str8thugginit4ya

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Well this project of mine has been going on for about the past 10 months. Unfortunately I don't have pics to document my progress. Me and my uncle set out to paint my car about 3 weeks ago and here is the outcome.











I know I got a little camera happy, but I'm just excited to have my car done. All of the body work was done by my Uncle and myself. I have to say that it did not come out perfect, but hell yes, it came out good! I still need to put back on a few minor things such as the fog lights and some other stuff. But other than that, I think that's all! Let me know what you guys think of the car.


-Thanks, Ryan

playr158

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Your wheel intention was good...the out come looks poor. Staggered is nice, but stretched tires are blah. You don't even need stretch tires at that ride height.
lower it more, spacers in the front and then you might need some stretch.


I do like the paint choice and the overall look of the car though. good job

SwissFerdi

#3

Looks great! The color compliments the car well. I'd have done the rear fender a bit differently, it almost seems too stretched. Awesome color though.

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manphibian

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Good choice of colour, and i think the stance is SICK!

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808celica

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Woooooooot!!!!! told you green would be sick!!!! glad you took my advice on the rear fender area. looks hella tight now. just slamm the car and BAM!!! Instant.....hmm how should i say it.....str8thugginit4ya

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (808celica @ Jan 19, 2010 - 5:35 PM)

>Woooooooot!!!!! told you green would be sick!!!! glad you took my advice on the rear fender area. looks hella tight now. just slamm the car and BAM!!! Instant.....hmm how should i say it.....str8thugginit4ya

Thanks a lot for the compliments guys. I do have the spacers for the front, it's just that I didn't have them when I put the rims on at the spray booth, I only had the rear ones. As for the drop, I have Teins on them right now. But I have yet to find any suspension system that rides good and gives a lower drop than the Teins. Any suggestions? Don't even bother suggesting coilovers, cause I'm not interested in them. And as for my screenname, I've had it since AOL was in style and I was like 8-9 yrs old, so I kind of just never bothered having to remember a different one. I know the body work didn't come out GREAT, but hey, it was my first attempt at REAL body work. I've done minor body work before, but this was the most i've ever done in the area of body work. Painting and spraying comes easy for me.

str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (playr158 @ Jan 19, 2010 - 4:41 PM)

>Your wheel intention was good...the out come looks poor. Staggered is nice, but stretched tires are blah. You don't even need stretch tires at that ride height.
lower it more, spacers in the front and then you might need some stretch.


I do like the paint choice and the overall look of the car though. good job

Do you have any suggestions, other than coilovers, that rides good and gives you a better drop than the Tein S-Tech?

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QUOTE (manphibian @ Jan 19, 2010 - 5:19 PM)

>Good choice of colour, and i think the stance is SICK!

Thanks, it means a lot coming from you!

str8thugginit4ya

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Just to clarify, the foggy areas on the hood and roof of the car is not from poor painting, it was just the morning and it was cold a bit so it had some condensation all over the car.

boosted185

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How wide are those rear wheels? I personally don't think it looks all that bad with the stretched tires on the rear, but I think the overall wheel sticks out too far. Do you have spacers on the rear? if so, can you take them off and still have the wheel and tire clear the strut? If you can, I'd take the spacers off in the rear and tuck those babys in there! Just my little $.02! Very nice looking car though overall!!

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samir0189

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wow looks great man...... id love to see it in person at the FL meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HINT HINT.

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (boosted185 @ Jan 19, 2010 - 8:12 PM)

>How wide are those rear wheels? I personally don't think it looks all that bad with the stretched tires on the rear, but I think the overall wheel sticks out too far. Do you have spacers on the rear? if so, can you take them off and still have the wheel and tire clear the strut? If you can, I'd take the spacers off in the rear and tuck those babys in there! Just my little $.02! Very nice looking car though overall!!

Thanks a lot bro! Yes, I do have spacers in the rear, and I also need to put the front spacers on as well, but I have to keep the spacers on the back because it rubs against the strut. They are 18x9.5 in the rear and 18x7.5 in front. I'm putting on the front spacers because it makes the rims more flush to the fender.

str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (samir0189 @ Jan 19, 2010 - 8:20 PM)

>wow looks great man...... id love to see it in person at the FL meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HINT HINT.

Yea, me too! ALthough there is one SMALL problem. I have class on Saturdays now and I'm hoping that I don't have a test on that day. I have no problem ditching the class, it's just that my teacher doesn't tell you about tests until the week before. Plus, he doesn't even give out a syllabus. Freaking professors!

SwissFerdi

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QUOTE (samir0189 @ Jan 19, 2010 - 7:20 PM)

>wow looks great man...... id love to see it in person at the FL meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HINT HINT.

I didn't realize he was in FL...definitely try to make it!

