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> Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread, A bucket full of rice right next door to a paddy field. Be warned.
post Nov 9, 2008 - 12:58 AM
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Well here it is, i bought the 1998 2.2L Celica sx-r (i think its GT) probably 3 months ago with 58,000km and the 3rd owner. It was a stock mofo car, my first car and i intend to keep her for life with many presents to spoil her.

Background
Was looking for my first car back in 08, was never sure what to buy. Wanted a NA white supra, god they were beasty looking things. But was always told left, right and centre they were too expensive to maintain and for petrol too. Looked into ftos (baby supra) but too many tiptronics not enough manuals around. That and my dad was like "GET A TOYOTA".

Out of the blue, saw a bargain of a white 98 celica with very low ks. Went out to wollongong that night with my parents with a large sum of cash to look at this celica. Who knew on the spot i would buy it that night and drive it back in the heavy rain. It was a hit or miss, he was leaving back overseas in 2 days and if he didnt sell it it would go to the dealers. Was in head over heels even tho i didnt really like the look or shape of this generation celica. This is my first car, and i plan to keep it for a life.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Sep 28, 2010 - 1:27 AM


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- whatthe   Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread   Nov 9, 2008 - 12:58 AM
- - mmmchocolate   your car is gonna look amazing! how much was ...   Sep 26, 2009 - 10:44 PM
- - whatthe   Jdm Stylin'   Sep 26, 2009 - 10:59 PM
- - SwissFerdi   FAAAAWK that looks good. Wow dude. SS-III splitte...   Sep 26, 2009 - 11:23 PM
- - Rusty   Yea you finally got it done. Did you have any trou...   Sep 26, 2009 - 11:58 PM
- - SwissFerdi   I might have to go this route...and copy NGHTKD.   Sep 27, 2009 - 12:17 AM
- - whatthe   QUOTE (mmmchocolate @ Sep 27, 2009 - 1...   Sep 27, 2009 - 5:55 AM
- - NGHTKD   looks very very nice Rico!   Sep 27, 2009 - 7:09 AM
- - trdproven   Reminds me of my car, when it looked just like tha...   Sep 27, 2009 - 9:28 AM
- - easternpiro1   WOW....CLEAN...SIMPLY CLEAN!   Sep 27, 2009 - 9:38 PM
- - Rusty   QUOTE (whatthe)Splitters i had no problem refittin...   Sep 28, 2009 - 12:59 AM
- - whatthe   Dilemma. . . Thinking if i should go ss-four. I ha...   Oct 27, 2009 - 11:00 PM
- - Batman722   looks awesome as is !   Oct 27, 2009 - 11:38 PM
- - Rusty   what coilovers you getting?   Oct 28, 2009 - 12:14 AM
- - trdproven   the cool thing about the gt4 bumper is the extra v...   Oct 28, 2009 - 4:28 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Rusty @ Oct 28, 2009 - 4:14 P...   Oct 28, 2009 - 5:14 AM
- - trdproven   wack or nice? you'll notice the toms lip is h...   Oct 28, 2009 - 10:50 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (trdproven @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2...   Oct 28, 2009 - 11:02 AM
|- - trdproven   QUOTE (whatthe @ Oct 29, 2009 - 2:02...   Oct 28, 2009 - 8:38 PM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (whatthe @ Oct 28, 2009 - 12:0...   Oct 28, 2009 - 7:52 PM
- - Shigexile   this is coming along great. i was surprised too t...   Oct 29, 2009 - 7:28 PM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Shigexile @ Oct 30, 2009 - 11...   Nov 2, 2009 - 4:52 AM
