after a long (in my eyes) hiatus from June 2012, finally back on the road
So here is the story of my celica.
so i dont get to ramble on too much, lets start out with the first picture i took of my car back in 2006 when I got her.
the first mod that i did was my JL speakers all around. nothing special. i wasnt too much into the whole 6gc scene until a little bit after.
i then stripped the hub caps and started putting every sticker i found on that car!
then i had finally gotten into the 6gc scene and started to mod her. first things first, a $70 weapon r intake from a fellow member. needless to say i felt badass installing it seeing as how it was my first mod.
http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdQKHBZH2yg&feature=channel_page\"
after that came exhaust, a nice n\' rare SP1
THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK!
i had thrown a rod and my car was up for about 3months, saddest moment ever!
after all was said and done, i got a new rebuilt block.
the day it was back on the road
this is the first pic i took with my new camera
Then after not having it for a while i wanted to get her gifts, thus leading us into the...
BAD IDEA PHASE
end phase
then i put on my XS auto headers the NIGHT before i was leaving for my freshman year of college. ended up rushing and cutting to hastily and had a bad exhaust leak. and a lil bit after put heat wrap on the rad tubes
also i got one of the limited DCR 3points
then after a month or so, my engine quit on me while cruising around pittsburgh. had to tow it back home to the shop the block was built at in philly. ended up being a bad head gasket.
then i just started buying stuff while at school and putting it in
SPENDING PHASE
installing hid\'s in february
most up to date interior shot at night
most up to date engine shot
Got some bars
STEELIES PAINTED
yellow jdm fogs
jdm tails
yellow highs
MATURING PHASE
well i took off all the stickers haha
got new rubbers
a big shipment
auto-x came into my life
http://\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66yhF5jtVk\"
then she sat for a while, not being modded, she was content
THE SCREW YOU GUYS MY CAR IS FINALLY LOWERED PHASE
this is how she sits as of now
props to art for getting me into this scene
the end.....?
very nice Tiga
nice job mike...i love these kinds of threads...we need to have a member journal section on here..keep the modding process goin...its addicting and rewarding
P.S.
shoulda picked up that set of green 6 spokes....would look good!
hahah n i met u sumwhere b4 the maturing phase im glad to say that i have met u
very nice. i especially like the autox part, but thats just me
where did the ksports come in? and how much were they?
btw, I can i notice where your photography skills get better and better, not to mention better equipment lol
Nice write up, mike.
I never knew you had jl speakers. How do u like them over stock?
thanks guys
champagne taste. Beer budget.
Get some nice 7th gen rims already. The steelies gots to go, yo!
u spelled it wrong college man!
champagne.
i want to get those enkei rp's that one guy is selling on here. the exact size i want too! 16x7.
i would just take them when i got them and get them powdercoated white
looks very good. I'm just starting the AutoX phase going to a couple last year. I think I found a new hobby. I love the progression. Hopefully we can all avoid the bad idea phase.
i like the pic of your car's front bumper. the way some of it is painted black. reminds me of trd bumper.
Ha! done.........riiiiiiiiight
if i know my brother, its not done
Sweet harness bar yo.
I still think the blurple color is best still.
Looking good tiga, post up your autox vid
Just a short note on the autox vid, which was great and awsome production by the way
I noticed that when your coming to a cone, you tend to react when your just getting to the cone, kinda like heading straight for it (or i guess right next to it lol) and then once you are past the cone, or right at it, you react to where the next is. My advice is to concentrate on knowing where the next cone is when your already heading for the cone coming up. "Concentrate on the immediate future, not the immediate past or pressent." Another way to think of it is to try to hit the inside cone your going around with your rear inside tire. The only way to do this is to not aim at the cone, but to go high, and treat the cone as an apex. Just like on a road course. your best line is to start wide, turn in at the right moment, to make your rear inside tire hit the apex, and then exit wide. In autox, exiting wide (depending on the course setup) could help or hurt, but findin the apex and setting up the car to hit that apex is key on any course.
For example, in the almost "zig-zag" slalom portion of the course (1:25-end of run) you entered actually really well, started turn in outside since you were already wide, which made your car straightend for the next cone before you passed the current one. For the rest of it, you tend to react when you reach the cone, therefore, you play a game of "catch-up" with rest of the course, causing panic-induced steering and forcing your mind to think faster, which will just slow your driving down. You want to know exactly whats coming up and know exactly where your car should be after every turn. Slow, fluid steering will also keep the tire friction low and controlled, which will come naturally when you get used to setting up your car for the next turn.
