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My '86, '88 and '89 White Lightning

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by XR Pilot, Nov 27, 2007.

  1. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    What have I done so far, as in up to this point or in the last week?

    Since I bought it:

    Swapped in series 2 engine (about 140,000km on it now)
    Swapped in S54 '97 model Camry gearbox (about 140,000km on it)
    Got a press bent mild steel 2 1/4" exhaust made with a 2.5" stainless tip
    Fitted PBR heavy duty clutch (just a single plate organic), drives very nice
    Fitted Genie extractors
    Fitted ADM series 2 ECU
    Fitted optional sports SX seat to rear
    Fitted Pioneer head unit (forgot model, 5850MP or something) and Response 6x9's to MDF parcel shelf
    Fitted struts from my '89 white lightning
    New brake pads front and rear, prob 5000km on rear now and 3000km on front plus fluid bleed

    I can't think of what else I've done at the moment, there is a bit more than that but most of it I did last year so I can't really remember back that far.

    Things I want to do before selling it:
    Fit factory sunroof and head lining
    Get AC regassed
    Fit the '89 struts in the rear
    Tighten loose bolt on the extractors
    When head lining is out for the sunroof I'm going to fix some rattles in the trim
    Swap the carpet from my '88 to it as its in better condition (which means taking the seats and centre console trim out again...)
    Give the interior a through clean
     
  2. Ant1

    Ant1 Well-Known Member

    I ment what you have done in the last week, i can already see what you have done to it since you bought it in this thread. :lol:

    Is the carpet that is in it now torn at all? The stains/marks cant be that bad??? Dont worry about regassing the air con, unless you know someone, and can get it done cheap. Because i never use it, and if i want to fix down the line, that would be easier. :)

    How do you go about replacing the head lining, would that be a pain? How is it stuck to the roof in the first place, glue?
     
  3. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    In the last week I have removed the engine and head lining from the wreck, I didn't get as much time to work on the cars as I wanted. The carpet had some pretty big oil stains on it in the drivers and passengers side foot wells, so I was going to swap in the slightly better condition '88 carpet.

    The factory head lining is held in by all the brackets and lights on the roof, eg door pulls, over head lights, trim mouldings etc. Once these are off it basically falls down. It doesn't need glue because it doesn't sag due to a card backing.
     
  4. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Added you to MSN incase you want to ask more questions.
     
  5. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    hey xr pilot, put some pics up of ur white lighting
     
  6. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    lol sounds like an order. Give me a week to put the front suspension back together then and I'll get it down off the stands.
     
  7. cannon

    cannon Guest

    good work u have done so far u got some nice cars and parts there. are your extractors the same as mine? good luck with ur future mods
     
  8. Sterling

    Sterling Guest

    awesome cant wait too see :D
     
  9. sprey16

    sprey16 Well-Known Member

    bump lmao !!!!

    coudnt help that i seen a car like ur 162 at the top of page today was fricken nice as

    then i seen a 86-87 162 in the wreckers with no wheels on it
     
  10. XR Pilot

    XR Pilot Well-Known Member

    Well now that you've gone and bumped my thread, I guess I have to give an update! :p

    The parts whore is now almost completely stripped (items left: tail lights, fuel tank, doors, steering column, front and rear suspension+rear brakes). The sunroof is out, now I just need to get it fitted into my '86. Speaking of which, I haven't driven it much at all in the last 3 weeks since I pulled all the seats minus drivers seat + most of the interior to get the sunroof done. I've been riding a GSX1100F as a substitute daily, so its not all bad :D
     

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