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Topic #70733 57 posts Started by ajmorris1977
so here is the story of my 95 vert in pictures.....

the day i bought her...






Experimented a lil with the lights and fitted my first vanity plate....





my first mod... 17" adr wheels




then i lowered her 4" rear and 3.5" front...




then came the rear spoiler and air intake...





unfortunatly the next mod was not planned...







so i stripped her down to fit the after market parts...






put on the new 18" wheels and tyres...




then the GT4 hood, Curren tails and fiber glass fenders...




put on the bodykit and GT4 raiser blocks...






then off for paint...



and window tint...





painted the dash and install the hidden radar detector with dash warning...






and installed a short shifter...




installed the led fog lights and markers...





the brakes...



now lowered another 1" to 5" all around...




got myself a custom plate...



so i decided that i would continue with some body work starting with a custom spoiler, most won't like it but oh well its my car. next to blend the body kit and straighten the lines.






and here are a few pics at last weeks meet....





and there is this video of me doing the "blindfold parking challenge" at the meet...

click this link!

then i started the next stage of the body by widening the rear arches two inches and filling in the gap in the rear bumper and blending it.





and installed some modified Supra side skirts....





and some l.e.d. brake lights in the lower vents...



changed the spoiler out...



decided to change up the front end also...






Fitted new custom projector headlights...






and replaced the high beams,












more pics coming soon.....thanks for reading...

This post has been edited by ajmorris1977: Apr 20, 2010 - 1:23 AM

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
NOICE...What kind of blocks did u use on ur spoiler?What type of springs gave u a 4" drop O_O...?I love that fog light mod,what kinda lights are they?You forgot to add the gt-4 hood and currens wink.gif Sweet lookin vert!!

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QUOTE (CelicaST_CALI @ Nov 22, 2009 - 12:14 AM) *
>NOICE...What kind of blocks did u use on ur spoiler?What type of springs gave u a 4" drop O_O...?I love that fog light mod,what kinda lights are they?You forgot to add the gt-4 hood and currens wink.gif Sweet lookin vert!!


not sure the brand on the springs or the fogs as i bought them both off e-bay and the raiser blocks are just the factory gt-4 items, thanks for the possitive thoughts, i know its not everyones bag...

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
Sick color reminds me of Coomers. Just wondering why didn't you do a gt-4 bumper? I want to do a drop like yours some time it looks mean low!
i dont even know what to say....

A work in (extremely slow) progress
thats awesome!! i really like your car more, seeing what it started from. thumbsup.gif
dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif

"she can polish my strut bar anytime As long as her blow-off valve's in good order"
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 PM) *
>dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif


yeah ! or at least the model # or something.. i'm interested in getting some also
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 PM) *
>dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif


yeah ! or at least the model # or something.. i'm interested in getting some also


ok i did some reserch and could not find the listing from when i bought mine but this is the style, the pic is tha same as the kit i got except my springs are blue, hope this helps some.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CELI...sQ5fAccessories


You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
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QUOTE (ajmorris1977 @ Nov 24, 2009 - 8:03 AM) *
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QUOTE (benzo @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:53 PM) *
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 PM) *
>dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif


yeah ! or at least the model # or something.. i'm interested in getting some also


ok i did some reserch and could not find the listing from when i bought mine but this is the style, the pic is tha same as the kit i got except my springs are blue, hope this helps some.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CELI...sQ5fAccessories



are you on stock shocks? i was thinking of doing ground controls on stock shocks i very tolerant of a rough ride let me ask you this..
was it worth it for the drop?

"she can polish my strut bar anytime As long as her blow-off valve's in good order"
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QUOTE (ajmorris1977 @ Nov 23, 2009 - 1:03 PM) *
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QUOTE (benzo @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:53 PM) *
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 PM) *
>dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif


yeah ! or at least the model # or something.. i'm interested in getting some also


ok i did some reserch and could not find the listing from when i bought mine but this is the style, the pic is tha same as the kit i got except my springs are blue, hope this helps some.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CELI...sQ5fAccessories



Damn, that must be some really bad springs for that cheap of a price. Got a couple questions though. How is the ride on that coilover set? If it rides decent, then you got a hell of a deal! Oh, and those springs say that they are for a 2000-2005 model Celica, and it fit with no problems on yours?

