1975 TA17 Carina 1600GT Modified to 2L, G-Works Feature Car, Motor Magazine Publication, Spare Engine & Transmission Included

This is the G-Works feature car documented through an engine 2L conversion series and published in Motor Magazine. Second owner. The lot includes the vehicle plus one spare 2L engine, one spare 5-speed manual transmission, original removed parts, spare grille, meter panel, bumper, and other components.

Engine: Custom built with forged Kameari pistons (88.5mm), Rising I-beam connecting rods, Kameari 79mm forged crankshaft, TRD race oil pump, ported head by former manufacturer technician, TRD 304 cams, Kameari big valves and reinforced springs, Nismo/Solex 44 carburetor (used), Mitsuwa fuel pump. Initial compression 18 kg/cyl per cylinder. Run-in 1,000 km complete, currently a few hundred km only, ready for full throttle operation.

Transmission & Drivetrain: T50 5-speed (gears 1–4 slightly close ratio). Used race transmission installed; bearing condition appears fair but makes noise when warm (Maruyama Molybdenum injected). JUN 4 kg flywheel, Kameari reinforced clutch, stainless mesh clutch hose. ATS differential (used, OH'd, believed 1.5-way, initial setting unknown). AE86 4.3 final drive. Stainless mesh brake hoses throughout.

Suspension & Brakes: Wilwood 4-pot opposing calipers, 2-piece rotor (fits 14-inch wheel size). SS Works 7075 aluminum hub. AE86-modified Enapertal inverted front shocks, Enapertal E12 spec rear shocks. Front: original stock lower arms with reinforcement plate welded, tension rod with urethane bushings, unknown 6 kg springs. Rear: one-off Craft springs 4 kg, all-pillow social arms (orange, new), AE86 stock used rear stabilizer (originally absent on TA22 Celica and Carina). Front stabilizer stock (urethane bushes). Ride height clears inspection limits; front damping is circuit-tuned so slightly stiff, but no characteristic short-car harshness.

Body: Full panel work by Yoshikawa Tokudo (G-Works' sheet metal specialist). All rust and decay replaced with new steel. Trunk draining improved (Carina has a known water pooling issue in side bags). Repainted in original color. Yamaha Performance damper installed at front. Windshield has a scratch (not a crack); spare used windshield included. Door window upper weatherstrip is TH Service original-equipment new. No missing emblems or mirrors.

Lighting: Sivie low-beam headlights (period-correct) retrofitted with HID. Marshall high-beam headlights (period-correct) with Marshall relay (period-correct). Aftermarket auto lights (dusk and tunnel auto-on, manual off), new.

Electrical & Climate: Factory power windows, factory power trunk opener (minor fault; passenger side power window recently unreliable). Factory option cooler car converted to R134 gas; compressor, condenser, liquid tank replaced; currently gas-leak. Keyless entry installed but contact fault, recently unreliable. IC regulator generator with enhanced output (rebuilt). AE86 wiper motor (faster than stock). Aluminum radiator with electric fan pusher (water temperature stable). Lightweight pulleys. Radar detector present.

Meter: Post-inspection replacement with rare new Carina 2000GT speedometer (1600 tops out at 180 kph, 2000 at 220 kph). Note: stock meter was installed for inspection; recommend reverting for next inspection. AF meter (new) for tuning setup. Odometer distance is calculated rough; actual mileage unknown (original non-rolling 100 k-km display era).

Interior: Condition acceptable. Original seats. Driver seat rear side has a cigarette-burn-like hole (present at purchase). Two-point seatbelts per 1975 March registration (three-point fitted but convertible to two-point). Rear seatbelts originally absent. Period MOMO Jacky Stewart steering wheel (used). Radar detector present.

Wheels & Tires: Rare period Tom's (Tom's Racing) lattice 6J front / 6.5J rear, 14-inch. Curb rash present. Spare 6J identical wheel included. Tire tread acceptable but old; replacement recommended. Vehicle odometer shows 28,000 km (meter replaced; actual distance uncertain). All spare parts and original removed components are stored and will be included.

Air conditioning currently gas-leaking. Instrument cluster has some cosmetic wear. Seller emphasizes this is a 50-year-old custom car; factory inspection before purchase recommended. Spare upgraded Enapertal F suspension available by separate negotiation at high cost.

Seller grades this as current condition with no frame damage history (修復歴 unknown). Windshield has a surface scratch (not a crack). Passenger-side power window recently unreliable. Keyless entry has contact fault. Air-conditioning gas is leaking. Driver-seat rear has a cigarette-burn-like hole (original). Tires are old and may benefit from replacement. Vehicle is 50 years old and extensively customized; visual inspection recommended.