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> My RA24, named Rusty, but no more rust ha hah... well hmm, Medium well or Well done?
post Jul 8, 2010 - 8:36 AM
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Finally found something worth restoring, not decided if ill go custom or ill restore to its original beauty.

Body is straigt, some rust spots. It runs but it needs a battery, carburator and revise the brakes.. the undercarriage is ok, not rusted.

The car is original from alabama, so is southern vehicle. The interior is trashed. I had not seen it from the inside, but i drove 300 miles with a uhaul trailer, so i was not going back empty handed.

We negotiated, i think i paid a little too much, but the price is under 800, that was his asking price..

Surprised it runs, and no major body issues... except the hood. So right now i just need to start to clean and make it drivable again

Its a classic, and i finally found it. Now i have a 77 celica, and a 97 celica... lol 20 years later.

Enjoy the pics, and take note.. Is a diamond in the rough....










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post Oct 29, 2013 - 8:05 PM
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To restore a car and be period correct means either 2tg or. 18rg. A supra engine does not belong there. I'm a purist when it comes to the engine in this car in particular.

Not bashing the supra engine. Just want do do a good resto and not a hack job. The car does not deserve it....


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- njccmd2002   My RA24, named Rusty, but no more rust ha hah... well hmm   Jul 8, 2010 - 8:36 AM
- - Culpable04   wow, nice project. I can't wait to buy a hou...   Jul 8, 2010 - 8:40 AM
- - njccmd2002   for some reason these years look better in coupe t...   Jul 8, 2010 - 9:21 AM
- - Culpable04   the coupes are more iconic because they have a uni...   Jul 8, 2010 - 10:08 AM
- - SwissFerdi   That...is...AWESOME. Good luck on the rebuild. An...   Jul 8, 2010 - 11:06 AM
- - GriffGirl   You've got your work cut out for you but I kno...   Jul 8, 2010 - 11:19 AM
- - njccmd2002   forgot some info ra24, GT 2.2 lt, the top of the ...   Jul 8, 2010 - 11:40 AM
|- - Johnnyny   figured you were going for a blacktop lol best of ...   Jul 8, 2010 - 1:49 PM
- - cheela   ah, the RA24, looks like mine except my body isn...   Jul 8, 2010 - 12:16 PM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 8, 2010 - 12:16 ...   Jul 8, 2010 - 12:46 PM
|- - cheela   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 8, 2010 - 12...   Jul 8, 2010 - 3:55 PM
- - Lenny   nice project. can't wait to see the end result   Jul 8, 2010 - 12:52 PM
- - richee3   Looks like a great project! Interior is a litt...   Jul 8, 2010 - 5:05 PM
- - block   NICE! i almost bought a 1st gen celica before...   Jul 10, 2010 - 10:27 PM
- - njccmd2002   man parts are rare as hen teeth. i tell you. i...   Jul 11, 2010 - 11:11 PM
- - 808celica   lol go get yourself some connects in Japan, Philip...   Jul 12, 2010 - 2:16 PM
- - njccmd2002   I'm going towards modern interior. No sense i...   Jul 12, 2010 - 2:37 PM
|- - Johnnyny   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 12, 2010 - 2...   Jul 12, 2010 - 6:06 PM
- - easternpiro1   nice find man!! i hear in puerto rico they...   Jul 12, 2010 - 6:12 PM
- - richee3   I have a spare 6th gen dash.   Jul 12, 2010 - 10:44 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (richee3 @ Jul 12, 2010 - 10:4...   Jul 15, 2010 - 7:49 PM
