torque

i think you have to hit those people hard enough that when they wake up,

they dont remember you. lol.

Guy's,

I live in Redfern, Sydney.

My car is the nicest and latest model you would ever want to have in an area like this. (95 Camry)

For years I have seen little kids cruising the streets at night,

checking in cars with a torch & checking the doors. on every car!

Now that house prices have skyrocketed over the last few years,

lots of faux rich people have moved into the area.

So there are much nicer cars than mine recently,

brand new V8 Holdens, BMW's Audis.

They get cained every time they are left in the street,

even in broad daylight. (they roam around on bikes.)

But now, nobody even looks at my car. Brilliant.

So just park your car next to more expensive ones.

lol.

torque.

First, my apologies if this offends anyone, it is meant in good humour

Joke:

Was depressed last night, rang lifeline. Got a call centre in Afghanistan, told them I was suicidal.

They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.

whitestivo

personally, I like it.

torque.

Sswweeeettt...

thanx.

torque.

Howdy all,

Mines a 1995 Camry, I had to get new front tyres for rego, all good.

Noticed after a couple ov days that the car was pulling to the right,

had to keep the steering wheel about 10 degrees to the left to go straight, (hard at the best of times for me)

So off to get a 4 wheel alignment today, ($65 at Bob Jane Edgecliff)

But still the problem persists.

The dude at BJ was pretty cool, said that it wasn't the alignment anymore,

said that it could be the CV boots or the struts?

I am thinking ov just getting both the CV boots & the suspension done at once, maybe all 4?

to save on some labour costs as there due to be replaced again.

So, what to get?

I like the sound ov the KYB GR-2's but will they fit a Camry 95?

I have been recommended 'Precision Auto Spares' at Botany,

By NGK, who are the people who distribute them in Australia.

But does that mean you pay more than if you import 'em?

I'll get my quote off the local guys tomorrow & let you know $$$.

any feed back on what you guys have got, used or dream about, that will fit would be greatly appreciated.

Thank in advance

torque.

"nobody expects the spanish inquisition!"

I went to the Wreckers... got mine :P

I'll post up the pics when it's installed :)

Did you have to grab the whole center console or does it just mount under the ash tray?

Torque.

W e L c O m E!!!!!!

Cheers.

torque.

Thanx squire.

I was just listening to a song about cars actually.

Devin the Dude,

Song called Lackville '79.

Great comical hip hop track about an old beater car.

Great clip on you tube.

Torque.

Bit to much effort, i was looking at the picture & hoping it could be mounted unda the ashtray.

Thanx.

Yeah I think overdrive has to do with the 4th gear coming from the diff.

not sure how it works, somebody tried to explain it in detail, but it was boring.

So with the ECT button, I assume you are saying, when depressed & the light is on the dash board,

that it is sucking up more fuel?

I couldnt find it in the manual & thought it had to do with economy.

D'oh.

Ta,

torque.

Good idea, wonder how hard it will be to retro fit 'em.

torque.

Kool, thanx for that picture.

yeah mine dosen't have 'em.

I.ve been in a few camry's & I've never seen em before.

I mite try & find some at a wreckers too.

Cheers'

torque.

Dunno, mines a gen 3 from 96, no cup holders in in mine.

maybe the top of the range had one that pops from the dash above the radio?

Where are they located in your pezzaz car?

Cheers,

torque.

Thanx, it works well.

was your boot liner some thing i can order from supercheap or such?

Ta,

Torque.

Cool tail lights.

Yep, about 8mm thick, you can get a sheet from bunnings thats about 120cm by 60cm.

I measured mine, here you go;

total length of the top is 111cm.

total length of bottom edge is 104cm.

total length of each side is 37cm.

for the notches,

the horizontal is 6cm.

the vertical is 3cm.

Happy travels,

Torque.

New sticky for jokes. :D

ENJOY!!!

An oldie, but a goody.

Three men— from Spain, America, and Australia—are sitting around a camp fire. The Spaniard gloats, “Just the other day, a bull gored six men in the corral, but I wrestled it to the ground with my hands.”

The Amercian replies, “Oh, yeah? Yesterday a 15-foot rattler came at me, so I grabbed it, bit its head off, and spit the poison into a spittoon 15 yards away.”

The Australian stays quiet, slowly stirring the coals with his *****.

torque.

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How about the blonde, who's life is falling apart.

She lost her job, her apartment, her dog & her boyfriend.

shes really depressed & decides to kill herself.

She grabs a rope & heads to the park, to her favorite tree, and, sadly, hangs herself.

The next day, a man walking his dog in the park, comes across the tree.

he sees the blonde, hanging there, quite alive, with the rope tied around her waist.

"are you alright?" asks the man.

"no", the blonde replies.

"I wanted to hang myself, but its not working".

"well," the man says, "thats because you've got to put the rope around your neck".

"I tried that", says the blonde, "But I couldnt breathe!"

Torque.

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The pope is on the high speed train, going to do a mass somewhere in europe.

The arch bishop is travelling with him, and to pass the time the pope is doing a cross word puzzel.

The pope is looking a bit troubled & says to the arch bishop,

"what a four letter word for a woman, ending in u.n.t?"

