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[Mannyrav]

Hey guys its been months since I posted my first post. I just wanted to say how helpful this website has been with my car. At first, I wasn't too crazy about my little 90 hp st...Before I bought the car I heard of the celica's reputation of being a 'girly' car. After alot of research, I discovered that everyone was referring to the 7th generation lol..

Point Im trying to make is that I'm very proud of having my car now..its rare to find any 6th gen celicas where I live, it's a one of a kind car and I'm glad with that (all i see around here is hooked up civics, ect). But I fell in love-not with my st, but with what I want to convert it to- a Gt-Four.

I'm COMPLETELY obsessed with the Gt-four, I love everything about it. And I'm looking forward to convert my car into one..I read that it couldn't be bought here, that its a car that has to be bought and shipped from Japan. So I decided to convert my st, that'll be a cool project eh?

However, I read alot of articles here..but I wasn't able to find any sources as to where to buy the necessary parts for the transformation, so if you guys can help me out with that I'll greatly appreciate it.
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I'm already saving up for a 3sgte engine, I looked for them on ebay. If there's anywhere else that anyone recommends to buy this engine feel free to post it here.

I need to know where to buy the gt4 body kit, and where to find the hood fenders and spoiler.

That's all I'll be working on for now- I want to make my St look like a stock Gt-Four Cus I haven't seen ANY in my area, so I'll be the only one with one.

Also, how much $$ am I looking at for these things? I'm kinda in a tight budget and if there were any way to get them cheaper than what they actually go for I'd do it- even if its used (as long as its in good condition)

Thanks in advance!

[frosty]

Nothing comes cheap in the things you want. (that's why you don't see it too often.)

As for wanting to get all the gt-4 parts (motor and awd system) I would suggest that instead of e-bay, to get the a front clip from an importer and ask to get the rear diff. and accesories with it. Some places will do this but may WILL take time and money.

We all want awd (at least I know I do! ) but you need to ask yourself, do I really need it. Me personally, I think awd should be had for cars with high hp or if you have major snow where you live. Where if you only want 300 hp then just get the turbo motor and body pieces. With that you would be greatly satisfied. There are plenty of people on here that's doing it this way and are loving it!

I'm not trying to knock you down from your dream, but just cuz we see cars like this done in mags and they say it's their daily driver, doesn't mean it's practical. These people have the money to spend on the build, the gas, and the maintinance.

Unless you got some major hook-ups, and can do alot of the build yourself, then expect over $10,000 for this stuff to be done right. (that's a LOW guess too)

I seriously think you should just sit down and think of what you want to spend and what YOU want.( not what you think will get you respect and envyed)

No bashing, just trying to help out

This post has been edited by frosty: Oct 17, 2007 - 10:14 AM