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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 20 November 2003 10:41
 
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pics and a run down of the specs would be nice 
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www.geocities.com/drextacy
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 20 November 2003 12:51
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and not to mention...the "christening" of the car, u know wat im talkin about, the first ever, u know
just remember to put a towel underneath, otherwise, u know, when the guy puts the oil on the babies forehead
im not sure which church will perform this, nevertheless, just remember... if its worht doing, its worth dulux
and make sure u name the baby something car relevant,
can anyone make up some good names?
a few suggested names:
Timothy Runolan ......T. Runo
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 20 November 2003 14:34
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hehehe nice suggestions, but im not naming it yet
currently the name is 'evil trueno of death'
lol
hehe simmo always with the specs..
engine is unknown at this point
all i know its its had a "rebuild sports kit" at 100000kms (the sticker on the cam cover told me that)
from driving it home from customs it seems like its got high compression pistons in it and slightly more lumpy cams
but i don't know. but it feeels diffferent than normal
exhaust is straight through no cat and the muffler is so shot
hahah it was SOOO fucking loud on the way home lol...
gotta fix that... heh
standard intake (actually its original equipment  ) haha
hopefully get a better filter for it... some pod k&n prolly, who knows, i want throttles asap but $$$$$$$ 
the half cage is cool, and black and cool and black 
the front and rear OLD (i mean old) cusco strutbars are faded but still good!
toms 14x6 igetas with 195's on em
unknown fully adjustable coilovers all round (red shocks? with black TRD springs (8kg front and 6kg rears from the markings)
cusco pillowball camber tops (not yet fully "cambered out" though)
after market swaybars front and back, cant tell what brand, they are also red...
no rca's on it though, which is weird, but ill be putting my T3 ones on asap 
got a weird gear shifter in it with an OLD leather knob
like a half assed short shifter... weird, doesnt matter as im putting in my T3 shifter anyhow. also got a nardi steering wheel, which is nice.
also got a spin turn handbrake knob, heh which is funny to use :D:D made me laugh
also no power steering... lol hard to turn.
the LSD is a trd 2 way as the previous owner listed that on the japanese specs, but its been in 15000 km's
the gear box is quick but the clutch needs replacing i think, got a little tiny slippage, exedy heavy duty here i come
standard JDM GTV seats on the interior but the drivers side is a little damaged and repaired at the top right(will be going soon if anyone wants em) and back seat and all panels are kouki GTV grey and black
pic here
http://www.crayonline.com/trueno/trueno0006.jpg
[Updated on: Thu, 20 November 2003 15:08]
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 20 November 2003 15:13
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whoa man, nice buy.
looks the goods just the way it is, looks in good condition. so what are your plans for her other than just the paint tidy up etc.? 
oh yeh, how close is that car behind you, looks like its almost touching!!  lol, hopefully its just the camera hehe.
congrats man, later all!!
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Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 03:52
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ooohh nice
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cambo
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 04:41
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looks ince the way it is i reckon, your a picky bastard. and you think its got heavy steering? dont be a girl 
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Melbourne
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 05:25
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That car is MINT, looks incredible!
Can't u see what engine is in it by checking the firewall, or has it had a conversion of some sort.
Very nice car nonetheless
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 08:24
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Very nice, congratulations!!
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 16:09
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nice rims, hey wat does faded regarding struts mean? cool gtv seats yeh il take! spin turn handbrake, sorta like a hilux handbrake wher u spin 2 release?
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brisbane
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 21 November 2003 17:44
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Congrat Garth, so you finally got to pick it up.
Shane's been ranting for weeks about and it does look preeety damn smick so you'll have to bring it up here to show everyone up close
As forr the shot exhaust i know just how loud they can be, Shane and i were trying to fix mine on Thursday nite with no success.
Have fun with it.
Grant
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sat, 22 November 2003 09:10
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Garth.. I always thought it was gonna be a panda GT APEX..
Does your car have powersteering by the way?
Also, Just a little curious on those side plastic mouldings. Have they been replaced with white ones or did it come that color out of factory???
but anyways.. nice looking car..
TSUCHIYA forever..
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Brisvegas
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June 2003
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sat, 22 November 2003 11:58
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*wipes up mess*
well done...thats gotta be awesome when you're finished
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sun, 23 November 2003 11:23
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and me me me me?!?!
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I supported Toymods
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Sun, 23 November 2003 11:30
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Congratulations. Well done.
What does it smell like? can you describe?
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sun, 23 November 2003 14:12
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Believe it or not... no matter how old a car is... the upholstry smell still comes through..
that's what I've noticed with old sprinters...
they all smell the same! (provided that the car is kept clean).
And get this...
A skyline r33..
a mid 90's tarago..
and a mid 90's lexus soarer all the smell the same inside!!!
(probably the same interior makers)...
pretty trippy aye.
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 24 November 2003 03:41
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i didnt read all the messages.. so im not sure if this has been asked.
what was the end, total cost?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 24 November 2003 05:43
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total end cost on road is a little over 11k then theres the extras i spent (around 3000) and the new clutch i wanna get..
simon your welcome to come and see it at AK's workshop, ill tell you when..,.
the smell is race fuel mixed with old sprinter smell, shcao is right, they all smell the same
speaking of clutches
any good suggestions for the 97kw 4age thats going to eventually be running around the 180-200hp mark
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 24 November 2003 06:18
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The car looks and sounds like it is awesome! i bet ur stoked with it. have fun
Daniel
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 24 November 2003 13:31
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how do u drive dude?
