Long term Project! (and a hello) Options

[gwai1o]

Hi, all. New member.

I have been given the task of fixing (and fixing up) the family car.

A little info:

-1994 ST Liftback Auto
-Black Ext.
-Black/Tan Int.

My parents bought the car used for my sister to make payments on, but she never did so they took the car away from her. It has sort of been mine and my mom's ever since. I have my own car (see sig) but I drive the Celica pretty much all of the time (until I get my new car in the fall).

For as long as I have been driving it, I know virtually nothing about it becuase I have been devoting all of my attention to the supra. working on and learning as much as I can about it.

However, I was just given the task of being the mechanic for our celica. 1st on the list is doing a brake job on the thing. I have no idea where to start so I need to research as much as I can. The car is now somewhat disposeable since i will soon be getting my new car and I already have one. My mom has her primary car as well.

The celica has unofficially been labled the "project car"

I hope this forum proves helpful in my journey and I will no doubt have many questions down the road.

I will try and provide pix soon but since this car was not a focus in the past I don't have any yet. I have tons of the supra but this is a celica board so I won't get off topic!

see you guys around!

Justin- (a.k.a. gwai1o)

[playr158]

Are you getting rid of the supra when you get the mazda??!?

hell flippin no! I'm not an idiot.

But it is not the most practical of cars. it's lowered (among other things) and does not go over speedbumps or steep driveways all too well so i need my own daily. there is also no room for cargo as my subs take up the little bit of trunk there was to begin with.


anyway, as far as the celica goes. it will probably be an OE project car. something for me to learn the details of each mechanical part as it needs replacing. it is an automatic st with less than 100hp to the wheel. Not a race car by any means.

it's a car for me to teach myself on. I've learned a lot from my supra but im not a mechanic. I'm excited to be in charge of the celica now. it's a nice car. crossed 200k miles some time ago and is still doing very well. had to have the exhaust manifold replaced because it cracked (i didn't replace it. happened a while ago) but other than that, nothing has really been a problem.

I was reading breifly about the rear disk brake brake mod and thought it sounded interesting. is it hard to do for the in experienced?

btw this is probably the wrong place to ask this but in cold weather sometimes (and sometimes on normal days) the right rear wheel locks up. we have a long driveway and sometimes I just drag it along until it "pops" and decides to join the other 3 wheels in rotating. lol! I know this can't be the greatest thing but what is causing this? my uncle and I took the wheel off one time it was happening and had to knock the brake housing with a hammar to break it free...

may i suggest NOT driving it in this condition

you need to check your wheel bearings (jack the RR up in the air place hands at 9 and 3 now push in and pull out moving it back and forth if there is play then your bearings are bad and causeing the wheel to seize)
alternatively if you ebrake is too tight, or messed up it will clamp that side and won't release the wheel

either way you need to pull off the wheel, release your ebrake (if on), give the drum a nice wack and remove it...now you see your brake pads ect...in this case your brake pads = your ebrake pads as well you need to check all of that fun stuff for proper working order
and the rear disk to drum brake conversion is rather simple its just a timely process of unbolting putting together and retightening bolts then hooking up lines. if you go to the how to section you'll see an artical and how to do it