A Box and His Celica, You knew it'd happen eventually :P Options

[Box]

Well seeing as we're stuck together by fate, or something like that, I suppose I should embrace it and what not. So I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe if you did stuff to the Celica to make it your own you'd like it more." I then gave myself a high-five for such a good idea. All in all I really like the car aside from the slowness, then I thought to myself again, "Hey, the only time you have to use speed is pulling out into traffic or passing some moron and the Celica is adequate in that regard." Another high-five occurred. Then the deal sealer, "Hey moron you couldn't buy another car, not even another Celica, worth a damn for what you'd be giving up your car for." You guessed it, a...punch to the face. Nah, just kidding there was definitely another high-five. So anyhow, the whole purpose of this thread is to keep me and the Celica on positive terms and it's also to help motivate me to do the things that I want to do. I have a bunch of cheap ideas that in all should be under $100, and should help in making the car more to my liking. Less on that now, and more boring history. So I bought the Celica almost two years ago, and nothing has really happened. The end. Glad that's over, now for fun things. Of course there're the obligatory pictures.





So there ya go, I'm even so hardcore I left my plate tag exposed for the world to see. Anyhow a little more about it. It's the ST 5-speed and is fully loaded as they could be. Power windows and locks, A/C, power moonroof, rear wiper, and even has the optional 14" alloys. I'm curious as to how rare the 14" alloys are, as I've yet to see another set as most ST's have steelies or have aftermarket wheels by now. As far as the car goes it's pretty much stock. The only thing aftermarket is that it's lowered on Tein coil springs and KYB struts, and the radio was replaced as well. Mechanically the car is sorted and everything is already taken care of for the next 50,000+ miles, I suppose that's a good kind of boring though. There is one thing I've done to make the car unique, I painted the plastic trim pieces in metallic black: Door handle cups, air vent trim, door switch panels, center console, and gauge surround. I think it's a classy and subtle touch, I like that it could pass for OEM.

Can see it really well on the air vent trim and door panel switch. You can stop oogling my legs now.
I also added some awesome decals:


Then at one point I spent a couple of days busting my ass waxing it.

So that was fun, of course the clear is still peeling. Thanks a lot previous owners' neglect, Alabama heat, AND THE FREAKING COLOUR RED.
Oh, and one last thing... I have something that I imagine very few of you people do... So very rare...

That's right, the original key! The key's teeth are so smooth and rounded now, yet it still works. Of course I keep it in a safe place and use a copy key now. So now that all of that is out of the way, time for possible future modifications:

Figure out something to do with the clear peel...
S2000 or VW shark fin antenna
Tint the taillights with window tint for a deep glossy look, along with painting the tag bezel black
Find 5GC power mirrors and paint them black along with door handles, if the above happens
Install a short throw shifter for quicker response and fun factor
True cold air intake for sucking sound and marginal, if any, gains
Replace the secondary cat with a glass-pack and the muffler with a Magnaflow XL chambered muffler for marginal gains and hopefully not too bad of a sound
Possibly buy JDM tails and "American-ize" them, therefore making them legal by meeting U.S. side-marker requirements.
Remove spoiler and properly fill and paint
Remove front side-markers and properly fill and paint.
FIND and install better seats
Find premium audio door panels
Redo sun visors
Repaint wheels
Redo audio
LED interior lighting
Fog lights
Lit key-ring
Replace front Toyota badge with Celica dragon emblem

Some of those are iffy, but most I'd like to do in the nearby future. If I happen to think of anything else I'll throw it into here. So anyhow I promise to stop complaining, or at the least cut it out significantly. After extensive searching since April, and especially here recently, the grass is only greener on the other side due to the other piece of shìt cars fertilizing the soil. Besides, all the other forums suck in comparison and I really don't want to go through the trouble of reestablishing myself.

This post has been edited by Box: Apr 16, 2014 - 8:44 PM

[Julian_Navia]

Its about time

[Box]

I also have my original key along with the valet/spare key; not to mention the two extras I've had made.

I'm glad you started a thread Box - maybe you'll keep your red Celica hate confined here. :] You may want to add "Replace radiator" to that list as yours looks about ready retirement.

Are you looking for a particular color for your leather seats? Don't say black...

What is rare though is my spotless undercarriage, the next time I have it up on the lift I'll have to snap some pictures to make all of the northerners jelly.

