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Magnum's post says that the bus was parked.

I wish I could get my hands on that Galant! Just love that model...

Happy belated birthday mate. Hope you had a good one!

For all those interested...

Awesome, Thanks! Saw the place on Foursquare. Will try to drop in sometime soon (probably during one of the weekends).

Komi, where is this workshop? I don't mind dropping in for a few minutes, when I happen to pass by, when you're also around.

I can only imagine the look on his face when this happened.

Finally, She's breathing again! Super stuff machang!

1. Go to http://toyota.epc-data.com/vitz/ksp90/ 2. Select the model that is most similar to your car's chassis number. 3. Select "Engine, fuel system and tools" parts section 4. Select "V- Belt" You will be shown one or more belt models that match your car, together with the OEM number. It has gotta be either 90916-02606 or 90916-02603. You might be able to perform an even more accurate search since you have the chassis number. Oh and the final step... 5. Bookmark the above website Hope this helps. Good luck!

I must have gone partially blind or something, I didn't see your post machan. You've already said the exact thing I wanted to say. Guess this issue is more common than I thought it was.

I think we can safely rule out the AC drain here guys... the water leak happens when its raining and when the car is being washed according to the OP, that's kind of a clear indication to say that this might not be from the AC. Apart from the causes the others have mentioned, let me point you to another possible cause that might cause water to get into the car. When a considerable amount of water is sliding down your windscreen (when it rains, and when the car is being washed), it goes through the grill on the windscreen garnish (shown below), and the water is directed towards the fenders through a sort of "gutter", and then to the ground through a small passage. Pic 1: The garnish below the winscreen Pic 2: Garnish removed, "gutter" exposed. Pic 3: Close-up of the passage (the arms you see here are for the wiper mechanism) With time, dirt, tree leaves and the sort get trapped inside this place causing it to corrode slowly. A tiny hole in this passage will result in water directly flowing into your front floor board (depending on which side the hole is). The other factor is that the fresh air vent is also located on the passenger side firewall and faces this passage direcly. There is a chance of water getting into the system from there as well. You can inspect this at home... 1. Take off the wipers 2. Take off the garnish below the windscreen (it's fastened onto the body with plastic clips) 3. Inspect the passage for leaks. This is just one possible cause. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Wish you a very happy birthday Sampath. Have a good one!

A local war movie... a "rocket" that is ready to "launch" off the screen... sounds like a whole new 3D movie experience MD. Anyway, I'm all in for the movie!

http://vimeo.com/64585891

I have to agree with GTAm. Start with the body mate, what you're trying to do is like wearing the Jacket without wearing the shirt and waist coat. You'll have to take off everything again anyway.

Shocks are superb machang! Love to see the stance of the car once they're installed.

There's still hope for us... as a human race at least.

I thought the exhaust manifold was gonna be turned out in chrome! What happened to that idea? Or was I dreaming? One more question... I see that the firewall is not insulated with heat resistant material. Is this how it was originally or are you thinking of putting it on the inside?

Saw this yesterday... good that you managed to capture a screenshot, cause I'm sure the page will be taken down soon. This "someone" whoever it is, has done a pretty good job writing it.

Here it is, when it was in its original state: Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3

Congratulations on your purchase mate. And the best of luck on your project! Waiting for some pics!

Meanwhile at the Shanghai Motor Show... It's the car known to us Sri Lankans as the Micro Panda. A very mean one in this case. Source: http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/shanghai-motor-show-2013-top-gear-2013-04-22

Maga Naguma at its best. There are many other roads like this which have been widened but the utility poles are still on the middle of the road. They'll probably take it off after some poor fellow on a motorbike kills himself after crashing on to it.

Right now, I've got only my Lancer CS3 and nothing else. I was referring to the cars that I've owned over the years MD. By saying "old", I meant "previous", sorry about that. The needle issue was there in both the KE20 and the A72 I had. The slot was repaired on the KE20; the Lancer developed the issue after the mechs had laid out the cable along a different route causing it to bend more than it should.