96stgreendemon

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first day i had her

the new wheels for her day 2


Before she went in


new wheels and tires on her day 3


cleaned her all up



her new short ram intake



New stereo i installed



Super whites



day i got her back from the tint shop, old tint was cracked and i couldn see out of the back window



essentially the finished product for now, all of th cost me just over 3400, only paid 2300 for the car, let me know what you all think, im new to the whole celica thing but all my cars have been JDM so im no stranger to that. just let me know what you think about mods, i was thinking headers exhaust and maybe coilovers and definately some gt4 risers

This post has been edited by 96stgreendemon: Jul 13, 2011 - 10:45 PM

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

CastrolCelica

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The pajama bottoms in the stereo shot made me laugh.

Joking aside, it looks MUCH better. I really like it. I was never a fan of that color, but you made it look good with the wheels and tint. Is that the original paint job? If so, it's held up VERY well over the years, I'm quite impressed! You'll soon find many other things to upgrade.. it's a bug, it'll get ya .

A couple suggestions:

PLEASE clean out your engine bay. I know, I know, it's not ever high on the priority list, but it'll make that new air intake all the more special when everything around it is gleaming as well .
It almost may be time to replace your rear (or for that matter both while you're at it) rotors. They look quite rusty.


But yea, great start bud. Stay here and read up some. You'll learn about a BOATLOAD of things you can do to improve your Celica.

This post has been edited by CastrolCelica: Oct 19, 2009 - 10:34 AM

96stgreendemon

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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 19, 2009 - 11:33 AM)

>The pajama bottoms in the stereo shot made me laugh.

Joking aside, it looks MUCH better. I really like it. I was never a fan of that color, but you made it look good with the wheels and tint. Is that the original paint job? If so, it's held up VERY well over the years, I'm quite impressed! You'll soon find many other things to upgrade.. it's a bug, it'll get ya .

A couple suggestions:

PLEASE clean out your engine bay. I know, I know, it's not ever high on the priority list, but it'll make that new air intake all the more special when everything around it is gleaming as well .
It almost may be time to replace your rear (or for that matter both while you're at it) rotors. They look quite rusty.


But yea, great start bud. Stay here and read up some. You'll learn about a BOATLOAD of things you can do to improve your Celica.

yea i was going to clean the engine bay but couldn find the time to do it before i put it on but now im not sure how to do it without getting water in the intake. any suggestiones?

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CastrolCelica

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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Oct 19, 2009 - 11:42 AM)

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QUOTE (CastrolCelica @ Oct 19, 2009 - 11:33 AM)

>The pajama bottoms in the stereo shot made me laugh.

Joking aside, it looks MUCH better. I really like it. I was never a fan of that color, but you made it look good with the wheels and tint. Is that the original paint job? If so, it's held up VERY well over the years, I'm quite impressed! You'll soon find many other things to upgrade.. it's a bug, it'll get ya .

A couple suggestions:

PLEASE clean out your engine bay. I know, I know, it's not ever high on the priority list, but it'll make that new air intake all the more special when everything around it is gleaming as well .
It almost may be time to replace your rear (or for that matter both while you're at it) rotors. They look quite rusty.


But yea, great start bud. Stay here and read up some. You'll learn about a BOATLOAD of things you can do to improve your Celica.

yea i was going to clean the engine bay but couldn find the time to do it before i put it on but now im not sure how to do it without getting water in the intake. any suggestiones?

Most of the dirt you can get off by just wiping it down with degreaser and a rag to be honest. If you know what you're doing, you can also pour a bucket of water over specific areas and not damage the car (avoiding electrical areas is always a good thing). I did this when my radiator had a leak and spewed coolant everywhere and it worked quote well.

But all that grime on the frame itself and on the valve cover, ect. can be easily cleaned by hand.

96stgreendemon

#5

cool, i just want the car to look good, im looking at headers soon but right now its postponed due to money, it was either put more into the car or pay my tuition for this semester lol

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

CastrolCelica

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QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Oct 19, 2009 - 12:13 PM)

>cool, i just want the car to look good, im looking at headers soon but right now its postponed due to money, it was either put more into the car or pay my tuition for this semester lol

Tough call

delusionz

#7

Wow, I've never made that many changes on the first day/week and I'm on my 3rd Gen6 Celica. Looks like they're all good changes too, nice.

I've never changed wheels, changed my lights months into it, stereo has always come last and never done tints.

Intake always on day 1 though

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richee3

#8

That's odd, you have a '96 model, which has the facelift bumper (as it should,) but has the '94-95 spoiler. I guess whoever owned the car before you had the good taste to change it.

The car looks good, and so far you've been very tasteful. Keep up the good work!

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SwissFerdi

#9

Nice-looking 6GC man. Richee, I think that's because it's an Anniversary model...don't quote me on that.

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Espo

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Swissferdi: Nope, my '96 25th Anni has the three-prong bumper.

Greendemon, nice looking car - I had that color on my 94 but the paint was nowhere near the condition yours is in. I like all the changes you've made, the tint definitely made an impact to work well with that particular color.

This post has been edited by Espo: Oct 19, 2009 - 6:52 PM

95CelicaST

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 19, 2009 - 4:17 PM)

>Nice-looking 6GC man. Richee, I think that's because it's an Anniversary model...don't quote me on that.

Nope. The spoiler might have been an option, but I would advise the OP to go check for a VIN sticker on the inside of the hatch and see if it matches the VIN on the dash.

Besides, a 25th anniversary has the black emblems, and the 25th anniversary emblem and sticker on the fender.

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SwissFerdi

#12

I could've sworn I read that somewhere here...alright, learned something new. I thought prefacelift and facelift parts were never interchanged.

