New here .. Hi!! .... suggestions...., Gimme your suggestions for personalising my new Celica, please. Options

[DaveQB]

Hi all.

Love the idea of this site, dedicated to a generation of Celica's and their owners.
I have never been into Car's (even though my Dad was a racer, mechanic and started the Morgans Owners Car Club of Australia when he was alive), but now I had to get a new car, did the research and came to the conclusion I wanted a Celica, bought a 6th gen and have been driving it for about 3 weeks. Loving it. I am now itching to personalise it; to make it unique and MY car.

So.... I have a stock basic 99 Celica. What can I do ?

What I have done is:

installed good quality blue wipers
blue tyre valve caps
tinted the side and rear windows (just did that yesterday)
multiple little interior things like floor mats, etc.


What I am thinking of is ways to effects its look so its not so ... stock standard.
I'd also wouldn't mind a little bit more power too, but nothing crazy; I am no mechanic.
It seems to have a little bigger wheels then standard, 15" 205/55 I think. But good quality tyres with lots of tread left, so I will stay with them til they die.


Anyway, just saying "hi" great site, glad I am here! :-)

[playr158]

a full header back exhaust should put you right about 15hp gain, this can mean a slight increase in noise to a massive increase in noise. again its HOW you build your system.

JDM tails and tailllight info here
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30123

if stock brakes feel fine, good for your driving.....drive harder

for the rest of the information...use the search button

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 11, 2007 - 7:13 PM

[DaveQB]

Welcome
Always good to have another Sydneysider
Enjoy your stay!
Its a very friendly and informative community

Join up @ ozcelica.com as well

Ok, so I joined awhile ago it seems, but still havent been "activated" by the boards admin. Trying the validation URL error's saying the boards admin hasn't enabled my account yet.

How long does it usually take ? Can you give them a poke in the ribs ?

a full header back exhaust should put you right about 15hp gain, this can mean a slight increase in noise to a massive increase in noise. again its HOW you build your system.

JDM tails and tailllight info here
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30123

if stock brakes feel fine, good for your driving.....drive harder

for the rest of the information...use the search button

Thanks mate.
I have been looking around online for someone in Sydney that does customer exhausts. I'll see around ozcelica.com as to whom they recommend in there.

Hahaha drive harder ? I think I need bigger and better wheels and sway bars to go harder :-)

Yep, gotta love search, sometimes hard to know what I am searching for, hence my thread (ultra-noob)

Thanks

[goferris]

Oh, yeah ? Hmmmm so what would effect the cars performance/take off power the most ? (A 5S-FE motor 6th gen, that is)

turbo will give you the most bang for your buck IMO
it will be a bit of money up front but you will gain about 100hp+ by getting a nice turbo set up. for more info on that check out the forced induction section of the site. if you want to see what JDM tails look like you can check my sig or profile. that's what i have on my car. as for the exterior you have a 99 right? does it have sideskirts stock like mine? if so i would look into getting some front and rear ssIII splitters. (just search for them ) it's a simple and subtle look that always looks good.
do you have an automatic tranny or manual? if it's a manual i would highly recomend a 7th gen celica short shifter. shifting feels a lot better with it IMO
but as for everything it will all come to you with a little searching and reading. i'm sure it will turn out nice.
welcome to the site

[CelicaZR]

Welcome
Always good to have another Sydneysider
Enjoy your stay!
Its a very friendly and informative community

Join up @ ozcelica.com as well

Ok, so I joined awhile ago it seems, but still havent been "activated" by the boards admin. Trying the validation URL error's saying the boards admin hasn't enabled my account yet.

How long does it usually take ? Can you give them a poke in the ribs ?

I'll get that organised for ya
What was your nick?
In return I want some pics

[DaveQB]

Oh, yeah ? Hmmmm so what would effect the cars performance/take off power the most ? (A 5S-FE motor 6th gen, that is)

turbo will give you the most bang for your buck IMO
it will be a bit of money up front but you will gain about 100hp+ by getting a nice turbo set up. for more info on that check out the forced induction section of the site. if you want to see what JDM tails look like you can check my sig or profile. that's what i have on my car. as for the exterior you have a 99 right? does it have sideskirts stock like mine? if so i would look into getting some front and rear ssIII splitters. (just search for them ) it's a simple and subtle look that always looks good.
do you have an automatic tranny or manual? if it's a manual i would highly recomend a 7th gen celica short shifter. shifting feels a lot better with it IMO
but as for everything it will all come to you with a little searching and reading. i'm sure it will turn out nice.
welcome to the site

Thanks for that. I have read through that thread another member posted back a few posts, about styling.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=39945&st=0

Thats a great thread and giving me lots of idea's.


Hmmm turbo hey. What kind ballpark figure ? How would effect fuel economy and the longevity of the car and motor ? It would up my insurance policy I assume.

JDM tail lights.....not doing alot for me right now looking at pics, I mean its just another tail light style. Afterburners look cool though. The JDM's might appeal to me more when I have a great understanding/appreciation of cars and Celica's
Auto tranny for me ;-)

No, no side skirts. I saw the splitters, front and rear, and side skirts in that thread. Yes does look good, I would like to add that, or a body kit of some sort, but so costly and its purely cosmetic, serves no other purpose. I'd prefer to spend money on tyres/wheels, looks good plus adds a little bit to the handling.
But if someone is giving a body kit away dirt cheap.....I'd get it ;-)

And thanks for the welcome!

I'll get that organised for ya
What was your nick?
In return I want some pics

Thanks mate.

DaveQB, as I am in all of the 40+ forums I am a member of ;-)

Ahhh yes, I must take some and add to my profile. Very plain Jane car now, but it would be a start and then can update as I mod the car.

Thanks everyone!
Keep the idea's rolling.....

This post has been edited by DaveQB: Dec 12, 2007 - 9:39 AM