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californiajohnny
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl4jhP8WTVQ Edited by californiajohnny - 17-April-2016 at 4:37PM |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Grantorinosport351
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Dang! Yeah, I just looked up a video of it doing a wheelie and running a low 10!
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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof) 67falcon 04 f250 ''the great white'' |
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Grantorinosport351
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Just a q. How much did u pay for that supercharger? I've always wanted one.
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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof) 67falcon 04 f250 ''the great white'' |
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californiajohnny
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Edited by californiajohnny - 09-January-2014 at 6:09PM |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Grantorinosport351
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Heck yeah! And thanks
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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof) 67falcon 04 f250 ''the great white'' |
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Grantorinosport351
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Hey john, did u forget about taking those pics? Lol
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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof) 67falcon 04 f250 ''the great white'' |
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californiajohnny
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yeah, been painting on the bro's f150 bed today , done post a pic in a few.
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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californiajohnny
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my daily driver 77 toyota celica (custom) it's still a work in progress! this is the true toyota hybrid motor (22r shortblock with 20r head) bored,10:1 cr,284 degree cam,HEI dist.,32/36 weber carb (have a cannon intake for it that uses a 40mm sidedraft carb) a few have laughed --till they got SMOKED, then i was the only one laughing
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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californiajohnny
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update on the celica: been working on it a little here and there as time allows.
(second) new windshield installed new custom aluminum radiator custom side marker lights installed new urethane rear suspension bushings installed upgraded intake system almost ready to go on (waiting on the 40mm DCOE carb to arrive) body work ongoing... probably order custom billet 17" wheels from centerline, tomorrow? |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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ZCowher
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Dude you have some pretty cool stuff, I love how there is NO discrimination for you about any of your vehicles.
Car - truck Import - domestic V8 - anything else polished and pretty - not so much but still a blast to drive You my friend are the definition of a true "Car Enthusiast"
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ZC
2016 F-150 xl 2.7 liter 73 Gran Torino Formal roof, Ten damn years, and its almost there. |
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unlovedford
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Love the Celica. I've had 4 '77 versions. 3 hatches and a coupe. My favorite version of those cars, hands down. They must have made a crapload of brown ones, as 3 of mine were brown and 1 was blue. The factory paint on those cars was extremely durable and with minimum care would shine for many years.
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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
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GTW
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My dad had a 1973 notch. It was originally a peach color with a landau top, and he took the landau off and repainted it bronze. Left the 1973 bumper guards on because everybody else took them off. Haven't seen one with a custom body kit, or a body kit of any kind except a race version. I think it works.
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Griffin
1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
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californiajohnny
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i think once it's all painted it will look better! picked up my custom made side skirts today from the machine / fab shop (1/8" aluminum) yeah there's not much offered for those cars, the body kit bumpers are for a 93 honda accord, front one sectioned 6" rear one sectioned 1", head lights are 89 Cadillac deville
the plan is to paint it the same as my step-brother's 74 celica coupe! and we are getting the same custom billet 17" center line wheels! damn, forgot to call and order the wheels |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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californiajohnny
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update: ordered the wheels today--just shy of $1,500
and got the carb today |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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californiajohnny
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finally got time to finish the linkage set up and modified the carb for a vacuum advance port! (weber DCOE's don't have vacuum advance) but she runs!!!
still need to fine tune it...seems to be leaning out about 6,000 RPM's |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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GTW
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Can't beat a good old Toyota engine.
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Griffin
1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1971 Maverick 2 Door |
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californiajohnny
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yep!
BTW it's not a 20R any more, the head is, 22R bottom end, forged 10:1 CR pistons, 284* comp cam, HEI dist., and now a 40MM DCOE side draft carb |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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unlovedford
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Kind of like the Frankenstein swaps I used to do on Hondas. H23 bottom end with an H22 VTEC head. Normally aspirated, they will fly. Give a little boost and you have a V8 eater. Tried the D15/D16 F swap, but not as impressed.
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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon 1972 Torino Wagon 1976 Torino 1968 Cougar XR7-First batch 1972 Torino 460 1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous Popeye and Brutus (Rams) |
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californiajohnny
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still slowly working on the bodywork, got my side panels bent and welded:
and my new 17" billet wheels arrived today 17x7 and 17x8 |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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kychevyguy
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Nice rims
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JT, USAF Ret./Architect
1971 Ford F100 "Lizzy" 1971 Cougar XR7 "Kitty" 1984 Chevy Silverado "Sylvia" 2009 Smart Fortwo Cabrio "Lil Dude" 2015 Volvo XC60 R-Design "Sven" |
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Alvin
'72 Ford GTS '72 Dodge Challenger '03 Chevrolet S10 (Brazil version) |
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californiajohnny
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well today i finally got around to getting the "farm truck" fired up and running again (it hasn't been started for more than 2 years!!) and i replaced some brake components...both new calipers, a new hose and new hard line (several trips to town 25 miles away ) BTW this truck originally came with 4 wheel non-power drum brakes! so a few years back i did the '73 and up disc conversion well worth the effort!!! some day i'll get around to fixing all the body work and get it painted, i've got all the necessary parts and trim to do it, just got to get around to doing it...someday
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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californiajohnny
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minor update on the celica:i'm tired of trying to tune that DCOE sidedraft carb, so off it came, and i bought a new cannon torquer manifold with a new weber 38MM outlaw carb and air filter as a matched kit. got it installed and tuned! took it for a short test drive, still was pulling hard at 70 mph in third gear!!! two more gears left, so it's a considerable improvement over the orig. 32/36mm carb that i had on there
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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bought tires today for the celica 225/45/17 rear and 205/45/17 front
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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i decided to install them and take it for a short drive
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Looks good!
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Nice
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Alex
72 GTS (Morgan's Baby) 68 CJ Drag Car Clone 65 Mustang (first car) 77 LTD II (Drag Car) 78 Mustang II V6 4 speed |
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At Leasr you didn't LS swap the Celica.
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Alex
72 GTS (Morgan's Baby) 68 CJ Drag Car Clone 65 Mustang (first car) 77 LTD II (Drag Car) 78 Mustang II V6 4 speed |
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californiajohnny
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no, i've seen them with old school v-8's in them ford and chevy, it's just too hard on the unibody! i think someone swapped in a lexus (which is made by toyota BTW) v-8, but still hard on these unibodys. hell the vega unibody is a lot stronger and a SB chev will twist and rip them apart! ask me how i know besides i've already had to reinforce the front sway bar mounting plates, due to my "californiajohnny" sway bar engineering (tandem sway bars!!)
Edited by californiajohnny - 22-November-2015 at 1:32PM |
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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