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Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story-

Posted By:	Anthony S.
Posted On:	September 10, 2002 at 12:10 pm EDT

Hello (Im new to this site),
I was wondering if anyone knew of (or if there is going to be) a catalog for restoration parts for 83-85 Celicas ? I have seen some for VWs and older Mustangs with MANY parts from dashboards to suspension.  I have a 84 Celica GT that I was planning on Junking/Selling but I decided not to, my story is below for those that care.

Anyway here is what I need to do :
-- My windows dont roll up all the way (brute force gets them to hit the seal) and they seem to be angled badly, also they are loose/rattly and dont always go into the seal grove like they should (stick out).. Any info on repair, restore for stuff like this ? (should I try and put power windows for junkyard celica?)

-- All the molding around the windows is crumbling away (plastic over aluminum?). How can I replace this from where ?

-- My differential is moaning, I put fluid but it all came out when driving, I have a bad seal to the driveshaft (maybe its making noise because no fluid or bad pinion now as a result of no fluid ?). I was thinking maybe I should just go to the junkyard and pull off a rear end of a 85 Celica with Disk brakes, or would this be a bad idea unless I change out the break booster also ? (my brake booster is only 1 year old).. My car has a solid Rear Axel with drum brakes now..

-- The floar board above the Tranny gets REALLY hot when driving, you can feel it with your leg or foot, is this normal ?

-- And last but MOST IMPORTANTLY, yesterday I looked in my coolant reseve tank and it looks brownish color.. Could it be oil ?    =(    Help, I dont know much about this type of stuff. But maybe its time to let it go.  (251,000 miles on it)

**** My 84 Celica Story,  (Stuff that would have KILLED normal cars)
* I got this car in 1990 for 1 Thousand Dollars, my first car, still my only car.
* Didnt take care of it much, I was a teenager who didnt think much about it.
* I used to think it had to warm up because it wouldnt shift into gear when I shifted the lever until a couple of minutes. I later found out that the the Tranny had almost no fluid. =(   I had driven it like this for 1 year. I filled it up and went on a trip across 3 states (12 hour drive, lots of speeding, crusing at 78mph). when I got back home I noticed it had a broken hose from tranny to radiator, all the fluid had came out again and I drove the entire trip like that and back.
* Decided to check the engine oil after this incident, it was so low it didnt show up on the dipstick.  =(
* Ever since I had the car the oil pressure never went above the first mark, I thought maybe it was the sending unit. it turned out to be the old Oil pump.  I had driven it like this for 4 years..
* Car overheated (red line) and it still got me home, this happend 4 times.
* I had 2 Car accidents in this car, one gave me a twisted axel but still got me home.
* Overdrive solenoid whent out, I do freeway driving frequetly (40 miles a day) and it wont shift into 4th gear (it an automatic) its been like this for 1 year.

** Even durring all this, it still had power to gun down the road when others in there souped up hot rods thought they could take me in my stock rusted dented celica.
** I met my wife when I had this car, she doesnt want me to let it go either. =)
I dont know what to do.
Ant.

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Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - Bryan 09/17/02 (0)
Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - tymmexiong 09/11/02 (0)
Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - Rodolfo 09/10/02 (0)
Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - 84gts 09/10/02 (3)

Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - 84gts 09/10/02 (2)

Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - Anthony S. 09/10/02 (0)

Re: Many RESTORATION questions - Unstopable 84 Celica GT -LONG Story- - Mike 09/10/02 (0)

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Message:	Anthony S. wrote: > Hello (Im new to this site), > I was wondering if anyone knew > of (or if there is going to b > e) a catalog for restoration p > arts for 83-85 Celicas ? I hav > e seen some for VWs and older > Mustangs with MANY parts from > dashboards to suspension. I h > ave a 84 Celica GT that I was > planning on Junking/Selling bu > t I decided not to, my story i > s below for those that care. > > Anyway here is what I need to > do : > -- My windows dont roll up all > the way (brute force gets the > m to hit the seal) and they se > em to be angled badly, also th > ey are loose/rattly and dont a > lways go into the seal grove l > ike they should (stick out).. > Any info on repair, restore fo > r stuff like this ? (should I > try and put power windows for > junkyard celica?) > > -- All the molding around the > windows is crumbling away (pla > stic over aluminum?). How can > I replace this from where ? > > -- My differential is moaning, > I put fluid but it all came o > ut when driving, I have a bad > seal to the driveshaft (maybe > its making noise because no fl > uid or bad pinion now as a res > ult of no fluid ?). I was thin > king maybe I should just go to > the junkyard and pull off a r > ear end of a 85 Celica with Di > sk brakes, or would this be a > bad idea unless I change out t > he break booster also ? (my br > ake booster is only 1 year old > ).. My car has a solid Rear Ax > el with drum brakes now.. > > -- The floar board above the T > ranny gets REALLY hot when dri > ving, you can feel it with you > r leg or foot, is this normal > ? > > -- And last but MOST IMPORTANT > LY, yesterday I looked in my c > oolant reseve tank and it look > s brownish color.. Could it be > oil ? =( Help, I dont k > now much about this type of st > uff. But maybe its time to let > it go. (251,000 miles on it) > > **** My 84 Celica Story, (Stu > ff that would have KILLED norm > al cars) > * I got this car in 1990 for > 1 Thousand Dollars, my first c > ar, still my only car. > * Didnt take care of it much, > I was a teenager who didnt th > ink much about it. > * I used to think it had to w > arm up because it wouldnt shif > t into gear when I shifted the > lever until a couple of minut > es. I later found out that the > the Tranny had almost no flui > d. =( I had driven it like t > his for 1 year. I filled it up > and went on a trip across 3 s > tates (12 hour drive, lots of > speeding, crusing at 78mph). w > hen I got back home I noticed > it had a broken hose from tran > ny to radiator, all the fluid > had came out again and I drove > the entire trip like that and > back. > * Decided to check the engine > oil after this incident, it w > as so low it didnt show up on > the dipstick. =( > * Ever since I had the car th > e oil pressure never went abov > e the first mark, I thought ma > ybe it was the sending unit. i > t turned out to be the old Oil > pump. I had driven it like t > his for 4 years.. > * Car overheated (red line) a > nd it still got me home, this > happend 4 times. > * I had 2 Car accidents in th > is car, one gave me a twisted > axel but still got me home. > * Overdrive solenoid whent ou > t, I do freeway driving freque > tly (40 miles a day) and it wo > nt shift into 4th gear (it an > automatic) its been like this > for 1 year. > > Even durring all this, it > still had power to gun down th > e road when others in there so > uped up hot rods thought they > could take me in my stock rust > ed dented celica. > I met my wife when I had t > his car, she doesnt want me to > let it go either. =) > I dont know what to do. > Ant.
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