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Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:30 pm
by GzNutz
She's looking great. Hope you get it all together soon!

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:35 pm
by parkc96
love the look of the back of your car... clean! muffler looks great with it!

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:55 am
by stringbean
thanks guys! hopefully next week after im done building and repainting my uncles fence ill have some spare cash to buy a custom exhaust. after that im doing a compression test (probably this weekend actually) to see if i should rebuild before i sc or what. BTW what is normal compression for our 1mz? but after all that im saving hard core for a TRD sc and coilovers!

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:12 pm
by GzNutz
stringbean wrote: BTW what is normal compression for our 1mz? but after all that im saving hard core for a TRD sc and coilovers!



Got this:
Compression pressure:

1,226 kPa (12.5 kgf/cm2, 178 psi) or more

Minimum pressure:

981 kPa (10.0 kgf/cm2, 142 psi)

Difference between each cylinder:

98 kPa (1.0 kgf/cm2, 14 psi) or less

From here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6004066/1mzfe-Engine?query=compression+test

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:56 pm
by parkc96
stringbean wrote:thanks guys! hopefully next week after im done building and repainting my uncles fence ill have some spare cash to buy a custom exhaust. after that im doing a compression test (probably this weekend actually) to see if i should rebuild before i sc or what. BTW what is normal compression for our 1mz? but after all that im saving hard core for a TRD sc and coilovers!


where did you get the muffler and how much was it?

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:00 pm
by stringbean
GzNutz wrote:
stringbean wrote: BTW what is normal compression for our 1mz? but after all that im saving hard core for a TRD sc and coilovers!



Got this:
Compression pressure:

1,226 kPa (12.5 kgf/cm2, 178 psi) or more

Minimum pressure:

981 kPa (10.0 kgf/cm2, 142 psi)

Difference between each cylinder:

98 kPa (1.0 kgf/cm2, 14 psi) or less

From here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6004066/1mzfe-Engine?query=compression+test


thanks man! thats great help! i was on my iphone and didnt want to search such a complex thing!


parkc96 wrote:
stringbean wrote:thanks guys! hopefully next week after im done building and repainting my uncles fence ill have some spare cash to buy a custom exhaust. after that im doing a compression test (probably this weekend actually) to see if i should rebuild before i sc or what. BTW what is normal compression for our 1mz? but after all that im saving hard core for a TRD sc and coilovers!


where did you get the muffler and how much was it?


and its a Vibrant universal muffler part number 1050. it retailed for 223.xx but i got it for 89.xx with tax from my local parts store (Lordco)

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:05 pm
by EkiMucH
Your Camry is looking good! I still need to install my UR rear sway bar.

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:46 pm
by mig0s
Looks good! Especially the rear. How much did the total painting cost with labor?

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:01 am
by stringbean
mig0s wrote:Looks good! Especially the rear. How much did the total painting cost with labor?

See that was the best part, I had a guy paint it for me for no charge. I had one of my dads friends gonna paint it but then there was a conflict drama drama drama, do my girlfriend pulled some strings and asked a guy that's a painter at a autobody shop that she did work experience for and may go back to work for to paint it. So labour was free! And my girlfriend and I did all the prep work and bondo and sanding etc! Do that was free! Aside from materials! And the paint was only 350$ and I have lots left over! I ordered 1 gallon of paint, 2 quartz of primer and then te hardners and reducers. So I have lots of paint to paint the body kit once I get all the pieces together! :) was also thinking of painting some rims for a different vehicle with my exess paint once I'm all done lol! :)

And yes my girlfriend of a month is totally into vehicles and is gonna go to school to me a mechanic / body repair and painter! I love how we both have a passion for vehicles..... Hers is more old trucka though and I'm all about new cars! :P

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:49 pm
by stringbean
so i was thinking of making a new thread but i thought id ask here in my own thread about my camry first.

so the dash cluster..... kinda looks like crap aside from my led's. aside from the ebay chrome trim and reverse glow is there anything else i can do? i kinda wanna change the needles. i really like the Lexus ISF needles and if i was able to find some do you guys think its possible to change them out? if they are the same size? cause my car theme is white, black, chrome and blue and the yellow needles dont really do....

what about painting them? how would i go about that if possible?

sorry for possibly a dumb question but i pay attention to all the fine details!

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:03 am
by DSM_Lara
Check eBay there's is one that says led blue needles... Something like that

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 8:32 am
by stringbean
thanks i looked and could find much i found a nice red set of needles though, im still on the prowl for something thatll work! :)

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:25 pm
by .onetohate
that is CLEAN.. i say, no on the 20"- but thats just me. GOOD STUFF!

Re: Progress on my Camry!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:01 pm
by trd4life
great work!