 94 celica st manual "restoration" |
 May 25, 2013 - 10:01 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 5, '13 From whitesboro,ny Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%)  |
Right after I picked up a 93 alltrac rolling chassis I finally located a 94 celica after 5 months of looking. The price was right and its a pre-OBD2 that was pretty clean minus the bodywork. Only bad part was a lien from a bank that was no longer in existence but that ended up being not that big a deal with a lein release arriving in the mail a week and a half later. Already manual and is a blast to drive more so then my camry. I was planning on parking it for the summer given my new alltrac project and finishing up the rest of the work on my circuit race mr2. Needless to say thats not the plan anymore. It is the project that needs the least amount of work (or so I thought) figured I could finish this one along side the mr2 before starting the trac.
  
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2001 mrs - paddle shifted 2gr in progress. 2000 celica gts - custom veilside ff-gt based widebody kit. hotchkis tvs racing setup. 1990 mr2 - 3mz swap in progress 1990 st185 - fab car 1991 st185 - fully restored, fully built. 1992 st185 - RHD conversion 1993 st185 - v6TT circuit race car build. 1992 st185 - IDK yet |
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May 29, 2013 - 10:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 5, '13 From whitesboro,ny Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Im going to rock the 1.8L for a while or at least until I get my 93 trac running. I may take my camry to carmax and see what theyd give me for it without trading it in just for kicks. You dont need big power in a fwd car anyway to have fun so 1mz or 3mz might be a better route then the 5vz.
As for the stripped interior, with everyone concerned with the price of gas you think theyd be more eager to get rid of the fat on their car lol. I have been DDing the mr2 for two weeks now and I can safely say I dont miss anything I removed. Car has quite a breeze with the windows open so its not hot even when humid, I wear shoes so I dont need a carpet, the sound of the motor is all the radio I need without it being obnoxious in the car, and with windows cracked you dont need defrost. This post has been edited by fhalperformance: May 29, 2013 - 10:33 PM -------------------- 2000 tundra - DD tow vehicle
2001 mrs - paddle shifted 2gr in progress. 2000 celica gts - custom veilside ff-gt based widebody kit. hotchkis tvs racing setup. 1990 mr2 - 3mz swap in progress 1990 st185 - fab car 1991 st185 - fully restored, fully built. 1992 st185 - RHD conversion 1993 st185 - v6TT circuit race car build. 1992 st185 - IDK yet |
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May 29, 2013 - 10:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (fhalperformance @ May 29, 2013 - 10:30 PM)  Im going to rock the 1.8L for a while or at least until I get my 93 trac running. I may take my camry to carmax and see what theyd give me for it without trading it in just for kicks. You dont need big power in a fwd car anyway to have fun so 1mz or 3mz might be a better route then the 5vz. My point exactly. In an All-Trac or MR2 the 5VZ is probably the way to go, but with FWD I'd say 1MZ. 200 hp is plenty for a 2400 pound car. 
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fhalperformance 94 celica st manual "restoration" May 25, 2013 - 10:01 PM
fhalperformance I have done a little bit of work so far on the car... May 25, 2013 - 10:16 PM fhalperformance Any opinions on this color on a sixth gen? May 25, 2013 - 11:03 PM Smaay im not digging it. Supra Emerald green is better May 25, 2013 - 11:15 PM
richee3 QUOTE (Smaay @ May 25, 2013 - 11:15 ... May 29, 2013 - 10:54 AM RabidTRD Nice to see another Celica from NY! That door ... May 29, 2013 - 10:20 AM cheela love the green. in mine, it looks more teal/blue, ... May 29, 2013 - 11:00 AM richee3 QUOTE (cheela @ May 29, 2013 - 11:00... May 29, 2013 - 11:05 AM fhalperformance I got 2 mint doors from celicas in junk yards in t... May 29, 2013 - 6:57 PM Box Well, the ST makes for a good daily driver. I ave... May 29, 2013 - 7:14 PM fhalperformance Yeah without a swap its never going to be that fas... May 29, 2013 - 7:17 PM fhalperformance some more pictures: May 29, 2013 - 7:42 PM Box Indeed. One option would be a 1MZ-FE swap, and is... May 29, 2013 - 8:18 PM fhalperformance I got some 00 celica gts rims and a set of volk gt... May 29, 2013 - 8:43 PM Box The 1MZ-FE bolts to the S54 transmission of the GT... May 29, 2013 - 9:12 PM fhalperformance So does the 5vz there's just an clearance issu... May 29, 2013 - 9:23 PM Box QUOTE (fhalperformance @ May 29, 2013 - ... May 29, 2013 - 10:10 PM Tigawoods I like the color on that S2000. But I also like th... May 29, 2013 - 9:47 PM RabidTRD Would the 5VZ-FE fit in the 6GC? May 29, 2013 - 10:31 PM fhalperformance Yes the 5vz will fit in the fwd celica although I ... May 30, 2013 - 5:51 PM Box Tow vehicle you say, find an El Camino or Ranchero... May 30, 2013 - 6:38 PM fhalperformance So v8 rwd with solid rear axle, beafed up frame, a... May 30, 2013 - 10:23 PM fhalperformance Got a line on a gas tank and filler neck the last ... May 31, 2013 - 9:41 PM fhalperformance Havent updated in a while been a little busy with ... Aug 5, 2013 - 9:04 PM fhalperformance Finished getting the seats in and prepping for pai... Aug 8, 2013 - 7:13 PM fhalperformance I was going to sell the car and work on the alltra... Nov 10, 2013 - 10:05 AM fhalperformance Here's some update pictures for the car. I go... Nov 15, 2013 - 8:54 PM fhalperformance News on the project front:
ST205 front clip with b... Nov 27, 2013 - 6:26 PM fhalperformance Parts to purchase next week:
Drivers side quarter ... Nov 27, 2013 - 6:26 PM fhalperformance Its been a while since I updated this posting in q... Oct 5, 2014 - 10:00 PM |
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