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SwissFerdi
#181
Either way, congratulations man. I know I felt great when I lowered on my springs, must feel better to be able to slam that sucker. biggrin.gif
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Tigawoods
#182
NICE!
they look great!
drop it low!
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whatthe
#183
What the rears are now. Thinking about dropping it more. But i think i will need to roll my fenders? maybe...




This post has been edited by whatthe: Mar 4, 2010 - 6:24 AM
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MrAyasli
#184
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice !

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SwissFerdi
#185
WHAT? My rear is slightly lower than that. If you have coils, might as well SLAM IT. But wait until the fronts are on, otherwise it'll look disproportionate.

And that letter highlighting didn't hold up too well? Bummer, I was considering doing that when new tires come.

Anyway, congratulations. I've kind of got a feeling that I need to go more lowAr as well...the mod/lowering bug has definitely hit.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Mar 4, 2010 - 9:16 AM
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whatthe
#186
Got a little present coming for the car this weekend. Should be a nice subtle jdm touch to it ><
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Euphoria
#187
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QUOTE (whatthe @ Feb 28, 2010 - 5:55 AM) *
>next weekend to install the fronts, and twisties here i come.


And twisties here I come too haha, I fixed that camera mount too so could get some tasty videos up on here.
whatthe
#188
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QUOTE (Euphoria @ Mar 5, 2010 - 2:15 AM) *
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QUOTE (whatthe @ Feb 28, 2010 - 5:55 AM) *
>next weekend to install the fronts, and twisties here i come.


And twisties here I come too haha, I fixed that camera mount too so could get some tasty videos up on here.

Feel much more confident in turns. Car handles already so much better even with rears. Ill see if i can keep up with your skills.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Mar 4, 2010 - 10:19 AM
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whatthe
#189
And now a set of Rays Extended Type Red Lug Nuts. biggrin.gif Bought them 2nd hand cause i didnt feel i needed it new... Ill take the wheel off every now and then and then the lug nuts will get scratched either way. So i bought these for a fraction of the retail cost. Very happy.




Extended FTW.


Sucks cause its raining again right now and forecast to rain all weekend. I hope it stops so i can put the front coils in. Sigh..
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whatthe
#190






Happy with how it looks, will lower the front more when i have time. Needs to start learning the curves of the new suspension. Steering feels totally different, much lighter and senseative. Also i need to get a wheel alignment done this weekend. Also thinking to take off my spoiler.

The pics make the spoiler looks massive, its really not in real life. The roof of the car only just reach my pecks so the spoiler is like a eating table for noodles. Its hard to say. Spoiler off, spoiler on....

Oh yeh and also got some ricey jdm exterior mods that i might try out. Should make the car stand out more uniquely. smile.gif

This post has been edited by whatthe: Mar 7, 2010 - 7:46 PM
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Rusty
#191
ahh very nice. whats your ride hieght? (measure from the bottom of the guards to the centre of the hubs.)

the spoiler I was also unsure about with my celica, because I thought the SS-III spoiler would look far to big (almost "got wing") though my spoiler I like at the moment as it makes my celica wider smile.gif

so whats the other little mods you have in mind?
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Tigawoods
#192
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QUOTE (whatthe @ Mar 7, 2010 - 7:06 PM) *
>Oh yeh and also got some ricey jdm exterior mods that i might try out. Should make the car stand out more uniquely. smile.gif

im doing the same!
great minds think alike smile.gif
looking gooooood, cant wait what you have in store for us
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whatthe
#193
Some photos ive gotten around posting of the install job.

All jacked up ready to go.


The stocks


Patiently waiting for a life of harsh abuse.


And wam bam in like lightning.


Never forgetting to apply the grease. Blue yum, looks as good as it tastes.


Money shot of the top mount


Money shot of the coils with the rays nuts on. Who doesnt love some red nuts?


