Cheela's RA24 progress thread Options

[cheela]

wish there was a bigger smiley hahahaha



more pics to come, sorry my computer is being crap.



edit: this will be my progress thread.

This post has been edited by cheela: Aug 6, 2010 - 7:33 PM

[96bluevert]

Restoration!

Very good choice

[SwissFerdi]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. What made you choose this over the other two 1GC's?

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Nov 22, 2009 - 10:36 PM

[richee3]

Very, very nice!

[nics]

great find!!!!

[cheela]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY. What made you choose this over the other two 1GC's?

well, lots of things. the other two just weren't as good as this one. and this one was closer, down in Milwaukee about an hour and a half's drive from me. Too much work involved with the other two. Also, just don't have the space or time to do what i had wanted to with the other too. price was about the same. around $900.

So, I drove down there with my girlfriend to check it out. Turns out the guy works at a body shop, had this car in the back and need space for work. I take one look and i'm pretty much sold. Even though there's some body work done on it obviously and a cheap paint job, i didn't really care. surprisingly not really all that much rust on it at all. so that made me really happy! talk to the guy a bit about when and how i'm gonna get the car. So, he says hey my boss just bought a dolly, I could just tow it up for you. I say yeah, and the guy and his buddy tow the car to my place and even helped push it into the garage for me. nice guys. all in all, wonderful weekend. ! the car starts but i think it's sumthing with the timing or could just be a bad carb. who knows? anyways, I'm super happy about this! but gotta wait til thanksgiving break to start tearing it apart. hahahaaha. right now, I"m buried in Homework and papers.

This post has been edited by cheela: Nov 23, 2009 - 12:02 AM

[CelicaST_CALI]

ooo yeaaa hah nice pick up

[lilgreenyoda]

Whhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttt.... That's out-friggin-standing man! Congrats!

[bloodMoney]

Nice find! I wish the alltrac that I picked up from WI was in such great condition.....

[cheela]

Nice find! I wish the alltrac that I picked up from WI was in such great condition.....

yeah, all tracs from WI are usually in pretty bad condition. what made you buy yours?
show me some pics

but yeah, i was sold on this one because of the body. that's really what got me since living in WI
it's hard to find a car with as little rust as this.
mechanical issues won't cost as much as bodywork, i'm believe.

[808celica]

that makes mine look like a pile of rust T__T

Sick find man!!

[Stambo]

I'll have to come visit soon and see it. I'm only a hour and a half away.

[bloodMoney]

yeah, all tracs from WI are usually in pretty bad condition. what made you buy yours?
show me some pics

It was one of those "I've got the money and I've wanted one since I was 16" type of things.... Unfortunately, I didn't do my research on the trouble spots until after I blew the motor on the way home from picking up the car....







That's how she looked when I bought her.... And I never did get pics of the rusty floorboards....
I've since been in an accident which made me replace basically the entire front end. Here's a quick pic of how she looks now (the passenger fender is now red again XD)

[cheela]

bloodMoney, i know what you mean. I still want an alltrac too. but I just had to get this.

anyways, finally had some time to get these pics up so now here are some more pics.

No bumper but that's ok, i never like the USDM bumpers. already looking for those smiley bumpers






The one big spot that needs to be covered. and thats me in the reflection.


windshield is cracked.. looks like someone took a bat to it. but suprisingly didn't crack all the way thru. can't feel it on the outside.


heres' the interior


horribly cracked up dash


center console... or what's left of it.


here's a nice find!


pedals, missing all but one.


doors are decent


it's not rusted through!




engine


dented bumper


another surprise! !


This post has been edited by cheela: Aug 5, 2010 - 9:07 PM

[Hanyo]

wow that is alot of body filter on the roof.

[bloodMoney]

And its still in better shape than mine....

Have fun! Looks like a great little project....

[808celica]

I know someone selling a smiley rear for 76-77 f/g for 70 shipped. dunno if he still has it. hit me up in a pm and i'll get you the link.

Aww man seeing your pics brings me back to my childhood days sitting inside the 77 holding the steering wheel while my dad drives. Thanks for bringing them back to me

[Culpable04]

great find,

I came across this eysterday

RUST FREE Celica

[TRD_Ian]

sweet jesus thats steep... nice look car tho... i want one of those but i dont think any have survived that well here in canada

[cheela]

wow that is alot of body filter on the roof.

I KNOW!!!! makes me kinda wary of how well of a job was done... but still this is better than most that you find so it's allright, and i started taking the interior out today and didn't find all that much rust in there either. !

I know someone selling a smiley rear for 76-77 f/g for 70 shipped. dunno if he still has it. hit me up in a pm and i'll get you the link.

Aww man seeing your pics brings me back to my childhood days sitting inside the 77 holding the steering wheel while my dad drives. Thanks for bringing them back to me

hahaha, no problem man. the good ol' days huh?

and damn!!!! that's one CLEAN celi. but yeah steep price. whew!

This post has been edited by cheela: Nov 26, 2009 - 2:59 AM

[808celica]

got my pm??? frick yea good days.....eat and poop

[cheela]

yeah, i got your PM. and I've heard about the guy, been researching 1gc.com for a while so i'm aware of that option, but i'm bidding on a chrome rear smiley right now so we'll see if i get that first.

and other news. my tail light cracked in half.

