17-02-2012
 
I got my 7" dvd/gps screen in. It looks great. It sits out a bit further since its a tilt screen but its a very tight fit.
 
Eventually when i'm rolling in money from all my wonderful facebook style ideas i'll buy a fixed screen that doesn't tilt which will sit perfectly flush
 

This week I was concentrating on getting the exhaust done. I ended up gettting a cat back system which was 2.25" from the cat, it then went into a decent resonator and then into a decent muffler on the back.
 
I have not yet picked up the car but the exhaust shop said the car sounded very deep and beefy which is always good, he is used to working on bigger motors so thats always a good thing to hear.
This week I will be tackling the fun job of Vinyling a few areas of the car exterior:
 
I have the Carbon Fibre 3m Film on the way for the bonnet, I am sure some may frown away from stickers and silly fake stuff but...
- I can't afford a Carbon Fibre Bonnet and couldn't see the need to cut a few kgs on a stock car
- I see it as a homage to honour the great Fensport Celica to match as much as possible to the original look of the car haha
- I always wanted to try Vinyl Wrapping something and the bonnet looks the easiest
- I want to prevent the bonnet from getting more stone chips,i'd rather the vinyl gets cut up with rocks more than my lovely paint :)
- I'm not trying to impress anyone but myself as I always do what I enjoy :)
- We all have to admit deep inside ( lol i said deep inside) that Carbon Fibre wrap does look pretty awesome hehe
 
After this I should get my 20mm Whiteline Rear sway bar kit in the mail on Monday/Tuesday hopefully.
 
Its gone a long way since its humble beginnings as a stock celica only 1 month ago.

I finally have some pics of the new muffler. Its a Super Cat Muffler, sounds nice enough. Maybe a bit louder than I was hoping but that just adds to the fun :)
 
Pic of back of exhaust
 

 
 
 
 
 
I was also feeling a bit adventerous and wanted to add my own personal touch by the way of some Satin Black paint so I took off the Toyota badge and gave it a quick coat. Came up pretty good I think.
 
 
 
Badge now black
 

 
 
 
Further on from here I was at a mates place and noticed he had an unused roll of 3M Carbon Fibre Di-Noc Wrap so I carefully took ownership of what I needed (and a bit extra lol) and decided to try it out on a few interior panels. I am quite suprised how easy this stuff was to mould, at the same time it was rather difficult to wrap the edges and corners for a neat fit without any lifting up.
 
 
 
Here is a  pic of the Gear Stick Surround before me attacking it with the Carbon Wrap
 

 
 
 
This is the finished product, the light doesn't bounce off very good but i'm most impressed with how it turned out that I left it on and this panel is now sitting firmly in its original position.
 

 
 
 
This week will involve some minor modifications, I should have my 20mm Whiteline Rear Sway bar arriving any day now. I should also be receiving my 180cm by 126cm piece of 3M Carbon Wrap for the bonnet that i've been dying to try out.
 
 
 
I wanted to get some more to be able to do the boot as well, but this would unfortunately require removing the spoiler and rear "celica" back panelling which can take some time and something is always likely to break during the process of removing any interior panels lol.

Very nice mate. I've used the pre-cut tint off ebay before with decent results on my MR2, but I probably wouldn't attempt it again (me being a tightarse lol). I like the carbon 3M stuff, looks pretty good.
 
My gf (and I) are probably making an offer on a 2000 ZR one of these in Raven, tomorrow, 6-speed of course!
Love the way they rev :D
 

MRTurbo

Very nice mate. I've used the pre-cut tint off ebay before with decent results on my MR2, but I probably wouldn't attempt it again (me being a tightarse lol). I like the carbon 3M stuff, looks pretty good.

My gf (and I) are probably making an offer on a 2000 ZR one of these in Raven, tomorrow, 6-speed of course!
Love the way they rev :D

Oh neat as. Thanks for that :)
I ended up having to cut the pieces myself out of a big long roll of tint, that wasn't fun at all lol.
 
The Carbon 3M stuff is pretty awesome, just a bit of fun in the end but it turned out good enough to keep which is a good result lol.
 
RE: 2000 ZR, very nice indeed. I am sure you will love it. With a few small mods they rev much louder and harder haha. A set of ported headers is my next investment I think.

NA revving cars have so much heart. Make for perfect daily's.

MR2QIK

NA revving cars have so much heart. Make for perfect daily's.

You are very right. They are awesome fun. I can be punting along as much as I want and I still get 6-8litre per 100km. Amazing fuel economy.
 
I used to get 13-14l per 100km on the mr2, its not as quick as the mr2 but at least I get to enjoy the engine for longer before it reaches the speed limit.
 
I "casually" passed a bus from 40km and built up speed to 80km an hour and it was screaming, the second LIFT kicked in it flies.

Yeah I'll love it... when she lets me borrow it to 'go to the shops'. Lol ;)
re MR2 fuel economy, don't think mine does much better than that either, that's why I ride a motorbike to work haha :P
 
 

MRTurbo

Yeah I'll love it... when she lets me borrow it to 'go to the shops'. Lol ;)
re MR2 fuel economy, don't think mine does much better than that either, that's why I ride a motorbike to work haha :P

I am very much tempted to try this Carbon Fibre wrap that I bought the other day. I just want to make sure that I apply it correctly the first time lol

I tried it on some interior bits but it didn't stick well at all. I didn't clean the edges properly and with the heat of the interior some of it peeled up a bit. 
  
The mailman arrived and I got my Whiteline Rear sway bar yay. I am awaiting for my other bits.
 

We just test drove a black 2004 ZR yesterday! love it, and the 'Lift zone' works well ;)
this one is like new in immaculate condition. I want one now lol... :(
She reckons she's putting a deposit on it today! :D
 
Yours looks really great mate, but please tell me they're not King springs! 

MRTurbo
We just test drove a black 2004 ZR yesterday! love it, and the 'Lift zone' works well ;)
this one is like new in immaculate condition. I want one now lol... :(
She reckons she's putting a deposit on it today! :D

Yours looks really great mate, but please tell me they're not King springs! 

Oh mint, please buy that ZR and come cruising lol.
 
The lift is good fun, especially when you do the intake and exhaust, its a lot louder.
 
Thanks for the compliments. The TRD/Sportivo kit should be on the way in the next few weeks which i'm super excited about. Its a factory Polyurthane kit so the fitment is perfect.
 
Unfortunately they are king Springs lol but a very thoughtful friend was kind enough to give me the set so I was most grateful :)
Eventually i'd love to put in some other springs but these are a huge headache to put in and they seem to do the job for now.