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1989 White Lightning SX

Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by Bonzai, Aug 5, 2009.

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  1. fiynix87

    fiynix87 Well-Known Member Donated!

    Sorry to hear man. what would you be looking at getting in replacement of it?
    Also what pricerange are you after with it as i may be able to give the word out for you for a couple of mates looking for a celica.
     
    fiynix87, Oct 21, 2012
    #61
  2. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    I'm still undecided but I'm thinking about taking it off the road and just work on it when I have the money, I was looking at 2-3k most likely, don't know if that's too pricey but yeah.
    If I was to get another car i'd be using a lancer for a while , whilst I save.
    But if I decide to let this thing go I might get a supra rz or something :/ After I save
    Not too sure yet!
     
    Bonzai, Oct 21, 2012
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  3. fiynix87

    fiynix87 Well-Known Member Donated!

    thats not too pricey.
    How come you would beed to take the car off the road if you kept rego aside for each year or if you have the option of 6monthly and kept the car it wont need a rwc if you decided to try and get it on the road.
    laws in vic as to getting roadies on cars are getting harder to obtain and most of my mates do that as it would he too hard to get back and they usually have a reasonably stock looking car to drive daily whilst any money they get goes on their other car.
    It would be good if you decide to keep the old girl being a white lightning and getting garder to find that model 162 may also mean it could be worth more in the future.
    even if it can be garaged or stored safely with it having minimal rust it could end up being a classic car one day.
     
    fiynix87, Oct 21, 2012
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  4. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    Store it untill your cash ready.

    Only 300 White Lightnings were made avaliable for sale and ONLY in Australia and most of them are now gone.

    It was also to signal the end of the 4th generation 162 production around the world.


    If you give another thought to selling it I will drive mine down and give you a slap around the head :lol
     
    Spiderman, Oct 21, 2012
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  5. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member


    Haha alright you guys have convinced me to keep it, I'm going to keep it garaged until I can afford the repairs :)
    There's no sign of rust on the car at all, that was all repaired and sprayed earlier this year :D
     
    Bonzai, Oct 21, 2012
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  6. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    Coolant leak was a five dollar top radiator hose and some new o clamps, the factory ones weren't holding it tight enough and the original hose looked like a cut and shut.
    Driven about 100-120 km's today without a drip of coolant, Hose was on clearance for $5 :D
    Power steering leak was noticed however,
     
    Bonzai, Oct 23, 2012
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  7. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    Nice cheap fix huh.

    How's the PS rack looking ?.......... A split Pressure PS hose is common on our cars but check all the connections are tight first and at worse you will need to do this........ http://www.st162.net/forum/showthread.php?2140-PS-Pump-amp-Hose-Repair&highlight=power+steering+hose

    Mine needs doing and it will cost me no more than 100-130 clams and that should last another 20 years.

    Once again, it's a good car and the fact that you have done heaps of work on it you'd be crazy to part with it :cheers
     
    Spiderman, Oct 23, 2012
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  8. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    Ohh that's alright then, I was expecting maybe 300-400 bucks
     
    Bonzai, Oct 23, 2012
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  9. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    Well there you go........... always expect the unexpected :lol


    You didn't answer my question fella :mrgreen............. where do you think the 'red' fluid is leaking from ?
     
    Spiderman, Oct 25, 2012
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  10. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    It seems as though it's running down the rack and leaking towards the middle, I'll take a picture later.

    However things I have done since last time - Replaced radiator , all new radiator hoses and O-clamps, complete flush, old one was leaking coolant and corroded like no tomorrow.

    Car is in an non drivable state again though, clutch pedal is getting stuck to the floor without depressing, reverse gear crunches and almost impossible to select first, Had the clutch replaced about 6 weeks ago... Slave Cylinder maybe?

    I noticed thing thing moves when I press the clutch and it gets stuck, and when it depress it manually it moves again, this is the slave cylinder right?
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    Bonzai, Nov 10, 2012
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  11. Stig

    Stig ST162 Guru Donated!

    Yea, that's the slave - try bleeding it
    They are all getting old, I changed mine at Repco for $45 not so long ago
     
    Stig, Nov 10, 2012
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  12. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    $35 for me + a bottle of brake fluid on the side of a road in a rain storm. fun stuff!
    bleed it first as stig says, but from the pic it looks like it's leaking indeed. if you do replace it, just be careful not to cross thread the hydraulic line.
     
    eNtraxGT88, Nov 11, 2012
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  13. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    I'm not very mechanically minded, would you guys mind telling me how to bleed it? , and is it hard to replace?
     
    Bonzai, Nov 11, 2012
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  14. fiynix87

    fiynix87 Well-Known Member Donated!

    Hey man what area are you from in melbourne again? I forgot.as if you are close enough to me i could offer my services to help swap it over and bleed.
     
    fiynix87, Nov 11, 2012
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  15. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    I'm from St. Albans :) About 40mins away, If you don't mind i'd really appreciate if you could, my mechanic wants 120 labor. I can offer you petrol/labor money too if you'd like. I just have to wait for the part to be ordered in then I'll be good to go. If it was drivable i'd drive to where you're from but that'd be dangerous with a stuck clutch pedal haha.
     
    Bonzai, Nov 11, 2012
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  16. fiynix87

    fiynix87 Well-Known Member Donated!

    I'll see what i can do mate.as im on holidays off work until feb i could do with the extra cash just have to figure out which car to bring and if i make it a trip with the family or just myself for a quick job.Let me know when you get the part and brake fluid and i shall work sonething out with you.
     
    fiynix87, Nov 11, 2012
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  17. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    Yep no worries mate i'll let you know as soon as I get it, I am on uni holidays as well so I'm free 24/7 :)
     
    Bonzai, Nov 12, 2012
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  18. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    wow $120 for a 15 minute job? jesus. i had to drive my car to a junkyard once with no clutch to get a new clutch line lol (starting in gear + clutchless shifting) what a pain that was
     
    eNtraxGT88, Nov 12, 2012
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  19. fiynix87

    fiynix87 Well-Known Member Donated!

    No probs man.let me know and if its a day im free (as im doing some odd jobs here and there to get out the house)It shouldnt take too long to do so if you wish to pay i shall leave it up to you as im happy with whatever you thinks fair for me to come out and replace and flush.I now live in bayswater north like 3 mins from eastlink lol
     
    fiynix87, Nov 12, 2012
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  20. Bonzai

    Bonzai Well-Known Member

    Ahh fair enough, well yeah the part should be here by mid next week or so :) and Yeah I thought the labor charge was a tad stiff as well, 3 times the amount it is for the part hmm
     
    Bonzai, Nov 12, 2012
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