Hey! This might look familiar!

I'll pm you the high res one.
Curious when adding the details noticed the USDM type rear bumper side markers, cant be many with them here!
Panda scheme looks great!

Holy **** dude! That is ****ing amazing. Complete with targa, sc vents, sc decal and the side marker! Not to mention the personalized specs.
 
You have no idea how happy this makes me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
 
High-res would be awesome. I have to get this thing printed.
 
Think I need to go for a drive now. 

You're most welcome! Glad you like it! Hope the car's running sweet!

Surgeon
Holy **** dude! That is ****ing amazing. Complete with targa, sc vents, sc decal and the side marker! Not to mention the personalized specs.
You have no idea how happy this makes me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
High-res would be awesome. I have to get this thing printed.
Think I need to go for a drive now.

After I decided that I wasn't going to spend any more money on the car, I found another exhaust leak and rather than wasting more time and money on the old system, it seemed appropriate to get a new one!
 
Full 2.5 inch stainless steel exhaust system + high flow cat with 84dB noise level made by AM Performance.
 
Andrew did an amazing job and I'm really happy with the way it sounds. Not super loud or annoying, but certainly sounds the goods when you put the foot down.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
I also used the design made by MK1corse to cover up some ugly sticker residue (within the paint itself) under the engine bay lid. Not sure how long the sticker will last, but certainly looks a whole lot better than it did before.
 

 

 
 
 

sweet looking aw man. :)  digging the black/white combo.
having been a s/c auto owner myself the auto is no slouch combined with the 4agze.  whack some more boost into it and it'll come alive even more. :D  the s/c can handle more than people think, the stock i/c is the poor link in the system. then again i was running a TC with 18psi through mine for a while before i switched to the w2a set-up. haha ..
i do recommend better cooling for the transmission than the factory cooler. i believe that was the demise of mine.
 
 
 
 

Took the car to a performance workshop yesterday and let them have a good look through the car.
 
To do list now looks like,
 

• New rotors/pads all around + brake fluid.
• Transmission flush.
• New shock absorbers all around + various bushings. Any recommendations on shocks? Not sure I can afford coil-overs.
• And at some point in the future, drop the engine to replace water-pump and whatever else usually gets done while the engine is out.

 
 
 

Koni shocks and Eibach pro kit springs are the go-to combo for these cars if you don't want coilovers.
 
Sadly bushings there are limited options these days. TRD bushes are no longer available and even Cusco bushes aren't easily obtainable and not much better than stock unless you go with their bone jarring pillowball bushes (not street friendly at all).
Toyota Genuine don't make all bushings replaceable, they prefer you buy the whole control arm etc.
 
Prothane bushes are the cheapest and easiest option, they are noticeably firmer than stock but as long as you lube them up properly, they work great.
 
Dropping the engine isn't so hard on these once you know what needs to be unplugged etc.
Timing belt, tensioner, water pump, cam seals, valve cover gaskets, front and rear mains and crank keyway are pretty much the bare minimum. If you have any slight sign of a sump leak though I recommend taking that off and resealing it and doing the oil pump gasket at the same time too.

Drop the engine to change the water pump? I've personally never understood this concept. Unless you are doing a timing belt/water pump and rear main seal at the same time, i would never pull the engine unnecessarily. Especially on cars this old, are you disturb way too many things, and risk snowballing repairs.

can do water pump, timing belt/tensioner, oil pump, cam seals, head gasket and new rings and bearings with-out having to drop the engine.  rear main is the only one you cant get to with-out splitting from the gearbox.

Thanks for the writeup maj. The water-pump was just one of the reasons to drop the engine. Seems sensible to get timing belt and whatever else needs doing while it's out.
 
Picture from Driven Motorsport. Amazing bunch of guys there btw, never met mechanics so genuinely friendly and passionate about their work.
 
Was amusing to see it surrounded by endless evos and sti's.