Chronicle of the Geisha, Starting a new project and learning along the way Options

[Box]

Nice, I like the blue. I'm totally jelly. Mine's red, I hate red. Nice to see a woman drive manual. Good luck on getting the car how you want it.

Thanks, its coming along. Right now Lil-Joe and I are working on it from the inside out. I just cant wait til I can lower her do the gt4 front end. She sits too too high for my taste.

Depending on your roads may want to go with a minor drop like the Tein springs, or spring of your choice. What I have on mine, drops it 1.5". Which with the terrible roads we have around here it's too much at times. Hopefully your roads are better. I'd like to do the GT-4 front myself, but I'm too cheap. Looks good though when done.

[RabidTRD]

I've got that same e-brake handle. I've noticed that you have to dremmel out the inside a bit to get the button to actually come out of it though. I got pissed with having to push the button further than the face of the head to get it to release.

[SexciCelicaChikk]

Here are some pics of the recent updates that I posted. Hope u like them

Got the windows tinted. 20% all the way around.




The Engine before when I first got her.



And after a little TLC




I just recently ordered my headers and exhaust from ebay. I will keep u posted on that

And the interior. only a few modifications, still a long way to go.











And here is a little photoshoot that I did.

[Box]

Looking good, now all you need is oil pressure and maybe oil temperature. One of these days I'll install an oil pressure gauge in mine.

[SexciCelicaChikk]

Well Lil-Joe101 Reupholstered my headliner in black fleece today, and I have to say it looks awesome(like factory) only draw back is the gray visors but its ok I can take care of those later.

[mandrek]

Well Lil-Joe101 Reupholstered my headliner in black fleece today, and I have to say it looks awesome(like factory) only draw back is the gray visors but its ok I can take care of those later.

sweet cant wait to see pix!!!

[RabidTRD]

I feel like the only useful gauge on that... isn't on there... Why do you need air fuel? Are you going to run an SAFC and cams? Water tempt is already on your dash, and volts... well I guess that's useful. Not to be a troll, but why not oil pressure, since those engines are known to burn and break oil down quickly?

[Box]

I feel like the only useful gauge on that... isn't on there... Why do you need air fuel? Are you going to run an SAFC and cams? Water tempt is already on your dash, and volts... well I guess that's useful. Not to be a troll, but why not oil pressure, since those engines are known to burn and break oil down quickly?

Indeed, oil pressure is important. Yes they have the dummy lights, but can be too late by then. Why all cars don't have them I'll never know.

[Lil-Joe101]

I feel like the only useful gauge on that... isn't on there... Why do you need air fuel? Are you going to run an SAFC and cams? Water tempt is already on your dash, and volts... well I guess that's useful. Not to be a troll, but why not oil pressure, since those engines are known to burn and break oil down quickly?

She's not building the car for perfomance she is building it for show. the a/f R is wired into her audio system to measure bass output and the water temp is there because she wants it there. Her car is pretty much a rolling boom box and thats how she wants to build it. I for one am backing her up and offering to help in any way that I can just for the simple fact that a woman is building her own car and I love the idea that she is doing something different. CREATIVITY!!!!!!

This post has been edited by Lil-Joe101: Mar 30, 2012 - 7:47 PM

[bluecelicawife]

That's good cause that's how Kurt and I are. I'm getting to do the blue celi and he has the yellow. He he he but I'm a little more hands on with his

[kurt95gt]

I thinks shes doin a great job

[cheela]

I think women that work on cars are sexy so your name is fitting. hahhahah great work so far. the car is looking better everyday.

[SexciCelicaChikk]

Thank u everyone. Im trying. I have my vision of what she will look like completed its just gonna take some time before u all will see it too.

[CrimsonSTX]

...the a/f R is wired into her audio system to measure bass output...

That is a an awesome idea, i want to see a vid of it in action.

[SexciCelicaChikk]

...the a/f R is wired into her audio system to measure bass output...

That is a an awesome idea, i want to see a vid of it in action.

lol, thank u. I will post a vid when I can

This just came in the mail today, cant wait to get it installed. Im replacing the entire pipping from the cat back with 2 and half inch.

[Lil-Joe101]

Very nice

[SexciCelicaChikk]

Update 3/6/12

Well an update on the car today, I got the exhaust redone with 2.5'' pipe from the cat. Also my E-Brake boot finally came in so I installed that as well. Here are some pics after I picked her up. Will be installing the headers in two weeks. I can't wait!!!









My new steering wheel and Headers:

[Ted95]

wow shes coming along nicely, and fast too! great job so far

[6gcpr]

Keep going, im loving this build! And its great to know that a woman is doing her own build. Lol i have the same piping and header setup on my corolla!

[kurt95gt]

Good looking mufler
Just alittle heads up if you got that off ebay watch the welds on the inside cone of the muffler
mine came apart right there at the back of the muffler an i left all my muffler guts laying on the highway lol
As always keep up the good work