Sep 13, 2010 - 3:52 PM
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I've always wanted to make a progression thread, just can never find the time to, and the more i modify my Celica, the more I wish I had one. So I decided before it gets too late or I lose all my pictures, I will post one now, right before I swap my motor. A little background info, my name is Matt, I'm 21 and my 1995 Celica GT was my first car. I've always been into cars and modified cars so as soon as I got it, there were lots of things I had planned for it. However, still being a kid had no money to fund any big projects, until I got a job...Here are some pictures of my cars evolution to the point where its as now. Enjoy
Here's where I started... Just a stock black celi... ![]() Wanted to do things, but had no money, so I painted my stock GT wheels red. ![]() First performance mod was a v2 TRD Quick Shift Kit, was VERY happy with it, bought some GT4 spoiler blocks, while in the paint process, tried spoilerless, not my thing. ![]() Painted my blocks myself, put em on. ![]() If you ever are wondering USDM tail light or JDM taillight? JDM ALL THE WAY! ![]() ![]() My winter set of wheels are those stock GT ones. Basically, I fell in love with OEM JDM from there on, and the real transformation started. I fell in love with GT4's, learned A LOT about them, and ended up purchasing a project car (ST-165) so funds halted on the 6gc ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Winter time came and my birthday is 4 days after xmas so I got a decent chunk of cash and help getting this. ![]() As you can see, it needed A LOT of work, but I was 100% committed to doing all the work on it myself and getting it on my car. Bought so many parts for it, got really used to seeing this. ![]() While the work was getting done on the 4 front end, got some new wheels. ![]() ![]() HID's too. ![]() Front end on! And some OEM '98 skirts! ![]() ![]() Spacers! ![]() Like I mentioned earlier, my car is waiting on the arrival of a 3rd gen 3S-GTE motor set from _Jim_. I am extremely excited to start the swap. These are not mounted yet, but here will be what my gauge setup will look like. I also purchased an Apexi AFC NEO to be put where the cigarette lighter currently is. ![]() Thanks for looking. This post has been edited by mak5603: Jul 12, 2012 - 1:59 PM -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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Jan 19, 2011 - 8:19 PM
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Looks pretty clean like that man. Spoilerless with your red/black rims would look fawkin sick. IMO |
Jan 19, 2011 - 10:12 PM
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Looks pretty clean like that man. Spoilerless with your red/black rims would look fawkin sick. IMO Thanks guys. Yeah I definitely thought about the whole spoilerless with my other wheel combo, gotta try it as soon as snows officially off the forecast. -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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mak5603 Mak5603's Project Sep 13, 2010 - 3:52 PM
HectortheRican Lovin' it. One question though. How come the S... Sep 13, 2010 - 7:14 PM
mak5603 I dont have my hood latch extended right now, and ... Sep 13, 2010 - 7:32 PM
SwissFerdi Holy schnitzel, nice project. Good job. Sep 13, 2010 - 7:38 PM
Johnnyny liking the gauges Sep 13, 2010 - 7:50 PM
whatthe Hey matt i like your interior guages alot. Its com... Sep 13, 2010 - 8:32 PM
96stgreendemon car looks freaking awesome keep up the good work Sep 13, 2010 - 8:55 PM
