**UPDATED** 1991 Rev 1 (Beastly V6 1MZ-FE VVTI) **UPDATED**

[KarlBristol]

Well a little more done today. Not much as I was busy driving around in the lovely weather lol

My cigarette lighter light has never worked. So I ripped out the old one and replaced it with a slightly larger one. I did try numerous different combinations of LEDs but they all blew. Eventually I gave up and I'm researching a replacement at the moment...



I then set about attacking the old audio wiring:



Here is my new lead ready to fit:



Some of the old rubbish removed and prepped for the bin! lol



I started to get there bit by bit:





I did look a lot better by the end - honestly! lol
The audio system fitted well but unfortunately my aerial is broken, so that is something else for the to do list!

I looked in the engine bay and started to notice small rusty parts that let it all down:





The clips are more than a little rusty in places:





So I thought in keeping with the other improved engine parts that I would spray them up to match the car. After a couple of hours of leaving them to dry, here they are fitted:







Here is how my engine is sitting at the moment:





There will more than likely be a few more updates today - for the time being I'm off for another drive whilst the car is working brilliantly

[Magic Beans]

Day off work to drive and work on the car eh? Great minds think alike

[riot68]

Not been working on the car (well been repainting the new wheels for the Civic) but have had a blast to nursery and back the back roads with the roof off! What a superb car the 2 is ...

[KarlBristol]

Well I had planned to wire up my clock to an independant battery source as my loom had been cut out of my car. I sourced a new loom, and all of the battery components. Unfortunately its not working so I may need a bigger energy source - I'm going to test the output later today:



Anyway having replaced the number plate bulbs and interior bulbs with LEDs I kept promising myself night shots. So here they are (excuse the poor phone pic quality)





My favourite pic is with the interior lights on looking into the car from the rear - it picks up on the tubby engine lid nicely. I really should crack my proper camera out at some stage! lol:



Will endeavour to do more work tomorrow - I have a few plans involving my rear light centre panel that I want to put into action soon aswell

[kayjay0_7]

Great looking car Karl

Are you going to upgrade to a Rev3+ front lip

[KarlBristol]

Only a mini update today as the parts that I've ordered haven't been delivered yet (and I did spend a lot of today driving around and once again making the most of this lovely weather )

I started by giving the inside a good clean out:



I have been unhappy with the stickers on the tubby lid since I fitted it. So today I set about rectifying that.

Before:



During:



I can honestly say this took longer than I thought it would and 20 year old stickers are very hard to remove! lol

It still needs some work, but here is how it is sitting atm (a very bad photo as it was too sunny out believe it or not!):



As my aerial is going to be replaced with a small light-weight version soon it had to be ripped out as well;



Roll on getting my parts delivered and sorting out my clock

On my want list currently is a new gear surround (I'm not a fan of the Richbrook selector) and also some fitted mats... hhhhmmmm

[KarlBristol]

Great looking car Karl

Are you going to upgrade to a Rev3+ front lip

I have been considering it, but I'm not sure how much of a difference it would make. I will have to do some research...

[craig]

I do love this thread, and the constant attention to detail mate. Thumbs up!

[KarlBristol]

Only another mini update

This morning I bought the following parts to be fitted ...

A Celica VVTI leather steering wheel:



A full set of mudflaps (although I only need the fronts)



And I'm in two minds as to if I will fit this part (and if I did weather or not I would colour code it ...) A rev3 splitter:



So today I did this quickly to my interior:













Then came the mudflaps:







And then came the other side:







And yes I know the wheels are crying out for a refurb! lol
Might get a little bit more time away from the partner to work on the car again later

[jack-p]

Looking good karl, I'm jealous of that steering wheel though!
painting those calipers is the next little job on your list I reckon, either silver or black

[kayjay0_7]

Steering wheel and mudflaps look good

Did you use the short loom from your old steering wheel to connect up the horn

You should have told me that Clive was after your old wheels and I could have dropped them off

[KarlBristol]

Looking good karl, I'm jealous of that steering wheel though!
painting those calipers is the next little job on your list I reckon, either silver or black

Cheers mate - it won't be long and we will get one sorted for your car too

I agree that the calipers do need painting as a matter of urgency. lol. I think that silver is the way forward

Steering wheel and mudflaps look good

Did you use the short loom from your old steering wheel to connect up the horn

You should have told me that Clive was after your old wheels and I could have dropped them off

Thanks bud - its slowly getting there.

