highOSilver Build Thread, Back from the dead |
highOSilver Build Thread, Back from the dead |
Jun 9, 2017 - 2:39 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '10 From Lansing, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Time for a build thread, and it begins with a car that was previously in the group http://www.6gc.net/celicas/1994-gt-hatchback-4796 "CilverSeliST205" I'll start with what was previously listed and go from there.
This is what it looked like in it's heyday... Peformance Gen 3 3S-GTE E153 Transmission Precision FMIC Greddy Type S BOV 3" XS Power Downpipe TRD oil & radiator caps (performance) Suspension Suspension Techniques Lowering Springs Exterior Face lift bumper cover swap Side Skirts installed, missing driver's side at the moment JDM Tails Interior Alpine CDA-7995 Head Unit *getting replaced with a double din MB Quart Component Set *getting replaced with Polk front and rear Alpine MRV-450 Amp Kicker 12" Solobaric in Custom Box Built in trunk area Autometer Boost Gauge Autometer A/F Gauge Momo Shiftknob *getting replace as it's a dorky one that I hate And here is what it looked like when I offloaded it at my house... Just chilling with my 99 From there it was time to start making a plan,. step 1 get it streetable again. When I picked it up there were no spark plugs in it, so when I turned it over I caught the hood liner on fire. New Parts: NGK BKR7E Plugs Oil Filter New Belts Optima Red Top Battery Turned the key, and it started right up. It runs like it's been sitting for a while, and the gas is going bad, but it runs. Next, it was time to start working on the looks of this thing. I scoured the internet and found these... (actually I found them before buying highOSilver thinking I would put them on my black 99) Toyota Caldina wheels, or Toyota Matrix M-Theory Wheels (17x7) More New Parts: Riken Raptor ZR 215/45R17 Wheels +15mm Wheel Spacers R1 Concepts Eline Series Black Drilled Slotted Rotors & Ceramic Pads So, now it runs, has better looking wheels, and should stop better, so I picked up some color to refurbish the brake calipers and mounts as well as some parts here and there under the hood. Well at this point, I had decided that the spending was just going to continue, so I started emailing around for sponsors, as I plan to autocross this car in addition to shows. Welcome to Team Mishimoto, and a great discount on a performance aluminum radiator. I'm also now being sponsored by Borla and ordered a Borla ProXS #40359 3" Stainless Steel muffler to go with the new 3" exhaust I'm going to install. This weekend, I will be upgrading the brakes, painting the calipers and mounting brackets, installing my wheel spacers and wheels. I'm also heading out to my brothers shop to pickup a bunch of parts I have stored, so it's getting a newer face-lift bumper cover, probably a new side skirt for the driver's side, still debating on a black leather interior swap and grabbing a bunch of other odds and ends from other cars I've parted out over the years. I'm planning to take before and after pics for the work I'm doing on this and will be updating it here! Stay tuned for more. |
Aug 25, 2017 - 9:50 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 3, '10 From Lansing, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Just an update, feel like I was making quick progress then fell off the planet.
After getting the car back from having the exhaust installed, it ran out of gas in my driveway. So, I dumped in what I had and started it up. Drove it to the gas station and filled the tank. After the drive around the block I parked her thinking I would get back to the next project in a day or so. When I came back out the next day I noticed the smell of fuel but it didn't click as to what might be causing it. If anything I was thinking I was smelling the excess gas that I spilled on the ground when I was dumping some in to get to the gas station. Fast forward a few days, I was going to move the car and I could again smell a strong gas smell, I look below the car to see a waterfall of fuel running off the bottom of the car. The fuel return line was leaking right behind the last plastic clip that holds them up to the body, so I spliced it out, went and got a slightly longer fuel line hose and extended the rubber hose. Started the car and fuel was still running everywhere. Well, this put a damper on things, as at this point I was going to need to drop the fuel tank and run new lines from the pump down. A week passed, then two, I was camping back to back weekends and just couldn't get to the project. Finally last weekend,... Dropped the tank down a bit, ran a new line down from the pump and put almost everything back together. While unhooking the filler neck and vent tube I realized the vent tube had broken off at the rubber hose. So, for now, I've run an extended bit of 5/8 fuel line for the vent tube. When I get to my brother's house next, I'll grab a clean filler neck from my parts bin. It's now no longer leaking fuel. I picked up the wiring and relay to hopefully fix the radiator fans this weekend. I figured worst case I can run all new wiring if I have to. Goal for now is to get it buttoned up enough to drive to and from work for the week next week. If that goes well, I will be trying to drive this from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Southeastern Ohio for a show the following weekend. If not, I may just load it on behind the 4Runner and take both to the show. |
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