96 Celica 25th Anni. Edition ST #461, A was-to-be clunker's life restoration Options

[TiGZ461]

Hey guys,

Names Marvin, I've followed this forum for quite a while now made a couple friends in the chat room, but never really got into really posting on the boards (besides the FS section). But anyway, ummm, I'd like to thank this site for getting my Toyota craze back. Lol, if it wasn't for this site I wouldn't have my lovely car right now, and I'd probably still be up in Honda forums, not saying I don't go to them now but this is my main site now .

So about the car/ How I came about to owning it.

Well, this really all happened by mistake, a lovely one may I add. I was browsing thru Craigslist and Google like always. I was looking up parts for my moms Accord and on the other looking up car sites. Well while searching up parts, I came across a Supra site. And like many others, Supra was my first love in cars. I click on it, and I see this mutated Supra, and I'm just thinking "wth was this person thinking with this conversion?", lol little did I know it was the front end of a 6gc. Didn't like it at first but then I really started digging the all around look of it. About 2 day's of searching I found out it was a 6 generation Celica, so I tape that into Google and first site on top is 6gc.net. I stayed up like a good week straight all night long reading and researching all the stuff you guys do. I was seriously amazed at all the work put into these cars. It "inspired" me to go out and buy a car. I've never owned a car before, and all I do is read,talk,think ,sleep cars but never actually had one to call my own. So I said fcuk this, I'm getting a 6g.

And here's where the finding of my car begins.

So back to Craigslist.
I start searching for a Celica, and I have to say these car's are rare around here or noone want's to sell them because I would never see any for sale. Except that one day, I saw a posting of a 95 Celica 5 speed ST coupe with 180,000 miles for $800. I was souped and ready to go out and buy, so I call the guy up and tell him I'm going on Tuesday and I called on a Sunday. And he said yea sure come, I have noone else who has called and if they do I'll give you a call, so I said sure I'll be there Tuesday and more them likely I'm gonna end up buying. So Monday came along and I called him again to make sure he had it and he said yea, so Monday passed, and it was Tuesday. I woke up early as I could, got ready and called him up. "Hey man, I'm head out now", and he replied "dude, sorry but I sold the car yesterday, I didn't think you were still interested so I didn't call you back", I hung up. Pissed as hell, went back on Craigslist started searching, knocked out, woke up, and bam! A new 6g posted up for sale.









As you can see it was in a front end collision. Nothing too mayor, but alot of work ahead of me. It was a 25th Anni. Edition, with 160k on it, runs and drives, but needed work. So I drove out, 1hr and 20mins? I think that's how far it was. I show up I see it parked outside, I fell in love. The bright red paint job had me going insane I knew that was my car then and there. He told me the whole 9 yards on how it happened, and all of the info he could on the car. The body and interior was in great shape. But the damage to the front end left it needing this-

Parts needing to be replaced
-Bumper
-Hood
-Passenger Side Fender
-Radiator
-Ac Condenser
-Both fans
-Rad support
-Airbag's
-Windshield

He was asking $850 obo without the rims of course. I said I would give him, $450 but he said it wasn't going that low, and that he rather junk it or something since noone wants to buy and I offered so little(to me that was alot due to the damage). And I said ok, thanks anyway...my heart was pounding a billion times faster lol it scared me when he said that, I had gotten attached to car already. But I kept composure and he came around . He even did me the favor of dropping it off the next day.

Here are the pic's I took once I had it at my parking lot. (Sorry I forgot to take before the bag's were put on)











This post has been edited by TiGZ461: Aug 25, 2009 - 5:07 AM

[TiGZ461]

Still thinking about it, I want them to do it but I barely have any money left. Right now I'm just trying to estimate how much money I need to get the car running. So depending on the outcome, I'll take it from there. But more then likely they'll do it, I want everything to line up and I'm also gonna have the holes the spoiler needs in the middle covered/patched or w.e and painted.


And lol yea very much still noobish with these 6g's, I'm trying my best

[richee3]

Still thinking about it, I want them to do it but I barely have any money left. Right now I'm just trying to estimate how much money I need to get the car running. So depending on the outcome, I'll take it from there. But more then likely they'll do it, I want everything to line up and I'm also gonna have the holes the spoiler needs in the middle covered/patched or w.e and painted.


And lol yea very much still noobish with these 6g's, I'm trying my best

Hey, we all have to start somewhere You aren't near as much of a noob as I was.

If I were you, in an effort to save money, I would have them do any cutting/welding, and I would do the rest. You can install the crash bar, headlights, and bumper yourself with basic tools. Plus, that gets you the added benefit of working on your car and getting to know it better. You ever need to do anything later, like if you want to install the JDM projectors, you'll have the knowledge and experience necessary. ANd the bragging rights of saying you are bringing that car back, instead of paying somebody else to do it for you!

[TiGZ461]

Still thinking about it, I want them to do it but I barely have any money left. Right now I'm just trying to estimate how much money I need to get the car running. So depending on the outcome, I'll take it from there. But more then likely they'll do it, I want everything to line up and I'm also gonna have the holes the spoiler needs in the middle covered/patched or w.e and painted.


And lol yea very much still noobish with these 6g's, I'm trying my best

Hey, we all have to start somewhere You aren't near as much of a noob as I was.

If I were you, in an effort to save money, I would have them do any cutting/welding, and I would do the rest. You can install the crash bar, headlights, and bumper yourself with basic tools. Plus, that gets you the added benefit of working on your car and getting to know it better. You ever need to do anything later, like if you want to install the JDM projectors, you'll have the knowledge and experience necessary. ANd the bragging rights of saying you are bringing that car back, instead of paying somebody else to do it for you!

Lol, believe me, if there's anything I know I could do, I do it. And if I don't know how to do it, I'll try it anyway lol. But I want them to put it on so I know the welding was done right, and to make sure everything lines up as it should. The hood didn't line up to begin with so they have to heat it and pull it abit, aside from the welding. So I think it's a must for this situation. I wanna do it all myself but, I rather have everything like it came out of factory.

awesome tigz..i look foward to meetin u.

Same here shan , I want my little girl to take a look at how she'll be once I get some JDM steroids in her.