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post Apr 8, 2013 - 6:10 PM
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1soljaslim5



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(Well this is my first progess thread post im bad with dates and im basically going based on my pictures so bare with me)
Well guys here's my story like everyone out there we fell in love with our first car i started out with a saturn sc2 95 unfortunately first cars alway have two outcomes either it gets crashed or it just stops working.For me it got crashed and the radiator got cracked and to repair it was just too much so i had to say goodbye frown.gif but thanks to that car i was able to go to work and saved enough money along with what little i got from junking it,a month later i found this beautiful car at my local car lot.

it had a few issues but it was stick shift!! i was so excited my very first convertible. biggrin.gif
but most of its issues were the passenger side top lift arm was broken the top itself was worn out and was ripped(i suspected that the previous owner had suffered the crazy ex girlfriend that will mess up your car, the leather seats were slashed) so black and red seat covers fixed that problem
and when i had enough i finally replaced the top with a much better one with everything in tact

later on as i started earning money i decided that for my first mod was to get a better muffler because the original just sounded like a rape whistle when i floored the gas lol. i also got rid of the piping and go 2 1/4 inch as well as a resonator for a much more aggressive sound
later i wanted more power so i bought me on ebay a weapon R short ram

at least with that mod it gave it a bit more response but like all guys we want more power am i right??

as time went by i went through a ricer/cheap phase since i had paint laying around and i could afford a decent set of rims i began painting my stock ones, added hood pins just for the looks and started adding stickers


i then bought a wingswest super spoiler and as soon as i got it i got to putting it on i also wanted my car to look darker so i decided to tint the tail lights and the front signals ;P

(as you can see i stareted with red rims looked good at first,until it got dirty i just was not what i expected)

(so then i went with black with red lugs why not? lol)
i then noticed my car was too high up it needed to get lowered so i found me a set of lowered springs and got to work

(this was a real PITA btw)
But finally i was able to get me a good set of rims found me a set of msr rims and upgraded from 15' to 17"

(added spacers for a more flush look)

i Later checked on craigslist and found me a set of crystal beam headlamps from venus auto my local jdm shop
and got to installing

(this is how she looked from this moment completely changed but beautiful)

time went by and went great but things were still missing.....

so i got me custom headers biggrin.gif!!

then time went by again..... and my buddies told me that if i wanted to put the short ram better use i should try and get the GT-four hood
so i went to venus auto once again and just my luck they had the rare hood in good condition and in matching color!!

took off my hood.

and viola!! perfect
later i began noticing that the prefacelift front bumper wasnt giving the aggressive look i wanted so i went once again to venus auto
and bought the facelifted front bumper with the fog lights

the new look biggrin.gif
i then came across some ss3-III front splitters and was lucky to get them on ebay so again to painting and install


few weeks ago i changed my gauge cluster and painted the trim to match with the car:


much thanks to 6gc community i was able to get the sticker so thanks again you guys

(if it werent for you guys i would still be looking)

as of today this is her now:

(decided to give it a jdm look so i got the fog lights painted yellow)

future plans: 3sge beams engine swap and right now i'm awaiting my ss3 grill ss3 rear splitters and the zglyde sideskirt to arrive. ill post more pics as i progress but there you have it thats my story hope you guys enjoyed it. wink.gif


