Payment is in pending status on this vehicle. Project is being continued as of the moment. Just spoke with Ray. He'll e-mail me the quote for parts and labor costs.
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holy crap i haven't been on this site for a long time ever since i got my supra and i see my cousin's car for sale i was just wondering whatever happened to it and here it was.
I'm gonna finish up his awd conversion project for him kdash. Wished it was a 3rd gen 3sgte swap (the MAF is annoying) but that'll be taken care of in time. Idk if you know Raymond @ DB Autocare / Race Toys but the car is still over there and he's going to finish it up. Still pending payment though. James and I are having an issue with the cashier's check my bank sent him. It has both of our names on it... Idk why they did that. His bank won't let him deposit it so he's sending it back to me. I'm gonna deposit it and do a direct transfer into his account. Right now we're just waiting on the cashier's check to get back to my wife so she can handle it.
yea i know raymond did a couple of harnesses for him personally for a couple of his swap and honestly i don't like his work and he keeps pushing your cars back really annoying. took him a little over 2 years for him to finish my buddy's 86 corolla and still me and my buddy are fixing his work. he knows his stuff i'll give him that just wish he could focus on finishing one car at a time. nice to know ryu's car is gonna be back up and driving. if i had the knowledge like i do now that swap he did back then would of been in a lot better condition.
Yeah. I'm starting to see where you're coming from. I'm still waiting on that quote for parts and labor. I called him twice and he kept saying he'll email me. I still have a couple of months left here. But I plan on having the car with a close friend when I return back to Texas so that I can have a ride for work and look for a place to stay when I get back. If he still isn't finished with the car before two months prior to my return to the United States, I'll have the car towed to someone who I know will finish it up and wants to get paid.
you gotta get on him if you want him to finish if you don't it will NEVER get done. When you do get it up and running i suggest you take it to a shop and look under the car cause i'm pretty sure he's gonna half ass some stuff. check for leaks, loose hoses or anything because like i said i don't fully trust his work. it will be running but probably not to your liking.
Will do, esp. when I get back. I'm taking it to ATS Racing in Dallas, TX for turbo upgrade, standalone ecu, and etc. when I get back regardless. They should be able to clean it up if anything. If he half asses everything, why did you cousin take it to him? lol. Just a thought.
This post has been edited by FortuneCookie: Dec 27, 2011 - 2:37 PM
This post has been edited by FortuneCookie: Dec 27, 2011 - 2:37 PM
my cousin is ryu not the current owner. as for why he took it to raymond i have no idea. at the time i wasn't too good at working on cars as i was still a newbie. now on the other hand am a expert toyota technician and soon to be master after i pass the toyota test. raymond like i said is good but he just takes on too many projects at a time and can never do what he promises to his customer so he rushes to get it done and it never turns out fine. I just wish he takes on one job at a time that way his quality of work would be excellent.
I told Raymond that if he doesn't feel like finishing it, I'll tow it to someone else that I know can do it. But he insisted. It's kind of annoying if you tell me one thing and do the total opposite. It's really... untrustworthy to be doing that. Just scared that I'm paying someone who isn't going to do quality work like "I" would if I was to work on my car. I'm a mechanic myself which is why I'm very skeptic. I'll be inspecting everything when I get back to the states from Afghanistan. Thanks for the heads up kdash.
no problem send me some pics of the car when it's done i missed seeing that car. Makes me want to get a celica again and do a 3sgte swap. man i miss my celica.
LoL. Will definitely send pix to you when I'm done with it. I also miss my Celica which is why I'm buying this one at the moment. I sold mine back in 2007. It's been... 5 years. Had a lot of rides but to be honest, I missed my Celica. The rest doesn't feel right for some odd reason.
Upsy daisy
So, what's happened to the car? Does anybody know anything? Has it really been sold or is it still available?
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Yep is it still available. FortuneCookie ran into some administartive issues with DMV because he couldn't be there in person to register the car as he was serving in Afganistan.
QUOTE (JohanFer @ Jun 7, 2012 - 12:40 PM) 
>So, what's happened to the car? Does anybody know anything? Has it really been sold or is it still available?
Yep is it still available. FortuneCookie ran into some administartive issues with DMV because he couldn't be there in person to register the car as he was serving in Afganistan.
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does anyone know the status on this car? is the swap complete or is the mechanic still working on the fuel tank and axels?
is the price still the same? Has car been started in past four years?
is the price still the same? Has car been started in past four years?
