Black St185 Gt-Four Celica

[hardsteppa]

Unfortunately, I need to put my 1990 ST185 up for sale, due to a lack of storage space. Mechanically, it's A1. Runs like a dream, and recent compression test gave cold numbers of 155, 153, 156, 155. I've done most of the work on it personally and looked after it with no expense spared, using only quality parts and changing oil and filter at least every 4000k's, etc.

I'll start with the good stuff, and details of the car and what's been done to it. All parts/repairs are less than 5 years old if not already stated. Car is located in Brisbane.

the car- 1990 ST185 JDM import, black with grey interior. First owner in Australia and re-registered in Qld when i moved up here.

the enginebay - completely rebuilt engine just on 50,000 k's ago.

0.5mm overbore, CP 8.5-1 forged pistons, blueprinted/balanced, Clevelite race bearings, ARP rob bolts and head studs, HKS 264 intake and exhaust cams, ATS adjustable timing gears, Engle valve springs, TVIS deleted and plate port-matched, genuine Toyota full gasket kit + valve stem seals, new Toyota water pump and harmonic balancer, timing belt, rebuilt oil pump.

ATS TD06 turbo kit with adaptor to stock turbo manifold and external wastegate port to 38mm Tial wastegate re-routed to exhaust. 3 inch exhaust with magnaflow METAL not ceramic hiflow cat less than 12 months old. Samco Silicon vacuum hose throughout engine bay. PWR aluminium radiator with 2 custom install cooling fans. 600x300x76 front mount intercooler with Samco silicon connectors on 2 1/2 inch stainless steel piping throughout. HKS SSQV blowoff valve re-routed to intake. Custom straight stainless steel pipe with K&N pod filter in custom s/steel heat shield box. Rebuilt starter motor, alternator, power steering pump, master and slave clutch cylinders, brake master cylinder all rebuilt in last 5 years or less. Have replaced distributor rotor, cap, leads, with genuine Toyota parts. Have NGK Iriway racing plugs that have done less than 1000'ks, currently running NGK coppers, would recommend the Iriways be used if racing/driving hard, coppers from everyday driving. New battery less than 12 months ago.

drivetrain - OS Giken RCD2 twin plate clutch (AWESOME, very streetable and zero slipping), ST205 gearbox, front driveshafts less than 12 months old, engine mounts and rear diff mount less than 5 years old. Castrol Syntrax full synthetic 75-90 gearbox oil used.

fuel system - Supra TT fuel pump, Sard 800cc injectors, ATS bored-out stock rail, Toyota in-tank and in-line fuel filters less than 4 years old. Injectors are only at 65% duty cycle at full throttle so no issues about needing to raise fuel pressure or running lean/maxing out the system. Everything fits using stock fittings so looks stock, and no worries about fire bursting out from some poor-sealing fitting.

brakes - Wilwood 335mm discs on front with Wilwood 4 piston Dynalite calipers and braided brake lines, and 335mm discs with 4 piston Superlite calipers and braided brake lines on rear. TONS of pad and disc life on all four corners.

wheels/suspension - HR Racing Gear 17x7 tiger gold 5 spoke alloys about 4 years old (went on same time as brakes, to clear the calipers) and Toyo Proxes T1R 225/45/17 tyres less than 12 months old. TONS of tread left. Tein super street coilovers, Superpro bushes throughout, Whiteline adjustable rear sway bar, both front ball joints replaced in last 5 years, left side just 4 weeks ago.

interior - Wolf 3d V4 plugin ecu with hand controller unit, Apexi AVCR boost controller, HKS type-1 turbo timer/function meter with plug-in wiring harness, Autometer Pro-Comp liquid filled 20psi boost gauge, Momo black/grey steering wheel, Sparco racing pedals. Pirahna car alarm with 2 remotes.

The engine machining was done by Crankshaft Rebuilders in Melbourne, have a friend who works there, and assisted me to slowly and carefully build the engine. The tuning was done by Melbourne Performance Centre, and was tuned to 242kw at all four wheels on 23psi on a safe tune suitable for daily driving (requires premium unleaded be used). I've only used Motul engine oil since the rebuild and it's always been the daily driver until recently where it's been sitting fairly idle, so enjoyed but never thrashed. All fluids have been changed and maintained per maintenance schedules.

the bad bits - the paintwork is in good shape, not outstanding, but with a polish it looks pretty good. No patches missing or anything. There's a dent about 10cmX10cm in both the rear quarter panels as a result of my sometimes poor reversing skills. Inside the interior is just ordinary, not bad but just fairly ok. No holes in seats or bits missing, but the front floor carpets have some wear and some holes around the pedals on the drivers side. The stereo is pretty rubbish, just the standard one from Japan that doesn't pick up Aus stations. Never been too concerned about stereos so I've never changed it. There's also no aircon, all the piping and condensor etc has been removed to fit in the front mount cooler without chopping up the bumper bar.

The car currently has just over 150,000k's on the clock, had 80,000 when i bought it and I've had it for about 7 years now. I've always garaged it and looked after it, and it's definitely a reluctant sale as I've put alot of $$$ and time and effort into it, but unfortunately I've got no room for it anymore. I'm after $10,000 for it. If there's anything I haven't covered, feel free to ask. Car is located in inner city northside Brisbane, registered until mide next year and will be supplied with RWC.

Edited December 11, 2010 by hardsteppa