PegGTS' officially low and slow ST204, Now featuring low! Options

[PegGTS]

Just picked this baby up last week for 4000$ and can't wait to get started on it! It's a 1994 GT-S with just over 200000 kms on it, runs like new!

The day I bought her:




It's in pretty good shape other than a few minor rust spots that I'll be getting touched up as soon as all the snow melts, and a small dent in the hood. Also the front Toyota badge is broken, just ordered a new one from the dealer today.
Hard to see in this picture but it looks like somebody closed the hood and there was something under it and it made the dent and they tried to fix it


Some more pictures:






First "mod" haha, thought I would take off the badge while I wait for a new one but didn't notice there was 2 holes for it so I left it in (upside down )


Just put a new Alpine head unit in yesterday:


Have a 10" JL sub that I took out of my old car, will be building a box and wiring it in when I get a chance

Plans:

- TRD replica shifter knob (ORDERED)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140920873419?item=...160&vxp=mtr

- Black shift boot with red stitching

- GT-Four riser blocks (ORDERED)

- SpreeLED full car kit (ORDERED)

- White or gold wheels, thinking Rota Boost Golds:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CxD1GXhcLmY/UGdA...600/boost_2.jpg

- Possibly JDM tails

- Short ram intake

- GT-Four front end conversion

- Mesh for the front grille

- Possibly fog lights

- Clear sidemarkers and turn signals

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Apr 3, 2015 - 3:49 PM

[Box]

$4,000? Good god cars are expensive up there. That aside nice buy. I say you should've just broken away the rest of the "circle" on the front badge and let it be.

[azian_advanced]

yup, Winnipeg prices. for just a bit more, it would already put you in gt-four territory.
anyway, it looks like you have quite a list of mods underway, may I suggest you adding heated seats to that list? definitely worth it during the winter months.
and if you want to upgrade to leather seats, my old 95 GT-S is at International (junk yard) off of Day street. sadly the gt-four conversion and lhd projectors were totalled and most of the mods are gone.

[PegGTS]

yup, Winnipeg prices. for just a bit more, it would already put you in gt-four territory.
anyway, it looks like you have quite a list of mods underway, may I suggest you adding heated seats to that list? definitely worth it during the winter months.
and if you want to upgrade to leather seats, my old 95 GT-S is at International (junk yard) off of Day street. sadly the gt-four conversion and lhd projectors were totalled and most of the mods are gone.

Oh awesome, how hard is it to do heated seats? And could it be done with your leather seats?

[PegGTS]

Also, found a guy selling some parts on kijiji:

http://winnipeg.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-...QAdIdZ445264503

Do you think any of these parts would be worth it, also considering I would have to paint them?

[azian_advanced]

I've always been a fan of GT-Four conversions than any other aftermarket bodykits out there, but that's just me.
I was tempted to get the C-ONE kit before, but ended up going the GT-Four route.
I think the carbon fiber oem hood would go great with the white exterior.

[PegGTS]

I've always been a fan of GT-Four conversions than any other aftermarket bodykits out there, but that's just me.
I was tempted to get the C-ONE kit before, but ended up going the GT-Four route.
I think the carbon fiber oem hood would go great with the white exterior.

I was thinking of getting one of the hoods considering I need a new one anyways. How would a carbon fiber hood hold up in the winter? It can get to around -45 degrees C around here

[PegGTS]

Also what would be a good price to offer for the carbon fiber hood? There aren't that many celicas around and it doesn't look like this guy gets too many offers on it so I'm sure I can bring him down quite a bit...would 200$ be going way too low?

[azian_advanced]

Just fyi, the guy's name is keith. he's a member of the forum (kloudkicka).
if all you want is an oem hood, i have one at my parents place in wpg in mint condition but it's also red.
i've had it sitting for years and will let it go for cheap. i'm leaving for wpg thursday morning if you're interested.
but if you're after carbon fiber, i would think it's worth at least $300.

[Box]

From what I can find the Seibon and VIS CF hood is $500-600 new shipped. Eh, you could try offering $200 and if you could get it for $300 that'd be good I suppose.

[PegGTS]

Just fyi, the guy's name is keith. he's a member of the forum (kloudkicka).
if all you want is an oem hood, i have one at my parents place in wpg in mint condition but it's also red.
i've had it sitting for years and will let it go for cheap. i'm leaving for wpg thursday morning if you're interested.
but if you're after carbon fiber, i would think it's worth at least $300.

