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post Oct 17, 2016 - 9:15 PM
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Just put some money down on a red 1997 Celica... I'll be bringing it home on a trailer this weekend, don't even have it yet. But I'll be updating this thread with little things that I do to it. For now, here are the pictures ripped directly from the Craigslist ad:











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I currently live in MN and have always been a Toyota my whole life.
 
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post Nov 29, 2016 - 1:38 PM
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Small update, Legacy wheels don’t fit in the front because the offset is +15 mm relative to the stock offset, so they just barely come in contact with the brake calipers. I didn’t think this difference would cause an issue, but I guess I didn’t take into account that since the wheels are so small, a small change in offset makes a big difference. This is not an issue in the rear with the drum brakes. Ordered a pair of 10mm spacers to try and fix the problem, and depending on how the lugs fit after the spacers are on, I may need extended wheel studs to match. No problem, as it is currently 53 degrees and sunny here in central Michigan at the end of November, so there is not a dire need for snow tires yet.

Also spent all day Saturday finishing my subwoofer installation, and to my relief it fired right up on my first try with no popping or buzzing noises. The sub and amp have been sitting in my garage for about 2 years after being removed from a car I used to have (my previous car came with a factory option premium sound system with two stock subwoofers, so I didn’t feel the need to install my aftermarket one). I hope I never have to do this kind of thing again, as running wires from the head unit/engine bay to the rear of the car was an enormous pain in the ass. Plastic trim pieces and fender liners are probably my least favorite thing to deal with. I might upgrade the subwoofer at some point because it is one of the cheapest ones on the market and of questionable quality, but mine does the job just fine for now. Here are the details of the installation for posterity:

I ran the power cable from the battery to a grommet on the right side of the engine bay, down the driver’s side of the car. I did it this way for two reasons—one, because I ran the signal cables down the passenger side and didn’t want to cause interference, and two, I didn’t have a long enough cable to reach from the battery to the other side of the engine bay and then to the back of the car. Here’s a picture from Bonzai’s build thread that demonstrates where I routed the power cable. Don’t pay attention to the black or yellow wire looms, but see where the black wire below them is coming from the engine bay. You have to remove the fender liner and route the wire into one of the other grommets leading behind the dash; blindly pushing the wire from the engine bay doesn’t do anything except shove it against your wheel well liner. It’s hard to tell for sure, but from the photo, it looks like he did the exact same thing as me when removing the liner and cut right through the bottom right corner, where a mud flap would be attached. I don’t even know what to call them, but there are three plastic clips holding the liner on from behind, and they have screw holes to mount the factory mud flaps to them. These clips were absolutely impossible to get access to, much less remove cleanly, since they are on the inside of the fender liner. I wouldn’t have done this if I didn’t have the mudflaps, as the liner was clamped back into place when I reattached the flap. I installed the inline fuse under the dash, right under the fuse box. I used this enclosure and it fits perfectly up against the rear seats and under the rear shelf. I went with an amp installation kit from Belva and it contained everything I needed. If it’s not obvious, I did this all on a pretty tight budget and it worked out perfectly, at least for my needs. I still need to buy some strong velcro to secure the subwoofer, but for now, it fits nice and snug against the rear seats.

I also received a ton of other stuff I ordered and got it all in the car. The Sparco shift knob, black dash trim/bezel, Japanese style front license plate to cover the ugly bracket, USB/aux input mounted in the pocket by the cigarette lighter (it looks super ghetto the way I rigged it up. I’ll probably get a new pocket/port and redo this step eventually). I still need to do some research on a new shift boot and get mine replaced. I’d also like a new black trim piece to replace my current one around the shift knob/cigarette lighter area. After that, I’ll take some pictures of my new and improved interior and post them up here.


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I currently live in MN and have always been a Toyota my whole life.

