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    How did you come across your car?

    I bought Chaos years ago off a lot and fell in love. Many years later, I sold my project Mustang off and didn't have a project. So I started...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 9, 2009 in forum: General Discussion
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    Double-Clutching

    I double clutch all day. I also drive tractor/trailers. Upshifting is simple, you just rev match. Downshifting is not actually 'double'...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Apr 2, 2008 in forum: General Discussion
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    Strange sightings

    GTX was a dealer trim option, just like STX. I have never seen a GTX in person, but I have seen STXs. The STX package was a base ST with a...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Mar 25, 2008 in forum: General Discussion
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    selling ...

    As far as the 4th Gen JDM corners go, they aren't super popular, they are just different. You don't see them here and I like the look of them...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Quick - someone buy this car!!

    That isn't an RC intercooler, thus I call BS on the RC conversion. My understanding of the ad meant that he had the RC intercooler and ECU, but...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Getting new rims for the Celi..

    [img] This is Mindy's ST165 (locofrancias/MR2Guru) with TC rims.
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 28, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    selling ...

    I gave $700 for Mudhoney, and I am currently budgeting $3500 for her swap. I guess it is a different situation though. I tend to get attached to...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 27, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Quick - someone buy this car!!

    There are head differences between the Rev 1 and Rev 2 3SGTE. However the RC intercooler and heat exchanger should be a bolt on affair for a Rev 1...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 26, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    sump

    None. You could get a lighter crank, or a knife edged crank that would spin faster, but a crank won't give you more power. A stronger crank...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 24, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Getting new rims for the Celi..

    ST and GT have 4x100, the GT-S and Alltrac have 5x100. Teh ST, GT and GT-S all use the same chassis code. After running 17" wheels for 5 years...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 24, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Silvertop 4AGE

    I do believe the tranny will bolt up. I don't know for certain. I know that it is possible to source a 6-speed FWD tranny if you get a Blacktop...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 23, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    jacking point

    I use the front crossmember (front to back) on both of my Celicas often when I am jacking them up to change the oil. So in essence, this is a...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 22, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    Silvertop 4AGE

    There was a GT-S trim for the 6th Gen, it was just for Canada only on the NADM. Coomer, the admin of 6GC.net swapped a Silvertop into his Celica,...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 22, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    lug nuts: kind of important to have

    The studs are fitted to the hub, the drum fits over the studs and brakes, just as the wheel does. The lugnuts are what keep the wheel and the drum...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 17, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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    lug nuts: kind of important to have

    I had a woman do this on my Camaro once. I can almost promise it involved a curb, not a monkey with an impact wrench. Smacking a curb will shear a...
    Post by: Murgatroy, Dec 16, 2007 in forum: General Discussion
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