The 1UZ Celica Build
A father-and-son quest: a 1982 Celica GT reborn with a Lexus 1UZ-FE V8, a 6-speed manual, and a Legend of Zelda soul. Every part has a plain-English "why", a how-to video, and a shop link. Switch between Full, Bare-bones, and MVP to see three price tiers.
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The Journey Begins
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Now: Phase 0
Full build: the do-it-right version with the good parts.
Pace calculator
When do we finish?
Hours a week you'll wrench 8 hrs
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projected finish
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Hours per phase 350
Overall pricing
Committed (non-optional) parts only, in each tier's picks. Excludes the ~$700 already spent on the engine + freight and what you paid for the Celica shell. Est. value is a rough finished-market range for a clean, well-built example — custom swaps usually sell for less than they cost, so the real value is driving it.