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Sydney
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January 2003
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Wed, 10 March 2004 10:37
 
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dude that is SWEEET I sat in one the other day and man, it just sucks you right in.
lovely lovely car mate congrats
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theres a castle on my hil...
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:58
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Hey, very nice MR2!! It looks like its a targa top aswell right?
have fun driving it 
Tom
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Wed, 10 March 2004 12:01
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Yes targa goodness also 
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Location:
NSW
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August 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Wed, 10 March 2004 23:21
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I love it, very nice.
Are you planning any major mods like 3sgte or you gonna keep it standered.
Good luck!
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Location:
Richmond NSW
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Wed, 10 March 2004 23:24
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Very nive your right about the bloody exhuast that is to rice these are not suited to this car on the weekend i will put up picks of our 1996 mr2 bathurst version you should like it its pretty cool well sweet ride enjoy they such a sweet car to drive
cheers matt
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Thu, 11 March 2004 04:35
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If I had any spare money after buying it and fixing it, I'd get the exhaust changed this second. But, have no money now  Oh well It'll have to wait.
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On your mum!
Registered:
May 2002
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Thu, 11 March 2004 06:48
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Nice ride
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Location:
Tasmania
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Thu, 11 March 2004 22:54
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not bad mate.. heres mine..
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Thu, 11 March 2004 23:04
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awesome ride man, bit of a step up from the celica
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Location:
Richmond NSW
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September 2003
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Location:
Sydney
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January 2003
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Sun, 21 March 2004 13:22
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Well plans for this week :-
Wednesday : New brake pads, oil filter change, fix diff leak.
Thursday : New exhaust system, something that looks closer to stock but still flows quite well.
Last saturday was spent getting some nice new Bridgestone Potenza GIII's on the front and the new Falkens moved to the back.
I'll post pics of the new exhaust when I get it, its going to incorpate bits from truck exhausts and other kool bits and peices  ....should be half the noise(yay!), similar flow and alot less rice/cop bait looking.
Would love new rims, but it isn't going to happen for a long long time unless I win some money somewhere
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Location:
Richmond NSW
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Mon, 22 March 2004 03:03
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Are your tyres fatter on the back then on the front cause on ours they are ???
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Location:
Parramatta
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Mon, 22 March 2004 03:42
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normally by standard they come that way!
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Location:
Richmond NSW
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Mon, 22 March 2004 05:31
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Yeah i no so i am guess they didnt keep the original configiration for the tyres????
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Tue, 23 March 2004 01:30
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Nice car man! how much did it cost you? im considering buying one.
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20!
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Fri, 26 March 2004 10:04
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I think i saw your car today parked at westfield car park with P plates on looks nice.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sun, 07 November 2004 09:41
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Hi Guys,
Well I've done some of this a while ago, but it's taken me a while to get the pics online.
I've changed the Dual 3.5" zorts which were causing me headaches dirving in peak hour, although I will admit that I miss the noise of dual 3.5" cannons, but I sit in this car every day in traffic so they had to go 
I've also put in a B & M shifter kit, makes a huge difference, I can chirp the tyres in 2nd now and it just makes for a neater more acurate shift. I also changed my ripped gear boot over and made use of the nice billet aluminium B & M shifter knob that comes with the kit.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sun, 07 November 2004 14:13
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holy crap thats short!
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Mon, 08 November 2004 11:00
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You know it's actually good, and I would never go back to standard shift, I can just change gears with the flick of the wrist now. I think the knob makes it a lot easier, it's big and easy to grip.
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August 2002
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Mon, 08 November 2004 11:03
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Haha! The dingo ate my shifter!
Dude where did it go!!!!
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Mon, 08 November 2004 14:05
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No Dingo's here
Honestly that's the stock length of the short shift kit!
It does come with an extention, but I didn't really like it with that so I've given it the flick for the moment, I can always screw it on, thats the beauty of a quality kit. It's all threaded to whatever Toyotas standard is and the knobs, shifter and extention are all really easy to play around with.
I've also kept the original shifter, it's not a huge job to change it, only an hour or so now I know what I'm doing.
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Location:
Brisbane
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July 2004
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Tue, 09 November 2004 22:00
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where did you get thr short shift kit from and how much ?
im interested in getting 1
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Thu, 11 November 2004 11:06
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Cost me $250AUD or so plus shipping from the US, although there is an Australian distributer for them, I was ordering some other stuff at the same time so it wound up cheaper to get the kit in from the US. Below is a great website for MR2 bits and pieces, pretty fast shipping too, only took 4 days to get it here.
When you work it all out it's nearly the same cost as a TRD shifter, but B & M have a good name and long history in shifting kits so I went with them. Anyway it's a personal thing
http://www.twosrus.com/
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Fri, 12 November 2004 03:19
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looks pretty sweet
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2004
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sat, 13 November 2004 04:57
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any1 got any contact for these shifters in australia?
if so can u plz pm me
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sat, 13 November 2004 07:57
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MR2GUY
There guys are the Australian distributer, just bear in mind that the new version of this kit does not include the shift knob. But it's threaded to take a standard or TRD shift knob.
Rocket Industries
40 Huntingwood Drive
Huntingwood, New South Wales, 2148 Australia Phone: 02-967-89977
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sun, 27 February 2005 07:13
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I have no fitted a rather nice Cusco rear strut brace. Picked this up 2nd hand for $80 which beats the $500 or so the TRD one costs, although the TRD one is 4 point. I've managed to use the existing brace to so now I have extra diagonal and lateral support. Took the car for a drive up the Old Pac, noticeable difference! It's heaps stiffer, much stabler through corners, and when you enter a large driveway the body doesn't flex as must, can't hear the targa squeak anymore. Was worth the money and only took 15 minutes to install.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics
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Sun, 27 February 2005 07:20
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Also has GPS sat nav goodness
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Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Sun, 27 February 2005 22:43
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Where can I get one for $80?! Awesome
Would the difference be as noticable for me? x engine brace instead of your / style one and hard top instead of targa?
I like it
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Mon, 28 February 2005 09:22
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If you've already got the X style bracing then there is no point getting one of those _ . It's just that the Aus delivered N/A SW20's only had / not X so now at least I've got /_ . If youve got a hard top you arn't likely to experience the body flex I was getting anyway.
eBay is your friend for finding one for $80
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Registered:
March 2005
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Fri, 25 March 2005 23:32
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Heh! I've never heard anyone talk about these braces like /, \, X and _ etc... Easy way to know what your on about, but damn it looks funny! 
My 1990 SW20 GT arrives in April, gets loaded on a ship on Monday. Just itching for it to arrive.
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Location:
Richmond NSW
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Mon, 30 May 2005 03:07
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I want it how much
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Mon, 30 May 2005 03:08
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pretty sure it already sold a while back 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
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Mon, 30 May 2005 13:20
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Yup long gone for me. Someone out there is still having fun with her though.
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Alchemists SW20 - New Pics 27/2/05
