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Well and so it begins.. Took me a little over a month to find a Celica coupe. Took a chance on this one.
1995 Celica ST Coupe.1.8
184k
5speed

Completely stock when i got it. Was owned by a college kid who just got done with school. Paint is a absolute mess with the roof being damn near metal. That is what Florida sun will do to a macco paint job i guess..

The goal for part 1 build is just to keep a very small budget. Get it looking decent with some minor body work and get the motor running very good for daily driving. Wanna enjoy the Celica front for as long as i can, as a Curren conversion is the end game.


Things I've already done-
Motor wise:
Complete tune up, Spark+wires, Fuel Filter, Cap+rotor, Air Filter, PCV and all fuild changes.
Didn't do anything aftermarket, really wanted to get it back to stock specs to see if anything else is wrong.
So far so good on that end. Motor runs real smooth and no smoke or leaks.

Outside:
I have a legit Hiro front lip and OEM Side skirts. Hiro rear splitters are in the mail.

Paint:
DipYourCar.com ProkitPLUS in my garage with white paint + glossifier.
Yup.. Might get alot of hate on plasti dip'n my car but this is a budget build. And with this much body work i would get raped on labor.
When i get the money i'll just peel it off and get the work done right.. Or just change colors every week.. =D
Should look really good with the glossifier with the white. Damn close to a real paint job.

Searching for some Megan EZ Street Coilovers.. Thats the next thing..
After that.. Rare wheels but that's gonna take some time. I want nice wheels.. picky picky..

But after 1week with my purchase.. Here is how it looks.. Remember the hiro lips and sideskirts did not come with the car..






^^****KKK LOL

Front lip and sideskirts mounted temp.... Intill body work!!



Dirty engine bay.. Cleaning it after body work.. Just imagine how the rest of the car looked when i got it.





Hows this for a project??? hahaha.. built not bought!!

This post has been edited by blockustomz: Dec 22, 2013 - 10:06 PM

This is a late comment but I've dipped cars and many things.......


DO NOT SKIMP ON THE PLASTIDIP. Always do several more layers than they say, too thin and you'll never peel it all off. Thicker is generally better in terms of total quantity

Two gallons isn't enough for a car this size to make the dip thick enough to easily remove....you'll be chipping away for many many hours.

Celica was due for a oil change. so might aswell due the valve cover gasket and repray the cover. vht black wrinkle that is =D. First time trying rotella, hope it lives to the hype I've seen. Should have finished pictures tomorrow.

WRINKLE LIKE A MOFO!!

Back together, will have to hit the junk yard for a alternator wire cover that goes on top the vavle cover but atleast it looks minty all blacky..

put in the coilovers today maxed out drop at 3" according to the paper.

wheels next.. it needs it bad but atleast this will get rid of the 4x4 wheel gap..

low and slow

valve cover looks awesome, should have done the intake manifold too

it's come a long way. looks great. but yes, rims are now in need.
what are you thinking of going with for rims?

Not sure yet on rims... =(

I've got a set of tC wheels I'll let go for cheap.

Haven't updated this thread in a while, so for records here is what's going on. Decided after a year to take off the Plasti Dip and finally go for some new paint.
I did like the plasti dip but at the time I got stuck with the original white dip formal which had its problems. (heard they fixed alot of them) I also had a rust spot on the bottom of the passenger door that needed repair.


Dip came off pretty easy but I wish I tapped off alot of spots. It is.... what it is.. I ended up taking off doors, hood, trunk and got all the over spray dip off.
I fixed rust spots that I missed the first time and went over the car with some high grit sand paper.


Soooooo I am painting it Rustoleum Gloss Sail Blue.
Here is after 2 very thin coats.. Did I mention I am using a roller?? Yup, so this is going to take some time and I'll be back to post the complete project...
edit: Roof is going Rustoleum gloss black as well..

This post has been edited by blockustomz: Jan 30, 2015 - 1:35 PM

Wow that looks awesome for being rolled on! How hard is it to do? Do you need to do any primer or just scuff the clear and then paint?

You have to do alot more coats and sanding due to how much you have to thin it out. It's always a good idea to do primer but I've seen many feather edges and scuff.
It goes on like glass for the most part so the more prep the better it looks. Google or youtube "50 dollar paint job" or "rust oleum paint job car rolled".
Do alot of research, there is also a thread on here with someone doing the same but black acouple years ago. Hope that helps.

Yeah I remember seeing that black one, it looked amazing...I'll have to look into this more this summer for sure

Well I guess I lied about posting when finished.. Almost done.



This is only with one cut and buff.

Still need to cut and buff hood & front bumper. Then Finish the black roof top - in pics:2 coats and a cut - no buff.
Lip kit still needs more paint too. It already looks great as you can see though.

This is awesome! Cant wait to see more updates in the near future!

I can't wait to finish it as well. Thanks for the reply.

Hnng this is making me want to do this more and more...

looks great! any close up shots?

also. love the color.

Finished ? Nope almost. BMW Rear roof wing added and the custom matrix center lip. Still working on the paint on some parts and its not perfect. not a show car.. budget build.
Gonna find some tires for the new wheels..

Nice, its so nice seeing other coupe builds to compare my coupe with. I like it so far, what type of wheels do you plan on getting?
And what type of BMW is that roof spoiler off of? if you don't mind me knowing.