Old School stance

[OkieRA29]

Okay, I have an intro thread, so it is time for a build thread. I started with this...


I found her just around the corner from work. The owner offered me a deal I just couldn't refuse. So I dragged her home. A couple of weeks later the owner called me and said he had found some parts for her and asked if I wanted them. When he told me what he had, I beat a path to his door...



and one of these...


Needless to say, I was a happy, happy camper... Then I got distracted... I know, I know... SQUIRREL!!!
Anyways, the distractions weren't bad.




And last, but not least...


I ended up with 4 cressidas, 3 sedans and one wagon. the White sedan is a factory 5 speed and I ended up selling it. I sold all the sedans, but I kept the wagon

On to the next post...

[OkieRA29]

Okay, after a couple of years of distractions I sold everythign off... Except the celica, the MkII supra and the cressi wagon. I decided to focus on the celica. First up was getting it running and tagged. Slapped on the intake and carb. Installed the gas tank, which had been drained and stored inside when the owner parked the car in 1985!!!! Got a new fuel pump and battery... Presto, she has life. Chopped the springs and installed cressida spare wheels. She sat like this...



I drove her for a bit and then my buddy lost his shop space... My driveway got real full, real fast.


So, I am here with the celica and I really like her, but she is not low enough. The stance bug has bit and what am I to do? Out comes the credit card and up goes the balance. So, in a generous sized bowl, mix some parts from Ebay, some parts from friends and some parts from T3. Shake them up and grind a bit and you get this....


To which you add this...


And that leaves you with this...



Right now, I have about 2 inches from fender to rim. The Cressida spare wheels are a positive offset. I believe that they are about +20 or so. I know the stock wheels are that, so it only stands to reason that the spare wheels would be the same. Right now, the plan is 16x8 XXR 513s in gunmetal with 195/50s on front and 225/50s out back. Eventually, the plan calls for a 5 lug swap and 1988 Conquest 16x7 and 16x8 rims.
I am still putting the car together. Right now, the interior has more of the 'race car' vibe going on. I gutted the old crappy tan interior and I am slowly replacing it with a black interior. One of the hardest interior parts on these cars to find is the center console. I found a complete celica with a good console and I bought the whole car. Most of the interior will be going in this car once I get it cleaned up and revived.

That is all for now

[Madhatter]

Sweet, I love old Celicas

[RXTurner21]

Paint and it would be amazing.
As it is is pretty nice. im digging the old school low

[ullyeus]

Sweet!

[pitbulldrifter]

love it

[blowntwofive]

that thing looks soo much like a mustang fastback hahah

[OkieRA29]

I have had people mistake it for a maverick and even had somebody stop by the house and ask if I was interested in selling my mustang. From the street, he thought it was a 69 mustnag. I keep going back and forth on paint. I would really love to paint it like the Bud Moore Trans Am mustangs and throw everybody for a loop.
Right now, the next thing on the agenda is getting the interior sorted out. I got AC working in the car during the summer. New compressor, which I had from one of my many parts cars and presto, AC! I was amazed that all the lines and the dryer were still good. Air blows ice cold.
Gotta get mounts fabbed up for the passenger's seat.
Then I need to clean up the interior panels and start putting them back in.
There is some accident damage from the previous owner, which was why he parked the car in 1985. I have a couple complete front clips sitting around. The passenger's frame rail is bent just a bit. The radiator support is bent along with the front of both frame rails. You can see most of the damage in the first pic. Had the parts car had good floors, I would have swapped everything into that shell and built it. So, my big decision is: Do I cut out the passenger's frame rail and replace just it or do I replace the entire front clip. Doing just the passenger's frame would be quicker, but replacing the entire front clip would be the proper way to do it. Most likely, I will end up replacing just the rad support and the frame rail. I have another front clip and maybe someday, when I have a shop again I will tear it apart and do it right.

Hey PBD, do I spy an 82 Supra in your sig pic?

[Evil Panda]

Getting there.

[truckersteve]

kinda has that mad max feel to it

[OkieRA29]

Last of the V8 interceptors...

[OkieRA29]

Oh yeah, this is the next project on the list...




I have a newer 5M with just over 110K that I am prepping to go into it. A crapload of parts from Rock Auto as well. I don't think it will get stanced out just yet as the wife may drive it occasionally. She is not a fan of the low cars.

[pitbulldrifter]

its an 83 . i almost had a wag that looked exactly like that one but the dude backed out

[padraigmk3]

I am very very very into this.

[Obscevator]

LOVE the celica! <3