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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project...
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Hi Stu,
I turned up to the Toymods Meeting last night with gearbox oil cooler leaking issues. No small drips either, this was almost enough to drain a gearbox.  It turned out to be rather fun in the rain, people losing traction as they try to walk up the hill on the tarmac... 
Last night was one of the biggest meetings of any car club I've ever seen. As Stitt aptly put it last night, the bigger crowds seem to come out when it's raining.  I was sitting inside the hall with about 15 others at the time, when Jason (YellowRolla) stuck his head in the door and asked if I was going to pop the hood. And there the masses were, like bees to the honey-pot... there had to be more than 30 people scattered around my car anxious to get a look-see.  That blew me away. I popped the bonnet open and various forms of flashlights came out to inspect the work done. A very appropriate and on-queue type of "OOOOooo" buzzed around the masses as some fascinated people's faces lit up. 
Overall I reckon the crowd were fairly impressed by what they saw (and heard, giving it a blatt at idle), very unexpected to hear that coming from a RAV4. After pizza I cruised back with Toobs to his joint to see if we could locate the source of this gear oil problem. I thought it was coming from the box itself, but we later found that the splashes and drips pointed back to the oil cooler. The fittings that were bought for this cooler were designed so that the hose just "snaps" on and that's it - no clampage necessary. It seems this isn't the case for an ST205 box and the standard RAV4 cooler.  So we fixed this up temporarily and early on today I took it back to Chris's place to get a couple of clamps fitted up to it. We'll see how this affects it in the morning. A big fat thankyou and mega-props to Toobs and Timmy for accommodating my car's needs at a short-notice. 
All my recent pics have been uploaded to our new RAV4OZ server (which I can upload pics TO, but don't know how to access these pics FROM!) Ride quality - good if you like a VERY beefy tone going through the entire cabin, air waves deep enough to rattle your eardrums going thru the 2000 RPM mark when shifting up. I think I might have to put the silencers into my canon's, see if this makes a bit of a difference. I don't think it will do the engine much good though, as this will create a bit of back-pressure. The 500hp fuel pump buzzes away as you're cruising along and the fuel gauge drops accordingly.  I might have to decrease the fuel pressure on the regulator for cruising around town. 
What I DO NEED.... an A'PEXi Power AFC designed for the ST205. I know there are people that sell these at good prices, but I want to find out WHO and WHERE (and maybe a phone # as well, might be useful) The standard 3S-GTE ECU has been Blitz Access chipped from Japan and came with the front-cut when I bought it, which alters the fuel and the ignition curves. This is unmodifiable. I need to get this beastie on the rollers ASAP to get it dyno-tuned, but I can't do it with this ECU in there.  This will undoubtedly be my next purchase.
Thanks for the good feedback Stu... you coming to Sydney to see it in the 1st Toymods Show 'n' Shine event in October?
Cheers. 
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Wed, 18 August 2004 00:06
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Mate, i wish i could come to Sydney for that - a)work weekend at one job b)work nights at another c)uni 5 days a week d)Girlfriend...there goes all my spare time plus i dont wanna come to some huge event until my cars finished ....that wont be until early enxt year which kinda sux
Sounds like ur nearly there, so good luck findin that ECU keep us posted. Congrats again on such an awesome ride mate
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Thu, 19 August 2004 01:56
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Andrew, I've finally had a chance to read up about your car and i must say.....WELL DONE
It's great to see such a unique project, and the time and $$ you have put into it is just mind blowing
I guess you can relate to me in being so passionate about the car, and from what i can see there just seems to be so much put into it, and definately it has paid off.
Hope to see you one day at work (before we move location) and also hope you will take me for a spin as i would love to feel this thing being boosted.
As for the Apexi AFC, my mate bought a unit for his Type R, (V-AFC) - for a good price at Mu Secret in Rockdale. They are a small business dealing with any import goods, I'll get a you a contact when i speak to him.
nice work man!
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Thu, 19 August 2004 03:21
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is it engineered yet?