Yeah, the radiator is needing replaced. Haven't had any problems since it was patched though, so I'll keep with it until it completely dies. Somehow I trust an aged Japanese made radiator more so than a new Chinese made one.

Ehh, I'm looking for obsidian coloured seats.

That black metallic trim looks really good. I'm now considering doing the same with mine.

X2

Box, looks clean.

Thanks, it was one of the Rustoleum family of paints. I think it was for bikes? and stuff like that. Has a really nice appearance to it, classy just like me.

Turbocharge it

I've thought about it, but could get a RWD beater or engine swap when it'd all be said and done.

I've just logged in after listing my Black GT for sale and I see Box has made a thread

It came up lovely after the hard work mate fair play,

The only thing I don't like is that it's Red

Thanks. Yeah, I hate red...but I guess I can overlook it, all things considered. I seriously tried to find a black one to just swap everything to, and nothing came up.

put in some fog lights. it will look great.

I knew I was forgetting something. That and I thought about poly bushings, but it'd be stupid to go through and replace new rubber bushings.

I didn't believe it at first, box making a project thread >.<


Anyway, I would put some foggies on her and then stick to you plan

Better believe it.

This post has been edited by Box: Oct 13, 2013 - 9:07 PM

[cheela]

WHOO!!! a red Box thread!

we knew you'd stick around.
anyways, gotta see those undercarriage pics so i can be all jelly and whatnot.
rust is eating mine away as we speak!


PS. I got a key light ring laying around if you should want it.

[Box]

Wooo!

I might just snap a few with the car on the ground, though won't be able to see as much.

Key light ring you say.

[rentaspace]

Key light ring you say.

Yes, get the keyring light...

Josh and I recently put ours in, it *should* be plug and play... But the US celica seems to have been left out of so much Optional Extra equipment

[Box]

Hmm, I want to say some GT models had it. Trying to remember if there was wiring there when I had the gauge bezel off... Oh well... Anyhow, got around to looking and the wiring for the antenna is still there. For whatever reason someone at one point thought a cheap ass generic antenna would be better... Anyway, hopefully can get the OEM antenna from The_End and I found a S2000 antenna on eBay. So can get that all straightened out, hopefully I'll pick up more than one station once it's all said and done. I know it'll look a lot better at least.

[Keiri]

Hmm, I want to say some GT models had it. Trying to remember if there was wiring there when I had the gauge bezel off... Oh well... Anyhow, got around to looking and the wiring for the antenna is still there. For whatever reason someone at one point thought a cheap ass generic antenna would be better... Anyway, hopefully can get the OEM antenna from The_End and I found a S2000 antenna on eBay. So can get that all straightened out, hopefully I'll pick up more than one station once it's all said and done. I know it'll look a lot better at least.

You're correct; GT models have the keyring light - well, at least the post-lifts have it.

[cheela]

MOST STs came with the wiring for it too. mine was plug and play.

[kurt95gt]

MOST STs came with the wiring for it too. mine was plug and play.

Both of mine have the light ting stock lol

[Box]

Alrighty, suppose can do it after getting the antenna sorted. What I need are key-ring lights on the outside.

[Box]

Found a VW Golf antenna base for $10 shipped and it accepts the S2000 screw in antenna, makes life easier.

[kevin311]

My 94 GT has the key ring light as well. Ha, someone thought a generic stick-to-the-back glass antenna was better in my case too. Luckily I found one intact at my local yard for $15. Too bad I didn't know about the s2k antenna before then haha looks much better.

[Box]

Most people mod the stock antenna to use the S2000 one. Since I don't have the OEM antenna I looked for alternatives and found that the VW antenna base uses screw in antennas, so makes life easier. That and it looks like it should fit the curvature of the quarter panel quite well, if not nothing a thin bead of silicone can't fix.

[kurt95gt]

Who needs a antenna
I haven't had a working one in atleast 5 years lol

[Box]

People that like to listen to the radio.

[njccmd2002]

You are so old school, pffft radio

[Box]

Have to have some way of listening to my classic rock.

[Box]

Finally received everything for the antenna, installed it all today. Was dark before even finishing, so picture tomorrow.

[Box]

There we go:

Seems reception might be marginally better, the important thing is that it looks much better than what was there...

This post has been edited by Box: Nov 5, 2013 - 7:29 PM

[rentaspace]

There we go:

Seems reception might be marginally better, the important thing is that it looks much better than what was there...

wayyyyy better than what was there

Now get keyring light kgo