Chee La's celica progression thread thing, 7AFE ---> Greytop BEAMS Options

[cheela]

Well, very long overdue but I figured I'd start this thread so I'm not posting everywhere else.

but, I'll write more later. Just wanted to start the thread and that's pretty much it. !

stop by later for a big update.

This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 28, 2018 - 8:54 AM

[njccmd2002]

lol.... cool story bro.

[cheela]

yup.

[Lil-Joe101]

Pics pics pics

[SupraKid]

This.is.the.best.thread.EVAR.

[cheela]

This.is.the.best.thread.EVAR.

LOL thanks!

but ok,

lets start at the beginning. I first got the car in 2005 I believe. My dad got his 91 civic t-boned by a firebird and we needed a car so he picked up the cell. I didn't think much of it at first since he drove it most the time and it wasn't my car. It went through my family before it got to me. My dad and mom, then my sister, and finally to me. It had 120,000 miles then.

Pure OEM-ness




Got it and then not too long after I wanted to start modding. Didn't know what ST or GT was back then and the limited edition options made it even more confusing for me until I saw that I had the 7afe. Looked and looked but found NOTHING! then by chance I came on this forum called... "6GC"? I was like, "awesome! finally!"



5/1/07

stalked the forums here for a while before I decided on my first mod. I got a 3in intake pipe from my bro's civic and bolted it on with a carbon fiber filter. gave it such a nice sound


fit nicely given that I never had the battery hold down and used bungee cords LOL! has never given me trouble though.

This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 27, 2017 - 2:00 PM

[cheela]

I didn't have money so photoshop was my best friend. LOL












but alas, she stayed stock.




then finally, coughed up some dough for some JDM tails from Vincent Doggy. best mod ever I think.
got those first, and then scoped around on ebay and found the JDM roof spoiler not too long after.

before


after




This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 27, 2017 - 2:12 PM

[rave2n]

I like it black, with the splitters, but I'm bias..for apparent reasons

[cheela]

LOL! yeah, that was a long time ago when I was just dreaming. but i've grown to love my green. I guess i'm biased too.

[cheela]

FEBUARY OF 2008
sad sad day.... I crashed my car...
there were no pics. I pushed it back into the deepest crevices of my mind.
Crash was not my fault. stupid walmart chick on her stupid cell phone backed right into me as i was leaving the parking lot.
wouldn't have been so bad if the airbags hadn't gone off and smash my frickn' windshield. I swear Toyota should've done something about that design???

but i was so stuck. I needed a car badly and the insurance gave me $5000 for the car. I really didn't have time to search for a car so I decided to just fix it. !! I kick myself for that. could've just bought a front clip and been swapped out by now. LOL oh well. bad timing is all.

drove my brothers' civic while they fixed it.

6/17/08

all fixed and
more goodies were purchased.

OEM sides


TOM's lip. SEXY!


oh yeah, also bought clear side markers and turn signals a while before this picture. just didn't take other pics til then.

This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 27, 2017 - 2:14 PM

[cheela]

9.28.08

I drove around with a white lip on for a while because the stupid people that painted my car didn't frickn' put primer on the bumper. drove around and it started to peel off bit by bit.

So I kept the lip on to hide the paint chips. I'd rather rock a white TOM'S lip than paint chips.

eventually went back to the shop and complained. they were like.. "oh, wasn't our fault. someone must've put some sorta chemical on it before we got it." TOTAL BS of course. I could see that no prep work was done. so i got a repaint for free



then i quit my job and focused on school for a while. so the mods stopped.


eventually i kicked myself into remembering that I had a lip and side skirts to paint. so i got on it

5.2.09








a little wavy but, hey not bad for my first time and being that i used spray can also, looks pretty damn good!

so here's some shots of it when i first put it on my car.



then my spray can got clogged up so I stopped. couldn't paint my sides.

also, this was the same time that I made some custom door sills.




