1977 Toyota Celica GT: Any words of wisdom?

[evilmonkeyMSP]

that thing would look killer after a bit of work tho!

 

[RacerXGirl]

Those are so cool Fadi! There's one that runs around where we live...it is suhweeet!

 

[aMaff]

Hell yeah, that would be a bitchin little car! Cool lookin to boot

 

[ke20sprinter]

What you need to do is make it look like this:

With this engine (18RG DOHC 8 valve...This one has ITB w/FI...But you can get carbs to go on the cheap side):

A 3T-GTE (Turbo), 2T-G, 3TC, or any 20-22R engine fits w/no fab work to the xmember...I remember a guy had one w/a 22R turbo motors from an old turbo truck, and there's also some with S2000 motors...Those were fast.

If anyone is in Long Beach, CA on May 3, there's a Toyotafest going on @ the queen mary...It's now overrun w/scions, but there are still a few diehards w/older toyotas.

Check out for more pictures of the celica:
http://www.japanesenostalgiccar.com/article.cgi?section=profiles&article=toyotaCelica1975LBTopSecret

Club4ag.com
or
toysport.com
will help you also.

WiL

 

[MakeMeGoFast]

Yes definitely ITBs.

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[aMaff]

Yes definitely ITBs.

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I need new shorts

 

[ke20sprinter]

How easy are they to work on? Anything a potential owner should look for? Does it have disk or drum brakes? I know it's got manual steering, which is ok.

Never answered your questions... It's pretty easy to work on, I'd check http://www.celicas.org/ or http://forums.celicas.org/ there's a few out there.

I believe it has the 18RC motor, which is nothing to brag about a webber 32/36 carb w/a header & exhaust should help. If you're going ITB, I'd suggest getting a 3TC motor...More parts to find. Toyota sent the crappy motors to the US, and left all the JDM goodness in Japan. Most old celicas/corollas/toyotas have rear drum brakes w/front disk. Alot are interchangeable between models...Just make sure you get parts from a RWD Toyota....I think the supra brakes are upgrades...

As far as the manual steering...It's an old/light weight car, no need for power steering...

Ditch those bumpers and find some smiley bumpers

Oh, lug pattern is 4x114, so tons of rims to choose from...You can go to the junkyard and find some old school supra rims dirt cheap or 280zx rims.

 

[MiaTurbo]

[off topic] So apperently my friend and her husband decided they want to keep the Volvo [/off topic]

That extruded IRTB looks pretty interesting. I love the modular design.

 

[RacerXGirl]

[off topic] So apperently my friend and her husband decided they want to keep the Volvo [/off topic]

That extruded IRTB looks pretty interesting. I love the modular design.

d'oh! that sucks...

 

[Katya4me]

[off topic] So apperently my friend and her husband decided they want to keep the Volvo [/off topic]

That extruded IRTB looks pretty interesting. I love the modular design.

It does give you time to look for a buy a place w/ a garage of your own.

 

[MiaTurbo]

It does give you time to look for a buy a place w/ a garage of your own.

not an issue since it's out of state and I wouldn't get it until Aug/Sept anyways... I had dreams of putting in a 1.8l out of a Miada. Eh, life goes on. There will be plenty of other project cars to work on. I'm still on the lookout for a rust free 77/78 Firebird.