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1UZFE? Pass. Replacing the starter alone is a $1000 job that takes about 2 days for a noobie-average mechanic and about 8 hours for a master mech. It lies in the heart of the motor underneathe the intake manifold.

Get an SC300 with the W58 tranny instead if you can find one. You won't find the V8 1UZ in a standard at all. The SC300 will make it easier to do a 1JZ or a 2JZ-GTE swap down the road or you can just go NA-T if you wanna go that route instead.

Its expensive for being 14 years old with 200 000 KM. My opinion : Buy it only if you REALLY want it, don't think it's a deal

If you're set on the SC400 then I'd hold off, that's expensive. I bought my SC300 for $3200 American with about the same miles.

And for performance, the SC400 is ONLY automatic, but if you get the SC300 with a 5-speed (good luck finding 1) they will outrun the SC400.

On the other hand, with proper mods the SC400 v8 sounds like a monster with ITB's. ITB's on 1UZ

thanks to all who replied. i was only toying with the idea but now i have abandoned it. seems there are quite a few pitfalls in owning one of these, the least being expen$ive upkeep. guess i'll just put a few more bucks into the ol' celipig and run it into the ground.

peace to all

r.

Ray, if you wanna get one, why not just pick up a soarer out of montreal? 2.5L twin turbo inline 6, 5spd, or 6spd, same styling, but wayyyy better on gas/more gangsta JDM YO!..lol But you can pickup soarers with some nice mods done to em with lower km on em for less $.

Pardon my French but "CHRISTALLMIGHTY!!!!!!!!! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! between me holing-up for the winter and you lurking in the shadows it's like a reunion.

how the hell are you? BTW it's my thread so i'll jack it if i want to!! you know, i never think of the montreal market. if i really want a retirement vehicle i'll have to cruise up that way. r u seriously selling the celi? all that work! hope you are well and things are just peachy.

the ol' CeliPig is rusting out but i need to keep it on the road for a few more years. any chance of you looking up your old contacts and sourcing me out a couple of doors. i had a name in TO that i bought my fender from but old age catching up to me and poor filing skill, i lost it. been searching the web forever it seems and all i find are US resellers and warehouses.

keep your stick on the ice

ray

lmao..theres a saying i havent heard forever "keep your stick on the ice". Yea im still alive Ray. Ive just been hiding in the shadows of the 6GC boards. Yea the celica is up for sale, shes been sittin in my driveway since july. I bought my self a 02 civic SIR hb. Its a fun little toy, and its funny cuz me and Remy both ended up with them.


pm me your e-mail and we will chat on msn sometime and ill see what i can do about finding you some doors.

This post has been edited by Valo666: Feb 19, 2009 - 8:02 PM