Acquiring my 2001 GT-S
I bought my celica in May 2002 and it had 17,870 miles on it with one previous owner who worked at a Toyota dealership in Statesville, NC.
The first year
I had just finished my first year of college and moved off of campus during this time. The only things changed on the car were:
- Ice blue headlight bulbs
- Ice blue parking lights and turn signals
- Rod Millen Motorsport Intake
- Clear sidemarkers
- Blue LED sidemarker lights (these got me pulled a lot)
- Red cloth fabric on door inserts
It was during this time that I started saving for my first system.
I bought two 10" Alpine Type R subs in a box, but had no amp. That would come later.
Exterior
The exterior of my car has changed a lot over time. I had stock rims with TRD sides and a stock body, then switched to new rims. Then bought a fiberglass veilside kit, sold it because of fitment and bought a Vizage lip kit. Now I have switched back to the TRD Action Package. My car still has tree damage on the right side, multiple rear end bump ups, etc. It's not worth my time to paint the whole car until I fix some of the damage.
- ICW 17"s Black w/ machined lip finish
- TRD Action Package
- 04 HID housings conversion w/ wiring by Tater
- 03 OEM tails (the red ones)
- Authentic Vis Invader Carbon Fiber hood
- All Shaved emblems on rear
- Brashboy replica Carbon Fiber lip spoiler
- Carbign Craft Carbon Fiber Mirror covers
- Fiber Images Carbon Fiber hatch handle with red "celica" letters
- Topshop Carbon Fiber wrapped gas door
- JDM TRD Fuel Cap
Suspension and Braking
I am constantly striving to find a great setup for my car. Soon I will be looking to get new springs and shocks, or coilovers even.
- Tokico hp shocks/struts
- Tein s-tech lowering springs
- Megan Racing rear lower tie bar
- Hypermotive 3pt rear strut bar
- Rod Millen Motorsport front strut tower bar
- Hotchkis competition sway bars and bushings
- Powergrid Front and Rear adjustable endlinks
- Rotora slotted and cross drilled rotors
- Goodridge stainless lines
- TRD Brake pads
- Speedfried Roll Coupler Kit
Engine and Transmission
Living in North Carolina and dealing with emissions makes it very hard to go balls to the wall for power.
- Energy Suspension front/rear motor mount insert (black)
- TPR Cold Air Intake
- Greddy evo2 exhaust
- DC Sports ceramic header
- Unorthodox racing pulleys (Water pump and Alternator)
- TRD quickshifter (00-02 set)
- Speed-Source shifter cable bushings
- Speed-source shifter base bushings
- Speed-source stainless clutch line
- Apex-I PowerFC standalone ECU
Interior
My interior is almost complete. Here is my current setup. If i can get some seats and a piece or two wrapped I will be done.
I'm still looking for a 2003+ celica to buy a full black interior from. Mine looks good and works good but the paint does chip and I tire of redoing it.
- Topshop's Carbon Fiber door inserts
- Topshop's Carbon Fiber Headliner
- Topshop's Carbon Fiber A-Pillars
- Topshop's Carbon Fiber Hatch Cover
- Custom TRD gauge face by Dooly
- Flat black painted 01' interior w/ clearcoat.
- Instrument Cluster Surround wrapped by Topshop
- real italian black leather with red stitching shifter boot and ebrake boot from RedlineGoods
- JDM trd horn button - black
- Euro CD player dash kit wrapped by Topshop
- JDM center console, hvac, and cluster surround, window switch cover wrapped by Topshop
- Matrix 6spd OEM shifter knob
- Red led turn signal conversion by Dooly
- Carbon Fiber rear view mirror cover from SpeedNStylez
- JDM Doorsills (also painted black)
System/I.C.E./Underhood goodies
Once I paint my car I will focus on building a new sub enclosure. Possibly from raw carbon fiber composite for ultra light weight.
I also want to powdercoat my intake pipe.
- Alpine type r 6.5" component speakers
- Alpine type x 12" DVC subwoofer
- Infinity 1211a two channel amp
- Sundown Audio SAX 100.2
- JVC KD-DV6200 DVD/WMA/mp3/mp4/AVI single din unit
- 6.5" Power Acoustic headrest monitor for JDM console
- PS2 mounted in rear
- Optima Blue-Top
- viper 800ESP
- Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Valve Cover
- Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Small Relay Cover
- Fiber Images Carbon Fiber ECU cover
- Fiber Images Carbon Fiber Radiator cover
- Carbon Fiber Spark Plug Cover by Julia Ronay
- OBX racing Red Radiator hoses
- Gunmetal AEM oil cap
- Hypermotive billet battery tiedown
- Wrinkle Red powdercoating on valve cover
- Wrinkle Red powdercoating w/ hi-temp clear on strut tower bar
- Gunmetal powdercoating on intake manifold