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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!

[Mannyrav]

You're not bashing, I understand completely. Better to hear it from you guys straight up and honestly than finding out on my own and being greatly disappointed. I don't want a hooked up maxed out car, I don't plan on doing anything but driving it. But I do want my car to look nice and I want to have fun driving it. The reason why I wanted to do the GT4 conversion was because I loved the way the gt4 looks, and I needed a new engine anyways so I was recommended to get a 3sgte.

But if it's too expensive then I don't think I'd go for it..I'd end up coughing up 5x more $$ than what the car is actually worth. But I still want my car to look and drive nice, without spending too much money.

I was thinking going a cheaper route, maybe going for an invader body kit, get my car lowered, buy a new spoiler, get some new tires and rims, and a new paint job. You guys think that'll be nice? I mean, it shouldn't be expensive, the invader bodykit isnt even 1 grand I think.

As far as the engine goes, what do you guys recommend that is still a decent engine but isnt as costly as the 3sgte? Do you think the stalk 90hp toyota engine will ride nice if I threw a turbo kit on it with an exhaust system? And how much will this engine brand new cost me? I also want to do an auto to manual switch. I just want to work on my celica, its an exciting thing to look forward too...without going past 5 grand in mods.

This post has been edited by Mannyrav: Oct 17, 2007 - 1:06 PM