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- Bushmatic   1997 ST - The Bushmobile   Oct 17, 2016 - 9:15 PM
- - njccmd2002   Clean celica   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:22 AM
- - cheela   welcome! yeah that looks like a really clean c...   Oct 18, 2016 - 9:26 AM
- - Bushmatic   Spent a few hours looking at engine swap write-ups...   Oct 18, 2016 - 11:40 AM
- - Box   Welcome! Every time I see a Renaissance Red C...   Oct 18, 2016 - 12:28 PM
- - ClevelandGaint   Welcome, once you get one your bound to get others   Oct 18, 2016 - 2:17 PM
- - Bushmatic   I just tried to post 3 times but the posts are not...   Oct 18, 2016 - 2:31 PM
|- - cheela   QUOTE (Bushmatic @ Oct 18, 2016 - 2...   Oct 18, 2016 - 3:08 PM
- - cheela   as for your other questions: tachometer: http://w...   Oct 18, 2016 - 3:20 PM
- - Bushmatic   Wow, my long post showed up. If an admin sees thi...   Oct 18, 2016 - 3:29 PM
- - Box   Here's a writeup on drums to discs: http://www...   Oct 18, 2016 - 3:38 PM
- - bryanf   Here is my writeup on the brake conversion: http:...   Oct 18, 2016 - 4:10 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (Box @ Oct 18, 2016 - 4:38 PM)...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:10 PM
- - Smaay   Sounds like you should have not bought this car. I...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:53 PM
- - ClevelandGaint   You can go on eBay and purchase a 7th gen celica s...   Oct 18, 2016 - 6:54 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (ClevelandGaint @ Oct 18, 2016 - 6...   Oct 18, 2016 - 7:39 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (Smaay @ Oct 18, 2016 - 6:53 P...   Oct 18, 2016 - 8:47 PM
- - Csober   Nice to see pictures of it, and was good to meet y...   Oct 19, 2016 - 8:02 AM
- - Bushmatic   Got her home today, it was a nice drive! It...   Oct 21, 2016 - 5:09 PM
- - Box   You could try using some Liquid Wrench or PB Blast...   Oct 21, 2016 - 11:13 PM
- - Bushmatic   After some fiddling around, the key barrel isn...   Oct 22, 2016 - 4:50 PM
- - Bushmatic   Anyway, moving away from the key thing: Just star...   Oct 22, 2016 - 9:15 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   My left front speaker blew out and quite honestly ...   Oct 23, 2016 - 12:05 PM
- - Box   You can test the speaker wiring with a voltmeter o...   Oct 23, 2016 - 12:43 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (Box @ Oct 23, 2016 - 1:43 PM)...   Oct 23, 2016 - 9:40 PM
- - Bushmatic   Still waiting on a lot of items to ship to continu...   Oct 31, 2016 - 2:16 PM
- - Box   Or it could be the fader setting. That's abo...   Oct 31, 2016 - 3:48 PM
- - Bushmatic   I got my head unit and wiring harness, so I starte...   Nov 1, 2016 - 7:08 PM
- - Bushmatic   Got my new stereo head unit installed, and to my s...   Nov 6, 2016 - 9:54 PM
- - richee3   Both are standard with every head unit I've ev...   Nov 7, 2016 - 8:59 AM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 7, 2016 - 8:59 ...   Nov 7, 2016 - 1:38 PM
- - Bushmatic   Two small questions to anyone reading... I'm ...   Nov 13, 2016 - 7:59 PM
- - richee3   I have a spare tach if you need it, but I've g...   Nov 13, 2016 - 8:48 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 13, 2016 - 8:48...   Nov 13, 2016 - 9:11 PM
- - Box   The switch plunger for the glove box light is prob...   Nov 13, 2016 - 10:15 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...p;#en...   Nov 14, 2016 - 2:28 PM
- - Bushmatic   Trying to figure out the best way to repair/restor...   Nov 17, 2016 - 9:56 PM
- - CelicaDICE   I have a set of genuine GT4/SS-III raiser blocks. ...   Nov 18, 2016 - 12:18 PM
- - Box   ST and GT have the same lift door, what you're...   Nov 18, 2016 - 12:59 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (CelicaDICE @ Nov 18, 2016 - 12...   Nov 18, 2016 - 4:10 PM
- - cheela   I would just drill the extra hole for the spoiler....   Nov 18, 2016 - 5:48 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (cheela @ Nov 18, 2016 - 5:48 ...   Nov 18, 2016 - 8:57 PM
- - Bushmatic   Small update, Legacy wheels don’t fit in the front...   Nov 29, 2016 - 1:38 PM
