NYp8tballer07's Progression, update: celi is DEAD :’( Options

[NYp8tBaller07]

First I want to thank the 6G gods for providing this thread as it makes me feel special and also makes me feel good to show what ive done to my car haha =p

Well being that I am very excited to have my car finally I am very happy to be able to start a thread, although this build will be slow due to school bills and such but I am doing my best trying to get parts here and there when I can.

To start I got the car for $750USD; it needed an alternator and tune up so that took some money away from some things I wanted to get off the bat. So far I have mainly done visual modifications and performance in between =)

Things I plan to do:
-fix rust
-re paint
-new wheels 15" GT
-tint windows
-led gauges
-new muffler
-new head unit with speakers
-replace hoses. lines, and parts as needed
-lower (maybe)
-rebuild+turbo


More to come =)

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Dec 5, 2011 - 10:24 PM

[CoreyST]

I like the white gauge face and the white center part white. Good luck with your build

[NYp8tBaller07]

Thanks man, I have a lot of work to do to get it to this site standards =p








Got a little money and did a little work








This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Aug 31, 2011 - 10:13 AM

[cheela]

wow. nice clean up of the engine bay.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Thanks cheela, It still needs a bit more cleaning imo but I like the first stage of it =p

[cheela]

yeah it's still winter. Give you engine bay a wash with some engine degreaser and it'll do wonders!

[kaokollaa]

Thanks man, I have a lot of work to do to get it to this site standards =p

hi there im from ny too.. im from queens

[NYp8tBaller07]

Nice, I'm north from you probably about three hours =p. I'm really hoping to get a meet going in the NY area in the summer, car should be in better order then. As for now Im waiting on a shift knob to come in; would have been sooner but I didnt know how to use paypal =p

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Mar 2, 2011 - 10:30 AM

[NYp8tBaller07]

Did some cleaning; took out all the seats and cleaned the carpet as well as the seats themselves. The previous owner had some hair issues XD




This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Mar 4, 2011 - 1:40 PM

[Urputus]

It's obvious that the previous owner hated cleaning!
Well done. I'm going to clean the interior of my celi too, as I have most of the interior parts dismantled now because of another project
I'd recommend to impregnate the plastic parts of the interior. They will shine like new. I use cockpit spray from Turtle for this purpose.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Well this was they guys beater car, he has a Z28 project car, a 94 camero, and a lifted dodge pickup.

yea im not sure what i want to use to clean it, deff not armor all. whats best?

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Mar 5, 2011 - 2:36 PM

[Neon90424]

a hazmat suit might help

[NYp8tBaller07]

Im going to the store to prob get tint and ill see what they have for cleaners

[Urputus]

I use Fresh shine - cockpit spray from Turtle. Like this: cockpit spray Not the strawberry one though

[mgnt232]

just paint it all like i did

No but armorall will clean it up nice for a bit.
I cant tell from the pics, but if there are a bunch of scratches in the plastic parts of the interior, the best way to get rid of them is just to paint them. pretty easy, and you can even repaint black if you wanted.

This post has been edited by mgnt232: Mar 5, 2011 - 3:02 PM

[Spider77]

Lexol...........its what I use

[NYp8tBaller07]

So made a, well shorter shifter today lol





This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Mar 15, 2011 - 5:03 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

So nothing really interesting to report just an oil change, E3 plugs, and a dress up =p

[NYp8tBaller07]

It was a very nice day out and was finally able to nightshade my lights





EDIT: Used some compound to get that nice glass look mmmmmm =)





This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: May 9, 2011 - 11:49 AM

[NYp8tBaller07]

So just ordered a spree kit so can't wait for that to come in. I'm thinking seat covers next, anyone have a set in mind that hugs our seats well?

[jordisonjr]

Contact vincent doggy, he makes seat covers specifically for out seats.

[NYp8tBaller07]

hoping the price is right for them, I know I can get some for about $45-$50

[KAOS]

So just ordered a spree kit so can't wait for that to come in. I'm thinking seat covers next, anyone have a set in mind that hugs our seats well?

Check out some of vincent_doggy's products... great stuff!

... forgot to mention that you can custom order to your color preference as well!