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Thu, 19 August 2004 10:18
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Thanks for hooking up with us this afternoon Des. I appreciate you getting us this contact too.
Bugman - nope, that's next... after I get the ECU replaced and the car dyno-tuned.
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Thu, 19 August 2004 14:17
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Tue, 17 August 2004 23:43 |
So we fixed this up temporarily and early on today I took it back to Chris's place to get a couple of clamps fitted up to it.
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Didn't you like the fluro yellow cable ties we whacked on your cooler? 
Quite an impressive conversion I must say though... you've spent a lot of time and probably money too on cleaning up the engine. The oil cooler was about the only part of the car I saw that didn't have some sort of colour coding.
I also have to ask what did do to get the valve cover so bling bling... mines still front cut fresh and I feel kind of guilty after seeing your engine.
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Thu, 19 August 2004 22:38
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Hehehe... {chant} "Toobs likes the Bling-Bling"..
First up, I took it to Chris's place to find out exactly where the oil leak was coming from. It was definitely coming from the oil cooler, thus my yellow "bling-bling" cable ties (that came as standard with the friggin' toolkit I might add  ). It's still leaking a bit even though those hoses have been clamped up. Where the leak is coming from this time I'm not quite certain... looks more towards the rear of the gearbox. It's not pissing out anywhere near as much oil as before, but then it might not have that much left to piss out either. I checked the inspection hole on Wednesday to see how much was still in there, and I'm buggered if I can get my finger in there to find out. How did you manage to tell the level of the gearbox oil Toobs?
Also, I took my rocker cover and turbo housing to Ultimate Shine in Liverpool. Did a great job on them too. I got mine shined up for "show-shine" (more expensive) which involves getting it linished and polished up. If I'd have known that the top-mount intercooler was going to cover up most of the rocker cover, I might have gone for a slightly lesser degree of polishing.
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Sat, 21 August 2004 06:56
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Fri, 20 August 2004 08:38 |
How did you manage to tell the level of the gearbox oil Toobs?
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It wasn't really necessary seeing as your nudge bar had at least 1-2ltrs spilled on it.
Normally you can stick your pinky in the filler hole.
I would recommend you drain it and re-fill it when you've fixed the leaks because it currently has Gulf Western Ultra Clear 80W-90 mixed with an unknown gearbox oil that you had in there before.
Should take about 4.8-5ltrs to fill according to the manual.
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Sat, 21 August 2004 09:08
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Andrew - may need a few tips on " blinging it up " in the engine bay in the near future
keep an eye out on the " drama unfolds " in my members rides section ..
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Mon, 23 August 2004 07:26
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Toobs, the gear oil I had in there before was Castrol EPX 85/90. Found where the secondary leak is coming from, it's the axle seal. Apparently this one doesn't quite fit properly, but it doesn't leak that much oil either. Use the pinky finger to test the oil level? Ye of small-ish fingers... I can't even get my pinky in there to test it! All I can feel is the thread of the hole. Toyota has a listing for the ST205 front-left axle seal at about 20-something dollars trade price. I'll be getting another one of these soon to see if it aids in the cure of the problem. For the most part, the problem is in the fact that my front left driveshaft is still a RAV4 unit, not an ST205 product. I might need some help from anyone who can assist in this area. I already contacted Andrew Vibert in Shepparton, and evidently he's never had an ST205 gearbox or parts of the drivetrain come through his shop.
Stu, I can help you bling up the engine if you need advice there, like shining things up, colour-coding, etc. No worries... you want bling, I got just the thing!
I'm about to put down a deposit on an AP Engineering ST205 (plug 'n' pray) ECU. This will come complete with the hand controller as well, but is a special order from Japan, and will take a couple of weeks to get here. In case you're wondering, AP Engineering is the R&D arm of A'PEXi. Apparently you can't get a plug 'n' play "Power-FC" ECU for the ST205, and instead it has to be an AP Engineering product.
