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After the track day, decided to have a play around with the foggies i got a while back, its not connected as of yet but ive mounted them on,

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Furthermore, found this at the auctions

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best thing about it is this:

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-yep its a manual, quest for manual conversion has begun !

in the mean time i started to salvage some of the parts off the sportivo starting with the tail lights

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-applied some vht nightshade masking out the indicators/reverse lights so i can see at night better

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from this:

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to this:

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I also took the seats out of the sportivo and replaced my stock ones

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-theyre sorta buckety and hugs you better than the altise ones that i had, lot softer too and i think it sits a bit lower

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During the week when i went over to a mates place to party some cheap basterd stole my lip spoiler <_<

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replaced it with the same one from eBay, looks a lot bigger than the old one.

After that, i sent the camrys away for the conversion to be done:

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Three weeks later: i got it back with big smiles on my face :]

With new clutch, machined flywheel, fresh fluids, belts replaced, water pump replaced, new filters & plugs, she's pretty much a fresh car

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This is how she stands as of today,

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Thats all for now ! new mods are to be followed after the manual, like an intake and exhaust etc.

cant wait for the next winton day to see if i can drop the time with the manual box.

Thanks for looking !

-jeff

Posted

Niceee - looking good mate!

Always love sportivo seats over the stock ones more comfi, regardless what year.

How's manual treating you? Notice the power gain?

Posted

Well done Jeff, I bet its a lot more fun now :D How did you find the QFM pads performance? I wasn't overly impressed with mine, compared to Bendix ultimate, but admittedly I kept the stock caliper. So whats next? Turbo!!!


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Lookin sooo sexy man, top job on the conversion always love checkin this beast out it's one of the best lookin in this model around.

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Now for power!

yepps ! still looking into turbo ;)

Niceee - looking good mate!

Always love sportivo seats over the stock ones more comfi, regardless what year.

How's manual treating you? Notice the power gain?

Not sure about power gain, but theres more gforce compared to auto whilst accelerating

Well done Jeff, I bet its a lot more fun now :D How did you find the QFM pads performance? I wasn't overly impressed with mine, compared to Bendix ultimate, but admittedly I kept the stock caliper. So whats next? Turbo!!!

The QFMs are awesome ! Still meaty ! But gets really really dirty + its noisy when not warm, Yep next big step is the turbo :]

Lookin sooo sexy man, top job on the conversion always love checkin this beast out it's one of the best lookin in this model around.

Thanks :D !

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Now for power!

yepps ! still looking into turbo ;)

If I had a dollar for the amount of times I've heard that and someone hasn't followed through with it, I would have $42.
  • 1 month later...
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Also tried out an RS Type front grille or TRD Grille

got it from eGay

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-being eGay, its sh*t quality and didnt really fit properly, they gave me screws for me to mount it instead of the OEM style nut & bolt combo... wtf...

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-so i dummy mounted em onto the car with cable ties, as expected it didnt even fit properly, it pops out around the edges

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-also didnt quite like the look of it so i returned it and went back to my normal grille

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ill probably end up getting the sportivo face lift one or something, or keep the standard one.

Thanks for looking :] !

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Hi all, not much has been happening, just wired up the foggies to work and changed the knob since the conversion.

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-feeding wires into firewall

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-wiring switch

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-testing the switch whether i wired it up properly or not

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wired them up independently with a switch

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-SOLAR FLARE ! 3000k foggies

Thanks for looking :] !

Posted

Good job Jeff! the fogs look good, I finally got mine done as well, only took 2 years lol, thanks again for the plug!

I got one of those grilles a while back as well, but as you say the quality is sh!t and it didn't fit, I tried modifying it but lost interest.

  • 4 weeks later...
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Hi again all !

Just after the annuals, i crossed another item off my mod list, the "black/red interior" picked up a whole interior set from the dash to the carpets to the side trims, everything ! from a facelift sportivo.

Photos as per usual:

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-what came to my door tuesday morning ;)

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-its like unwrapping a present on christmas day ! :D

Started off with the door cards during the week, as its a small job and save the bigger ones for the weekend.

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So come weekend the stripping/replacing begins !

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-favourite part of the mod ! gives it a cleaner look !

Thanks for lookin !

-jeff

Posted

great. now fix that horn LAWL :D

P.S.whos the fag with the brown hoodie? i swear i saw him somewhere around my area before... :g:

Posted (edited)

Good Job Jeff! looks nice, but looks like there was a fair amount of work involved, especially the dash. Maybe time for some new floor mats? :)

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WOW what a awesome transformation looks heeeeps better very impressive.

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Great work there Jeff. I like it how you managed to take pics during the transformation...

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Looks great man! The maroon seat trim fits well with the exterior!

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Cheers fellas !

Good Job Jeff! looks nice, but looks like there was a fair amount of work involved, especially the dash. Maybe time for some new floor mats? :)

-the mats are fairly new actually, just never cleaned since 2011 ...:ph34r: maybe if i clean them properly it might turn out black ?

Does it rattle?

-nahh it doesnt, squeaks though, dont know where its coming from

Posted

I had a rattle somewhere in the car, but after installing a 600w stereo amp I don't seem to notice them anymore..........

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I had a rattle somewhere in the car, but after installing a 600w stereo amp I don't seem to notice them anymore..........

I wonder why haha

Posted

I had a rattle somewhere in the car, but after installing a 600w stereo amp I don't seem to notice them anymore..........

I'm usually the reverse - don't notice rattles until I shake them loose with the stereo :P

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