Those first few minutes - what a great decision: no intro, just drive. This is, without a doubt, my favorite build series on the internet. EDIT - I've got some balls you can inflate!
Agreed. I wish more channels would do these asmr type videos. So many have amazing engine and exhaust soundtracks that they cover up with stupid music.
This video is the essence of what made and what MAKES Speed Academy a great channel. Congrats Dave (and Pete) on building an incredible machine. This is the content we’re all here for. Long live Connie.
My first car was a 72 Celica in 1988 and got sold by my Dad while I was in England for 2 years. By some miracle I found in 2 years ago. It sat in a bone yard for 25 years. Love what you have done here SA!
The first few minutes were a cinematic masterpiece! No dialogue, just the engine doing the talking. This build was a pleasure to watch you guys killed it!
For the brakes, could you change the pedal lever ratio? move the mount point for the pushrod closer to the pivot. More leverage but also more pedal movement, taking some of the touchiness out of it, giving you more granular modulation.
Please update us when you get the brakes and shifting sorted out, would love to see a video in the future just like this again where we see you driving it the way you want to!
My pleasure guys, this series has been such a joy to watch, and I hope Connie gets some more attention and we get some more content in the future. I would love to see some hot laps once everything is sorted out, and see what sort of times she has in her. Have a nice day guys, and keep the content coming, thank you so much for your effort. PS: The intro was just perfection ❤
I love all of y'all's videos but this one really talks the the driver inside of me. Just starting off really just enjoying the sounds and beauty of Connie really was a stroke of genius on both of your parts. Huge hearts.
Great video. Yes, loved the asmr in the beginning. The transition from street to track around 02:30 was really cool. One of the top videos from your library/videos guys. Thanks for taking us along this adventure - was quite nostalgic. Love the vrooom vrooom!!! and the carbs... heh - again nostalgic. Love the look and yes, the recessed look of the front is great.
I absolutely cannot get enough of that beams sound with the ITB you guys nailed it it came out absolutely PERFECT IN MY OPINION!! Great job again guy said
There are cars built to go Fast and cars built to go Fun. This is the latter-- and that's the best part. Also, I ordered one of those hats and it's become my daily hat!
I grew up in Puerto Rico and the sounds of Toyota Corollas with 3TC engines and Weber side draft carbs was really common in the 80s and 90s. Actually the 3TC was the engine swap of choice for old Datsun 210, Fastback Deluxe and Mitsubishis rebadged as Dodge like the Colt, Sapporo and Arrow.
The first few minutes of this video make for the best ASMR on TH-cam. What an incredible build. Thank you for documenting and sharing so much detail, the wins and losses, and invaluable information along the way. Looking forward to the day I see Connie in person.
Viewers don’t complement your cinematography efforts much, but in this video, it’s front and center. Based on how the build was shot overall, it’s my favorite of all the builds you’ve done. Can’t imagine how much effort went into nailing the drone shots and merging all those camera angles together into that amazing final product!
This is so awesome! Loved following the build over the years! Gives those of us with Celica projects in limbo motivation to complete them! 😂 Great job Dave and team! Connie is sweet!
Great to meet you guys at Gridlife! The amount of information in these videos is amazing and is a great resource and inspiration to all of us who want to build up our cars. Connie looked great going around the track!
Yesss, so happy for this vid. You guys always do great work but this is by far my favourite car on the channel, the car looks amazing and glad to get a full video of it in action, especially on track. It'll be absolute perfection with all the little bits and pieces fixed.
Fantastic intro, and a beautiful finished product. There is always minor tweaks to do on a new build and that seems like it is very well sorted out of the gate.
Brings back so many memories of my own 1977 celica when I was 16 to 22 years old.... I would like to get another one someday.... watching from North Carolina in America.
1" to 13/16" master is a massive change. If that didn't solve it I would suspect that the caliper pistons are just way too small. With everything else going on though, a new pedal box is probably going to be the best solution.
