The ST185 restoration plan – from bare shell to road
How I'm planning the Celica GT-Four ST185 restoration – the ten phases from teardown and rust repair to the engine build, reassembly and the first drive.
Project car
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185
A Celica GT-Four ST185 getting a full nut-and-bolt restoration, documented episode by episode on YouTube.
The Celica GT-Four ST185 is the car that took Toyota to the top of the World Rally Championship in the early nineties – and this one is getting a second life. The goal is simple: strip it to a bare shell, fix everything that’s wrong and put it back together properly, then drive it the way it was meant to be driven.
The plan
The restoration is split into phases, so you can see at a glance where the project is at. Every phase gets its own build-log posts and YouTube episodes – the wins, the seized bolts and the “well, that’s more rust than expected” moments.
Why an ST185?
A turbocharged 3S-GTE, full-time all-wheel drive and genuine rally pedigree in a wide-arch nineties coupé. There aren’t many good ones left, and even fewer that have been rebuilt properly. That’s what Przemsport is here to do.
What has it cost so far?
Total invested64,000 PLN
Bought in 202135,000 PLN
Restoration so far29,000 PLN
| Item | PLN | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase (2021) | 35,000 PLN | 55% |
| Bodywork | 29,000 PLN | 45% |
| Total | 64,000 PLN | 100% |
Every receipt counts. The list grows as the build goes on.
Build log: Celica GT-Four
Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 – the rally legend explained
A short history of the Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 – the turbocharged, all-wheel-drive homologation special behind Toyota's early-nineties World Rally Championship success.
Welcome to Przemsport – a Celica GT-Four ST185 restoration from scratch
What Przemsport is, why I'm restoring a Toyota Celica GT-Four ST185 from a bare shell, and where to follow the build on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.