Re-introducing myself ;), 56k beware.. Options

[6gc_driven]

hey everyone. Im just droppin to re-introduce myself, since ive never really said much on these forums (although i go on them almost everday )..but ive been a member for about a year now, n since i got my celi ive been into the show scene. A lil while back, I was plannin on selling the Celi in order to get a G35 or a 350Z..but then i fell in love with bikes ..so i decided to keep the celica, dump all the money i had saved up for a new car into the celi..n get a bike ..so I recently gave her a new look, a theres a list of the mods in my profile..here are the pics of th build and the final product:

Before


The Build:
no fenders or bumper


Front Clip of the car


clip on the car


molded rear


fender/bumper molding


finished front end


THE END RESULT:
(pics were taken at HIN Miami)






n me n my car:




so what yall think??..i plan to stick around n be more of a part of this forum, since it has helped me greatly..

..oh, and to give credit where credit is due..i would like to thank Madmods for "indirectly" motivating me to take on the project. I saw a pic of the bumper conversion he had done with the 01 celica bumper on his celica, n since then ive been motivated to do it on my celica, so this front end is not the first or "original", it was Madmods, but i like it, and ended up doing it anyway..so thanks Madmods

..oh, n one last person..kudos to Dan (Playr158) for setting up the GB on the Lambo hinges for which i was the donor car, the doors added a nice touch to my car.

alright..opinions anyone?? all criticism accepted..
(sorry for makin this thread so long guys)..

[pure_dx]

all criticism accepted..

if you insist, myself personally, i would've tossed the $$$ into the engine and performance

[6gc_driven]

..that was one option...it was either engine or body..n i chose body..but hey, now that im keepin the car..believe me..engine swap wil be next (if i find someone in Orlando that can do it..the right way..)

[x_itchy_b_x]

looks good, im sure ull be winning some trophies.

[6gc_driven]

thnx mann..thats what im shootin for, rackin up some trophies next show season..but there really is alot of competition out there right now (even though the show scene is starting to die out IMO), especially with all these new cars coming out, its kinda hard to keep up..but hey, i do my best tryin to hold it down for our celicas

[forkee]

oooo so pretty =)

[dustin15brown]

looks good... i would never mold the front now because you're stuck with those lights since you cannot get the front bumper off... makes swapping suck too

[DeW_H0e_GT]

looks hot...the return of the celi!!!...

too bad i sold my rear bumper or else we might be able to head down to HIN miami and show off our rears..

[azian_advanced]

^but it looks like the whole piece comes off with the fenders,
so it'll probably take a little more work to get to the headlights though..

[JesterDC]

all criticism accepted..

if you insist, myself personally, i would've tossed the $$$ into the engine and performance

yah, I'd before learn to walk before I'd talk...but whatever your car looks damn HOTTT!!!

This post has been edited by JesterDC: Dec 23, 2006 - 2:02 AM

[playr158]

wow nice to see you back around! looks like the hinges we had made are still in place doing their job. i have to say i defenitly prefer your new setup over the old, nice and clean...though the rear doesn't match the front as much as it could...very good job!

[tin_foil]

Nice car man. I've had some bad experiences with molded body parts, but that looks like a really nicely done job. I have to say though, I think a nice TRD, or GT-4 spoiler would look a LOT better than the fin...

[Nibbe]

I like it alot but ofcourse ive got something in my mind whats missing or done the way i wouldnt. Projectors and nice pair of jdm tails and the get rid of that wing. But anyway nice work man!

[Jaws4God]

BEAUTIFUL!!! Love the progress man! Love the custom bodykit! Nice color.. just.. WOW!!

[Predator]

wow, looks really nice, but you should get a set of jdm tails though

[Jen]

Since you're in Orlando, you should start going to some Florida meets.

[6gc_driven]

looks good... i would never mold the front now because you're stuck with those lights since you cannot get the front bumper off... makes swapping suck too

see, i kinda thought of that ahead of time. Everything on the car is molded, except the part where the fenders meet the sideskirts, and i cut the sideskirt and fender in a way that makes it easy for the sideskirt to let loose of the fender (just two screws on each side), and theres numerous bolts that hold the fenders and bumper on the car. so basically, i just have to take off all the screws and bolts, and the whole front end comes off
...so whenever i do the swap, i plan on having jdm projectors in hand, so i could throw those in while the swap is in progress

..but about the wing..hey hey, i gotta have a lil rice left in me ..iunno, it doesnt look as good as i hoped, but oh well, i had already spent the money..overall, im pretty satisfied with it though..and the rear bumper, i just like how it turned out, it wouldve been nice to have that vader rear to go with the front (from the 01 celica)..but i didnt want to take too much away from the actual 6G design. and some JDM tails would really add to the car, so thats next..jeje..
thnx for all the compliments guys, i really appreciate it..oh, and Jen, I want to go to one of the meets, but i wouldnt want to be the oddball in the group (i dun drink )

[Jen]

Don't worry. Not everyone drinks when we have a meet. Just a select few, you'll still have a good time. I promiseeeeeeeeeeeeee.

[6gc_driven]

ok ok..since you insist!! lol, jk.. well then i will most definitely try n make it to the next meet...im sure i'll have fun, cause by the looks of it (pictures), seems like yall had a good time at the last meet...
anyway, back to the car, since Jen decided to hijack my thread and talk about the meet..shheesshhh Jen, get your own thread!!..lol jk

[JFrost9]

First off mad props on the car, it looks sick. That front is amazing and the color is great too. The only thing i would chance is the tail lights and the nasty wing, rice or not it still doesnt flow with the car. You should check out something like jaws' wing or something like that...THe car looks great though, I think shows can be just as fun as having a new engine...so dont sweat that. The wing is my only concern.