[MSDT Race Developments updates]

Could you stick a few of those colour change carbon monoxide things around the cabin .. which ever changes first or darkest is the closest to you problem area ..... ???

[Alloy Wheel Refurbishing - recommendations??]

Jeez I had my ACE alloys refurbished and powder coated for £190 for 4.  I would tend to agree with oldred .. it's almost certainly aluminium oxidisation the brown will probably be from brake dust etc ... Water has got behind the coating around the valve seat would be my guess 

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Only gone and booked her in for a respray 

[What came in the Post Today?]

one of the best accessories for my Celicas…...my 2019 CCUK membership card

[CLUB CALENDAR 2019 - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER]

Got my calender in what I believe to be uber quick time from ordering, especially considering the Xmas period.. And really pleased with it... Actually makes me want to get some nice pictures of mine 

[your plans for over winter ?]

Lots of plans, but how many of them will actually get done with lack of garage or dry working space... 

[MSDT Race Developments updates]

Fantastic racing, don't you find 69.99mph a tad frustrating though haha 

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Stripped out rear sub frame and all suspension parts ready for overhaul

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Cleaned the intake and painted it.... Happy with the look, just got to pray the paint is as good with with temps and oil... Reviews say so so who am I to argue... 

On to the fit later shelf 

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Painted a few more bits for the interior, ordered some more paint, degrease spare intake and engine covers ready for new colours 

[Cruse Control.]

Cruise control was an option for the Japanese market, so I would assume a conversion is possible, how and where from I can't help with, but it would seem it has been done before 

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Washed, polished and waxed one, removed the front bumper, inner arch covers, exhaust, rear lights and a few other bits off the other

[What came in the Post Today?]

In the post today,... I got the most important addition to my 7 so far.... 

 

I got new parcel shelf clips that aren't snapped..... 

[so what is the official pronounciation ?]

I always say it 

Sell-EE-ca

[Post your CELICA pic of the day:ONE PIC PER PERSON PER DAY PLEASE!]

[Wheel refurb]

If you are confident you can "improve" them yourself.. Using a hot air gun or burning torch heat the section of the wheel that is flat... Get it hot but not molten obviously .  Then using a soft faced hammer.. Or a normal hammer and a piece of wood, panel beat them back to shape. 

You won't get it perfect and you do run the risk of cracking the wheel if you go too far.. It's certainly not a job for the feint hearted.. 

I have done this loads of times together with welding up cracked wheels, but my previous job was welder fabricator 

[Cillit Bang]

54 minutes ago, Black Knight said:

 

Yes but what happens when they are specialist Toyota only bolts that are no longer available

In this case its the four bolts that mount the rear sub frame to the car...very unique. Just have some rust on the exposed sections which I was hoping to clean up before reinstalling.

Personally I would then wire brush and with added wd40 and then gently pass over with a thread file. If they are fine thread then a fine brass wire brush is generally best. Obviously the aim is to remove oxidisation  only and not any material.. 

 

But that's sort of part of my job 

[Cillit Bang]

The only real way to deal with rusty bolts, successfully is...... Replace them with new

[Image hosting]

Im now using Flickr... And after some help from people here am successfully using it ..

I started a thread in off topic ... The guidelines I followed are in there

 

 

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Adjusted handbrake, re fitted belly pan, found leak from sump gasket, fitted new gas struts to tailgate .

Good job I have an oil change planned 

[2001 vvtli]

Yes that was the switch I was thinking of but if it does it any door doesn't seem to be that.  It does sound like the car is auto arming itself again very quickly , but unfortunately I have no idea why 

[2001 vvtli]

Does the interior light go on when you open the door ? Possibly the door sensor switch not working so not recognising door opening ?

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Replaced these.. Don't know why , plenty of life left

[What came in the Post Today?]

Small but just what the doctor ordered

[what have you done to your celica today...]

Witnessed smoke on tick over ... Topped up oil and started monitoring .. Made plans to go through maff cleaning tomorrow and hoping I'm over worried ....