The white rescued Celica. (1994 ST204) Pictures galore., Suspension re-do time! Options

[RabidTRD]

Is your left rear tire feathering?

I don't think so. Idk why it looks like it is in the pics.

nice job welding your own exhaust. why so angled??

I didn't do all the welds. I bought the exhaust from someone on here a while back that did it their self and this is how it sat. We actually reduced the angle by making it exit to the passenger side. I would have looked like a limp wiener if we didn't. This isn't actually angled down much at all either.

[SwissFerdi]

I just noticed the positioning, that's pretty unique...I imagine passenger gets a lot more sound than driver now?

[RabidTRD]

Sound isn't really that much more than with the stock exhaust and lower cat removed. The only difference is the sound is out the rear and not the small gap in piping I had up front. Also the sound is MUCH deeper and smooth. I still get a lot of sound from my seat, which is fine and my buddy rode with me and then drove and we didn't notice a difference in side. Apparently the Celica takes sounds and spreads them out inside the car lol. Which worries me because the rattle I have on the passenger rear wheel may not be the passenger side at all >.<

I'll take a video today after I polish the exhaust and wash the car.

[RabidTRD]

Thought I posted this... guess not.

http://youtu.be/8VA9HBiZAMg

[RabidTRD]

Ok, this is something that has been pissing me off for a while now... My clutch pedal makes this horrible "Creeeak" noise when I push it down, especially when I first start it. It sounds like rubber rubbing something but I can't figure it out. You can hear it in the exhaust video I posted above right before I start the car. Any ideas where I can check?

[RabidTRD]

Will be changing the CV axles in the coming weeks. No money is going into mods until after my tattoo next month.

[RabidTRD]

Finally have a day off from work, so I'm going to re-do my wire harness for my head unit. Discovered something today that I didn't know I had when I got the radio. Crutchfield included a wire harness that plugs directly INTO the factory GT amp. I was staring at it and looked at the factory wiring diagram and the plug. It finally dawned on me.

I've been driving with popping speakers and dead rear(on and off depending on bumps) because of the shot wire harness, so I'm excited to hear what it sounds like through the amp.

[Box]

Radio harness adapters are the best thing ever. I mean that too.

[RabidTRD]

This is what the harness looks like. The RCA ends plug into outputs from the radio (gives a more crisp sound) and goes right into the amp. I have never heard so much sound come from my car before. This is crazy! The volume of my preference before was 18 (out of 40 I think). Now I can't get it past 16 without feeling like I'm going to break something or blow my speakers lol. 12 or 13 is preference now (I think...). I've been sitting in the car for the past.... 30 mins... listening to music and adjusting things. It's amazing how a wire harness can make all the difference lol.

[RabidTRD]

This is what I was doing during breakfast. I was looking at the two wire harnesses and trying to figure out where the Crutchfield one would go.


Then it dawned on me.

This harness makes it so easy!

You just wire it to this one, and plug and play!


Then you locate your amp


There it is! I knew I had it tucked somewhere lol.




Now for ****s and giggles, I found some old pics showing 6G Celica's around Rochester. Most of the good ones don't come from NY lol. But here ya go!


Me next to it.


This one was pretty clean.


This is a friend of mine, I convinced him to get one after he saw mine. He got the ST though... I guess he couldn't find a good GT.



This is what almost all of the Celica's in Rochester look like


Rotted and abused


With one mudflap.


It's depressing. But then there are days you see things like this:



I have a customer that has 5 AE86's. 3 of which are scrap... but one is pristene and the other is... interesting. Deff a winter car. She wanted one for each season, so she bought them all lol.

[Box]

Maybe your friend was like me and wanted the better gas mileage. The rusted Celica makes me sad inside.

[RabidTRD]

Something is missing off the back end.



I like the look better without. I should have done this a long time ago.

Also replaced my shot energy suspension rear bushings with new ones and actually properly greased them this time lol.

[Box]

Indeed. I've done the same myself recently. Just looks better without the badges.

[RabidTRD]

I'm contemplating doing something with the front and rear emblems too... but I don't want to paint the vintage Dragon emblem... the rear is flaking chrome a bit... EH!

[Box]

I know the rear has two holes for the emblem, not sure about the front.

[sr666]

The front also has 2 holes for the locating badges. I think Toyota figured us modders would get hold of them eventually lol

Maybe paint them black for contrast on a white car? I was going to on mine but then I lost the badge

[Timmyface]

Plasti-dip them!, they will match your smoked indicators!!
I'm contemplating doing it aswell, but plasti-dip is so expensive here

[RabidTRD]

I'm seriously considering it.

[RabidTRD]

Real Japanese plates from Sapporo Japan. Has a 94 in it, like my Celica's year, and has the correct number (ish) for the engine displacement! Sew happy my friend bought them for me.


Here's to wishing NY State didn't need front plates.

Relocated my bracket today. Will be ordering a GodSpeed triple core radiator and slim fans soon along with a stainless universal hose kit so that I can make it past the Tanabe headers that will go in soon.

[RabidTRD]

Teaser of my winter rims.

GodSpeed Radiator and slim mount fans are on the way in the mail. Moog sway bar links are sitting on my back seat. Hopefully tomorrow I can pop them on.