Car Chat 2: Driving the First Celica GT-Four RC in the US

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  • @wolfen_hart
    @wolfen_hart 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    A bunch of genuine RC's were imported to New Zealand from Japan in 2001, a few years ago i started keeping track of them as they come up for sale, so far i have seen 15 RC's trading hands! 2 of them i now own

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +セリカ night They're very cool cars! NZ didn't get them from the start like Australia?

    • @wolfen_hart
      @wolfen_hart 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I honestly don't know if we got any new RC's from the start, it's possible we got a few but nothing like the 150 'Grp A Rallye' Australia got

  • @e11evenMinistries
    @e11evenMinistries 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I loved my 93 GT-4, had the battery in the trunk to free up space for the short ram intake and had a cat delete with 3 inch exhaust pipe. It had its fair share of electrical issues but still a joy to drive.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Older cars always have electrical issues it seems - but that battery replacement would definitely help weight distribution!

  • @jamesbondenry
    @jamesbondenry 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Seeing the same car makes you always happy.
    My celica gt four rc is a 1991 super red color from Italy.
    Very rare car. Champion wrc 92 93 94

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +jamesbondenry Peter takes really good care of his RC. It's a pleasure to see any time. Yours is beautiful as well!

  • @Daemonettee
    @Daemonettee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing! I own no. 4633 and it has always been my dream car 😀

  • @blackwolfthedragonmaster
    @blackwolfthedragonmaster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    7:00
    As an experienced driver, you know what feels right.....
    SHIT

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      HAHAHA best comment ever! You win this round, TN Lo.

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s that RHD! IDK how you guys do it!

  • @JonathonGC8
    @JonathonGC8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A few of them here in Ireland.Imported my white 1991 GT4 RC from Japan 2 months ago.Love it.One of the best Toyotas ever built

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's awesome! I hope you're loving yours as much as Peter loves his.

  • @mackchannel6348
    @mackchannel6348 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great watch. Had a Celica ST 5-speed new in 1991. I’m buying a JDM 93 GT-4 (not the RC) that the original owner put the RC hood and grill on. Sharp.
    Also. You’re not on the wrong side of the car. You’re on the right side of the car. ; )

  • @negativeindustrial
    @negativeindustrial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve been running an RC engine with a WRC turbo and manifold in mine since 2009. Amazing engine

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's got great pull and an amazing sound! Lucky you!!!

  • @ruskal
    @ruskal ปีที่แล้ว

    懐かしいです。まだこの車をお持ちですか?この個体は自分が日本で所有していた個体です。TTEのシールもシリアルプレートも自分でつけた場所です。綺麗に大切に乗ってくれてありがとうございます。

  • @carlcarlssonvlogs
    @carlcarlssonvlogs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh yeah! Big Ups to all the GT4 owners out there! 🤟

  • @04dram04
    @04dram04 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow i love the resto-mod wheels. Really make the car

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      04dram04 These are incredible, but check out what he's got on the car now! instagram.com/p/BiNe8siA9wb/

  • @GT95_302
    @GT95_302 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is awesome! I have been a fan of the Celica since my cousin bought his Celica GT 15 years ago. Not a gt four/rc. But still a great looking car in my opinion.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you liked it! The GT is a great car; I loved the Celica GT engine I swapped into my MR2 Spyder. Now if you really want the 4WD, you might want the RC...!

  • @ghostcar
    @ghostcar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I’m driving my 92’ GT convertible, I Dream I’m in the turbo RC.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of upgrade potential there... is there a turbo in your future?

  • @藤野奨平
    @藤野奨平 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    海外では“サインツ・エディション”の名で販売。伝説の限定車

  • @lazrhawk
    @lazrhawk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome car, great vid. Like most Americans, I also found my love for JDM cars from GT!

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Michael Hawkins Thank you, and it really is an awesome car! Nothing could beat that ST185 in Castrol livery in Gran Turismo.

  • @devinpashby1104
    @devinpashby1104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lol, not the first in the US ;) But still something to be proud of!

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Devin Pashby I found that I wasn’t the first a short while after this video. But still a great car to own and still a rarity

  • @bubbakushii
    @bubbakushii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Once the mass air flow sensor goes . U can’t find another for it. My RC bin sitting for four years now I’m so heart broken

    • @bubbakushii
      @bubbakushii 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have number 327

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve got one somewhere in the garage. Not difficult to find at all. Several Lexus use the same unit

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m sorry to hear about that. I hope you get it running in the future

    • @negativeindustrial
      @negativeindustrial 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A quick google search shows that the same year Lexus ES (V6 Camry platform) uses the same slightly oversized unit as the RC version of the GT4. These cars are freaking everywhere in the US. The only problem I know of is their legendary reliability (Even beyond what all Toyota’s enjoy) kind of works against you in this regard.
      Nevertheless, I know several junkyards in Houston Texas that have them. I would call ALTO Autoparts as their prices are very reasonable, they have a large stock of Lexus cars and if they don’t have it they will call around until they find someone who does.
      Good luck

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like there's some good resources for replacements! Let us know when you have it running again!!!

