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Topic #88313 79 posts Started by lilguy
lilguy
#1
Hey all, Ever since i got my ST204 I've always wanted to do it up nicely. Since then i have been doing this and that so figured i would put up what I have done so far.

The day i got my car...




First and most important to me is Sound! So getting started on the boot install...






Found a nice cheap donor car to source some parts off of. Pic of my Celica and the new Donor one...


The new hole for the sunroof...




Thanks for taking the time to look
More updates to come smile.gif
BonzaiCelica
#2
nice work. ha i've never seen a member actually install a sunroof on the celica that never came with the sunroof.
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lilguy
#3
Small update on the Boot install...




and the sunroof installed and working like a charm




Also some small flushing of the body, Removing all unwanted things...








Had my new Viper Remote Start alarm arrive so that will be getting installed soon along with some door solenoids and one for the boot to pop them via remote.

jordisonjr
#4
You installed your own sunroof?!
Pretty impressive.
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celica74
#5
Impressive job with the sunroof. Dont think many would even think about taking a saw to the roof of there car.
Ted95
#6
shaved door handles like a hot rod, nice touch.. thumbsup.gif I guess that's why you installed the sunroof right lol jk
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lilguy
#7
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QUOTE (jordisonjr @ Mar 5, 2013 - 6:23 AM) *
>You installed your own sunroof?!
Pretty impressive.


Thanks smile.gif

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QUOTE (celica74 @ Mar 5, 2013 - 12:44 PM) *
>Impressive job with the sunroof. Dont think many would even think about taking a saw to the roof of there car.


Thanks also. Yeah when i started and had about 1 foot of cut roof i was like ohhhh ****.... then i had the whole hole in the roof and worry or **** not working kicked in lol.

Of course when i got the sunroof in and done i wired it up for testing and it just made a horrid sound and would move about 3mm lol. I had like a nervous breakdown as i was too keen to do it i didn't even check the working condition of the sunroof *facepalm* Ended up tearing it all down and cleaning all the moving parts and re greased them, put back in still no go....

Took the motor assembly apart and one of the cogs had about 25% of its teeth worn right down so it was stuffed, got some quotes to get one machined up and was looking at $100-$250 mark... So i went on a hunt in my shed and managed to find a perfect fit out of an old remote control car i jsut cut it up a little and retro fitted it.

Works like a charm now biggrin.gif


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QUOTE (Ted95 @ Mar 5, 2013 - 1:21 PM) *
>shaved door handles like a hot rod, nice touch.. thumbsup.gif I guess that's why you installed the sunroof right lol jk


ahahahaha yeah tongue.gif

nah boot will have auto pop and still have key just in case xD

This post has been edited by lilguy: Mar 4, 2013 - 9:56 PM
kloudkicka
#8
wow, impressive, i always wanted to put a sunroof in my own ride, but way too scared to cut the roof, and i still am hahaha, props for having the guts to take on that project
lilguy
#9
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QUOTE (kloudkicka @ Mar 5, 2013 - 2:14 PM) *
>wow, impressive, i always wanted to put a sunroof in my own ride, but way too scared to cut the roof, and i still am hahaha, props for having the guts to take on that project


Too be honest once you start you do realize actually how easy it is to do... Like if you have a fully working sunroof the install will only take a few hours give or take some time depending on how much sanding you have to do to make it fit the hole snugly.
JoshuaM
#10

Australian member - woot!

OEM sunroof mod - that's gotta be one of the best value mods going. Nice to see you going out and trying something different smile.gif You need to post vids when you have that alarm system with door solenoids going too!

So obviously you have some painting to do now... Are you keeping with the same colour? smile.gif
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lilguy
#11
Yeah man will get a video up once its all in.

I plan to be going with a green color basically the same as the audio brand "Fusion" as i will be running all Fusion sound gear apart from a carPC that im setting up myself. (It's almost the same as the newer Ford green that you see on the XR6/8 and Focus)
bLaCkFoXsA
#12
Ohhhhh no love for the welder/fabricator/panelbeater/motivational speaker in this job kindasad.gif
Glory hog.
lilguy
#13
never any for you.... biggrin.gif

*bLaCkFoXsA is my go to know it all to get sh!t done smile.gif

This post has been edited by lilguy: Mar 6, 2013 - 10:24 AM
Smaay
#15
shaving door handles is a very bad idea, IMO
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njccmd2002
#16
kindasad.gif >
QUOTE (Smaay @ Mar 6, 2013 - 2:31 PM) *
>shaving door handles is a very bad idea, IMO

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JoshuaM
#17
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QUOTE (Smaay @ Mar 6, 2013 - 3:31 PM) *
>shaving door handles is a very bad idea, IMO


Might look a little weird... But I think it would be awesome biggrin.gif (although maybe a little tiring if it is a DD)

On that note, is this going to be a show car or just a pimped out daily? smile.gif
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lilguy
#18
Idea is to get it to show car standard... And what would make Shaved doors with door poppers tiring for a DD, it basically the same as remote locking...
JoshuaM
#19
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QUOTE (lilguy @ Mar 6, 2013 - 11:11 PM) *
>Idea is to get it to show car standard... And what would make Shaved doors with door poppers tiring for a DD, it basically the same as remote locking...


