Toyotally Fixerating Bitz 'n Bobs.. A Diary

[tooSavvy]

Bit of 'digital caliper action' shows my new pipe to be 55mm O/D [2mm wall] = 51mm I/D

 

AFAIK my factory pipe is 46mm O/D but as I'm going to need 'wiggle room' for the correct alignment after the axle... I reckon a good splodge of paste + extreme tightening should see everything secured

 

Clamps £1.60 @Halfrauds. Can't beat the price online with post added

[tooSavvy]

Nice warm blowy day today....

 

Up the ramps & out with the rust-buster gear.

 

 

 

I will get liquimetal to attach something to bridge that perforation... Not going to fill with wobb!

[Jim Bell]

Baccy tin. Snips. Hammer. Lead. Blowtorch. Can of beer, hammerite.

[tooSavvy]

The repair will be 'cold' m8 [... like my beer!]

[tooSavvy]

OK.... We Have It ALL !!

 

..... nothing keeping me back on the Ex but rains

[tooSavvy]

Had a good rummage thru my 'scrappy auld shite/never find any use for..' box and have sufficient angle to construct the mounting bracketry.

 

I don't want a U-bolt on the tailpipe with a spar, disappearing up under the rear end...

 

I'm going to take a mount off the oval body by wrapping a rib round it with an eye, then bolt to the hanger. These 'sleeves' are available online = too much ££

 

Neat & Factory look

[Jim Bell]

But will it make the faster and more aggressive?

[tooSavvy]

But will it make the faster and more aggressive?

... what do you take me for....

 

OBVIOUSLY

[tooSavvy]

Yo... Sun OUT!!

 

Chopped up my exhaust, now have a bend + clamp/slip joint.

 

 

It is straight through and a perforated/glass pack.

 

 

Started on an 'edge clamp' - grips the 'bean tin rim' flange edge of box

 

 

.... nothing holding me back now ....

[tooSavvy]

Good tools [should...] last a lifetime!

 

 

.... Not quite a lifetime but last used on my 3potta 1L Suzuki Swift. 15yr ago!!

 

When the exhaust opens up I'm going to retune the carb and check the running advance [13° with nothing unplugged].

 

Rather looking forward to 'non laptop tuning'

[tooSavvy]

After thorough webbi price comparisoning.... Tool Station are the winners!!

 

1M of 8mm threaded bar = £1.99

 

Need a piece for the cross bar, inserted into the rubber bobbins. Bend it to suit + lock solid... Done!

[tooSavvy]

Direct Line have pongged me another *years cover.

 

£197... Which is £3.50 less than last year

 

*also just taken out our House Cover at a big saving/existing customer..

[Jim Bell]

Insurance going DOWN?!?

 

This may be a portent of the apocalypse.

[tooSavvy]

Insurance going DOWN?!?

This may be a portent of the apocalypse.

I think I observed earlier in this thread... "The only classic Toyota is the Celica" was the view of 'specialist' underwriters.

 

.... That's me told then

[tooSavvy]

Video of 'before Exhaust' has been done, in Tesco carpark this morning.

 

Sounds extremely QUIET, really!!

 

Got me proper intreagued as to what my Bodger is going to *top-out at

 

*Full chat may prove a tad gross...

 

https://youtu.be/cjEL6SuFSHM

[tooSavvy]

TODAY:

 

I will be mostly.....

 

 

 

.... Bit of a marathon job. All straightforward/expected tasks but the pipe goes OVER the rear susp frame so tricky to centre equally/no knocking...

 

Corolla goes through the centreline UNDER the suspension pivots... Much more straightforward :/

 

Sounds just right, muted burble and it seems to scream up to 7k with renewed vigour

[tooSavvy]

.... and a quick trip BACK UP the ramps, for some further 'slight' clamp/knock jiggling :/

 

Quick road test = humminnn Aye

[egg]

How much do you reckon you've spent on her Sav during your ownership, must be buttons in the scheme of things?

[tooSavvy]

£350 fitted dampers (I supplied parts, so that's all in)

 

£100 Wheels + new Landsail about £40ea

 

£70 on engine mounts + £17 'super bond filler' to solid them up

 

£35 for this ex + clamps

 

£14 new Corolla auto radiator

 

£350 for the car.....

[stuboy]

any recent pics?

[tooSavvy]

any recent pics?

.... other than in this thread, you mean?

[tooSavvy]

Since 'barrying' the back box I have a verrrry annoying 'clunk' from the bootfloor region....

 

I gave everything a good Heave-Ho after fitting but, after going under earlier, I'm suspicious it is swaying and clouting the tie bar bolt/bracket FUCKSTIKS... Grrr

 

However I have all sorts of bracketry in my 'scrap/rummage box' so.....

 

 

 

We Will *See

 

*hoonfactor9 = no knock Winnah!

[loserone]

bloody hell

[tooSavvy]

Just popped for a 0-30hg Vac gauge 50mm, £3.73 Amazon free del.

 

This is the idea....

 

This will be for doing the carb tune... Not paying £15 for a Draper jobbie.

 

I will splice into the dizzy vac tubing for correct manifold vac

[tooSavvy]

Ohhh... I'm in esteemed company

 

My oil filter also fits a C1

 

Common as muck then.. let's see if prices are base too!

 

[tooSavvy]

£5 oil filter. Meh..

 

My high ramps won't fit under the lip spoiler

 

 

The highly efficient 'air streaming' under tray is GR9 except when you need to reach up to unscrew the oil filter... A neat hacksaw slot resolves the issue, in true DIY fashion

 

 

.... let the dog see the rabbit ....

 

 

Sorted

[Jim Bell]

How are unhacksawing the undercroft at the end of play man.

[tooSavvy]

..... a couple of cable ties, like bootlacing, would put it back to 'near factory'.

 

Not that I did lyke

[Jim Bell]

Extra points if you could use actual boot laces.

[tooSavvy]

Dunno..... Threatening ToMM with the oil + filter, she looks a smidge Y tho

 

 

You reckon.. ?