And the winner of dreamer of the year is... Part 2!

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Worth it IMO, VRT alone is touching 10k on these irrespective of auto/non-turbo or not.

One month ago I sold an R34 4 door shell for €9200.

Interesting, are you alluding that you could import one, say from Japan, and use this cars registration?!

cpoh1 wrote: »

Interesting, are you alluding that you could import one, say from Japan, and use this cars registration?!

What?

cpoh1 wrote: »

Like I said, if you import a Supra from Japan but to avoid VAT, VRT etc. you use the registration book and chassis number from a shell like the one for sale saving a ton of money. Otherwise it makes no sense to buy a shell like this for that kind of money.

Highly illegal and not condoning but it wouldnt be the first time.

I think you are the one alluding it now

cpoh1 wrote: »

Like I said, if you import a Supra from Japan but to avoid VAT, VRT etc. you use the registration book and chassis number from a shell like the one for sale saving a ton of money. Otherwise it makes no sense to buy a shell like this for that kind of money.

Highly illegal and not condoning but it wouldnt be the first time.

Fair enough, but don't accuse me of alluding to it when I didn't one bit

Hard to know what it is worth but it does look really nice. 7 or 8k might be right for it?

Its a very rare machine all the same very hard to value in this crazy market!
15k is mad money but 8-10 would probably get some lunatics attention!

10k for a clean original turbo tbar maybe, If i was spending 10k on an old jap id be buying an rx7

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Anyone know if the Beams engine makes 200hp? I remember someone on here in some thread mentioning that he seen them not make those figures in the Celica. I know the japs have 100ron fuel and that is what they were tested on back in Japan.

Midnight_EG wrote: »

3SGE? More like 180

Which 3sge beams engine? redtop fwd , greytop fwd, or blacktop rwd? all different power figures, but the non beams 3sge from a ssII celica / carina GTI seems to be best to hold on to power, 170 from factory and many of them dyno the same here

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Redtop the same one that is in that MR2 but more common in Celica's.

Supposed to be 197bhp but never make it - not here anyway, they also seem to lose more power over their lives than the non vvti. The plain ole 3sge has more torque too (& a non interference head for those who don't like maintenance)

selectamatic wrote: »

Few lads on here in a thread a few months ago said they saw the redtops make around 175 and 178 iirc at dyno days.

I've personally never seen a redtop on a dyno though.



Didn't you have an Orange curran that made strong power for a rev2 gsge?

I did, It was never Dyno'd, but did go like shit off a shovel :pac: They're a class engine, class car all round with the superstrut, had so much fun on track with it.

(you would be disgusted if you knew what I sold that little unicorn for )


I was at a celica ireland dyno day a few years ago with the Caldina, there were at least 3 (non beams) 3sge's there and IIRC one made 175bhp, and the others 170 & 168, something like that anyway, enough for me to say they're a tasty unit.

Caldina got too hot and made 240 :rolleyes:

Cheensbo wrote: »

I know this is further OT, do you still have the carina selectamatic?

Ya still have it. Haven't had it on the road legally yet either :pac:

This winter should see that sorted and it finally tested. I've to see about getting a classic policy for a few cars then but I'll try and put a few months between that expense and Christmas.