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Posts in this topic
- 1soljaslim5   The Evolution of the Celica   Apr 8, 2013 - 6:10 PM
- - richee3   Pretty good progress so far. Venus Auto usually h...   Apr 8, 2013 - 6:45 PM
- - kurt95gt   I hate to be this guy but ss3 rear splits don...   Apr 8, 2013 - 8:04 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Apr 8, 2013 - 9:04...   Apr 8, 2013 - 8:15 PM
- - kurt95gt   Yea the ss3 only came in liftback an the back bump...   Apr 8, 2013 - 10:52 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   awesome thanks man ill order it and get to install...   Apr 8, 2013 - 11:02 PM
- - kurt95gt   Sweet can't wait to see how she turns out Loo...   Apr 8, 2013 - 11:11 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   yea it would be amazing im pretty sure someone has...   Apr 9, 2013 - 12:56 AM
- - Legen-dary   I think the yellow fogs look good. What type of p...   Apr 9, 2013 - 9:01 AM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (Legen-dary @ Apr 9, 2013 - 9...   Apr 9, 2013 - 7:02 PM
|- - Legen-dary   QUOTE (1soljaslim5 @ Apr 9, 2013 - 5...   Apr 11, 2013 - 11:41 AM
- - Lil-Joe101   Any new updates yet?   Apr 11, 2013 - 10:36 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   not yet in a few weeks im going to get the beams m...   Apr 12, 2013 - 1:00 AM
- - Lil-Joe101   Very nice. Good Lucky man, I'll keep an eye on...   Apr 12, 2013 - 2:02 AM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well after loooong days of hard work i am finally...   Oct 28, 2013 - 12:49 PM
- - danmumo   what is the difference between the beams and a sto...   Oct 28, 2013 - 6:41 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (danmumo @ Oct 28, 2013 - 6:41...   Oct 28, 2013 - 7:52 PM
|- - danmumo   QUOTE (1soljaslim5 @ Oct 28, 2013 - 8...   Oct 28, 2013 - 11:51 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   Well from what i know and read the engines bolt ri...   Oct 29, 2013 - 2:40 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   cheer up. my engine was messed up and didn't h...   Oct 28, 2013 - 8:42 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Oct 28, 2013 - 8...   Oct 29, 2013 - 3:22 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well Guys As i Promised (looks like the previous ...   Oct 29, 2013 - 3:18 PM
- - richee3   That is a valve, not a sensor. Where is the thrott...   Oct 29, 2013 - 10:40 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 29, 2013 - 11:4...   Oct 30, 2013 - 2:23 PM
- - richee3   It's called an oil control valve, basically it...   Oct 30, 2013 - 4:49 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Oct 30, 2013 - 5:49...   Oct 30, 2013 - 9:04 PM
- - kurt95gt   I'll save richee the time No your intake an h...   Oct 30, 2013 - 9:27 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Oct 30, 2013 - 10...   Oct 30, 2013 - 9:51 PM
- - kurt95gt   No problem You could buy a Maf adapter housing. B...   Oct 30, 2013 - 10:33 PM
- - richee3   I've been short on free time lately and not ge...   Oct 31, 2013 - 1:15 AM
- - BonzaiCelica   sard intake is 300 new used is $100-$150   Oct 31, 2013 - 3:45 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Oct 31, 2013 - 3...   Oct 31, 2013 - 4:38 PM
- - njccmd2002   hks intake is rare   Oct 31, 2013 - 3:55 PM
- - FORGMANN   Did you get from Venus Autoparts in town? I have ...   Oct 31, 2013 - 3:57 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (FORGMANN @ Oct 31, 2013 - 3:5...   Oct 31, 2013 - 7:48 PM
- - richee3   I knew I missed something. For the clutch, seems l...   Nov 1, 2013 - 6:18 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 1, 2013 - 6:18 ...   Nov 2, 2013 - 12:16 AM
- - FORGMANN   Options you have Beams cluster with easy to wire...   Nov 2, 2013 - 7:54 AM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well more pics the engine is now mounted and the w...   Nov 4, 2013 - 3:42 PM
- - richee3   The check engine light will definitely be on if it...   Nov 4, 2013 - 4:08 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   ill be sure to do so im going to go pick up the oe...   Nov 4, 2013 - 4:38 PM
- - richee3   The 5S elbow is too small. They do occasionally tu...   Nov 4, 2013 - 4:44 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   alright thanks well ill see what i can do to get t...   Nov 4, 2013 - 5:08 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well im in luck i went to venus and was able to g...   Nov 5, 2013 - 3:20 PM
- - richee3   They are a little thicker than the 5S axles, but t...   Nov 5, 2013 - 4:05 PM
