Hey all,

 

Just thought i'd share my daily driver/Project Car. Its a 1998 Toyota Caldina ST215

 

1998 Toyota Caldina GT-T

 

17x7 +38 A-Tech rims,

Blitz cat-back exhaust

Apexi N1 ATS silencer

Blitz DSBC spec R

Blitz radiator cap

Blitz boost gauge

Largus Coilovers

Brakes EBC Greenstuff All Round

 

It needs a few things done:

 

Fix the sunroof

The sunroof isn't working at the moment. I've noticed that buttons to open the sunroof seem to work for a very short moment (was too scared to open it anymore) but to try and close the sunroof, neither close button did anything. I was going to take the interior cover of the buttons off and clean all the contacts. I'm hoping it could be something as simple as the contacts gumming up.

 

Noise at Front Strut

I noticed when turning at low speeds I could hear the spring in the coilover repositioning/twisting. I heard I could adjust the preload to stop this, or use a ballbearing ring in place. These coilovers used to be in Ronas car I believe.

 

Small Oil Leak

There is a small leak that I need to attend to at some stage for rwc, i'm not quite sure where it is coming from yet but i'm hoping its an easy one doh

 

I am currently in the process of converting it from Auto to Manual:

 

Here is what it looked like when I first got it:

 

 

Here it is now:

 

 

 

 

Last Friday I had to go to pickup my Conversion kit package from Tullamarine. I went from the transport company, then to Customs, then to a Custom Broker, then to Quarantine, back to the transport company for a quarantine inspection and then I was on my way. What a big job that was, took all day. I should have the gearbox in by mid march if all goes well. The only thing I noticed missing out of the package was the transfer case off the gearbox. I am just awaiting for that to arrive separately from NZ.

 

 

 

The one part I was worried about the most was having to drill through the firewall for the clutch pedal and clutch master cylinder. I was happy to see that there was markings already there in the panel, they just needed to be drilled out. the previous owner had used this hole to route the boost gauge lines but this will have to be reallocated at some stage.

 

 

The Manual Conversion is all done.... Well I must admit that is a lie. doh I only test fitted the shifter to see how it would feel. Its a bit of extra motivation to do the other parts and get it on the road.

 

 

The gear knob has a great weighty feel to it, pity its very worn (some of the stitching on the other side has lifted)

 

 

I got the clutch and flywheel from the car in NZ so I will be able to get the flywheel machined (the clutch will be binned)

 

I got my Manual LSD rear diff. It needs a really good clean though.

 

The Wrecker in NZ was very comprehensive, all bit and pieces were included.

 

 

The glorious manual ST215 Manual gearbox

 

Parts that have so far come off, In all good time they will go back on.

 

 

I put the gearknob in a container with some washing detergent and hot water, the amount of grease and dirt that came off it was aweful.

 

I covered the gear boot with some washing detergent and hosed it off. Seems to have worked well.

 

Great to see the manual shifter in place, the auto shifter is looking on with disgust in the background now that someones living in his old home.

 

I caught a quick shot of my car taking a stretch lol

gorgeous..!

oh wow, i've never seen one of these before, that is awesome. nice ride man!

I like your caldina mate, ive got one exactly the same and I'm loving it more and more each day great cars. Wish i had a sunroof though. Mine is stock except for 18inch bbs lm's ,gt4 brakes all round and bc coilovers.

Edited May 2, 201313 yr by radrollaz