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Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Fri, 11 February 2005 14:55
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Well... about time I took the time for a Members Rides post. Some of you may know my car already, some may not. Anyway, I bought my first car, a really beat-up ST162, on April 29th 2000. It cost next to nothing, and at least the engine was running strong, so the project begun. In the following months, me and a guy who is a mechanic, started fixing her up.
How I bought it
Left frontside damage, and both side sills trashed
We quickly decided to ditch the brown interior, and get a complete grey/blue one instead.
After cleaning
After we got all the parts to fix her up, the chassis had to be bent back into its original form.
Panels fitting again
After some welding, both side sills were OK again, and the car was sort of complete again.
I think there's about 5 different cars in there!
After the 3S-GE engine received an overhaul, we painted the engine bay, sills, etc. ourselves. I decided on Nissan BS7, a pearl blue-metallic paint.
After that, the tedious work of finishing the exterior began. The dad of the mechanic guy worked at a panel beater, which was quite handy.
One thing is for sure, I'll never do that again! I was really, really bad at it. Always sanded too much filler off, sanded through primer, etc.! Oh well, you can't be good at anything right?
[Updated on: Mon, 21 February 2005 10:17]
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As soon as the body was done, it was bodykit fitting time. We came across a quite rare wide fender set with sideskirts, originally made for the ST162. A German company used to produce this kit, but they have long been out of business unfortunately!
Rear fender flare
Front fender flare
Then, one day, it was all primered and ready to paint! Mind you, this was almost one year later...
After the paintjob was done, the buildup started. The car was reassembled quite fast, and started to actually look like a car.
And then, I made the mistake of a lifetime! I bought a 2nd gen 3S-GTE engine out of a US-spec MR2. Looking back, it was a bad engine, but I knew nothing about engines then and totally trusted the mechanic guy, who said nothing about the crank not even turning when he first tried!! (BAD PISTON RINGS, ANYONE!?)
Sure, it LOOKS nice
Meanwhile, the buildup progressed slowly, because we had to wait for new Toyota parts, such as US-spec front corner lights, rear clusters, etc. But it started to look really good!
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To get it road-worthy again, we had to drive it so a test center for a checkup. This is when the 3S-GE engine went bad on us! There was a knocking sound, which indicated faulty main bearings, and I was just about to give up on this project!
At the test center
So, we decided to make the 3S-GTE swap a rush job and just put it in there. I trusted the guy, who said everything was going to be OK.
3S-GE out...
3S-GTE in...
He used soft hoses to connect the Supra MK3 frontmount he had lying around, which was a low-budget but temporary solution.
I myself did some welding (first time for everything eh?) to get the stock exhaust to fit the 3S-GTE downpipe. Again a temporary solution.
Meanwhile I found some 16" tires for the wheels I bought along with the car, so I could finally ditch the 14". Looked much better.
After a few weeks, I noticed the engine used a rediculous amount of oil. About 1 litre on 400km. The mechanic guy blaimed the turbo, so we took it off and sent it for a rebuild, which was very expensive, and solved nothing.
Good as new, but that wasn't the problem
In the meantime, I sourced some pipes which I had welded into a custom frontmount intercooler hardpipe system. By that time I had already installed a secondhand alu intercooler.
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Fri, 11 February 2005 14:57
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Well, at least she drove again, but the oil problem remained. We put some brake fluid on top of each piston in hope that would cure the piston ring problem.
Because it seemed better after that, I upgraded some parts, such as the suspension (yellow Koni shocks and lowering springs) and the exhaust.
Custom 2.5" exhaust with dual tips
During a random junkyard search, I found an abandonned Gen3 3S-GTE just lying around! I took it home, because I knew the oil problem would cost more to solve.
In the meantime I put on some really corny neon lighting. Don't blame me, I was still young then!
Did *some* car audio as well, not a big fan of expensive setups, so I kept it simple.
Then I ordered coilovers from Ground-Control, which I figured would be a good upgrade to replace the old lowering springs.
Because my oil problem went from bad to worse, I decided to stop driving the ST162 until I had all the parts for the Gen3 motor (which missed the injectors, ECU, wiring, etc). Me and three friends hired a large barn to be able to do long-term projects.
The inside of our barn
I quickly decided to get the Apexi PowerFC instead of sourcing an OEM Gen3 ECU.
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I wanted the Gen3 engine to become a show-worthy one, so I started polishing everything made out of aluminium.
Gearbox
Frontmount
Intake
Valve cover
Chromed heatshields
Did the MR2 gearbox conversion from RWD to FWD using an ST185 shifter mechanism.
By this time, I started thinking. I really wanted a 300hp car, and I had been crazy about SW20s for as long as I can remember. In spite of all the hard work, sweat and tears, I really couldn't resist the thought of a 300hp MR2. So I bought a donor car, and put back the stock 3S-GE. I then sold everything from the map sensor to the wiring loom to the new turbo, the polished intercooler, etc. and saved up until I had enough cash to buy my dream car. Am looking for a good one right now!
