my car progress thread (kinda by request), update7-3 Options

[goferris]

hi all. i have been thinking about starting a thread for my progress for some time. i just wanted to post the mods that i have done to my car (as few as they may be) or have the parts and am just waiting for paint and install
first off my car

then some of my mods

lewfx 3rd brake light

jdm tails, trd license plate, 2 post spoiler conversion

clear side markers and turn signals

slotted rotors and ceramic pads



my interior mods

parts waiting for install



when i get more parts i will update.
let me know your feedback

This post has been edited by goferris: Jul 5, 2008 - 7:34 PM

[Valo666]

looks good man...cant wait to see the finished product.

[xs94st]

looks fun

good luck man!

[kerosene]

pioneer headunit nice choice...what model?

[BigRog95]

Good lookin mod! I just got the reverse gages instead, I couldn't ever seem to find any LED's or anything to go behind it, and the gages were pretty cheap so I got those instead.

But around the heat/cold knob , where did you find that silver piece? It looks good! Keep us updated!

[purepunishment]

i love the blue gauge lighting!

[goferris]

looks good man...cant wait to see the finished product.

you and me both

Good lookin mod! I just got the reverse gages instead, I couldn't ever seem to find any LED's or anything to go behind it, and the gages were pretty cheap so I got those instead.

But around the heat/cold knob , where did you find that silver piece? It looks good! Keep us updated!

i got it from ebay for like 4 bucks. it's just a sticker. the only thing is unless you have LEDs in the climate control unit it's really dark at night.
the blue LEDs are just in there for now. i plan on getting some white face glow gauges from speedhut in a few months. if i were to do it again though i woulda just got super white polarg bulbs cuz mine go out from time to time and i'm not sure why either.

thanks for the positive feedback everyone. any suggestions?

i plan on painting the interior pieces silver soon i just need to take the time to pull it all out and get it done.
my next big thing is some new rims though. i just can't decided which ones to get.
what do you guys think?

edit: i chose E none of the above and got some 7th gen gt-s rims

This post has been edited by goferris: Feb 4, 2008 - 12:27 AM

[Celiracer18]

C would be my choice for the rims

[Batman722]

C would be my choice for the rims

agreed. C

[spolski07]

B or D fo sho
i think the gold on silver would be hot!

[lazzyboy121]

D, gold rims are FTW

[xs94st]

D, gold rims are FTW

x2000

white + gold =

treasure.

[BigRog95]

I vote A

[goferris]

i was leaning more towards a or b
i like d but i would like them more if they were bronze not gold.

[beastman]

Id vote for A. Five spokes look super hot on celicas! BTW good to see my turns looking great! keep up the good work.

[trdwasiq]

D D D AND D

[tim86]

B or D... nice mods, i just upgraded to type r components too

[Urputus]

C or A.
The LEDs may burn out because of insufficient current-limiting resistor (if used any?)

[99GT]

B or D

[frosty]

well, I would say a or d.

Used to be a fan of b and c but it was overdone around where I live.


Read your profile and it seems like you got some good ideas heading towards your celi.

My suggestion would be to clean up the engine bay. Don't go ballistic on painting things in there either, just the valve cover

And mabey re-upholster the seats/ or buy some aftermarket ones. None of these suggestions are anything you need but just thought i'd...suggest !

Looks good! Get them parts installed!

[GriffGirl]

I think A - personally, I hate gold, I know that's just a matter of taste though. I kinda think gold rims are just too trendy, like those nasty-ass spinning rims you see on hoopdees and Escalades. It just dates the car, IMO. I myself like the clean and classic platinum look.

Plus, platinum is worth more than gold!

[frosty]

Plus, platinum is worth more than gold!

Just like my wife, hates gold, loves silver...

[Mangozac]

Hey David lookin' good! A word of advice - make sure that the lip gets primed really well and also an extra thick layer of clear coat on top. Because of where it is it will get hit by a LOT of stones and crap. The guy who painted mine did a dodgy job and now all of the paint is chipping off really badly. You get what you pay for!

Personally I'd love wheel D the best if it was silver. So failing that I say wheel B.

Good luck!

Zac

[goferris]

Hey David lookin' good! A word of advice - make sure that the lip gets primed really well and also an extra thick layer of clear coat on top. Because of where it is it will get hit by a LOT of stones and crap. The guy who painted mine did a dodgy job and now all of the paint is chipping off really badly. You get what you pay for!

Personally I'd love wheel D the best if it was silver. So failing that I say wheel B.

Good luck!

Zac

oh it's available in silver too. i think it would look really nice in bronze though. i personally don't really like the gold color on that particular rim in the pic. thanks for the tip on the lip. one day my car exterior will be done (i hope )

[goferris]

quick update
bought these

can't wait to get them on.

