Well and so it begins.. Took me a little over a month to find a Celica coupe. Took a chance on this one.
1995 Celica ST Coupe.1.8
184k
5speed
Completely stock when i got it. Was owned by a college kid who just got done with school. Paint is a absolute mess with the roof being damn near metal. That is what Florida sun will do to a macco paint job i guess..
The goal for part 1 build is just to keep a very small budget. Get it looking decent with some minor body work and get the motor running very good for daily driving. Wanna enjoy the Celica front for as long as i can, as a Curren conversion is the end game.
Things I've already done-
Motor wise:
Complete tune up, Spark+wires, Fuel Filter, Cap+rotor, Air Filter, PCV and all fuild changes.
Didn't do anything aftermarket, really wanted to get it back to stock specs to see if anything else is wrong.
So far so good on that end. Motor runs real smooth and no smoke or leaks.
Outside:
I have a legit Hiro front lip and OEM Side skirts. Hiro rear splitters are in the mail.
Paint:
DipYourCar.com ProkitPLUS in my garage with white paint + glossifier.
Yup.. Might get alot of hate on plasti dip'n my car but this is a budget build. And with this much body work i would get raped on labor.
When i get the money i'll just peel it off and get the work done right.. Or just change colors every week.. =D
Should look really good with the glossifier with the white. Damn close to a real paint job.
Searching for some Megan EZ Street Coilovers.. Thats the next thing..
After that.. Rare wheels but that's gonna take some time. I want nice wheels.. picky picky..
But after 1week with my purchase.. Here is how it looks.. Remember the hiro lips and sideskirts did not come with the car..
^^****KKK LOL
Front lip and sideskirts mounted temp.... Intill body work!!
Dirty engine bay.. Cleaning it after body work.. Just imagine how the rest of the car looked when i got it.
Hows this for a project??? hahaha.. built not bought!!
budget build with a real HIRO lip! awesome!
I need that lip for my coupe!!!
I'd give you my ss-iii an some cash for it if the wife wouldn't kill me
Nice little project man, the lip looks great! Your gonna love the coupe as its different from all the rest, project coupes FTW!
Ha, you have the less useful version of our car! Ditto on the genuine Hiro lip on a budget build. If you haven't bought it yet I'd look into a blue Plasti-Dip that'd sorta match the stock paint. Then with the gloss in it, should look pretty ok. At least every time you open your hood there isn't a giant colour clash, which would have me going into a seizure. Your results may vary.
Box was just commenting on the coupe having a smaller trunk than the liftback. But the coupe is a little bit lighter and a little bit stiffer than the liftback, which is a plus.
Handles better than a lift back too...
Least I think so
Looking good. Hopefully you'll be able to do the curren conversion along with a beams swap. Then it'll be a perfect curren replica.
Hey, the liftback you can fold the rear seat down and you have an instant "bed" so there.
Yeah, but then it just won't really work right. Anyhow, should I digress. Throw on a Curren front end so it'll look right.
They can be a pain to find, but it's a must have for the coupes. It's like the S13 240SX coupe, oh how it needs the Silvia front...
I will have a current front one day!
Well been working on the car alot lately just haven't updated this thread..
Put in some syncro mesh for the 5 speed.. smooth now..
Also started the bodywork.. this is in day 3. middle of the day..
Dent pulled and filled.. was a bitch of a dent but the slide hammer got it. aswell as pissed off the neighbors..lol
same dent-skie
Wing off.. Holes filled.. There was some dents from taking off the wing.. Toyota spot welds the bolts and has double sided tape holdin them bitches down.. a little excessive if you ask me. lol
OK on the driver side you guys might remember some rust... rust b-gone.. shaaaazammm..
also there was a dent there.. right on the seam of the wheel arch to the left of the gas tank. (seen in 1st page pics) . pulled and filled.. ****ty shot the primer makes it look like **** with the camera but its str8!!..
started to work on this mofo.. this was rusted and crushed pretty hard!.. took the fender off and hammered it out the best i chould. also slide hammer went to work.. already filled this at the end of the day...
both drivers and passengers had its dings.. passenger had a bunch.. all filled.
next thing to work on is the front end.. sand this **** off!!...
This was mid-day shots.. went over pretty much all of this with finner gritt after pictures taken.. everything is now sanded down except for the hood, front bumper.. Still gotta work on the drivers side fender in the front.. about 80% done..
=D
almost forgot.. took off the fadded blue tint.. front windows was easy.. rear windows had to use razor blade..
If you're going to plastidip then I have some tips for you.
1. Clean your car very well and make sure it's dry.
2. Try not to tape a lot.
If you do both of these then you reduce the chances of your dip bubbling. If done right the dip should look good. I did it and its a cheap way of making your car look better.
5 Days of body work later. I ended up getting the side markers shaved as well. But I Need to pick up more paint for the lip kit.