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The car is for sale now, hopefully it'll go to someone who will appreciate all the hard work that went into it. It'll be sad to see it drive off, but I need the cash and the space. These are some nice pictures I took for the ads:
That's about it. If you want to review the complete project, it's right there on http://www.tccn.nl/st162. It's in Dutch though, but there's many pictures to look at.
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Fri, 11 February 2005 21:46
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wow very nice 
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Fri, 11 February 2005 23:34
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thats awesome Edwin.
its good to read a little bit about what happened. I have only ever seen the pics because the text is in German.
good luck with the sale. im sure u wont have any problems selling.
Karl
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Fri, 11 February 2005 23:49
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Nice work... that first exhaust looks awesome!!
Hmmm hiring out a barn shed.... gooood idea.
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Sat, 12 February 2005 02:32
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love this car,
such a sweet ride,
i love the build up from wreck to master piece,
and now no need to translate!!! 
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Sat, 12 February 2005 09:35
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wtf are you guys on about translating?
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Sat, 12 February 2005 09:37
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Assuming it was Edwin who made the site... it was all in Dutch, a site he had made which displays the progress in quite nice detail.
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Sun, 13 February 2005 00:22
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| warrior wrote on Sat, 12 February 2005 00:34 |
I have only ever seen the pics because the text is in German.
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That's Dutch, thank you very much! 
German = what they speak in Germany
Dutch = what people speak in The Netherlands
Doesn't matter, just had a little free time on my hands and thought it would be cool to let you guys know what happened, those translator sites are really difficult to make sense of (I make use of them a lot to try and translate Japanese sites)...
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
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Sun, 13 February 2005 00:50
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| Edwin 3S-GTE wrote on Sun, 13 February 2005 11:22 |
| warrior wrote on Sat, 12 February 2005 00:34 |
I have only ever seen the pics because the text is in German.
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That's Dutch, thank you very much!
German = what they speak in Germany
Dutch = what people speak in The Netherlands
Doesn't matter, just had a little free time on my hands and thought it would be cool to let you guys know what happened, those translator sites are really difficult to make sense of (I make use of them a lot to try and translate Japanese sites)...
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
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Edwin
a picture tell a thousand words. it took me almost an hour
just to through the photos on your site (AWESOME),
reading it would have taken 4 times longer.
Dutch / German, whatever, its all hieroglyphics to me. 
I didnt mean to offend 
back on topic...
| Edwin 3S-GTE wrote on Sat, 12 February 2005 01:57 |
The car is for sale now, hopefully it'll go to someone who will appreciate all the hard work that went into it. It'll be sad to see it drive off, but I need the cash and the space.
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I hope it goes to someone who appreciates the hard work
that gone into it as well. rather than someone who turns
the car into something u cant recognise, it happens all the time. 
Karl
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Sun, 13 February 2005 12:45
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sad to see the car go edwin!
it is seriously a great inspiration to all of us as warrior said your pictures tell a thousand words so its like reading a well thought out book in your thread.
i wish i could buy this car, but it would cost a bucket load to get it here
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Sun, 13 February 2005 18:56
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Thanks for those kind words!!
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i wish i could buy this car, but it would cost a bucket load to get it here
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Yeah, plus it's a left-hand drive, so not very practical in Australia.
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Tue, 15 February 2005 02:46
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hey what kind of power are you putting out with both the 3sgte and the 3sge?
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Tue, 15 February 2005 09:21
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I don't know, never dyno'd it, but the 3S-GE is bone stock. The 3S-GTE was a US-spec one, which had 200hp stock. I added a frontmount intercooler with hard pipes, replaced the air filter with a K&N, and did the 2.5" exhaust install. So I guess that'd get it to around 220hp or so...
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Wed, 16 February 2005 07:36
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I sold it yesterday to a 19-year old kid, very enthousiastic, completely adored it! It went for AUS $5750, does that seem reasonable?
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Wed, 16 February 2005 08:48
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I think the guy got an absolute bargain.
for the amount of work and love gone into it.
were u sad to see it drive away. 
keep us posted on your new project as well.
congratulation Mr 19 year old enthusiastic guy. lol
Karl
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Wed, 16 February 2005 08:58
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Well, I've got one more drive to go! Later today we'll meet up about 40km from here, and do the transfer of cars and pink slips there. That'll be my last ride
Fortunately, the guy will join the Dutch Celica Club as well, so I'll keep on seeing it now and then
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Wed, 16 February 2005 09:03
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wow for that price no wonder why it was sold so quickly!!!
what did you do with the 3sgte engine??
thats going to be a really hard ride mate, you worked so hard on that car!!
