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[spy00005]

Well i think it's about time i sat down and made a progression thread since ive had my car for about 3 and a half years bought it January 08. (please bare with me i don't have great memory and won't remember the details and the time of mods might be a lil out of place but here goes)

this is what i drove around before a great car roomy, reliable, strong engine, great family car a cressida.




but i was 19 young naive and still under the influence of the fast and furious movies (unfortunately) and didn't want a family car i wanted a sports car.
so i wanted a 90-93 celica with the pop up lights a 5th gen loved those car and wanted a stick shift car to learn and use as a DD for work and college. So i looked and i looked and i looked but while looking i stumbled upon a 94 celica GT stick shift lot of miles but good price and i knew the motor could give me like double what it had for just under 2K a couple on dings here and there high beam broken driver side fender dented but strong engine nice color i liked the tan interior even though the seats were torn up. so i picked it up. here the pics from the dealer









Got it and within a couple days sold the cressida(which i do miss great car)

first thing had to get a shift knob lol didn't have one and a $20 purchase at autozone took care of that but those $20 were the first of many purchases throughout these 3 1/2 years the very first "MOD" well i buckled down and learned how to drive stick shift in this car got the hand of it after some days of practice with my pops didn't "master it" till like a year latter.

the first things i did were get seat covers and steering wheel cover and full tune up plugs wires oil ect.


crappy but matched and got the job done and a decal for the trunk window one on each side


after the year I started doing small mods and found this website which helped me tremendously in combination with eBay so i could afford to do mod's on my car i started.
First Reverse indigo gauges got these for 30 bucks from a company called auto concepts on eBay by far the nicest looking gauges i saw at the time for price range all white at the day time completely dark at night except the numbers


still have em on still look great only i scratched them rear the center and barley noticeable bug kinda bugs me I HAVE NEVER seen another set to buy tried but all the other ones don't appeal to me as much so stuck with these and replaced the bulb with crappy led's at this point (did a full LED with high quality ones a lil down the line) and got a chrome bezel for it.



bought a LED under body kit, big mistake looked real nice and flashy never really used them i installed them poorly so one fell off at some point should have just saved the money but you live and learn.

got a nice key from ebay


got some nice celica dragon decals for each rear quarter panel window


got clear side markers and momo pedals loved the pedals but wore them out very quickly.


Completely washed clean scrubbed the engine and painted some components. replaced some lines with blue silicone tubing ect got some nice compliments (gonna try and restore it haven't kept it as clean and nice)
Also got a Injen SRI from eBay for about 100 bucks which was great added a great song to the engine




at this point replaced my old crappy rubber carpets with vincedoggy's celica carpets and also did the shifter, ebrake, and arm rest covers.

got some 8500K 80watt Xenom "HID" bulbs for the front

and to this day some thing i regret putting blue Vinyl sticker stuff all over what i now realize was a great black interior trimming




Change the stock rear lights to the 100000X better kouki JDM tails

My radiator at this point was busted and leaking so i decided to go with this (wanted koyo but was out of my price range)


so far has still held up well

got my hands on some euro fogs which i wired and loved the look they added and the light at night time

Got a FULL body paint job took out all the ding and dents and got it nice and smooth Blue Spectra Mica (love the color)














custom modded the interior clock to look blue with photography filters.


got tired(lol PUN) of my stock steelies and painted them graphite and painted calipers blue





upgraded all my speakers and the head unit a jvc mobile kw-avx810 headunit and 8inch menphis speakers 6.5inch,4inch,1inch kicker speakers and change to the 7th gen antenna base and a stubby antena and got mirror cover from vincent doggy

also did a lil brake light mod how to is floating around some where out there



i had a alarm system that was installed but its was unplugged (maybe dealer didn't have alarm remote) hooked it up and have remote made works fine nothing special but nice to have some sort of alarm

okay this is were everything hits the Fan after all this withing a month of painting and fixing a rainy evening i got on a ramp to get on the high way and hydro planed right into the ramp divider this completly put me out of sync with my car stopped moding it and investing money in it so for about 2 yrs i just drove it and that's it.




recently i kinda fell in love with it again and picked up where i kinda left off i bought the vince doggy door card inserts and custom door sills, got the clear courtesy lights and put blue led in them,

Bought some recaro evo IX seats and installed the with corbeau brackets




DID the whole GT4 Front end conversion(during a hurricane lol)








got projector high beams




upgraded my battery terminals



got a whole body kick front and rear splitters and side skirts






WRC Rain guard and celica custom pedals






IF this is long just read it over the course of 3 yrs that's how long it took me to get here lol


as far as future plans i got a whole list and ill post it tomorrow or thrursday and there probably a bunch of stuff i missed but this was way too big of a update to begin with and i didn't want a lot of lil post so sorry all.

