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1JZGTE still has way more potential for power though.... Got the LSD from Aaron (Rabid Chimp) of CelicaSupra.com.

Okey dokey, so after getting her on the go again it was time to start taking her out a bit. I've been to a couple of Auckland OS meets, and probably the best outing so far has been the two morning meets I made it to at Leadfoot Ranch in January. It was awesome heading down super early in the morning, and still able to be home by lunch time! Here's a pic that Roman took as I was leaving the second one. I also changed jobs late last year, and naturally I spent a bit of my annual leave payout! Bought these goodies! Trust header: And a True Trac diff centre: No idea when I'm going to get them fitted up, I'll get the header done sooner rather than later, but the diff may be years away, lol! Anyway, I made it to the Toyota Festival, which was good to check out. And Aftermarket Photography shot about the best pic I have of my car so far! And a pic I took myself. I need to start shooting it at lower angles, it just looks really flat shot close and high. But here's a pic I got in the garage that I quite like, despite the bad quality due to low light! Anyway, later the same day as Toyota Festival I managed to pick up some wheels from Ralph, who's NZ new MA61 (SUPRAC) has been at the Auckland meets a few times. Yes, they're Rotas, but the budget doesn't run to my SSR MkIII's that I want. Yet. They're 15*8 on the front and 15*9 on the back, all 0p, running 205/50R15's. I'm pretty happy with the fit: So that's pretty much up to date. She's going back into GT's later this month to get a wee bit of damage I did to the bonnet fixed up (dropped the bonnet on to the PS reservoir cap that was sitting on the strut tower!), and to get some other detail stuff tidied up, cowl painted, wiper arms etc. I've also got some 17*7.5 Rota RB's that I'm getting painted black, just for a different feel, I'll likely use them more for "touring" type driving. Apart from that the future plans are to chuck some tints at it - I know, I know, but I think they will suit the colour scheme, and it'll help to keep the interior good, and remember, it is themed on what I would've done as a teenager in the late 90's. Also got to sort something out for sounds, looking for something modern with bluetooth etc, but I want something that is reasonably subtle, not some silly Pioneer/Sony light-show, and some reasonable speakers to put in the factory locations. Still need to tidy up the engine bay, so I'll whip the rocker covers off and tidy them up, and I'll get the intake pipe HPC'd black when I do the headers. Apart from that it's just drive it as much as I can (which will be less than I'd like, as I've got a bunch of work to do on my house before we can sell), especially for the next 6 months as I've got another baby due early Feb, so I'll probably not be driving much then!

It was in bad shape, rattled at any speed over 90kmh, was fitted really badly, and ultimately doesn't belong on a JDM XX, they were only for export Supras. The wrap around ones are the facelifts. They're nicer in many ways and I'd really prefer one, but when you're buying an old car, well, beggars can't be choosers, and this one at 88000km when I got it was just too good to pass up! I have thought about getting rid of the lower spoiler, but it's just such a cool original period JDM piece that it's got to stay. XX's came in 1G-EU, M-TEU, 1G-GE and 5M-GE. Interestingly the 5M-GE, the 1G-GE and M-TEU all had similar power outputs, but obviously different torque curves. The top grade/trim (GT) was only available with the 1G-GE and 5M-GE. Next update has new wheels, but the kings are as low as it's going to go for the moment..... they do look freakin sweet boned out on SSR Mk3's though.....

