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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: AE101 GTZ Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:31 am | |
| Hard to believe that after 5yrs of being stored in a shed under a mountain of crap (profile pic), i am finally in the throws of getting my car sorted. It has been something i have wanted to do for so long but with having kids and getting married money was an issue. The last few days i have spent almost 3k getting her back on the road mechanically as well as warranted and rego'ed. Was so nice to drive this lil weapon again. I have missed the short shift kit in the box and the pull of the supercharger. Next week or so she will be getting a fresh paint and clearcoat (after a wee bit of panel work to make her tidy). Will add some pics of before during and after starting this afternoon. Right now im heading to the paint shop for supplies more to come soon  _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:49 am | |
| ok so i cant figure out how to add pics. can anyone please spare a moment to to fill me in on how to add pics hahahahaha _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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mindbeats Elite Member

Posts : 374 Reputation : 14 Join date : 2012-04-14
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:50 am | |
| you can upload pics to flickr or photobucket and then just copy the img code in the message. cant wait to see the pics | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:42 pm | |
| cheers for that. will up the pics now and post the links as soon as im done  _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:16 pm | |
| _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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miib14 Site Administrator


Posts : 7382 Reputation : 175 Join date : 2011-04-27 Age : 30 Location : Manchester
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:31 am | |
| looks very nice indeed _________________ ★ 1993 Toyota Corolla Saloon ★トヨタ 花 AE-202 Owner It's all about N/A Power..... 198 bhp and 148 lbft4efte Build : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t3-1993-toyota-corolla-saloon
3SGE Build Part 1 : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t291-the-ae-202-project 3SGE Build Part 2 : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t1388-the-ae-202-project-continued | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:44 am | |
| i am looking for 2 chrome adhesive emblem badges (87mmx57mm) at the moment. if anyone knows where i can get some cheap it would be a great help. _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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mindbeats Elite Member

Posts : 374 Reputation : 14 Join date : 2012-04-14
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:41 am | |
| wow that looks really good. cant wait to see it when its finished. def keep us posted | |
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gold94corolla Site Administrator


Posts : 5220 Reputation : 181 Join date : 2011-04-29 Age : 34
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:28 pm | |
| Nice, I love Levins! Can't wait to see the fresh paint  | |
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MirrorEyes Canada Rep


Posts : 1540 Reputation : 43 Join date : 2011-09-26 Age : 26 Location : Ontario, Canada
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:14 pm | |
| Cars looking good so far, can't wait to see the colour! _________________  Facebook | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:52 am | |
| Thanks guys, am loving having my baby back on the road. Decided i will fill you in on a few more details about her. My 91 Toyota Levin GT-Z was purchased back in 2000. I had 2 to choose from on the yard (a white one and a black one), i went with the black one as the white one was stock standard. My one as it turns out was an ex race car from Japan. They removed the roll cage prior to sale in NZ (so gutted lol). As i inspected the car on the yard i saw a few features that stuck out and made my decission easy. For starters the exaust had a nice drone and as i looked a lil harder it had a twin pair of FGK Fujitsubo Jasma mufflers. Popped the hood to check the 4 to 2 to 1 Extractors to be greeted by a HKS podfilter sucking in air like there was no tomorrow. It was then i decided i need to test drive this right now! Now i have driven alot of cars in my time as for some years i was a car detailer/groomer. Hunting around for a Levin/Trueno i had driven a fair few. Plus a friend had a trueno that i loved to drive. I had a fair idea that there was something special bout this particular Levin i was looking at, and a test drive would confirm my suspicions. A short shift kit had been added (i later cut the gearstick down giving it a nicer sporty feel) making shifting feel amazeballs. Boosting 10lbs instead of the factory 7lbs (confirmed later when i added a boost guage, which later got stolen) it had a performance pulley kit on the supercharger. After the test drive i knew it had to be this one! At the time she had $10,995 and i negotiated her down to $9,500 signed the paperwork and became her first NZ owner. Since then this car and i have had some adventures to say the least. We have dragged off Holdens, Fords, RX7s, Skylines, VR4s, Supras,WRXs and Evos to name a few. Sure we have been beaten a few times too, and a few highway races allowed me to discover there is no speed limiter in her. The speedo only goes to 180km/h and she is well off the clock in 4th gear. I eventually changed the mags as i won a set of Advanti Vapours (in pics above) in a tricycle race of all things. So from the 195/50/15s she came with i went to 205/40/17s. She has always handled like a dream and performed when i needed her too. I love this car much to my ex's disgust, as she discovered the hard way when she gave me an ultimatum. The car spent a few months off the road and she tried to make me sell it. When she told me it was her or the car she lost the plot when i told her to get the f#@k out of my house lol. My wife knows that this car is everything to me and after the story about my ex she has accepted the car is part of the package. I would rather spend a few grand getting her back on the road and painting her than sell her. There are just too many fond memories tied up in this car. I could never sell this car ....EVER! Thanks to all those that have taken the time to read my rambling. Please feel free to comment _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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miib14 Site Administrator


Posts : 7382 Reputation : 175 Join date : 2011-04-27 Age : 30 Location : Manchester
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:30 am | |
| wow, now thats what a proper ae101 enthusiast would say to the GF lol _________________ ★ 1993 Toyota Corolla Saloon ★トヨタ 花 AE-202 Owner It's all about N/A Power..... 198 bhp and 148 lbft4efte Build : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t3-1993-toyota-corolla-saloon
3SGE Build Part 1 : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t291-the-ae-202-project 3SGE Build Part 2 : http://www.ae101ownersclub.com/t1388-the-ae-202-project-continued | |
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mindbeats Elite Member

Posts : 374 Reputation : 14 Join date : 2012-04-14
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:14 pm | |
| much respect on sticking with your ae101 through everything | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:00 pm | |
| LOL sometimes ya just have to cherish the things ya love most. in her case she lost big time hahahahaha
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:42 pm | |
| _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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Currymeister Member

Posts : 107 Reputation : 0 Join date : 2013-11-18
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Mon Dec 23, 2013 3:49 pm | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Tue Dec 24, 2013 6:23 am | |
| Thanks Currymeister, i am definately looking forward to cleaning her up today (getting the windows and rubbers cleaned off). Mags will need a good clean to hahahaha. will look nice when its done though. Over the next few weeks there will be subtle lil things added to her. Will post pics as i progress with things to keep you all in the loop. _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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mindbeats Elite Member

Posts : 374 Reputation : 14 Join date : 2012-04-14
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:27 pm | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:32 pm | |
| thanks mindbeats  will look even better in the new year when the paint has hardened fully and i can buff the crap out of her lol _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:12 am | |
| thanks mindbeats it has been great giving her a freshen up. would love to give her engine a freshen up too at some stage but that wont be for a while _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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magweal New Zealand Rep


Posts : 1403 Reputation : 42 Join date : 2011-12-14 Age : 37 Location : Auckland, New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:34 pm | |
| Wow looking good bud. My girl should be getting a new coat this month also. | |
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GTZ4ME New Member


Posts : 42 Reputation : 3 Join date : 2013-03-20 Age : 46 Location : Palmerston North , New Zealand
 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:59 am | |
| Cheers magweal. im wanting to get some good shots of her all done and cleaned up. with any luck it will be in time for January car of the month comp lol. im looking forward to seeing yours with a fresh coat too _________________ The only person that can make me sell my Toyota is me, and im pleased to say i just CANT do it....... EVER!
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murfeey New Member

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 | Subject: Re: AE101 GTZ Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:59 am | |
| Nice GTZ...its good to see there's still a few of these around getting loved  | |
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