LHD ST205 in NY Options

[FORGMANN]

Anyone know this guy or seen his car.. ?









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Hello all, I'm from Long Island, NY. I've been owning my GT-4 for 2 years now. It was imported from Italy. I bought the car when I was stationed in Italy with the US army for 4 years. I bought the car in my last year there before returning home. I have to say it was kind of difficult getting her here to the states. Getting registration for this car was quite time consuming and some money was needed. Guess since I was in the army it was a little easier to import her here. Although I had to buy a USDM rear license plate bezel so I could properly mount a New York plate in the back. Also had to swap in a USDM steering wheel with SRS, since the original 3 spoke steering wheel was a non-SRS. She's a 94 Gt-4 with now 174k miles. She's pretty much stock except for the rims and some mild mods under the bonnet. Since the GT-4 is pretty much illegal here in the states I get a lot of questions about it and how I got it here. I'm rather happy it's LHD though since here and Italy drive LHD. Anyways enough about me here is some pictures recently of my baby. Enjoy.


by Swift Elemental on 09 Mar 2010 17:13
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Hey guys, Thanks for all the faff love! Yeah importing her here to New York was fairly difficult. Before returning home a little over a year ago. I left the car behind at a storage facility which also exports cars. I didn't see my car for months only took some pictures of it before I left home. I had used my wife's USDM Celica ST (AT200) while I waited for my ST205 to come home.

First I had to have the Italian issued title sent via air mail here to my home. It took over 1 month to wait for that. After finally getting it in the mail I had to go to the DMV and get special paper work for the car. I actually had a new temp NY title made a few months before I even got the car here. The title was for a kit car. After having the new NYS kit car title issued I had it faxed over to the exportation depot and customs there. Then after everything was finally finalized the car began it's long voyage from it's home land to the USA. It took 2 months to get to to customs here in the states. Then an additional 1 1/2 to have the car checked and inspected and emissions check too. Once finally cleared I had the car shipped from Georgia up to NY which took 8 days. Once she arrived at my house she sat in my garage safe for another 1 months until I was able to get her inspected here in NY and after she passed she was finally issued a official passenger car title. After that she was on the road and it was amazing driving her around here at home. I was use to driving here around back in Italy for over a year. It felt great having her home. It's like adopting a child from another country. I was so happy. Yes a lot of people ask me all the time about how I got a GT-4 here. It cost me altogether $5,000 to get her here and registered and inspected cleared for public road use. It's great because its LHD not RHD. She's fast love the AWD power here. Sadly though the only thing I worry about is when if something needs to be serviced it might be hard to replace some of the parts on this 3s-gte engine seeing that this engine was not released after 1994 for the 6th gen Celicas.

This post has been edited by FORGMANN: Mar 14, 2010 - 6:42 PM

[Rusty]

hmm looks like a gt4 conversion to me. doesn't have the gt4 brakes (big 4pots and big rotors) and fuel tank, you cant see it.

[OnAllFours]

Yeah, the 4 piston fixed calipers on the GT-Four/Supra are mounted on the rear of the spindle, whereas these look like 2 piston floating calipers and are mounted on the front. Also the stilts for the spoiler are definitely not OE, the seats are leather (AFAIK they were cloth only on the GT-Four), and is it just me or does the paint on the hood and front bumper not match the fenders? It seems to ride a bit high too, at least compared to the GT-Four sitting in my driveway.

I don't want to call you out if it really is a GT-Four, but these inconsistencies just don't add up to me. If you want to dress up a GT or ST as a GT-Four that's fine by me, but claiming it is one goes to far in my books.

This post has been edited by OnAllFours: Mar 14, 2010 - 11:07 PM

[Tigawoods]

oh i thought it was a monster truck at first

[samir0189]

... i know its off topic, but does anyone know where to get those mudflaps?!?!?!?

anyway, to add to the discussion, it is a 94 with jdm tails? ... iirc it didnt come til later years, and either way, jdm tails shouldnt pass inspection for US as im pretty sure it lacks the rear sidemarkers, and they should have swapped usdm tails... right?

edit: anyway im not callin the guy out.... i dont care either way. .... all i wanna know is about the mudflaps frankly.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Mar 14, 2010 - 11:23 PM

[SwissFerdi]

It's also missing the GT-FOUR badge on the rear. The angle of the first pic could explain for the gas tank not being visible...but yeah, definitely something weird going on here.

[garin]

it is a replica... and it is TOO HIGH (mike)... LOL. nice whip though. i like the color and wheels. lets lower her! haha

[Rusty]

just add info for you OnAllFours there was leather in GT4's as standard (I know of a couple here in NZ with them), and also I agree with your last statement.

I'm not trying to sound mean just honest.

This post has been edited by Rusty: Mar 15, 2010 - 12:05 AM

[FORGMANN]

I believe it is real but at same time if he had it for 2 years and was going to a 6gc in NJ
and amazing never posted on any forum i know of in that time.

Leather was option,later 98-99's didn't have gt-four emblem on rear only on
high spoiler.I know his is a 94-95 model.

[epocsirhc]

We need under the car and under the hood pictures for this to be settled.

[Wintersun]

To me it looks like an ST or GT uncerneath all the GT4 bits.

Hasnt got the the 4 pot calipers
GT4 badge missing from the boot
Should have GT4 embossed into the high risers
Cant seem to see the 68L GT4 fuel tank which is usually quite visable!

And usually its quite rare to see a GT4 with a sunroof, espesially to see one in the US.

If it is a GT4 then these few pointers don't add up.

This post has been edited by Wintersun: Mar 15, 2010 - 1:10 AM

[OnAllFours]

To me it looks like an ST or GT uncerneath all the GT4 bits.

