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70's was a good era....
1977 Toyota Celica GT Liftback
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This set is a little pricey but these are the HOLY GRAIL for that car. Hope you can find a metal set someday!!!
RA29 SMILEY BUMPERS - CLICK HERE
RA29 SMILEY BUMPERS - CLICK HERE
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Holy crap. Are there more than one style of metal bumpers for this car?
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Yes, just depends on the year.
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71-72 are stock smooth smileys
73-74 are stock smileys with bumpers
75 is bulky safety bumpers
76-77 coupe and liftback is bulky safety bumpers in the US
76-77 coupe and liftback are metal smileys in Japan and Australia only
Hence why they are worth so much. Never sold in the US.
The 71-72 Smooth Smileys are worth about $1000 a set
The 76-77 Liftback Smileys are $3000+ a set
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Congrats, glad it went to somebody that will treat it right. I can't wait to see what you do with it. If it would have been posted up closer to bonus time, I'd have done the same thing lol.
IN42JZ
-Will
IN42JZ
-Will
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Thanks, Will!
No plans for a J in this car. It'll have the stock engine for a while (no performance parts), but will eventually get a Beams with the attached 6-speed. That's way down the road.
To answer a question: If I didn't have the Supra - I'd J this car. I have a Supra that's fast enough. This car has more personality than to put a heavier, longer engine into it. It deserves something different.
[EDIT - added picture to give idea of somewhat of a goal/idea]
I would like to go in this direction, but not as "black"... I don't want a blacked out car, nor do I want a "race car". The classic Celica will have chrome mouldings and trim, as well as factory accents that set it off and give it an understated class, of which the car pictured maintains.
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No plans for a J in this car. It'll have the stock engine for a while (no performance parts), but will eventually get a Beams with the attached 6-speed. That's way down the road.
To answer a question: If I didn't have the Supra - I'd J this car. I have a Supra that's fast enough. This car has more personality than to put a heavier, longer engine into it. It deserves something different.
[EDIT - added picture to give idea of somewhat of a goal/idea]
I would like to go in this direction, but not as "black"... I don't want a blacked out car, nor do I want a "race car". The classic Celica will have chrome mouldings and trim, as well as factory accents that set it off and give it an understated class, of which the car pictured maintains.
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Let me know once you get this planned... I will head that way and help out... The picture you posted on your last post actually looks decent... Very Mustang-ish but looks good... The next car I build I plan on it being an older car as well, but I may go with an American chassis...
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You're going to turn your cul-de-sac into the Little Tokyo of Cool Springs.![]()
That car looks really good btw.
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I'm seriously interested to see where this goes 
-Will
-Will
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Exactly! Lol. Much love Milon!
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Just got a text with a link to your for sale ad
Don't do it man!!! I love that car!!! Keep it and finish it unless you have something serious in mind (R34 GT-R?) since you would have the money from selling both cars...
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I was thinking supra....Just got a text with a link to your for sale ad
Anyways I'm feeling much better today about the situation. I'm going to let the listing run it's course with hopes it does not sale. Afterwards I promise to have her running again soon. No power builds. Just stockish and reliable from here out.
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Milon, lol.
This car will be done at home, with the only things that I cannot do being welding/painting. I'll do the rest myself (or with the help of friends), because this car is a serious budget build. Unless something happens that affects my health - it'll be on jack stands in the garage unless it's getting painted.
Can't wait to start... Just waiting on the wheels/tires, and parts for suspension, brakes, and restoration.
This car will be done at home, with the only things that I cannot do being welding/painting. I'll do the rest myself (or with the help of friends), because this car is a serious budget build. Unless something happens that affects my health - it'll be on jack stands in the garage unless it's getting painted.
Can't wait to start... Just waiting on the wheels/tires, and parts for suspension, brakes, and restoration.
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Dibs on the paintwork.
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First update...
After an uneventful ride home from Murfreesboro, I realized two things in which I had already planned, but needed to be addressed ASAP: Brakes (have been waiting on them to come in but it's even more important, now), and steering (it's ridiculous-bad).
Pulled the interior out of the car (minus the dash). Pictures of that will come tomorrow. As far as putting the stock interior back into the car - I don't think that I'm going to do that, unless I can know that I can have it restored to perfect condition. I'm more apt at this point to get aluminum door plates made that use a tether-loop to pull the doors closed (ala Porsche), areas for the stock door locking mechanism and indoor handle to sit, and that's about it. I'd have them rolled on the edges and cut-to-fit for the entire inner door. Considering as well having the rear of the car done to match (hatch area, back seat area), and just having the dash, gauges, A/C, and some seats. I'm going to think on this one, because the car could either be done as-stock, or in this manner (as long as it was to an exceptionally high standard).
Besides that - trim and weather stripping is waiting at Toyota (thank you, ROMAN!) and wheels/tires should be here this week, along with most of the rest of the suspension.
Paint guy is coming to check it out on Monday, and hopefully we'll set up a time to get this thing over to his place, the rust out of it, and any body work done that needs to be finished prior to his painting it the stock blue.
Pictures soon, I promise. It's just too dark right now, and I'm extremely motivated to get this project well underway, which is why I've not stopped to take any for you all.
[EDIT] - almost forgot - something fun for you all. Ordered this:
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It should compliment the period-correctness of the car, and be a nice accessory. If it sucks, then it'll just be a stock wheel.
After an uneventful ride home from Murfreesboro, I realized two things in which I had already planned, but needed to be addressed ASAP: Brakes (have been waiting on them to come in but it's even more important, now), and steering (it's ridiculous-bad).
Pulled the interior out of the car (minus the dash). Pictures of that will come tomorrow. As far as putting the stock interior back into the car - I don't think that I'm going to do that, unless I can know that I can have it restored to perfect condition. I'm more apt at this point to get aluminum door plates made that use a tether-loop to pull the doors closed (ala Porsche), areas for the stock door locking mechanism and indoor handle to sit, and that's about it. I'd have them rolled on the edges and cut-to-fit for the entire inner door. Considering as well having the rear of the car done to match (hatch area, back seat area), and just having the dash, gauges, A/C, and some seats. I'm going to think on this one, because the car could either be done as-stock, or in this manner (as long as it was to an exceptionally high standard).
Besides that - trim and weather stripping is waiting at Toyota (thank you, ROMAN!) and wheels/tires should be here this week, along with most of the rest of the suspension.
Paint guy is coming to check it out on Monday, and hopefully we'll set up a time to get this thing over to his place, the rust out of it, and any body work done that needs to be finished prior to his painting it the stock blue.
Pictures soon, I promise. It's just too dark right now, and I'm extremely motivated to get this project well underway, which is why I've not stopped to take any for you all.
[EDIT] - almost forgot - something fun for you all. Ordered this:
It should compliment the period-correctness of the car, and be a nice accessory. If it sucks, then it'll just be a stock wheel.
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