jcbass7

#1

Well you've got to start somewhere and this is my second time starting. Nonetheless, the celica's from my past are all part of the story that has led me to this one and finally being able to complete the project I have been dreaming of. They are also contributing a lot of parts and lessons learned to get this car how I want it. I bought this car in September 2010 and will be marking my progress routinely with many pictures.

Here is the baseline. The starting point. The blank Canvas. I'm giving you a full snapshot into its original condition from when I bought it. Flaws and all. This way the you can see the progress it makes as I fix the little details and add the JDM/TRD goodies.

94' Celica GT Hatchback
-Stock 5SFE
-Stock ABS Brakes
-Stock Premium Sound
-Stock Suspension
-Stock Exterior
-Stock Interior


>>EXTERIOR:>>











>>INTERIOR:>>







>>UNDER THE HOOD:>>






Here is the progress thread for my first build a few years back.. Learned a lot on that project:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...3997&st=280
(A good read if you are bored at work, lots of parts, pics, problems and even a fire)

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 6, 2012 - 10:29 AM

jcbass7

#2

CURRENT CONDITION: (compare to above!)

Mods/Work to date:
-TRD sport suspension (rear, haven't gotten front done yet)
-7th gen short shifter
-4th gen shift knob
-Performance shifter bushings (shifter base)
-17" TSW rims
-Alpine Head unit
-TRD radiator cap
-Blue Clock
-ST205 Gauge Cluster
-TRD 300 km/h Speedometer
-Blue LED w/ Clear Door Courtesy Lenses
-JDM Taillights
-DCW Dual Shift Boot Pod
-Prosport Exhaust Temp Gauge Blue
-Prosport Voltage Gauge Blue/White
-Blox Torch Blue 450 gram Weighted Shift Knob
-GT4 Front Bumper
-JDM Clear High Beams








This post has been edited by jcbass7: Nov 11, 2010 - 10:28 PM

DEATH

#3

Nice addition!
What happened to the other two? Or are you just starting another one?

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

jcbass7

#4

So this past weekend I was working mostly on the vette, but had a chance to do a few very small things on the celica.

>>Progress:>>
-Fixed the uneven gas lid
-Disconnected the cheap aftermarket alarm (that kept going off when I didn't want it to)
-Put in a different driver's leather seat (the leather that is in there is very stiff)
-Cleaned underneath the shifter area
-Started install of 7th gen short shifter
-Installed aluminum shifter base bushings
-Installed TRD Radiator Cap
-Started removing stock head unit (and both amplifiers)
-Started wiring in my new head unit

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This post has been edited by jcbass7: Oct 4, 2010 - 12:15 PM

jcbass7

#5

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Oct 4, 2010 - 11:56 AM)

>Nice addition!
What happened to the other two? Or are you just starting another one?

-The 3s black hatchback has been dismantled and the shell was junked (too much rust and a bad mold problem in the interior)
PIC




-The black coupe I still own, but will be selling soon. I never liked the coupe's as much as the hatchbacks. I will be swapping some things over from that car though.
PIC




I have a LOT of fun stuff to put onto this car, but will keep most of it quiet until its on there. Keeps it interesting... I bet anyone who has seen my previous Celi's will know most of the parts I will be tossing on there... (the previous two cars pictured above kinda give a lot of it away)

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Oct 4, 2010 - 12:27 PM

SwissFerdi

#6

Oh, I don't know...maybe the GT-FOUR parts and the 3S? Just a random guess, no idea why you'd want to do that though...

Good luck.

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

DEATH

#7

OK I gotta ask - you have 2 sets of projectors headlights and will soon only have one Celica - sell me a set?

Oh! And excellent job on the shifter area cleanup Mine looks like people been sitting in there eating

This post has been edited by DEATH: Oct 4, 2010 - 2:06 PM

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

jcbass7

#8

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Oct 4, 2010 - 3:04 PM)

>OK I gotta ask - you have 2 sets of projectors headlights and will soon only have one Celica - sell me a set?

Oh! And excellent job on the shifter area cleanup Mine looks like people been sitting in there eating

haha, I wish I had a set to sell you, but that's the same set. The hatch picture is from 07 (last time the car was on the road) and the coupe picture is from 09. I put the rims and headlights from the hatch onto the coupe since the hatch never made it back on the road.

