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June 2002
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 Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 February 2003 03:49
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Before i start it ain't much but hey got to start somewhere  . I don't have any pics as i can't get my hands on a digi cam. The car is a blue corona st141 sedan with what looks like no rust in it at all. I have my daily driver so up on the stands it will go (picking it up on Friday.) Once there it will be striped inside and out. It will then all be seam welded and back doors welded closed. Out with the back seat and in with a half or full (depending on what i can rustle up) roll cage. The idea is to fit a hilux diff into the car but not to sure how it will go. How tuff are the avant IRS rear ends????. Bah, anyway the engine will be a 1G-GTE. This project is going to be llllllllllloooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg, as funds are always a problem.
Why a ST141? I hear you say, well put it this way. I reckon for the look on all these V8 MATE boys faces up here when they see this corona fly past spooling its little head off. Be worth every dollar. 
Later
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Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 February 2003 04:47
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my sister has one with a 2s and auto with no rust
when shes finished with it i recon it might be a good candidate for a 3sGTE and a manual conversion 
They aint the best looking cars, but drive well
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Cairns
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June 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 February 2003 05:04
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They don't look to bad lowered a thew inches with some rims. But hey i won't a fast thrash car and if a corona is not a thrash car then what is.
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A.C.T
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July 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 February 2003 05:27
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Haha i just dumped my XT130 Corona 50mm at the front and 80mm at the rear lol. Looks pretty tough for a Corona!
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Location:
Hornsby, N.S.W
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September 2002
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Wed, 05 February 2003 06:04
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you st141 sounds like its going to be one hell of a weapon, i LOVE IT.
JUZZO
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Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Mon, 03 March 2003 06:15
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I am actually putting a 1GGTE into a Corona as we speak. It's a bit of a shoe-horn job but fairly straight forward. I have a live axle ST141 rather than the injected RT142 (did they ever make an ST141 Avante?) but they're the same floorpan.
The 2S is already in the bin and the 1G is on the floor, I've done a dummy fitting and am to the point where I need to make up some engine mounts! Lots of work to go
(using a friend's account as I dont' have a computer)
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sunny coast, qld
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October 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Tue, 04 March 2003 09:21
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SWEET! looks like we can have a twin turbo corona crew! hehe, who would have thought. I will have pics up of my XT130 with 1jz up soon!
good luck with the conversion.
later
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Cairns
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June 2002
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 March 2003 12:52
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He's using a gen 3 1G (out of a GA70 Supra). I can tell you first-hand the 2S mounts are not at all compatible with a 1G block, and the 1G mounts don't come close to bolting up to an ST141 crossmember.
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Cairns
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June 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Wed, 05 March 2003 22:02
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OK cool thanks for the help ,
Guess i will have to get some mounts made up no biggy
Later
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Melb, Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Got My Project Car!!!!
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Thu, 06 March 2003 01:33
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I reckon for the look on all these V8 MATE boys faces up here when they see this corona fly past spooling its little head off. Be worth every dollar.
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This brings back memories, my previous car was a RT142 wagon with a turbo 22RE that made 160kw at the wheels. Believe me the looks on the faces of the V8 brigade is well worth it especially in a wagon.
Some pics and info here
Vic.
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