mattjw UK st205 project |
mattjw UK st205 project |
Feb 6, 2012 - 5:17 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '12 From leamington spa, UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
hello all, just signed up, thought a project thread was probably the best start
heres how she looked when i bought her in november 2010 - opted for a few changes, vinyl front plate, late spec rear lights and a few other bits and pieces to tidy it up around the edges then a new exhaust system went on, BC Coilovers and a few other bits such as Forge BOV, Apexi Induction kit and a GReddy turbo timer. I also sprayed the wheels black as I knew the new wheels were soon to be fitted and I wanted to detract from the horror that is the TSW Venom! Now all we needed were some sexy concave 6 spoke 9.5j 18" Rota Grid Drifts saved from an uncaring impreza owner, refurbished by myself and resprayed bronze, wrapped in stretched Falken FK452s, thrown under some heavily pulled arches with 5mm spacer up front, 20mm at the rear - How they looked when i got them (test fit showed the need for spacing them out, and u may also notice this is pre-coilovers) - Now im doing my best to steer clear of any obvious aesthetic mods, going along the 'road-worthy track weapon' approach i want to stay away from non-oem bodykits and anything too fussy form wise. Since the above photos i now have huge white Falken tyre lettering (which looks ridiculous but i love it!) Next on the to do list are some interior alterations, a nice dished suede 330mm wheel, maybe a full interior strip and some bride buckets, a rear diffuser of some description and possibly a c-one front splitter. Along with just keeping her running sweet and fixing the bits that go wrong of course Thanks for reading! -------------------- |
Jan 11, 2014 - 6:33 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 6, '12 From leamington spa, UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
just found this old project thread and thought i would update, a lot has happened since the last post!
Things took a slight turn for the worse. Overboosting, clutch problems, seized calipers, huge rust holes in the sills and rear quarter and a fuel leak meant she was clearly begging for a little attention. So i bought a bmw e36 328 to use as a daily drift weapon and put the celica in the garage so the fun could begin. First on the purchase list was a donor quarter panel then up in the air she went, ready for some serious grinding. New discs, pads and caliper pins visible in this shot although i ended up sending all four calipers to BIGREDD for reconditioning (they did an incredible job, highly recommended) and I began gutting the interior. This is very much a before photo Then the bodywork began - I ground back the area to see how far the surface rust extended, and found some filler from a previous repair further forward but otherwise the arch profile was looking better than expected. Inner skin however was very worse for wear and then, hours of grinding, drilling, flapwheeling and welding the following occured, heres a nice condensed version of the hours that followed - tacced into place - welded and ground back - filler lashed on - arch rolled to a nice even profile with loads of clearance for the wheels given, then hours of filling and flatting - -------------------- |
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