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ooo oh so close!! only 45 minutes away from me.

Just did a google map search....dont see any celica sitting in or around the address...then again there was a purty red MR2 in the parking lot.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

This post has been edited by 3WayStunna: Dec 14, 2011 - 10:04 PM

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.

This post has been edited by FortuneCookie: Dec 15, 2011 - 7:45 AM

WOAH!
that hurts man...comon Los Angeles 6gc'ers, vouch for me! They've all seen my car at the 6GC meets...
I hadn't checked back with my mechanic for some time now. He didn't informed me they moved. will call Raymond this morning. geez
I myself hope the car is still around.....
His shop was part of a 76 gas station but I checked google too...and holy crap its not there. its been demolished

sorry for not checking up on the car before bumping this post FortuneCookie..

Raymond's email is racetoys@att.net
and his number is: 714-815-7551.

This post has been edited by longsbeans: Dec 15, 2011 - 9:23 AM

ok I called him and the car's still with him...... PHEW!

he has moved to 19949 Valley Boulevard, Walnut, CA 91789
and he towed it over.

I can vouch for the seller, but I have never seen the car. Back when this thread was first created he sold me a pair of 404 replica side skirts.

If you google map the new location you can see the Celica parked up against the building facing the street... - its the one with the car cover bunched up on it on the hood.

This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 15, 2011 - 10:31 AM

good eyes! You can see the little circular hood scoop at a particular magnified angle

This post has been edited by longsbeans: Dec 15, 2011 - 12:05 PM

PM sent...

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.

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.

holy crap i haven't been on this site for a long time ever since i got my supra and i see my cousin's car for sale i was just wondering whatever happened to it and here it was.

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.

yea i know raymond did a couple of harnesses for him personally for a couple of his swap and honestly i don't like his work and he keeps pushing your cars back really annoying. took him a little over 2 years for him to finish my buddy's 86 corolla and still me and my buddy are fixing his work. he knows his stuff i'll give him that just wish he could focus on finishing one car at a time. nice to know ryu's car is gonna be back up and driving. if i had the knowledge like i do now that swap he did back then would of been in a lot better condition.

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.

you gotta get on him if you want him to finish if you don't it will NEVER get done. When you do get it up and running i suggest you take it to a shop and look under the car cause i'm pretty sure he's gonna half ass some stuff. check for leaks, loose hoses or anything because like i said i don't fully trust his work. it will be running but probably not to your liking.

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.

This post has been edited by FortuneCookie: Dec 27, 2011 - 2:37 PM

my cousin is ryu not the current owner. as for why he took it to raymond i have no idea. at the time i wasn't too good at working on cars as i was still a newbie. now on the other hand am a expert toyota technician and soon to be master after i pass the toyota test. raymond like i said is good but he just takes on too many projects at a time and can never do what he promises to his customer so he rushes to get it done and it never turns out fine. I just wish he takes on one job at a time that way his quality of work would be excellent.

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.

no problem send me some pics of the car when it's done i missed seeing that car. Makes me want to get a celica again and do a 3sgte swap. man i miss my celica.