Aussie's 2005 Stivo

[Aussieakito]

I was never really happy with the way the yellow tint on the fog lights turned out, so the other day i ripped off the tint.

Everytime i looked at the front it just seemed to be missing something without the yellow.

So today... in the rain i decided to take them off to re do the tint properly.

Cleaned them up

This time im using a heat gun to stretch the tint out and put it over the glass.

This worked perfectly, i managed to get a completely wrinkle free/bubble free tint!

Excuse the in house pictures (The garage is currently getting a massive clean out)

Also excuse the iPhone pictures

[Demanius]

Cool beans, just curious why do people tint the foggies yellow?

[Aussieakito]

Cool beans, just curious why do people tint the foggies yellow?

Just for looks. Its all personal preference

[Aussieakito]

So, i removed the factory air box and intake to fit a "cold air intake" with a pod filter.

i kept it on for 1 day before removing it and refitting the factory airbox.

Now i ask... whhhhhyyyyyyyyy do people like pod filters?

it sounds TERRIBLE!

Have a terrible iphone picture of the car back to normal.

[Aussieakito]

So as you may of seen i had my drive shafts reconditioned.

They are now clicking so i took the offending drive shaft out today so that tomorrow i can drop them off to be fixed once again.

Luckily they are covered by warranty

The fluid was still perfectly clean which was nice to see

This means i need to drive my SS to work which scares me as i dont want to get in any trouble so close to getting off my P's.

[Aussieakito]

Forgot to post an update once i was done.

Had the drive shaft all sorted the next day, they tried to tell me that i cracked the housing on the outer cv.

After a little bit of an arguement they agreed to fix it for me under warrenty.

Today how ever i bring you another update, i could smell coolant this morning so i had a look around the engine bay and spotted a drippy waterpump

Removed it today, will fit the new one i have on order tomorrow after work.

(was leaking from the welsh)

[Aussieakito]

all done.

b*tch to bleed.

I didnt use Toyota Coolant.

She'll be right :beer chug:

[Aussieakito]

The heater hose that i had to remove to be able to bleed the cooling system decided to leak (****ty spring clamps)

So had to replace it with a worm drive clamp...... and bleed it all over again.

Anywho gave her a polish today

[Aussieakito]

Installed a relay into the Headlight switch circuit so that the headlights turn off when you turn the key off, was used to the calais/SS doing that so wanted this to do the same.

also installed a kill switch while i was at it, cant tell you where though.. or what its disabling :P

[Aussieakito]

Alright so got my service items for the weekend, also needs a set of wiper blades and going to machine the front rotors as they are looking a little worse for wear.

****ty Iphone pic

Edited November 16, 2015 by Aussieakito

[Squalled]

Nice Sportivo man!

I recently had a leaky water pump after buying my car (buyer advised me beforehand about the pump needing replacement).

[Aussieakito]

Nice Sportivo man!

I recently had a leaky water pump after buying my car (buyer advised me beforehand about the pump needing replacement).

cheers man :)

this weekend i need to do a sump reseal and oil level sensor seal on this to make it completely leak free

[Squalled]

Ah nice. Best of luck man.

I have one minor leak that I need to source out.

[Aussieakito]

As you can see its getting a bit out of hand, already purchased the seal for the oil level sensor and some sealant for the sump

[Aussieakito]

I was going to machine my front rotors at work today since they were looking a little scored and glazed but when i measured them they were undersized.

So i got straight onto the phone to BrakesWest who always look after me with some new front rotors and pads.

Turns out sportivos have 30mm larger rotors than a standard corolla, and slightly thicker too.

List of things this car is getting this weekend

-Mobile 1 oil

-New oil filter

-New iridium spark plugs

-New front rotors

-new front pads

-new oil level sensor seal

-Sump re seal (due to having to take it off to unbash it)

- Fresh coat of paint on the calipers

- Rotate wheels

-New pollen filter

-New Air filter

-Brake Fluid Flush

-New wiper blades

In the last few weeks its already had

-New clutch, along with machined flywheel and clutch fluid flush

-new driveshafts

-new waterpump

-coolant flush

-new gearbox oil

So fair to say i take care of my cars ;)

I find it hard to ignore a problem.... call it OCD

Random iphone snap of brakes.

[Aussieakito]

All done.

Got a polish after all the work too :D

Edited November 22, 2015 by Aussieakito