https://youtu.be/aFXP3zkBq6U Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards right? Well this car has certainly challenged me this year. First up I changed the stem seals, water pump, cam belt, idlers, tensioner. Then I did a BMW box conversion. Then.... the engine ate itself. Time for some planning... sub for updates 1.5j build cometh! …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XYQ2yFYPIA Something a little different? Well I've not been working on the Toyota Soarer much - so here is me driving it! I need to work on my in car camera footage as my cam was really high on the screen so it looked really slow for me, but other cars looked better. Hey ho. …
https://youtu.be/ZlzEmq0HYq4 A continuation of video 1 for converting your Soarer to manual – I have to say at this stage that this is NOT a how to – you’ve got to realise the sheer volume of work shown here isn’t even close to representative of the actual amount of work it’s required. OMFG. That plus …
So time for a blog update methinks... This has been a great month for me and Provoke Designs. Firstly and most importantly I've got the car all back together, interior in, boot finished, stickers on, and it's ready for a season of driving hard and car shows. Win. First night out took some snaps at …
Continue reading *New skills? a TIG investment that’s for sure…
https://youtu.be/UAO2G2SKNjE Right, this has been mind bending and a lot of work – I’m going to try to put it together into some sort of video but please bear with it. There was SO MUCH to do and I’ve tried to film as much as I can but it’s really taken it’s tole on me. …
Cam Belt replacement, a nightmare for some. Well it wasn't far off for me. I hadn't realised how long this took until I was editing the footage! OMG. Well you can now watch three in my series of Soarer Updates - 1 was stripping the engine down. 2 was replacing the stem seals. 3 - …
I'll let the video tell you.... Train driver Matt is on hand to try one of his new 18" work emotion D9r with a decent sized barrel which mathematically it's very possible it will go on.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BUZp2U2cCc
Stem seal discussions should come with a warning! People banter the term around and it always seems to pop up when talking about a touch of blue smoke from your exhaust. Is it turbos? Is it stem seals? Panic! Well… I’ve had both now. 18months ago after a night of hard driving on and off …
While stripping my engine I discovered the Auxilliary belt tensioner pulley on my 1jz was on the way out, the bearing was totally gritting and noisy. So here’s a quick how to change the bearing if yours is doing the same. NOTE: Use a bigger socket as you can see in the video for refitting, …
Continue reading *Fixed my Aux Belt Tensioner… did a how to…
ISF Disc spacer plans DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xudiwts53hf53mo/ISF%20Calliper%20spacer%20Enginering%20Drawing.JPG?dl=0 Next up in the Soarer updates – BIG BRAKES! So if you didn’t see the previous videos this is me fitting Lexus ISF discs to my LS400 calliper setup! Why? Because ISF discs are a massive 360mm in diameter, but also a 60mm deck height disc over the …
Continue reading *Soarer Update 2 – ISF discs fitted to ls400 callipers – DOWNLOAD
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