My DWP Solara evolution. **56K be warned**
Bored at home right now. lol.
So here's my evolution of my car from what i remember start to finish.
1. Tint, TRD decal, alarm, and swappin' over my Alpine H/U from my dad 1998 Camry to my car, the DIY independent fog light mod, strut bar, TRD radiator cap.
2. "SolaraGuy.org" decal.
3. Next mod was clear corners.
4. Jim's Torque Rod.
5. SuperPro dog bone poly bushin' kit.
6. White revese glow gauges.
7. Re-wired to only light up blue. [had a switch from the buyer to go from blue or green]
8. Custom groundin' wire kit and battery post clamps.
9. Custom SS dead foot pedal and SS door sills. [SS door sills not installed yet, wantin' to get custom etched "TOYOTA".]
10. Greddy Evo exhaust.
11. TRD RSB.
12. Extra A/T cooler.
^^
Perfect spot for airflow.
13. Energy Suspension poly R/C/A busthin'.
14. Brembo cross-drilled rotors. [Didn't last long.....]
15. TSW Revo's x 5. lol.
16. Revo's on the car.
16a. Painted my brake calipers red.
17. Helix T/B Spacer.
18. SuperPro F/C/A and P/S poly bushin' kits.
19. Even got a SuperPro catalog. lol.
20. Fake carbon fiber TRD license plate frame and plate.
21. 15" White Cathode tube for my trunk.
^^
FYI, the picture doesn't do justice, it's really bright at night.
Nothin' will eva get lost in my trunk now, but then again i hardly have anythin' in my trunk.
22. TOKICO struts and TEIN springs.
23. DBA slotted rotors.
23a. TOKICO struts and TEIN springs and DBA rotors together.
24. Magnacore 8.5mm spark plugs wires and TRD oil cap.
25. Goodridge SS brake lines. [2 of the 4 installed currently]
26. CP-e intake finally.
27. Oil catch tank.
28. CP-e intake and oil catch tank installed.
29. Swap of the AFE air filter for K&N air filter.
30. The difference of the 2 air filters.
31. Got a Renova grille, had all my Revo's repaired. [Straightened, and repainted silver]
^^
My 5th Revo rim for a nice spare.
So over the span of 3 years, I started wit this:
And finished wit this or at this current state:
Future modifications to my car:
To finish this thread:
To show how much dedication i have to the Solara community:
1.
2.
3. For laughs:
Also my other future project which is on hold....
^^
E46 bi-xenon projector. [Got 2 of these.]
^^
Denso 85122+ [Got 5 of these.]
^^
Denso ballast. [Got 3 of these.]
^^
FX35 shrouds. [You see a pair, but i also have a single chopped shroud.]
I have another set of Gen 1 Solara headlights, and a single driver headlight i got from my body shop.
Hopefully i will go from this:
To this:
That's all.
Thanks for lookin' at the evolution of my Solara, and future projects.
Comments welcomed.
As of right now i think i'm the only member on SG.com that has DBA slotted brake rotors, and majority of the SuperPro poly bushin's, besides JoeB aka "Silverlicous".
So here's my evolution of my car from what i remember start to finish.
1. Tint, TRD decal, alarm, and swappin' over my Alpine H/U from my dad 1998 Camry to my car, the DIY independent fog light mod, strut bar, TRD radiator cap.


2. "SolaraGuy.org" decal.

3. Next mod was clear corners.

4. Jim's Torque Rod.

5. SuperPro dog bone poly bushin' kit.

6. White revese glow gauges.

7. Re-wired to only light up blue. [had a switch from the buyer to go from blue or green]

8. Custom groundin' wire kit and battery post clamps.

9. Custom SS dead foot pedal and SS door sills. [SS door sills not installed yet, wantin' to get custom etched "TOYOTA".]

10. Greddy Evo exhaust.

11. TRD RSB.



12. Extra A/T cooler.


^^
Perfect spot for airflow.
13. Energy Suspension poly R/C/A busthin'.

14. Brembo cross-drilled rotors. [Didn't last long.....]

15. TSW Revo's x 5. lol.

16. Revo's on the car.

16a. Painted my brake calipers red.
17. Helix T/B Spacer.

18. SuperPro F/C/A and P/S poly bushin' kits.



19. Even got a SuperPro catalog. lol.

20. Fake carbon fiber TRD license plate frame and plate.

21. 15" White Cathode tube for my trunk.

^^
FYI, the picture doesn't do justice, it's really bright at night.

Nothin' will eva get lost in my trunk now, but then again i hardly have anythin' in my trunk.
22. TOKICO struts and TEIN springs.



23. DBA slotted rotors.



23a. TOKICO struts and TEIN springs and DBA rotors together.

24. Magnacore 8.5mm spark plugs wires and TRD oil cap.

25. Goodridge SS brake lines. [2 of the 4 installed currently]

26. CP-e intake finally.


27. Oil catch tank.

28. CP-e intake and oil catch tank installed.

29. Swap of the AFE air filter for K&N air filter.

30. The difference of the 2 air filters.

31. Got a Renova grille, had all my Revo's repaired. [Straightened, and repainted silver]





^^
My 5th Revo rim for a nice spare.
So over the span of 3 years, I started wit this:

And finished wit this or at this current state:

Future modifications to my car:



To finish this thread:


To show how much dedication i have to the Solara community:
1.

2.

3. For laughs:

Also my other future project which is on hold....


^^
E46 bi-xenon projector. [Got 2 of these.]

^^
Denso 85122+ [Got 5 of these.]

^^
Denso ballast. [Got 3 of these.]

^^
FX35 shrouds. [You see a pair, but i also have a single chopped shroud.]
I have another set of Gen 1 Solara headlights, and a single driver headlight i got from my body shop.
Hopefully i will go from this:

To this:

That's all.
Thanks for lookin' at the evolution of my Solara, and future projects.
Comments welcomed.
As of right now i think i'm the only member on SG.com that has DBA slotted brake rotors, and majority of the SuperPro poly bushin's, besides JoeB aka "Silverlicous".
Last edited by SleeperSolara on Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:11 pm, edited 2 times in total.
2000 Solara SE auto V6. Diamond White Pearl.
Top Speed Run finished at 130 mph.
Too many modifcations for the signature.
Top Speed Run finished at 130 mph.

Too many modifcations for the signature.
-
SleeperSolara - SolaraGuy Hall of Famer
- Posts: 9257
- Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2004 11:38 am
- Location: The 405