TSZ 1MZ-FE, The project car |
TSZ 1MZ-FE, The project car |
Apr 22, 2017 - 3:49 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 9, '16 From Minnesota Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Hello, my name is Toua Vang, I currently live in MN and have always been a Toyota my whole life.
Some of you know this car from before as this was previously snapshotgt's Celica. The story of acquiring the car: After my 5GC GTS and my S/T 20V AE102G, I was in the market for something unique (that's Toyota) and rust free so that meant travelling out of MN. Long story short, almost got a camry all-trac from the west coast or a 5gc from the east coast. Ended up in south coast to get Colin's 1MZ 6GC. 18 hour drive home and my very first ticket (speeding); totally worth it. First mod: 20mm/25mm spacers on the front/rear with the 7gc wheels. Nearly sits flush with the vehicle. Other things I have done so far: Audio system: A small sub and amp New intake filter: Coned shaped K&N filter to replace the old cylindrical one. Euro riser blocks: Reps from Teo, highly recommend his stuff. Wheels and tires: Fixed my brother's curb-rash 5-Zigen FN01RC and new paint w/ some new Yokohama S Drives. This post has been edited by TimeslideZ: Jan 22, 2022 - 3:02 PM |
Mar 24, 2018 - 5:22 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 9, '16 From Minnesota Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
FINALLY, it's warm enough (and I have enough will) to finally work on her. Got around to replacing the outer shaft of the passenger side. Was a lot easier than I thought.
Don't judge me; but you can see my old "band aid" for the axle before I found a car for winter. If I knew it was this easy I would've done it waayyyyyyyyy earlier; but I was also lazy. Took the car for a spin, it feels much better! But I definitely gotta get used to all the noise and feel of the car again. It feels so different compared to the FR-S. Seats don't hold as tight as the FR-S, feel like I'm sitting a lot higher, even though both cars sit pretty low. BUTTTTT, man do I MISS the V6 torque he he. extra 50 lbs do make a difference, especially with the FR-S torque dip. But I still need to replace the clutch master cylinder; forgot that the pedal kept sinking before I stored it for winter. Next step is to get a new set of wheels, that way I can throw my 5zigens on the FR-S. Been looking and it's difficult to find a wheel w/ the specs I want unless I wanna spend BIG. |
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