1977 Celica GT | 1UZ Swap | Japanese Mustang

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Thanks for this awesome video! Really enjoyed getting to talk about my car and have it featured!

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@StrelkosChopShop You bet, and again awesome car! Can't wait to film more of your cool collection.

[@REAPER3fitty]

This is my dream setup. Already have the 1uz and even the Celica logo. Just need a Celica haha

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@REAPER3fitty lol. Never stop dreamin!

[@shepelkstone]

Love it! @sarah-n-tuned is building a '73 Celica with a 2UZ. It's super cool to see these cars finally get their due and that the ladies are building them, even better!

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@shepelkstone Her Celica looks really awesome, too! Thanks for checking this one out as well.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

This is more, owner interpretation, where Sarah's is "What Would Toyota Do?"

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@PiDsPagePrototypes yeah, I still like that type of content as well. It's good.

[@aluminumfalcon552]

Absolutely want to see both of these together when Sarah finally finishes hers. You two can compare cars and tats.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@aluminumfalcon552 I would love to collaborate with Sarah but I doubt I can get in contact with her, lol

[@msk3905]

These were always my favorite Celica design, body style.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@msk3905 I can't agree more 👍

[@kirkwilson5905]

I had a '77 Celica back in the day. LOVED that car. This build is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@kirkwilson5905 It's really cool you had one too! Thanks for checking this video out.

[@Cobbi-19]

Oh my God!!! I love that car. I'm 55, I had one those when I was a kid. Great job.

[@payne540]

This car is incredibly cool

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@payne540 🤙

[@rockbiterhd]

Australia is watching great job enjoy

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@rockbiterhd Thanks, bud! We love all the burnout vehicles Australia does! My previous video with the schoolbus has a burnout truck in it.

[@fericyde]

I had a 77 Black on Black Celica GT liftback and it would easily cruise at 90MPH -- I crossed the entire state of Indiana one time on rt 70 with it and when I checked the MPG I was making in the low-to-mid 20s at that speed somehow. Car was amazing. Didn't sound a thing like this though :)

[@fericyde]

Also I went through 2 of them -- bought a rust-free car and drove it about 3 years and it rusted out as well despite me undercoating it personally front to back -- it was bare metal from the factory under there :/

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@fericyde oh wow, sounds like you had some fun tho!

[@fericyde]

@@Eastcoastgarag3 I got the first car in 1984 from a used car dealer in Missouri - it had about 75k on it at the time so, get this - it was high mileage and an old car at the time. Car was 7 years old... Stuff was old a lot sooner back then. It was in great shape and had those big bumpers on it you talked about. The electro-sensor was awesome and worked perfectly - it would go off when I needed to change the oil. I stuck the hub caps from my 69 mustang on it and they looked factory. Somewhere I have a picture of the thing

[@tazin8r]

The air freshener, I'm dying

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@tazin8r 🤣🤪🤣

[@VaughnG71]

Never heard of these coming with a factory rollbar before. My dad used to lease a new one every year back then too. I guess you learn something new everyday.

[@StrelkosChopShop]

I think it was an add on from the dealership. My 73 celica coupe has one as well.

[@whorok305]

Ive always wanted to build that exact setup. Love it.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@whorok305 nice, it's def a sweet combo!

[@djSathen]

I had a 77 Celica back in the 90s, and the stock one could do 100mph. Got a few tickets in the thing, I think it had to do something with it being Yellow. That was my favorite car, I miss it.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@djSathen niiiice

[@maxxrelax88]

Its gorgeous! such a clean ride! love it.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@maxxrelax88 🤙

[@NoBrakes23]

I'm definitely an LS-swap-the-world guy, (And the "I'm just over it" excuse is absurdly lame,) but I still appreciate anytime someone can keep it in the family with a xUZ, VQ45, or Coyote, (For those respective manufacturers.) I've always loved the old Celica body, so it is nice to see people giving them some V8 love.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@NoBrakes23 for sure, I respect the ls swap the world people. And don't mis-hear me, I like some swaps, def depends on the car. My next video features an LS swapped car, and I kind of poke at myself for what I said here....you might appreciate it 🤪

[@diarrawilliams8347]

Wow, very nice Celica. I had a 1977 Celica but the hair cracked on my 21st birthday. I really miss that car.

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Awesome car! I learned how to drive in a 77 Celica.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@tireshredderjoe8894 that's awesome dude!

