yellowchinaman

#1

Hi All.

I've just signed up to this forum and thought I should introduce myself.
I'm Ray from London. I own a 94 WRC ST205 in 040 Super White.
It was a mess when I got it and I've been spending the last 2 years restoring it.
Everything you can think of what was normally wrong with a GT4 was wrong. The only thing good about it wsa that it was stock, engine block was still good and the body was alright. But I got it for a bargain and wanted a long project.
Here are a few pictures of it over the last 2 years:














I've been a member of the Celica_club.co.uk for the past few years and have done so much restoration work on my car that it's too much for me to list. At the moment it's lightly modded but performs like a dream.

Hope you like my work.

Ray

This post has been edited by yellowchinaman: Jan 15, 2009 - 10:30 AM

bccentaur3

#2

Nice work Chinaman hahaha, that was my nickname when I played football in college. Nice clean GT-Four, wished I lived in the UK.

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98 Celica gt red- totaled deer94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp)94 Celica gt white (sold)In need of a rust free chassis!!!!

yellowchinaman

#3

yeah I know. Had that nickname as a joke 2 years back but then became quite popular in the celica forum and have used it in the GT4 forums I've joined since and now here.

This post has been edited by yellowchinaman: Jan 15, 2009 - 11:49 AM

Batman722

#4

all the ccuk guys are popping up here now ! Glad to see your over here

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my st205 swapandour Beams swap

spotv6

#5

its an invasion
nice to see another ccuk er
car is a credit to ya mate

yellowchinaman

#6

hahaha. yeah well Id like to think of it as international networking
There's a lot of things we don't have in the UK for Celicas and this forum is very usefull.
Though I'm a devoted corperate member in the CCUK, I still like to branch out and make some connections.

note: can someone move this to the General thread pls? I mite have posted it in the wrong section.

DEATH

#7

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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Jan 15, 2009 - 11:00 AM)

>There's a lot of things we don't have in the UK for Celicas and this forum is very usefull.

This is nice to hear too as well.

Welcome man - very nice restoration project - got any before pics?

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

manphibian

#8

Welcome across Ray Good to see you.

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yellowchinaman

#9

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QUOTE (DEATH @ Jan 15, 2009 - 12:23 PM)

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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Jan 15, 2009 - 11:00 AM)

>There's a lot of things we don't have in the UK for Celicas and this forum is very usefull.

This is nice to hear too as well.

Welcome man - very nice restoration project - got any before pics?

The very top picture is the before and the bottom one is the after.
Not that much on cosmetics. The most obvious things you see are the carbon fibre.
I have tons of pitctures of my restoration work under the car and under the hood.

Nice to recognise some names here too. I saw Danny Mc Spammy posting in this forum as well.

This post has been edited by yellowchinaman: Jan 15, 2009 - 1:43 PM

Random_Stranger

#10

Looking good there. Welcome to the site.

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bccentaur3

#11

I know that the 7th gen seats look sporty, but comfort wise, I say 6th gen all the way.

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98 Celica gt red- totaled deer94 Celica st black DD (bad weather beater)- totaled deer95 Celica gt silver- chassis sold88 Celica All-Trac (Burned to a crisp)94 Celica gt white (sold)In need of a rust free chassis!!!!

Random_Stranger

#12

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QUOTE (bccentaur3 @ Jan 15, 2009 - 11:22 AM)

>I know that the 7th gen seats look sporty, but comfort wise, I say 6th gen all the way.

I would say 6th gen LEATHER! I put mine in and they just hug my back. Lazy boy can eat $#!T....... If only these seats had a vibration for massage, I would say we are set!

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richee3

#13

The title says it all... "Owner of a WRC ST205." Glad to have you over here!

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"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others labored hard for." -Socrates. Even Socrates told us touse the search button!2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage.1998 Celica GT-BEAMSSwapped.2022 4Runner TRD Off Road Prenium.2021 GMC Sierra AT4.

cheela

#14

invasion of the UK for sure. Ur like the 5th guy. hahahaha but, hey! it's a 6gc forum and everyone here welcomes you. can never have too many 6gc owners. welcome!

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*1997 Celica ST - 3SGE Greytop BEAMS*1977 Celica RA29 - Classic Cruiser*2005 Matrix AWD - dedded but still hanging around like a ghost2019 Rav4 XLE Premium - Sports mode is fun.

malpaso

#15

GT-four looks always good in white... damn good.

note: you are from London? we may have some beers I'll visit London in February for few days...

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No more replicas... This is evolution... This isSS-four:)________[Featured Celica of 6gc.net @ 2010]_________

yellowchinaman

#16

Thanks for the support guys and girls (if any)
me being the 5th one from the UK is hardly an invasion though?
I like the idea that I have a rear number under my hood being a WRC. Even though the extra bits are useless, it was more meaningfull as a restoration project.
Hopefully some time this year I'll be settuing up a work shop. Then i can fit a varis body kit to it and give it a respray to amend the dents and scratches it's collected over the years.
I don't plan on having big power but do plan on doing the usual mods to get it to 300bhp and also making more carbon details.

DEATH

#17

nvm


This post has been edited by DEATH: Jan 16, 2009 - 10:52 AM

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ENGINE: '93 RC 3S-GTE/WRC CT-20b [18-20PSI]PERF: TRD/HKS/ARP/NGK/MSD/ACT/Blitz/STRI/APEX'i/TwosRus/GReddy/Magnaflo/KOYOSUSP: Tein/Bilstein/SusTech/INT: SS-III SEATS/Toyota Hyper SportsEXT: WRC/TRD/404QUOTE (lagos @ Aug 25, 2010 - 10:13 AM)Its a safety feature so that people like you don't end up killing themselves or everyone around them.Slow down Paul Walker.6GC Chat - Go there: [url="http://www.griffgirl.com/forum/chat/index.php[/url]

Steinawarjar

#18

Nice.

This post has been edited by Steinawarjar: Jan 18, 2009 - 7:32 AM

Dan24

#19

welcome along Ray

yellowchinaman

#20

hehehe. it was just a matter of time till I hear from you on this forum too

manphibian

#21

Carbon number plate surround would look good

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GriffGirl

#22

I shall rep the female support!

Welcome! Nice ride and restoration! Yes, we on this side of the pond are jealous. At least Canadians will get to import GT-Fours. Not us.

PS: Too all the world, Happy GOODBYE GEORGE BUSH DAY!!!

This post has been edited by GriffGirl: Jan 20, 2009 - 5:34 PM

yellowchinaman

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QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 20, 2009 - 4:56 PM)

>Carbon number plate surround would look good

That is actually on my production line.

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QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jan 20, 2009 - 5:34 PM)

>I shall rep the female support!

Welcome! Nice ride and restoration! Yes, we on this side of the pond are jealous. At least Canadians will get to import GT-Fours. Not us.

PS: Too all the world, Happy GOODBYE GEORGE BUSH DAY!!!

A girl that can represent - nice!
How comes you cant get GT fours?