Lowering, Service and MOT

It was turning out to be a potentially expensive month for me and the Starlet. I hadn't really planned on modifying this car but after the accident and converting the rear to a Glanza one it has spurred me on the complete the rest of the conversion. Since I installed the Sparco Racing NS-II wheels it looks seriously jacked up like a 4x4, so my first port of call was a set of Pi Lowering Springs -40mm drop, these springs have always given a generous drop from what I see on the forum so I decided to try them out, they really do look good and for only £110 you can't go wrong.

Another reason for installing the springs was that 2 of my shock absorbers were leaking badly and were totally dead, I bought a full set of KYB shock absorbers all round the car to help with the new springs and the lower ride height. Whilst I was carrying out this work I also gave the car a full service and replaced the cambelt as I had no idea when it was last done.

Overall the car looks really good now from the rear end at least, I've sourced some Glanza headlights fairly cheaply and I just need to source a bonnet and scoop then it'll be nearly complete.

Glanza Front Bumper & Jam Lip

With the rear and side section of the car looking like a Glanza I thought it would be best to finish off the rest of the car to make it a a complete Glazna conversion. I got a second hand front bumper with fogs for only £60, I'd also bought a JAM replica front lip to go with this bumper as the 96 bumpers sit quite high without any lower lip on them.

JAM Front Lip (FRP)


Painted Satin Black


My paint idea mock up


I should be collecting a Glanza bonnet with scoop this month which will be getting painted Satin Black also, the scoop will be colour coded in Super Red II to break up the bonnet. Let's see how it turns out next month all being, just need to source some Glanza headlights now.

Glanza Sideskirts & GLS Dials

I got round to fitting the Glanza sideskirts I bought when I purchased the bootlid and rear bumper, I personally think they look sweet fitted, only problem I have now is that the front end does not follow the lines of the Glanza bodykit.



GLS Dial Cluster


I'm looking forward to having a rev counter again, it's so annoying having to listen to the engine when to change gear and guess. I think I may need to do some re-wiring on the dials but I have the diagrams from the Toyota workshop manual so it won't be too much of a problem.

New parts

So starting off with the basics I've bought some clear side repeaters and a set of Glanza V rear lenses for my EP91. I like to start a project off with the small aesthetic parts that generally make the car more clean and modern in appearance.

Crystal Clear Side Repeaters


Glanza V | Rear Lenses


Which will eventually look like this