[@talesfromthetarheelstate351]

I have a 20 r in my 80 sun chaser. I have been working on getting it to run fast, I'm getting it there. Rebuilt, bored over thirty, torque cam, Lc Engineering distributer, spiral cut one inch spacer, weber carb, long tube header, and 2 1/4 inch exhaust. It's coming to life I tell ya, it's no 1uz, but hey, I do what I can.😁

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@talesfromthetarheelstate351 You may have no 1uz but I really like the sound of what you've done and cool that you worked with what you had within your means.

[@talesfromthetarheelstate351]

@@Eastcoastgarag3 Thanks, it's a labor of love. Next is electric fan and bigger carb. Bigger brakes first and some good seat belts. Gotta redo all the sway bar bushings too, oh, rims and tires too. The list never stops growing. LOL

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@DanielHollingsworth some engines like more back pressure

[@vsavage_old_rockerz]

love it!!!!! i love a vega with a smallblock, so this should be fun as well! peace

[@AdamOpheim]

ITB's sounds amazing on the 1U. Few semi affordable kits out there.

[@nostromo4269]

Cool car Love the air freshener!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Epic

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@nostromo4269 I know, right!?

[@Cheva-Pate]

In 1997 my GF had a blue -73 Celica GT and i had a blue -70 mustang HT and my friends could say I met you in your Mustang yesterday, but then i was driving the Celica…. 😁

[@regularguyfritz9450]

Very cool build!!

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@regularguyfritz9450 🤙

[@jayczyzyk9707]

Great build

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@jayczyzyk9707 🤙

[@whyme8848]

Thats so cool but i always loved the 73' bodystyle more but then it almost looks more like a old camaro, still one of my dream cars ofcourse with a v8 in it😉

[@StrelkosChopShop]

I actually have a yellow 73 coupe as well 😊

[@whyme8848]

@StrelkosChopShop cars are like 110% the reason why going to America would make sense for me

[@fritzmckellar1756]

Awesome ride! Those side marker lights are definitely off a Datsun pickup. I've got the same on mine.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@fritzmckellar1756 Nice, I love your Datsun truck...it's cool, especially bc it's got a vq35 swap 🤙

[@LastHumansGarage]

omfg... I had a white 77 GT sedan.. loved it. in 1990 or so.. I was like 16.

[@LastHumansGarage]

i had a pink floyd dark side of the moon tapestry glued to my headliner.

[@williampalmer8052]

Definitely a hundred times cooler with the Toyota engine swap. When the Mustang S550 came out, it reminded me a lot of this car, and that was one of the reasons I got one.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@williampalmer8052 Yeah, the 1UZ def makes this build even cooler 🤙

[@geoffkeller5337]

Emilee, you have built a really cool car. Absolutely love it. Yours is a Hell of a lot better than that other one being built.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@geoffkeller5337 I think Emilee's is better, and she is way cooler as well 😎

[@geoffkeller5337]

@Eastcoastgarag3 Absofreakinglutely agree Emilee is way cooler!

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Appreciate it guys! 💕

[@Big_Mike_Muniz]

Nice build. I spot my boys sticker "offdamrkt" sticker under the louvers.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@Big_Mike_Muniz Thanks, Mike. Good eye and nice youtube channel you got over there!

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Yup he’s actually the one who made the tail lenses for me, and I completely spaced and forgot to shout him out when I was talking about them lol. He’s making some custom tail lights for my husbands Grand National now that should be ready soon as well 🙌🏻

[@IvyRose95]

Sick car. 1UZ Power the world!!

[@REAPER3fitty]

Absolutely. 1UZ everything

[@StrelkosChopShop]

I have three extra motors just sitting on the shelf waiting to be put into something cool 😎

[@IvyRose95]

@@StrelkosChopShop may I suggest an old Datsun ute.

[@StrelkosChopShop]

@@IvyRose95 cant really get those here in the states, but we plan on putting one into a standard cab 2wd tacoma at some point.

[@parthadas4026]

LOVE FROM INDIA

[@TheSocialPraxis]

Cool ass build 👌🏼

[@JrodKustoms]

I have a 76 lift back Trying to figure out 1uz or 2uz. I have an sc400 for a donor for an '83 Celica lift back I have I'm building first, awesome car! Love to see these builds to get motivation to finish mine

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@JrodKustoms nice! If I had the option between those two, I would go with the 1UZ. Stay motivated 💪

[@jsimmonstx]

Then there's the 3uz with more hp than a 2uz, back to an aluminum block, so much lighter, too.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@jsimmonstx also true and another great option

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Definitely go with an aluminum UZ. The extra weight really makes a difference in the handling of these cars since they’re so light.

[@Stephincyber]

That car is soo dope sick yo... Coolio

[@DAT240Z72]

Badass!!

