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post May 11, 2013 - 2:53 PM
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Ok a while back i wrecked my celica and i have recently decided i want my baby back and im full of questions
i was wondering if my goal was to get my car as close to being in perfect condition as possible what would be best as far as money and overall benefit a swap or rebuilding my current engine with 120k give or take a few also what part would your guys suggest i replace just because? Also in the future i wanna turbo charge it but not until my car is in the best possible shape it can be in so if there is anything. I should just go head and replace now that would benefit my turbo in the future and be fine now without it please let me know ..

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post May 11, 2013 - 7:41 PM
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What condition is the car in? Did the airbags deploy? Fender bender? Did the insurance total the car?

At 120k miles I wouldn't rebuild a dang thing on that 5s. It's just getting broken in. This is a perfect case of don't fix it if it ain't broke.
I hit a deer in mine and rebuilt most of the front end. Thought about doing the work you are talking about right now at that point and that's when I got involved in this forum. I was on here all the time looking for ideas for performance upgrades since I had the car apart anyway.... But because it was a salvage title car, doing all that work to a car with a salvage title would have hurt me in the long run. I just ended up fixing it and I still drive it daily. I satisfied my performance needs by buying a clean title shell and made a RHD Beams swapped car instead.

So, long story short, I can't make recommendations about what to replace if I don't know what is currently broken.
I bought another parts car to fix mine (picked it up for $400)

Good luck


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post May 11, 2013 - 9:12 PM
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QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 11, 2013 - 8:41 PM) *
What condition is the car in? Did the airbags deploy? Fender bender? Did the insurance total the car?

At 120k miles I wouldn't rebuild a dang thing on that 5s. It's just getting broken in. This is a perfect case of don't fix it if it ain't broke.
I hit a deer in mine and rebuilt most of the front end. Thought about doing the work you are talking about right now at that point and that's when I got involved in this forum. I was on here all the time looking for ideas for performance upgrades since I had the car apart anyway.... But because it was a salvage title car, doing all that work to a car with a salvage title would have hurt me in the long run. I just ended up fixing it and I still drive it daily. I satisfied my performance needs by buying a clean title shell and made a RHD Beams swapped car instead.

So, long story short, I can't make recommendations about what to replace if I don't know what is currently broken.
I bought another parts car to fix mine (picked it up for $400)

Good luck

No they didnt deploy and they didnt total it i just messed up my driverside front fender and the frame it bolts to the hood and the bumper also the head light
post May 12, 2013 - 2:42 AM
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As many have said, suspension first then power. After your done with the body repair I would start with new bushings, end links, and ball joints. having just done it myself on my car I can tell ya it makes an incredible difference.

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