Thanks but I'm thinking going with something aftermarket, if I change my mind I'll let you know

[PegGTS]

Quick update, nothing big.
Got the parts I ordered from the dealer, the clear Tundra door lenses and a shiny new Toyota badge




Now just waiting for my SpreeLED kit and GT4 riser blocks! Then I'll probably be taking a little break for a while to collect some money haha

[PegGTS]

Made a really quick (REALLY quick) mockup of how I hope she'll look eventually haha

[RabidTRD]

Not a fan of different color hoods on our cars. Idk why, but the body line looks weird with one.

[kloudkicka]

Just stubbled across your progress thread, looking good so far, good meeting u and if ever u wanna save some money on the gtfour conversion lemme know, carbon fibre hood sold and for a steal I might add

[match220]

looking nice! My celica was that clean when I bought it, now you got me wishing it still was. I have to look into those clear tundra lenses! What year are they from?

[PegGTS]

Just stubbled across your progress thread, looking good so far, good meeting u and if ever u wanna save some money on the gtfour conversion lemme know, carbon fibre hood sold and for a steal I might add

Thanks man, loving the hood it looks awesome!

Hood off!


Hood on!



(Sick whip btw Kloudkicka)

looking nice! My celica was that clean when I bought it, now you got me wishing it still was. I have to look into those clear tundra lenses! What year are they from?

Pretty sure it's from a 2006 Tundra

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Apr 27, 2013 - 2:03 PM

[kloudkicka]

perfect fit, niice work, so far so good with the progress, and thanks for the shout out lol, only difference now is i put the wing back on, keep it up

[PegGTS]

Just got my TRD replica shifter today, I'm diggin it!

[PegGTS]

Just bought some blaze green Plasti Dip, gonna be spraying my wheels with it while I save up for real wheels haha

Note these aren't my actual rims, just a picture from google to show the colour

[PegGTS]

Okay I tried plasti dipping the rims today and it came out looking like **** lol...anybody know why this would happen? Maybe it was too cold? Spraying too close or too thick? When the spray came out of the nozzle it came out really bubbly and not spray-like...is the nozzle maybe bad / dirty or maybe the cans are just bad?




After they dried completely

[mkernz22]

You did that so wrong...

First off, never paint your wheels on the car. 1) because you'll get overspray on the car 2) the paint will run downward because of gravity and 3) it's just a common sense type of thing.

Secondly, when painting (and your wheel is off the car), put cardboard under it so that it doesn't get on the ground and get note cards. You place the note cards in that little lip between the wheel and the tire, and they stick out the long way. This is so over spray does not get on your tire. Though it is plastidip, it's a PITA to rub it all off the tire.

Third, when you are painting correctly with the wheel on the ground, clean off the wheel with a damp rag. If it was spray paint you would do more cleaning, but plastidip sticks to anything anyway lol Anywho, you want to start off in light coats and build it up. It looks like you just went all out on that thing on the first coat, that's a big no no. It will bubble up like that if you spray it on too heavy, but yes, the coldness doesn't help too much either.

It looks like it dried pretty well though, but you should definitely go back over some of the areas that are light so that it's more even.
If I sound like a dick at all, I'm sorry, I just took a break from studying for my finals and I'm wired on caffeine pills right now lol
I hope that helps you though!

Edit: If it's coming out of the bottle like that, it's definitely too cold to spray. Shaking it up some more might help, but probably not so much in the cold.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: May 3, 2013 - 2:37 AM

[The_enD]

To add to the good advices above me.
You should check out "dipyourcarcom" youtube and see how it's all done.
When the weather is cold it helps to put the can in hot water prior to the paint process, so when you spray the paint inside is actually warm.

[Timmyface]

Pretty much as mkernz22 Said.
Make sure its a nice day. Sunny, not hot, and not windy.
Thoroughly clean your wheel.
Do many light coats, with a light sweeping action, and give it about 20minutes between each coat.
Don't spray it on thick, or too wet.
And you should be sweet.

On that note though, 3 of my 4 nozzles turned to **** after a few sprays, started splattering out a bit because it was building up/running at the cap. Just try another.
And with the 'wheel on/off the car' is a bit of ahit and miss topic, with plastidip that is.
With plastidip you do tiny light coats, so there will be no runs or build up etc.

