Starting The Project! :D, 1994 Celica ST Options

[NOVAKx17]

Where to start.....

i picked up this celica over the summer from a guy locally for 300 bucks...
it was hit in the front and needed both fenders, a hood, a bumper, all new lights,
((basically a whole new front end)) ..

i've found alot of the stuff i need and i'm starting to get it all ready to have it
painted.

but unfortunately i've ran into some rust issues i'm fixing here and there but all and
all its not too bad.

this will be a continuous thread of my progress throughout the winter and hopefully
finishing in spring if it all goes good

first things first, so far i've collected 2 new hoods, a passenger side fender, passenger
side lo and hi beams, and a driver side hi beam light, and as of today i bought a new
stock bumper on ebay!

So needless to say all i'm in search of now is a driver side fender and driver side lo beam.


All i've really done so far is got it stripped down and started to sand , and just as a little treat to myself i've installed some new white face gauges

here are some pics of the progress so far!



















And More To come, i'll try to update every day !

Enjoy

feel free to drop suggestions anytime

This post has been edited by NOVAKx17: Nov 16, 2009 - 12:48 AM

[njccmd2002]

your rust issue seems to be far more than simple

[NOVAKx17]

your rust issue seems to be far more than simple

ha its not bad at all for pennsylvania... and it looks alot worse than it is.... they only place there is really any rust is on the passenger side door and rocker, but the rocker isn't actually rusted except in one spot, the guy before me hit something and pushed it all up in and ripped the metal... but its all good because by wedsday i plan to pull it out, sand it all down, primer it, and put the new sheet metal in place! and when i'm all done i have some stock Skirts i picked up i'm going to put on and no one would ever know it looked like it does now! haha

[CastrolCelica]

Why did a new speedometer display come before new rotors?

This post has been edited by CastrolCelica: Nov 16, 2009 - 10:54 AM

[NOVAKx17]

Why did a new speedometer display come before new rotors?

because i'm debating on weather or not to do a drum to disc conversion...
and i had already purchased the gauges for my 93 celica, but they sent the wrong
ones and also sent me the right ones free of charge

[nsxtypeR]

your rust issue seems to be far more than simple

ha its not bad at all for pennsylvania... and it looks alot worse than it is.... they only place there is really any rust is on the passenger side door and rocker, but the rocker isn't actually rusted except in one spot, the guy before me hit something and pushed it all up in and ripped the metal... but its all good because by wedsday i plan to pull it out, sand it all down, primer it, and put the new sheet metal in place! and when i'm all done i have some stock Skirts i picked up i'm going to put on and no one would ever know it looked like it does now! haha

Sanding down, primer it and put a new sheet of metal in it, won't resolve the rust issue on the door. Maybe temporarely, but in about 2 years, rust will return because you simply can't remove all the rust. I had the same problem, and the same solution as you have, but I honestly can say it will not work

[NOVAKx17]

your rust issue seems to be far more than simple

ha its not bad at all for pennsylvania... and it looks alot worse than it is.... they only place there is really any rust is on the passenger side door and rocker, but the rocker isn't actually rusted except in one spot, the guy before me hit something and pushed it all up in and ripped the metal... but its all good because by wedsday i plan to pull it out, sand it all down, primer it, and put the new sheet metal in place! and when i'm all done i have some stock Skirts i picked up i'm going to put on and no one would ever know it looked like it does now! haha

Sanding down, primer it and put a new sheet of metal in it, won't resolve the rust issue on the door. Maybe temporarely, but in about 2 years, rust will return because you simply can't remove all the rust. I had the same problem, and the same solution as you have, but I honestly can say it will not work

well as i said on the door it was just surface rust,, i have the bottom down completely to the metal and theres no more rust on the door..
Clean And Smooth

[CastrolCelica]

Why did a new speedometer display come before new rotors?

because i'm debating on weather or not to do a drum to disc conversion...
and i had already purchased the gauges for my 93 celica, but they sent the wrong
ones and also sent me the right ones free of charge

Good luck if you decide to do that. Personally, I think you should be fine the way they are, but that's just my opinion.

[NOVAKx17]

i haven't really seen any pros and cons to either one,

does it really make a difference?

if not i'd like to just keep it the same.

[NOVAKx17]

**UPDATE-- 11/16/09**


Today i didn't really have a ton of time to work on my celica, but i still put about 2 hours into it.
I got the entire exhaust unhooked except for the bolts on the o2 sensor on the bottom, not the manifold, but hopefully they'll come off tomorrow night... hmmm lets see, what else did i do??

i took out the tails, i haven't decided weather or not to go JDM or not yet... any oppinions on the jdm tails vs Stock? i've also been wondering if anyone makes the altezza tails for our generation of celicas, if anyone knows if they do or not let me know please.

i took out all of the hatch trim and carpet, its really nasty in there ha... it deserves a good cleaning, and when i'm done i think i'm going to rhino line it for some protection. . .

thats about it for today other than a little misc sanding here and there...

peace out guys, hopefully another update tomorrow

[SwissFerdi]

I say go JDM tails, or you can tint your existing tails. But go for JDM tails...I don't want people copying me.

How did you raise your car to do the exhaust, BTW?

[NOVAKx17]

I say go JDM tails, or you can tint your existing tails. But go for JDM tails...I don't want people copying me.

How did you raise your car to do the exhaust, BTW?

HMMMM.. its funny you should say that... i had some window tint in my one shelf and i was just messing around today and put it on the tails just to see what it would look like... i kinda liked it ha.

but i'm thinking jdm too....


tough decisions! ha

and all i did was jack it up with my floor jack in the front and the back and rolled under the car with my floor creeper....

i'm looking into getting a 2 post rotary lift this winter

[SwissFerdi]

That works. I was just wondering what all I'll need in case I touch my exhaust (which would happen with a swap).

And I'm not sure if window tint will adhere to plastic.

[NOVAKx17]

Yeah, you'd have no problem doing it with just a floor jack and some jackstands, there's plenty of room underneath the car, and i really like working on this car, so far nothing has been too cramped for me to be able to get the right tools into place... actually theres alot of room compared to some of the cars i've owned. .

but anyways, i wasn't really planning on putting window tint on em ha, i was just trying to see if i could get an idea as to what they'd look like tinted, ya know?

[SwissFerdi]

True. It's a good innovative idea though, not bad thinking. If you want to see what it looks like...check out my last profile pic.

[NOVAKx17]

I like it... probably more than jdm tails, because it seems like a ton of people have them..


what did you use to tint them?

[SwissFerdi]

Nite-Shades. Three VERY, VERY (extremely very) thin coats. I recommend a good clear and wetsanding between coats of that because mine are slightly dull. Might do them over.

[NOVAKx17]

this may sound dumb, but what are night-shades? i've never heard of them? and where can you buy it?

[SwissFerdi]

http://www.vhtpaint.com/niteshades.html

I bought it at Advance Auto. It's 12.99 per can.

[NOVAKx17]

Sorry to steal your idea, but i think i'm going to go with night-shades! thanks man! you probably just saved me like 60 bucks. ha.


so you can just go right over the entire lenses and everything?

its fairly easy?