1971 Toyota Celica - Identity Crisis - VTEC S2000 Engine

When Koich let us know he was driving down to the 2007 Japanese Classic Car Show, we couldn't wait to see this car in person. Words can't describe the amount of detail that went into the build. The engine looks perfectly at home in the Toyota bay as does the new instrument cluster. Hopefully this won't be the last car we see coming from Koich, and we can't wait to see what comes out of his garage next.

Fast Facts
`71 Toyota Celica
Owner Koichiro Kanda

Home Town San Jose, CA

Daily Grind VP of business development at MotionDSP

Power est. 200hp

Under The Hood '01 F20C DOHC VTEC S2000 engine; AEM Dryflow air filter; AFCO radiator

Drivetrain '01 S2000 6-speed trans-mission; custom driveshaft; AE86 LSD rear end

Brains AEM EMS

Stiff Stuff Eibach front coils, rear cut coils; Tokico shocks; Addco front sway bar; Techno Toy Tuning custom AE86 control arms, tension control arms, adjustable 4-link and lateral bar, negative camber roll-center adjusters and camber plates; customized AE86 front strut bar

Stoppers Wilwood front disc brakes

Rollers 15-inch KONIG Rewind wheels; 195/50R15 Kumho Tires

Outside Honda Grand Prix White paint; shaved moldings and keyholes, re-shaped and re-chromed bumpers; TOSCO/TRD replica air dam; APC mirrors

Inside Sparco seats; custom door panels, trim panels and carpet; 10 point roll cage; custom steering wheel; Lexus IS 300 pedals; S2000 cluster integrated into dash; Honda Factory Performance shift knob; Wink mirror

Props Andy Vang who inspired and dropped everything to help me on this build; Andy Reyes, who jumped in to help BIG TIME; Bi Nguyen at HAP Recycling for all the S2000 related parts; Gabe Tyler at Techno Toy Tuning for providing all suspension components; Inata-san of Restored.jp for providing the carbon-fiber hood