Tom2 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Right!! Owned the starlet for around 5 or 6 months now so thought i would try and get a rides section up and show you all how im getting on!Bought the car completely standard with 64000 on the clock (car is mint) i kept it that way for around 3 months then i caught that god awfull bug.... yes the modifying one lol!pictures of the car before i started playing around with it!A blank canvas waiting for me to work my magic on lol!So lets be honest the handling on a starlet when completely standard is far from ok, in fact it was shocking so i decided to completely renew the suspension which consisted of the following:BC RACING COILOVERS2 NEW FRONT LOWER ARMS AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTSTRD BUSHES WHITELINE ANTI LIFT KITWHITELINE 22M ANTI ROLL BAR AND DROP LINKSWHITELINE REAR ANTI ROLL BAR AND LINKS ( AMAYZING MOD )WHITELINE ADJUSTABLE PANHARD ROD WHITELINE REAR STRUT BRACEThe car also suffered from a boost leak which came from the OE dump valve, to cure this i bought a new HKS dump valve and at the same time bought a front mount intercooler and a blitz nur spec!PICS:Because of being in a rush i didnt take any pictures of fitting the suspension but i did get a couple of fitting the intercooler.PICS:And some finished pics:The car stayed like this for a couple more months while my flat black 15inch Sliptreams were imported! I also had the car dynoed compression tested and had this fitted.PICS:RESULTS:133.4 fwhp108 whpCompression cylinder 1: 170Compression cylinder 2: 170Compression cylinder 3: 170Compression cylinder 4: 175After 3 months of waiting for the wheels........they turned up PICS:After that i had my windows tinted the wheels wrapped in some fresh new rubber ( yokohama S Drives ) and a full geometry setup!PICS:After uprating all the handling i decided to go for some POWWA!!!! Received this from Ricky Lee at Race Tech!PICS:This is currently where i stand!SPEC:ENGINE:Standard EngineHigh low Boost Solenoid RemovedAir FilerBlitz Nur Spec RHKS SSQVJperformance fmicSUSPENSION:BC RACING COILOVERS2 NEW FRONT LOWER ARMS AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTSTRD BUSHES WHITELINE ANTI LIFT KITWHITELINE 22M ANTI ROLL BAR AND DROP LINKSWHITELINE REAR ANTI ROLL BAR AND LINKS WHITELINE ADJUSTABLE PANHARD ROD WHITELINE REAR STRUT BRACEWHEELS + TYRES:15x7 ROTA SLIPSTREAMS 5MM SPACERS LIGHT WEIGHT WHEEL NUTSYOKOHAMA S DRIVESPLANS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS ARE:HKS FCON V-PRO GOLD RACE TECH TD04 KITBOOST CONTROLLERROTOR ARM, DIZZY CAP, MAGNACOR LEADSOIL CATCH TANKMAPPING AT AFR TUNINGAny comments opinions good or bad welcome!Cheers Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigMan Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 looks nice mate just sat and fixed the thread so your pics show up. Next time your posting pics from photobucket post the IMG Code. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott-EP Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Looks sweet.. I got mine completely standard aswel, Cannot believe how crap they look like when there sitting so high with little 14" toyota wheels on Looks Awesome keep it up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeSR Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Love it dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stevo 1984 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Lookin very nice mate good job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 BIG MAN - cheers for that mate wasnt sure if it was right or not lol!And to everyone else a very big thanks for the comments!Cheers Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anup67 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 That looks soo nice manand welcome to UKSC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Welcome! Lovely GT you have there, loving the amount of progress you've made in such a short time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan5793 Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 looking awesome bud, best way in my opinion is to buy a standard example. Great work so far Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Came along nice mate looks fucking evil now Should go and sound evil too, cant wait to fit my RaceTech TD04 kit Looking forward to the next update. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks for the warm welcome lads! Amjad- the progress has bin due to me doin some very un sociable hours of recent and not spending any money apart from on this little money pit lol I just can't help myself l! Hoping to have her around 270 bhp before Xmas that's the aim anyway!Sparky - can't wait myself mate the kit is awesome! Aslong as I stay with a turbo car I will make sure I always go to Ricky! Really helpful bloke and makes a very good manifold! Cheers Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve GT Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 stealth machine loving the build so far matey cant wait to see the progress in the next few monthsseeing this makes me miss my black GT so much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Miller Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 looks really nice mate, gave me some ideas for mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 That looks dirty!!! Loving it matey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 17, 2010 Author Share Posted September 17, 2010 glad to be of help andy! dirty? i best give her another clean then mate lol cheers for the comments guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 i dont mean Dirty in that way mate it looks sexy put it that way haha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 SMAll UPDATE!!have had the last of my parts turn up for the td04 conversion so thought i might show you all some pics box of goodies from TM DevelopmentsIn the box came:Stainless steel gaskets for the td04 kitRed TRD ignition leads with rotor arm and dizzy cap TM Developments race spec rocker cover with blue piping and anodised fixingsOil catch tank with breather filterAir con removal beltwalbro 255LPH fuel pump kitGizzmo ms-2 boost controller ( this is a truly amazing bit of kit. boost controller, fuel cut defender and turbo timer all rolled into one )Pics:I also got this off a member on the forum ;) ( complete HKS F-CON V-PRO kit )Hopefully should have it all fitted and the car mapped by end of next month so watch this space CheersTom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wee-jo Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Holy shit, you don't hang about!! That ecu is the daddy of all starlet ecu's keep up the good work mate, whats next? Forged engine?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 lol no i dont! i only like buying the best gear mate! no point going half hearted on something like this! no forged engine is not next, brakes need upgrading so probably some Willwoods, then a forged engine ;)Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 looking good dude , some nice parts there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 cheers mate! You nealry on with your forge build yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lew777 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 im just collecting parts and money for the build dude i think i want a new daily drive so the forge bulid might take a little longer im in no rush tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 Fair one mate, this is going to be my daily driver witch is why i went with a td04! best turbo for the road! hope it all goes well with the build mate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Some savage bits there mate, I need your money to finish mine now lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom2 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 cheers sparky! I really wanted to make sure that i got the setup right and more importantly the map and tuner so it doesn't go bang like most of them do! just started fitting the kit today but just waiting for my tweaked td04 to arrive then its all fitted and ready for mapping!! will make sure i put up the results when i get some mate! and im sure i could spare you a fiver to go towards getting yours sorted CheersTom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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