sebsta Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 thought i might as well start a build on the newest celica to the collection... spotted it on ebay , turns out it was 5 minutes from home so a short drive over to the guys place to suss the car out , turns out he has had it for the last 16 years and it was his first car . The car has a rebuilt 18rg in it running on 45mm webers and running very sweet ! photos of the car when we got it notice race seat , was used for some hill climb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) so work begin within minutes on the grey car ! started stripping to get rid of the rust and dents . ][/size] even using Japanese newspaper fixing rust in sills and a skim of bog to get them perfect after welding . bit sad to see the rust had been filled with bog and painted over :/ so had to pull that all out and weld in some steel. also got a rear bob tail spoiler off ian which sets the rear end off nicely ! took a day off working on the car to go to classic japan ! heres dads rally car with the gt grill so spent about 3 weeks on the car getting it ready for primer will be painting the car a AMG Mercedes colour known as tenorite grey so that brings us up to date , have found a rear gt badge and gear knob just need a front gt grill now ! Edited December 22, 2014 by sebsta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted December 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 more photos !! some rust in the doors yay more stuff to fix the other ra23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corollaart Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Nice find Seb, I have to ask ,have you got a celica addiction ??? How many have you got?Not that you could have to many ,but wow !!!! Nice shed !!!! cheers rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 yeah i think we may have an addiction rob :P , between dad and i more then 17 i think hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) ,ok update time . got a bit more done ..... car is now mostly in primer just trying to get everything perfect before i paint the base coat on ... also got the freshly restored hotwires on the ra28 Edited January 5, 2015 by sebsta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverra23 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sweet :) You blokes didn't buy the blue one that was on carsales last week did you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogs Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Nice car, nice progress! That color is going to suit very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Thanks guys, no Adam have not brought anymore celicas since this one ...for now haha , hopefully the colour isn't too dark doogs , looks very similar to the Toyota 86 grey , going to go for a red gt stripe to add some highlights to the gretly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Here is a look at the paint Also painted the boot and engine bay Just a quick paint job under bonnet will repaint one day if the motor ever comes out ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Front chin spoiler arrived Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono.C Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Spray a panel as a test and see how it comes out, If it's a bit dark try spraying some gloss white down as a base and then spraying over that. I ended up doing that on my Celica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 thanks for that mate will have to give that a crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebsta Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Primed the chin spoiler and mounted it , also fitted the fender mirrors for a photo Also here's a pic of how high it sits Will lower it a little more once I get some wheels for it This is the height I'm aiming for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delorean88 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Nice work! I just picked my self up one! Any spares let me know! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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