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First off Id like to say Hi to everyone! Im a noob on here and to celicas. I bought this 95 celica stx to fix up for my wife, after she wrecked her xterra. I picked it up for $500 on clist. It definitely needs some work but I think it will turn out pretty nice when its all done. Hopefully shell like it!

Heres some of the things going for it and not...

Pros:
BBS wheels
newer tires
it runs
decent window tint
interior cleaned up pretty nice
speakers are good
came with a full sized spare and a donut

Cons:
Hood came unlatched and bent all up and destroyed windshield
front fenders dented
front bumper has bad pitting issue
paint faded
engine has oil leaks, coolant leaks, a misfire and a valve noise
Car was pretty trashed when I got it (I could see potential though! LOL)
Stereo is missing nobs
Half interior lights are out
drivers seat mismatched and ripped
Trunk full of water

Im sure I missed some...

Anyhow heres some pics of it a couple weeks ago when I brought it home and started cleaning it







It cleaned up pretty good. But It needs a lot of work!

So I started working on it bit by bit.

First off the engine..
I found out the crank and cam seal were completely shot and pouring oil. also the oil filter was loose! I replaced all those. Then I was able to run it and let it get warmed up. When I did that the upper coolant hose burst. Replaced that. Then it was running pretty good, til it started misfiring. Changed plugs, Valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals, and wireset. Now it does run good. The only issue is the slight valve tap noise it has. It seems like its one of the middle valves but I haven't pulled the head to check. For now im going to drive it like it is.

I started doing some body work too. I looked for a cheap replacement hood for it but had no luck so for now im fixing it. I fixed several dents in the hood. I still have two more to go. The fenders I popped back out, but they will need filler.

The interior is almost done for now. I detailed it really good. I removed all the old woodgrain trim stickons. I got a matching untorn drivers seat.

So far im at around $700 in this build. Ill try and keep posting as I go along.


So after looking at everyone elses nice rides on here its making me want to do a lot. So Im adding a list of things I want to do to celica..

Exterior:
Bodywork
Paint
Lip for the front
HID
18" wheels. something flush looking
2" lowering springs with new shocks

Interior:
SpreeLED purple kit

Engine:
Full exhaust
Maybe swap if the motor goes

This post has been edited by rm240sx: Feb 23, 2013 - 7:10 PM

Rustoleum paint job is awesome, looks great. I plan to roll mine on later in the year. Post up some pics after it is polished and waxed.
Keep up the good work man

Holy crap! That's with a spray can?? It looks great! Would love to see more details on how you did it.

Thanks! I looked into rolling too but decided on spray seeing as im used to using it. Ill post up better pics later when I have more time.




Thanks! Ill post up all the details and better pics later.

Turned out great.

that looks pretty good! Looking forward to see it in better pics! Im used to seeing rattle can jobs done in matte black haha

Thanks! Yea im used to matte black jobs... Ive done a few.. But on this my wife wanted a shiny finish so I figured id give it a shot. Ive never done gloss before but with some extra time it seems to turn out pretty good. I honestly would do it again.

And the thing with white and rattle cans is that, if you damage a bumper or something it is not that hard to respray and there won't be a noticeable(if any) difference in color, with sun shinning on it.

Very true that's why I picked white and rattle can cause I know my wife will bump something.


Heres a better pic of the shine right now. like I said I still need to polish and wax it. I also need to use my good camera and take some shots instead of my phone...

For 500+100, thing is stellar.

Well I just got a job at Toyota today! My buddy that works there is doing a 1jz into a mint ford falcon!?! Crazy! this other guy has a new body supra completely done up and a 2jz with 450whp. And this other guy is doing a 240sx with a 2jz. So ill be getting some discounted oem parts here soon.. I should be able to get the celica all done now then I might even buy me a toy to play with now seeing as everyone there has nice projects..

My wife wants to drive the car now! People already want to buy it off me, LOL And just a bit ago the car was only good for scrap I guess I made them see the diamond in the rough!

Does anyone know where I can get stock stereo knobs? Ill prob get a nicer headunit sometime here but for now I need the knobs.. I also need a wiper switch..