 Ant's 95 GT project, BEAMS swap now in progress!!!! |
 Jul 22, 2012 - 5:50 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 3, '12 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
sup 6GC. I got my first car, my celica, sometime last march. my dad has been a mechanic for 30 years & the original owner brought it to his shop one day wanting to scrap it, my dad took the keys & the title & brought her home. the original owner only drove it on the weekends so she only has 80k miles on her. i didnt even have my permit yet. she sat in my garage for around 7 months while i got a job & got my permit & license.
 back in december my first mod was an intake.  even before i could drive her i got attached.     recently i was hit by a 16 year old girl on my way home with my little sister.  my dad & I always wanted to do a gt-four front conversion but never had the extra money. i posted a thread about the accident & people suggested we do it now. shout out to Tigawoods & Box for helping me out. the insurance adjuster's estimate was $2700, but then a month later they decided they were only gonna pay 70%, or $1900. we bought a whole gt-four front nose.  when the package got to the shop we unloaded it & didnt see this until we got it in the shop because it was facing the inside wall of the truck. you can see there is a good size hole in the package from the shipping company. there was a few dents in the hood right where the hole was.     my dad & I are doing the project ourselves. body work, paint, the whole nine.  here's where the serious progress starts.   there's minor frame damage where she was hit. the insurance adjuster is coming out again to see it because it wasnt on the estimate.    we banged out the dents on the hood today & started sanding it down for primer. we also are gonna replace the driver's side rear quarter panel because it's rusted out, & shoot the whole car red again. to those who are interested, i will keep you guys updated! This post has been edited by Antz5SFE: Feb 25, 2013 - 6:32 PM |
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Jul 22, 2012 - 10:09 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 2, '07 From Berlin, WI Currently Offline Reputation: 18 (100%) |
I read your whole story and all and I'm just surprise by the previous owner......
WHY IN THE HELLLLLL would you wanna scrap that car??????????????? --------------------  *1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS *1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser *2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost 2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun. |
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Jul 22, 2012 - 10:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 3, '12 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (cheela @ Jul 22, 2012 - 11:09 PM)  I read your whole story and all and I'm just surprise by the previous owner...... WHY IN THE HELLLLLL would you wanna scrap that car??????????????? exactly how i said it when he told me that! my dad said the guy was very wealthy, but still. it still boggles my mind. |
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Antz5SFE Ant's 95 GT project Jul 22, 2012 - 5:50 PM
Tigawoods Im very glad you went for the gt-four front!
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Antz5SFE QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jul 22, 2012 - 7... Jul 22, 2012 - 6:55 PM RabidTRD I'd suggest 2.25" unless you're doing... Jul 22, 2012 - 7:18 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Jul 22, 2012 - 8:1... Jul 22, 2012 - 7:36 PM Tigawoods Are we talking about 3S swap or 5SFTE?
You could ... Jul 22, 2012 - 9:01 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jul 22, 2012 - 9... Jul 22, 2012 - 9:36 PM celica74 wealthy or not. just look at it. look at any celic... Jul 23, 2012 - 11:37 AM Antz5SFE QUOTE (celica74 @ Jul 23, 2012 - 11... Jul 23, 2012 - 11:43 AM Tigawoods Throw in some colt cams or web cams for the turbo ... Jul 23, 2012 - 11:57 AM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jul 23, 2012 - 11... Jul 23, 2012 - 2:10 PM garin QUOTE (Antz5SFE @ Jul 23, 2012 - 3:1... Jul 23, 2012 - 2:38 PM garin where are you located in pa? Jul 23, 2012 - 1:28 PM Tigawoods QUOTE (garin @ Jul 23, 2012 - 2:28 P... Jul 23, 2012 - 1:33 PM garin thats more like where the tst meet was this year r... Jul 23, 2012 - 2:02 PM Tigawoods QUOTE (garin @ Jul 23, 2012 - 3:02 P... Jul 23, 2012 - 2:21 PM Box Damn shipping companies... Glad could be of some ... Jul 23, 2012 - 2:35 PM RabidTRD Does this mean that there might be more people at ... Jul 24, 2012 - 10:53 AM Tigawoods QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Jul 24, 2012 - 11... Jul 24, 2012 - 10:59 AM Ehrgeiz So cool to read this Celi is getting the love she ... Jul 24, 2012 - 4:36 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Ehrgeiz @ Jul 24, 2012 - 5:36... Jul 24, 2012 - 6:14 PM Tigawoods man o man you are in store for some meets. There a... Jul 24, 2012 - 6:27 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Jul 24, 2012 - 6... Jul 24, 2012 - 6:34 PM Tigawoods celica meets......heh. nvm. There is the DWG (Dela... Jul 24, 2012 - 8:16 PM Antz5SFE frame's fixed! Aug 1, 2012 - 1:43 PM Box Hooray!!! Now get that GT-Four front ... Aug 1, 2012 - 1:49 PM Sebby I can't wait to see your Celi with GT4 front. ... Aug 2, 2012 - 9:38 AM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Sebby @ Aug 2, 2012 - 10:38 A... Aug 2, 2012 - 5:25 PM Tigawoods im glad its coming together for you so well!