[njccmd2002]

any new updates.

[cheela]

yeah should update this thread... gotta get my pics in order. it's all a mess. hahahha. gimme a day or two

[cheela]

alllll right, an update. kinda late but these are from a while back.
I started the tear down on it and found some rust but hey, it's a 30+ year old car so w/e.
stripped the interior and got most of the chrome parts off, lights, bumper, turns, etc.





ugh! that nasty old moldy sound deadening has got to go!


took off and cleaned the lights


HOTNESS


no headliner


damn wheel wells from the inside



ugh!

[cheela]

some more hot pics








got some rims on. what do you guys think? they are Konig Monsoons





now the ugly.

where's my PEDAL!?







Bought some goodies!
dash cap

gas cap

shift boot

mirror


and a smiley bumper for the butt



dent


had no mounts so i was thinking of trying this.


but it won't work



my whole rear end.




This post has been edited by cheela: Aug 6, 2010 - 7:36 PM

[cheela]

gas cap on


door cards off




couldn't get front filler panel off cuz some idiot did this to it



to rebuild or go weber???


more pics of my dash.
one big crack all the way thru.




body filler on the hood was cracking so i stripped it to see the damage.



finally got to the sound deadening. this stuff is nasty!
just chipping away.


i heard you could use dry ice to help it come out but... !



finally see the hurt on the driver's side.




and that's the update so far. let me know what you guys think or if you got any ideas.

for the engine i'm gonna try and get it running right first. so i might stick with the good ol 20R for a bit.
Later I'm thinking about doing a hybrid 20R/22R OR try and find a 7mgte or 1jz and throw that sucker in there.

[Johnnyny]

wow looks like a megaproject 2jz or v8 all the way!

[njccmd2002]

wow, now you have got me worried, what will i find underneath my carpet...

[cheela]

well ur down south so I don't think you'll get that much rust. I hate WI hahahha. But yeah, definitely do a tear down on urs. get rid of the moldy carpet and sound deadening. save u abuot 40 pounds. check those spots that i pointed out for rust. usually it's the wheel wells, floor pans, spare tire well, fenders, and around the windshields. I'm sure urs isn't as bad as mine.

[njccmd2002]

i need that st center cap, been looking for one and cant find one

[cheela]

i need that st center cap, been looking for one and cant find one

there's a few going on sale on 1GC if ur still looking.

click

idk if they're willing to split but ask.

[HectortheRican]

Rim-wise, I think you need to sell those Konigs and invest in some Watanabes. Hands down BEST wheel for any old school Japanese sports car.

[cheela]

yeah, I know they aren't the best. but they're just temporayr for now. I threw them on cuz the stock ones had rotted or something and went flat. so I just needed something that had air. LOL

These are my brother's rims for his civic that he doesn't wnat anymore. I will probably switch them out later, maybe for some celica supra rims.

[HectortheRican]

Good plan!

[cheela]

update,

got some celica/supra rims on. got rid of the konigs. !

took apart the dash a little bit.

finally got it running and idling.

here's a video of it running

[CelicaZR]

Good luck with the restoration
Glad to see another 1st gen saved
I'll post up some of mine soon for inspiration

[cheela]

Good luck with the restoration
Glad to see another 1st gen saved
I'll post up some of mine soon for inspiration

Thanks! I'll need it.

You should totally hook me up with some of those smiley bumpers. I HATE these anchors we get here in the US.

[njccmd2002]

heres to inspiration...

[CelicaZR]

See thread below My other rides

I've since purchased 2 more 1GC, so I'll update the thread soon as I can get some pics

[cheela]

heres to inspiration...

man, you are so far ahead of me. looking good!

See thread below My other rides

I've since purchased 2 more 1GC, so I'll update the thread soon as I can get some pics

MY GOD! those are so mint!!! I remember reading this thread a while back. so jealous that you got three of them in that great of shape.

[celi_wabbit]

Not sure if you could use these parts.. that's if your looking?

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/2670977050.html

[cheela]

Not sure if you could use these parts.. that's if your looking?

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/2670977050.html

I think i'm all right for now. Just bought a new ignition cylinder. just want it to run!! LOL.

[jcbass7]

Awesome project, I'm a bit jealous haha. You will learn a lot working on this one.

All the guys on my vette forum talk about using POR 15 to repair old rusty floor pans, I haven't looked into it too much, but have heard good things. Might want to take a look

http://www.por15.com/FLOOR-PAN-TRUNK-KIT/productinfo/FPTRK/

Can't wait to see more pics

[cheela]

definitely gonna use por15 or something like it but first i gotta actually have floor boards first. LOL

once i get some metal in there i'll por15 the shiz out of my floors.

[njccmd2002]

Por15 is good, and you can actually put por with some rust too.

I am using epoxy primer, after a good sandblast. it should seal very good...

each day i do this is getting fun.

im looking into getting an MX100 a corona 72 markII, im in negotiations. i had too many celicas.

[cheela]

new ignition cylinder in. she's alive!!!

and old one had a "made in taiwan" sticker on it.... hmm...