1996 GT4, My labour of love Options

[johnyboy1976]

Here are some pics and the specs of my 1996 celica GT4.
I bought her in july 09 and she was in immaculate condition inside and out and the last owner used only the best lubes / oils and components to service her and was OCD when it came to keeping her clean

When i got her she had a Blitz Nur spec R exhaust , Aussie DP , Blitz SUS induction kit and a Blitz DSBC spec S EBC - she had been dyno tested at 301BHP.
Inside she had the optional recaro interior and a Mook white dial kit
Sadly the exterior modifications left something to be desired - she had a genuine Veilside bodykit on and it was not to my tastes
The last owner had all the reciepts to show that the kit had cost £4500 to buy , paint and fit!!!
Luckily for me the car came with oem spoiler , skirts and bumpers too so easy enough to remove the kit and revert to standard

When i got her






Since then ive changed her quite a lot - here is what she looks like now












And here is the spec list - but most is unfitted in the garage as im saving up for the engine build

CHASSIS

Tein SS coilovers with EDFC unit
C-one 3 pt upper front brace
j-speed 3 pt rear brace
C-one trunk brace
Aerospeed transmission tunnel brace
OMP through dash cage
K-sport 6 pot/330mm rear brake upgrade kit
Tarox 10 pot/340mm front brake upgrade kit
HEL stainless brake lines
Revolution millenium gold alloys with 235/40x18 Toyo R888 tyres & Buddy club lightweight wheel nuts(track wheels)
Whiteline rear ARB
Adjustable alloy drop links
Pollybush kit

INTERIOR

Bride Gias low max carbon bucket seats
Sparco suede flat bottom wheel with NRG short hub & version 3.0 Quick release kit
Momo carbon handbrake
Momo gearknob/handbrake leather gaitors
Carbon rear view mirror
Razo alloy pedals
Flocked dash & centre console
Red suede headlining
Luke 3" 5pt racing harness x2
Motec dash with full data logging set up

ENGINE

C-one exhaust system-front pipe back 76mm front pipe back , 76mm front pipe
C-one low temp stat
C-one rad cooling panel
C-one style undertray
RT Performance alloy rad
Samco rad hoses
Mocal engine oil cooler and relocation kit with aerospace fittings & braided lines
Mocal gearbox oil cooler and kit with aerospace fittings & braided lines
Supertech titanium valve springs and retainers
Tial dump valve
HKS 1.6 mm HG
HKS exhaust manifold
HKS 264 cams
HKS kevlar cam belt
HKS cam gears
HKS 2200cc stroker kit-forged crank/rods & bearings
HKS twin spark amplifier
Wolfkatz 1000cc injectors and rail
SARD type RJ FPR
SARD fuel collector kit & 265 lph internal pump
Bosch 044 fuel pump
Full braided lines and aerospace fittings for fuel system
Custom FMIC kit and pipework
Garret GT3076 turbo kit with ext wastegate/screamer pipe and custom 3" DP
Ferrea 1mm OS exhaust/intake valves
2x Spal slimline fans
Phenolic intake manifold gasket
Billet alloy 80mm TB
Motec M4 Pro ECU-launch control/anti lag/data logging
Custom straight intake and filter
Battery relocation kit with carbon battery box
Aquamist 1S water injection system & 5L alloy WI tank
TRD plug leads
Custom header tank & swirl pot
ARP bolts throughout inc L19 head studs

TRANSMISSION

Ikeya sequential shift system
Clutchmaster FX600 competition clutch
C-one geubikt

EXTERIOR

Projector lights
Clear fronts
Clear sides
Carbon bonnet
Carbon tailgate
Carbon TRD skirts
Carbon rear number plate surround
Carbon WRC spoiler
Carbon raiser blocks
Carbon APR mirrors on custom base plates
Carbon lower front splitter
Carbon TRD rear spats
Carbon rear diffuser
Alloy flush fit fuel filler cap
PIAA carbon wipers
PIAA horn
PIAA LED side light bulbs
HID kits-inner & outer lights
PIAA angel eye fog lamp kit

[chacha]

damn....you're the GUY i hate and envy. you have a beautiful car. cf all around...that's what i wanted.

[delusionz]

Damn!

