Polished Super Red II

The Starlet was seriously turning pink and even white in places so I thought it was about time I gave it a polish to restore it back to the factory Super Red II paint it supposedly had before.

I think it came out pretty well, here is a moody shot I took on my driveway.

Sakura Starlet

I came across these lovely blossoms by accident today and I happened to have my micro four thirds camera with me and a tripod which was handy as it would've been rude not to snap a few shots in Spring with some beautiful sakura happening.

OZ Racing Saturn 15" in Satin Grey

Here are the newly refurbished powder coated wheels in Satin Grey fitted to my Starlet.

The details are as follows;

OZ Racing Saturn
15x7J
ET35

OZ Saturn Wheels Powder Coated Satin Grey

Well I finally got round to sorting out the old set of OZ Saturn wheels I got cheap. I took them to the local powder coaters to get sand blasted and a fresh coat of paint on them. I opted for satin grey as it looked quite an interesting colour on the demo wheel.

I'm really pleased with how they turned out, they look almost like primer in some instances but when the light catches them they look slightly metallic which is cool. I'll be fitting them to the car this weekend so I'll get a few more shots then.

Here is a before picture just to remind you how rough they looked.

Before

After

 

Lens Testing

I just got a new lens for my camera so I was out testing it and I kind of liked this shot I got.

Double Trouble

I miss having the Civic on the road, hopefully by Summer time I'll have both cars looking good and on the road.

New Photo Location

I came across this pretty smart looking location in Halifax, once the car is complete and tidied up I'll go back and spend some more time here.

Colour Coding

The weather was lovely today and all weekend in fact, so to make the most of the nice weather I decide to get on with a bit of painting on the Starlet. I started with the door handles and then got round the painting the mirrors too. The car looks a bit more modern and cleaner now thanks to this, the paint job came out pretty good to say I did it in my garage with a couple of spray cans. Here are a few pics to show.

The Mirrors




The Door Handles

Reflet Rear Lenses & Induction Kit

I got round to installing the Reflet rear lenses I ordered from Toyota a while back. The last time I installed lenses from another Starlet they didn't stay on properly, so I was determined to get it right this time. After a few modifications to the old lens holder I managed to get 4 out of 5 screws to fix in correctly, although only 2 line up correctly. This made a huge difference and made the seal complete all the way round the lens now so there shouldn't be any problems.

I also purchased some more Enigma indicator bulbs for the same Blue effect I have on the front indicators, I'll take some detailed shots of this soon.





Here is the inducation kit I created from leftover free parts stuck in my cupboards. Turned out ok I think, doubt it makes a difference to the performance, but it sounds kinda funky which is fun.



And my small tribute to www.ukstarletclub.com

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.

Getting there now

Got round to doing a few more things on the Starlet. First of all I cleaned up the Glanza number plate surround as it had sikka flex all over it from where the person before had installed the number plate, no idea why. Whilst I was tidying up the rear I decided to remove the side strips too as this has a big impact on how the car looks overall. Much cleaner looking now, so with this in mind I installed some clear front indicator lenses and funky coloured bulbs, and clear side repeaters to match. All looking pretty fresh now.

Before




If you are removing any kind of stuck on items you definitely want to use one of these Caramel Wheels for sure, what a piece of piss it is with this.


After


Can get a bit messy though!