Kenshin X

hehehehe... I will sell em for $400 to your wife if you can get me a celica (ZZT231) engine cover like the one on the attached photo. It will be black when you buy it at the wreckers. Just make sure it fits your car, as then it will definitely fit mine. I had both my engine covers cracked on the ground due to the wind over night, as I had left them out to air dry after respraying both to a deep red colour. =( So I threw both of them out. and whos paying for that cover? i can get one no worries... i can even shop around for u if u want lol and yes the wind last night scared me too, why on earth did u leave it outside anyways? i thought u had a garage???

oh wait... can my mrs buy them off u?

he included the machining of the rears and changing over pads for the rears as well as changing my drive belt plus buying the belt off him too... i think it was maybe 500 including install for the front DBA slotted and 220 for the rest. about those KYBs i will consider it then... i just paid bills and topped just over 1k so i'm pretty porr atm <_< also i can LOOK like a friendly chick if i wanted to HAHAHAH :D

i just noticed 3 small dents on the left front panel yday night... i'm researching how to do a DIY to remove it, maybe a light tap with hammer and cloth from inside? yeah this is probably what happened. they probably only changed the left front rotor becuz it was undersized and left the right one on as it was still roadworthy... i dunno why they would leave that as it is as he even had to change the windscreen as it had tiny tiny scratches on it... but no matter now... its all good and i'm loving the braking when i need it :P

good luck on ur tennis match mate ;) maybe u'll become the next aussie to win Wimbledon :D

Update: 28/04/10 Time for those junk tyres to GO!!!!! Got myself these thanks to the guys at Tyres R Us off on munro ave off macintyre rd sunshine Awesome handling! Awesome Traction! Awesome Cornering! Awesome EVERYTHING!!! :toast: :toast: :clap: :clap: all for $520 fitted and balanced! Now have to work on wearing the outer layer off and get ready for Fun day at winton on the 3rd of July! Now to sort out my brake rotors on the front and pads on the rears

Random pic after wash and was bored calipers look nice when clean... now it's caked with brake dust... damn TRD pads

Update: 16/04/10 got genuine C-one wing tips from Cyber Century for 130 bucks. Moulded them on and they look like this. wasn't totally happy about the colour of the paint but i dismissed it as the paint being newer than the 7 yr old paint that was on it. also upon taking the spoiler off i spotted a few specks of rust under where the spoiler used to be! got a knife and started to scratch out the rusted bits and touched them up with genuine toyota touch up paint... good as new! at this moment i'm not considering to get the rear lip (despite pressure from more than a few people )

Update: 28/03/10 JDM light mod... DIY time: 3 hours (cuz of the damn bits of plastic fallen into the taillight) actual work was only 1-2 hours

Update: 15/03/10 Painted red calipers... picked a warmish day... jacked up the car, took the wheels off and started degreasing and sanding back the calipers. then brushed 6 coats of red paint on the calipers. finished product DIY time: 2 to 3 hours

Update: 23/02/10 Changed those boring green casio lights in the center console to blue leds... also inverted the lcd screen as well... at a later dates i also changed the auto light button and the cig light as well full DIY here > Centre Console Light Mod

update: 12/02/10 Just bought the whole range of meguiar's products Paint Cleaner Polish Wax Clay Kit Nxt Gen Wash Lambs wool mitt Terry cloth/towel hand applicator Chamios (extra large) I used the products in this order Wash > Paint Cleaner > Clay Bar > Scratch X > Polish > Wax Took me freaken more than 6 hours and was so over it by the end but look at the result... On the following times I was wiser and did a panel a day LOL

Update: 19/01/10 Got some eyelids for my first mod... painted them with paint i got from Olenshaws in sunshine. I recommend these guys as they did a fantastic job matching up the paint colour to my original one off... on... also replaced the wipers with slimline tridon ones 70 bucks for the pair from supercheap auto... the previous owner had them on but he changed them when he sold me the car

thanks folks @dyslexik - colour changing mod isn't completed but u can see it on the workshop submissions :P @zainy - pics updated!

