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river Forums Junkie Location: Land of Oz Registered: June 2004	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model) Tue, 14 September 2004 23:00 Hi, You're right, except for the wheels and the hole-in-the-dash where the original JDM AM/FM radio goes, the car is original. It has the same engine, gearbox and LSD that came with it. It has the same interior, seats, steering wheel etc as per import GT 2000. When the steering and suspension was checked/fixed a few weeks ago, we found the shocks and springs to be in perfect working order (ie no sag in the springs and no leaks from the shocks). So, it's still got all the original suspension. The idler arm, pitman arm and tie-rods were wron and replaced by new TA22 components - 'cos the RA25 has the same underpinnings as the TA22. The car is insured in the Classic category with Vigil Insurance. It is insured as a vehicle that is driven occasionally and not a full time car. I do not use the car as my daily drive. That's what I use my wifes car for! Currently I am unemployed, but when (if) I ever get a job I'll be getting a few very small dings fixed and the vehicle cut back and resprayed back in its original colour - which is the same colour as you see in the pics of it in this topic. Also, I'll then be getting a cheap 2nd hand car as my daily drive - and the RA25 will be pulled out for a weekend cruise or for shows. It's only been driven a bit lately 'cos I need to take it to various places to get bits and have it serviced etc. All I need is a dash from a wrecked TA22 and I can fix the radio hole issue and refit the old radio. Put some fender mirrors on the car and remove the door mirror and it is back to full factory original. Source the T18 wheels and I'm all done. There are probably a few RA25 GT2000 vehicles in Japan. They come up for auction rarely, but they do pop up from time to time. I've seen a few on the Jap websites, but the Japs never reply. Dunno why - maybe it's a Jap thing? There is another RA25 GT2000 that I know of in the USA. It's a full import. Dunno if Toymods are happy about this - but the vehicle is pictured in classic-celica.com, in the Hot Celicas Photo Gallery section, under the JDM Model category - so is my car. This car is the 1974/75 version. The early RA25 had the running script "Celica" badge on the side. Mine is a late 1973 build. During the later part of the production run the badging changed to block script. This vehicle has the block script. It also has the fender mirrors, but it needs new front and rear fenders and (I think) a few other pieces. I communicate with the guy (Rodney) a fair bit and, if possible, I try and help him out with spares. However, it appears that we are better off in regards to getting spares for these old cars than they are in the USA. There is an RA25 ST2000 in Brisbane. This car, the last I saw and heard of it, was in poor shape. It had been painted red from nose to tail (including grille and fenders), had a sun-roof put into it and the insides gutted. The owner was going to restore it back - but not sure if that means putting in the original 18RC motor (that came with the ST variant) - or other drive train components etc. Someone in this forum spotted a green RA25 some months ago in Western Sydney. Not sure if this was a GT or not. If this car had the same bonnet as mine, then it would have to be an RA25 'cos the RA28 bonnet is longer and you can't change the bonnets on the cars. RA25 uses the TA22 bonnet size/shape. You can fit, with some work, the 5-slot tail lights of the RA25 to an RA28. Yes, my car is ex-AMI Melbourne. I got the paper work for road compliance (as it doesn't have a comp plate) and also a short blurb on its history - which I requested when I purchased the car (mid 1982), which mentions it was imported by AMI for evaluation. It was used, for a time, by the director of AMI who was great friends with Laurie Stewart (Stewart Toyota). Stewart used this car as the centre-piece for the opening of his new Toyota dealership, with the promise that AMI let him have the vehicle when they no longer required it. When that occured, I was lucky enough to be driving past and saw it and bought it. The rest is history seeyuzz river PS: I didn't think my fender mirrors were electrically controlled? Where would the switchs be, inside the vehicle, to control the mirrors? THere appears to be no holes or missing switchs inside the car. [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 22 June 2004 00:43
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	EvilJack	Tue, 22 June 2004 01:14
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	rob_RA40	Tue, 22 June 2004 01:18
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 22 June 2004 05:02
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	thetoyman75	Tue, 22 June 2004 08:35
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	CrAiGzEE	Tue, 22 June 2004 01:23
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	munki	Tue, 22 June 2004 10:04
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 22 June 2004 10:28
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	EvilJack	Wed, 23 June 2004 06:06
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Evil_Foetus	Wed, 23 June 2004 09:37
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	improvedae86	Wed, 23 June 2004 10:03
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	rob_RA40	Wed, 23 June 2004 12:11
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Lambolica	Wed, 23 June 2004 14:36
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	dimmy77_03	Tue, 29 June 2004 11:50
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Steve M	Thu, 26 August 2004 13:53
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Thu, 26 August 2004 21:43
