DEFINITELY get coilovers man. I'm supidly happy that my car came with them. They take ages to get everything right (height rebound etc) but well worth the effort! and as you mentioned you can customise the height for the optimum look.
Nothing like the adjustability of coilovers, I still wonder about their legalities but when I spoke to a reputable company that sounds like edders they mentioned that they are legal as long as the ride height is ok.

rims - Adam is selling some nice ones off his car on the forums.  Are you doing the dent pushing yourself? I need to do one bit on my car.
Oh nice I'm keen to check those wheels out, was those the chromolium ones? They would suit my sw20 to a tee (i think thats the expression).

DEFINITELY go aftermarket seats - they make the car feel really exotic! if u can afford it get leather too hehe.
As long as I could get a decent set of ADR approved seat rails there should be no worries at all. I am not too sure about these "Bride Style" replica seats that keep coming up, i'm sure the quality can't be as good as the genuine parts, but if they weren't adr approved then they couldn't be recommended for Australian Roads.
 
Also car mats are a good investment to cover carpet holes.  I have car mats in my car (and a second rubber mat under the drivers side to protect the carpet) :) and you can always sell them when you sell the car :)
The Mats is a good idea but I think I would still feel the hole in the carpet as the material is quite thick in that area. The second rubber mat is a fantastic idea, I hate how some floor mats limit your ability to mash the accelerator to the floor :(

Not too much has happened over the last few days. I have been cleaning out all the sills and I have started prepping the paint for getting resprayed eventually.
 
Here are some photos of the clear coat peeling:

 
I need to get a fuel cap for it asap too.

 
Here was the worst of the clear fading. I was able to remove the oxidised paint from the surface but its just not the same as a fresh coat of paint.
 

 
I tried to start the car yesterday with my new century battery but the immobiliser/alarm kicked in and I didn't know the keypad number to disable it. I have the pin now so I should be able to get it going asap. I'm still not sure if I will end up keeping the alarm in there, the keypad gets annoying after a while.
 
I'll be off to Richmond tomorrow to get my new motor. Super Excited.
 
 

congrats on the motor!!! :D that's awesome :)

Today was a busy day indeed.

I went to Richmond to pickup my new motor from ToyMota, thanks again mate it was an awesome drive. I appreciate your help today.
The motor has had the head rebuilt not that long ago, its sporting some fancy hks cam gears which look awesome as well as a set of 272 degree cams, sard injectors and a set of ARP head studs.

I was able to borrow my gf's dads Avalon and Trailer. On the way back I picked up some other goodies too :)
   
 
I have new photos of the interior now. I absolutely love this Marino Deep Dished wheel. Once i've got some new seats in it will be an awesome driving experience.
 

 
Yesterday I went to pickup a second hand engine hoist, I got a heavy heavy duty one which is able to lift upto 2 tonnes which is fantastic.

I took it apart and put it in the camry which it fit in JUST. They are very frustrating to put together on your own though lol Breaks your back.
The pair of wheels are on (mind you I only got a pair so i'll be keeping an eye out for another 2 :) My how I hate 4wd spec :(

 

When I got home I remembered that I forgot to buy a chain for the engine hoist, so my only option was to use those blue straps that was holding the engine in place on the trailer. They state "DO NOT USE TO LIFT" so I used 2 instead of one hahaha. I don't recommend this as they can loosen and it will drop.
 
I tried starting the car and realised the immobiliser came on the second I put the battery connection on. Ever since I had the car the drivers side window has always been up so it was great being able to close up the car when I wash it :)

Then when I went to crank it over I realised there was no spark plug in cylinder 4 doh :( It was making all sorts of farty noises but it did start on only 3 cylinders which is a good thing too :). It won't be long till this motor will be removed in place of the beast.


My floor carpet on the drivers side has well and truly worn, its actually gone through to the chassis lol
 
This car so far has been the most exhilarating self created project ever. 

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This thing will be done in no time

Thanks mate :)
I have coilovers and a gen 3 gearbox on the plans too so it won't be long at all.
 
Its amazing looking at it from its original beginnings that it just needed a bit of tender loving care. 

No problems Adrian, I'm glad to help out and bring life to another SW20. Will be watching this thread and the progress. If you have any problems give me a call :)