The work has begun, i've now learned from mistakes Options

[playr158]

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This post has been edited by playr158: Jan 12, 2006 - 3:43 PM

[Defgeph]

Thats alot of work to revive that thing from death.

Good luck Dan

[dustin15brown]

thank you for reverting back
edit: you can also be the first person on here with clear lensed custom lights from none other than....

This post has been edited by dustin15brown: Dec 4, 2005 - 12:06 AM

[playr158]

custom headlights from me

[yungazzdriver]

really u gotta lemme see em!!!!

[Slow-lica]

That supra front would of looked good if it had of worked. Good luck with your new project

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

I'm so happy you backed off that Supra thing. What's next for you? I'd like to see a big turbo on there now. A big 4a turbo package.

[celicast3sgte]

these guys love their celicas too much... I liked supra Version1 alright, I saw a couple things that could have made it better. Good luck on the next mod though.

[yarik83]

Dan' project halted because he did it himself on a low budget. Sure if you give it to a professional bodyshop and spend a few thouthand they can make your celi look like an exact replica of whatever.

[x_itchy_b_x]

dan is the man. hes a little odd. but the man non the less.

[playr158]

hahah thanks itch i'm trying to have it done by tail of the dragon in may

but i need to buy a welder

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 5, 2005 - 9:50 PM

[droptopGT]

keep workin on it dan. i wont be at the meet but hope to see the whip once shes all dolled up brotha

[CelicaZR]

Good luck with the conversion Dan
You've made the right choice

[vangSTa_celica]

Shoulda went with the Silvia headlights like I first photoshopped for ya JP man, good luck Dan.

[playr158]

well i went out and bought a CRAFTSMAN blackoxide bit set for tomorrow i'll take step by step pics of the surgery on the donor car
and when i have time i'm goin to pull the motor outta my celica clean it up paint the engine bay and make everything nice and clean......
too bad i dont' have a 4age to put back in though

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

well i went out and bought a CRAFTSMAN blackoxide bit set for tomorrow i'll take step by step pics of the surgery on the donor car
and when i have time i'm goin to pull the motor outta my celica clean it up paint the engine bay and make everything nice and clean......
too bad i dont' have a 4age to put back in though

Buy one, please, that would be really cool. Then you could clean out the engine bay. Car would look pretty sweet like that, and you know it...............do it.

This post has been edited by Bigmeanbulldog55: Dec 10, 2005 - 2:55 PM

[playr158]

blacktop 4age 2000$ for a clip pretty much.......

but i could go ITB on the 7afe if i knew more about the vaccum lines

[purplegt4]

im about to go to your house tomorrow and supervise

and maybe i'll bring a 6pack

This post has been edited by purplegt4: Dec 10, 2005 - 8:24 PM

[Cutrara]

Bump, How's it going Dan?

[playr158]

those are some of the new pieces i'll be working with and here is a design of bracing me and shin have been toying with


i'll be running a fuel cell like dustin probably not the same size, but the blue lines will be bars for rigity, the one nearest the seats is also doubled as the bar for the seat belt mounts as well...thats just thoughts...
i might have some new work pics by next weekend

[snapshotgt]

that's not your celica is it? ^ ^ ^ ?

// but you're using it to show what you'll be doing?

good luck

~snap

[yungazzdriver]

who's celica is dat???????? the fuel cell one

[dustin15brown]

Dustin's

[playr158]

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 20, 2005 - 1:55 PM

[lagos]

man oh man that poor celica. please do thing the right way this time around.

thats now how u take the axels out, btw...

[playr158]

lol i know art....they were already broken well 1 was the other i decided just to snap for fun

[Clipsetuner]

Gonna have the engine bay sprayed? or raddle can? Other then that looks good.

DTE

[playr158]

it will be done VIA rattle can...its not worth spraying

plan is
all duplicolor

primer, metallic black paint, clear coat

it will be this paint



its a really up close pic cause its geared to be a pic of the clock but thats the general idea of the paint

[nowitzon]

hey can i get a pic of your tiburon intake,or better yet on the car if u have one...

This post has been edited by nowitzon: Dec 20, 2005 - 6:43 PM

[playr158]

scroll up bro

there is a pic already posted with it on thecar

its probably goin to be for sale....has some scratches and a dent from the battery tray but works great...no holes or anything
200$ brand new with k&n air filter

i'd sell it for 100$ if anyone is interested

and if you need anything i have an OBD1 and OBD2 7afe
if someone needs parts

[nowitzon]

i got one remember me i bought one, just couldnt figure out how to install it,u have any other mods i could use

[Cutrara]

Mint Condition in no time. You're making progress, keep it up.

[Defgeph]

Lot of work there, good job.

That bay is nasty man

I got your tranny seals.