... Aug 2, 2012 - 5:45 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (Tigawoods @ Aug 2, 2012 - 5:4... Aug 2, 2012 - 6:28 PM Antz5SFE gt-four hood latch, upper support bar, & crash... Aug 7, 2012 - 7:28 PM Antz5SFE gt-four fogs. Aug 12, 2012 - 3:55 PM celica74 is the switch to activate the machine guns behind ... Aug 14, 2012 - 11:52 AM Antz5SFE QUOTE (celica74 @ Aug 14, 2012 - 12... Aug 14, 2012 - 1:13 PM celica74 QUOTE (Antz5SFE @ Aug 14, 2012 - 2:1... Aug 14, 2012 - 7:05 PM Antz5SFE painted the stock wheels.
the master mechanic w... Aug 16, 2012 - 11:33 AM Antz5SFE RE: Ant's 95 GT project Aug 16, 2012 - 4:44 PM Box Hmm, I think someone has been doing some steroids.... Aug 16, 2012 - 5:52 PM Tigawoods wait....WAIT a minute! hes not actually liftin... Aug 16, 2012 - 7:32 PM zfjohnson07 well the celica is pretty light weight! Aug 16, 2012 - 7:44 PM celica74 QUOTE (zfjohnson07 @ Aug 16, 2012 - 7... Aug 17, 2012 - 11:24 AM Antz5SFE RE: Ant's 95 GT project Aug 17, 2012 - 9:29 AM Tigawoods ...almost there Aug 17, 2012 - 11:08 AM Antz5SFE first pic...more coming later. Aug 17, 2012 - 1:26 PM celica74 QUOTE (Antz5SFE @ Aug 17, 2012 - 2:2... Aug 17, 2012 - 2:36 PM Box Nice! Aug 17, 2012 - 4:31 PM Antz5SFE RE: Ant's 95 GT project Aug 17, 2012 - 5:26 PM Tigawoods get it back in the shop and paint it! Aug 24, 2012 - 7:08 AM Box Yah, make it match and stuff. Aug 24, 2012 - 1:05 PM Antz5SFE working on it guys! we just put a new axle in ... Aug 24, 2012 - 11:00 PM cheela definitely doesn't look bad. Aug 24, 2012 - 11:07 PM kurt95gt Now you just need a blue back bumper , spoiler, a... Aug 24, 2012 - 11:15 PM Antz5SFE RE: Ant's 95 GT project Sep 1, 2012 - 12:27 PM Box Hmmm, guess which one will need a transmission fir... Sep 1, 2012 - 12:45 PM SwissFerdi I love the sound they produce, very deep for a V6. Sep 1, 2012 - 1:02 PM Box Well, it is a 3.8L V6. It's like a 305 that... Sep 1, 2012 - 1:11 PM Antz5SFE half of the celica emblem came off when i was wash... Oct 7, 2012 - 9:25 PM Antz5SFE RE: Ant's 95 GT project Jan 9, 2013 - 8:12 PM Tigawoods goodies goodies! Jan 9, 2013 - 8:53 PM Antz5SFE on the way home with a BEAMS!!!!... Feb 25, 2013 - 6:30 PM Tigawoods RE: Ant's 95 GT project Feb 26, 2013 - 2:40 PM lagos Cool project. Who is doing the body work? I have a... Feb 26, 2013 - 7:44 PM Antz5SFE QUOTE (lagos @ Feb 26, 2013 - 8:44 P... Feb 26, 2013 - 9:49 PM Tigawoods have an estimate for when youll have it all togeth... Feb 27, 2013 - 8:54 AM richee3 Any more pics of the engine? Any chance you got th... Feb 27, 2013 - 12:51 PM Antz5SFE i'd say maybe a month or two. i located a b-pi... Feb 27, 2013 - 1:44 PM Antz5SFE here's another pic of the engine as it sits.(p... Feb 27, 2013 - 1:50 PM richee3 You can pick up the stock intake lid from Vincent_... Feb 27, 2013 - 2:49 PM Antz5SFE Very good info richee thanks again, but i've f... Feb 27, 2013 - 4:13 PM BonzaiCelica all 5sfe, 7afe and 3sge fuel pumps are the same. y... Feb 28, 2013 - 1:48 AM Tigawoods Got the engine in yet?? Apr 10, 2013 - 11:01 AM Antz5SFE not yet tiga, we got the 5s out. just put in new t... Apr 20, 2013 - 12:07 PM Antz5SFE teaser Jul 13, 2013 - 11:52 AM Tigawoods so does that mean the engine is done? Jul 13, 2013 - 6:04 PM JoshuaM Looks Good Jul 14, 2013 - 9:46 AM |
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