- - JuMPiiN   That launch was retarded. I'd be scared to dri...   Jul 13, 2010 - 1:43 AM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (JuMPiiN @ Jul 13, 2010 - 1:43...   Sep 12, 2010 - 10:23 PM
- - njccmd2002   wow ill i can say this guy amazed me... http://me...   Jul 23, 2010 - 12:01 PM
- - 96stgreendemon   My friend has a 1st gen, 77 notchback and he has d...   Jul 25, 2010 - 9:15 PM
- - Johnnyny   celica ireland person did this http://www.class...   Jul 25, 2010 - 9:52 PM
- - njccmd2002   not really progress but some goodies i have scored...   Jul 30, 2010 - 6:55 PM
- - Culpable04   there is a yard near by that has a lot of cars, I ...   Jul 30, 2010 - 7:15 PM
- - Joe_1985   if u want a cheap wheel upgrade the 82-86 celica s...   Jul 30, 2010 - 8:15 PM
- - Bigblock   The pic with the wheels-- The stripes & logos...   Jul 30, 2010 - 9:17 PM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (Bigblock @ Jul 30, 2010 - 9:1...   Jul 30, 2010 - 9:28 PM
- - cheela   nice! looks like a win on everything~! I...   Jul 30, 2010 - 9:28 PM
- - presure2   this thread is absolutly FULL of win. sweet whip, ...   Jul 31, 2010 - 8:23 AM
- - easternpiro1   who will be doing the restoring of the engine? do ...   Jul 31, 2010 - 1:25 PM
- - njccmd2002   all is going to be done by me as much as i can, im...   Sep 12, 2010 - 6:20 PM
- - cheela   ouch!!! that totally sucks. Yeah,I go...   Sep 12, 2010 - 10:18 PM
- - njccmd2002   well............. update.. decided to toss a w...   Dec 17, 2010 - 11:48 PM
- - cheela   hey let me know what parts you won't be using.   Dec 18, 2010 - 12:31 AM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (cheela @ Dec 17, 2010 - 11:31...   Dec 18, 2010 - 10:29 AM
- - mkernz22   I'm not sure if the 77 is the same as the 73, ...   Dec 19, 2010 - 11:19 PM
- - njccmd2002   that rear smiley might fit later cars, but i alrea...   Dec 21, 2010 - 10:45 AM
- - 96stgreendemon   Im still trying to locate a front smiley bumper fo...   Dec 21, 2010 - 5:23 PM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Dec 21, 2010 - 4...   Dec 21, 2010 - 10:52 PM
- - presure2   hey 'berto, slightly off topic, but i been rea...   Dec 22, 2010 - 10:05 AM
- - DEATH   I used to ride to elementry school everyday in one...   Jan 3, 2011 - 8:32 PM
- - njccmd2002   Thanks guys... I may have a surprise/   Jan 3, 2011 - 10:02 PM
- - cheela   ooh... will wait to see.   Jan 3, 2011 - 11:12 PM
- - mkernz22   this popped up on ebay, thought it might help you ...   Jan 5, 2011 - 9:45 AM
- - dabazied   If you need any specific parts there is one of the...   Jan 5, 2011 - 1:30 PM
- - njccmd2002   No more updates on this car at least in 1 year i b...   Jan 30, 2011 - 7:40 PM
- - njccmd2002   Well hell no!!!! Rusty is my main...   Aug 7, 2011 - 10:04 PM
- - jimmykay   oh that looks like so much fun. I would definitel...   Aug 8, 2011 - 11:41 AM
- - Keiri   Saw this last weekend and thought of you 'Bert...   Aug 9, 2011 - 3:06 PM
- - epocsirhc   The wheel on the right appears to be a fake nardi,...   Aug 10, 2011 - 1:18 AM
- - njccmd2002   its actually a Carrot top, and its real wood. Ver...   Aug 10, 2011 - 6:21 AM
|- - HectortheRican   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 10, 2011 - 6...   Aug 10, 2011 - 9:12 AM
- - njccmd2002   Thanks hector, i was thinking that too, this one w...   Aug 10, 2011 - 10:14 AM
- - cheela   go with the supras, that's what I have on mine...   Aug 10, 2011 - 10:54 AM
- - HectortheRican   Yeah, the Supra wheels are quite quite nice.   Aug 11, 2011 - 12:46 PM
