SpaceCowboys83
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Does look like a reaction from underneath, as others have rightly pointed out, could be a mixture of several factors gone horribly wrong for you buddy.
Dont let it take the heart out of you buddy, i know easier said than done, Ive been there myself several times over this past couple of years things behind the scenes gone horribly wrong and personal circumstances and loosing heart in the project, but Im still plodding away, the other members will have vastly superior experience than me but Im sure this can be sorted, might be a real pain in the backside but will be worth it in the end.
Dont let it make you drift apart from the car mate. You will get it sorted.
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Never seen anything quite like that before.
The whole car is covered in that?.
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15 hours ago, Jim881 said:
Opinions good or bad please.
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Bottom one looks the part to me like.
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Cavity Wax is popular, Im going with Dinitrol Rustproofing and underseal.
My mechanic is doing it, so far he has cleaned all underneath including cavities and rails and all areas inc wheel arches, he is going to rust treat any rusty areas first, then he will go through all the stages of application, basically he said every inch of her including filling the sills up with it as well. Then clear Cavity wax inside the spare wheel well and protect up in behind the quarter panels and lift the carpet and protect the inside floor sections too.
Will take a while but thats on the schedule to be done. Wont be cheap but I know he will do a flawless job with it.
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3 hours ago, meirion said:
Guess where I went for a little ride out and walk up the mountain that nearly killed me? Ford fanboys were out in force but I think the GT-Four was the coolest car there
The car way in front is always a Toyota, even Perry Mason will concur!. Lovely example mate. Lovely.
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Thought Id put up a nice black and white photo of the car before the restoration began.
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Currently in hover-craft mode - but doing well!.
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Went down Monday to visit the car so far the following:
New shocks and springs
New brakelines
Discs cleaned
Hubs restored
New Rear Subframe rust treated and painted Gloss back and fitted
Calibers cleaned, checked and painted red
New exhaust to go on
Lower front arms cleaned, checked, rust treated and painted black
Front Subframe checked, it's still solid, will be cleaned and all surface rust removed and rust treated and painted a nice gloss black.
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My baby up on the ramp for its full mechanical restoration.
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New parts ordered for the Gen 7.
New rear subframe with mounting bolts, new arms, new struts, new dust break shields and full service kit, all genuine parts too for the car.
Arrive during the week mt mechanic tells me.
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On 25/10/2019 at 17:16, commandosqueak said:
expect about 3-4 for a good job. but make sure you check out some of their work first
Got a quote from a place near me, comes highly recommended by people in the industry, 2.2k all in. Im happy with that, Ive seen their work. Freaking spectacular!.
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I havent really had a proper look yet at whats out there, Im pretty lucky this year as the Celica wont be ready so I wont have to use it over winter, Ive still got the Fabia to keep me ticking over, Celica going in for a full respray sometime after Christmas. Still at the mechanics at the moment, not much movement on it at the moment, other cars booked in before hand getting sorted. Did get the sills done etc, few minor things looked at.
Underneath is getting fully cleaned and rust treated and then coated in Dinitrol.
Ive some time off in December so will have a peek at tyres more in-depth.
I hate driving in the snow, scares the life out of me. The Fabia isn't bad in the snow, so whats the Celica's like in the snow?.
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16 hours ago, meirion said:
Thats a weapon right there, blimey thats deadly looking!. Nice motor mate!.
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Had my Gen 7 checked out for paint/body, needs a full respray bar the roof, first quote 4-6k pending no hidden gremlins to add to the cost, got another quote of 2k plus pending no problems that its a straight forward job.
Looking at others to see what they price at the moment.
So doing the rounds today.
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My baby getting worked on.
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Dam well over a weeks wage for one part, I think I will let that one pass for now lol.
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On 05/09/2018 at 20:44, Freeman558 said:
Blitz Carbon Power Air Cleaner - Hot Air Intake - Engine Bay decoration (Got another arriving tomorrow or Friday, that'll be going on Ebay I expect)
Holy crap that's nice, would love once like that for my Gen 7 140. This a good item to have on for the car?. Where can I get one of these bad boys?.
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30 minutes ago, paulgtt said:
Pilot Sports generally aren’t much more expensive then F1’s so I would go for the Michelin’s given the choice.
Iv got the Pilot Sport 3’s on the Civic at the moment, can’t fault them but 4’s are even better, had them on my old Impreza and are the best road tyre Iv ever used.
I will give them a look, never used Michelin tyres before, been mostly Goodyear, Dunlop, bridgestone, Pirelli Ive used over the course of ownership on the MR2, Fabia and the bike.
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14 hours ago, paulgtt said:
Pilot Sports are the one for dry and wet weather, Eagle F1’s are also good.
If it is wet then don’t use AR1’s would be my advice
Yeah Ive heard great things about the F1 Eagles and also the Vector 4 seasons tyre as well, seems to get great reviews.
Luckily I wont have to worry this winter as the Celica is tucked away at the bodyshop getting worked on, so I wont have to worry about winter driving this year, be well into the new year before she will be ready, Target is Easter time to have her on the road and ready to roll, but still want to make sure i get a good brand on.
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1 hour ago, bazz54 said:
I do have a set of winter tyres for my saloon and I'm quite happy with them in all conditions and on tarmac. I think that they are Goodyear Ultragrips. I do only use them during the winter months.
I live out in the sticks, and in the bad winter of 2010 there were a couple of days when I couldn't get to work. I asked an American friend of mine (who had been in the military and stationed all over the US) whether he had experience of winter tyres and he was very positive about them, so I got some.