|- - whatthe   delete   Nov 2, 2009 - 4:58 AM
- - Euphoria   haha hes just like me, no girlfriend to spend mone...   Nov 2, 2009 - 6:37 AM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ Wrong, the Celica IS the girlfriend.   Nov 2, 2009 - 4:41 PM
- - delusionz   Any pics with the toms lip on? OT: I want OE en...   Nov 2, 2009 - 9:49 PM
- - MrAyasli   Where did you purchase the k&n pod filter from...   Nov 4, 2009 - 7:55 AM
- - MrAyasli   .   Nov 4, 2009 - 7:55 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (MrAyasli @ Nov 4, 2009 - 11:5...   Nov 4, 2009 - 7:56 AM
- - whatthe   Newly purchased C-one Front strut brace. ...   Nov 5, 2009 - 5:51 AM
- - Euphoria   where and how much? I think I "need" a f...   Nov 5, 2009 - 6:51 AM
- - whatthe   Update. Also installed Vincent_doggys trunk bar ...   Nov 13, 2009 - 7:20 AM
- - Tigawoods   SHINY!   Nov 13, 2009 - 9:17 AM
- - kloudkicka   wat up, i love your car and the progress, i just w...   Nov 13, 2009 - 10:29 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (kloudkicka @ Nov 14, 2009 - 2...   Nov 13, 2009 - 7:19 PM
- - SwissFerdi   That front strut bar is beautiful.   Nov 13, 2009 - 11:24 AM
- - whatthe   Oh yeh i these rpf01 badly !!   Nov 13, 2009 - 6:28 PM
|- - SwissFerdi   Looks great. So did you strip everything from the ...   Nov 13, 2009 - 6:33 PM
- - mrgrape   damn this makes me want a celica again, everything...   Nov 13, 2009 - 6:36 PM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (mrgrape @ Nov 13, 2009 - 3:36...   Nov 13, 2009 - 6:44 PM
- - sunwukongg   how much did you get the c-one front strut bar for...   Nov 13, 2009 - 8:11 PM
- - Rusty   QUOTE Oh yeh i these rpf01 badly !! haha ...   Nov 13, 2009 - 8:27 PM
- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (mrgrape @ Nov 13, 2009 - 6:36...   Nov 13, 2009 - 9:00 PM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Rusty @ Nov 14, 2009 - 12:27 ...   Nov 16, 2009 - 8:58 AM
|- - kloudkicka   yea i make sure the door is closed not by the wind...   Nov 16, 2009 - 11:56 AM
- - kloudkicka   oh rpmgarage? daamn, for those little visors that ...   Nov 15, 2009 - 12:52 PM
|- - trdproven   QUOTE (kloudkicka @ Nov 16, 2009 - 3...   Nov 15, 2009 - 10:21 PM
|- - kloudkicka   ya i think i agree with that, you got any close up...   Nov 15, 2009 - 11:12 PM
- - Rusty   update if any?   Nov 20, 2009 - 5:20 PM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Rusty @ Nov 21, 2009 - 9:20 A...   Nov 24, 2009 - 1:31 AM
- - Rusty   cool fun (rear light out by the way)   Nov 24, 2009 - 2:14 AM
- - whatthe   I knew someone would mention that... Its not out o...   Nov 24, 2009 - 2:16 AM
- - Rusty   haha, I sorry I didn't want to be "that g...   Nov 24, 2009 - 2:18 AM
- - MrAyasli   Question: Where can I get those long chrome intake...   Nov 27, 2009 - 9:09 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (MrAyasli @ Nov 28, 2009 - 1:0...   Dec 10, 2009 - 1:01 AM
- - whatthe   Okay got a hairdryer out and tried work some magic...   Dec 10, 2009 - 1:09 AM
- - whatthe   And a pic of the engine while im at it   Dec 10, 2009 - 2:06 AM
- - whatthe   70,000km !! God shes clocking up those ks....   Dec 21, 2009 - 12:06 AM
- - MrAyasli   Looking REAL good man. I want to see it in person...   Jan 4, 2010 - 2:36 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   wow Im loving your set up So damn Clean!!...   Jan 4, 2010 - 3:43 PM
