Whatthe's Celica Progress Thread, A bucket full of rice right next door to a paddy field. Be warned. Options

[whatthe]

Had a go on these tyres today ****KING AWESOMEE! Get these puppies hot and theres endless amount of grip. The more heat you get into them the more grip they have. There was no moment taking corners that i felt i was slipping. God damm

[Johnnyny]

Had a go on these tyres today ****KING AWESOMEE! Get these puppies hot and theres endless amount of grip. The more heat you get into them the more grip they have. There was no moment taking corners that i felt i was slipping. God damm

even better when u get that sway bar on !

[jcbass7]

Did you ever pick up the weighted shift knob you mentioned? I am thinking about getting the same one, I have a short shifter and want to try a weighted knob. I would love to hear how someone who has one feels about it

[whatthe]

^Na i didnt i paid for one, waited 2 months and a half for one. Their first batch from skunk2 it didnt come in the delivery so they made sure it was in the 2nd delivery and it wasnt in that batch too. They didnt know what happened so they refunded me. Since your in USA just order directly from Skunk2.

[jcbass7]

^Na i didnt i paid for one, waited 2 months and a half for one. Their first batch from skunk2 it didnt come in the delivery so they made sure it was in the 2nd delivery and it wasnt in that batch too. They didnt know what happened so they refunded me. Since your in USA just order directly from Skunk2.

Yea I think thats what I will do. I think the Skunk 2 is what I will go with. I like it better than the other options out there.

[whatthe]

It was hot today so i decided to roll down my front window.

[HectortheRican]

BAHA! Haven't heard that one yet Woo!

[njccmd2002]

what happened. i bet thats a junkyard car..

[Rusty]

this:

so after work... I was driving and noticed a crack on my front windscreen. Its cracked on the side running in, and apparently it cant be repaired as its too close to the side. And its only going to crack more the more vibrantions the car gets. The car gets lots of vibratations since i run on ****ing stiff coilovers. So ****ing over this ****, not sure what caused it if it was natural causes (tress etc.) or a jealous fag. But im leaning towards a tree.

So now im looking for a new front windscreen.

hope your window get fited soon.

[georgeperis]

Hello,

May I have your source for the JDM parts? I would like to order a set of sun visors for my celi.

Hi again ,

Window sun visors!!!!

[whatthe]

Loll.. that was my car man. I was getting the windscreen replaced and i felt i needed to take a picture. Its not everyday you have a missing windscreen lol.

Hello,

May I have your source for the JDM parts? I would like to order a set of sun visors for my celi.

Hi again ,

Window sun visors!!!!

Ebay and 6gc trades

[808celica]

hope you looked if there was any rust starting....

[DSRT-FX]

Dude! that sucks, i know the feeling as my car got hit like a month before yours aswell... hassle with getting it back together but all good now... actually saw you there on epping road lol
no wonder why it took me another 30 mins to get home hahaha all your fault sheesh.. jkz -R6

Long story short. Driving home in peak hour traffic, sitting stationary and i hear a BOOM behind me a second later i feel the car behind me run into my ass. Pretty ****ing furious i was in the car, got my ass out to look at the damage. Then smiled and giggled at how minor it was, pretty much just a imprint of the mazdas licence plate into my rear bumper.

It really got me thinking how easily cars can crumble at such low speeds, sure i know they are designed to take the impact so us ourselves dont have to. But the damage looks so major from a 25-40km/h nudge.
Another note thank god my projectors are fine and i didnt run into the end of the car infront, i tend to distance myself between me and the car infront for things like this. And this proves i should leave more space, and i urge everyone to do the same if you love your car!

Now going to get a quote on my friendly smash repair and get my rear bar resprayed and also my front bar too (might as well haha)

Something totally offtopic, does anyone know does a st20X hood fit into the back of a celica?

[whatthe]

Rear sway bar is finally on. Installation was a quite the bitch, the small fuel line that extends out the most was evil. Could not of done it without my dads help, and advise everyone that is going to do to wear some glasses or protective frames, **** gets into you eyes. Oh and no pictures sorry.

[Johnnyny]

How does it feel!

[whatthe]

Initial feel of the sway bar i felt body roll of course was reduced at rear. And turn in and out was pin point and this was more noticeable at higher speeds. But from what i read being "differences is sway bar upgrade is the best handling mod and in contrast to stock is light like day and night". But that was just from an aggressive 10 minute drive around my neighborhood i would say thats not completely true... Ill come back from a real review about this mod when i go for a spirited drive when i have some time.

Installation wise was slight pain in the ass. Basically muffler has to come off, the fuel tank strap and also the two fuel lines. And then have fun wiggling the sway bar down to get past the small long fuel line.

I found it easier to get the fuel tank raised when the two strap holders were undone buy a scissor jack with a plank of wood to keep it raised.

Ps. Oh yeh personal note to myself that i also changed my rear brake pads too

This post has been edited by whatthe: Nov 1, 2010 - 1:08 AM

[BonzaiCelica]

remove the exhaust while installing the sway bar, huh thats weird when my friend was doing it on my car (I couldn't help him I had work) he only removed the fuel lines.

You wont be able to notice that much of a difference because you only did the rear sway bar!!!. try and sway your car back and forth, but with a new front sway bar as well!! then you'll notice the difference. love your pics on your profile by the way

[Rusty]

He's running firmer suspension with his adj. coilovers, if he was running his stock coilovers he would have noticed more of a difference

[BonzaiCelica]

oh wow I missed that slight detail, I guess I haven't been paying much attention to his thread lately sorry!

[whatthe]