Bought my 1st car - 1977 Celica!

philrSJ · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:20 am

Purchased for $2300. Runs great, but I'm gonna try to fix it up a bit and possibly do an engine swap.

Here it is the day I got it!
(the blue Taurus in the background is the POS that I drive. 11 MPG - on a good day.)

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:50 pm

Nice celi! What engine swaps are you considering.

And you should really fix the taurus......11 is way too bad lol.

philrSJ · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:40 pm

I honestly have no idea which engine to put in, or what options I have. I'm not looking for anything that's overly powerful, but a more economical 6cyl engine.

Also, I'm getting rid of the Taurus. I bought this car to replace it

It's got way too many problems with it. The overall cost of repair would have been well over $5000.

schassisowner · **Posted:** Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:46 am

hopefully you don't say the same thing about the celica...

that thing is super nice :tu:

philrSJ · **Posted:** Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:14 pm

The Celica's doing just fine! It only needs some minor fixes.
The guy I bought it from painted it himself, so that's why the body looks decent.
The inside's in okay shape. Original seats and upholstery!

It's funny, because I woke up today and the Taurus had a dead battery. Haha.

stingray · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:26 am

congrats on the celica :tu:

UtahSleeper · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2012 11:51 am

Well, the celi has alot of options, so just take care of what you know has an issue then worry about upgrades later. Better to start upgrading after you have driven her a bit and see what you want from her.

Bought my 1st car - 1977 Celica!

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