joshd231 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 heres a photo of it on a dyno run, most heart wrenching moment of my life haha, harman brothers racing were absolutely awesome, gave me heaps of advice and spent heaps of time helping me out with things i had set up wrong, highly recommend them!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 so i just brought this weapon today. $550 off trademe its had the same owner for 20 years! interior is mint! but shes not exactly nice to look at hence why ive nick named her the boatbut its gonna be a good daily driver and it gives me a spare gearbox and also 10 bolt diff housing for the celeste when i get round to upgrading the rear end. got the standard sohc 4g63 motor plans are to give it heaps of low and ive got a supercharger set up sitting in my garage for these engines so will be getting that thrown on in the near futurewinning! haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 on a bit of a win at the moment, ive always got my eyes open for anything celeste that pops up as its so hard to get hold of parts. i managed to get my hands on this old girl last weekend off a fellow old school member maxpower for a very reasonable price. its a 1979 gsr model which has the sought after 4g52 2 litre engine and 5 speed box. the body has a shit tonne of cancer but theres heaps of saveable and useable parts which im happy with. on another note, the green machine is on a massive hold until roughly next year as priorities have shifted to renovating our first home. cheers guys this is the old girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 hello everyone. Wow, havent updated this since 2015. thought i would do an update while im sitting at home doing bugger all due to the covid 19 lock down. so picking up from where we left off, the green car above was stripped out, sold as much as i could off it and kept what i needed. ended up making a good profit off the car. it was then sold to someone who is using it as a display in a city centre carpark in christchurch. here she is picked up by the truck, ready to go to the new owner. this was roughly 2017ish. the car sat in a paddock for around 2 years before i onsold it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 mid 2017 i got wind of a celeste that a guy was wrecking for parts. after much negotiation i picked up the remainder of the car for a good price. the body was beyond rooted, but i got guards, interior, front end, doors etc to add to the collection. the shell was quickly cut up with a saber saw and scrapped. i kept as many rust cuts as i could. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Brought another parts car. this one was a japanese import factory gsr, so it had the gt dash, factory wood grain steering wheel and black interior. car was extremely rough. got it for a good price once again, took the parts i needed, to be honest i only brought it for the steering wheel, paddock raced it for a bit then sold it and made a hefty profit. win win. unfortunately i dont have a photo of it in my ownership, but this is the car, been through a few owners now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 heres a shot of the interior as it sits. spent hours in the garage restoring the steering wheel. come up bloody good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 speaking of interior. managed to come across a factory system 80 pioneer stereo for the car. after a couple hours of butchering a centre console i got it to fit. currently i have been unable to find a centre console with this as the factory option, so luckily i had a shitload of consoles, so it wasnt a problem to chop one up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 these radio's are more common in japanese models, i havent seen one personally in a car in nz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 guess what...... a brought another parts car! this one is a 1978 xl model so its factory 4g32 5 speed and round headlight. It was on Trademe for a brief period of time, left my number with the seller, he called me when the auction was passed in and we negotiated a great deal. shot down to Alexandra and back in a day to grab it. plan with this is to strip it and make 1 good ORIGINAL car out of the 2 orange parts cars i now have. i am absolutely pumped about the round headlight front and the gen 1 wrap around bumpers which are extremely hard to find. it had a massive shunt in the side and was written off by insurance. the owner was a great guy. had a immaculate hq prem with 33000km on it from new. beautiful car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 steering wheel getting a tidy up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 got onto a real win last year. managed to get my hands on another 2 sets of wrap around bumpers, brand new centre console, some factory mirrors and some brand new window rubbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 heres a couple of photos from when i had it on the road for a VERY short time back in 2016. i havent driven the car since then 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 last time i touched the old girl was roughly a year ago. My wife and i have 2 kids now and i work stupid hours (forestry fleet mechanic) so she has been sitting dormant in the garage. I pulled the motor out and deloomed most of the engine bay, starting fitting aerofast fittings to everything so i could run braided line. Had a custom catch can and overflow bottle drawn up ready to be made. ditched the factory 1600c radiator and installed a big alloy beast. this is where the project stopped, as i now need new intercooler piping made as i had to shift the intercooler from the engine bay to behind the grille. I sold the d window rims which i was guttered i had to do, but to get them certified i needed massive tyres which would of meant modifying my guards which i am against. so i will be widening the 2 piece alloy wheels that i brought the car on (been sitting in the attic for 10 years haha) I personally like a staggered fitment on the car so will most likely be a 7" and 8" combo with a gold centre photos are from today, shes in a sorry state, but it will be our 10 year anniversary this August, so hopefully i can get my ass into gear and have it certified by then. It will need some work done to get cert: another drive shaft hoop, gearbox replaced, upgraded rear brakes, lsd diff (if i can find one) and plumb external waste gate pipe into the main exhaust. check out my daughter, she loves to sit in it and pretend to drive it haha peace out josh 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshd231 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 feel free to comment on the build discussion churr team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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