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"Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica

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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 01, 2011 04:23PM
But every drifo fanboi wants an AE86. Why not rock the old school Jap Iron? Way cooler in my book
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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 01, 2011 04:56PM
Or I've got an old-school 18RG that would drop right in there...
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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 01, 2011 09:47PM
I like those 1st gen Celicas and the earlier Corona Mk2 ( I think). Don't care for the Toyota engines very much from then tho.
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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 01, 2011 11:34PM
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Or I've got an old-school 18RG that would drop right in there...

Like this?
look at them intake manifoldz




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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 02, 2011 09:22AM
I have been told that the oldschool chassis handle like ass and can't really be made to behave. Mr. Clarkkonnen may choose to amplify on this. He prolly knows more about them than I do...
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Re: "Checkpoint" racer on CL early Celica
December 02, 2011 10:26AM
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I have been told that the oldschool chassis handle like ass

Why would that be?..................Uh duh............Nope
Short wheelbase ........................Y
Bodyshell made of foil.................Y
Suspension parts droopy..............Y
Links the size of a pinky...............Y
floppy dead 4+ turns steering.......Y
Narrow track...............................Y
Easy cheap cures for all above............................N




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and can't really be made to behave.


Of couse anything can. A stock stock stock MkII Escort ain't fantastic.


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Mr. Clarkkonnen may choose to amplify on this. He prolly knows more about them than I do...

You know enough if you just think about it.

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