finished gt4 conversion, azian_advanced Options

[azian_advanced]

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Part A - A How-To

I've finally finished my gt-four front conversion.. to be honest, seeing it in person is a lot more surprising than in the pictures.. this is probably my best mod so far and was far beyond my first expectations..
perhaps i'm overexaggerating a bit but in short, this is definitely hotter than what i had in mind .

it was not an easy task for me since my car was previously in an accident and the fenders, hood, and gt-four bumper didn't line up like it should. so washers were added onto bolts to fill gaps to align the fenders properly. but otherwise, you shouldn't have a problem since everything attaches the same way.

i first thought that this was simply ALL BOLT ON but really wasn't. i mean, it was but it wouldn't fit and line up correctly... so a couple of things (for you future gt-four convertors) that needed modifications were:

1. cutting the st205 reinforcement bumper
2. the gap to fill between the bumper and hood

the reinforcement bumper was not a direct bolt-on job... the front frame rails where the re-bar bolts on to is different on the gt4's.

this is how it appears when you have it against the frame rails...


as you can see, the bottom is far too forward for the upper threading to fit through...

this is how it looks after being cut (using an impact metal sheet cutter):



and here it is when bolted on




another thing which i totally missed is when you have the bumper installed, the bar sits slightly higher than it should be. right now, it doesn't fit in the groove on the bumper absorber. that may be because my car was in a previous front end accident and things aren't lining up 100% perfect.


to fill the gap between the bumper and hood, i used about 2.25" screws with a nut. the head of the screw and the nut clamps the bumper seal to the bumper plastic, and the bottom tip of the screw screws into the threading on the metal retainer. thank god i have tons of all sorts of screws in my garage. finding the right screw is gonna be hard. i've heard other members use the same thing but instead used washers to lift the bumper up high. either way is fine i guess, but i like my idea better. this is how mine looks like btw...




some custom 4" lamps were put in. i bought them from a local hardware store for $8 each (which beats the ~$250 that they normally cost). though they don't mount onto the rebar but are just the lamps themselves.. i've read that another member used Mercury Topaz (or something) 4" fogs instead but i couldn't find those anywhere. besides, i like the crystaly (not sure if that's even a word ) look better. they're basically glued to the fog light housings though i'm not sure if the glue will hold because these lamps tend to get pretty hot when on. i don't think i'll be wiring them up anyway...





that's all there is to know for the conversion.. it's relatively simple just takes some time.
in my case, i also had the fenders that came off the clip where my bumper and hood came off of. so i ordered some jdm sidemarkers and wired them up to the turn signals.. this is also an easy mod and very appealing at night.





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Part B - Becoming

















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Part C - Completetion


















[size=1] is this too many pics for one post?

[azian_advanced]

hahah.. nice..
anyway, i've been toying out about putting that gt-four emblem on the upper grill there. i knew i'd get some feedback regarding that. imo, i really like the way it looks with the emblem on, but i also dislike the fact that my car just isn't a gt4. so far, the locals here have only given compliments and most of them don't even know what the heck i'm driving and give me pointed fingers and confused looks. heck, i get a good laugh everytime it happens.

but exactly what malpaso said, most people won't recognize it since all they'll be looking at is a rare nice looking car (not to be bragging but just to get the point out). only the real enthusiasts (mainly on this site) know exactly what it is.

i couldn't really care less if everybody here thinks it's rice.. because it's my car and i can have it look however i want it to look. though comments are always welcome..

[malpaso]

hahah.. nice..
anyway, i've been toying out about putting that gt-four emblem on the upper grill there. i knew i'd get some feedback regarding that. imo, i really like the way it looks with the emblem on, but i also dislike the fact that my car just isn't a gt4. so far, the locals here have only given compliments and most of them don't even know what the heck i'm driving and give me pointed fingers and confused looks. heck, i get a good laugh everytime it happens.

but exactly what malpaso said, most people won't recognize it since all they'll be looking at is a rare nice looking car (not to be bragging but just to get the point out). only the real enthusiasts (mainly on this site) know exactly what it is.

i couldn't really care less if everybody here thinks it's rice.. because it's my car and i can have it look however i want it to look. though comments are always welcome..

Let me say, that emblem on grille looks damn good! You have perfect sense for design! I would like just share one experience of mine. I was at local toyota meet few months ago. NO ONE ever heard about some SS-III there.. .and no one ever heard about something like JDM parts... And just someone who try make exterior replica of any car knows how hard it is... for everyone else its ''just'' good looking car. So... Gerald, you did excelent job... unbeleveable excelent one!!! To the letter...