Rachids XLi to GLTSJDMi+ project

And that relief is gonna feel great! Yeah it didn't look like too much damage on the front end, at least your bumper and head lights look OK!

hw did u wire d halo lights so tat when u put on d full d deams stay on aswell

Ok, if I can decipher that correctly.... are you asking how he got it so that the high and low beams are on together? I know on my rolla, the car came like that.

gold94corolla wrote:

Ok, if I can decipher that correctly.... are you asking how he got it so that the high and low beams are on together? I know on my rolla, the car came like that.

It's like Chris says, the Corolla came with High and Low to go on together, also in all situations the parking light (halos) are on too.

As for the relief Chris, damn that feels great! Yesterday we finished venting the system, the air was in the cylinders rather than in the plumbing. So we had to detach the brakes and lay them out so the bleed was the highest point. That way we got all the air out of the system. The plumbing still needs some venting, but this will be done once the proportioning valve is replaced... The proportioning valve will take care of the fact that more pressure goes to the rear (disks have a bigger cylinder than drums) and the braking will seriously improve!



Celebrating with Jägermeister!













It was really pouring yesterday!

haha, good to hear you got it sorted

Thanks, luckily my mate said maybe there's air in the cylinders, since you revised 'em... then we tried venting those and alot of air came out! So Ishaq, keep in mind when you do the conversion, there can be air in the cylinders as well

thanks bro, il keep that in mind

haha that's crazy bro, doing all that work in the pouring rain under umbrellas!! But so worth it to get it fixed! You didn't have to take it to a mechanic after all I suppose? Niiiiice

It was fun tho in the rain Chris... we laughed quite a bit and screamed (before we were ALL soaked) out of annoyance and because it was ice cold

But indeed, no need for the mechanic, since we found the problem luckily! Can't wait for tomorrow or tonight for that sake, since tonight I'm working in the bar... I'll make it worth their while tonight

Almost anything is better/more fun in the rain haha. Good job gettin it done!

And have fun tonight haha.

I think biking in the rain can be fun.... but all the mess and cleanup afterwards ain't so much fun.

Sgt_Lyna wrote:

All the parts just arrived! Also got some advice on getting the air out of the brakingsystem. Will be working on the car tomorrow after work

Are the parts in already?
and why does my first post on this forum be in your thread lol.

As it appears not all the parts are in, missing a radiator cap... My old cap is a tad bit too small, will be trying the cap of my GF today, my old radiator was a Nissens one, not Toyota, I think that is/was the problem. Still need to tighten one bolt, have forgotten one, attach the bumper and tuck it all in ofc. Hopefully I will be able to test the car today...

Oh yeah! She rides and brakes!! I borrowed a radiator cap from my father in law for a test ride... And it all works again. One annoying thing remains, there's a scraping sound when turning left... Also there's a small tick/rattle in the front left wheel, like something is between the spokes, can find anything though...

Found a cap yesterday! She's on the road again and it feels delicious!!

Hahahaha, good to hear she's roadworthy again. You still got that scraping noise when turning left and the little tick/rattle?

The tick/rattle is sorted out I think, it should be the dust cap of the brake... I peeled it out a bit, 'cause it was rusted and all... will check this somewhere next week or so. As for the scraping sound when turning left, this might be the mudguard... will also check this soon

nice to hear that its not anything major

Not sure Ishaq, still need to investigate of course, but as it appears it shouldn't be that much... and well... if it's otherwise... then I'll just need to repair it right?

And away with the dust!

First of all the brakes are quite the story, still heared some noise from the front (right), so had detached the entire brake installation of the front... while at it replaced the disks with brand new ones (thought they were making the noise), but to no avail.

Then I figure it might be the driveshaft, so bought another one, still needs a bit revising, the dustcap is a bit dry. So will be revising the thing soon. But since my holiday is coming up, I don't think I'll be doing that in the next two to three weeks.

In the meantime I finally bought myself some clear signal lights!



They just came in, and as I don't like the green around others I've seen I think I'll use kit to close it off.

Oh yeah... improvement!

OLD



NEW

I had a hard time finding the difference lol! I thought you were gonna show us some retrofitted JDM head lights It does look good. Do they come in black?

Very nice improvement too! That's a great picture.

Thanks guys, and Chris I think they did come in black once upon a time... but they're quite hard to find for a good price These came along for the right price, so bought 'em right away.

And they do look good, so no loss!!