I just done my wheels, i took them off the car, but still layed them upright, at like a 10degree angle.
The final coat i done was when they were on the car.

So try again man, try plan it out and tae your time, and it should come out pretty sweet. It did dry alot better, so good luck next time!

[Ted95]

^^ all the above is 100% correct. i work with plasti dip all the time where i work, I have to paint alot of things with it. Painting is a skill of paitence, you need to take your time with it a far as prepping the wheels and proper time between coats. it will take quite a few coats because of how clear the paint is but once it finished it should lay very flat and smooth and not bubbly at all. just dont spray it on to heavy, just get nice even light coverage through out the wheel until your completely covered. for the peices i have to paint it usually takes about 5-6 coats, but thats because im painting clear plastic black..

really make sure the surface is clean tho and that it isnt to cold, let the wheels sit in the sun to warm them up first before painting them. you dont have to paint them in the sun but id recommend letting them warm up in the sun and letting them dry in the sun after they are painted.

Goodluck my man!

[mkernz22]

[PegGTS]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I think what my main problem was was that the cans were way too cold. It was probably about 0 Celsius / 32 Fahrenheit when we were doing it, and I didn't realize that the cans needed to be warm before doing it. When it started coming out bubbly we just got frustrated haha and I think that's what really messed us up, we started trying all sorts of things to make it work. Spraying lights coats, thick coats, spraying far away, from close...how far away should you spray from when doing it? As far as taking the wheels off, I don't have a jack at the moment and saw a few videos from DipYourCar explaining how to do it with the wheels still on. I'm assuming I should peel it all off and start again?

[The_enD]

If you don't like it, obviously you should be peeling it off.
Get a heater, close the garage, put your plasti in a big basin with warm water and let it is for a while. While waiting, clean them wheels good!

[PegGTS]

If you don't like it, obviously you should be peeling it off.
Get a heater, close the garage, put your plasti in a big basin with warm water and let it is for a while. While waiting, clean them wheels good!

Yup will be peeling it off and redoing it this weekend since it's supposed to be a lot nicer. Only thing is, it's really tough to peel the overspray off the tires, it isn't coming off in one, it's just ripping, any tips on getting that off? I do have a heater in the garage so I'll try and keep it as warm as possible, obviously I should open the door when I'm spraying though right? I assume the fumes are pretty deadly haha

[The_enD]

I'll put a mask and keep it closed and warm.
When dipping wheels it's easier to remove the dip from the tire when there is a good layer of it on the tire itself, not just a tiny amount of overspray.
I don't know what to say, either get to work and start cleaning it or spray just the tire and let it bond, then try to peel it.

[PegGTS]

I'll put a mask and keep it closed and warm.
When dipping wheels it's easier to remove the dip from the tire when there is a good layer of it on the tire itself, not just a tiny amount of overspray.
I don't know what to say, either get to work and start cleaning it or spray just the tire and let it bond, then try to peel it.

I've heard WD40 corrodes the dip too so I might try that on the tires. Next time I'm taping them off / using index cards though to avoid this haha

[mkernz22]

Like I said, get note cards and put them in between the lip of the wheel and the tire to prevent overspray. Have fun getting the rest of that off, I couldn't but at least mine was black. lol

[PegGTS]

Like I said, get note cards and put them in between the lip of the wheel and the tire to prevent overspray. Have fun getting the rest of that off, I couldn't but at least mine was black. lol

Yeah I will be doing that next time around lol, thanks. If it doesn't turn out this time...then I think I'm retiring from plast-dipping

[Red123]

http://winnipeg.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-...QAdIdZ445264503

if the price of that c-one bumper is ok, just get it.

[PegGTS]

Little update: Re-did the plasti-dip the other day and it looks 100x better now!






Decided to do the emblem too while I was at it just cause


Just have to clean the overspray off the tires and she'll be good to go!


Also got my riser blocks in yesterday! Any tips on getting them painted? Should I bother getting them professionally done or would it be better to do it myself?



This post has been edited by PegGTS: May 8, 2013 - 1:03 PM

[Syaoran]

Primer, adhesion promoter and paint. (after a good clean)

They look ready to paint, maybe a little scuffing with a scotchbrite pad for better primer adhesion will do.

