Need a mentor Options

[Topaz95GT]

Hello,

I don't know much about cars. All I know is that I love my Celica and I want to completely restore it to like-new condition. Who can I PM on here to help answer questions because I have spend so many hours digging around on here but to be honest, most of this stuff is extremely technical.

I just made my first purchase of some projectors on the forum. Besides the cheap wheels and a new double din stereo, she is still stock.


1. What does it mean when people say they have 5k/8k projectors? Did they open up the JDM projector and swap it? Do I want to do this?
2. I broke 2 tabs off... No, my WIFE or my DOG did... even worse that I didn't have the satisfaction of breaking them myself. The thread on here suggests bondo fiberglass or an epoxy. Also a soldering iron. But then I found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1cojemglE
3. Will there be a reason I need to change the RHD projectors to LHD?
4. My mechanic wants 900 bucks to change some leaking seals. Should I grab a 2.2 GT engine and just swap it? (This is my 2nd engine, I've put almost 100k on this one, Car has 170k)
5. Which brand coil-overs do I buy?
6. How do I make her faster? She seems dead inside.
7. Who will hold my hand when I start gutting this thing to put a turbo engine in it?


While I don't know much about cars, I'm not completely useless. If anyone needs website/graphics assistance you just need to ask!

I have a million more questions, seriously.

This post has been edited by Topaz95GT: May 19, 2014 - 12:29 PM

[The_enD]

1. - 5k represent the color of light the HID xenon light outputs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlamp#High...harge_.28HID.29

2. Soldering iron works, but you should also add some glue. Be sure to sand the plastic with some very abrasive sand paper, it's helps the glue as it get's inside the grooves you've made.

3. Yes, it is designed to protect against blinding people, but with a RHD direction. If you drive a LHD Celica, the mod is pretty much a must as it will also provide better light output too!

5. There are quite a few threads on the forum about this. Megan Racing seem to be popular right now, their price is one of the best out there.

6. Swap the engine!