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I happened to go there two weeks ago to take a look at the car. The car is there and when I talked to Raymond he said that the car is not ready yet. He is working on those things that the owner could not get for him to finish. I inspected the car and it looks still in good condition. The front conversion needs a little more work as there is that gap between the front bumper and the hood. I don't know if the car has been started lately as I did not ask, but it looks like it hasn't, and if it has, it has not been moved as the surroundings seem to indicate. I hope it helps. I took a pic of the car that I hope to post later. Got to move it from my cell to my Mac to upload.
QUOTE (EL_Jive_Turkey @ Jul 9, 2012 - 2:25 PM)
>does anyone know the status on this car? is the swap complete or is the mechanic still working on the fuel tank and axels?
is the price still the same? Has car been started in past four years?
is the price still the same? Has car been started in past four years?
I happened to go there two weeks ago to take a look at the car. The car is there and when I talked to Raymond he said that the car is not ready yet. He is working on those things that the owner could not get for him to finish. I inspected the car and it looks still in good condition. The front conversion needs a little more work as there is that gap between the front bumper and the hood. I don't know if the car has been started lately as I did not ask, but it looks like it hasn't, and if it has, it has not been moved as the surroundings seem to indicate. I hope it helps. I took a pic of the car that I hope to post later. Got to move it from my cell to my Mac to upload.
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Here is the picture. Just took one.
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Johan thanks for the help man, really appreciated. Wish i knew if this baby was in good running conditon.
hmm. must of missed it somewhere... how much is the asking price on this? 
my bad its in the subtitle
This post has been edited by Rook: Jul 28, 2012 - 4:03 PM
my bad its in the subtitle
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Hi all, sorry for the late reply.
I've dropped the price to $5000. If you can get the fuel tank and front axles for Raymond the mechanic he'll assemble it for you. I don't think he has started the car in the past 3 years years.
cheers
This post has been edited by longsbeans: Jul 31, 2012 - 12:06 AM
QUOTE (Rook @ Jul 28, 2012 - 3:02 AM)
>hmm. must of missed it somewhere... how much is the asking price on this?
my bad its in the subtitle
my bad its in the subtitle
Hi all, sorry for the late reply.
I've dropped the price to $5000. If you can get the fuel tank and front axles for Raymond the mechanic he'll assemble it for you. I don't think he has started the car in the past 3 years years.
cheers
This post has been edited by longsbeans: Jul 31, 2012 - 12:06 AM
Just so that it's clear, we would pay you $5,000.00 and then give the parts to Raymond so that he can assemble them and complete the car right. Will he charge us for these services extra or his services are included with the price?
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his services are already paid for. you would just need to get in the parts
cheers!
QUOTE (JohanFer @ Aug 1, 2012 - 5:10 PM)
>Just so that it's clear, we would pay you $5,000.00 and then give the parts to Raymond so that he can assemble them and complete the car right. Will he charge us for these services extra or his services are included with the price?
his services are already paid for. you would just need to get in the parts
cheers!
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Seriously man, If I hadn't bought the one I have nearly a year ago, I would give it a try at your car I really like it.
GLWTS
QUOTE (longsbeans @ Aug 19, 2012 - 2:43 AM)
>upsy
Seriously man, If I hadn't bought the one I have nearly a year ago, I would give it a try at your car I really like it.
GLWTS
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The ST205 fuel tank just doesn't fit... Buy a cheap fuel cell and just get it done.
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You're right czwalga, I just told Raymond to get the parts and finish the project. hopefully It'll be done when I come to LA at the end of the month and I can settle a sale.
here is his facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/db-Au...161478583880746
here is his facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/db-Au...161478583880746
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Wait! So the ST-205 fuel tank won't fit your clone? Why not? Didn't you do the conversion to AWD and basically swapped everything?
BTW my stock ST-204 FWD cloned to ST-205 is done, but if I had seen your post before stating my project a year ago, I would have bought yours and complete it. Too late, GLWS.
QUOTE (longsbeans @ Nov 2, 2012 - 7:48 PM)
>You're right czwalga, I just told Raymond to get the parts and finish the project. hopefully It'll be done when I come to LA at the end of the month and I can settle a sale.
here is his facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/db-Au...161478583880746
here is his facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/db-Au...161478583880746
Wait! So the ST-205 fuel tank won't fit your clone? Why not? Didn't you do the conversion to AWD and basically swapped everything?
BTW my stock ST-204 FWD cloned to ST-205 is done, but if I had seen your post before stating my project a year ago, I would have bought yours and complete it. Too late, GLWS.
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