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Hello from East Bay Area

Posted: April 22nd, 2017, 1:38 pm
by Sprocket481
I've had two classic Celicas. The first I got in high school, I traded a graphing calculator and $50 for it (this was almost 15 years ago before everyone went crazy for them and you could still get one for almost nothing). I had it for a few years when it was hit by a drunk driver while parked in my driveway. The damage was only cosmetic and minor at that but the insurance company still totaled it. At the time it also had a blown the head gasket and fed up with it I made the stupidest decision I've ever made and decided to sell it :banghead: A few years later I realized my mistake and have been searching for another one ever since. Well a year ago I found this beauty up in Washington and bought it immediately.

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I recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and hopefully on Monday I will finally get it licensed (California emission laws are a pain in the @$$). It's bone stock (for now) and the only damage is a Grand Canyon size crack in the middle of the dashboard. I'm planning on completely swapping out engine and suspension, I'm just not sure with what yet.

Re: Hello from East Bay Area

Posted: April 22nd, 2017, 2:54 pm
by 73GTV
Sprocket481 wrote:I've had two classic Celicas. The first I got in high school, I traded a graphing calculator and $50 for it (this was almost 15 years ago before everyone went crazy for them and you could still get one for almost nothing). I had it for a few years when it was hit by a drunk driver while parked in my driveway. The damage was only cosmetic and minor at that but the insurance company still totaled it. At the time it also had a blown the head gasket and fed up with it I made the stupidest decision I've ever made and decided to sell it :banghead: A few years later I realized my mistake and have been searching for another one ever since. Well a year ago I found this beauty up in Washington and bought it immediately.

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I recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and hopefully on Monday I will finally get it licensed (California emission laws are a pain in the @$$). It's bone stock (for now) and the only damage is a Grand Canyon size crack in the middle of the dashboard. I'm planning on completely swapping out engine and suspension, I'm just not sure with what yet.
"The Atomic Celica".... No? ........ "Gad Counter One" Man, Welcome, Welcome!!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Re: Hello from East Bay Area

Posted: April 25th, 2017, 12:14 pm
by dsp979
Welcome to the east bay. There's a last Thursday of the month old school j-tin meet in santa clara. You might be able to find it on FB.

Re: Hello from East Bay Area

Posted: April 28th, 2017, 8:58 am
by Sprocket481
dsp979 wrote:Welcome to the east bay. There's a last Thursday of the month old school j-tin meet in santa clara. You might be able to find it on FB.
Ahh, missed it this month. I'll try and make it out for the May meetup.