Cristian's 95 Celica St, Build/Progress Options

[WhipCreamCelica]

Hello everyone, since i have alot of time on my hands, im starting my progress thread. I dont really have any pics of my car when i first got it, because i really wasnt all too happy after buying my car. But this thread will show everything ive done to it, and how i fell in love with this car!

This post has been edited by WhipCreamCelica: Aug 27, 2012 - 4:02 PM

[WhipCreamCelica]

These are pics of my car maybe a year after i got it, i bought some Rota Slipstream 16x7, and a Weapon R intake.

[WhipCreamCelica]

Then i bought some megan 2" lowering springs and installed them myself.

Then i got new wheels! 17x8.5,,,5zigen gn+ wheels, off a 7th gen celica! and an Invidia N1 axle back muffler off an STI

[WhipCreamCelica]

Next was probably the biggest mistake ive ever done to my car, i bought 70 dollar adjustable lowering sleeves, slapped them on my stock struts, and destroyed all four of my struts, i endured almost 6 months of bouncing all over the road with these!




It was lower, but i was not happy with the ride!
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This is where i starting falling in love with my car, and seeing that it actually had potential!




me!


plasti dipped the wheels, then threw some coats of white paint and primer!


After this i started going to more car meets, stance shows, etc, and in 2010 i started getting into what is called the Stance and Fitment scene.
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7...596215913_n.jpg





Decided to make my own version of eyelids, everyone did the angry ones, so i mad mines high/sleepy,



I got bored of the white, decided to go a little more head turner, if you will,
painted them tiffany bluish, aqua,

[WhipCreamCelica]

Plasti dipped my license plate frame area in black, love the look!, Got this idea from Deigohiga here on the forums!


Met hectortherican at a local car meet! heres us reppin 6gcs!


Then i bought an NRG quick realease hub, an NRG hub, and a cheapo steering wheel, installed it in about 30 minutes, love this mod!




Removed the wing, love this look now!


bought clear euro style sidemarkers, and LEDs for them!


Me and my buddy scottie before going to a car meet with the "Stance N' Motion" crew.

[WhipCreamCelica]

Got a JDM bubble shifter, and a purple crown royal bag!

Finally saved up for a 130 dollar Grip Royal Woodie wheel!

Started lookin into coilovers, cuz i wanted to be lower! and i wanted that awesome coilover ride!
so i got Megan racing super street coilovers,


Installed them at night because i couldnt wait!

[WhipCreamCelica]

What a beautiful masterpeice is the coilover!

Lower them all the way in the back, but then we had to raise them a little, because the amount of camber!

AWWW YEAAAH!

Still had too much wheel gap in front, so i removed 2 of the 3 locking rings (dont worry, got the idea from pro drifters that want more low to!)


My car next to my moms accord

[WhipCreamCelica]

One random day my cv axle falls out of the cylinder that goes into the trans, and aparently something hit and broke the locking ring that hold the boot on,
so my buddy pushed me all the way home, and bought me a new cv axle, God bless him. Notice i also made a home depot lip that morning!



Bought a horn button for my wheel,

Test fitted my buddy's xxrs but they where not my bolt pattern and a tad bit to big for my wheel wells,

The only toyota in the crew!


I also tinted my side windows by myself, the recent pics show the new tint, didnt take any pics of me doing the work, it was too hot that day!
I will be updating this thread everytime i do something to my car, getting a new tire, a fender, and saving up for ss3 splitters, and if someone can please post a link of clear front blinkers for preface bumpers, i would apreciate it!, cant seem to find them any where!

[zfjohnson07]

thats awesome!! sorry about the fender.... but if you need anything let me know. also what did you use to make the front lip

[BonzaiCelica]

WHAT RIMS are those!??

[njccmd2002]

cant see the pics, since im at home.

but nice post whoring

[zfjohnson07]

hey you can never get enough!

This post has been edited by zfjohnson07: Aug 27, 2012 - 9:12 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

WHAT RIMS are those!??

????

[Tigawoods]

WHAT RIMS are those!??

xxr's...

[WhipCreamCelica]

thats awesome!! sorry about the fender.... but if you need anything let me know. also what did you use to make the front lip

Thanks! Will do. I went to home depot and bought 20 fert of plastic garden liner. ha. its a camon method for a cheeap lip

[WhipCreamCelica]

thats awesome!! sorry about the fender.... but if you need anything let me know. also what did you use to make the front lip

Thanks! Will do. I went to home depot and bought 20 fert of plastic garden liner. ha. its a camon method for a cheeap lip

Edit: I went to home depot and bought 20 feet of plastic garden liner, its a common method for a cheap lip,

[WhipCreamCelica]

cant see the pics, since im at home.

but nice post whoring

Post whoring? Cool, its funny you dont know the difference between post whoring and building your own thread...but whatevv

WHAT RIMS are those!??

xxr's...