This post has been edited by KAOS: May 21, 2011 - 9:59 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

god I have and hes right...It will make me a broke man lol, I do have my eyes on a few small things there . But guess ill have to get some from another place

[NYp8tBaller07]

So it was a beautiful day and got around to painting the valve cover, I have also cleaned up the excess paint that strayed off the cover so its nice and clean =)





This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: May 26, 2011 - 8:13 PM

[Needles]

that paint in the valve cover is great stuff, i have seen one technique on utube that u can spray water on ur piece whit a little sprayer, and let the little drip of water dry up completely , so its make real water drip in your paint

[NYp8tBaller07]

nice i havent seen that one but i just lightly sprayed the blue so it spatterd on.

[jordisonjr]

What type of paint did you use?

[KAOS]

... looks like your halogen fluid is running a bit low in this picture...

[NYp8tBaller07]

i just used high temp paint from advanced autoparts

I have yet to fix that, herd there was a how to so ill have to look it up

[StylnPlane]

... looks like your halogen fluid is running a bit low in this picture...

ahahaha..

Looks good man!

[mgnt232]

lol EVERY celica has the high beam problem lmao
The paint looks mad good too man, theres a bunch or other pieces you can paint easy in the engine bay too. Hers a pic of mine, so you can see if you want to paint more

[NYp8tBaller07]

Nice, I want to paint a few more but I ran out of paint lol, I need to get some seat covers first =p

[KAOS]

lol EVERY celica has the high beam problem lmao

Oh? I didn't know that, never had a problem with mine.

How does the moisture/water get in there to begin with?

[NYp8tBaller07]

lol EVERY celica has the high beam problem lmao

Oh? I didn't know that, never had a problem with mine.

How does the moisture/water get in there to begin with?

witchcraft!

[KAOS]

lol EVERY celica has the high beam problem lmao

Oh? I didn't know that, never had a problem with mine.

How does the moisture/water get in there to begin with?

witchcraft!

egads! I knew it!

[jordisonjr]

It was a rattle can right?
How did you get the spatters of blue on there if its rattle canned?

[NYp8tBaller07]

after I placed the white down I got the blue, made a few test sprays then I lightly pushed on the top to make the spatter marks. It's almost like when you run out of paint and it just stutters

[NYp8tBaller07]

So just installed a spree kit and it was pretty easy for the most part till I got to the hvac system, that took me a while to do for sure. I'll be getting pictures up later tonight =)

[NYp8tBaller07]

I still have to adjust the clock filter, pretty sure I didn't do it right =p




Also a video to give another view of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iNrJ25xkAE

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: May 29, 2011 - 8:55 PM

[JDUB]

HOW To?????

[NYp8tBaller07]

Yea, the instructions were a little odd for me

EDIT: or are you asking how to get/install?

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: May 29, 2011 - 10:34 PM

[JDUB]

haha im saying you should make a HOW to:

to show other people how to do it, but it mite be a lil late now oh well

[NYp8tBaller07]

I could; the instructions were good but it was a bit odd for the us spec for a few small things. The gauge cluster was easy and the instructions were spot on. The clock was a bit odd, I also feel like my method would be a little odd for the hvac leds as once you installed them into their holsters the led itself was too wide for the opening so I had to feed the leds from the reverse side then install the led's into the holsters. but they came out great, I should also be fixing the clock tomorrow morning. This kit is still a great buy and well worth the money, I would recommend this to anyone and spree has the best customer service I have ever encountered =D

[NYp8tBaller07]

Went back and fixed the clock so all is well

[KAOS]

Went back and fixed the clock so all is well

Heeeey, that doesn't look half bad! I can't wait to install my kit.

Its not high on the priority list right now, but I will get to it when I'm working on the interior again.

On a side note; for the USDM HVAC - how hard was it to pull the unit out to work on?

[NYp8tBaller07]

It was a bit of a pain but spree also included an update for the us spec hvac unit, you have to unhook two cables to give the unit slack so you can get to all the screws.

[KAOS]

It was a bit of a pain but spree also included an update for the us spec hvac unit, you have to unhook two cables to give the unit slack so you can get to all the screws.

So do I pull the cable all the way through the firewall? Or just enough to get the unit out...?

I read the instructions, didn't make sense, but I'm sure it will when I start doing it.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Just enough to get the unit out, after you have the slack unscrew the middle dial as its held inplace by two screws in the back. You then take the unit out via the clips on the side. After that undo all the screws so that you may gte to the board in the back, from there hook up the leds but you will have to be careful getting them in as the leds are a pinch wider than the bulbs. What I did was put the leds through sideways and all was well.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Not much done but got some seat covers as my driver seat was torn on the outside and fluffy goodness was falling out a lot; not bad for $16

I also got the wrinkles out, had to attach the straps on the bottom=P




This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Jun 6, 2011 - 3:47 PM

[delusionz]

FK... Spree's blue kit is mint!!!!

