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So gonna start my progression thread, and update it occasionally.
I'll start with how I got my Celica:
So it all started last year in around March, when I got my Red P's and was searching for that first car...
I tested a lancer, a prelude and a Hyundai Coupe... They all had their pluses and minuses, but none felt 'right'...
On the way home from the Prelude, we passed a Ford dealership and sitting in the middle was a little white PreFacelift Celica, as soon as I saw her, I knew she was the one I wanted. When I got home I jumped online and and contacted the dealer; she was an auto (I am not legally allowed to drive manual yet, thanks to my dads non-functioning speedometer).
The next day, my dad drove me and my beautiful girlfriend out to the dealer and we test drove the car. At the end of the test drive the dealer wanted 8k for her. I knew this was steep for it, but she was in almost perfect condition.

The only damage I could pick was a scrape on the passenger side rear wheel fender, a few small dents over her and quite a large dent in the roof (it looked like the previous owner had hit her with his fists)...
With the $8k as a base, we negotiated with the dealer and came out with a total:
- $7700 for the car
- All dents removed from the car
- Brand New 5 treads
- and finally what really made me go for it, A 12 month warranty... on an 18 year old car

Here she was on that exact day, right after out test drive:




A few weeks later, we got a call saying that she was ready for pickup, All the dents had been removed ($1500 worth of dent removal and paint) and she was good to go. A few days later her first photo shoot:



Her Interior and Engine were immaculate for her age:




After a few weeks our small troubles began, she started leaking oil all over the ground... After a call to the dealership, she was booked in for her first warranty inspection... They re-did all engine gaskets and replaced all seals in the engine... When we got her back, she was still leaking... We took her back again and were told that the transmission seals were shot, they were replaced and the engine was flushed out; the leaking stopped... for now...
Over all, the work would of cost ($1800 by the dealer, if not for the warranty).

Ill post the first of many mods in the next few hours or so, Once I get together the photos and know exactly what I want to say

This post has been edited by rentaspace: Oct 21, 2013 - 1:34 AM

So today I replaced all the speakers in the car and also put a new sub box in so I now also have a sub... wooh!


Started with a work area:



Cut out some wood and painted in black for the 8" - 6.5" adapter for the fronts.


Then while the paint dried we used araldite to stick the Tweeters to the stock brackets:

Since it is a crappy cold and wet day, we had some Kebabs for lunch as the glue and paint dried.

As we started testing the speakers and tweeters in the front this chilled guy appeared, he started watching us and we gave him some food.

Came all the way into the garage too...

Also decided to sound deaden the back of the front speakers, and Sikaflex the wood to the plastic:


Got started on the rear of the car... Other that the annoying trim removal, the rear is way easier... No adapters needed:



As we were tidying up, my friend arrived and brought me a new (old) sub box and sub to play with. I removed the Sony one from the box, and put my Soundstream in. (My box doesn't fit under the strut bar). We wired her up and put it in the boot, firing upwards as the sub wont fit any other way. Speakers sound mad now, sub is also way deeper and no rattling like the last box.
Will get better photos later once the door cards are back in, next job is finding a decent drivers door card and putting the vincent_doggy leather on it

So, got my door cards back today. Looking mad.
We got hit with a torrential downpour, so gonna have to delay install until it passes (Meant to pass on saturday).



Also got a few pieces coming from The_enD, eagerly awaiting that!


And finally, found myself on google street view, only took two years since last year I was either working or at tafe when they passed lol:


This post has been edited by rentaspace: Aug 26, 2014 - 9:02 PM

Got my door cards yesterday, now all matching!
Looks awesome too:





He also repaired the usage marks on the drivers door and it too looks awesome! Now just to wait for a few more parts to arrive

Someone stole your mirror switch panel. Looks good, I like blue.

Thanks!




lol it was spiders I swear.

A lot more of the trim is currently missing too lol

I notice the shifter surround is missing too, along with the vents.

Damn you giant spiders!

This post has been edited by Box: Aug 26, 2014 - 9:42 PM

Lol funny thing about spiders as I was just telling Ryan today,

I got in the car yesterday to find my drivers side air vent full of cob webs and flashed a light inside the vent and saw like 3 spiders in there so I promptly took the vent out and threw it away..
Not touching it again

Ill get a new one from a car yard but no way will I attempt to clean that, for now just gonna drive around without a vent

I've had no vents for like a week now lol...

Got my package from The_enD. The rear license plate bezel was installed straight away!
Before:


After:



Unfortunately, and this is no fault of The_enD, but the Cluster Bezel broke a tab during transit... It actually appears that in transit something very heavy was put on top of my package, and caused a slight bend in the boxes... Anyway, such is life. I will have to do some modification to repair the tab or find a way to mount without it, but either way my goal is to have it on this weekend.

I love the door panel, i need to get that done for mine sometime soon.

Thanks, they look pretty good in real life

I still have to fix a few things on them, but luckily those problems don't show up on photos lol

I need to find someone here on the state side to actually make those for me. Gives the car a new and updated feel.

Mine came from Vincent_Doggy, not sure if he still makes them or not... But I know mine were a custom made set for the colour...

wait, where did you get those door cards redone like that?
those are freakin sweet.

I just have to say this to you good sir,
this picture is AMAZING


The sound of your car is everything I imagined my car would sound like, I listened to it twice because that sound is just perfect, especially the idle.

Thanks! The exhaust is a 2.25" Resonator-Back Exhaust with an X-FORCE Muffler, It cost $250 Installed. It gives a nice sound at idle, and doesn't get too loud when driving or accelerating which is exactly what I told the shop to do (It's designed so that it sounds meaner, while not pissing off the car sitting next to you).




Vincent_Doggy from here makes them!

This post has been edited by rentaspace: Sep 5, 2014 - 2:55 AM

So started off the weekend with a lot of personal issues... Anyway, to get my mind off everything, I began working on installing the damaged bezel.
Before (Stock Bezel):


I took the bezel out of my car, and inside removed the stock plastic and inner bezel. Whole process took about 10mins, including removing the bezel from the car.
After, I then looked at how the new bezel installed. Luckily, that the tab that snapped is right where the screws go in, so the tab doesn't matter. Awesome!
Screwed and clipped the new bezel in and back out to the car... It wouldn't fit...
Because the new bezel is longer than the stock one, it doesn't 'slide' in like the old one does, so I had to disassemble it again in my car and screw the cluster in with no bezel. The try and squeeze the new bezel in, again it didn't work and I accidentally snapped another tab... oops... Luckily not an important one.
I then removed the steering wheel covers, and that allowed me enough clearance to fit the bezel in, and snap it clicked in. I dropped one of the screws so only a single screw is holding the bezel on, but it 'aint movin'.

Here is the after shot:




Personally, I think it brings the car forward another few years inside. And the custom blue matches the seatcovers great! Big thanks to The_enD!

THE FUTURE!!!

I warned you to use a magnetic screw driver. I also warned you to first put the cluster, then my bezel.
Looks great!

You did lol and I forgot hahaahha

All worked out in the end though