[Mangozac]

Nice one Dave!

Can't wait to see them on

[frosty]

quick update
bought these

can't wait to get them on.

7th gen gt-s?

[goferris]

^^^^

[goferris]

got the rims today. hopefully install tomorrow or saturday then more pics

[Rusty]

rear strut brace? nice

what else have you thourght of?

This post has been edited by Rusty: Jan 11, 2008 - 12:16 AM

[ImportChick95]

my interior mods

Ah.. so THAT's what the ebay shiftboot looks like installed. I almost got one but decided to buy one from vincent_doggy instead.

Good luck on your project. That lip is badass.

[goferris]

rims installed!!!!!

much better than b4

i like my shift boot thank you very much it was cheap and it's real leather. i think it looks really good with the shift ball. now if i got the other trd shift knob i would have definitely gotten one from doggy.

next up is paint for the lip, splitters, front bumper, and spoiler molded to risers

This post has been edited by goferris: Jan 12, 2008 - 6:44 PM

[Rusty]

haha its like the game spot the differences

that new spolier & wheels sets it off real nice
when are you lowering it?

This post has been edited by Rusty: Jan 13, 2008 - 12:26 AM

[goferris]

haha its like the game spot the differences

that new spolier & wheels sets it off real nice
when are you lowering it?

not until after i get all my body parts painted and installed. then i will work on suspension then last but def not least i will collect pieces for turbo
let's hope she's finished by the end of 2010.

[Celicam8]

you are doing turbo before suspension....why!?

[goferris]

not until after i get all my body parts painted and installed. then i will work on suspension then last but def not least i will collect pieces for turbo
let's hope she's finished by the end of 2010.

you are doing turbo before suspension....why!?

suspension first. turbo next.

what's the point in having a fast car if it handles like crap?

This post has been edited by goferris: Jan 19, 2008 - 3:10 AM

[808celica]

lolz you joined the club..........lolz
imma go suspension all the way and only beef up the 5sfe a little.
sway bars bushings
shocks and springs plus new mounts and stuff.

then when i get $$$ i'll switch to full coilover set.

[goferris]

now that i have decided to do my suspension next where can i order some performance sway bars, a decent front strut bar, and kyb gr-2s for a good price? i found out you can buy s-techs from procarparts for a decent price so i think i will get them there when i order my white face reverse glow guages.

[808celica]

try tirerack.com i seen some kyb's there and will use tirerack.com to get my brakes and suspension. i dont think they got sway bars though

[goferris]

just a quick update i got injen SRI installed. pics as soon as i get the radiator cooling plate from vincent doggy.

ok probably sooner but still

[Celicav]

Dude, give us updated pics! A few other things...

Did you go from a three-post spoiler to a two-post? Wow, I think the two-post looks much better!

Yeah, you need to drop that puppy first before any sway bars, new struts, etc. Installing the Teins yourself is very doable as long as you use the how to from Mynzeyes and the search function if you are not sure about something. Will save you $200+. Feel free to ask me questions too. It can be done without a spring compressor...you just have to point away from your body!

Nice choice on the GT-S Rims! I think they look better on our cars than the 7th Gen, but prolly b/c our cars look better anyway.

[goferris]

Dude, give us updated pics! A few other things...

Did you go from a three-post spoiler to a two-post? Wow, I think the two-post looks much better!

Yeah, you need to drop that puppy first before any sway bars, new struts, etc. Installing the Teins yourself is very doable as long as you use the how to from Mynzeyes and the search function if you are not sure about something. Will save you $200+. Feel free to ask me questions too. It can be done without a spring compressor...you just have to point away from your body!

Nice choice on the GT-S Rims! I think they look better on our cars than the 7th Gen, but prolly b/c our cars look better anyway.

i would have posted pics last night but i didn't get it on until like 8:30 and i was cold and it was dark. i'll probably take a quick pic tomorrow of my dirty engine bay. next is either a front strut bar or teins and kybs. i'm def doing it myself if i can. not worth paying someone else a ridiculous amount of money for what i can do for free. i just can't afford the springs quite yet. and yes that is a 2 post conversion and i agree with you completely

[goferris]

ok fine i'll post a pic for ya

i need to get a bracket so i can install the heat shield.
my bay needs some work big time. next is a decent strut bar, headers, and valve cover paint job. and a good cleaning.

[Rusty]

is that an alpine head unit you are putting by chance? (nice choice if it is) what kind of front lip is that?

[joehernandez]

i need to get a bracket so i can install the heat shield.
my bay needs some work big time. next is a decent strut bar, headers, and valve cover paint job. and a good cleaning.

