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New Zealand member.Hello i have a finished product FC Special.I joined forum to help in my rebuI found the site invaluable in that respect and the members who answered my questions were helpful and knowledgeable.Yes photos were hard to upload.Facebook would be a good place to have this forum on but when accepting members to "the page" the moderator could givepreference to existing members first then see how things go then look at adding new members which is easy on FB.They send you a request to join.If they act up block them.
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I used a couple of dabs of blu-tak to keep the sliding clip in place till i was ready for the arm twist manouver.

Hello fellow restorers;in the process of finishing touches to my FC,i was wondering do they still manufacture the boots mats out of rubber as in the original-or are they carpet now a days? Thanks for any input regards fcdunedin.

Thanks zulu i still have the original steering box but have changed the front end to an HR with disc brake set up.I have also within the last 12 months put a rare spares kit thru the steering box.

Hi i have just finished getting my interior seats and door cards resprayed and used dupont paint as used on curtain sided semi trucks(with their company logo etc) guy assured me wont peel or crack he could colour match any one you want i chose red, the tops of my cards are black as well as my seats car exterior is red/white.

FE -HR GM part number 7409402 i was offered this part on NZ auction site would this be of much use to help improve ''free play" in steering wheel as described by inspector at road worthy(warrant of fitness in NZ) dept.He said he wont fail me this time but would like to see an improvement next time (6 mnths away).Any advice would be appreciated thanks. This is nos as well.

Thank -you for the prompt reply and the right direction to start,all i have to do now is locate(try)the other 6 springs and a trip to the stationer for some blu-tak.

hello can someone please help i am about to re-attach the door cards and handles to the doors and have forgotten the correct procedure,there is also a heavy duty coil spring,does this go behind the door card first or does it sit on the alloy disc on the outside of door card?also i only have at present 2 of these coil springs,do the springs go on the window winder handle or the door opening handle,or both?thanks in advance for any advice/tips etc. fcdunedin.

I first saw this done @ a car wreckers and did the same myself
Get a rag and with the thickness of one piece slide it in between the handle and the door card and move it around 1 full cycle the rag will grab hold of the retaining clip and and move it enough to safely remove the handle.

Looks great Jamie,the chrome on the car prior to repaint looks good as save you a lot of money there for a start,with the engine freshen up is she still a nice runner?

thanks for the help on the pic update fevan merry xmas

Hi there i'll give you a run down on my FC,i,ve owned it for twenty years and have only got round to getting it fixed up because i found this forum which helped immensely,the car was a 2 owner totally stock,i paid $2200 as is where is.
It now runs a 186,HR front end,Torana discs(girlock)electric wipers TY Ken great written instructions.It still has the original box,i've got EK auto hump and a Celica box/clutch to go in sometime.
Car has been baremetaled rust conv added then etched wasn't sure how long between next job so was done for peace of mind.
Had my old school mate panel beat it to a file and hammer finish,he didn't touch either sill no need welded in patches above headlight eyebrows and one in lower back guard,i was his labourer and he spent 50 hrs in total.$2800.
My mate Paul painted the car in DeBeer 2K.Toyota red and Holden white.I also was his labourer and we spent prob 40 hrs on prepping the car.$3500 incl paint.
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Hey as soon as i saw the wooden ABC crate i knew you were in NZ.Great lookin project all the best.

Excellent thanks Ken just looking to price up a few bits n pieces before installing the above option,thanks again.

Hi i saw a 5spd celica steel case g/box with bellhousing for sale that was bolted originally to a 202.Would this set up fit my 186 motor,thanks for your help.(for sale in NZ for $350.oo also is this a reasonable price to pay)The NZ dollar is quite similar to the aussie peso at the moment $1.14 to NZD.

Excellent thank you Ken,will go and order some today.Thanks for the input.

Hello i'm having similar problems as kelnic in another post,took car for roadworthy(warrant of fitness nz)after the winter storage and rear brake cylinders are also rusty/corroded i am going to replace both sides and am wondering what size dimension wheel clinders/pistons etc they are as i want to get the right size part the first time rather than taking back to the shop the wrong size part any help would be much appreciated,thanks in advance.

please help!!! i was reversing out driveway and the steering locked up.It [FC sedan]would turn right ok but would not turn left any further  than 1/2 way,like it was locked up,or obstructed? I had to jack front of car up and move with a trolley jack back into garage,when on the jack i tried steering wheel again and the problem was still the same.I removed nut on pitman arm and freed it from spline,tried steering again and it still locked up,but after a couple more turns it freed itself up and now steering runs smoothly lock to lock.I had a new kit from rare spares installed [SBFEK]1 year ago and car has probably travelled only 300 miles,as you can guess i am not keen to put pitman arm back together and go for a drive and see what happens?? Has something like this happened to anyone else or had experience with? Just hope this question is detailed enough to understand.Thanks