 DKGT4's Project, 1994 Toyota Celica GT4 |
 Apr 18, 2012 - 10:53 PM
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My "new" toy. Here is the story. Since high school I have been wanting this car. First was the USDM spec however as time went on and I started getting more into these Japanese made vehicles... I got more into the JDM spec of things.
Anyways I wanted to import this vehicle so badly however at that time the GT4 was not yet 15 years of age, so I couldn't import it. While waiting there was a fight going on between importers and Transport Canada going on for the worse. The ruling that one cannot bring a vehicle over unless the vehicle was at least 25 years of age. Since I heard this, I felt that I should give up on my want to bring the GT4 over to Canada... So I bought my first 6th gen, a 1997 Celica GT 5SFE:   Had this vehicle for a while, then found out that the ruling for the 25 year importing fell out. So I imported this baby:   I was now the second owner of this GT4.. and I now obtained my dream car!!! This is where my story begins... This post has been edited by DKGT4: Nov 22, 2012 - 12:31 AM |
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Sep 3, 2012 - 6:52 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Sparco rims are made in China, and all O.Z. rims are made in Italy. So I highly doubt it. If it were me and had the money to spend would go with some SSR Type F wheels. 16.7 to 17.6 pounds for an 18 inch wheel, depending on width.
This post has been edited by Box: Sep 3, 2012 - 6:52 PM -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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Sep 3, 2012 - 10:40 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '09 From Edmonton Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (Box @ Sep 3, 2012 - 7:52 PM)  Sparco rims are made in China, and all O.Z. rims are made in Italy. So I highly doubt it. If it were me and had the money to spend would go with some SSR Type F wheels. 16.7 to 17.6 pounds for an 18 inch wheel, depending on width. Hrmm... I thought that Sparco teamed up with OZ to make rims... Does made in China really mean that the quality of the rim is degraded? |
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Sep 3, 2012 - 10:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (DKGT4 @ Sep 3, 2012 - 10:40 PM) QUOTE (Box @ Sep 3, 2012 - 7:52 PM) Sparco rims are made in China, and all O.Z. rims are made in Italy. So I highly doubt it. If it were me and had the money to spend would go with some SSR Type F wheels. 16.7 to 17.6 pounds for an 18 inch wheel, depending on width. Hrmm... I thought that Sparco teamed up with OZ to make rims... Does made in China really mean that the quality of the rim is degraded? Well, it certainly means it wasn't improved. Apparently there is a collaboration, found this on their site: QUOTE The result of a partnership by two of the strongest names in motorsport, OZ and SPARCO, the new collection of SPARCO specialist alloy automotive wheels combines Italian design, high-quality materials and OEM construction technologies to create an exclusive series of TÜV homologated wheels inspired by the racetrack. Odds are what happened is O.Z. had old machinery for making wheels, so they moved it to a plant in China and is making wheels there under the Sparco name. That or from the write up, O.Z. just designs the wheels and then Sparco has a Chinese factory make them. This post has been edited by Box: Sep 3, 2012 - 10:55 PM -------------------- 2001 Miata LS 5-speed
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kurt95gt Man i wish we could get these in the usa i want on... Apr 18, 2012 - 10:58 PM
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I oddly like the stock 3 spoke... Apr 19, 2012 - 10:37 PM jordisonjr Man I want a st250.
Oh college debt. Can't wai... Apr 19, 2012 - 10:42 PM DKGT4 So after driving my brakes went... Found out what ... Apr 20, 2012 - 5:42 PM Box Sorry to hear about the brakes. At least nothing ... Apr 20, 2012 - 6:13 PM azian_advanced congrats on the purchase. it's nice to see mo... Apr 20, 2012 - 6:04 PM DKGT4 So Was working on this for a bit of the afternoon ... Apr 20, 2012 - 7:06 PM 6gcer Awesome cars man. And you wash your car indoors? ... Apr 20, 2012 - 7:08 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (6gcer @ Apr 20, 2012 - 8:08 P... Apr 20, 2012 - 7:47 PM DKGT4 Okay well I got a little carried away with some mi... Apr 20, 2012 - 7:54 PM kurt95gt Looks amazing
Gotta stop lookin at this thread s... Apr 20, 2012 - 8:07 PM delusionz good stuff, good mods in there, that radiator will... Apr 21, 2012 - 2:02 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (delusionz @ Apr 21, 2012 - 2... Apr 23, 2012 - 1:55 AM UndaGrwnD looks great! nice mods Apr 23, 2012 - 4:32 AM wolfie308 Coming on really nicely, and your next cosmetic up... Apr 23, 2012 - 4:40 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (wolfie308 @ Apr 23, 2012 - 5... Apr 25, 2012 - 3:17 AM cheela Canada needs to invade Wisconsin and acquire it on... Apr 25, 2012 - 3:40 AM kurt95gt QUOTE (cheela @ Apr 25, 2012 - 3:40 ... Apr 25, 2012 - 8:25 AM DKGT4 Couldn't sleep... So busted out the soldering ... Apr 25, 2012 - 3:41 AM Box Just go ahead and make it down to Alabama while yo... Apr 25, 2012 - 2:18 PM DKGT4 Pulled out the wiring in the car from the previous... May 1, 2012 - 6:47 PM DKGT4 Another quick add on, hood dampers and blue shift ... May 1, 2012 - 7:03 PM DKGT4 Woot! Just checked the mail and look what arri... May 1, 2012 - 7:53 PM Box What some people do with audio installations I... May 1, 2012 - 7:59 PM DKGT4 So along with the mods that I am doing... I am loo... May 6, 2012 - 5:48 PM DKGT4 Well here it is guys! Installed the clear turn... May 7, 2012 - 9:44 PM dudeofchaos QUOTE (DKGT4 @ May 7, 2012 - 10:44 P... May 10, 2012 - 2:14 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (dudeofchaos @ May 10, 2012 - 3... May 14, 2012 - 11:17 PM Box Looks fantastic!!! May 7, 2012 - 9:57 PM Ehrgeiz Very clean. I like it. May 8, 2012 - 3:20 AM DKGT4 Well here are some more upgrades. I still have to ... Jun 19, 2012 - 8:08 PM Box Very nice! Can't wait to see them on the ... Jun 19, 2012 - 10:47 PM Ehrgeiz Best mod for our 6GC's imo! Jun 20, 2012 - 6:55 AM UndaGrwnD +1 Jun 20, 2012 - 8:03 AM dudeofchaos Sweeeeet! Jun 20, 2012 - 1:45 PM DKGT4 So I installed the projection headlights... No pho... Jul 18, 2012 - 12:44 AM UndaGrwnD yes you have to modify it first!