mak5603 Thanks guys. Trying to get some stuff done for ... Sep 14, 2010 - 12:37 PM
mak5603 Finally got around to painting my calipers red tod... Sep 14, 2010 - 10:03 PM
jcbass7 I love the look of your car from the rear. The Bl... Sep 14, 2010 - 10:05 PM
HectortheRican Btw, I loved your USDM vs JDM tail picture. TOTALL... Sep 14, 2010 - 10:30 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Sep 14, 2010 - 1... Sep 14, 2010 - 10:32 PM
mak5603 Here's the painted calipers. Quick morning cel... Sep 15, 2010 - 11:19 AM
HectortheRican The red on the calipers looks lovely with the red ... Sep 15, 2010 - 3:01 PM
rave2n loving the progress, and another beautiful black c... Sep 15, 2010 - 8:05 PM
sunwukongg what springs are you lowered on? Sep 15, 2010 - 8:29 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (sunwukongg @ Sep 15, 2010 - 9... Sep 16, 2010 - 11:04 AM
richee3 Good stuff Sep 16, 2010 - 12:17 PM
mak5603 Got a couple more weekends until the big local Tot... Sep 20, 2010 - 1:07 PM
mak5603 Car got hit while parked today, minor damage but i... Sep 26, 2010 - 7:30 PM
HectortheRican I'd be SO mad >:( Sep 26, 2010 - 9:53 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Sep 26, 2010 - 1... Sep 27, 2010 - 2:10 PM
mak5603 Put my car back together and got a new camera, so ... Oct 1, 2010 - 4:03 PM
mak5603 RE: Mak5603's Project Oct 2, 2010 - 9:52 PM
jcbass7 QUOTE (mak5603 @ Oct 2, 2010 - 10:52... Oct 4, 2010 - 8:24 PM

mak5603 QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 4, 2010 - 8:24 ... Oct 5, 2010 - 3:11 PM
Hazmat QUOTE (mak5603 @ Oct 2, 2010 - 9:52 ... Oct 5, 2010 - 2:21 AM
freddy121389 why does your hood and bumper not line up? Oct 2, 2010 - 10:47 PM
whatthe QUOTE (freddy121389 @ Oct 3, 2010 - 2... Oct 2, 2010 - 11:11 PM
sunwukongg QUOTE (whatthe @ Oct 2, 2010 - 11:11... Oct 2, 2010 - 11:12 PM
HectortheRican I asked him earlier in the thread. His hood latch ... Oct 2, 2010 - 11:26 PM
sunwukongg QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Oct 2, 2010 - 11... Oct 2, 2010 - 11:28 PM
HectortheRican QUOTE (sunwukongg @ Oct 2, 2010 - 10... Oct 3, 2010 - 4:13 AM
whatthe You have quite the eye catching dent on your hood ... Oct 3, 2010 - 5:57 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (whatthe @ Oct 3, 2010 - 12:11... Oct 3, 2010 - 9:41 AM
HectortheRican QUOTE (mak5603 @ Oct 3, 2010 - 8:41 ... Oct 4, 2010 - 8:05 AM
SleekCelica Everything looks good bro. I'm loving the whee... Oct 4, 2010 - 6:17 AM
mak5603 ^^ hehe thankyou hector and sleek, finally some he... Oct 4, 2010 - 12:07 PM
HectortheRican QUOTE (mak5603 @ Oct 4, 2010 - 11:07... Oct 4, 2010 - 12:13 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Oct 4, 2010 - 12... Oct 4, 2010 - 12:43 PM
HectortheRican I would definitely switch out the rims to Watanabe... Oct 4, 2010 - 1:16 PM
mak5603 Yeah, those rims aren't my personal pref. But ... Oct 4, 2010 - 1:31 PM
HectortheRican My dad's is a coupe. I prefer hatchbacks thoug... Oct 4, 2010 - 2:40 PM
mak5603 Went to the 2011 Scion TC release / custom car sho... Oct 17, 2010 - 9:53 PM
mak5603 Couple more from the show. I was parked with all t... Oct 19, 2010 - 12:56 PM
jcbass7 Looking good, your car is still the background on ... Oct 19, 2010 - 7:52 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 19, 2010 - 8:52... Oct 22, 2010 - 4:12 PM
Johnnyny nice birthday present ! Oct 22, 2010 - 6:49 PM
epocsirhc Your car reminds me ALOT of Johnneh's before h... Oct 24, 2010 - 4:08 PM
mak5603 Picked up a new steering wheel yesterday (Momo Thu... Oct 26, 2010 - 1:19 PM
mak5603 Just updated my interior a bit, still just a coupl... Nov 4, 2010 - 6:50 PM
jcbass7 Looking good!