One min in amd this is the best video you have ever put out. This is what has been missing from the builds. The passion and the experience that we dont get to appreciate just watching the build. Please, do this with every car.
Out of all of your builds this one is my favorite, not sure why, there is something about this car that is just right. Really enjoyed watching the process. Great car.
You need a small framed picture of Connie Sellecca in the car somewhere, not obvious location but as a hidden nod. She looks beautiful and sounds amazing Dave.
Great series and a fantastic episode. I love the intro and honest assessment of the build. We rarely know how the cars really perform after builds on youtube, so it was great that you made this episode.
I think I've said this before and I understand you're at the mercy of short summers- but videos where the cars actually get out on track are so much better than endless builds. I'd happily watch long/unedited track sessions with just a bit of text about what the car was doing and feeling like, then some detail of any changes made between sessions. Maybe aim for builds only through winter, driving only through summer?
Incredible car and team. Saw and heard the celica loud and clear at Gridlife in America. I was not able to find time off my work to ride along but i was able to hear it from my vendor truck. This video does it justice. And like i said dave, the editing really is so great and Peter I had no idea you were the one putting in the work. It shows.
SA, what a intro! It's nice to see you guys flex the cinematic filming skills every once in a while. That Connie ripping down the front straight drone shot (4:13) is a tshirt, poster, or mouse pad photo if I ever saw one.
Great video- epitomising the raison de etre for the car -drive to the track, enjoy it, drive home! Looks like it sits flat, revs cleanly and sounds the goods! A bit out of the scope of your usual builds, but so, so cool! Well done. Love to see it being enjoyed, serving as inspiration to finish what I have started for myself… Thanks for the story! Enjoy her!
I could listen to this all day! I think a 200hp 3SGE would be perfect in my ST202 Celica but not sure how far I want to go with it yet. But that sound alone would make all costs justified.
Thank you for the cool little ASMR edit in the beginning. I was patiently waiting for that footage ever since i subscribed to you guys years ago while you were working on it with Moose in the old Garage. Having this car "done" and driving it must feel incredible Dave. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Love the sound of ITBs. Hopefully with that air jacket at the front you dont have to open thr bonnet in a hurry like a fire, becaise that would be annoying.. love this car. Cant wait for the next project that gets this much love.
Wow! The first thing i noticed at gridlife was clear racing bra and that i somehow missed such a cool looking racing part and now i have my explanation. :) Literally this was the coolest weekend ever please NEVER NOT GO TO GRIDLIFE. Its amazing to hear and see you guys just being able to relax and kick it!!!!
This build I watched from end to end. Very sentimental for me actually, my dad used to rally in Tanzania in a 1977 Celica GT which he lifted and modified heavily for rough off road rallying. I always wondered what happened to it as I grew up. I wish he had kept it.
Change the pivot point in the brake pedal. Carry it the fork in the booster closer to the pivot less leverage.. also your equalizer/ proportion valve was not designed for the upgrade... Finally.. check the engagement /gap between the master and booster rod
Can't ask for a better intro, love the sound of a beams engine. Looking forward to the next car, I do love the 15 day build rather than a quick 2-3 day build.
Love how it turned out. I'd like to see some performance numbers, like 1/4 mile, 0-60, etc.. For a lightweight car, 200ish HP is a lot. I'm shooting for 135~145 on mine, which is a bit lighter being the RA20.
This was a trip down memory lane for me. I had a 76 model that was such a fun car... Certainly not a racer in its stock configuration, but those body lines just bring so many memories. Unfortunately, that car was totaled when a guy ran a red light and hit me in the side and knocked me into the oncoming lane and head on into a full size van. My only injury was my right hand was on the gear shift and slipped off and into the AC vent. Nice scar on top of my hand to remember that car. I got a 80 model as a replacement... nice car but not nearly the body as that 76.
