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Crazy Cat Lady

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  1. are you ever gonna read my PM ?   :P

     

    1. Crazy Cat Lady

      Crazy Cat Lady

      Hi Gavin

       

      confused dot com here

       

      i have no notification of a recent PM from you, the latest is 19 June? [which i've replied to]

       

      > insert head scratching confused looking emoticon here <

       

      Unless you've sent it to someone else by mistake?  :lol:

       

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  2. Hi Crazy Cat Lady,

     

    I'm in desperate need of a rear sub frame for my Celica 190 gen 7, I read your post with removing your old one, would it be possible to refurbish the old one and would you consider selling it?

     

    cheers

    Iggsy

    1. Crazy Cat Lady

      Crazy Cat Lady

      Hi Iggsy, 

       

      my original rear subframe is now the property of the garage owner that did the work for me.

      The last i'd heard is he's sent both my original subframes to his Dad's place [somewhere in North Wales] for bead blasting and powder coating.

      The problem is; the garage owner is reluctant to sell them on without fitting it to a car.

      A couple of people have already asked me about it, and ^ was the outcome.

       

      However, i believe that even if you find a good enough donor rear subframe it will cost you £70 plus cleaning it up and painting [however you go about it] will cost more. so maybe just as well to buy a new one which i believe is around a couple of hundred quid.

      Have you asked your local Mr.T if they can supply, and how much?

       

      Debs

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  3. sorry

     

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    1. Crazy Cat Lady

      Crazy Cat Lady

      Looks very nice, 

       

      I got Darren to make me some Supra dragon sticky wheel centre's which IMO make a huge improvement over the OEM sketchy stock outline of a Gen 7 [which looks like something drawn up by someones 8 year old kid]  :lol:

       

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      IMO Supra dragons on the wheel centres look fab, but TBH i prefer to keep the car fairly mod free [or so that any improvements are obviously noticeable] if you know wot i mean ;)

       

      Debs

       

       

       

       

       

       

  4. Hey Debs.... thanks for replying...Love the way people step up on this site...this car is new to me...35.5k miles so I don't think the engine mount will be worn and I know it aint been lowered because after this problem is sorted lowering along with spacers is my first mod.. I will check the camber arm bolts yes once I suss which they are ..not familiar with the setup yet...I go to Toyota for a free 15 min diagnostic mon' , see what they find , if it needs tracking should they be too pricey I spoke to another guy at prestige motors who use hunter laser tracking , they said they will help me...Craigz also replied and said he went to town on his Gen7 spent loads  as he had same problem , I the end it was bearings !!! poor guy...and mine whirr a bit so defo gonna focus on those too...

    1. Crazy Cat Lady

      Crazy Cat Lady

      Hello Lee,

       

      just my 2 cents worth but:

      the 15min diagnostic at the local Toyota garage is fine if free,

      ....but IME those places don't really have their heart cut out to fix old bangers, they like to sell brand new cars and do simply oil change services, fill the windscreen wash, empty the ash tray, and stamp the warranty book. They are also very expensive for labour charge, so please be careful in there!

       

      On the other hand,  at the other place: the Hunter laser tracking system is the business, well worth paying them guys for the trouble to set it up properly.

      I've had mine done locally here with a Hunter and very happy with the results:

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      That good looking young lad under my car is Micky, he was very impressed by the general condition under there - after recent sub-chassis changes and well greased up camber bolts.

       

      However i'm also very lucky to have a very friendly & local independent Japanese car specialist in town, and he looks after my Celica like it's his own.

       

      I'd advise you to also find a good independent garage who are Toyota or Japanese car friendly, they'll have far more time for you, be better at diagnostics, and cost loads less.

      Sheffield is a big place; so ask on the forum for recommended garages near to where you are, there must be someone good nearby! : )

      It sounds like you need to get your car up on a ramp, and get under there with a helpful and knowledgeable mechanic to do a very methodical underside check of everything.

       

      How much did you pay for your Tsport? ...if you don't mind me asking? : )

       

      Debs

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