Browner Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) This is my mint EP70 Boxy Starlet. The car is very, very clean inside and out. The car is almost completely original and very tidy underneath. All glass is original and stamped with the cars registration number.It has complete 1.5 5e Cynos running gear. 5efe engine with 67,000 miles on the clock. Engine and gearbox are very dry underneath and the car drives well although it's like going back in time compared to the Glanza lolMint Cynos 5 speed box also fitted. You can really notice the longer gears of the Cynos box as the car revs and pulls all the way outCynos disk brakes front and backMint GT turbo front and rear seatsTRD rear spoilerTein CoiloversApexi exhaust (sounds like a roaring V-tec with a Toyota badge on it lol)Carbon fiber induction kit (Not fitted in the pics below)Nardi Steering WheelSitting on Sparco nsII's (y1r's on rear)Just taxed the car for 3 months today and have a few bits to do for the NCT to get it through.New brake pads have just been fitted to the front and fitted brand new rear pads today.I want to keep the car as original as possible so today I replaced the Nardi steering wheel with a mint standard one as my hands kept hitting off the stalks with the Nardi steering wheel fitted.I have a new, freshly polished rocker cover to fit and a new set of blue NGK performance leads also.I am on the hunt for more standard parts now and gonna give it a good clean the weekend.I am toying with the idea of a TD04 turbo conversion aswel just want to research it a bit more first.Some pics http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.pngOkay a few more updates now folks...My NCT is coming up this week so I've been busy doing bits and pieces with the car and tidying it up a bit...First things first I changed the Nardi steering wheel for this mint original beauty (don't mind the state of the interior it's getting a good clean once the work is finished lol)When I lifted up the rear parcel shelf I seen this bad tear in the back seats. I never would have noticed it tucked under the parcel shelf nor would anyone else but I just had to change it. Eventually I got a set of clean rear GT Turbo seats. I want the car minty mint and this was just annoying me. Whoever said it's an easy job to fit GT Turbo seats to a boxy Starlet is a liar too... lolBefore:And replaced with a mint new seat:The interior is mint but there is a tiny tear in the driver's seat and the plastic cover for the handle on the side is missing so anyone with a mint GT Turbo driver's seat please let me know...This sticker on the window from the previous owner was also bugging meSo a with a DIY heatgun (my mam's stolen hairdryer), some petrol and a CD I got it off...I had to change the noisy straight through Exhaust system from the manifold back and replace it with this new NCT proof beast!While the Apexi N1 backbox was off I gave it a thorough polish...Off with the old black reg platesI also got a mint font Grill with original Toyota badge so I removed the current grill which was resparyed and the Starlet badge had been painted with Tipp Ex by someone and the grill cut and mesh placed behind it. It sits a lot better now with the new grill.I wanted to be different from the usual Superlites etc so after weeks of searching I finally got a set of standard 14" Toyota Glanza alloys. I am going to paint them the same colour as the car. I think they will suit it nicely. I even got a fifth wheel as a spare and wrapped the front's with sticky Hankook rubber and Accellera's on the back...Engine wise I have replaced the old push type distributor cap with a clip-type dizzy cap from a Glanza to suit my new blue Ultra leads. These are the best leads you can get I fully recommend them. I also made up a new induction kit pipe and fitted a HKS Mushroom filter and done away with the cheap carbon look filter from before. I removed the faded old rocker cover and replaced it with a freshly polished Glanza turbo rocker cover. Along with this was a blue alloy oil cap and a blue breather filter.I tidied up the wiring in the engine bay, replaced the missing battery clamp, wired in a new horn which was missing and replaced the two handbrake cables to the rear disc brakes. I also cleaned the throttle body as it was sticking slightly.I also replaced the missing cigarette lighter with a new one. All small stuff really but trying to put the car back as original as possible.Next on the list is a set of original Toyota speakers http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.pngIf anyone has an original Toyota CD player / radio I will have it along with the GT Turbo driver's seat. I am also looking for a GT Turbo washer bottle / coolant bottle, the double one. The one in the car now was painted silver and looks utterly terrible so want to replace that and keep the car as fresh looking as possible.I done a lot of research in regards doing a turbo conversion on the car but I love the n/a raspy exhaust so I am going to leave it as it is. I will fit a thinner headgasket to higher the compression and maybe advance the timing slightly. I am also looking to order a stainless steel manifold from America for it to brighten up the engine bay a bit and help with exhaust flow.I will put up more pics of how the car sits now soonWell lads I changed around the intake a bit and made a custom intake pipe fitted with a HKS mushroom filter. Number one the car is now drinking petrol and number two the power of the car has dropped significantly. I think the filter is simply sucking hot air out of the engine bay which is useless.I have bought a full standard air box kit with original cold air feed to the front panel that came out of a 98 granny starlet http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png Along with this I got a HKS performance panel filter from JapanI hope the new cold air feeding into the intake will improve things once again. I have decided to order a brand new polished Civic rad and a polished Stainless steel 4-2-1 exhaust manifold. These are on the way from America as we speak http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.png My glanza is getting custom cams made up for it in England so I will put my old 5efhe cams into the boxy and change the headgasket for a thinner one shortly. 