Toyota Celica's, odd models Options

[Rusty]

just wondering if anyones heard of this?

its a 1998 toyota celica GS in purple
here are some pictures





yes I know what your thinking its a 98, with leather seats!! but has no light upgrades (front and rear) maybe this has something to do with it??




yup no 180km/h cut out standard and a 5S-FE

its the New Zealand New Celica

This post has been edited by Rusty: May 15, 2009 - 11:15 PM

[crankyelbow]

Love that color

[TRDGT4]

one would think that it was badge here in NZ GS standing for Grand Sport (or something) as for the lights not being changed could be at the build chage over date??? but not to sure on this

[delusionz]

Yeah, I noticed this GS was missing from the car type selection in the my profile controls, aswell as the Curren...

[808celica]

is it me or am i tripping??? the wheels are straight but the steering wheel is upside down

[samir0189]

is it me or am i tripping??? the wheels are straight but the steering wheel is upside down

the wheels look slightly angled to the right to me...

[azian_advanced]

that's how it's like being from "down under".lol

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Apr 23, 2009 - 10:25 PM

[Rusty]

one would think that it was badge here in NZ GS standing for Grand Sport (or something) as for the lights not being changed could be at the build chage over date??? but not to sure on this

yeah weird, theres a few round my area (you can tell due to facelift body and prefacelift lights)

Yeah, I noticed this GS was missing from the car type selection in the my profile controls, aswell as the Curren...

yeah, they have the US coupe but no JP coupe which is the curren

one thing I would like is that speedo

[TRDGT4]

i'll see if we have any info of what models were NZ new but no promises

[delusionz]

Why not the TRD 300kph speedo?

Theres also SS-I coupe and SS-II coupe I think

[CelicaZR]

I thought it was an aussie model at first (ZR Model)cause it has the 240km, standard a/c control.
Although the ZR didnt have leather seat, but its missing the fog lights.

Its got all the ZR standard option (drivers airbag and passengers airbag, side skirts, polished wheel)

[Rusty]

Why not the TRD 300kph speedo?

Theres also SS-I coupe and SS-II coupe I think

discontinued part

[Sinyk]

I think all of the Canadian GT's have the 240 speedo. Those shouldn't be that hard to find.

[azian_advanced]

yup but it's kinda stupid to have it when the car can barely even reach 150.. even the st205 with supposedly taller gears and higher redline have dials that go only up to 180kph.

[Sinyk]

Maybe the ST. You are in the prairies! You must have been able to get to at least 160! (until you reach a corner)

[Rusty]

yup but it's kinda stupid to have it when the car can barely even reach 150.. even the st205 with supposedly taller gears and higher redline have dials that go only up to 180kph.

pretty much all japanese cars are 180km/h speedo and speed cut (the new ones are now full speed?)


have you manage to dig up any info Clint?

[terbear4god4life]

i got 120 with mine and ran outta road thats mph btw.

This post has been edited by terbear4god4life: Apr 24, 2009 - 9:38 PM

[azian_advanced]

now that i think of it.. pretty sure i made 150km/h. maybe even 170. terbear, were u already hitting the rev limiter at 120mph or could you have gone faster if you hadn't run out of road?

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Apr 24, 2009 - 10:05 PM

[delusionz]

Once upon a time there was a red '95 3s-fe powered SS-I which hit 170kph @ 6000 RPM in 4th gear and still had more to go in 5th. Not saying who's it was or what kind of tarmac it did it on

Moral of the story? Don't count out the 5s. (I've never driven a 5s powered car ever, Just the 3s-fe, 3s-ge & 3s-gte but I'm pretty sure it's somewhere between the 3s-fe and 3s-ge)

ST205 tall gears - Yes, the redline is 6800 as opposed to 7000 so the top speed of each gear is still the same as the 3s-ge with s54.

[Rusty]

right manage to get more info
"ST-204R"

[relyks95gt]

you gotta love our celica blue! and i wouldnt CALL IT STRAIGHT PURPLE IT CHANGES IN THE SUN!! lol its blurple!!

[terbear4god4life]

now that i think of it.. pretty sure i made 150km/h. maybe even 170. terbear, were u already hitting the rev limiter at 120mph or could you have gone faster if you hadn't run out of road?

i could have gone faster...

i thinck theres more to my car than i know

[KAOS]

now that i think of it.. pretty sure i made 150km/h. maybe even 170. terbear, were u already hitting the rev limiter at 120mph or could you have gone faster if you hadn't run out of road?

i could have gone faster...

i thinck theres more to my car than i know

If only there was a 6-speed tranny we could just "swap out" with... lol.

