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Sometimes i just wonder why? seems like every freaking time i do something to upgrade the car something else takes a $hit, like with the coilovers, get them installed and find out i need new CV joints, ok i can deal with that, get the new CV's installed and the axle seals need to be replaced now or the cv is getting a bad seal, not to mention im burning oil worse than an old dodge mini van, just tired of everytime i do something its always something else that needs to be fixed...... end rant

its called opportunity for improvement.

do this, dont put oil, burn your engine and then sell me your shell for 500 bucks..

This is a great progress thread, the car is really coming together nicely. How long did it take to paint those panels? It looks factory

I have a number of paint issues with the celica (terribly faded, few tiny rust spots, couple dents), and I wanted to learn how to do bodywork/painting. I have experience as a mechanic but I dont know much on bodywork. I know thats a real broad subject but I cant afford to bring the car to a body shop for this stuff and I would love to learn myself. Surprised no one has put a 'how to' or anything yet on painting or bodywork, but I have no problem being the first to do so if a few ppl would donate some good instructions!

Dont wana hijack this thread, sorry so I started a new one to continue this elsewhere:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=76098


...and that can be a Maserati if you want it to be, dont listen to that 'its not a SSIII' BS haha, its your creation. Lookin good

Hey thanks, and not too long i think prep and all about 4 or 5 days, but i had other stuff i had to do too so it could have been less, but its not all too bad, only way i have learned is by doing.....
Oh yeah and update, finally stopped leaking tranny fluid, got tired of it leaking so without ever messing with anything besides changing the tranny fluid i decided i was gonna install a new CV and a new inner tranny seal, 4 hours later and im done

finally have an update, spent the last few weeks molding and perfecting my splitters, just painted them and here are the results, more pics will be up later, but its looking like i dont even need to cut and buff the paint








Ok here are the pics, not the best pics but you get the point, the red primer in the first few pictures helps find high/low spots in the paint or chips things like that, filled all those with some glazing compound and the small pinholes where the bondo had air in it, but all those black circles you see are places i marked to be filled, there is not a single imperfection in the splitters, paint was a pita because my fan filter blowing out got clogged which caused some issues but looks pretty good IMO worked at least 20+ hours on getting these perfect and molded to my car but the result was worth it

I can't wait for the install pictures!!

Some quality work man, good job.

Finally got it all put back on and it looks great, no more gaps anywhere

It looks awesome! Great job!

Veeery nice lookin Celica!!! But u know it...

thanks, shes my baby lol, and already planning for the spring/summer:
Rear Disc conversion
18mm front bolt on 54.1 hubcentric spacers
33mm rear bolt on 54.1 hubcentric spacers
Hopefully some new rubber
maybe new wheels but thats a big maybe
The front and rear splitters will be coming off soon for the winter though, ive put way too much time into them to break them off in the snow

Bump for some new pics



and this is my favorite one

^ Post bigger pics tosser

I was going to take off my wing again today, i think youve made me keep it on.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 23, 2010 - 4:34 PM

I agree! Post a bigger version of the rolling one!

lol i will, and i have been debating on taking the wing off too.... just cant bring myself to do it

Ahhhh that's so nice

and when I have enough money to paint mine, I'm gonna take off the wing.

i like my wing but some days i look at pics from when it was off and i like it too......
but on a side note, the 7afe is on her last leg, which means im going to need a new engine here soon, so after thinking about it long and hard i have finally decided that im going 3SGTE in the spring/summer

Nice!

Swap engine is good idea. Tell me is it expensive thing in USA. I suppose u gonna get a bit used one??

This post has been edited by Sebby: Nov 27, 2010 - 11:16 AM

pretty sweet dude looks great!