90 celica st worth $250 w/o engine? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

SymtecX2003 · 07-30-2006, 03:35 PM

ok.
i was out riding around one day and i ran into a 90 celica st (red) that from what the owner said has been sitting for 4 years he gave me the story bout his divorce and the car and such *yawn* but when we started the car it had a rattle in the engine but not a knock from the bottom end....???? is this car worth 250 dollars?
i has little things wrong but over all in VERY clean and nice shape.... btw its the 1.6L engine with auto trans
Comments Anyone
P.S. could the rattle be a valve or such?
need feed back pls

Pineapple · 07-30-2006, 04:18 PM

Only if body in great condition. You can get another 4A-FE or 7A-FE and drop it in. $1000 and you got a running car.

JRB · 07-30-2006, 04:23 PM

$250 for a 5th gen in good shape all around minus the engine...sounds like a good candidate for a 3sgte swap

Pineapple · 07-30-2006, 04:25 PM

^Its a ST with 4A-FE not GT/GTS with 5S-FE. Could be done but more work.

JRB · 07-30-2006, 05:32 PM

oops my bad, but still, what'd all be different, other than customizing some mounting brackets...given you'd wanna change the tranny anyway (please remember piney I'm a 1st gen guy, so if I sound dumb, it's cuz I am! lol)

Pineapple · 07-30-2006, 07:27 PM

ST got smaller brake and rear drum. Also the hubs are 4 bolts. It also lack sway bar and sturt bar. Only thing itgot is weight less. A 4A-GZE would be a nice swap.

02_vvt-i · 08-03-2006, 10:19 AM

id jump on that.

mazdaverx7 · 08-03-2006, 10:56 AM

its a great deal! i personally think its worth it. it may just be a rattling exhaust. who knows. i'd jump on it.

generalsballa67 · 08-05-2006, 06:04 PM

you should buy it....even if u didnt use it for yourself if the car is clean you could sell off the parts and make more than you paid for it

SymtecX2003 · 08-05-2006, 06:43 PM

im considering i also found a 3sge engine with belive it or not 400 miles on it
its so clean i could and would eat off the valve pan its nice
should i swap it into my 90 camry dx. if so what would i have to do with the wiring and such?

mazdaverx7 · 08-06-2006, 08:45 AM

are you still considering the celica?

SymtecX2003 · 08-07-2006, 12:28 AM

still considering and debating... if i find a 3sgte with VERY low miles that i can build from bottom to top i'll buy, but otherwise i dont know yet lol