[Rusty]

ok i've just change the name of the thread so I dont start a new one when I find a odd celica
anyway heres one ive found today...





ok so its a 1996 SS-II celica with a 3S-GE but has a preface spoiler and a sunroof, i didn't think SS-II & SS-III had those, only SS-I & GT-4's. and damn its tidy.

[njccmd2002]

thats a face lift toms spoiler.. looks like an ss-i with the toms package or spoiler

[Rusty]

looks like a the normal prefacelift 2 post spoiler to me, whats the difference, looks like a TRD exhaust aswell maybe??

but its diffently a SS-II (or else it would just have a 3S-FE engine), so maybe a toms edition? like you said.

[delusionz]

Interesting find... I found another <-- this hatch is obviously swapped on

Also, I thought projectors & facelift tails were only on jdm???? <-- albany toyota would put those on that car????


justinholland's 1996 ss2 celica: the exhaust looks like the one that I have (jasma, was fitted in japan)... that hatch is very well done... since 1994 and 1995 red celicas are 'renaissance red' and 1996 is 'super red'


oh how bout this one... doesn't have any special traits about it, just your average 1996 celica, it lacks sunroof and other special celica insignias... but it's got 25th anniversary seats...

This post has been edited by delusionz: May 17, 2009 - 1:45 PM

[Rusty]

top link not working now

Also, I thought projectors & facelift tails were only on jdm???? <-- albany toyota would put those on that car????

yeah I saw that one I gave the prices and part numbers to a person on toyspeed, so maybe it was them?

justinholland's 1996 ss2 celica: the exhaust looks like the one that I have (jasma, was fitted in japan)... that hatch is very well done... since 1994 and 1995 red celicas are 'renaissance red' and 1996 is 'super red'

I reckon it could be a Tom's Edition SS-II


ahh so thats what the 25th anniversary seats look like.

[Rusty]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-219902298.htm
not a JDM GT4, its got 280km/h speedo,

[azian_advanced]

ok i've just change the name of the thread so I dont start a new one when I find a odd celica
anyway heres one ive found today...



ok so its a 1996 SS-II celica with a 3S-GE but has a preface spoiler and a sunroof, i didn't think SS-II & SS-III had those, only SS-I & GT-4's. and damn its tidy.

what makes this even weirder is that only the 94-95 came with the 2 post spoiler. this could be either an SS-II or SS-III (3sge) but definitely not SS-I (3sfe)

[delusionz]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-219902298.htm
not a JDM GT4, its got 280km/h speedo,

NZ New..... thats a very strange model, I've seen a Group A Rallye (Aus model, WRC) here in NZ..... and this doesn't seem to be one.... it also has a drivers air bag, Never seen air bags 1994 models.

Are those headlight spray jets or LED light accents? WRC models have sprays there don't they?

NZ GT-Four makes sense though, Theres a stage of the WRC raced in the Waikato.... Find out more about this!!! I might go look at it in person for ****s and giggles, it looks like a beat up and thrashed version of my car

[Rusty]

ok i've just change the name of the thread so I dont start a new one when I find a odd celica
anyway heres one ive found today...



ok so its a 1996 SS-II celica with a 3S-GE but has a preface spoiler and a sunroof, i didn't think SS-II & SS-III had those, only SS-I & GT-4's. and damn its tidy.

what makes this even weirder is that only the 94-95 came with the 2 post spoiler. this could be either an SS-II or SS-III (3sge) but definitely not SS-I (3sfe)

well they called it a SS-II ( so they could be wrong)... maybe it had a boot smashed or something, could check the rear window to see if it has the same vin number on it(they could have just put another one on it, being a prefacelift boot with a 2post spoiler)

Are those headlight spray jets or LED light accents? WRC models have sprays there don't they?

what where? it has horn buttons on it
anyway iI think its been repo'd

[delusionz]

The black things infront of the head lights, some people put blue leds there to give a blue accent through the middle of the headlight beam... on WRC GT-Fours I believe they have headlight washer jets there. My GT4 doesn't have anything there at all as seen here:




a couple interior differences - climate control, horn buttons, 180 vs 280 kph dashes. nz new (so they say) model:


my JDM model: