The Evolution of the Celica, My story and progress, BEAMS swapped Options

[1soljaslim5]

(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 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.
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 !!

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
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.

[richee3]

Pretty good progress so far. Venus Auto usually has pretty good prices.

[kurt95gt]

I hate to be this guy but ss3 rear splits don't fit the coupe or vert

[1soljaslim5]

I hate to be this guy but ss3 rear splits don't fit the coupe or vert

really?? damn so then which splitters would fit my vert??

Pretty good progress so far. Venus Auto usually has pretty good prices.

Thanks man and yea venus auto is my place to get jdm parts (pretty much promoting their buisness)


hey kurt95gt,
would these fit my vert?? they are from the curren and from what i see the curren and the gt have the same rear

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271179673462?ssPag...984.m1497.l2649

[kurt95gt]

Yea the ss3 only came in liftback an the back bumper on a coupe/vert are shaped different

You got 2 options
Current rear splitters like you found ( I have them on my coupe an they look awesome)
Or hiro rear splitters. They look alil similar to ss3 rears I think but are super hard to find if you want to stick with OEM parts

I'd go with the current rears you found an a set of curren tail lights

[1soljaslim5]

awesome thanks man ill order it and get to installing ill continue posting my progress as it goes

[kurt95gt]

Sweet can't wait to see how she turns out
Looking good so far.
I'd love to get a vert to do a v6 swap on with dual exhaust
The thought itself sounds amazing lol

[1soljaslim5]

yea it would be amazing im pretty sure someone has done it already.but ill just go with n/a power

[Legen-dary]

I think the yellow fogs look good. What type of paint did you use?

[1soljaslim5]

I think the yellow fogs look good. What type of paint did you use?

i used krylon stained glass
got it at osh hardware for seven bucks make sure that the paint code is 9024

[Legen-dary]

I think the yellow fogs look good. What type of paint did you use?

i used krylon stained glass
got it at osh hardware for seven bucks make sure that the paint code is 9024

Cool, thanks!

[Lil-Joe101]

Any new updates yet?

[1soljaslim5]

not yet in a few weeks im going to get the beams motor ;D cant wait

[Lil-Joe101]

Very nice. Good Lucky man, I'll keep an eye on ur thread then.

[1soljaslim5]

Well after loooong days of hard work i am finally going to start the beams swap beginning tomorrow i already have bought the engine with lsd tranny ecu and wiring so hopefully all goes well i also found a good mechanic who is willing to work on this project and make my dream come true!!only downside is im going to be carless for about a week or so

Ill be posting pictures up soon but im finally going to make this plan of mine become reality

This post has been edited by 1soljaslim5: Oct 28, 2013 - 5:59 PM

[danmumo]

what is the difference between the beams and a stock 5S-FE engine?

[1soljaslim5]

what is the difference between the beams and a stock 5S-FE engine?

Alot actually my friend for starters its a very great engine with alot of power for it to be N/A heres a link see for yourself my friend

http://www.beams-redtop.com/redhome.htm

[BonzaiCelica]

cheer up. my engine was messed up and didn't have a car for 3 months. glad to see another guy with beams swap

[danmumo]

what is the difference between the beams and a stock 5S-FE engine?

Alot actually my friend for starters its a very great engine with alot of power for it to be N/A heres a link see for yourself my friend

http://www.beams-redtop.com/redhome.htm

So just out of curiosity would a beams swap be easier or harder to do on a GT in compare to a 3gse swap?

[1soljaslim5]

Well from what i know and read the engines bolt right on im not 100% sure but the are feasable thats for sure