I have a picture/diagram/drawing on my comp of what i mean, it makes it 10x easier to explain. I would say check out the vid in the sig, but it's not quite the best example or the best view, but it's close. I raced my last event in my friends 95 Neon ACR E-prepared/rally car and I had just understood the concept. Im looking for the vid it's a good example. Otherwise, i'll try find one of my teammate's best video from last season. He's the STS champ 2 years in a row. He is deff a good example of correct corner set up.
Great write up! I have def taken it to heart, I understood the gist of it but unfortunately I am a visual learner (damn the artist in me) it would be great if somehow u could send me that diagram
watched the vid. wow
Tiga Tiga woods ya'll
i hope i get a ish load of seat time so i can use all this! hahaha
the top 10's are a great guide thanks!
IM SO EXCITED!
i went to a meet in pittsburgh last night and talked with this subie guy. one thing led to another and he told be to come to an auto-x tomorrow. $25
CHEAP AS HELL!
im excited to test out all the suspension work
we have a autox tomorrow in milwaukee but its raining all weekend
so how did the auto-x go? DC region had one today, but i was working :-(
just got back. i liked the set up of the course because it tested me in a way that i hadnt been in previous events.
2 main notable points where a mid speed 2500rpmish turn into a straight where i found out on the low end celicas do not perform well.
and then in a small S turn where i had to downshift to first, which took me two runs to go from high speed 2nd brake brake brake and shift to 1st
at this event i also saw how outclassed i am in BSP.
the FTD car was in BSP(TurboWRX) and ran a 49.2 with the avg. of the day was around 54ish.
I will probably try out DSP for a couple events and see if its more my kind of cars
it was a test event to play around and get used to my suspension set up.
all in all it was alot of fun and cant wait to get back to philly and start running there.
At our events so far in milwaukee, i didnt get that low in the rpms to downshift. The celi's are slow when its down in the low rpms
What times did you end up running?
yeah it was a surprise to everyone when they set it up. after my second run i got used to it and kind of liked it. i had a smooth transition from 2nd to 1st.
the main main problem was trying to gain speed from that low rpm in 2nd gear. i had to feather the pedal to be able to keep my rpms steady so i can exit and gain speed quicker than what i did in the beginning which was staying a constant speed around the turn, and then gassing it on the exit, and it took a few seconds to build up speed. it sucked
my times where(all estimates till i get the final results)
Off Course (6 cones in slalom)
69.936 +1 cone (+2sec)
64.961 +1
61.914
i was ahead of a vette until he pulled a 59.911 his last run
there was a ASP Porsche 911 and a AS S2000 that i got faster times than
there where a few other cars that i had better times
i know if i had gotten at least 2 more runs i would have gotten down to 58
i just ordered a "D" to replace the "B" so now ill have both. one for being conservative, and the other if i feel like getting torn up
could your steelies be holding you back?? nice bro i wish to do some autoxing
they are 35lbs each. i am looking into hoosiers and some 13's. in DSP or BSP you can run slicks
daaaaamn. 295 a tire is the cheapest
Right on dude!!
just curious, how did you get the rubber stuff under the seat so clean?? or was it jut like that?
mine is just horrible. haah
lol...you love stickers...anyway lookin real good mike...im likein the thread so far but whats next on the list for it?
Looks like overall for you personally, you progressed throughout the day. I dont know if its just me, but when i see a higher performance car just a second or two ahead of me i really try to push myself more to feel like i really did good that day. If you were keeping up with a vette on that one.
Did you film your runs?
Also i just bought "the gripper" and i am very impressed at how stable it really is!
nah. i was very unprepared for this. all my stuff was a home. helmet numbers vidcamera. etc.
still learned and had fun.
ur gunna have fun with the gripper. worth every penny of the 100.03
I wish i had like 4 of them so i could make a better "montage" if you will of one run with different angles.
thats what my autox vid kind of was. putting the camera different places and stitching the video together like it was one run
found a guy with a 70-200 2.8 and asked him if i can get some good pics of me racing.