- - Rusty   those guages look the part to be honest I cant s...   Jan 5, 2010 - 2:22 AM
- - carcamo   where can i get those splitters?   Jan 5, 2010 - 4:35 AM
- - whatthe   Yes, coilovers have finally arrived. Im much too b...   Feb 1, 2010 - 9:03 PM
- - TiGZ461   nice upgrade dude. way to go.   Feb 1, 2010 - 9:22 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. I realiz...   Feb 1, 2010 - 9:49 PM
- - Rusty   FINALLY lol I found with my tein is nice to run t...   Feb 2, 2010 - 1:54 AM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (Rusty @ Feb 2, 2010 - 1:54 AM...   Feb 2, 2010 - 2:15 AM
- - delusionz   Damn your SX-R and It's White face dials and R...   Feb 2, 2010 - 8:01 AM
- - MrAyasli   Can't wait !   Feb 2, 2010 - 8:09 AM
- - 808celica   black and gold. shiny now crank the knobby thing...   Feb 2, 2010 - 4:27 PM
- - b1gr3d   i couldn't find these for our cars on the webs...   Feb 3, 2010 - 9:01 AM
- - whatthe   Ohhhh trust me guys. I cant wait. Going to install...   Feb 3, 2010 - 10:17 AM
- - whatthe   Okay okay, update time. Fitted the rears in today...   Feb 28, 2010 - 4:55 AM
- - whatthe   Some pics i whipped up. Didnt take much on the ins...   Feb 28, 2010 - 5:41 AM
- - delusionz   Hell yeah!!!!!!!!...   Feb 28, 2010 - 8:40 PM
- - johnnehh   Sexy.   Feb 28, 2010 - 8:41 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Is it even safe to install only on one end? I assu...   Feb 28, 2010 - 8:54 PM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Mar 1, 2010 - 12...   Mar 1, 2010 - 4:02 AM
- - SwissFerdi   Either way, congratulations man. I know I felt gre...   Mar 1, 2010 - 10:05 AM
- - Tigawoods   NICE! they look great! drop it low!   Mar 1, 2010 - 10:47 AM
- - whatthe   What the rears are now. Thinking about dropping it...   Mar 4, 2010 - 6:23 AM
- - MrAyasli   Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice !   Mar 4, 2010 - 8:24 AM
- - SwissFerdi   WHAT? My rear is slightly lower than that. If you ...   Mar 4, 2010 - 9:14 AM
- - whatthe   Got a little present coming for the car this weeke...   Mar 4, 2010 - 10:12 AM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (whatthe @ Feb 28, 2010 - 5:55...   Mar 4, 2010 - 10:15 AM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Euphoria @ Mar 5, 2010 - 2:15...   Mar 4, 2010 - 10:18 AM
- - whatthe   And now a set of Rays Extended Type Red Lug Nuts. ...   Mar 5, 2010 - 5:43 AM
- - whatthe   Happy with how it looks, will lower the front more...   Mar 7, 2010 - 7:06 PM
|- - Tigawoods   QUOTE (whatthe @ Mar 7, 2010 - 7:06 ...   Mar 7, 2010 - 11:47 PM
- - Rusty   ahh very nice. whats your ride hieght? (measure fr...   Mar 7, 2010 - 11:05 PM
|- - whatthe   QUOTE (Rusty @ Mar 8, 2010 - 3:05 PM...   Mar 9, 2010 - 5:52 AM
- - whatthe   Some photos ive gotten around posting of the insta...   Mar 8, 2010 - 11:12 AM
- - Rusty   ^ More highar!! lol nice install   Mar 8, 2010 - 11:44 AM
- - SwissFerdi   That shot with the coils and nuts installed is awe...   Mar 8, 2010 - 1:27 PM
- - SwissFerdi   I liked it too. If I ever repaint my car, it's...   Mar 9, 2010 - 2:50 PM
- - mak5603   i went spoilerless for a sec, thought it looked to...   Mar 9, 2010 - 4:32 PM
- - mmmchocolate   i want your car   Mar 9, 2010 - 4:57 PM
- - Tigawoods   nice nice nice nice nice. love the color scheme of...   Mar 9, 2010 - 7:49 PM
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