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Celica in ZOOM
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Thu, 30 May 2002 11:18
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Being an early model Celica fan, I just had to go out and buy the latest Zoom magazine to read about that yellow Celica. The mag came with a free back issue which contained a very nice Datsun 240Z. I like the magazine in general and its worth the $7.00 It goes into great technical detail which I really enjoy. I think I'll fork out the bucks for a few back issues.
Justin
By the way don't believe everything you read in magazines. My brother's Escort was featured in a popular mag several years ago, way before the race engine and 17" Simmons were fitted. Talk about hyped up BS for the readers! The photographer was a free lance guy that didn't know a car from a lawn mower. Photos looked good but the article was pure dribble. You've got to love the modern media and their creative flare!
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Brisbane
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Re: Celica in ZOOM
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Fri, 31 May 2002 09:17
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| justinharwoodran wrote on Thu, 30 May 2002 9:18 PM |
By the way don't believe everything you read in magazines.
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I'd amend that to read "don't believe anything you read in magazines", especially if it's a local modified car mag!
Your story is a very common one - I know quite a few people who have had their car featured in a magazine, and the writer just makes up any old shit so it sounds good. 99% of readers wouldn't know the difference, so why not? Some people have even had their cars featured in magazines without their prior knowledge or consent, and the article is a complete fiction! It's unreal what goes on sometimes in the car mods industry.
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Perth WA
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May 2002
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Re: Celica in ZOOM
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Fri, 31 May 2002 10:56
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I agree, my car is in the latest High Performance Imports (Supra/Soarer edition), without them telling me it was being photographed, and my dyno results published for everyone to see. Admittedly it wasn't a "feature" car, being a "technical article" showing my S-AFC / S-AVCR combo and advertising the benefits of dyno tuning, but it is clearly MY car in the pictures.
I'm a little disapointed that they didn't have the courtesy to ask for my permission. I would have probably agreed, and not put any conditions on the nature of the article.
Oh by the way, my car is a genuine JZA-70, not a 1JZ-GTE conversion in a MA-70/71. The somewhat disapointing (not for me) RW 193KW (0.9 bar boost) is probably because of driveline losses from my auto trans.
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Celica in ZOOM
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Fri, 31 May 2002 11:58
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There's some funny stuff going on, but like you said, most of it is good reading and harmless entertainment! I can wait to finish my TA22. It's been a childhood dream to finally make the pages of some big name car magazine. The trouble is, the longer I leave it, the more mods I have to make to keep up with the Jones's.
If you think back to early 90's when my car was started, all I would have needed was a set of twin weber's to go along with the nice paint and 15x7 wheels and Bobs your uncle! The magazine would have loved the bloody thing and I would have been happy. Now I need a god dam EFI turbo donk, with an inter cooler the size of my boot lid and rims bigger than the spare wheel just to satisfy the prerequisite's. I'm too bloody close to give up now so I guess I'll just have to keep spending.
Justin
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May 2002
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Re: Celica in ZOOM
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Sat, 01 June 2002 17:04
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i just got it tonite eheh..
and it does make for a great read bullshit or not sometimes..
ignorance is a bliss sometimes..(this statment doesnt make me sound to smart does it?)
and btw the celica's indy orange not yellow ehehehe 
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sydney
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Sat, 01 June 2002 17:51
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ok ive skimmed thru the articles and came across the "rwd" laser..
whats with the title drift king?
just because its probably rwd doesnt justify the the title.
theres no proof of it being rwd either...
draven would be right now...dont believe everything...blah blah..so on so forth
is it possible to make it rwd...im just assuming you take out the cv shaft..nothing speacial..
would that make it rwd?
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I supported Toymods
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Perth WA
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May 2002
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Re: Celica in ZOOM
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Sun, 02 June 2002 06:27
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That conversion (AWD to RWD TX3) makes as much sense as me taking my LSD out and converting my RWD to a RWD (right wheel drive). The car would certainly be more "entertaining" (i.e. more unstable)
I'm off to go and buy shares in a tyre company.
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