"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
02/02/2015 at 19:10 • Filed to: None
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"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
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From the Toyota Museum near Nagoya. A full diorama representing from start to finish the steps of the creation of the 5th gen Toyota Celica.
1: Idea Sketch
2: Production of reduced-scale clay model
3: Production of full-sized clay model
4: Production of exterior part model
5: Study of interior design
6: Design review and approval
7 & 8: Machinimg of clay model and CAD-based data processing
9: Prototype assembly
10: Study of Color Design
11: Evaluation and driving test
12: Quality control of completed car
gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun
> Flavien Vidal
02/02/2015 at 21:32 |
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I'm really sad and miss my '90 now :( such a good looking car, and Toyota Super Red II was fantastic
detailer4u
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 10:55 |
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Loved that car. My neighbor had one. This is a really cool display. I would love to see this from other manufacturers.................. How sweet would that be....?
superhappyfuntime
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 10:55 |
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Step 13 was the best. ALL TRAC!
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detailer4u
> superhappyfuntime
02/03/2015 at 10:56 |
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Wow that's right there was an All Trac....... Pretty cool!
UncleWalty
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:00 |
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Diaramarama.
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detailer4u
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:02 |
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I hope this guy does not read Jalopnik........
you know how he gets around miniatures.........If he sees this the display it's a goner.........!
Nisse
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:05 |
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I had a 91 GT coupe 5 speed in college and beyond. It was a great car that never left me stranded anywhere in the 105K miles I drove it in 8 years. The interior looked a bit dated but exterior styling was way ahead of 1990 when this gen was rolled out. It still looks great next to modern cars. I would love to buy a 100% factory unmodified All Trac Celica some day and go back to simpler times.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:08 |
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I loved the style of that Celica
JimSlade
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:09 |
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The want is strong here...the world needs more Celica!!!!!!!!
MonkeePuzzle
> superhappyfuntime
02/03/2015 at 11:10 |
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step 13: rally
AWESOME!
RealRoadNews
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:11 |
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Even though none of the models have their headlights raised, very cool.
Tim the KNinja
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:11 |
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Ah, my favorite Celica. Gotta love that Alltrac.
Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:12 |
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Way back when they gave a hoot about make fun cars.
STOP DRAGGING YOUR FEET!
Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
> Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger
02/03/2015 at 11:17 |
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Seriously Toyota keeps pushing the Corolla and Camry as "fun" cars. I have news for you Toyota, those cars are not fun but you do make a fun car the GT-FRZ with the help of Subaru, and have shown concepts of another fun car you could make. Stop trying to push boring cars as being fun and actually make fun cars.
Captain_Spadaro
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:19 |
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That's pretty cool.
daender
> superhappyfuntime
02/03/2015 at 11:20 |
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Step 14: Beat the rules.
OneFastPuertoRican
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:22 |
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I had a serious crush on a girl in HS who drove a brand new 5th gen Celica.
That is all.
taztables270
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 11:31 |
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I want a new generation of Celicas and I want it yesterday.
I still pine for my 6th gen Celica GT. That car was pure fun.
perp
> daender
02/03/2015 at 11:38 |
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I haven't been able to find a good technical article explaining what they did with their turbo that was illegal. This is the first pic I have seen. Do you have a good article to go along with the picture?
I am excited that they have announced their plans to return to WRC, although I wish it were a more exciting car.
CoffeeJedi
> UncleWalty
02/03/2015 at 11:46 |
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I bent my Wookie.
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E30DreaM3r
> daender
02/03/2015 at 12:04 |
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This would be breaking, not beating... Beating is at a bare minimum, not getting caught, but at my standard, not technically illegal just highly suspect and subsequently banned for the next season (or even the remainder of the season).
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TheStigsGermanCousin
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 13:18 |
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Awesome.
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daender
> perp
02/03/2015 at 13:18 |
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http://crasstalk.com/2011/03/cheati… Here you go.
Toyota has some of the best engineers in the world. Every car is inspected before the race by the governing body to make sure that the restrictor plate is installed. Toyota engineers figured out how to allow air in to the turbo intake that
completely bypassed the seals around the restrictor!
In addition,
when the car was moving and the turbo was engaged, the restrictor plate would be moved back a couple of inches completely nullifying the effect of the restrictor plate.
Some of the best judges and techs had gone over the car to make sure shenanigans like this weren't taking place. In fact, the engineering was so good that when the turbo was disassembled post-race for inspection, judges couldn't find any evidence that extra air had passed through the turbo.
Toyota had manufactured special springs and clips that would move the restrictor plate back from the air intake, but when the turbo was disengaged the springs would pop it back in to position making it appear that everything was kosher.
Like a sprinter, the more the engine could breathe, the faster it could go.
Max Mosley, the president of the FIA at the time said this: "Inside it was beautifully made.
The springs inside the hose had been polished and machined so not to impede the air which passed through. To force the springs open without the special tool would require substantial force.
It is the most sophisticated and ingenious device either I or the FIA's technical experts have seen for a long-time.
It was so well made that there was no gap apparent to suggest there was any means of opening it.
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perp
> daender
02/03/2015 at 13:31 |
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Thanks!
DoglegFirst
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 14:54 |
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Is Toyota run by the same people as Greendale?
Hans Kuiper
> Flavien Vidal
02/03/2015 at 23:19 |
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If I had that when I was a kid! I would've probably been a hermit!
So So cool