  • @dudamara
    @dudamara 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had one in the exact same colour in canada. it had an engine fire. There was posts of it on alltrac.net which is a great resource for this car by the way. I fit mine with a TWM short shifter. those shifts on that car are looooong. like truck long. make sure you check the seams of the hatch to make sure the rust is prevented. also check under the full size spare for any water. Those vented amber tail lights are also horrible for water entering.

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      dudamara thank you for those great tips!!! I have checked on all those areas plus more. It is a very sound chassis

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Engine fire, oh noooo! I had a MWR short shifter on my MR2 Spyder; completely different cars but likely the same concept. I love those short clicky shifts. Amber tails are great - why don't more manufacturers sell them in the US? But if there's water coming in, whoa, watch out for rust!

  • @TheKittenGamer
    @TheKittenGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, I know this guy! He lives near me and goes to meets with us!

  • @acarlofacatfish443
    @acarlofacatfish443 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    the GT4 was more of an underdog than mentioned in the video no only were the other Toyotas overshadowing them, the Subies and Evos were also overshadowing them I want a ST185 GT4 (RC?) and a K20 swapped NA miata in the future

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      K20 swapped Miata? That is a swap I'd love to see! NA torque in a body it's not meant to belong in... :P

  • @96st206
    @96st206 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3sge beams engines were from ST202s not ST205s.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Might have been a turbo subtraction or some other confusion; check my reply to @Webweasel - we might figure it out yet!

    • @Anthony-rf1em
      @Anthony-rf1em 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      St205 is 3sgte

    • @TrishantKumarVlogs
      @TrishantKumarVlogs 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      3s ge is a most common sporty engine in Toyota’s and it has not only come in celica

  • @fredericpaquet9651
    @fredericpaquet9651 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Toyota golden era I own a 91 mr2 turbo, and the parts are easy to find for these motor if you breaks it

  • @leskonczyk4666
    @leskonczyk4666 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Red top is not from a ST205.
    That was a GTFOUR with a 3SGTE

  • @93rhdej1
    @93rhdej1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Zach!!!

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Peter Terry No, thank you!

  • @gibs2b
    @gibs2b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still got mine. France.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, so these things have ended up all over the world now! USA, NZ, Ireland, Japan of course, and now France. I wonder if there are any countries without a GT-Four RC.

    • @gibs2b
      @gibs2b 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zachary P. Hill yes, there were 300 for France. And from my memory a bit more in Italy. Found the link : www.turbocelica.nl/csregister.htm

  • @madmax3397
    @madmax3397 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rarest Toyota my opinion

  • @andreskandar299
    @andreskandar299 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, how do you know its the first one of its kind in the US? I mean, its a pretty good guess.. but sounds more like a speculation than a fact. As the owner of a few rare JDM's in the US I cant figure out how one would get this information.

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andre Skandar I found out a short while after that a few of them made it into the US secretly before they were technically legal for the public to import..

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      So this might be the first *legal* RC in the US!

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually I know it was the first RC legally imported under the 25 year federal rule. There are others that were already imported but by military service

  • @hermantaksrud2828
    @hermantaksrud2828 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely car :)

  • @webweasel4401
    @webweasel4401 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No beams in the st205, st202 yes, later MR2's yes, but the st205 is the gen 3 3SGTE, no beams ever.

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's hard to find information on BEAMS engines it seems, but your comment prompted some research. 8:20 for anyone concerned. To expand on @TS Media's comments, it seems this was an ST205 engine swapped into his MR2 - with the subtraction of the turbocharger, which would explain the NA ST205 BEAMS red top swap into his MR2.

  • @acarlofacatfish443
    @acarlofacatfish443 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    where would you look for a GT4/Alltrac in the states or import from Canada or Japan?

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I doubt you'd find one for sale in the US, but kijiji.ca has some imports occasionally in Canada. Good luck finding your dream car!

    • @acarlofacatfish443
      @acarlofacatfish443 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks! if I can't find one that I can get I may take a 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage and fully convert it to a EVO 5 or 6 (even the 4G63T and AWD system) and too many horror stories associated with the Subies

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evos, STIs, RCs, I don't care, I love all the rally specials! Get that Evo swap going!!!

    • @acarlofacatfish443
      @acarlofacatfish443 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah and the beauty of the rally specials is that lightly tuned or stock even can match the Skylines in performance so sleeper within a class of sleepers? but the thing is RC's and STi's have a low performance ceiling (in the eyes of completely bonkers GTRs) but are still very fast. and to me it seems like the EVOs are the only ones that can keep up to the 1000 hp+ GTRs and on circuit the others can still keep up thanks to the corners (where all 3 shine/are meant to be)

  • @roro3981
    @roro3981 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    legally in the country silly

  • @Azletrack
    @Azletrack 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Are those compomotive wheels or the ESM ones?

    • @93rhdej1
      @93rhdej1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph Celica they are Compomotive TH1781’s. Bought them new since the OZ’s are very difficult to find

  • @wadebrennan-millar3028
    @wadebrennan-millar3028 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is he aware that he can make huge power from this and still have good handling?

  • @motogte
    @motogte 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Carlos sainz yo.

  • @raymondpeggins2514
    @raymondpeggins2514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That s*** way too bumpy

    • @z4xx0r
      @z4xx0r  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Peter's got it tightened up for asphalt racing, but the original configuration would better handle some bumps!