This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 27, 2017 - 2:26 PM

[cheela]

forgot to add.

bought a 3rd brake light overlay.
cheep and effective. LOL






bought a new HKS style filter from ebay because my old one wasn't doing the job




and
bought a strut bar from ebay.
it wasn't the neon ones.
It was actually made for our cars but probably not enough support for it because I can't seem to find it anymore????
fits perfectly and is pretty sturdy too. works well. wish i had more info on it.



This post has been edited by cheela: Sep 27, 2017 - 2:28 PM

[rave2n]

Hmm that break cover is something I've been looking for.

Debating if wanted to create it in the cursive type of celica writing. Being I need to de-badge my hatch, I still wanted it to be known it is a celica. Love it.

[cheela]

yeah, i remember trying to find it in cursive too but I just settled for that one. would be cool if you could make one.

[Ted95]

looks alot like the color of my celi, i kinda like the black hood look on it.

[cheela]

looks alot like the color of my celi, i kinda like the black hood look on it.

your cell is sooo clean! i love the looks of it. SUPER SLEEPER.

[Ted95]

looks alot like the color of my celi, i kinda like the black hood look on it.

your cell is sooo clean! i love the looks of it. SUPER SLEEPER.

thanks man, i like your door sills, did you make those? cars lookin good!

This post has been edited by Ted95: Dec 1, 2011 - 12:04 PM

[cheela]

thanks man, i like your door sills, did you make those? cars lookin good!

they're a combination of these:
click

and the "celica" stickers off ebay as well. all under $20

[cheela]

UPDATE

Pissed at myself cuz I just messed up my fender. link here: click

so....

to make myself feel better I'll put up my semester project I was working on at school.
I loved going to school just to do something I'd really love like taking photos of my cell.

so here is my magazine that I made featuring my cell. LOL


Front Cover:




















Back Cover:




so there it is. I think that would be the big update that will bring this thread up to date finally. Another other incidences and upgrades shall be posted up here accordingly. Hopefully no more bad stuff to come. My cell won't look like that for a while. but it'll give me incentive to fix it up and make it even better.

[cheela]

12/19/11

stone vs celica.
stone wins







damage isn't bad because there's no dents just scratches. very deep scratches.
looks like it got mauled by a bear

[njccmd2002]

and the lip?

[rave2n]

I love the magazine type thing you made!

[cheela]

and the lip?

lip is ok. two long scratches but should be ok. just winterizing the celi for now too so that's why it's off. I hate Wisconsin winters.

I love the magazine type thing you made!

thanks! i had lots of fun doing it. just going out to different places and doing a photoshoot.
of course the text was the hard part.

[cheela]

got another set of clear turns from mkernz22. thanks!

and another surprise will be on the way shortly as well...

what is it? stay posted to find out.

[bloodMoney]

Nice Chee! I'm really liking the mag article.

This summer, you should make one about/at our meet

[cheela]

Nice Chee! I'm really liking the mag article.

This summer, you should make one about/at our meet

thanks! and I would definitely like to do that. My girlfriend just bought a camera last year and that's what i used for the mag. Should be great for future celica meets too can't wait.

[cheela]

my "new" set of clears! thanks again mkernz22.


not gonna put them on yet. too lazy although weather has been beautiful in Wisconsin lately !!


and an even bigger surprise!




SAMSONITE?
do they make racing seats?? what could it be?

[kurt95gt]

Is it amother box of angrybirds

[Tigawoods]

RARE SAMSONITE CF KEVLAR DYNAMO ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT RACING SEATS


WITH USB 2.0!!!

[cheela]

Is it amother box of angrybirds

hahaha. glad u noticed those.

RARE SAMSONITE CF KEVLAR DYNAMO ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT RACING SEATS


WITH USB 2.0!!!

exactly! ..... or not. Thanks again Tigawoods.
glad to have a part that was once on your beautiful work of art.




To everyone else:
so what's in the box?





OOOOOHHH SHINY!!!

yup that's a genuine greddy sp1. won't go on anytime soon though.
I'll gone for the next 5 months so no point putting it on in the middle of our nonexistent winter.