- - Bitter   If you only barely need to clear then 5mm spacers ...   Nov 30, 2016 - 12:06 AM
- - cheela   Fyi. njccmd2002 is giving away a 2 post spoiler fo...   Dec 6, 2016 - 4:41 PM
- - Csober   If you're still looking for a 2 post hatch the...   Dec 18, 2016 - 9:34 PM
- - msk59   Nice updates. Like the details you write. Who make...   Jan 26, 2017 - 12:49 PM
- - Bushmatic   Hey, I'm back, after packing up everything, sh...   Apr 28, 2017 - 2:31 AM
- - Box   Well the right way to take care of the spoiler hol...   May 3, 2017 - 5:58 PM
- - Bushmatic   Might as well post a quick update... Nothing parti...   Aug 21, 2017 - 11:05 PM
- - Bushmatic   Just pulled the trigger on a master cylinder, valv...   Aug 22, 2017 - 12:41 PM
- - Bushmatic   My new RS3000 key fob arrived! It was super e...   Aug 28, 2017 - 12:05 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   you didnt use any primer did you for the plastic??...   Sep 1, 2017 - 5:46 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Sep 1, 2017 - 3...   Sep 4, 2017 - 12:56 AM
- - tr1stan   Nice. I always like the sound of magnaflow. It is ...   Sep 5, 2017 - 3:20 AM
- - Bushmatic   RE: 1997 ST - The Bushmobile   Sep 5, 2017 - 1:31 PM
- - cheela   nice! those are in great condition. I've w...   Sep 5, 2017 - 2:05 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (cheela @ Sep 5, 2017 - 12:05 ...   Sep 5, 2017 - 3:45 PM
- - cheela   owner in Japan was probably picking up chicks in h...   Sep 5, 2017 - 5:00 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (cheela @ Sep 5, 2017 - 5:00 P...   Sep 5, 2017 - 5:58 PM
- - njccmd2002   them toes   Sep 5, 2017 - 11:23 PM
- - Bushmatic   I want to get a pair of tiny carriage/mushroom hea...   Sep 11, 2017 - 6:45 PM
- - Bushmatic   Just gonna dump some information about my sunroof ...   Oct 3, 2017 - 3:46 AM
- - cheela   damn. that sucks about the sunroof.. you could try...   Oct 3, 2017 - 9:25 AM
- - njccmd2002   im pretty sure you can find that part if you look ...   Oct 3, 2017 - 10:04 AM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (cheela @ Oct 3, 2017 - 7:25 A...   Oct 3, 2017 - 2:14 PM
- - njccmd2002   if the sunroof is oem and not aftermarket, chances...   Oct 4, 2017 - 10:43 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 4, 2017 - 10...   Oct 4, 2017 - 11:12 AM
- - Bushmatic   It's a moot point by now because I've deci...   Oct 4, 2017 - 8:27 PM
- - Box   For me it's O.E. or not at all when it comes t...   Oct 4, 2017 - 8:53 PM
- - njccmd2002   ill know and ill point it out   Oct 4, 2017 - 9:18 PM
- - Box   Not after it's done and he uses that memory wi...   Oct 4, 2017 - 10:22 PM
- - Bushmatic   valve cover gasket job with something extra (New...   Oct 18, 2017 - 8:17 PM
- - Smaay   that thing needs a V6 in there   Oct 18, 2017 - 8:33 PM
- - Box   Looks a lot better!   Oct 18, 2017 - 8:40 PM
- - Bushmatic   Half a year later update! Still alive and dri...   Jun 28, 2018 - 1:55 PM
- - TimeslideZ   Yoooooo glad it's still running and being work...   Jul 2, 2018 - 10:13 PM
- - cheela   bump! what happened to the reveal??   Jul 25, 2018 - 4:28 PM
- - Box   Should be able to bake open the tail lights and th...   Jul 26, 2018 - 4:46 AM
- - Bushmatic   Sorry about the short delay, I moved back to Michi...   Jul 30, 2018 - 12:05 AM
- - Box   Louvers are supposed to go on the outside.   Jul 30, 2018 - 3:37 AM
- - CoolZeen   louvers ? it will be cool if they made some for ou...   Jul 31, 2018 - 1:13 PM
- - cheela   Blinds are interesting. You should get a TRD roof ...   Jul 31, 2018 - 1:22 PM
- - NgoFcukinWay   You probably would've been better off installi...   Aug 1, 2018 - 8:30 AM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (Box @ Jul 30, 2018 - 4:37 AM)...   Aug 1, 2018 - 11:37 AM
- - Box   Hey, I was being funny not mean.   Aug 1, 2018 - 11:36 PM
- - Bushmatic   QUOTE (Box @ Aug 2, 2018 - 12:36 AM)...   Aug 3, 2018 - 1:35 AM
- - cheela   lol, yeah, we're all just a bunch of internet ...   Aug 3, 2018 - 8:16 AM
- - Bushmatic   Here's a mini "update" while the sit...   May 21, 2020 - 1:43 AM
- - Bushmatic   Engine finally blown! Car is for sale, as is, ...   Feb 5, 2021 - 8:30 PM


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