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16 hours ago, Im.Jiggly said:

but I was wondering how difficult it would be to convert the famed '97-05 red top Beams 3S-GE from the Altezza RS200 

FYI the Altezza RS200 3SGE is the blacktop BEAMS not the redtop (and is designed for RWD layout).  The redtop BEAMS (which only has single-VVTi rather than the blacktop's dual-VVTi) is the correct transverse layout and came mainly in the ST202 Celica and SW20 MR2 (but not all models)

13 hours ago, polsan said:

so it must be a fault in design. I will just have to remember to remove keys

 

It's not a "design fault", cars are not meant to be left with the keys in the ignition for long periods of time.  There will always be circuits live at this point (such as dash backlighting, since modern cars have this on all the time now rather than just when you have the headlights on)

On 9/28/2019 at 1:24 PM, sarfan said:

Like a dog with a bone, huh? You're just not going to give this up, are you? 😉

Yes, BUT without the VVTI badge as that is a 4 cylinder. 

And this is from the Toyota factory workshop manual, verbatim:

"1MZ-FE ENGINE

DESCRIPTION

The 1MZ-FE engine, which is a V6, 3.0-liter, 24-valve DOHC engine, based on the 1MZ-FE engine on the ’01 Camry. This engine has following features that have been newly adopted in order to realize the further improvement of the engine performance, fuel economy and to reduce exhaust emissions.

Model ’02 Camry

No. of Cyls. & Arrangement 6-Cylinder, V Type".

And look here - there's more than one of them! https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-toyota+camry+v6+2002/k0

Does that put it to rest for you, finally???????

Considering you've just proven that what you initially posted was incorrect, yes it does put it to rest.

On 9/26/2019 at 11:48 PM, sarfan said:

Well, bugger me. What were we driving then for all of those years???

Toyota must have attached the wrong body plate to ours as the build date was clearly stamped as 'Jun 2002' and it definitely had 6 cylinders in a V formation and was rated at 3.5 litres. It was the 1st of the 'new' and still essentially current body style.

And the conspiracy goes deeper than that as there were several of them sold from the same dealer at the same time as they used to get our regos mixed up as they were sequentially numbered. May be they were a batch of secret test mules onsold to get rid of them? And all this time we never knew!!!!!!! May be it was worth a lot more money than we gave it away for?

2002 was the last year of the XV20 and the first year of the XV36 (both came in 3.0L 1MZ form).  Being an Altise would make it an XV36.  I highly doubt Toyota were selling "test mules" in the first year of production of a new model for an engine that didn't get released for another 4 years in the _next_ series.  And the XV36 is a _long_ way from being the "essentially current" bodystyle

1000x more likely you've either you've mis-read the build date or the engine capacity (and the next likely option would be that a previous owner converted it to the 2GR but that raises a bunch of other questions).

Did it look like this?

On 9/17/2019 at 11:25 AM, jeffy said:

gonna have to check that, just in case the new corollas are 5x100 stud pattern.. i have a set for you to try on if you wanna test fit

The new Corollas are 5x100

Changing wheel diameter will have no affect on ride height, it is purely down to tyre size (well, technically changing wheel size will naturally change tyre size, but at the end of the day it is the outer radius of the tyre which needs to change and that can be done without changing wheel diameter)

3 hours ago, Squalled said:

Nice update Ian! Those MWR pulleys really liven up the response on the 2ZZ, luckily you didn't get the crank one as that causes some pretty major issues from what I've seen.

Don't think MWR offer a crank pulley anymore (apart from factory Toyota or generic aftermarket QRP), but I know better than to go for unbalanced billet crank pulleys anyway.

Although annoyingly just after I bought these ones one of the guys I know in America pointed out that there's a Dayco overrun decoupling alternator pulley - not really much benefit in power (since it isn't under-driven) but better response changing gears and improved belt/tensioner life since it removes the inertial effect of the alternator when lifting off.

So that's how things stood at the start of this year.....basically nothing has happened since. Still got to pull the shifter cables out of the Celica shell (which requires disassembling most of the dash) along with some of the body harness (for the engine bay fuse box) but in the meantime I've started hoarding parts for the eventual conversion.

First things first - some tools, and something to put them in. Been wanting a decent roll-cab for ages but never really had enough to fill it, but eventually got sick of all my stuff being scattered between two separate toolboxes, a builders-bag, and the floor, so I snagged one of the limited edition Mighty Car Mods roll-cab set when they went on special. Knew we bought a hatch for a reason...

Then decided it was time to make the swap from Ryobi One+ to Milwaukee, much better tools as well as being smaller (with inline batteries too, much better for engine-bay/undercar work). Got a 1/2" power ratchet, 1/2" stumpy impact wrench and a 13mm hammer drill (for house stuff).  Also just picked up a 1/4" hex-chuck impact driver for the small stuff (not pictured)

Then came the parts hoarding. First up was a plug-n-play Adaptronic E440d ECU modified by Kaizen Garage, which Jason Purcell had running in his AE82 2ZZ race car. This will allow be to do away with the factory immobiliser, run a bigger intake without the factory MAF (has onboard MAP sensor), as well as tweak lift and redline rpms to my liking (not to mention being able to support bigger cams).

Next was a bunch of little bits and pieces to try and spark my motivation again - a 6-speed TRD ball shift knob (from the Tacoma/FJ Cruiser), height perfectly suits the MWR short shifter. Also got the MWR underside WP and ALT pulleys for some extra bling, a 77° TRD thermostat, Speed Source extended slave cylinder pushrod, and an MWR MR2 2ZZ engine mount adaptor. Along with that I also sourced the RH engine mount from a 4ZZ Euro ZZE111, so between that and the MR2 adaptor I should have something close to built-in.

