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BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 14 May 2002 08:22
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It's about time for a bit of an update I think.....
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL
1976 Toyota Celica RA-23
ENGINE
4A-GTE.
1.6L, twin cam, 16V, EFI, turbo.
ENGINE HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES
AE101 4A-GZE block,
GZE crank,
GZE rods, linished & shotpeened,
New GZE 8.9:1 ceramic & teflon coated pistons,
custom 7075 T7 alloy crank pulley,
4A-GE bigport head, match-ported,
HKS 1.6mm metal head gasket (9:1 C/R),
bigport cams,
Performance Springs 50lbs valve springs,
20V oil pump,
bigport RWD intake manifold, match-ported,
custom phenolic spacer between intake manifold & head, also match-ported,
13B turbo 550cc injectors,
Sard adjustable fuel pressure regulator,
standard 4A-GE 55mm throttle body,
ARE 440x300x76 tube & fin intercooler,
2" pre-cooler & 2.5" post-cooler alloy piping,
Trust Type-R BOV,
K&N 6" pod filter in alloy box,
HKS GT2510 turbo,
custom JMR turbo manifold, match-ported,
HPC coated turbine housing & manifold,
3" dump pipe with seperate wastegate pipe,
3" hi-flow cat,
3" mandrel exhaust,
2 1/2" stainless Genie turbo muffler,
4x Bosch coils,
custom Magnecor leads,
surge tank,
Bosch 040 fuel pump,
High Volume lift pump,
oil cooler with standard toyota oil bypass setup,
Noltec RX-7 urethane engine mounts,
Blitz SBC-iD III electronic boost controller,
Autronic SMC,
Autronic CDI unit.
DRIVELINE
W58 supra 5 speed,
4A-GZE 224mm flywheel,
5 puck sprung centre ceramic button clutch,
880kG modified pressure plate,
2.5" one piece driveshaft,
and a new diff on its way.....
SUSPENSION
K-Mac springs (lowered 2"),
K-Mac 24mm F & 17mm R anti-roll bars,
Front: Koni yellow (externally) adjustable shocks, to suite a Rav-4,
Rear: Koni red (internally) adjustable shocks, also to suite Rav-4, 15mm shorther than standard Celica,
Whiteline adjustable panhard rod,
Whiteline strut brace,
custom 31mm RCAs.
BRAKES
Corona struts,
10.5" vented discs,
Corona twin piston calipers,
Landcruiser 1" bore master cylinder,
Stock rear drums.
BODYWORK
DuPont 2-pac orange paint,
rust removed,
antenna & badges deleted.
ROLLING STOCK
Performance Lotus 16"x7" alloys, powdercoated white,
205/45x16 Dunlop FM901s.
INTERIOR GADGETRY
Autometer 2 1/4" oil press. gauge,
Autometer 2 1/4" boost guage,
custom white face speedometer & temp/fuel guges,
Smiths Motorsports 10,000rpm tachometer,
Blitz SBC-iD III boost controller,
alloy shift knob,
Recaro reclining bucket seat,
Momo suede steering wheel,
shiny (& legal) alloy pedals,
velour hood lining,
battery in boot.
STEREO COMPONENTS
Kenwood Mini Disc Head Unit,
Kenwood 6 CD stacker,
Kenwood 220W 7x10" 3-ways in parcel shelf,
Clarion 6" 2-ways in doors
FUTURE MODS
Coilovers,
adj. strut tops,
Volvo diff & disc brakes,
LSD to suit,
bigger discs & calipers (ST205 would be nice),
rollcage & harness maybe,
could go on for ever..........
More pictures can be viewed at: http://members.optushome.com.au/big.worm/images2/p age_01.htm
This is red.
[Updated on: Thu, 28 July 2005 08:55]
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 15 May 2002 02:15
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LOVE THIS CAR MATE...
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 15 May 2002 09:24
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Joel,
U legend..
must be happy with all the effort put into the car!
Sweet As!
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Fri, 17 May 2002 11:36
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i  it also!..
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Fri, 17 May 2002 12:50
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Nice work Joel. Everytime i see your car. I wanna drink some Fanta 
Go the TVIS.
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Fri, 17 May 2002 12:53
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BTW what ignitor you using? The 100kw /4agze one? Looks like the new style anyways. Also Are those VT blinkers you got there?
