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 Jan 31, 2013 - 4:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '13 From Belgium Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi there, my name is Desmet Patrick, i live in Belgium and am new to the forum, just baught this Celica 1.8 from 1994 and very pleased with it. It wil be my daily runner and is converted to gas (LPG) as fuel in Europe costs us a leg....., she wil stand next to my Mazda MX-5 (Miata for you guys  ) which is my summer car.She has 180.000 kms (110.000 miles?) on the clock and runs great, planned mods in the future are lowering it about 3 cms (too high now with these 17 inchers), removal of the roof spoiler, other exhaust, discrete front lip and leather interior, that's basicly it. Sorry for my "broken" english , it's not my native language but i'l do my best.    
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Jan 31, 2013 - 4:37 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
thats a good pickup!
has a modded post-facelift front bumper! welcome to the forum! --------------------  1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Jan 31, 2013 - 5:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 25, '12 From Pennsylvania Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Very Nice! I like the wheels. What is performance like with LPG?
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Jan 31, 2013 - 5:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
nice looking ride. the front looks good
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Jan 31, 2013 - 6:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '13 From Belgium Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (FrankB2 @ Jan 31, 2013 - 6:07 PM)  Very Nice! I like the wheels. What is performance like with LPG? Thx (all of you), There's no noticeable power loss on LPG (unlike the "old days" of LPG motoring)......even the fuel/gas consumption difference is ignorable (about 5% more on LPG). |
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Jan 31, 2013 - 8:22 PM
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 Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
Great looking car! I like the roof spoiler. I say keep it. It looks like you have a Booster Tuning grille in the front bumper. I dig it.
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Feb 1, 2013 - 11:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '13 From Belgium Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (richee3 @ Jan 31, 2013 - 9:22 PM) Great looking car! I like the roof spoiler. I say keep it. It looks like you have a Booster Tuning grille in the front bumper. I dig it. The roof spoiler (Booster) on itself is fine for me but i believe it's just a bit too much in combination with the rear spoiler . When i went to see the car it had an air scoop on the bonnet and a much bigger rearspoiler... as the seller is a garage keeper and a Celica specialist a part of the deal became ; removing of that hood and replacing it with an original one , also swap the big spoiler for this one (original Toyota? not sure about it...). As he just resprayed the car due to minor chips/dents and faded away paintwork it was an easy task for him. |
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Feb 2, 2013 - 9:48 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 5, '12 From Barcelona Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hey lovely car! I see what you mean about the roof spoiler. It would look good with the high rear spoiler, but looks oddly proportioned with the lower one. Those wheels look great too, the lowering will really improve the look. It'll be awesome! Congrats!
Oh, another thing you could do for very little money would be to change the front indicators for clear ones, and maybe the side repeaters for tinted ones. Clear lenses really can freshen up the front. Nice. This post has been edited by Edser: Feb 2, 2013 - 9:52 AM --------------------  |
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Feb 2, 2013 - 10:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 31, '11 From Rochester, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
I say keep the roof spoiler and get riser blocks for the rear one
 that roof spoiler has a brake light ante I don't think I've ever seen one like it before. If you get rid of it, make sure to post it on here.Welcome to the forums! Very nice celica -------------------- 1994 Toyota Celica GT-S 5S-FE 190k Miles. Project car 1992 Toyota Celica GT 5S-FE 170k Miles. Daily driver/beater 1999 Toyota Camry LE 5S-FE 216K Miles. RIP You will be missed.  *ASE Certified General Manager |
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Feb 2, 2013 - 7:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '13 From Belgium Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Feb 2, 2013 - 11:14 AM) I say keep the roof spoiler and get riser blocks for the rear one that roof spoiler has a brake light ante I don't think I've ever seen one like it before. If you get rid of it, make sure to post it on here.Welcome to the forums! Very nice celica Thx for the possitive comments guys ,Idd i'm selling the roof spoiler but if you might be interested i believe it will be costly to send it over (no idea how much realy....), maybe i could eventualy send it trough DHL , i know someone working there , have to chek that out. |
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Feb 4, 2013 - 1:59 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 3, '06 From Czech Republic (Europe) Currently Offline Reputation: 56 (100%) |
Another celica driver from Europe
great news! Welcome here.
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