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WHA!?!? what year?

99. Just got a 377 CID LS3 shortblock, ported truck heads, lingenfelter GT2-3 turbo camshaft to go with my APS Twin Turbo's. Had an unexpected catastrophic engine failure last September with the TT on the car. Ripped the camshaft gear right off the cam, resulting in LOTS of piston to valve contact. Anyway, it's being started this week, so if I don't go hog wild on the Celica I can get it tuned later this month. Should make 700-750 RWHP @ about 12-14lbs of boost. Here's a pic:

nice vette

It's all right. I actually (don't tell the Vette guys this) think that I like the Celica more because it just seems like it's a more fun car. The Vette I'm always cleaning, working on, touching something up, ect. But the Celica I can wash, dry, wax, and be happy. Plus, it gets a LOT more attention than the vette does.

Gorgeous!

I'm personally a fan of the much older vettes, but with no garage, I couldnt bring myself to own one and keep it outside. My Uncle used to road race them with SCCA, so I've naturally got a soft spot for them.

My wife and I had a thought last night. Considering that the entire car is going to be sprayed, we're thinking of having some metal flake added to the factory red paint for a little sprucing up. Anyone done this to the factory red, and how did it come out?

Don't buy that hood yet. Lemme make a few calls and see what I can come up with

Argh. Little late. Done been delivered and is being prepped already.

yup, a little red mica pearl looks great in the stock red.
its a very subtle look that only really shows itself in the bright sun, up close.

if you want somthing a little more flashy, go with a larger flake.

damn man, i think i could had you a free one

Oh sure, NOW you pipe up!!!! No worries man, I'm not sweating it. It's just $350 and it's for a good cause (our car).

Good news. The ticket I got from the accident was thrown out before it even got to court. No car updates. Haven't had time enough to do a start to finish on modding the headlights in one sitting.

Sweet!!!! Thats great news!!! bet that saves you quite a bit of money!! Keep it going Sean!!

It was only a $75 ticket. I was contesting due to the BS factor. I got a ticket for "Failure to reduce speed." Whatever. Revenue generation.

hey $75 bucks is still $75 bucks. Either way good to hear! looking forward to this proceeding!! i want to see some pics!

Update -- Haven't seen the car, no reason to. Shop had a harley to finish up for a show, and it took longer than expected. No biggie. If things went as planned I'd have a tuned Vette sitting in my garage right now instead of it being just fired on Friday the 13th. So........

Took the headlights apart last night to mod them in prep for the HID's. I don't have a pot big enough to put the headlights in, so I first tried a sink full of hot water. Nope, not hot enough and I accidentally chipped the glass, but it's cool because it was just the edge. Ok, lets move to a large Wok on the stove. That did the trick. Had both lenses off in under 15 minutes. I've been taking some pictures along the way to make an EXTREMELY detailed write-up on how to do this because the one that's in the how to section just doesn't have enough clear and "big view" pictures IMO. I will say that the insides of these things are amazingly simply. Kind of hard to believe that they run $900 a set given what they are. I found that the factory used grey sealant comes right off with minimal scraping if you hit it lightly with a propane torch first too. Oh, and the factory had a blob of sealant on the chrome section of one light. I never noticed it before because I think it was hidden, but it scuffed it when I took it off.

I have decided NOT to angel eye the high beam lights yet due to not having a car in front of me to see how much of the light is shrouded to figure out what size CCFL ring to get.

That's about it. I'm finishing the lights this weekend, and dropping them and some money off as my car is the #1 project now. I should see the car sunday, I know the side markers have been shaved already and that all hte new body panels are on location. More to come!

Sucks about getting fired. but great to hear that things are still moving along. I'm excited to see it.

Fired???? Huh?

He knows something you don't!!

Lol the way you said something about the Vette. The way I read it, it looked like you got fired from your job too, But now looking at it and the response you gave to that I get it. Something w the vette lol