Oct 13, 2016 - 8:53 AM | Forum: Buying/Selling · Post Preview: #1085643 · Replies: 3 · Views: 803 |
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Whoops, front drivers side. |
Oct 8, 2016 - 11:42 AM | Forum: Buying/Selling · Post Preview: #1085523 · Replies: 3 · Views: 803 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
I need a drivers side ABS sensor for my car and I don't want to buy a insanely expensive new one. |
Sep 27, 2016 - 7:39 AM | Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #1085281 · Replies: 445 · Views: 78,279 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
You know you own a Celica when you pull up to the trail head and people look at you funny when you magically pull two mountain bikes out of the back, While others have giant suv's or subaru's with bike racks. I had that look last week, I can fit two mountain bikes (front wheels removed of course) in the back with room to spare for some other stuff. It's not the fastest or the most maneuverable car out there but it definitely makes up for it with pure convenience and reliability. |
Sep 19, 2016 - 2:45 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1085118 · Replies: 1 · Views: 1,231 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Does anyone know where to buy these and what part number they are? Mine are pretty mangled. |
Jul 25, 2016 - 2:45 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1083871 · Replies: 9 · Views: 4,628 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Welp I can knock the struts and wheel bearing off the list, I also replaced the coat hanger battery hold down with something I came up with on my ST since it didn't have one either. The wheels are the ones from my ST that had good tires on them. Ew why? All the items I used. Volia! It doesn't move an iota now! I also replaced the nasty shifter boot with a leather one from the UK from ebay. it had the wrong metal ring so I retro fitted the one from the old boot. I also got a knob that is more interesting to look at and no I don't play pokemon go. How it looked at my trip to eastern Kentucky, I had a blast driving back at 12am on curvy country roads. |
Jun 11, 2016 - 6:34 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1082761 · Replies: 9 · Views: 4,628 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Well I found the source of the of the rattling noise lol The wheel bearing just fell apart. I checked the others and they are good. I'm going to pick one up at the local parts store Sunday. |
Jun 11, 2016 - 5:01 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1082760 · Replies: 9 · Views: 4,628 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Well the struts have been ordered and should be here in the upcoming week. Hopefully they get here before I go down to Hoosier National Forest for the weekend because I really want to drive it there, although I'm sure I'll find other suspension issues while replacing them that would make me hesitant of doing so. |
Jun 10, 2016 - 4:43 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1082712 · Replies: 9 · Views: 4,628 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Yeah I did notice that looked a little funky and it does get in the way of the hood prop, it'll eventually go. I'm pretty happy with this car right now, I can't believe how much of a difference the 2.2l and a manual makes with get up and go. My other stick that this is replacing is 95 sentra with a 1.6l and it is ANEMIC. |
Jun 10, 2016 - 3:09 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1082704 · Replies: 9 · Views: 4,628 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Well after a couple years I've finally found the car I was looking for after I sold my 95 Celica ST to my brother. Meet the one owner completely stock unraped 1995 GT. Nothing has been messed with even the CD changer still works. It has 234xxx miles or so, four bad struts needs new rear pads and discs I'll do the front anyways while I'm at it. It has rust in the usual spots but it was definitely a garage kept well maintained car for being in the rust belt. It will stay stock for the most part and this will just be my I've fixed this or put this in thread. So! Things to do. 1. Replace Struts. Done! 2. Brake pads and rotors all around. 3. Maybe replace radio, as much as I love that stock radio I love having thousands of songs on a usb drive more. 4.Tune up 5. replace shift boot, I want to mod a rubber one to fit as I hate those sack lookin' things. It's a machine not a couch. Done! 6. Rust control 7.?????? yet to come, maybe replace speakers? |
Jun 24, 2014 - 12:32 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1049574 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Any updates? Nah not at the moment, I'm still alive though and haven't really lost interest. I just have to get some other priorities finished before I can really start chomping away at this. One of them being an 87 S10 Blazer to prepare for the next winter and to do some offroading. Driving that thing around makes the Celica feel like a real luxury car and how not rusty the celica is in comparison. Although I am enjoying super easy to find and cheap parts for that truck. That being said as much as I love this Celica I'll most likely end up selling it to buy a GT if the right deal comes along, I'm tired of not having nice things like a sunroof, fogs, manual gearbox better motor and rear discs, by the time I installed all that I will have been able to buy a GT twice over anyways. =P |
Mar 6, 2014 - 5:11 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1040530 · Replies: 4 · Views: 799 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Yeah I probably should put what I have in my sig line. Anywho thanks for the answer, your deduction is most likely correct, this car has a salvage title for a "flooded" car and was bought by my brother years ago from Northside Imports. I have no doubt the engine is a swap coming from that place, since they tend to deal in salvaged cars. |
Mar 6, 2014 - 4:48 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1040526 · Replies: 4 · Views: 799 |
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I knew I should of circled it..... There, all done! =D |
Mar 6, 2014 - 3:57 PM | Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1040519 · Replies: 4 · Views: 799 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
What is this connector attached to the dipstick supposed to be for, I'm guessing it goes to an oil level sensor or something? There is no harness anywhere that plugs into it, it doesn't affect anything I'm really just curious. |
Dec 29, 2013 - 3:28 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1034964 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
So uhh...yeah. The camera definitely makes it look better than it is but it looks a ton better than it did before I buffed it. Before After |
Dec 28, 2013 - 9:42 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1034933 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Gonna be a fun day tomorrow, that hood, fender and bumper is gonna shine or have no paint left trying. |
Dec 20, 2013 - 10:30 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1034394 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
