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 Joel - 3T-GTE 1977 RA28 Celica
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Thu, 16 May 2002 03:46
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OWNER
Joel Fitzgerald
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL
1977 RA28 Toyota Celica
ENGINE HARDWARE
3T-GTE
1.8L DOHC EFI Turbo
Tuned for 20 psi  - 163rwkw
ENGINE ACCESSORIES
1mm oversized forged pistons
Fully balanced & Blueprinted
Heavy duty valve springs
ARP rod bolts
Custom made headstuds
CT20-B split pulse turbo - (20 psi boost)
Custom made JMR exhaust manifold
Custom made JMR plenum & modified runners
Autronic SMC V1.91
MSD DIS-4 with direct fire ignition (no dizzy)
550cc 13B series 5 injectors
Bar and plate intercooler (core = 400mm X 300mm)
3" inch mandrel dump pipe with separate wastegate pipe
2.5 inch mandrel bent exhaust
K&N Air Filter
550HP Bosch Pump
4 litre + JMR Surge tank with lift pump
Upgraded fuel lines (8mm)
Alloy radiator overflow tank
DRIVELINE HARDWARE
Alloy W55 5 speed gearbox
4 puck sprung brass button clutch
Lightened & balanced flywheel
Tailshaft loop
Corona MKII F series 3.9:1 Torsen LSD
SUSPENSION & STEERING
Custom designed rack 'n pinion steering
Whiteline 24mm adjustable front swaybar
Shelby 18mm rear swaybar
Pedders sports rider shocks front/rear
Noltec adjustable strut tops (Camber & Castor adjustable)
All bushes replaced with Noltec items
Toyota Corona XT130 struts
Front coilover suspension with 275lbs/in springs
1 inch lowered rear king springs
Whiteline adjustable panhard rod
BRAKES
Front -
Peugeot 604 front discs, 273mm x 20mm ventilated items
Landcruiser 4WD 4 piston callipers
Rear -
Stock rear
BODYWORK
Respray in Subaru WRC Blue Mica
ROLLING STOCK
Front:
Rims - Enkei Racing 2 piece 15x6.5
Tyres - 195/50/15
Rear:
Rims - Enkei Racing 2 piece 15x7
Tyres - 205/50/15
INTERIOR GADGETRY
HKS Turbo timer
Momo fighter wood grain steering wheel
Full re-trim (New carpet, velour door trims & hoodlining)
Custom made velour centre console
DIN53 battery moved to the boot
Splitfire gauges (Volts, Tacho, Boost, Water temp, Fuel level, Oil pressure)
STEREO COMPONENTS
Pioneer CD/MP3/MWA Player
Samsui 6x9 speakers
PLANNED MODS
(In no particular order)
3S-GTE engine
Chassis bracing (Strut bar, seam weld)
Autronic boost controller
Koni short stroke dampers
RX7 brake calipers
Revised rear spring rates
Adjustable trailing arms
Revised fuel system - internal pump?
Adjustable rear swaybar
[Updated on: Thu, 31 March 2005 00:19]
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sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Fri, 17 May 2002 11:22
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nice job wit the car joel dude!...
i like!!
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Thu, 30 May 2002 01:23
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Hey
how much did u spend on the paint job ?
home job or shop ?
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Thu, 30 May 2002 02:13
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Shop job, was 5k.
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Newcastle
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Thu, 30 May 2002 08:53
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G'day
Our cars must be almost twins
Same colour and model, mine has a 1g.
You used to live on central coast?
Stew
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Mon, 03 June 2002 23:33
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Howdy, would love to see some pics of your car. I actually live on the Central Coast!
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Newcastle
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Thu, 06 June 2002 08:54
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Yeah i grew up on the coast...
All my mates used to wave at you thinking you were me till they got the number plates figured out.
I'll have to get some current pics done... or better yet just catch up. Where bouts on the coast u livin? i'm in newy now but most my mates still live down the coast.
Stew
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Thu, 13 June 2002 02:22
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Hey dood,
With your speedo and tacho, how did you get it do give you the correct readings, or have you not fixed/calibrated it yet ?
