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

[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