I live quite high up myself and on roads the Roads Service says is not vital enough to Grit, despite there being lots of traffic and schools etc, but we dont have the funding to grit all the roads, the Roads Service only Grits a percentage of the roads here and leaves the rest to your own devices, hence why when it snows loads of cars get abandoned here or people just dont go to work rather than risk wrecking their car, I tend to take time off as it can be bad, not worth wrecking the car over it.
So for someone like me who travels 250 miles per week I have to put a good bit of effort into selecting a good tyre.
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3 hours ago, Kev 16v said:
Asking for tyre recommendations, is like asking which is the best Bond film..everyone will have a different opinion.
However, given your location, plus the fact I don't think you're going to be covering a high mileage, I would suggest you consider the Rainsport 3.
i average about 250 miles per week for work not including wknd driving. I run goodyears on the Fabia at the moment, never let me down, I used Dunlops on the motorbike when I had it but that was years ago.
1 hour ago, bazz54 said:I know very well I will me in a minority of one here, but I've got Dunlop Bluresponse on my 7 because they are quiet
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I've reached an age where I have no interest in going around bends, exploring the limits of car and driver, and the one negative quality that most people agree the 7 has is bad road noise. Those tyres are specially aimed at low noise and I like them for that, and don't have any perception that they are lacking in respect of grip, ride or whatever.
I would tend to be of your thinking driving wise, im not one to push the limits of the car, flip Ive had the MR2 over 10 years now and Ive never once through the tail out, I just don't like abusing the car, I drive them well dont get me wrong but I don't like raking about in them, they get a good run but I never push my luck with the cars, just not my scene.
I never had a problem with Dunlops on the bike, I did have Dunlops on the fabia for a few years then switched to Goodyears and have used them this past 2-3 years, but if the garage doesn't have any Goodyears I always stick on a set of Dunlops, the MR2 loves the Bridgestones, great tyre for that car.
Great to see what each of you guys like and dont like in a grade of tyre, everyone has their own particular style of driving, how they handle the road conditions, how they like their car set up, it is a very vast world as no two people are really the same when it comes to tyres.
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11 hours ago, meirion said:
I would guess that a lot of it depends on general driving style. Anyone that likes to give it some serious stick is going to recommend PS4s or Eagle F1s etc because they need the extreme grip that these tyre types offer. Those that drive within legal limits will probably recommend cheapies.
My GT4 came with 18" Bola wheels shod with cheap copies of Pirelli PZeros and they were really grippy. My newly fitted original 16" three spokes have been shod with Avon ZV5s and they go sliding quite easily on a wet road. Avoid them.
There will be better opinion posted I'm sure. I'm quite inexperienced when it comes to performance car tyres to be honest.
EDIT - I have never used a specific "season" tyre. Don't really see the need in this country.
Awesome answer buddy!. Some interesting choices there!.
11 hours ago, thermoacc said:Michelin Cross Climate are a very good Summer Biased All-Season - Very quiet too. Fitted to my FWD work whip. Very good wet weather performance and capable in the snow. Seem to be lasting longer than I imagined too.
For the CS, I have two sets of wheels...
Summer wheels - Michelin Pilot Sport 3
Winter wheels - Continental Winter Contact TS860
I can't recommend the PS's and Conti's enough
Both exceptional when in their element, but the PS's are utter rubbish in deep Winter - even on a 4WD with LSD.
As good as the Cross Climate's are, they are still a comprimise in the Summer when top performance is demanded. But probably the best all-season out there if that's what you are looking for.
Have a smooch about on tyre reviews. Sad to spend time looking at tyres I know, but being so expensive it's nice to have all the info to decide what's best for you
Thanks for the link, allot of in-depth looks at the different tyres.
Ive heard the F1 Eagles offer crazy amounts of grip, seems to be a popular brand here for those that want the max amount of the machines they have.
I use Goodyears on the Fabia and for the MR2 I always bounced between Bridgestones and Pirelli, the motorbike I always stuck with Dunlop.
Im an easy type driver, I dont rake around etc, I put my foot down when I need to, but over-all Im pretty easy on the right foot but I dont put cheapie tyres on either, I like good brands that will give good grip in bad weather conditions, I live quite high up so esp in winter allot of my roads arent lucky enough to have the presence of a Gritter spray the roads, so I do like to have a decent tyre that will offer at least some good winter control there, hence why Im leaning towards them nice Goodyear Vector 4 seasons range, they look really good. Plus when it rains here which is allot lol, the roads were I am get so greasy and slippery as the roads are in awful condition its nice to know you have decent rubber on the wheels giving you that bit extra confidence in driving.
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Having seen allot of pics of all your wonderful machines from the various Gens throughout the club here we have a wide variety of rubber on those precious machines, so when it comes to putting a type of rubber on the wheel what works for you guys?, are you a summer tyre person or an all season tyre folk?, have you switched brands over years or are you religious over one specific brand?.
For the MR2 I tend to bounce between Pirelli and Bridgestone, I havent decided yet what to put on the Celica when she's finished, I was looking at Goodyear Vector 4 season type 2 tyres but not sure yet.
So what have you folk found over time works and also what have you found you didnt like?.
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Well I don't think mine will be finished until well after Christmas so my baby is tucked away in a nice warm, dry garage getting worked on.
Currently getting some sill work done, but will be getting a full overhaul is the plan.
So she's getting the full treatment, same guys who restored my MR2 and Ive told them Im in no rush, the have a few big restorations on at the moment, Ive still got my Fabia so Im grand transport wise.
This is a really good thread as you folks are pointing out things I wouldn't have thought about, so its good to hear what your plans all are to have your pride and joys ready for winter use.
paint/lacquer cracking
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What will the poor bloke have to do then?, take her back to metal and start again and re seal the body?. Bound to be options that can help the guy out.