Rewiring the cig lighter to the... Nov 4, 2010 - 6:54 PM
HectortheRican Is that a TRD shift knob and vincent's boot? Nov 4, 2010 - 7:30 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Nov 4, 2010 - 7... Nov 5, 2010 - 12:08 AM
HectortheRican So does the knob fit pretty flush with the ring in... Nov 5, 2010 - 12:33 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Nov 5, 2010 - 12... Nov 5, 2010 - 12:05 PM
delusionz looks nice dude, but please, please, please fix th... Nov 5, 2010 - 2:51 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (delusionz @ Nov 5, 2010 - 2:5... Nov 5, 2010 - 12:11 PM
mak5603 Sneak peak of an upcoming project. Won't be go... Nov 12, 2010 - 1:59 PM
HectortheRican WOOOOAAAAHHHHH
I so jealous ._. Nov 12, 2010 - 2:04 PM
4-eyed-freek times 2 ^ ^.. thats awsome. love them gt 4 caliper... Nov 12, 2010 - 7:48 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (4-eyed-freek @ Nov 12, 2010 ... Nov 12, 2010 - 11:19 PM
mak5603 Hit 200,000 miles on the way to the annual Northwe... Dec 8, 2010 - 2:42 PM
4-eyed-freek only 100,ooo more and you can join me in the 300,0... Dec 9, 2010 - 12:16 PM
mak5603 ^^ hehe, only on the chassis. Engine won't hap... Dec 9, 2010 - 2:12 PM
mak5603 Ordered some more front end greatness today! H... Dec 13, 2010 - 2:26 PM
delusionz i wanna see the brakes installed!!!
w... Dec 13, 2010 - 5:15 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (delusionz @ Dec 13, 2010 - 5... Dec 14, 2010 - 2:45 PM
lilguy Dude, Beautiful. that's all I'm going to s... Dec 14, 2010 - 7:42 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (lilguy @ Dec 14, 2010 - 8:42 ... Dec 15, 2010 - 2:24 PM
lilguy I vote for a guide (pics) of removing the calipers... Dec 15, 2010 - 11:44 PM
mak5603 I don't have pictures of the whole removal pro... Dec 17, 2010 - 1:46 PM
eboz74 QUOTE (mak5603 @ Dec 17, 2010 - 2:46... Dec 19, 2010 - 1:11 AM
lilguy good stuff thanks. have to look up removal of them... Dec 18, 2010 - 6:40 PM
lilguy QUOTE (mak5603 @ Sep 13, 2010 - 3:52... Dec 19, 2010 - 9:27 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (lilguy @ Dec 19, 2010 - 9:27 ... Dec 21, 2010 - 3:36 PM
mak5603 Hopefully buying a new project today!
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alltracst185 QUOTE (mak5603 @ Jan 5, 2011 - 1:30 ... Jan 5, 2011 - 1:02 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (alltracst185 @ Jan 5, 2011 - 2... Jan 5, 2011 - 1:25 PM
alltracst185 Lexus IS300? They are afordable now. I love mine... Jan 5, 2011 - 6:14 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (alltracst185 @ Jan 5, 2011 - 6... Jan 5, 2011 - 6:32 PM
easternpiro1 ive seen some baddassery on this site... and you m... Jan 5, 2011 - 6:44 PM
alltracst185 QUOTE (mak5603 @ Jan 5, 2011 - 7:32 ... Jan 5, 2011 - 10:35 PM
delusionz That ST165 you have there is a classic and would m... Jan 6, 2011 - 1:35 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (easternpiro1 @ Jan 5, 2011 - 7... Jan 6, 2011 - 12:09 PM
mak5603 Decided instead of buying another car right now I ... Jan 9, 2011 - 3:18 AM
mak5603 Got my Twos R' Us endlinks yesterday so I can ... Jan 11, 2011 - 12:03 PM
96stgreendemon From what i have heard ACT is the way to go, but h... Jan 12, 2011 - 9:39 PM
chacha i struggled with the ST bars....make sure you take... Jan 12, 2011 - 10:27 PM
96stgreendemon I never had to take my struts off on front or rear Jan 12, 2011 - 11:13 PM
chacha yeah...you don't have too, but it makes the in... Jan 12, 2011 - 11:20 PM
mak5603 Just gave her a wash in preparation for my project... Jan 19, 2011 - 11:09 AM
sunwukongg DAMNNN I LOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE THE SPOILERLE... Jan 19, 2011 - 5:58 PM
SupraKid VERY nice car man If i had a hatch id build it ju... Jan 19, 2011 - 10:32 PM
whatthe Stock wheels are best Jan 20, 2011 - 1:35 AM
mak5603 QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jan 19, 2011 - 11... Jan 20, 2011 - 11:10 AM
mak5603 Here's some crappy pics of my projectors, I ju... Jan 20, 2011 - 1:40 PM
bccentaur3 Do me a favor, since you have HIDs in the projecto... Jan 20, 2011 - 1:55 PM![]() ![]() |
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