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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Castle Hill
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August 2004
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Mon, 14 November 2005 07:24
 
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Beautiful looking car mate..
Saw this one when it was for sale! Looked schmick as!!
Goodluck.. Keep me posted on your progress...
Karl
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Mon, 14 November 2005 07:38
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looks really tidy. I myself would go for either a restoration, or a 3sgte RWD conversion.
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melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Mon, 14 November 2005 11:37
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you prick i was looking at getting that.
nice one... get some more pics of the lot... looks awesome its was on carsales orsometihng?
what you end up getting it for?
as i remember he dropped the price pretty quick like with in a week so he mus tof wanted it out.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Location:
melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Mon, 14 November 2005 23:24
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well, we'll here all about this beast as it come to glory.
nice on ill be watching the progress.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Tue, 15 November 2005 02:14
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Will definately keep you upto date
might need to post on the new forum as this one is closing
ahh get to that soon
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Adelaide
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April 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Wed, 16 November 2005 14:12
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1ggte's always look good in 28's but if you want something different maybe try a 1jzgte?
all depends on how much you want to spend?
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Location:
Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Wed, 16 November 2005 23:31
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Cost depends on how properly you want to do the conversion.
Ie, you could make a 1G conversion really cheap by just swapping the engine and doing the fuel/electrics stuff to get it going.
If you want to do it properly, youll also need to upgrade brakes, diff, and get it engineered which does end up costing a lot more.
With the 1UZ and 1J conversions, youll pretty much have to upgrade the diff (stock wont last long with these engines), and brakes is pretty much a must if you dont want to kill yourself.
Im doing a 1UZ conv to my RA28 atm, and its going to cost quite a bit more than i originally though (doesnt it always though?).
Original estimate was ~$8000, but now that has gone up to ~$11,000.
But that includes engine, front brakes, new front suspension & steering rack conversion, W58 conversion, G series diff and new wheels.
See my thread about this conversion in my sig.
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Thu, 17 November 2005 05:20
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MWP
mate all i have to say is 
i havent had a chance to thoroughly read your entire thread but
nice work mate i must say i hope be have a beast as sweet as that.
im definately wanting to go the whole hog as in brakes frnt and rear, diff, fuel system, interior, paint wheels etc....
i dont like the fact that the way some of me friends do thing i.e. spend up big on dig name upgrades but dont bother with important stuff
with the $$$ that you have mentioned i think it would be best for me to stick to a 1g conversion or something alike....
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Rocky Mountains, Canada
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May 2002
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Thu, 17 November 2005 06:52
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| Cobzzz wrote on Thu, 17 November 2005 15:50 |
with the $$$ that you have mentioned i think it would be best for me to stick to a 1g conversion or something alike...
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While people may bag you for it, you might want to consider a SR20DET as well.
Expensive to buy, but itll have far more upgrade options later on than the kinda rare and ageing 1G.
The 3S-GTE is an awesome engine, but there is a lot of work to do to convert it to RWD (See Joel's aka TurboRA28's project thread).
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Thu, 17 November 2005 10:54
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While people may bag you for it, you might want to consider a SR20DET as well.
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i have definately not left out the nissan range as on option..
i had previous plans for a ca18det conversion for my KE30 but that fell through..
sr20det, rb25det, rb20 or 30det
i really need to have good search for what costs will be for each, if im goinf to have clearence issues, see what will be legal etc.....
i would be intersted to know what people have paid for a 1g conversion or any other like MWP has... from people who have done most of the work themselves to people who have had others build most of the project.... just so i can compare costs
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Heathmont, Melbourne, Vic
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May 2004
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Thu, 17 November 2005 11:23
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Nice looking car, keep the old school look with some classic Simmons or similar, black center and polished rim sort of thing.
Something nice and new under the bonnet would be good. Nissan engines had good bang for buck, but sticking with a toyota engine would be best.
Sign up to do a short course in welding at your local tafe.
It looks neater then my car, although mines got a 18RG 
Cam
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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Re: Ian's new toy - 1977 RA28
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Fri, 18 November 2005 01:37
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Cam
definately will look into doing a welding course
yeah rub it in mate i might have to take the 18rg off you 
would like to keep it toyota but if it works out to be easier to use another make of motor etc then will do...
all about bank for buck....
was also thinking 18rgeu turbo too soo mmm resarch
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Melbourne, Victoria
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February 2005
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