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Fri, 27 August 2004 03:53
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Mon, 23 August 2004 17:26 |
Toobs, the gear oil I had in there before was Castrol EPX 85/90. Found where the secondary leak is coming from, it's the axle seal. Apparently this one doesn't quite fit properly, but it doesn't leak that much oil either. Use the pinky finger to test the oil level? Ye of small-ish fingers... I can't even get my pinky in there to test it! All I can feel is the thread of the hole. Toyota has a listing for the ST205 front-left axle seal at about 20-something dollars trade price. I'll be getting another one of these soon to see if it aids in the cure of the problem. For the most part, the problem is in the fact that my front left driveshaft is still a RAV4 unit, not an ST205 product. I might need some help from anyone who can assist in this area. I already contacted Andrew Vibert in Shepparton, and evidently he's never had an ST205 gearbox or parts of the drivetrain come through his shop.
Stu, I can help you bling up the engine if you need advice there, like shining things up, colour-coding, etc. No worries... you want bling, I got just the thing!
I'm about to put down a deposit on an AP Engineering ST205 (plug 'n' pray) ECU. This will come complete with the hand controller as well, but is a special order from Japan, and will take a couple of weeks to get here. In case you're wondering, AP Engineering is the R&D arm of A'PEXi. Apparently you can't get a plug 'n' play "Power-FC" ECU for the ST205, and instead it has to be an AP Engineering product.
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I happen to have a front left driveshaft for an ST205
but it is probably just the seal... you've got to be careful not to damage these when removing the driveshaft, but then at $20 might as well break them and replace them
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Sat, 28 August 2004 00:38
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Dude, I'll be round there this afternoon!! Gotta make a pit-stop to Toyota first though. Axle seal is a-waitin'...
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Sat, 28 August 2004 00:52
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Be careful with the engineering and the ECU. If I were you I'd get it engineered and THEN put in the ECU. Every engineer I've spoken to in NSW flat out refuses to engineer cars with aftermarket tuneable ecu's...simply because people tune them lean for fuel economy just to get past engineering, and then go home and make them into petrol-guzzling high-powered monsters
Too many of them have been bitten, so now none will engineer an ecu! I had my car engineered 2 days ago (yay!) so I know the hassle you have to go through.
-J-
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I wonder how they will go with a Jap-spec ECU getting 'engineered'? Surely they must know that these ECU's that are unmodifiable from Japan using Blitz chips and such are tuned for 100-octane and guzzle the juice anyway.
I have a way around engineering... (kind of doing it by proxy). My mate lists the modifications done on the car and an RTA dude signs off on it. I think that's how it's done. I get the paperwork on it and it's all sweet.
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Sun, 29 August 2004 04:23
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Tue, 17 August 2004 23:43 |
A big fat thankyou and mega-props to Toobs and Timmy for accommodating my car's needs at a short-notice.
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No worries man, always happy to help. Next time stupid me is gunna change out of his favourite pants into some work clothes so i don't ruin them.
Anyone know how to get gearbox oil stains out?
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Mon, 30 August 2004 23:15
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Tue, 17 August 2004 23:43 |
A big fat thankyou and mega-props to Toobs and Timmy for accommodating my car's needs at a short-notice.
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No worries man, always happy to help. Next time stupid me is gunna change out of his favourite pants into some work clothes so i don't ruin them.
Anyone know how to get gearbox oil stains out?
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Are those tracky daks your favourite pants you bumpkin?
And you don't get the gearbox stains out you just add more to blend them in!
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Tue, 31 August 2004 14:48
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Got some more gear coming up soon from GFB (Go Fast Bits), including underdrive pulley and boost controller. The boost controller is a most welcome addition and will be hooked up in conjunction with the new ECU when it arrives. The underdrive pulley kit I'm a bit dubious about, as it's made for MR-2's not GT-Four's. Don't know what issues I'd be likely to face with this mod, I just hope it fits up ok. Underdrive pulley kit for a turbo car can be good for about 5-7 extra kw.
