my 1977 celica gt liftback

ice_mr2turbo · 03-07-2009, 12:34 PM

yeah yeah i know it aint an mr2 but what the hell, its my new project, and only liftback 1st gen in iceland (nice 2x 1 of a kind cars here that i own)
the body its pretty banged up, last owner destroyed the car, those pics are 5 years old there
pics from january

pics of my work last month

back panel was pretty shitmixed work from prev owner
this is where the guy **** mixed the back panel together, as you can see he welded **** over the backpanel

here it is complete

here was a hole on the back panel

here i made a piece of sheet metal and welded it in and said good bye to those ugly usa side markers, usa spec 1st gen sucks, heavy bumpers and ugly lights

picked up nice smileys

and bought new sills and wheel arches

rear end getting ready
fully jspec rear end

1cm thick bondo FU*KING idiots and lot of dented iron that had fiberglass to make it nice

i would like to know what damn ******* fixed that car

pics of the car 2004, before the guy that owned it before me destroyed it with no care of the car

and last the engine donor that i picked up for 100$

ebouwman · 03-07-2009, 02:07 PM

OMFG

What did that last guy do to that thing!??!?!

That is HORRIBLE!

ice_mr2turbo · 03-07-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ebouwman

OMFG

What did that last guy do to that thing!??!?!

That is HORRIBLE!

just drove it and crashed it 2 times and it wasnt fixed properly

ebouwman · 03-07-2009, 02:23 PM

cause wow, that 1cm thick bondo is gross

Thats really too bad, it's amazing what those 5 years did to that car, because it looks amazing in the old pics of it (with the exception of the ugly USDM bumpers

)

mullen · 03-07-2009, 05:33 PM

dope....id do a 2jz in it tho

DkH · 03-07-2009, 05:47 PM

hey I just got 1977 celica gt liftback a few weeks ago also. I think i saw your post on the celica forum

ice_mr2turbo · 03-07-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mullen

dope....id do a 2jz in it tho

well there are only 4 2jz engines here so this is alot cheaper, and this wont be no race car,i have my mr2 for that

ebouwman · 03-07-2009, 07:47 PM

so the mr2's working again now?

ice_mr2turbo · 03-07-2009, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebouwman

so the mr2's working again now?

not quite, engine will go out this summer

ebouwman · 03-07-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice_mr2turbo

not quite, engine will go out this summer

just doing a swap, or are you doing a rebuild?

ice_mr2turbo · 03-07-2009, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebouwman

just doing a swap, or are you doing a rebuild?

rebuild and change timing belt
the timing belt has stretched and the car is half a tooth off timing

ebouwman · 03-07-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ice_mr2turbo

rebuild and change timing belt
the timing belt has stretched and the car is half a tooth off timing

i've actually never heard of that. I've heard of them jumping and skipping a tooth, but thats it

Spinfin · 03-08-2009, 11:54 PM

These cars are rare and easily confused for being an older mustang.

Man, there is a car like this in the Houston area in Texas.

I saw it like a month ago and last night! Is there a forum for owners of this car ?

If you want, the next time I see this car around at a houston car meet I can direct him to the site so y'all can exchange info about yalls car or whatev since their so rare.

ebouwman · 03-08-2009, 11:57 PM

I think i saw one for sale on craigslist in vancouver a while back, but it was pretty rough. I can see what you mean about it being mistaken for a mustang!

ice_mr2turbo · 03-09-2009, 01:44 PM

we have two owners clubs
1stgen celica and classic celica, but they are quite empty, only 2 or 3 people online at a time

ice_mr2turbo · 03-14-2009, 07:51 PM

little update
the welding machine was in use so i did what i could do
i lowered the gas tank down to remove the towing hooks, going to weld a piece into the hole
like this one has done :

it looks like this on my car

the hole is viewable from the back because its lower than the bumoer

then i removed tons of sound dampening

conor · 03-17-2009, 12:24 AM

Neat project!

msheiner · 04-02-2009, 10:54 PM

Hi there - I've a 77 Celica GT LB and was wondering if you now where I can get a great set of smiley bumpers?

ice_mr2turbo · 04-09-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by msheiner

Hi there - I've a 77 Celica GT LB and was wondering if you now where I can get a great set of smiley bumpers?

nice pairs of fiberglass smileys are on ebay all the time

RIOT · 05-17-2009, 06:31 PM

what motor is that you are using?

