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hosking1991
02-09-07, 10:38 PM
hey

well well it all started 3 years ago i was 13 there was this nice silver car across the road it was unregod and just sat there the rego sticker read 1999 so it had been a while since it was regoed
i had no idea what it was but i wanted it about august 2004 i asked the guy who lawn it was siting on
and i asked if he wanted to sell and he didnt well later that year in December i said ill give you 500$ for it and he said if its ok with your dad you can have it for free and thats pretty much when the build began ill let the pics do the talking when i got it home we put fuel down the carbie and a battery and it fired ahh how i love toyotas
surprisingly it had a tiny spot of rust :)
specs:
1980 ra40 celica coupe
engine: 18rc longer dur cam weber 32/36
bored 20thou
other mods: sv21 front guard blinkers
pioneer stereo clarion 6x9s
heavy duty springs monroe rear shocks
ac delco front shocks

when i got it (not bad for NOTHING )
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/x1pgliP38XxBL01IkYYC3RtsO2ADMMT0lyH.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/Picture003.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/Picture005.jpg

then the disassembly and stripping began

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/Picture002.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/Picture001.jpg

then the primer was put on

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0044-1.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/1.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/side.jpg

then the paint

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/mycelica.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/mycelica2.jpg

then i pulled the old engine out (it was farked :) )
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0164.jpg

painted engine bay (flat black FTW )
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0170.jpg

i put a rebuilt engine in (me and dad and a mechanic mate of his rebuilt it in our garage)
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/P02-17-07_21.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0239.jpg

then just recently i been putting it back together
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0243.jpg
shiny roof :)
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0246.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0249.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0248.jpg

should go for blueslip in august then it will get regoed soon after
future mods are probely ma61 wheels and in a couple of years
a 1ggte

i owe it to this car that has made me love toyotas and all my knowlege of the mighty 18r :)

cheers luke
hosking1991
02-09-07, 10:47 PM
latest shot
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0258.jpg
Fondles
02-09-07, 10:58 PM
looking good.....

how did you go with your blue slip in august......

will a 2jz fit.....
twidenbar
03-09-07, 12:30 AM
2jz ftw
and looks like it needs lowering about 1/2 inch :)
Fondles
03-09-07, 12:54 AM
also you need to lay of the cones a bit.....

looking a pictures 5, you on the sander, you have aged badly for a 16yr old.
PSi13L
03-09-07, 09:35 AM
Primo! I love it.

Be a man and put a 1UZ-FE in it.

You never see these on the road anymore......................
BoganDAVE
03-09-07, 10:51 AM
My first car was an RA40, I flogged the living shit out of it and it look the abuse. We did the following to it:
- New 2 pack job, well painted only let down by my lack of skill in prepping the car
- Big stereo
- King springs and Monroe shocks, full rebuilt front end
- Rebuilt engine
- 32/36 DGV weber (for fully sick induction howl)
- 2 1/4" exhaust

It still kinda shits me that I only got $1200 for it when I sold it. I harbour thoughts about building one with a 1uzfe and a manual as a track car. I still can't get over how much abuse the thing stood up to, thank god for Toyota over engineering everything.
Jay_G
03-09-07, 05:21 PM
yeh my first car was a RA40 coupe with the plastic bumpers was white though. bought it with a 18r-geu in it not knowing anything about it, after it did a big end bearing after a 7000+rpm excursion i knew about them and how much they cost to fix.
learnt a lot with that car, like it will beat an EH wagon with a 186, yella terra head and holley and exhaust.

and dont hold your foot on the brake too hard when doing a burnout because the pressure plate gets hot and snaps in half.
hosking1991
03-09-07, 07:19 PM
also you need to lay of the cones a bit.....

looking a pictures 5, you on the sander, you have aged badly for a 16yr old.

bahaha nah thats my old man



looking good.....

how did you go with your blue slip in august......

will a 2jz fit.....

havnt gone yet due to purchasing this little beast (probley go about late September early October)

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0057.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0052.jpg
hosking1991
03-09-07, 07:22 PM
thanks for the comments guys i am gunna get some more recent photos were the car is 100% complete have a good one
Blind_Goat
03-09-07, 09:06 PM
The car looks good mate, well done :)
TK
04-09-07, 08:06 AM
18RGU - nice motor, the yamaha head flows quite well.
Absolute prick to get parts for though, but worth it, they're almost a collectors item engine.

Nice first car, reminds me of building my capri when I was your age - it's good to see you're not just buying a silvia/commodore/skyline like every other young un.
Jay_G
04-09-07, 08:33 AM
when i had my 18R-G toyota still had genuine parts outa japan. i do remember it was something like $280 for a singe cam chain tensioner runner.

i put new rings on it too, no one realy made them to fit the 18r-g because they had a different thickness ring grooves to the 18r-c, i think i ended up using 2nd oversize camry rings from a v6 on the standard pistons. took a bit of searching through the ACL E-book.
hosking1991
04-09-07, 06:31 PM
18RGU - nice motor, the yamaha head flows quite well.
Absolute prick to get parts for though, but worth it, they're almost a collectors item engine.

Nice first car, reminds me of building my capri when I was your age - it's good to see you're not just buying a silvia/commodore/skyline like every other young un.

this is the pre emission 18r-g u in toyo7a language is japan emissions
it also has 9.7:1 comp pistons and the most aggressive cam profiles of all 18rg engines (18r-gu 18r-geu etc)

yeah its good doing something different :)
HoonBoy
04-09-07, 06:54 PM
What induction are you using, I think I still have the wiring diagram from when I put an 18RG in to an RA40 liftback using the factory injection system. Weird fact for the day, the 2TG wiring is identical and you can swap over the computers between a 2TG and 18RG without any noticable difference.
hosking1991
04-09-07, 08:03 PM
What induction are you using, I think I still have the wiring diagram from when I put an 18RG in to an RA40 liftback using the factory injection system. Weird fact for the day, the 2TG wiring is identical and you can swap over the computers between a 2TG and 18RG without any noticable difference.


ill be running twin solex carbs :)
hosking1991
08-09-07, 06:53 PM
as promised


http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0118.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0119.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0120.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l164/81ra40/IMGP0121.jpg

shes already for blue slip will go for rego later on in the month
VE Safari
08-09-07, 10:25 PM
Looks great, well done mate.