------------------------Car Plans (future)-----------------------
Exterior

OEM the stuff that are Replica (hard to get and expensive so little by little)
Paint - First priority
Tint - Light blue get done at the same time as paint
Lower - in suspension list
Rims TC rims painted white i am working on
Small stubby antenna that actually picks up stations and not just looks good

Interior

Seats replace rear with 7th gen black or grey leather
Wash carpet stains out (old stains since i got the car -got quite a few out already) got a whole black carpet in excelent condition going to swap at some point
Reupholster headliner (waiting on fabric to come in)
Get Door card inserts professionally redone
TRD Shortshifter (its hard to find one)
Get something for the e-brake like a nice handle or something MOMO Pitstop E-Brake cover

Handling/Suspension (this is what im going to be working on)

Front and rear sway bars and links (probably SP's)
Underbody brace (maybe not)
Good Front strut bar
Coilovers - tein if can get at good price if not megan (in the mean time got a set of eibachi sportline and kyb shocks)
want to do the ST205 Big double piston brake conversion at some point

Performance/Power

At some point (not soon) a 3SGTE swap want 3rd gen or higher
a Transmition with LSD
Forged pistons for the 3sgte (je or hks or wisco)
3'' exhaust for the 3sgte and a good muffler

This post has been edited by spy00005: Oct 26, 2011 - 12:41 AM

[BonzaiCelica]

wow what a transformation! nice future plans. You should of kept that cressida, it was a classic and rwd too!!

[NYp8tBaller07]

another paint job soon?

[spy00005]

wow what a transformation! nice future plans. You should of kept that cressida, it was a classic and rwd too!!

thanks man, i wish i could have kept it. they were my first cars were my dads and he gave em to me to learn to drive and use. i had 2 a 86 and a 88 (the 86 was run down and hit and run while it was parked ) but the 88 was great lot of miles but strong as hell but couldn't afford insurance for two car plus we have 4 cars in our family my celica, a sienna a previa and a camry. had to let it go.

another paint job soon?

yea as soon as the guy im going to get comes back hes out of the country he does good quality work and pretty fast and he does body work i need to get some rust removed before it eats up the whole car. wanted to have it painted beginning of september but now hoping by end of september.

[BonzaiCelica]

I'd suggest doing the jdm sidemarkers mod to your current fenders. It will complete the look 100%

[richee3]

I agree with Bonzai. Do the JDM sidemarkers then get that thing painted. That's a great color and it's going to look fantastic when it's done. Definitely go 7th gen wheels in white. Or even something similar to the factory SS-III or GT4 rims would look great.

[spy00005]

well just got this today going to paint it chrome

[spy00005]

just bought some eibach sportline springs with KYB shocks time to get lowered. X]

This post has been edited by spy00005: Sep 18, 2011 - 12:07 AM

[RabidTRD]

just bought some eibach sportline springs with KYB shocks time to get lowered. X]

Ahh so you took him up on it?

[Smaay]

get a 7th gen short shifter. they work awesome!

[spy00005]

yea i took em but not gonna install em for a while i decided to get sway bars ,drilled slotted rotors good brakes and new tires for tc rims and do it all at the same time so handling will skyrocket.

i'll wait for trd shifter its worth the wait. maybe get 7th in the mean time.

[JGtoyo48]

Amazing job man! Good work!

[spy00005]

finally got the material i was waiting for
time to re do my headliner still have to finish up minor touch up respray edges to secure it and cut it but almost done.




pretty close colorwise i can make it work

[RabidTRD]

yea i took em but not gonna install em for a while i decided to get sway bars ,drilled slotted rotors good brakes and new tires for tc rims and do it all at the same time so handling will skyrocket.

i'll wait for trd shifter its worth the wait. maybe get 7th in the mean time.

Check out Wagner Thermoquiet ceramic brakes. Advance Autoparts sells them and they're lifetime warranty. That means you can beat the **** out of them and just keep getting free ones. They also stop the car very easily and smoothly.

