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Nice day for a little cruise to Gundaroo with some neighbours. Apologies for poor photography.

I can just imagine what turning the crank would be like on your fully advanced timing hot grey motor Harv. I'm wondering if you have had the cranking experience before? Anyway, it's always good to know what plot you are hatching and subsequently delivering on. Keep those thumbs clear.....

No 'fraid not. Got stuff on at home this year.

Thank you for the kind words.

Thanks gents. Mechanically it is tidy, but body is really rough actually. It's no show car that's for sure. Really happy with the hydraulic clutch bearing set up for those contemplating it. It is very pricey in comparison to standard setup but a good unit. Instructions said 3/4" master cylinder...

Back on the road without power steering as yet. Engine is purring nicely and much easier to start for some reason. Ended up going back to a single choke- silver soldered the EK knob onto a new wire and outer. The Celica 5speed is a perfect match for the engine and is a really sweet unit. 5th gear is...

The indent tool is very clever Scott. That you just print your parts is pretty special too.
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Quarter looks great Neil. You've done really well I reckon. Brett

It looks so good on the road Clay. Hope to see it in person again soon.

Great to have a new ute resto happening. Extra exciting to have one with such a long family history. Extra, extra exciting to have one with a 186, HR front and 5 speed Celica box. These are the best ones.
Welcome Sneezy, look forward to seeing the progress unfold.
Brett

Looking good. I am (was) a proponent of the wet rag quenching technique. Those Bunnings $10 bags of 20 micro-fibre rags are perfect for this, and many other car jobs. In terms of patch welding, may I suggest always working in one direction. In other words, do a tack, quench, move 20mm to the right, ...

A few photos of what is working for me. Fortunately using Holden headers and intake manifold means everything is pretty level. However, the solid metal washers I have used allow you to take cuts off to level if need be. Photos of Rares gasket that works well and Permatex extractor gasket with metal ...

Glad you are winning.

Hi Clay, I reckon you are using the wrong gasket. Get an extractor gasket from Rares. Very thick composite and can handle the variation between manifolds well. Highly recomend them. I have a set of solid steel manifold washers (I think from ebay). You can put a bit of pressure on them! - but I reall...