The wheel is connected,, but the horn isnt! lol. I had a MOMO wheel fitted before and don't have the original fitting, so was a little unsure of how to wire the horn in. I've sent you a PM

In relation to the wheels - it completly slipped my mind to be honest! I need to make a trip up to see clive at some stage anyway as he has so many parts that I want, lol. By that stage I'm bound to have lots more wheels for him anyway

Next time you drive up, it'll have to be in your car

[kayjay0_7]

The wheel is connected,, but the horn isnt! lol. I had a MOMO wheel fitted before and don't have the original fitting, so was a little unsure of how to wire the horn in.

Next time you drive up, it'll have to be in your car

When I fitted the mk3 wheel it was just plug and play, had an aftermarket wheel fitted previously

Will upload a picture in the morning

Promise, next time i'll be in the V6

[craig]

MK3 wheel looks good mate!

[gtinash]

Great project fella, well done

[KarlBristol]

Another small update before I go to work again.

Although I had fitted the MK3 steering wheel, the horn unit did not work
Everyone else that had fitted one of these had managed to fit it to a rev3 or above which has a different steering coloumn section to my rev1.

The rev3+ horn unit is a wire that runs from the steering coloumn to the horn. In the rev1s it is a small brass pin that when depressed makes a circuit. Unfortunately it doesn't touch anything on a MK3 wheel! lol. Notice the brass pin near the top right of the steering coloumn;



So I hacked about with a few bits that I had lying around and created this:

A metal insulated back plate with a live wire coming off of it that I would attach to the horn:







Here is a test fitting:



I mounted this behind the wheel and attached the wire to the relevant part of the horn and - voila! One working horn

The steering wheel swap was complete

I then got a few of my outstanding parcels delivered from the postie today

The first was a set of luggage holders for my boot area



I had measured out the recesses in the boot and bought these especially. They are made from the same carpet so wouldn't stand out and are attached by numerous strips of velcro so they can be removed easy enough without leaving marks.

My boot went from this (full of bits to fit!)



To this:



I've managed to fit one either side, and I think you'll have to admit that they look quite good



I then turned my attention to the other part that had been delivered today:



I felt that I needed a sunstrip, but the one that I had attached was a little too in your face and chav! I want a more OEM one which blended into the windscreen, hence this purchase.

Here is my old one:



Old one removed after some swearing at it:





And the new one fitted:









It doesn't look that different in the photos but makes a huge change in real life!

Thats it for today as I have to get to work now

Hopefully tomorrow the postie will bring some of the 9 parcels that I waiting for! lol

[riot68]

Always astound me chap, although I've fitted and sorted a couple of little things today...

[jack-p]

You're such an old man with those saddlebags in your boot Karl!!
Did a good job with that sunstrip though, they're really fiddly to get all the bubbles out of arent they.

[MR2O12]

is your headlight lid down abit on the RHS at the back? i adjusted mine the other day but one still isnt sitting perfectly flush. its an anoying job as you have to keep poping them up and down to view/adjust

[KarlBristol]

Well its been a busy few days on the car - only hampered by a lack of parts from the postie! lol

Recently I've taken delivery of the following:

A new high power aerial:



Leather gear gaitor:



And its plastic surround...



Some silver caliper paint



A slimline 12" fan which I intend to fit inbetween the engine lid and rain tray:



And a fixing kit for the above fan, (which I don't inted to use)



This is how my gear gaitor and surround looked before. I've been trying to get rid of the chrome and get it back to being more original as you all know. So the Richbrook surround and chrome section at the bottom of the gearknob had to go...

I also wasn't happy with how tall my rev1 gearstick was - but this would have to be a job for another day





A two minute switch over and I was left with this:



I think it looks a lot neater and more original

I then set about sorting out my calipers and their sliders. I disconnected all of the callipers, took out the brake pads and painted up the parts independantly. Here is how they were looking before having been rubbed down in preperation for the paint:





Here they are part way through painting:





And the finished product:



One side done:



The aerial then got fitted behing the dash so that its not at all visible and it works brilliantly!

I then used this:



To turn this:



Into this:



Here is how the car is looking atm:



I then also took delivery of this, a lovely short shift kit

This would help with the gearknob being ridiculously tall, and should also help with being able to get rid of the chrome MOMO gearknob sheath



I wish I read some how-to's in relation to fitting this part! I just used common sense, got a little bit lost with it and it seemed to take forever!! There were a few times where I was sat in a heap of parts that I couldn't fit back together and wondered if it would ever work again

Here are some photos of how it was looking during the switch over process:







New and old - you can see that there is a hell of a difference :



The new one part way through fitting:





Ensuring that everything is greased nicely for smooth gear changes:







Almost there:



I removed the centre from the original leather trim section:



And here is how its looking currently:





I'm now on the look out for an original gearknob as I think it will both look better and be more secure

I then straightened up one of my headlight covers (I couldn't do both as one of the bolts on the other side sheared off and the other three don't want to move! That will be a job for another day)



Then came the compulsary test drive