Thats so awesome. I went AutoXing sunday as well. We just got the times back today. I ended up in 9th out of 17 on the PAX. 2/2 in my class by a half of a second. No camera's or anything but it's a blast. Not bad for only my third event.
not bad at all. im glad there are others on here that are interested in auto-x.
its so much fun and you find out alot about your driving skills and your cars abilities
nice car! we gotta meet up and autox one day.
i would love to see another modded celica in person haha
Here is my schedule for the summer
----MAY----
9th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-x
24th - Citizens Bank Park Philly Auto-x
30th/31st - Holbert Memorial Auto-X Warminister, PA
----JUNE----
5th - Formula D Day 1 Englishtown, NJ
6th - Formula D Day 2/ Englishtown Auto-x in Parking lot
28th - Citizens Bank Park Philly Auto-X
----JULY----
5th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-X
11th - Warminister, PA Auto-X
19th - Lancaster Park City Mall Auto-X
25th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-X
----August----
2nd - Warminister, PA Auto-X
damn you got the front tire tucking that is EPIC!
nice pics!!!
i might be hitting up one of the philly region races for old time's sake. I'm being very selective due to low $$$ and i got HYPERDRIVE COMING UP!!! SO EXCITED!!
a good cheap way to get tires is not to buy them new. Used ones will do you just fine, especially when you find them cheap. If you can, save the money for like 15" wheels, and then search ebay toward fall/winter. The Spec miata guys will sell 225/50/15 Hoosier R6's (4 of them) with like 6 races on them for like $50. They may be used, but it will last the average autox (especially if your starting to get serious) a while. when you feel they are done, you can always ask other racers if they have used ones.
I got offered 4 275/35/17s that were used once at Solo nationals the previous year, for $120 no joke.
and there's always the www.sccaforums.com For sale therads. good place to look lol
are you going to build a full on Street prepared car? i would highly recomend getting a daily. drove an EP (E-prepared) car down to the event, raced, and back again. stripped, one race seat, roll bar, and straight through exhaust. fun for like 15mins, and on the course, annoying for the rest.
yeah ive been checking the forums often looking for used tires
i have a friend that i just talked to that said he can get me tires for really cheap, unfortunatley hoosiers arent under the list. he said tires like
Azenis RT-615 and the Advan A048's for about 70 a tire. which is extremely cheap.
i would like to build this car to the point where its still a sensible DD
its going to be budget wise for me. haha. i have found wheels. i decided not go waste my money and get 57optimises or rims that are worth more than the car
last night i was looking at tires and came across those kumhos
if i where more serious i would devote more money into it and get hoosiers but im not there yet.
i am comparing and contrasting all options so i can come to a reasonable and affordable option.
i have some time. but my first event is this saturday. im using these first events to get used to how the suspension reacts to the courses
ordered some toys for her and they are en route to my house via big brown trucks.
I also have another deal that i am working on for a few very special items. items that i had only dreamed of having.
Hmm i wonder what they might be
they are in. but im not sure if i want to post pics yet.
still working up the cash for the next item. probably gunna be atleast a month
dude your such a tease....just show us what you got already!!
ima a wait a bit. I might just wait until i get my next thing. but that wont be for another 3 weeks at the most now
What would be better.
Lightweight wheels with ok tires.
or
Slightly Heavy wheels (not as bad as steelies) and real sticky tires?
im thinking#2
wow reading your thread and did a search annd fond this
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=6866
why are this tires so damn expensive. do they even last. i may want to do this in the future. but right now money is an issue... pluess i will need another car..
I Found this set on craigs list for $150 when I was looking for wheels, there in Georgia too.
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Craigs+List&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.craigslist.org%2F
yeah. im still looking at hoosiers. everyone says they are the best of the best.
but i dont feel like spending the money for them, used would be the best option
thanks for the link njccmd
your right stevenson, you go through tires more than wheels.
i hope its sticky tires and heavy wheels. best option IMO. spend money on tires. light wheels dont win, tires do.
just thought i'd let you know the http://www.hyper-fest.com/events/hyperDrives.html are coming up, at Hyperfest at summit point race way!!! it may be a distance for u, but it's soooo worth it and i highly recomend it! $40 for 20 min session, you can sign up for as many as you want! basically a HPDE or track day, but instead of paying $250+, it's $40!!! register soon if you want a spot. choose from 4 sessions i think. I'll be there, but i donno if i'll race cuz idk if my celica will hold up :-/ if not, i'll be taking pics!
http://www.hyper-fest.com/ my friends went last year, and they said it was awsome!!
oh yeah! i forgot about that! im going to look into it, ill let you know.
wish me luck. im off to the races
summer event #1
got first. there wasnt too much competition though
just me and one other guy.
an 81 BMW 320i
the guy had a butt load of driving experience.
he was stationed in japan. had an R32, did gymkhana and raced on the mountain roads with his buddies.
i underestimated him at first.
