The Rough life of My Celica.

Yeah it is the EGR line that Goes to the EGR actuator, after rowdworthy it will be removed along with the rest of the EGR crap and my Jap items will go on. Tried aligning the headlight today, got it looking much better, only now i can't close my bonnet :wall: just can't be simple to do can it. although it may be because that white hood was bent to fit so maybe the red one will work now

EDIT*
Used the ADM Inlet, water Elbow and my extractors off of my original motor as i was told i needed EGR to pass roadworthy, apparently i don't really but too late. so the extractor pipe will be blocked off on that end when the JDM throttle and water elbow go on. this way it'll still look like i got it if i get inspected

 

Ok so here's the catch-up post I've been meaning to do since the sudden server crash nearly a month ago.

Finished off the horrid RWC list


Turned a useless Ashtray into an Extremely useful Cupholder.


Took her out for a Nice leisurely drive.


Installed some Front Kenwoods since the stockies no longer worked


Heat wrapped my Genie Extractors:



Installed all new Suspension, KYB shocks with King super-Low springs.



And along the way snapped a speedo cable, discovered I'm burning oil and am yet to determine the cause. Bought a Water Temp gauge for more accurate reading but am yet to install it and added some Awesome ST162.COM Decals just before the Crash and change to ST162.NET..........Frustrating but i'll deal with it.

 

Update*
Also tinted the side indicators a couple weeks ago to give a more subtle appeal, i always felt they stuck out a little too much but now they blend in nicely.



Also picked up some More 5th Gen goodies for my 4th Gen off a bloke I met the wreckers.
Best part is that i got all of this off him for $50 Bargain :twisted:

 

Quick revelation.
when i first started my post a few people were interested as to what my steering wheel came off of, the bloke i got my 5th gen seats off has a ST182 and it has the same wheel, he's only the second owner and when he bought it nothing had been modified to car, so i doubt the previous owner just changed the steering wheel, so for now that's what i think it came from.

 

Thanks Rye that'd be awesome!

Not sure exactly what your saying here???? what about the 5th Gen stuff? if your saying the 5th gen stuff is direct swap over for 4th's it's not, it nearly is but just off by about 5mm, and yeah it matters, i gotta change the feet on the tracks, something i'll get to after christmas. you know, when i have cash again

Yeah i got the tinted indicator idea off you and the day after one o my mate's picked up a can o night shade so i knicked it :twisted: :twisted: don't tell him.
Oh and of course that GT4 bar is the pride and joy of my car, gotta fix up that damage, it's just not respectful.
My previous suspension was totally shot, these new KYB's are fantastic, give a nice solid ride, i still want a bit more stiffness but i'll use whiteline sway bars to do that so i have a full suspension package but i highly recommend them, plus i got my cheap, i went in and priced them up and each time i went in there the guy kept quoting me less, in the end it cost me about 35% less the RRP. Also they are called Excel-G's.

 

Sounds Awesome will look into it, afraid i gotta lay off the car expenditure over the next few weeks but hopefully that'll give me time to order the parts i need in

 

Tree probably woulda worked too, I hooked a block and tackle up the ass end of the old Man's Navara, but you'll only get so far til you just pull the car downward either way.
so pull it out as best you can, then i pulled out the battery, air-box, fuse/relay boxes, got a trusty piece of wood, a hammer and a pair of pliers and vice grips and got into it, wasn't much fun but seeing it get a bit better helped my motivation, it could still be fixed more but i might need a professionals touch. best advice i can give is its already rooted, what more could you do to it? if it goes horribly wrong you'll just need to cut that part out, take the part off of a wreck and weld it back in.

 

For a genius panel beater in the making like yourself I'm sure it is that simple, problem is for the backyard mechanic with no real automotive speciality, it aint quite that simple, but IT IS DEFINATELY something that i want to do. I can't express how badly i want my front end to be 100% straight again.

 

Yeah well near enough would be excellent.

I got that inch gap between my grill and the front bar and the annoying problem of my light no being o the right angle and getting caught on the hood sometimes.
You've got no idea how frustrating that can really be.

 

Ok so did a few tiddly bits today, some updates and upgrades, went to a pick-a-part and had a bit of a field day so the bank accounts suffering but the Celica's looking a Little bit better. What ya think?

Touchin up the trimming, all the chrome was chowing through and just looked ratty.


Picked up some Post face-lift light I've been after for ages. and a replacement wing, mine was a different shade of red and the clear coat was just gone.
Before:

After:

Before:

After:


Also got my spare rockers sand blasted, now i just gotta paint the buggers.


Wanna add this pick just coz for the moment i the the wing off, I felt this was an interesting look.


Note:just for the record i picked up another set of Rear lights just for you guys, i'll put em up for sale once i replace the orange vent piece on the right that snapped during removal.