InsolentMinx's T-Sport Mod Thread

[blacktsport]

TBH with the crappy weather I think you should be putting the bike away now.

[InsolentMinx]

Until we get ice, I'll probably keep riding.

I've got my IAM test I need to apply for, so need the extra practise.

[jasonc624]

Man I gotta learn how to wire leds. My car is boring at night lol.

[InsolentMinx]

Still didn't get a chance to clean her, but I did sell my old VVTI Celica, so I now have some extra cash

Did get this one pic though which shows off the lip spoiler.

[kaminaricelica7]

you are making some serious progress! certainly moving in the right direction. keep it up!

[InsolentMinx]

thank you Sir

[InsolentMinx]

couple of updated pics after she got a wash yesterday (and it rained overnight )

My new LikwidArt Celica infill and custom T-Sport badge.
This stuff is awesome, it's like liquidy plastic blue which really looks great and nicely adds a little contrasting blue to the back end.



and then 2 full length pics.

I can't wait to get my Veilside rear to finish up the back.

[Ddragon]

Not so sure about the kam sides and rims. The kam sides are too low for that lip but other than that and the rims looks good!

[InsolentMinx]

cheers dude.

I'll be getting a C-One lip sometime soon, which should line up nicely with the Kam sides i think.

I know the rims are a sore point but i likes them.

[Ddragon]

Ahhh, C-One..nice addition! How about the rear bumper?

[InsolentMinx]

for the rear, Hombre's early photos, and lilmexicanboi's current setup sold me on Veilside rear with the Kam skirts...

[hombredelassrta]

I am flattered

[InsolentMinx]

she should have her new front lip and rear bumper by the end of January.

then sometime after that I'll get a nice aftermarket cat-back to finish off the rear

[InsolentMinx]

a little update seeing as I'm here.

I recently had my gearstick gaiter re-trimmed, and armrest trimmed in leather with red stitching to match my GT alacantra seats





And I fitted some rainvisors too.

[InsolentMinx]

can't wait to get that damn C-One front lip fitted with the Veilside rear!!

Plus I need to paint my hubs and calipers too... which i'll probably do when i get some spacers later in the year...

[blacktsport]

It's going to be one fine looking Celica when you're finished Steve. I like it a lot.

[InsolentMinx]

Originally Posted by blacktsport

It's going to be one fine looking Celica when you're finished Steve. I like it a lot.

*shucks* thank you Sir.

All I need after that is to actually get some power mods to go along with the looks, handling and stopping!! haha

These front lips and rear bumpers are bit pricier than I thought though, so the bhp increases may have to wait a while longer.

[InsolentMinx]

sooo, after a week at my bodyshop, i got my baby back today.

C-One front lip partly moulded onto the front bumper to give it a cleaner look
Mesh installed in place of the grille, and mesh to cover the fogs
Veilside rear bumper with custom central LED foglight. Cut-out for the tow-hook
They also painted my black Sports M scoop storm blue to match the rest of the car



Next step (when i can afford it), cat-back exhaust to fill out the hole in the rear, and spacers to push my Momo's out flush.

[TRDChamp]

Man that looks really nice! Not feeling the rims, but I really like the rest of your set-up. What kind of lip did you have before and what did you do with it?

[TRD01GT]

You need to get rid of those dam wheels and go lower, otherwise its looking good, I don't mind the veil-side rear when its black, it doesn't stand out as much I guess...

[TRD01GT]

Originally Posted by TRDChamp

What kind of lip did you have before

TRD Sport-M I think... someone was trying to sell a whole kit for some ridiculous amount of money a while ago without any luck... It sits just like OEM lip, but shaped a bit differently.

[InsolentMinx]

thanks both.

the wheels are staying and it'll possibly go lower when i can afford coillies. I have an epic holiday in Cuba, and moving apartment to pay for which will take priority over car bits.

Exhaust and spacers next though.

I had the UK/Euro GT lip before, which i've still got, but have already promised it to a fellow CCUK member.

[h8eternal]

Sell me your oem rear fogs

[InsolentMinx]

crap, i forgot about them.... err, will have to contact the bodyshop.

[InsolentMinx]

Originally Posted by h8eternal

Sell me your oem rear fogs

they've put them aside for when I next go in for a little respray touch-up.

I'll think of a price, take some pics and find out how much postage will be to the US.

[gts_rosh]

Now the car POPS! it looks really nice

[J0$3]

Veilside & rims

other then that everything else looks ok..