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Wed, 16 February 2005 09:16
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Still I'm very glad I sold it! Coming weekend I'm going to check out an MR2 already! It's a JDM 1994 Turbo (revision3), Super White II, hardtop, only 55.000km on it, immaculate condition! RacingHart lightweight 1-piece racing alloys, big exhaust, HKS filter, Blitz TurboTimer... It's very likely I'll buy it!
I sold the 3S-GTE in parts. Made back some money to help finance the SW20! Will definately post pictures if I buy it!!
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Thu, 17 February 2005 09:22
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Fantastic thread Edwin, your efforts are really appreciated!
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Thu, 17 February 2005 09:24
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Heey, hi James, thanks mate! So... already tired of waiting for that kick-ass suspension set? Only 1.5 months to go I guess 
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Thu, 17 February 2005 10:15
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Post some pictures of that sweet SW20!
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Not until I actually own it
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I wish I had a way to capture at the moment, I'd like to show off some of my designs, but I'll stick up a few random shots from the game. You can make your own stickers, choose body kits, put on racing stripes, paint the car and all sorts of rice (bonet scoops on an MR2 anyone?).
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I really looked forward to this game, but as you said, bad reviews held me off. Must almost be budget, this title, I think I'll have a go myself! Looks brilliantly fresh, doesn't it?!
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Thu, 17 February 2005 10:36
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I can give you this pic though!
It's my 1978 RA40 which I've owned since age 19 or so. It's not drivable at this moment, it's been parked for about 2 years now. I really want to keep it though, because it belonged to my brother, who died in a car crash about 5 years ago. So there's sentiment involved, which makes it really hard to decide wether or not to keep and restore it, or to get rid of it.
p.s. Sorry about the 'macho' pose, I was still young then
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Thu, 17 February 2005 10:47
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Wow! After putting so much blood sweat and tears into a car I don't know if i could've ever sold it! Crazyness! If that's your benchmark then your next ride will be out of this world. 
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Thu, 17 February 2005 11:42
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edwin, mate have always loved your work and enjoyed keeping track of it SO MUCH.
you're an inspiration - and a good bloke too it seems 
keep it up dude
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Thu, 17 February 2005 12:09
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Cheers mate, I appreciate that!! I'm building a new site for the new project for sure! Maybe a little less interesting to you ST162 guys because it's an SW20, but it'll be enjoyable nevertheless!
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Thu, 17 February 2005 12:14
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dont forget, a sw20 is still a 3sge
so still interesting for us
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Thu, 17 February 2005 12:19
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| djcougar wrote on Thu, 17 February 2005 13:14 |
dont forget, a sw20 is still a 3sge
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*Ahem* 3S-GTE in this case But you're right, especially in the engine area there's a lot of overlap between the two cars.
One of the reasons for buying an SW20 in the first place, actually! I worked with 3S-GTEs a lot now, so they start to feel very familiar.
If I hadn't decided on the MR2, I'd probably end up buying a Nissan S14A...
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Mon, 21 February 2005 08:32
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I bought it! This weekend I went to the UK and got my '94 MR2 Turbo! Here's an impression of last weekend.
We (my girlfriend, me, and two friends) left very early on Friday, February 18th.
Had to drive 520 miles to see it... and cross a sea, too!
On Saturday 19th we arrived in Newtown, Wales around noon after spending the night in a guest house (very amusing). Finally I was able to see the car for myself!
The ad said 'immaculate inside and out', but the exterior was'nt perfect. There were some deep scratches on the right front fender, and some other paint defects. But once I got to test driving it, those imperfections all vanished. What a ride! Very fast car indeed, no noises from dashboard, suspension etc whatsever! Braking was good, steering even better! What a fun car to drive! So I bought it, and took it back home.
Of course, the UK it a RHD country, and all I ever did was drive LHD cars, so it took some getting used to, but overall it wasn't a problem!
Back in Dover, the ferry was delayed for two hours, which sucked as we were all exhausted already. Well, at least we were able to watch Shrek2 (again...) on my friends DVD player (in the VW Passat parked right behind the MR2).
Once the boat arrived, I was first in line to get on it! The German tourists next to us stared at my big Jap exhaust in disbelieve
Arrived home at 6:00 in the morning, and after a good night's sleep, it was time to wash the car as we ran into heavy snow on the way home. Had to quickly get rid of all that nasty salt...
So there it is, my new MR2 Turbo! Some specs:
- 1994 MR2 Turbo GT-S
- Super White II
- Hardtop
- Climate Control
- ABS
- Power steering
- 15" RacingHart CP-035 rims / Yokohama tyres
- Clear front indicators
- Front and rear strut tower bar
- HKS replacement filter
- Blitz TurboTimer
- SR Jasma approved exhaust
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Mon, 21 February 2005 09:13
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very very nice, i like it alot
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Mon, 21 February 2005 09:36
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neat wide body on the st162. Luv the SW20!!
