MattyZ

hey guys, a few of RC people might know my TA22 build "voodoo ta22" as majority know aftermarket suspension parts etc for old school toyotas are a bit of a pain to find. i have stumbled across www.technotoytuning.com and they have a massive range for TA22 but my only question is has anybody used this company before or know of anyone who has etc before i go spending cash on stuff in the US. any advice/opinions good or bad highly appreciated. they also sell KE70, KE30, KE70 and various other early model Toyota, Datsun parts.

Little bit of progress ive thrown on some primer on the engine bay as it was starting to get a bit of surface rust and it gave me an idea of how the engine bay is looking smoothed and I'm pretty chuffed with the outcome, i can't post a pic of it now as I'm not on a computer but soon hopefully i can.

cheers mate thought id do it once properly than 6times over.

Cheers mate its getting there, Nah its not a corolla is a 1st gen Toyota Celica, back when they were RWD and good not FWD and shit.

Yeah ive always loved them since my dad used to have one, was plannin on a 4L but no way on gettin it complied so gonna go 4cyl turbo of some description. progress wise havnt played with it too much just small stuff when i have spare time been pretty busy lately but keen to get right back into it again full swing, parcel shelf is almost completed swapping about 99% through it engine bay is about 80% so I'm gettin there.

More tacking, done just need to now finish the welding grind and smooth.

those wheels look like simmons any idea if they are? looks tough mate.

Small update boys and girls got my replacement parcel shelf tacked in now woop woop, which means i have a factory parcel shelf, and a unrusted window seat so less hassle to repair. pics to show.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! looks killer mate!

small update got the wild 4spd in haha all set up running feels good to be driving a manual goes sooo much harder than automatic its hard to believe how much the auto saps power. now to neatin it up rust patches etc needs new tail lights as the surrounds are farrked.

Hayashi Streets??

looks awesome man!, love your work. will deff have to get ya to knock up a combo for my TA22 when i get the the front coilovers, diff and flares on. keep comin up with crazy combos always following.

looks awesome guys wikid job just needs more low ;) when the time is right, keep up the killer work fellaz!

looks killer man can't wait to see progress. you changin the wheels later on or keepin the ones on there.

thats a big asss pulley. this will be howlin like a mother. can't wait to see the progress or hear it.

ohh its had a rough life has its fair share of rust probably more than most would consider salvagable but, i like a challenge and in the end it will all be worth it. cheers for the ideas, ill have a play and what ever result works best or worst ill let you guys know. keep the ideas flowin too people the more the merrier.

Hey guys I'm in the process of stripping my celica back to bare metal and was wondering if there was a product to remove that underbody tar/rubber thats found in inner arches and underneath, wire wheel just clogs up and linisher just melts the tar and screws the disk. any ideas? that can take the pain and time of it away.

cheers man, yeah plans are to just clean it up fix the rust slowly usual spots bottom of the rear quarters, around the boot. keep it for a 4 seater daily or sell it when my celica is finished.

manual swap is comin along steady, weathers holding me back as its outside have to dodge the rain don't feel like crawlin round in the mud. trans is all unbolted and dropped. so now just need to take the flywheel/converter off and then bolt clutch on, gearbox, cable etc swap loom. tail shaft has been modified, because the manual came from a wagon the tail shaft was longer? so i used the manual front half and the auto rear half of the tail shaft.

any updates mate or pics?

can't wait to see more progress on this loving every bit of this build. and 9C thats not that cold thats a warm winter day here in Barossa SA, winter has been renamed boost season. :P

got my T50 Shifter and plates today yew. just a white plastic with reflective numbers stoked with how they look. havent done a huge amount to the body just a bit more welding and grinding and cleaning my inner right wheel arch. will get heaps hopefully don't this weekend since i prob wont be down at the pub haha. heres the show plates.

had that happen to me grinding sparks shot up underneath and ended up with 12 pieces in my eye feels hell weird when they numb ya eye to get them out haha. cars coming along killer.

Clear racing jacket arrived wednesday tried taking a photo but too hard since its clear haha, ordered my JDM show plates top line has the jap writing then 74 for 1974 and then bottom line has TA-22 and also paid for a T50 shifter as mine was some botched up short shifter hack when i got it. will get more photos as progress comes along and parts come in.

pics of the car wearing the new shoes?