Week-end of the 19th of Oct... Couldn't get around to doing anything on the Mr2... Had to help out my brother-in-law to pull down my Mum's patio, as it wasn't in very good shape. My Mum had just ordered a new Patio, so we only had this week-end to pull it down.... In the process, my injury got a little infected... So I gave it a rest for this week-end. Decided to paint the Battery bracket that I had the small accident from last week-end.
Week-end of the 26th of Oct... Just when I wanted to work on the Mr2 again, I had to fix up a few things in the house that had just failed... Great... Arrgh! Besides... I much rather wait for Sean to come around...
21st of October... Oh... And by the way... Sean's Wife has give birth to a Healthy Baby Girl, SCARLETT on the 21st of October... Both, Mum & Scarlett are doing well... :-D
Congrats to Mel & Sean...
But... Plans are to work and get the engine prepared to go in next week-end... Soon too follow.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
A Little Accident... :-(
Well... I'm actually writing this post on the 3rd of Nov, although I have the original date... But regardless, it's been a while since any update...
Anyway... On the 12th Oct, I decided to use a wire brush on a drill to clean the battery holder bracket. I managed to cut away most of the rubberish coating, but still needed to use the Steel brush to remove majority of the rust, and clean it before repainting it...
It was a bit of windy day, and I didn't have a workbench, so I pretty much decided to work infront of my double garage, outside. Loose t-Shirt on, and a make shift bench... protective gear on (Gloves, and safety glasses, etc)... but alas, you guessed it, by t-shirt got caught into the drill bit. Lucky for me, I caught it in time, and it didn't cause too much damage... it was only skin deep, and a bit of exposed flesh, and mostly bruising along the left side of my torso.
.... I was extremely lucky... So, please, if you using power tools, please use a vice to hold the item solidly, or mount the power tool to the bench... I certainly won't be doing this in a hurry again... But I have to admit... I've never gotten my t-shirt torn off that fast... ;-P
PS: Yes, I do have pictures of the injuries.... No I won't be posting them...
Anyway...
Anyway... On the 12th Oct, I decided to use a wire brush on a drill to clean the battery holder bracket. I managed to cut away most of the rubberish coating, but still needed to use the Steel brush to remove majority of the rust, and clean it before repainting it...
It was a bit of windy day, and I didn't have a workbench, so I pretty much decided to work infront of my double garage, outside. Loose t-Shirt on, and a make shift bench... protective gear on (Gloves, and safety glasses, etc)... but alas, you guessed it, by t-shirt got caught into the drill bit. Lucky for me, I caught it in time, and it didn't cause too much damage... it was only skin deep, and a bit of exposed flesh, and mostly bruising along the left side of my torso.
.... I was extremely lucky... So, please, if you using power tools, please use a vice to hold the item solidly, or mount the power tool to the bench... I certainly won't be doing this in a hurry again... But I have to admit... I've never gotten my t-shirt torn off that fast... ;-P
PS: Yes, I do have pictures of the injuries.... No I won't be posting them...
Anyway...
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Some more painting & Cleanup....
Today, I only had about a couple of hours to spend working on the MR2... so basically, some very minor work can be done...
So I took the opportunity to sand back the Battery support tray, as it was fairly badly rusted, and to give it a new coat of paint.
As you can see... I also decided to remove the outside C-Pillar trims. I don't know if this was a good or bad thing, as I discovered that just about 75% of all my tabs on the trim have snapped off.... Hmmm... Dunno what my options are there, as toyota don't have them anymore... Need to find part # for these, and do the same... :-)
While removing the 16v engine, we caused a bit of damage to the rear/back wall of the engine bay, so I gave it a quick sand back using the metal brush, and also gave it a coat of paint. (The whites don't quiet match, but hey!!!!)
But as promised in my last post, I would load up some of the 20v engine mounts pics...
So, here they are.... These engine mounts are only the east-west engine mounts, and are about twice the size of the MR2 engine mounts. Please note the metal sleeving around the rubber on some of these mounts!!!! They are actually thicker than the actual engine mount!!!
Stay tuned... Hopefully, next time (Session) we'll be able to prepare the gearbox, fix the harness, and maybe mount the engine the following time...
Some painting....
OK... Well... don't have the time to do much today, so I thought I'd do a few smallish things today... Besides, Sean isn't around, and I know he's dying to help me re-attach the harness, and start the assembly... :-) So, I'll wait for him.
Today, I mainly cleaned off the engine mounts of any rust or flacking paint. This was done by using a metal brush that can be attached to the drill... makes this job a 10mins job.