03-07-2009, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
ice_mr2turbo Rebuilder Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	my 1977 celica gt liftback yeah yeah i know it aint an mr2 but what the hell, its my new project, and only liftback 1st gen in iceland (nice 2x 1 of a kind cars here that i own) the body its pretty banged up, last owner destroyed the car, those pics are 5 years old there pics from january pics of my work last month back panel was pretty shitmixed work from prev owner this is where the guy ** mixed the back panel together, as you can see he welded ** over the backpanel here it is complete here was a hole on the back panel here i made a piece of sheet metal and welded it in and said good bye to those ugly usa side markers, usa spec 1st gen sucks, heavy bumpers and ugly lights picked up nice smileys and bought new sills and wheel arches rear end getting ready fully jspec rear end 1cm thick bondo FUKING idiots and lot of dented iron that had fiberglass to make it nice i would like to know what damn ****** fixed that car pics of the car 2004, before the guy that owned it before me destroyed it with no care of the car and last the engine donor that i picked up for 100$

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03-07-2009, 02:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC Posts: 1,600 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 51 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	OMFG What did that last guy do to that thing!??!?! That is HORRIBLE!

03-07-2009, 02:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC Posts: 1,600 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 51 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	cause wow, that 1cm thick bondo is gross Thats really too bad, it's amazing what those 5 years did to that car, because it looks amazing in the old pics of it (with the exception of the ugly USDM bumpers )

03-07-2009, 05:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
mullen evo tech Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: maine Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	dope....id do a 2jz in it tho

03-07-2009, 05:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
DkH Some Skills Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hey I just got 1977 celica gt liftback a few weeks ago also. I think i saw your post on the celica forum

03-07-2009, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC Posts: 1,600 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 51 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	so the mr2's working again now?

03-08-2009, 11:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
Spinfin Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 266 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	These cars are rare and easily confused for being an older mustang. Man, there is a car like this in the Houston area in Texas. I saw it like a month ago and last night! Is there a forum for owners of this car ? If you want, the next time I see this car around at a houston car meet I can direct him to the site so y'all can exchange info about yalls car or whatev since their so rare.

03-08-2009, 11:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
ebouwman Curve Hugger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: BC Posts: 1,600 Thanks: 19 Thanked 51 Times in 51 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I think i saw one for sale on craigslist in vancouver a while back, but it was pretty rough. I can see what you mean about it being mistaken for a mustang!

03-09-2009, 01:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
ice_mr2turbo Rebuilder Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	we have two owners clubs 1stgen celica and classic celica, but they are quite empty, only 2 or 3 people online at a time

03-14-2009, 07:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
ice_mr2turbo Rebuilder Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 259 Thanks: 2 Thanked 14 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	little update the welding machine was in use so i did what i could do i lowered the gas tank down to remove the towing hooks, going to weld a piece into the hole like this one has done : it looks like this on my car the hole is viewable from the back because its lower than the bumoer then i removed tons of sound dampening

03-17-2009, 12:24 AM	#17 (permalink)
conor Lord Anti-Rice Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 987 Thanks: 22 Thanked 32 Times in 28 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Neat project!

04-02-2009, 10:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
msheiner No Skills Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Hi there - I've a 77 Celica GT LB and was wondering if you now where I can get a great set of smiley bumpers?

05-17-2009, 06:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
RIOT Apex King Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vernon CT Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	what motor is that you are using?