T23 Widebody Celica on air with BMW X5 wheels

[Miroteknik]

badass. dont go electric. heavy/limited mileage/expensive/money that could be spent elsewhere

[exexpat]

A couple new pics:

[exexpat]

Front goes about 15mm lower than before, too.

[Dome]

Actually I'm not a fan of these conversions but I have to say that yours looks pretty clean, espacially the interior

In for more

[Byron]

Super cool looking car, and it looks like a quality kit. If it wasn't for the c-pillar being slightly off I probably wouldn't have even noticed. The X5 wheels compliment it really well too, I hope the new wheels have a similarly modern look when you do them.

Nice plate

[Tuck&Poke]

I think it's pretty cool. I actually like the carbon on the dash, I would maybe consider wrapping the dash in leather to match the seats. Would really make it look more upscale.

When this thing gets proper wheels its gonna look pretty insane.

[The Chosen One]

dude, insane!! props for the work!

[Mike36]

In for future updates.

This thing is nuts, some 3 piece wheels with a deep dish would make it ridiculous!

[exexpat]

Thanks all. Trying to find out what is going on with the wheels I ordered on June 17th - they should be here kinda soon. Worked on chassis details and additional front lowering over the weekend before I took the last batch of pics. The new rollers will be 19x11 and 19x9 versus 20x11 and 20x10 now, so I had to remove some gap.

Engine bay is coming along slowly. This car shares the same power plant with a Lotus Elise, so I just had to:

[rnitch]

amazing car man. props on body fit and finish. looks top notch.

one thing to note. i would be careful with such big spacers. it pushes the brake disc outside of the inner wheel, so that it is no longer centered near the middle of the cylinder. this exposes it to the elements. not sure if you are gonna drive in the rain, but in a downpour, you may find that you have no brakes, or at least it will take a few seconds of a lead foot on the brakes to clear the water off the rotors. Some special pads can help deal with this well, but be careful.
-Mitch

[Mosheh1am]

This is absolutely dope I want one. I've never seem a kit car that didn't look out of place or just seem like a waste, but his is awesome & its practical.

[Ollie]

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. I can't wait to see it with a ridiculous wheel set up. This is awesome even if only because we get to see what crazy wheels and fitment would look like on a Ferrari. I've always wanted a kit car to do this with because at the end of the day, if anyone hates for slamming a supercar on it's nuts with tight fitment, you can tell them "dude, it's a fucking celica. Chill."

[exexpat]

Thanks Mitch, Moshe and Ollie.

Agree with you Ollie and it's really cool to f@ck with people kinda when they ask what car it is (which is also amazing that one needs to see prancing horses and badges to tell typically anyway). When I say, "yeah, its a ten year old Celica", then enter my car and drive off, the looks back are priceless.

Once I start doing cartoonish wheel lips and different wheels, it'll be more fun.

[Evil Panda]

Haha, its nice to see one done well. I have thought about doing something similar one day, this may have sold me. Loving the interior progress as well.

[exexpat]

A couple more interior items - white gauge conversion, Momo knob/boot and Supra e-brake boot.