Since I had the TwoRUs engine mounts inserts, I decided to remove the rubber pieces that are located inside the engine mounts (Check out previous threads)... Now, WORD OF WARNING: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS before you start the work... :-} I was supposed to use a Hack saw to remove the inner Metal sleeve that holds the rubber in the mounts... this was about a 10mins job, and a log easier. The only thing I don't like about it, is that it will remove some of the strength in these mounts... But then again, if you think about it from a geometric point of view, with a twist of physics... you will realise that the old OEM mounts are not full rubber, and hence the requirement for additional strength... but with the new Full Urethen mounts, the engine mounts are going to be more solid, and hence, don't require the same amount of strength. (Similar to an egg) Pictures to follow....
Mounts sanded back, to remove rust spots and flaking paint....
And some pics of the mounts painted... (Following day...)
Side mount, gearbox below the battery tray....
Rear/back engine mount....
Front engine mount....
And... Of course both inspectors had to come out to inspect.... (The real boss and the fur-ball!!!)
Fur ball looking into the garage and thinking "Sacre Blue, wat-e-Mess!!!!"
... "Are we going for a car-ride after this!!!!!"
Also... As you probably have read from previous posts, I was supposed to send of my injectors to get cleaned, and totally forgot about it.... So, decided to remove the injectors and get them ready to bring to Warren @ Precision Automotive. Removing injectors is an easy task on these engines... Simply 2x bolts, and presto, all 4x injectors can be removed. Unlike the 16v engine, the injectors on the 20v are side feen injectors, and they sit inside the fuel rail. When removing injectors, great care needs to be taken, as they are fragile units. Pic below...
Anyway... that's it for today... Tomorrow, again, will only be a couple of hours...
Today, I mainly cleaned off the engine mounts of any rust or flacking paint. This was done by using a metal brush that can be attached to the drill... makes this job a 10mins job.
Since I had the TwoRUs engine mounts inserts, I decided to remove the rubber pieces that are located inside the engine mounts (Check out previous threads)... Now, WORD OF WARNING: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS before you start the work... :-} I was supposed to use a Hack saw to remove the inner Metal sleeve that holds the rubber in the mounts... this was about a 10mins job, and a log easier. The only thing I don't like about it, is that it will remove some of the strength in these mounts... But then again, if you think about it from a geometric point of view, with a twist of physics... you will realise that the old OEM mounts are not full rubber, and hence the requirement for additional strength... but with the new Full Urethen mounts, the engine mounts are going to be more solid, and hence, don't require the same amount of strength. (Similar to an egg) Pictures to follow....
Mounts sanded back, to remove rust spots and flaking paint....
And some pics of the mounts painted... (Following day...)
Side mount, gearbox below the battery tray....
Rear/back engine mount....
Front engine mount....
And... Of course both inspectors had to come out to inspect.... (The real boss and the fur-ball!!!)
Fur ball looking into the garage and thinking "Sacre Blue, wat-e-Mess!!!!"
... "Are we going for a car-ride after this!!!!!"
Also... As you probably have read from previous posts, I was supposed to send of my injectors to get cleaned, and totally forgot about it.... So, decided to remove the injectors and get them ready to bring to Warren @ Precision Automotive. Removing injectors is an easy task on these engines... Simply 2x bolts, and presto, all 4x injectors can be removed. Unlike the 16v engine, the injectors on the 20v are side feen injectors, and they sit inside the fuel rail. When removing injectors, great care needs to be taken, as they are fragile units. Pic below...
Anyway... that's it for today... Tomorrow, again, will only be a couple of hours...
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Parts have arrived back from the US...
Well... during the week, I have received the package from the US, which contained the new Harness, the Coolant kit for 20v BT, the Vacuum Kit for 20v BT, and the new fuel line... So... I'll show pics of the kits below...
MR220v Harness...
This is the picture of the 16v Harness, with the 20v Plugs fitted, as per MR220v's magic. It certainly looks nice, and job well done... none-the-less, the real test comes when it's installed. But I have my faith in MR220v's work... after all, he's done more than 60 harnesses, and he tests all of them prior to dispatching... :-)
When I initially unpacked the harness, and inspected it, I saw the Alternator connector (Similar to the picture below), and thought... "What the..."... but after thinking for a while, I realised that this was brilliant idea... basically it allows me to use my 16v Alternator (Which has a round plug) or I could use the 20v Alternator (Which has an oval plug). Doug has done the same for the Starter... Pics of the alternator plug below....
Coolant Kit for 20v into AW11...
