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well, the thing is, i don't know what the spec was, when used by TTE.. there is info about the WRC cars, of course, but i doubt they used an Xtrac gearbox for a reconnaissance car..
there were modifications that have left some clues behind, such as light pods on the front bumpers (hole locations still visible), harness anchor points behind the rear seats, oil pan shield (bolts welded to the underside), map light over the passenger side Jesus-handle - will have to dig in deeper to see if it was caged
the chap i bought it from sent an email to TTE, but they told him they didn't keep records at the time, so not much info from them (apart from confirming the license plate). i know the names of the following owners, so might try to hit them up and ask around.
the plan is to put the gearbox internals into my MR2 project (sw20, with a planned 3sge gen5 (Altezza) blacktop engine swap), convert the Celica back to synchro, get the OEM ECU back in, etc. :)
it is likely that it looked like this: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=414864779168022
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It's a shame they didn't keep records. It would have been nice to know who had been doing the recces in it. I loved this era of WRC. I can remember following one of the Castrol Celicas through Harrogate after the opening stage of the RAC back in the early 90's with my dad driving and spotting other cars along the way.
MR2 project sounds tasty too. I've always fancied a MK2.
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I have some experience of buying ex-team recce cars and turning them into proper rally cars. Most of them had sump / tank guards, cages, bucket seats and harnesses and suspension and brake upgrades to suit.
The Polo had a VW Motorsport ECU with a remap but otherwise standard engine.Do you have the ratios for the Xtrac box yours has fitted? If the ratios are similar to the WRC box used in the GT4 then there's a sensible justification of using it for a recce particularly if they were making notes in a 6 fastest numbers first format maybe.
ricky2slicky
mcmyk
This is awesome. What are the parts you're taking off going into?
And will you keep this in a similar spec to how it would have been when used by TTE?