PROJECT TRD 2000GT NO1 - Page 12

miracleman89 · 01-01-2009, 03:30 AM

Anything new going on with the TRD or at least some new photos????

TOPGUN · 01-05-2009, 02:26 PM

New fans all working now with remote switch fitted in cabin,took out the old stereo and CD changer in prep for new Double din unit.Had to remove 3 gauges which will be now mounted in a pillar pod,these must be old style Blitz gauges as they measure 45 mm,any one seen these before.Got to make up a new wiring harness for each gauge as the existing ones are not long enough to reach the new position.

TOPGUN · 01-10-2009, 03:12 PM

Got my new number plates today ordered them from show plates only took 1 day to make and cost £29.98.

TOPGUN · 01-10-2009, 04:52 PM

Took my old head unit out and the wiring was a right mess no ISO plug used so had to meter all the cables out and make a new loom up,got it temp fitted and got it working,pointless putting it all back together as i a have to extend the wiring for the 3 gauges what were in the dash originally,still got to run the microphone lead and install the GPS reciever,took a few pics of the units display.

Excuse shaky hands

TOPGUN · 01-10-2009, 05:06 PM

Was having a real good day sorted out the wiring mess to fit my new head unit,haven't driven the car in about 4 weeks had to go out to get some connectors as i approached the shop noticed the engine management light was on fuke,engine was really hot checked the oil that's fine,decided to drive back home really slowly as its only 5 mins away,coming down this hill and a van was coming the other way not much room down this road this guy wasn't gonna stop so had to swerve, rollocks hit the kerb slightly so now i have a slightly kerbed wheel.Managed to get home and done some more checks no water in the system christ thats weird when the car went in for its respray water level was fine,topped it up with some for life but havn't enough to fill the system so started the engine seems ok but the engine light is still on so has a sensor blown or what also the fan in the engine compartment isn't working either,that was fine untill this happened.So need to find out why the engine management light is still on and is there any serious damage down to the engine will check for error codes tomorrow :sad

Breed-X · 01-11-2009, 12:54 PM

thats some bad news dude, hope the engine's ok.

TOPGUN · 01-12-2009, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breed-X

thats some bad news dude, hope the engine's ok.

Car is now in the garage hope to have some news tomorrow.

85silverna · 01-12-2009, 03:37 PM

If that van would have hit you the gods would have punished him. Eternity in hell waxing hondas anyone? The fact that he forced you off the road alone should land him bad karma for a while for sure

TOPGUN · 01-13-2009, 12:11 PM

Good news today, got my wheel refurbed they made an amazing job pics coming shortly,also garage called me today to say there was a hole in the rad also water temp sensor melted.They are going to fit the new rad and sensor tomorrow do a pressure test and fingers crossed there are no other problems ie cracked block or head gasket.

Breed-X · 01-13-2009, 02:03 PM

cool, hope all is fine.

TOPGUN · 01-13-2009, 02:07 PM

Pic with damage done to the wheel

Pic after being refurbed

Basement Digital · 01-13-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOPGUN

They are going to fit the new rad and sensor tomorrow do a pressure test and fingers crossed there are no other problems ie cracked block or head gasket.

I can't really imagine you having those problems. How long/bad were you overheating? No white smoke from the exhaust? Is it still overheating?

eckoman_pdx · 01-14-2009, 03:56 AM

They did a good job fixing the wheel.

TOPGUN · 01-14-2009, 03:08 PM

What with the disastorous day i had Sat see www.mr2oc.co.uk/Forums...07942.html
good news no damage done to the engine had rad,temp sensor system flushed and refilled with forlife,brackets had to be made as the old Arc rad was secured with tie wraps ,new engine oil and fan belt adjusted as well total cost £458 could have been a lot worse .

eckoman_pdx · 01-15-2009, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOPGUN

What with the disastorous day i had Sat see www.mr2oc.co.uk/Forums...07942.html
good news no damage done to the engine had rad,temp sensor system flushed and refilled with forlife,brackets had to be made as the old Arc rad was secured with tie wraps ,new engine oil and fan belt adjusted as well total cost £458 could have been a lot worse .

It sounds like there was no major damage. Lucky! I'm glad it turned out that way and not a lot worse!

TOPGUN · 01-21-2009, 04:37 PM

Had some more goodies delivered today got MR2 Eddy from IMOC to make me a 3 gauge pillar pod and got some Fusion components for the doors.Set about making a new wiring harness for the gauges as they were installed above the cd player,installed the gauges into the pod and connected the new harness in ready to be installed tomorrow.
Original position of gauges

Gauges now installed in pillar pod

Fusion components for the front door.

monopolizedinc · 01-21-2009, 09:27 PM

hows that piller pod look w. the cage

TOPGUN · 01-22-2009, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monopolizedinc

hows that piller pod look w. the cage

Roll cage has been taken out of the car look at my rebuild pics.

TOPGUN · 02-04-2009, 05:39 PM

Pillar pod and gauges now wired and fitted into place i want to change the back lighting in the gauges to blue later on to match the rest of the electronic gadgetry i plan on installing.

