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double my budget to get a really good, reliable, rot free example.
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So I decided to pay off some of the debt I accrued on my Rev5 Turbo, so even though Ive sold her, Im still
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is life eh
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But it wasnt all clouds
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Ironically, I bought back my old Rev5 Turbo in April 2013, then persuaded my Dad to go 50:50
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Simon's attention to detail is what grabbed me, he had spent many hours on her and had effectively renewed every serviceable item
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whilst also completing much restoration and preservation as he completed this 1MZFE conversion, it was so neat and so thoroughly
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completed you could be forgiven in believing Toyota had completed it in Japan.
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Simon even took it to his Toyota Main Dealer in Lancashire and had Toyota do a full inspection and assessment of the conversion!
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that thorough, that Toyota assessed the conversion as meeting their high standards and he received a letter from Toyota to this effect
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The build thread is well documented on Two Brutal
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The V6 is such a different beastie to drive and so responsive, still that kick in the pants on acceleration but much more linear.
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My Dad just drove summer/dry miles since owning her and wasnt until last year that any changes were made.
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Then bought a
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Installed my
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Removed the OEM wheels and put on my
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Then fitted my
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I never installed the EDFC, so its defaulted to its hardest setting!!!
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Our only other bugbear is the OEM Turbo exhaust.
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So we are undecided on exhausts at the moment.
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Otherwise bodywork wise, we had toyed with keeping her then as she is, but having owned my last Black REV5 Turbo with Greddy skirts etc
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it was natural that Id be drawn to
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Now the plans are just to share and enjoy her with my Dad lol.
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