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Fri, 17 May 2002 16:20
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Thanks fellas, no matter how dissapointed I get with my car sometimes, hearing stuff like that makes it all worthwhile!  [cartman voice] I love you guys! [/cartman voice]
Twinky, yeah, you can see through the timing cover, a silly idea I had a while ago. You must have your monitor up too bright!
As for the rocker covers, it just so happens that Krylon Engine enamel 'chevrolet orange' is an almost perfect match for my paint, si I stocked up on a few cans of it, and painted most of my orange engine/bay parts in it. It's quite a good match.
Mat, you wouldn't believe how much fanta I've been drinking lately, whenever I go to buy a drink I just reach for the orange by instinct!
The ignitor is a bosch one I had to get for the microtech, and yeah, the indicators are VT. Gettong a bit common these days, I'm thinking about getting some echo ones.....
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Short Shift
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Tue, 21 May 2002 01:57
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Hey dood,
someone sent me your way re a shart shifter for an RA65 celica.. can u assist ?
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 21 May 2002 02:04
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Well, here's a link to the photo's of the one I had made. It shoews you how to do it, but actually getting it done is a bit harder, unless you know someone with a milling machine and who can weld pretty well.
http://members.optushome.com.au/big.worm/quicksh.h tm
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Mon, 27 May 2002 06:16
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For the record, quality 2 pac paint will withstand temperatures such that would be found on a rocker cover.
So you can paint a lot of engine bits with 2 pac !!!
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 01 July 2003 14:15
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Hmmm, it's about time I updated this!
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Re: Joel's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 01 July 2003 15:28
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yes joel. PLease update it
at least the latest "Fanta Racer" pics are up
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 18 May 2004 14:58
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OK, mega update now complete. 
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 18 May 2004 20:20
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holy shit you have been busy
um your pix don't work either champ.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 01:53
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How's that, do they work now???
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 01:56
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Yep, and it looks bloody awesome too......
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 02:37
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Looks unreal mate! When it is going to grace the roads again?
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Wed, 19 May 2004 07:50
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yay! big shiny things with stuff.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 09:45
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| TurboRA28 wrote on Wed, 19 May 2004 12:37 |
Looks unreal mate! When it is going to grace the roads again?
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Sooner than the Witzl's '28 I reckon!!
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 13:10
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BAH! long gone!  such harsh words!
IT will return. I just want the corolla a little more reliable first so that i am not left stranded with no car AGAIN!
The wheels are already in motion for the celica actually...
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 13:15
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| THE WITZL wrote on Wed, 19 May 2004 23:10 |
The wheels are already in motion for the celica actually...
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Pushed them down the hill already? 
Joel, that is some seriously cool equipment there. 
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 19 May 2004 13:17
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***feels a hijack occuring***
Actually no. I bought some carbies to get the bitch running again, from there i will inspect the damage to the "spare" motor and stick the smallport one back in. Then its EFI time, later.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Thu, 20 May 2004 10:05
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Right, time for the net marshals to step in here & thwart this attempted hijack....
I'm trying to get it all finished by dyno day, and then a week and a half after that it will have been out of rego for 3 months, so there's another good deadline.
But things keep cropping up, now I'm coming to terms with spending 3Gs on an autronic setup. I'm getting as bad as rod, that'll make it 2 different turbos, 2 different intercoolers & 2 different ECUs before it's even on the road.
The main things still needed are exhaust, intercooler piping, adaptors to bolt up to the compressors inlet & outlet, ECU & wiring, turbo water lines airfilter & intake setup, intercooler mounting, and then there's other non engine issues that need dealing with, so I've got plenty to keep myself busy.
Never mind, it should go a bit better than it used too. 
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Sat, 22 May 2004 00:39
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First time I've actually seen your homepage Joel, some good stuff. Can't see all the pics of your car though (broken links).
This thing sure has come a long way... I didn't know it was even in a crash. I gotta get out more often methinks, right after the RAV's back on it's feet.
I'll be seeing you at the Dyno Day, if not sooner.
Cheers, great work.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Sat, 22 May 2004 10:37
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can i buy your 4a injecters when you put the new ones in??? If so how much???
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Sat, 22 May 2004 13:36
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Hey Andrew, thanks mate, that website's a bit of a joke really, it could do with a bit of an update, to put it mildly! But at least I do have some documented evidence of my effort.
People100, do you mean my old 4A-GE 186cc injectors, or the 4A-GZE 365cc injectors once I use the 13Bs? If you want the GE ones, they're yours for $50, if you want the GZE ones, sorry but I'll be holding on to 'em if I ever stop using them.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Mon, 24 May 2004 08:31
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nice work  looks tough as.
