zake's progression thread, UPDATED 5/16/12 Options

[Zake]

this will be the thread that il post the progress of my 96' celica as it comes along.

here is some pics of the car as it was in march-2010




when i got the car, the dash lights were burnt out, soo i fixed it.


then i went to cleaning the inside. (previous owner left it horrific..)



while i was doing that, i decided to de-badge the rear
right after i took them off (un-cleaned)


and after i cleaned it up




i think this would be a nice spot for the now "homeless" badges
(please excuse the dirty carpet in the trunk, when i vacuumed, it wasn't in the car)


This post has been edited by Zake: May 16, 2012 - 10:02 PM

[Zake]

ok, screw my list on page one.. here is a new rout to go with my car that I want to follow.

-first, install all the stuff I already bought (GT-4 bumper, hood struts, GT-4 rear strut bar, etc)
------stuff to buy--------
-3-post steering wheel
-GT-4 hood
-DCW duckbill spoiler (molded on, also have my stock side skirts molded as well)
-DCW SSIII rear splitters
-DCW gauge pods
-volt, oil pressure, oil temp gauges
-new speakers all around
-Megan Coilovers
-Vincent's seat covers
-Vincent's leather arm rest cover
-Vincent's door card insert thing
-change all lighting in the car to blue (gauge cluster, dash)
-new carpeting (mine is worn out and has holes in it..)
-PAINT after I get the hood and have the engine work done. (don't want to run the risk of it getting scratched while the swap takes place)

-----ENGINE/TRANS-----
This is where it gets good. I am going to have a 1MZFE or a 3MZFE v6 engine and the E-153 5-speed trans swapped into my celica, after having the engine rebuilt of course, replacing all the gaskets and seals, putting forged internals in(pistons and connecting rods), maybe have the head ported. then add in about a 100 shot of nitrous for when I take it to the track, I would turbo it, and I may down the road, but for now id like to be able to keep somewhat decent gas mileage, and a little traction. (since its front wheel drive and I live in snow.. and don't fear the nitrous! having your engine properly tuned will make it 100% safe. reading some of the other forums makes it sound like a taboo or something... "NITROUS IS BAD! BOOSTING THE $#@* OUT OF YOUR ENGINE IS GOOD!" ) luckily I live at least in the same state as the shop that did snapshotgt's V6 swap, so id probably use them, since they seem to know what they were doing.

If I have any luck, the company that I have been working for as a temp for the last 9 months will hire me. if they do, I will then get a rather large pay increase (go from 8.50/hr to 14-20/hr), and be able to work overtime (time and a half). so i would be making at minimum $800 dollars a week of spending money. (after taxes and gas) so everything on this list, if I get this job, will be DONE by early to mid summer of 2011.

This post has been edited by Zake: Feb 9, 2011 - 10:02 PM