95 Celica GT "Castrol" Project, Page 14. Interior Project. Options

[CastrolCelica]

The Celica, in particular the Castrol rally car, was my dream car when I was young. The Prius is being passed on to my wife, and I finally purchased a "new" GT. While it won't be a perfect replication, it'll make me happy, and that's all that matters, right? The goal of my goal is to make sure the car DOESN'T become a ricer and stays classy as close to the GT-Four original as I can with my abilities (and my wallet )

The car, including the hood, will all be repainted white as the car is heavily oxidized. Many parts including the air intake hose, radiator, exhaust, ect were replaced. Lots of dry rot, but the car is rust free (except where she was hit a long time ago behind the tail light, which we'll fix). It's been shipped from Texas, so lots of sun damage, no rust. Tomorrow begins the last bit of the repair work (bondo door dings and fix rust) before we get it painted. All that, and then the removal of the ugly country blue pinstripes convinced me to dive head first into this project.

The mods so far:

Castrol decals custom made (a few Sega ones as well, in homage of Sega Rally )
VIS carbon fiber hood (installed)
OEM white allow wheels (refinished in front of the car.. the ones on the car now are horrible steel ones)
Cold air intake and cone filter (the original air intake hose was rotted, so why not upgrade for the health of the car)
New headers
New drilled rotors and brake pads
New spark plugs
New wires and clamps
New performance radiator
25th anniversary seats
DVD/GPS 4" screen player
New speakers
New side mirrors
New paint job
New exhaust
New antenna


Car when I got it for only $2800:












So far (the replacement spoiler came with the mounting holes for the spoiler blocks bondoed closed...yay. Now I'll have the refiberglass the crack in the old spoiler I wasn't planning on using). Most of the car's trim has been stripped.. which is why the doors and headlamps look funky :











I'll take more pics of the body work, and of the engine by Tuesday before it gets sent off to be painted. Of course, stripped, it's ugly right now.. but it'll be nice soon. The Castrol decals I had made will be installed 30 days after the paint job is done. Enjoy guys, updates soon.

This post has been edited by CastrolCelica: Jan 8, 2010 - 10:24 AM

[gt_driFFter]

Are those sidemarkers the stock one's + tint/smoked, or clears ones + tint/smoke? Great progress by the way, can't wait to see it when it's finished! I'm in Dayton, maybe we'll have to meet up sometime.

[CastrolCelica]

Are those sidemarkers the stock one's + tint/smoked, or clears ones + tint/smoke? Great progress by the way, can't wait to see it when it's finished! I'm in Dayton, maybe we'll have to meet up sometime.

Actually they're smoked from the start, it's how I bought them. So no tinting film or anything .

I really love them. The blinkers especially have a very deep reflectant look to them that made them simply gorgeous.


Actually I'm in Dayton all the time. I have a lot of friends out there. I'll be there this weekend to get help with installing rotors and brakes. If you ever want to meet up with us we could have a fun time with two white celicas haha.

If you have anything that needs fixed, while I'm in no way a proffessional...just learning everyhing myself...i could help in any way I could.


Hasmat:

Thanks that's a huge compliment! I'm glad you like where I'm taking the car. It's sporty but classy and I think it's come a long long way.