New parts and new problems for Celica

Okey.

I was able to get following parts

- used rear shaft (there was a play in inner joint on rear shaft)
- used throttle position sensor
- new gas struts for rear hatch

Yes. Throttle position sensor fixed the problem with intercooler water pump running all the time. now it will stop when car is on idle. New gas struts to rear hatch made it usable.

I also noticed new problems, jipii. Check engine light is still on. At first it was on all the time and I didn't get any error codes because it didn't blink. Now when I have droved it more it started working and gave me code 21, witch is oxygen sensor code. When I looked closer to exhaust manifold, it is loose! I have to first insert new gasket. Leaks in exhaust manifold can chouse problems with oxygen sensor.

When examining the intercooler water pump I noticed that some one has tried to repair it. Look at the photo!!

Carlos Saintz Celica!

Do not know what happened. Just had this feeling that I need a new toy (or new way to spend money). In my childhood celica 4wd cars was the thing that not everybody was afford to (there has been high taxes on cars in Finland as long I could remember). But now there was a genuine Carlos Saintz edition 4wd celica on sell in internet, just under 6k€ and only 243 000 km. Could’t be that bad? Rest of the CS Celicas were 9-12k€. Well... maybe it was but I bought it any way :)

Hmm, at least I could drive it to home 500km. In that trip and next day I did some list of repairs needed to restore this classic to her former glory! And the list was kind of depressing...

• Body and paintwork
• Left fender, paint stripping and surface rust (considering buing a new, it will be tricky becouse this is wide fender model)
• Some surface rust in fender, no big
• Front bumper has taking some damage, some filler and painting
• Bottom seemed to be rust free? That is a plus
• Engine, transmission, differentals
• Yellow engine sing in thasboard
• The intercooler watermotor running all the time
• Jumpy when accelerating from 3000 - 4000 rpm
• Engines coolant tempature dropping when driving
• Some weird ”klunk” noise from the rear when driving low revs
• Some bolts has been broken, some of the stuff laying around free in engine compartment
• Power steering fluid is tripping on the ground, a lot
• But power from 5000- 7000 rpm seems to be fine
• Differentals and transmission seems to be fine
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• Interior and other stuff
• Left front light does not flip (previuos owner has screwed that light up permanently)
• Missing some of the interior parts
• Full leather seats! Some tare and ware, need to be cleaned and colorwaxed
• Gas struts in the hatch need to be replaced
• Also gas struts in every wheel need to be replaced

So, this may keep me busy for a moment. This car was originally from Germany, no knowledge of the history in that time. A Finnish guy bought it and bring it to Finland 2013. It has been in storage 2013-2018. The previous owner was planning to make it a historic rally car. Plans chance and he needed to get it deposed of. 

I have started to buy new parts in it. I will wright about how I’m narrowing the list down...

Almost two years gone by the wind

Argh!!!

The last post was almost two years ago! Where the time has gone? Oh, I had two children with my girlfriend maybe that was it. Anyway, I have still practiced shooting and upgraded my guns and equipment, only I had´t time Tom write about it.

More importantly I have made some puukko´s, continued my Toyota Levin ´74 look a like and bought  a Celica GT - four Carlos Saintz edition!!!

I will start writing of Celica. I think it is interesting to see how that project is going. Theres going to be some restoration, fixing and some point engine tuning. I have a dream of 350+ hp 4wd celica.