Hi

by Cheapthrills, 16-07-2018, 08:03 AM

Stumbled on this forum and thought it looked like a nice place to hangout, so here I am.

Have a mk3 supra(just blown its headgasket ) and borrowing my mums IS300 while I get it fixed.

Pic

My new toy

by hostagekilla, 16-07-2018, 06:32 AM

Not been on here for a while, so here goes:wink:
I did have a classic uk turbo 2000 wagon which was my pride and joy, until some tool drove into the back of me the other month and wrote the old girl off:crying:




But oh well, onwards and upwards.
I've picked up a nice version III JDM impreza STI wagon with a 2.1 stroker kit and 3" straight through exhaustmoke:
And here she is:biggrin:






I'm looking forward to JAE in a couple of weeks:thumbup:
I'm going down early friday morning. Me and my mates are guests on the toyota sera stand. I'll call round the OJC stand and say hi:thumbup1:
RGDS
Dave.

2010 Little Havens Track Day

by Lexusboy, 16-07-2018, 03:59 AM

This is not a club day but is a good charity day if you live near Essex

2010 Little Havens Track Day @ Dunton Sunday 5-Sep


Web: http://www.havenshospices.org.uk/fund_ra.../track_day



Our hugely popular Track Day is back for its third year and promises to be bigger and better with even more attractions for the whole family including fun fair, bouncy castles, driving simulator, driving competition, car show, food and lots more, as well as the now infamous supercar passenger rides around the prestigious banked test track. There will be over 50 amazing cars ready to give you the ride of your life, ranging from Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Ford GTs, Ariel Atoms and KTMs to name a few. Super Car rides cost £20.

Entry to the event:
- Adults £5
- Children (over 5) £3
- Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £12
- Children under 5 go free!

To book tickets, please use the web address above or for more information please contact:
Jason 01702 220356 [email protected]
Emma 01702 220308 [email protected]

If you want any further info you can ask me and i do what i can..:thumbup1:

Newbie

by Lofty, 15-07-2018, 08:18 PM

Hi people

The names Lofty, 21 and i drive a Supra (mk4)

Signed up due to constant nagging from Rabster

The IT Crowd

by TimmyK, 15-07-2018, 12:08 PM

Does anyone follow IT Crowd?

I love it but was wondering where on earth can i get toys/models like they have on their desks? lol

458 Italia,.....Oh dear

by Carpediem, 15-07-2018, 07:14 AM

http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/photos.aspx?...883&page=1

shant be buying one of these then

TPM Issue 1

by SHAHZ, 15-07-2018, 05:34 AM

My copy come through the other day, took a few pics of some of the motors, really is a shame they are not continuing with this as it a good mag!

Cover


Celica GT4


700bhp supra



Garage 786 spread


SRD spread


TT Aristo


Lovely MR2




Outllaw stand @ JF


Love the wheels on this one


Sorry about the PQ, took on my iphone last night and some i just couldnt get to rotate correctly:Chair::lol:

Crackle Finish your cam covers!

by Miguel - Newera, 14-07-2018, 01:46 PM

Here's a useful thread on repainting an engine cover in crackle finish. Not that hard to do - and easy to get great results. We recently did this on a set of RB26 engine covers for a friend's birthday... He was well chuffed!

The following wasn't written by me - but taken from an E30 M3 forum.
Ideal for any alloy engine cover.

A lot of people have repainted their cam covers in the past, one grey area is it's sometimes difficult to get the correct finish on them.
Harley Davidson make a crinkle/crackle/wrinkle finish paint but some people have reported that the can clogs up a lot or they can't achieve an even finish. I thought I would post my findings.

Having done some searching about on the net I found this Frost Website For those that don't know Frost stock all sorts of useful products, from POR15 rust treatment to handy tools for fiddly jobs. So it's a good website to book mark even if you're not planning anything like this.

Tools you will need are

1) Nitromores or other paint stripper
2) Masking tape
3) Very sharp knives
4) Frost Paint
5) Some kind of parts washer, I used a toothbrush, alloy wheel cleaner and a big plastic tub.
6) Various grades of wet 'n' dry, 600, 1200 & 1500.
7) Cotton buds
8 ) White spirit
9) Heat gun or hairdryer with a flippin' hot setting.

