Coomer

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Yesterday I finally finished up a long-term project...my '88 Celica GT. I paid $400 for this car with 132,000 miles on it...it needed a valve cover gasket and a tranny fluid change and new filter, and brakes all around. Now all of that's done, the car has a CD player and power options and everything, and it now has somewhat nice paint and wheels, all for under $1,000, including the price of the car.

Here are some progress pictures:














And here it is now:















It looks like a 4x4, but it's all good...the rims are coming off shortly and it's going to be my bro's first car when he turns sixteen in less than a month. It should be a good first car for him.

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LewFX

#2

sweeeeeeeet work coomer

Kadett

#3

When you post pictures i honestly dont know if they are shopped or touched or not >>

But looks nice. You did all the bodywork+paint yourself

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celicaboston1983

#4

nice car did you spray the car urself?

ILuvMyCelica95

#5

lol that looks amazing Coomer. wow.

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WannabeGT4

#6

Nice job. I like the satin/flat black.



P.S. His pics always look good 'cause he lives in Washington where it is overcast/cloudy 99% of the time... J/K we all know you've got skills.

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nik

#7

i like the flat black color why are you taking the rims off? for winter or to sell them?

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boosted_K2

#8

very nice work coom, im contimplating doing some sort of a project like that as well. very cool.

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Coomer

#9

Thanks for the comments guys. >>

-celicaboston1983+Sep 13, 2005 - 12:40 PM

QUOTE(celicaboston1983 @ Sep 13, 2005 - 12:40 PM)

nice car did you spray the car urself?
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Yep, sprayed it myself and did all the work myself. It's John Deere Blitz Black paint, which ran me $26 for a gallon and should be plenty durable. I didn't do a perfect job with the body work as you can see in some of the pics, but it's fine for my bro. >>

-WannabeGT4+Sep 13, 2005 - 12:54 PM

QUOTE(WannabeGT4 @ Sep 13, 2005 - 12:54 PM)

Nice job. I like the satin/flat black.



P.S. His pics always look good 'cause he lives in Washington where it is overcast/cloudy 99% of the time... J/K we all know you've got skills.
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You're thinking of the west side...on the east side of the mountains it's usually pretty good weather. Yakima is classified as desert terrain...the irrigation water is the only reason why there are trees here. >>

-nik+Sep 13, 2005 - 12:55 PM

QUOTE(nik @ Sep 13, 2005 - 12:55 PM)

i like the flat black color why are you taking the rims off? for winter or to sell them?
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I'm selling them to a friend.

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WannabeGT4

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-Coomer+Sep 13, 2005 - 3:39 PM

QUOTE(Coomer @ Sep 13, 2005 - 3:39 PM)

-WannabeGT4+Sep 13, 2005 - 12:54 PM

QUOTE(WannabeGT4 @ Sep 13, 2005 - 12:54 PM)

Nice job. I like the satin/flat black.


P.S. His pics always look good 'cause he lives in Washington where it is overcast/cloudy 99% of the time... J/K we all know you've got skills.
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You're thinking of the west side...on the east side of the mountains it's usually pretty good weather. Yakima is classified as desert terrain...the irrigation water is the only reason why there are trees here. >>
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LOL... yeah I guess so. Can't deny that it's the best time to take pics though.

-Coomer+Sep 13, 2005 - 3:39 PM

QUOTE(Coomer @ Sep 13, 2005 - 3:39 PM)

-nik+Sep 13, 2005 - 12:55 PM

QUOTE(nik @ Sep 13, 2005 - 12:55 PM)

i like the flat black color why are you taking the rims off? for winter or to sell them?
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I'm selling them to a friend.
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Sell them to your brother. They look sick on that car.

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lagos

#11

good work man....a lot better looking then it was

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Akimbo

#12

I really want those rims.

The car looks great man.

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BLINKYxMUNKEY

#13

that car is awesome. props man...props.

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dustin15brown

#14

it looks really good Christian.... and those rims flow really well with the car

dstrbcelica

#15

::sigh:: i wish i had your camera skills. looks good btw.

-dstrb

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presure2

#16

chris, you really take some of the best car pics man!
good job on the car, it looks great! >>

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97sccelica

#17

wow, that looks pretty cool

i like the flat black look. makes for a very agressive look

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Jdog1385

#18

primer black is so hot. i know this kid that did it on his brand new wrx sti.

95celgt

#19

WOW, i would have never guessed it could look like that!
Im inspired, i have just decided to do the same to my FC rx7. >>

Defgeph

#20

Like I said before about that car. Its awesome.

I love 4th gens, put a 3s in that sucker.

DEF

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popstar

#21

Blin.....

i wish you where my bro'

doing a ride up to look that cool for me >>

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95CelicaST

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..Ha, Coomer's Signature white shoes...

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Akimbo

#23

where'd you get that hat? i like it

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celicaST

#24

wow, i always loved 4gs. that colors awesome, and i agree, sell the wheels to your brother. nice first car.

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Coomer

#25

Thanks for the comments guys. It's nice to know my work is liked. >>

-Akimbo+Sep 14, 2005 - 12:04 AM

QUOTE(Akimbo @ Sep 14, 2005 - 12:04 AM)

where'd you get that hat? i like it
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Zumiez. It's a Hurley hat.

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azian_advanced

#26

my first car was a 4th gen too.
then i moved up to a 5th gen.
and now i have a 6th gen.

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Digndoug

#27

Thats hot, i like the flat black. Id love to paint my moms car that same, cause its a 4th, but i pulled off the lil sidfe skirts and found a lot of rust.. >>

looks nice.. good job.

97lestyousay

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This post has been edited by 97lestyousay: Apr 4, 2012 - 7:42 PM

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Jdog1385

#29

even the picture of the hat looks amazing...great skillz

playr158

#30

iluvmycelica IS A HER...its TINA.



cooomer HAWT