XV-20-GT Camry

[curry__muncha]

1999 CSi [sXV20]

Mods:
Suspension:
King Springs Super Lows (50mm - 60mm drop)
KYB Excel-G Shocks
Shortened Bump Stops
Nolathane Camber Adjustment kit +/- 1.5 degrees
Nolathane Control Arm and Trailing Arm Bushings
Whiteline Front Strut Brace
Whiteline Rear Swaybar [20mm solid] + Polyurethane Bushings
Whiteline Front Swaybar [24mm solid] + Polyurethane Bushings
Nolathane Front and Rear Swaybar Links

Wheels & Brakes:
17" Enkei Evo 8 Rims [8" Wide | 35 Offset]
Front: 225/45/17 Bridgestone Potenza's
Rear: 215 45 17 Eagle F1's
Lightweight Racing Extended Lugnuts (Black)
329mm '08 Kluger Front Rotors
Twin Piston '08 Kluger Front Calipers (Sprayed Gloss Black)
'08 Kluger Front Pads

Under the Bonnet:
K&N High Flow Panel Filter [resonator deleted]
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
NGK Spark Plug Leads
Nolathane Steering Rack Mount Bushing
SuperPro Engine Steady Bushings
Sanded Valve Cover
Genie WildCat Headers {4 x 1⁵/₈" -> 2 x 1³/₄" ->1 x 2")
Headers Ceramic Coated
2" Free Flowing Muffler with Dual 2.25" Tips

Engine Balancer Delete

Lighting:
Morimoto Mini 2.0 Bi-Xenon Projectors [2.5" Optics]
Morimoto 5Five Ballasts [50Watts]
Morimoto 5Five 6000K D2S HID Bulbs
Blue 25LED SMD Parkers
Unsleeved Dash Gauge Lighting
Custom SMD-5050 LED Centre Console and Gear Selector Lighting
28 SuperFlux LED Dome Lighting [ice White]
White LED Diffused Rear #Plate Lighting
Clear Side Repeaters

Other:
Pioneer DEH-P6850MP Head-Unit
S2000 Antenna Conversion
Window Tints (Black) [20%]
Slim Wheat #Plates [XV-20-GT]
Debadged Boot
Debadged and Painted Grille [sometimes even no grille! lol]
Rolled Rear Wheel Arches
Removed Mud Guards
TomCat Boneless Wipers
Black Alcantara Door Trim

When it was first lowered and had the original #plates:

[mod list will be updated occasionally]

I'll be posting pics of some of the mods later on.

Edited August 13, 2013 by curry__muncha

[jeffy]

i like that s2000 antenna that you did ;) !

[curry__muncha]

cheers jeffy!

Some info on the mod:

I did the conversion as per http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t65507.html. The celica sub antenna and antenna nut were not available domestically due to Aussie celicas having an electric antenna whereas the ones in America didnt. So i had to get the sub antenna and antenna nut shipped from the US.

There was one problem though - the celica sub antenna was not a straight fit for the gen4 due to the angle of the mounting hole being greatly different for the gen4 camry vs the celica/gen3 camry. Had to modify the sub antenna by grinding down/cutting the mounting face (the bit of the antenna top plate that touches the antenna hole from the inside of the car). After that everything was pretty straight forward.

The result: Reception is pretty decent too, not as good as the stock antenna, but im not complaining considering the huge improvement in asthetics.

[Ronnyboy]

nice and simple........

[curry__muncha]

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SuperPro Engine Steady Bushings:

There is a bit of vibration during idle, but its a small price to pay for the gains. The difference during driving is huge. The front end of the chassis feels stiffer. Engine doesn't slosh around - car is more composed when going over bumps/potholes and especially high speeds in general. Less sway during turning and direction change is alot more snappy. Acceleration is more immediate and gear changes are smoother. Not to mention, the engine's note has also changed!

If you can stand a bit of vibration during idle, then this mod is a MUST.

[curry__muncha]

Cleaned the injectors recently. I figured i'd kill two birds with one stone and sanded the rocker cover whilst it was off with some 1000grit wet and dry. Combined with a timing belt change & new leads the engine revv's alot more freely and smoothly!

[curry__muncha]

I've been putting my recently bought boneless wiper blades to good use with the rain we've been having in sydney over the past week. Aesthetics wise, it really cleans up the wiper assembly and looks alot tougher than the conventional stuff (thats right, wiper blades lookin tuff! lmao). It blows my old wipers out of the water. This thing is ridiculously efficient! I also repositioned the wiper arm so that the blades are tucked away as low as possible (normally it would be sitting a few cm's higher)

I never realised how heavy the standard yellow NSW number plates were until I got my slim wheats - Its less than 1/4 the weight! Went for wheat over white as no one else runs em, and it suits the paint quite nicely. (need to get a proper daytime shot without the flash to show the actual colour of the plates)

[curry__muncha]

Updated the door trims to black alcantara.

Not a job for the impatient, but the results have been well worth it.

[Cee-Lo]

Nice work with the door trims! Was it a matter of opening up the door card, stripping off the old material, then applying the new stuff?

[curry__muncha]

pretty much! Just remove all the door cards, remove the old trim and make templates, then cutout and install the new trim. Although, inserting the new trim was quite fiddly as you need to feed it inside the lower seams of the door card and around the handle due to the handle being plastic welded to the door card which made the whole process of lining up and glueing down the trim a little tricky.

Recently got these ceramic coated. Genie WildCat headers:

Before:

After:

Edited June 28, 2012 by curry__muncha

[curry__muncha]

Cheers!

Got em installed:

with a free flow muffler:

Im surprised to say that it actually sounds decent! The idle sounds somewhat similar to a V8/ 4cyl-boxer engine (im still running the stock resonator and 2" piping all the way). There's very little drone, and after 3000rpm, it just screams.

[trentmeyer23]

One tip I can give you is not to try do too much with the exhaust on a 5S, it will end up going sour.

[curry__muncha]

How so? Either way, i'm not planning on doing anymore to the exhaust system.

329mm rotors and twin piston calipers from the 2008 Kluger:

Size comparison with stock rotor:

[trentmeyer23]

Epic stoppers!

[curry__muncha]

From DownShift on Sunday:

(admittedly, i did photoshop the height a little lower in the 2nd pic. My driveway sucks =[ )

Edited August 13, 2013 by curry__muncha