[spy00005]

there no advance auto any where around where i live i just checked but ive heard good things about hawk HPS so i think im going with those. first step is ordering the sway bars and end links, then slotted rotors brakes and ss lines, then paint and tire the tc rims and lower it and to top it off an alignment. so waiting till i get it painted because i wanted to do that before it gets too cold.

[BonzaiCelica]

i want to go with black headliner and black visors as well. I would of done that if I was you. But I see original interior color was tan.

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 24, 2011 - 4:18 AM

[spy00005]

i like the tan/beige color i don't know why everyone hates it so much and its close enough that i don't have to redo the visors just clean them up and the sun roof cover as well. might change the carpet to black but redo the doorcard inserts with this and sew in the celica dragon from the door cards i bought from vince doggy.

[spy00005]

did a couple of quick things. had headliner installed with out visors now got those on and the sunroof surround and its centered before it hung to close to the driver side




and installed my mirrored radiator bracket cover and cooling panel (gonna paint it maybe blue maybe silver)



Also got a quote to get my car completely fixed/painted rust removed and front lined up right. so paint coming real soon hopefully.

[enderswift]

Check out Wagner Thermoquiet ceramic brakes. Advance Autoparts sells them and they're lifetime warranty. That means you can beat the **** out of them and just keep getting free ones. They also stop the car very easily and smoothly.

No one does this. its a LIMITED lifetime replacement warranty meaning it only covers manufacturer defects, not wear and tear. The only reason people get away with free pads is because they bitch and moan enough so that whoever is behind the counter gives in.

/sorry off topic

This post has been edited by enderswift: Oct 1, 2011 - 11:11 PM

[Neon90424]

Check out Wagner Thermoquiet ceramic brakes. Advance Autoparts sells them and they're lifetime warranty. That means you can beat the **** out of them and just keep getting free ones. They also stop the car very easily and smoothly.

No one does this. its a LIMITED lifetime replacement warranty meaning it only covers manufacturer defects, not wear and tear. The only reason people get away with free pads is because they bitch and moan enough so that whoever is behind the counter gives in.

/sorry off topic

Yeah that sounds pretty stupid to me Its like buying an eraser and complain that its worn down lol

[RabidTRD]

Check out Wagner Thermoquiet ceramic brakes. Advance Autoparts sells them and they're lifetime warranty. That means you can beat the **** out of them and just keep getting free ones. They also stop the car very easily and smoothly.

No one does this. its a LIMITED lifetime replacement warranty meaning it only covers manufacturer defects, not wear and tear. The only reason people get away with free pads is because they bitch and moan enough so that whoever is behind the counter gives in.

/sorry off topic

Check out Wagner Thermoquiet ceramic brakes. Advance Autoparts sells them and they're lifetime warranty. That means you can beat the **** out of them and just keep getting free ones. They also stop the car very easily and smoothly.

No one does this. its a LIMITED lifetime replacement warranty meaning it only covers manufacturer defects, not wear and tear. The only reason people get away with free pads is because they bitch and moan enough so that whoever is behind the counter gives in.

/sorry off topic

Yeah that sounds pretty stupid to me Its like buying an eraser and complain that its worn down lol

Actually, at my store we do. I asked my boss and apparently it's a local thing. But we reward our customers who buy the more expensive pads and rotors. Anything Wagner, we warranty for WARE. It's not because of complaints, it's because we take good care of our customers who spend good money.

Wagner Thermoquiets and Wagner rotors are warrantied in full.

[enderswift]

It's really at the discretion of whoever is behind the counter, some places do it routinely and it probably works out for them with repeat sales. Thing is, you cant run a business like that and it just ends up making people think they have free brakes for life. I'm just pointing out that this isn't an official thing and that you aren't entitled to free pads. But if you find a place that switches them out then more power to ya.

[RabidTRD]

It's really at the discretion of whoever is behind the counter, some places do it routinely and it probably works out for them with repeat sales. Thing is, you cant run a business like that and it just ends up making people think they have free brakes for life. I'm just pointing out that this isn't an official thing and that you aren't entitled to free pads. But if you find a place that switches them out then more power to ya.

We try to get our commercial customers to do it because in the end it benefits them, and we get credit for the parts when they bring them back. You're right though... Idk if any other places outside of Rochester actually do it. We only warranty our Wagners for lifetime though. The Wearever Gold's are a one time replacement, and the basic Wearever Silvers have no wear warranty. The idea is, you can upgrade to the better pads and we'll keep you coming back. Customer service is our #1 goal haha.