[johnyboy1976]

My wife also has a GT4
Its a 1995 JDM model in yellow.
it came with a Blitz Nur spec R exhaust on it and aussie dp and a Apexi induction kit but other than that engine was standard
inside standard other than a OZ steering wheel and some HKS chrono gauges in a pillar mount it also had white 17" OZ chrono alloys and mudflaps on it

When she got it







One of 1st mods was replacing the raiser blocks with Cf ones and adding infills

Then adding late spec rear lights

Then some colour to the interior

Then a cf bonnet , cf lip and OZ supertourismo alloys in 18"


swapped rear number plate surround for a black one

Projector headlights

18" Pro race 1.2 alloys on


The alloys are being swapped for same model but in black , have a cf rear number plate surround on the way , getting rear spoiler in cf along with mirror covers
Also got a recaro interior coming too

Also got TRD skirts and rear spats to go on

[jordisonjr]

Wow both of these cars are absolutely sick!
Wish the grey one was mine haha.
You probably should relocate the harness mounting points though.
Where you have teh harnesses mounted, if you get in an accident they can cause serious back problems. they should be mounted higher up(I'm not sure the optimal height but I think its somewhere on here) to prevent serious back injury.

And I gotta say, that diffuser on the first one looks perfect, and I like the tow hooks too

This post has been edited by jordisonjr: Jun 3, 2011 - 9:07 AM

[johnyboy1976]

Harness was only put there to keep tidy - will be secured around roll cage once its installed

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

Yeah nice, thats win both you and your mrs having a 205.

OZ Racing rims on a gtfour = win.

Where did you get the Group A Rallye badge? get it shipped over from Toyota Australia?

What was that dude thinking ruining a 205 with veilside???

[johnyboy1976]

Got the badge off a felow celica owner who makes custom stickers.
Oz wheels are nice but not very light so gone for something different
Yeah the veilside kit is bloody awfull

[mak5603]

Wow, sweet cars!

[HectortheRican]

So many nice bits for your 205

[johnyboy1976]

Cheers for the comments

[johnyboy1976]

Some more pics - from RTPerformance's workshop












Tarox 10 pots & K sport 6 pot rears




My fave mod


FX600 clutch


The all important ECU

[delusionz]

CF really goes well with that colour

its sooo subtle, when u look really close its like damn, carbon fibre!!!!

whats the response / lag & spoolup rpms of that gt3076 you got? i'm getting spoolup starting at 2200 with over 1 bar available by 2800 and over 1.4bar available from around 4000 onwards at the tip of the pedal with a gt2860rs with .64 ex a/r, no cams or engine work.

This post has been edited by delusionz: Jun 4, 2011 - 3:56 AM

[johnyboy1976]

The engine isnt built yet - im just saving up the money to pay for the build.
Have all the bits just no cash to get it done

This post has been edited by johnyboy1976: Jun 4, 2011 - 3:53 AM

[Cuts_the_Pilot]

Ha serious stoppers there. Some good new bits there.

I can semi answer that question.
My engine is still 2 litre, hks 264 cams and hks gt3037s turbo w. garrett .63 rear housing gets 1bar by about 3400 and as much as i want after 4k

This post has been edited by Cuts_the_Pilot: Jun 4, 2011 - 5:53 AM

[johnyboy1976]

Had real issues with my Tarox 10 pots.
when i got them i test fitted on my old 205 and they seemed to fit fine but i didnt put them on properly.
However i ended up getting rid of that to buy my current 205.
Anyhow in sept 09 i had my oem 4 pots removed so these could be fitted - brakes taken off and sold to a ST185 owner.
Came to fit the new ones next day and though they fitted there was lots of play - got in touch with Tarox who told me the kit i had been supplied was for a Celica ZZT230
As the company i had bought the kit from had gone bankrupt i was left with no choice but to buy the bits i needed off Tarox.
They told me all i would need was new calliper mounting brackets and would be £50 and take a couple of weeks at most
No problem with the money only issue was that i was deploying to Afghanistan and i wouldnt be back on leave till Febuary
However nothing i could do so paid the money
Came back in feb and no calliper brackets so rang Tarox who knew nothing about it despite taking my money - after a bit of colourful language and promises of what id do if they were not here by end of week they still didnt arrive before i went back out to Afghan
Anyhow on return from my 6 months away they were here
Mechanic mate came along to fit and still wouldnt fit - rang Tarox who then told me i would need new bells too but discs would be fine - another £200 !!!
So ordered ST205 specific bells that took another 3 months to arrive
They got here and guess what i needed new discs as they wouldnt marry up to the bells - rang Tarox and another £450!!!
So bit the bullet and ordered and took about 3 weeks
Got em here came to fit and still wouldnt fit - at this stage my mechanic decided that he would take the calliper brackets away and have them proffesionaly modified to fit
And now they fit but only after costing me £3000 in total!!!!!
And then another £1000 for the rears - but they fitted on spot on 1st time

[delusionz]

Well they better be worth it then, not that there's anything wrong with GT4 4pots...