Sorry, that's slang, mint = perfect, couldn't be better

This post has been edited by delusionz: Jun 7, 2011 - 5:09 AM

[NYp8tBaller07]

FK... Spree's blue kit is mint!!!!

Sorry, that's slang, mint = perfect, couldn't be better

no I got you; I try and drive my car more so at night because it's just such a nice place to be =p

[RabidTRD]

Where do you get those spree kits and how much are they? I need one in red.

[NYp8tBaller07]

its in the buy/sell thread; spree has a few kits but the one I got cost $40USD.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Well some neat info I have found over some time. I use to use Q full synthetic with Fram high mileage oil filters on my last celica. I had noticed that even though I would change the oil every 2,000-2,500, the oil would be pitch black and thick. It puzzled me but then I just thought it must be very dirty inside.
Fast forward to my current Celica and I did the same thing; use Q full synthetic and Fram oil filter. Needles to say the oil change was very dark and sludgy but it was to be expected being this was the first oil change since I got the car. So the second change came and the same thing; went online and there was a thread open in which a member asked what oil and filter to you use. After much discussion i found that mobile1 oil filters were really good, so theres one change. Next was oil, I was looking around the car and came across a sticker that had fallen that said Valvoline. I asked the previous owner what oil he used for each change and he stated he used Valvoline for every one.
After all of this new information I changed to Valvoline 10W30 full Synthetic and Mobile1 M1-103 oil filters. Since this change I have noticed my oil becoming lighter in color and having a lower viscosity. I have changed my oil 4 times yet I noticed this change on the first use. I have to say that I am very please with my change/choice and have noticed a smoother engine and improved mpg because of it.

[RabidTRD]

An even better filter is the Bosch Distance Pluss. It has 99.9% efficiency, the highest capacity of any filter on the market and the highest burst protection. Advance Auto Parts has a synthetic deal with Castrol Edge and a Bosch Distance Plus filter for $28.99.

M1 filters aren't too bad though. 97% efficiency and high burst protection.

[NYp8tBaller07]

So getting a Ractive muffler put on tomorrow; will have pics up tomorrow and maybe video if I can get someone to understand my phone XD

[NYp8tBaller07]

So got a chance to get the new/used muffler on the celi. I noticed a tiny lose in low end but high end has improved a lot. I can feel a difference; I had no idea how restrictive the stock muffler was. I'm very happy with the Ractive muffler, it looks good, and sounds very deep; sub WRX like. I would recommend this muffler to anyone

Out with the old


In with new


Uncle doing some welding


And shes on!



And just a random pic of his Ducati

[RabidTRD]

Nice. Try and upload a sound clip if you can. Did you stick with the stock piping? What's the muffler diameter in?

[NYp8tBaller07]

stock pipe and the inlet is 2"; not sure about outlet, Im thinking 3"

[NYp8tBaller07]

well I tried to get a sound clip of the car with the new muffler in but my phone mic sucks =(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gtAl4wqyAo

[NYp8tBaller07]

Got side skirts from mgnt today so I painted them (not a total match) and got them on =) I know I havent done a lot but I think it's getting there.






This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Jul 20, 2011 - 5:54 PM

[Needles]

lol great, but those sideskirt is custom made ?
they look excactly the same as mine, since mine comes from invader 90-93 body kit,
its look like its the same but someone cut it, maybe im wrong,
anyway nice skirt, just need some rims now

[NYp8tBaller07]

lol great, but those sideskirt is custom made ?
they look excactly the same as mine, since mine comes from invader 90-93 body kit,
its look like its the same but someone cut it, maybe im wrong,
anyway nice skirt, just need some rims now

Yea they are invader skirts that he already cut as they use to be on his celi when it was red.

I would love to get rims but haven't come across any that I like in the right price range.