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

Awesome way better than any Mustang I love it and I'm a geezer I owned a lot of cars I own a Datsun 510 once to put a small block Chevy in a four-speed in it and a 12-bolt posi it was insane it was definitely scary the Celica GTS are awesomeDon't forget to watch Cold War Motors Hillbillies at their best cars bikes and junk cool stuff have a great day

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@gilbertwashburn7095 Haha, awesome! I'll check them out, thanks bud!

[@kevinb6396]

I may have missed it in your video…..but Did you swap the front cross member and go with a 1UZ front sump arrangement with rack and pinion? If you did, what cross member did you use? Thanks!!

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@kevinb6396 great question, I've reached out to the owner and will update you here once I get the answer 🤙

[@StrelkosChopShop]

The crossmember was swapped to a modified AE86 corolla unit, we had to do a little bit of cutting and space the rack from the frame rail about 1.5". It also utilizes a manual steering rack and pinion from the AE86 as well. The pan is factory LS400 front sump pan as well.

[@EnriqueMatheus-z2f]

Sick

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@EnriqueMatheus-z2f 🤙

[@ahealthyperspective8917]

My first car was a 79 Celica st.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@ahealthyperspective1283 that's a really cool first car!

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

5:10 'wasn't meant to go 80,..' That's about 130kph. At around 160kph the aero makes it so a Renault 16TS will begin to pull away. Don't ask,... Also, looks like those side repeaters on the rear quarter are upside down.

[@micahwest5347]

My 77 would do a hundo. Took a few miles on Florida interstate.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

@@micahwest5347 From a standing start, the '71 R16TS would v-max at a little under 190kph in about 2 & 1/2 kilometers. Older cars were still fast, it just took more time to reach those speeds. My '02 Grand Voyager will do it easy, in half that distance, and make it feel like doing 100kph cruise.

[@Happyh0b0]

Building a 77 ra23 with a 4age swap atm.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@Happyh0b0 niiiice!

[@anthonymendez1394]

I always dreamed of having one but they are a hefty penny i see them sold for like $20k and up, sadly i dont have that kind of money to get it or have the noney for the upgrades i would love to do for it

[@joelaichner3025]

The Mini-Stang

[@travistjarks1505]

She seems knowledgeable but the first gen 1uz’s can handle boost with no mods. With an aftermarket ecu will easily handle 10psi boost even with 325,000 on the odometer. I love the aluminum uz engine. Check out my interview with Larry Chen in Hawaii pop up meet.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@travistjarks1505 sweet, is the interview on your Instagram?

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Sure the Ecu can compensate for low boost but my transmission and rear wouldn’t hold long. Nor do I have the room to boost it without heavy modifications. That’s where the expense part comes in. I can barely fit my radiator hose, I don’t think I could shove a intercooler in there 😅

[@travistjarks1505]

@ I’m using a r150 out of a Tacoma behind my supercharged 1uz. I had a 4x4 one from a wrecked truck. Ended up cutting the front drive off the transfer case and welding it up and added some marlin crawler strong parts. Now I have low range in my sc400. If you watch my interview with Larry Chen, over a year ago when he was in Hawaii, you will see everything I do is on a budget and with what I can get my hands on. R150’s a good transmission to handle some boost. I’ve also come up with a way to have hidden twin turbos with a water to air inner cooler without losing any accessories.

[@travistjarks1505]

@ love the build by the way, awesome car, great choice of engines. Can see in the video my friend has a ls swapped rx-7. I definitely won’t be doing that when I get minez onez to Hawaii in a few months

[@StrelkosChopShop]

I honestly didn’t want to run an aftermarket Ecu setup. I wanted this car to be a fun reliable driver and that exactly what I have. Now my 73 coupe I’m building will have a very hard time keeping traction 😉

[@thorzeens]

the 20r i built in the 90s would let the car do 110 toped out but i love your car i have old school 350 form the 60s in mine and i turning my rav 4 in to a celica right now

[@CamoShirt]

it looks like a ford torino. nice air freshener haha

[@aidanbowers9036]

Dang I wish I had money

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@aidanbowers9036 I hear you there. Use vehicles like these as motivation to save more, make smart investments, or even to work for a better position or job. Easier said than done, but anything is possible!

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

I love the headliner back in high school in 1970 I had a 62 Oldsmobile Starfire headliner was junk my sister had a Bolt of flowered material so I did the t headliner in flowers my friend says that's for sissies I said yeah I got six girls in my car and you got none they didn't say a word the lines of your car are way better than a Mustang celica's are getting hard to find

[@illiniwood]

I vaguely remember this car from back in the day. Stems from a time when car manufacturers didn't sue each other's pants off over similar designs. Toyota wouldn't dare do such a thing these days. Ford would sue Toyota into oblivion for such a thing.