I did a 1g conversion into my ra65 and the speedo is stuffed.. Called up a mechanic and he wanted $150 to fix it for me. Is this reasonable/correct?
Thanks
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I supported Toymods
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south of the big smoke
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Mon, 04 November 2002 08:33
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hey joel what happened to ya pics?
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Terrigal
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Re: Joel - RA28
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Fri, 22 November 2002 03:49
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Fixed the pics and made a few updates 
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 22 November 2002 04:04
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hey whats that red thingy with the heatsink fins on the passenger side of the eng bay?
BTW: nice 28 jeol!!
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 22 November 2002 04:05
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Its the MSD dis-4!
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 22 November 2002 05:42
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cool mate.. i thought it might've been the computer... but i didnt want to look like a complete dickhead.
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I supported Toymods
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September 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 22 November 2002 05:55
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Dont worry i thought it was an amplifier 
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 05:34
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Just put a few updated pics and info..
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Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 06:17
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thats gorgeous. have you got any performance times or power thingmebobs?
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 06:20
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Here is the latest dyno sheet from the Toymods Dynoday.
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 06:59
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any torque figures Joel?
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Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 07:07
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nice power curve!
i got mine dynoed 103hp with a dodgy flat spot at the start, i need to get the A/F right im going to take it to a carbie tuner sweet celica by the way i thought i was the only one who liked wood.
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 10 September 2003 07:08
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This was a previous dyno run I had.. But as you can see there are some large differences in dyno figures between dynos.
It has torque though..
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Thu, 11 September 2003 04:34
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love ya work!!
still aint a 1g thou!
when ya wreckon u will have the 3s in?
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Mon, 15 December 2003 23:20
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Just a quick update...
RA28 now has rack n pinion steering and a few other suspension goodies
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Central Coast
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April 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Tue, 16 December 2003 23:22
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Joel
You goota bring it around and let me have a look at it.
It looks sweet.
Mine will be coming out of the shop in a few weeks.
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 17 December 2003 10:32
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nice car, got those same rims on my ta22
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Sun, 21 December 2003 21:40
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simply put, it's f**king awesome. Specially that track picture. oh the envy.
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Mon, 22 December 2003 10:48
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Howd the new "suspension goodies" fit up?, no dramas? feel much better on the road?. You might wanna check my members page for the replacements 
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Terrigal
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Mon, 22 December 2003 21:41
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Mate all fitted well.. But i'll probably be looking at changing to a slightly softer setup soon. Maybe around 300lbs/in . Also the shock really needs to be shortened as there is bugger all suspension travel left.
But overall it's feeling really good on the road, much better than it ever used to anyway.
Cheers
Joel
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Location:
Northwestern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Tue, 23 December 2003 00:05
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How is it for going around round abouts? Less turns?
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Tue, 23 December 2003 01:02
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Yeah steering ratio is unreal! feels so good to drive along twisty roads.
I think turning circle is worse though which is interesting.
Maybe this is ackermann problem?
Also i'm still using the original steering stops on the control arms. Whereas I understand with rack n pinion these are not needed as the rack limits the turning. So I probably should try taking those off.
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Tue, 23 December 2003 14:08
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awesome. just read the spec sheet and saw the color of WRX/WRC blue. This is the color I was considering for my respray and after seeing it on yours I think I'm soundly hooked.
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Perth
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April 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Thu, 01 April 2004 17:45
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that is a very nice looking car.
kudos to you fella.
James
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 02 April 2004 00:09
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Just realised none of the pics were working.. Have updated now
Not many of engine as there has been some changes but don't have any pics yet - included an old one for now.
Cheers
Joel
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Sun, 04 April 2004 03:17
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I got a tune done on the weekend with the new JMR plenum and got 163rwkw, so almost a 20kw increase at the wheels.
We were also able to run a lot more timing which has made a huge improvement on the midrange.
Also added some new engine pics
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Newcastle
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Sun, 04 April 2004 03:28
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Interesting looking plenum, what did that cost you?
