 1996 Celica Convertible, 5th celica, 2nd 6gen... 10 years later ready to waste money |
 Jun 23, 2017 - 8:59 AM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jun 11, '08 From Clifton Park Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Finally I'm home.
Bought a 1996 Vert off of Craigslist. This would be my 5th Celica, and there was a good gap in between... Now I'm ready to sink money in the project, and just wanted to keep a thread to share my progress Purchased: 1996 Celica Vert, Leather, Auto. 138,000 miles Window Sticker ($28,000), and all service (at the purchasing dealership) came with the car. Original owner bought the extended warranties that brought him up to 98k miles... Second owner kept their receipts for the half assed general maintenance that was performed since their ownership. Car when purchased: Hard cold start, Check engine light for Shift solenoids. $900 bucks Needed Tires. Had a 1 month old Brand NEW soft Top installed. Works performed so far: Plugs, Wires, Cap, Rotor Cleaned Throttle body Purchased new Tires (tires-easy.com $37 a tire shipped Thunderer brand, 60k mile warranty. Was skeptical, they are amazing) Peeled that half ass plastidip off, repainted the rims silver New PCV valve New Fuel Filter New shift solenoids in tranny New Filter and flush for tranny, switch to Dexron Vi New Shift solenoid on behind Neutral Control Switch Air Filter Convertible top 360 kit for waterproofing top Wash, strip, wax Parts ordered as of 6/23: Brakes from Amazon ($23 a pair front and back) Rotors from Advanced auto ($100 shipped for all 4) Seat Covers From Vince, just came in Exhaust donut for small whistling leak from in front of the cat Headlights from another Celica Brother... to replace an old leaking one that has yellowed Front Fiberglass splitters Factory Dealership 1996 Celica 26 page brochure, its amazing 3 ads for 1996 celica. Parts to be ordered: New interior Carpet (to freshen the interior) Random interior bezels (the old wood stick on is peeling off) Factory Floor Mats (didn't come with them) Convertible boot cover (in negotiations currently) Interior Speakers Factory CD player not working, so getting one of those Long Term Plans: FACTORY FACTORY Going to spend this winter taking care of the body work. Going to have her repainted Renaissance Red with super duper clear coat. That is it folks. I want this celica to be as factory as factory can be. I've even started filling up a CD case with the hits from the later 80s and early 90s up to 96 to make it authentic! I believe it is 4 years until this baby is a classic. So I am time capsuling this one to bring to shows. It is my play toy, it doesn't need to be fast... just want her to shine! |
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Jun 23, 2017 - 9:06 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 11, '08 From Clifton Park Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
 Pic of how she sat before the rims painted |
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Jun 23, 2017 - 9:17 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
awesome! looks like you got a good plan. keep us updated with your progress and post some pics soon.
--------------------  *1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS *1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser *2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost 2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun. |
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Jun 23, 2017 - 12:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 9, '14 From Juneau, Alaska Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
Looks like a great find and a fun project! It's beautiful!! Somebody in my town had a 1992 Celica lift-back up for sale that they had found in an old lady's garage with like 40,000 miles on it. The thing looked brand new! I'd wished I could have bought it but he wanted too much money. $900 sounds like a steal!
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