Nicely done. This car has an incredibly clean look to it that so many other modified cars lack. I realize that many prefer the liftback version of this car, but I've always thought that the coupe configuration like this example looks the best with the 1st gen Celica's. By the time the 3rd gen cars came along my opinion had flipped. For a few years back in the 80's I drove a '77 Celica GT coupe so I tend to feel a bit sentimental on those rare occasions when I see a 1st gen Celica these days.
It sounded a hell lot like DK Tsuchya's Hachiroku in the exterior sound clips! I loved the cinematic, no commentary, asmr intro too. Finally a track video after quite some time. ❤
Engine sounds great. And it looks like it handles pretty well indeed. Hope you can sort out the touchy brakes issue. That's annoying. But the car looks clean and awesome.
Great to see you back on the track, Connie looks great, considering it’s a full build it’s really good, just a little sorting out, and it’s way better than owning a BRZ!
Brakes - Have you had the booster out, with the master removed at any point? Its possible for the reaction disc on the end of the output shaft to become dislodged and fall inside the booster, and it'll basically make it binary... on or off. Have a google about it, there were some old datsun 240z threads about it. I had it happen on a Starion I used to own. Definitely worth a look.
Those first few minutes - what a great decision: no intro, just drive. This is, without a doubt, my favorite build series on the internet. EDIT - I've got some balls you can inflate!
It's called being hella flexed on. He super flexed on us. Salt bae flexed us so hard.
Yes, I'm jealous and no, you're crying!
Agreed. I wish more channels would do these asmr type videos. So many have amazing engine and exhaust soundtracks that they cover up with stupid music.
Completely agree. More intro less talking :) j/k... but seriously...
10/10 asmr
Gave me some Beamskhana vibes.
That roar on full throttle is addictive to listen to, absolutely epic.
Perfect engine for that car and well engineered.
Yeah I can only imagine how glorious it sounds driving past the pit wall!
amazing intro. the track testing videos are by far the highlight of the entire channel
Agreed, seeing the actual work being done and then seeing the cars actually do hardcore driving that's not just on the street...it's everything.
This video is the essence of what made and what MAKES Speed Academy a great channel. Congrats Dave (and Pete) on building an incredible machine. This is the content we’re all here for. Long live Connie.
My first car was a 72 Celica in 1988 and got sold by my Dad while I was in England for 2 years. By some miracle I found in 2 years ago. It sat in a bone yard for 25 years. Love what you have done here SA!
The first few minutes were a cinematic masterpiece! No dialogue, just the engine doing the talking.
This build was a pleasure to watch you guys killed it!
For the brakes, could you change the pedal lever ratio? move the mount point for the pushrod closer to the pivot. More leverage but also more pedal movement, taking some of the touchiness out of it, giving you more granular modulation.
I agree. Figuring out how to adjust pedal ratio is the first place I'd look before swapping out the whole assembly.
Agreed, that was my first thought as well.
Please update us when you get the brakes and shifting sorted out, would love to see a video in the future just like this again where we see you driving it the way you want to!
Dang! What a perfect way to showcase the car. The no talking during the beginning was the best.
My pleasure guys, this series has been such a joy to watch, and I hope Connie gets some more attention and we get some more content in the future. I would love to see some hot laps once everything is sorted out, and see what sort of times she has in her. Have a nice day guys, and keep the content coming, thank you so much for your effort.
PS: The intro was just perfection ❤
Praise for the sound engineer on this one. So so good.
I love all of y'all's videos but this one really talks the the driver inside of me. Just starting off really just enjoying the sounds and beauty of Connie really was a stroke of genius on both of your parts. Huge hearts.
Great video. Yes, loved the asmr in the beginning. The transition from street to track around 02:30 was really cool. One of the top videos from your library/videos guys. Thanks for taking us along this adventure - was quite nostalgic. Love the vrooom vrooom!!! and the carbs... heh - again nostalgic. Love the look and yes, the recessed look of the front is great.