[rave2n]

Woah, sexy pipe. You better take a sound clip, though it has been heard many times, its not the same on your own ride =)

[Tigawoods]

give a try cleaning off more of that paint off of the canister.
I got alot off of the one side but I gave up on the other. (it is also the top side so it wont be viewable when installed)

[cheela]

Woah, sexy pipe. You better take a sound clip, though it has been heard many times, its not the same on your own ride =)

hehehe hell yeah I'll get a sound clip. you've heard it but not from mine yet

give a try cleaning off more of that paint off of the canister.
I got alot off of the one side but I gave up on the other. (it is also the top side so it wont be viewable when installed)

yeah, i'm gonna clean it up a bit before i install it. I'm not sure on whether I wanna polish up nice n shiny or just paint it. Painting would protect it better especially in the winter but it just looks so damn sexy all polished up .

we'll see how anal I get about this muffler. I know no one's gonna see it but....

[Tigawoods]

i think i stated in my FS thread, but just to remind you. the hanger on the left, needs to be adjusted. it is too long giving the exhaust a little sag. Either bend it more, or cut and re-weld it, whichever is easier for you.

[cheela]

yes, i remember seeing that. I will make sure to fix it. thanks for reminding me.

[cheela]

BREAK


It's so sad to depart from my beloved glorious green celi.

I'm taking the next 5 months in Korea so I can't take it with me...

Everything is on hold 'til I come back.

I'll still be online probably just not as active.

[cheela]

bored so I'm posting up some old pics of stuff i never put up.
this was when i upgraded/painted my brakes
brakes were gonna be off so i decided to paint them while i was at it.


ATE PremiumOne Slotted Rotors & Akebono pads




DOCTOR, my celi's bleeding!


then did the drums as well.




my dad helping me put everything back together.



finished!

[rave2n]

Hi guys

I will try to polish my headlights - it's the stock ones. Just want to be 100% sure that they are made from plastic. Can anyone confirm this? :-)

It's this product I will give a try http://www.headlight-restoration-kit.com/t...estorer-review/

Umm, never seen those type of rotors before. Why are their waves on the pad surface?

[cheela]

bought them off tirerack
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?...or&make=ATE

they work just like slotted rotors. I like the look of them and they work alright.
a little bit of an OE upgrade but not incredible come to a full stop in .01 sec power
but for my 7a, don't need much i guess

[rave2n]

bought them off tirerack
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?...or&make=ATE

they work just like slotted rotors. I like the look of them and they work alright.
a little bit of an OE upgrade but not incredible come to a full stop in .01 sec power
but for my 7a, don't need much i guess

Ah I see, kinda cool looking. They make any odd noises when braking due to that? Lol looks almost like generic ABS in a sense. On off breaking on the rotor.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Apr 10, 2012 - 12:18 PM

[richee3]

Brakes look great, Cheela!

[Box]

Great looking car! Sorry to hear about your misfortunes here and there. I got a kick from your magazine though, was really cool.

[cheela]

bought them off tirerack
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?...or&make=ATE

they work just like slotted rotors. I like the look of them and they work alright.
a little bit of an OE upgrade but not incredible come to a full stop in .01 sec power
but for my 7a, don't need much i guess

Ah I see, kinda cool looking. They make any odd noises when braking due to that? Lol looks almost like generic ABS in a sense. On off breaking on the rotor.

hmm.. not that i've remembered. they've been pretty quiet. of course I don't think I've ever FULLY tested them out. I just drive around town mostly so they don't get much use. hahahah.

Brakes look great, Cheela!

Thanks man. Wish I could bring her to the meet but Im stuck in Korea.

Great looking car! Sorry to hear about your misfortunes here and there. I got a kick from your magazine though, was really cool.

Thanks! yeah, it's been rough but love carries through. LOL!!!

[cheela]

ALSO:

i got bored, real bored and well, the spray can was sitting there.... and i wasn't gonna paint anymore calipers or anything so......

BEFORE:


MASK MASK MASK:


SPRAAAAYYY:


UNMASK:


PUT BACK TOGETHER:



BAM!!!!!!

[Box]

Nice! I should paint mine one of these days.

This post has been edited by Box: Apr 11, 2012 - 1:14 AM

[rave2n]

I like it!

