my 3SGTE progrees thread, (pic. whore warning) Options

[Tigawoods]

dude..i just fell in love with your camera....this weekend im getting my fender painted...but at that next auto-x at citizens bank park..bring your camera! i'll snap a few of you when your driving if you do the same for me...and then we'll go chill and make out together...damn they are some good pictures..thanks mike

really joe?

[95st-celica]

WTF?

[Bigblock]

95st-celica-- WAY TO GO!! It's great to see you're back in the ride!! Man I"m jealous & droolin'!! Good luck with killin' the grimlins!!!

[lagos]

WTF?

He views life though homosexual eyes. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[95st-celica]

95st-celica-- WAY TO GO!! It's great to see you're back in the ride!! Man I"m jealous & droolin'!! Good luck with killin' the grimlins!!!

HAHA thanks man! it feels great..having a couple hundred ponys under the hood is really nice now...i like to exercise them every once in a while, but there doing pretty good...i catually had the gt-4 hood curse tongiht...not cool...so saterday when i hit up the body shop to pain my fender...i guess i'll body work my hood while im at it...PITA

[BonzaiCelica]

do you have a direct link to your photobucket page. Cause i still cant see your pics. thanks

[95st-celica]

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s62/crashjoey21/

there scattered everywhere but...you'll figure it out

[95st-celica]

well the engine is still running strong, and my photobucket account decided to start working again, so i took a couple recent pictures...i have officially been cursed by the gt-4 hood, i banged second and didnt latch it and it smacked my windsheild and completely crunched the hood even more...so now i have even more body work to do on the damn thing..anyway..here are some recent pictures...enjoy

[lagos]

sick.

[bccentaur3]

Finally. Post some vids! Whats up with all of the transformer poses?

[Skinerp89]

the blacked out tails actually look really good on your car! congratulations!

[6GenCelicaST]

You should really adjust that ebrake. Unless that's how you like it.

[95st-celica]

You should really adjust that ebrake. Unless that's how you like it.

yea its been like that for a while...once i do my brakes i might adjust it a little bit but it really doesnt bother me...it holds the car in place...im not drifing around lightpoles so it doesnt have to be mad jdm tight...if you know what i mean...lol

well after the replacement of the first ****ty axle, it took a lot of the vibration away...i think that was the main culprit...now i just have to replace both wheel bearing, get some new tires, and have them balanced, and get a good alignment and i should be good to go...car is running and pulling really nice though...a lot better then those 350z's if ya know what i mean...lol

i would throw up a couple videos but i still have to figure out my spedo situation...its not reading so me and the mad scientist have to rip through the wireing harness and get it fixed...other then that..no complaints

[95st-celica]

Just stayin fresh....you know

[TRD_Ian]

man mad props on this build.... i just read threw the whole thing and i unno how you managed to do it all right and take that long to do it, mad props for the patience......i would have gotten my clip and been like ok its going in and i don't care how much debt i put my self in...i have a tendany to rush things lol....but yea you did it right, it looks and sounds awesome!....be very proud of your self for what you accomplished right there....im real jealous now.....im hoping to get a clip and swap a 3rd gen in the winter if the wallet allows...real nice build thread aswell!

[Sinyk]

Are you going to get the inserts for the hood? I noticed you are missing the snorkel and vent grills.

[95st-celica]

man mad props on this build.... i just read threw the whole thing and i unno how you managed to do it all right and take that long to do it, mad props for the patience......i would have gotten my clip and been like ok its going in and i don't care how much debt i put my self in...i have a tendany to rush things lol....but yea you did it right, it looks and sounds awesome!....be very proud of your self for what you accomplished right there....im real jealous now.....im hoping to get a clip and swap a 3rd gen in the winter if the wallet allows...real nice build thread aswell!

thanks man i appreciate your comments...as for taking my time...i dont like to rush things and have them look like ass afterwards..but a major part of it was that i didnt have my license for over a year..so i figured what the hell? no insurance, no gas money, no reg. and inspection crap for a while, and i always wanted a 3s. but over the year i just bought stuff here and there for what i could afford, threw it all together, and this is the end result. just remember to take your time with the build. if you cheap out on one thing it WILL come back to bite you in the long run. as good as the car looks and sounds there still a lot wrong with it that i should have done right the first time. but all in good time it will be complete. Like i said this is only the begining. i still have a lot of plans for this car, and being this is only my 3rd week out with it, theres still going to be some major changes, both interior, and exterior wise, as well as under the hood. so keep an eye on the thread caus theres a lot more to be done.

as for the inserts, my hood flew up on me and crunched it even more. Im still deciding on weather or not to try and fix/body work the hood, or to just go out and buy a new one with the vents and everything alrdeay in place. as for right now no vents for a while. i still need money for all that and i have bigger problmes then the damn vents right now. i aslo have the bumper but like the hood i need all the inserts for that as well.....just a matter of time and money as usual, but she'll get there soon enough

[njccmd2002]

how many ponies now?

[95st-celica]

how many ponies now?

wish i knew...once i get the new wheel bearings, tires and alignment, im going to take her to the dyno to see what she puts down, and to get it properly tuned, but right now as for WHP i would have to say somewhere around 200...theres nothing really done to it....................................yet

[Stambo]

i know this is a personal question, but how much have you spend so far? I'm trying to figure out my budget for my build and i'm getting a wide range of prices here.