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20-10-2009, 12:24 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2009
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thought i would introduce myself as im new to this forum and AU's.
Names Jason, just turned 21 so thought it was about time i got a more "practical" car. so i bought an AU1 Futura. have a few other cars atm, Toyota Cressida, Toyota Celica with a 1G-GTE, another toyota celica i just bought my my brother and another toyota celica which is my street play toy which will be getting supercharged early next year. anyways, a mate had a AU1 Futura sitting around because he bought a wagon commie. so i bought it for $3000. 3 months rego, soundsteam stereo, double din tv/dvd player, 17" mags and its on gas. extractors with 2 1/2" exhaust, great car. oh and it also had a steering wheel cover that sang "hot stuff".. yeah, i know.. plans for it atm isnt over board as it will be my daily. going to get a S2/3 bonnet, get a TS50 body kit aside from the spoiler and take it to work and get it painted. and lower it. thats about it. pics from a year or so ago.. was alot dirtier than this when i bought it.  when i got it yesterday we washed it.. came up really well.   |
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20-10-2009, 12:50 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Mt Compass, Adelaide
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Hey Jason
Good choice of car ;) |
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20-10-2009, 12:51 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: May 2008
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Welcome aboard, after a few months of driving an AU you will
wonder what you have been doing wasting ya time on all those white goods you listed above. |
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20-10-2009, 03:34 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2009
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sorry, but the celicas handle way better lol..
but i have always been a Ford fan, i grew up with holdens so it was just meant to be haha. |
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20-10-2009, 04:14 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: jimboomba
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nice car very nice car, also bought mine for 3 grand but with problems grrrrr
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Welder/Fabricator at Beaudesert Exhuast Posted by Xcabbi, Does it slap or rattle? Rattle is more to do with timing chains and tensioners. Slap is more to do with lifters, rings, bearings or GENIII boat anchors |
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20-10-2009, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Werribee, Melbourne
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welcome abord mate car looks good u seem to have some good plans hope u start a bulid Thred to we can all watch the magic happen and give u help when needed
but once agen welcome abord
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20-10-2009, 06:51 PM
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Critical Thinker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Adelaide
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Welcome dude. Enjoy your stay.
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20-10-2009, 06:57 PM
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... Fear it!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
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S.A. aswell nice. North Suburbs I take it by the last picture?
Mods and Future plans sound good!. I'd probably add clear side indicators to the list and colour codded mirror scalps (or chrome), Debagde it, S2 Head lights and Tail lights ;) You got a pic of the interior?
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20-10-2009, 09:13 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Melb north
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thats a nice clean limo for 3k and gas, good pick up, my brother is a toyota bloke as well, the poor bugger
 ..............only jokin, in years past i had a ra40 and rt104 myself, welcome to the best forums.
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20-10-2009, 09:30 PM
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AFF Whore
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: In between gas stations
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just treat her nice, she's not your nimble little teenage girlfriend you once could throw around in the bedroom (i.e the matchbox cars listed above), treat her to some TLC and she'll love you forever ;)
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20-10-2009, 11:25 PM
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Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Great pickup there Jason.
Welcome aboard. GK
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20-10-2009, 11:56 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Cheers for the warm welcome guys, dont get that on many forums these
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getting colour coded ;).. defiantly getting debadged and the tail lights are defiantly getting changed to s2... but i didnt know that there was a difference between the headlights? Quote:
the RA40 was free, not one spot of rust, perfect interior, with a fair amount of mods including dual rear sway bars, and RT142 disc brake rear end. the rt104 was free, but was past its used by date.. so we took it too the youth group down here and let them go at it with sledge hammers lol. i have had other cars besides toyotas, have had a 1 owner XE S-Pack, XE Fairmont, Manual XF Falcon, GC Chrysler Galant. only FWD's i have had though is a N12 Astra and N12 Pulsar when i was about 13. |
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21-10-2009, 12:10 AM
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... Fear it!
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Yeah I'm not sure, I just know when mine came back with the a S3 front on it my headlights are chrome now. compered to what they were in the S1
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21-10-2009, 01:15 AM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Oct 2009
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hmm, will have to look in to that. cheers
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21-10-2009, 08:13 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: jimboomba
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the new headlights i bought were $220 for 2, and they were brand newys
i think there is a different, series1 head lights have like a painted chrome inside them, s2 and 3 have like a very shiny chrome in them, you can also see your self in them
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