[mgnt232]

they arent custom? theyre the 6gc invader skirts lol.
Glad they ended up in good hands.
You may want to do something about the rust underneath though. Spray it with some rust resistant paint, or undercoating. Cause you wont see it now, but it will get worse, and obviously you dont want that lol
I got a spray can matched to my paint code before, and it was very close.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/
1 can did my front bumper, so it should do the sides too

[NYp8tBaller07]

they arent custom? theyre the 6gc invader skirts lol.
Glad they ended up in good hands.
You may want to do something about the rust underneath though. Spray it with some rust resistant paint, or undercoating. Cause you wont see it now, but it will get worse, and obviously you dont want that lol
I got a spray can matched to my paint code before, and it was very close.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/
1 can did my front bumper, so it should do the sides too

Im going to be taking them off and grinding away the rust and put sealer on it but for now I just wanted to get them on =D; car looks so much better IMO now

[cheela]

Skirts look great. What's next?

[NYp8tBaller07]

Skirts look great. What's next?

Well my inspection is up next month so I have to redo the break lines and do some small welding on the exhaust. After that I'm not really sure, perhaps a head unit?

[PolliS_5S-FE]

Skirts look great. What's next?

Well my inspection is up next month so I have to redo the break lines and do some small welding on the exhaust. After that I'm not really sure, perhaps a head unit?

maybe get those skirts colour matched ? u cud get some factory 6gc rims u could probly get them pretty cheap and would look 100 times better

[NYp8tBaller07]

I would love to get some gt rims but it's not a priority at the moment =p

[RabidTRD]

I would love to get some gt rims but it's not a priority at the moment =p

Try looking for some Scion TC rim's. They're 17" and roughly the same price range as the stock GT rims. It'll look nicer and they have the exact same offset as the GT's. They are just taller. Same 7" width as the GT's too. They're similar to Gen7 GTS rims.

[NYp8tBaller07]

I would love to get some gt rims but it's not a priority at the moment =p

Try looking for some Scion TC rim's. They're 17" and roughly the same price range as the stock GT rims. It'll look nicer and they have the exact same offset as the GT's. They are just taller. Same 7" width as the GT's too. They're similar to Gen7 GTS rims.

I have two friends with TC's and I'm trying to convince them to get rims so I can get their stock rims

[BonzaiCelica]

very nice. Slowly but surely

[NYp8tBaller07]

very nice. Slowly but surely

Thanks man, it means a good deal to hear nice things and see my car come together =)

[NYp8tBaller07]

Going to be giving the car a look around as I need to get it inspected but till tomorrow I figured I'd make a heat shield =p




Annnddddd the other project going on =)

[NYp8tBaller07]

First off a better picture of the heat shield which seems to be helping a little =), and I took off the stickers lol

[matts94celica]

Nice celi bro, you should look into some riser block that'd set it off. I have some on mine but they're currently off due to spoiler coming unbolted while going down my subdivision road. so ill be expony it to the block. But off my car and back to yours haha. Tc wheels would look sweet, would you paint them or keep them the way they look if you get?

This post has been edited by matts94celica: Sep 1, 2011 - 8:59 PM

[RabidTRD]

I never noticed a difference in with a heat shield on my old filter. It does keep the filter cleaner though.

[NYp8tBaller07]

Nice celi bro, you should look into some riser block that'd set it off. I have some on mine but they're currently off due to spoiler coming unbolted while going down my subdivision road. so ill be expony it to the block. But off my car and back to yours haha. Tc wheels would look sweet, would you paint them or keep them the way they look if you get?

If I was doing a swap I would go for the block as I think they give a much more aggressive look. If I did get the TC rims I would prob keep them the same

I never noticed a difference in with a heat shield on my old filter. It does keep the filter cleaner though.

If I was smart I would have kept my stock box and made something like what rusty has but the shield seems to help but yes the main reason was to keep it cleaner

thought I'd add a picture without adding a new post


This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Sep 5, 2011 - 6:24 PM

[RabidTRD]

Nice celi bro, you should look into some riser block that'd set it off. I have some on mine but they're currently off due to spoiler coming unbolted while going down my subdivision road. so ill be expony it to the block. But off my car and back to yours haha. Tc wheels would look sweet, would you paint them or keep them the way they look if you get?

If I was doing a swap I would go for the block as I think they give a much more aggressive look. If I did get the TC rims I would prob keep them the same

I never noticed a difference in with a heat shield on my old filter. It does keep the filter cleaner though.

