I don't post that much, but I'm lurking on H-T daily and I love seeing peoples' projects coming along. So I figured I'd post up my completed project and some progress pictures. I bought this car for $400 as my beater from some old people who managed to dent, ding, and scratch every panel. The car needed brakes and some engine and tranny work as well.

In the end, the total cost including the car, replacement parts, rims, bodywork stuff, eBay HVLP paint gun(), etc. was under $1,000. Anyway, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.


The first day I got the car.


Same thing...first day I got the car.


Bodywork.


Stuff pulled off/sneak peak of the 20 valve yelli Celi.


Damn that thing is UGLY!


More ugliness.


Looks a little better in cheapo rattle-can primer, but still ugly.


First rattle-can paint job...very patchy and streaky and ugly.


Still ugly.


More bodywork had to be done. I picked up some sideskirts from a Celica GT-S and molded them on. Lots more bodywork was done...thankfully for your eyes there are no more pics of the ugly amateur bodywork.


And here is the finished product:













I know I messed up and didn't do the bodywork very well in some spots(Especially the front lip), and I know the car looks like it's set to go 4x4ing, but I'm giving the car to my little bro in less than a month when he turns sixteen. I sold the oversized wheels today, so it's back to rolling on 13s again. If he wants, he can lower it and maybe find some nice 15" wheels for it.

Anyway, comments are welcome...good or bad I don't care.

 

not bad

 

its different but clean

 

I like it!

 

nice

 

I like it too! You're a good brother.

 

Not bad. Props on doing your own bodywork.

 

i think the quality of the pics make the car look better

 

came a long way, looks good

 

nice work, props for a diy job

 

nice work

 

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Not bad, hopefully your brother will be a better driver than my little brother is. Totaled my sol a month after his license.

 

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good job

 

nice job on the body work ... looks nice but not my cup of tea i think it looks wack in my opinion

 

looks good. bump for a local washingtion head.

 

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Its coming along good and it obvious youve put time into it.

 

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yupp

 

y post it here

 

Definitly a world of difference.

And props for doing it yourself.

 

props for the DIY work

 

I see this and think one thing:
MAD MAX, BIATCH!!

Your brother should be proud to rock that.
for hookin' him up like that.

 

 

real nice for being an 80's celica. can u put the 4ag in that chassis. that would be a quick car