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JBlacks · 01-10-2009, 01:23 AM

Well Ive been into cars for quite a few years now and just got done doing my first restoration/build up on a 1990 Chevy truck. Its nearing completion and i got a camry to start on. Its a 1993 Camry V6 LE automatic with 144xxx miles. The paint is shot and beat all to heck with rust on the rear wheel well lips. This will b my daily driver so im not going to be doing too much to it but heres a quick rundown and a few pics of what i got done tonite.

Plans-
Delete Cat
Muffler
Lower 2 inches
G35 Wheels
Paint Dark Gun Metal Gray
New headlights
Tint
Sound System
and thats all i got for now, not gonna get to crazy with it just something i can drive around daily and have it look respectable.

I have already done intake mod, transmission shift mod, and headlight bulb mod. Cat and resonater delete tomorrow with a new muffler.

Transmission Shift

Exhaust clip, will have new one tomorrw w cat delete

I painted the grille flat black and emblem gloss black just cause i was bored and hated the color it was.

Heres the headlights, they used to be a yellow bulb color and the lenses used to be MUCH foggier.

TheKevin · 01-10-2009, 02:37 AM

welcome to TN. sounds like a good plan to me. i'm also looking for a set of g35 wheels.

***eyeball96*** · 01-10-2009, 06:05 AM

Keep us posted on your progress...pretty color BTW. I'd love to see a few pics of the Chevy Truck! Post them in Show and share.

bigbird · 01-10-2009, 10:00 AM

nice man. all sounds good but the g35 wheels may have some fitment issues.

JBlacks · 01-10-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by eyeball96

Keep us posted on your progress...pretty color BTW. I'd love to see a few pics of the Chevy Truck! Post them in Show and share.

Will do, its my baby.

Edit- Done http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/sh...03#post2623603

Thanks for all the kind responses.

JBlacks · 01-11-2009, 06:23 PM

Well i got some stuff done yesterday and today. got the cat delete all welded up to the flanges and put on, still have to put in some gaskets and paint it and put it back on. Its pretty loose and rattles under about 2k cause i just threw it on so i could leave my buddies from welding it up. heres an exhaust clip with no cat, like i said rattle on the low rpm will b fixed, theres a bit of a leak so its kinda loud but itll quiet down when i finish it.

Took a few pictures today as well just to show some all overs and the problems i need to address.

and the main problem besides the fact that it sits like a 4x4

Both sides are rusted and im just tryin to decide how im gonna fix them. I fixed it about 4 eyars ago then primered it and the paint was never bought to cover it so it just rusted through again.

JBlacks · 01-11-2009, 11:50 PM

sorry for not using the search but im lazy and was wondering if any of the knowledgable guys on here knew if g35 wheels would fit on my camry being lowered 1.8 all around.

JBlacks · 01-28-2009, 05:02 PM

Got my tokico shocks/struts in and my eibach pro springs which will be going on this weekend.

bigbird · 01-28-2009, 05:06 PM

nice, take pics after about a week of the suspension on after it settles. id also spend some time on that rust. its gonna get worse if ya dont nip it in the butt.

nevanerviss · 01-28-2009, 07:10 PM

HEY... I know you!!! I followed the build for that truck from day one on FGF... I didn't even look at the pictures of the truck, but I read the first line of the truck's story and read where you were from, and I knew it was you... I wanna do the same thing to my truck... I have the same SN on FGF... Welcome to this site!!! Hope you have better luck with your Cam than I am...

JBlacks · 01-28-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bigbird

nice, take pics after about a week of the suspension on after it settles. id also spend some time on that rust. its gonna get worse if ya dont nip it in the butt.

yea found that out the hard way. I had taken care of it years ago cleaned it all up got it primered then never got any paint for it and it rusted back through so this time im just gonna cut it out and do the cheapy fix, but finish it.

JBlacks · 01-28-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by nevanerviss

HEY... I know you!!! I followed the build for that truck from day one on FGF... I didn't even look at the pictures of the truck, but I read the first line of the truck's story and read where you were from, and I knew it was you... I wanna do the same thing to my truck... I have the same SN on FGF... Welcome to this site!!! Hope you have better luck with your Cam than I am...

haha cool deal. let me know if u have any questions about the truck.

nevanerviss · 01-28-2009, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JBlacks

haha cool deal. let me know if u have any questions about the truck.

As a matter of fact, I DO have a question about my truck... I'll PM you with my questions, but first, do you feel like taking a 4 hour drive East and slightly North??