[spy00005]

i did this at autozone before and the more expensive ones they replace for wear, but i hate the autozone 2 blocks from me because no one in there knows sh!t about cars and its a headache, i doubt they care about customer service at all. the lady manager is the WORST person you could ever deal with, but o well.

[Neon90424]

I once took a BOV to autozone...The guy thought I had alien weaponry in my hand

[spy00005]

I once took a BOV to autozone...The guy thought I had alien weaponry in my hand

[malpaso]

Damn... A lot of work you have done.

[spy00005]

thanks man i still have a long way to go till im done but i won't stop, by the way i love your car it looks amazing you always take such awesome pictures of it, its soooo clean and just love that mirror finish your car is amazing man.

[spy00005]

Little update haven't been working as much on it as i had wish but today i got a FLAT TIRE >_< o well that's cars.
sooooo here we go

added the clear 3rd brake light im loving it.



also New E-brake cover love its feel and look compared to the stock, might be a little flashy for some but i like it




also getting some painting done over the week end.
Rims not going in till spring but i'm gonna sand paint and clear coat them. then get some tires any suggestion? nothing killer expensive on the budget.




redid my valve cover but broke the lil plastic hose on top got a hose in there but anyone know what thats for gonna just get another one and paint it gonna use this one temporarily i guess.





also painted the vince doggy cooling panel to match(sort of) my mirror steel radiator brackets. not real chrome but the paint is close enough to the look i want.




my real camera broke so now i got to replace it all these are cell phone pics but hoping getting a decent camera for black friday only about a month away)
and want to install the vince doggy underbody panel

was hoping to drop the car off at the paint shop this saturday but i might get some deals i just CAN'T refuse!!!!

This post has been edited by spy00005: Oct 26, 2011 - 12:48 AM

[Keiri]

The broken plastic tube is the PCV Valve; you can pick another up at any parts store for about 8 dollars with the rubber grommet it sits in.

Also, the TC rims are looking good; you sticking with white for the final color or something else? I got a set of General Altimax HPs in 215/45/17 trim for about 400 bucks and they're pretty nice tires for a higher performance all-season with good tread life.

[spy00005]

cool thanks ill do that still gonna get a \"spare\" valve cover this one had to kinda rush at the end didn\'t get enough coats of blue and also had some old paint so its looking sloppy if you look closely (not like anyone will) but i tried to get that out and it just wont how would i remove that?

yea sticking with white i think blue car white rims would sit pretty nice i played around with photoshop a bit and got this (actually i did one with tires but its on my home computer not work computer ill replace it so excuse the no tires)


Y U NO HAVE TIRES?


hmm i wonder how they\'ll fit if i install the lowering springs and spacers def consider getting those tires like i said im buy 4 new winter tires for my stock rims before the winter starts and then 4 summer tire for the TC rims and thats not a bad price only thing your kinda far, NC is like a 8 hr drive my parents drove down there last year to visit some friends and spend a week.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Oct 26, 2011 - 3:59 PM

[Keiri]

White definitely looks good against blue; the contrast is really nice.

As far as the tires go, I apologize for being unclear in my last post but I meant I bought my tires for about 400 dollars; $392 shipped from discounttires.com. You could check there for your summer tires. Either way, the car is coming along nicely and you're doing great.

[spy00005]

ohhhhh that makes sense i thought you wanted to sell me some. lol. also thanks on the PCV valve 4 bucks at autozone gonna replace it tomorrow.

also it seams that that rear pass side tire was causing a bad shake in my car i had thought it was the spoiler so i drove around without it a couple of days still rumbled so i put it back on today but yesterday because of the flat i switched tires and i noticed it didn't rumble or shake and then on my way back home a really tested it and nothing guess the flat was a good thing cuz it happened while it was already parked not me on the move.

playing some more w/ photoshop now has tires im getting used to PS a lil bit


might aswell throw some spoilerless pics i took on here





This post has been edited by spy00005: Oct 26, 2011 - 7:49 PM

[spy00005]

have been trying to remove my old beige/tan carpet have a black carpet in good condition going in and got some goodies still just got my phone as my camera but looking into a dslr for black friday so please bear with me

and







got a lil hungry when i opened this one

[RabidTRD]