[cheela]

my mess of car parts waiting for me at home when I return. lol, it's gonna be fun.

[cheela]

just got the best out-of-country buy of the year.

7th gen GTS rims!

awwwww yeeeeeaaaahhhhh!

[Arsaces]

Nice man, I love the 7th gen GTS rims on our cars

[cheela]

yeah, got a great deal on them too. can't wait to come back and put them on!

[Ehrgeiz]

That'll look good for sure.

[cheela]

soon.........

[bloodMoney]

I like it!

[kurt95gt]

Someone needs rear splitters lol

Rims will look great tho

[cheela]

I like it!

thanks! got 'em for a buck fiddy. such a good deal

Someone needs rear splitters lol

Rims will look great tho

thanks
yeah, I'm so undecided on them though. not sure if I want SSIII or TRDs. I like both.

[BonzaiCelica]

SS-III will flow with the rest of the body kit.

TRD replica will bring the look of the car down towards the rear. Ie bring the weight of the rear down (when you look at it)

[delusionz]

I have TRD rear and OEM sides, looks funny side-on.. Full TRD is definitely a good look

[cheela]

yeah i don't like how the ssiii look from the rear, but i like how it looks from the sides.
the TRDs look kinda weird from the side but they look awesome from the rear i think.

ah, decisions decisions. but that's ok. just minor stuff. maybe i'll get both and switch them on and off. LOL

[NYp8tBaller07]

I can't believe I haven't commented on this yet. what time are you coming back to install all those goodies =)

[cheela]

I can't believe I haven't commented on this yet. what time are you coming back to install all those goodies =)

hahha well it's about time!
but yeah, i'll be back on July 10th. so excited.
i had a dream that i was at home working on my car, then i woke up and was like damm just a dream.

[mean_green97]

Beautiful car! This is my cars twin haha same color and year. Just got done swapping in some jdm tails and it makes such a big difference.

[cheela]

hahah cool! post some pics of your car! I wanna see! and ur in WI too. We should meet up sometime.

Beautiful car! This is my cars twin haha same color and year. Just got done swapping in some jdm tails and it makes such a big difference.

I'm bored so I decided to mess around with my pictures. Maybe I'll do this to my car when I get back home:



This post has been edited by cheela: Jun 24, 2012 - 12:38 PM

[bloodMoney]

It looks like Christmas!!!!!! DO EET!

[mean_green97]

Haha I used to live in Green Bay, actually just moved up to St Paul. Hung out a couple times with Tao and his celica, really fast car. I think I actually pmed you awhile ago, I used to see your car every so often at tournaments and stuff.

[cheela]

Haha I used to live in Green Bay, actually just moved up to St Paul. Hung out a couple times with Tao and his celica, really fast car. I think I actually pmed you awhile ago, I used to see your car every so often at tournaments and stuff.

Ah! he told me about you a while back. I see. yes, I took a ride in his celi. HELLA FAST!!!! makes me want a 3sgte so bad!

[cheela]

more boredom

before:


maybe after:
thinking not red but maybe a redder orange


This post has been edited by cheela: Jun 26, 2012 - 11:34 AM

[njccmd2002]

looks like the back of your lip is only primed

[cheela]

looks like the back of your lip is only primed

that was an old pic. It's painted now

[mean_green97]

You mind photoshopping the stock rims gold? Sold my 5zigens, now I'm thinking about getting a set of gold rims for my car.

[cheela]

sorry photo bucket's been weird all day. finally got it up.
was thinking about doing bronze for mine too but I just feel too normal with that color.

[mean_green97]

I'm thinking like a brembo gold, my next set of rims will probably be that color. After I get my swap done I'll get some ssr professor sp1's in brembo gold

[Azncelica]

How about Copper.

[mean_green97]

Haven't had the time to admire your car in the daylight yet, every time I see it it's always dark out haha

[cheela]

How about Copper.

YUMMMMM!

[Azncelica]

How about Copper.

YUMMMMM!

I just lower it some more. I'll post pix soon when I get a chance to take new pix.

[cheela]

back home update:

came home....

