1982 toyota celica 2000st coupe - now on the road

[aled]

the celica finally made it on to the road this week, so she is now a rolling restoration.

 

next job is a respray in the next few months.

 

here are some photos.

 

 

 

 

 

driving it to the n.e.c. on friday, first long drive test.

[seth]

Excellent. These must have been one of those cars that disappeared over night as I definitely remember them floating around quite a bit "back in the day"

[Mike D]

Fabulous work Aled I love these celicii, such an awkward shape

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Fantastic work! I love these, far and away the most shite Celica, except perhaps if it had been an automatic. If I saw that coming down the road i'd drop a massive OMG right there and then!

[aled]

Fantastic work! I love these, far and away the most shite Celica, except perhaps if it had been an automatic. If I saw that coming down the road i'd drop a massive OMG right there and then!

 

 

glad you all like it, i think they did do an automatic one.

[ProgRocker]

Great news!

 

Behold the 1982 Toyota Celica ST - designed in conjuction with Etch-a-Sketch.

[Spottedlaurel]

Well done! I seem to recall you had a lot of work on this, excellent that you saw it through.

[trigger]

Well done!

 

Will your respray involve hand rolling beige paint over it, badly?.

[Rusty Pelican]

Well done Aled , lots of work has turned into massive WIN .

[Gompo]

Another well done from me, you obviously put masses of work into it. Those window frames really looked bad when you uncovered them..

[aled]

Well done!

 

Will your respray involve hand rolling beige paint over it, badly?.

 

 

some rag rolling with mat green paint for that military look perhaps

[aled]

Well done Aled , lots of work has turned into massive WIN .

 

 

see if i can do the mk 1 imp some justice in the new year.

[babydriver]

Yes a big well done from me too, you have inspired me to take on the might of the Herold in the new year when wifey gives me the mig I got as a bargain Crimbo prezzy and with your encouraging words ringing in my ears and the evidence there for all to see.

How you gonna do the paint? I am cadging some more tips!!!!

[eddyramrod]

Excellent, well done there! I remember these as a top rally car, fighting the Mantas and so on. Don't you think there's a touch of Fox-Mustang in the coupe shape? Nice to see one still alive.

[Station]

Is the paint faded? Try going over it with really high grade wet and dry and then G3 if you want it shiny for a bit. Well done for saving, they're excellent looking things.

[aled]

Yes a big well done from me too, you have inspired me to take on the might of the Herold in the new year when wifey gives me the mig I got as a bargain Crimbo prezzy and with your encouraging words ringing in my ears and the evidence there for all to see.

How you gonna do the paint? I am cadging some more tips!!!!

 

i use two pack paint from a local motor paints supplier, it is fleet paint by beck-mayer, gives really excellent results but does not come in metallics. shine straight from the gun.

 

here is a picture of my imp done 2years ago.

 

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Great work, I love that shape of Celica. What's the interior like?

[aled]

Excellent, well done there! I remember these as a top rally car, fighting the Mantas and so on. Don't you think there's a touch of Fox-Mustang in the coupe shape? Nice to see one still alive.

 

there is a guy that i have had some parts off, he has an early works rally car before toyota had the group 2 rally cars with turbos that were unbeatable for years on the safari rally.

 

i get people asking me if it is a tr7 some people just haven't a clue

[CIH]

bloody hell dude well done, that thing looked like it was fooked prior.

[aled]

Great work, I love that shape of Celica. What's the interior like?

 

very close to mint, had to throw the stereo away as it was mullered, fitted a jvc cd player this morning

[gurnsimps]

Had a ride in this Yesterday,it goes really well,well done for saving it Al!!

[barrett]

Well done, some pretty epic welding went on here and it looks damn sweet now it's all back together. Great to see people saving kwalzer shite like this

[aled]

going to the nec on friday in it up the m50 and on to the m5 to brummie if anyone spots it give me a blast of the horn and a thumbs up.

 

chance in a million i know but you never know

[Timewaster]

glad you all like it, i think they did do an automatic one.

 

They did. Way back when - a mate had a "liftback" automatic one.

He used to have to plan his routes via petrol stations. He was skint but he had a huge collection of free glasses and decanters!

[aled]

so i have taken the car on its furthest journey in 7 years +, nec brum and back 350 miles fuel consumption 32- 35mpg.

not bad me thinks.

 

so i now know that the car is reliable and i can trust it to venture further afield in it.

 

i am well happy with it so will get the paint for it next week.

[Owain-328i]

WOW thats fantastic, well done! I was probably about 10 when i last saw one of those on the road