Car Progress Thread v2.0, Replacing rusted out quarter panel... yay body work. Options

[jcbass7]

Well you've got to start somewhere and this is my second time starting. Nonetheless, the celica's from my past are all part of the story that has led me to this one and finally being able to complete the project I have been dreaming of. They are also contributing a lot of parts and lessons learned to get this car how I want it. I bought this car in September 2010 and will be marking my progress routinely with many pictures.

Here is the baseline. The starting point. The blank Canvas. I'm giving you a full snapshot into its original condition from when I bought it. Flaws and all. This way the you can see the progress it makes as I fix the little details and add the JDM/TRD goodies.

94' Celica GT Hatchback
-Stock 5SFE
-Stock ABS Brakes
-Stock Premium Sound
-Stock Suspension
-Stock Exterior
-Stock Interior


EXTERIOR:











INTERIOR:







UNDER THE HOOD:






Here is the progress thread for my first build a few years back.. Learned a lot on that project:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showto...3997&st=280
(A good read if you are bored at work, lots of parts, pics, problems and even a fire)

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Dec 6, 2012 - 10:29 AM

[jcbass7]

made some progress.. and some more teaser pics.. I discovered my oem 8'' speakers were blown (maybe disconnected by previous owner, and hence no sound out of them)

I also suspect my TRD speedometer to be off.. I plugged my stock one back in and it worked just fine in the ST205 cluster..

Progress:
-Properly installed ST205 Cluster
-Fixed fitment issue on gauges
-Installed blue clock







fitment issue, notice it pitchs down towards the speedo too much..


Made some plastic spacers and fixed it..

back of ST205



^^The sticky had this section wrong, I had to trace it out using the circuit board on the back to fix the fuel and water temp gauges. I'll add something to the sticky soon.

Teaser... More JDM goodies to go on soon:


swapping for better button..