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New to the site with a rescued GT

Posted By: Scott B.

Posted On: July 22, 2002 at 12:44 pm EDT

I've just rescued a '83 toyota celica GT from a friend in work who was going to junk it. The car is not in that bad of shape, some rust but nothing really bad, I think the worst is around the back hatch window. So instead of junking it, he GAVE it to me. Yes I got it for nothing, just had to pick it up and get it home. The car hadn't been started in 6 years. Well I got it home put some fresh gas into it with some injection cleaner and gas treatment plus a new battery. It started on the first try. I was impressed. I now need to modify it. So as money comes available mods will go in. This is going to be a 1/4 mile killer, that street legal of course. What I want to do first are the brakes and suspension (needs lowering about an inch or so). The rotors are rusted and so are the calibers probably could be sanded or something though. But if I'm going to replace them I want to go right to the performance stuff. But I can't seem to find a complete brake kit for this. Maybe you can help? Plus I thought I read here or on a link off of here that you could lower the car by cutting the stock springs, is this true or not reccomended. Oh I have another question for you, Steve, how much hp and torgue do you think will come from your turbo recipe, the reason I ask is that's the route I'm taking turbo w/NOS. Estimated cost would also be helpful. Or any engine kits that would do the same. The engine in my celica is a 22RE. Sorry I got long winded I was on a roll. Great site keep up the great work and I'm sure we'll talk some more. By the way I'm located in Marietta PA.

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Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (3)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Scott B 07/23/02 (2)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (1)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (0)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - tymme xiong 07/22/02 (7)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (6)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - tymmexiong 07/23/02 (5)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (0)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - tymmexiong 07/23/02 (1)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (0)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - tymmexiong 07/23/02 (1)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Steven Benner 07/23/02 (0)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Mike D 07/22/02 (1)

Re: New to the site with a rescued GT - Scott B 07/22/02 (0)

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Message:	Scott B. wrote: > I've just rescued a '83 toyota > celica GT from a friend in wo > rk who was going to junk it. T > he car is not in that bad of s > hape, some rust but nothing re > ally bad, I think the worst is > around the back hatch window. > So instead of junking it, he > GAVE it to me. Yes I got it fo > r nothing, just had to pick it > up and get it home. The car h > adn't been started in 6 years. > Well I got it home put some f > resh gas into it with some inj > ection cleaner and gas treatme > nt plus a new battery. It star > ted on the first try. I was im > pressed. I now need to modify > it. So as money comes availabl > e mods will go in. This is goi > ng to be a 1/4 mile killer, th > at street legal of course. Wha > t I want to do first are the b > rakes and suspension (needs lo > wering about an inch or so). T > he rotors are rusted and so ar > e the calibers probably could > be sanded or something though. > But if I'm going to replace t > hem I want to go right to the > performance stuff. But I can't > seem to find a complete brake > kit for this. Maybe you can h > elp? Plus I thought I read her > e or on a link off of here tha > t you could lower the car by c > utting the stock springs, is t > his true or not reccomended. O > h I have another question for > you, Steve, how much hp and to > rgue do you think will come fr > om your turbo recipe, the reas > on I ask is that's the route I > 'm taking turbo w/NOS. Estimat > ed cost would also be helpful. > Or any engine kits that would > do the same. The engine in my > celica is a 22RE. Sorry I got > long winded I was on a roll. > Great site keep up the great w > ork and I'm sure we'll talk so > me more. By the way I'm locate > d in Marietta PA.
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