[@travisstamp7428]

UZ swap the world

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@travisstamp7428 hell yeah!

[@minibikemadman]

bad ass... a real woman with a 1uz in a Celica.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@minibikemadman I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@WesCoastin702]

Where can we find and follow Emilee This is a sick build

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@WesCoastin702 I don't believe she has a public social media profile for this build

[@geoffkeller5337]

​@@Eastcoastgarag3She really needs to have some social media going. She would have a huge following.

[@LuckyCharms777]

⁠@@geoffkeller5337​​⁠ Car chicks generally do have huge followings from all the simps spazzing out over them.

[@thorzeens]

lot of the datsun z stuff fits the celica to fyi

[@tcae8658]

👍🏼

[@bsellman6881]

What is the dude sporting those queer glasses? But very cool car thank you

[@olikat8]

Neat car- take it you've seen 'Sarah-n-Tuned' and her Celica

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@olikat8 Yeah, what she's doing with hers is cool

[@olikat8]

@@Eastcoastgarag3 I love the 1st Gen Celica, good to see people really doing them up more & more

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Yeah, I saw her starting her build after I got mine done.

[@joelaichner3025]

If they built it again , they’d sell like silver dollar pancakes at IHOP , International House of Pancakes

[@nedaCFilms]

I hate JDM mirrors lol.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@nedaCFilms Yeah, they aren't for everyone, but hey, thanks for checking out the video!

[@StrelkosChopShop]

Honestly me too lol, I can’t see crap out of them.

[@robertanderson6803]

im in love (and not with the car)..

[@RocktCityTim]

Not a good bit of info on the original speed. My 1977 GT with the 20RC could do 115+ at sea level.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@RocktCityTim she was exaggerating I believe

[@wilbertcortes9238]

If posible get other seats

[@StrelkosChopShop]

…why?

[@victorbernabe4294]

70’s Japanese muscle! Ty for not bastardizing the classics

[@craigr13666]

Where can I find a woman like that!?

[@Panthercholo]

Outside

[@ChanceSummer]

1 in a billion.

[@peterpann9619]

Needs the hood.

[@Da89soup]

This chick needs to marry me!

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@Da89soup lol, she's happily married

[@falconater68]

1970 ford torino...

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@falconater68 only better

[@robertpoudrette4483]

So where can we hear the damn thing running instead of the stupid "music"???

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@robertpoudrette4483 yup, literally the first part of this video and at 10:11

[@zymmer4]

sarah is designing and building a 2uz transplant..her's will look as if Toyota built it..She has $40000 in it and more to go..but..it will be done the way Toyota would have done it.There is no build on the planet that will match the work Sarah has in hers.

[@Eastcoastgarag3]

@@zymmer4 her build looks really awesome 👌

[@StrelkosChopShop]

This isn’t something that needs to be compared to her celica. I don’t have social media or sponsors funding my build. Your last comment is extremely rude, the fact of the matter is that my hands have been all over this car, every bolt, every panel, every custom bracket. Whose to say that Toyota wouldn’t have used a 1UZ which is a car engine and not a 2UZ which came out of a truck. To each their own but there no need to diminish my build, I built exactly what I wanted and envisioned.

[@aluminumfalcon552]

@@StrelkosChopShop I love both builds, and right now, yours is on the road. I will also add, they must not have seen Project Binky because even as meticulous as Sarah is, even she doesn't have the amount of work that Bad Obsession have in theirs. There will always be someone out there who goes a step farther and that never takes away from whatever you choose to do.

[@geoffkeller5337]

​@StrelkosChopShop Your car is a Hell of a lot better than that other one. Plus you're way cooler than she is. Wish you had social media so we could follow your work.

[@LuckyCharms777]

I bet you were riding Sarah’s sausage when you wrote your comment. While Sarah’s build is in-depth, the fact is she had no idea how Toyota would’ve built it, she was only guessing and is very likely wrong. That being said, it doesn’t diminish Sarah’s choices, but the reality is she built it how she wanted it just like Emilee did. And for what it’s worth, I would’ve much rather watched Emilee build her Celica than Sarah. Sarah’s quirkiness is off-putting, and I’m still unsure whether it’s her genuine personality or she adopted an affectation to try to appeal to others. Also, Emilee seems to be more genuine and personable. And while I dislike tattoos, which both have, Emilee is undoubtedly the more attractive of the two. Lastly, Sarah is a female veteran, she’s probably been tuned-up more than both of their cars. As soldiers say, it’s probably like throwing a hotdog down a hallway.

[@KnightsblooD.Of.thE.RedcrosS]

the name of car is: see-lee-car not selliecar.