The color grading and cinematography on that intro, chef's kiss.
I absolutely cannot get enough of that beams sound with the ITB you guys nailed it it came out absolutely PERFECT IN MY OPINION!! Great job again guy said
Brilliant episode guys. Excellent choice for Connie to show of her goods for a few minutes. Do this with every finished project.
Great looking car. It must be the ITB's but they have a pretty unique sound. Long shots and chasing with the drone were excellent.
Hi there! I''m here when this car first appeared on the channel.
Now i can say this Beamsy is the spirit itself.
There are cars built to go Fast and cars built to go Fun. This is the latter-- and that's the best part. Also, I ordered one of those hats and it's become my daily hat!
I grew up in Puerto Rico and the sounds of Toyota Corollas with 3TC engines and Weber side draft carbs was really common in the 80s and 90s. Actually the 3TC was the engine swap of choice for old Datsun 210, Fastback Deluxe and Mitsubishis rebadged as Dodge like the Colt, Sapporo and Arrow.
2:42 Sounds so good at the upper rev range. So good!
Have really enjoyed this build, making me cry that I didn’t keep mine back in the early 80’s.
The first few minutes of this video make for the best ASMR on TH-cam. What an incredible build. Thank you for documenting and sharing so much detail, the wins and losses, and invaluable information along the way. Looking forward to the day I see Connie in person.
Viewers don’t complement your cinematography efforts much, but in this video, it’s front and center. Based on how the build was shot overall, it’s my favorite of all the builds you’ve done. Can’t imagine how much effort went into nailing the drone shots and merging all those camera angles together into that amazing final product!
This is so awesome! Loved following the build over the years! Gives those of us with Celica projects in limbo motivation to complete them! 😂 Great job Dave and team! Connie is sweet!
My favorite Speed Academy build. ❤❤❤❤
The intro totally rocks. Made me want to jump in my car and do some rev matching!
Best intro in the channel E V E R!!.
Beauty of video, edition and the sound of the engine/ITBs is priceless :).
Great to meet you guys at Gridlife! The amount of information in these videos is amazing and is a great resource and inspiration to all of us who want to build up our cars. Connie looked great going around the track!
More drone footage chasing cars around the track through the grass, that was killer!!!
Turned out great!! Few more Tweaks here and there and it wil be finished
Beautiful car, beautiful intro. Glad we got to see some on-track footage - please keep us posted on future changes and give us more impressions!
Yesss, so happy for this vid. You guys always do great work but this is by far my favourite car on the channel, the car looks amazing and glad to get a full video of it in action, especially on track. It'll be absolute perfection with all the little bits and pieces fixed.
I can’t get over how much this sounds like a built B series. This thing sounds amazing!!
Oh man… now go back and do a video like this for every build! This was amazing!
Having a pretty bad morning till that beams started roaring.
Fantastic intro, and a beautiful finished product. There is always minor tweaks to do on a new build and that seems like it is very well sorted out of the gate.
Brings back so many memories of my own 1977 celica when I was 16 to 22 years old.... I would like to get another one someday.... watching from North Carolina in America.
1" to 13/16" master is a massive change. If that didn't solve it I would suspect that the caliper pistons are just way too small. With everything else going on though, a new pedal box is probably going to be the best solution.
One min in amd this is the best video you have ever put out. This is what has been missing from the builds. The passion and the experience that we dont get to appreciate just watching the build.
Please, do this with every car.
The way the the wheels match the car is amazing! Great video you guys!
Out of all of your builds this one is my favorite, not sure why, there is something about this car that is just right. Really enjoyed watching the process. Great car.
I could listen to that beautiful sound all day! Looks like a blast to drive! Totally agree on the brake feel!
You need a small framed picture of Connie Sellecca in the car somewhere, not obvious location but as a hidden nod. She looks beautiful and sounds amazing Dave.
