GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927 
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 19, 2009 20:03:13 GMT
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After posting a thread in the general board on whether or not I should buy it, I decided to take a gamble and go for it. Story is, spotted it on a drive looking very sorry for itself, covered in moss, 4 flat tyres - turns out it has been stood for 4-5yrs......but now £500 later and its mine..... Its a '91 Toyota Celica GT4 turbo import so its a widebody version, 127km on the clock so that about 70k in miles? and was imported in '98. Extra's include, full stainless exhaust & a nice Momo steering wheel that looks to be a factory extra as its stamped with toyota.... Known issues, Needs a new radiator, some rot on the p/side door but very minimal Both the sides of the car could do with being blown in as its weathered really badly after being stood for so long 4x new tyres as all the sidewalls are cracked Brakes all round to be overhauled, hoping the calipers/discs will all free off/clean up ok Drain the fuel out thats in it!! really don't fancy trying to start it with potentially 5yr old fuel..... Now some pics,                          |
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Last Edit: May 19, 2009 20:04:22 GMT by GavinJ
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 19, 2009 20:06:38 GMT
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Last Edit: May 19, 2009 20:10:04 GMT by GavinJ
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 19, 2009 20:14:02 GMT
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Project costs so far, £500 for the car £25 approx on filler sandpaper etc £22 for 6 cans of matt black £62 second hand radiator £9 thermostat £230 for 4x Kumho tyres So total cost so far £884 and its taken 3 weekends and the odd evening to do  Mot tomorrow - wish me luck!! |
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May 19, 2009 20:22:16 GMT
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Whole car with 6 cans? Well done! Took me 10 for a Mk1 Golf and 2 for Dolly Door!
Looks very menacing, loving it. How long before someone says mad max? Never liked those alloys though. Any steelies fit easy?
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 19, 2009 20:24:22 GMT
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They were big trade cans from a motor factors! i bought 8 but ended up having two spare! lol
Yep i hate the wheels!! they need a refurb to, but what colour?! or like you say any steelies that will fit straight on? will be lowered 40mm in a week or so aswell as the right height is bugging me....
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 19, 2009 20:25:37 GMT
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Oh and the roof is not matt yet, I had to do the paint outside and the weather got the better of me before I could do the roof.....
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Last Edit: May 19, 2009 20:26:12 GMT by GavinJ
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RobinJI
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"Driven by the irony that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
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May 19, 2009 21:03:48 GMT
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Looks awesome, I really like these cars.
Personally I really like the way the roof's still gloss, and thought you'd done it intentionally. haha.
If it was mine I'd leave it standard height and stick some motor sport inspired wheels on there and leave it at that visually. For some reason I really like standard height Celicas, haha, they're rally cars after all. Will look very nice lower though, its just me being weird and liking rally heritage.
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jayb
Part of things
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May 19, 2009 21:10:20 GMT
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that looks fantastic, very menacing!
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May 19, 2009 21:38:42 GMT
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I'm not curse word, i just fell off my shoes
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May 19, 2009 21:44:40 GMT
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Bargain!
Glad you had the vision to save it and make a beast! Quality work
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
Posts: 3,930
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May 19, 2009 23:09:39 GMT
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"CERAMICS POWER"
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tri
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May 20, 2009 17:08:59 GMT
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Bargain! I was looking for one of these at a decent price for ages. Glad someone found one  Looks hard as nails mate. Oh and.. MAD MAX! There ya go Monty  |
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 21, 2009 18:24:31 GMT
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Well after last being mot'd in April '03 it went for the MOT yesterday after standing for 5 years and flew straight through! good old J cars eh? not even one advisory! happy days means i can now use it for run to the sun on friday |
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Tefal
Part of things
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May 21, 2009 18:42:26 GMT
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I'm on the look out for one of these to track and generally abuse lol
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GavinJ
Club Retro Rides Member
MGB 3.9 v8 Sebring
Posts: 927
Club RR Member Number: 209
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May 21, 2009 18:49:49 GMT
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Well ghee this isn't a keeper for me to be honest only bought it as a bit of challenge to get it up and running, its to big and it will be a bit thristy on fuel for me to keep using for work for to long, so will be available over the next month or so.....already put it up in the Wanted/Swap section! Must admit it drives lovely for a 18yr old car and pulls strongly just not practical for me to keep, but had loads of satisfaction doing the project though! |
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May 21, 2009 18:57:46 GMT
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reminds me of this  those wheels are a horror show tho, what were they thinking , wheels wise, back then? |
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Looks hard as nails mate.