Is the heat shield very important,,, cuz i have the gt four hood but im not really worried about hte heat shield,,,

[CelicaSTX02]

Everything looks good so far, when are you planning on lowering it?

[goferris]

is that an alpine head unit you are putting by chance? (nice choice if it is) what kind of front lip is that?

no it's not alpine sadly. it's a pioneer so it's still decent. the lip is a JDM Tom's option lip. very hard to come by. i got lucky when i got mine. it's not a replica either.

Is the heat shield very important,,, cuz i have the gt four hood but im not really worried about hte heat shield,,,

the heat shield will block out a lot of the hot air so i will get cooler air into the motor. atleast that is the theory behind it. it's not necessary but it is nice to have.

Everything looks good so far, when are you planning on lowering it?

that's on my to do list i'm more worried about getting the body parts painted and on first. right now they are taking up a lot of space in my room

[goferris]

totally random but just got this for the car

ebay

anyway to get these to work with our cars?

ebay

This post has been edited by goferris: Feb 22, 2008 - 9:40 PM

[Rusty]

haha smart, its the little things in the world that count

"clear side markers and turn signals
X
slotted rotors and ceramic pads
X"

those pictures don't work for me

This post has been edited by Rusty: Feb 22, 2008 - 11:58 PM

[goferris]

haha smart, its the little things in the world that count

"clear side markers and turn signals
X
slotted rotors and ceramic pads
X"

those pictures don't work for me

fixed the slotted rotors pic. the other was my sub but i need to take a new one now that i have my rear strut bar installed.
my latest pic of the car. just representing the site.



This post has been edited by goferris: Mar 10, 2008 - 1:47 AM

[joehernandez]

nice!
goferris are you planning on painting you car?

[goferris]

i wish i could afford to paint the whole car. for now i'm just going to paint the parts that need it the most. front bumper, lip, rear splitters, blocks and spoiler. that way they just wont be taking up space in my room and will actually start getting used.

[Valo666]

thouse keys wont work. Older toyota keys are skinnier then ours. But that old keychain is gangsta.

[Valo666]

weird double post.

This post has been edited by Valo666: Mar 10, 2008 - 5:47 PM

[joehernandez]

i wish i could afford to paint the whole car. for now i'm just going to paint the parts that need it the most. front bumper, lip, rear splitters, blocks and spoiler. that way they just wont be taking up space in my room and will actually start getting used.

if you were to paint it,, what color would it be?

[goferris]

i wish i could afford to paint the whole car. for now i'm just going to paint the parts that need it the most. front bumper, lip, rear splitters, blocks and spoiler. that way they just wont be taking up space in my room and will actually start getting used.

if you were to paint it,, what color would it be?

i've always been a fan of dark blue or maybe a dark gray.

[jason]

really shiny gunmetal metallic =)

looks good so far!

[goferris]

thanks for all the comments guys. i truly appreciate it.
hopefully within a month the exterior will be finished (for now atleast ). i'm pretty excited.

[BeefyT]

i love your shift boot and knob.....

[808celica]

man we need to rally up all the gts rim owners.........lolz looking good bro. keep up the great work. what ever happened to your front strut bar????? yours is a GT right!!??

[goferris]

what ever happened to your front strut bar????? yours is a GT right!!??

they stopped putting the strut bar in the GT in 98 i think. not sure why exactly so mine doesn't have one. i want to get a Jspeed, C-One, or TRD strut bar soon. it's just a matter of finding one.
so if anyone has one they are willing to sell me LMK. i have started a couple WTB threads without any response.

[goferris]

so i went to maaco today to see how much it would cost to get my lip, splitters, and front bumper painted and they said it would cost about 350!
does that sound kinda steep to you guys?
as soon as i get my refund i think i'm going to get it done. i'll keep you posted. i'm tired of looking at them not on the car.

[808celica]

paint would come out nice but their prep job sucks as everyone should know........

damn your car is gonna be sick with the toms lip, ss3 rears, and ss3 spoiler.

[Mangozac]

When I got my front lip, sides and rears quoted by a pretty prestige smash repairer they wanted AU$700 (US$600) (and that was with a mates' discount). I got a dodgy job done for $350 and it's now all chipping off the front.
Get a decent job done because the front lip is in a spot where it will take a bit of abuse

[goferris]

just a quick update.
i decided i'm going to keep the car. just bought a TRD front strut bar, clear tundra courtesy lenses, limited edition celica fender emblems, rear strut bar covers from 1sttoyotaparts.com
i'll take some pics when i get them all installed.

[99GT]

Whats the part number for the rear strut bar cover? I tried looking for it a while back but couldn't find it. Thanks.