Great series and a fantastic episode. I love the intro and honest assessment of the build. We rarely know how the cars really perform after builds on youtube, so it was great that you made this episode.
I think I've said this before and I understand you're at the mercy of short summers- but videos where the cars actually get out on track are so much better than endless builds.
I'd happily watch long/unedited track sessions with just a bit of text about what the car was doing and feeling like, then some detail of any changes made between sessions.
Maybe aim for builds only through winter, driving only through summer?
Connie sounds so damn good, great intro. Now we need Pete to get that Evo wagon built
Incredible car and team. Saw and heard the celica loud and clear at Gridlife in America.
I was not able to find time off my work to ride along but i was able to hear it from my vendor truck. This video does it justice.
And like i said dave, the editing really is so great and Peter I had no idea you were the one putting in the work. It shows.
It would be a tough decision to take this or the E39 Wagon, but this thing is FANTASTIC! Definitely one of my favorite Speed Academy cars!
E39 daily driver and Connie weekend warrior and occasional track day car. Best combo ever!
Definitely my most favorite car on this channel Great job
So nice to see the Celica on track again, the whole build was amazing to watch start to finish. Also the code in description didn’t work for me.
Let me check into this ASAP
It seriously is making me just do itbs on the Miata and not a turbo. The noises are addicting!!!
First 4 and a half minutes are pure magic ❤
Watching this video in the morning with headphones on. The first few minutes were just pure magic
SA, what a intro! It's nice to see you guys flex the cinematic filming skills every once in a while. That Connie ripping down the front straight drone shot (4:13) is a tshirt, poster, or mouse pad photo if I ever saw one.
And the sounds! Glorious!
Great video- epitomising the raison de etre for the car -drive to the track, enjoy it, drive home!
Looks like it sits flat, revs cleanly and sounds the goods!
A bit out of the scope of your usual builds, but so, so cool!
Well done. Love to see it being enjoyed, serving as inspiration to finish what I have started for myself…
Thanks for the story!
Enjoy her!
Love there ASM-caR at the beginning. Beamsy sounds good!
The cinematography for the intro was just *chef's kiss*
Whoa DP that's quite a Little analog ripper you got there!
Looks and sounds amazing Dave. Look forward to seeing it at TMP.
I could listen to this all day! I think a 200hp 3SGE would be perfect in my ST202 Celica but not sure how far I want to go with it yet. But that sound alone would make all costs justified.
Perfection! It's a traveling symphony!
Wow, hats off to you guys, what a treat. The gear ratio is perfect for cayuga as well. Love it!
Awesome build, sounds amazing and looks so cool, hope the brakes can be improved.
Thank you for the cool little ASMR edit in the beginning. I was patiently waiting for that footage ever since i subscribed to you guys years ago while you were working on it with Moose in the old Garage. Having this car "done" and driving it must feel incredible Dave. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Love the sound of ITBs. Hopefully with that air jacket at the front you dont have to open thr bonnet in a hurry like a fire, becaise that would be annoying.. love this car. Cant wait for the next project that gets this much love.
Wow! The first thing i noticed at gridlife was clear racing bra and that i somehow missed such a cool looking racing part and now i have my explanation. :)
Literally this was the coolest weekend ever please NEVER NOT GO TO GRIDLIFE. Its amazing to hear and see you guys just being able to relax and kick it!!!!
Always a treat when SA posts builds being driven at TMP
This build I watched from end to end. Very sentimental for me actually, my dad used to rally in Tanzania in a 1977 Celica GT which he lifted and modified heavily for rough off road rallying.
I always wondered what happened to it as I grew up. I wish he had kept it.
Headphone users max volume don’t worry your ears will be fine! Listen to the mechanical symphony it’s so good!
This car is absolute proof that four cylinder motors can sound fantastic. What a great car.
