James' Starlet (finally!)

[shanksportif]

Right then, washed my car today and thought it was about time I took some photos of it; so here they are:

Before (a bit over a year ago):

[shanksportif]

And today:

List of mods so far:

TSW 15" Volcano alloys

Lowered 25mm on TTE springs

Clear indicator covers and bulbs, with lens protectors

Glanza rear spoiler

Reflect rear lights

Glanza front seats

New front fog lights

Moulded mudflaps

Sony X-plod CD headunit and 6x9s, with uprated front speakers

Starlet boot tray! Haha

Coming soon:

TTE backbox

Corolla inlet manifold (hopefully after searching some scrappys)

K&N panel filter

Front strut brace

[Nanglebadger]

Bloody hell James thats tidy as fook!!!! I loove it!!! Nice choice in spoiler!!! ;) Nice work with the front fogs dude, they've been on my 'to do' list for about 18months!!! ;) ;)

Sweet, tidy, aggressive ride mate! Keep it up!

P.S. any pics of this boot tray? sounds cool!

Phil.

[keirz]

nice and tidy mate. like the glanza spoiler. i would sort the bump strips out, there not the nicest of things on the sportifs. changes the whole look of the car. check mine out to see what there like sprayed as i have a green sportif. keep up the good work representing the sportif crew! keirz

[Jozinobi]

Looking real good James! ;)

You should update more often ;)

Once you sort out your little to do list you will be flying!

Keep up the good work! ;)

The starlet boot tray is that rubbery black/grey thing right?

Will get you proper pics of the bb later next week!

Talk soon

Peace Out

Joz

[davehart]

Really nice looking EP that one. Love the rims on it.

The TTE backbox does make a big difference to the car I think. I'm sure Joz can back me up on that one.

Sheffield to, good to see local (ish) Starlet people on here

[wylo]

Good to see another green one. Looks really tidy

[Sparky]

Look nice and shiny mate

Nice n Subtle

[shanksportif]

Haha yer it doesn't look too bad in the pics. Unfortunately there is quite a few scratches and scrapes on it (through no fault of my own ) that I need to sort out; might cost quite a bit though?

Thinking about painting my drums and calipers soon too. Does anyone have any tips on how to go about this? Rust removal, application, paint type etc? Any helpful information will be more than welcome. James

P.S, I'll get pics of the boot tray up soon

[Nanglebadger]

For my drums and calipers i cleaned them off with a wire brush, then used a decent brush (so the hairs dont come out) and hammerite paint. It wored a treat on my calipers but the drums could do with bein redone, the paint was still damp after 2 days. Apparently usin a sandblaster cleans the drums up REAL nice for paintin....if u know anyone with one, wish i did

Phil.

[shanksportif]

As promised; Starlet boot tray!!

And a pic of my cheeky Maglite!:

[Jozinobi]

Lovin the boot tray James!

And that maglite looks handy for rummaging around in the dark haha!

Peace Out

Joz

[davehart]

Those maglites are good little batons...I mean torches

I've got the same one, mite have to mount mine in the car. Could come in handy.

[keirz]

i did my rear drums this weekend. i used a wire brush on the end of my drill for rust removal and used hamerite also. does anyone know if normal hamerite is ok for the front calipers. didn't know cuz of heat.

[Nanglebadger]

Thats class dude, never seen a boot tray for the starlet before! Is it an aftermarket job aye??

@Keirz, yeah i used hammerite on my calipers, they're fine.

Phil.

[shanksportif]

Nah it's genuine toyota, got it from someone on ebay - but you may still be able to get them from toyota. Keeps the carpet clean as well as stopping stuff slipping down to where the spare tyre is. Can't fault it!

I think my mate might have one of those buffer things I could use to get the rust off my drums/calipers; he's currently on holiday though so i'm going to have to wait a week or so.

[Nanglebadger]

Theres bound to be a part number for it then! tho they've discontinued their accessories range for starlets the grapes! Theres a challenge for someone then, the part number for it! Sweet work dude!

Phil.

[Raffi]

Nice Starlet!!!

I love the Maglite holder thing, hehe, looks really cool!

[scutch0]

i did my rear drums this weekend. i used a wire brush on the end of my drill for rust removal and used hamerite also. does anyone know if normal hamerite is ok for the front calipers. didn't know cuz of heat.

hammerite works fine dude. its what i used.

[Guest Enzo]

minted mate , a totaly clean na there,

alot similar to mirracles red brief

[whitestarlet]

looks very well!! thats only the 2nd rear mat i ve seen in a starlet!! they are a very tidy item!! looks wel mate!

[underfined]

car looks very tidy. im from sheffield aswel but cant say I've seen the car about and tend to be out and about scouting most nights. where in sheff you from.

ANY OTHER STARLET BOYS FROM THE STEEL CITY OR LOCAL.

UNDERFINED

[shanksportif]

Yer man I'm at uni there, living off London road. What do you drive/where abouts you live?

[Starlet Nath]

I'm not too far away as I live in Doncaster.

Have to arrange a UKSC Yorkshire meet once I've got my car finished

Nath