[Box]

If you know what you're doing there's certainly no problem with doing it yourself.

[PegGTS]

They say they're already primed and ready to paint, should I primer them anyways?

[Box]

If they're already primed just wipe them down with: http://www.duplicolor.com/products/greaseWaxRemover/

[PegGTS]

Here's some pics from a local meet yesterday:




My buddy's 350Z















Lowwww S2K







Dat overspray.

[jordisonjr]

Top tier meet I see.
Dissapointed I had to miss the BBQm but i was in whistler.
Looking forward to seeing your car out at future meets

[PegGTS]

Finally got new wheels!

After hitting something in the road and riding on a spare for a couple weeks, I figured I should probably get some new tires, and while I was at it I got new wheels.

The wheels:


Got some Firestone Champion tires from Walmart:


Wheels off, still plasti dip on the rotors and calipers lol...



Decided to paint the calipers red while I was at it:







Front wheels on! halfway there



Did the emblem in black


Finally back wheels on


Quick photo shoot at 4 in the morning lol...

[Syaoran]

Taking pictures of black wheels at night kinda makes them impossible to appreciate lol

I like them. They look like Tenzo wheels. Are they?

[PegGTS]

Taking pictures of black wheels at night kinda makes them impossible to appreciate lol

I like them. They look like Tenzo wheels. Are they?

Yeah I know haha we finished at 4 in the morning and went out for some quick pictures lol, when I get a chance I'll take some day pictures.

And thanks! They're actually Ultra wheels, Focal 421 X:

http://www.ultrawheel.com/ultra-wheel.cfm?...at=1074&s=0

[PegGTS]

Got around to getting some day pictures, went out with my buddy and took some

Did the back emblems the other day to match the front

[Box]

Hey, what's that piece of junk doing next to your car?

This post has been edited by Box: Jun 13, 2013 - 9:43 PM

[PegGTS]

Hey, what's that piece of junk doing next to your car?

Haha I know... It's okay though cause his other ride is an '05 350z so he almost makes up for it

[Box]

Mehhhh, maybe... You can import the good Celica where you live, he has no excuses.

[PegGTS]

Update!

Finally got my spoiler blocks painted and installed! Lovin' them

Painted


Stickers from Skewer applied! (Excuse my crappy shaky hand sticker job)


Spoilerless? Nahhh





And finally:

[Box]

You freaking poser.

[PegGTS]

You freaking poser.

Haha shh! Somebody's jealous...right?

[Box]

If I ever got the riser blocks I'd have to fill in where it says "GT-FOUR", unless I had the engine and all to go with it. That aside it looks nice.

[PegGTS]

If I ever got the riser blocks I'd have to fill in where it says "GT-FOUR", unless I had the engine and all to go with it. That aside it looks nice.

But this way I can pretend I have the engine to go with it ...until I actually do

And thanks! Taking a breather for now on it though

[azian_advanced]

reminds me of when I first got my gt-four blocks on... oh the joy

[PegGTS]

reminds me of when I first got my gt-four blocks on... oh the joy

My car feels faster now The blocks add like 20 hp right?

[Box]

They add downforce if that accounts for anything.

[RabidTRD]

Makes it so you can do wheelies right?

[PegGTS]

Just some quick updates.

Installed a 7th gen short shifter with a Blox weighted shift knob, shifts are so much smoother now


Bought JDM tails off fhalperformance on the forums here, love them!


I especially enjoyed the box it came in


Before:


Halfway there...


Aaand done!


Also got clear sidemarkers

[PegGTS]

Installed some Sparco mudflaps and took my camera out and messed around, lots of photos ahead!

[PegGTS]

Got my JDM cupholders and TRD style rear splitters from Full-Throttle today! After spending what seemed like years trying to rip open the package which seemed like it was packed in preparation for the apocalypse, I finally got them out to reveal their beauty

Also thinking of shaving the letters on my risers because I feel bad whenever people ask me about my GT-Four haha
And maybe repainting them a flat black to match my wheels. Thoughts?

Sorry for crappy cell pics




Test fit! They're perfect



Ultra-crappy pic


Installing my fancy new cupholders



Awww yesssss



This post has been edited by PegGTS: Sep 11, 2013 - 4:17 PM

[PegGTS]

Installed my newly received Injen intake tonight! Thanks perkyshadow!



