JDM-GTFour

I just had to buy 2 x tailshaft centre support bearings.. Toyota quoted me $307 each! and they had to come from japan, none in Aus ... I ended up sourcing them from the USA for $138 each. (dealer direct parts) Finding spares isnt easy, Ive called a dozen wreckers and come up with next to nothing, one wrecker only had a whole car.. I wasnt keen on 2nd hand bearings tho, the idiot wanted $200 and wouldnt seperate them from the tailshaft or tell me what condition they were in. better to go new.. I used to have the same problem finding parts for my old RA23 & RA28.. and that was 17 years ago, I'd hate to find parts for those cars now, getting very thin. My clutch pedal went on the GT4 too.. 600km from home, had to leave it at a carvan park and track down a pedal assy, eventually found a joint that did front cuts and got a pedal out of one of them for $220 with master cylinder, the original was so weak, thankfully the one I found had an extra bracket and reinforced, Toyota must have realised their mistake. Still.. I wont be put off. This baby flies... V8s can eat my rubber. and its so damn sexy! I love the bonnet.. it has the same vent shape as the RA23 and 28 which I thought was cool. I have won parts on ebay real cheap, cause there aint much competition for parts being so few of them here. I got a perfect stock leather steering wheel for $1... awesome.. and I just got an alternator that I dont need yet for $20.. I always wanted a WRX.. but I like the celica better.. 2 doors is so much sportier and better looking. It sure dont look 20 years old in my opinion. :)

Thanks a Million Mick.. I really appreciate your help.

I think I know what you mean... in the pic I am attaching, the outlet without tubing needs blocking, and the hose between actuator and turbo needs the boost controller? Is that correct? the wastegate actuator has two hoses connected to it. You need to disconnect the hose leading to the tvis and then block the second vac line on the wastegate. The other connected between the turbo housing and the actuator is where you put the boost controller

I tried selling it, noone would buy it back then in the late 90's... handed it in... some lucky bugger has it I guess.

I used to love the sound of the air sucking in those webers with the window down, nothing like it... and the half burnt petrol smell?... mmmmm sweet. hahaha Yeah right. What year was that? Mine had work done on the internals before I bought it but I have no idea what. Sounded awesome with the Webbers, my neighbours loved me ;)

sorry to upset the Camry owners! If you saw my box of crap camry you'd know why I called it boring, I cut its roof off and drove it in the bush until the sump found a rock ledge. hahaha I like this blue one here... the V6's fly! My RA23 was a 76.. I'll take your boring GT4 and raise it with my boring Camry...

Venus Red with centreline mags, six point roll cage and racing harness, way over the top. The owner before me took it to summer nats, it was featured in a mag supposedly, the number plate was RA23.. :) I will post a pic when I find them. Hey there, I used to have one of them, what colour was it?

That's a turbo timer isnt it? I have a blitz turbo timer, I'm talking about a manual boost controller, I have a Turbo-tech V2 to install.

Sorry mate... mine was one of those 89 model box shaped camrys with 3FS, no fuel injection, no mags and auto! sold 4AGE corolla and bought camry when first child was coming (big mistake, should kept corolla) I LOVE the camry Sportivos, they look hot and fast and I'd have one over a Falcon or Commodore anyday. :) Yours looks nice too.

Hello, Im new to turbo's, I have a boost controller for my 3SGTE ST185, but Im a little confused as to where I need to attach it? I'm thinking it needs to be right near the Turbo where I can see some rubber tubing.. the ST185 has very little room under the bonnet for much else, or does it go behind the intake port manifold? I know this is a stupid question. Thanks

Here is my GT4.. stndard except for HKS FCD and GCC, also 3 inch exhaust..

Hello Toyota Owners! I have never owned a car that wasn't a Toyota, my first car was an RA23 Celica with 18RG twin cam and Twin Webers! 2nd was RA28 Celica with the motor from my RA23, after that it was stock T18, AE82 Corolla with 4AGE, boring Camry, boring 4AF Corolla, and my trusty Hilux 2.8D which I will never sell.. my latest addition the GT4 Celica 90 model, is by far my favorite Toyota, I will post some pics of the RA's and GT4 when I upgrade. I have some Turbo questions for you guys. Looking forward to meeting up in NSW or ACT for a cruise with like minded people. :) Thanks Daniel