The Progression of KAOS, ... from then 'til now. Options

[KAOS]

I've made so much progress in the past few weeks with my car (thanks mostly to local board members) that I thought I would jump on the band wagon & start my progress thread too.

This thread, just like the car; is a work in progress.

My Car was purchased back in 2006 and was meant to be a project car right away, but unfortunately I was busy with my career at the time and she was quickly neglected.

1994 Celica GT-S w/ ~224K kms on it (approx 139187 miles)

Interior was in great condition, nothing special done to it...

Exterior was in decent shape, except for the driverside fender, which was mashed in, punched back out, and rattle canned. The most unique feature of this car, was the dual exhaust.

Dual Exhaust Sound/Video Clip

This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:55 PM

[KAOS]

Later that summer I managed to get my hands on a set of Custom Projectors w/ Clear lenses (from Rayme via WALKER)

I had to tear them apart and rebuild them myself as the brackets were loose and the projectors would bounce around inside the housings. I also took this opportunity to mount some Halo rings onto the projectors as well.





It was also around this time that I installed the JDM rain guards JDM Rear Visor & removed the amber piece from the JDM Taillights.
I decided to try a little tint as well to match the CF License Bezel:



After the headers were installed and the stock cat was removed - I could no longer stand the sound of my exhaust... so I took it in to get modified.


To this:



The sound is much better, but I do miss the unique-ness of the dual exhaust...


Then the worst happened... the timing belt snapped mid-commute one day. IIRC it was around the same time I was installing the projectors, etc. I can't seem to find any pictures of that event, but long story short; with the help of WALKER & ZenAutoworks I was able to tear apart the engine, replace the timing belt & Water pump and then redo all the seals on my way in/out.

The car was back on the road again!! Yay! But at the end of the fall season in 2009, the clutch went, and left me stranded again at the side of the road. Not just 500KMs after I just finished the timing belt!! Argh!

So the car has been parked since then; waiting to roll again and finally this year I was able to make some progress with it again. (Busy/Cold 2010 year)


This post has been edited by KAOS: Dec 22, 2014 - 2:57 PM