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you can use the US steering rack if you modify slightly the attachment point on the subframe (or use a US subrame) and you get some inner tie rods of the right length. That's what i did on my LHD conversion of a JDM car.

I feel like you might need more than what you think you do, i did the conversion on the other side and let me tell you there is a lot of parts that you will need. I also have the harness, all the plastics, the dash, etc.

The firewall though might not be int he best of shape to swap as it has been cut a couple of place around the edges.

If you want to come by and buy everything, i will let you go with everything for very cheap.

I see you are 6 hours from my place, it is a pretty good drive though.

i have pretty much everything but you would have to come get them in Quebec

don't know but all i did was to grind the paint and you have a shinny silver logo

I should have that, i'll try to remember to search for it

chances are slim that you find a set in good condition, at that age, better go new or rebuilt. Even if you find a set, how long will it last...

I just bought a complete new set, very expensive but not many ways around it.

well it depends on how you see it, half the car is jdm and the other half is from an american car, how do you decide which car is which in the end?

The first car i have ever bought with my own money was a 1994 Celica GT when i was 20 years old. That was a pretty cool car and brought me to the car modification world where I installed a set of wheels, dropped it, big wing etc. That was a little before F&F 1 so yeah I am a little old.

Sold it 2 years later and kept on buying bigger and bigger cars, rx-7, supra, nsx, viper, Porsche turbo, t-rex, etc. Once I was pretty much done with changing cars, I wanted something that would give me fun while not costing a fortune. Obviously when you own a car you always dream of the bigger model available. So I now had the chance to buy the car I wish I had when I was 20, a GT-Four. I bought it with the intention of swapping it to lhd since I had driven a couple of rhd cars and didn’t really like it. I wanted to do a quick swap and make a driver, didn’t want something fancy. But, as time went and while I have the part in my hand, might as well clean it and paint it so I ended up doing a complete restoration instead. The whole project took a full 2 years from start to finish working on it part time in my garage. I didn’t plan on making something fancy so I didn’t take a lot of pictures during the process, now I regret it but it’s too late so you guys can see what I have even if it’s not much. So here it is

This is the GT-Four when I bought it, in the pic the engine is already out. The car had been completely painted with spray cans and it had a whole lot of dings on it. It was really leaky and the previous owner didn’t take care of it at all.


Picture wasn’t for that but It gives an idea of how dirty the engine bay was



Pressure washed engine bay, at least we can see something




This is the lhd car I bought, it was a little rusty but my only criteria were a clean interior for the parts and a good firewall. Car was also painted with spray can but this one I didn’t mind.



Engine bay of the 2,2 which I sold for cheap



I was able to sell the back of the car so all I was left with is this. At least it took a lot less space in the garage.




Now let’s start buffing all the spot welds around the firewall, a whole LOT of these.


And ended up with a big hole in the car





Now let’s do the same process for the lhd and you are left with this



Yeah I now have a lhd firewall in a rhd car




Welded in place



Temporary paint booth for the engine bay and the inside, I’ll go black in the engine bay in case I decide down the road to change color, my main objective for now is for a white car.



Primer and seam sealer




And paint, might as well do the whole frame while I am at it






Reassembly slowly begins





It is now time to attack the engine, just wanted to clean it to find the leaks but oh well, might as well rebuilt it with new seals and rings everywhere.



Turbo before the aesthetic rebuild


Head



Block


A whole lot cleaner now







Engine back in the hole



Here is a picture when we were about to shoot it, lots of work had to be done on all the parts to bring them back straight.





Primer



I thought about reusing the brakes but after inspection I think I should change them



Under side of the car before cleaning



After cleaning



After paint





Fuel cell restoration







New brakes, you can start to see the color of the car






And then I stopped taking pictures of the progress so all that is left is the final product, enjoy! Those are Scion FRS seats by the way, they are a pain to fit in there and they are still not 100% to my taste but they’ll do for now. You can also see the Kamikazeshop rear seat cover, armrest and shift boot.

it is time consuming but extremely easy. Only did the rear seats though, not the front.

You need to take of oem cover first by twisting or cutting the twisted wires. Then you take the small rods out since you need to reuse them, put them on one at a time so you don't get sonfused. you will need to make some small cut where the rod enters and where you will put the zip ties.

Then you just replace the tiwsted wires with zip ties which makes thing 100x easier. They are a thight fit so you might need an extra hand sometimes but it can be done without it. At first you will think there is no way it will fit there but it will and it has to be thight if you want it to look good.

In one of my picture you can see the rod installed on the new cover with the zip ties and the cut you have to make on the cloth

Enjoy.

let me know how much for rear seat in black with red stitching

do you have some pictures of the side skirts after all?

here

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=63523

check your PM

got any pics of the clear side marker?

where did you buy the sideskirts?

still selling the riser stickers? I would like a set in dark gray, let me know how to process this.

thanks

can you tell me what didn't fit with the FRS seats? They just wouldn't fit in place because of the shoulders?

I am looking for two things, first is the fuel lid or door or whatever you call it, i would like one in good condition without rust

second, i need a part of the rear windshield wiper kit, you can see it in the picture, mostly looking for the threaded part that screws on the trunk with the big nut. Seems like Toyota doesn't sell that part seperatly.

I would prefer if someone had both so i can save on shipping.

thanks

he hasn't started selling those again yet, lots of people in line for this...

damn, just a little too late, i found one, sent moeny to someone, thanks for the offer though.

i need this plastic part, how much shipped to Québec Canada?

it is a 13$ part online but not many places will ship to Canada.

let me know

i am looking for the white plastic part circled in red, if ayone feels like doing a good deal to a fellow enthusiast, i would appreciate. it is a 13$ item online but not many online company want to ship to Canada so let me know how much shipped.

and those are not easy to come by i guess?

Hey guys, pretty new to the 6GC and there is this guy selling a ST205 on this site and i was wondering what kit it is, front, side and rear skirt, i think it looks just perfect and can that thing be bought in the US or Canada?

thanks

Hi i would like to know if there is one easier to fit in than the other, not wondering about power or anything.

What about the wiring harness from the gauge cluster that goes to the ecu? Is it easier to use a 3rd gen since it is basically the same car or will it just be the same.

Oh, i am wondering about electrical problem only, not mechanic.

thanks a lot

puma