Love the way it sounds, so meann.

Quick video:
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/PegGTS/m...b5.mp4.html?o=1

[The_enD]

You know what will be cool, if the red was actually transparent red and there was ligh underneath, so it will glow. Would look bad ass at night IMO, but won't be fairly easy to make.
The power source could be taken from different places like the running light or even the stop lights.

[PegGTS]

You know what will be cool, if the red was actually transparent red and there was ligh underneath, so it will glow. Would look bad ass at night IMO, but won't be fairly easy to make.
The power source could be taken from different places like the running light or even the stop lights.

That would be really cool for somebody who knows what they're doing lol cause I am clueless in that area. Plus I'm planning on filling the letters anyways. But I would love to see that done by somebody with the knowledge (you?? )

[The_enD]

I plan on changing my spoiler, but it won't a GT4 one, something very exotic.

[Box]

I plan on changing my spoiler, but it won't a GT4 one, something very exotic.

Euro risers!

Your JDM cup-holder is nice, almost makes me want to stay single DIN.

[The_enD]

I plan on changing my spoiler, but it won't a GT4 one, something very exotic.

Euro risers!

Something that has never been attempted on a Celica before... and many others.

[PegGTS]

I plan on changing my spoiler, but it won't a GT4 one, something very exotic.

Euro risers!

Your JDM cup-holder is nice, almost makes me want to stay single DIN.

Single DIN master race

I plan on changing my spoiler, but it won't a GT4 one, something very exotic.

Euro risers!

Something that has never been attempted on a Celica before... and many others.

Make your own riser blocks for the three post spoiler. I've always been curious how that would look.

[PegGTS]

Got my custom exhaust installed yesterday! Tanabe Hyper Super Medalion muffler, Vibrant resonator, Manzo header and custom 2.25" piping. I think it sounds good, nice and deep and rumbly at idle and until about 3k rpm then it gets loud

Just have a video for now, will get pictures soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6cFYrfNri8...be_gdata_player

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Jan 17, 2014 - 10:38 AM

[cheela]

looks good. sounds good.

[PegGTS]

looks good. sounds good.

Thanks I'm happy with how it turned out, not too loud unless I floor it.

[PegGTS]

Some pictures of the exhaust. I like it, it looks nice and stock






And the header:

[mkernz22]

WTF. I want mine to sound like that...

[PegGTS]

WTF. I want mine to sound like that...

Hehe yeah she sounds nice really happy with how it turned out! Sounds better in person too.

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Jan 18, 2014 - 11:01 AM

[PegGTS]

Not so much of an update but went out for a "winter is almost over" photo shoot today

[PegGTS]

Finally got a chance to update this from the other day.

I've been wanting to do something different with my license plate bezel lately and thought of this and just had to do it. I thought about doing the whole bezel black but wanted to do something a little more original that hasn't been done. I ordered the decal from JasonTX a while ago and just got the chance to put it on. It was my first time working with a decal this big and with something as corner-y and complicated as the license plate bezel Considering that I think it turned out pretty well, other than a few spots that are only noticeable from right up close. I'm going to try and touch up a few spots and maybe eventually completely redo it, but for now I'm happy with it.

I love how it looks, not too obnoxious but definitely different. Threw on the vanity plate for a quick shoot, let me know what you guys think




This post has been edited by PegGTS: Apr 29, 2014 - 12:54 AM

[RoadRage]

I love it, very nice

[Box]

I have the urge to throw an E-Honda decal on there now.

This post has been edited by Box: Apr 29, 2014 - 2:21 AM

[PegGTS]

I love it, very nice

Thanks man!

I have the urge to throw an E-Honda decal on there now.

I knew you wouldn't like it lol. Oh well, you don't own a Celica anymore, I don't have to impress you

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Apr 29, 2014 - 2:30 AM

[Box]

You don't even know who E. Honda is do you? You poor deprived child. I'll have a Supra, so you'll have to impress me doubly.

[PegGTS]

If course I know who E Honda is I'm more of a Mortal Kombat person though.

[Box]

You should have E. Honda doing the hundred hand slap on the side of the bezel.

[JasonTX]

Finally got a chance to update this from the other day.

