Friday, May 22, 2009 - 07:05 am, by: James Connolly(Soarer30gt)
Hi there, I couldn't find many other usefull or friendly resources in relation to my car,so i have joined your,from what i can see,massive community.
I used to own a Supra red 1985 Celica Supra 2.8i MA61 with the 5M-GE motor which was a fantastic car and one of the only cars that i have owned that i regretted selling.The only reason at the time for selling it was the amount of rust in the tailgate and sunroof.Replacing and spraying both of these at the time,around 12 years ago,would have set me back around £750.
In September 2006 i bought a 1985 Toyota Soarer 3.0 GT LIMITED MZ12 in pearl white with burgundy leather interior.I absolutely love the car.I owned a 1985 Toyota Soarer 2.8 GT MZ10 a few years ago but as with the supra the bodywork and even the chassis in some areas was dissolving away so it sadly went to the scapyard in the sky. Luckily this Soarer i bought has been looked after well by the 2 previous owners and garaged for most of its life so there is only some small areas of rust at the rear of the car.I am slowly doing the car up and what original parts i can't get hold of i have found some companies doing good aftermarket upgrades,for example spark plug leads from Magnecor and an air filter from k&n. My brother likes the car even more than me so he has set up a website to document the restoration project www.soarerproject.blogspot.com
I hope I can answer any questions in relation to my experiences with the car so far,because i know its a very rare model now and it is great to share any knowledge I may have. The only major stumbling blocks I have at the moment is to try and get the digital lcd speedometer and the crt television in the dash to work 100%,as since i bought the car they just come on and go off whenever they like!So please if anyone has any theories why they are doing this,I would be very gratefull. Good to be here, Cheers for now, }
Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 12:25 pm, by: David Vaughan(Davidv)
It can be amusing when reading the search results from the New Posts button. They omit GIFs, so Don appeared to offer Mr Connolly "A warm James." A bit precipitate, before we know his tastes.
Welcome to some of the trivia one is apt to encounter on this site, James, not least from me in either respect.
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 09:33 pm, by: James Connolly(Soarer30gt)
Cheers fellas,
ive just got back from a small holiday to see the F1 race in Monaco in the south of France,so i am only reading this now.
Cheers for the welcome,and David,if Don looks anything like the eye candy on this page (ie female,blonde,blue eyes and big ....)then i don't mind being offered anything warm ; )
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to the club mate. Try the search box yo answer your questions. That little box is the best part of this site hehe.
