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I'm in the United States Army, currently stationed in Fob Sharana, Afghanistan at the moment.

Curren conversion for sale for $1,300 obo but it's located in LA. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb/pts/2809579632.html

It's $200.00 for just the middle piece in carbon fiber and fiberglass post/stand pieces. It's $350 for all 3 pieces to be carbon fiber including the end caps. I'm still debating on whether I want to keep the factory GT4 spoiler or order this one... I like both styles.

Received Side Skirts and Rear Extensions. Ordered a speedometer that matched the miles on the swapped motor. Ordered a Cluster Cover for the speedometer from Dustin. And ordered Carbon Fiber sheet wrap for the Cluster Cover.

Very nice pick up. Have fun with it.

Oh man. I'm really sorry to hear about your accident. And I'm sorry about your Celica as well. Your car was one of my favorites in this community since I joined back in 2005 (under username ExSane). Good luck with the next vehicle you get. I've had many, funny I how reverted back to my 6gc.

Yeah. I hate them too. You're better off with the TRD 'quick' shifter. ACT clutch disc also has a quick clutch engagement. Engages smoothly as well.

Interested in the Hatch Visor if it's still available. Shipping to 95670.

First of all, always go with what you love. No one can hold you back from your goals except yourself. Big goals like obtaining a 3SGTE swapped Celica comes in time. Second of all, if you're trying to race legit, why settle for second best? Thirdly, the Beams engine is a 3SGE motor and was debuted in the SS-3, the black top Beams was debuted in the Toyota Altezza (aka Lexus IS300) in Japan. They output as much hp power as a 1MZFE V6 but torque band is different. It has VVT-i and high compression ratio compared to your standard 3SGE motor. Fourth, Beams motor is pretty much close to your standard naturally aspired motor (7AFE and 5SFE) when modifying. Pretty much bolt on parts. Superchargers are always nice to throw on when it comes down to force induction. But why go that route when you can swap in the 3SGTE motor and have even more potential for the same or less amount of money. Fifth, do what your boots can handle right now and don't stop chasing your goals. It's what makes you who you are.

LoL. Will definitely send pix to you when I'm done with it. I also miss my Celica which is why I'm buying this one at the moment. I sold mine back in 2007. It's been... 5 years. Had a lot of rides but to be honest, I missed my Celica. The rest doesn't feel right for some odd reason.

I told Raymond that if he doesn't feel like finishing it, I'll tow it to someone else that I know can do it. But he insisted. It's kind of annoying if you tell me one thing and do the total opposite. It's really... untrustworthy to be doing that. Just scared that I'm paying someone who isn't going to do quality work like "I" would if I was to work on my car. I'm a mechanic myself which is why I'm very skeptic. I'll be inspecting everything when I get back to the states from Afghanistan. Thanks for the heads up kdash.

Will do, esp. when I get back. I'm taking it to ATS Racing in Dallas, TX for turbo upgrade, standalone ecu, and etc. when I get back regardless. They should be able to clean it up if anything. If he half asses everything, why did you cousin take it to him? lol. Just a thought.

Yeah. I'm starting to see where you're coming from. I'm still waiting on that quote for parts and labor. I called him twice and he kept saying he'll email me. I still have a couple of months left here. But I plan on having the car with a close friend when I return back to Texas so that I can have a ride for work and look for a place to stay when I get back. If he still isn't finished with the car before two months prior to my return to the United States, I'll have the car towed to someone who I know will finish it up and wants to get paid.

Me and the wife.

I'm gonna finish up his awd conversion project for him kdash. Wished it was a 3rd gen 3sgte swap (the MAF is annoying) but that'll be taken care of in time. Idk if you know Raymond @ DB Autocare / Race Toys but the car is still over there and he's going to finish it up. Still pending payment though. James and I are having an issue with the cashier's check my bank sent him. It has both of our names on it... Idk why they did that. His bank won't let him deposit it so he's sending it back to me. I'm gonna deposit it and do a direct transfer into his account. Right now we're just waiting on the cashier's check to get back to my wife so she can handle it.

Payment is in pending status on this vehicle. Project is being continued as of the moment. Just spoke with Ray. He'll e-mail me the quote for parts and labor costs.

After everything's been said, the answer is unfortunately yes Cecilia.

I've owned a N/A MR2 and a Turbo'd MR2 and a N/A 6th Gen Celica. From my personal experiences, the MR2 are very fun cars because of the fact that they are RWD and also MR. The problem I had with them was that they were hard to work on. I would literally jump and lay over the the engine bay area just to reach in there and work on them or have the car jacked up on stands. They have stylish exteriors compared to the 6th Gen Celicas (excluding the ST205). But it wasn't what I was looking for. Over all, it turned out to be a car that I just had fun with driving. It didn't compare to the pride I had for the Celica. My black turbo'd MR2 was probably the most fun car I have ever owned, even comparing to my SR20DET 240sx's. Interior wise, Celica wins hands down. And maintenance-wise. the Celica wins again. For a good reliable car, I would have to say go for the Celica. Miatas are fun to drive too but 240sx's are funner. Too easy to turn 240s sideways with simple suspension upgrades. MR2's are fun for cruising. Their corner handling is amazing.

It's alright GarLun. I talked to Raymond... He said the car "should" run after the fuel tank is installed. He said that James owns the car. Idk if you go by James or what not. But I'm sending him an email with more info. So it's whenever you're ready for the transaction longsbeans.

Unfortunately I'm currently located OUT of the country as of the moment. Idk if there is anyway of contacting the mechanic and the 'friend' that is holding the title for him in UCLA... I might bail out of this one. It's already starting to become a headache and not enough evidence this car still exists or if it's even able to run the fact that it's been sitting since 2008... And also, no point of contacts, names, numbers, etc. to even get this thing going. I'm not in a hurry to get a car either. I got a couple more months before this deployment is over.

EDIT: Just googled the address. That isn't a mechanic shop that sits on that address. It's a food/restaurant named Kim Union... Yeah, I'm bailing now. Thinking this is a scam now.

Still waiting on a reply... This car has been sitting at the mechanics shop for almost 4 years... Does anyone know the mechanic? Anyone able to go see if it's still there and running?

Good idea. SupraKid. Thanks.

I'm guessing this car isn't available anymore...

Hmmm... This might be a better route than me trying to import a GT4 here to the States. I can get the car from you LongsBeans. But I'll need a month. Reason why is because I'm currently deployed in Afghanistan. And my wife lives in Sacramento, CA. Only way for me to do this is to pay you. Then have the shop guy fix it for me while I send him the parts and pay labor. And after that, get a shipping service to send it to my wife. That'll take... another 2 more months after purchase... Hmmmm... What to do. Also, may I get pix of the car send to xcross85@yahoo.com. For some reason, this satellite signal over here isn't letting me load the images. Thanks.