It’s a combination of things, including a better business model and a larger number of cars on the road, among other things. I’m sure there is an explanation as to how Volkswagen managed to do such a bad job with Electrify America that isn’t “they messed it up on purpose”, but I can’t think of what it might be.

@@peteno108 I’d argue that steer by wire for the S would make the yoke less of an ordeal, but it’ll still be awkward and uncomfortable. For me, the elimination of the stalks and the yoke are both answers to questions nobody asked. They have various downsides with no real upsides.

@@tobbex7372 huh?

Do you go through the same place?

@@therealchanman It’s going to depend on whether the adjustment mechanism still uses a bolt threaded into the body of the generator itself, or if the threads were stripped at some point and it now has a through-bolt with a nut on the back. If it’s still threaded into the generator itself, you should be able to reach a hand and wrench down in front of the generator and get a wrench (preferably a ratcheting one) onto the bolt to loosen it. If there’s a through-bolt and a nut on the back, you’ll also need to get a wrench or socket on the back, and your best options will be either snaking a hand between the carburetors or going through the access panel in the wheel well. Neither is great, and you’re likely to get a ton of scratches. Perhaps a 3/8” drive socket with an extension would help. Last option to try would be reaching up from underneath.

It has to do with current and temperature. The spring lifts when heated by current, cools, drops, heats, lifts and on and on.

@@EvanTownsend the spring is a bimetallic spring, so it’s made of two different metals that expand at different rates when heated. When current passes through the spring, it heats up, causing it to bend away from the contacts as the two metals expand, but not equally. Then, when the circuit is broken, the spring cools (as @Code325 said earlier), causing it to unbend and reestablish the circuit. This cycle repeats for as long as you leave the signal on.

@@Nosaliz7513 the last part about guns may be that rarest of things: a Lucas joke I haven’t heard before.

Like what?

@@TomRymes can't even put ur fingers through anything

Thanks, Stephen! This engine, after much delay, ended up in the car the other day and will hopefully be running today. Fingers crossed!

Thank you. I'll have to locate a copy.

The Facebook groups can be a good source of parts, as can eBay. Check out “Old School Celica Club” to start. What dashboard items do you need?

@@TomRymes that silver plate that sorounds tachometer, radio, etc,. Also need radio and that rounded part that goes to the left of the radio, might be a clock? Was hoping to be able to send a picture but it won’t let me.

@@manuelpaz7234the entire “silver” section of the dash is a single piece of plastic with a fake brushed stainless look decal on it. GT had the silver stainless decal, while ST had fake wood. Definitely keep an eye on eBay and join the various groups on Facebook.

Please elaborate. This car was definitely a US-Model Celica GT. I can’t speak to models sold in other markets as a GT.

@@TomRymes in the US all GT cars came out with an electronic fuel pump , 120 cluster seems that yours has a speedo change and a gt badge i use to do this all the time

@@rtrmasterrtr2599​​⁠ Sounds like you are confusing this car, which is a 1978 model year, with later cars. Considering that the law requiring 85 MPH speedometers wasn’t passed until September 1979 (more than a year AFTER this car was built), the presence of an 85 MPH speedometer would be suspicious, not the other way around. As for an electric fuel pump, there was no difference between the powerplants for North American GT and ST cars, so no reason for different fuel pumps. Perhaps you are thinking of the later cars fitted with the 22R engine, or even the next generation? Do keep in mind that this is a California emissions car, so that might explain some differences, too.

@@TomRymes no not at all maybe your confused and yours does have an electric pump ?? Ive owned over 30 of those cars definetely not confused

@@TomRymes plus i live in cali im telling you we use to raid the junkyards for gt trim for all st's from 78-81 and yes there is absolutely no differense in performance ,engine is the same boat anchor

I don’t, I sold it two years ago. This video was for the auction on Bring A Trailer.

And, yet, it’s still a very good car.

Thank you, Stewart. My understanding is that the Jowetts used Lockheed hydraulic tappets, which were licensed from an American company - it’s just unclear which one.

Thanks for the detail. That’s what we expected to do, but it turns out that we exploded the diff in a spectacular manner. Must have been the impressive brawn of the 803cc engine.