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well after every car i owned had been mod'd in some way(well in a lot of ways)i decided/the wife desided i should buy a sensible car as we had just bought a house.....so the choices were a merc..bmw...or the lex well i went for the last one the lex...

the wife found one in yorkshire one owner and full history and had papers for dust caps so i thought this is the one for me this was on the thurs.sat came we got the train down walked into the showroom and the wife piped up and said we're taking it i was so gob smacked i just nodded my head handed over the cash and drove home....

so here comes the pics.......

the first day i got her....

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the first mod.brembo brakes

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second and third mod.plate and exhaust.

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then came the self jdm'd headlights

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then came the 10k hid kit(left is the 10k)

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on my way back with my new alloys note the wind deflectors

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my new wheels...

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some fun i had

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lowered new wheels fitted new front bumper fitted.

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full rear light mod done

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first induction kit

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engine cover rad cover

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trd rear spoiler and trd side skirts fitted

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i desided to mod my induction kit.

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moleys ultra bars

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my spanking 20k sport seats also new armrest.

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the new dials

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now for the best part...

new manifold

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TTE charger

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larger intercooler

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the charger all fitted..

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so this week my delivery will get here....yellow trd antiroll bars

and next month looks like i've hit the big bonus again so on the 29th of april i will be paying some one a visit to hand over some pennys for a set of coilovers:smoke::smoke:

i would like to thank every one that helped me with the car...from selling me bits/collecting bits to giving me advice and helping with wiring issues that were my fault..lol.

and most of all i need to thank the wife.....not a lot of wifes would let their husbands spend the amount i've spent on the lex just lucky i have a wife who understands plus it makes up for the lack of love life due to her shifts.....:lol::lol:

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well heres the latest mod a 5pk790 belt...

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note still plenty of adjustment none with the 5pk800 belt on

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what next??

not bad for a year and a halfs work....

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WOW ,Ormi - I'd take my hat off to you ( if i were wearing one )

Thats one seriously nice car, You've done seriously well to do all that in 1 and a half years.

Enjoy her and keep posting pics of any new mods, my ketboards ruined with dribble lol

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well i'm getting yellow trd anti roll bars next week then next month i'm getting some coilovers so that will be the car done for now....

locky not much i can do to the wifes car as it almost has everything...

Gen 7 celica GT

full GT kit

GT alloys

GT interior

Eibach springs,shocks and anti roll bars

(all factory)

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going to get an induction kit and a nice exhaust(twin set up) for it(yip the wife wants the mods)

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well got my roll bars on fri and fitted them after work on sat..:wink::wink:took me 20mins to do the front and rear bars..

drove home and all i can say is wow the whole car feels planted and stiffer and their is no body roll now when cornering and changes direction a hell of a lot better ie changes lanes better at speed..but the cornering speeds has really knocked me for six.i didn't know the is200 could handle like a hot hatch!!!!!!!

TRD YELLOW ANTI ROLLBARS

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the diff between the front bars

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diff between the rears

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and today i bought one of these

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seen them on eBay from £40-£70 was in halfrauds buying car wash when i seen it and it was £10.00 reduced to clear dont know if they work and don't really care it lights up blue and looks better than the earthing kits...

NORV i would just like to say thank you for selling me the bars!!!

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Thats an impressive transformation of a ttly stock car in a year

A pat on the back for you my friend B) lol

P.S..Iv got TRD anti roll bars too but mines are blue, whats the diff? Im guessing one of us is stiffer than the other :lol:

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could be wrong but i have been told the yellow ones were the stiffest of the trd ones available their wasn't a lot of them made as they were too stiff for peoples liking.

so i've been told..

coilovers getting fitted next month!!woopwoop

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i had that exact voltage stabiliser (10 pounds brand new from eBay 3 years ago!) in my old R reg mazda, because the idle was not stable after induction kit had been installed. i would say it only works on old cars with dodgy old wires, but like you said nice blue box to add into the engine bay anyway!

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Did you like the packaging mate? Hehe, I couldn't find anything suitable to use to put them in! Decided the foam from a sprinter steering rack should do it, along with tons of duct tape and electrical tape!

Glad you got them and fitted over the weekend. Car is a different beast all together isn't it! Like I say, just be careful with the back end being that much stiffer, don't want it to end up like mine!

Mark.

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well yesterday while i was working/sorry after my work:wink: even though my car was shiney it didnt feel smooth and i thought well i'll get it like a mirror well heres the results...buff'd then polished...approx 3 hours work :thumbup1: best of all..............i got paid to clean my own car!!!!!:D:thumbup:

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no it not a mirror its my car!!woop woop

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also got round to cleaning the engine bay fitting the earthing kit and the voltage stabiliser..

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That blue piping around the chrome heatshield looks crap!

But paintwork looks lovely! :)

Bruce

trying to get a carbon one made to go with the carbon intake......

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Love this car to be fair ormi.

I can get TRD anti roll bars through a local jap specialist but havent done it as i wondered if it was worth spending nearly £500 on them after import tax. What do you think?

Hmm, can u get other TRD parts for good prices :winky:

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