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Adelaide, SA
Registered:
December 2004
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1989 Celica SX ST162
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Thu, 23 December 2004 06:40
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Im looking at buying one as my second car (im 17), ive always liked the shape and i hear teh 3GSE (i think) Is not a bad motor to play with.
can anyone point me in the direction of what to look out for with them or offer any advice from previous owners or trd fan boys?
budget is 6k, otherwise id be gunning for a gt4 of the same shape...
for some reason i love the shape
cheers guys
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Location:
Sydney, Australia
Registered:
October 2004
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Re: 1989 Celica SX ST162
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Thu, 23 December 2004 07:00
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well there are a few things
- gearbox werent that strong, so alot will have problems with the syncros causing it to crunch when you change gear
- starter motor doesnt get enough power so sometimes your car wont start, its a $30-60 fix tho.
we currently have 2 awesome st162 for sale on the boards
http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&t h=54374&start=0&rid=7832&S=fd49320baad d422683964a9270459deb
the guy is a top bloke. the engine itself is a gen2 3sge engine instead of the normal gen1, by memory the gen2 comes out of the mr2.
you cant ask for a better car than that, i was thinking about selling my car and buying this at one stage.
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Location:
Adelaide, SA
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: 1989 Celica SX ST162
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Thu, 23 December 2004 07:16
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The one i am currently looking at has a 3G-SE Conversion, and an estimated 70,000 km on it out of japan, it was done 3 months ago with all the receipts
i was told this was the quicker jap spec motor, rather than the aust delivered one and it was a whole front cur so the gearbox has been replaced also
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Location:
brisbane
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: 1989 Celica SX ST162
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Wed, 29 December 2004 05:09
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yer the only bad things have been said above... 6k you could pick up a gt2... or maybe a gt4 if ur lucky...
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Location:
brisbane
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: 1989 Celica SX ST162
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Wed, 29 December 2004 05:14
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if ur really worried about the syncros im usin a camry 2.2l camry sv21 box.... behind a gen 2 3sgte and havnt had ne troubles yet. gear ratios are slightly beter for hiway as well
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Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: 1989 Celica SX ST162
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Wed, 29 December 2004 05:42
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9k get you a nice GT - Four
the nice one in the link above has had the g-box replaced with the one from the 1/2 cut too I think!? When I inspected i it appeared that way.
5k should get you a nice specimen
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