No affiliation, etc. Its out of budget by 500, but who knows.
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March 9, 2009 8:48 a.m. mtn Dork
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March 9, 2009 9:19 a.m. 93celicaGT2 HalfDork
ALLTRAC.
I can go look at it for anyone interested.
Unless it's a minty shell, it's not worth the $2500 i don't think.
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March 9, 2009 11:01 a.m. 4cylndrfury Reader
pop up headlights from the land of the rising sun are dead sexy!!!!
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March 9, 2009 11:10 a.m. Stuc HalfDork
Yeah... I've seen running examples of the next gen going for less. He'd probably take a much lower offer though
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March 9, 2009 11:13 a.m. 93celicaGT2 HalfDork
Stuc wrote:
Yeah... I've seen running examples of the next gen going for less. He'd probably take a much lower offer though
Whoa.... let me know next time you find that.
I've considered going out to this guy to offer him $2k, myself.... with fairly minimal modification i could probably stuff a 2.2 litre block on that thing, and lose about 1000rpms off the top, but it'll spool way faster and have more power overall. And i have a spare 2.2 block.
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March 9, 2009 12:09 p.m. EricM HalfDork
"legendary"
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March 9, 2009 12:31 p.m. Jay HalfDork
93celicaGT2 wrote:
I've considered going out to this guy to offer him $2k, myself.... with fairly minimal modification i could probably stuff a 2.2 litre block on that thing, and lose about 1000rpms off the top, but it'll spool way faster and have more power overall. And i have a spare 2.2 block.
Or you COULD make it into something like your little avatar pic there... You know you want to.
J
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March 9, 2009 12:42 p.m. 93celicaGT2 HalfDork
Jay wrote:
93celicaGT2 wrote:
I've considered going out to this guy to offer him $2k, myself.... with fairly minimal modification i could probably stuff a 2.2 litre block on that thing, and lose about 1000rpms off the top, but it'll spool way faster and have more power overall. And i have a spare 2.2 block.
Or you COULD make it into something like your little avatar pic there... You know you want to.
J
I COULD.... it would take me awhile to figure out how the hell to shoehorn a Lexus 4.0 litre V8 in there, and THEN twin turbo it... but it could be fun. It would definitely need box flares at that point.
The sick part is, is that the guy who did the car in my avatar... he cut up a REAL ST185RC GT4 Group A to do that. Ugh.
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March 9, 2009 1:10 p.m. Jay HalfDork
I found a pic of the engine bay a while ago; it's an absolutely beautiful install. Lots of room to spare. Didn't he keep the stock rear end in that thing?
If I'd found a suitable ST185 shell before I bought the Starion, I'd probably have tried to make my own.
J
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March 9, 2009 1:13 p.m. 93celicaGT2 HalfDork
Jay wrote:
I found a pic of the engine bay a while ago; it's an absolutely beautiful install. Lots of room to spare. Didn't he keep the stock rear end in that thing?
If I'd found a suitable ST185 shell before I bought the Starion, I'd probably have tried to make my own.
J
Yeah he's got the stock rear end. The car as a whole is beautiful....
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March 9, 2009 6:24 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
If I had a tow vehicle I would grab it, fix it and flip it.
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March 10, 2009 6:45 a.m. 93celicaGT2 HalfDork
pinchvalve wrote:
If I had a tow vehicle I would grab it, fix it and flip it.
That's the problem.... You'd lose money on it. At the least, you'll have $3000 in it, plus time and gas money.
You MIGHT get $3500 out of it if someone on AllTrac.net REALLY wants a clean ST165. But in today's economy, it'll never happen. His asking price is what i've been seeing clean RUNNING St165s go for.
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March 10, 2009 6:08 p.m. QuasiMondo New Reader
You can talk him down. After all, it does have a blown motor.
