April 1, 201016 yr comment_426291 a lot of hard work hasd been put into it thats why it looks bloody overrated! Report
April 1, 201016 yr comment_426340 Great work Adam. I was waiting for you to finally make a rides thread for it on here. It truly looks superb and a job well done. Best of luck sorting out those engine issues. Report
April 1, 201016 yr comment_426363 yea thats awsome i have seen this on toymods nice car and welcome to rollaclub and loving the progress mate Report
April 1, 201016 yr comment_426386 Oh hell yea!!! May i ask, what material is the head lining. been meaning to chase it up for a while. I got the same in my ute and want the same in the wagon. Report
April 2, 201016 yr Author comment_426544 Just a black velour, I didn't organise it, left that to the trimmer. Report
April 3, 201016 yr comment_426809 This is really nice, well done on so much progress, its always the finishing details that hold you back. I hope you get it all sorted out soon mate. :D cheers, Mark. Report
October 7, 201016 yr Author comment_473942 Its high time I got on and finished the old girl isn't it! Perhaps my target needs to be Hanging Rock 2011!! I have very little left to do... it comes down to needing some final dollars so that I can install the engine once and do it right... Really all that is left on the to do list is install 18rg and solexes with rodger's cable throttle kit install 5 speed and hydraulic clutch paraphernalia fit new clutch reco radiator fit xt130 struts do something about the ride height that hasnt settled enough to look good And it should be on the road... Its just having the last $$ for the clutch and radiator that is holding me up.. and a lack of time. Oh and I just bought a new house with a big shed, so that is going to be a show stopper for the next few months I suspect.... anyways... enough excuses already.... here is a pic of the engine ready to go... albeit I want to paint the rocker cover. I hope that image works.. for some reason imageshack has now made it into the banned list at work too :( Report
October 7, 201016 yr comment_473945 my goodness what a nice car well done mate. gonna be a very nice package when you get it complete. keep the photos rolling. Report
October 7, 201016 yr comment_473968 Looking good Adam ;) Considered a crinkle finish for the rocker cover? Report
October 7, 201016 yr comment_473976 certainly am.. red i think... with the raised lettering and edging sanded back to metal :D Report
November 15, 201015 yr Author comment_482307 Well with a workshop free of race cars, I decided last weekend was prime time for doing the engine change in the Celica! Thursday night the guys helped me whip out the old engine in under an hour... many hands, beer and a hoist make light work! Then Friday night the boys helped me give the engine bay a really good clean and it came up great. Lots of kudos to Loctite Natural Blue degreaser... I then painted the cross member flat black as we took off most of the paint with the degreaser and pressure washer :) I then spent Saturday and Sunday fitting everything up... engine was in Saturday night... Sunday was fitting carbs, plumbing things, wiring things etc etc... didn't quite make my Sunday afternoon fire up as planned, but its close. Big thanks to Matt for stopping buy and lending a hand too... and doing a quick dash to Repco when I needed it most! Couple of niggles I need to sort: 1. Clutch only starts to give some pressure near the floor... not sure if it needs more bleeding, or an adjustment at the pedal. I have run out of adjustment on the pushrod... so hopefully will fiddle some more tonight and get it better. 2. Battery was flat so I couldn't get it running... hopefully it charges up today and it will be all good. 3. My gearstick is awfully close to the dash in 1/3/5 gears. I will take it out and try it the other way, but I am pretty sure I already put it in with the bend pointing away from the dash. Are there different sticks for different Toyotas? This isn't the stick that came with the box... it was a god awful shortened thing.. so I sourced a separate stick from someone here years ago..... Anyways pics tell the story... Dodgy gearstick? Oh and in other news I worked out why the front of the car was not sitting at a "lowered" height... got done by another set of standard height king springs sold as "lows" second hand... grrrr... so need to acquire some king lows for the front at some point soon. Report
November 15, 201015 yr comment_482342 Your welcome anytime Adam although 'lending a hand' is a bit of a stretch! This car looks so good in person and so well done too. Great work Adam :) Report
November 15, 201015 yr Author comment_482366 Update... clutch sorted... New issue - no idle mixture screws in my rebuilt carbys.. think they have been left out accidentally :( Anyways I got it to briefly fire tonight so happy days!! Report
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