Jesse's 95 ST Project, ST with some JDM and other parts |
Jesse's 95 ST Project, ST with some JDM and other parts |
Apr 21, 2013 - 10:56 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '09 From Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Little background info..
I bought the car sometime around turning 18 and it was all stock with 185,XXX miles. As strange as it may sound, it was the only car I had been wanting for well over a year. Celica's aren't very common in my area so had to be patient while waiting for one to turn up. (I had originally ran into a 99' fully loaded celica GT with 55,XXX original miles for $5,000!! .. I wanted it so bad but could not afford it) So I settled for a 95 ST automatic for half the price. Yes, I know a lot of people don't like autos, but it was my only realistic choice at the time. Since then, it has been my pride and joy.. literally almost everytime I look at it. I've been inspired by many cars on this sight and while my car may not be to everyone's taste it is to me. Here's how it looked when I bought it.. First 2-3 years with the car After about a year of just enjoying the classic looks I ran into 2 small trees that really damaged the fenders and damaged my bumper beyond repair So I decided to start chasing my dream of the gt4 look. I bought the gt4 bumper for $450 and had a local body shop "fix" the fenders, fit the new bumper and do a full car (but lower quality) paint job for $600. During this time I also added Entry Level Sound system (Dual subs, SPL amp, power acoustic speakers, Pioneer Deck) Car Alarm Window Tint Neon Dials From this To This Installing Indiglo Face Dials with a buddy Years 3-4 By this time I had become attached to my celica and was sure that I would never want to sell it, so figured might as well just keep adding and modding These years I added.. 17" Katana Wheels Mud Flaps GT4 hood Sun Visor 7th gen steering wheel Upgraded sound system to (kenwood speakers, Kenwood amp and sub) Most Recently Now my car means as much to me as a machine could to a person.. well maybe with the exception of young john conner and the terminator in part 2. I get complements about my car all the time and turns a lot of heads when I'm driving. Everytime we go somewhere my friends always wanna go in my car and for also take some pride in it cause they have helped me out a lot with repairs. Not gonna lie I feel like I'm driving my dream car. I know its probably the slowest 6gc ever but it is awfully dependable. I may not even bother racing when a new mustang or corvette try to test my car at a light, but i think it's funny that $60,000 cars feel the need to impress my $2500 car. I have been saving up and sometime this year I really want to venture into the v6 swap or even give it a go at the rare 4agze but only time will tell on that.. Things I've done Upgraded system (infinity kappa speakers, alpine amps, audiobahn to image dynamics sub) Enkei Rims Falken Tires Eibach Springs KYB shocks struts and mounts Limited Edition Floor mats JDM Tails I have been upgrading parts as my budget allows.. I know some people say if your not gonna do it right don't do it at all but i've been learning mostly through trial and error. I'm a 23 yr old mex-american, still trying to finish up on my bachelors degree and so I can only work part time. I usually only buy the goodies when I get a really good deal. Deals I've gotten include... Set of JDM Tails- $80 picked up from local member GT4 Hood- $145 shipped Brand new Enkei rims, Falken tires- $575 Limited Edition floor mats- $50 TRD front and rear splitters- $95 shipped Oem side skirts- $80 picked up Body Kit is awaiting paint at the moment Well that's about it for now, super tired from all this typing and uploading Tomorrow or the next few days I will be posting of some stuff I have lined up to do and seek some advice about some stuff. Thanks for reading and hope to hear from some of you guys -Jesse |
Mar 12, 2019 - 9:21 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 19, '09 From Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
It's been a long time since I've shown the Celica much attention. Paint is getting bad, suspension components need replacing, still wanting to do the manual swap, and interior seat covers are getting rough.
Over the last 18 months, I got married, we bought our first home, family vehicle, and had a son (also our first). Crazy how the car that was once my infatuation has now worked its way down the totem poll in my life. But still, it remains special to me. Proud that I was able to get the Celica going for it to be his first ever car ride, since we only live about a mile from the hospital. Other than that it's probably sat 9 of the last 12 months, due to it taking me much longer to get around to fixing issues, even easy ones. I've come to terms that progress is likely going to be a lot slower moving forward but I still want to keep track of the progress. Next in line is to get the fuel system finally fixed. Ordered a new bracket, pump, and pressure regulator. That should get it running again at least. After that I will do a more in depth suspension repair consisting of poly motor mounts, axles, ball joints, control arms bushings, and I have a set of brand new Falken tires as well. Debating on adding some 10-15 HR or Ichiba spacers. Debating if I want to go ahead and swap the tranny while I have it up, but this will obviously result in more down time. New audio system, since apparently I have a never ending desire to continue upgrading this system. And then paint job, and possible engine overhaul. Still have some pieces to a supercharger project a started collecting for a few years back that got put on hold. This will likely be the last hurdle. Also, I came across a good opportunity to buy a mostly complete FJ40 and 2 FJ40 parts cars. |
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