Nice. I need SS brake lines

[spy00005]

so i just got back inside im pretty tired but this ended up being a 2 day project. i did install the shifter and i love the feel even with out the car being on and i did remove the whole carpet now it stands






tomorrow install carpet, center panel and A/C unit

Its soo freaking cold makes it such a pain in the @$$ to work on my car but o well also i did install the rain guards but i kinda really cracked one of them sooo im kinda pissed

[spy00005]

i never put these pictures up from last week finished carpet install







the blue led A/C unit. i am also making my own back up one hopefully its a lil brighter

[spy00005]

today i got quite the surprise
I don't remember ordering soap, and all the way from England too?



i Knew i had ordered them but i didn't expect them to get here so quick so i kinda forgot about them and didn't even think until i open the box, new project today.

[BonzaiCelica]

oh wow guy!! great stuff you got going on here!!!! you should of got the front sway bars, you don't know what your missing!!! hehe

[spy00005]

oh wow guy!! great stuff you got going on here!!!! you should of got the front sway bars, you don't know what your missing!!! hehe

i did just came in a day latter and i didn't take a pic of it. if all goes well Saturday i'll install the SS brake lines the winter tires, the front and rear sway bar and the under panel. jury duty is cutting deep into my income this month though, and i want to get new rotors, brakes and endlinks to kinda finish up my whole handling upgrade for now, ill lower it in spring after the snow season i have the shocks and springs for that in my basement.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Nov 14, 2011 - 6:00 PM

[Fate]

good stuff! where'd you order the brake lines from?

[spy00005]

good stuff! where'd you order the brake lines from?

Got them from Trdcorolla got a bunch of good parts off of him.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Nov 15, 2011 - 4:26 PM

[spy00005]

this just got dropped off. almost ready for winter.

and just did one working on the second one but i like the look



just finished the driver side i learned my lesson. take your time heat it up well not to fast this time the cover just kinda came right off with the passenger side i bent up all the plastic luckily you don't see any of it all you see is the lens this time though it came out well.



This post has been edited by spy00005: Nov 15, 2011 - 9:19 PM

[spy00005]

kinda busy weekend went to ny auto show took alot of pics ( if anyone is interested nyautoshow album )but on to what happen to my car after being in my basement since last october FINALLY installed the eibachi sportline and kyb shocks i got from stevenson. also decided to do it all in one shot New brakes Hawks HPS all around, new EBC slotted front Rotors, the SS brakelines, TwosRUS endlinks to go with the ST front an rear sway bars, and gave it an oil change while i was at it. now this week ill order the Falken FK 452 for the scion TC rims i just finished repainting white and ill be set just need to replace the broken passenger tail light and rain guards paint the thing and ill be set for now.

[RabidTRD]

Pics of it on your car!!! Lol. Sounds like DWG this year will be sick.

[spy00005]

Yea i wanna finish everything up way before then so far got the performance/handling end down need to get the look and exterior set then ill be a happy camper.
some quick pics maybe kinda hard to tell from pics
Before



after





also didnt like the glossy look so i resanded and made it flat white like it MUCH better
Glossy



Flat





and to go with these i ordered these Falken FK 452 ... i was one click away from buying the rt 615k only like an extra 75 bucks or so but i didn't want to go overboard and sacrifice even more comfort (i can see why ppl with lowered stiffer cars avoid potholes like a plague now lol)

[Batman722]

nice to see defgeph's skirts and splitters in good use.

[manphibian]

Awesome work chap.

Agree the flat white looks epic

[spy00005]

thanks guys now the only real major work is the body fixing that rust in rear quarter panel on driver side and full body paint then i can finally be happy. its a slow progress but im getting and i rather take my time and do it right our cars deserve that. thanks for the encouragement always appreciate it.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Apr 15, 2012 - 2:27 PM

[georgeperis]

Hello very nice modifications. I like the window wind deflectors and I want to buy a set for my celica. May I know from where you have bought them?

[spy00005]

i got mine from rpmgarage.com but i don't think they have any currently in stock the get them in every once in a while just have to be in the look out for them.
also try ebay they have em every once in a while there too.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Apr 15, 2012 - 5:11 PM

[RabidTRD]

I see spacers too! Can't wait to see it with the rims on. You think the car rides hard right now, wait until you get the TC rims and tires on lol. My Enkei's with the Fuzions make flex non-existent.

