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My daily driven st162

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by Hazzmac92, Aug 27, 2013.

  1. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Hey guys this is my 1989 celica
    bought the car as a cheap runabout, the motor was rebuilt 15k ago by a toymods member.
    catback exhaust
    tint
    alarm with immoboliser

    Have owned the car 3 weeks and so far replaced

    *both rear wheel cylinders
    *both outer c.v. boots
    *changed all fluids
    *replaced all vacuum lines with more durable silicon hose
    *changed the steering wheel
    *slowly in the works of spray painting a rust free tailgate
    and a replaced the rocker cover gaskets
    *swapped the st rev counter with the sx rev counter
    *Sandblasted new rocker covers and manifold.


    My future plans are to continue to clean the car up the list includes

    *4-2-1 headers w/high flow cat
    *twin tip muffler
    *enkei 92 15x7
    *vacuum gauge - so i know if tvis is working
    *a/f ratio gauge
    *coilovers
    *paint rocker covers red
    *rear sway bar upgrade and new sway bar links
    *and anything else that will clean up the car.

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  2. MattC

    MattC Well-Known Member Donated!

    Hi, welcome to our little corner of the internet :)

    Nice looking car, so it's an ST that someone has swapped a 3S-GE motor into?

    Innovate Motorsports do a nice AFR guage, comes with the wideband O2 sensor for about $190, I think they do a vacuum gauge too, though you don't really need one to tell if TVIS is working. I found a link the other day on how to test the system, I'll see if I can dig it up for you.

    Cheers,
    Matt

    edit -here's that link - http://www.st162.net/forum/showthread.php?1902-T-Vis-Tested-(Fail)
     
    Last edited: Aug 27, 2013
  3. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Welcome from the UK. Love the wheels.:cool:
     
  4. spiedr0722

    spiedr0722 Well-Known Member Donated!

    Glad to see you made it over from MCM! Welcome!
     
  5. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    thanks guys
    I've got my eye on an aem one for $130
    yes its an st
    as for the vacuum gauge, I'll swap the vacuum accumulator with a smaller one then run a t peice as using a gauge will delay the opening of butterflys
    as for the wheels i hate them.

    Also wont be going crazy with mods on this car as i have a corolla sx im building from scratch
     
  6. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Hey guys
    just an update on the car
    over the past few months i have been working on the car every spare moment i got

    *made a parcel shelf for my 6x9's
    *overhauled the cooling system
    *replaced every hose i could with silicon
    *port matched my manifolds to the cylinder head
    *made a cold air intake and custom box
    *gave everything in the engine bay a new coat of paint
    *installed coilovers
    *new exhaust
    *fog lights and a few other little bits and peices

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  7. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Very nice indeed, coming along nicely.
     
  8. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Thanks
    I wanted it lower but have 80mm ground clearance :/ haha
     
  9. MRocha

    MRocha Well-Known Member

    good job :)

    I want a coilovers like these ... How much does it cost?
     
  10. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Was $1500 Australian delivered
    But I got the wrong springs rates haha
     
  11. MRocha

    MRocha Well-Known Member





    It is too expensive for me ... :pale
     
  12. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    This was the cheaper option for me as I needed all new strut tops shocks springs and all the rubbers
     
  13. MattC

    MattC Well-Known Member Donated!

    You drove past me in Burwood today, car looks good, sounds great :cool:
     
  14. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Thanks Matt
    I work at the ultra tune
    Where abouts did you see me and what were you driving ?
     
  15. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    Looks great! What spring rates did you get?

    And who did that alignment? 5mm of toe-in on the rear is a bit excessive haha
     
  16. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    Thanks I got 8/8 but kept spinning out so went to 6/6 and heaps better

    As for the alignment I did it
    It's in the green so must be at factory specs
    Needs another wheel alignments as I'm replacing my bushes

    Will run neg 2 degree camber on front with 1mm toe in

    Neg 1 degree with 1mm toe in on rear then sway bars are on the to do list
     
  17. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    6/6 is what I got for my BC Racing coilovers, I'm yet to drive my car though :p

    I'd make the front toe 2-3mm in to compensate for the negative camber, and about the same for the rear.
     
  18. MattC

    MattC Well-Known Member Donated!

    We only work a few blocks apart then, I'm on the corner of Parramatta and Shaftsbury Road. Saw you on Railway Parade, about 6:30 I think. I was driving one of our company cars, blue and white Volvo, looks a bit like this:

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    :lachtot
     
  19. Hazzmac92

    Hazzmac92 Well-Known Member

    6/6 is perfect but not sure how they would handle stiffer sway bars

    Will take that into consideration when I get some hoist time

    I was not expecting a bus haha
     
  20. MattC

    MattC Well-Known Member Donated!

    It pays the bills :cool:

    They're surprisingly good fun to drive, the new ones go pretty well and you can hook them into corners harder than you'd think (when there are no passengers on board of course :eek: )
     

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