The shifter surround wasn't too bad, I found a dog treat, a nickel and a red pen. Get anything good in yours?

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Oct 4, 2010 - 4:37 PM

jcbass7

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Oct 4, 2010 - 2:55 PM)

>Oh, I don't know...maybe the GT-FOUR parts and the 3S? Just a random guess, no idea why you'd want to do that though...

Good luck.

Well you've got some of it haha

The 3S is missing the following items (sold them)
-Mass Air Flow Sensor
-CT-26
-Downpipe
-Exhaust Manifold
-IC and piping

I'm undecided if I want to rebuild it (since its half apart right now anyway) and then get new stuff for it, or just go out and buy a 3rd Gen 3S..

Anyone want to convince me in either direction? Saving money would be the priority at this point.

mkernz22

#10

I just gotta say good luck with everything!

On a side note, what's up with you and '94's? lmao

jcbass7

#11

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 4, 2010 - 5:37 PM)

>I just gotta say good luck with everything!

On a side note, what's up with you and '94's? lmao

I wonder that myself sometimes

I choose 94' or 95' over the later years because they are ODB1 and easier to pass emissions/inspections in MA. The newer the car, the more laws regarding what you can do to it. Somehow I just kept ending up with Celica's. One to drive, one to work on and one to use as a parts car, sell/junk one and the cycle repeats.

mkernz22

#12

I would only go with 94 or 95's for that same reasonn.
I'm not sure if you would know, but if I took the engine from my 97 parts car and put it in my 95, would I have to convert my 95 to ODB2?
Reason I want to do it is that I'm doing an a2m swap and that engine has about 100k less than the one in my car right now

jcbass7

#13

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QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Oct 4, 2010 - 6:13 PM)

>I would only go with 94 or 95's for that same reasonn.
I'm not sure if you would know, but if I took the engine from my 97 parts car and put it in my 95, would I have to convert my 95 to ODB2?
Reason I want to do it is that I'm doing an a2m swap and that engine has about 100k less than the one in my car right now

I'm not totally sure, but the wiring harness might be different? Someone on here will definitely know that answer, but I'm unfamiliar with anything but the 94's

EKAn

#14

That coupe is defiantly hot!

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QUOTEwhat hes saying is if you put blue lights in you car youll lose hp.

jcbass7

#15

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QUOTE (EKAn @ Oct 4, 2010 - 6:21 PM)

>That coupe is defiantly hot!

Yea I love the look, and I have a lip that I put on it in the summers as well, but I really don't want to build up a coupe. I'm a sucker for the hatchbacks, but somehow I keep getting stuck with coupes. Thats why I got the red one. I wanted to get back into the turbo world and couldn't convince myself to turbo the coupe.

EKAn

#16

As a coupe owner I'm bias, but either way i know this car will turn out a beast especially with the 3s under there, what happened to getting a GT4 from Canada? did that ever work out?

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QUOTEwhat hes saying is if you put blue lights in you car youll lose hp.

dudeofchaos

#17

Are you selling your OEM head unit?

jcbass7

#18

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QUOTE (EKAn @ Oct 4, 2010 - 6:44 PM)

>As a coupe owner I'm bias, but either way i know this car will turn out a beast especially with the 3s under there, what happened to getting a GT4 from Canada? did that ever work out?

I looked into it and even contacted some of the importers in Canada. There is still a lot of red-tape, and I ended up buying the vette with the money I would have done it with. So that axed that idea. I'll just do my best to build one (eventually). Starting small... like TRD radiator cap small haha

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QUOTE (dudeofchaos @ Oct 4, 2010 - 6:51 PM)

>Are you selling your OEM head unit?

sorry I am not selling the oem unit

dudeofchaos

#19

Awhhh crap

jcbass7

#20

So I don't remember what this guy is.. my best guess is part of the cruise control or ABS system?

Batman722

#21

yes sir, ABS.

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my st205 swapandour Beams swap

jcbass7

#22

So I did a lot of work this weekend, I will post pics tonight. I didn't finish everything I wanted, but its getting there. I am having an audio problem though..