[johnyboy1976]

There is when you want 400bhp at the wheels and going to be doing a fair bit of track
Wanted brakes i knew could take a bit of hammering

[S8S8]

Well done man, both cars are very nice.

The blue/grey one is exceptional, and removing the tacky bodykit was definitely a good move. I love the track oriented modifications.

Lovely.

[johnyboy1976]

Well after some thought i decided to get rid of the Bride seats and so yesterday i gave em away
Just missed my cobra suzuka's and whilst the Brides were awesome they were not as good as the Suzuka's - so getting another pair but in cf type

[jordisonjr]

I love every aspect of what you ahve done to the grey gt four!!
keep it up

[johnyboy1976]

At moment its just a very expensive driveway ornament.
And a few little issues i found today when i went to clean her - hopefully these will be resolved soon though

[johnyboy1976]

Well ive decided to sell the rollcage as just didnt want to cut up the interior
However ive got some more Bride seats - but in red
Got a moroso sump on order too
Car goes away tomoro to start the engine build

[johnyboy1976]

[SwissFerdi]

I apparently said "DAMN, those are some big sucking calipers" so loudly that my cat looked at me like I'm insane (not entirely out of the question, mind you ).

To quote Timmeh, the word lovely does indeed sum up this build.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 2, 2011 - 1:19 PM

[dudeofchaos]

What color is your celica? Is it an OEM color? Because DAMN, it looks good!!

[johnyboy1976]

yer stock colour - its colour code 183

[chacha]

I would buy that over any supra....damn...it's just sooo CF nice. and damn.

[johnyboy1976]

got some nice takata harness'es to go with my nice new red brides

[Lil-Joe101]

Very nice build, JDM all the way!!!!!

[RoyO]

Very nice GT-fours!!

[Valo666]

any interior shots Johny?

[johnyboy1976]

No mate - well not current ones anyway.
Car is away having engine built and the new bride seats are at my house.
Also the door cards and headlining / visors are going to be sent to the trimmers to be covered in alcantara.
Then its just a case of having every bit of interior plastic flocked to match the dash & console and its done

[johnyboy1976]

Cage and FG doors finally sold and gone so more room in my garage
Majority of bits for car now with engine builder but they are just waiting on some custom pistons as they dont want to risk using the HKS 87mm ones.
All interior trim bits that are being retrimmed have been sent away so should have nice red alcantara roof lining and door cards soon.
Just waiting on my moroso sump to arrive from the US

[Neon90424]

dude what did you do with the recaro seats that came in it¿? those are like super rare and worth a pretty penny

[johnyboy1976]

Sold em as i already had my Brides and the Brides are sooooooo much better and supportive than the recaro's

[Neon90424]

but ur other gt4 didnt have the recaros and now u are bringin recaros for that 1?

[johnyboy1976]

No not now - i was going to because i was offered a set for silly low money but decided not to.
Recaro seats are no way near as good as Brides and the wife is having my old set as i have red ones now

[matts94celica]

Stupid question, what did you use to fill in your wife's raisers blocks?

[3WayStunna]

You ordered a moroso sump? Let us know how it goes with installing it....i have heard that it was only made for the GEN2's and wouldnt fit on the GEN3's.....anywho great celica you have there...Cant wait to see its continued evolution!

[johnyboy1976]

Stupid question, what did you use to fill in your wife's raisers blocks?

Used some specially made infills off a bloke in the UK - www.skewer.co.uk

You ordered a moroso sump? Let us know how it goes with installing it....i have heard that it was only made for the GEN2's and wouldnt fit on the GEN3's.....anywho great celica you have there...Cant wait to see its continued evolution!

im having a rev 2 block mated to a rev 3 head so it will work

[johnyboy1976]

Well my sump , samco rad hoses and ARP L19 head bolts finally arrived after 5 months of waiting.
Just need a set of subframes for my seats and a MSD ignition kit and ill have everything i need then.

[johnyboy1976]

Electronic controller unit for the water pump and fans arrived today so 1 less thing on my list

[3WayStunna]

Out of curiosity, why did you mate a rev 2 block to a gen 3 head? isnt that taking a step backwards? Also on another note, you wouldnt happen to be using an EWP electric water pump would you

[DKGT4]

What a good looking build. I personally am looking for a new guage kit. I really don't like the stock version as it looks out-dated. Your guage dials are very nice. Did they come with the vehicle or were they purchased and installed as after market?

