bloodMoney's Project V.3, Third time's a charm... Now with 100% more GT-Four |
bloodMoney's Project V.3, Third time's a charm... Now with 100% more GT-Four |
Apr 22, 2019 - 9:27 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 4, '06 From Chicagoland Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
With the first Midwest meet behind us, I can now post this up.
WARNING: ***Storytime with Chris*** Two years ago, one of my fellow mods over on Celicatech made the decision that it was time to sell his car to fund the purchase of a more practical DD. It was suggested that I purchase the car, but I was not in a financial position to do so. I passed on the offer and the car was listed on Ebay. The auction ended below the reserve, and he circled back around to give me one more shot at it. Stacy and I took it as a sign and scraped up the cash to buy it. That was April 2017. Fast forward to April 2019, two years of pushing this large financial commitment out of my head, and this pulls up in front of my house: That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr The trans had a high RPM grind in 3rd, so the PO put in a new trans as part of the sale. All buttoned up: Untitled by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr Let me tell you, it's been a long 2 years... It's so small compared to the 4Runner! That new new by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr History on the car: It was imported to Canada in 2009 as a Grade 4 car. It was used as a DD for a few years before the mod bug bit and little things started happening. It was taken off DD in 2011 and has been a fun car ever since. It's not without it's fair share of warts, mostly cosmetic. It needs a complete respray, but there's no rust anywhere on this thing. I've put 300km on it since Friday, and this car is hands-down the BEST driving Celica I've driven. I've already put my SSRs to use... What a difference a set of wheels can make. Untitled by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr Post Meet washdown: Untitled by bloodMoney2012, on Flickr I'm stoked to see what the future brings! -------------------- ~bloodMoney
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May 9, 2019 - 7:29 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 4, '06 From Chicagoland Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
The GT-Four is a performance car, if you wanted economy should've gotten the ST. Big talk from someone who doesn't even own one... Plus, I think I'm just used to getting 400 mi/tank with the LS. Im glad I have that effect; and I dont think either of us will ever change lol This worries me for when we get on track together…. lol I like the white gauges. I’m planning on getting the Endworks cluster bezel, and some crisp white gauges will look great behind it. Maybe if these burn out, I'll try the diode dynamics. The photo does look pretty uniform. This post has been edited by bloodMoney: May 9, 2019 - 7:30 AM -------------------- ~bloodMoney
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May 9, 2019 - 1:52 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
The GT-Four is a performance car, if you wanted economy should've gotten the ST. Big talk from someone who doesn't even own one... Plus, I think I'm just used to getting 400 mi/tank with the LS. I used to own a ST and now I own something not economy minded at all, so I think my comment is valid. Hey find me an Iris Pearl GT-Four and I'll sell a kidney to make it happen. For whatever it's worth the ST185 was rated at 19/24 originally, so as long as you're near that I'd think it's all kosher. -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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