My conversion, stupidity pictures included Options

[Rayme]

Ok guys, as of now I've put my order on all necessary parts to make the gt-four front end conversion.
So far I've estimated the total cost of the part, including shipping, custom/duties, to around 1600$, in Canada.

I'll post pics as it goes, I might change teh color of the car to white, if not, a similar blue that I have.

Car as it sits :

This post has been edited by Rayme: Oct 17, 2006 - 4:14 PM

[Cutrara]

bleh, white cars have no defination. I hate my paint

[CelicaGT04]

Word, but they look ok when they are dirty!

[celicurr]

there's nothing wrong with white cars... a 6g looks best black, and white is next best IMO

[celicasteve]

there's nothing wrong with white cars... a 6g looks best black, and white is next best IMO

I would have to say that red is.

Steve

[jcbass7]

sorry

Glad you were able to get the GT-4 Front end, thats in my future as well

keep us updated and take pics!

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Jun 16, 2006 - 8:12 PM

[Rayme]

hey hey guys, keep this thread clean, its about my car and updates, lol

[azian_advanced]

just curious where did you order the parts from? ToyotaWorld?

[Rayme]

just curious where did you order the parts from? ToyotaWorld?

Yes, the hard to get pieces and the bumper and hood.

All the grills and misc peices, that I ordered from 1st part toyota.

[Rayme]

Well, first orders came through!!! Only needs the most vital parts now It's taking too long...

[azian_advanced]

looks good.. did you get foglamps too? and the hood vents?

[Rayme]

looks good.. did you get foglamps too? and the hood vents?

No foglamps for now, I got a pair of universale driving light I might try to put into the sockets. The hood vents should be coming with the hood and bumper on my last order..

Well I got some more pics up.

The lowering springs are in :



And I test fitted the spoilers blocks, really happy with it, its looks so bulky and tuff in real life versus photos, so cool


And the room that hosts the parts while waiting for the rest


That's it for today

[dustin15brown]

Get a set of DCW clear turns.... They look awesome

[Rayme]

Alright, after 8 freaking hours, I installed my springs myself, despite the attemps I didn't save the rear sway bar links...oh well, its still gonna be cheaper than if I made them installed by someone instead.

Before and after pic



I REALLY love that look with no spoiler and dropped...mmhh....

[Culpable04]

nice !
It's looking good, I want to see the final result.

[LewFX]

i found a killer price on oem sway end links. i think they were 28.38 each

[JFrost9]

If you like the spoiler-less look id be willin to buy the raiser blocks off you...that drop looks perfect though.

[snapshotgt]

Keep the pics coming with your progress!

~snap

[azian_advanced]

the end links are always the worst to remove... so far, i've always found ways to remove them.. even on my old rusted 5th gen which took me 2 hours.

anyway, rayme your car's looking good. are you repainting the gt4 parts to match the current color or are you getting a whole paintjob all together?

[Kadett]

I was able to save the endlinks. Yeah they were rusted but I hammered the inbus right in very hard so it had alot of grip. When order my whiteline swaybar I will order a set of stiffer endlinks too.

[DSRT-FX]

wow this is an exciting thread! keep it up! looking good man... yeah spoilerless is the way to go if your planning to drop it to the ground. can't wait till the project is complete but for some reason its alot more sweeter when the project is in progress there just so much feeling when your putting on those new raiser blocks, springs, looking at your ride from different angles nto to mention spending hours and hours... its all for the pride and joy!

[Rayme]

A small update, called toyotaworld and only the hood is being waited for, I'm getting excited again .
Hopefully I'll be done before the import show in september, theres NEVER 6th gens in there.

[tomazws]

Make sure you tighten the end links as hard as you can or you'll start hearing klunking noises when going over bumps.

[azian_advanced]

nice.. can't wait for you to get the parts in.. then see it installed on the car.

as for me, the truck's committed delivery date is today by 5pm.. or no freight charge (as for their freight policy). and i called in sick for work just to get these parts in.
i'm sitting here waiting anxiously for the truck.. where's that damn truck! aahhh.. my head's going to explode!!

[kCed]

wut did you pick up azian...i think i saw you drying your car behind northgate...if that was you...i wasnt in my celi though

[Rayme]

Cool! I got an email from toyota world yesterday saying its going to be shipped today!

woo! It took 2 months almost day for day

[azian_advanced]

wut did you pick up azian...i think i saw you drying your car behind northgate...if that was you...i wasnt in my celi though

yeah, that's probably me. northgate has the best car wash in the city.

Cool! I got an email from toyota world yesterday saying its going to be shipped today!

woo! It took 2 months almost day for day

awesome! i was just about to PM you to ask how your conversion was going..
i've just started mine, just to let you know, it'll be a b**ch to put the GT4 reinforcement bar on.. it needs to be modified a little bit to fit. don't worry though, i'll let you know what i did.

btw, did you order the GT4 foglamps too?

[presure2]

looks good man, just wait till the first time you see the car with everything painted and installed. it really brings out the best in the celica...the lines, the agressivness of it...its all perfect for the car.

[Rayme]

I didn't order the crash bar, I'll modify the stock one instead. And I didn't order the fog lights yet, though I did order the "fog lamp" bezels, Might look into cheaper alternative.

I can't wait to see it done..! It's going to be all white too

This post has been edited by Rayme: Aug 18, 2006 - 7:40 PM

[azian_advanced]

the way i look at it, i seriously don't think you can use the original bar because it would really need to be cut ALOT. but anyway, i wonder if anybody else with the conversion has done that?

btw, i bought some 4" fogs at Princess Auto which fit the foglamp bezel perfectly... just letting you know.