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 25 May 2004 01:01
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hey nice car bigworm, looks sweet!! just wonderin if you could put a pic up of ur intercooler fitted as im looking at gettin the same one from are, possibly the 440x360 if it fits
cheers josh
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Tue, 25 May 2004 02:07
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Dude! bout time............
Looks the part, we will have to go on that cruise we are always talking about!
how did the 20v oil pump go??
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 26 May 2004 12:52
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Thanks phil, it should give you a little competition at least.
G'day josh, I reckon there's at least another 100mm above my intercooler, so I reckon it would fit. I know the '22 & '23 radiator supports are a bit different. Here's a pic.
It does sit very close to the radiator here, but I can afford to space mine back a little. As you can see, you couldn't fit any wider if you plan to use the bumper bracket holes to run the cooler pipes through, I'm gonna stick a 90 degree hose on each end & hope it's not all too tight when the bumper goes back on, which I suspect it might be.
It also fits (just) behind the grille & bumper panels without any cutting or trimming.
Yogi, how are you mate?!?
I've actually got a cruise down the gong way on the agenda, you might have to bring the reincarnation of the beast.
The 20v oil pump went well, I took it to work & pulled it apart, cleaned it all up & had the housing sand blasted, so it came up schmicko. Thanks heaps for that man, I owe you one.
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Tue, 03 August 2004 09:25
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my mate at Rocco's was tellin me about this...
he reckons it looks even better in person...
i reckon if it looks this good on a screen i'd go blind in person!
nice work dude...
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Tue, 03 August 2004 10:38
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Hey Joel,
Love the photo's, your car looks awesome. Still haven't seen it up close but I'm impressed.
Cassie
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Wed, 04 August 2004 11:44
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mate! updates come on!!
getting slack
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Wed, 04 August 2004 22:41
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Yeah - Bring on some updates!!! It has to be getting close now right??!
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Sat, 07 August 2004 11:46
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Thanks for the kind words!
Yeah it's not far off now, it's currently at Roccos Performance having the intercooler fitted, cooler pipes, turbo intake, exhaust, wastegate actuator bracket, etc made up, and with any luck it'll be coming home on monday.
Then it just needs the computer, CDI & loom installed, new headlight loom, all the interior reinstalled (retrimmed seats, new carpet, maybe new seatbelts) and the dash put back together. Plus there's a myriad of little thinkgs still needed.
Anyone got an old FWD 4AGE dizzy cap they don't need? I just need an old one to cut up & fashion a lid for my modified dizzy cam angle sensor.
Paul, you replaced yours recently? Surely it's due for a new one?
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Re: BigWorm's RA-23 Celica
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Sat, 07 August 2004 23:58
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| BigWorm wrote on Sat, 07 August 2004 21:46 |
Paul, you replaced yours recently? Surely it's due for a new one?
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Hehhe.. there's more vital things in my engine bay that need to be replaced first dude, sorry..
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Sun, 08 August 2004 03:08
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Like the 4A?
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Sun, 08 August 2004 09:16
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| BlackSupra wrote on Sun, 08 August 2004 13:08 |
Like the 4A?
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Good call..
But some parts of it certainly need to be replaced judging by the noises it's making. 
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Tue, 21 September 2004 12:29
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go joel!
Go rod
GO TEAM 8 VALVE!
looking good as usualy bigperm, keep going!
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Fri, 10 December 2004 10:57
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looks very nice... Were the pics taken at Hyde Park? how did you get up there without getting told to piss off? 
I've tried 2 times now and they werent successful
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Mon, 13 December 2004 12:05
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New pics of the completed engine bay?
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Sun, 26 December 2004 13:19
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This is one of the best looking 23's ive ever seen!!! Love it mate! CHRISTO
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Sun, 26 December 2004 20:13
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Hey Joel,
was nice to see the jaffa finally back on the road again. Will have to catch up with you to have a spin after xmas once its run in and the boost is .. urrrm .. tweaked
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Sun, 26 December 2004 22:13
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| IRA11Y wrote on Mon, 27 December 2004 07:13 |
once its run in and the boost is .. urrrm .. tweaked
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Lol.. Young Joel decided to give the boost a bit of a wind-up on the Freeway coming home the other night - Needless to say we were both quite impressed!! 
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Wed, 29 December 2004 09:37
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updates!!!
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