delmastiff
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Loving Life in the Fair Cape
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Jun 23, 2007 13:21:08 GMT
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Went to se it yesterday. Slept on it and decided to make an offer which he has accepted  Always wanted one of these since when I was kid a guy down my road had a red one complete with Starsky & Hutch stripe!! It's got an old Rover 3.5 V8 in it now but a good mate of mine is a bit of an expert on the Rover V8 engines so we are gonna source a SD1 version and tweak it to 300BHP Should be whole lotta fun!! So, your thoughts please guys. What do ya reckon??       |
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qwerty
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Jun 23, 2007 13:31:19 GMT
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Looks very cool. Needs different wheels!!
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tigran
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Jun 23, 2007 13:47:00 GMT
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Yeah, needs dish. But the idea is mouth-watering. Loving the colour as well.
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delmastiff
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Jun 23, 2007 13:49:08 GMT
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Yeah, wheels are deffo on the list of first things to buy. Not sure on offset or where to find some suitable wheels from, any ideas?
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Jun 23, 2007 13:52:49 GMT
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depends mate, what stud is it? (PCD) some deep dish slot mags maybe? And drop it slightly (not much, buta bit)...point being, it sits fine on the wheels, but when you look at the actual front and back it looks really high, quite odd! Lucky git  |
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I don't like coffee!
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delmastiff
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Jun 23, 2007 14:16:06 GMT
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PCD is 4 x 114.3
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Ether
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Jun 23, 2007 14:18:02 GMT
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PLEASE don't go for Slut Hags! Love the car, looks like a minter. I take it's been restored, yeah?
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delmastiff
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Jun 23, 2007 14:27:41 GMT
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Looks mint, but I wouldn't describe it as such. Very presentable, very good, but it's an old resto so does need some fettling, maybe even a repaint next year
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Ether
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Jun 23, 2007 14:30:51 GMT
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They always do  Still, looks pretty tasty. What are your plans aside from the SD1 lump? |
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delmastiff
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Jun 23, 2007 14:35:54 GMT
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Marc
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Jun 23, 2007 16:07:32 GMT
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Great car, these are awesome looking. Agree the wheels need dish though! And maybe a little more tap with the "stick" ;D
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Jun 23, 2007 17:34:31 GMT
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Car is gorgeous, lovin the colour. A bit of a black stripe and some savoury wheels with fat rubber and you're done. Best of luck with it
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Jun 23, 2007 18:43:54 GMT
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Nice find.
Nice car.
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Jun 23, 2007 19:52:15 GMT
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Spotted this a few times on ebay.
Looks like a pretty decent TA22.
Not feeling much love for the wheels, but that's easily sorted and will transform it with the right ones on each corner.
How have they got round the problem of the steering drag link sitting right through the middle of the RV8 sump?
I fitted rack and pinion to mine in the end.
I'd love to see some pics of engine install if you get a chance.
It's nice to see other peoples solutions to the problems I went through.
Not sure the T series diff will put up with 300hp for long though!
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Jun 23, 2007 19:56:23 GMT
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Welcome to the site, nice car but could do with a set of minilites 14" or 15" to give it that 70's look , keep us updated on progress  . |
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Hirst
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Jun 23, 2007 19:59:20 GMT
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Needs some DISH!!  |
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Jun 23, 2007 20:00:45 GMT
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Nice work!
Bring it along for the next "geek meet" @ Henlow!
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Jun 23, 2007 21:42:19 GMT
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lovly motor  , saw this on ebay too, looks ace.. thats the same interior as my first ta22 had, not seen it in any other till now. I'm just about to order springs from these peeps www.coilsprings.co.uk/titanium.htm they make em to order, 150 +vat delivered. will let ya know how it goes. got a craving for a gen 1 celica again myself last year, (had about 8 or 9 about 15 years ago , would love to of found a ta22, ended up with a 23 though , still love it to bits. if your after wheels , i have a set of minilites possibly for sale, 7x13 (I'm pretty sure there 7's ill check fitted with 205/60/13 falkens, tyres have done about 600 miles.  also have a set of 14" slots, think they're only 6" wide though  anyhoo, great car, looking forward to seeing what ya do |
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Mike
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Jun 23, 2007 21:52:22 GMT
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These wheels are the nuts, and would set your car off a treat. |
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delmastiff
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What wheels are they on the white one above?
Carlb - deffo interested in your 14" slotmags
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Still, looks pretty tasty. What are your plans aside from the SD1 lump?
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, saw this on ebay too, looks ace.. thats the same interior as my first ta22 had, not seen it in any other till now. I'm just about to order springs from these peeps 