[Rayme]

the way i look at it, i seriously don't think you can use the original bar because it would really need to be cut ALOT. but anyway, i wonder if anybody else with the conversion has done that?

btw, i bought some 4" fogs at Princess Auto which fit the foglamp bezel perfectly... just letting you know.

I'd like to see a picture of that, I have 4" Driving lights that fit perfectly, but they are driving lights, they are too bright to be used as fog lights...

BTW, anyone noticed the GT-FOUR front signal lights come with a single filament bulb? Do I have to do a bit of custom wiring or use the old signal light socket with the dual filament bulb?

[azian_advanced]

you use your stock turn signal socket because you'll notice the gt-four turn signal socket won't fit the turn signal connector. it requires a different connector.

there are four notches on the gt4 turn signal housing. one of which will be needed to be cut another 1mm wider for the stock socket to fit.

[presure2]

art (lagos) had his body shop modify his stock crash bar.
vin (shin) had his guy modify the gt-4 bar.
i used the GT-4 bar, and frame brackets.

[Rayme]

Finally its here.
I just paied the custom fees for the package release, a very small amount of money though...lol. toyotaworld rules ..I will get the hood and bumper tomorrow, will post pics for sure, I'm so excited

[Rayme]

Wooo!! Finally everything is it my HAND!

Got the package today, and I was kinda scared that the hood might have been bent somewhere in his travel all over the world, be fear not, it was flawless, Toyotaworld took care of using empty boxes to make the pallet sturdier and safer.

And with the pics!!!

the bumper in its box...




The bumper on (I had to).






I sat in the car and damn, you can see the freaking hood! Its like an old muscle car haha, nowadays you can't see the hood on most of the cars, its a strange but really cool view, with all those vents and bumps!



And a lil pic of the body work before it gets painted..



Now much else to show, maybe I'll post pics of the body filler over the body before it goes into the paintshop..

Hope you enjoy

This post has been edited by Rayme: Sep 12, 2006 - 9:25 PM

[azian_advanced]

someone's a little overexcited..... hehe

[malpaso]

...its a strange but really cool view, with all those vents and bumps!

...

Agree , that's perfect shot

[Rayme]

heyhey, as I'm typing I'm almost ready to bring the car to the bodyshop. Here's a picture



In 4 days I'll have it back, as it should be..

PS : Sanding a car a is HELLA JOB!! When you want it properly done...

[azian_advanced]

what about the front bumper?
oh and yeah, sanding is a long process.. i'm guessing you did that by hand?
is it gonna be white? looks like it's gonna turn out pretty good.

[HaRv3sTeR]

KICK ASS dude..the first GT-FOUR conversion in NB!..what color are you going for?

[Rayme]

its going to be white.

and teh front bumper is not on because it needs to be primered seperately..less job for the bodyman

[ra65_22re]

hows ur celi doin? is it back from paint yet?

[Rayme]

There was a, hmm, slight accident...

Everything should be alright by the end of the week, I'll post pics when its done...it'll be less embarassing.

[Rayme]

If anyone has been following this..
the car is now in the bodyshop for the 3rd week, it should be ready thursday or friday...(The guy is slow but really good)

I'm beginning to be impatient

[m0dd3d1]

If anyone has been following this..
the car is now in the bodyshop for the 3rd week, it should be ready thursday or friday...(The guy is slow but really good)

I'm beginning to be impatient

Dude, i'd be freakin' out! 3 weeks!? I don't know you but i've been following the progress, I love white Celicas and I can't wait to see it!

-Triscuit

[azian_advanced]

i wonder what the accident was that would be so embarrasing??

[Rayme]

My brand new Gt-4 hood flied out in my windshield, that's what happened, I'll post pictures later.

NO COMMENTS! I'm so embarrased. I'm laughing at it now cause I almost cried then!

[azian_advanced]

oh yeah.. you might want to watch out for that... it's a little tricky without the actual gt4 hood latch..

[Rayme]

oh yeah.. you might want to watch out for that... it's a little tricky without the actual gt4 hood latch..

the latch has nothing to do with it, the actual stock latch is perfect, its just the "safety lock" that you lift up to unhook the hood that is too short..and its not related at all, its my own stupidity/accident/lack of carefulness. I'm so mad at myself because its so just not me! I'm like extreme perfectionnist, I'm already thinking about ordering another new hood.

And please I don't need stupid comment and sarcasm thrown at me.

This post has been edited by Rayme: Oct 17, 2006 - 4:08 PM

[Rayme]

Here's the hood in the middle of repair (last week).

It actual sounds worst than it is..the damage is minimal, and the winshield didn't crack...it could have been so much worst.





The stuff that looks like duct tape is actually some special body filler for aluminuim, as normal bondo wouldnt stick on it...

This post has been edited by Rayme: Oct 17, 2006 - 4:07 PM

[trdproven]

You guys make me wanna get a gt-four front end conversion now.

[phokur]

You guys make me wanna get a gt-four front end conversion now.

Same

[azian_advanced]

save your pennies guys... and someday you'll get it..
i got mine for half the price it would cost from toyotaworld... you just need to be patient and look around..

[Rayme]

Taking the train tonight, and coming back with my baby !!!

I'll post pic asap!


..

so excited

[Daftboy]

I want too see =p

[block]

man im excited. i wanna see the finished product!

[sinner96ST]

the gap isn't really that bad between the stock bumper & the gt-four hood. i'd actually consider just buying the hood then getting the bumper when i get the extra money.

looks good, make sure in the future that hood is secured to the latch

[Rayme]

ok I got the car..it looks georgeous!! He made a miracle on the hood!

The only bad side is that the paitn is already chipping on the bumper..I'll have to take it to a pro..for the price I paid(including the hood/hinges/latch work) I can't complain at all.