Right, so as some of you will have noticed, I got a set of original wheels, and when I had the car repainted I got Grant to weld up the holes for the mouldings. The drivers side one especially was a bit ripply, and and I didn't really like the look of the moulding just a little above the block of the two-tone. I thought it'd look a bit cleaner without the mouldings. So that was that. Gone. At the same time I also got the holes in the tailgate from the sunshade welded. I got a reproduction rear decal from George at Raptor Racing, and it looks great. Getting the car repainted gave me the shot in the arm that I needed to get cracking with the rest of the work, but i wanted to enjoy it a bit, so I drove it around some, then got the exhaust done. The last owner has owned it for a good 15 or so years, but most of that time he'd had it stored, and just took it out for short drives. The exhaust system was shot, and I suspect it was from condesation from the type of use it was getting. So I collected some mufflers (Borla) and scored an OBX-R header for cheap, and took it off to Counties Mufflers (on recommendation from Sheepers here) to get all fitted up. Well, the header wasn't going to fit, due to the steering shaft being in the way, which obviously isn't a problem in the USA, where it's made! I only bought it because it was cheap, and knew I was taking a punt, so wasn't too disappointed. I got the exahust guy to make me up a 2.25in system, from the manifold back, with a muffler where the cat was, and a single-in, dual-out muffler at the back. Went and picked it up, and oh my god, it sounded so lush. Absolutely perfect, nice purr at idle, good bark under throttle, but nice and quiet at neutral throttle while cruising! Exactly what I was looking for! Feeling even more inspired I took her home, put her up on the stands and got to work with the suspension and brakes. That took me a while, but finally got it all done.... Took her for a drive, and it felt good. Took it to work one day, and on the way home had a problem with lack of power.... did a bit of research, and pulled the fuel line into the pump, and yep, the little pre-filter was clogged. Cleaned it out, and she ran great again...... for about 100km..... when it happened again I decided I should pull the tank and get that all cleaned up. I got a POR15 fuel tank re-sealing kit on order... in the meantime my first child was due....... needless to say it was a few months before I got around to that job. What a horrible task, hopefully the last time I ever need to do one of them, next time I'm gonna pay someone else to do it! But, finally, all back together, and no problems since. So, back on the road, and loving it! There's still a little more progress, and some pics out and about, which I will add later today, or tomorrow or maybe Saturday, depending on how I go for time!

Pretty excited about the twin carbs!

So, I'd gotten the car, and needed to plot a course for what I wanted to do with it. I had to decide between 3 options. A full, back to original resoration (as you can see in the pics there'd been an attempt to make her look more like a Supra, rather than the XX she is). A fully modified, all out performance car, packing a worked 2JZ (NA), or a kind of middle path, with the car lightly modified, but fully able to be brought back to 100% stock. The middle way was the one I chose.... So I decided to theme my build as a modern interpretation of what I would likely have done to it IF I'd had one back in the mid-late 90's. So I started collecting parts.... here's the shopping list: Rabid Chimp intake kit, Cusco strut brace, King low springs, KYB gas shocks, Technafit brake and clutch hoses care of George at Raptor Racing, vintage style steering wheel (unknown brand), TRD vintage style gear knob, Rabid Chimp rear suspension brace, Whiteline sway bars front and rear, and that's about it! Meanwhile I considered what I would do regarding the body. As previously mentioned there were some less than perfect repairs that had been done in the past, but I wasn't quite ready for a full bare-metal restoration, so I decided that I'd get a repaint done, and have the repaired areas tidied up. I eventually (like when my kids have grown up) plan on doing a full strip and rebuild, but I figure what I've done should keep her well enought for the next 20 years, given a little care. I had to decide on what colour to go for, as I wasn't particularly enamoured with the red/black, and I'd always thought they'd looked sharp in white or silver. In the end though I decided that it'd be best to keep the colour standard. So in late 2011 I sent her off to GT Refinishers. It was great to deal with someone who understood the fact that I was fixing up an 80's Japanese car. Other places either just saw it as another job, or just really weren't interested. I'd been feeling a little undermotivated with the car and the build, but after getting it back from paint I was revved up, and really started to appreciate the colour, I don't think I'd have any other colour on her now! More to come soon!

