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Hey guys, figured it was time for my own project thread since my Celica is slowly turning into how I want her to be. I bought her in September 2011 for a price I just couldn't say no to.
And so, after driving my mom's car for the past four years, I was finally driving a Toyota again (had an MR2 SW20 before this)!

It really felt great from the get-go, 90's Japanese sports cars really are different from everything else. I was in love!
But to be fair, I fell in love with the 6GC in 2003/2004 when my brother bought a black ST202 (later bought by Kadett, who some of you might know).
It was such an amazing car and I knew I had to get one somewhere along the way.

When I bought my car, I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. A clean, subtle bodykit. JDM lighting (tails, fronts). Good suspension (coilovers, strutbars). 18" wheels. And the list keeps going on. Here's how I got her:



It had the full Toyota OEM bodykit, which I think was an option in Europe only. For some of you it might seem rare, but here in the Netherlands they're pretty common.
So I sold the front and rear lip (I called it "the chin"), and started searching for one of the key exterior pieces I just had to get. A genuine Postert front lip.
When I found out Postert went bankrupt a couple years back, I thought it wouldn't be a problem because I was sure someone would still have a front lip lying around.

I was wrong (or so I thought)!

I have managed to find one, but more on that later. First, I slowly started modding my car. JDM tails!



Really one of the best mods we can do to our cars, I think. I just used my old wiring so I have only two lights atm, but I'll rewire them someday to get all four lighting up.

Then it turned out my muffler was starting to rot. Time for something else.
I almost ordered a brand new Blitz Nür Spec universal rear muffler when I found a new HKS Hipower for sale on the Dutch Honda Club forums.
I bought it the same day I saw it online. I went to a custom exhaust shop and had them modify the muffler to fit my stock exhaust, because I didn't want it to be loud.
And it's not, it's very quiet but with a nice roar on full throttle.

Perfect!



It's very low though, I hope I won't hit any speedbumps when the car is lowered soon. Our country is full of speedbumps.

So then I was thinking about getting coilovers and wheels, when I found a cheap set of TRD rear spat replicas for sale on the UK Celica Owners Club forums.
They were already painted so I didn't have to think twice. Bought them!



So the ass of my car was pretty much done.

Right around the time my rear spats were fitted I was having second thoughts. It was April now and I've been searching for that front lip since September.
I said to myself, if I don't find a lip this month I'll think about selling her. I guess someone didn't want me to sell it, because a couple days ago I found one.

A genuine Postert front lip, I think it's a pretty rare piece of kit for our cars, but it was on a car for sale in my neighbourhood. Talk about luck!
I went over to the guy and asked him where he got it, he didn't know but told me the car was already sold to someone. I almost cried a little.
Then I offered him €200,- cash. Straight up. He was mumbling a bit in himself telling me he really couldn't because the car was already sold,
but as he did he walked into his house and came out with a screwdriver. First I thought it was to kill me but then he took off the front lip and agreed on the €200,-.

I was so happy! Now, the lip and my front bumper will get a respray next week, so I'll add some pics of that later, together with my brand new Wolfie pre-facelift clear corners (which look great).

Hope you enjoyed my little story and will check for updates, because this car will not be done anytime soon.
My BC Racing coilovers will ship soon from the UK and I've already put down the payment for my wheels (which will probably be here in June).

What wheels they're going to be will remain a secret for now, but they'll be badass!

Peace out!

This post has been edited by Ehrgeiz: Sep 15, 2012 - 12:13 PM

But yeah, I wanted her lower. Really thinking about buying this GT4 though..



But there's so much stuff for sale. MR2 turbo's, RX-7's, Supra's, WRX's.. So much to choose from.

Gt-4 or supra those are the only real options

Depends on what you're wanting, here I'll help.

If you want an AWD car then you get a GT-Four
If you want a RWD car then you get a Supra
If you want a mid-engine car then get a MR2

See, easy.

Gt4 offcourse

Sad to see it go, you didn't have the car for long. Moving to RWD right?

Or AWD. Not sure yet. I want to at least test drive a Supra, RX-7 and ST205 before I decide anything. The white one I posted looks pretty awesome though, and it's well within my budget.

And yeah, I've only owned the car for a year. Pretty good year though. Even won Celica Of The Month!

Don't buy a WRX.

RX-7 is a rotary. Upkeep is high and gives random problems most of the time.

Supra is big and bulky. Plus everything is going to be at least 50% more expensive (50% more pistons and displacement...)

MR-2 is light, nimble and is fun in the twisties.

GT-4 is like an AWD MR-2, and it's pretty damn reliable. Plus you can get it to looks as sexy if not sexier than your previous Celica.

Supra still has the best power to weight ratio, not to mention the best power potential. Supra doesn't weigh too much more than a GT-Four either. As far as parts, only thing that'd be more expensive would be in direct correlation to the extra 2 cylinders.

dont get a rx7, every 10-20k youll get the new engine light on the dash, mr2 is really a mr version of a celica, and yes take it too hard into a corner and itll spin like a bottle cap, supras are too much money to even obtain one, let alone another 10k to get 800hp out of them. gtfour would just be like said before, an awd mr2. by far the supra and celica look the best, the mr2 will handle the best, the supra will be the fastest, but the gtfour will be the best of all worlds.

yes!!
1. get the white one
2. remove the lip
3. send it to florida (my house)
4. ill be !!!!!!
5. otherwise ill fly to you and steal it

This post has been edited by diegohiga: Aug 27, 2012 - 3:13 PM

I kinda really want a white Supra TT.

THEN GET IT!

Yeah, going to testdrive a '93 RHD Supra TT manual (with only 71k miles) next week. It's white, with a bodykit which I don't like but looks like a sweet project!

Good luck! Let us know if you get it.

Having been in many cars you have listed i thought i might add in my 2c

I own a ST205 and by far the best car ive ever owned, its fast ( stock for stock beats evo 4/ v4 wrx) handles very well with just some springs, looks the business and with a exhuast the 3sgte roars., only problem is that there is 0 and i mean 0 off power boost.

WRX's are extremely common over in nz and its quite well known the bottom end is gone by 130,000 they shoot rods like no ones business.

Before my ST205 i test drove numerious MR2 turbo's and i can say that they are amazing cars and feel extremely quick but given a wet road and the quick spool nature of the 3sgte i think they are at least 5x scarier than the MR2 non turbo.

RX7's are unreliable and use so much gas ( brother had a 300wkw one for over a year) They do go round corners though and go very very very fast i'd take one over a twin turbo supra for sure ( even over my bias toyota love)

And finally the Supra TT is just mental fast, and it takes BIG BIG BIG balls to drive one of these fast, if you ever plan on modding it get ready to chew rears like nothing else and has tons of torque from 1500rpm

Thats just my 2c i'd say get a rx7 or a st205 but drive them and see how you like all those options in the end its what you want from a car as these are all very very very differnt ( drivetrain, power delievery)

I already made my mind up. It'll be a Supra. It's just nostalgia (played so much Gran Turismo when I was a kid) and I LOVE the 2JZ-GTE engine. Especially with a single turbo.

We'll see how it goes.

I await Supra pics.

Mmm, Supra. Lekker.

Heel lekker.

Will keep you guys posted..

The Supra I was eyeing was sold suddenly, so I figured I should just start a new and cheaper project. 1994 MR2 SW20 N/A (but European version, so with 175HP 3S-GE engine).





First thing that's happening is a 3S-GTE swap.