I removed both factory amps (premium 8spk sound system) and installed my aftermarket head unit. I wired it exactly the same way I had it in the other celica and it isn't playing correctly. I only hear sound from the two 4" door speakers and I can only hear it when I turn it up to maximum (and then its still very quiet).

I am curious to why I am not getting sound in any other speakers and why its so faint. Could the system just demand so much more power since their are 8 speakers and two of them 8"? I would still think the two rear speakers would be playing though?

Any thoughts?

DEATH

#23

Yeah Bro - that's not your problem. The first sytem I converted waaaay back when had the same issue until I found out [thru this site - it's why I initially came here back in '03 LOL] that I had to remove the stock amplifiers. You say you already did that so I am at a loss here.
The only thing I can say is 8 stock speakers will not be too much for any decent H/U

This post has been edited by DEATH: Oct 11, 2010 - 1:23 PM

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

jcbass7

#24

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Oct 11, 2010 - 2:23 PM)

>Yeah Bro - that's not your problem. The first sytem I converted waaaay back when had the same issue until I found out [thru this site - it's why I initially came here back in '03 LOL] that I had to remove the stock amplifiers. You say you already did that so I am at a loss here.
The only thing I can say is 8 stock speakers will not be too much for any decent H/U

Thanks man, at least that eliminates that concern. I'm at a loss as well since it was an entirely stock system I removed and replaced with wiring that was working in my other celi? I did run into one problem though, when I was installing it I wasn't getting any power to the radio and checked the fuse under the hood. Well there is a blank looking fuse in the middle of the box and they guy before me had put a 7.5 there. It must have fried during my install (shorted probably). I placed the blank looking fuse that is supposed to be there, back in its place and then the power was back on. Maybe I need to check some other fuses while I'm at it.

The only radio related fuses are the two in the engine bay and the one under the dash correct?

DEATH

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QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 11, 2010 - 1:29 PM)

>The only radio related fuses are the two in the engine bay and the one under the dash correct?

Correct

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

jcbass7

#26

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Oct 11, 2010 - 2:32 PM)

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QUOTE (jcbass7 @ Oct 11, 2010 - 1:29 PM)

>The only radio related fuses are the two in the engine bay and the one under the dash correct?

Correct

haha bummer.. i was hoping there was one i forgot and that would solve all my problems

Thanks for the help so far Death

jcbass7

#27

Well I figured out part of the problem. There was a small switch on the back of the radio that switched between "norm" and "ext ap" which I assume means exterior amp? or something to that effect. Anywho that got the volume back to normal. But I am still only getting sound from the two four inch speakers. The 8's, tweet's and rears are silent. This problem might have been present before the new head unit though.

Any ideas on that front?

DEATH

#28

Rewire it all bro - you got the interior half gutted anyway. It's the only way to be sure you are starting with everything working. Put some good quality wire in there and call it a day.

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

jcbass7

#29

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Oct 11, 2010 - 3:43 PM)

>Rewire it all bro - you got the interior half gutted anyway. It's the only way to be sure you are starting with everything working. Put some good quality wire in there and call it a day.

Sounds like a decent idea actually. So if I only have front right, front left, rear right, rear left speaker wires coming out of my head unit, how do I wire in 8 speakers? Can I just wire a few in parallel?

95st-celica

#30

i installed a "flip out" head unit in my car and never had a problem with the nosie, but seeing that you got that figured out, thats good. Now onto problem 2. I have JL 5" speakers in my doors, and kennwood tweeters. When i installed them the 5" JL's came with crossovers, for the tweeters. Are you using crossovers? do you have any wires bridged anywhere, or spliced into another speaker? I have come to find out that audio wireing, yet simple, can still be complex, and the sound will not be as good/clear if you dont have a very neat, clean set up. Check all your wireing again, i know its a pain in the ass, but there might be somewhere that some solder came off the back of the speaker and it has a loose connection, or the wires are toucing and grounding out, hence no sound. i didnt have tweeters in my car, so i dont know if the stock tweeters come with crossovers, but i would look into that as well. check to see that the crossover is wired up correctly, into the tweeter, into the speaker, and the wires are going in the right slots on crossover. (or an aftermarket AMP if that applys to you.)

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