This kit basically includes 4x Silicon hoses, a metal pipe, a Filler cap, a Filler Cap bracket to mount the original MR2 filler assembly along with it's nuts & bolts, an optional coolant Juego, and some recirculating piples for the Juego. All is shown in picture below....
The Vacuum Line Kit...
This kit is supposed to replace most / all vacuum lines in the 20v BT engine. I would strongly recommend this, as hunting down a vacuum leak in the 20v BT is not easy task... replace these 10-15 year old lines before fitting the engine. The kit basically arrives in a small box, with about 19x small plactic bags, all of which are nicely labeled according to their placement. (You can download the pics and possibly zoom in, so you can vaguely make out the text.)
The New Fuel Line...
Obviously, if you are reading this thread, you will know a few things about it. One of the biggest problems is that the 16v fuel line is waaaay to long, and the 20v Fuel line is about a tiny-weeny too short... the best option is to get a custom fuel line... hence the Side to Side fuel line was purchased as part of the package... Pics below...
Well... these are the parts that have just arrived from the US... They look good, and the ultimate test will be when they are on the car, so stay tuned to hear about this... :-)
MR220v Harness...
This is the picture of the 16v Harness, with the 20v Plugs fitted, as per MR220v's magic. It certainly looks nice, and job well done... none-the-less, the real test comes when it's installed. But I have my faith in MR220v's work... after all, he's done more than 60 harnesses, and he tests all of them prior to dispatching... :-)
When I initially unpacked the harness, and inspected it, I saw the Alternator connector (Similar to the picture below), and thought... "What the..."... but after thinking for a while, I realised that this was brilliant idea... basically it allows me to use my 16v Alternator (Which has a round plug) or I could use the 20v Alternator (Which has an oval plug). Doug has done the same for the Starter... Pics of the alternator plug below....
Coolant Kit for 20v into AW11...
This kit basically includes 4x Silicon hoses, a metal pipe, a Filler cap, a Filler Cap bracket to mount the original MR2 filler assembly along with it's nuts & bolts, an optional coolant Juego, and some recirculating piples for the Juego. All is shown in picture below....
The Vacuum Line Kit...
This kit is supposed to replace most / all vacuum lines in the 20v BT engine. I would strongly recommend this, as hunting down a vacuum leak in the 20v BT is not easy task... replace these 10-15 year old lines before fitting the engine. The kit basically arrives in a small box, with about 19x small plactic bags, all of which are nicely labeled according to their placement. (You can download the pics and possibly zoom in, so you can vaguely make out the text.)
The New Fuel Line...
Obviously, if you are reading this thread, you will know a few things about it. One of the biggest problems is that the 16v fuel line is waaaay to long, and the 20v Fuel line is about a tiny-weeny too short... the best option is to get a custom fuel line... hence the Side to Side fuel line was purchased as part of the package... Pics below...
Well... these are the parts that have just arrived from the US... They look good, and the ultimate test will be when they are on the car, so stay tuned to hear about this... :-)
Friday, October 3, 2008
Location of new Part....
I e-mailed just about all the Toyota Dealers in Perth, Western Australia, all up, about 11 of them, and only 2 replied. 1 Toyota dealer, just by chance, had one of the replacement item in stock locally, the other had to have it delivered from Sydney. Apparently, only 2x items in all of Australia!!!!!!! Anyway... didn't waste any time, and indicated that I'll pick it up immediatly the following day early in the morning...
Phew!!!!! saved..... Anyway... Piece looks nice & new... and out of place in the old raggy, greassy 20v gearbox... I might just have to degrease it... :-)... Pics below...
The new and old pieces, side by side. You can see where it has been snapped off....
(Also shown is the original part #)
If you look at the toyota part #s, they actually have 3 part # for this item... one being the outer sleeve, one for the inner shaft & Wheel and one for clip. Simply remove the clip, and the shaft will slide out nice & easy... Use the air-gun to simply blow out any dirt in the new shaft, insert the new shaft and clip on the clip that keep it into place.
Then insert the whole assembly into the gearbox.... Simple... :-)
Phew!!!!! saved..... Anyway... Piece looks nice & new... and out of place in the old raggy, greassy 20v gearbox... I might just have to degrease it... :-)... Pics below...
The new and old pieces, side by side. You can see where it has been snapped off....
(Also shown is the original part #)
If you look at the toyota part #s, they actually have 3 part # for this item... one being the outer sleeve, one for the inner shaft & Wheel and one for clip. Simply remove the clip, and the shaft will slide out nice & easy... Use the air-gun to simply blow out any dirt in the new shaft, insert the new shaft and clip on the clip that keep it into place.
Then insert the whole assembly into the gearbox.... Simple... :-)
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