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NSW
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October 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Sun, 04 April 2004 12:44
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| tanman wrote on Sun, 04 April 2004 13:28 |
Interesting looking plenum, what did that cost you?
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About to ask that same thing, if it is reasonably cheap I might consider doing it to mine whilst doing my turbo/intercooler upgrade.
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NSW
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August 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 00:06
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One of the best I've seen.
Come to think of it, fu@#it, nicest one ever! 
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 06:48
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Guys have a chat to Yellorolla off these forums for pricing on the plenum! It's a worth while upgrade, has made the engine feel 100% better.
Thanks all for the comments
Cheers
Joel
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 06:50
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What does everyone think of these wheels? I reckon they'd suit the Celica much better than whats currently on it.
The picture doesn't do them justice, but actually have quite a dish.
Cheers
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Newcastle
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 07:52
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What size TB are you running?
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Westleigh, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 10:47
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i wanted to get those wheels for my celica but they were abit too expensive,
i like them
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 07 April 2004 22:37
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Stock TB, seems to flow more than enough.
How much were the wheels ?
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Westleigh, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 09 April 2004 08:11
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couple of grand, from bob janes up at hornsby.they are expensive because roh make them for the car when they are ordered. i saw your car at northshore perfomance mufflers a couple of weeks back, looks pretty shmick.
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NSW
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 21 April 2004 04:44
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What does everyone think of these wheels? I reckon they'd suit the Celica much better than whats currently on it.
The picture doesn't do them justice, but actually have quite a dish.
Cheers
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Those wheels would look a milion times better 
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Sydney, Shire
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April 2004
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Wed, 21 April 2004 11:29
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yeh i agree
the wheels on it now are just holding the car back from further greatness
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 30 April 2004 07:07
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What about these wheels? Just trying to find something in the right offset to suit the new diff.
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Sydney, Shire
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April 2004
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 30 April 2004 07:10
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the first set u put up are better i reakon....i cant really picture the car with those rims
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 30 April 2004 07:14
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Maybe these?
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 30 April 2004 08:05
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yeh they might not look to shabby actually....
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adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28
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Fri, 30 April 2004 13:44
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they look pretty cool, has the new offset put it higher or lower? some of them pics look like fwd offset? if so there's a dude selling similar mesh ones at the moment that would look sweet on an old celica
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Thu, 03 June 2004 10:02
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Sounds bloody good mate, any chance of a few pics? In particular the trailing arm brackets & the wheels.
Did you think at all about getting rid of the panhard rod & setting up a watts link for it? You reckon it would be worth it? I know dave GZE set one up in his, dunno how hard it was.
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Thu, 03 June 2004 12:16
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Hey Joel, what ratio do you have now? I have 3.9:1, and may be interested in a swap.
Cheers
Phil
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Thu, 03 June 2004 13:09
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Bigworm - Here is a pic of the diff housing. Haven't taken any of wheels yet but will shortly.
I definately will setup a watts link in the future. I grabbed one off a old Ford from pick n payless. But that will be a later project I think the exhaust is in the way also.
Phil, I think I have a 4.3? which is a bit odd for a MKII centre but on the gears it says 10x43 so yeah. Though the build plate said 292 which should be 4.1 ... Confusing.
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Fri, 04 June 2004 07:56
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Nice work Are those shock mounts lower as well? Would make it easier to run standard length shocks with lowered rear axle if it was.
4.3 is an odd ratio for the F series diff. I wonder what it came from?
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Fri, 04 June 2004 12:09
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Oh yeah should have mentioned that, the shock mounts are 30mm lower. So at full droop the lowered springs are now just captive - whereas before they were not captive. Also gets the shock back to where it should be in terms of how much it is compressed at ride height.
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Canberra
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May 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Fri, 04 June 2004 13:56
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Good move
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Mon, 21 June 2004 12:16
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Another pic with the new rear wheels..
I've found another set of Enkei's for the front on Japan Yahoo.. Hope I win the bid
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Green Point
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October 2002
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Re: Joel - Turbo 1977 RA28 Celica
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Thu, 24 June 2004 09:04
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Nice....
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