Shot of wheel with nuts on


Problem with aftermarket parts, they are sometimes never as good as oem. The brake line bracket wasnt perect... so i couldnt mount the brake line to it.



Being how jdm i was, cable tied it on. Untill i get off my ass and buy some extenders to mount it.


And my try at Rustys infamous hover celica!


Hope everyone enjoyed that as much as i did writing all this at 3:10am!!
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Rusty
#194
^ More highar!! lol


nice install smile.gif
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SwissFerdi
#195
That shot with the coils and nuts installed is awesome.

Congratulations man.
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whatthe
#196
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QUOTE (Rusty @ Mar 8, 2010 - 3:05 PM) *
>ahh very nice. whats your ride hieght? (measure from the bottom of the guards to the centre of the hubs.)


32cm for the rears and 34.5cm for the fronts, roughly.

The girls prefer the wingless wink.gif




What i love about it is the cutoff of the rear boot. When i stand next to the rear end its so dam low, and its hawt. Heres a pics of the measuring tape from the ground to the top of the rear boot.

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SwissFerdi
#197
I liked it too. If I ever repaint my car, it's getting a duckbill for sure.
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mak5603
#198
i went spoilerless for a sec, thought it looked too much like a civic eg coupe, and i didn't like that one bit.

and chicks may dig spoilerless...but when your car is boosted it wont matter, haha
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mmmchocolate
#199
i want your car
A work in (extremely slow) progress
Tigawoods
#200
nice nice nice nice nice.
love the color scheme of those coilovers
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Tom_SS2
#201
cool thread! what is the problem with the mounting of the brake line to the BC coil-over (i'm after a set my self)? is it the fact it doesn't meet the bracket on the line? can't it be solved by bending the bracket on the strut to the right position?
SwissFerdi
#202
Looks to me like the bracket for the line is too big, therefore the line can't be secured properly.
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cheela
#203
beautiful! looks so sexy! have fun with it!
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ZGear
#204
DAMN!@ Love the taste.

Wouldn't it be feasible to put on a rubber gromet and slide it into the bracket adding tension to secure the brake line?
stl95celica
#205
yeah man you fursure got a sweet car. I'm debateing on painting my tyres thumbsup.gif car looks awesome



This post has been edited by stl95celica: Mar 10, 2010 - 1:34 AM
-frank
whatthe
#206
Woke up late today (midday) so i only got to do my fronts. Felt for a change was bored of the rims. Put on the 7gens, and they make the car look really smart. Also dropped the fronts another inch and a bit. Ill let the pics speak for themselves, they are cutting it close to the driveway. And ill answer those questions above me when i get back from work.

As of now.






This post has been edited by whatthe: Mar 13, 2010 - 2:28 AM
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808celica
#207
If you don;t scrape then you're not low enough......


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This post has been edited by 808celica: Mar 13, 2010 - 2:27 AM
I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
MrAyasli
#208
Looks nice !

Prefer the black rims though.

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whatthe
#209
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QUOTE (Tom_SS2 @ Mar 10, 2010 - 12:55 PM) *
>cool thread! what is the problem with the mounting of the brake line to the BC coil-over (i'm after a set my self)? is it the fact it doesn't meet the bracket on the line? can't it be solved by bending the bracket on the strut to the right position?


Its because the line between the brake and the mount is too short to attach to the mount. Probably just missing 1cm to secure it on. I could bend the mount but i really dont want to. Going to buy a stud and extend the mount so i can mount the brake on it. Hard to explain but ill get round to it.

My other rims, g-forces are going to undergo come changes. Thinking what colour and other small details. But im very happy with how the car is now. The 7gen rims suit it great, ride height is low smile.gif, comfort is harsh and i love it and handling is great, jus need a wheel alignment before i go hammer some twisties.

This post has been edited by whatthe: Mar 14, 2010 - 7:40 PM
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Rusty
#210
whats your legals/law over in aussie for this work do you guys need a cert?
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