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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sat, 05 June 2004 07:12
 
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Just get some fresh standard height springs from kings
These cars are unbeleivable fun! They handle quite well, alot better than the celica would 
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Brisbane, QLD
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sat, 05 June 2004 08:26
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i concur with blacksupra
i recently test drove(read: gave an absolute flogging to) an aw11 with 4agze
the thing fanged, quite zippy, a tad hard to get the arse end out...but give it enough and you'll get there 
my only gripe was the interior being too small(i only just fit in...and my knees could almost see the top of the steering wheel  )
but yeah
good luck with the restoration
and boo to cut springs, thems the evil!
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Sat, 05 June 2004 08:33
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bummer I just had a look at the king springs website, they don't even make standard heigth replacment springs for this car, So I deffinatley need a set of original springs.
Yeah I know what you mean a bit small, I am a pretty big guy but I can fit in it comfortably.
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Sat, 05 June 2004 08:56
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was the chick a slob?
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Sat, 05 June 2004 09:06
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dunno I never met her, I delt with her father.
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Perth, WA
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September 2003
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Sun, 06 June 2004 14:13
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Good luck with the project dood!
Good price too..
tho the first thing I would do is rip off that ugly rear wing! Whats the deal with that!!  It looks like a Lancer wing or something?? Certainly doesn't go with the car..
A little aluminium t-wing or something would look good.. but I'm sure this is the last of your worries at the moment!! hehe
Once again - good luck - will be good to see the end product!
DAMO
TRD 83
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nsw
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Sun, 06 June 2004 15:07
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fuck me wiso, i test drove 1 of these things, and my knees where so high up it i couldnt turn it, how the hell can u do it man, ur taller than me !!!
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Canberra
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Mon, 07 June 2004 03:23
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| wiso wrote on Sat, 05 June 2004 18:33 |
bummer I just had a look at the king springs website, they don't even make standard heigth replacment springs for this car, So I deffinatley need a set of original springs.
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If you go to a decent suspension place that deals with king springs, they can arrange to have the springs made to suit at no extra cost.
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Canberra
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sat, 12 June 2004 07:05
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Update:
I finally had time to test the engine today, it runs nice and smooth, took a while for it to start, my dad was like test for spark, check leads, but luckily I wanted to check the fuses first, EFI fuse was blown 
The only thing with it is it blown a bit of white smoke, I know, I thought this usually means head gasket gone, but I did the bubble test its fine, and the oil is nice and smooth, not mixing with water. So I dunno, I hopes its just burning off old oil and shit cause it's been sitting untouched for 18months.
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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May 2002
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Sat, 12 June 2004 14:31
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jealous man.. 
even though i cant finish work on the one i got, i would still love another (and another) aw11 in my yard to play with.. 
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Canberra
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Sydney, OZ
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Wed, 23 June 2004 05:17
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What a bargin... Bastard!
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was the chick a slob?
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By the looks of it... propably had drool hanging from the left side of her mouth, that's the only explaination I can come up with by sticking that crappy wing on the rear!!
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Canberra
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Gold Coast
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January 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Thu, 08 July 2004 16:08
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looks good man!!!!!
Maybe u shoudl doa 3s-gte conversion u then have the under streering barstard (the gt2 celica) then the drifting trolly (MR2-T), lol
Nezza 
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Geelong.Vic.AU
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September 2003
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Wed, 01 September 2004 05:26
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Great work,
Its coming along very well, how much have u put into it so far, looks like it will end up being a very good score.
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Thu, 02 September 2004 05:37
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so far, put a bit more in than I originally wanted to, I was told the engine was good and ran well, which is what made the car a bargin, but in actual fact the rings were fried, and there had been something major in cylinder 1 and 4, cause the pistons were all damaged on top, the tvis butterfly plates were bent and loose , so I don't know what the hell she did to it.
So after my original estimate of $3000 on the road, it is now like $4000 or more, after the engine rebuild, still good for an AW11 though.
Have the body looking pretty sweet
and the engine fully rebuilt and ready to go back in
I am just gonna rego it and run it for a while with the paint like it is and when I get time, full respray, in original red.
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Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Thu, 02 September 2004 09:49
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Like your work man! Wish I had, both the time and knowlege to do that! Props!
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perth
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October 2003
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Fri, 03 September 2004 11:18
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| wiso wrote on Thu, 02 September 2004 15:37 |
so I don't know what the hell she did to it.
