A little project I have been working on lately is my XD Fairmont Ghia. The car was ‘handed down’ I suppose you would say after my grandfather passed away, well actually nobody else in the family wanted it. Anyway, the old 4.1 crossflow and 3-speed auto just wasn’t doing it for me so I got … Read moreXD Falcon Engine Conversion
After almost two years of abuse the diff in Jerry’s RA28 Celica has finally taken a holiday. To bring you up to speed, we have been involved in the build-up of Jerry’s car for over three years now, first with the engine transplant at our workshop before my back gave out and then with a … Read moreRA28 Celica Update
The “Knob of the Week” award goes to a good friend of ours, Travis, who this week managed to destroy his second gearbox in his N14 Pulsar. And what a fine job he did too! Not that he would have needed much help, the car runs a GTiR engine with a dyno proven 187kw at … Read more“Knob of the Week” award
Here is another engine conversion that I did when I had my workshop. Not quite as interesting or challenging as the Celica conversion, but a nice end product that’s for sure. The vehicle is a 1993 Toyota Hilux 4×4. Originally fitted with a 2.8 litre diesel engine and five speed manual transmission, it was bought … Read moreYet another engine conversion
Until we have a full write-up of the 1G-GTE conversion we did on Jerry’s RA28 Celica you will have to make do with the pictures. Putting all the info together is proving a challenge, the car was built almost five years ago now and neither of us are good at remembering what we did yesterday … Read moreTwin Turbo Celica!