Next up will probably be clutch/flywheel, and maybe start looking at cams (but that opens Pandora's Box, because then I'll need valve springs, then might as well get new stem seals, then might as well get new valves, which means the head has to come off etc etc)

On, and the Celica shell is a bit breezy now too...

by Ian Rigby, on Flickr

2 hours ago, Squalled said:

From memory, could be wrong, I remember hearing that stainless generally lasts longer as it won't rust as quickly as mild steel? Not sure on this but I have seen it happen after some time on mild steel systems.

Corrosion protection is the whole point of stainless.

On 8/3/2019 at 8:27 PM, jeffy said:

my mistake you are correct, stainless steel is thinner, lighter and the materials made are stronger than mild steel.

 

In general, mild steel is stronger than stainless steel.  Exhausts are usually 409 or 304-grade stainless steel, which has a yield strength of ~200MPa (normal mild-steel tube will be 250MPa)

22 hours ago, PengNZ said:

For my 2014 XAV50, when the speedometer says 100kph, the actually was 96kph on my 215/60/16 wheels and tyres and its 95 on my current 225/45/18 wheels and tyres. I was thinking that probably that was because the previous owner used a bigger or smaller wheels set and then tampered the meter and when he sold that he never bothered to tamper that back.

Why would you think that the speedo had been adjusted/tampered?  Over-reading is perfectly normal (and in a lot of cases, required by the law) and 4% is well within the expected toleranec range - current ADRs state that speedos cannot under-read (ie the speedo says 95 but you're actually doing 100) but can over-read by up to 10% +4km/h (so you can be doing 100 but the speedo can read up to 114)

13 hours ago, Druid said:

Cause I have just changed a new starter motor.

It could be something else in the starting circuit too (relay, battery, wires etc).  Unless you can prove that the flywheel is warped without removing the gearbox I'd be checking everything else first (otherwise you could be spending an arm and a leg on labour for something that could be completely fine)

Pretty sure the hatch light is purely for reverse, and the red is just a reflector.  The rear corner lights are combination lights covering both brake- and tail-lights (two filaments in a single bulb) along with the indicator.

EDIT: Confirmed when I went shopping last night.  Parked behind an Ascent and left the carpark behind a Levin (both pre-facelift) and neither had any red bulb in the hatch light (and both had combination brake/tail-lights in the corners).  It's different on the facelift models where they have a single-filament brake bulb (in the corner light) and LED light-pipes for the tail-lights in both the corner light and the hatch light.

Properly called a door side moulding but commonly just called the "rub strip"

How do you know it's the flywheel/ring-gear and not just an issue with the starter motor?

106.1 is almost certainly for the 6-stud PCD

20 hours ago, petermoses said:

I found the VIN in VIN-INFO. The "O" not allowed in North America but ok in Australia.

Cheers

No, 'I' and 'O' are not allowed in Australia either (neither is 'Q'), it is just that some systems have the smarts to normalise them to 1/0 as needed when you type them.

https://www.ppsr.gov.au/vin-vehicle-identification-number

18 hours ago, Squalled said:

So there are a few options available in this case. You have TRD (clutch type LSD meaning it will need to be serviced), Quaife (the most popular choice and probably the best in my opinion as it's not clutch type), Kaaz (Same as Quaife and around the same price).

TRD came in both helical and clutch-type, Quaife is helical, Kaaz is clutch-type.

32 minutes ago, sunnyuaf said:

Hi I would like to get a suggestions about Corolla 2014.  Has already done 175000 KM. How much life is left in that car and what will be appropriate price tag for that one? Thanks in advance.

35,000k a year is pretty significant, not taxi or travelling-salesmen level but still higher than your average commuter (although since you're in the NT things could well be different).  Has it had a hard life or just open-road cruising?  Former hire-car (and hence thrashed by renters who don't care)?

Yes that is a Sportivo, although there were non-Sportivo models also built in South Africa (AHT) so you can't just use that alone as a reference.

Where are you "checking" the VIN?  If you're trying to find things in online parts catalogues they won't show up as they don't tend to cover the Australian-built cars (ie those that start with 6T).

Also, in that VIN you quoted you put an 'O' in there, VIN numbers cannot have the letters 'O' or 'I' as they are too hard to distinguish from the numbers '0' and '1', so that'll cause problems with any VIN checker you use regardless.

Is it a petrol or hybrid model?  The petrol has a iCVT where there is a physical first gear (for better off-the-line performance), I wonder if this judder is related to the transmission switching between the CVT and the launch gear.

Check along the bottom of the door skin for drain holes, these are most likely clogged (just poke them out with an old coathanger).  You'll always get water in the door as the window tracks cannot seat perfectly, but if it drains properly then you shouldn't have any problems (the electrics inside the door are either sealed or separated from the water by a plastic sheet/skin)

Are the TTR parts the same as what was on the TTR Corolla or MR2?  Quite possible the dealer just spec'd it up themselves to try and move some slow-selling base stock, and had it as a demo/display model on the showroom floor.  If it has moved a few times it could have been the personal car of a dealer principal (or maybe the principal's wife etc) that they kept after the new model came out.

10 hours ago, Numberonehiluxfan said:

Hi guys. I recently visited the forum in search of answers for my 3RZ that performs badly. In africa we call our pickups with the 3RZ engine a Hilux but overseas ofcourse you guys know it as the Tacoma I believe. 

The Tacoma is a North American (and a few other isolated countries) pickup/ute and is not the same as the Hilux (although it is related).  Most of the world (including Australia, where this forum is based) got the Hilux.

Also, this thread is 9 years old, and the last post in it was 3.5 years ago.