LOL clint eastwood!, Theyre xxr 521's,

[BonzaiCelica]

uhh no they are not show me a link!?

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=p...024&bih=605

[Tigawoods]

cant see the pics, since im at home.

but nice post whoring

Post whoring? Cool, its funny you dont know the difference between post whoring and building your own thread...but whatevv

...uh oh

[Box]

I think the car needs to be lower... Nice job so far.

[TRD11]

sick car man loving it

[Nihil]

That wooden steering wheel and plastic shifter really got nothing to do inside a Celica... but that's just my opinion

+ it hurts me to see chrome rims on a Jap car

[Tigawoods]

+ it hurts me to see chrome rims on a Jap car

thats a bold statement my friend....a bold bold statement

[WhipCreamCelica]

That wooden steering wheel and plastic shifter really got nothing to do inside a Celica... but that's just my opinion

+ it hurts me to see chrome rims on a Jap car

Hmm. if it makes you feel better...They Are Not Chrome!! They are gunmetal. factory color for the 5zigen gn+. and they're tiffany blue now so yeah. and what's wrong with a wooden steering wheel and a classic jdm shifter?

[Box]

I don't like chrome on anything past 1970, so.

[BonzaiCelica]

its a fad amongst the hella flush kids. saw the same set up on a friends s2000 (the steering wheel and shift knob that is)

[Box]

Meh, wood belongs in old cars too. As far as the shifter goes, if I wanted a shifter that tall I'd drive a truck. But to each their own, I'm an old man with traditional views when it comes to cars.

[Tigawoods]

that datsun in past 1970!

[Edser]

Yup, if it's a 240z then it's between 1970 and 1975 I believe and 260z is 1974-76 or thereabouts. I think wooden steering wheels are a little odd on 80s and 90s cars, but I looove chrome. I'd chrome my body if I could. Watch me gleam as I walk!

[Box]

Some cars past 1970 it's ok. Like if the rims on that Datsun were smaller, I'd be ok with it. I just don't like big shiny wheels, yes I'm talking to you specifically "donk" owners.

This post has been edited by Box: Sep 12, 2012 - 7:15 PM

[Edser]

Here's one I polished earlier this year. Its not chrome, but its pretty shiney.

I don't like big wheels on classics either.

[Box]

^That's good.

[xxgetbackupxx]

Really like ur sleepy eyelids, did u pasti-dip those on?

[WhipCreamCelica]

Really like ur sleepy eyelids, did u pasti-dip those on?

YEah, first i plasti dipped, then i sprayed them white, had to use alot of painters tape,

Heres how it lookes currently, havent really done much to it yet, saving for a new fender and some spacers,

Also got a new shift knob.

[Edser]

Are you gonna hang a chandelier in there too?

[Edser]

This post has been edited by Edser: Oct 29, 2012 - 2:34 PM

[Box]

^ So elegant!

[Detox]

Dude, keep updating this thread. Forget about what anyone said. I for one , like the exterior mods. Interior wise, I like the wheel, everything else, your car, your mods. You like it, and thats what counts. Keep the pics coming.

Funny how members on here support those with bodykits and get butthurt when someone mentions how ugly or past their time those bumpers are, but yet make fun of a guy who's trying to make his car enjoyable to himself. If you don't like it, cool. But don't insult the guy.

[SwissFerdi]

Funny how members on here support those with bodykits and get butthurt when someone mentions how ugly or past their time those bumpers are, but yet make fun of a guy who's trying to make his car enjoyable to himself. If you don't like it, cool. But don't insult the guy.

I think Edser was trying to suggest some lovely interior touches, and I for one shall not stop him in his endeavor. In fact:



Per the car, I like the wheel color. Something different.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 29, 2012 - 8:32 AM

[Edser]

The exterior does look great! There no denying that. Those wheels are sweet.

[WhipCreamCelica]

Ha, thats hillarious! Thanks guys! Heres a pic someone took of my car, at a huge car meet.

[1000_needles]

the shifter ``scared me ` its UGGLY >!!!!!`` HOW ? how ? can you ever put it on >????%??????
i like the rim color job ,

This post has been edited by 1000_needles: Oct 30, 2012 - 9:40 PM

[WhipCreamCelica]

the shift knob was pretty easy to install, just srew the old crappy one off, then screw the new sexy one in.....nothin hard bout that :3