Me&BMW
Heat 1: 92...... 87
Heat 2: 86...... 85
Heat 3: 84...... 86+1
Heat 4: 83.4.... 83.8
i had to leave early so i didnt get my trophy
i hope for the 2day Holbert Memorial Event next weekend, more FSP's come out of the woodwork. it kind of sucks not having any competition. then i dont know how im doing
congrats
nice work tiga!!!
tigatigawoods ya'll!!
last weekend i was about one second behind a older civic. Its so hard to keep up with them because their so small. The course was mostly really tight turns. I did manage to beat a prelude though. So i was happy about that.
sooo tired
here are 2 pics
details later
hahahaha i didnt even see that LOL
ive been super lazy taking videos haha.
ive started to compete at the Susquehanna region because there are more people in FSP.
here are the results for the first event i attended
http://scca-susq.com/results/2009/09-06-07-axresults.html
i made a mistake by running in the 1st heat. the top 3 cars ran in the 3rd so i didnt get to see how that ran and actually better my time compared to them...i dunno whatever haha
i like being behind. gives me room to grow
next weekend is going to be a biiiig weekend for myself and my car
where is the csp meet vid you promised?
been pretty busy the past few weeks. i should probably do that this week. i will try and get it up tonight. wont be all fancy like i promised. just havent had the time.
maybe if i get the good camera i planned on having for CSP i can bring it to DWG and actually make a GOOD video. i doubt that i will get it tho
now im waiting for my buddy mike to get the footage of his camera onto my comp.
its coming...
that blue is mad hawt...seems slightly diff from what i'm used to
perrywinkle. yeah. toyota was feeling pretty fruity
yeah. it annoyed me. but i got over it haha
nice!
its about time u got wheels
that is f**k!n amazing! My favorite G.L. wheels too!
the car is done for the summer. just putting the money towards auto x fees now
the 57's where my dream rims. i never expected this deal to come up. had to pounce on it
u made hubcaps look sexy!!! but ur new wheels are way sexy too
Very nice wheels! The white compliments your "perrywinkle" quite nicely.
I don't think your bumpers are faded, doesn't the plastic just take to the paint differently? Fading looks different, I know because the top of my front bumper is beginning to do so.
i think so too. i think the plastics absorb the paint more.
oh well. it doenst bug me too much or else it would have already been fixed lol
thanks for all the compliments. i wanted to go big with rims. and to think i was the car with the crappiest rims at meets.
did a bit of a 180
So what fancy nuts are you going to go with to make em baller tiga?
the autozone ones that are on there now lol
i have decided to switch from F Street Prepared to Street touring.
I race in 2 regions. Susquehanna and Philly. Susq has about 5 competitors and Philly has none. The competitors all have Rcomp tires and are alot lighter.
Since i am still on street tires and can afford any Rcomps at the time i thought it would be best to move down to Street Touring. There are a large amount of competitors in both regions and i think i could place in the class as well
sweet. good choice. lots of competition, but everyone is on a budget or isn't too serious, so its still fun. Co-drove my friends Integra a couple weeks ago, and placed second out of 13, beating out 4 of my friends (including my friend who owned the car).
Make sure u read the rule book over. I know off the top of my head, no 3pt strut bars, interior completely in, and the bar on the floor in the backseat might have to go (if you still have it)
st over here is basically all the basic bolt ons; header, strut tower bar, exhaust, cone filter intake, sway bars, lowered, and up to i think 235 tires. Just some of the top of my head
DC region takes it way too seriously (which is a pain) so if they see they have something that is against the rules, they throw u in non-comp for the day.
when i was working tech, i saw a guy had a 3pt strut bar, and the tech coordinator saw it, and placed a big "NC" on his car in tape.
