Hey everyone. I'm new here. I'm also a new owner of a 1975 Celica GT. It's mostly original and needs some work. It has a crappy yellow respray and some rust (hopefully only surface rust). The gas tank is horribly rusted inside and I don't think I'll be able to reuse it. The seller gave me the gas tank from his 73, so hopefully I can adapt that to make it work in my car. The driver's seat belt sometimes stays locked, and I can't fasten it when it does that. So all in all, I will attempt to get it running and go from there. My dad had a 73 GT, but when I was a kid ('95) it was stolen. Hopefully that doesn't happen to me too.
Looking forward to learning from the more experienced members, and maybe I'll be able to help others too!
Hello from SoCal
Hello from SoCal
My 1975 RA22 Celica GT: https://imgur.com/a/paJob
Re: Hello from SoCal
Welcome!
Put up some pics!
Also, put your location on your profile so you can get local help.
Chuck
Put up some pics!
Also, put your location on your profile so you can get local help.
Chuck
"If you're going through hell, keep going." Winston Churchill
https://imgur.com/m2giFIx
https://imgur.com/m2giFIx
Re: Hello from SoCal
Here's a couple of pics that the previous seller took. It looks good to me in the photos, but when you view it up close in person you can spot all the imperfections.
https://imgur.com/a/paJob
Also the steering wheel has LOADS of play, so that's on my list of priorities to sort out as well.
https://imgur.com/a/paJob
Also the steering wheel has LOADS of play, so that's on my list of priorities to sort out as well.
My 1975 RA22 Celica GT: https://imgur.com/a/paJob
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Castillo77
- Posts: 124
- Joined: June 12th, 2015, 8:30 pm
- Location: Hemet CA
Re: Hello from SoCal
Clean ride. What part of socal are you in?
Re: Hello from SoCal
I live in Eastvale. My car isn't actually running currently because I'm trying to swap in an RA21 fuel tank (my car is RA22). I'm currently trying to figure out how to wire it, so I'll be posting about that shortly.
My 1975 RA22 Celica GT: https://imgur.com/a/paJob
Re: Hello from SoCal
Welcome to the club. Your new ride looks great. Enjoy the project and keep us updated often.
74 Celica ST Rotary 13BT
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DeadDroneSNK
- Posts: 70
- Joined: October 27th, 2015, 6:08 pm
- Location: Northridge, California
Re: Hello from SoCal
where did you find this car?djw wrote:I live in Eastvale. My car isn't actually running currently because I'm trying to swap in an RA21 fuel tank (my car is RA22). I'm currently trying to figure out how to wire it, so I'll be posting about that shortly.
Re: Hello from SoCal
Yeah, where did you get this car? Saw a similar one near me for sale not long ago.
1971, 72, 74 Celicas
1985 AE88 hatch
1989 240SX hatch
2020 86 TRD package (sold 2004 IS300 5MT)
1985 AE88 hatch
1989 240SX hatch
2020 86 TRD package (sold 2004 IS300 5MT)
Re: Hello from SoCal
The car was in the Albany / El Cerrito area of the Bay area. I hopped on a flight to Oakland to get there.
My 1975 RA22 Celica GT: https://imgur.com/a/paJob
Re: Hello from SoCal
Yup, that's the one near me. Glad to see it go to a member here.djw wrote:The car was in the Albany / El Cerrito area of the Bay area. I hopped on a flight to Oakland to get there.
1971, 72, 74 Celicas
1985 AE88 hatch
1989 240SX hatch
2020 86 TRD package (sold 2004 IS300 5MT)
1985 AE88 hatch
1989 240SX hatch
2020 86 TRD package (sold 2004 IS300 5MT)