I've been wanting to do something different with my license plate bezel lately and thought of this and just had to do it. I thought about doing the whole bezel black but wanted to do something a little more original that hasn't been done. I ordered the decal from JasonTX a while ago and just got the chance to put it on. It was my first time working with a decal this big and with something as corner-y and complicated as the license plate bezel Considering that I think it turned out pretty well, other than a few spots that are only noticeable from right up close. I'm going to try and touch up a few spots and maybe eventually completely redo it, but for now I'm happy with it.

I love how it looks, not too obnoxious but definitely different. Threw on the vanity plate for a quick shoot, let me know what you guys think

if use have a couple of air bubbles under the vinyl you can poke them with a small safety pin and use a heat gun (lowest setting) and a little pressure on the bubble to work it out.

very nicely done for your first larger decal.

if you do ever redo it i'll make that bottom ray a little thicker since some of it is lost in the bend

This post has been edited by JasonTX: May 3, 2014 - 10:44 AM

[PegGTS]

if use have a couple of air bubbles under the vinyl you can poke them with a small safety pin and use a heat gun (lowest setting) and a little pressure on the bubble to work it out.

very nicely done for your first larger decal.

if you do ever redo it i'll make that bottom ray a little thicker since some of it is lost in the bend

Thanks for the decal, it looks great And if I redo it I might get you to make all the rays a little longer because I ended up having to stretch the vinyl quite a bit with a hairdryer to get it to fit, it did turn out well considering though.

[PegGTS]

Another quick update (Pictures ahoy):

Got my SSIII front splitters and door sills from Josh not too long ago. Got the door sills installed right away and finally got around to installing the splitters on Saturday before going to a meet. I also repainted my rear splitters and installed those along with my rear mudflaps again. I need to get some better double sided tape to hold the splitters on because the stuff I have now is cheap and doesn't hold them lol. I also want to repaint the rear splitters because they turned out a lot more yellow than the rest of my car. I'll probably repaint the front ones too when I can find a paint that matches lol because they're a little scratched from shipping I think. But overall I'm happy with how everything looks, just need sideskirts!

Oh and I "fixed" my door handle from when it got broken into until I can get it to a shop to get fixed for real haha. This tape matches better than the paint on my rear splitters, maybe I'll just wrap them in this!



Parts!


Door sills in!


Just to show the colour difference


And finally here's some pictures from the meet with jordisonjr's car. My camera got a smudge on it at some point and I didn't notice so some of them might be a bit smudged















And here's some shots of kloudkicka's sexy car



Oh yeah, and I played some limbo too


This post has been edited by PegGTS: Jun 2, 2014 - 11:56 AM

[PegGTS]

I guess I can update this, been a while lol. Long post and lots of pictures incoming!

Where to start...well first of all, I finally filled my riser blocks and repainted them flat black. Then I wasn't happy with my filling job and redid it. then I wasn't happy with it again and am in the process of redoing them again I'm also currently redrilling the holes to mount the blocks to the spoiler because they were slightly off and it was bugging me lol







Next I decided to grind down my brake hubs and repaint them because they were unbelievably rusty from last winter (I had just replaced them over the winter so they're pretty new brakes)

Before:



After (I wasn't too worried about the overspray on the rotor since it would just rub off when I use the brakes):



Next I took apart the front end to try and see what was going on with the bumper bolts. The whole front end it pretty beat up so it was a huge pain in the ass to get it off. This picture sums up how I felt after getting the bumper off.



Turns out one of the bolts on the bracket that mounts the bumper to the fender is broken. I'm just going to saw them all down and weld new ones in when I get a chance.


Installed my clear highs while I was at it as well.






Also tested out my custom lows and found out that they're pretty much toast. One of them is missing a tab, the other one has fallen apart inside and was rattling and the projector glass has a crack in it, they don't have any way to secure a bulb into them...I am going to try to make them work because they would look really good but I don't know if I can...





This is how the socket looks on the lows



Oh and I also mounted my fog lights while I was at it. Didn't have the time to wire them up so they're just there for looks for now haha until I can get a chance to do it




Then I finally replaced my shot hatch struts...that I just replaced in the fall already. I tried talking to RockAuto about it but they only had a 3 month warranty on them No more holding my hatch open with my head!



