• ST205 Engine ‘09
• ST205 Gearbox ‘09
• ST205 ECU (yes mated to the chassis loom – not cheap) ‘09
• CT20b/ST205 Intercooler ‘09
• TRD/Excedy HD Clutch ‘10
• Full 3” Aussie Exhaust + Custom Muffler (aussie one was too noisy) ‘09
• DMS Gold 40mm Inverted Coilovers and Springs (~$3500) ‘09
• 235 Kuhmo Ecsta KU36 Tyres ‘10
• Active Intercooler Water Jets
• Gizzmo EBC II
• Windows go up automatically with alarm activation
• Crazy rare Toyota factory single-din storage thing under the stereo for coins, cards etc
• BOSE Speakers, Alpine +iPod, Custom Slimline Pioneer Sub + Amp
• Reconditioned steering rack ‘11
• New timing belt ‘11
• Noeltec front strut tops and custom bushes on the rear for the DMS
• Redline Shockproof in the Box
• Braided front brake lines

Other features from factory are:

• ABS (only available on Group-As in Aussie delivered GT-Fours)
• Air Conditioning
• Power Steering, Windows etc

A stupid amount of money has gone into this, and I’ve got a list of spares as long as my arm, including some really rare pieces, it did a 13.4 1/4 mile with heaps to spare, got top 4wd at a toymods dyno day and is just insanely fun around the twisties. Such a smooth engine. If you just do the mental maths on the parts on this car you’ll know the value. Engine has about maybe 120,000 on it from what I can tell, maybe less, it was barely used on the 1/2 cut.

Serviced religiously and frequently.. Cons are that the paint is worn on the roof and rear bumper, a little chip on the drivers door handle and the drivers seat has a fray and a few little scratches around the interior trim as expected with the age. Boot trim a little worn and dash vents lifting standard Celica stuff, wheels could be newer…

Returns about 13l/100 around town and < 10l/100 on the freeway.

Don’t buy a tired old GT-Four with a huge list of things about to break, virtually everything that can be replaced has been replaced on this car and it’s extremely reliable and smooth

I picked up some ADR approved HEL stainless brake lines. Sleeved in some as-factory-as-possible looking ‘carbon’ sleeves with black banjos they’ve been finally seamlessly integrated into the car.

Had some issues waiting for them, but happy with the result, though I feel the threaded section at the upper mounting point could be a little deeper and closer to the factory arrangement.

A 60k tow home saw me crashing into my bed at 2.30am with a mammoth job ahead of me.

Thanks to Kevin at Penrith Specialised Clutch for providing me a modified TRD pressure plate and sprung ceramic/metallic button friction plate at such short notice.

The engine was out over the weekend, however, I’d forgotten to order a rear main seal, so everything was delayed.

However, after about 18 hours the job was complete.

I have used a fully synthetic Penrite oil and Redline Lightweight Shockproof gearbox oil (not cheap!) and am so far exceptionally happy with the result.

Starting the car the first time, had a huge scare when clutch was depressed, a grinding/chewing/whirring noise.. after sheer terror gripped me, a friend suggested that perhaps the forks were collecting the friction plate. I recalled the last vestige of the previous owner’s mechanic’s debacle of a maintenance job.

A horrendously modified clutch master pushrod to pedal fork adapter.. forcing the clutch further than it was originally designed to go. 5 minutes later with a spare original I had obtained in light of this a while back, noise gone and everything’s operating beautifully!

Seems the previous mechanic had broken the fuel line and/or rounded off the flare nut under the filter – and thought a good solution would be just to slide some hose over the pipe and hose clamp the heck out of it.

So, I finally took it all apart, bought a flaring kit, got the whole assembly down next to the firewall, bought $80ish of fittings and hoses, attached it to the $60ish filter and spent $30 on some 3mm aluminium sheeting to make a new bracket up.

It’s all sitting pretty tight now, about 2cm higher than it was before, but very tight, and no leaks.

Real relief to have that done.

Busted up naked end to the fuel pressure line

New filter, braided line and fittings

Old filter with hose and clamps

New filter test fitting - haven't put the bracket on yet or turned it around etc

Has a great growl now and doesn’t resonate really at all, so pretty happy with the result.

Going to show how effective a flowing exhaust is, this simple replacement of the stock (collapsing) muffler and rear section has resulted in about 12% reduction in the boost controller’s duty cycle and about a 35-40% reduction in the gain setting (Gizzmo EBCMS II) for the same boost (I aim for around 15.5psi)