 Introducing my 96 GT, I call her Mel[ody] |
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 Apr 2, 2012 - 11:06 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 4, '12 From San Francisco, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
Hey 6GC my name is mark aka warapparel. I have been lurking the site for a little over a month now and have gotten a lot of good information on my new to me celica gt. This is my 2nd celica, my first was a 2000 GT-S and my 5th Toyota. I am no stranger to turning a wrench and i am looking forward to working on this car. My other previous vehicles was an FC RX7 and my old baby, a 91 hardtop MR2 NA-T. I personally love the stock body lines of these cars so i dont want to ruin the look with ugly kits. im not really concerned with making her super fast or anything like that, i have my gixxer for that. I just needed a car with better gas mileage than my 06 frontier. After all i cant ride my gixxer everyday.
heres a pic of the day i got her:    The roof and wing were oxidized to all hell. I got it repainted so now its looking better. I have already installed my TRD Quickshifter which i picked up on ebay for $89 and it was brand new never installed. I got lucky with that. I also bought HIDs for the lowbeams from a local 6gc'er here in SD. Right now i am currently looking for a good deal on a 5-channel amp so i can install new speakers and 1 12 inch sub. I also have a kenwood in-dash dvd player ready to be put it, but since it diverts all the power away from the stock speakers i cant listen to my music until i get my amp  .I have a set of 3k h1 for my fogs but when i finally installed them they didnt work, so instead of trying to re-do the wiring, i ordered a set of yellow h1 bulbs instead. when they come in i will install it. I am waiting to get a set of KYBs so i can install the new TRD lowering springs that i got off CL (some guy thought they would work with his MR2) for only $80! They havent been installed ever too so thats a steal. Here was the car a couple days ago:    The only other things ive done to her is blacked out the emblems and rims with plasti-dip. Future plans for her: SIII front and rear splitters SIII Wing JDM Tails Matte Black exterior Headers Custom exhaust with resonator and hi-flow cat Bigger/Better Rims (looking for a set of 7th gen GT-S) Vincent_Doggy Seat covers (pretty much whole interior) and MAYBE a beams swap. Theres probably a lot more im missing but im here for the long run. Nice to finally meet all of you. I look forward to |
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Apr 2, 2012 - 11:12 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 23, '11 From kenton ohio Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Welcome
An great looking celi -------------------- 95 gt coupe, v6 swap weekend toy
99 gt hatch beams swapped wife's 94 st hatch my daily driver http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=82235  n |
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Apr 3, 2012 - 1:39 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Welcome! Love the colour, looks great!
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Apr 3, 2012 - 4:51 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 18, '09 From Orlando Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
^ Indeed, fantastic colour. Solid plans too. Best of luck with it.
-------------------- '97 ST \ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+ [sold 10/18]
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Apr 6, 2012 - 5:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 29, '11 From Puerto Rico Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Welcome to the world of 6gc.net! Congrats on your celica purchase, it looks solid. Have fun with her.
-------------------- 1980 mitsubishi champ- stolen
1995 toyota corolla. - daily driver 1994 toyota celica gt. - project car 1984 honda civic hatch - wifes |
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Apr 17, 2012 - 8:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 6, '12 From south carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
How ya doin pretty lady
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Apr 22, 2012 - 8:19 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '12 From San Francisco, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
so far ive got my music up and running minus the sub, dont have the time to build the custom trunk set up i want but will do so when time becomes available. had to get a new battery, installed my jdm tails, and my yellow h1 bulbs. not as yellow as i would like but oh well it works fine with my 6k hids. thanks for the compliments. hope to one day have a 6gc that is talked about and worthy. or just good enough for me.
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Apr 24, 2012 - 8:17 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 4, '12 From US Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Hard to find and very expensive but most say they're worth it... get projectors.
-------------------- 1993 Celica GT Coupe - sold
1994 Celica GT Liftback |
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