i also did t... Jul 18, 2012 - 2:41 AM DKGT4 Here are some pictures of the JDM Projectors. Noth... Jul 18, 2012 - 9:11 PM DKGT4 Here are some pictures of the progression... Which... Jul 18, 2012 - 9:14 PM supershannon77 Looking good! Jul 18, 2012 - 9:20 PM wolfie308 Looking very sharp - had you thought of a clear br... Jul 19, 2012 - 4:25 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (wolfie308 @ Jul 19, 2012 - 4... Jul 20, 2012 - 7:14 PM Red123 QUOTE (wolfie308 @ Jul 19, 2012 - 5... Aug 21, 2012 - 2:36 PM Box Looks great! Jul 19, 2012 - 4:14 PM BonzaiCelica white definitely looks great!! liking the ... Aug 20, 2012 - 9:36 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Aug 20, 2012 - 9... Aug 26, 2012 - 5:25 PM phrax Amazing car. But why weren't you at Run of the... Aug 27, 2012 - 1:08 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (phrax @ Aug 27, 2012 - 1:08 A... Aug 27, 2012 - 2:46 AM phrax QUOTE (DKGT4 @ Aug 27, 2012 - 2:46 A... Aug 28, 2012 - 1:27 AM wolfie308 From the Creator This is the lens........
... Aug 22, 2012 - 3:41 PM DKGT4 I have decided to start looking for some new ... Sep 2, 2012 - 6:22 PM SwissFerdi Oi, those are all heavy wheels. Why not an 18x8 RP... Sep 2, 2012 - 7:17 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Sep 2, 2012 - 7... Sep 3, 2012 - 1:07 AM DKGT4 Hrmmm... Personally I don't really like the lo... Sep 2, 2012 - 8:54 PM BonzaiCelica 18x8 Motegi SP10 not on my car... all the other wh... Sep 3, 2012 - 12:09 AM DKGT4 Okay... so I have done a little more research and ... Sep 3, 2012 - 5:59 PM BonzaiCelica you do know that on the tirerack website you can s... Sep 3, 2012 - 11:31 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Sep 4, 2012 - 12... Sep 4, 2012 - 7:23 PM DKGT4 Woot... I thought I'd resurrect this forum fro... Nov 22, 2012 - 12:27 AM DKGT4 Another addition to my 6GC and also to resurrect m... Jun 2, 2013 - 1:23 AM playr158 Looks good! Jun 2, 2013 - 5:21 PM ricochet1490 I was wondering how I missed this thread, then I r... Jun 2, 2013 - 9:29 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ Jun 2, 2013 - 9... Jul 17, 2013 - 10:05 PM DKGT4 On another Note.... Here was what I helped my budd... Jul 17, 2013 - 10:11 PM timbo16 The car looks beautiful! I just painted my sup... Jul 18, 2013 - 10:47 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (timbo16 @ Jul 18, 2013 - 10:4... Jul 18, 2013 - 6:56 PM JoshuaM Nice progress Will be interesting to see how your... Jul 18, 2013 - 8:50 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (JoshuaM @ Jul 18, 2013 - 9:50... Jul 18, 2013 - 9:16 PM richee3 Rayme doesn't make the clear lenses anymore, b... Jul 19, 2013 - 8:43 AM njccmd2002 RE: DKGT4's Project Jul 19, 2013 - 10:32 AM richee3 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-Celica-ST20...6cb... Jul 19, 2013 - 1:08 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (richee3 @ Jul 19, 2013 - 2:08... Jul 22, 2013 - 7:38 PM DKGT4 Just some fun with the camera... Sep 3, 2013 - 10:44 PM DKGT4 So it has been some time since I've worked on ... May 3, 2014 - 8:14 PM PR0PH37 Love the dash kit! What's the part number?... May 4, 2014 - 2:02 PM DKGT4 QUOTE (PR0PH37 @ May 4, 2014 - 3:02 ... May 9, 2014 - 12:24 AM JoshuaM Good work Keen to see how it goes May 9, 2014 - 2:40 PM DKGT4 So some updates as I go. I have been trying to fin... May 14, 2014 - 12:02 AM DKGT4 So I ran into an issue. Im trying to change the wh... May 21, 2014 - 12:26 AM DKGT4 QUOTE (DKGT4 @ May 21, 2014 - 12:26 ... May 22, 2014 - 5:40 PM |
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