Unfortunetly they go by the Solo National's Rule book, and since ST is very popular, they are strict. http://cms.scca.com/documents/Solo_Rules/solo_categories.pdf (ST rules are on the bottom of page 1 to mid page 2)
Philly region may see it and say something about it. The last 2 events of the summer are with them
susquehanna is very laid back and wouldnt say a word.
i will keep in everything and see what philly does.
how much does your car weigh? what did you take out of the car to make it as light as possible.
im not sure yet. last time i weighed it which was about a year ago it was 2560lbs
i am hoping for 2499lbs but i highly doubt it. I think it will probably be 2520 or 30.
the back seats passenger seat spare tire is all that was taken out.
my suspension is a great deal lighter than stock. but my strut bar and sway bars weigh more than stock so that adds on a few.
i just need to weigh it lol
the wheels look nice on there.
hmm I only know that the dry weight for a ss-III celica is 2600 pounds. wheres the thread that has the weight specs for all different models of 6gc? if there is one. Approximately how much gas did you have in your car when you got it weighed?
oh ya just saw the pics of your interior. I see that your spare tire is in there, do you auto cross with the spare tire. Since for the most part you made the rear end lighter. Did that effect handling by making the car oversteer more. Is there anything else you could do to lighten up weight, taking out insulation from the interior???
I'm surprised the car would be over 2500. I guess it's the engine?
Mine weighs 2409, spare tire, full interior, most likely no gas.
umm ya i saw this one website that listed the weight of the ss-III with 3sge beams. But i want some solid info to back that up, along with all the other 6th gen's.
im looking for dry weight specs...
I'm gonna wager that mine was taken without gas, so consider it dry.
well st's a a great deal lighter than the gt's. because of the engine. IMO the best model you can have is a GT coupe. light and fast. i just like the hatch style better.
i drive nowadays without the spar tire and tools. i havent had much trouble at my races with the trunk being so light. i see it as being less to pull
air conditioning is the best way to take off weight off the front. Windshield washer lines and tank weighs a bit. i havent gotten to that point yet. Air conditioning is a nono and the washer n stuff i might remove next summer.
other than that. misc. interior plastics. door panels. speakers.
but i dont plan on going that far anytime soon haha
i do plan on in the future to get a CF hatch and hood and paint them.
The hatch could be alot lighter. That glass adds so much weight to our cars
i might go next weekend! $6
alright then good info tigawoods thanks!
taking it to the place where they weigh garbage i suppose??
ya i know it sounds funnny! just thought you guys are going there cause i saw this one show on rob and big. this security guy weight like 460 pounds. I saw some youtube of an integra type r, and the car was weighed by 4 individual scales that site under each tire. the weight distribution was 63/47. 63% in front and 47% in rear. where could you find a scale like that??
certain shops have that so you can corner balance the car.
expensive stuff. i only see it being nessecary if you really want to get a specific weight set up for racing.
i've corner balanced mine. luckily enough i was within 1% except front to rear. it's well worth it and even more important if you are using a coilover setup.
just registered for my 2 day event this weekend.
i have these guys im racing against
07 Scion tC Black
93 Honda Civic Si Black
91 Nissan Se-R Black
96 Dodge Neon Black
lots of black ppl
i am already assuming that the Civic will be fast as hell. the other 3 i can deal with
i will be cheating a little bit seeing as i have a few illegal mods in this class.
3pt rear and front and floor bar which doenst do crap
really floor bar doest do anything?? well good luck with the race. you going to get some videos up right??
so pretty much once you remove a/c its not something where can just put it back in, in a matter of a few hours. whats the a/c in our cars weigh anyways...
corner balancing the cars weight. please elaborate on this...
woops sorry for double post
basically it is adjusting the weight on all four corners of the car. this is done by changing the spring height on the four corners
good info
http://www.elephantracing.com/techtopic/cornerbalance.htm
So i have tanabe df210 lowering springs, kyb gr2 in the rear, and blisten touring inserts in the front. I also have ST Sway Bars. whenever i go up a driveway on the streets or make a u-turn really sharp and fast my back rear tire lifts up alot. I was told this was normal due to stiff sway bar. If i were to get coilovers, would i be able to prevent my rear tire from lifting off the ground.
thanks for that link.
not to jack your thread tiga, but i figured you'd like to see my run of the day
http://vimeo.com/6241148
pretty nimble there tom!
you can get waay closer to those slalom cones i know you can! lol
very good run though. im glad there is another purple autoxer in the fourm
here is what im working on
should be done in an hour or two and installed
very nice...I'm glad you got it ok!
its all done now!
i have some pics of it in but i lost my camera sync cord ugh
hmmm so thats the painting process
My trd 3pt. looks exactly the same rusty everywhere!
Yea i no i can get closer to those cones, but there always laughing at me!
