Thursday, June 16, 2011

New Rims...

New "shoe"...New look...
Bought it 2nd hand from Japan way back in early May...
still in good conditions, the inner rubber between 2 pieces still in good condition, no air leakage...
just got minor2 scratches...




Specs :
16inch
PCD 100
8JJ
Offset +35



The rim combined with 16/50/205 tire...is sits nicely along with the wheel arch...
but these rims can't fit the 4pot brake caliper from ST205 ...only can use normal 2 pot or 6pot mini (racing 6 pot) :D


So far...the ride comfort  still very nice, although it's an old car... :D :D
Corona Rules !!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A simple clean...

Good day.

Received an A/C controller from a donor car..mine still working, just the buttons display were cracke.
Poke out the buttons and washed it with regular hand wash and a sponge...

wallaaa...reveal the "inner shine" hahahaha...

Thursday, March 24, 2011

KBS Gymkhana Challenge 2011 @ Putrajaya

Hi All,

Friend called me, asking wanting me to join in a Gymkhana event, support the local motorsport.Wow...been years already...At first I was reluctant, cuz it reminds me way back in 2005, after what happened of that one event... :( ...well that's another story.

Since Tim help me alot on, go-karting, AutoX and Drifting...so it's time for me tp repay him.

During the Gymkhana event...there were also KBS Drift Malaya Battle 2011 along with 3rd Hot Air Balloon Festival.

Didn't prepared much, running on 17 inch with stock 3SFE engine...arrived late...hahaaaha...gamble...
Helmet on...So here i go...




Race for top 16
Ready for top 8
The winning run...
 During practice run...it was damn hot...how ever...luck are with me...
It rains on the run time...wooo hoooo...The rain saved my tire... :P :P


And Video for it...need to practice more on hand-braking turn...I think this is the 3rd run...Thanks Dennis...




Manage to get 4th place...
Beaten by a Corolla AE82, 3rd place...he also didn't prepared much...go Toyota !!!
Both of us cant match 1st n 2nd place...a regular AutoX runner...with Proton Satria...hahahhaa

About Corona on Gymkhana...well I can say it's a pretty good car doing that...although it look "larger then life"...I can say, it's pretty easy to drive rather that my old Corolla...steering rack changed and used a better hydraulic oil, good hand brake (drum n disk combination :D), good torque...quite impressive...hope it's will do even better in track day... :D

P/S : Picture courtesy of Ahmad Bob ...Thanks Bob...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Window tinting. Removing sprayed mark on the glass

New tinting...better visible light, light reflected , UV Rays reject and Heat reject.
But there's a marking on the windows / glass... :(
Perhaps the old owner over sprayed it, made a marking on the glass...

The mark on the external glass

 So...I've used some WD-40 to lubricate it then scrapped the marking with sharp knife.
 Do it nice n easy.

RED : Before cleaning  GREEN : After cleaning

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Change the steering rack

Reason changed : Got a free play on the rack plus the movement not so smooth.

As for Corona ST171 version, the rack sits on the front sub frame, not like the Corolla AE series, which attached to the front firewall frame.

In order to take out the steering rack, the cross member need to go out, the lower part of the extractor and the front sub frame...only then you'll get access into it.

Out goes the sub-frame
New front engine mounting
Ready for instalation, looks like new after respray... :D

While was about to installed it, notice that my steering coupling broken, the joins are loosen. The mech decide to repiar it first. Took quite sometime to adjust it, not like the long shaft coupling. This one much more harded due to it size. Just look at it... :(


After a few attempt failed. We've decided to take another coupling which came from ST205 fits nicely. Just need to swap the "sleeves"...

Put it back all together. Flushed the old power steering oil. Put in the new Honda power steering fluid. Test it out...Vuaalaaaaa...the steering response is so smooth and responsive...yeahhhh !!! Thanks my Mech !!!









Thursday, February 17, 2011

Side Project : Volvo 240 - New rear tail light

People can see it clearly...woo hooo !!!

For the red light...Bottom left n right are for the night light...middle one is for the reflector...
Meanwhile...the The top side, for braking light...


Broken left light...
Replaced with Taiwan made...













Owh...the new tail light...soft board, bulb sockets ,bulbs (6 bulbs) and the rubber pad are all included...yeahhhh













Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Remove water spot or water mark

Ah haaa...something to DIY...

Removing water mark on my rear glass and door glass...
Due to acid rain making the water spot hard to remove...


Before cleaning...


Testing purposes...
LEFT : Cleaned   RIGHT : Normal

















After cleaning...wooo hooo !!!  Product used...