Nov 20, 2013 - 10:15 PM
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I decided that it was about time that I did a build thread to show my progress. My father surprised me with the car about 4 years ago. It was a very happy surprise as I've always loved 6th gen Celica's. It had 235k miles on the clock, and only cost $850. It needed a bit of interior work and a trans rebuild but besides that it was in pretty good shape. This is what it looked like when I got it.
Not long after I got it I decided I wanted leather seats so I bought some 7GC seats and put them in. ![]() Sorry the pics aren't the best but all I had was a cellphone camera. The seats were the last thing I did for awhile as I had little money and interest. My interest was revived earlier this year and I decided to reconstruct my Celica to be better than it ever was. The first thing I did to start this was buy a GT-4 body. After that I graduated from high school and got some nice JDM tails as a present. ![]() With my car looking better and better by the day I decided it was time for some better looking wheels, and a decent set of tires. ![]() Not long after that I scored a nice deal on some projectors, and retrofitted them with HID's. After that I decided it was time to plastidip the whole car white so it would all match. ![]() Update on my future plans I know have my plans set out for the car. My plans are Acquire and install cool and rare JDM parts Manual transmission swap. A decently built 5s Upgraded brakes with Avalon calipers in the front. Complete suspension rebuild including sway bars. This post has been edited by 1994Celica: Mar 6, 2016 - 11:36 PM -------------------- |
1994Celica 1994 Celica's Reconstruction Nov 20, 2013 - 10:15 PM
1994Celica Time to update with some pictures not taken from m... Nov 29, 2013 - 10:51 PM
Box Now you just need to upgrade the engine and transm... Nov 29, 2013 - 10:53 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Nov 29, 2013 - 11:53 PM... Nov 29, 2013 - 10:58 PM
Box If you're wanting to stay auto the 1MZ would b... Nov 29, 2013 - 10:59 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Nov 29, 2013 - 10:59 PM... Nov 29, 2013 - 11:09 PM
Box Ahh, well that's good to hear then. In that c... Nov 29, 2013 - 11:26 PM
zoocsijr Nice car man! I just wondering about 7gen s... Nov 30, 2013 - 10:57 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (zoocsijr @ Nov 30, 2013 - 11... Nov 30, 2013 - 1:36 PM
JasonTX looks pretty cool. wanna do the same seats, how co... Dec 16, 2013 - 12:27 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (JasonTX @ Dec 16, 2013 - 12:2... Dec 18, 2013 - 9:33 PM
JasonTX your a bit farther than i usually travel, but if i... Dec 19, 2013 - 7:24 PM
1994Celica I have some small updates. I've installed some... Jan 10, 2014 - 3:10 PM
1994Celica Some more small updates, will have more pics up la... Feb 24, 2014 - 10:28 PM
JoshuaM Small but cool... Keep it up Mar 1, 2014 - 6:59 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (JoshuaM @ Mar 1, 2014 - 7:59 ... Mar 1, 2014 - 8:54 PM
1994Celica Some more small things.
GT4 rain deflector
TR... Apr 1, 2014 - 6:54 PM
1994Celica So haven't updated in awhile, mainly because I... Jun 24, 2014 - 11:14 PM
Box Are the side-markers clear or missing? Either way... Jun 25, 2014 - 12:27 AM
Nial QUOTE (Box @ Jun 25, 2014 - 1:27 AM)... Jun 25, 2014 - 6:18 AM
BonzaiCelica nice stuff going on here. whats the offset. your t... Jun 25, 2014 - 1:49 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jun 25, 2014 - 1... Jun 25, 2014 - 10:12 AM
Box I know, the picture isn't the best in the worl... Jun 25, 2014 - 6:50 AM
Justin73 I like the JDM rubber mat, do you have the link to... Sep 28, 2014 - 8:00 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Justin73 @ Sep 28, 2014 - 9:0... Sep 28, 2014 - 8:24 PM
1994Celica Bumping this from the dead! Started work on th... Jul 25, 2015 - 4:38 PM
enderswift Dropping the subframe is pretty much mandatory. Re... Jul 25, 2015 - 7:06 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (enderswift @ Jul 25, 2015 - 8... Jul 25, 2015 - 8:29 PM
Box Lots of Liquid Wrench and let it sit for awhile. ... Jul 25, 2015 - 11:11 PM
1994Celica Progress today! The entire sub frame is off. I... Jul 26, 2015 - 4:21 PM
1994Celica Preview of what's to come after the suspension... Jul 26, 2015 - 8:29 PM
Box Wooooo go faster bits! Jul 26, 2015 - 8:42 PM
Batman722 Wins. Jul 26, 2015 - 8:50 PM
Box Pie. Jul 26, 2015 - 9:59 PM
1994Celica Yep yep. Ready to get my suspension done. I'll... Jul 26, 2015 - 10:04 PM
Box Just take your time and double check everything an... Jul 26, 2015 - 10:55 PM
1994Celica Bushings were finished today. Lot of money for som... Jul 28, 2015 - 5:27 PM
njccmd2002 oh those times.
