i've always been an admirer of this gen celica and toyotas in general. i have a 91 turbo mr2 and after selling my 93 alltrac i thought another daily would be nice. i dont really know much about the 5s motor. but after some research and about a half year of looking for a 6gc i finally found one.so last friday and made the couple hundred mile trip from houston to austin and back to bring it home. its a black 94 GT hatchback. the car had been in storage for 2 years but after a battery change and a fresh tank of gas it started right up and made it all the way home without a hickup. My primary purpose for the celica is to have a comfortable, sporty looking and reliable car i enjoy driving. thus far i'm not dissapointd its smoother and quieter than any of my previous vehicles, plus more fuel efficent and after the tune up i can determine nothing wrong with the motor.


i've talkd to many on the forums while searching for my car and options for it, and am glad to have found a place where so many enthusiasts are willing to offer their advice and share their knowledge.like many others here i wanted to start cataloging my progress. both to se how far my car has come and to try and offer something back to the community

so thanks to everyone who has helped me out. feel free to comment or offer suggestions and pics and writeups of my progress will be coming soon

peace

-jec





This post has been edited by JasonTX: Mar 24, 2010 - 9:05 AM

aww.. i wish i had your two previous cars. why'd u sell them? but, sounds like a good pick up for ur celi though. pics!

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still have the mr2. sold the alltrac cause someone offered me more money than i thought it was worth, and i wanted a daily not 2 heavly modded cars.

Good logic .Do u have any plans for the car?ie:rims,exhaust,spark plugs or maybe just an awd conversion? ...welcome to 6gc!Feel free to PM me with any questions.


post pics of your car!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Mar 23, 2010 - 10:39 PM

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couple of quick pics in the 1st post

mostly i plan on modding in such a way that leaves it a comfortable daily. so no drop or exhaust. but from what i've learned thus far from my projct cars i can do any modding untill the car has been maintained properly. so last night was an oil change, new cap,plug and wires, flushing some fluids, an exhaustive search for leaks(found none ) and worn suspension components. then the mechanical issues i knew about from the previous owner were the radio didnt work and the pass window regulator is broken. and some problems with the paint


so this morning i'm happy to say maintnance is done and a log has been started. replaced the regulator and the window has full function and the radio now has been replaced.



as far as what mods i have lined up. i'de like to take it one step at a time. new steering wheel this month. and with a little help from jim middle of next month i'll start addressing the exterior with some new body pannels, and a repaint

-peace

jec

This post has been edited by JasonTX: Mar 24, 2010 - 9:14 AM

7th gen shorty shifter, do it

where abouts in austin you located? (austin is just a short drive for me)

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i'm in houston actually, clear lake area. BTW i'm diggin the panted rims your rocking

This post has been edited by JasonTX: Mar 24, 2010 - 12:07 PM

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used to rock. celica got totaled a year ago I'm in the market and working on getting a new one actually.

ill be heading to houston in may and there are a LOT of houston members on the boards, just not to active anymore.

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sorry to hear that man i know what its like to lose you car that way. i have a side business making tshirts and vinyl stickers and grahics and that puts me in SA a couple of times a year to drop off orders and conventions. good to know theres a large celica community here. i hardly see any anywhere in town. hopefully i can met up with some of you guys

My latest addition.sorry about the night pics will get some in the daytime later

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what year/ model toyota did you get it out of because i have an 03 matrix and the outer part of the wheel i wrapped and stitched like the inner

got my gt4 front in and put on. next i wanna start sanding the whole car and getting ready for a new paint job.

pics comming soon

This post has been edited by JasonTX: Sep 18, 2010 - 10:35 PM

we have a tx meet going on in oct. you should join us!

Was gunna whore that, but got beat to it. Go to the TX meet!

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i just saw this a day or two ago. i'm actually gonna be moving up to brenham that weekend so i dont know if i'll be able t make it. but if the move goes smoothly and i finish everything friday i'm gonna head out as its pretty close to me at that point.

Should do it!

been a long time since i've posted in this thread, Moved to brenham and havent done much driving or work on the car other than maintnance but have made some progress since last year.

• cleaned up or replaced most of broken/missing pieces from the interior
• new clutch
• gt4 front
• riser blocks
• projectors
• trd knob
• hid's

right now the car is in the shop for a fresh coat of paint hopefully pics will be up in a couple of days

and as soon as espo has a chance to send em i should have a set of LE seats to drop in

peace

-jec

same color or different?

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still black. but now without the peeling clearcoat and dents

-jec

This post has been edited by JasonTX: Dec 2, 2011 - 12:03 PM

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That's a unique sunroof mod.

Hope the paint comes out well.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Dec 2, 2011 - 10:13 AM

just a cell phone pic but paint came out good.

started putting it back together so hopefully by tomarrow night i'll have some pics of it back on the road




This post has been edited by JasonTX: Dec 5, 2011 - 10:23 PM

how much did the paint cost u and where'd u get it from?

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cost me about 800 but thats was for the primer, color,clear hardner, reducer,and some misc measureing cups, tapes, and solvent.

i'm prolly in it another 300 bucks in sand paper, misc hardware

and 70 bucks to have all the glass pulled and replaced



paint is from a local place called johnson paint supply in dickinson TX

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wait so u painted it your self? or have a shop do it?

im asking cuz im thinking of getting my car painted soon, and since ur in texas i was gonna go to the same place if its not too far/cheap

a friend of mine has his own shop and did it for me. he's in the alvin area.

pm if your intrested and i'l pass it along

in the meantime check out some of the pics.













-jec

This post has been edited by JasonTX: Dec 6, 2011 - 5:23 PM

for some reason that rear spoiler seems to be too high for me? or maybe its the 15" wheels that make it look tall...i dunno....im confused

Brenham huh? I live like 5 mind away from somerville which is another 30 miles away from brenham. We should meet up one day! Celica is looking gorgeous!

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thanks. i'm in houston with my family for the holidays but when i get back i'de love to meet another owner. we'll catch up in CS sometime.

Sounds good just shoot me a pm when your back and well set up a meet