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There is a post on here by ZMANALEX which shows the torque of the bolts to put the plenum back on at as well as the order in which to put them back in. Im average at best with spanners and I managed to put it in no problems on my own.

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3 speed...fantastic! Does it have overdrive? Good to hear you got a decent payout.

Chris Knott for me - whoever you use make sure you quote the forum and get any discount.

Like black, they need a lot of work to keep them looking good. There was a red import around here for several years and the paint looked really dull, reminded me of a 10 year old car that you'd see in Arizona. Having said that I've seen a few good ones. Rosso Red is a much more vibrant red but these are very rare. Pete When looked after red is stunning, as you say with black needs looking after though...loved my red VX and love the red Celica. A very good wax is worth investing in.

Paint it pink before you put it back in

Its a subjective article - hated mods as voted by whom? Or hated mods as decided by one fella who needed to fill some column inches using possibly a straw poll in the office to back up his argument...probably that. You can either agree or disagree but it doesn't mean the list is factually correct That said, this legendary you tube video...

They definitely hire out the ramp (Grundy on here used it last year) not sure about the tools, they might do if you ask.

Can recommend south coast workshop - they fitted my new springs to the Celica (which is what they specialise in) but Barry who works there is a super competent mechanic and was in the middle of building a monster GT4 as well as doing an RB25 engine swap into an S15 when I was there so really knows his way around Japanese cars. Prices generally are pretty reasonable as well.

...and you are working against a timer Bradders! 4 months 8 days to go!

Cheers. Next job is to get the wiper arms off, work back some of the rust/bubbling that is appearing, spray and seal before putting back on.

Shocked. Just shocked, didn't see that one coming.

Nice one, have a soft spot for the 944, although bit of a panel alignment issue on the drivers door, or is it just not clicked shut!

Gets used once a week, maybe less. I am lucky that the Mrs knows I get grumpy if I don't get to play with the car each weekend so have time to work on it...I also do not have to contend with snow! Next job is to sort the wiper arms which are starting to bubble thanks to a little bit of rust appearing...

Its been live for years, I have been using it for my last three purchases. It was updated back in July.

There is a .gov site which shows the last 6 years recorded MOT mileage, should always be a first port of call before buying a car.

Few bits done inside, new head unit, dash cam discreetly put in place behind the rear view mirror, bulbs replaced in the air con unit (so can actually see the buttons at night!). I did carbon wrap with some 5D stuff the dash column parts but didn't like it and ripped it off, guy on a Celica forum that flocks to a very high standard and seriously thinking of contacting him and adding a bit of softness to the interior.

20% science 80% black magic with insurance. They get you a 'best quote' then when you ring back with a competitor quote they 'have another look' and bingo its suddenly lower (but clearly still viable from a business perspective). Lots of gamesmanship based on some quite frankly basic algorithms to predict likelihood of a claim. I used Adrian Flux I think it was, rang up to insure my Skyline and they were absolutely fine with it, rang up to insure my Celica with the same person at the same address and wouldn't touch it because they felt our road was too narrow. Fair enough, but didn't stop them insuring my Skyline which if the basic issue is size is much bulkier than the slimline Celica, what changed?

Switch on auto-focus...

My brother got into this when he bought me a Zombie experience for my birthday last year (it was awesome by the way!) he and his mates now head off in full combat fatigues and various weaponry each weekend to get blasted haha

Irrelevant as far as I know - you have the right to reject a purchase if it was not fit for purpose, doesn't matter if you put 200 miles on it. Ekona can give you a bit more of a detailed lowdown on your rights but the dealer certainly is not in his rights to with-hold an arbitary £1000.

I think the idea is that they are small and all black so not so obvious when mounted behind a rear view mirror - most are unclippable so if you want to remove when parked you can so its out of sight. Otherwise as what G said, you need to hook them up so they remain on standby not filming and any knock to the car would activate it. I suppose you could run it continuously when you say park in a supermarket car park and leave the car for 10 mins, there was a video recently of a guy who left his running in his Aston Martin in a car park and caught a bloke keying it.

See people with sat navs mounted bang in the middle of screens, along with phones and all sorts, never heard of anyone being prosecuted.

Have to say the AC Cobra is a great shout!

OP said in opening post it would be a car for driving on weekends and taking to shows etc.