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[Palmy]

Hey 6gc.net, my name is Matt, Im 25 and Im from Sydney Australia.
I've had my '98 SX-R for about 5 years now and its been through hell and back with me, I'll tell you the story...

About 6 months ago, I had a perfectly stock, well maintained and apart from being in dire need of a wash, great Celica.

This was my 6gc on the last day of my holiday in the Australian Alps.

This was it 24 hours later.



Here's the story, I drove 10 hours back home from the snow to find my driveway packed with cars belonging to my 18 year old brothers friends so I was forced to park on the street as he was having a party. Being completely buggered from the drive, I promptly went to bed. A couple of hours later Im woken by screams and loud bangings sounds, turns out some gate-crashers my brother ejected decided they would retaliate to this by rejection by bringing 20 men armed with baseball bats and machetes and going to town on the cars outside my house.
My screams of rage measured 4 on the Richter.

So my beloved 6gc languished under a tarp for 6 months before I had the cash to repair it (I dont believe in car insurance).

I'd always refrained from modifying the car to retain decent re-sell value, though now I've spent several thousand dollars on it I've changed my mind and replaced my broken lights with JDM projectors.
And so it has begun, now that I've changed one thing this car will be a work in progress from now on.

Planned mods:
Wheels, tyres and suspension.
Exhaust and intake.
Sound system.
Bodykit.
Paint.

I hope you guys can help point me in the right direction for this stuff and I look forward to building a 6gc worthy of joining the ranks of some of the fantastic rides I've seen here.

-Palmy

[SwissFerdi]

Wow...I can completely agree with your story, I would have rage'd until nobody in a 20 mile radius was alive. I mean, my fender has been punched in, pretty much the same damage as your fender right there, and I felt the need to kill. Richter scale 4 scream sounds about right to what I'd do in your situation.

Anyway, you've got a clean slate to start on...and as others have said, a lip kit looks much better than a full body kit. It doesn't seem like the front or rear bumpers are affected anyway (might be wrong, can't see in the pic), so the repairs you have to do involve body panels that are only OEM replacable anyway...besides some aftermarket fender options, but I wouldn't advise those. However, I can advise 5th gen Celica mirrors, they're a bit less bulky and look quite nice.

Whichever way you go...I wish you much luck and many happy miles.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jan 16, 2010 - 11:24 AM