Toyota Celica GT4
Not long after realising the error of my ways with the Polo I decided to enter one of the toughest international tarmac rallies in the world, Targa Tasmania.
My search for a ‘safe’ road rally car led me to a 1991 GT4 which was suitably modified to enter in the ‘showroom’ class. This car completed 3 Targa’s and a few other sprints, track days and hill climbs.
This is a great car, I used to use it as my daily driver, the rest of this description is the text I wrote prior to selling it...
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‘...it's still got the aircon and CD player which is great for Targa touring stages! It's also a very competitive car in it's class (1st in class 2000 Targa Tasmania, 2nd in catagory) with 4 wheel drive and a good solid setup which makes an ideal first car for Targa modern catagory.
Car - 6 point bolt in cage, Momo seats (original interior available),and mounts available, Sparco 5 point harnesses, (and Sabelt 4 points), 2x2kg dry powder fire, navigators footrest, Terratrip303 Plus, Momo Stearing wheel, Sparco Pedals. Fuel sampler, electric cut-off.
Engine - Two year old rebuild 1998cc Turbo EFI(205hp standard, estimated 240hp), Twin Cam, adjustable boost. New Turbo in 2000, Gearbox and drop gear early 2000. New large bore exhaust, new plumbed back blow-off valve. Various new and newish stuff like clutch, clutch bearing, thrust washer/fork, radiator, battery, filters, oil pump, pipes etc.
Suspension and brakes- King Springs all round. Koni adjustable shocks on front and new KYB's on rear. Overhauled calipers, master cylinder (rebuilt) and associated parts, Pagit pads plus some street spares. Recent work includes front, rear and centre drive shaft rebuild and balance.
Wheels - 4x 5 spoke alloys with part worns with good Falcons, 5xoriginal GT4 alloys with half worn Bridgestone ES540s. 4x OZ Racing white rims(pictured, some need rolling:-’ ....
The guy I sold it to fixed it up a bit and ran it in Targa Tasmania again, it lives in Tasmania now so will probably be a Targa Tasmania car for the rest of it’s useful life. A good result for a car designed by Toyota to help Carlos Sainz win the world rally championship.
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Pictures of the car prior, during and after the modifications, follow this link for pictures of the car prior to during and after the work do to get it ready for competition and (my co-drive Derek and I) in action at Targa Tasmania.
1991 Toyota Celica GT4
Friday, 6 April 2007