They arch bishop breaks into a sweat, thinks about it for a bit, & says'

"Aunt, Aunt is a four letter word for a woman ending in u.n.t."

"Oh, Of course" says the pope, "how silly of me".

"do you have an eraser?"

Once again, I'm sorry Lord.

Torque.

Whats the difference between a Porsche and a dead hooker??

I don't have a Porsche in my garage...

Brilliant.

torque

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This one's a bit nasty, if you have a weak stomach.

Its one ov my personal favorites though.

A man walks into a bar in Australia & orders a whiskey.

The bartender gives him one.

he drinks it down in one shot, looks around, then throws up down the front of the bar.

"Sorry mate", he says to the bartender.

"Can I get another?"

the bartender serves him again.

Again he throws up down the front of the bar, all into the trough.

"I'm really sorry mate". he says to the bartender.

"Can i get another?"

Begrudgingly, the bar tender serves him another.

Sitting next to the unfortunate customer is a lepper.

"I'm sorry", says the lepper, "is my appearance putting you off?"

"Nah, its not you mate." Says the customer, "Its the bloke next to you, dipping his chips in your neck!"

I appologise Lord.

Torque.

good work mate.........i like it............currently in my corolla its got afew little tie down points so i have got my things positioned same as yours using stock tie down points...........what you have made i think would work better though

cheers

Thanx, Like your ride. Nice.

torque.

I was really sick of bottles rolling around the floor of my car, sagging the back of the seat pocket or dropping from the seat.

As toyota did'nt bother putting one in the 95-96 camry, I had to work out a way of doing it myself.

Here's what I came up with.

First I found a suitable after market drink holder,

I got mine from Super Cheap, its by "Touring Items - Type S" drink holder.

its good for this application as it has a sliding brace on the bottom to tilt it vertical.

remove any mounting clips from the back of the cup holder but keep the sliding brace on the bottom in place.

Next, slide your passenger seat all the way forward, (I mounted it on the passenger side of the center console to keep away from my legs).

This way you will see where to mount it so it wont stop the seat in the future.

slide the seat back all the way to give yourself more room.

position the cup holder where you want it but make sure the sliding brace is still on the plastic of the console & not resting on the carpet.

With a texta, mark 2 points thru the back holes in the cup holder on to the center console plastic carefully.

Mark them horizontally & at the outside edge of each hole.

take away cup holder & check texta marks are even on the horizontal plane.

Now for the next bit you will need a flat head screw driver about 3-4mm width,

you will also need a butane torch or lighter, somthing with an intense gas flame.

Heat up the tip of the screw driver just a little hot at first to make a guide mark if you like,

then very hot, not glowing red, but very very hot.

Now, very carefully. plunge the hot tip of the screw driver horizontally into the mark on the console.

if you take your time & do it carefully, you will end up with a neat hole just the size of the screw driver tip.

Reheat before doing second hole.

Gently trim excess plastic away with a stanley knife.

Then the tricky bit.

Get some fairly long 3-4mm wide cable ties, good quality ov course.

Start from a down ward angle, & insert the cable ties thru the holes you just made, push them thru to the bottom of the side of the console.

you will have to slide your fingers up under the plastic of the console from the side, you may need long nose plyers.

they should now be sticking into the holes with their loops up & the points peeking out from the side of the console above the carpet.

Make sure you have the sliding brace set to keep your drink upright,

attach drink holder with cable ties thru the holes on the back of the drink holder.

secure loosely to check fit then tighten up for finish.

Now you can have refreshment at hand & out of the way at the same time.

Cheers,

Brentan,

Torque.

I sometimes need to travel around with a lot of stuff in the boot when I go camping.

Here's how I solved the problem of stuff sliding around in corners or over rough road.

Firstly fold down back seats, then take a measurement at the top where the seat clips are, the width of the top.

then measure the bottom where the seat folds. they will be 2 different measurements.

next, measure the height from seat fold to about 2-3cm above the seat clips.

secondly, cut out shape in 5-10mil thick ply wood. I used 8mm.

then place in car to make marks for notches to go around seat clips.

cut out notches for seat clips.

Here were my measurements to use as a guide, you should still measure your own car.

total length of the top is 111cm.

total length of bottom edge is 104cm.

total length of each side is 37cm.

for the notches,

the horizontal is 6cm.

the vertical is 3cm.

Check fit. it should be pretty snug but it wont matter when the seat is up & the straps are full.

Paint or carpet as desired. A Matt black spray will cover both sides and dry fast.

Thirdly, position in car & put seats up.

Now open the boot, you should see the ply from the inside of the boot.

Position all the items you want to strap down together to check fit.

once all are in position, remove one at a time, and with a pencil, mark where you will mount the straps.

Do to both sides of each item.

I had 3 items so I made 6 marks.

fold down back seats, now remove ply from car.

forth. I got some 2 inch wide elastic in black from a haberdasher.

lightly stretch the elastic around the item you wish to secure and cut. do each one seperately.

Then staple elastic to ply at the height that suits the item.

Place back in behind rear seats, go to boot, secure your crap.

Easy.

Feel free to contact me for any help for this device.

Hope this is of help.

Happy Motoring,

Brentan,

Torque.