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Lol your fuckin good at this shit..... I think my main problem is that Tony was running an amp and other stereo bits so there's a fair amount of that wiring in the bay along with the HIDs wiring and all the random un needed 4efe plugs and wiring....it's a bit of a maze! Ill try and get some picks posted tomorrow mate, might be easier to understand than my un technical explanations! Cheers dude, take it easy

Haha you've already prempted a couple of questions I had for you mate......don't worry about trying to word things tactfully with me man, if you see I've done something silly....just tell me lol Ill be honest I only had half a clue what I was having to move but there is a bracket sort of below and rite of the catch can that I was going to get a plate welded too and then mount it to that? Would that work? My next questions are a bit retarded but anyway... 1) what is the little sensor thing that looks like a witches hat? 2) can I earth to the firewall? (back of the bay as looking at it) 3) is there any reason the bottom of the engine bay would be earthed to the side of the bay? Thanks for the heads up though mate would have well panicked

Got a few plans but mostly handling etc as i really like the look of the car as it is, there will however be some subtle changes to make my mark on it Rob im pretty sure it was urself i was talking to at Japfest 1......u'll be pleased to know your handcrafted n/a cooling panel will be living on in the 4age complimenting the amazingly sculpted RW Developments catch can that arrived in the post today! i've got big gaps in the bay but it still took some jostling to get it test fitted, cable a few bits in place for now as the cars not going anywhere but will need a bracket welding in to mount the electrics etc as they were exactly where the tank sits! Did a bit more cleaning in the bay while i had things out the way and after mounting the catch can i stuck the front strut on to make sure nothing was fouling it. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/DSCF3004_zps5444bb63.jpg.html'> The catch tank was off a breaker and is a little discoloured but nothing a bit of Autosol and elbow grease wont sort out. Remember seeing one on facebook a while back and thinking how cool it looked.......now i have one http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/DSCF2999_zps73b5d916.jpg.html'> Final little mission of the day was fitting the rear strut and after stripping out the back of my first ep i was pretty made up that this one was gonna retain as much interior as possible.......so delicate cutting in was required to unite grey plasticness with white Ultra Racingness. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/DSCF3006_zpscf08cd6f.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/DSCF3005_zpseaa301eb.jpg.html'>

Like these mate..... http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2930_zps0ec2ec47.jpg.html'> You have a pm mate

When i fitted this carbon surround in my other car the fitment was shit and i removed it but after retro-fitting the metal clip bits from the original i got it to fit perfectly, so for now its back in favour! Also moved the (higher reading than standard) rev counter and shift light over to make room for the carbon pillar pod. The head unit was fitted using an aftermarket basket/din thing so i swapped it up for an authentic Toyota one too. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2961_zps9b7e4de1.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2965_zpsbb8ef936.jpg.html'> Also been busy in the engine bay, slowly working my way around removing, cleaning, re-spraying and re-fitting bits. Got a steadily growing pile of parts spread between my bedroom and shed and invested in a good quality cover for the car while its sat up http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2977_zps893227bc.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2998_zps5e5183e0.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2954_zpsa7a2b7fe.jpg.html'>

Haha Im not much of a threat mate....im no mechanic so most of my input is gonna be visuals. Plus i imagine the amout im gonna hit you up for advice you'll have a pretty strong claim to being part of my build anyway lol

Thanks Phil.....feel the pressure of keeping up Tony's high standards with this little car

The Bride seat and Tom's gear knob (trd short shift kit) came with the car but the other bits i swapped from car 1 lol

It will be loved.......thats a promise!

lol i know been a bit slack but i have been doing a few bits on the car....honest! Pretty much skinted myself buying the car and what was put by for starting repairs got spunked on the spacers and a RW Developments masterpiece that couldn't be passed up! Its gonna be a fairly slow paced build as stuff will have to get done as and when i can find funds and no plans to get it on the road till later in the year! I could't justify the cost of brand spankers but a set in as-new condition for £180 was a bit easier to swollow

Next job was to whip out the lovely standard seats and door cards to be replaced with the bride bucket/Imreza Sti seat and re-trimmed bride cards. http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2986_zpsfcfbc0da.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/DSCF2747_zpsc3ff2283.jpg.html'> and not forgetting a matching gear gaitor... http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2985_zps02ffc3f9.jpg.html'>

