Took many items off my engine and have sent them to a metal polisher just a few miles from me and below are the results of his and my work :cool3:.

 

This is my aftermarket radiator bracket, it was or is stainless steel but now highly polished. The SLICKTOP plate was made by TwinTurboRich and I've had this powder coated and bolts on with some stainless steel allen capped nuts and bolts.

 

 

This is my Tokyo Auto cooling panel, original these come in silver or blue from z32-zone in Japan, mine was silver and the polisher told me it was anodized but now polished up as you can see. The logo was originally silver and riveted on, I drilled these out and had it powder coated, again bolted on using the same attractive stainless bolts.

 

 

Then the usual polished up water pipes, these will be used with red silicone hoses and mikalor t-clamps

 

 

Finally for this post, had my Altia sills polished, this removed many many scratches incurred from over the years, now I have a mirror finish.

 

I don't need much if anything better than i already have for when i rebuild but a nice addition is a never fitted engine splash guard, part number 75892-40P00, now NLA i believe.

Whilst collecting it today i also got a front fog light, including the side pieces...these always come in a handy moving forward.

 

I still await my respray for those that wonder, no rush just like before really but i'd declare it SORN anyway over the winter when hopefully it'll get done :).

 

My initial 'build' way back involved stock internals but with Pace smic's, godspeed turbos, 600cc Jecs injectors, uprated radiator, stage 3 XTD clutch, etc, and i also fit some stainless manifolds which very soon failed/cracked.

 

A year or 18 months later, the engine was back out as you'll see in this thread lots of powder coated things going on and also fit were forged pistons, rods, bearings, etc and the same but different balanced this time turbos but stock manifolds were used and that is where i am today.

 

Although nothing wrong with what i currently have, it is part of my masterplan in 2018 to fit some quicker spooling turbos and so to go with them i took the opportunity to purchase these high flow AMS fellas and here they are.......

 

My initial 'build' way back involved stock internals but with Pace smic's, godspeed turbos, 600cc Jecs injectors, uprated radiator, stage 3 XTD clutch, etc, and i also fit some stainless manifolds which very soon failed/cracked.

 

A year or 18 months later, the engine was back out as you'll see in this thread lots of powder coated things going on and also fit were forged pistons, rods, bearings, etc and the same but different balanced this time turbos but stock manifolds were used and that is where i am today.

 

Although nothing wrong with what i currently have, it is part of my masterplan in 2018 to fit some quicker spooling turbos and so to go with them i took the opportunity to purchase these high flow AMS fellas and here they are.......

 

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Very nice Mr marsh ;) what turbos you going for

Very nice Mr marsh ;) what turbos you going for

 

Favourite ones atm are GT675RS, but i shall retain an open mind :thumbup1:.

Mmmmmm having Gray and Mogsy visit me a couple of weeks ago, both were 'rude' about my fan, in fact i was deeply hurt that they didn't feel the love !!!

 

But when you look at it you can see why, the guys meant well :cool3:.

 

It was done like this several years ago when i was clearly unstable......

 

 

Bit embarrassed to show it but i've broad shoulders, i took it off and after several coats of my favourite grey metallic here it is, another improvement in my opinion.

 

I sold my fan cover years back :hammer:, but with this done i can live without one for a little longer, forgive the dust - no attempt has been made to clean :yes:.

 

Mmmmmm having Gray and Mogsy visit me a couple of weeks ago, both were 'rude' about my fan...

 

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I can hardly blame them; sorry dude, that's just awful! Looks like something you'd find discarded on the Blackpool pleasure beach. :lol:

I can hardly blame them; sorry dude, that's just awful! Looks like something you'd find discarded on the Blackpool pleasure beach. :lol:

 

:lol::lol::lol:

I can hardly blame them; sorry dude, that's just awful! Looks like something you'd find discarded on the Blackpool pleasure beach. :lol:

 

You must attend some really peculiar gatherings.... :blink:

What brand is the metallic grey you use Andy?

Andy that looks so much better:),I'm sorry our sarcasm hit home bud...but believe me mate it was needed.....that paint job was hideous, looks a million times better and I'm sure tom will be along soon to Agree ;)

The rest of the car looks the dogs though,can't wait until she's finished its going to be awesome.

I did the same with my fan. My engine bay colours need redoing though.

What brand is the metallic grey you use Andy?

 

It's a Holts Grey Metallic, i've used it quite often but when i run out a similar one is Halfords Decuma Grey which is the same as Toyota Magnetic 1G3, which is widely used on this forum for the moustaches.