If I was smart I would have kept my stock box and made something like what rusty has but the shield seems to help but yes the main reason was to keep it cleaner

thought I'd add a picture without adding a new post

I was thinking about modding my stock box. I may still do it, haven't decided yet. Isn't it true that the square, stock boxes, with K&N filters are actually better than an intake? That the pipe behind it is actually the only thing that catches air?

[NYp8tBaller07]

I can't give you an official answer but I feel that given our cars dont need so much air, as long as you get a straight pipe from the box to the intake and put in a "better" filter it will be best. I got my intake for free and I had just got my car so I wanted to put it on as soon as I had a chance.

Side note: I've got a few things coming in this month so progress will be slow till later this month =D

[mgnt232]

with most any N/A car it really doesnt matter the kind of intake or exhaust you have. i mean they sound and look alot cooler, but theres really only so much the engine can do on its own.but looks pretty sweet, keep us posted

[NYp8tBaller07]

What could it be =p

[NYp8tBaller07]

So I picked up a Pioneer DEH-1300MP for $40 and installed it today =D

Before


After





Not the best picture but wanted to show how it looked at night (looks much better in person)


This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Sep 18, 2011 - 6:01 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

Well stopped at my local dealer today and got myself a master key made. After that got some free speakers to replace my broken front ones.

I know they are not good but they were free and I still havent found ones that fit my budget that I like

Mind you I didnt put the box in the car just the speakers lol

This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Sep 26, 2011 - 9:54 PM

[Needles]

nice job inside the car !! really, i like the white , its cool

[NYp8tBaller07]

So after reading calijeff's thread about fog lights, it got me into gear and I just ordered a set of yellow round halogen fogs...as well as a pair of pioneer speakers for the back. I will be posting picks when they come in and installed...so excited =)

[KAOS]

So after reading calijeff's thread about fog lights, it got me into gear and I just ordered a set of yellow round halogen fogs...as well as a pair of pioneer speakers for the back. I will be posting picks when they come in and installed...so excited =)

Link to that post?

[NYp8tBaller07]

So after reading calijeff's thread about fog lights, it got me into gear and I just ordered a set of yellow round halogen fogs...as well as a pair of pioneer speakers for the back. I will be posting picks when they come in and installed...so excited =)

Link to that post?

here
I've just been wanting fog lights for a while now and I'm starting to winterize the celi so I got a set that seem to be just what I was looking for =)

[NYp8tBaller07]

So I got home and say that my speakers came in. out of excitment I quickly installed them and they sound loads better than the old beat up stock ones. Im very happy with them =)

[Neon90424]

Nice pioneers I put in a pair of 6X9 in the back and they fit just fine!

This post has been edited by Neon90424: Oct 18, 2011 - 6:08 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

I have my EFR but could not find my camera to take pics! ITS AWESOME! SMALL! Lightweight! and love the integrated BOV and BOOST CONTROLLER SOLENOIDD! the resonated exhaust tips I bought are 8" in length and DO NOT even clear the ST205's gas tank, about 3-4 inches bulge out past the bumper sooo... Its twin 3.5" Cannons for meee!

wha?

[Neon90424]

LoL i edited Thought i was in the Today I thread...

[NYp8tBaller07]

lol, i figured something like that happend. yea Ive delt with pioneers fir a long time and they make solid products for the price so I couldnt say no

[NYp8tBaller07]

Got my fog.lights in today and did a quick install. I still am not sure where I want to.put the switch but for now Im happy :-).

[Needles]

they are small sized and so much in the center, i would rather put them more outside , like the gt4, but that have its own style, looking ok

This post has been edited by Needles: Oct 25, 2011 - 7:01 PM

[NYp8tBaller07]

they are small sized and so much in the center, i would rather put them more outside , like the gt4, but that have its own style, looking ok

I want to put them more outside but I need longer screws because there are screws on the bumper that are in the way

[NYp8tBaller07]

okay so before we get some snow(so ive heard) I re adjusted my fogs farther apart. After I get tires for the back Im going to be getting 3k HID's for the fogs to help out.

[NYp8tBaller07]

I wasnt sure where I wanted to put the fog switch. It was by the pedals before and I was getting in one day and snapped the bracket holding it in place. So finally had some time and with some thought I figured I would hide the switch to keep the interior clean :-).




This post has been edited by NYp8tBaller07: Nov 5, 2011 - 1:51 PM

[RabidTRD]

That square block where you drew a square (looks like you were thinking of putting it there) is where I put mine.