1996 CelicaSlowBoi Progress Thread Options

[CelicaSlowboi]

It will probably take me a while to get this completely up to date, but finally starting a progress thread for my 1996 Celica ST 1.8L. Through a series of events with school and my other vehicle, I acquired my family’s Celica around October of 2018. It’s a little rough around the edges but now I get to do some things that I’ve wanted to do for the ~12 years that it’s been in our family. Here’s a few pictures of the Celica before I had done any work on it.









This post has been edited by CelicaSlowboi: Jul 23, 2019 - 12:10 PM

[CelicaSlowboi]

Looks like a nice clean base to start with!

Thanks!

Welcome! So what're your plans for it?

I'm a big fan of the "OEM plus" look and options, so the main plan right now is getting any missing parts and restoring any that are in rough shape, as well as mainly cosmetic upgrades for now. This is my daily driver and it has fairly high miles so likely no major mods under the hood until a rebuild or new motor is in order, but I'd also like to beef up the suspension/handling components. I've done a handful of things so far, I just need to set some time aside to upload the pictures of all the upgrades.

Welcome! Looks like your family took good care of it for those 12 years.

Thanks! 312k on the odometer, ~180 on the motor

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Welcome! So what're your plans for it?

I'm a big fan of the "OEM plus" look and options, so the main plan right now is getting any missing parts and restoring any that are in rough shape, as well as mainly cosmetic upgrades for now. This is my daily driver and it has fairly high miles so likely no major mods under the hood until a rebuild or new motor is in order, but I'd also like to beef up the suspension/handling components. I've done a handful of things so far, I just need to set some time aside to upload the pictures of all the upgrades.

Ha, just like me then. For what it's worth there's no point in bothering with mods on the 7A-FE or 5S-FE, though if you want a cold air intake and a different exhaust for the sound then go for it. Best returns will be through wheels and tires as well as suspension; lightweight wheels with sticky tires as well as good struts and springs will really transform the car(though it transforms most any car to be fair), that or you might consider coil-overs if anything outside of the Taiwanese parts bin is still available.