Very nice trd strut brace. Jealously has hit me hard.
its a must have guys! worth every penny!
thanks again shannon n jon
Np bro! you need it more than i do
Nice bar man, that car must be really fun to drive.
cool! do you feel anything from that compared to the stock brace?
thanks guys!
yeah i do feel a slight difference. steering response feels a bit more precise than before. not that drastic of a change
i'm more jealous of the coilovers!
well jon was right.
i got more stuff for the car. but it was free so its ok!
its on is way as we speak.
and as far as i know
no other celica on this forum has it
YAY!
here are some updated pics with a lens that costs more than my car
and a little eye candy that pulled into autozone next to me
Where or how did you get the harness bar? Yours looks great. Also where did you pick up the floor bar? Sweet car btw.
The car looks great!!!
There were only two harness bars made. I don't know if there is anywhere around Tiga's place, but I think there might be interest for a few units if you want to get it reproduced.
thats what i thought. i know that there are similar ebay ones sold. but they did look different
i wish i could do that but i have no time
lookin good mikey...as usual...lookin good
that camber in that back is REDIC though...your gonna wear them tires out on the one side like a mo fo...whats the delio...yo?
Cool pics. Looks like a little toy car.
ill go to r/t when im back home and get a better setup dooont worry it will channge
So what are you getting that no one else has?
its nothing crazy but something i have wanted for a few years.
ill post pics when its all done. it will probably be a month or so when im all through
......well I don't want to wait a month. Why don't you shoot me a pm and hook a brother up. You know you want to.
whats a pm?
about 6 thousand miles until my warranty is up!
better order those cams now!
what are the offset and size of your work emotion xd-9 rims. How much do they weigh??
+40
subaru offset. thats who i got them from
7.5 wide
17lbs each
and they are Gram Light 57Optomises
already solved that problem bro!
you want my euro lips??
ok hold on a sec im confused. Do you have Gramlight 57 Optimise or Work Emotion XD-9
becuase i know that Work emotion come in 17x7 with +42 offset and 17x7.5 with +45 offset right??
i know that those gramlights have a really high offset of +50.
its +40 which is the wrx offset which is what car i got it off of
not really flush but give me more room to drop it. i might race with them as well not sure yet. im not used to these tires. i need to track test them. i can go all out on my 3/4 used avid v4s's but i cant go anywhere near that point on these fuzions
lolz had one, dont use it anymore.
bring it back up!
i got me a small fall project for me to work on next week!
dirty n dusty interior
Oh cool you actually did the bride fabric!
now i gotta wait for the seats!
sick!
next make it fast though.
getting some cams and having them regrinded until my warranty is up. maybe some valve springs 'n etc while its open
till then its money towards the camera
as far as i know im the only one with bride inserts. i have more fabric, just dont know what to use it for, i dont want to overkill it
Make a BRIDE Dash mat protect that ish bro!!!!!! dirt is NO no! you lucky i dont live near you
**BRIDE HEADLINER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have alot of the black (the arm rest) pattern. i wish i had enough to do the headliner
this fabric was super thick due to the padding.
3times the thickness of the org. fabric on the inserts. super hard to tuck
i have to add these to my journal!
I will be weighing her after new years!
Holy Crap, those pictures are amazing.
ps. I can't resist
Lol yeah i got alot of texts that day saying why am i on the news lol
new pics
I see you have the same thing going on as me, the top of your bumper is starting to fade.
Rest looks great though man.
yeah my front bumper is crap. ill paint it later on, also taking out the front license plate holder
so your going to weigh it with bairly any gas in it right? And you only have the 2 front seats and a spare in the rear? Im loving those pics. how did you even get those angles??
i forget what i had in her when i weighed it a couple years ago. im nervous lol
i weigh it with no gas and no spare and i forget what else i take out.
6000+ views on the thread!
automotive rig and some photoshop lol
thanks though man!
i normally dont like over photoshopping images but these just turned out spectacular i couldnt help it
well i need to keep myself busy so im doing a few cheap mods and add ons that i can work on in the warmth of my home.
id rather not do any under the car work in the freezing garage lol
car lookd good tiga. hey jw how much u lowered ur car (esp ur rear) bc im doing mines soon and it looks like ur back tires like tilt in and i dont want that to happen to mine if i can prevent it.
you need to adjust the camber
im srry the wat? the camber? neva heard of it, please explain so i kno lol thanks
i have too much camber lol
im getting a new setup for the upcoming auto-x season.
weighing soon!
What all have you done for weight reduction, if I may ask?
