[LifeForLife]

Hi everyone !

This'll be my "resto" thread for the Black P type '85 I acquired during summer 2022.

First here's a couple photos of the car :

 

[LifeForLife]

Now for what's been done since summer :

A/C system was fixed and a new compressor was installed (clutch was sticking and the system needed to be converted to r134) and new fittings for LP and HP.
Since I don't have the hardware required to do this job, I had my local Toyota Dealership do it (very nice chaps !).

OLD compressor

NEW compressor

Blows extra cold now !

 

[LifeForLife]

New headlight whiskers ! Old ones were brittle and already started breaking down into bits...

 

[LifeForLife]

Replaced non OEM front passenger wiper with OEM

My Toyota dealership parts guy even had a set of NOS screws for the wipers in his odd bits box ! Got really lucky on this one.

 

[LifeForLife]

Passenger seat was not coming forward when tilted from behind... Thanks to @RedP85 we found out that the plastic clip usually doing this job was broken (U shape is supposed to be O shaped !).

Nothing a little board hanging wire can't fix !

Video of the seat in action after the fix.

 

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And finally, the job I'm currently doing... BillyM's bushing replacement !

Removing the center console

Lever out (that's a lot of gunk !)

Top ring, not terrible, but not great either

Prying out the inner bushing

Removing the plastic bits... fair to say it was about time that job was done !

And this ought to do it for now ! Bushing kit is in the mail, waiting for it to arrive before going further with this project.

 

[JCC]

Looks great and I really like the red striping!

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[supkar]

Wow! Looking good with those seat covers. New?
While you have the shifter off, you could replace your tranny floid with synthetic and simply pour it in the shifter hole.

 

[LifeForLife]

Wow! Looking good with those seat covers. New?
While you have the shifter off, you could replace your tranny floid with synthetic and simply pour it in the shifter hole.

Seat Covers are new from the 2000s, it was a group order apparently, bought and installedby one of the previous owners.

Wait hang on a second... you can change your transmission fluid from here ?? That would be an easy job then...

 

[4SFED]

you can change your transmission fluid from here ??

You still have to drain it from down under but you can refill from here.

 

[LifeForLife]

You still have to drain it from down under but you can refill from here.

TIL, that's a great bit of knowledge right there (never done transmission fluid changes before)... I'll make sure to do that before putting the shifter back in !

TSRM recommends GL-4/5 SAE 75W-90 or 80W-90 for the oil... What's the rating yall use ?

 

[RedP85]

(EDITED: deleted ref to another oil)
Many will say RedLine MT-90.

1- Remove 'normal' filling bolt driver side, mid hight. It is also used as level indicator.
2- Remove drain plug on the bottom let it drain.
3- Reinstall drain plug
4- Fill until spilling from side plug
5- Reinstall side plug.

... next will be the diff?

 

[LifeForLife]

Ah good point, starts spilling on the filling hole when it's full.

Diff... I might need to rebuild it or at least open it to check for looseness somewhere (that knock I have when going from first to second and first to reverse sometimes...)

 

[JCC]

this thread: Manual gearbox oil 😁

 

[LifeForLife]

this thread: Manual gearbox oil 😁

Nice, got some MT-90 for the gearbox

 

[LifeForLife]

While waiting for Billy's bushing kit, installed center console decals (a bit of an amateur job... but will do the trick for now, could do a better job with alignment, one letter got clipped and the clear coat with a brush on the fog light button came out too rough).
At least it beats having faded out decals !

Also test fitted an OEM shift boot received from Japan ! Perfect fit, looks a tad out of place without wear 😅.

 

[Camsdad66]

Looking nice! I like seeing folks progress on their projects. Inspires me to keep the momentum going on mine! Keep it up!

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[supkar]

Not sure if the carpet is still off, but you might consider some sound proofing. Be Quiet may be still around. It's a sticky, rubbery product that helps with road noise.

 

[LifeForLife]

Not sure if the carpet is still off, but you might consider some sound proofing. Be Quiet may be still around. It's a sticky, rubbery product that helps with road noise.

Carpet was never off actually, the interior is in very good condition so I don't want to do unecessary work

I was able to peek at the factory soundproofing when removing the seats though, and I think it's still in good shape :

 

[dutchdj1]

Nice, got some MT-90 for the gearbox

I just replaced my fluids in the gearbox and diff. Redline like yours in the transmission and Royal Purple with friction modifier in the diff. So smooth now but wasn't bad before.