Lose over 70 pounds, All new Celica Diet is sweeping the nation! 56k beware Options

[djultimate]

I did it because I'm building a floor in the back that extends from the back of the trunk all the way front of where the back seats used to be... pics to come.

[snapshotgt]

i did that^^ w/out tearing out everything. . .just built a platform in the back (and use sound deadening stuff to make my ride quiet)...here is a pic:



~snap

This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Dec 6, 2005 - 6:29 PM

[creamed_corn]

I gut mine in the summer. I've pretty much done everything in this thread. I've also lost/broke a lot of mounting hardware in the process. The best thing is I can throw it all back together in 30 minutes if I want to.

I was also going to recommend removing the sound-deadening tar but someone beat me to that.

However none of you are as hardcore as johnl from celicatech. He took his 91 GTS and stripped out about 450lbs from the interior and engine so he could autocross it. There was almost nothing left of the car. He welded in a steel post (from an old parking meter) across the dash (after he removed it) for rigidity, and I think he even relocated his power window switches to the center and mounted them on a piece of tupperware.

[Scott]

I like the cig lighter relocation, but what happens if you get a flat tire and don't have the spare? imo, you don't need to lighten the car by taking out the spare and jack unless you are timing it on the track.

[snapshotgt]

i like my set-up....feels like a race car, but is fuctional and good looking...but i have to admit, if my car were a "track car only" i'd gut the inside....never happening though...LOL

[celicaST]

no, it's not really sweeping the nation.... just my garage.







bye-bye back seats! rear view




front view

Spare tire - 26.5 lbs
Jack/tools - 6.5 lbs
Rear seats - 32 lbs
Mounting brackets & hardware for seats and seat belts - 7 lbs


Seeing as how I'm a total F***tard, I broke some of the mouting hardware for the plastic pieces. Anybody have parts number for these or know where I can get them??



I actually had alot of fun tearing the car apart. Next step is to apply sound damper to pretty much the entire interior (anything metal). Then I plan on building a "floor" over the seats so it's level with the trunk space. That's where I will mount the subs, amps, caps, battery, and nitrous bottle (if i get nos)


Just got the car last week. It's a 94 ST hatcback. I also have a 2001 Nissan XTerra so the Celica is pretty much my hobby car. Haven't done much so far.
-I relocated the cigarette lighter to inside the arm rest...


The wire fits perfectly through the hole next to the coin thingie


Why would anyone do this? you ask.... because this panel is the perfect size and location for a bad ass switch panel.


Blue Clock



More to come soon. Blue instrument cluster and climate control lights are next.

What do you guys think

looks like my car i love only having 2 seats so i dont have to drag people around. i suggest for time being before you build a floor is to put the trunk carpet over your rear seat wells, if you turn it backwards, it acutally fits surprisingly well.

my car looked like player's for awhile, i had all panels and speaker assemblies removed for while. my girlfriend didnt like it for that month or so lol but i was so busy with school and everything at the time. all my future projects are going to be in the summer now

This post has been edited by celicaST: Dec 6, 2005 - 10:03 PM

[celicaGT96]

you may of lost 70 pounds, but your gonna gain like a MILLION!!! when you add that sound deadning material

[djultimate]

I like the cig lighter relocation, but what happens if you get a flat tire and don't have the spare? imo, you don't need to lighten the car by taking out the spare and jack unless you are timing it on the track.

It's my "fun" car. I have a truck that I drive for work. If I get a flat, I'll just call someone to give me a ride home to get the spare. Or to get the flat fixed.

you may of lost 70 pounds, but your gonna gain like a MILLION!!! when you add that sound deadning material

lol, yeah i know... but i didnt gut the car to make it lighter, i did it for the sound system

I was just suprised by the weight of all that crap that I figured I'd post it.

[playr158]

i did that^^ w/out tearing out everything. . .just built a platform in the back (and use sound deadening stuff to make my ride quiet)...here is a pic:



~snap

thats not what we did, you did the opposite....stripping means losing weight...you just gained weight

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 7, 2005 - 12:38 PM

[snapshotgt]

LOL, i know. . . but the weight i gained was very small - - used light weight stuff - -

if my car was strictly a track car, i'd strip it down like a lot of you guys. . .but seeing as i will never have "strictly" a track car. . .i will never do that. . .

. . .so i like it my way, build a platform, make the interior feel like a race car, but keep the interior apealing. . .i love the feel!

~snap

[playr158]

wooty woot weight reduction

This post has been edited by playr158: Dec 7, 2005 - 12:37 PM

[snapshotgt]

racecars have platforms?! that add weight?!

damn and the whole time i thought they wanted bare floorpans....

adds little weight, looks good. (the platform is in the trunk, it ends flush w/the back seats down)

. . . like i said, if this were a track car only, i'd do what all 'o you are doing. . .but since it is not a track car only, adding a LITTLE more weight is not a big deal.

~snap

edit: it is not worth getting into a war about this....lol

This post has been edited by snapshotgt: Dec 7, 2005 - 12:25 PM