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Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 13:05
 
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ummmm.
im happy for you.
cant say the engine choice was no 1. but congrats none the less
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 13:15
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| STR8 2.8 wrote on Wed, 20 April 2005 21:05 |
ummmm.
im happy for you.
cant say the engine choice was no 1. but congrats none the less
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Ditto!
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Location:
Carlingford, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 13:39
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lol
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Casula
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January 2005
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 13:58
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I for one will not knock the transplant.
As most people know I run a VP commodore motor in my Hi-Ace I would be interested in hearing more about your Celica.
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 13:59
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Damn thats a big pic.
You should have tried to mount it further back too.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 14:41
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have fun changing the spark plugs
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
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July 2004
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 14:54
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^^^ I was thinking the same thing  lets hope you went for platinums yeh?
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Adelaide, SA
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June 2004
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 23:54
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You should have gone a Series 2 engine. Only reason I say this is the radiator piping is a pain on the old engine. On the Series 2 the thermostat housing is at the front.
Whilst you'll cop a lot of flack (Crappy pushrod design!!), I always like to see a different conversion. I think you'll be very suprised with the resluts though. The Buicks are very pokey down low and pull well, they do run out of breath up high.
Are you running a T-700 or T5?
I'd probably suggest a bigger radiator, and you look a little space restricted for a thermofan and shroud.
Keep us updated with pics.
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Lost in the K hole
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Wed, 20 April 2005 23:58
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nice, errr, paintjob?
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BRAY PARK BRISBANE
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March 2005
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Thu, 21 April 2005 06:13
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[quote title=Sigmeister wrote on Thu, 21 April 2005 09:54]
Are you running a T-700 or T5?
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look at the picture you can see the auto dip stick tube
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Location:
Ballarat, Vic.
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September 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Thu, 21 April 2005 06:25
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arrrrrgh why!
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Brisbane
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March 2005
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Fri, 22 April 2005 03:25
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anythign to give the old girl a lil more POWA! hope it goes well for you!
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October 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Fri, 22 April 2005 13:10
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I have updated the web site and in the new pics you can see there is no problem with changing the spark plugs. Also, I can still fit a thermo fan in. The radiator has an extra core to keep it cool.
It is a turbo 700 transmission with a few mods (140kmh in top end of second with commodore diff).
The engine has a cam of unknown origin and mild port heads so it doesn't run out of puff through all the rev range (800rpm-6500rpm  ).
Sorry about the pic size, I'm a mechanic not a computer whiz.
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Casula
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January 2005
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Fri, 22 April 2005 23:18
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If you like download this pic and swap it with the one you posted.
Then if you want to give your celica some more balls visit.
http://www.rodshop.com.au/superchargerholdv6.htm
This is where I got my blower from.
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 00:34
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theres another conversion like this getting around colac here - looks very neat and all - prolly quite a nice cruiser too
be interesting to see how this one goes in a straight line - cause abeilt being a nice neat looking conversion , thats a fair whack of weight over the front .. Have you uprated the front end by any chance to cope with this ?
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On Probation
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Hobart
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December 2004
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 01:40
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yea i know of a swap like that in an RA28 its meant to go quite fast!
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 02:12
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A supercharged one would be interesting to say the least - Still not convinced it will handle all that well - but in a straight line the theory of big engine light car holds true in this case
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Location:
Launceston
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March 2005
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 04:39
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should have waited for the alloytec, or maybe a XR6T, but still good work.
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sydney.au
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 04:59
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why didnt you buy a commodore?
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sydney
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 05:34
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mate you will always cop shit for doing this sort of thing,but roll with the punches and enjoy the car YOU wanted to build and not something EVERYONE else thinks you should have
Good on ya for being a bit different thats what it is all about
Have fun
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Location:
East Maitland NSW
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December 2004
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 05:41
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What has been done to the auto ie.. shift kit???
Cheers Andrew.
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October 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 07:36
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| ae86drift wrote on Sat, 23 April 2005 14:59 |
why didnt you buy a commodore?
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This is what my woman did to my commodore....
I fixed it and drove it for 16 months but thought it best to start from scratch when bub came along...bought a corolla.
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Location:
Newcastle
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May 2002
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Re: My V6 Celica
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Sat, 23 April 2005 23:07
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good on ya mate,
dont listen to what all the knockers say.
i have a commo v6 in my rodeo, which is considerably lighter than a commodore, it has 5 speed and 4.3 diff gears.
it is very torqey down low, i reckon it would be a lot of fun in a celica...... i dont think i would swap it for the single turbo 1g in my celica, but at least yours is something different.
out of interest have you looked into getting it engineered? i thought in nsw the engine could only be 3.5 times the wieght og the car?
Cheers
Stew
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My V6 Celica