Thanks, Ryan
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 23, 2009 - 12:15 PM) *
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QUOTE (ajmorris1977 @ Nov 24, 2009 - 8:03 AM) *
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QUOTE (benzo @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:53 PM) *
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 22, 2009 - 4:33 PM) *
>dude your cars sick! you should find me those springs smile.gif


yeah ! or at least the model # or something.. i'm interested in getting some also


ok i did some reserch and could not find the listing from when i bought mine but this is the style, the pic is tha same as the kit i got except my springs are blue, hope this helps some.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CELI...sQ5fAccessories



are you on stock shocks? i was thinking of doing ground controls on stock shocks i very tolerant of a rough ride let me ask you this..
was it worth it for the drop?

i have been driving on them for about six months now and i love it, yes it is definatly worth it...


You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
what profile tires you on bro? could you measure how far the lowest part of your invader bumper is to the ground for me?

This post has been edited by terbear4god4life: Nov 23, 2009 - 12:51 PM

"she can polish my strut bar anytime As long as her blow-off valve's in good order"
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 23, 2009 - 1:48 PM) *
>what profile tires you on bro? could you measure how far the lowest part of your invader bumper is to the ground for me?


i'm running 225/40/18 tires on mine and the lowest point of the car is right at the front by the fog lights at 3" from the ground.

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
Damn, that must be some really bad springs for that cheap of a price. Got a couple questions though. How is the ride on that coilover set? If it rides decent, then you got a hell of a deal! Oh, and those springs say that they are for a 2000-2005 model Celica, and it fit with no problems on yours?

Thanks, Ryan
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i bought a set for my 95 from the same guy but he did not have any listed right now so i found as close as i could to show, the ride is really not changed much with the exception of i really feel the bigger potholes or bumps due to a lot less travel, over all i am really happy with them and they are really inexpensive.

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....


dude the led fog light on the bottom of the invader is sick you should pm meh some pics if its alright with you id love to do that with mine

"she can polish my strut bar anytime As long as her blow-off valve's in good order"
I cant help to say the fitment of your bodykit is really poor...

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QUOTE (whatthe @ Nov 23, 2009 - 6:06 PM) *
>I cant help to say the fitment of your bodykit is really poor...


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it doesn't even look like half the parts are even fitted properly. definitely not my style. but if you like it, thats all that should matter.

A work in (extremely slow) progress
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Nov 23, 2009 - 8:50 PM) *
>dude the led fog light on the bottom of the invader is sick you should pm meh some pics if its alright with you id love to do that with mine


no problem, what kind of pics though, you can see more on my myspace (www.myspace.com/yellowcelicaman) or just hit me up and i'll take more of what you need to see....

these are the lights i used...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-x-Audi-Be...sQ5fAccessories

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
any more comments?

This post has been edited by ajmorris1977: Apr 3, 2010 - 8:16 PM

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
did you just cut the shifter?

its not that low that's about were mine sits itl grow on ya

"she can polish my strut bar anytime As long as her blow-off valve's in good order"
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QUOTE (terbear4god4life @ Jan 12, 2010 - 2:58 AM) *
>did you just cut the shifter?

its not that low that's about were mine sits itl grow on ya


yep, i cut it off just below the bends, the more i drive her the more i like it......

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
Am I the only one that dislike this ? Sure, the design is cool, but the finish and details is just awfull : (

-The blocks is all wrong and doesnt fit, its for the Eu mod.
-Frontbumper doesnt fit
-rearbumper doesnt fit
-headlights is miss placed
-hood doesn`t fit, too high in front middle
-licence plate part doesnt fit
And all those lights you have put on your frontbumper. . . shame, its a car! Not a disco room. Remember, less is more!