Dakin make a good nice user friendly clutch for the 4age, 220 is the cost and it will hold up to drift useage.
or, my 190hp 4age had a TRD 3 puck whihc was a total and utter BITCh to drive but never slipped..
i drive hard too... i'd personally go the dakin i reckon
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Tue, 25 November 2003 03:43
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Exeedy/dakin make this clutch and pressureplate combo, give them or a dealer a call, they should have the part number on record!
| ae86drift wrote on Tue, 25 November 2003 12:53 |
i treat my car good
warm up engine
no thrashing till shes nice n warm
no dropping the clutch too hardcore off standstill
always match revs when shifting
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looking for a nice heavy duty clutch possibly a ceramic. no button with a single puck is fine
where do i get this daikin from?
does it have a new pressure plate aswell?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Tue, 25 November 2003 10:59
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if you want a tuff clutch...for $280, i can get you a 4puk ceramic brass button clutch. comes with a 3/4ton pressure plate, and a new thrust bearing.
i've had them in all my 4age powered cars, from a stocker 86kw Bluetop, to a MAP 4AGZE powered KE30. I also have a mate that runs one in a 195kw@wheels WRX.
I've never had any problems, and dont listen to what ppl say about them being a bitch to drive. they're soft.
sure, your clutch pedal will be a bit heavier, but big deal. it's not that much difference.
the retail is $395, but $280 is my price, it's made in Australia, by Extreme Clutches.
You even get a key ring, and some stickers... 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Tue, 25 November 2003 11:46
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heeh
no thanx man
want a simple clutch
dont need nothing crazy when im only running my 190hp trueno
cheers for the hookup though:)
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Wed, 26 November 2003 02:09
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puck clutches ARE bitches to drive, its the nature of them to be sudden, Ceramic and Brass cannot be heated much or it will fail also, so this means you cannot slip the clutch.
NA 4age;'s will never put out heaps of torque... just go with a full face clutch.
Simon
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 27 November 2003 10:44
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| toyotaboy wrote on Tue, 25 November 2003 21:29 |
I've never had any problems, and dont listen to what ppl say about them being a bitch to drive. they're soft.
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you're just a big softy simon...hey, good luck with that job interview tomorrow, dude.
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Thu, 27 November 2003 16:58
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how much did it cost u landed?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Fri, 28 November 2003 11:14
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well lets see shall we?
car cost in japan (FOB) - $5900
shipping, customs, dealer fee (1000) and other "official" shit - $4150
complicance, small repairs and rego - $3100
approx total > $13150 AUD(On road Rego with Full Comprhensive cover)
and then theres some extra parts i bought...
the car is fucking immaculate...i mean not ONE spec of rust ANYWHERE!... its truely amazing
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Melbourne
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sun, 30 November 2003 12:36
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garth, was the car a respray, or is totally original from what you could tell?
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Colac, Victoria
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sun, 30 November 2003 12:46
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Congrats on your purchase dude - shes a clean machine by the looks of those pics
Hope to see it finished soon -
Trueno's are good cars - and imglad a genuine enthusiast got this one instead of the " takumi wannabe's " we all dread
Thumbs up !
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Sun, 30 November 2003 13:52
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shcao > dunno dude, could be original, no idea, no signs of respray.
classique71 > thanks man, it will be finished in many years but it will be very sexy in about 6 weeks when i get my parts from japan. and i get taunt about takumi wannabe anyway
i just brush it off
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cambo
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 01 December 2003 08:57
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did you get into sprinters thru initial d?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Mon, 01 December 2003 14:00
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well actually no
i wanted a old school supra (mark2 or whatever) as a first car at 17 (im now 21) but i couldn't for the life of me afford one
at the time i was into toyota in a big way and wanted a RWD toyota, looked up carpoint and finally found a sprinter, checked a pic of it and it looked cool. so i was set. i wanted a toyota sprinter.
so there i went to google (as you do) and searched toyota sprinter and found all thes references to corolla GTs and trueno. not knowing what the fuck they were i googled them too, gts fu nd me this odd looking american sprinter with popups
COOOL i said. looks like a mini mark2 supra!. much better than the corolla look-alike aussie sprinter. so i also searched sprinter trueno and found shitloads of "project d" and "initial d" references and found out that corolla GTS meant trueno n jdm terms. WOOT i can import a RHD version of the gts/trueno. it was then i found out about LEVIN and TRUENO differences and the fact they were 'ae86' and then remembered about the initial d shit.
so back to google, found initial d, found that it was a cartoon and had to see it! so i got the dvd's off ebay and i instantly liked it.
so yeah RWD mark 2 supras got me into truenos if you word it like that
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Tue, 02 December 2003 05:15
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fair enough
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Brisbane
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Re: First Drive of My Car
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Tue, 02 December 2003 23:39
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Finally its here...
The anticipation for the past year or so has just about killd us all...
YAY.... Good to see you've got it....
Seeya when ya come up...
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