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To be honest I don't think they even know what a GT4 is.
This lady came along and said she sold her manual car because her son just got his Learners Permit and couldn't drive manual.
He was looking for a Celica and saw mine and liked it cause it looked cool. Thats all.
I think the mother liked the look of it too....lol

Yeah i'm really happy to have gotten that much for it. Especially considering I paid only $7,500 for the Liberty, with only 140,000 kms on it. And its in perfect condition too.

Oh well. It's time to move on.
I loved the Celica, but it was time for a change. I sold the Celica for $7,000 and have bought myself a 2001 Subaru Liberty B4. Thats the twin turbo version.

Another chapter begins.....

Thanks man, you really have to shop around to get a good deal though. The first place I took it to quoted $1,100 just to replace the auto. But while I was shopping around, I found a nice bloke at the wreckers who had a manual car there. So I asked him about the conversion, so he said he'd give me everything I needed for the conversion for $500, bargain. But the deal breaker was that the clutch was 70% worn, so I needed to buy a new clutch as well. And then the labour was $700 to get it fitted.
Thats why I just stuck with the auto. But if i'm honest, I sort of wish I went manual, even with the extra cost. I would love my car so much more if it was manual.

Oh well, just have to wait for the engine to go and do a conversion I guess.

You know what i'm sick of....inconsiderate mechanics.
After getting my car resprayed I went and got tints put on, the guy leaves a huge chip out of the paint on the edge near the drivers door.
Today I go to pick up my car after having the auto replaced, and I specifically told him to take care of my paint job when I dropped it off.
When I got it back, I found not one, but two beautiful chips out of my NEW paint. One on each guard, on the edge where the guard meets the bonnet, it's obvious he's hit it with some tool. So I call him and confront him about it and he just denies it, what can you do in that situation?

I'm just so sick of people not taking care of other peoples property.

I don't know why anyone would buy anything other than a GT4 OEM bumper. They are so well balanced and suit our cars perfectly without looking like something out of The Fast & The Furious.

Camber is my bet. Thats also what the guy at the shop suggested. Do you know how I get that fixed? And how much it costs.

Well I took the car out the other day and the Auto Gearbox just kept slipping and wouldn't shift past first. So I thought it may be time for some kind of conversion. I priced up the following:
Auto Replacement $680 fitted
Manual Conversion $1,400 fitted
3SGTE Conversion $6,000 fitted.

Well in the end I decided to just replace the auto, for a few reasons. Cost, the headache of doing a conversion and the fact that it's a daily driver. Also, it helps that it's Auto cause my wife doesn't drive manual and sometimes we need to swap cars.

Anyway, it's being replaced in a few days.

are you serious? Ok now I have th SH**TS. Cause I found Camry boxes for $200 and had to shop around for ages to find a Celica Box for $330. Most of them wanted $400 and up.
I considered doing a manual conversion, but was too costly. Was gonna cost around $1,400 installed. Whereas the auto will cost me around $700 installed.

can anyone please assist with the above question?

The gearbox in the Camry and the Celica are both called A140E. But the guy at the wreckers is saying they're not the same. Who can confirm this?

The reason i'm asking is because the camry's which came out at the same period as the 6th Gen, came with two motors in Australia. The 5SFE and the 1MZFE, so it seems logical that the 1MZFE should bolt in the place of the 5SFE, but it's strange that no one on here even talks about it. They seem to go straight for the 2GRFE, which is more powerful, but seems much more expensive and complicated to swap.
I am seriously considering this swap very soon.

I have read all the sticky's and posts etc, but have only found info on the 2grfe swap.
I'm guessing this is a better engine than the 1MZFE engine. But the 1MZFE is much more common and cheaper to buy.
My question is: would the 1MZFE be a easier swap? Has anyone done this swap?
Are the results worth it?

i was hoping someone could help me out, I have two questions:
1) when I put my spacers on, I have noticed that the right side front wheel, sticks out further than the left side. The guy at the wheel shop who put them on reckons its just an issue of more camber on one side than the other. Has anyone had this before or know how to fix it?
2) i managed to stop the rear from rubbing by 'massaging' the fenders. But what do I do about the front. I suspect the screw thats holding the inner plastic on, is whats rubbing. But if I take that off, it will hang down, won't it? Whats the solution?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I have to say, I really respect what you have done with your car. There's not many people who know how to tastefully mod a car on a budget without making it look cheap. But you sir have succeeded wonderfully. My hat goes off to you.
You have only done minor mods, but together, the car looks awesome.

Took this shot yesterday, its bad quality phone photo, but it shows how it sits from the back.

Thanks, the wheels are 40 offset.

I finally got my 30mm spacers front and back fitted. My wheels are 40 offset. It did scrub at first, but then some massaging soon sorted that out.

I must say i'm really happy with the result. What do you think?

This is in the workshop getting fitted with the spacers



And the result:











The sucked in look bugged me for so long, I am happy with the way it looks, now I want to work on the interior and engine conversion

Man, your car is hot, what size tyres/wheels have you got? Honestly I have no idea what the offset of my wheels are. If mine ends up looking anything like yours, i'll be loving life. I tried on a 30mm spacer on the rear, at the place I ordered them from. It looked awesome, but it looked like it may have issues with scrubbing. But mainly the reason I chose the 25mm's was price, they were much cheaper because they're a standard item, whereas the 30mm would have to be custom made he reckons. I paid $220 for 25mm for on all four.

I was contemplating on whether to get skirts or not before I got it resprayed. But I decided I preferred the clean untouched look. If I did want to get any bodykit, it would have to be the TRD skirts, with the front and rear lips. I would definately love projectors....who wouldn't. But for the time being I think that money would be better spent on the engine conversion.

Finally got around to ordering spacers today, I went 25mm all round. Should be on by mid next week. I'll post pics soon as I get em on.

hey, good looking Celica, looks clean.
Its good to see more Aussie cars on here. Do you mind me asking how much you picked up the Beams for? Do you even need a Engineers Certificate? I wouldn't think so, cause you're actually downsizing the motor and its still NA. Keep us posted with your progress.

Hi,
Unfortunately for me, my car didn't come with cruise control. I would love to be able to get it though.
What are my options?
Do I get the parts of another Celica or do I buy an aftermarket one?
How hard is it to install?

i am thinking instead of painting, I will go with Carbon Fibre. But where do u get these parts from?

Thanks, thats great info. Really appreciate your help.

One last question, when you paint it, would you recommend painting a coat of clear over it to protect it and make it look shiny?