 1999 Celica GT with VVT-I Inside, new video up 8/6/22 |
 Feb 17, 2011 - 9:07 PM
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A little bit of background to my story and what I call an almost miracle
 WOW, I can't believe how much of a coincidence its been for me. The same day I crashed my car which was on Dec. 13 2010 was the same day that Erahman posted up his 99 Celica GT with beams swap for sale. I couldn't believe that the opportunity presented itself so quickly. What are the chances of that. I mainly believe that its just the fact that I've been wanting to get a beams swap since September of 2008. I actually bought a 2008 Suzuki GSX-R 750 in July 2008. I was all ecstatic when I bought as anybody else would be, but when I found out about the beams swap thanks to Maikl I actually regretted buying the motorcycle. It then wasn't until may 2010 when I crashed my bike in the canyons that I knew the beams engine would be mine very soon. My parents have Triple AAA plus which allows you to tow any vehicle free of charge as long as it is not more than 100 miles. So I drove down to San Diego and the tow truck took my new Celica to my house I have to say that my dream car wouldn't of been possible if it wasn't for the fact that my grandma let me borrow $4,500. Those $4,500 that I used to buy the celica went a long ways. Erahman took real good care of the car and only put about 3,500 miles on the swap since June 2010. He has replaced a lot of maintenance parts. The one thing that was an upgrade was that fact that my celica now has ABS, power windows, power door locks and rear disk brakes!!  feels damn good to be unique. Over here in So cal there are 4 million civics and 2 million Integras. and probably only 4 or 5 beams swap in all of California.            Walbro 255LPH fuel pump purchased from Tweak Tuning and WRC Style Rain Deflector given to me for about $8 thanks to batman! if anybody has a trd one in near perfect condition I'll trade you for my wrc one!!! 
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Apr 4, 2020 - 1:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
QUOTE (LewFX @ Apr 2, 2020 - 10:30 PM)  whats up bonzai! have we ever met? maybe the first time i ever went to a toyota fest back in 2009. it was at a boeing site in long beach. or was it the time the 6gc meet at downtown long beach center and we all parked in the walmart parking lot. or the 6gc meet we went to el dorado park.... idk. but hi. -------------------- For Sale Items:
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Apr 13, 2020 - 7:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
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Jun 9, 2020 - 3:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
cars at the body shop finally for last touch ups
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Aug 17, 2020 - 6:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
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Oct 18, 2020 - 2:04 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
i'lll begin removing dash tomorrow. my a/c system has been compromised with a whole bunch of garbage from the body shop. i need to clear it out. ughh
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Feb 14, 2021 - 5:59 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
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Jan 19, 2022 - 4:51 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
ordered an oil control valve from battlegarage 2 weeks ago. they still have no eta. ughh thats where my oil leak is coming from. the body of the solenoid. then i'll finally be able to drive it without leaks.
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Jan 19, 2022 - 7:48 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 12, '13 From Cleveland Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I ordered from battlegarage last year and it took a while for my parts to come in as well. But total worth it
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Jan 22, 2022 - 2:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 9, '16 From Minnesota Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Woohoo progress! Btw what seat rails did you go with? And I've ordered some stuff from battlegarage, they were actually pretty quick with mine.
It was just a head gasket + valve cover gasket for the beams but I got it within two weeks. |
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Jan 25, 2022 - 1:42 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
QUOTE (TimeslideZ @ Jan 22, 2022 - 2:59 PM) Woohoo progress! Btw what seat rails did you go with? And I've ordered some stuff from battlegarage, they were actually pretty quick with mine. It was just a head gasket + valve cover gasket for the beams but I got it within two weeks. have you watched all my videos?? i explained it in one of them... -------------------- For Sale Items:
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Feb 7, 2022 - 2:43 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
planning on having another video in a month. pics for attention
 resonfront by Justin Towers, on Flickr
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Mar 28, 2022 - 1:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
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Aug 6, 2022 - 3:01 AM
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oh closer to getting the vehicle where i had envisioned it 12 years ago
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Aug 6, 2022 - 8:06 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '09 From Millard, Omaha, Nebraska Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Don't always say anything but always appreciate the video updates.
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 24, '08 From Orange County, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
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