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richee3

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 19, 2009 - 7:42 PM)

>I could've sworn I read that somewhere here...alright, learned something new. I thought prefacelift and facelift parts were never interchanged.

They weren't. You either have '94-95 parts or '96-99 parts, unless the owner/s of the car changed it somewhere along the lines. In this case, the spoiler was changed for the better.

Where in Kentucky are you from, 96stgreendemon?

This post has been edited by richee3: Oct 19, 2009 - 7:53 PM

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96stgreendemon

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QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 19, 2009 - 7:48 PM)

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 19, 2009 - 7:42 PM)

>I could've sworn I read that somewhere here...alright, learned something new. I thought prefacelift and facelift parts were never interchanged.

They weren't. You either have '94-95 parts or '96-99 parts, unless the owner/s of the car changed it somewhere along the lines. In this case, the spoiler was changed for the better.

Where in Kentucky are you from, 96stgreendemon?

im from northern kentucky like the florence aere, like thirty south of cincinnati, but i bought the car from ohio, but prior to that the car was in tenessee so its nice because she doesnt have all the rust like most of them do around here

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QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 19, 2009 - 6:10 PM)

>That's odd, you have a '96 model, which has the facelift bumper (as it should,) but has the '94-95 spoiler. I guess whoever owned the car before you had the good taste to change it.

The car looks good, and so far you've been very tasteful. Keep up the good work!

i believe that this is the right spoiler for the gt4 risers. anyone have an answer? or risers for sale

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SwissFerdi

#15

Yes, that is indeed the right spoiler. The only thing you'll have to do is drill new holes in the spoiler, I believe.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 19, 2009 - 9:40 PM

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96stgreendemon

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 19, 2009 - 9:40 PM)

>Yes, that is indeed the right spoiler. The only thing you'll have to do is drill new holes in the spoiler, I believe.

cool, how hard is it to unbolt all that with the plastic trim around the hatch? and how much do the risers usually go for?

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

SwissFerdi

#17

Removing the spoiler is pretty easy. Just take off the interior plastics, starting with the small cover in the center. I would take a screw driver and apply a small amount of force to the outside of the trim, and then the clips will just pop out of place. Since you have a 2-post, all you have to do is use a wrench to undo the 2 bolts on each side and that's it. The spoiler will probably need a bit of force to come loose. Good luck.

I've seen risers for around 150, there are usually a few sold by members each month.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Oct 19, 2009 - 10:42 PM

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96stgreendemon

#18

cool cool sounds good bro, i think that will most likely be the last thing i do to her, i wanna keep her looking classy, maybe a new exhaust for her but thats in the future

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

96stgreendemon

#19

i finally got my other car sold so now i have 2 grand cash in my hand so im thinking risers

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

mak5603

#20

Get some clear sides, i think they would look really good with that color and are only like 25 bucks on ebay.

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spolski07

#21

risers, oem side skirts and jdm tails. plus tanabe df210 drop springs would really make this an amazing looking car

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96stgreendemon

#22

yea i just wish i had more money to spend on her, im all tapped out now so i gotta wait awhile before anymore work, so many things i wanna do to her like a short throw, jdm tails, ss ii spliters and risees, then get the hood repainted, its nice to dream

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

jjbenzo

#23

You did some great updates within the first few days with your new Celica. The wheels are such a huge improvement. Although, instead of spending your money on "performance" mods for that engine, I think you would get more bang for your buck by tightening up the suspension, adding some OEM Toyota liftback side skirts, OEM foglights and basic maintenance to be sure it is operating at it's best. Good luck, looks great so far!

This post has been edited by jjbenzo: Nov 2, 2009 - 11:41 PM

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96stgreendemon

#24

yea i was thinking about lowering it or putting some bars on it but money is tight right now, and i think the previous owner did something with the suspension, it is alrealy pretty tight going around turns with little body roll, but some jdm parts would be nice

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

jjbenzo

#25

To be honest, the Celica GT's were always praised for their tight steering and suspension from the factory. I cant imagine the ST is much different. The car's driving dynamics are some of the greatest in it's class.

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1998 Toyota Celica GT Liftback-Black on black/ivory-Bought new, sold in 2010, rebought in 20211999 Toyota Celica GT Liftback-Renaissance red on black

SwissFerdi

#26

You're right. I don't experience much body roll, and my steering is quite responsive.

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'97 ST\ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+[sold 10/18]'93 MX-5LE

96stgreendemon

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 3, 2009 - 11:56 AM)

>You're right. I don't experience much body roll, and my steering is quite responsive.

yea its crazy how they handle, and not to mention they are pretty quick for such a little engine, i wanna do an exhaust next, do you have any suggestions? i cant seem to find a cat back on the internet for my 96, this car is starting to become an obsession ha ha

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

96stgreendemon

#28

ok its been awhile but here are some new more current pics of the car, new mods, jdm tails, ssiii blocks and spoiler, new system, and the s2k antenna modd, let me know what ya think,

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition

CastrolCelica

#29

You can afford JDM tails and you can't get your lazy butt over here in Columbus? haha

Looks great so far. It's funny how far the cars come in such little time. I'll have to post pics of my Celica up here too. I've done a few mods since last time I posted.

Btw, nice signature.. wonder who made it .

96stgreendemon

#30

ha ha i have had jdm tails for awhile, but yeah some guy with a white and green and red car made my sig for me , but just let me know when u need me to come up, i just started a new job so just let me know a few days in advanced, and im in gulf shores alabama till the 5th lol, but the beach is about 50 degrees, not "beach weather"



This post has been edited by 96stgreendemon: Dec 30, 2009 - 11:25 AM

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1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <32001 Solar yellow Lexus IS3002001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition