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08-15-2012, 11:40 PM
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Hoss Cat
Joined: Jan 2010
Location: Alpine/Cookeville, Tennessee
Oddometer: 1,086
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Celicas
Who likes these things? Someone said I needed a car, so I just went out and picked one up today ('93 GT) so I don't have to do this winter in bundles every day. Threw some better rubber on the front and the damn thing felt like it was leaning into twisties on the way home. A sight better handling than the old GM steel I've owned. I'm feeling like quick thinking and luck might have rewarded me here.
Anyhow I've joined the appropriate forum and I'm reading up/chasing a couple little electrical things and hoping the price wasn't too good to be true. It sure ain't shiny, though. Think maroon, dents, and cancer. Like Barney after repeated government testing. Aaanyways, any of you folks ever have one of these? What did ya think of it?
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08-16-2012, 12:05 AM
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somehow
Joined: Feb 2011
Location: In the middle of Europe (Germany)
Oddometer: 49
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I owned two of them, a TA23 from 1977 and a TA40 from 1978. Loved them!
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08-16-2012, 12:16 AM
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Thread Slayer
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: Eastern Yurp
Oddometer: 3,215
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The 4WD Turbos were really cool.
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08-16-2012, 05:45 AM
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Nerdly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: SE PA
Oddometer: 1,034
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Had a 77 myself, a friend had a 89. I liked the old RWD cars better, but the FWD can handle pretty nice as well.
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08-16-2012, 06:01 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2008
Location: Barnard, VT
Oddometer: 293
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'86 gt
Probably officially the slowest, poorest handling one of the bunch. First year of FWD, the old 3SFE from the first Gen Camry...nothing sorted about it, hatchback.
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08-16-2012, 07:33 AM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: Next to Rio Bravo
Oddometer: 2,958
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my old GF had one from the late 80s. 180,000 miles & no issues.
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08-16-2012, 03:16 PM
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Easily trainable
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: The Teton Rockies
Oddometer: 7,529
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1977 Celica GT was my first car. It'll hold 8 people
 Had a bit of a road race with my roommate on the day he picked his Saab up from the shop. It was a spirited ride home until my radar detector went off (he was in front of me). I made up for it by giving him a ride to court a few weeks later  That car got me out west. Good times.
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10-05-2012, 12:36 PM
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Wanderer
Joined: Apr 2006
Location: Upstate SC
Oddometer: 3,584
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Well, in might be a bit of a stretch. There were some legs outside the hatch. Russell had that car in the mid '80s. The 14-people incident was after a group of us watched "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" at the Astro Triple on College Avenue in Clemson, SC.  I was 14, and so were most of the other people in the car except Russell, who was 17.Love those old Celicas. Chris
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10-06-2012, 01:13 PM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Location: Pinewood Springs, Co
Oddometer: 6,703
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I agree GT-86 would be a better name. Kinda reminds you of the AE86, another cool old rwd Toyota.
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10-06-2012, 03:06 PM
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Hmm...
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: SF - East Bay
Oddometer: 4,082
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 Oh and that's a Gen2 Celica next to it.
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10-07-2012, 12:42 AM
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速
Joined: Dec 2005
Location: Pinewood Springs, Co
Oddometer: 6,703
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^That's some bad ass rally action right! I've never seen a Corolla rallying before, just the All-Trac Celicas, neat to see the old 2nd gen and a Corolla though.
This '74 is for sale on our local craigslist, probably drives alot like it originally did with that truck engine just with more modern fueling and better reliability http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3282175046.html  
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10-09-2012, 03:49 AM
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Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2003
Location: Hawkesbury NSW Australia
Oddometer: 1,798
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    Even Carlos SAINZ used to drive one, after the Celica's of course... (then the bastards pulled their dollars from Rally and sent them to F1 instead   dopey Toyota management!)
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10-09-2012, 02:50 AM
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Studly Adventurer
Joined: May 2012
Oddometer: 522
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I noticed today that one of the front upper suspension mounts is cracked. Bloody annoying.
They are cheap enough to buy. Anyone know if its an easy job to replace them? Any special tools or method required? |
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10-09-2012, 02:44 PM
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Yeah! I want Cheesy Poofs
Joined: Feb 2003
Location: SoCal
Oddometer: 17,781
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I guess you'd need a spring compressor. |
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08-16-2012, 05:37 PM
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be a man dodge tree bark
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: i am not f***ng stupid,but i used too. niles mi.
Oddometer: 7,344
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Crashed out a pumped up 22r celica on Hiawatha trails pro rally in 1991 ..I miss that car. Still glad the driver did not try and make the turn...
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