netrata

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Well I got my car back from the paint shop yesterday. I am finally done with what I wanted to do with the car. The 20v 4age was swapped onto the car back in Febuary 2006 and was up and running in March. I managed to keep my a/c system and power steering using custom made parts. The car was in the shop for repaint early June and I slapped on 18" rims and sold my 17" ADR's. This is as far as I can go with the car because of lots and lots of bills. It's been almost $10,000 into the celica to get it back to running condition and so forth. Below is several picks from beginning to end. Enjoy!

When the car was in it's original state:

Ok, this is all of the pics I got so far. Maybe I'll have plans on doing more to the car, but bodykit and splitters is out of the question (I'd feel sick about cracks and chips ). I want to keep it looking as stock as possible. Maybe go with Carbon fiber interior panels, put back my sound system, and Curren tails,but that's as far as i'll go.

This post has been edited by netrata: Jul 4, 2006 - 1:58 PM

dustin15brown

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WHy did you change your original color? It's my favorite color for the 6gc... Obviously you can see I still have it

XS4lv1Truch0x

#3

mmm very nice.

now u have a screaming 4age. lol

dammit lol i kno u be having fun revving that thing on tha freeway.

lol us gt people dont have that high end ponies lol so we would have you off teh line for a while lol

but yeah, very nice.

have fun

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snapshotgt

#4

wow, your car looks great!

Add some curren tails, and that would be one hot ride!

~snap

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cg97

#5

congrats on the swap, i am lovin those new rims, i was kind of thinking about 5 spoke rims but those are pushin me towards them. what kind are they?

CelicaQT

#6

Sweet progress picks! Can't wait to see the rest! Congrats on everything it looks real clean.
The Kazera's look awesome. Good choice I have them in black on the supra! hehe

So how's it running so far with the new look and everything?

This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Jun 28, 2006 - 12:25 AM

CelicaQT

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congrats on the swap, i am lovin those new rims, i was kind of thinking about 5 spoke rims but those are pushin me towards them.what kind are they?

They're Kazera KZ-A's. I believe.
Looks like the one's i have just in black.

This post has been edited by CelicaQT: Jun 28, 2006 - 12:29 AM

azian_advanced

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so fresh n so clean!

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3WayStunna

#9

Wow that looks nice

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DSRT-FX

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good question dustinbrown, why did you change to that colour? you had one of the most rarest colours for the 6gc.net and may i add one of the most sexiest. excellent swap for the 4A-GE looks real clean and professional *thumbs up* -R

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Akimbo

#11

Supra?

Nice Celica, love the rims.

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j0e_p3t

#12

love it. have fun the the 4age. damn, i want one.

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netrata

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QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Jun 27, 2006 - 11:33 PM) [snapback]449800[/snapback]

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WHy did you change your original color? It's my favorite color for the 6gc... Obviously you can see I still have it

When I bought the car, the trunk and roof's clearcoat was peeling badly, to the point that it looks like frost. And also, there is a brown Celica GT hatch driving around town which made me want to consider a different color. So I ended up choosing the plat. metallic paint (Subaru OEM Paint). Besides, it's the only silver 6gc on the island, and it's powered by a 20v

axelrduvirage

#14

well done!!!

i love the curren tails...wish i had a coupe. enjoy!!

dstrbcelica

#15

very nice.

-dstrb

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lagos

#16

nice and clean. i like it a alot.

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tim86

#17

nicee... i like the new color better, clean swap too

BBoYRuGGeD

#18

beautiful car! and now its got a bada$$ motor under the hook...sweet!

bboy

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Kadett

#19

Nice but what Dustin said: should've kept the orginal Color!

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dustin15brown

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Also it looks like you left the engine bay the same old color... Did you JUST paint the exterior and not worry abut the engine bay, trunk, door jams....

Toyoca

#21

loooks great! clean as a whistle. i like the color

playr158

#22

thats great work man...a+ you should have yourself a

celicurr

#23

looks awesome!! nice swap!

FlamingCelica

#24

>>Looks really good for a coupe! One of the cleanest 4age swaps ive ever seen.

~FlamingCelica>>

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Batman722

#25

how do you like driving it ? impressions ?

looks great

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ILuvMyCelica95

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love it. have fun the the 4age. damn, i want one.

^ x2

how does it ride?

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Coomer

#27

The car looks great! It's nice to see another 4A-GE in a Celica. Like Dustin said, how do you like driving the car with the new motor?

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netrata

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QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Jun 28, 2006 - 9:58 AM) [snapback]449932[/snapback]

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Also it looks like you left the engine bay the same old color... Did you JUST paint the exterior and not worry abut the engine bay, trunk, door jams....

Yeah, as a matter of fact I specifically told the shop guys not to paint in the engine bay at all. I wouldn't trust if they messed up the wiring and all the other minor things like that. If anything I'll be able to do the engine bay repaint myself since I have the resources at home. But more than likely I won't bother because I was more concerned about the outside really. Oh, and everthing else like the door jams, trunk, and under the hood got repainted. Only the engine bay was untouched.

netrata

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The car looks great! It's nice to see another 4A-GE in a Celica. Like Dustin said, how do you like driving the car with the new motor?

Honestly, it may be less powerful than a 3sgte celica....but it still is a kick a** ride to be driving around. It has alot more power then the 7AFE that's for sure. But it's only noticeable when you rev high enough for the vvt to do it's job. The engine's a screamer at 7+ rpm. I wish I could get more power, but I am satisfied with the outcome of the car. TOP END POWER

jdg371

#30

Sweet Car! The engine bay looks stock hehe..