[playr158]

jeff thanks for the support via fone i appreciate it and your answers to my questions!

woot for tranny seals...i might or might not need them cause i might change out for a 4a bro!
but time will tell

[ILuvMyCelica95]

you are one crazy ass Dan. I love it. Keep us updated, and for some reason i kinda like the turquosie engine bay.... but i'm weird so yeah... dont ask me.

[playr158]

slipgun, bojangles and i are onthe way over to my garage and more pics coming tonight!

[nik]

so whats going in this thing 4age ,20v,7age ,3sgte,etc??

[dustin15brown]

Dan says: 4a
Dan means: Staying with the 7a

[playr158]

whats that junk inside your trunk.....

CHUCKY"S LOVELY LADY LUMP!



oh snap its getting late and playr is on the JDM rampage

and hola at your boy tina!

WHO NEEDS CENSORSHIP screw that

[playr158]

ok what can you find on my work tables!!!!!!!











THIS IS HOW we finish up a night!

oh and if you can't tell he's using the windshield washer fluid neck to do that ^^^


thanks to slip and bojangles for the help and fun tonight!

OH btw its a plan for a 4age

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 22, 2005 - 12:28 AM

[ILuvMyCelica95]

you're all crazy! I love that I got my own picture! nice ass you got there

[Defgeph]

Cant wait to see that green goooooooooooooo

[Supersprynt]

Nevermind

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 22, 2005 - 12:38 AM

[ILuvMyCelica95]

Cant wait to see that green goooooooooooooo

GREEN? It's not green it's turquoise pearl!!!

[Batman722]

nice job Dan, now what is next ? what is the plan for the engine ? and why did you pull so much out of the bay ???

[Defgeph]

I'm glad to see that exhaust goooooooooooooooooo

[Supersprynt]

Cant wait to see that green goooooooooooooo

GREEN? It's not green it's turquoise pearl!!!

And theres nothing wrong with Turquoise Pearl.

[playr158]

#1) cleaning, sanding and painting the engine bay
#2) motor swap to 4age
#3) replace broken/warn out/old parts or upgrade parts

[devilsden97]

i love dirty aznrobbers lol good ****. Bout time u came back to the light side of the force (in reference to your nasty supra...whatever u wanna call it) lol good job man.

[xeril]

thats where the engine lift went! i think matts gonna need it soon so he can get his bike working. keep up the good work..

[playr158]

well more work has been done

STEP 1: remove exhaust and check out the dirty greasy bay



now i have it out in 1 solid piece downpipe to mufflers (really bad exhaust job)


here she is getting pulled out of the garage for some power washing!!!
WOOT WORLDS FASTEST JOHN DEERE POWERED CELICA!!!!!




all clean!



and back inside she goes


now for tonight (sunday)
time to get her up in the air

[playr158]

Look ma i can float


under the car up to firewall


driver side wheel

passenger side


under car front to back


brake line covering


rear under car and gas tank


pass side rear


driver side rear


back to front under

[playr158]

removed caliper (front)


actual caliper


knuckle and hub


rotor removed


lower ball joint, control arm


removed knuckle and hub



wheel well after knuckle hub removed


removed coilover/strut combo



antisway bar end link


how to remove it




rear brake line to drum


rear brake suspension assembly


rear brake line at body


rear antisway bar end link


drum


rear brake/ebrake and hub


how to extract hub

breaker bars are my hero!

removed hub


removed brake assembly




all coilover shock assemblies


rear knuckle


front


back


under stripped car

[playr158]

so this is where i am as of now.....

what i have left that i'm goin to remove is the ebrake cables, shifter cables, cross member, power steering rack, gas tank and that wheel plastic besides those few things i'm pretty much done removing exterior items and will go back and finish up the interior pieces removal

then its sanding everything i possibly can and get the wat is existing body fixed up!

[celi_gt_racer]

so do you have any idea on an ETA till your baby is back to brand new?

[playr158]

ummmmmm not for at least 1 year.....hopefully no longer then 2

its all money dependant

[purplegt4]

looks good gL

and after your done u can gimme some tips lmao

[playr158]

oh BTW...

its still MINT CONDITION!!!!!!!!

shameless prod

[macavely]

make the damn thing RWD .. lol .. j/k ...

[CelicaZR]

Good luck Dan bring that beauty back to life
Cant wait to see the finish product.

[Hanyo]

why exactly are you taking the whole car apart?

it just means there is more misplaced bolts, and more work to do.

[x_itchy_b_x]

holy crap! jebus. so many bolts. so much time.
good luck with that one man.