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thats the problem right there
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Newcastle
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June 2002
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Bundaberg, Qld.
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Fri, 03 September 2004 21:22
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thats coming along sweet man. good stuff.
i just noticed that it has the same set of rims as the 1st set i bought for the feral back in '95.
where did you get the new bonnet from? and how many $$ if you dont mind me asking..
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Canberra
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Mon, 06 September 2004 14:52
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old_mr2, nah I dunno that wing is actually starting to grow on me, I guess thats what happens when you see it everyday, so I think I'll leave it for the moment.
Yeah I was gonna get a set of yellow/gold 15" but the guy wouldn't come to a reasonable price so $10 later I fixed the one that was flat and they actually suite the car so well.
The bonnet I got from SSS in sydney, for $100, they had this one and a black one, I got this one cause it was dead straight and had the emblem, the black one had a very minor focused dent and no badge.
some nice deals with the car, has a nice 2" system with extractors. K-mac front and rear swaybars, and unknown brand stiffer front and rear supercharged aw11 springs.
I am soo excited to drive it, can't wait. I just need a new windscreen and in 3 weeks tops she'll be running around
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Tue, 07 September 2004 04:37
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Joel!
what an awesome job you have done mate.. looks awesome! You have done an amazing job.
Can't wait to see it in the flesh!
even tho' it ain't a 162 
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Tue, 07 September 2004 05:37
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I can't believe how quickly you put this altogether! Good work, it's looking sweet!
Did you do the engine rebuild yourself?
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Tue, 07 September 2004 06:39
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Rob yeah man there will be plenty of time for that, It has come time to get rid of the 162, the days of fwd are gonna be gone,
FWDboy yeah rebuilt it myself, got the cylinders honed, crank ground, oversized bearings, head checked for pressure, new stem seals, it was a very patient exercise, new clutch, new belts, shes all sweet, the rebuild costed a total of $900, not too shabby since it will now last a long time.
Hey hows that GT4 of yours going?
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Tue, 07 September 2004 07:00
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Yeah - the GT4 is going through the road transport authority place tomorrow so hopefully it'll be in my posession either late tomorrow or early thursday if everything goes well. Just freaking out about money a bit atm
Did you replace any other bearings aside from the big-end ones?
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Canberra
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Tue, 07 September 2004 11:50
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man I did everything, bigends, mains, thrust bearings, mains are oversized cause they had to grind the crank there, with the rest of it just got honed, new rings, shaved block and head.
were always freaking about money
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Canberra
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Thu, 16 September 2004 11:31
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HOORAY
Finally finished, well pretty much, got the engine in, shes ready for rego, pretty much, took her for a few spins around the block and damn she feels good
Finished my custom skirt I made using an old ST162 skirt. What do you think?
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Canberra
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Thu, 16 September 2004 11:41
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A few other things, if any of you guys are involved in the MR2 owners club of Aust. and subscribe to their mag 10/tenths, keep an eye out in the sep/oct issue, this car is featured as a restoration story
also I found out about a bit of the history of this car, came across some one who knew it, apparently it wasn't the previos owner, the chick who did most of the degrading stuff to the car, she just hit the tree, It was actually the guy owner before her that put the wing on it, did a new paint job over the original clear coat, and the best of all, wanted to put a 4agze in it, but didn't because the workshop refused to install a front mount for him, this guys was a total knob apparently, what a fuck nuckle
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goldy coast
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September 2004
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Thu, 16 September 2004 11:45
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nice mate nice good to see it back alive and strong after close death keep up the good work
mike
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sat, 18 September 2004 03:47
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did you ever use those springs that you got off me? is so, they doing ok?
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sat, 18 September 2004 09:03
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Yeah man thanks they helped heaps, it now clears 120mm, good enough for the RTA  , they feel pretty stiff, from the few spins around the block I have had it feels very stiff to drive, those swaybars would probably do most of that though, I can't wait to get her registered, get out there and start giving it to her..... a bit
The car just feels so light, like my celica weighs almost 1300kg, you really feel that differance, this should be good 
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Sun, 19 September 2004 03:58
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yeah im getting konis and king springs with sway bars in, in about 2 weeks... cant fricken wait!
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South Australia
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Wed, 22 September 2004 02:39
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Looks like (at least from this distance) that you got the thing lined up very nicely! Did you do the painting yourself, acrylic?
