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Penrith
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January 2004
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Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Fri, 05 March 2004 05:14
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Wheel well is completely gone, need to cut the whole damn thing out and put a new one in, problem is trying to find one, I've called about 20 wreckers today and only one had one, and they wanted $150.
just wondering if anyone knows of an alternative i could cut out of a different car that may not be rusted to buggery and would still fit??
if i can't find any alternatives i'll probably just cut the bottom out of it and put a space saver in there or weld a flat plate in and just put the spare in the cargo space.
any advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated.
Phil
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Fri, 05 March 2004 05:43
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Get a new one constructed out of alloy... no more rusting! 
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Location:
Newcastle, Hunter Valley
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Fri, 05 March 2004 09:30
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$150??  I wouldnt pay that for a whole car 
but thats just me 
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Fri, 05 March 2004 09:43
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some of the corona sedans are useful donors - i know my RA40 and my old RA23 used corona (circa XT130) wheel bins to replace the rusted-out crud that was there.
both required a little persuation at the front edge to stretch out and join up
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Fri, 05 March 2004 09:54
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I've got an SA63 (sedan..... awwww!) that you're welcome to come over and cut the wheel well out of... bit of a long drive though!
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Penrith
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Sun, 07 March 2004 21:05
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Well thats definetly an option.
Dads pretty handy with the air chisel and welder and we have a few old bonnets and doors lying around not doing anything.
constructing one is probably how it will end up.
its basically the bottom of the wheel well thats rusted out, so it might be easier just to cut the arse out of it, weld in a new bottom and get a space saver spare to fit in the shallower hole.
Thanks for you help though,
PS yes driving al the way to Victoria would be a bit of a drive  )
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Mon, 08 March 2004 00:13
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| Behemoth wrote on Mon, 08 March 2004 05:05 |
bottom and get a space saver spare to fit in the shallower hole.
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Silvia one is a nice fit 
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Location:
Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Mon, 08 March 2004 05:23
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Just talk to anyone that works on Gemini's 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2004
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:24
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I have an spare RA65 with a 1ggte conversion - you are welcome to cut out the spare wheel well for some beer money.
i live in Glenbrook.
Call me on 0421 054 247 if interested.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Thu, 11 March 2004 01:03
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not to hijack. But would you need to get it engineered? Because I wanted to cut the well out of my TA22 (rust was an OEM standard) and welding a plate into the hole. Then drilling holes and putting studs into the plate, so I can hold the wheel up from underneath ! Anyone see a problem with that?
The main reason I wish to bolt up from underneath is so I can build a false boot without having to have access to a spare tyre.
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Location:
Penrith
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: Need and alternative to a RA6x celica spare wheel well.
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Sat, 13 March 2004 06:25
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Thanks 1ggRA65 thats awesome.
How does a case of crownies sound??
I'll get in touch with you this week, organise a time to come around with the oxy.
Regards Phil
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