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after a long (in my eyes) hiatus from June 2012, finally back on the road





So here is the story of my celica.




so i dont get to ramble on too much, lets start out with the first picture i took of my car back in 2006 when I got her.


the first mod that i did was my JL speakers all around. nothing special. i wasnt too much into the whole 6gc scene until a little bit after.

i then stripped the hub caps and started putting every sticker i found on that car!







then i had finally gotten into the 6gc scene and started to mod her. first things first, a $70 weapon r intake from a fellow member. needless to say i felt badass installing it seeing as how it was my first mod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdQKHBZH2yg...re=channel_page



after that came exhaust, a nice n\' rare SP1




THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK!
i had thrown a rod and my car was up for about 3months, saddest moment ever!


after all was said and done, i got a new rebuilt block.

the day it was back on the road


this is the first pic i took with my new camera



Then after not having it for a while i wanted to get her gifts, thus leading us into the...
BAD IDEA PHASE







end phase


then i put on my XS auto headers the NIGHT before i was leaving for my freshman year of college. ended up rushing and cutting to hastily and had a bad exhaust leak. and a lil bit after put heat wrap on the rad tubes
also i got one of the limited DCR 3points




then after a month or so, my engine quit on me while cruising around pittsburgh. had to tow it back home to the shop the block was built at in philly. ended up being a bad head gasket.



then i just started buying stuff while at school and putting it in

SPENDING PHASE

installing hid\'s in february





most up to date interior shot at night


most up to date engine shot

Got some bars


STEELIES PAINTED

yellow jdm fogs

jdm tails

yellow highs


MATURING PHASE
well i took off all the stickers haha

got new rubbers

a big shipment


auto-x came into my life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66yhF5jtVk









then she sat for a while, not being modded, she was content




THE SCREW YOU GUYS MY CAR IS FINALLY LOWERED PHASE
this is how she sits as of now




props to art for getting me into this scene


the end.....?

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Aug 15, 2015 - 5:34 AM

Only trick is to make sure the solder joints are quality, otherwise they vibrate loose.


I was waiting until I could get a laser-printer so I could make my own PCBs. I think it an etched copper PCB is the minimum quality for selling to other people, but then you may run into fewer problems with fewer and larger LEDs












This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Oct 13, 2014 - 1:34 PM

your thread back a couple years ago was my first resource when I started!
I thought about PM'ing you at times when I needed help but thought it would be a better route to figure it all out on my own.

I hot glue it all. These things are bulletproof lol

car is heading home to the garage on thanksgiving.

the BEAMS is looking to be a spring project now unfortunately, so this winter I had hoped to tackle the new coilovers....but TEIN has discontinued them. Hopefully I can find a set or else its looking like a boring winter!

a friend of mine gave these to me.....gave. I was surprised. Now I can add even more to an already over the top-ish rear end

top secret japan side diffusers

Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrngh

QFT

what are those.

not the same ones but this is what they look like on a car

hahaha, maybe Ill paste them on my hood


The SuperStreets have been shipped and I have begun to look into spring upgrades for them. SWIFT springs seem to offer a ton of options, and I am waiting to hear back from TEIN for the dimensions of the springs needed, along with if they do re-valving in the US or if I have to send the shocks out to JP

With the new coilovers I am loosing top mount camber adjustability for the rear which Ksport so kindly provided me with, so I am looking into Techno Toy Tunings Rear Control Arms to resolve this. Im curious of their performance since they eliminate the use of rubber&urethane bushings.

Its going to be a harsch ride

Get the 96+ rear sport suspension trailing arms they have spherical bushings instead of the rubber bushings

I figured but thats the cost of adjustability? yeah....thats my excuse


Im guessing you are suggesting those because you are able to adjust the camber with them?
if not..NO WANT!

ray(yellowchinaman) got another set of the adjustable arms and swapped them with the non adjustable arms...never heard back on how well it went

umm no simply because they are spherical bushings but in OEM FORM, GUY....

You wouldn't be able to adjust camber with them because you also have the lateral arm? I think that's what it's called?
Idk, it's just the one that faces front to back and connects to the rear knuckle. Unless that has a lot of play left and right, you won't be able to adjust the camber much..

thats true! I didnt think of that. well that might pose an issue.
Ive got 6 months to looks into a solution



then NO WANT!



2-Days from China...holy cow
and twin-tube coilovers are heavy as hell

Took some time this weekend to compare the Ksports and the Teins.

I have some work ahead of me to get these coilovers how I want them. The main part of it being converting the rear topmounts to adjustable pillowball mounts

After new years I plan to ship the Tein shocks to get revalved and sell the Ksports

fronts compared


rears compared

Totally off topic, but when did you move to Haltom?? I've been living in Albuquerque for almost 5 years, but I'm originally from North Richland Hills.


You're gonna, like, sell those KSports to me, right? Eh? Eh?

From China you say... Sure they aren't "Tien"?

You want EM? YOU GOT EM!! EVERYONE GETS A KSPORT!!!



I checked with TEIN to make sure they werent TIEN haha

That's good, always have to be careful when buying anything Tein online. I've seen counterfeits from U.S. sellers even... It's madness.