Vip's Celica All-Trac Project

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December 7th 2006 - Began removing the engine and tranny again.

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March 14th 2007 - Purchased fuel upgrades. Extreme Boost top feed fuel rail, 780cc injectors, Supra TT fuel pump, SX adjustable fuel pressure regulator.

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March 15th 2007 - Rust removal begins.

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March 23rd 2007 - Removed ABS and installed non-ABS brake lines and proportioning valve.

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March 25th 2007 - Cleaned and painted the engine bay with rust inhibiting paint.

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March 27th 2007 - Bought a CS/RC front bumper from my local Toyota dealership Ignore the pollen.. it's really bad right now.

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April 15th 2007 - Started rust removal process on the rear of the car. Removed rear tail lights, rear bumper, dropped the fuel tank. Really bad rust on the fuel tank. Looks like I'll be making some custom fuel lines in the future.

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April 18th 2007 - Dropped the rear subframe. Isn't it pretty?

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April 24th 2007 - Stripped the interior. Ground away rust spots in the hatch area/spare tire well. Painted and sprayed rubber coating. I also found a mysterious device in the driver side interior panel under the rear speaker. After some searching, I found out that it is a Lo-Jack device. I also found a cable with a BNC connector under the carpet under the driver seat. It led into the headliner.

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April 29th 2007 - Chiseled sound deadening from driver and passenger footwells. Ground rust from under the sound deadening and painted.

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May 13th 2007 - I made a big hole today. I haven't made much progress lately. Working with rust is really depressing.

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June 30th 2007 - It's been a while since I've worked on the car. I finally got back to it and degreased the whole underbody. I'm prepping it for POR-15 treatment. I'll post pics later this week with the progress.

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July 19th 2007 - I continued cleaning the underbody today. It was a nasty mess. The grease and dirt was caked on so thick!!! I went through 2 big wire brushes. I'm not completely finished yet, but I got most of it clean. Here are before and after shots.


Just before the engine was pulled out back in december:









And this is after today's progress:

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August 20th 2007 - I haven't worked on the car much since I was injured last month. I've been doing more cleaning on the underbody over the past couple days. Here is how the car sits as of now.

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September 11th 2007 - I finished cleaning the underbody this week. Today I took care of most of the rust under there. I prepped everything and painted. The underbody is 95% finished. I need to take care of a few things tomorrow and it'll be ready to put back together!! FINALLY