It's a Holts Grey Metallic, i've used it quite often but when i run out a similar one is Halfords Decuma Grey which is the same as Toyota Magnetic 1G3, which is widely used on this forum for the moustaches.

I used the Halfords metallic grey (vht) as I had it lying around, just with a clear coat on top. its fairly easy to paint with.

Much better Andy, doesn't look like it's about to take off any more.

Cheers Andy

I have never got the airbag and its cluster light working correctly in my car but i have made progress in recent weeks.

 

Even though the position sensor is interchangeable on both the pictured rings, its the white plug bottom left corner fyi, these clearly are different, notice the two lugs which locate on the steering wheel and the ribbons on the top one which carry horn (i had to repair hence the grey wires) and airbag wires, different set up on the lower one but still 4 wires coming through to the steering wheel.

 

Furthermore the multi plugs that connect under the steering column are also different, both though are 4 wires again.

 

The lower slip ring you see pictured is a perfect replacement i recently bought and one identical was on the car when i bought it, the previous owner had cut off its two lugs flush and also the four wire connector, coming out at 3 o clock had been severed in order to get an aftermarket steering wheel to fit/work, his only remit was to make the horn work.

 

I haven't totally got to the bottom off this yet because i now need the exact steering wheel which marries with the 6 and 9 clock position lugs and its airbag - it seems there are some different SRS set ups, the search continues.......

 

 

I don't want to go on, someone though might shed some light but this below is the plug that needs connecting to the correct airbag, steering wheel set up, the two wires that are bridged i think are the airbag but why are they bridged ? Should i have a different connector plug ? From the factory did a model use this set up, squib, etc, but without an airbag wheel on a later model ?

The darker brown with silver wire goes nowhere and the final one is a ground connector for the horn which works perfectly.

I have put a srs testing tool for the two 'bridged' wires and for added good measure i have tried different resistors but my cluster airbag light does not go off - indicating a fault.

 

You need a wiring schematic. AndrewG might be able to help you with that.

Andy, this is the RS section from the U.S. '96 FSM. Includes schematic, wiring diagram and diagnostic procedures

for Air Bag system:

 

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Andy, this is the RS section from the U.S. '96 FSM. Includes schematic, wiring diagram and diagnostic procedures

for Air Bag system:

 

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You're a star Andrew, what are you.......a star.

 

I never thought to read up on it but i'll look that through next i have chance, so for the time being i thank you kind sir :cool3:.

Until now, having read up, i've never realized i don't have a single srs crash sensor !! Where are they i am asking myself, i cannot even find a yellow plug or any wiring and i have the front bumper off and both wings, so I must have open circuits galore !! No wonder i cannot get cluster airbag light to turn off.

 

So, until i find a same series breaker for reference and buy it complete, i'll just put this to bed for now and remove the cluster bulb when i put back on the road, it's not the end of the world.

 

EDIT: It seems I do have crash sensors and and a fully working SRS system, please see the updates in and around post 384, thank you.

Edited October 6, 20187 yr by phutumsch
Critical Update !!

I am still using the same simple Pioneer head unit from when i purchased the car in 2009, although it works a treat still, it is prehistoric in technology terms to say the least, so when i'm back up and running this year i'll fit this bundle of goodies......

 

For 18 months now all these parts plus more not in the picture have been in my lounge, in and around the marble dining table you see just in at the patio doors, front and rear bumpers are still inside you may notice.

 

Although the lounge we do not use, i owe it to the understanding wife to do something about this, been long enough looking untidy, so with the improving weather and also my respray happening soon, i have decided to move it all and sort as i go and now it all lives in an alarmed log cabin i have, i can pick off things as i rebuild out of here without any pressure or feeling bad using part of the house for storage :).

 

 

Edited March 30, 20187 yr by phutumsch
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For 18 months now all these parts plus more not in the picture have been in my lounge, in and around the marble dining table you see just in at the patio doors, front and rear bumpers are still inside you may notice.

 

Although the lounge we do not use, i owe it to the understanding wife to do something about this, been long enough looking untidy, so with the improving weather and also my respray happening soon, i have decided to move it all and sort as i go and now it all lives in an alarmed log cabin i have, i can pick off things as i rebuild out of here without any pressure or feeling bad using part of the house for storage :).

 

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I know the feeling Pal:thumbup:

i owe it to the understanding wife to do something about this

 

Very understanding I would say Andy judging by the quantity of parts on display!

Seeing all them parts in that room with my own eyes.....your wife is very understanding Andy:) be great to see it finally finished bud:)