[spy00005]

yea im hoping the spacers give it a little bit flusher look and everything still looks and feels good and has enough clearance all everything when i get the tires ill see how the spacers work out and look they guy i bought it off (trd-corolla) did have his car lowered (i believe) and it looked good on his in the FS thread and he said it drove well never had a problem.

also i never updated i switched out my kick plates and installed these. did this back in like January

[spy00005]

so this is as it stands gonna go wash her right now but i def like the look maybe a lil too low but i like non the less. think im gonna have to take off the spacers haven't confirmed since i just installed a lil bit ago but i fear the back passenger side might rub i mean i look like it has enough clearance but any lil hole or elevation change might beg to differ. also spacers might just be too much for my taste i love the flush look but id rather be able to drive faster with more peace of mind. (got a lil trigger happy w/ the camera lol)



















also got the new rain visors to replace he ones i broke and hopefully will get the rear strut brace sometime next week

[RabidTRD]

Sick dude! Looking great! That fitment is perfect with those spacers!

[Tigawoods]

white wheels!!! they look PERFECT!

[JohanFer]

Your car is taking shape. It will look amazing; I love that color. How did you break your passenger side tail light?

[spy00005]

thanks tiga i really like how the white contrast the blue and kinda sets each other apart and i gotta say the color set up worked beautifully on your car (have had my eye on it for a while) sadly the back passenger side rubs very slightly if i hit any pothole or bumps to quick gonna see if i can bend of push the inside lip up cuz i like how it looks with the spacers other wise i gotta take em off and get maybe smaller ones as i don't wanna mess with my suspension. also bad news the front driver side tire seems to be leaking air from some where don't see anything stuck in it but gonna fill it up and take it to a tire shop to get it looked at crossing my fingers (there new so under warranty but don't wanna install my stock ones again after i just switched them.

thank JohanFer yea its been a slow build but im at the point where i am really happy with the look and feel (maybe a tab too low for my comfort) just now desperately needs that paint job to tie it all together and i back into a low metal trash receptacle around my job to low to see on rear view but high enough to hit the light it has prongs so garbage truck can just lift em. learned my lesson always make sure get out and check there noting behind you car when your backing up.

[RabidTRD]

learned my lesson always make sure get out and check there noting behind you car when your backing up.

I learned that lesson when I backed into someone coming up my driveway at the same time in my Camry lol.

What rotors are those and what's the cost of them? I'm trying to decide on a local drilled and slotted rotor of if just slotted is fine. Being that it's my daily, Slots are probably the way to go, as where drilled will just fill with rust.

Also, pick up a set of these ASAP:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-2008-Toyota-A...r#ht_586wt_1166

Your wheels, they be missing 'em.

This post has been edited by RabidTRD: Apr 23, 2012 - 2:48 PM

[spy00005]

way ahead of you bro ordered them like 2 weeks ago there coming from outside us though the caps should be here end of this week beginning of next week. that's actually not a bad price though.

i ordered the rotors from thmotorsports.com there the EBC slotted EBC USR they were slightly cheaper at another website but with the shipping at thm being free which is one reason i go to that site, it came out over all cheaper (shipping was like extra 20 buck on most sites for just the 2). and from the guys i have talked to slotted for a DD has more advantages than drilled. i heard with drilled the rotor is some what weaker though there is more air flow so it stays cooler and with slotted it keeps dirt debris and air flow with out losing rotor strength and keeps break pad an even wear. but don't qoute me on anything i am far from an expert in rotors and brakes but that what i understand from the research i've done and talking to people but i've heard drill and slotted are a no no. pick one or the other unless its for looks.

This post has been edited by spy00005: Apr 23, 2012 - 3:02 PM

[spy00005]

so after two morning of basically waking up to a flat front driver side wheel i went to get it looked at turned out the valve was a lil lose so a little bit of air was leaking so was a quick fix. lucky it wasn't the actual tires since there new and thank got it wasn't the rim that would have been horrible. gotta fix the rubbing issue when i hit bumps and what not its very minor but i want absolutely no rubbing.

[spy00005]

so i put the new Lugs and center caps that just came in





now just need to get my valve caps

[SwissFerdi]

I got the same caps about a week ago, they're excellent. I left them silver too, felt it matches well to the body. Nice progress.

[RabidTRD]

Sick dude! One thing I'd recommend is to get some dirt repellent from Advance Auto Parts or Autozone. You've got white rims.... they're going to be a pain in the ass to keep clean in upstate NY. Also, a good clear coat, like Duplicolor, will help protect too.

