So i figured it was time to start a build thread.... so here we go..... Ive been working on cars since i was six and have always liked oldschool imports. My dad has a 86.5 supra in mint condition so it only seemed right to say within the Toyota family.... Ive had this car since i was 16 and now im 20. i drove it stock for about 2 years until I went to my first JCCS back in 2009. then i slowly started modifying it........ I just finsihed rebuilding the engine on friday and fired her up staurday. shes got a long way to go before JCCS 2012 and i figured id share the journey with yall. heres the mods list so far:

AE86 ground control coilovers
AE86 panhard bar
Aluminum radiator
HKS metal head gasket
isky cam
Solex Locks - ordered
header - ordered
Bubble shift knob
re-upholstered seats
MSD blaster coil
NGK plugs and wires

can somebody show me how to post pictures haha thanks.......

go to photobucket, upload your photos, then they will give you an [IMG] photo [IMG] link which you copy and paste on your post here.

Got to have 3 posts before you can put them up though... Look forward to your build on this the 'forgotten gen' of celicas

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1976 RA29 project car, now a driver!!!!!
1985 MX72 soon to be...
1985 Celica GT, driving the wheels off
1991 MX83 soon to be 7MGTE

Lets see some second gen action...

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1977 Celica coupe
1977 280z - wife's car
1955 Ford truck

Oh gotcha..... thanks... ill try and get some photos tonight.

So im still uploading pictures to photobucket but pics are coming soon. in the meantime i bought a set of 15" Enkei 92's.......... pics soon hopefully

so i try uploading pictures but i keeps telling me that my pictures are to big........ any advice?

Link them, ie copypaste the image URL and post it.
Either that, or you can resize them Photobucket has an editor that'll let you do so.

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'81 Scorpion- Daily thrasher/track project. 4G52, 4.6:1 rear end, suspension work etc.
'00 Magna- 6G74, 5spd. Sensible, reliable daily, gets along pretty well though.
'79 Suzuki GS550- 580cc overbore, rejetted carbs.

thanks i appreciate it.......

can you take a clear picture of the engine please? im curious about something i see. Where did you get the header and does it fit good?

I kno its been a while since my last post but heres the picture of the updated engine bay. I got the header from OBX and it fits really well. only problem im having is that i scrape it everywhere i go. other than that it works great.

also got these in today..... cant wait to put them on.

Nice build so far and clean ass engine bay. Also just ordered a set of those Solex myself. Looking forward to having working looks

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Money Pits:
- 1980 Corolla Hatchback - Power project
- 1988 Celica Alltrac - Snow fun project

thanks man. yea im looking forward to puting those locks on today. what are ur locks gonna go on?

I put Solex locks on my Corona using a Camry kit, and some modifying. People like them... and I do to since they can't be picked like my stock cylinders were. My car was stolen once (and recovered) and I decided on the Solex kit. Where did you get your radiator from?

I had a 78 Coupe and loved it. Some lady ran a red light and totalled it, I keep saying I'll get another some day, I loved that car. When it was totalled, I had so much custom work done to it that it was appraised at $6300 - without a paint job on it, it was primered black.

Mine is going on an 80 Corolla. Out of all 3 locks on my car, only 1 worked lol. Since the lever to open my hatch doesn't always work I decided the new locks just made the most sense to do.

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Money Pits:
- 1980 Corolla Hatchback - Power project
- 1988 Celica Alltrac - Snow fun project

I had to cut the holes in my door a little larger for the Camry locks (used a small file and a dremel), but the one for the trunk worked great. I worked at a Toyota dealership at the time so I was able to try a couple different sets before I found one that would work.

Every once in a while I spray graphite lube into the cylinder... keeps them working nice and smooth.