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San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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My RA21
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Wed, 19 October 2005 21:01
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Just wanted to give you aussie's a taste of how we do it over here in the States. Hope you all like the car. It's been a work in progress for the past 5 months.
Here is picture of the car when I took delivery of her.
May 19, 2005
June 20, 2005. Not much done, just got the car running and some basic body work.
July 30th or so. More body work, TRD spoiler, wheel change and flat black front clip.
Early August. Fully flat black and 71-72 taillightes.
End of August. Wheels painted final color. Body work mostly complete and waiting for the money to paint.
September 14 2005. Painted but not complete yet
October 1 2005, Completed!! Scat Rally seats, 18RGEU with a gear drive. Trd header, 44mm mikuni carbs and some other nick nacs. Hope you all like her as much as I do.
[Updated on: Wed, 19 October 2005 21:04]
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I Supported Toymods
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Casula
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January 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Wed, 19 October 2005 21:48
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That's a nice lookin ride.
I like your choice of wheels they look good on it.
What, if anything have you done under the hood?
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2004
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 01:51
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very nice mate!!!
nice choice of colour aswell 
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 03:46
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The engine is an 11-1 compression 18rg. It's got 304/288 cams, 44mm Mikuni Carbs, TRD High rise header, and a Gear Drive. Other then that it's stock.
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Location:
Sydney, Shire
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April 2004
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
April 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 08:42
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duuuuuuuuude fucking hot, i like that a lot.
ur seats look amazing, i want some.
also can you give us more info on your front spoiler? is it TRD? like does it replace the front panel or did you bolt it on....
and where did you get your centre console which is covering your handbrake? did it come stock with the car?
nice work mate, catch
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Location:
castle hill
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September 2005
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 Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 09:11
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that is one sweet ride
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Location:
sydney
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October 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 13:33
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yeah .. big up from down under!!
man how wide are those tyres at the front??
good to see your showin it off..
dukes
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2003
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 14:06
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looks fucking tough man, well done. 
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 20 October 2005 14:44
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The front spoiler is a TRD copy and replaces the whole front valance. I'm trying to get another one for my 72 RA21, but they are getting difficult to come by.
The center console is a factory piece. Nothing special there, at least over here in the states.
The seats as stated are SCAT Rally's. You can find them on the web, and maybe someone imports them down under. Very comfortable seats and damn near bolted right in. Very little modification needed.
The front tires are 13x7 and the rear are 13x8. I believe the rims are called Tomohawks. At least that is what someone has told me. I'm not really sure. They are painted orange though. Everyone thinks it's red. Guess it pictures that way.
Thanks again for all the compliments fellas. I've been a lurker on this site for a while now and finally decided to make a post of my car. Glad to see some of you like it. If you all ever need anything from the states let me know. I will do my best to find the parts you are looking for.
Robert
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Location:
Kilsyth, Melbourne
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: My RA21
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Sun, 23 October 2005 11:48
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[quote title=PERTANO wrote on Thu, 20 October 2005 07:01]
End of August. Wheels painted final color. Body work mostly complete and waiting for the money to paint.
i like it the best in the mat colour it looks awesome!
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Wed, 26 October 2005 14:55
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yeah it looked good like that, but I needed more. It was more work keeping that primer clean and looking good then just to put paint on it.
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Location:
sydney
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October 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Fri, 28 October 2005 11:07
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hey man, me again..
i actually just wanted to know the tyre dimentions.. front, and back i suppose.. they just look real suited..
and nahh.. looks the bommm painted eh..
dukes
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Fri, 28 October 2005 14:52
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| dukes wrote on Fri, 28 October 2005 21:07 |
hey man, me again..
i actually just wanted to know the tyre dimentions.. front, and back i suppose.. they just look real suited..
and nahh.. looks the bommm painted eh..
dukes
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dimensions of the tires are 215/50/13 front and rear. they are sumitomo tires.
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Location:
Norway
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October 2005
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Location:
sydney
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October 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Sat, 19 November 2005 02:21
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ok cheers ..
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: My RA21
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Sun, 20 November 2005 00:19
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what is this gear drive u speak of
can u show me
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Sun, 20 November 2005 07:34
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it removes the lower timing chain from the motor and makes it a gear driven piece. Same thing you'd typically find in small block V-8's. Very rare for an 18RG I'm told.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: My RA21
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Sun, 20 November 2005 10:31
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do u get a gear whine
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
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February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Mon, 21 November 2005 05:23
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yes it whines just like it's V-8 counterpart. Sounds very cool and unique.
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Location:
Brisbane
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October 2002
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Re: My RA21
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Mon, 21 November 2005 06:54
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if u ever find another, i'll take it
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Location:
San Diego CA USA
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Mon, 21 November 2005 14:19
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| Mr DOHC wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 17:54 |
if u ever find another, i'll take it
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I've never even heard of another car having one. If I find one I'm fairly certain it's owner would be like me and not want to part with it.
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: My RA21
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Mon, 21 November 2005 23:04
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h0t car man
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Location:
parkdale, Victoria
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May 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Thu, 01 December 2005 16:39
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CHECK YOUR PM PERTANO.
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: My RA21
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Sat, 03 December 2005 02:14
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There was celica in the US for sale recently that had a gear drive 18RG.
Here's a different one:
I found this in an archive from www.toyota-mods.com in May 1995.
link:
http://www.toyota-mods.org/posts/posts-9505.html
18RG Cam gear drive kit (gear drive kits are made when an order of 100 is met and the produced, payment is in advance and the wait period for myself was 3 years, two years to late).
If we can find another 99 people, I'm in for this group buy
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Location:
Canberra
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July 2005
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Re: My RA21
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Sat, 10 December 2005 12:55
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98? Make that 97 if Mr DOHC would also want one!! Nice seats! That's a pretty funky ride. They seem to do it differently to us in the states. More spoilers, flares an ducktails over there, whereas aussie cars seem to go for the clean lines.
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Location:
Adelaide
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June 2003
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Re: My RA21
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Sat, 10 December 2005 13:28
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I think the reason that they go for ducktails and spoilers over in the US is that they are much more available over there.
I've found two manufacturers of ducktail spoilers in Australia, but none of them are quite as good as the TRD style ones.
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Registered:
December 2004
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Re: My RA21
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Sat, 10 December 2005 18:49
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| Steve M wrote on Sun, 11 December 2005 00:28 |
In the US they are much more available over there.
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No no these are very rare over here in the States. And if you do find one your looking at $250-$300 USD for a molded one.
71RA20 
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