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 Jan 25, 2009 - 12:11 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 16, '08 From Oil City, LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Today I went to tow home my Celica (1994 ST Coupe) from its sitting spot. I had to tow it because the battery was completely dead and the way the engine is the car will only go 45mph. The engine is shot, the driverside window barely rolls up, the outside is red with LOTS of peeled clearcoat bubbles, theres a crack in the driverside door, the inside is nasty, and the speakers are warped but the good thing is the owner just gave it to me! Oh and it has 220,000 miles on it.
 Im taking this one because the previous owner didn't want it, and I want to take my time in making a perfect beautiful Celica! Its a piece of junk, but I am so happy about it, LOL. 
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Jan 25, 2009 - 12:21 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 22, '07 From Murphy, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
congratulations on this piece of junk that we all love - hope its a keeper
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Jan 25, 2009 - 12:31 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 29, '07 From Hoyt Lakes, MN Currently Offline Reputation: 11 (100%) |
sooo you got it for free?
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94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer 95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold 88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp) 94 Celica gt white (sold) In need of a rust free chassis!!!! |
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Jan 25, 2009 - 12:40 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
I think we'd all take a free celica anyday! congrats! snap some pix of it's current condition for us. and what are your plans?
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Jan 25, 2009 - 4:41 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '05 From Kansas City Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Nothing like the satisfaction of taking a free/cheap car and turning it into something nice. Makes all the elbow grease and effort feel even better.
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Jan 25, 2009 - 7:15 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '08 From London Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
fantastic. Sounds like a nice project is going to happen
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Jan 25, 2009 - 11:06 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 16, '08 From Oil City, LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
oh yes it is definately a keeper. I even grew since i last drove the car (Im 18, and drove it as a practice car when i was 15 for drivers ed), so thats another reason to keep it. I'm going to have the engine rebuilt and then fix the interior. then ill add go-fast parts, lol. thats as far ahead as ive thought.
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Jan 25, 2009 - 11:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 20, '07 From Oil City Louisiana Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (monkeywrench @ Jan 25, 2009 - 11:06 PM)  oh yes it is definately a keeper. I even grew since i last drove the car (Im 18, and drove it as a practice car when i was 15 for drivers ed), so thats another reason to keep it. I'm going to have the engine rebuilt and then fix the interior. then ill add go-fast parts, lol. thats as far ahead as ive thought. go fast parts do i hear double date junk yard day? lol i might have some left over go fast parts and side skirts. |
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Jan 26, 2009 - 12:27 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 16, '08 From Oil City, LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah, ill be 'junkyard hunting'.
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