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ScottChester

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  1. Manchester to Blackburn isn't that far. Drop Martin at mk autos a line, various people on here have used him (including myself many times on many different cars) he's does everything from a full rebuild of a GT4 to a service on a gen7.

    Him and Scott are brilliant and I'd trust them with any job, I drive over an hour to see them 

  2. I bought a track car with a good friend, as much as you think everything will be split 50/50 (costs, improvements etc) and you will share the enjoyment the 50/50 is hard to achieve. If it's on your drive you will end up doing more than your mate. If you going into it knowing this it's probably okay but overtime the sharing thing shifts 

  3. Hi all

    My gen 6 has the standard gen 5 wheels, it's currently running 205/55/r15 tyres.

     

    I've been offered a set of 195/50/r15 for a very cheap price as my brother in law order the wrong ones for his car and can't return them

     

    Will these fit my wheels ? Pic of wheels below as not sure what they are called

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  4. Lol, in general I think it's a decent article but you do have a point about the modding comments, I've seen very few chavved up celicas, imagine what they would write about the corsa c ! 

     

    They also over state the "bullet proof" comments totally overlooking the issues with the pre-facelift 140s so it's probably best not to rely on them for detailed buyers guides.

     

    The not 2 grand site is usually pretty good for petrol heads on a budget though, often highlighting cars which you'd expect to cost way more than 2k.

     

     

  5. Hi all

    My car is just a weekend toy / track car. Battery keeps going flat while parked up which I assume is caused by the Clifford alarm draining it.

     

    I mate suggested taking the negative lead off the battery while is parked up.

     

    Is there anything I need to be aware of before doing this ? 

     

    It's a 94 import model gen 6 2.0

     

    Thanks 

  6. yeah scott i thought it was a scam at first when i got the email but double checked with barclays webchat and it turned out that i was entitled to a free personalised debit card as my card was expiring soon so why not and what a nice pic to have on there haha:)

    mine expires soon and i use the same bank.

    now all i need is a good car pic !

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  7. Your right but if you get pulled by Vosa instead of the police you'd be grilled a lot more. I personally wouldn't risk it and I wouldn't recommend it. Stopping for breaks on a long journey are needed but if you miss the mot time that is booked in for then it's illegal. Even getting caught in traffic for longer than expected could mean your driving illegally.

    Can vosa pull a private car over ? Thought they only had powers overa specially licences vehicles like hgv and taxi ?

  8. If anyone would like to take a test drive in my celica in January feel free.

    Am sure it will be a good laugh and could be pretty decent too.

    I'll bring one of my road cars to compare it's capabilities next too 4 wheel driven car.

    Absolutely miles away I guess but many smiles.

    Rob

    That's a very kind offer. Date dependant I for one would love to take you up on this. Having seen your dailies listed above id like to point out that if I win the lottery a gt4 would be in my garage right next to my Porsche..:-)

  9. I'm going to semi-forge mine next year, ideally I want a comfortable 300 HP to play with but my Hybrid is capable of 360-380 :) plan is oversized forged pistons, full bottom end regrind with race bearings, 5s engine oil pump and full engine seal kit, ARP bolts/studs throughout, 205 head gasket and maybe some head work like polished ported and flowed. Also the block and head will be "decked" to ensure true square ness and flatness, cambelt kit too. Well, that the rough ideas in my head lol already blew it up so going to build it to last and take abuse as I will be doing track and drag days too :)

    When are you buying a 185 then Scott ?

    Lol. Still dreaming but not committing

    I've been in an st205 which belonged to supersai101 and it was epic, pretty sure his wasn't too far from standard either.

    Been offered a ride in martins but not managed it.

    Need a passenger ride in a 185 but your a bit far away dude..

  10. Ahhh, see that's me not knowing my St numbers yet. I thought this was a gen 6 gt4 engine into a gen 5 gt4 handnt realised it was into a 2wd.

    I was interested in this thread anyway but now I'm super interested to see where it goes.

    Id never though of the compromises.. I work in project management so its all about balancing the triangle of time, cost and quality. Guess this is a power, comfort reliability triangle

  11. All these goodies on a non - forged engine, I can see upset looming.

    Martin is (as I know you are sir) a GT4 expert so I'm sure he will give the right advice to ensure the setup is safe.

    When you go to his place there is everything from bog stock through to hugely modded (including martins own which was specced to show posers in R8s what fast really is :-))

    Ya can't wait for launch control stuff.

    Few cans and celica rally vids is the business.

    Mk autos r fitting some dial thing on the dashboard which I can turn up and down the boost.

    I already have a boost controller but apparently it's different to that?

    Can't wait to go to see my car on the dyno on the 28th Jan.

    What's your target bhp wise ?

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