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January 27, 2016

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Yet another good night with the Scooby club! This time in Bangor.....

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Crankshaft bearings prep

I managed to get back into the garage and make a start on the bottom end, after getting my hands on some over size bearings. Check out the video below!

The Celica hasn’t really don’t much lately as I handed it over to my trusted paint shop for them to work their magic. It’s been a while since any work was actually carried out on it and for a while, I got a little exasperated by it and needed a break. I hurt my back leaning over and stretching the wrong way (over 40 now….!) so since then I have been focusing on health and fitness a bit more to get in shape. Anyway, the Celica was stripped back to bare metal and it was actually in great shape with only 2 little points of interest: A previous weld repair to drivers door (so smooth you couldn’t tell with paint) Also, a rusty bit in the rear drivers wheel arch near the mud flap. The body shop quickly cropped this and welded in new metal and got the car coated in etch primer. They also gave me a list of various small items that broke during the strip down. It turns out, little bits of trim and other associated body parts are becoming INCREDIBLY difficult t...

EJ257 CDB

Since covid, I have been slowly collecting enough spare parts for the next engine build for the "Best" Without giving too much away at the moment, it involves a closed deck block EJ25 casing and some seriously strong internals. Im hoping the start building over the holidays if time allows and get the bottom end ready for new years.

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