Tigawoods' 1995 Celica, Racing n Stuff Options

[Tigawoods]

after a long (in my eyes) hiatus from June 2012, finally back on the road





So here is the story of my celica.




so i dont get to ramble on too much, lets start out with the first picture i took of my car back in 2006 when I got her.


the first mod that i did was my JL speakers all around. nothing special. i wasnt too much into the whole 6gc scene until a little bit after.

i then stripped the hub caps and started putting every sticker i found on that car!







then i had finally gotten into the 6gc scene and started to mod her. first things first, a $70 weapon r intake from a fellow member. needless to say i felt badass installing it seeing as how it was my first mod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdQKHBZH2yg...re=channel_page



after that came exhaust, a nice n\' rare SP1




THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK!
i had thrown a rod and my car was up for about 3months, saddest moment ever!


after all was said and done, i got a new rebuilt block.

the day it was back on the road


this is the first pic i took with my new camera



Then after not having it for a while i wanted to get her gifts, thus leading us into the...
BAD IDEA PHASE







end phase


then i put on my XS auto headers the NIGHT before i was leaving for my freshman year of college. ended up rushing and cutting to hastily and had a bad exhaust leak. and a lil bit after put heat wrap on the rad tubes
also i got one of the limited DCR 3points




then after a month or so, my engine quit on me while cruising around pittsburgh. had to tow it back home to the shop the block was built at in philly. ended up being a bad head gasket.



then i just started buying stuff while at school and putting it in

SPENDING PHASE

installing hid\'s in february





most up to date interior shot at night


most up to date engine shot

Got some bars


STEELIES PAINTED

yellow jdm fogs

jdm tails

yellow highs


MATURING PHASE
well i took off all the stickers haha

got new rubbers

a big shipment


auto-x came into my life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66yhF5jtVk









then she sat for a while, not being modded, she was content




THE SCREW YOU GUYS MY CAR IS FINALLY LOWERED PHASE
this is how she sits as of now




props to art for getting me into this scene


the end.....?

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Aug 15, 2015 - 5:34 AM

[rj8807]

that is f**k!n amazing! My favorite G.L. wheels too!

[Tigawoods]

the car is done for the summer. just putting the money towards auto x fees now

the 57's where my dream rims. i never expected this deal to come up. had to pounce on it

[cheela]

u made hubcaps look sexy!!! but ur new wheels are way sexy too

[hurley97]

yeah. it annoyed me. but i got over it haha

HOLY SH!T !! You got wheels!!! I'm a little late but I didn't even see this.....

Very nice I approve, you need some center caps though.

This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 27, 2009 - 5:37 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Very nice wheels! The white compliments your "perrywinkle" quite nicely.

I don't think your bumpers are faded, doesn't the plastic just take to the paint differently? Fading looks different, I know because the top of my front bumper is beginning to do so.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jun 27, 2009 - 6:52 PM

[Tigawoods]

i think so too. i think the plastics absorb the paint more.
oh well. it doenst bug me too much or else it would have already been fixed lol

thanks for all the compliments. i wanted to go big with rims. and to think i was the car with the crappiest rims at meets.
did a bit of a 180

[whatthe]

So what fancy nuts are you going to go with to make em baller tiga?

[Tigawoods]

the autozone ones that are on there now lol

i have decided to switch from F Street Prepared to Street touring.
I race in 2 regions. Susquehanna and Philly. Susq has about 5 competitors and Philly has none. The competitors all have Rcomp tires and are alot lighter.
Since i am still on street tires and can afford any Rcomps at the time i thought it would be best to move down to Street Touring. There are a large amount of competitors in both regions and i think i could place in the class as well

[rj8807]

sweet. good choice. lots of competition, but everyone is on a budget or isn't too serious, so its still fun. Co-drove my friends Integra a couple weeks ago, and placed second out of 13, beating out 4 of my friends (including my friend who owned the car).

Make sure u read the rule book over. I know off the top of my head, no 3pt strut bars, interior completely in, and the bar on the floor in the backseat might have to go (if you still have it)

[Stambo]

st over here is basically all the basic bolt ons; header, strut tower bar, exhaust, cone filter intake, sway bars, lowered, and up to i think 235 tires. Just some of the top of my head

[rj8807]

DC region takes it way too seriously (which is a pain) so if they see they have something that is against the rules, they throw u in non-comp for the day.

when i was working tech, i saw a guy had a 3pt strut bar, and the tech coordinator saw it, and placed a big "NC" on his car in tape.

Unfortunetly they go by the Solo National's Rule book, and since ST is very popular, they are strict. Link to Rulebook (ST rules are on the bottom of page 1 to mid page 2)

[Tigawoods]

Philly region may see it and say something about it. The last 2 events of the summer are with them
susquehanna is very laid back and wouldnt say a word.
i will keep in everything and see what philly does.

[BonzaiCelica]

how much does your car weigh? what did you take out of the car to make it as light as possible.

[Tigawoods]

im not sure yet. last time i weighed it which was about a year ago it was 2560lbs
i am hoping for 2499lbs but i highly doubt it. I think it will probably be 2520 or 30.
the back seats passenger seat spare tire is all that was taken out.
my suspension is a great deal lighter than stock. but my strut bar and sway bars weigh more than stock so that adds on a few.
i just need to weigh it lol

[mafix]

the wheels look nice on there.

[BonzaiCelica]

hmm I only know that the dry weight for a ss-III celica is 2600 pounds. wheres the thread that has the weight specs for all different models of 6gc? if there is one. Approximately how much gas did you have in your car when you got it weighed?

oh ya just saw the pics of your interior. I see that your spare tire is in there, do you auto cross with the spare tire. Since for the most part you made the rear end lighter. Did that effect handling by making the car oversteer more. Is there anything else you could do to lighten up weight, taking out insulation from the interior???

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Aug 18, 2009 - 12:32 PM

[SwissFerdi]

I'm surprised the car would be over 2500. I guess it's the engine?

Mine weighs 2409, spare tire, full interior, most likely no gas.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 18, 2009 - 5:40 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

umm ya i saw this one website that listed the weight of the ss-III with 3sge beams. But i want some solid info to back that up, along with all the other 6th gen's.

im looking for dry weight specs...

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Aug 18, 2009 - 5:24 PM

[SwissFerdi]

I'm gonna wager that mine was taken without gas, so consider it dry.

[Tigawoods]

well st's a a great deal lighter than the gt's. because of the engine. IMO the best model you can have is a GT coupe. light and fast. i just like the hatch style better.

i drive nowadays without the spar tire and tools. i havent had much trouble at my races with the trunk being so light. i see it as being less to pull

air conditioning is the best way to take off weight off the front. Windshield washer lines and tank weighs a bit. i havent gotten to that point yet. Air conditioning is a nono and the washer n stuff i might remove next summer.

other than that. misc. interior plastics. door panels. speakers.
but i dont plan on going that far anytime soon haha

i do plan on in the future to get a CF hatch and hood and paint them.
The hatch could be alot lighter. That glass adds so much weight to our cars