[InsolentMinx]

Originally Posted by J0$3

Veilside & rims

other then that everything else looks ok..

thanks!


i think...

[J0$3]

lol

As long as you like it it's all it matters

[InsolentMinx]

Originally Posted by J0$3

lol

As long as you like it it's all it matters

oh yes... i'm in love

[lilmexicanoboi]

I love it! I do agree that you could go a bit lower, but other than that, great job on it

I will point out something, though... your sig kinda diminishes the beauty of your car. It looks really... 8-bit. Clear it up a bit and you will be golden

[InsolentMinx]

thanks Gio. I think I'm gonna try and get the hang of taking speedbumps at my current height before I go lower... I have a feeling I'm going to have to start planning my routes more carefully already!

Good point about the sig. I was just having a quick tinker on photoshop :p

[lilmexicanoboi]

You best get into the habit of angling over speed bumps and dips and into steep driveways now so you can make it a habit by the time to you actually NEED to use that technique. Even when I was lowered on Tein S-Techs before I got my coilovers, I would like to angle over everything to get used to doing it since I knew I would eventually get coilovers and go alot lower. Although I still clear speed bumps (surprisingly) by no more than a few millimeters at my current stance, I still take everything at an angle and slowly. The only thing that sucks is that sometimes I get stuck with the tail-gaters behind me at school when I'm going over speed bumps so I'm always afraid they will hit me one of these times But luckily nothing has happened yet *knock on wood*.

So yeah... start early so you know what you're doing by the time you go lower

[InsolentMinx]

thanks for the tip. I'll have a 'play' at the weekend with that technique.

arty sig edited to a clearer one too

[lilmexicanoboi]

[InsolentMinx]

[InsolentMinx]

here's a few more pics courtesy of the bodyshop

[InsolentMinx]

[lilmexicanoboi]

Loving the new pictures! The paint is sooooo glossy! Ahh!

[InsolentMinx]

cheers dude. I'd be interested to see how she'd look after a clay and machine polish... Quite tempted to get that done once the weather starts to get nicer.

[Stich]

haven't been here for a while. the car looks better than ever mate
now that the mods are done (i think) you need to start looking for some new rims haha

[InsolentMinx]

haha thanks dude.
I'm loving the car now compared to how she looked when I picked her up.

Next will be spacers and an axle-back exhaust... then commence saving for some performance mods.

[Stich]

Originally Posted by InsolentMinx

haha thanks dude.
I'm loving the car now compared to how she looked when I picked her up.

Next will be spacers and an axle-back exhaust... then commence saving for some performance mods.

supercharge that sh**

[InsolentMinx]

hahaha, if i had a spare £5000... i would.

Will have to take it slowly. Stage 2 cams probably first.

Due to our cars being left-hand drive, your turbos don't easilly work with our cars... but I believe something might be in the process of being fabricated.
I'm sure by the time I have the money, something will be on the market

[blacktsport]

Meh, boost is rubbish!

J/K it's awesome and your car should have lots of it. Turbo you say? Wonder who might also be looking at that option...

[InsolentMinx]

Originally Posted by blacktsport

Meh, boost is rubbish!

J/K it's awesome and your car should have lots of it. Turbo you say? Wonder who might also be looking at that option...

Splinter's looking at turbo isn't he?
I think?

I'd have to weigh up the cost differences between the two. Either way it's a while off.

I got my first annual bonus yesterday though, so the exhaust and spacers don't have to wait anymore!

[InsolentMinx]

oki doki. I haz da interwebz again!

washed the car for the first time in 4 months, but didn't get too many pics as I was rushing to go places.
Will try and get some more next weekend.

In the meantime:

Here's my new custom new dials in daylight:


and here with the ignition on in daylight:


and at nighttime:


and a quick daylight shot with a celica buddy:


Also got a new exhaust:

[InsolentMinx]

more pics hopefully at the weekend (if the birds decide not to **** all over the car)

[JaKKaL]

where'd ypu get those guages? they're pretty bad@$$

[InsolentMinx]

they're custom.

a member on CCUK makes them up however you want them. Colours, fonts, style, etc. etc.

I had to change most of the LEDs in the speedo to white.... and then the back of the dials has different filters to produce the desired colours.

Most of the warning lights I left the stock colours though, to keep it looking OEM ish, but you could have red turn signal logos etc if you wanted...

I wiped the needles down with mum's nailvarnish remover and then used some liquid paper correction fluid in place of the stock orange to make the needles white