5efhe cams are about .8mm-1mm higher lift than standard 5efe cams. New black vintage reg plates have also been ordered to freshen it up a bit. The car is slowly coming together http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/smile.pngRecently I picked up an extremely rare ep71 starlet turbo bonnet. There was only ever 29 ep71 starlet turbos imported into Ireland so that will tell you just how lucky I was to find one! The bar grill did not fit correctly with the new bonnet and sat way in underneath, so instead of getting an ep71 turbo grill I wanted to maintain the original look of the car. Custom brackets were made to push the front grill out in line with the bonnet for an excellent finish.A lad I knew had two brand new wings and a brand new lower stonegaurd panel all in the original Toyota packaging so while I was painting the bonnet I got them painted and fitted too. A new spoiler was fitted to the rear boot as the old one was a wee bit rough and the boot de-wipered and painted. This is the car as it sits... Ready for it's final flatten, compound and polish...Thanks for reading,Browner. 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PaulStarletSR Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 fuckin minted,love it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan lang Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 GANGSTA LEAN! hahalooks awesome mate would love a clean one of these with an FTE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Nice. Love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 ohh my god!! another epic EP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pandamonium Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 That is class, very nice mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo Grant Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Very nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigMan Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Simply awesome! Not keen on the wheels but some proper wheels in black would be awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ro55ifumi Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Stunning mate and please if you ever sell let me know!!!!!!John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Browner Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 Yeah I hated the wheels aswel mate. They are gone off the car now. Wanted to do something unique and not go down the Superlites route so have 14" standard Glanza alloys here getting painted in 040 white for it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Awesome mate!!Cant believe you have 3 awesome Starlets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Man I love these things! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drongo boi Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 looks awesome dude!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 what spoiler is on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turbo Goose Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 That my friend is a beast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Browner Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Taggy it's a homemade piece of sheet metal fabrication lol. Looks the part though doesn't it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) yeah i love it, i just found the guy who makes them in Ireland!, love the car by the way Edited December 25, 2012 by Taggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MARK@CMBAUTOS Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 How the fu#k do u control your car when laying down in your seat ? That takes the piss Lovin it's shape tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitestar Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 So cool! Turbo it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Browner Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 @ Taggy PM me who you found to make them. Plenty of lads over here chance their arm at them but I have seen some with dodgy lines and fitting. I can source you a proper one if you like.@Mark lol I don't like sitting on top of the steering wheel like driving like an oul one! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ep70 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 is that a kp spoiler? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Browner Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 No mate they are the TRD style spoilers that I sell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Browner Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 New look Pics added at bottom of build thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kavan-k Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thats a cracker wee car! Get the headlights polished up and the front will be mint! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnygt Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Thats a minter! What a good build, id love the racing sparco alloys! Need a set of them in my life... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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