TOPGUN · 02-04-2009, 05:49 PM

And looked what turned up today ,buying cheap doesn't pay had problems with the original Double Din unit so i sent that back and decided to go for the Kenwood 7220 with a Handsfree Bluetooth interface cost me £500 more but the quality and user interface speaks for itself.Just waiting to get my car back from the bodyshop and will get it installed.

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01-01-2009, 03:30 AM	#221 (permalink)
miracleman89 MR2 under construction! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Roanoke, IL Posts: 448 Thanks: 18 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Anything new going on with the TRD or at least some new photos????

01-05-2009, 02:26 PM	#222 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	New fans all working now with remote switch fitted in cabin,took out the old stereo and CD changer in prep for new Double din unit.Had to remove 3 gauges which will be now mounted in a pillar pod,these must be old style Blitz gauges as they measure 45 mm,any one seen these before.Got to make up a new wiring harness for each gauge as the existing ones are not long enough to reach the new position.

01-10-2009, 03:12 PM	#223 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Got my new number plates today ordered them from show plates only took 1 day to make and cost £29.98.

01-10-2009, 04:52 PM	#224 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Took my old head unit out and the wiring was a right mess no ISO plug used so had to meter all the cables out and make a new loom up,got it temp fitted and got it working,pointless putting it all back together as i a have to extend the wiring for the 3 gauges what were in the dash originally,still got to run the microphone lead and install the GPS reciever,took a few pics of the units display. Excuse shaky hands

01-10-2009, 05:06 PM	#225 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Was having a real good day sorted out the wiring mess to fit my new head unit,haven't driven the car in about 4 weeks had to go out to get some connectors as i approached the shop noticed the engine management light was on fuke,engine was really hot checked the oil that's fine,decided to drive back home really slowly as its only 5 mins away,coming down this hill and a van was coming the other way not much room down this road this guy wasn't gonna stop so had to swerve, rollocks hit the kerb slightly so now i have a slightly kerbed wheel.Managed to get home and done some more checks no water in the system christ thats weird when the car went in for its respray water level was fine,topped it up with some for life but havn't enough to fill the system so started the engine seems ok but the engine light is still on so has a sensor blown or what also the fan in the engine compartment isn't working either,that was fine untill this happened.So need to find out why the engine management light is still on and is there any serious damage down to the engine will check for error codes tomorrow :sad

01-11-2009, 12:54 PM	#226 (permalink)
Breed-X Breed-Xtreme Performance Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	thats some bad news dude, hope the engine's ok.

01-12-2009, 03:37 PM	#228 (permalink)
85silverna OT's PIMP(le) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Clarence NY Posts: 682 Thanks: 2 Thanked 33 Times in 32 Posts iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	If that van would have hit you the gods would have punished him. Eternity in hell waxing hondas anyone? The fact that he forced you off the road alone should land him bad karma for a while for sure

01-13-2009, 12:11 PM	#229 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Good news today, got my wheel refurbed they made an amazing job pics coming shortly,also garage called me today to say there was a hole in the rad also water temp sensor melted.They are going to fit the new rad and sensor tomorrow do a pressure test and fingers crossed there are no other problems ie cracked block or head gasket.

01-13-2009, 02:03 PM	#230 (permalink)
Breed-X Breed-Xtreme Performance Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	cool, hope all is fine.

01-13-2009, 02:07 PM	#231 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Pic with damage done to the wheel Pic after being refurbed

01-14-2009, 03:56 AM	#233 (permalink)
eckoman_pdx Rev 6 Install Expert Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,799 Thanks: 66 Thanked 177 Times in 149 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	They did a good job fixing the wheel.

01-14-2009, 03:08 PM	#234 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	What with the disastorous day i had Sat see www.mr2oc.co.uk/Forums...07942.html good news no damage done to the engine had rad,temp sensor system flushed and refilled with forlife,brackets had to be made as the old Arc rad was secured with tie wraps ,new engine oil and fan belt adjusted as well total cost £458 could have been a lot worse .

01-21-2009, 04:37 PM	#236 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Had some more goodies delivered today got MR2 Eddy from IMOC to make me a 3 gauge pillar pod and got some Fusion components for the doors.Set about making a new wiring harness for the gauges as they were installed above the cd player,installed the gauges into the pod and connected the new harness in ready to be installed tomorrow. Original position of gauges Gauges now installed in pillar pod Fusion components for the front door.

01-21-2009, 09:27 PM	#237 (permalink)
monopolizedinc They call me LUCKY! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: lynchburg va Posts: 1,232 Thanks: 15 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (8/100% )	hows that piller pod look w. the cage

02-04-2009, 05:39 PM	#239 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Pillar pod and gauges now wired and fitted into place i want to change the back lighting in the gauges to blue later on to match the rest of the electronic gadgetry i plan on installing.

02-04-2009, 05:49 PM	#240 (permalink)
TOPGUN Cage Fighter Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	And looked what turned up today ,buying cheap doesn't pay had problems with the original Double Din unit so i sent that back and decided to go for the Kenwood 7220 with a Handsfree Bluetooth interface cost me £500 more but the quality and user interface speaks for itself.Just waiting to get my car back from the bodyshop and will get it installed.