95 Celica Coupe Budget Build, part1 |
95 Celica Coupe Budget Build, part1 |
Dec 19, 2013 - 5:21 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 18, '13 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Well and so it begins.. Took me a little over a month to find a Celica coupe. Took a chance on this one.
1995 Celica ST Coupe.1.8 184k 5speed Completely stock when i got it. Was owned by a college kid who just got done with school. Paint is a absolute mess with the roof being damn near metal. That is what Florida sun will do to a macco paint job i guess.. The goal for part 1 build is just to keep a very small budget. Get it looking decent with some minor body work and get the motor running very good for daily driving. Wanna enjoy the Celica front for as long as i can, as a Curren conversion is the end game. Things I've already done- Motor wise: Complete tune up, Spark+wires, Fuel Filter, Cap+rotor, Air Filter, PCV and all fuild changes. Didn't do anything aftermarket, really wanted to get it back to stock specs to see if anything else is wrong. So far so good on that end. Motor runs real smooth and no smoke or leaks. Outside: I have a legit Hiro front lip and OEM Side skirts. Hiro rear splitters are in the mail. Paint: DipYourCar.com ProkitPLUS in my garage with white paint + glossifier. Yup.. Might get alot of hate on plasti dip'n my car but this is a budget build. And with this much body work i would get raped on labor. When i get the money i'll just peel it off and get the work done right.. Or just change colors every week.. =D Should look really good with the glossifier with the white. Damn close to a real paint job. Searching for some Megan EZ Street Coilovers.. Thats the next thing.. After that.. Rare wheels but that's gonna take some time. I want nice wheels.. picky picky.. But after 1week with my purchase.. Here is how it looks.. Remember the hiro lips and sideskirts did not come with the car.. ^^****KKK LOL Front lip and sideskirts mounted temp.... Intill body work!! Dirty engine bay.. Cleaning it after body work.. Just imagine how the rest of the car looked when i got it. Hows this for a project??? hahaha.. built not bought!! This post has been edited by blockustomz: Dec 22, 2013 - 10:06 PM -------------------- @floordauto
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Dec 20, 2013 - 12:42 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '09 From Westport, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Nice little project man, the lip looks great! Your gonna love the coupe as its different from all the rest, project coupes FTW!
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Dec 20, 2013 - 12:58 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 18, '13 From FL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Nice little project man, the lip looks great! Your gonna love the coupe as its different from all the rest, project coupes FTW! Thanks Ted!.. I love the hatchbacks but the coupe are just too dam sexy and rare (compared to the rest). So far I have the same feeling as i did with my last project, 93 honda civic hatchback. Except this time i'm not paranoid my car is gonna get jacked. Witch is a really great feeling to not have. Most people might think it looks like **** with the paint but I see the future in it. Enjoy ever second of driving it. <3 the gas mileage and just really happy with my purchase. I'll always love honda but toyota just found a new groupie..lol COUPES FTW!! -------------------- @floordauto
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