My RA24, named Rusty, but no more rust ha hah... well hmm, Medium well or Well done? Options

[njccmd2002]

Finally found something worth restoring, not decided if ill go custom or ill restore to its original beauty.

Body is straigt, some rust spots. It runs but it needs a battery, carburator and revise the brakes.. the undercarriage is ok, not rusted.

The car is original from alabama, so is southern vehicle. The interior is trashed. I had not seen it from the inside, but i drove 300 miles with a uhaul trailer, so i was not going back empty handed.

We negotiated, i think i paid a little too much, but the price is under 800, that was his asking price..

Surprised it runs, and no major body issues... except the hood. So right now i just need to start to clean and make it drivable again

Its a classic, and i finally found it. Now i have a 77 celica, and a 97 celica... lol 20 years later.

Enjoy the pics, and take note.. Is a diamond in the rough....










This post has been edited by njccmd2002: Mar 30, 2012 - 4:29 PM

[Joe_1985]

if u want a cheap wheel upgrade the 82-86 celica supra and 82-85 celica gts have a 14x7 wheel stock that looks good on the older celicas

for cheap added power u can go with a 22r bottom end (81-84 22r) and your 20r head will gain you some power.

theres a site called engine builder that makes performace parts for the r series. or look up epn 22r on google

also lcengineering but they are expensive but has everything under the sun

beams swap, pffft you can shoehorn a jz series engine or a 7m in there if you would like, also a 1uzfe fits as well

22rte would work too but wouldnt have as much poteintal but would still yeild around 265hp with some money thrown at it

a v6 radiator out of a 2nd gen 4runner or truck (89-95 v6) is a cheap upgrade from what i read.

i could rattle on but i gotta head to work, nice find. i want a 1st gen coupe so bad.

as far as interior, my buddy used some kind of board and that black automotive carpet u get at walmart in his 77 liftback and it turned out nice. Look up ANDY on celicatech.com and look in the projects fourm to see his build

This post has been edited by Joe_1985: Jul 30, 2010 - 8:18 PM