zake's progression thread, UPDATED 5/16/12 Options

[Zake]

this will be the thread that il post the progress of my 96' celica as it comes along.

here is some pics of the car as it was in march-2010




when i got the car, the dash lights were burnt out, soo i fixed it.


then i went to cleaning the inside. (previous owner left it horrific..)



while i was doing that, i decided to de-badge the rear
right after i took them off (un-cleaned)


and after i cleaned it up




i think this would be a nice spot for the now "homeless" badges
(please excuse the dirty carpet in the trunk, when i vacuumed, it wasn't in the car)


This post has been edited by Zake: May 16, 2012 - 10:02 PM

[epocsirhc]

Kinda cool place to put the badges. Have fun with the celi!

[johnnehh]

Reminds me a lot of my car when I first got it. Taking off my rear badges was the first thing I did, too.

Looks very nice and clean, and I love the color. Good luck!

[Zake]

Kinda cool place to put the badges. Have fun with the celi!

i though so. they fit there perfectly. (they dont hang over the edge at all. in the picture, there just laying there, not tacked down yet.

[tevo]

looking good . cant wait to see your progress

[epocsirhc]

I think it needs jdm taillights.

[Zake]

i decided to remove the rear spoiler today
here is when it was first taken off


here is after i cleaned it and plugged it




i wish i could get all those little scratches out and fix the dents on the hatch from where the spoiler was mounted.

I think it needs jdm taillights.

idk, i kinda like the stock ones, i may tint them lightly later on though.

[richee3]

Nice looking car, dude. You're making good progress too. Where in Illinois are you? I may have to the new Lexus on a road trip

[Zake]

Nice looking car, dude. You're making good progress too. Where in Illinois are you? I may have to the new Lexus on a road trip

near NIU, around 45 minutes from rockford.

[richee3]

You're about 6 hours away from me. There are a few members up north near you. We're actually having a Celica meet at Starved Rock in June. You should try to show up!

[Zake]

You're about 6 hours away from me. There are a few members up north near you. We're actually having a Celica meet at Starved Rock in June. You should try to show up!

im thinking about it, it all depends on if i can find a job. (gas money and stuff)

[Zake]

well, i began fixing my high beam today. (leaked) the bad thing about it was that the water had been in there for years. and all the insides of the light was stained from the rust. so i got some high temp silver paint to fix that, will post more pics of that tomorrow when its dry.

[Zake]

before

after

before

after



random engine pic

[johnnehh]

Looks good! I'd paint all the inside silver the same color as you did the high beam. I did all of mine black, looks like smoked headlights without losing any vision!

[Zake]

well, a month or so ago, i was planning on selling my Celica GT to get a 5-speed. but then decided to keep it and have a bit of fun.
I now have a semi stable job and can finally save money. my list of parts for the spring/summer (spring should be the body work, summer is the performance) is as follows:

1. Front Lip or Front Bumper I haven't decided, most likely the lip, since there would be less modifying it to make it fit. but then again, the bumper looks BA
2 Megan Coilovers either from here (if they're in stock) or from eBay
3. have my whole car resprayed (the same stock color since there is a rust issue and pealing clear coat)
4. either buy one of _Jim_'s 3SGTE engines, or just have my 5SFE rebuilt and turbo it.

My "right now" project is coming from Mike (mkernz22) from his parts car. I'll post pics of what I'm going to do.. when its done.

This post has been edited by Zake: Sep 13, 2010 - 8:39 PM

[HectortheRican]

Bro, question. How did you debadge the rear without scratching the paint? Also, what'd you use to clean afterwards? I've been wanting to do this for SO long but have been afraid of scratching.

[Zake]

Bro, question. How did you debadge the rear without scratching the paint? Also, what'd you use to clean afterwards? I've been wanting to do this for SO long but have been afraid of scratching.

i used my credit card when the sun was hitting it. (heat gun would work too) and to get the junk off the paint, i used wet paper towels and a lot of elbow-grease. im sure there is an easier way than that..

[HectortheRican]

i used my credit card when the sun was hitting it. (heat gun would work too) and to get the junk off the paint, i used wet paper towels and a lot of elbow-grease. im sure there is an easier way than that..

Interesting, I'll try that tomorrow. And I'd love to use Goo Gone but I have no idea if that'll eat paint.

[Zake]

i used my credit card when the sun was hitting it. (heat gun would work too) and to get the junk off the paint, i used wet paper towels and a lot of elbow-grease. im sure there is an easier way than that..

Interesting, I'll try that tomorrow. And I'd love to use Goo Gone but I have no idea if that'll eat paint.

come to think of it, i think i used bug and tar remover. but it still took a long time and i ended up getting blisters, but it was worth it. iv never used goo gone on paint before, i wouldn't think it was do harm. but I'm not sure.

This post has been edited by Zake: Sep 12, 2010 - 9:47 PM

[HectortheRican]

come to think of it, i think i used bug and tar remover. but it still took a long time and i ended up getting blisters, but it was worth it. iv never used goo gone on paint before, i wouldn't think it was do harm. but I'm not sure.

Holy sh!t, blisters?! How long were you working?!
And I just went to walmart and tugged on the Toyota one with my hand and it popped right off haha.