hey man i have the same car, is yours a 1.8L or the 1.6L and are you planning on doing anything to the motor? i have also done most of what you said you are going to do not the paint tho thats soon to come, plus i was thinking of putting some 18" rims on it my blog is a few posts up : P
this is my corolla i brought for $300 a few months ago its not much yet but i do have a check list i am trying to work through, i am going to lower it on 18" rims, new paint job done by myself, skid pipes out the back, and also need a new clutch. also wondering if anyone has put a quad throttle body on a 4afe motor??