JosephST575

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My name is Jose and i have been a member for about a year now so i decided to talk and show hows my progress goes with my celica. So i purchased my Celica back in 2010 i fell in love with Celicas since the first time i knew about them and i started my research from engine types to model years. while i was looking at Celicas i came across one that was a 95 beige one but it was too expensive at that time and i needed to trade my old car and give the rest in cash, so i kept searching until i saw this add on the internet:
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So i went to see it with my uncles and we tried it and instantly i fell in love with it but at that time i didn't know much about it or where it came from. here are some pics of my celica first day at my house:









I will be posting more info and pics.

This post has been edited by JosephST575: Feb 23, 2015 - 12:04 PM

njccmd2002

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Celicas en guatemala. Ya decia yo que las construcciones se me hacian reconocibles

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Feb 23, 2015 - 9:24 PM)

>Celicas en guatemala. Ya decia yo que las construcciones se me hacian reconocibles

Sip yo me mude aca hace unos Años yo soy de New york.

Box

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I didn't know Norberto spoke un-American, learn something new everyday.

Anyhow, welcome! Car looks to be in great shape.

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JosephST575

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Heres my First of many speeding tickets i got:


So my first mod for my celica was my XXR 17" rims Black and silver with red. here are some pics:



The i got my second Speeding ticket


After a while one of my friends invited me to a stance meet and i met some 6gen








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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 23, 2015 - 9:31 PM)

>I didn't know Norberto spoke un-American, learn something new everyday.

Anyhow, welcome! Car looks to be in great shape.

Thanks its a Florida car no rust mint shape when i bought it.

Box

#6

Your plate tag is over 9,000!!!

This post has been edited by Box: Feb 24, 2015 - 12:03 AM

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 12:03 AM)

>Your plate tag is over 9,000!!!

What you mean by that?

JosephST575

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My first 6gen meet



About a week later i got hit by a drunk motorcycle driver



Took me a while to get my Celica fix but it was all worth it.

Here are some pics from my photography class:

specter1001

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 12:03 AM)

>Your plate tag is over 9,000!!!

What you mean by that?

I follow your instagram actually mine is 01sgs. good to see you on here, your car looks even cleaner on the comp than on my tiny phone screen and I have that exact same damage on my drivers side fender/bumper right now so I know them feels

JosephST575

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QUOTE (specter1001 @ Feb 24, 2015 - 1:49 AM)

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QUOTE (JosephST575 @ Feb 24, 2015 - 1:33 AM)

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 12:03 AM)

>Your plate tag is over 9,000!!!

What you mean by that?

I follow your instagram actually mine is 01sgs. good to see you on here, your car looks even cleaner on the comp than on my tiny phone screen and I have that exact same damage on my drivers side fender/bumper right now so I know them feels

Yeah i seen your Celica too, it was time for me to put up my Celica story and its progress and that feeling is the worse tho.

JosephST575

#11

More Random pics of my Celica:


My rescued dog likes Celicas too lol:




After breaking my rims for all the potholes thats around my way i decided to buy me some steely s:




Then i got myself another speeding Ticket:

Box

#12

What is it with you and speeding tickets? I have about four times the power and stay out of trouble. You should keep an eye out for some nice 14" alloys, the problem being not many cars have the 5-100 pattern. Most are either 4-100 or 5x114.3 it seems.

This post has been edited by Box: Feb 24, 2015 - 4:51 AM

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 4:50 AM)

>What is it with you and speeding tickets? I have about four times the power and stay out of trouble. You should keep an eye out for some nice 14" alloys, the problem being not many cars have the 5-100 pattern. Most are either 4-100 or 5x114.3 it seems.

lol yeah i got alot of speeding tickets for been late to class but i learned, and yeah its kinda hard to get rims for my Celica.

cheela

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hahah. so far, all i've read is speeding tickets. hahaha
I can't imagine how you would be if you had a 3sgte in your car.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (cheela @ Feb 24, 2015 - 9:59 AM)

>hahah. so far, all i've read is speeding tickets. hahaha
I can't imagine how you would be if you had a 3sgte in your car.

I would be speeding more nah those are old pics i don't get tickets anymore im trying to control myself

JosephST575

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My next purchase was mud flaps since i have seen some Celicas and the rally GTFour with them i decided to get a pair.Installing them was easy since i used the same holes that its use to mount the back splitters the only thing i did different was use another screws and washers and downloaded the level app for my iphone could get them straight as possible:
mud flaps from Ebay

Things i used to hold them in place

Final Product

Box

#17

Really, another speeding ticket after the flaps?

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 6:57 PM)

>Really, another speeding ticket after the flaps?