[goferris]

Whats the part number for the rear strut bar cover? I tried looking for it a while back but couldn't find it. Thanks.

like the leather cover or the plastic covers on the sides?
i'm not sure the leather cover part # (mine came with it included) but the plastic covers are 64333-20160-C0
the leather cover is hella expensive. there is an auction on ebay for both a front and rear strut bar and the rear has the leather cover. just search st202 on ebay.

[D-Man]

Okay, WHERE did you get that cover for your AC/Heater?

Lovin that lip; where and how much did you get that one for?

[goferris]

the climate control cover i got off a guy on ebay for $4 (i don't think he offers them that cheap anymore though.) it's just a vinyl sticker overlay.
the front lip i got a screaming deal on. 250 shipped from a member on here. he brought it over from hongkong of his car there and but his celi here had a body kit on it already so he wasn't going to use it.

[99GT]

That lip is for ballers only. $300-600. I think he got lucky on his for like $200 for something.

[goferris]

another update. just ordered some teins. now i need to find a decent place to get struts

[goferris]

came home to see these waiting for me!

now i'm just waiting for my strut bar and other goodies. next i need to order some struts. i can't wait

[Rusty]

can you do a accurate before and after shot when you put the springs in?

are you getting a front TRD strut bar and a GT-Four rear Strut brace?

[goferris]

can you do a accurate before and after shot when you put the springs in?

are you getting a front TRD strut bar and a GT-Four rear Strut brace?

i'll see what i can do about the pics. these won't be put on for a while though cuz i need to order my struts. i'm sure if you search though you can find some pics pretty easy though.
i already have a gt4 rear bar and the trd front is on it's way. i'm so excited.

[goferris]

just got bad news. the TRD strut bar wasn't available so it wasn't included and neither was the limited edition badge.
i'm very dissappointed right now.

[joehernandez]

came home to see these waiting for me!

now i'm just waiting for my strut bar and other goodies. next i need to order some struts. i can't wait

what are those magazines next to the box looked like they shipped you some extra playboy magazines!!!,,,,,,,,.............

[goferris]

quick update. just bought my struts so i should have her lowered in a week or so. next is paint. (i know i've said that like 20 times already LOL)

[goferris]

what are those magazines next to the box looked like they shipped you some extra playboy magazines!!!,,,,,,,,.............

no those aren't playboys
just store ads.

[goferris]

quick update: teaser!!
don't mind the bugs


made possible by the help of azianadvanced and spolski07

also, this is on it's way (not the best but it'll do for now)

and these

[D-Man]

Nice

[Rusty]

sweet
(finally an update )

[goferris]

put on today!!!
i'm so happy

[99GT]

Looks awesome.

[Valo666]

nice man. Very clean.

[njccmd2002]

that lip should have been mine, you beat me to it. LOL.


It looks awesome. It would look better in black, and on my car...

[CelicaST_CALI]

lowerrrrrr then it would look soooo sick instead of just sick

[goferris]

i'm waiting for my struts to finally arrive then she's gonna be dropped like she's hot.
sorry about that njccmd. i couldn't help it.
it does look pretty damn sexy on muh ride though

[CelicaST_CALI]

lol ur missing a nut!!!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: May 10, 2008 - 10:51 PM

[goferris]

no it's there. it's just missing the little top off it. i need to get a new one.

[goferris]

strut bar installed

[goferris]

my struts should be here today!
soon she'll be lowridin!

[96bluevert]

what happened to you're stock front strut bar?

[goferris]

what ever happened to your front strut bar????? yours is a GT right!!??

they stopped putting the strut bar in the GT in 98 i think. not sure why exactly so mine doesn't have one. i want to get a Jspeed, C-One, or TRD strut bar soon. it's just a matter of finding one.
so if anyone has one they are willing to sell me LMK. i have started a couple WTB threads without any response.

from what i read they removed it to improve ride quality when they stopped producing the ST model

[96bluevert]

ah, gotcha.

[808celica]

Drop it likes is Kilauea and paint the calipers imma do my calipers and interior soon.

[Mangozac]

She's looking sweet David! Can't wait to see her after the drop!

Before you do anything else give your engine bay a clean!

[ImportChick95]

Glad to see you finally put that lip on. Looks awesome.

[goferris]

She's looking sweet David! Can't wait to see her after the drop!

Before you do anything else give your engine bay a clean!

i ended up finding one that was already silver from the factory. to be honest it was almost cheaper than just getting mine painted. since it's OEM paint so it'll stay lookin good too.
thanks and it's on my to do list

Glad to see you finally put that lip on. Looks awesome.

me too.

thanks for the comments guys

[tomazws]

Freaking sweet car! Awesome job!

[goferris]

going on tomorrow i hope




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white LED license frame lights