The Orange Eyesore - 1977 RA23 Celica

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Progress is pleasing. Carry on.

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Nah he just built the long motor for me. I'll be using stock 18R-GEU inlet runners.

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Thanks chaps, so something like this?

https://www.ozautoelectrics.com/deut...ector-kit.html

And a crimper like this?

https://www.ozautoel...

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Soarers are a hard sell at half that price, no matter how nice they are.

Also LOL at the gauges in the glovebox lid, how the hell are you meant to read them while driving?

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I was wondering what was happening with this thing. Apparently you've given up on the car and are building some sort of funky kitchen bench instead?

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I'm a bit of a hoarder to be honest. That and I'm way too stubborn to give up on a project I started, even if it's a sensible thing to do!



That thing is awesome, and amazingly...

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So many embarrassing memories!

Other duties got in the way so the car hasn't moved yet and is still being used as a storage shelf for Supra parts:



I did manage...

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I installed the fuel tank today. Here it is all painted up nice with the masking removed:



When I took it out originally I noticed it had some bits of flat rubber stuck to the...

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Anyway, the reason I'm starting this thread is because things are finally going to happen in the near future. Step one is to move the car out of my small "storage" shed and into my large "getting...

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I went through all of the threads I've started on this forum but couldn't find one for my longest long-term project, the RA23 Celica I bought circa 1995 for the explicit purpose of engine conversion shenanigans...

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Oh yeah and I still need to finish the fuel tank. The paint on the underside was badly chipped and pitted from 35 years of being hit by road debris, so I decided to take it back to bare metal:
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Progress continues with the fuel system. I tidied up the pressure sensor bracket a bit before installation:



The it was out with the 200 series hose, measuring and cutting:...

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Yeah I had the same thoughts as well. The bracket is slightly undersize, and there's an o-ring taking up the slack so it doesn't wobble around. Should work mint I reckon.

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I also got started sorting out the other end of the fuel system. I decided to start with the fuel pressure sensor, which needs to go between the fuel rail outlet and the fuel pressure regulator. I have...

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Me too, I just hope I live long enough to see it happen!

I'm still inching towards that goal though. Last night I got started painting the fuel tank as the original paint was flaking...

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My filter is 45mm OD but I ordered one of the 50mm ones in the hope I can shim it with something to make it work. Unfortunately I didn't check the delivery estimate and I might have to wait until December...

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Thanks dude!



I appreciate the thought, those are awesome plates to be sure. I already have my heart set on different plates though so I'll have to pass on this one....

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That's a pretty cool idea, not sure if it's better than a battery powered one though? They can last a long time on a charge - I used my Ryobi one on a camping trip and after a whole weekend of use the...

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I have one of those Ryobi lights, lots of options for hanging it and when folded out long it makes heaps of light. I use that and a small corded flouro work light when I'm under the hoist, seems to cover...

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Ah very nice, thanks!