[johnyboy1976]

Im using a Rev 2 block as these have been found to be stronger than the Rev 3 blocks by very reputable UK tuners and thats what my engine builder recommends.
Yes im using a Davies craig EWP.

Ref the clock faces they are made by www.skewer.co.uk

[johnyboy1976]

Some more pics of the bits ive accumulated recently

Bride seats & takata harness's






Motec dash / datalogger



Davies Craig electric water pump & controller



mocal gearbox cooler & braided lines



PIAA angel eye foglights



Polished rocker cover with aeroguip fittings


Samco hoses


ARP L19 head bolts


Moroso sump



Ikeya sequential shifter kit

[Red123]

Hey John.
Nice car.
Where did you get cf side skirts, hood, splitters etc?

[johnyboy1976]

Cheers
Got all the cf kit apart from mirrors - they are APR - from RTPerformance.
Yellowchinaman on here is owner of the company

[SwissFerdi]

Sequential shifter kit, that's a unique one. Best of luck with that progress, those parts are cherry.

[CeLiCa_ST]

where did u get ikeya sequential shifter kit?

[johnyboy1976]

Placed called Fensport - could have got from Nengun or RHDJapan but fensport offer a full no quibble warranty and will fit it as they have done a few already

[njccmd2002]

is the baby bottle JDM....?

nice car parts. motec display? nice....

[johnyboy1976]

As i have a lot of electrical items that are no longer in use ive decided to go for a custom loom.
This will be more efficient as will be brand new and also mean i can remove the fuses and relays from the egine bay and create a cleaner look under the bonnet.
Just need one of these
http://www.racedatasystems.co.uk/motec-mot...on-module.html#

[johnyboy1976]

These are the bits ill be getting in next couple of months - as well as doing a important job they are all siny too

Twin fuel filter set up and mounting plate for Bosch 044 pumps - just means i need another pump



Nice 10 gallon fuel tank



1.5 litre water swirl pot



2 litre header tank



1.75 litre water injection tank - means it can be under the bonnet rather than in car as planned

[johnyboy1976]

Well i have done a deal on a nice set of new road wheels - Volk CE28's in 8.5x18 and bronze - and these are my all time favourite alloy wheels so chuffed to finally have some.
Also interior has been totally stripped out and ready for flocking - just waiting on my door cards to come back from retrimming so the untrimmed bits can be flocked and then my nice red alcantara headlining and visors can be fitted.

But a long way off being finished as still need to pay the company who is doing my car for all this work

[dudeofchaos]

Some more pics of the bits ive accumulated recently

Samco hoses

Didn't know Samco made rad hoses in this color for the Gt-Four, I went on their site and don't remember seeing any in purple. Good to now though, I was looking for some! How much did they cost you?

This post has been edited by dudeofchaos: Jun 23, 2012 - 3:30 AM

[johnyboy1976]

around £90

[delusionz]

Pics of PIAA fogs installed?

[johnyboy1976]

no - car is away at engine builders and as yet not fitted

[johnyboy1976]

Should have these very soon - once ive paid the bit i owe on them

[dliverance]

Mmmmmm...Volks


Specs?

[johnyboy1976]

CE28's 8.5x18

[BonzaiCelica]

update?!

[Red123]

Any pics installed that ce28s?

[johnyboy1976]

No pics of alloys fitted as car is still away and a fair way off being completed

[Edser]

Still no pics? Its been a month..

[johnyboy1976]

And it will be a lot longer yet - my car isnt sat outside its at the engine builders where it will sit and wait till i have the disposable income again to get project moving again.

[Edser]

And it will be a lot longer yet - my car isnt sat outside its at the engine builders where it will sit and wait till i have the disposable income again to get project moving again.

Hope you get it moving soon, those wheels look tasty!

[johnyboy1976]

Prob be another 6 months before i have my rent coming in again and have the funds to continue. Have funds now but they are for more important stuff like the family and house.
Im hoping it will be done start of 2014

[sr666]

Does it not run at all then?

If it does why's it never at the meets lol

[95CelicaST]

Have you figured out the proper way to run your harnesses yet? Because this setup wrong is asking for spinal compression.

[johnyboy1976]

Im fully aware of how to mount harness's - seeing as at the time i was busy removing rear seat and trim this was easiest way to ensure they were kept neat and tidy and out of my way.

SR666 - have you not read any of this thread ? The car is away at TGT and has been for nearly a year

[yellowchinaman]

Johnys car will be the last four standing as by the time it's finished, all the GTfours around the world would had perished. When that happens, he's going to be a very rich man.

[sr666]

Of course I've not read through the thread I only like pictures John

[CAcelica29]

any updates on this fantastic GT4?!