Hasnt got the the 4 pot calipers
GT4 badge missing from the boot
Should have GT4 embossed into the high risers
Cant seem to see the 68L GT4 fuel tank which is usually quite visable!

And usually its quite rare to see a GT4 with a sunroof, espesially to see one in the US.

If it is a GT4 then these few pointers don't add up.

My GT-Four has a sunroof

[delusionz]

Not to mention that looks like your average ST202/ST204 tail pipe.

I believe it is real but at same time if he had it for 2 years and was going to a 6gc in NJ
and amazing never posted on any forum i know of in that time.

later 98-99's didn't have gt-four emblem on rear only on high spoiler.I know his is a 94-95 model.

ALL GT-Four's are badged (By factory) at the back either "GT-Four (Toyota Emblem) Celica", OR in some Countries "Toyota Celica (Toyota Emblem) GT-Four."

The only thing that should be amazing is the fact the owner thinks he has the real deal for the past 2 years and doesn't even know!!!!!!!!

Should have GT4 embossed into the high risers

And usually its quite rare to see a GT4 with a sunroof, espesially to see one in the US.

Since we figure it's just a look-a-like (a very nicely done look-a-like, could fool most people) the 1998-99 GT4 spoiler emblem isn't embossed, it has stickers just like your SS-III.

As for the sun roof, I don't know about the rest of the world but in Japan 50% of SS-I and GT4 have sunroof. They're only rare on the SS-II and SS-III.

This post has been edited by delusionz: Mar 15, 2010 - 3:09 PM

[Promasta]

isn't this Tech-Nics car?

[jimmykay]

I say get the VIN number and we can settle this. Also, blue pine tree air fresheners were not standard equipment on the GT-4's

But seriously, yes, the brakes look like my GT brakes.

[Hazmat]

isn't this Tech-Nics car?

I believe it is? O.o

[FORGMANN]

He posted this on GT4OC

Sweet yeah I live all the way off exit 66 on the LIE. Then head all the way north to 25A to a town called Rocky Point. There was supposed to be a 6th gen meeting in NJ but the weather was not good. I would love to see your Alltrac. Nice too see some one close to home. I also have a apartment out near Battery Park. Have you heard of "Gateway Plaza" ??? Right across from the former WTC. Sometimes I drive my car out there for the weekend and leave it there in the parking garage. I try not to do that to much though cause the parking garage is way to much money.

[delusionz]

I found one more inconsistency, Passenger air bags weren't available in 1994, atleast not in Japan.

[EKAn]

pop the hood...

[richee3]

That is definitely Tech-Nic's car. He has a very similar one for his wife.

[bccentaur3]

Looks like st204 front brakes to me.

[nics]

where did you get the pics? gt4oc?

http://gt4oc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=58...02&start=20 pg2

Username:Swift Elemental
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its tech-nics i guess.. this was from his signature

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This post has been edited by nics: Mar 15, 2010 - 11:24 PM

[njccmd2002]

not him, might be an impostor

[nics]

using his name too?

[Tech-Nics]

WOW! are you kidding me!!!! Yes that is my car!!! & NO!!!! I did not post that on gt4.co I never been on that website before. Pretty sad some one did that with my car. I would never try to pass my car as a GT four LOL haha wtf? This is actually pretty funny that some one did this. This has to be someone I know who did this. I'm not even or ever have been in the army haha. wow. Does some one have the actual link to this? You guys know my car I only post pictures of it every time I do minor mods on it. I wish I had a GT fours but I dont go around faking the funk. I thought all GT fours were right handed too. Who ever did this, Why target my car and try to make me look like a fool?

oh i thought it was a monster truck at first

LOL wow. thanks!

... i know its off topic, but does anyone know where to get those mudflaps?!?!?!?

anyway, to add to the discussion, it is a 94 with jdm tails? ... iirc it didnt come til later years, and either way, jdm tails shouldnt pass inspection for US as im pretty sure it lacks the rear sidemarkers, and they should have swapped usdm tails... right?

edit: anyway im not callin the guy out.... i dont care either way. .... all i wanna know is about the mudflaps frankly.

I got the mud flaps from a eBay seller from the UK.
Link:http://stores.ebay.com/Performance-Creations_------Celica_W0QQLHQ5fSellerWithStoreZ1QQLHQ5fTitleDescZ1QQ_fsubZ1
061000012QQ_sasiZ1QQ_sidZ54207472QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

Nics: That is not my real name!

This post has been edited by Tech-Nics: Mar 15, 2010 - 11:22 PM

[nics]

so he even used your name too i guess..

link is on the previous post i made

This post has been edited by nics: Mar 15, 2010 - 11:22 PM

[Tech-Nics]

Yeah I've never never even heard of that site nor been on it. My name is not Stephen Soto. I've never shared my full real name on this site except with 808 celica for buying something from him and having it mailed to me & 96 Celica demon for sending him my old spoiler. I'm sure you guys should slightly know me enough by now not to be stupid enough to post on other forums about having a car I don't have....

Oh thanks for the replies regarding how good my front end conversion came out.

[nics]

the link on your signature

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http://www.soundcloud.com/reintegration

shows the name stephen soto there made me confused my bad bro.

[Tech-Nics]

Yea thats my artist name i use when I make music. Good thing I use that haha. I don't care either way hehe. Probably looked at my sig links before posting on that site. Just wonder where they got the "swift element" thing from.

This post has been edited by Tech-Nics: Mar 15, 2010 - 11:48 PM

[Rusty]

wow I'm shocked. Actually come to think of it quite a few of my pics are on random celica sites

[FORGMANN]

i will contact GT4OC mods to investigate