hi everyone i have been looking and reserching on this excellent forum and trying
to make my mind up to completley rebuild my tp.
it only cost me $200 to buy the car but the engine is stuffed
it has
2.6 carby
5speed
thats about all the important stuff.
im going to put an efi and realy clean it up.
i will post photos very soon at where i am at the moment

mooman :bowrofl:

cool, yeah post up how you go, always good to see people projects and how they develop. enjoy.

yeah thanks i have just got the engine out it will be the (sexiest)magna tp in oz

also if anyone has any input about good brands of parts i could use it would be
gratefull

what in the way of upgrades are you doing, if you list stuff, we can help more.
brand names are only good to a point if there seen or doing something , somethings can simply be modifed and can cost less than when another brand less known does the same thing.

You are lucky in that you have purchased the car on the cheap, you can spend a good amount of money on it and still recover how much you spend should you sell it (around here TPs fetch from $2k upwards). That's where I am kinda screwed with my beastie (Elante 1) - cost $2k, spent another $1300 on repairs, soon to be around $700 on the engine, then paint, etc, etc. Basically I have wasted more than the car is worth, but in all honesty, I am not selling it in a hurry so who cares!!!

I'd love to see the pics when it's done.

lol stick a flame thrower kit on it apparently works better with carb than injection
just mi opinion, and would an efi system replace tha carb easilly just because i hate the sound of the carb engine at 4k revs unda pressure. wak a efi and pod filter on, make it sound nice. would that do tha trick?

yeah thanks i have just got the engine out it will be the (sexiest)magna tp in oz
We'll see :D

lol stick a flame thrower kit on it apparently works better with carb than injection
just mi opinion, and would an efi system replace tha carb easilly just because i hate the sound of the carb engine at 4k revs unda pressure. wak a efi and pod filter on, make it sound nice. would that do tha trick?
sorry, this doesnt answer your question, but how did you get what appears to be circular lights within your bar lights?
your avaitor gives that impression, look rx7 fc version.

sorry, this doesnt answer your question, but how did you get what appears to be circular lights within your bar lights?
your avaitor gives that impression, look rx7 fc version.

lol yeah they are circular, really really cheap mod went down to kmart got a plastic folder thing for 3 bucks took the bak plating out of the rear lights cut out this plastic folder into the right shape and size to fit then stuck it in and put the bak bak on

lol yeah they are circular, really really cheap mod went down to kmart got a plastic folder thing for 3 bucks took the bak plating out of the rear lights cut out this plastic folder into the right shape and size to fit then stuck it in and put the bak bak on
that's pretty funky, i like it.
ive seen eyelids/ light covers on the front and rear in circles, didnt look great, but your mod is really good. well done. very original :D

yeh thanks for the response im going to go from bonnet to boot and everything in between

ill post some pix tonight of the car before the rebuild and i will post more as time goes by.

im just after some info on brands like for the engine replacement and suspension.

yeh thanks for the response im going to go from bonnet to boot and everything in between

ill post some pix tonight of the car before the rebuild and i will post more as time goes by.

im just after some info on brands like for the engine replacement and suspension.
suspension in the wise of being usefull
King springs are a good choice
Koni shocks, a lil overkill and $$$ but I find them to be worth it.
engine wise, depends what u wanna replace, names that come to mind tho

Genie (extractors)
Lukey mufflers
K&N air filters.
depends which way you wanna go, but there's a few for you.

Nolathane suspension bushes, cant beat em :)

You are lucky in that you have purchased the car on the cheap, you can spend a good amount of money on it and still recover how much you spend should you sell it (around here TPs fetch from $2k upwards). That's where I am kinda screwed with my beastie (Elante 1) - cost $2k, spent another $1300 on repairs, soon to be around $700 on the engine, then paint, etc, etc. Basically I have wasted more than the car is worth, but in all honesty, I am not selling it in a hurry so who cares!!!

I'd love to see the pics when it's done.
Yeah, I agree.

Bought the wagon for $600. Spent close to $2000 repairing it, including a dodgy motor that only just outlasted the warranty.

Bought a parts car for $200, and found it to be a better repair proposition.

you want any parts just pm or email me mate i would be glad to help
at a price lol i the #1 in vic gen 1 parts division lol

thanks heaps for the support where abouts in sunny melbourne do you live
im in the west
i promise i will post some pics this weekend

thanks heaps for the support where abouts in sunny melbourne do you live
im in the west
i promise i will post some pics this weekend
He's, err, a bit further west.