- - njccmd2002   remember me? well with this... now this... ...   Oct 11, 2011 - 6:40 PM
- - cheela   looks good bro   Oct 11, 2011 - 6:50 PM
- - CelicaZR   Good to see another 1GC getting restored Lookin...   Oct 11, 2011 - 7:35 PM
- - njccmd2002   getting better at welding now new toy to play ...   Nov 11, 2011 - 8:19 PM
- - cheela   wow. didn't realize the rear was rusted out as...   Nov 12, 2011 - 12:56 AM
- - njccmd2002   im doing full resto, it could have been sanblasted...   Nov 12, 2011 - 2:28 AM
- - njccmd2002   medium rare or well done? more info here... ht...   Mar 30, 2012 - 4:28 PM
|- - cheela   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Mar 30, 2012 - 3...   Mar 30, 2012 - 9:17 PM
- - mak5603   Wow, that is one crazy setup. Id be so scared to t...   Mar 30, 2012 - 5:05 PM
- - njccmd2002   dude, for a minute i freaked out when i flipped it...   Mar 31, 2012 - 6:19 AM
- - cheela   scary!!! be safe man. even though an R...   Mar 31, 2012 - 7:37 AM
- - presure2   awesome work, berto! learning is fun, isnt it?...   Mar 31, 2012 - 8:41 AM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (presure2 @ Mar 31, 2012 - 8:4...   Mar 31, 2012 - 11:00 AM
- - MidnightCelica202   This will be epic when its done.   Apr 5, 2012 - 9:28 AM
- - njccmd2002   more progress here http://www.classic-celica.com/...   Sep 21, 2012 - 8:12 PM
- - njccmd2002   more info here http://www.classic-celica.com/modu...   Jun 7, 2013 - 5:57 PM
- - Box   All the colours in the world and you chose white, ...   Jun 7, 2013 - 7:05 PM
- - njccmd2002   updates.. log in version http://www.1stgencelica...   Oct 27, 2013 - 12:10 AM
- - JoshuaM   Wow, I knew you were working on a first gen, but t...   Oct 27, 2013 - 1:05 AM
- - njccmd2002   ill paste this for box, so that he does not go thr...   Oct 27, 2013 - 1:22 AM
- - Box   Looks to be coming along nicely. After three year...   Oct 27, 2013 - 5:25 PM
- - CelicaZR   Good work on the resto   Oct 27, 2013 - 6:46 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Norberto, I read the entirety of the classiccelica...   Oct 28, 2013 - 12:30 PM
- - njccmd2002   Thanks I have learned a lot about rust and welding...   Oct 28, 2013 - 12:59 PM
- - Box   ^Can't help but notice half of the engine that...   Oct 28, 2013 - 5:21 PM
- - njccmd2002   That is th engine, everything else is crap.   Oct 29, 2013 - 7:21 AM
- - kurt95gt   Nice work so far. Working on carbs isn't too...   Oct 29, 2013 - 1:06 PM
- - njccmd2002   To restore a car and be period correct means eithe...   Oct 29, 2013 - 8:05 PM
|- - kurt95gt   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 29, 2013 - 9...   Oct 29, 2013 - 11:07 PM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Oct 29, 2013 - 11...   Oct 30, 2013 - 6:32 AM
- - cheela   agree with you there. the way you're doing it,...   Oct 29, 2013 - 8:19 PM
- - Box   He never said anything about the Supra engine, he ...   Oct 29, 2013 - 9:29 PM
- - Box   Well, the 18R-G changes everything. As usual we n...   Oct 31, 2013 - 6:38 PM
- - njccmd2002   well, ive been thinking these 2 days, i may just p...   Nov 1, 2013 - 6:25 AM
- - Box   You know you want the 18R-G in the Celica.   Nov 1, 2013 - 4:11 PM
- - njccmd2002   I don't know... The mark ii wants the 18rg. A...   Nov 1, 2013 - 7:06 PM
- - Box   Hmm, I got it. Just find another 18R-G, then both...   Nov 1, 2013 - 8:27 PM
- - njccmd2002   Lol, I wish... But I already have the 2tg... I ...   Nov 1, 2013 - 8:57 PM


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