The Evolution of the Celica, My story and progress, BEAMS swapped Options

[1soljaslim5]

(Well this is my first progess thread post im bad with dates and im basically going based on my pictures so bare with me)
Well guys here's my story like everyone out there we fell in love with our first car i started out with a saturn sc2 95 unfortunately first cars alway have two outcomes either it gets crashed or it just stops working.For me it got crashed and the radiator got cracked and to repair it was just too much so i had to say goodbye but thanks to that car i was able to go to work and saved enough money along with what little i got from junking it,a month later i found this beautiful car at my local car lot.

it had a few issues but it was stick shift!! i was so excited my very first convertible.
but most of its issues were the passenger side top lift arm was broken the top itself was worn out and was ripped(i suspected that the previous owner had suffered the crazy ex girlfriend that will mess up your car, the leather seats were slashed) so black and red seat covers fixed that problem
and when i had enough i finally replaced the top with a much better one with everything in tact

later on as i started earning money i decided that for my first mod was to get a better muffler because the original just sounded like a rape whistle when i floored the gas lol. i also got rid of the piping and go 2 1/4 inch as well as a resonator for a much more aggressive sound
later i wanted more power so i bought me on ebay a weapon R short ram

at least with that mod it gave it a bit more response but like all guys we want more power am i right??

as time went by i went through a ricer/cheap phase since i had paint laying around and i could afford a decent set of rims i began painting my stock ones, added hood pins just for the looks and started adding stickers


i then bought a wingswest super spoiler and as soon as i got it i got to putting it on i also wanted my car to look darker so i decided to tint the tail lights and the front signals ;P

(as you can see i stareted with red rims looked good at first,until it got dirty i just was not what i expected)

(so then i went with black with red lugs why not? lol)
i then noticed my car was too high up it needed to get lowered so i found me a set of lowered springs and got to work

(this was a real PITA btw)
But finally i was able to get me a good set of rims found me a set of msr rims and upgraded from 15' to 17"

(added spacers for a more flush look)

i Later checked on craigslist and found me a set of crystal beam headlamps from venus auto my local jdm shop
and got to installing

(this is how she looked from this moment completely changed but beautiful)

time went by and went great but things were still missing.....

so i got me custom headers !!

then time went by again..... and my buddies told me that if i wanted to put the short ram better use i should try and get the GT-four hood
so i went to venus auto once again and just my luck they had the rare hood in good condition and in matching color!!

took off my hood.

and viola!! perfect
later i began noticing that the prefacelift front bumper wasnt giving the aggressive look i wanted so i went once again to venus auto
and bought the facelifted front bumper with the fog lights

the new look
i then came across some ss3-III front splitters and was lucky to get them on ebay so again to painting and install


few weeks ago i changed my gauge cluster and painted the trim to match with the car:


much thanks to 6gc community i was able to get the sticker so thanks again you guys

(if it werent for you guys i would still be looking)

as of today this is her now:

(decided to give it a jdm look so i got the fog lights painted yellow)

future plans: 3sge beams engine swap and right now i'm awaiting my ss3 grill ss3 rear splitters and the zglyde sideskirt to arrive. ill post more pics as i progress but there you have it thats my story hope you guys enjoyed it.

[richee3]

I knew I missed something. For the clutch, seems like a few people have had luck with running an upgraded 5S clutch kit on the BEAMS flywheel. I went with the tried and true 3S-GTE lightweight flywheel, 5S disc, ST185 pressure plate, and. 5S throw out bearing (all OEM Toyota.) Works great, feels awesome, drives like stock.

The engine probably will not stay running without an intake. The MAF will detect no airflow and will kill everything. It will run with the MAF unplugged, but won't run well. Just a heads up for your mechanic.

What are you doing for your tachometer? Tach converter or BEAMS cluster? Be sure to post pictures along the way.

[1soljaslim5]

I knew I missed something. For the clutch, seems like a few people have had luck with running an upgraded 5S clutch kit on the BEAMS flywheel. I went with the tried and true 3S-GTE lightweight flywheel, 5S disc, ST185 pressure plate, and. 5S throw out bearing (all OEM Toyota.) Works great, feels awesome, drives like stock.

The engine probably will not stay running without an intake. The MAF will detect no airflow and will kill everything. It will run with the MAF unplugged, but won't run well. Just a heads up for your mechanic.

What are you doing for your tachometer? Tach converter or BEAMS cluster? Be sure to post pictures along the way.

well ill be sure to let my mechanic know still havent had time to check at venus since im car less atm but hopefully i find one and as far as the tach goes i have a hybrid cluster i posted a thread a while back.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...t=#entry1006576