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Thanks again guys!

Yes, the undercarriage was just rotted from someone letting it sit for over 10 years I guess. I understand tranny solenoids though. Anyways it's all fixed.
I cannpt find catback exhausts for this car ANYWHERE, just those stupid exhaust tips...

Ok, for the life of me, I cannot get this antenna off...

Merry Christmas!


helloooo 6gc.net....

You guys probably don't remember me, as I only made one post here- and that was six months ago.

So I bought the celica (convertible st204c, pic for reference)



This was to be my daily driver, but the transmission solenoids failed two days before I was to drive it from Cle. to Houston...and the gas tank started leaking! And the handbrake became permanently engaged! And the rotors had become so warped that it made a sound like God gnashing his teeth.
But thankfully all that is fixed, and the car runs great.

But when things were getting fixed, my trustworthy mechanic noticed that basically the entire undercarriage had severely rusted out. To the point where we had to replace the control arms, as they looked like swiss cheese, with rust holes the size of my face (no exaggeration)...

So those were replaced, but the rest of the car is still decrepit...

-I want to know a good catback exhaust system (NOTHING RICEY OR LOUD!! I already have an unbelievably loud 500hp Evox). Something seriously quiet, but nice and shiny, a *little* grumble is ok, and if at all possible, a performance bump.
-Also, going to buy a short ram, wondering what a good company is for that as well. Don't wanna break the banl. I have money, but don't wanna spend $400 on an intake that will bump my NA celica from 90 to 96whp.
-Springs? Will they destroy my shocks? I was looking at a $100 set of Tein's.
-What else is popular to do on these cars....headers? Mine is an auto (i know i know, it's all they had and I fell in love with the car and had to buy it) so no short shifter or anything.
-Gonna get these...thoughts? (Konig flatout white)


Thanks for your input, sorry for asking to be spoonfed, but after all the insane headaches from the 350z/evo world, it'd be nice to just know what is common, works well, and is effective. I'm done with trial and error lol.

Thanks again!

TY all! rave2n, yeah I got the sportlines, glad to hear they work well on stock. I don't wanna spend the money for aftermarket shocks or coilovers...I've thrown so much money at the Evo, and I've SWORN that the k&n, springs, and s2k antenna will be my only mods. Maybe rims too. Why not an axleback. Hell forged internals ad a ball bearing too... ::mod bug bites again::

and ty glenn for all the input.

Ok I lied to get you to look at the thread...but I did just buy a 1998 Celica GT convertible!

I'd been wanting a DD since driving the Evo x is insane for a dd and not fuel efficient in any way shape or form, and I am moving to Texas so I wanted a convertible. I saw this celica on the toyota lot with a sumptuous price tag and 39,000 original miles, one previous owner, all that good stuff. I had no idea what it truly was though, just bought it seeing it in the light of 'a cheap convertible'...

But on the way home I was cruising along and thinking...'this is the most enjoyable car I have ever owned!' It just has soul. Idk what it is about the car, but it feels alive. I don't care that it's slow, there's just something else to this car. I get home to see it has an extremely devoted cult following, dubbed the best celica of them all, Edmunds said debatably the best car of all time...and I just felt like the luckiest person in the world getting such a hot-looking, great priced, great feeling, reliable car

some questions, then pics.

1.) bought Eibach sportline lowering springs (1.5's...this car does need a drop...) and hope it's ok to put them on the stock setup. Anyone done this?

2.) is it possible to have the trunk inaccessible when the top is down? seems like anyone can just reach in and open it. Sebrings and bimmers and pretty much everything else require the key to be in the ignition to open the trunk from the inside

3.) my trunk won't open WITH the key lol. does that happen a lot?

4.) Antenna is busted, how do I get that eyesore off of there?

Thanks! here are the pics.
celica . com / forums was so dead that not one person even said hi when i made a thread there. So please say hi at least. Glad to have this awesome car and be part of the Toyota community!