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selling a few things due to upgrades....all in great condition otherwise wouldn't put them up for sale. All items in brisbane but happy to post anywhere at buyers cost. R33 gtst engine mounts off '96 model; they are the round mount as shown. Only replaced as I bought nismo engine mounts to try and reduce lag from auto transmission, they have no cracking or damage. $40 the pair R33 throttle position sensor off series 2 model. Extremely stable voltage readings still, had replaced while trying to track down poor idle, TPS was not the cause though. $40 for this R34 side mount intercooler. General marks and bumps from normal usage on car but none major and in better cond than alot of others I have seen; has previously been pressure-tested and no holes or leaks. $70 for this

Had them on my commodore, theyre shit

Yeah r34 looks similar, but not same, as that one in first post. I want same lol.. I concur with you, if that's not an r33 interior then i'll eat a hamster, hence my OP about what r33 they came on, from shaft size looks like it should it should just slide right on...to my shaft...

Google image is next to useless for this. Carsales FTW here, if one searches for r34 auto one finds many interior pics, with the shifter knobs not looking like that, the shaft is much thinner, in all but 2 i saw, one being the gt4 and another an n/a. Didn't seem to be consistent in those models tho

Thought r34 was tiptronic shifter? R34 ones i have seen didn't look like that but might have been later models maybe

this looks better than the T-bar thing I've got on my R33. Have seen a few from time to time on auto R33's, but don't know if there's a spec for it, or what particular model they came out on...

thank you for your feedback above, I couldn't agree more. Car now sold though sorry.

had a flat battery in the work car today, boss said just get a new one. Pretty sure it'd still be alright with a decent overnight charge done, work car only just does heaps of very short drives, battery wouldn't be more than 18 months old. Is Panasonic brand. Its 23cm wide, 17cm deep, 19.5cm high(22cm total height to terminal top). Pick up from Vernon Tce Teneriffe, Brisbane if you want it, needs to go asap cause it's just taking up space. Txt me on 0408 333 001 to arrange.

had a flat battery in the work car today, boss said just get a new one. Pretty sure it'd still be alright with a decent overnight charge done, work car only just does heaps of very short drives, battery wouldn't be more than 18 months old. Is Panasonic brand. Its 23cm wide, 17cm deep, 19.5cm high(22cm total height to terminal top). Pick up from Vernon Tce Teneriffe, Brisbane if you want it, needs to go asap cause it's just taking up space. Txt me on 0408 333 001 to arrange.

thread revival...after buying one of the JJR engine dampers - they're cheap, I was curious - and getting it and pulling it apart, I can't see how it wouldn't do anything. I thought they were a shock absorber type thing but it's actually a couple of rubber mounts inside, so would stop any rocking of the engine but still cushioning so it's not vibrating against solid metal. The "harbour-bridge" bracket is reasonably thick metal, and mounts to both the strut tower top, and 2 points on side as well. Seems fairly solid now installed. Only just did it and yet to do any real driving on it, but from the construction of it, would seem it does what it says it's supposed to do, stop the engine moving around.

looks nice mate, and good to see such a unique project, something a bit different done up. Good luck with it.

My mum just bought a new car, so her Celica is up for sale. It is in top-notch condition, she bought it as a new car from Toyota and it's been serviced by them ever since. Points of difference for this one over other examples you'll find for sale - LOW k's - not even hit 100,000 k's yet. - Immaculate inside and out, as the photos will show. - Service history with Toyota and no expense spared on repairs and upkeep. - New tyres just fitted, and RWC provided. - Just been serviced for sale, no maintenance needed. - HEAPS of rego left, full 6 months to go. Lots of little extras like factory alloys with locknuts, floor mats and seat covers, headlight protectors, bluetooth device, factory immobiliser/aircon/power steering. Red exterior, black/grey interior, 5 speed manual, 2.2 litre 5SFE engine. Looking for $5300 - open to offers but nothing ridiculous, this is an excellent car that's been maintained and cared for and will last for years to come. I'm in Brisbane but car is located in Croydon, Vic, give me a call or txt on 0408 333 001 for any questions and to arrange an inspection or test drive.

