Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread, A bucket full of rice right next door to a paddy field. Be warned. Options

[whatthe]

Well here it is, i bought the 1998 2.2L Celica sx-r (i think its GT) probably 3 months ago with 58,000km and the 3rd owner. It was a stock mofo car, my first car and i intend to keep her for life with many presents to spoil her.

Background
Was looking for my first car back in 08, was never sure what to buy. Wanted a NA white supra, god they were beasty looking things. But was always told left, right and centre they were too expensive to maintain and for petrol too. Looked into ftos (baby supra) but too many tiptronics not enough manuals around. That and my dad was like "GET A TOYOTA".

Out of the blue, saw a bargain of a white 98 celica with very low ks. Went out to wollongong that night with my parents with a large sum of cash to look at this celica. Who knew on the spot i would buy it that night and drive it back in the heavy rain. It was a hit or miss, he was leaving back overseas in 2 days and if he didnt sell it it would go to the dealers. Was in head over heels even tho i didnt really like the look or shape of this generation celica. This is my first car, and i plan to keep it for a life.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Sep 28, 2010 - 1:27 AM

[whatthe]

And this thread would not be complete without some photos, i must say it has changed vastly through its 3 months with me

When I First Got Her:


Car is starting to take shape (this was a week ago)
Just after bodykit got fitted sitting in my driveway


End Result:



This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 22, 2008 - 10:01 AM

[stetsonaw]

can't wait to see more progress looks good man.

[Lil-Joe101]

Looks awesome dude. Keep us updated.

[RickJamesBish]

It does look good. Some rims are necessary to offset that body kit though.

[samir0189]

haha, whatthe, i always thought your car was yellow cause of the lighting of the sig. silly me.

Good job though! Clean white celi!

[slick_celica]

very tidy motor Looking well, when you lower her a bit she'll look excellent! Keep up the good work

[CelicaZR]

Good work so far
It was nice to meet you!

[Rusty]

projectors and rims for the win

[whatthe]

Dont worry ive invested in a tripod and it should be coming in the next two weeks
and after semester exams going to start learning how to take proper photos

This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 11, 2008 - 9:55 AM

[whatthe]

**UPDATE 11/11/2008**

Recived my TRD Seat Belt Pads today, feels good to pimp to interior abit




This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 11, 2008 - 9:51 AM

[Euphoria]

nice! where did you get them and how much? also where did you get your side skirts and splitters?

[NGHTKD]

all u ss-iii guys keep your parts up-data-way,
yet to see another celica in vic with ss-iii parts woohooo.

This post has been edited by NGHTKD: Nov 14, 2008 - 11:20 PM

[Cutrara]

Very clean looking car... you may want to do the s2k antenna to get rid of that lightning rod! Great job so far though

[RickJamesBish]

Who needs radio...

[whatthe]

**UPDATE 19/11/08**
Now what could this be?



Front bumper projector style indicators !


This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 19, 2008 - 12:46 AM

[Rusty]

sweet, get me some

[RickJamesBish]

Wow, those are nasty...JDM tails and projector headlights are probably the best mods to do on our cars.

[99GT]

Whats your interior? The only think I don't like is my tan interior.

If your is all black that'll be even more sexy.

[CelicaZR]

Black and red interior (just like the SS-III)