Well I've been on here for quite some time, but haven't gotten around to doing a build thread, so here goes, at last, not that I've been that good at taking pics! Way back in the mid 90's, when I was a teenager looking for my first car I fell in love with the many Celica XX that cruised the streets of Auckland. I looked, and looked, and looked for ages to try and get one, initially just manual 2.8's then considered autos, 1G's turbos and even the poxy SOHC 2.0, but they all had a killer combination of being relatively expensive, and rusty! As a first time car owner, with a Dad who wasn't in the least bit mechanically minded it was a bit too daunting. So eventually I gave up, and ended up with an ST162 Celica, which served me well. In all honesty it was probably a better and more suitable car at the time in many regards. Fast forward a good few years, and in 2011 I came into a bit of money and thought to myself that I'd like to get a "toy". So I started considering my options. I was working at Nissan New Zealand at the time, so thought about a Silvia, or 180SX, considered a Skyline etc, but I kept coming back to two cars that I'd always loved, the ST205 Celica GT-Four, and the MA61. I'd sort of kept an eye on MA61's showing up on Trademe over the years, and thought about buying one in the past, but the timing was never really right. Anyway, I'd found a GT-Four that I liked, and an MA61, so it took a bit of deciding. The GT-Four had fairly high mileage, but looked a little tidier than the MA61. Well, in the end I decided to go for the MA61, and scored her for NZ$5500, after getting a little more carried away with the bidding than I probably should have. The next problem was that it was at the other end of the country. This was a drawcard for the purchase however, as it was in Alexandra, very appealing for a rust prone car. So I got her shipped up, and went to pick her up. Did I mention I'd bought her sight-unseen? She was a little rougher then I expected. I could see from the pics online that she'd need a serious cut and polish at least, and figured she may need a repaint. Well, when I had a good look I could see that both sides had had repairs and been repainted at some point, and she was a number of different shades of red. There was also a patch of filler lifting in the RH quarter, which wasn't really mentioned in the ad, but I didn't let that worry me too much, I figured that I'd just bring my plans for a repaint forward. So here's how she looked when I got her: More to follow soon, as those who have seen her know, she don't look quite like this any more. Discuss here if you wish : //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/44250-styles-1982-toyota-celica-xx-28gt-discussion/

Feel free to discuss, berate, hurl abuse etc right here!

My Celica's going in to GT to get some stuff finished off, so I doubt I'll have her back for the meet, but I might show up in my new red rocket (actually, it's a povo spec, Rolla wagon).

The description in the catalogue says 82-95, so my guess is that it's an opening range, starting to open at 82 to fully open at 95. There's also a "cold area" spec one that's 88-100.

I do though! Timing's not the best anyway, but may see if I can get in for a look...

idn't manage to get my WOF sorted, so I guess Ill be giving this one a miss.

If I get WOF sorted I'll be there, with shiny new wheels too!

I didn't get a good look at your ride, but my bro Ryan and his missus Holly raved about it, hope to check it out next time, from your build thread it looks wicked!

I should be there, and hopefully bring a mate from work who has a sweet VH commie.

The Nissan Serena has a composite transverse leaf spring, you might want to have a look at them for some ideas.

Awesome, welcome, and looking forward to progress! All the best!

I would like to come, but I'm not going to jinx it! So here's hoping that I do make it.

Post up your other car too!

I'll bring the Celica, IF there aren't any issues at home stopping me....

As someone who has a lot of experience driving modern cars with stability control, abs, torque vectoring etc I have to say that I love that modern stuff. I used to think that it just made bad drivers look good, but in reality it means you can get more out of your car than you could do so on your own. Naturally gifted drivers probably don't need them, but I'm talking about the true pros out there that have 1000's of hours of seat time. For 99.99999% of people out there it's going to save your ass, and when you start to understand how it works you can really use it to your advantage. I will admit that it does get a bit screwy on the likes of gravel, but that's a pretty minor part of most people's driving.

Was hoping to bring the MA61, but gonna go to Westfest instead, Megadeth and Rob Zombie aren't to be missed!

Yeah, the 2.4, "2L-T" engine. A mate has a Hilux with the non turbo version, the 2L, and all I've heard about them in terms of reliability is good, but they take a week to get to 100kmh, and can't get over even a small hill at more than 60!

Basically, the turbo Diesel engine for that model is rather rubbish too. I'd got for the v6 myself..... But they are a little problematic. If you're looking for a 4wd of 85-95 Vintage I'd go a Terrano/Pathfinder. Especially petrol. In fact, for the age I'd go any of the major brands, petrol all the way, old petrols are way less headaches." Than old diesels.

About the only problem I could think of would be faster break-down of the packing, on the outer radius of the curve......