- - Smaay   just use your axles   Nov 5, 2013 - 4:06 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   alright for sure thanks guys more pics on my progr...   Nov 5, 2013 - 4:21 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   btw thats not a celica beams air box. it came from...   Nov 5, 2013 - 6:33 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Nov 5, 2013 - 7...   Nov 5, 2013 - 7:38 PM
- - richee3   Definitely a Caldina Greytop intake. Interesting. ...   Nov 5, 2013 - 8:08 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   well she lives ;D for some reason the airbox did ...   Nov 9, 2013 - 3:53 AM
- - richee3   The intake is definitely a Caldina intake. Looking...   Nov 9, 2013 - 4:52 AM
|- - 1soljaslim5   Thanks for the heads up ill be sure to let him kno...   Nov 9, 2013 - 3:24 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   get an apexi air filter they have a funnel type de...   Nov 10, 2013 - 4:43 AM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well i went today and took the car for a spin an i...   Nov 11, 2013 - 5:14 PM
- - Batman722   IAC is stuck or bad. richee3 will have details soo...   Nov 11, 2013 - 5:53 PM
- - richee3   The revving at startup is most liky the ISCV. They...   Nov 11, 2013 - 6:15 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well then i hope a simple cleaning can fix it but ...   Nov 11, 2013 - 6:22 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   Got cleaned and its still doing it so i just may h...   Nov 11, 2013 - 8:06 PM
- - richee3   The ISCV from an '00-05 Echo will work, or a m...   Nov 11, 2013 - 9:57 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   ONE WORD: BEAMS!!!!! shes f...   Nov 12, 2013 - 10:46 PM
- - njccmd2002   great looking convertible   Nov 14, 2013 - 4:20 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Thanks man ;D loving the car but the moment i...   Nov 14, 2013 - 5:33 PM
- - richee3   OBDII is long gone with the BEAMS. I see a code 21...   Nov 14, 2013 - 7:47 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 14, 2013 - 7:47...   Nov 14, 2013 - 7:49 PM
- - cheela   great progress on this. Daniel Richee is THE MAN w...   Nov 14, 2013 - 8:16 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   alright here we go. so sorry for the wait did a lo...   Nov 14, 2013 - 8:19 PM
- - richee3   The other code is 33- ISCV. Time to replace that s...   Nov 14, 2013 - 8:42 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 14, 2013 - 8:42...   Nov 14, 2013 - 9:14 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   So i went today to auto zone and picked up the hon...   Nov 15, 2013 - 4:19 PM
- - kurt95gt   Once your done driving tonight unhook your battery...   Nov 15, 2013 - 4:31 PM
- - richee3   I agree with Kurt. The chance of having aftermarke...   Nov 15, 2013 - 5:20 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   So i tried looking at the wires so far nothing i d...   Nov 17, 2013 - 3:53 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well solved the wiring problem with the ISCV took ...   Nov 20, 2013 - 6:36 PM
- - delusionz   wow thats amazing, i know denso does the electrics...   Nov 20, 2013 - 6:50 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (delusionz @ Nov 20, 2013 - 7...   Nov 20, 2013 - 6:54 PM
- - richee3   The BEAMS idles at 750 when warm, higher before it...   Nov 20, 2013 - 7:05 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (richee3 @ Nov 20, 2013 - 8:05...   Nov 20, 2013 - 7:09 PM
- - richee3   Exactly, if it's a steady flashing then there ...   Nov 20, 2013 - 7:13 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well ill do just that hahaha just now i got see h...   Nov 20, 2013 - 7:20 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Well she seems to be back to normal now.(sorry for...   Nov 21, 2013 - 7:28 PM
- - SupraKid   Besides you stealing my parts I am impressed. How ...   Nov 21, 2013 - 7:38 PM
|- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (SupraKid @ Nov 21, 2013 - 7:3...   Nov 21, 2013 - 8:23 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   So far so good car runs great still breaking in th...   Nov 22, 2013 - 4:59 PM
- - 1soljaslim5   Took my ride to a 7th gen celica and mr2 meet out ...   Nov 28, 2013 - 1:00 AM
- - JDMCelicaGT   Nice, Whenever i decide to do a Beams Swap, i know...   Nov 30, 2013 - 2:33 AM
- - 1soljaslim5   .   Jul 7, 2020 - 8:05 PM
- - BonzaiCelica   oh you still around cool   Jul 17, 2020 - 12:51 AM
- - 1soljaslim5   QUOTE (BonzaiCelica @ Jul 17, 2020 - 1...   Oct 21, 2022 - 12:45 AM


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