Greddy-Matt's Rev3 Tubby **forged engine in!**

[Spitelli]

Hey Bru,

Such a shame to have gone through all that and then be in the position you are with work But i'm glad you are enjoying the new engine and I know it's gone to a very good home. It certainly looks like you are treating it right.

Don't forget to fit the Chrome Greddy fuse box cover I gave you!!

Race ya!

Steve-O

[rossdymond3352]

Ah matt that sucks mate.

After all the hard work everyone put in.

Make sure its a last resort to sell her

[Greddy-Matt]

Thanks guys. It truely sucks to get to a point where its nearly there and face losing it. Selling will be a last resort for sure.Stevo the fuse box cover and the greddy bits are all in mate, just not taken any pics yet, loosks awesome!

After seeing air intake temps of over 40, some as high as 50 degrees I was convinced that aircon rad (which I'd left in incase I wanted to re instate air) was choking the main and CC rad so I spent 5 hours yesterday removing the aircon rad (what a PITA!!!) ended up stripping the whole front of the car off to get it out

Upside? the MASSIVE hole left where the rad came out of with the removal of the plastic slam panel means my air intake temps have dropped by an average of 8 degrees Well worth the agro I think!

[Greddy-Matt]

Few pics:
Wastegate polished up


Polished Fuse Box Cover


GReddy Catch can with Apexi a like mini filter


Gap left from aircon rad removal

[ashley]

It truely sucks to get to a point where its nearly there and face losing it.

Ahh mate that is a seriously nice car you've put together there I really hope for your sake you dont have to bail on it

Loving it- I was never a fan of white before but this car makes me wonder, specially when it's hiding a build like that in it- very very impressive

[mattymr2]

the polished fuse box cover looks well smart mate!

loving the build so far

it would be desperate if you had to sell...

[Greddy-Matt]

It'll depend a lot on the insurance as that's due for renewal next month of all the luck! Having a ring round today so fingers crossed! + I may have a reprieve!!!

[nakamura]

Matt im off all week. Pop over and scare me witless will you!!!!

I promise ill take you out in the super celica...

ALMOST 200BHP!!

[honmonster2000]

Looks awesome mate AND those side lights look so much better..Good luck with The rest of your project...

[Greddy-Matt]

Well after a frustrating few weeks I wanted to put up a few pics of her, maybe the last pics, looks like a completely different car to when I bought her:

[nakamura]

Oh my god, Wow it looks even better than i remember. Mate the TRD spoiler is amazing.

Oh man, join my club mate and we can sob in our beers together.

[Greddy-Matt]

Its YOUR fault!!!

















About the TRD spoiler I mean I loved the TRD with the border spats on the yellow peril lol..

Yeah I'm up for that, which club is that dude? I thought the Celica was looking hot at the mo?

[nakamura]

haha i created the best mk2 look!!

Well celica is looking great and sounds nice too, but its no MR2!!!
Well saying that mind, my Celica TRD spoiler is being painted as we speak!!

[Greddy-Matt]

Nice will have to come and have a peek! You still using that guy for paint?

[nakamura]

Yup!! 40 notes to paint it!!

[Greddy-Matt]

Well thought I'd update this thread with the last pics of her, as many of you are aware I had few expensive hiccups after the new engine was fitted, the last of which was something failing in the gearbox/clutch region on my way to work one afternoon.

Came to a roundabout and the car wouldn't move without over 2000rpm of revs and then the clutch would bang in savagely, this culminated in me having to coast off the road one mile later when I lost gear selection.

For whatever reason the clutch has fallen to bits, this is what's left:





Unfortunately I didn't have any more money to pour into this project so the painfull decision came to strip her It's one of the most heart wrenching things I've ever had to do, I spent a lot of time tinkering with this car and it was very sad for me to see her like this:











Miss it already....

[Martin F]

it's very sad mate

[cantfindausername]

really feel for you mate, i know how you loved that car. Defo ended up in a sorry state. Out of interest, what clutch was that which had the epic failure?

[saj8162]

thats sad, i remmeber that car when you 1st bought it, i bought ure old NA off u,

[Greddy-Matt]

Cheers guys, Ant it was a TRD copper plate clutch. Hows the beast going?