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jan 19, 2010 - 7:32 PM)

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QUOTE (samir0189 @ Jan 19, 2010 - 7:20 PM)

>wow looks great man...... id love to see it in person at the FL meet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HINT HINT.

I didn't realize he was in FL...definitely try to make it!

Oh, I will. I just have to make sure I don't have a test that weekend!

SwissFerdi

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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Our list is growing! What is it now, 7 cars?

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lagos

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I like the wheels and the color. good job!

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SwissFerdi

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QUOTE (str8thugginit4ya @ Jan 19, 2010 - 7:31 PM)

>Yea, me too! ALthough there is one SMALL problem. I have class on Saturdays now and I'm hoping that I don't have a test on that day. I have no problem ditching the class, it's just that my teacher doesn't tell you about tests until the week before. Plus, he doesn't even give out a syllabus. Freaking professors!

Shank him in the face. Tell him that Celica tomfoolery is at stake.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jan 20, 2010 - 11:19 AM

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Madlife

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QUOTE (str8thugginit4ya @ Jan 19, 2010 - 4:18 PM)

>I know I got a little camera happy, but I'm just excited to have my car done. All of the body work was done by my Uncle and myself. I have to say that it did not come out perfect, but hell yes, it came out good!

-Thanks, Ryan

Perfect or not, its pretty damn good and im sure a hell of a lot cheaper than paying someone to do it. Im doing my first self paint job on my mr2 this summer because I cant see spending $2000 on a paint job for a $3000 car. If mine comes out like that i would be dancing.

The wheels aren't my style, but i like the subtle lips/skirts very nice.

cheela

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best color ever!

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (Madlife @ Jan 20, 2010 - 2:31 PM)

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QUOTE (str8thugginit4ya @ Jan 19, 2010 - 4:18 PM)

>I know I got a little camera happy, but I'm just excited to have my car done. All of the body work was done by my Uncle and myself. I have to say that it did not come out perfect, but hell yes, it came out good!

-Thanks, Ryan

Perfect or not, its pretty damn good and im sure a hell of a lot cheaper than paying someone to do it. Im doing my first self paint job on my mr2 this summer because I cant see spending $2000 on a paint job for a $3000 car. If mine comes out like that i would be dancing.

The wheels aren't my style, but i like the subtle lips/skirts very nice.

Thanks a lot for the compliments guys. Yea, I was going for a sort of subtle look. Good luck with the paint job this summer; and remember one thing, be patient. I could've finished this car in a week, but I took my time and made sure I could do everything to the best of my ability.

GordGT4

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I really like it !! Nice colour and totally love the rear arches ! Looks mean as **** !

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mmmchocolate

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wow i really like your car! i love the front lip! great great looking car!

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Promasta

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what's the wheel offset and spacer size?

6gcSTVT

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For a second there I thought you may have been trying to make a supra but it looks great, its not riced out, and that rear tire and rim combo looks mean.

Edit: Now it just needs some clear corners on the front!

This post has been edited by 6gcSTVT: Jan 20, 2010 - 7:28 PM

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (6gcSTVT @ Jan 20, 2010 - 8:27 PM)

>For a second there I thought you may have been trying to make a supra but it looks great, its not riced out, and that rear tire and rim combo looks mean.

Edit: Now it just needs some clear corners on the front!

Yea, but they're FREAKING hard to find the clear signals for the 94-95 bumper. To think, I have a 99 GT and had to go and find a 94-95 bumper to put on that front lip. But anyways, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH for all the compliments guys. I'm just glad my car is looking the least bit close to as good a s your guys cars.

This post has been edited by str8thugginit4ya: Jan 20, 2010 - 8:41 PM

str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (Promasta @ Jan 20, 2010 - 8:11 PM)

>what's the wheel offset and spacer size?

Oh, and the offset of the rim is 35 with a 1inch spacer in the back.

OOBE

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What can I say? I like how the wheels look. The front ones need to be more flush and that's it. If the tires weren't stretched and the rear ones didn't stick out as much, it would be perfect. It's just a few tweaks away from perfection. Still looks better than most out there. The lip and width gives it a beefy look, like from a Supra.

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str8thugginit4ya

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QUOTE (OOBE @ Jan 20, 2010 - 11:06 PM)

>What can I say? I like how the wheels look. The front ones need to be more flush and that's it. If the tires weren't stretched and the rear ones didn't stick out as much, it would be perfect. It's just a few tweaks away from perfection. Still looks better than most out there. The lip and width gives it a beefy look, like from a Supra.

Thanks a lot OOBE. I have the spacers for the front, it's just that I haven't put them on as yet.

garin

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nice color... 6p3, deep jewel green pearl? rear quarter panel looks good! already said, LOWER it more!... coilovers, not springs. very clean!

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SwissFerdi

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Just noticed...where did you get the OEM hatch visor? I want it.

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