Any other stuff is easily used around the house, kitchen table etc.

The first step is to wash the cam cover, I first soaked it in my makeshift parts washer with hot water, gave it a good scrubbing and then hosed it down. You may need to repeat this process a few times. You will be cleaning it a few times more through out this little project :-)

So we have our cam cover that has been washed down and ready for stripping. 1st step is to apply as thick coat of nitromoors to strip off the old paint.
After about 5 minutes it should start to bubble up, you may need to agitate stubborn bits with an old toothbrush. Then rinse it off with a hose.



Once you have all the old paint off give it a wash with some fairy liquid.
The next step is to bring the lettering up, this may not be required in all cases, but if it is a bit flat get a block of wood and some wet n dry and give it a polish up.



If you're happy with the finish, give it another wash down with some soapy water then clean water and leave to dry.

Next up is the most boring, the masking. You will need to cut masking tape into strips and then go around the outline of the letters with a sharp knife. Try to place the first part of masking tape overlapping the next, this makes life a lot easier when you try to peel it off when the paint is still tacky.




To stop paint clogging up the holes for the bolts cut up the cover of an old glossy mag ( attacked the TV times) and curl it up.



You should end up with this



One final check and you're ready to paint.



For best results stick the paint can in a saucepan of hot water and let it stand for a 5 minutes.

Shake well and spray 30 cm from the cover is a cross hatch fashion, vertically, horizonally and diagnonally.
Build up the layers slowly



Here you can see the paint has already started to wrinkle.



The next part is pretty crucial, once covered get the heat gun out and go over the whole cover, paying specific attention to areas that may not have crinkled, the heat from the gun will sort this out. Once you're happy with this and the paint is still tacky start taking off the masking tape, it will be near impossible if you let the paint dry too much.



You should end up with this, now it's time to get rid of any paint that may have got around your masking and any paint that may have dropped onto the lines when removing the masking tape. Get a cotton bud and dip it into white spirit, dry it off and rub over the areas that have any overspray.

Once you're happy with it give it a good blast with the heat gun and leave to dry somewhere warm. You can stick it in the oven for a while if you want to but this is very slow drying paint, the can recommends to don't attach it to the car for at least 5 days, you can shorten this time by oven baking though ( careful it stinks)


After a while the paint will go a bit more matt



The oil cap was a bit rubbish too so that was flattened



And repainted Cosmos Black





Finally refit it back to the car. Even after tha paint has gone off ( some 7 days) on the first couple of drives it will still stink. Don't worry about this the smell will go away and nothing has caught fire. :lol:




Cam cover has been on for just under a year and holding up pretty well..

Project Hilda

by TimmyK, 14-07-2018, 09:39 AM

Last year I went to HSCC at Brands Hatch to see the clasic racing.Whilst I was there I fell in love with the Hillman Imps. After the meet me, my dad and uncle had a chat and I had always wanted to restore a car. So the next 2 and a half weeks I trawled the net and car mags to find my project.

I had a small budget of £800 and thought I wouldnt get much of a car for it but I was wrong. I joined up to The Imp owners and I got offered a rolling shell. Me and my dad decided to take the short trip to Dorset to view her and I was very suprised. She was a 1973 Imp and was in a pretty good state seeing as she had been sat in a field for 2 years. She came with everything bar the engine and cooling parts. The owner also had uprated the seats to XR2i front seats however she had the orginals stored in the back

So handed over the £150 and a week later she was delivered to my front door. So Hilda had returned to its rightful owner. Next step was deciding what to do with her (and no scrapping wasnt apart of my plans!). I have no mechanical knowledge, I am not trained in cars and have always paid a garage to do things for me. This time it was different Tim was going to get his hands dirty (and later cut open).

After a few days of going back through the imp history I decided how Hilda was to be. I was going to turn her into a Monte Carlo rally/track car. I had found my inspiration and now was the fun part getting my hands dirty.

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Will new reg affect used prices?

by Carpediem, 14-07-2018, 09:26 AM

If so by how much you reckon?

Perhaps will drop a few more civics into my price range?