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Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 09:45
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Well today, on a 3 min drive from my house, i was going too fast around a roundabout and thwack, front and rear wheels went whoopsies over the curb.
rims damaged, and the rear wheel seems buckled- it rubs against the inside body when driving, and thus cannot be driven. luckily, the roundabout was next to my mechanic.
whats wrong with my baby? mechanic says could be bent/wreck axle housing....
im just hoping its not truely fucked....
much sadness. the days of the bronze warrior being invulnerable are coming to an end. poor bronze warrior.
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 12:49
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Most likely a bent trailing arm, but you may have bent the axle as well if it was a big enough hit. Either way it's not too hard to bolt in a replacement from the wreckers.
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 12:51
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dude! the bronze warrior! noo..... hope it's ok!
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 13:08
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thanks for the support guys (Y)
norbie, the wheel just wobbles on its axis, when viewed from behind....
but i guess ill have to see what the mechanic says, and see how far it sets the ma61 back 
but thanks 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
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November 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 14:20
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| Evil_Foetus wrote on Wed, 26 November 2003 21:08 |
see how far it sets the ma61 back
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Sets it back??
This should encourage you to do it NOW
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Wed, 26 November 2003 14:23
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| CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 27 November 2003 01:20 |
| Evil_Foetus wrote on Wed, 26 November 2003 21:08 |
see how far it sets the ma61 back
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Sets it back??
This should encourage you to do it NOW
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yeah, but i gotta sell the ra60 to get an ma61- and spend money that was going towards the supra on fixing the ra60
ah well, it will be all good i hope
going to melbourne tomorrow to pick up my mates new ta22
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 01:51
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you should be able to source a rear end for the bronze nugget fairly easily ...
Might be a fair bit of spanner work to swap it over though - as i havent personally swapped a rear end in a celica yet.
Shouldnt be overly expensive either if you do the work yourself, or majority thereof..
if i see an ra60 about for parts - ill let u know 
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:33
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thanks y'all, tis really hepful.
thankfully, the mechanic is friends of the family, and the bronze warrior is back and as tough as ever. needed new axle, new wheel stuff, new bearings, new alloy and i need to get it balanced. all up it cost me about 270 so thats not bad.
im just glad its back and i didnt completely fuck it.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:43
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And what did we learn from this lesson
take roundabouts more carefully 
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:50
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| Classique71 wrote on Thu, 27 November 2003 20:43 |
And what did we learn from this lesson
take roundabouts more carefully
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damn straight.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:51
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good to see its running though - now fuel that bugger up and come to the frankston meet this weekend
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:54
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hmmm.... i take it i can find this uner a cruise thread somewhere??
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 09:56
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look in the victorian section
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Location:
Ballarat, Vic.
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 12:48
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hahah bloody round-a-bouts, i was cruising casually home one night from a mates in the rain, hit something, slid *BANG*..... bloody curbs!!
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Thu, 27 November 2003 14:19
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yep. took him for a drive tonight, there was a strange droning/grinding noise.....
it appears my muffler/exhaust has been bent, and am now left with a strange exhaust note. ah well. the bronze warrior fights on unscarred and unaffected by the trends
and my confidence is shot to the shithouse 
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Fri, 28 November 2003 03:25
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update:
it now leaks diff oil.
back to the mechanic, its not looknig good. axle housing or diff housing may be fuct.
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Sat, 29 November 2003 04:22
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update:
ive decided if i dont get an ma61 by a certain date (i havent set it yet) that im going to keep my celica and go the 1g-gte conversion...
so who knows?
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Sat, 29 November 2003 09:45
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in all honesty - if your ra60 has a great clean body , and everythings still in good order ( except said diff issues which youd swap anyway to handle a 1ggte push ) youd be better off with a 1ggte setup like what nark has done .. Not only will it have a mega sleeper value - they go like stink too !
ma61's are good - but unless you buy one with a turbo or later model motor - the performance power wise is pretty ordinary.
weigh up what you want .. old school Sexy body that will love to be modified later on ( ie 1jz 2jz 7mgte swap ) - or performance in a sleeper shell ..
Also work to how much are you willing to spend to get what you want ..!
for example by the time you tweak up a ma61 to get it moving - you may have been able to afford say an MA70 - which has all the goodness in there already and parts wise - assumably easier to source.
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Broken RA60 :'(
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Sun, 30 November 2003 03:02
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thanks stu, thats pretty much what i was thinking about.
its just if i did the 1g-gte swap, id get someone to do it (i dont know shit about mechanics, and have nowhere to do it)
if i got an ma61, id do the swap in a few years, learning how to do it myself and maybe move out so ill have a shed...
and plus, on the rare occasion that i see an ma61 drive past im like this.... 
theres something about them that makes me go mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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