ugh.. i hate those little clips. the plastic piece in the trunk always comes off. I'd try digging around the junkyards for those. usually score a couple here a there. I wish it were that easy, Indiana seems to have a void of celicas in the junkyards. I had to go clear to Ohio to get a door, got a good price though. I should've picked the car clean for small parts while I was there. But that's the bad news, I like good news! It works and I have it all buttoned up now! =D Video =3 |
Dec 20, 2013 - 1:39 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1034336 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
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I'm planning on putting in a trunk popper for a remote entry system I Installed earlier and noticed I am missing three of these and have one broken. Does anyone know where to buy these and how much they should run, are there any places online? I'd like to avoid buying from a dealer if at all possible. |
Oct 23, 2013 - 8:07 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1029392 · Replies: 29 · Views: 13,746 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
aaaand I bet it still has more get up and go than mine |
Aug 16, 2013 - 2:47 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1022134 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Anyone know how to fix this gap? I tried adjusting it a bunch when I installed it but I just gave up. I tried moving it as far in as the slots for the bolts would allow, I even tried new bolts but still there is a small gap. Is there some secret I'm missing? |
Aug 14, 2013 - 7:01 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1021943 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Well I just got done installing the other antenna mount, I'm not sure what I want to do with it radio wise but it may involve APRS. I do love how easy it is to run wires through the hatch to the interior of the car with those wonderful wire harness boots they have on either side of the hatch, makes for no leaks due to feedline guaranteed. I'll think I'll shoot for some more realistic goals than the ones I previously posted with this car, hopefully before summer ends (must be nice to have a garage). I want a dark interior (carpet, headliner, visors, seats, rearview mirror ect. I'll probably end up finding a junked car with one) seems like it would be much easier to keep clean. I need to replace or delete the power antenna, need to find some missing fasteners for the rear trunk panel but I have no idea where to find them, I need to find someway to fix that rust hole behind the drivers side rear wheel before it gets much worse. Other than few those things there may not be much else I can do with my current income. |
Aug 7, 2013 - 3:38 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1021040 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
You know I'm a lazy guy, chances are I may just end up buying a GT or something else and use this as a beater/commuter/practice car. It's just kinda sad when a loaded semi passes you on the highway while you're trying to pass him and you have your pedal to the floor. Look at me I can't make up my ooooh squirrel! |
Aug 6, 2013 - 8:50 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1020963 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
If you want to keep it automatic swapping in the 1MZ-FE V6 would be ideal, since so many of them came as auto. That and it'll be easy to source the parts. That does sound rather appealing as I do like easy to find parts and an automatic is really fine for my needs. How involved would that swap be though, like what would I need as far as engine mounts wiring harnesses ect, would things in the bay have to be moved at all? Engine swapping is new territory to me, so any information I can get would be good. |
Aug 6, 2013 - 8:05 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1020958 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Automatic ST.... May God have mercy on your soul, it's slow enough with a 5-speed. Anyhow, guess you can't beat free though. I like how you got paint on the rotor. That aside you're doing a good job. You should be able to use Meguiar's 3-step Deep Crystal system to bring the paint back out and have it shiny again. Haha yeah it's reeeeeeally slow you put the pedal to the floor and...well... nothing really happens. =P I'll probably end up just swapping the motor with something else, if anything it'll be good experience. |
Aug 6, 2013 - 7:14 PM | Forum: My Project · Post Preview: #1020953 · Replies: 29 · Views: 8,570 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
So last December my brother offered to give me his Celica instead of selling it, it has around 260k miles on it and is a 1.8L automatic. I didn't have a car at the time (cycled everywhere) and figured why not, could be a fun learning experience! This car is more of a learning platform for me and a utility car so It'll never be as nice as any of the cars on here. It had four blown struts that he didn't want to pay to have replaced, so the first thing I did after he gave it to me was put some Kyb Excel G struts into the car. The car also had an issue with not going into overdrive which I tracked down to be a stuck open thermostat, apparently these cars won't engage fourth without the temp gauge reading above a quarter high. This car also needed a coolant change bad which I had to do anyways after the thermostat change. Also replaced the seized A/C compressor, terrabad battery did an oil change and changed out the plugs, hasn't given me any problems since. This is how I received the car, as you can see (well sort of) a lot of the clear coat is just gone on the front bumper, hood, and fender. It also has a major rust spot behind the rear drivers side wheel which you can kind of see. My next goal was to track down some original wheels, I found a set near Ohio on craigslist for $175, they are not silver like I wanted and aren't all that well painted but for $175 I'm not complaining. I also bought new tires for it (Kumho Ecsta 4x) and painted the calipers and drums like I don't care =D. There that's better! Now to do something about that door..... Found a decent door at a junkyard in Ohio for 75 dollars, same color and what not. Anywho here's how it sits now. Some major things I may do in the future are some new antisway bars, some end links, strut braces, springs, exhaust, a manual conversion and maybe a small turbo. I have a friend that owns a shop so that should be pretty fun to do. =D Some more minor things are to fix that darned broken shifter dust cover, get a fender and a hood with clear coat on it, maybe fix that rust hole behind the wheel, replace some of the lights with led's and replace the power antenna, oh and add another amature radio anmtenna on the other side of the hatch. |
May 4, 2013 - 5:39 PM | Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1010074 · Replies: 2 · Views: 1,046 |
Enthusiast Joined May 4, '13 From Indianapolis Currently Offline |
Does anyone know what his piece is called and if they make replacements for it? As irony would have it both of the cars I've owned have had this piece broken and it's bothered me for the longest time on both cars. Here's a picture to show you guys what I mean, http://s96.photobucket.com/user/zephri/med...da5d97.jpg.html Oh and hi I'm Erick! |
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