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From: Daryl Walford on 2 Apr 2007 03:00 Michael C wrote: > "Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote in message news:460f9e11$0$24858 >> If I remember correctly, the company making (or selling) them in Australia >> used to advertise in a few of the popular car mags, with catchy phrases >> like "impress women" and "people can't tell the difference". >> >> Obviously some people can't :) > > Looks just like a ferrari, except tall and skinny like a celica. Oddly it > goes like a celica too. > It would go a lot better than any locally delivered Celica, the 2TG engine wasn't available in any locally delivered Celica, cars with that engine OS were called a Celica GT. A TA22 Celica fitted with a turbo or supercharged 4AGE would go very well and would be a very easy conversion. Daryl
From: atec77 "atec77 on 2 Apr 2007 03:31 Daryl Walford wrote: > Noddy wrote: >> "Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message >> news:130v3uf4htc06e7(a)corp.supernews.com... >> >>> I remember seeing kits advertised somewhere (possibly a Pommy kit car >>> mag) for that "Ferrari" conversion so unfortunately that may not be a >>> one of. >> >> I've actually seen one before, but it was *years* ago, and thought >> that good taste might have seen to any of them existing today. >> > > IMO the really sad part of the thing is destroying a good TA22 Celica, > those old Celica's are getting rare and good ones are worth a lot more > money than what that mutilated one is worth. > > > Daryl I helped a mate find one a couple of years back , it was given to his son as a first car and they did it up to excelent condition (red with mags and black interior) , so anyway he goes to register it and rings me "this Fsking thing is stolen" like its my fault I said "WOT" but the bloke who gave it had run ( he used to post here as a matter of fact) and eventually it got all sorted and registered after talking to the owner from years ago who "lost it"... I will be more cautious next time .
From: John McKenzie on 2 Apr 2007 06:13 Noddy wrote: > > "Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message > news:130unvfseb03e16(a)corp.supernews.com... > > > What a waste of a good Celica and a lot of plastic. > > The seller is stretching his luck by stating that it was manufactured by > > Ferrari, he also described the carbies as SU's which they aren't. > > He obviously doesn't have a clue, which would explain why anyone would > subject a perfectly good Celica to such an abortion of a body job :) what carbies are on there - I'm thinking dellortos, but can't be sure? -- John McKenzie tosspam(a)aol.com abuse(a)yahoo.com abuse(a)hotmail.com abuse(a)earthlink.com abuse(a)aol.com vice.president(a)whitehouse.gov president(a)whitehouse.gov sweep.day(a)accc.gov.au uce(a)ftc.gov admin(a)loopback abuse(a)iprimus.com.au If you didn't know it was wrong,why did you cover it up? abuse(a)msn.com $USER@$HOST $LOGNAME(a)localhost -h1024(a)localhost root(a)mailloop.com abuse(a)federalpolice.gov.au fraudinfo(a)psinet.com abuse(a)cia.gov $USER(a)localhost abuse(a)sprint.com abuse(a)fbi.gov abuse(a)asio.gov.au $LOGIN(a)localhost
From: Scotty on 2 Apr 2007 06:50 "Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message news:13119tbopu4fl74(a)corp.supernews.com... > Scotty wrote: >> "Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message >> news:130v3uf4htc06e7(a)corp.supernews.com... >>> Noddy wrote: >>>> "Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message >>>> news:130unvfseb03e16(a)corp.supernews.com... >>>> >>>>> What a waste of a good Celica and a lot of plastic. >>>>> The seller is stretching his luck by stating that it was manufactured >>>>> by Ferrari, he also described the carbies as SU's which they aren't. >> >> Arn't they Makuni Solex on the 2TG's? > > You could be right I haven't looked at one for a while so I can't remember > the brand of the carbies but I know they aren't SU's and the ones in the > photo looked stock. > We had a complete 2TG sitting in the mates garage for a while whilst we > were thinking about what engine to use in his Clubman, they were an > excellent engine in their day but they are getting on a bit now so we > fitted a 3SGE instead. > > > Daryl Yeah I ran a warmed up 2TG in an old Chevette (Pommie Gemini equivelent) which had 110RWHP and managed to top it out at 220kms (Scarey fast in one of those!!!) Rallied/raced/motokanas/autosprint it with lots and lots of fun, was never really that compeditive except in motokanas but fun none the least and reliable as.
From: Scotty on 2 Apr 2007 06:51
"Daryl Walford" <user(a)example.net> wrote in message news:1311ahbrrgejk1f(a)corp.supernews.com... > Michael C wrote: >> "Noddy" <dg4163@(nospam)dodo.com.au> wrote in message >> news:460f9e11$0$24858 >>> If I remember correctly, the company making (or selling) them in >>> Australia used to advertise in a few of the popular car mags, with >>> catchy phrases like "impress women" and "people can't tell the >>> difference". >>> >>> Obviously some people can't :) >> >> Looks just like a ferrari, except tall and skinny like a celica. Oddly it >> goes like a celica too. >> > > It would go a lot better than any locally delivered Celica, the 2TG engine > wasn't available in any locally delivered Celica, cars with that engine OS > were called a Celica GT. > A TA22 Celica fitted with a turbo or supercharged 4AGE would go very well > and would be a very easy conversion. > > > Daryl Many clubmans in NZ ran 2TGs and were converted to 4AGEs so that recompliance want required (well not obviously required as CC was almost the same but RWHP was 50% better) |