[playr158]

why exactly are you taking the whole car apart?

it just means there is more misplaced bolts, and more work to do.

if you read the begining of the post you can get an idea...that i'm replacing broken frame from an accident
and fixing some things

basically i'm building a celica frame up with all sorts of fun stuff
i have a list of all the suspension upgrades in the suspension forum for just an idea
a motor swap will occur and a hand full of other things

lol mac i should shouldn't i

[dustinkemp]

Good Luck man, i know it will be awsome when it gets done and remember to have fun with it....its not a job...its an "expensive" hobby lol

[playr158]

This post has been edited by playr158: Jan 9, 2006 - 11:06 PM

[Batman722]

been busy I see nice job. You know the hard part is putitng it all back together

BTW, thanks for the info

[playr158]

don't even talk to me about reassembling i already forget HAHA

np

[blaque_6thGen]

dang playr! it looks like it'll be a while 'till your celi makes it back on the road...lot's of work. good luck!

This post has been edited by blaque_6thGen: Jan 9, 2006 - 11:47 PM

[NEVERSTOP]

Looking good so far man! too bad alot of your images arn't showing up

Diffently keep us updated~

Later
Never-

[SAMIAM]

...

hey man, saw that you tried out the supra headlights and was wondering if you had to trim the hood to make it fit correctly...........im not trying to jump on your idea and i realize a good deal of people frown on it but just wondering cause ive got a great bodyshop buddy and i that are looking for a future project for my car
peace-samiam

[playr158]

lol alot of the pictuers are gone matt

for the supra headlights......take that idea throw it in the trash, don't waste the time or money on it...but if you must insist you have to cut the hood and fabricate a new front 1/2 o f the hood basically you should be able to take your car and a set of headlights and say..."make this work" if you have to tell them anything...they arn't good enough

[madmods]

plyr,
You just should of payed me me to finish your project. See what i did with soundsluts and sabrinas car. Leave the job to the pros

[Blakout16]

i hope... u have a chiltons manual to help you with reassembling.

[Defgeph]

Holy Crap Dan. Dude I give you a . Thats a freaking project and a half.
Let me know when ur ready for the engine, I'll come down and give you a hand.

[presure2]

great job tearing it down dan, now the REAL fun begins..hehe
BTW, what kinda stripper you use on the body? looks like it was working pretty well...

[lagos]

arent you worried that if you strip all the paint now, they car may start to rust while its sitting in the garage for a while and being worked on ?

[JoKeRkId613]

^ i doubt it'll rust anytime soon. it looks like airplane paint remover. that sh!t's strong. lol. i remember using it on my nitrous bottle. burned the crap out of my hands. how many cans did u use? lol

This post has been edited by JoKeRkId613: Jan 13, 2006 - 8:31 PM

[SAMIAM]

my guy can definatley make it work but the thing is some a-hole smashed my hood in on new years so im probly gonna go carbon fiber and you cant really trim that cam you?



.............dont park on the street in va beach........................

[Jen]

where in the hell do you get your money. aren't you like my age? seriously, i wonder.

[playr158]

jeff i will defenitly hit you up when it comes to motor time you are the RC KING!

manny i'm using brushable and/or spray able paint stripper that you find at home depot from kleen strip i believe

no it won't rust because i'm spraying primer on the sections that i have stripped and sanded

no you can't trim CF and you have to remember the hoos has bumps in it for the headlight curve so you have to take them out if your seriously interested in the supra headlight swap let me know i'll sell you mine.. obviously i don't need them any more


oh and jen i make money by working ALL the time at my kick ass desk job for my university

[Jen]

jeff i will defenitly hit you up when it comes to motor time you are the RC KING!

manny i'm using brushable and/or spray able paint stripper that you find at home depot from kleen strip i believe

no it won't rust because i'm spraying primer on the sections that i have stripped and sanded

no you can't trim CF and you have to remember the hoos has bumps in it for the headlight curve so you have to take them out if your seriously interested in the supra headlight swap let me know i'll sell you mine.. obviously i don't need them any more


oh and jen i make money by working ALL the time at my kick ass desk job for my university

do you still live at home? if so, i see where ALL your money goes.

[lagos]

umm i dont see any money spent yet, jen. he just took his car apart and spend 10bucks on paint striper

[Jen]

umm i dont see any money spent yet, jen. he just took his car apart and spend 10bucks on paint striper

i'm talking about all the money he has put into his car so far.

[tim86]

id be pissed about the money situation too... puring all that money into the st and then having to basically start over.... hope everything goes well

[ILuvMyCelica95]

plyr,
You just should of payed me me to finish your project. See what i did with soundsluts and sabrinas car. Leave the job to the pros

That's not a nice thing to say.

Dan, love, I give you lots of credit for doing this all yourself and going back to a celica. I'd offer to come and help at some point, but i dont think i'd be too helpful lol

[crismillencolin]

yeah looks good so far , hope the project goes well mate - i would be gutted to have to go sooooo long without my wee celi

[playr158]

eh goin with out the celica isn't too big of a deal since i have a turbo jetta with all options

the money into the project so far is a few hundred....
yes i live at home but not all my money goes into the car

much of it goes to traveling between VA and NC
car payments and living expenses