pengin978's XRS thread

[pengin978]

I will updating the car majorly so i think i'll just have my own thread, sorta like a "build" thread yeah??
Bought the car in August 2010 i was really looking for a celica gts because I came from a 03 toyota corolla S to a 89 crx si. But I fell in love with the 10thgen plus the price range for the gts was around 10g's might as well pay an extra 6g's to get a certified 09 xrs =)

picked her up at the stealer ship:



a few days i had to wash and take better pics..


love this


everything was stock

and my infamous lion head


got a toyota factory going on in my drive way, my old man's 10 camry with tsw rims (cost a pretty penny) with my lady friend's rolla S and my Lulu


my first mods for the car was the LED tails from Knoxvvti (andy with the xrs turbo)
along with my changeover HID's.; lows were 4300k and fogs were 3000k with yellow overlays. Along with ESAM's visors





along with 3 combination of short shifter kit.


http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=987_0909.mp4 - vid
http://s432.photobucket.com/albums/q...t=987_0910.mp4 - vid


a few weeks came by and I and dropped on 9thgen Hotchkis springs with OEM Struts.



having some fun:





a good 2 month came and i bought White Dragg DR-31



so i'm back to stock rims no more drags DR-31,
and was testing out different rims

I got a 300mm convex blue broadway mirror blue tint:


my friends rota's

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than i decide i'll go for enkei ekm3's like a few member's on here but i decide to go get something different that no member has so far >=)

at the shop he recommending me some "turbo back exhaust" i think he was just wanted to get rid of them...but i didn't go that route.



Parts List

Engine/Tran
Injen CAI
NonStop Tunning tC short shift kit -gone-
TWM Perfomance short shifter rod - sold to jimmy- -bought from knightrider, thanks man-
Custom 2.25" magnaflow
*wish* PPE midpipe

Exterior/Lights
HID low 4300k
Yellow fog overlays
HID fog 3000k
LED tails
Roof Spoiler

Interior
300mm convex blue tint Broadway mirror *most favorite interior mod*
CF TRD shiftknob
Camry SE gas pedal
Weapon R I-throttle - full review coming -

Suspension
9gc hotchkis springs
-to be installed- BC Type BR racing coilovers

[ekimnal]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
super excited.. cant wait to see what it looks like wen youre done
good idea on the build thread...rather than posting in random threads, or making a new one for every little update


man.. i need to pay off my student debt asap so i can start doing some sweet mods to my car

[pengin978]

Originally Posted by ekimnal

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
super excited.. cant wait to see what it looks like wen youre done
good idea on the build thread...rather than posting in random threads, or making a new one for every little update


man.. i need to pay off my student debt asap so i can start doing some sweet mods to my car

I can't wait til i pay off my student debt /sarcasm, I gotta pay the car off first -_- but i'll be in school so i won't have to worry about that for a WHILE.

here's my stocks that i snap not to long ago with my dslr


=D

[kniterider09]

its about time someone started a build thread around here.

stock xrs rims look the best on this car specially with a drop.

[TrdGeoMatic]

Car is looking sick. Looks like you were at my boys shop. Lous custom exhaust. We need to do a photoshoot soon I live 10 min away from that shop.

[pengin978]

Originally Posted by kniterider09

its about time someone started a build thread around here.

stock xrs rims look the best on this car specially with a drop.

i wonder what you'll say with my next rims

Originally Posted by TrdGeoMatic

Car is looking sick. Looks like you were at my boys shop. Lous custom exhaust. We need to do a photoshoot soon I live 10 min away from that shop.

yup yup in lawrence.
I'm from lowell, got need more pictures to take and edit =D so hit me up mang

btw if you have an LE or CE i left my muffler there, it has a shinny tip =D

[TrdGeoMatic]

I got 2 2010 corolla S's check out the pics of my classic silver corolla I posted here. But yeah will love to meet
For pics soon. Thats if it ever it stops raining.

[ChancreScolex]

Im the only one with EKM3s to my knowledge. Dont be stealin my shine

[pengin978]

Originally Posted by TrdGeoMatic

I got 2 2010 corolla S's check out the pics of my classic silver corolla I posted here. But yeah will love to meet
For pics soon. Thats if it ever it stops raining.

fo sho mang. hit me up whenever you do.

Originally Posted by ChancreScolex

Im the only one with EKM3s to my knowledge. Dont be stealin my shine

no problem, if we can set up a meet point and snap some pics eh?
we're neighboring states lol

but i decided on different rims.

[ilikebass7]

Im excited to see all of this!!!!!

[FlawedLegacy]

You're a tease!!!


.... and I LOVE IT!
Can't wait to see all this! Ride is looking great!

[pengin978]

i am going to get a few boxes tomorrow ouu weee!!!

[pengin978]

New England gotta stop it with the stupid cloudy drizzle rain! do not want to take out my dslr out in the rain =/

well here you go:

looks like oem...=D

vids will be done tomorrow...maybe?

[Dimaoala]

Ah about time Pen! What kind of exhaust is it? Axle or cat back? What brand? More pics and a sound clip!

[pengin978]

custom cat back magnaflow =D 2.25 with a resonator. purs under 3k
growls at 3.5k i can hear more of my intake inside the car, exhaust sounds is awesome!

btw her name is LULU