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so after two morning of basically waking up to a flat front driver side wheel i went to get it looked at turned out the valve was a lil lose so a little bit of air was leaking so was a quick fix. lucky it wasn't the actual tires since there new and thank got it wasn't the rim that would have been horrible. gotta fix the rubbing issue when i hit bumps and what not its very minor but i want absolutely no rubbing.

so i put the new Lugs and center caps that just came in





now just need to get my valve caps

I got the same caps about a week ago, they're excellent. I left them silver too, felt it matches well to the body. Nice progress.

Sick dude! One thing I'd recommend is to get some dirt repellent from Advance Auto Parts or Autozone. You've got white rims.... they're going to be a pain in the ass to keep clean in upstate NY. Also, a good clear coat, like Duplicolor, will help protect too.

well clear coat is a no no i want flat white and i tried applying clear coat and essentially it makes it semi-gloss to glossy depending on layers but thanks ill look into dirt repellent cuz i now realize how much of a B!+&^ it is to clean and keep clean white rims.

I think there are matt clear coats too.

Eagle One makes a really good dirt and dust repellent.

so i did some thing kinda simple today switched out my worn out momo pedals with these

also just got 4 cans of matte white plastidip gonna throw some on the rims for some more coats/protection and hopefully make the rims easier to clean. also thought about plastidipping white the front and rear splitters and sideskirts white (after i get the whole car painted) but kinda just throwing around that thought maybe ill photoshop it to see if it'll look any good or not.

never mind the dipping the skirts and splitters would just make it look like an unpainted bodykit which i don't think would look good even though it would match the rims.

This post has been edited by spy00005: May 27, 2012 - 7:29 PM

yes there is a matte clear you can put on it...it would also help it last longer.

BTW Nice build man reallly liking it. looking forward to see more

well im hoping the plastidip is good enough if not ill look into either matte clearcoat or when i start using my winter rim and tires i might get the rims professionally powdercoated matte white.

This post has been edited by spy00005: May 27, 2012 - 8:43 PM

so i finally got my custom shifter i ordered like a month ago


tried both of them out



stayed with this one for now though




its the toyota katakana and it matches my color scheme also the shifter knob has a a better feel to it at least to me and i just like it.

also in general the katakana is ALWAYS either white/red/ or black. so i contacted some people that make shift knobs and got it made in blue/white so i believe i am the first and only person with it as such.



This post has been edited by spy00005: Jun 5, 2012 - 8:39 PM

you can never have enough pictures! that is really an awesome ride, i cant wait to see when you get the exterior painted, it looks great!

thanks man im hoping for this month if all my money works out perfect (which it rarely does but i'm to hoping)

well all the stuff you bought for your car, i figured you were rich. gosh i get 1 good thing a year, i got 94 fog lights in 2011 and 2010 i bought side skirts lol

naw im just put in a LOT of OT at my job 6 days a week and some times all i end up with is bills and my car :'-( but i love my car so im satisfied once i finish it i can enjoy it and save some cash, i don't mind spending money on things i like (but i try not to throw it away either) also all this is over the course of 4-5 yrs so ive done a lot in spurts some times no update for months then a lot of things quick (usually warmer weather gets me to work and spend on my car)

yeah i understand the weather thing, i had the same problem wrecked my car and wanted to fix it but then it would rain for weeks at a time and when it stops i get out there and work on it, 2 years later i finally got it up and running

finally replace broken taillight




also since i have a chance now to try it on a tail light thats already messed up and on a spare trying this out (just need to get some epoxy or something to seal it)

Where did you get your pedals? I've been looking for a set like that and only have found places to cut them for me, and that's it.

yea i believe they were they were a group buy years ago before i even joined the site and a member was selling his set like last year and selling his WRC rain deflector and i just bought them both (i believe it was batman722) so i doubt you can get one unless someone sells there set or you get it custom made.

*looked through my old feedback i def bought them off batman722 this was last year like in sept i just never get around to doing stuff

also on my car progress over the weekend i finally fixed my check engine light that been bothering me for a long time, switch the distributor (seems like connector g1 and g2 had no resistance) and no more check engine long shot but hoping it also helps out my bad mpg.

and


This post has been edited by spy00005: Jun 11, 2012 - 10:46 AM

haven't done much in a long time truth be told just driving it and filling it up oil changes when it needs it. saving some money since im gonna get a new car. i love my celica but its just too old and i just want something new, but till i get the new car ill keep enjoying this one. today i did swap out the rear seats.

out with the old in with the new[er], def go better with the front seats. need to give them a lil cleaning but w/e









now technically i have 6 seats .... but only 2 people fit. LMAO. ah o well.

BUMP! Just read through your thread, very nice build. I came to see Evo IX seats, and was stayed for the rest!

Any updates?