Steve C
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Thank you for all the useful replies, I will take the advice on board. It's a wheel arch I've been working on.
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Is it possible to achieve the factory gloss finish on a body panel with a spray can lacquer ?
The end result I got is a rough feel to it, even after polishing it.
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Excellent day......the operation wasn't as bad as I thought and I learnt a bit about braces
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Photoshoot with Practical Classics went ahead as planned today at Peterborough Arena. Weather was dry and sunny. They started shooting at 10:30am with a few staturary shots of the engine, interior, wheels and parts of the bodywork. All shots were done outdoors. There was a team of three involved in the whole procedure.
The exciting part was the "moving shots" where I followed their estate car with the photographer guiding me to either come closer or move back, a bit like shooting a action movie. We did a few laps of this.
I was talking to the owner of a Ford Escort Mexico 1972 which was being photographed for the front cover........I did try and persuade them to put mine on instead.........but they didn't accept my bribe
The staff of Practical Classics said that their jobs weren'nt particularly well paid, but you'd have to have a passion for cars to enjoy the job.
The article will appear in the May edition which will be on sale mid April. They will send me a complimentary issue plus a CD of my photos.
The car I had to chase
Practical Classic team
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Save like mad !!!
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Surprised to hear this, and maybe not too surprised as I understand pennies are tight. Owning and driving a sportscar will no doubt burn a hole in anyones' pocket.
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Looking fabulous Rich!
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Some things will be better than after market. The fittings will be more accurate and they'll last a touch longer, but it's not always the case. I had a load of problems with Toyota brake discs, took them back, they skimmed them but problem still there. Got aftermarket ones now and they 've been trouble free since.
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This is my second gen 4 Celica in 20 years ownership.
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Always get a wave in the 5 and the 6, seems some 7 drivers dont though from other threads i've read
Agree with Arizona on the 7s, because there are so many anout , not every owner is an enthusiast.
The rarer the Celica, the more chance you'll get a wave especially in a gen 4. Its years before I ever see one randomly on the road.
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Hi Steve, Fancy a meet at Wisbech Sunday 15th July, info on meetings site. Hope all is well with you, Cheers Chris.
Hi Chris, you know I should've given you a lift to get your Celica from that car park at Duxford.
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Wayne, you're beggining to show signs of Advance Obsessive Celica Disorder
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Hi Liam, Oaksey is a gen 7 member from the Cambridge area. We recently had a meet at the Duxford Air Museum, although there were no gen 7 Celicas.
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Everytime I park up and walk away.........I always turn my head back to give it a "Miss You" look.
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Probably will hit it if in "P" ?
Shaun, get it for the 4 first
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There is a "Help" group for people like us
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Very glad to hear this Rich, and thanks in advance for helping me out
There are indeed plenty of 5s and 6s, I will keep my out for you. What is your budget ? I hope that we're able to view a Celica together one day -
, lads at work to the guys at the hand wash i go too.
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Celicalitus is a disease associated with people who are obesessed about the sports car, the Toyota Celica series from the very first generation, through to the final seventh generation.
It can be passed down through family genes as certain members of families may have had it before their offspring, therefore it automaticly passes on to them. Certain members on the Celica Club UK have caught the disease through this way.
Other ways it can be caught are through friends who insist on brainwashing their mates on how good and sexy the Celica is, therefore influencing someone who was about to buy a Ford , Vauxhall, or Rover etc, into buying a Celica instead.
It can also be self inflicted. When one has passed their driving exam, they don't go and buy a normal sensible family car which gets them from A to B, but do their research on a Toyota Celica and decide they want excitment that a normal car can't provide. It also has an added attraction for male owners, that it can attract the female species :naughty
Its a disease which becomes an addiction. Withdrawal symptoms are inevitable. Owners cannot stop thinking about their cars and tinkering with them.
Symptons of Celicalitus :
Polishing the Celica everyday or in extreme cases, twice a day.
Going to and from the garage or drive, every so often to look at the Celica.
Secretly sneaking a Celica brochure into the toilet
Starting the engine up and just listening to it.
Taking lots of photos and making videos of it.
Checking the Celica Club forum for new posts.
Driving to meaningless destinations, taking the longer route than usual and taking photos.
Taking bits of engine apart, looking at it, take photos of it.
Buying little toy models to go alongside the real thing.
Arranging meets to look at other Celicas.
Wearing a T-shirt with a photo of your Celica, to tell everyone you have Celicalitus.
Keep turning your head several times to look at it after parking up.
Looking at reflections of the Celica in shop windows while driving.
Owning more than one Celica.
Thinking about what job next to do on it, when sleeping ( ignoring the other half
).Parking your Celica in a heated, carpeted room, that's even nicer than your bedroom.
These are some of the main symptons, and there many more. Currently there is no known cure. Sufferers will have the disease forever and they just have to deal with it in a controlled enviroment such as the Celica Club UK. It's thanks this club that we have the disease under control. Although recently the forum went through a refurbishment and sufferers had no-where to release their desires.
Fellow sufferers of CELICALITUS.......please do not feel isolated, we are all here to support one another and NOBODY on here will laugh or bully each other......we ALL have the same disease.
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Just read the "Done" list on page 100.............and boy it's long!!!Right, I'll stay out of this one :rolleyes:
A picture of your Celica outside a Chinese take away shop.
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Found this lurking about in my neighbourhood
And this.............
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Ok ...................................I got this right then
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Post your CELICA pic of the day:ONE PIC PER PERSON PER DAY PLEASE!
in General Celica Discussion
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As we all know when going to supermarkets to far away from other cars and get an end bay.