Idk, I've never actually seen them before tongue.gif I think it will be cool though smile.gif
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kurt95gt
#20
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QUOTE (lilguy @ Mar 6, 2013 - 11:11 PM) *
>Idea is to get it to show car standard... And what would make Shaved doors with door poppers tiring for a DD, it basically the same as remote locking...

There cool till the first time your battery dies lol
Then you find yourself crawling through your trunk to be able to pop your hood so you can jump start your car then debate weather there worth keeping on your way home from work an then spend your Saturday moving your battery into the trunk so that never happens again
True story
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Ted95
#21
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QUOTE (kurt95gt @ Mar 6, 2013 - 11:21 PM) *
>Then you find yourself crawling through your trunk to be able to pop your hood


don't forget up and over the massive bass box lol

I think its a cool looking mod seeing a grew up around old hot rods which is a common thing for them. but I can see where it could get your car into trouble. . our cars are easy enough to break into even with the door handles let alone a little hidden button to pop the doors open.

I think it will look pretty clean once done though!
st205 powered ss3 coupe
bLaCkFoXsA
#22
He's running a boot mounted battery for the sub installation
lilguy
#23
dual battery and looking at a viper backup battery for the alarm if its needed, also the door poppers can have an external mounted button for backup if the remote is to faill
kurt95gt
#24
Make sure you put at least one of those poppers on then lol
My buddy didn't on his 97 accord 4 door (shave all four handles lol) an had to do just what I said lol
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lilguy
#25
haha yeah i will have to. but worst comes to worst at least its a hatch with easy cabin access from the back not like a proper boot, id be truly stuffed then
lilguy
#26
So a minor parts update, Not much more progress made that is picture worthy yet....

Got the Viper alarm about 25% installed (Just the remote start atm) Remote Start Demo
The wiring was such a head f**k to get right and how i wanted it. Basically it wanted me to do some stupid sequence of foot on break, handbreak and some other **** that has to be done perfectly to enable the remote start and it had to be done each time i planned to remote start it....
So I've overridden that so I can remote start it whenever i feel. (Little risky if left in gear, But I figured I never park it and leave it in gear anyway)

Other than that a bunch of parts have been slowly arriving....

CarPC Power Supply designed for car use (Auto on/off with ignition)

7" Touch screen for CarPC. (Required a bit of work to get suitable for Dual din fitting: Pics

Dual Battery Isolator Kit

Another Monoblock Amp (Only got 1 more Monoblock and 1 more 12" sub, Then all my audio gear has been collected *bighappyface* )

and 5 Pin Relays



Hopefully i will get some s#*t done and get some more pics up soon
Malek
#27
CarPC thumbsup.gif

I had one in my old Subie..It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha
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rave2n
#28
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QUOTE (Malek @ Mar 29, 2013 - 9:08 AM) *
>It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha


No...just no.
lilguy
#29
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QUOTE (Malek @ Mar 30, 2013 - 12:38 AM) *
>CarPC thumbsup.gif

I had one in my old Subie..It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha


Yeah I'm quiet handy when it comes to computers so for me its mostly basic

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QUOTE (rave2n @ Mar 30, 2013 - 12:55 AM) *
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QUOTE (Malek @ Mar 29, 2013 - 9:08 AM) *
>It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha


No...just no.


Why not frown.gif
rave2n
#30
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QUOTE (lilguy @ Mar 29, 2013 - 9:29 AM) *
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QUOTE (Malek @ Mar 30, 2013 - 12:38 AM) *
>CarPC thumbsup.gif

I had one in my old Subie..It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha


Yeah I'm quiet handy when it comes to computers so for me its mostly basic

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QUOTE (rave2n @ Mar 30, 2013 - 12:55 AM) *
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QUOTE (Malek @ Mar 29, 2013 - 9:08 AM) *
>It's amazing how fast you become a Computer Engineer when you're trying to figure out everything about it haha


No...just no.


Why not frown.gif


Because a CarPc is just the tip of the iceberg in the responsibilities and education of a Computer Engineer.

It would be better suited to say you become a Car Audio Technician, then an computer engineer, or anything IT related from figuring out a simple CarPc. I know I'm being a prick about it, its just an annoyance I have.

Though, I do like the avenue you are going. Very similar to my goals when I get to doing interior. I just intend to use a ITX motherboard with a mounted screen in the din, instead of a CarPc, mainly because the CarPC will not have the rs232 ports I require for the engine monitoring I plan to create.
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