go on the weekend. Then ready for wax job

Using an old kettle to heat the wax makes a big difference for the 360 probe.

Did the waxing on the wife's Aygo today. Used the hand application tool thingy that comes with the sprayer. The cavity wax injection wand wasn't working it just pushes out air and no product. Not sure why will need to read up about it. Used about 1.5litres of the wax and that was being very liberal practically flooded it inside the sills and chassis rails. Will do Celica next weekend if weather holds up. Surprised at how much coverage 1 bottle gives, it's loads, started spraying the underside too since I had so much left over in the pot.

Still waiting on good weather, will get side skirts off and hopefully it's not rot central.

How did it get stolen? No alarm or immobilizer on it?

I don't use insta and x but those are big like tiktok but if you got photos of it can post on insta and tag car groups

Will look into sand blasting, thought I'd need a cabinet for it and a much larger compressor

Seems decent this compressor, it looks exactly the same as the one sold under brands like sgs, Clarke, sip etc. Incase People are wondering the compressor is 50L 3hp cost 165 quid from their eBay shop. The cavity wax gun looks just like the sealey branded one but at half the price from Amazon, paid 43 quid plus 3 quid extra for the 3 years accidental damage warranty extension thing.

The air compressor and gun arrived yesterday will wait now for good weather then get to work

Need to get this on insta, x and Facebook for max coverage

Got a compressor on order now too, just the air hose left to order then will have the whole kit. All I need to do then is test it all works and then wait for warmer weather to crack on with.