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Discussion in 'Your 4th Gen beauty' started by gvillamaria, Feb 14, 2012.

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  1. gvillamaria

    gvillamaria Active Member

    Hey whats up I'm Gino and this is my car st162 86 Celica GT-S engine type 3S-GE (daily commuter)

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    No name yet but i'm planning on restoring her.

    Fixing cars has always been an interest to me although i'm still new to it, but hey what better way to start then to fix up your first car right!! Bought it from the original owner the chassis has about 200,000 + miles one it but the original owner swapped out the engine with another one from japan something like 8,000 miles on it not sure but I got all the maintenance records.

    Things I've done:
    Fixed driver door (ghetto rigged it with spacers) when I bought the car the driver door wouldn't close and catch the latch unless you slammed it hard so i put spacers on the door hinges and the the door latch but this created another problem
    Basic maintenance spark plugs/wire/distributor cap
    Changed Master and Slave Clutch Cylinder
    Swapped out Power Steering Reservoir do to leaking

    Any Suggestions on what else I should do or where I should start first?

    To do list:
    Change Shocks:KYB-GR-2s or Monroe's
    Lowering Springs Eibach 1.6 Pro Kit
    Need to fix sunroof and stereo
    Need to get a new intake hose the original clamp seems to have cut through it running with duct tape for now
    Paint/remove rust

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    I'll post more pictures soon

    Thanks again!!!
     
    gvillamaria, Feb 14, 2012
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  2. Stig

    Stig ST162 Guru Donated!

    Welcome, nice original car
    Whereabouts are you?

    KYB's for me

    I'd do the sunroof and rust 1st - or there's no point in carrying on
     
    Stig, Feb 15, 2012
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  3. Mafix

    Mafix Owner Staff Member Administrator Donated!

    welcome.
    kyb's, the monroes are not so great.
     
    Mafix, Feb 15, 2012
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  4. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    Welcome, as Stig said, get stuck into the rust.

    Good score on the engine, get a valance/front lip and maybe some mudflaps after you paint it to protect your new duco.

    I can't imagine why you'd need to 'ghetto' the door because the door lock striker ('catch') is adjustable. What I do know is that you'd better have your walking shoes on if there's any door slamming on my baby :fingersx
     
    Spiderman, Feb 15, 2012
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  5. gvillamaria

    gvillamaria Active Member

    Thanks guys for the welcoming also kyb's it is then��

    @stig: currently living in milpitas california thats where you can find me cruising around haha.

    Anyways how would I go about fixing the sunroof and removing the rust steps / materials needed? Right now my sunroof works on a good day haha but I kinda have to spam the close button for it to close.

    @spiderman: know any good place where I can find sideskirts and mudflaps aftermarket or oem, been searching around for parts and at local junk yards.

    I'll do a walk around vid and photo ofor you guys soon!��
     
    gvillamaria, Feb 15, 2012
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  6. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Welcome from the UK Gino. More pics of your Celica please :)
     
    CelicaSteve, Feb 15, 2012
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  7. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    there's a fibreglass sunroof for our cars on ebay, pretty cheap, asides from that, grind er down to metal and reprimer/paint

    side skirts: there's three OEM USDM ones, shitty looking ST/GT, better GT-S/convertible ones, and the all-trac ones.
    front mudflaps: two kinds because they fit over either ST/GT side skirts or GT-S/convertible side skirts (rears are the same). all-trac has no flaps
    personally i'd go with GT-S/convertible sideskirts/mudflaps, keep checkin craigslist as someone's always parting

    front lip is what's going to make the difference. every 4g fwd celica is supposed to have one...but obviously it's not there...
     
    eNtraxGT88, Feb 16, 2012
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  8. 89celicagt

    89celicagt Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Welcome, the Celi looks good post a engine bay photo if you can :thumbsup:

    Def don't get monroes I've had them, for just a little more you can get KYB's! Keep us posted on the progress. :cheers
     
    89celicagt, Feb 16, 2012
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  9. gvillamaria

    gvillamaria Active Member

    gvillamaria, Feb 16, 2012
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  10. Spiderman

    Spiderman Well-Known Member

    @gvillamaria: There is also a new RUST thread here.

    I can't remember seeing anything here about the sunroof switches, can they be checked/cleaned ?

    When you pull the sunroof, clean up the 'slide rails' and hinges and lighty lube them........ 4 years ago when I bought my Lightning, I cleaned up and polished (with car polish) the sunroof rubber seal and polished the edge of the roof then applied a very light coat of vaseline for smooth closing/sealing, job done :cheers
     
    Spiderman, Feb 17, 2012
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  11. MattC

    MattC Well-Known Member Donated!

    That's a nice clean car, sounds good too :thumbsup:
     
    MattC, Feb 17, 2012
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  12. gvillamaria

    gvillamaria Active Member

    Can you link me to the sun roof on ebay I can't seem to find it thanks
     
    gvillamaria, Feb 26, 2012
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  13. Thaifighter

    Thaifighter Well-Known Member

    Yay! another Californian! :D

    Welcome!!!

    +1 on the link to the sun roof. I need a new one as well. :p
     
    Thaifighter, Feb 26, 2012
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  14. CelicaSteve

    CelicaSteve Well-Known Member Staff Member Super Moderator Donated!

    Great informative video. Love the stereo, wished we had those in UK.
     
    CelicaSteve, Feb 26, 2012
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  15. 187flatliner

    187flatliner Seat Breaker Donated!

    a late welcome from me
     
    187flatliner, Feb 26, 2012
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  16. gvillamaria

    gvillamaria Active Member

    Thnaks man btw any tutorials on how to fix the OEM stereo
     
    gvillamaria, Feb 26, 2012
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  17. 1fstgts

    1fstgts Well-Known Member Staff Member Administrator Moderator Donated!

    Welcome to the site!
     
    1fstgts, Feb 26, 2012
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  18. aaron

    aaron Well-Known Member

    What's wrong with it? I might be able to help you out.

    aaron.
     
    aaron, Feb 26, 2012
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  19. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    eNtraxGT88, Feb 27, 2012
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  20. Jamezzy

    Jamezzy Well-Known Member Donated!

    Welcome! From SoCal. Where in Cali are you?
    Clean car. Some minor fixes here and there for you looks like. I have both minor and major fixes on mine and as of now I have to put a hold on all of them lol. Good luck! Nice to see more St16x owners, especially in Cali. Plus your original radio, keep it :D That thing looks awesome. I have the original radio on my future plans list lol.
     
    Last edited: Feb 27, 2012
    Jamezzy, Feb 27, 2012
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