As Tony had returned the car to near enough sleeper spec on the outside (minus Sr decals) and my plans involve a couple of rear end bits from a Glanza and some aftermarket wings, i wasted no time in fitting 98 spec rear lights and a glanza rear bumper! http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2931_zps16ec62df.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2939_zps2fd7b12a.jpg.html'> A set of vented wings and a slightly wider stance is on the cards when funds allow so when a set of hubcentric spacers came up for sale on the forum they had to be bought! Had a test fit the other evening and with the IDWorkz wings and some rolling of the rear arches i think it will sit really well http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2996_zpsb714f5b4.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2989_zps50bc90ac.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2993_zpsab962978.jpg.html'>

V5 arrived today so i should really start a build thread. Many of you will reconise this as Mr Tony Tang's 4age converted SR. After owning another black (4efe) SR and spending some time working on it (fully learning as i went along) i came to the point where the little cars lack of grunt was becoming more and more of an issue for me. I love the look of SR's and in an ideal world i'd have gone down the 4efte conversion route but after a fair amount of reading i decided against attempting it myself, partly because of the headache involved with the electrics side of things and also because i'd end up chasing loads of power out of a turbo (without a bottomless pit of cash cash for a build) and my cars also got to function as a daily.............so, this 4Age converted SR (black=win) turned up on the forum sporting some crash damage and a cat D rite off but an impresive spec list and other than the dent was in amazing condition! http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2941_zpsa7e15576.jpg.html'> Still not 100% on the direction i was gonna head car wise i discounted the 4Age to try and save a bit more build money but kept finding myself going back to the for sale thread and in the end had to go see it as it wasn't too far away from me! After talking to Tony via the forum i jumped on a ferry (im over on the Isle of Wight) and headed to Guildford to have a proper look at the damage and get some photos so a mate who does body work could give me a rough estimate of repair costs. I'd fallen in love with the car even before i got there and secretly knew i was gonna be shaking hands on it that day but not without the Bride bucket seat (that was the deal breaker!) Couple of photos of the crash damage: http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2918_zps7dae34f2.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2920_zps44559c03.jpg.html'> Tony turned out to be a super good guy and i also met another one of the SR's previous owners (Tony's sister Shelly) who both filled me in on the history of the car, which had been in there family from new! After agreeing on a price (seat included!) i arranged to come back with a trailer as soon as we could both be there and headed homeward with a big stupid grin on my face! Me and a mate borrowed one of our work trucks after failing to convince anyone to lend us a 4x4 and were on the 4.00am ferry (saved about £80 going early doors) but made really good time on the way up and had about 3 hours to kill before it was reasonable to wake the Tang houshold! Minus the arse raping you recieve as standard when trying to get off and on the Isle of Wight the pick up went pretty smoothly and by that evening i was the proud owner of two little black SR's http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2923_zps1508b369.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2925_zps4d63285b.jpg.html'> http://s1293.photobucket.com/user/Joeflynns/media/4AGE%20SR/DSCF2945_zps799dd453.jpg.html'>

Nice one....pretty much the going rate for a set!

Lol I spose they are lenses....just can't work out why they would have been removed or why anyone would just have those bits and not the complete unit? When you look at 98 spec rear clusters the top brake light lense is clear but inside the unit itself is another "lense" that covers just the bulb (you can see it in the eBay pic) a red bulb alone isn't enough to illuminate it red its just a pinky/white surefire pull by the law! Did you win them by the way?

I'm not gonna bid mate.....I've already got a set but they're missing the 2 red bits that cover the top bulbs (never new they were supposed to have them when I bought them) was gonna put up a wanted thread for some but don't really know what to call them lol

Nooooooooooooo! Was gonna have a crack at those lol

Welcome to the fold mate

I've got this set up.....way better than I was expecting! Bought it for filming a couple of big trees I took down but the guy I got it from lost his licence due to the coppers finding footage on there of him up on the back wheel....just a word of warning, wipe the footage after any naughtyness GLWS

You have a PM

Gutted I couldn't make it.....but another storming effort by the club! Props to all involved

Good work starleteers!

Nice one. I've been trying to figure it out looking at the screen on my phone...sounds as though most aftermarket wings would work with an n/a front end!

Awesome! Don't know why I didn't just ask you in the first place mate.Do either of the 2 vented wings offer more flare than the other, if you get what I mean? And both would fit ok?

Wanting to swap a set or rear tinted windows from 1 SR to another.....anyone any idea of the process involved and if it's possible to do without paying out?