I'm considering doing the same, going for a light 7A-FTE setup over a standard 3S-GTE.
i honestly cant remember off the top of my head. i literally havent done anything to my car since i got my rims basically.
i plan on weighing it within the next few days. and some other odds n ends.
im considering taking out the a/c but that would be a summer project so i still have time to decide
Well I mean, just main points...rear seat delete, spare delete, rear plastic delete...all of the above...y'know what I mean?
yeah all of that
passenger seat
suspension
umm
there are a few other things for the life of me i cant remember
i will probably go for the hatch hood ac battery and a few other things here and there
so the final weight now is 2495!
weighed her today minus myself and a quarter tank of gas
Org weight from last weigh in 1 year ago 2560lbs
Congrats!
Nice. Consolation that mine weighs 2409?
sorry to sound dumb but what exactly did you take out of your car when you got it weighed?
lol
ok so that I get this right this is what you took out:
-Rear Seats
-Passenger Seat
-Interior Plastics-
-Spare Tire And Jack
all that equaled 2,495 pounds
So you weighed as if you were going autocross right after
Wait, so my Celica is going to be heavier now with the 3S? That's freakin' BS, man. I didn't even think of that.
haha not a fully built beams. they would be evenly matched. well maybe in power but not in torque. Im just upsessed with lightweight n/a ff cars or anything thats lightweight, that why Im not really into the 3sgte in an celica thats ff...
^^ Good luck building the BEAMS. Did somebody say custom work?
Tiga, I'm very impressed! I'd love to see what that car will weigh after you strip some more things off. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to see some autocross numbers from next season. I may even have to hurry up and get my car swapped and lowered and head over to St. Louis and see what numbers I can't put down myself.
I want to weigh my car. Where can I do that? I mean, there are trucks in this island. I'm sure there must be a station somewhere where they have a scale. I could pay to get it weighted. Like always, we get away with paying our way through things. My car and bikes don't pass emissions. What to do? Pay $20 instead of $11 and the guy sniffes another car.
Land fills have weigh stations
basically wherever the trucks get weighed, they might allow passenger vehicles for a fee
no that my rear end is a feather ive decided that the AC will be coming out along with either a battery relocation or a lightweight battery, and then possibly windshield washer tank depending on the size....i honestly havent looked under the hood in detail in a few months
too cold
other than taking the engine out i cant think of anything else to take out of the front lol
How much do you weight? You can lose a few pounds if you have extra ones you don't need.
Get a small alternator. Gut your hood. Gut your doors.
we already thought of plexiglass windows
the only one that would let a substantial amount of weight off is the hatch. the rear has enough weight of as it is already
i am 140-150
i could gain some lol
hood is as gutted as a stock hood can get without ruining the structural integrity of it
the doors and besically everything else in the front is staying, i want to keep it somewhat intact there or my gf will bitch lol
That's my only problem with taking out the rear seats and plastics, etc. It biases the weight distribution even more to the front.
But that's also my attraction to a 7A-FTE setup...my car's already light, might as well not ruin that with a heavy engine. And yes, I know that heavy engine has more power...but I want handling, dammit.
not reaaaly but i also want it to be somewhat comfortable in front even though itd be cool to have it all stripped haha
new pics!
needs lips
i got better things to do to her!
Yea, plus that's just adding more useless weight
your pretty lightweight yourself how old are you?
21 skinny sob lol
haha nice, me too Im 19, 6'1 at 155 lbs.
I really like the new wheels instead of those steelies you were rocking out. Keep up the good work.
I plan on getting another car for a DD (hopefully another celica) Then I will take everything out of the celica's interior including the door panels, center arm rest, the whole dash... minus the airbags, cluster and shift knob. Possibly remove AC too... But how much more weight do you think the door panels and the dash could save in weight? 20lbs?
I have autocross events in VT that I will be attending if anyone is close and wants to have fun they can come.
ALSO: its not that our women have full control of what we do but if they are happy then "WE" are happy
^^ i will second this, my GF has bitched to no end about me spending money on my car, ha ha so im pretty much at a standstill now because like said if they are happy "WE" are happy
the door panels really dont weigh much at all. id say 10 for both.
youd have to take out the speakers n such to get over 20 off
id also say the glove box center console is a few pounds and some of the other things listed in the front you could take off a decent amounts
im glad ur auto-xing man! cant wait to see some results!
Pssssssssst Mike get a vincent doggy gas lid its 3lbs lighter
and lol at the gf thing i guess i got lucky
omg
thats the seks
I guarantee Mike just got a chubby from that.