Huh what do you mean,i thought Aurions were RWD,this is why i run stockies on the rear Uleh so i don't i wear my good rubber out,fully sick idea uhhh. :P would actually would have considered one if they were RWD... :P

+2, which is EXACTLY why i do donkey votes/scribble with my eyes closed :)

+2

well thats japs for ya LOL!!! if it was made in china then maybe u would have kept it HAHA :D

thats alright guys, for the real thing more important hehe. andy, hope you can make it, i think ur more informed about the great ocean road more than most of us... back to do some researching... :)

looks tough lee, i like steelies. i remembered when we all helped tommee take out his rims and put them on another guys car, we had to put the steelies back on... red calipers thru steelies = tough :P

Hey elegnt, your ride looks sweet too. too bad i couldn't make it to the annual to see it in the flesh! :( @young, what console lights? your gonna flip when u see what i'm modding now haha :D

Some Background information: Model: June 2003 (Pre-facelift) Toyota Corolla Sportivo 1.8 VVTL-i, 6 spd man Colour: 2 tone Focus RS "Ulitimate Green" (paint code: 9GFEZ5A) and Jet Black ODO (when bought 02/08/09): 73,XXXkm ODO (as of present time): 97,XXXkm Condition: Full respray completed. Mods when bought: Debadged Genuine TRD carbon fibre sports grill with black mesh Genuine corolla sportivo mats Alpine ampliers (1x4 channel and 1x2 channel bridged) 13inch sub in custom box free rolling in the boot Genuine Toyota coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid King Springs Super Lows on standard strutsGONE! Custom CAI tubing from bendable plastic to fit the original induction boxGONE! TRD Quick Shifter and solid metal bushingsGONE! 3 inch muffler tip on the original sportivo exhaustGONE! Falken fronts ZIEX tyres 205/50 r16GONE! Pioneer HU with infinity front speakers + tweeters and clarion rears + tweetersGONE! 4.3K HIDs for low beamsGONE! DBA front left disc (changed because left was undersized, left the right front stock rotor on though )GONE! installed voltmeter to the light switch control (yes very useless until light turns on)GONE! Ryco oil filter Z432 with Mobil Semi Syn Super 3000 10W-30GONE! Rice round 4inch tip welded on stock mufflerGONE! Mods to date: Interior Climate control + ciggie light + auto power window button changed to Blue SEDM 2005 Facelift Corolla T-sport instrument cluster Custom Glove box white LED light LED foot wells front and rear Blue EVO4 Recaros with lumbar support bolted on bride rails Painted piano black console and plastic trims Exterior "ALLEX" custom plates Painted Calipers Red Genuine TTE spoiler Genuine Toyota Corolla Rear Skirt Aftermarket Eyelids Goodyear Wiper Blades TOCAU Stickers White "2ZZ-GE INSIDE" rear window sticker Plasti Dip black Toyota Chrome rear emblem Plasti Dip black ALLEX Chrome boot emblem Engine/Suspension/Tyres/Brakes: Injen RD2075P + 3A Racing Pod Filter Port and Polished Headers @ Head2Head Cusco Front Strut Celica Engine Cover Cusco Rear torsion beam (23mm) Rays Mazdaspeed MS01-S rims 16x7 +33ET @ 5.9kgs ea powder coated Satin Black RDA slotted and dimpled rotors front and rear + Remsa 650 degree rated pads Penrite HPR5 5W40 + Baldwin B37 oil filter Energy Suspension Front Lower Control Arm Bushings and Rear Axle Bushings Energy Suspension Motor Mount Inserts + Custom Washers Solid Mount Bushings for the gear selector cables Fortune Autos Coilovers 8kg spring rate front and rear Rear camber with shims under the hub (-2) Xtreme lightened chromoly flywheel (Part no. FTY0013CL) Xtreme H/D organic clutch (KTY22004HD) X-force Varex 2.5'' Straight pipe muffler + full custom 2.5'' cat-back (stainless steel/mandrel bend) Humble Beginnings - Very first day getting the car... For pictures of the mods, please scroll through the posts!

gave it a wash and quik detailer...

seems that ur complaining about waking up early when u wanna wash your car before the recon run LOL! just worry about not getting kicked in the balls the day before. i'll be there as first aid with acupuncture needles if u need me HAHA　:D :D :D :D :D on a more serious note, those guys coming probably wanna get a full tank of fuel before the recon run... there is shell just down the road if anyone wants to fill up then... i think on the day its raining anyways :( having a wash mightn't be a good idea, if it doesn't bucket down i'll try to record a few shots with you guys driving through the turns with my camera :) As long as I have legs to stand on and two arms to use the steering wheel I'm fine man haha! Wish me luck though, coz I've seen the competition.. I'm gonna need it :( p.s. I still haven't done the sideskirts -_-" their won't be any fotoz of my sideskirtless car.. it feels naked :( nothing photoshop CANNOT fix :P :P :P

gah, that means ur not coming to the recon run... GAY