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Mon, 21 February 2005 12:36
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congratulations edwin. looks awesome. what the deal with the left hand drive right hand drive situation. are you allowed to keep it RHD or do u have to convert it?
I think this car deserves its own thread.
good luck mate
Karl
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Mon, 21 February 2005 13:01
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| warrior wrote on Mon, 21 February 2005 13:36 |
congratulations edwin. looks awesome. what the deal with the left hand drive right hand drive situation. are you allowed to keep it RHD or do u have to convert it?
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Holland is a LHD country, but you are allowed to drive a RHD car here, no problem. So... no, I won't convert it.
Thanks for the compliments mate!
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Mon, 21 February 2005 13:20
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Wow nice MR2 mate! Loved ya old Celica too, very tough So, any plans yet for the new car?
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Tue, 22 February 2005 06:00
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Damn, thats really nice dude.Really love that white - looks kinda pearl to me!Love the rims too, but good luck trying to find a set of centre caps for them. If you do, let me know how and wherte you got them coz i cant find any to suit.
Good luck with the build up
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Tue, 22 February 2005 06:17
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sweet!
I love hard top sw20s, hence mine
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Tue, 22 February 2005 09:41
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Not only do I love the car.
But the rims are awesome too. I've got a set of 15" RacingHart CP-035C's in gold.
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Just posting some new pics of the (trip to) the registration examination. It passed, too! Within two weeks I should have my license plates and then finally be able to actually drive it! Wohooo!
After hours of waxing and cleaning inside my heated garage, I still had to drive it though the nasty salt
Looks familiar to you guys? Well, for me, right-hand driving still doesn't feel completely natural. I find reverse driving especially hard!!
Well, at least it's still clean. Waiting for permission to enter the examination center!
Finally!
The first time I had a chance to check out the bottom of the car. Not bad, not bad indeed! No rust at all!
Apart from some salt picked up on the way, this looks very satisfying! Block is very clean, no oil leakage whatsoever. I'm happy!
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Sun, 06 March 2005 23:11
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No rust at all! wow very very impressive! Edwin, that is nice man!
I was wondering how the whole LHD RHD thing would work. That's so cool thta you can drive both in Holland
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....I was first in line to get on it! The German tourists next to us stared at my big Jap exhaust in disbelieve
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I bet! that's funny!
congradulations dude
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Sun, 06 March 2005 23:11
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No rust at all! wow very very impressive! Edwin, that is nice man!
I was wondering how the whole LHD RHD thing would work. That's so cool thta you can drive both in Holland
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....I was first in line to get on it! The German tourists next to us stared at my big Jap exhaust in disbelieve
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I bet! that's funny!
congradulations dude
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Mon, 07 March 2005 01:50
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wow thats really wierd that you can drive both sides in holland, very different 
car looks hot tho mate, congrats on it
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Mon, 07 March 2005 03:09
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i love SW20's, that's a really nice example of one!
the fact you can have either LHD or RHD is cool! Although it must be odd sometimes
Hope you have heaps of fun in that little pocket rocket!
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Mon, 07 March 2005 09:50
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Your ST165 buildup is nothing short of amazing, the finished product, is awesome! That's really cheap though, especially with a Gen 3 3S in there!
The SW20 is dead sexy, sooooo jealous!
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February 2004
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Mon, 07 March 2005 09:56
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| Alchemist wrote on Mon, 07 March 2005 10:50 |
Your ST165 buildup is nothing short of amazing, the finished product, is awesome! That's really cheap though, especially with a Gen 3 3S in there!
The SW20 is dead sexy, sooooo jealous!
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Thanks mate! I sold the ST162 with the standard 3S-GE engine back in though, otherwise it would be VERY cheap indeed!
Yours looks good as well, SW20s are sexy PERIOD.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Mon, 07 March 2005 09:59
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I need to read a little more closely, ST162 instead of 165 and just a 3SGE, ah well, buyer still got a bargin.
You are right SW20's are very very nice
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
January 2005
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Sat, 12 March 2005 08:11
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that is one awsome MR2 man!!! fukin nice!!!!
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Location:
VIC, Sth Frankston.
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Sat, 12 March 2005 08:29
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bloody hell thats sexy!
nice work Edwin, definately an improvment up from the st162!
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February 2004
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Re: Edwin's sold 3SGTE ST162, now 1994 SW20 Turbo!
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Mon, 21 March 2005 12:22
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Put it on the dyno last Saturday! No mods to the engine except for HKS replacement filter and HKS Hi-Power exhaust.
Results:
Max 241 rwhp (180 kW)
Max 302 Nm rwtq (222 lbs/ft)
Not bad for a stock engine!! These values should have been stock at the flywheel, not at the wheels
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I'm feeling okay about it, it was my decision not to have it shipped faster!
