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My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 17th, 2012, 1:11 pm
by metricc
My name is Caleb, I've always wanted a 1st gen celica and was out on some back roads riding one of my vintage motorcycles the other day and spotted this little gem. She's a 1 owner 167K never been wreck beauty! Bought her from a 86 year old man that has had it parked for over 8 years, he would drive it about one a week to keep the gas and oil circulating. I picked her up for $2300, will need a couple things done, but guess thats what you get with a 30= year car
heres a list of upgrades and fixes to come,
New shocks and springs, fix fuel gauge, upgrade to webber carb, replace all vac lines, hoses and belts, new plugs, cap, and rear tires, probably replace rims ( they are in great shape just not a huge fan of ones on there). Engine is solid doesn't have any leaks or knocks but will eventually do a swap and turbo.
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 17th, 2012, 1:34 pm
by metricc
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 17th, 2012, 3:08 pm
by neil reid
Wow! From the pics it looks like you STOLE it for $2300. Paint looks fresh.
Nice car!
Welcome
Neil
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 17th, 2012, 3:31 pm
by toyboyracer
May I offer the 1st thing you do is get rid of those horrible "dog eared" door mirrors !
We had the same ones here in OZ around '83
Those Globeline mags.... Never saw what other people saw in them either
Excellent buy !!
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 17th, 2012, 6:00 pm
by metricc
Yeah mirrors are gone asap! Looking for something period correct.
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 12:20 am
by will
Caleb, are you the guy that sent me pics on hr. ?
Great score man..
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 12:33 am
by will
oh btw those mirrors might be a sought after, long discontinued style.
i can't recall the name but starts with a p
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 3:19 am
by TA28Dutch
toyboyracer wrote:May I offer the 1st thing you do is get rid of those horrible "dog eared" door mirrors !
And you're in desperate need for a set of smileys!
toyboyracer wrote:Excellent buy !!
+1!
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 5:54 am
by faffi
super LB,
cool collor and rims
you are a very lucky guy
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 2:59 pm
by toyboyracer
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 8:14 pm
by metricc
will wrote:Caleb, are you the guy that sent me pics on hr. ?
Great score man..
No just signed up, just bought it a couple days ago though, may have been someone else from the area thinking of picking it up but i snagged here first
Re: My first, 1st gen 1977 Salem OR.
Posted: June 18th, 2012, 8:16 pm
by metricc
Awesome mirror options, THANKS!
