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Post by sidta23 on Mar 5, 2007 23:39:08 GMT
Hi i just bought davy hollingers gti that was for sale in the classified section, it needs some tlc to make a good car , the super strut suspension arm bushings are knackered & need replaced can anyone help with parts or even any info on these cars their history etc cos this is the second one i ever seen, Daves other one was the first, thanks Nick.
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Post by sidta23 on Mar 24, 2007 20:16:37 GMT
going to try & replace complete front suspension parts with 2.0 exectuive parts, bought a complete front so fingers crossed, has anybody else done this? gti parts wwaaayyy too expensive new.
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Post by sidta23 on Apr 2, 2007 5:51:47 GMT
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Post by Uncle Bob on Apr 2, 2007 12:09:19 GMT
They are getting rare ,and as you may know they share the same drive train as the genersation 6 Celica GT....170 bhp should make it rather quick  . |
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Post by alfazer on Apr 2, 2007 19:36:59 GMT
I've an old brochure with this car in it. It's 173bhp @ 7000 and 137lb/ft at 4800rpm. Those are identical figures for the same year Celica GT. The ST202 model. Used to have one and it's a sweet engine (3SGE). They pull well from 5000 but the best power comes in just before the redline which is a bit disappointing. I think I've seen one of these Carina GTis before but can't remember the twin exhausts. Are they standard?
Al
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Post by sidta23 on Apr 2, 2007 21:25:49 GMT
Hi Al yes the exhaust is standard, joined a carina forum only to find these things are really rare so aborted the suspension change & got really good superstrut parts s/h to keep it a real Gti, its the early version thats 156bhp but its fast enough, it was only bought to keep me sane until the Ta23 comes back from the bodyshop but i really like it & will keep it for a while, have a few minor jobs to do on it & the import duty to the south (some day) ,
how is the Ra28? the place i got the parts had a really good 1977 one thats in storage for a few years now its green with a good 5mm of dust, dont know what the story is with it only its not for sale never he said. its an original non tampered car.
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Post by alfazer on Apr 3, 2007 8:34:40 GMT
Yeah still got the ra28. Got the driver's door smashed (really stupid accident, all my own fault, cried for a week) but luckily got a replacement. Hope to get it sprayed up and replaced soon.
Was that ra28 you saw in Ireland somewhere? Just curious.
All the best with the 23.
Al
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Post by davyhollinger on May 20, 2007 11:42:40 GMT
Good to see you getting it sorted. Was front suspension the same as executive or did you change the whole set up?
Mine going well apart from a trolley hitting one side and a 40ft block lorry destroying the door on the other side. have to get the bodywork fixed. Enjoy, 157bhp goes alright, get it up in 3rd in the high revs lol
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Post by sidta23 on May 27, 2007 11:21:20 GMT
got the front superstrut arms off a gti they were only just replaced on the car then it got crashed, lucky me.
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