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Tue, 31 August 2004 22:08
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| RAV-GT4 wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 00:48 |
The underdrive pulley kit I'm a bit dubious about, as it's made for MR-2's not GT-Four's. Don't know what issues I'd be likely to face with this mod, I just hope it fits up ok. Underdrive pulley kit for a turbo car can be good for about 5-7 extra kw.
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Save your money and spend it on something that WILL get you more power.
Good to see it is coming along well.
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Wed, 01 September 2004 09:31
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| bbaacchhyy wrote on Wed, 01 September 2004 08:08 |
Save your money and spend it on something that WILL get you more power.
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This one's on GFB.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 22:31
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*pout* I WANT MY ECU....
Can't believe I'm only getting about 320km per tank (avg.) although it's really not to be unexpected I guess considering the ECU in there now is making it GUZZLE.. Such a good feeling to drive though. Once you got your foot down, it's VERY hard to take it off the juice pedal. Hmmm.. this could have something to do with my fuel too --- nah!!
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STILL waiting no ECU to come from Japan.
Oh well, I'm getting the damage to the rear end fixed up soon, and just in time for the Show n Shine in October. There's about $3700 in damage to the rear end (parts, paint, labour, booth-time, etc.) to get the rear end fixed up. It will be a new rear and glass mould, while retaining the original glass. The beaver panel copped a whack too, so that will be bashed out / replaced. Let's hope this bugger isn't off the road for too long - I ONLY JUST GOT IT BACK! Might have to see what can be done about the left-front guard as well, while I'm in repair-mode...
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Wed, 08 September 2004 00:55
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what happened to your car?
how did it get damaged?
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This was months ago, before I got the conversion done...
Going along Concord Rd at Rhodes, I was stopped in traffic, and a lowly Honda Civic ran up my ass. She impacted the spare wheel before running into the rear facia covering the beaver panel. All the door (minus the spare wheel and wheel carrier) has to be replaced. And not only replaced but resprayed and fitted as well, adding to costs. There's a lot of bullshit that goes along with this story, like the assessors trying to get quotes off me when I didn't even have the car (it was in getting the conversion done), etc. Finally yesterday morning, after I'd obtained three quotes to repair the damage, someone from AllStates Assessors came out and evaluated the damage to be repaired. It'll be taken to a friend of mine down the road who has a RAV4 of his own, and has done all the paint-work and repairs on his ride himself. I don't know how long it will be off the road for but I'm hoping not for too long.
The negligent driver of the Civic now has a bonnet of her's to repair (with a nice deep imprint of my spare tyre in it  ), and was interviewed by the police and charged with one count of "failure to exchange particulars after an accident", and one count of "neg driving". She's now a considerable bit lighter in the purse region, and a few points shy on her licence too.
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Wed, 08 September 2004 10:02
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Got some more gear coming up soon from GFB (Go Fast Bits), including underdrive pulley and boost controller. The boost controller is a most welcome addition and will be hooked up in conjunction with the new ECU when it arrives. The underdrive pulley kit I'm a bit dubious about, as it's made for MR-2's not GT-Four's. Don't know what issues I'd be likely to face with this mod, I just hope it fits up ok. Underdrive pulley kit for a turbo car can be good for about 5-7 extra kw.
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The crank pulley for the MR2 is very different to the GT4 version.
The MR2 has two 4 rib belts that have the same size hub on the crank pulley. The GT4 has a 5 rib belt for the alternator and a very small diameter inner 3 belt track for the power steering pump. If you aren't using the power steer you can just get a 4 rib belt the correct length and use it with the GT4 alternator, that's what I'm doing currently.
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Wed, 08 September 2004 11:38
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Ok let me get this straight - I'll need a 4-rib alternator belt designed for the MR-2 to replace the standard 5-rib one that is currently there for the GT-Four's alternator... and the GFB pulley should be right to fit up?
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The MR2 4 rib belt won't work because the MR2 has the alternator mounted low on the back of the engine rather than up high on the front. For mine I just measured the length needed and went to repco and asked for a 4 rib belt of the correct length.
Are you not using power steering?