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Fri, 03 September 2004 03:57
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 08 September 2004 04:49
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 08 September 2004 05:05
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Wed, 08 September 2004 05:39
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Sun, 12 September 2004 22:14
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 13 September 2004 12:39
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Mon, 13 September 2004 22:44
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Mon, 13 September 2004 23:16
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Mon, 13 September 2004 23:24
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 14 September 2004 12:20
	Re Original vs modified.	RT104GT	Tue, 14 September 2004 20:30
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Tue, 14 September 2004 20:44
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Tue, 14 September 2004 20:52
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 14 September 2004 23:00
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 00:32
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 15 September 2004 01:44
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Wed, 15 September 2004 03:07
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 06:41
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:02
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:17
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:23
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	EvilJack	Tue, 14 September 2004 23:09
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Tue, 14 September 2004 23:21
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:03
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:09
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:13
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 15 September 2004 07:42
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 15 September 2004 09:42
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Thu, 16 September 2004 03:05
	WANTED ALL 18RG original owners.	RT104GT	Fri, 17 September 2004 01:40
	I think I found the RA40 2000GT Ex Hilton Racing Circa 1978.	RT104GT	Sun, 19 September 2004 00:32
	RT112/114	RT104GT	Sun, 19 September 2004 00:49
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Sun, 19 September 2004 11:29
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Sun, 19 September 2004 23:45
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 20 September 2004 01:02
	ARCHIVED MATERIAL 1976 GT COUPE RT112	RT104GT	Mon, 20 September 2004 02:50
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 20 September 2004 07:00
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Mon, 20 September 2004 08:05
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 20 September 2004 09:08
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Mon, 20 September 2004 09:00
	Gt2000's	RT104GT	Mon, 20 September 2004 09:23
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Mon, 20 September 2004 09:48
	Re: Fairlady	RT104GT	Tue, 21 September 2004 11:45
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Tue, 21 September 2004 23:06
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Thu, 07 October 2004 22:56
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Thu, 07 October 2004 23:49
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Bluewire	Sat, 16 October 2004 22:08
	GT2000 for sale	RT104GT	Wed, 22 September 2004 10:09
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 22 September 2004 10:32
	See what happens	RT104GT	Wed, 22 September 2004 10:35
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Fri, 24 September 2004 10:05
	Re: LHD 20R GT Corona.	RT104GT	Fri, 24 September 2004 20:18
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Sat, 25 September 2004 01:23
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 27 September 2004 04:51
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Thu, 07 October 2004 23:52
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Mon, 27 September 2004 06:55
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Mon, 27 September 2004 07:04
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Thu, 07 October 2004 23:39
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Mon, 27 September 2004 12:14
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Fri, 01 October 2004 07:27
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Wed, 06 October 2004 02:26
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Joshstix	Wed, 06 October 2004 02:57
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	RT104GT	Thu, 07 October 2004 22:58
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 06 October 2004 05:27
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	CLG	Wed, 06 October 2004 08:47
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Wed, 06 October 2004 09:00
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Bradelz	Fri, 08 October 2004 08:27
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Fri, 08 October 2004 09:10
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Fri, 08 October 2004 10:25
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Fri, 08 October 2004 11:29
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	bnicho	Wed, 13 October 2004 01:10
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Fri, 15 October 2004 06:57
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Tommo	Fri, 15 October 2004 07:47
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	river	Fri, 15 October 2004 07:55
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Tommo	Fri, 15 October 2004 08:45
	Re: RA25 GT2000 (1973 model)	Steve M	Wed, 03 November 2004 14:17

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