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Hobart, Tas
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Adelaide
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Fri, 04 July 2003 05:22
 
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Hey, your car looks very nice.
I plan to do some mods to mine as soon as I get some money.
How much is the recon. head costing you? And approximately, how much more power will it give?
And I just love the steering wheel.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Sat, 05 July 2003 14:02
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Money...pffft, whats that 
Car's looking good dude 
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Sun, 06 July 2003 04:18
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Bugger. I wote a whole post then lost it when something else decided to load up in the same window. Grr.
Thanks both of you. As I said, I'm hoping for 150 horses, but thats from the whole lot, not just the head. There would be some benefit from having a fresh head with OS valves, but it's about the whole thing as a whole. Stock is 105 so that's pretty decent without spending a heap, I just hope the tired bottom end can cope. I can't really say how much the head cost. I bought it as
a package deal from a nice guy on the OCC list who is moving over here. Don't know how much a head would cost to recondition on it's own, but I'd hate to think how much it would cost to do the whole engine.
Frank has a wheel like this too  They pop up on Ebay every now and then. There was one recently with a trd horn button, i checked just then it's ended but went for only $81! http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&a mp;item=2421735177&category=43808&rd=1 don't suppose it was you. 
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Sun, 06 July 2003 04:22
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some more pics:
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Perth - Cannington
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December 2002
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Sat, 19 July 2003 12:28
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Man, your car looks fucking sweet already
its a credit to you and to '65s.
Looks great.. proves that an old car can quite often look better than new ones... In my opinion anyhow.
I love 65's, alwyas have.. i would kill to eb able to get my hands on one at all.. let alone in that sort of condition.
Excellent job
Peace
Katsuchiyo
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Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Stef's RA65
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Sat, 19 July 2003 12:50
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Wow, thanks heaps! Huge compliments. What car do you drive (I recognise your sig, and Brian someone's US RA65 on celicas.org)
Unfortunately it doesn't go that well. Engine still leaks oil somewhere though I can't really tell, smells like burnt oil after a hard run but doesn't seem to be coming out of the exhaust. Perhaps leaking an being cooked on the outside of the engine I guess (hope) rather than being used as such. Actually smells like burnt degreaser (I guess) instead ever since I degreased the top half of the engine to try to diagnose the oil leaking problem - guess I didn't rinse it off well enough!
Drove behind a truck and got some chips in my windscreen too that I will ahve to fix, and the rear windcreen wiper rubber deteriorated so last time I used it it went scratch all across the window
I'd love to take a Ta63/4 for a drive one day to see how the 3tgte goes in this chassis. And compare it to a modded 22RE. A lot less torque, but perhaps lighter? I'm a bit confused, on Matti Kalihati's [spelling] site, the stock specs of the 3tgte seem to be ~150lb/ft torque, but in his carina the lisetd stock specs are more like 200lb/ft. Which would make a big difference.
I lost my digi cam a week again so can't take more pics until I buy a new one sometime
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Perth - Cannington
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