Ryan's UK GT thread, Now Sold :) Options

[sr666]

Hi all and welcome to my slightly tidier than before progress thread for my UK spec ST202

A basic spec list of what she is

Engine

UK Spec Pre Facelift 3S-GE with 173bhp
Blitz SUS Induction Kit
Custom 2.25 Inch Cat Back With Decat Currently
Power Deck Spacer (Metal Not Acrylic)

Interior

Facelift Gen 7 Cloth Interior
Gen 7 Steering Wheel
TRD Ball Gearknob
Kenwood DPX 503U Double Din Head Unit
Pioneer TS-A2013i 20cm Front Speakers
Pioneer TS-A6913iS 6 x 9's Mounted In Rear Quarters

Exterior

17 Inch Masitaly 5 Spoke Alloys
Avo Lowering Springs
TRD Front Spats
TRD Rear Spats
Late Spec 6gc Side Skirts
Late Spec JDM Rears with Quad Brakelight Conversion
Euro Riser Blocks (Half Size Of GT-Four Ones)
Limo Black Window Tints
Late Spec Bonnet Spoiler
6000K HID Dipped / Main Beams

Future Plans

HKS 264 Cams
Lightened Flywheel
4-1 Stainless Header / Downpipe
Rota GTR 18 inch Alloys
Coilovers

And a few pics. Not all are the current state of the car due to having plenty different sets of wheels.











And the Interior






And a sound clip of me driving by

https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pho...mp;notif_t=like


Comments / Criticisms welcomed

Thanks for looking

Ryan

This post has been edited by sr666: May 10, 2013 - 11:30 AM

[cheela]

great looking car. very clean.

is the last pic the most current one? just wondering what happened to the front spats?

[sr666]

Cheers mate and yes it is. Basically I went to put the car on a dyno and found that the car couldn't clear with the spats on so they've had to come off and they'll be tiger sealed back on along with the other parts like the riser blocks as well

[Smaay]

i like the blue 7th gen wheels and the steering wheel. looks good

[cheela]

Cheers mate and yes it is. Basically I went to put the car on a dyno and found that the car couldn't clear with the spats on so they've had to come off and they'll be tiger sealed back on along with the other parts like the riser blocks as well

i see.

also, love your interior by the way. Hoping to do that to mine someday too.

[delusionz]

nice goodies, wouldn't mind having all your bits on my car lol

[delusionz]

i like the white wheels best

[sr666]

Cheers so did I but after clobbering a pothole and bending it beyond repair I couldn't really run with them any more

[sr666]

Ok then well I did say it'd be a while before I changed much else and it's been about a month.

I've since bought her some new Euro Riser Blocks (The half size of the GT FOUR blocks) and perhaps more importantly a set of projectors which a good friend of mine is going to bring to a meet for me so they don't get damaged

So they'll be going on in a few weeks as will the Riser Blocks before I return the front spats on and attach them all properly

I can't wait to get it all done and I daresay it'll make the front end look a lot meaner again

Thanks for reading and more progress shortly no doubt

Ryan

[Ted95]

Car looks great man, I voted for it last month in the CTM love how it looks!

How much of a drop do those springs offer? Sits nicely.

[sr666]

Thanks very much buddy I appreciate it

I blame Timmy for setting me off with the projectors etc though saw his car on here and drooled for ages so now I fancy a go but in White lol

I've gotta be honest though buddy I don't know what springs they are, All I know is they're black which makes me think they're either TRD springs os possibly AVO's

Either way I believe it's approx 40-50 mm roughly as it's a lot lower than most other UK Celica's so either way I'm happy with it

[sr666]

well time for a quick update

Sadly due to unforeseen circumstances the projectors have been sold on as funds wouldn't allow on this occasion

However all isn't lost as I've managed to get the riser blocks fitted and I'm reasonably happy with how they look.

I went to a modified car show over here and to say it was a washout would be an understatement. I spent around $100 on cleaning stuff for the car, had it gleaming then took it in the gates and it came out looking like this







Although the car also made it in an uncomplimentary pic of the event too LOL



And now to top it all off I've got a crack in the windscreen too so I'm not best pleased all in all

More to follow I'm sure though

[SwissFerdi]

Euro risers, mmm...

[sr666]

Cheers buddy they've really set the look of the car off I think so I'm happy with that

Well another month's gone by and I've got bored yet again and my tyres are nearly shot to I've bought yet another set of alloys.

They're BK 299's but they've been powder coated to prevent the lacquer corroding which is a common thing for them so by doing this it stops it. And I got them for an absolute steal of a price too so plenty happy with that

They can't be fitted just yet but here's a quick pic



They're 17 x 7J so nothing massive or fancy so I'll likely end up buying daft sized spacers to pull them out to the edge a bit better and as I did say I wanted white wheels and had them before I smashed them to bits I was happy with the look of the car and I've liked these wheels for a while too so all is good.

So I've got a bit of work to do when the wheels come off so the caliper will be getting sorted hopefully so it might not leak

[sr666]

Well I should probably update this, As mentioned before I've bought the BK299's and finally fitted them and I'm reasonably happy with the look although I'm undecided if they need spacing out a tad (ET35) I've got 6mm spacers on the rear at the moment but I'm pondering going 15mm rear 10mm front but undecided so opinions would be good please?

Anyways I'm stil working on sorting some projectors for her as I think that'd finish the look off how I want it and then after that is to get the doors replaced so they're closer to the same shade of white as the car is as it's the one thing that really really irritates me about the car at the moment

Anyways enough chatter I went out the other day and got some of my best pics yet (I'm a noob with a camera) so here they are

[Lil-Joe101]

Ive always loved the way webbed style rims looked on a white car, so clean

[sr666]

Ive always loved the way webbed style rims looked on a white car, so clean

Cheers mate I appreciate it. I'm thinking projectors / crystal indicators then the outside's done then I can work on the engine and get a tad more power I hope lol

I wasn't sure on the wheels but as they were white on the white car and cheap I took them up and I'm glad I did as I'm finally happy with them lol

[The_enD]

Nice Celica. I have black side mirrors, but white looks very nice, definitely doing mine.
Waiting to see it with projectors.

This post has been edited by The_enD: Apr 14, 2013 - 9:07 AM

[sr666]

Cheers mate me too. Getting them in 2 weeks I hope

[JoshuaM]

I just realised that I hadn't actually posted on your thread yet

Your car looks great; super clean (Well, except for the car show pics )

The new wheels look okay, but they are a bit busy for my tastes. If you stuck those stock / europe option (Or whatever they are - all I know is I can't have them )17" 5 spokes back on, with the lights and indicators the exterior would be mint. (If everybody can't tell by now I love the sleek, OEM look ).

And parking at the drop-off of the road to take lowered car pics is cheating!