worth it. Jul 29, 2015 - 1:02 AM
1994Celica I hope it is... I've got a crap ton of money i... Jul 29, 2015 - 11:04 AM
msk59 I read through your post and that is significant a... Jul 29, 2015 - 11:26 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (msk59 @ Jul 29, 2015 - 11:26 ... Jul 29, 2015 - 2:09 PM
Box And a short time to get there, I'm west bound ... Jul 29, 2015 - 3:08 PM
1994Celica Progress today! Although nothing huge. New str... Sep 10, 2015 - 10:04 PM
Box Swap drivetrains already. Sep 11, 2015 - 5:02 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Sep 11, 2015 - 6:02 AM)... Sep 11, 2015 - 7:50 AM
1994Celica Progress today! Entire subframe is back on wit... Sep 26, 2015 - 2:30 PM
1994Celica Car is on 4 wheels again! It has new calipers,... Oct 3, 2015 - 7:02 PM
Box All that work and not going for a test drive? Oct 3, 2015 - 8:53 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Oct 3, 2015 - 8:53 PM) ... Oct 3, 2015 - 8:58 PM
njccmd2002 ooohh, i love shiny bits. pretty. Oct 5, 2015 - 8:20 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 5, 2015 - 8... Oct 5, 2015 - 11:05 PM
njccmd2002 i remember when i started my beams swap, it was li... Oct 6, 2015 - 4:19 AM
Box Nothing compared to cramming in the 2GR eh? Oct 6, 2015 - 5:15 AM
njccmd2002 i meant nothing, cuz the bastard did not start... Oct 6, 2015 - 6:44 PM
1994Celica I'm honestly not worried about getting the eng... Oct 6, 2015 - 9:47 PM
njccmd2002 Manual swapping is a breeze if you got all them pa... Oct 7, 2015 - 11:58 AM
mkernz22 Literally the easiest job ever if you have all the... Oct 7, 2015 - 12:56 PM
Box Hardest part would be putting in the master cylind... Oct 7, 2015 - 3:33 PM
1994Celica Well thats good to hear. The rear bushings weren... Oct 8, 2015 - 8:22 PM
Batman722 QUOTE (1994Celica @ Oct 8, 2015 - 9... Oct 9, 2015 - 9:50 PM
BonzaiCelica So your not going to even take off transmission to... Oct 9, 2015 - 11:07 AM
1994Celica Nope. If it comes back to bite me in the ass then ... Oct 9, 2015 - 3:28 PM
njccmd2002 Yup. I changed it a year or 2 later Oct 9, 2015 - 4:43 PM
BonzaiCelica Yup buy 99 Celica pressure plate and a stage 2 5sf... Oct 10, 2015 - 4:28 PM
Box I'd just go ahead and do the clutch while ever... Oct 10, 2015 - 5:07 PM
1994Celica I know it's probably a good idea to swap the c... Oct 10, 2015 - 9:07 PM
1994Celica So a lot happened today. No more 5s and auto. Next... Jan 30, 2016 - 10:03 PM
Box Wooo, now can sell the drivetrain to your average ... Feb 3, 2016 - 6:46 PM
1994Celica Soon.....
Yesterday I cleaned my engine bay up som... Feb 7, 2016 - 7:53 PM
njccmd2002 Dat fender. gosh.... Feb 9, 2016 - 9:23 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Feb 9, 2016 - 9... Feb 9, 2016 - 10:33 PM
Box Someone forgot their car apron. Feb 9, 2016 - 3:09 PM
1994Celica My car now has three pedals and a shifter! Wir... Feb 13, 2016 - 10:27 PM
Box Huzzah, appropriate amount of pedals! Feb 14, 2016 - 3:05 AM
enderswift wiring is not a big deal. you literally have to ru... Feb 14, 2016 - 11:09 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (enderswift @ Feb 14, 2016 - 12... Feb 15, 2016 - 2:23 AM
1994Celica Got some minor stuff done today. New Beams cluster... Feb 20, 2016 - 9:04 PM
Box Woo!!!!!! Feb 20, 2016 - 10:26 PM
1994Celica Beams engine is in. Still need to figure out how t... Feb 27, 2016 - 7:39 PM
mkernz22 You better hope the clutch and rear main seal are ... Mar 1, 2016 - 1:03 AM
1994Celica The engine only has 55k miles on it so things shou... Mar 1, 2016 - 10:53 AM
mkernz22 QUOTE (1994Celica @ Mar 1, 2016 - 10... Mar 1, 2016 - 11:34 AM
1994Celica If it's hell, then I'll have no one to bla... Mar 1, 2016 - 12:02 PM
Twaggs Question for ya?
How does the plasti dip hold up?... Mar 2, 2016 - 9:09 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Twaggs @ Mar 2, 2016 - 9:09 P... Mar 3, 2016 - 8:11 PM
1994Celica Engine is fully in and runs!!! Need to... Mar 5, 2016 - 4:44 PM
Batman722 Nice. Why a custom fuel filter bracket ?
I assume ... Mar 5, 2016 - 4:56 PM
1994Celica Hmm didn't know that the st bracket worked. Th... Mar 5, 2016 - 5:02 PM
Box VICTORY BURNOUTS!!! Mar 5, 2016 - 5:06 PM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Mar 5, 2016 - 6:06 PM) ... Mar 5, 2016 - 6:10 PM
richee3 The ST fuel filter bracket doesn't fit a GT fi... Mar 5, 2016 - 6:16 PM
1994Celica Anyway to modify the st bracket to fit the GT filt... Mar 5, 2016 - 8:07 PM
1994Celica So Sunday my brother and dad got some stuff done w... Mar 8, 2016 - 10:50 PM
Box Yay moving! I imagine it'll feel like an ... Mar 9, 2016 - 6:12 AM
1994Celica QUOTE (Box @ Mar 9, 2016 - 6:12 AM) ... Mar 10, 2016 - 9:31 PM
cheela congrats! love that everyone is starting their... Mar 9, 2016 - 10:36 AM
Box I was thinking you did the suspension as well too,... Mar 10, 2016 - 10:28 PM
1994Celica Beams runs well, car is quick. Loving the 5 speed ... Mar 12, 2016 - 6:25 PM
richee3 Check and clean the ISCV for the idle. They are no... Mar 12, 2016 - 11:50 PM
1994Celica No it never showed signs of over heating. Temp gau... Mar 13, 2016 - 8:05 PM![]() ![]() |
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