The car will look great in a distance, but when you come up close, all you want is cry. people with respect for details anyways.

Really wish you had put a few more weeks work in the car and done it right, then this would have been a really amazing car!

This post has been edited by Bakkmagedon: Feb 12, 2010 - 12:52 PM
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QUOTE (Bakkmagedon @ Feb 12, 2010 - 12:50 PM) *
>Am I the only one that dislike this ? Sure, the design is cool, but the finish and details is just awfull : (

-The blocks is all wrong and doesnt fit, its for the Eu mod.
-Frontbumper doesnt fit
-rearbumper doesnt fit
-headlights is miss placed
-hood doesn`t fit, too high in front middle
-licence plate part doesnt fit
And all those lights you have put on your frontbumper. . . shame, its a car! Not a disco room. Remember, less is more!

The car will look great in a distance, but when you come up close, all you want is cry. people with respect for details anyways.

Really wish you had put a few more weeks work in the car and done it right, then this would have been a really amazing car!



agree with you mostly, i had to rush the kit last year to try and get it done in time for a meet (well didn't have to i guess but you know how it is) and have been kicking myself about it, but have no fear its all about to change, have bought a lot of new stuff and starting tomorrow i'm about to start a complete body over haul. but i disagree about a few things you say, first i love my raiser blocks and when i finish making then sit flush i'll be happy so they are staying, and secondly i am keeping the foglights in the front splitter, i just love the way it looks. but i appreciate you opinion and ask you to keep looking cos big things are about to happen!

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
Have to say that I agree with Bakkmagedon on this one. Your car still needs alot of work

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absolutely love the postition of your LED fogs. Great looking Celi man, and amazing progress!
The main problem is the fiting of the styling kit, so you make me really happy when you say you gonna change it! : ) so I wont nag about the lights and other stuff. Everyone cant have the same taste you know : ) I know how it is, and gladly my styling kit didnt arrived before all meetings were done x) so then i had really good time to make the kit fit, and im glad it went that way. tongue.gif

Im looking forward too see how you car turns out ^^ Good luck and have fun! biggrin.gif
I think the poor fitment has a lot to do with when you crashed/ got hit. I think that tweaked the body enough to screw up your headlight, then coupled with a poor fitting eBay body kit it just adds to the poor fitment.



I like the direction you went with this, but I would invest in a real veilside kit if that's what you want. Its the small details that really count.

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QUOTE (Bakkmagedon @ Feb 12, 2010 - 2:25 PM) *
>The main problem is the fiting of the styling kit, so you make me really happy when you say you gonna change it! : ) so I wont nag about the lights and other stuff. Everyone cant have the same taste you know : ) I know how it is, and gladly my styling kit didnt arrived before all meetings were done x) so then i had really good time to make the kit fit, and im glad it went that way. tongue.gif

Im looking forward too see how you car turns out ^^ Good luck and have fun! biggrin.gif


i think if you look at the last pics where i was at the Foty meet you will be happier, i removed the temp ambers by then and i think they are the ones that were too much. i have a new nose cone, fenders, sideskirts, mirrors, fender flairs ready to be installed and plan on refitting the rear bumper (with a lil personal twist) and finishing the spoiler starting this weekend, and i have nothing but time to make sure it goes right. One question though, what did you mean about the lic plate not fitting?

You're here for a good time, not a long time. - Colin McRaeWhen in doubt... Flat out! - Colin McRaeUndersteer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car.Oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car.Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.Torque is how far you take the wall with you....
It's totally not my taste at all, but I have to give you tons of credit for not being afraid to put yourself out there and just go balls to the wall and do what YOU wanted, and be original in the process. It sounds like it's been a great learning experience for you and now you're about ready to start applying that experience to a new setup. Good for you!

I HATE that front bumper (again, just a matter of personal taste) but I think that LED fog thing is pretty cool and it TOTALLY works with that bumper!