BoostMe's 1975 Toyota Celica :D

[BoostMe]

Well this weekend I decided to take on the task of removing all of the Sound deadening. Ended up being very easy. I purchased 30 lbs of of dry ice. Ended up not even breaking it up. Just laid the blocks on the area for a few minutes then hammered away. Came right up. Feels good having a rust free 37 year old floor board.

[mshriver]

looking good!

[tankluda]

shit, never ever saw this thread, jaw broke off. FRICKEN A

[BoostMe]

Spent all day cleaning the new tails and then painting them. Here is the final result installed on the car.

[BoostMe]

I now have the 71 rear bumper installed. I am sticking with the 73 tails and center garnish though. Turned out great. Still have to send off the bumper for repair and chrome. Also have to clean up the tails. Here is a pic

Bumper mounted


Tails in

[BoostMe]

Well after buying another car for the bumpers i realized they werent the bumpers i wanted. The 73-74 bumpers which i had acquired have several holes in them for additional safety rubbers and structural mounting. Something told me if i was going to do it to do it right so i have been tracking down some earlier 71-72 bumpers which are completely smooth. These are extremely rare and can run $1k-$1500 a set, so for now I just got a rear and will later track down a front. It still has to be sent off for some minor repair and rechroming but i did take some time tonight for a mockup. To make the rear bumper fit new tail light grilles have to be added along with relocating the license plate.



With new tail light grills (dirty)


Looks much better than the massive stock bumpers.

[PaxtonSaxton]

i love these old celicas! you're doing a good job so far man bud i agree with keeping it all 'yota. anyways i was wondering how you turned the interior black?

[BoostMe]

Well Chuck has been sick and I will have to wait a few more weeks to get the fab work done. In the meantime she will continue to collect dust.

[BoostMe]

No big updates yet. Celica goes to the FAB shop next weekend for a big transformation.

I did pick up the new read end today.

8.8 31 spline 4:10 with trac lok and disc brakes

[axelillo_PR]

Glad you passed on the wheels, watanabes should be deep dish like this

[mshriver]

Great work man! Im not feeling the black vinyl on the hood but other than that the car looks amazing!

[Slezo]

Excellent.

[NorCalFocus]

Glad the deal on the wheels worked out for the best. Now get some powa in da beast!

[BoostMe]

Got the Celica all lined up for some major fab work. Gets picked up next Saturday by Mr. Yoder to perform his magic!

[ShadowWabbit]

Sux about the wheels but mag wheels are only nice till they catch fire. Now lets see the sr-elica come to life already.