Then I decided to repaint the rising sun on the license plate bezel rather than a decal because it was starting to peel in a few places because I suck at applying big decals I mixed up some paint for cheap at work and sprayed it. The paint is Mazda Velocity Red, paint code 27A. I scuffed up the white then masked off around the decal, peeled the decal, scuffed up the paint underneath it, shot it with the red a few times, then peeled off the masking tape and re-cleared the whole bezel to give it an even shine throughout. Pretty happy with the results.




At some point I also managed to bend a rim on a pothole despite the amount of meat on my tires...



Last week I had my door handle repaired finally from when it got broken into, they did a really good job on it.




Right now I am currently working on fixing the rust all the way around my car, then hopefully going in for paint!

This spot wasn't too had, just surface rust. Grinded it down, treated the metal with Picklex 20, body filler, glaze, and primer.



This spot turned out a lot worse than I expected. started to grind it down then I went right through the metal...found lots of body filler there already. So then I had to make a decision; quick fix, or long-term fix. Decided it wasn't worth it to weld new metal in at this point so I just grinded it down as much as possible and treated the rust, filled and primed it. Perhaps when the rust comes back I'll weld new metal in, but for now it just doesn't seem worth it.



And lastly, I received my spacers on Friday and installed them! 25mm in the rear, 20mm in the front. Pretty happy with how they sit now, I just need to lower it a little bit now. Although the back tires rub when I go over bigger bumps so I will need to get the fenders rolled.










And that's it for now! Wow it's been a while since I've updated this lol

[enderswift]

Great work. Looks good. Any links to picklex? I'm always on the lookout for new stuff to fight rust with

[PegGTS]

Great work. Looks good. Any links to picklex? I'm always on the lookout for new stuff to fight rust with

Here's the website for it. Not sure where to buy it in the states but I work at a automotive paint store in my city and that's where I got it. It's awesome stuff, we have a rusted rad shell on display that was treated with it on one half about three years ago and it's still clean. And the floors get mopped like 5 times a day in the winter so that thing should be rusted to hell lol. It's super easy to use too, just spray it on and leave it wet for about 10 minutes then wipe it off.

http://picklex20.com/

This post has been edited by PegGTS: Aug 10, 2014 - 12:23 PM

[RoadRage]

nice update!

Shame about the rust

hopefully it doesn't come back any time soon lol

[PegGTS]

With the winters we have I'm sure it will be back within a couple years at most...I'll deal with it properly then

[malpaso]

Damn that rear license plate frame looks awesome. I'm glad giving you vote for Celica of the month

[PegGTS]

Damn that rear license plate frame looks awesome. I'm glad giving you vote for Celica of the month

A little late to reply haha but thanks!

It's been a while, so time for another update I guess

Where to start...well, I wanted to do something different with my interior for a while, started looking at hydro-dipping it, but I didn't want to try the DIY kit and screw it up, and the cost to get it professionally done is a little pricey so I decided to paint it in the mean-time. Nothing crazy like blue or red, I wanted to keep it subtle and still OEM-looking. So I got a SEM metallic grey spray bomb from work (technically for plastic bumpers but it's all the same stuff). I took apart my interior and replaced everything with the spare set I had (which is actually in better condition than my stock set so I decided to paint my stock set) and got to work. Sprayed everything with SEM plastic adhesion promoter, then gave it all a few good coats of the grey.



I gotta say, I'm really impressed with the SEM paint. It goes on very nice, even when I tried laying it on a little thicker I did not get any runs. And it's held up for a few months now with no signs of wear so far. I'm happy with the results, nice and subtle.





Next, I decided I wanted to do something a little different with my trunk as well. Not sure why, but I fell in love with the hardwood trunk look. So I went to the hardware store, bought some MDF and some hardwood, and got to work. Stripped the trunk and it was filthy underneath



After trying to clean it up a bit. Don't know where that black stuff on the right came from lol.



Glued the hardwood to the MDF, took the carpet out of the trunk, laid it down, traced it, then cut.





Next, I attached my 10" JL sub and Phoenix Gold amp.



Threw it in the trunk, installed my rear strut bar, and I was done! The markings were there because I was originally going to make a hatch to get to the spare tire, but I couldn't see an easy was of making it work, so I just left it. It isn't too hard to lift up in case I ever need my spare tire. I have not found the time to wire in the sub, so I'm not sure how it sounds just yet. I'll be having a wiring party in the spring so if it doesn't sound nice, I will build a box for it underneath.




