gtz, were has it gone?

CAMB01 · Post by **CAMB01** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:58 pm

I see quite a few in wellyz.
My FX has a GZE in it.

Lanius · Post by **Lanius** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:17 pm

qft = quoted for truth

bluemaumau · Post by **bluemaumau** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:20 pm

thats the thing aye

50% of the cars with gzes in them, arnt actually aw11 mr2s or levins or truenos, i cant speak tho :wink:

possibly the most wanted toyota engine?

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:38 pm

i see at least two gtz's in welly everyday

o yea theres two in the garage =)

but yea id say they are thining out a bit specially the ae92's

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:19 pm

Aged? Well, maybe. Still love the look of them however. Most bodykits on them ruin the look completely however

CAMB01 · Post by **CAMB01** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:04 pm

I see a lot of AE101 GTZ's on my travels to and from work.
My mate has recently bought a AE92 GTZ with a buggered supercharger.
Payed $1000 for it. He gonna use the motor for a turbo conversion.

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:10 am

gtz are rear
honestly have a look around you very really see them driving around unless your in a big city were theres more of a chance of seiing one

in hamilton i know of at least 5 ae101 gtzs two of them are face lift models " one being mine "

ae101 gtzs are the sexyest tho the curves are just magical plus that wonderful power bulge of a bonnet

im not a big fan of ae111s to boxy for my liking

XS1V · Post by **XS1V** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:36 am

Well i have one and a half ae101 gtz's in my garage (allthough my gtz was originally a gt-apex 20v)

The ae101 is the nicest shape to me, nice and curvy and it all flows, but i do agree they need an after market front bumper to set them off

JustinSpiderholden · Post by **JustinSpiderholden** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:24 am

ae92 levins are the sexest shape levin toyota eva made imo jsut such a pity they were never rwd

XS1V · Post by **XS1V** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:28 am

JustinSpiderholden wrote:ae92 levins are the sexest shape levin toyota eva made imo jsut such a pity they were never rwd

Got to love those sexest levins :lol:

bluemaumau · Post by **bluemaumau** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:40 pm

XS1V wrote:
JustinSpiderholden wrote:ae92 levins are the sexest shape levin toyota eva made imo jsut such a pity they were never rwd

Got to love those sexest levins

lol

XSIV: no need to brag

FLAWLES · Post by **FLAWLES** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 1:15 pm

Ever looked at a ae101 on sertin angles?

they just look magical " when clean :wink:

"
and black suits them down to a T

i really dont think a ae111 gtz would look the part aye

DB4G63 · Post by **DB4G63** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:42 am

I wouldnt say Rare but uncommon is definately the consensus.
Even here in Dunedin where ae111 and ae101 GT Apex are a dime a dozen.
I swear somedays there are alot more Altezzas around too....

I recently purchased a GTZ because it was something just a little bit different, and there just arent many GTZ around. Also all the torque up Dunedin hills is damn useful. I love it!

I have seen a few GTZ fakes, 20v with a bonnet.... its just not the same.. :roll:

What I dont understand is why do Levin GTZ's cost more than Trueno ones? is there something I dont know?

bluemaumau · Post by **bluemaumau** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:45 am

DB4G63 wrote:I wouldnt say Rare but uncommon is definately the consensus.
Even here in Dunedin where ae111 and ae101 GT Apex are a dime a dozen.
I swear somedays there are alot more Altezzas around too....

I recently purchased a GTZ because it was something just a little bit different, and there just arent many GTZ around. Also all the torque up Dunedin hills is damn useful. I love it!

I have seen a few GTZ fakes, 20v with a bonnet.... its just not the same..

What I dont understand is why do Levin GTZ's cost more than Trueno ones? is there something I dont know?

yea someone answer this mans questions!

but the point of this topic wasnt on how rare they were but why there was never a ae111 gtz :cry:

XS1V · Post by **XS1V** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:46 pm

DB4G63 wrote:What I dont understand is why do Levin GTZ's cost more than Trueno ones? is there something I dont know?

There just plain ugly :twisted:

DB4G63 · Post by **DB4G63** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:22 am

There just plain ugly Twisted Evil

Now thats just a blue face lie!!

Levins are just damn common....j/k

I guess in regards to a GTZ AE111 that simplifying a product line and simply investing money in the 'better' blacktop. Maybe GTZ's werent big sellers when compard to GT Apex models. (they certainly arent as common)

Dont forget Car makers are companies!, profit and return on investment are important factors here. Maybe superchargers just werent making as much return for Toyota as silvertop.

AE111's seem to be very popular with 6 speed models, light weight and LSD varients. Plus they look good too IMHO.

Black · Post by **Black** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:47 pm

i agree AE92 GTZ'z are almost a thing of the past. thats proberly why i have so much trouble trying to find things for mine

bluemaumau · Post by **bluemaumau** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:07 pm

Black wrote:i agree AE92 GTZ'z are almost a thing of the past. thats proberly why i have so much trouble trying to find things for mine

what are you after? ive got a ae92 maybe for parts if not whole

Norty · Post by **Norty** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 8:43 am

I have a AE101 GTZ in the shed i drive it all the time like a madman. its great.

My mate has an AE92 GTZ, it needs a new supercharger, but hes poor so can afford $300 bucks to get one..

see 1 or 2 a month these days.

peas · Post by **peas** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:29 am

Get him to save up a bit more, I just got a TD05 for mine at a decent price... just buying bits as I can afford then for the conversion over a day or so when I have it all sorted. That said the supercharger off mine will be available in the not too distant future. Sorry kinda off topic.

It seems to me that most japanese manufacturers are steering away from forced induction in their mainstream models with the exception of Subaru. I spose its all a cost thing in the end, and most of the GT-Z Levins I knew of when I was younger were written off fairly rapidly.