[spy00005]

well clear coat is a no no i want flat white and i tried applying clear coat and essentially it makes it semi-gloss to glossy depending on layers but thanks ill look into dirt repellent cuz i now realize how much of a B!+&^ it is to clean and keep clean white rims.

[RabidTRD]

I think there are matt clear coats too.

Eagle One makes a really good dirt and dust repellent.

[spy00005]

so i did some thing kinda simple today switched out my worn out momo pedals with these

also just got 4 cans of matte white plastidip gonna throw some on the rims for some more coats/protection and hopefully make the rims easier to clean. also thought about plastidipping white the front and rear splitters and sideskirts white (after i get the whole car painted) but kinda just throwing around that thought maybe ill photoshop it to see if it'll look any good or not.

never mind the dipping the skirts and splitters would just make it look like an unpainted bodykit which i don't think would look good even though it would match the rims.

This post has been edited by spy00005: May 27, 2012 - 7:29 PM

[monsterst205]

I think there are matt clear coats too.

Eagle One makes a really good dirt and dust repellent.

yes there is a matte clear you can put on it...it would also help it last longer.

BTW Nice build man reallly liking it. looking forward to see more

[spy00005]

well im hoping the plastidip is good enough if not ill look into either matte clearcoat or when i start using my winter rim and tires i might get the rims professionally powdercoated matte white.

This post has been edited by spy00005: May 27, 2012 - 8:43 PM

[spy00005]

so i finally got my custom shifter i ordered like a month ago


tried both of them out



stayed with this one for now though




its the toyota katakana and it matches my color scheme also the shifter knob has a a better feel to it at least to me and i just like it.

also in general the katakana is ALWAYS either white/red/ or black. so i contacted some people that make shift knobs and got it made in blue/white so i believe i am the first and only person with it as such.



This post has been edited by spy00005: Jun 5, 2012 - 8:39 PM

[zfjohnson07]

you can never have enough pictures! that is really an awesome ride, i cant wait to see when you get the exterior painted, it looks great!

[spy00005]

thanks man im hoping for this month if all my money works out perfect (which it rarely does but i'm to hoping)

[zfjohnson07]

well all the stuff you bought for your car, i figured you were rich. gosh i get 1 good thing a year, i got 94 fog lights in 2011 and 2010 i bought side skirts lol

[spy00005]

naw im just put in a LOT of OT at my job 6 days a week and some times all i end up with is bills and my car :'-( but i love my car so im satisfied once i finish it i can enjoy it and save some cash, i don't mind spending money on things i like (but i try not to throw it away either) also all this is over the course of 4-5 yrs so ive done a lot in spurts some times no update for months then a lot of things quick (usually warmer weather gets me to work and spend on my car)

[zfjohnson07]

yeah i understand the weather thing, i had the same problem wrecked my car and wanted to fix it but then it would rain for weeks at a time and when it stops i get out there and work on it, 2 years later i finally got it up and running

[spy00005]

finally replace broken taillight




also since i have a chance now to try it on a tail light thats already messed up and on a spare trying this out (just need to get some epoxy or something to seal it)

[RabidTRD]

Where did you get your pedals? I've been looking for a set like that and only have found places to cut them for me, and that's it.

[spy00005]

yea i believe they were they were a group buy years ago before i even joined the site and a member was selling his set like last year and selling his WRC rain deflector and i just bought them both (i believe it was batman722) so i doubt you can get one unless someone sells there set or you get it custom made.

*looked through my old feedback i def bought them off batman722 this was last year like in sept i just never get around to doing stuff

also on my car progress over the weekend i finally fixed my check engine light that been bothering me for a long time, switch the distributor (seems like connector g1 and g2 had no resistance) and no more check engine long shot but hoping it also helps out my bad mpg.

and


This post has been edited by spy00005: Jun 11, 2012 - 10:46 AM

[spy00005]

haven't done much in a long time truth be told just driving it and filling it up oil changes when it needs it. saving some money since im gonna get a new car. i love my celica but its just too old and i just want something new, but till i get the new car ill keep enjoying this one. today i did swap out the rear seats.

out with the old in with the new[er], def go better with the front seats. need to give them a lil cleaning but w/e









now technically i have 6 seats .... but only 2 people fit. LMAO. ah o well.

[JoshuaM]

BUMP! Just read through your thread, very nice build. I came to see Evo IX seats, and was stayed for the rest!

Any updates?