so I came up with the rocket-scientist idea of putting some solid rubber reinforcement in the gap that the stock gearbox mounts have, to stiffen it up a bit. I know what you're thinking, great idea dude, and it should have an effect between farrrk-all>>something at least.....while out of the car I noticed that my current gearbox mount does have some cracking and perishing of the rubber though. So started looking around for a new mount; seems there's a part number difference between the R33 GTST auto and manual transmission mounts though....even though they look identical in what pics I could find, so guessing maybe a measurement difference somewhere. Would prefer to fit a Nismo mount, but only seems to come in a manual application, not auto. Here's where I appeal to the community. Anyone have a manual transmission mount they want to compare vital measurements with? From what I can see, need to measure distance between mount>transmission mounting bolt holes, mount>crossmember stud holes, and width of gap that crossmember sits inside the mount. It'll make more sense with some pics; I'll post some up....

I just got the Pilot sport 3's in a 235/45/17 yesterday....pouring rain so far so only tried in wet, but wow, makes the Toyo Proxes 4's seem like a deathtrap now. Very good grip in wet, will see how dry traction goes, but are super quiet too by comparison.

oh ok, what's involved there? Just put superpro front diff bushes in, slight difference nothing major, but then they were pretty cheap too. Loud diff whine now lol

Ditch the efi setup too, nothing looks more tuff than a carby setup with chromed air filter

thanks for replies. Not that keen on doing any upgrade work to the box, or removing it from the car...would be happy to replace some bushes if worthwhile but otherwise it will go into "too hard" basket...for a daily driver I will just put up with it!

so winding up on the suspension work now, and thinking about the slush/lag of the stock auto box on the r33 gtst...would I be wasting my time fitting stiffer engine and transmission mounts and poly diff bushings in an effort to improve the throttle response of the auto box? Or is it just, it's an old auto, it's not going to be very responsive ever...Not looking to do a manual conversion but if anyone's fitted stiffer bushes/mountings and found it was worthwhile, would be interested to hear... thanks

what about this badbwoy right here http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NASHIN-345mm-FRONT-BRAKE-ROTOR-DISC-UPGRADE-KIT-SKYLINE-/130919209312?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e7b649960

i was under the impression they made a few different types, with an option for the r33 gtstst>gtr as per OP...although the design didn't look as good.

I've gone with Roadsafe rod ends from Bursons. Have their tie-rod ends on the car, seem fine to me. No listing for R33 gtst, only R34, but specs seemed to be the same...fingers crossed. Also went with Hardrace control arm bushes, about $45 cheaper than SuperPro. Think I might be out of luck with the pressing them out/in though, might be time to buy one of the $199 Supercheap Auto 6-ton presses....will probably end up doing the rear bushes anyway, so might come in handy.

No disrespect to the OP "coming from the man himself Jeremy Clarkson" Clarkson is far from the man....rather, an egotistical twat. Used to find him entertaining, now more, annnoying as f*ck. Can't see myself ever being able to afford one, but price bracket vs what you get? R35 = amazing. Not to mention the priceless street cred than Porche' etc will never buy IMO.

Thanks very much for the tips. Re rod ends, pairs on ebay for the $65 mark, any thoughts on these for fitment and quality?

hey all, just got the verdict today, couple of things needed on the front end. Car is r33 gtst. Have searched but not found info, only references to it. To replace the rack end (inner tie rod) as I understand it you need to remove outer tie rod end and rack boot, then rack end should just be able to be unscrewed from the rack with 2 spanners? is that right, or more to it? Also the lower control arm bushes; they need to be chiselled (like my abs) or flame-grilled out, or drilled? and then new bushes pressed in? I used a vice to press in new bushes when I did the upper control arm camber bushes, so hopefully this would do for lower, or will it need an actual press to do it? Part number i was looking at is superpro spf1483K thanks for any relevant inputs's

fpr and gauge pod sold...