It does look damn good though.
id do it in black
Damn who's interior is that???
ordered a couple small parts in lieu of the big Sonic meet in april
my celica looks exactly like yours with the snow on it.
how come the snow around your car has a perfectly groomed edge and it's melted everywhere else?
they plowed me in
that was a few days after it snowed
Are you going to be my parking buddy at sonic again?
depends on when you get there!
What kind of harness bar is that? Got any more pictures of it?
custom. only two where made and nobody knows where the second is lol
i dont think i have any other pics of it. ill have to take some
gramlight ghosts
Looking good
How long do your tyres last with the mega -ve camber?
dirty snow dirty car
tires are fantastic!
the car looks cleaner than i thought from the strobes
here are the real shots
doesn't seem low enough
oh it isnt. lol
fixing that before the upcoming meets.
nah im going to a shop. its needs alignment n such as well
haha thats right... you told me! i think i'm gonna try to go a little lower on mine this week. i need my summer tires on!... when are you gonna get it to a shop?
asap when i get home. fo FREE! matts hooking me up
Nice job and good story line with pics. I felt like I owned it for a bit! big ups to you!
Thanks so much man!
Since she won the Celica of the Month...she is getting presents
What are you getting her?
And that's turrible, I didn't even vote for myself. You're supposed to vote for someone else.
I say we disqualify you.
i was going to vote for rusty but then i thought i had no remote chance of winning...so i voted for myself lol
i have the crown for a day!! lol
youll see what i got when it on! i like surprising ppl
When are we turboing this thing?
never lol
its just gunna get cams n etc then tuned
^ wow imagine if we tied in COM, congrates btw.
sweet what camshaft specs you thinking of?
thanks man!
i havent really started doing research yet for them. i still have a few months till my warranty on my engine runs up
i might just end up going with 294's but ill figure that out later i guess
hey tiga where did you get you rear strut braces and sway bar?
rear strut brace was custom made by Defgeph (a member on here) he only made like 10 or so. The sway bars are Suspension Techniques and you can get them off the web, i got mine from racinglab.com. (they take forever to process orders) lol
hope that helps!
Im so poor after what ive bought. Hope nothing gets lost in the atlantic!
chu gat it!
Part 2/3 came in yesterday and hopefully when i get home for spring break part 3/3 will be waiting for me as well!
cars gunna look puurrty in a week.
im excited to take some new pictures
3 parts hmmmm
Front lip
Skirts
And rear lip
Thats my guess. ><
But i have a gut feeling its not cosmetic tho...
lol guess youll have to wait n see!!
HA not happening!
3/3 in and installed
Let's see, you tease.
Pics of it didn't happen
doing a shoot tomorrow.
YOU MUST WAIT!!!!!
MUHAHAHA
So splitters/lips and skirts like somebody guessed. Nice.
i guess youll find out tonight!
i saw it.... approved; looks good!
I want to see it !!!
STOP THE SUSPENSE!!!
Mike you suck
i hope you got a mad tight jdm tow hook like all the civics got lol
I'm a day ahead here, and I still cant see the pics
Damn you rusty! im editing them now!
edit:
keeep getting distracted watching The Office
PICS FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
one minute!
seen it on FB first wow seriously........... ^__^ i wanna attempt the diffuser with aluminum sheets but im too lazy lolz
Hmmm you said 3........i see 2?!?!?!?!??
Ooooooooooh..........I see it lolz, i thought you already had blue lugz though??
Very very nice bro! Happy to have a functional celica in the family
Gorgeous! I like the changes! Keep up the goodwork!
well if you didnt guess the 3 mods they where
wheel mate lug nuts
wolfie clears
ycm diffuser
ive had the white emblem on for a while but i dont like the front of my car. I despereately needs to be painted
going to drop n align it today
That diffuser looks sick and devilish. Makes me want to get one too.
I'm glad you liked it and yes it wasnt hard to fit. Looks great on your car.
Next time you're driving in the rain, take in your rear view mirror and tell me what you see.
Your car would prob look cool with a cf hood and maybe hatch.
Lookin' good.
Tigz do you have a full rear shot w/diffuser?!
+1. I also want to see a full rear shot
+2
like so?
or a straight shot?
if you could straight on from about the same level
srap pic but it gets the point across
the picture is a little crooked.
the diffuser is perfectly aligned
Full rear shot tigz
but we're getting closer!
OH LORD!!
is this good enough!
its crooked. just for you!
OH LORD!!!!!! I CAN FIT UNDER YOUR CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It makes your ass look cuter
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet.....you da man1
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