project rev5 BUK

[craig]

blooming hell never mind guess its a waiting game till some come up cheap or someone wants to swap lol

still look ok for time being at least the hard part is done

Yep defo, conversion is done, just keep tabs on ebay for a cheap set of import lights

[alan_uk]

yea im sure ill find some ive had quite a bit of luck with this car so far (touch wood lol) well barring cam belt catastrophe :S

[stuMR2lee]

Great looking car.

You can always do what I did and remove the UK half-moon reflectors. Requires the use of an oven and some patience! Completely remove the red section, take out the reflector, and then put the red bit back.

This guide is great for the oven technique (although you don't remove the orange bit):

http://www.mr2oc.co.uk/forums/58/84550. ... =Wolfie308

It looks a bit daunting but once you start and are methodical & careful it isn't that hard. When you put them back together thin out the mastic first as they go back together better. If the lights don't come apart easily then they are not hot enough (10 minutes at a time in the oven). Don't force anything unlike my first attempt when I cracked the red bit. My advice is to start at the end nearest the orange part.

[alan_uk]

ill give it a try maybe lol bit scary :S

anyway today give the car its first wax after re-spray

using maguires carnuba wax









and also painted my trd back in my gear knob after having it powder coated






random inside shots

[TheBaker]

Very nice! Can't beat black on black.

[alan_uk]

totally agree mate its my favourite

[alan_uk]

well ive finally got some seats after debating over celica gen 7 roadster or re-trim on standards i finally bought these

for the grand old sum of ..............£80 + 35 p+p very happy as there is only a slight scuffing on drivers bolster which will be straight in for a re-die as soon as they arrive



now comes the fun part fitting the buggers and cutting up the subframes on my originals lol which are going in the wifes corsa

[craig]

Nice updates buddy

[alan_uk]

seats just arrived and im over the moon with them just the grueling task of getting them to fit now

[alan_uk]

another little update as ive just had some pedals fitted due to the rubber grips being warn away they were just some e-tech 1s but look and feel the part , anyway my foot rest looked pants and could only find 1's with holes drilled in them but found a guy on ebay who makes them and this is what he has come up with very very happy

£10 posted also

my pedals



and my foot rest



and also as i type there is a guy on the way to restore my celica leathers to perfection i hope lol

[alan_uk]

forgot to add i also bought a set of brushed alloy dial rings from the same guy for £14 new cheaper than the bay of e lol

[alan_uk]

update time again as yesterday this arrived



yup its my black import roof lining, sun visors, and all the roof plastics all bought from glen n off here and it is all totally immaculate



so now comes the fun of fitting job for a sunny day i think

also got these too





will update with pics when fitted

[synXero]

Please document what you do with the Roadster seats. I'm keen on trying my hand at it pretty soon

[alan_uk]

there not roadster seats bud there gen 7 celica seats

but i will take pics of everything mate

[craig]

It's great receiving car related parcels in the post isn't it mate

[alan_uk]

well i mate you cant beat it ive got another few to come yet too

[Infamous]

Looking good!
Just wondering, where did you get your greddy sideskirts from?

[alan_uk]

belive it or not mate off ebay the lad had them on for really cheap i asked if he had a buy it now he said £65 posted ? so i snapped his hand off and when they arrived they were stamped and genuine

so winner lol

[synXero]

Lucky dog!

Looking forward to seats write up all the same. Heard mixed reviews about how comfy the celica ones are on long journeys & about seat height relative to the incredibly low stock seats.

[Magic Beans]

Love it

A great little project you have here. I look forward to see what comes in the future