Out of the turbo honda game. '77 Celica. mini muscle
 

I bought a '77 toyota celica. I haven't been more stoked on spending $250 in a long time. :6

The longterm goal is mini muscle car. Combining hot rod and jap style.
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The good:
The body panels are all straight, all the glass is good, and the lights and signals are good. Doors and windows all work. It has a 20r engine with good compression, hopefully I can sell that.
The bad. Some rust issues in rear quater panel and trunk lid. Both of the bumpers are dented.

I may just use this car for parts, and find a shell with out rust. It's really hard to find replacement glass, trim, lights and whatnot, so just having all that is worth it. It'll be good to have a car to test fit on.

I have a line on a lexus ls400 engine, and a supra r154 tranny for pretty decent prices.

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There was a local kid here with an old Celica like that that had a 2.3t Mustang engine in it. Good luck, nice find :)

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------- sweet!

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Cool project.Those old cars like that are getting harder and harder to find.

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Very very nice. I want do to almost the same thing you're doing. Lexus v8, along with how light that is... man, it would fly.

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i know where one of those are that is orange , looks jdm actually but its left side drive. super clean too, i dont think whoever owns it knows what it is. just sits by the street all the time.

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My first car was a 79 celica for like 200 bucks.I had hydraulics on it . I rebuilt the toyotra 22r engine in it also. THe same type that is in the puckup truck.

http://www.swat-clan.8m.net/photo3.html

http://www.fullautopaintball.8m.com/photo4.html

http://www.fullautopaintball.8m.com/photo3.html

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No hydraulics for me. This is what I'm after.
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...ess2.sized.jpg
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...less.sized.jpg
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...a/DSCF0230.jpg

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Nice find man. I love that body style.

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

---- those look great.I really like old import cars they had some style and a sense of individuallity.

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lol, ripping off american muscle is not individual.

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its the american way :-*

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Def are ripped of from American and other cars.I actually meant though that they were not like the modern Jap cars that for the most part look similar from 50ft.

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

lol, that's my buddy's car. from canada.

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Does anyone have more pics/specs on this car?

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Hell yes. My Parent had a 76 Celica Coupe. They said it wasn't very fast, but Fun to drive. This is coming from my dad who has had his number of SBC and BBC and now drives a Dodge Dart Swinger 4sp. Still says the Celica was one of his Favs.

I want one and wanted to toss a late 80's i6 Supra motor into it.

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

damn that looks pretty sick!!

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thats bad ass. growing up my dad had an old skool pos toyota tercell and it was white with rust spots all over it and my next door neighbor had same yearish celica like early 80s and it was bad ass i loved the was it looked just siiting there. thats prob the only old skool toyota id get but that silver one is sick

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2.2 TURBO (22R)
t4 bb turbo
TEC II ENGINE MANAGEMENT
HKS GOODIES

thass all i can remember

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

that thing would be prime for a 2JZGTE if you can fit it. People will be like WTF when they hear it roar by

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Supra engine is badass, but they go for like $2500. Too rich for my blood. 1UZ is like $500.

I think the 1uz will sound pretty nasty
with a blower
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....7-C009DBB45B03

n/a
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player....term=1uzfe&p=0

What you think it will sound like spooling a HX40? :y

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

Where are you located? I'm sure I could find someone who wants that motor.
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damnt hat bitch is still clean for the age. :6

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The 22R is actually 2.4 liters. The 20R is 2.2 It's weird.

Your buddy's car gets a thumbs up from me
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...elica/car3.jpg
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...ngine_shot.jpg
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...nginephoto.jpg
http://www.classic-celica.com/albums...cecityshot.jpg
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Thanks for the pics! And good luck with your new project :y

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I have a 73 celica pretty solid for the year and i am building a 22r to drop in it i had this motor in a 85 celica and ripped the rear end right out so i am goin to have to reinforce it do you have any ideas what i could do to reinforce it any advice would be appreciated. thanks

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damn, 250 bucks?! I"ve got to find me one of those.

If you do go the UZ route, what transmission were you planning on using?

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3sge turbo 8) you can build a 3sge for less than a 3sgte cost, and its the same block and the crank is just as strong :y

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I've been wanting to do something with a 1UZ for a while now. I was considering all sorts of different shells, old mango and peanut corollas, 1980 corolla wagon. I picked the 77 celica, because it kinda looks like a 67 camaro, classic muscle style but smaller. I like jap-style technology, high revs, fuel injection, turbo, OHC, 4 valves per cylinder, alloy heads and blocks, light weight. But I'm really not a fan of most modern rwd jap body styles. Most hooked up supras and 240SXs make me want to gouge my eyeballs out. I definitely prefer 510s, Z-cars, RX3s, celicas, and corollas.

I'm planning on using the supra r154 tranny. I am kicking the tires on one in MI, buddy wants $300 plus shipping, I'd like to pay $300 shipped. I was thinking of making an adaptor plate btwn the stock auto bellhousing and the r154. If that isn't happening I will get a dellow or castlemaine bell housing.

I'm picking up a complete EDIS-8 coilpack setup. Woot woot. The parts pile has started.

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1jz, that engine is just sick. 2.5l inline 6, revs to 10k with a valvetrain. not to mention most people put straight t4's on those bitches and make 500hp on stock internals. thats where its at

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

sorry it was SDS engine management, not tec II

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my buddy has a couple Celica's...this one is pimp status though:

http://home.comcast.net/~turbohf/DSCF0443.jpg

i really like the way the Celica's look....but its too old of a car for me...

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Well I've been collecting some parts.

Pulled the trigger on a 1uz-fe. $647 shipped to my front door, including chopped harness, all sensors, intake and exhaust manis, starter, alternator. I have a boner for this thing soooooooo bad. Supposed to be here thursday.
http://x10.putfile.com/3/6117473692.jpg

Other cool stuff:
complete EDIS-8 coil pack ignition set up
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1 x MegaSquirt II ECU kit v3.0
1 x MegaSquirt Relay Board kit
1 x MegaSquirt Stimulator kit
1 x 9 pin M-F serial cable, six foot
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seats:
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Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

Those cars are awesome...good luck the build and great find

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Damn dude! Where the hell dif you find that 1uz-fe? I need one for a project I might do ;)

Looks nice man. Megasquirt is pimp status.

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LoL! They're everywhere. Tons of wrecked Lexi's & it's the msot reliable car engine ever.


Looking great Shadetree!

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Awesome Project...... I'm jealous

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Awesome to see this project get rolling.It sounds like it will be killer when its done.You going to boost it or just run it NA for the mean time?What power level can the OE bottom end support?Keep the updates coming. :y

Re: Out of the turbo honda game. Got a '77 Celica.
 

that ---- is pimp. i've always like the ol' skool jap cars. have fun with it!

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Thanks for the good words.

Ha, it's funny. On lextreme, megasquirt is "ghetto rig, why don't you save up the $2k for a REAL standalone"
On HMT, it's PIMP STATUS O0 :y

I got the 1uz off Ebay. They are all over. It took me awhile to find one at the price I wanted to pay, with all the accessories and wiring and whatnot I needed.

The engine is strong. Lots of Aussies putting big numbers on stock bottom ends. I'm definitely going to boost it. HMT-style. I was going to keep it conservative, shooting for 400hp or so.

I'm trying to figure out what way to go for turbo/s. 2 60/63 T3s, or a single HX40 or something. I want to keep the budget at $500-600 for turbo/s. I gotta say, keep looking at that SSautocrap T70. :1