More pictures when finished..
damn these plastidipped cars come out great!
more close up pics!
it's gonna look good once you get everything else on too. keep it up.
got tint.. 20% all around plus sun shade.
also put on some mud flaps, painting the lip kit soon + alot better pictures when done..
Next up is more low..
Rear Hiro Splitters are lost in shippment.. =( hopefully they pop up.
Hiro splitters came in today.. Was really thinking these where lost in shippment. Glad it wasn't so... Completes the lip nicley..
Thanks.. Yeah I'd like to get a paint job some day. Maybe after I find a curren i'll fork it up or by than have a compressor.
I do love this plasti dip though. Different for sure..
This color came out last week... maybe after some wheels i'll try that color..
Just got a coupe gt, and I'm on a budget. do you think that 2 gallons of white and a gallon of black and a gallon of glossifier would be good enough to get the car white like that and the roof black? I'll be making a thread soon but I want to get supplies and I'm just curious how it worked out for you. Was it difficult to avoid bubbling?
I really like how the car is progressing, how did you manage to get the rust out of the wheel well? I have the same problem.
Always loved the curren lights with the tinted clear turns.. Finding them without 200+ shipping is impossible..
So 30% tint will do.. No Rattle Cans! Legit tint.
looks amazing in person.
Still want that dang lip lol
10000k HID kit.
Blacked out the plate surround, and yellow tint on high beams.
This is a late comment but I've dipped cars and many things.......
DO NOT SKIMP ON THE PLASTIDIP. Always do several more layers than they say, too thin and you'll never peel it all off. Thicker is generally better in terms of total quantity
Two gallons isn't enough for a car this size to make the dip thick enough to easily remove....you'll be chipping away for many many hours.
Celica was due for a oil change. so might aswell due the valve cover gasket and repray the cover. vht black wrinkle that is =D. First time trying rotella, hope it lives to the hype I've seen. Should have finished pictures tomorrow.
WRINKLE LIKE A MOFO!!
Back together, will have to hit the junk yard for a alternator wire cover that goes on top the vavle cover but atleast it looks minty all blacky..
put in the coilovers today maxed out drop at 3" according to the paper.
wheels next.. it needs it bad but atleast this will get rid of the 4x4 wheel gap..
low and slow
valve cover looks awesome, should have done the intake manifold too
it's come a long way. looks great. but yes, rims are now in need.
what are you thinking of going with for rims?
I've got a set of tC wheels I'll let go for cheap.
Haven't updated this thread in a while, so for records here is what's going on. Decided after a year to take off the Plasti Dip and finally go for some new paint.
I did like the plasti dip but at the time I got stuck with the original white dip formal which had its problems. (heard they fixed alot of them) I also had a rust spot on the bottom of the passenger door that needed repair.
Dip came off pretty easy but I wish I tapped off alot of spots. It is.... what it is.. I ended up taking off doors, hood, trunk and got all the over spray dip off.
I fixed rust spots that I missed the first time and went over the car with some high grit sand paper.
Soooooo I am painting it Rustoleum Gloss Sail Blue.
Here is after 2 very thin coats.. Did I mention I am using a roller?? Yup, so this is going to take some time and I'll be back to post the complete project...
edit: Roof is going Rustoleum gloss black as well..
Wow that looks awesome for being rolled on! How hard is it to do? Do you need to do any primer or just scuff the clear and then paint?
Yeah I remember seeing that black one, it looked amazing...I'll have to look into this more this summer for sure
Well I guess I lied about posting when finished.. Almost done.
This is only with one cut and buff.
Still need to cut and buff hood & front bumper. Then Finish the black roof top - in pics:2 coats and a cut - no buff.
Lip kit still needs more paint too. It already looks great as you can see though.
This is awesome! Cant wait to see more updates in the near future!
Hnng this is making me want to do this more and more...
looks great! any close up shots?
also. love the color.
Finished ? Nope almost. BMW Rear roof wing added and the custom matrix center lip. Still working on the paint on some parts and its not perfect. not a show car.. budget build.
Gonna find some tires for the new wheels..
Nice, its so nice seeing other coupe builds to compare my coupe with. I like it so far, what type of wheels do you plan on getting?
And what type of BMW is that roof spoiler off of? if you don't mind me knowing.
Looking good! Did you dip the wheels or paint them?
valve cover looks awesome. What type of paint that is?
Thanks very much
Hey man, I love your coupe, one of my many favorites. Seeing yours keeps me going with mine.
You remember me Im the guy with the Dark Blue coupe and white wheels from instagram.
Is that Mariner Blue?
Looks very similar to the Mariner Blue on the Miata, that and the Grabber Blue on the Mustang. Looks pretty good to be Rustoleum. If I end up getting my Miata rebuilt I'll probably do the same myself, but spray it on instead of using the roller method.
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