7th gen rims on. YES!

caliper ate my brake disc... NO!!!

so i took apart my front end to change broken headlight and etc. yay?...

also looking to replace my radiator soon.

and also Im broke.

[cheela]

how she sits right now:

[kurt95gt]

Soo...... Your sending me that toms lip while its off the car right

[cheela]

Soo...... Your sending me that toms lip while its off the car right

I'll ship it to you but shipping costs $300.

[kurt95gt]

Just have harry put it on my tap

[Lil-Joe101]

Dude I just had a preminision of ur car, lol. Ever thought about goin with a "DESERTFOX STYLE" stance. Would look sick.



This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Jul 23, 2012 - 9:09 PM

[cheela]

Just have harry put it on my tap

hahhaha

Dude I just had a preminision of ur car, lol. Ever thought about goin with a "DESERTFOX STYLE" stance. Would look sick.

Would LOVE to do that. Actually one of my inspirations right there.

[Lil-Joe101]

Mine too bro. That n the carbon creations rx7, lol

[kurt95gt]

Joe stop posting porn

[Lil-Joe101]

Dude this is the car that inspired me to build. I even pulled a few ideas from it. i.e 3 gauges in the dash, e-brake boot, n splitter.



[IMG]http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/Lil-Joe101/0404it_13zMazda_RX7Interior_View_Shifter.jpg
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This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Jul 23, 2012 - 10:26 PM

[cheela]

this thread seems a little dirtier now. heheheh

[Lil-Joe101]

Im just glad to be of service cheela. That will be $20. breakin bread aint cheap sir, lol

[cheela]

ok guys I'm missing something
was replacing my radiator. got it out
took my fans off and this is what one of them looked like.
definitely missing something. is it just a big washer or did it get eaten up.
anyone have that washer or whatever it is lying around?






this was because i let some stupid shop do the repairs when i crashed a few years back.


this was also part of the the beautiful repair job.


YUP, that's a piece of wood used to hold my high beam in place.
not to mention that every single tab was broken and was basically held in place by the bumper only.
and yeah the radiator is leaking because of the shop as well. thats' why I have to replace it.





more sad news. this is what kept me from going to the midwest meet






but on a happier note, haven't posted pics of my 7th gen rims yet so while it's sitting:

[cheela]

well got a fan from the junkyard. also found a high beam with all tabs and tweeter covers but no tweeters
but now fan is bolted back on and radiator is in. gettin there.

at the junkyard there was a 94 GT hatch that I took the high bream off of. was still almost all there. let me know if anyone needs parts I might be able to go back and dig around. also was an ST as well, picked pretty well but who knows. and a crashed coupe. I'll go back and take some pics if u all want. but was glad? to see 6gcs in the junkyard for me. Around here, they're pretty rare at junkyards.

[richee3]

The new wheels look great!

[cheela]

thanks. hopefully I can get her outta the garage for a proper photoshoot.

[cheela]

almost ready for the road again with some new goodies...

[bloodMoney]

I like it!

[cheela]

I like it!

thanks! cost me $7 so let's see how good long it lasts.




and also more pics because I can:

[Lil-Joe101]

DROP THE HELL OUT OF HER CHEELA

[Box]

DROP THE HELL OUT OF HER CHEELA

That.

[cheela]

working on it guys.

hopefully it'll happen soon.

[cheela]

so radiators in and working, brakes are fixed, high beams tinted.

but now my hood won't open. WTF! oh well i'll see what i can do.

[cheela]

alright, another good junkyard dive.

found 5 6gcs.

got a new hood latch assembly
also picked up some tweeters to go with my tweeter covers. I read that there is a wire there to just plug in right?

also, got the "TOYOTA CELICA" emblem off the rear as well as a GT key light ring, and a Toyota Security light for under your dash.
(these are extra parts so if anybody is interested shoot me a PM)

I'll most likely go back and dig for more treasure! hehehehe
there were a couple GTs there, with two post spoilers. gonna grab one for me soon.

sorry no pics...... yet.

[cheela]

Got some new mods on today.

clear door lens from a lexus



wrapped my headers



picked up a GT strut bar






AND the big decision!....


I'm leaving it on for now.