I took some more pictures today. He had just finished washing it after a wet-sand. He said they’d probably have it in the paint booth next week. They look at fitting on the side-skirts, but they’re not a very good fit and would require a good bit of work and modification to fit on there. […]
This morning I went up to the college to check on the progress. They are indeed making progress. Well, I should say, “he” is making progress. I met the student who is assigned the project. We chatted for a few minutes. He’s a very friendly guy and appears to be doing a good job. Here […]
This past weekend we took a trip to Memphis, TN to visit some friends. Saturday, on the way up there, I saw their Pull-A-Part while traveling on I-240. “Hmm”, I wondered, “Do they have a 6th gen Celica?”. We’d be departing Monday afternoon, so I thought I might have a chance to go by there […]
Well, today I dropped my car off at the local community college to be painted by inexperienced students yet overseen by an experienced instructor.  It was a strange feeling leaving it there for the next month or so. I drove it there with no front bumper, no headlights, no wipers, nor any turn signals and […]
Below are some pictures of the disassembly in preparation for painting. I’m having it painted by students at a community college. I wasn’t quite sure I wanted them pulling and yanking on things to remove them, and further, the risk of leaving out clips and screws when putting things back together. I have no idea […]
Here’s a tentative list of things I would like to do. Some items are more likely than others depending on whether I can find a part supply and cost. I’m really trying to do this for not much money (most of the cost coming from the needed windshield replacement, struts replacement, and new rims/tires) , […]
Greetings! I’ve decided to start my first blog which will be used to document my efforts of revitalizing the exterior and interior of my 1994 Toyota Celica ST. A bit of history… In high school I had inherited my older sister’s 1979 Celica when she got a new car for high school graduation. It had […]