Next, I had my fenders rolled because my tires were rubbing with my spacers. They still rub slightly, but not enough to worry about for now. When I do eventually lower the car, I may have to go with very slight negative camber in the rear, nothing crazy though. Just to avoid rubbing.



had some black plasti-dip laying around so I decided to try out the "angry eyes" look on my highs. Actually turned out pretty nice, although the dip peeled up a bit when I peeled the tape off, will have to redo them in the spring and not wait so long to peel the tape off.




Also got finished with all the rust fighting (for the most part, have a few smaller spots to do but the bigger areas are done). For the driver's side rocker panel, I had new metal welded in by a customer of mine, then painted and cleared it myself.



At the same time, while I was doing some painting on the back of the car, I peeled the tape off my bumper and this happened.



The paint should not have just peeled off that easily, so I took it back to the shop that had fixed the bumper in the spring, and they admitted it was their fault and they will be repainting it next week.




THEN, disaster struck. One day when I was leaving work, I went to put my car into gear, and it wouldn't go at all. Tried forcing it and it just grinded like crazy. So me and my coworker had to push my car into the work compound and I grabbed a work car. After getting it into the compound, I tried putting it into gear again and it finally went in but I decided I didn't want to take a chance and took a work car anyways.

I kept driving my car for a couple months with no issues. Fast forward to late September, on my way to work after getting gas I went to shift into second, and it wouldn't go at all. Put it in neutral and it wouldn't go into any gears, so I had to coast it onto a side street. Sat there for a few minutes trying to get it to go into gear, but nothing. Something was screwed. Luckily I was only a couple blocks from home so I left the car there, and walked home. My car sat there for a few days until we took my brother's truck and towed it back to our garage.



While it was in the garage, I decided I may as well take the valve cover off and paint it sprayed it with some VHT black wrinkle paint, although I think it was too cold so the paint did not wrinkle at all.




It sat in our garage, and I had my girlfriend's dad (who is a mechanic at Honda) have a look at it. He came to the conclusion that it had to be something with the clutch, great news...since we didn't have the time nor garage space to get that done, I drove it onto my street (started it in second gear and drove it) and it sat there for a couple weeks while we waited for a family friend to have time to replace the clutch.

Finally he had time to get it done, so I drove it down to his place in second gear the whole way, and he got to work on it. A few days, and $675 later, I had my car back and it was glorious. He showed me my old clutch, I had broken 2 of the springs.



Then the snow came and it was time to put the winter wheels on. It's crazy the difference in wheel gap between my summer and winter tires.




And that's basically it. This is mostly how she'll sit until spring.





Also, here's some random shots I took of my car over the summer / fall:






I wanted to get some fall shots of my car so I took it to a local park one day and messed around. Realized I forgot to put my front splitters on for it Also this was my first time editing with Lightroom and I love it!

[PegGTS]

Not really an update but I did this the other day when I was bored...just an idea of the direction I'm thinking of going

[JoshuaM]

What Is your obsession with tiny wheels! Haha... the 'shop looks great, but would look better with 17's

[PegGTS]

I prefer a little meat with my wheels haha. Plus our roads are awful here, even with the amount of tire I have I still managed to bend a rim on a pothole...

Also a little teaser of what I'm planning:




This post has been edited by PegGTS: Jan 10, 2015 - 9:57 AM

[Box]

Don't let him get to you, I'm Mr. Sidewall. I need at least four inches of sidewall for it to look right to me. I just can't get into the low profile look.

Also, GOLD!!!!

[PegGTS]

Yeah I've never been a big fan of the look either, sometimes I don't mind if it it's done right. Although I think with my next set of tires I'll go down to a 205/50/16 or something similar instead of the 205/55/16 I'm running now.

[jordisonjr]

I prefer a little meat with my wheels haha. Plus our roads are awful here, even with the amount of tire I have I still managed to bend a rim on a pothole...

Almost 5 years on a 40 series, and no problems. Must be user error

[PegGTS]

I've seen the way you drive though, swerving to avoid potholes and shiz

[Box]

^Generally that's the name of the game.

[cheela]

yup. I'm sure I swerve more sober than I would if I were drunk. lol.