Sorry it's the last one I promise lol

Box

#19

Man, just think of all of that money that could be used for car parts.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 11:25 PM)

>Man, just think of all of that money that could be used for car parts.

Your right that's what made me think it over my last ticket was 6 months ago so I'm not getting into trouble anymore I'm putting everything on my Celica now .

igpx12

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 6:57 PM)

>Really, another speeding ticket after the flaps?

That's what I was thinking too when I was looking at his progress shots. One shaky shot by him and a full rear shot by the popo

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JosephST575

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The next item i got for my celica is a Simota intake Carbon Fiber Shell:

It took me a while and help from friends to get it to fit right.


After that i got hit by another dumb driver




i was sad and mad at the same time but still i had to fix my Celica . Took a week to repair it.

After saving money and looking at it on Ebay, finally i purchased my Roof Visor almost a year to get it and i didnt wait to put it on my Celica:



More Pics of my Celica:




Another Mod Was the custom Made side Fender light red:





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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 24, 2015 - 6:57 PM)

>Really, another speeding ticket after the flaps?

That's what I was thinking too when I was looking at his progress shots. One shaky shot by him and a full rear shot by the popo

Lol yeah didnt get a good shot of the flaps while i was putting them on.

Box

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I like how the intake snorkel is sucking air from the hottest part of the engine bay.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 25, 2015 - 2:17 AM)

>I like how the intake snorkel is sucking air from the hottest part of the engine bay.

Not really Most of the Air is going in from the Big opening That snorkel Thing you mention It makes a sound for some reason but no air is coming in from it

JosephST575

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Today its a sad day, my Celica overheated becuase the fans stop working and on top of that the two fuse boxes started to smoke

Box

#26

The radiators are notorious for cracking due to age, so maybe you lucked out and that's it. If it were the fans it would've taken some time for it to overheat and you would've noticed the temp climbing. When mine cracked there was a large amount of steam and the temp gauge indicated it was overheating, even though I know it didn't because it happened when the car wasn't even running and I was listening to the radio. It sounds like coolant found its way into the fuse and relay boxes, will just have to check things out with a multimeter.

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (Box @ Feb 26, 2015 - 1:57 AM)

>The radiators are notorious for cracking due to age, so maybe you lucked out and that's it. If it were the fans it would've taken some time for it to overheat and you would've noticed the temp climbing. When mine cracked there was a large amount of steam and the temp gauge indicated it was overheating, even though I know it didn't because it happened when the car wasn't even running and I was listening to the radio. It sounds like coolant found its way into the fuse and relay boxes, will just have to check things out with a multimeter.

Yeah it was really weird tho since it was working fine the day before that. with our Celicas Age is a problem. I mean it did took time for it to overheat because i left my house as usual and once i got near the city temperature raised quickly i put on the air to cool it down thats where i noticed that the fans where not moving at all. We put down the temp and turn it off once we started it again thats when smoke came out the fuse and relay boxes.

This post has been edited by JosephST575: Feb 26, 2015 - 2:14 AM

igpx12

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Sounds more like an electrical issue involving the fuses to me rather than the radiator failing. If you were in stop and go traffic in the city with no direct air on through to the radiator it would start climbing with the temp due to your fans not running. It's amazing how much they keep the motor in check with the temp. Which fuse boxes smoked out on you?

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JosephST575

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QUOTE (igpx12 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:12 AM)

>Sounds more like an electrical issue involving the fuses to me rather than the radiator failing. If you were in stop and go traffic in the city with no direct air on through to the radiator it would start climbing with the temp due to your fans not running. It's amazing how much they keep the motor in check with the temp. Which fuse boxes smoked out on you?

Both the relay box on the engine bay and the fuses that are on the drivers side they both started to smoke.

igpx12

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QUOTE (JosephST575 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 7:32 AM)

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QUOTE (igpx12 @ Feb 26, 2015 - 6:12 AM)

>Sounds more like an electrical issue involving the fuses to me rather than the radiator failing. If you were in stop and go traffic in the city with no direct air on through to the radiator it would start climbing with the temp due to your fans not running. It's amazing how much they keep the motor in check with the temp. Which fuse boxes smoked out on you?

Both the relay box on the engine bay and the fuses that are on the drivers side they both started to smoke.

The relay box has two fuses for fans and the drivers side underhood fuse box has one, so its very possible that it burnt out those fuses. give all the fuses a look though to see if anything else could have burnt out. Quite possible though once you replace any bad fuses that it will fix your issue. Did you have a chance to check the radiator yet?

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1997 ST:Limitedly GreenThis car is not about racing... This car is not about power or performance... It's purely about being cool.