One of the best looking cars ever produced. Love to see it on the track!
how can you drive her without an ear to ear grin? sounds so good. great job guys >
So cool to see track videos back to speed academy 👌
Change the pivot point in the brake pedal. Carry it the fork in the booster closer to the pivot less leverage.. also your equalizer/ proportion valve was not designed for the upgrade... Finally.. check the engagement /gap between the master and booster rod
Sounds amazing inside and outside of the car. Those itbs are throaty
Also was there a weight reveal I missed?
Yes, 2226 lbs fully assembled including a full tank of 94 octane pump gas.
Can't ask for a better intro, love the sound of a beams engine. Looking forward to the next car, I do love the 15 day build rather than a quick 2-3 day build.
Love how it turned out. I'd like to see some performance numbers, like 1/4 mile, 0-60, etc.. For a lightweight car, 200ish HP is a lot. I'm shooting for 135~145 on mine, which is a bit lighter being the RA20.
This was a trip down memory lane for me. I had a 76 model that was such a fun car... Certainly not a racer in its stock configuration, but those body lines just bring so many memories. Unfortunately, that car was totaled when a guy ran a red light and hit me in the side and knocked me into the oncoming lane and head on into a full size van. My only injury was my right hand was on the gear shift and slipped off and into the AC vent. Nice scar on top of my hand to remember that car. I got a 80 model as a replacement... nice car but not nearly the body as that 76.
Awesome seeing it on a track. Looks like the drone could not even keep up.
Great finale episode, love hearing that engine being ripped on 💪👏👏👏
Those downshifts!! Great work guys, this build brought me to the channel and has not disappointed
Nicely done. This car has an incredibly clean look to it that so many other modified cars lack. I realize that many prefer the liftback version of this car, but I've always thought that the coupe configuration like this example looks the best with the 1st gen Celica's. By the time the 3rd gen cars came along my opinion had flipped. For a few years back in the 80's I drove a '77 Celica GT coupe so I tend to feel a bit sentimental on those rare occasions when I see a 1st gen Celica these days.
just saw this car at gridlife, fantastic job
It sounded a hell lot like DK Tsuchya's Hachiroku in the exterior sound clips! I loved the cinematic, no commentary, asmr intro too. Finally a track video after quite some time. ❤
I thought the same exact thing, I was expecting a DK drift showdown at some point lol
Intro was too amazing. This car deserves all the ASMR
Engine sounds great. And it looks like it handles pretty well indeed. Hope you can sort out the touchy brakes issue. That's annoying. But the car looks clean and awesome.
This car sounds as good as it looks! So beautiful omg 💛💛🥵🥵🔥🔥
That car just begs to driven. Well done!
Awesome intro! Awesome build! Also love to see you guys at TMP again!
Great car, awesome noise, well done. It looks like you’re thinking you’ve got carbies fitted with all that pedal pumping on crank 😀.
Those gearbox ratios are just so nice, the ITB’s are godly, the wide body is stunning. What a beautiful machine 👌👌
Racing jacket is such an awesome touch DP - love the way the build came out ❤
I had issues with sticky seals aswell in the past and talcum did the trick for me. It kinda acts like a lube but witout leaving a sticky film.
Great to see you back on the track, Connie looks great, considering it’s a full build it’s really good, just a little sorting out, and it’s way better than owning a BRZ!
Best build in a while! Don't get me wrong the other cars are nice and nicely done but man night and day difference with a car you're passionate about!
Great work boys. Loved the cinematography and love put into the intro!
The SPEED in the "SpeedAcademy" is back!!
Wow, awesome car, even better filming & editing, nailed it.
Greetings from Australia 😆
Brakes - Have you had the booster out, with the master removed at any point? Its possible for the reaction disc on the end of the output shaft to become dislodged and fall inside the booster, and it'll basically make it binary... on or off. Have a google about it, there were some old datsun 240z threads about it. I had it happen on a Starion I used to own. Definitely worth a look.