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Ok, I just went out to have a look at the belt/pulley config for the 3S-GTE I have. I didn't know the power steering pump pulley (or Vane Pump pulley as Toyota calls it) was attached physically to the crank pulley. There's only one vee-belt on the inside of the main 5-groove crank pulley. So I guess this underdrive pulley probably won't work on mine then?
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Got the ST205 front half-shafts fitted up today. The standard RAV4 ones were working ok, but the left shaft didn't fit up all the way inside the gearbox. It fitted correctly, but the seal for the GT-Four's left half shaft showed me why the RAV4 half shaft would fit all the way in. Physically the GT-Four's shaft is about 10mm longer, and about ½" thicker than the standard RAV4's.
I looked at the damage inside the CV section of the left driveshaft and noticed that it was wearing faster than normal so I decided to change over both shafts (even though the right one wasn't leaking and fitted up ok). RAV4 driveshafts just weren't meant to take the turbocharged action that a GT-Four engine can deliver. Put these shafts side-by-side and the GT-Four shafts shits all over the RAV4 shaft.
I feel a bit better now that I know the ENTIRE drivetrain is GT-Four (combined ST185 and ST205).
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The RAV goes into the repair shop tomorrow, it's all arranged. In the meantime I'll be putting around in a Corolla (not sure which one yet)...
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Looks like I'll be rocking up to the next meet (September) in a white AE92(?) Corolla Seca. I hate bloody auto's.... work has started on the repair of the rear end, and the new rear door arrived the same day that my car got in there.
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Tue, 21 September 2004 14:53
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wow dude that is amazing
I didn't know your 1/2 cut was so messed up! man..
well cool to see the progress pix mate
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The other assorted goodies like timing belt, TRD thermostat, polished thermostat cover (more bling), polished turbo compressor cover (bigger bling), dizzy, leads, etc. were fitted up and almost ready to drop into the RAV4's engine bay.
Single-thickness TRD metal inlet gasket.
A similar construction to the head gasket is the quad-layer exhaust gasket (stainless).
One of the many goodies I got to compliment the conversion was the GoFastBits Stealth FX adjustable hybrid blow-off valve. This can be manually adjusted with your hand, with 16 different positions to choose from the ratchet-style turning action lets you choose between plumb-back, full atmospheric or both.
Continued next post...
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Nice collection, could make a nice coffee and come back and just in time for the last pic to finish loading
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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that is so sexual! i LOVE it,
congrats on a geat build up!
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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UPDATE:
I got the car back from the bodyshop yesterday and it's looking great. I'll post up some more updated pics of the rear-end later tonight.
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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Fri, 24 September 2004 14:13
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Got Bling?
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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Fri, 24 September 2004 14:18
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I look at your engine then look at mine with its galvanised looking finish and feel sad
I might bust out the dremel and its polishing wheel now
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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Fri, 24 September 2004 15:52
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How's it handle on the beach? Awesome car mate.
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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Sat, 25 September 2004 13:31
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Toobs, do let me know if you need a hand improving your ST185's bling-factor.
Thanks for the comments guys, another update coming soon.
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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have you thought about doing anything with the large bits of plastic running up the sides? I mean it looks great now, but it would look even more unique if you changed those bits. I realise money is probably a bit tight at the moment, what with the engine swap and all, but something to consider in the future maybe?
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Re: Andrew's 1999 RAV4/GT-Four Hybrid Project... (22/9/04 - MAJOR pic update)
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| peeack wrote on Sun, 26 September 2004 00:12 |
have you thought about doing anything with the large bits of plastic running up the sides? I mean it looks great now, but it would look even more unique if you changed those bits. I realise money is probably a bit tight at the moment, what with the engine swap and all, but something to consider in the future maybe?
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Dude, I'm way ahead of ya...
I already know what I'm going to do with the lower plastic trims and it's definitely going to set my RAV apart from all others (if it hasn't done so already). Correct, money is a very big squeeze right now, two loans to pay off... lucky I don't have a missus or kids or a house. Ahhh, the freedoms of being a single lad. For now, I wouldn't have it any other way.
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