apg39

Hi,

I've got a 99 Hilux, 2.7L 3rzfe with just over 300thous on the clock. Its a bit gutless which I know its meant to be...except I'm a detailer & have driven many similar cars which weren't this sluggish.

Pretty keen on checking/adjusting/replacing the valve shims & have read a few online guides...but don't know where to get the new.shims from?? Nothing.came up on online shops & nothing on ebay. I imagine Toyota service department would have them but didn't want to pay a motsa for them.

For those who've done it, did you remove everything, work out what you need & then order/buy them?

Cheers

Oops sorry.

Yeah I'm going backwards a little, buying a late 80's/early 90's 3 door hatch of some sort with a 1.3L max engine...going to give it a bit of Euro style, drop it & wide wheels. Using that for a daily for this year then hopefully getting a new WRX or Liberty through the business (I own a car detailing workshop now). Soon as I have no need for the hatch I'm getting a Hayabusa engine & slotting it in...for now though just some ITB's or double barrell Holley carbs.

:D

Hi.

Selling the Forester now, did a looooooooooooooooooooooot of work to it but since buying my own business it's sat on the sidelines.

Would love to get another Aurion but I doubt it.

Well since the Aurion is now gone & sold, there isn't much need for me to be here anymore. I may log on occasionally to see how these cars are going, but with work piling up on my desk & a lack of motivation, I don't think it will be very often.

Thanks to everyone for their input, help & ideas. Was good to be one of the 'pioneers' of modifying an Aurion. I'm sure in a year or so it will be an artform & they will become more & more popular.

Anyways, have a good one & don't let anyone bag you out for driving a 'Camry'...

Andrew

P.S - stop being pussies & crack the headlights open...I don't care that I'm not the only one anymore because I don't own it now.

Buy mine then.

Does anyone else realise its a copy of the Suzuki Kizashi concept?

On the Suzuki its hot, on the Aurion......its not.

Still not interested.

Not interested.

Why not buy THIS ONE

Ill even throw in the grill for sh*ts & giggles.

I've always seen a Rav4 as a hairdressers car? But it has been changing recently

Same as the Camry is an old persons car + cardigan.

Venza is essentially the current model Camry...but in wagon form & with some extra height & 4wd.

Im almost certain the exterior dimensions are similar.

Go to A Current Affair....hopefully they pay you something for it which can go towards a respray.

Scangauge fits any modern car (after 1998 I think?) because they all have the OBDII plug.

My car as is right now (2006 sx6 43k kms) is apparently only worth $18,000 to a car yard...Privately Im being told $24-26,000

Worst part about an Aurion is they are a fleet vehicle, and right now all the Government, Hire cars & business leases are up and they are being traded in. So our good quality cars are being 'depreciated' by all these other ones.

Fully hektic sick burnouts.

:D

Street racing is bad m-kay......

*shakes head*

No one spotted me in Perth over the weekend??

I saw a Gold Aurion at Sheperdson (?) Road & Albany Hwy intersection. 'AURION888' were the plates. Was going to wave but I was eating & turning at the same time.

Im going to go out on a limb & say colour-coded is better...sorry.

I used Meguiars 'Hot Rims' (or wheels) which was good. Depending on the rim you can just spray it on, soak then scrub with an old dish washing brush & hose off.

So excited over eyelids.....

Good luck boys. I cant take part in the 2nd group buy either.

Do you think it would be possible to mask and paint on the car? Probably a big ask I guess.

BTW did you etch prime the chrome of prep it in any way?

No no no no no no no no, dont mask it on the car, you'll get overspray & everything all over the car.

Its really not hard to pop out. I took the boot liner off the lid on my car & pushed a small Allen key onto the pins on the back of the badge so it lifted it up. I also used one of those silicon cake mix scape things to get underneath while cutting along the mounting tape.

When painting I only lightly sanded, then just put on layer after layer of black.

Re-mounting it I folded newspaper into a square, sat it over the badge & tightly taped some masking tape over the top. Tape directly onto the badge could peel off the paint. Leave it in the sun for a few hours & it should be fine. I didnt add any more mounting tape, just used what was already on the badge.

I've done that twice now & it doesnt even feel loose.

Farewell Bondie,

Good chatting with you & good on you for being a pioneer with the Aurion. Shame we didnt get to see the final product.

Hope all goes well.

Good job, welcome to the Early-20's Aurion club.

I haven't done anything just cos Daryl's done it. In fact the only thing we both have in common is the sports grill (I think I had mine first, but everyones got one now so it doesn't count) & bypassed intake path which I saw on ToyotaNation before I saw that he had done it as well.