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Canberra
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Wed, 22 September 2004 08:45
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| FWDboy wrote on Wed, 22 September 2004 12:39 |
Looks like (at least from this distance) that you got the thing lined up very nicely! Did you do the painting yourself, acrylic?
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yeah  just a few spray cans
for the moment at least once it is regestered and run in, I'll spray it properly.
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Coffs Harbour
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September 2002
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Thu, 30 September 2004 14:22
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Congratulations on a great job there matey,you should be proud.
Good to see another AW11 get a second chance as they are great drivers cars and it's sure to keep a smile on your face for a long time.
Regards Superaw11.
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Canberra
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Mon, 28 February 2005 10:20
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well this little project has finally come full circle, its done and it looks so good.
I took Old_mr2's & spanktowns advise and pulled the wing off after seein olds shoot past me in newcastle while I was there, plus I found on the trip up it actually shat my performance, couldn't pull enough top end speed.
Just finished giving her the long awaited paintjob so this is it done, now I can get out there and have some fun.
  
I painted her In vixen red, its fairly bright, its the color off the BA sII falcons, I saw it and thought damn I want that color
I'd like to thank everyone thats helped me along the way, shes had some problems
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's
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Mon, 28 February 2005 13:31
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mad props to you, nice work on bringing it back to its former glory.
no wing = tough as nails look
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perth
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October 2003
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Perth
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February 2005
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 Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Update... Restore Project complete
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Tue, 01 March 2005 01:05
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nicely done man.  
makes me wish i got one.
you got any pics of the car with the clean engine in it..?
if you do it would be great to see them.
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Update... Restore Project complete
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Tue, 01 March 2005 09:59
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hmmmm funny enough I never realised that, but I never took a photo when I got the clean engine in, I could always go and take some but it has a slight dirt coverage atm, might have to clean it up first
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Update... Restore Project complete
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Wed, 08 June 2005 01:10
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well I guess I better wrap this thread up now.I wanted a little more speed so I bolted all the 4AGZE supercharge gear onto my NA 4AGE enigine. that was cool, a bit of work, but it was good.
aswell I got a hold of a factory spoilr for it, so that was resprayed and bolted on, as were the wheels sprayed black.
she was just in her rpime, had not even realised the full potential of the SC NA motor, when a chick pulled out directly in front of me, t-boning her.
the insurance assesor came around yesterday had a look, and declared it a write off, the cost of fix was to high.
So this is the end of my project car, 2004-2005, alas, she ended the same way I bought her.
but alas this is not the end, I plan to buy another AW11 as I just can't get over the exhilerating drive.
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Canberra
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August 2004
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Wed, 08 June 2005 07:20
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bad luck dude. oh well, hopeflly youll find a new one, and build on what you had last time. can u buy the wreck back from the insurers?
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Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Wed, 08 June 2005 12:43
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ahh actually I get to keep the wreck, so soon I will be parting it out.
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Wed, 08 June 2005 23:17
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That car had some bad juju. Sad to see her go, but good to start a-fresh.
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Adelaide, SA
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Update... Restore Project complete
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Sat, 11 June 2005 00:04
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| wiso wrote on Wed, 08 June 2005 10:40 |
when a chick pulled out directly in front of me, t-boning her.
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The ladies hate your car mate.
It was looking great too...
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Canberra
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August 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Sat, 11 June 2005 03:43
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so sad to see so much hard work, and such an awesome car go down the drain, don't worry joel, you'll have a new mr2 soon enough!
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Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Update... Restore Project complete
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Mon, 13 June 2005 12:22
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| HyDrA wrote on Sat, 11 June 2005 10:04 |
The ladies hate your car mate.
It was looking great too...
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only the ugly ones (no offence anybody )
thanks man I miss her, its a bit depessing to see it in my driveway everyday
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Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Tue, 14 June 2005 05:37
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Spewin!
Man i want an aw11. Id be pissed if i spent that much time and money on an aw11 then it got written off.
Oh well, good luck with the next one.
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Hobart, Tasmania
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January 2005
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Re: AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
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Thu, 16 June 2005 12:07
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What a great read, sucks to know that it had a sad ending. Mega respect to you for restoring this baby and bringing it back into service. The women responsible for this should be shot!
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AW11 Project car of wiso's... Project OVER... Written off... Again
