Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Being on night shift thought I'd pass time by starting a progression blog, and show my little girl. Firstly I've always loved starlets, never thought I'd actually ever own one though! I Passed my test October 2014 and kindly got given a Ford Focus from the father (100% child abuse... Or motivation to save the pennies for a jap car). After months of searching I found a few beautiful Gts for sale, went and viewd one and basically agreed on a sale the same day. Set to drive the car little under 100 miles home, and the bonnet decide not to stay down no more just as reaching the M1 Amazingly no one was hurt and no other vehicles were involved, had a days insurance cover with Adrian flux but after that costing £200 didn't fancy pulling a claim out against myself, so carried on driving her home and somehow didn't get pulled once?!So now after other work needed to put into the car I needed to get dents out the roof, new windscreen, bonnet scoop and to fix the bonnet catch! ...Anyone who knows me will realise how very impatient I am, hence why rushing into this sale and not viewing other Gts first, so this was heart breaking I just wanted her on the road! Anyway added the new issues to the to-do list and cracked on with her. New window fitted and dents just pushed out best we could, got a bonnet scoop from a local pervious glanza owner and did my best halford spray paint job ???? As you can see in the above picture I've got myself a front mounted intercooler which wasn't needed I just wanted it on. I had much bigger things I should have spent my money on, but what better way to past a night shift than buying presents for your car! I've then gone on to starting on my interior which was so fun, not finished by far as waiting on Zilla bucket seats to come back into production in October! But my spending got out of hand and I was getting deliveries every day! needed to stop the interior spending and focus on the engine again, but I can't not show what I've done so far ... (nrg cover is in the post) but I decided with getting zilla buckets seats I'll do my door cards to match and the outcome I fell in love with! (Haven't attached my steering wheel yet, as that's going on last before tax and insurance) So power steering leak has been fixed, new cam belt, water pump, basically an all over check. Now waiting for pay day to order some pretty coloured hoses. All left to do really is brakes before she will be road legal again. All the rest is cosmetics, going for a respray but 20 years old she doesn't half clean up well still Edited September 1, 2015 by Karenasx_ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Forgot to mention my amazing exhaust find! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Good progress so far, hello kitty exhaust.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Good progress so far, hello kitty exhaust.. Thank you, also got under glow neons 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevmcc90 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Car looks good, and good progress in a short time. It can be addictive buying car parts Haha. Wouldn't like to know what I've spent in total. Look forward to more updates. Good work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 I'll try keep everything updated as much as I can or remember haha! I'm going to Santa pod this weekend but it's pay day next week, so should be busy again with her next week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mas12555 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looking good. I was half tempted to do a zilla interior haha . My car is going a colour which will suite the zilla theme perfect. If you want some cool duct tape you can get zilla style duct tape from hobbycraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo-fever Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I am santapod aswell hopefully taken my starlet down the strip might see ya there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looking good. I was half tempted to do a zilla interior haha . My car is going a colour which will suite the zilla theme perfect. If you want some cool duct tape you can get zilla style duct tape from hobbycraft. Oh my! I need that in my life! I'm going first thing tomorrow! I'm obsessed with Zilla print 😍🙊 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 I am santapod aswell hopefully taken my starlet down the strip might see ya there Won't be taking the Starlet unfortunately! Going to wait till October to put her on the road then I'll have my 1 NCB and insurance should drop a little hopefully 🍀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronb93 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nice starlet Loving the purple neo chrome steering wheel. Are you going to get a snap off boss kit for it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nice starlet Loving the purple neo chrome steering wheel. Are you going to get a snap off boss kit for it?I've got one! ... Well stealing one off my friend haha just waiting for him to attach his new one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mas12555 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Oh my! I need that in my life! I'm going first thing tomorrow!I'm obsessed with Zilla print Yeah same here! I would do my interior with it but I got red sparco seats so wont really look right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronb93 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I've got one! ... Well stealing one off my friend haha just waiting for him to attach his new one At least his old boss kit ain't going to waste then haha. I'm debating if I should get one for my glanza or not but I'll see when I get it on the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yeah same here! I would do my interior with it but I got red sparco seats so wont really look right. Nah plus I get sad when I see other other people with Zilla, I love rare things (hence the ep82 rather than a glanza) 😇 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nah plus I get sad when I see other other people with Zilla, I love rare things (hence the ep82 rather than a glanza) Plus its a known fact that GTs are cooler than Glanzas.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Plus its a known fact that GTs are cooler than Glanzas..Fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mas12555 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nah plus I get sad when I see other other people with Zilla, I love rare things (hence the ep82 rather than a glanza) Rare things are awesome. Had some really rare stuff go through my hands in the past few years. Also regret selling them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_shaun_ Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Plus its a known fact that GTs are cooler than Glanzas.. thats a vicoius lie! last gt shell i had i had to give away to some shady looking guy! liking the zilla theme looking smart sadly youll like find with in a month everyones copyed you ha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitenoize Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Plus its a known fact that GTs are cooler than Glanzas.. very true all the cool people drive gt,s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 thats a vicoius lie! last gt shell i had i had to give away to some shady looking guy! liking the zilla theme looking smart sadly youll like find with in a month everyones copyed you ha!You've seen it here first ! 😂💁🏼 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Quick freshen up on the alloys that came with her, not the prettiest but they do Untill I can afford my Works I'm after ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turbo-fever Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Anyone else on here going to pod on Sunday ? Edited July 29, 2015 by turbo-fever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mas12555 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You've seen it here first ! Already been a few zilla starlets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karenasx_ Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Already been a few zilla starlets Shhhh 🙊😂Anyone else on here going to pod on Sunday ?I hope to see some like, was only three at the fast show in March Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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