never tire of seeing this :)

After not being happy with my initial 'TWIN CAM 20' sticker placement a few weeks ago I decided to give it another crack when some more arrived from overseas. It took me a week to decide on the most appropriate placement, and in the end I came to the conclusion that they'd look good on the sideskirts. It's a little bit out of the ordinary, but I like it much better than when they were on the rear doors.

 

 

 

My latest addition is this rather rare USDM carpeted trunk lid liner. This was only available for the American market, so being the huge fan of factory options/accessories that I am I just had to have it, even if it wasn't an original JDM item. A good friend in the US kindly sent it over to me and I installed it a few minutes ago.

 

The bare skin of the trunk lid is no longer visible, creating a more elegant and luxurious look, usually reserved for higher spec'ed cars such as the Lexus range. One unexpected bonus is that the trunk now closes easily on it's own when you drop it from the top due to the extra weight of the carpet, whereas previously it would require a helping hand to latch in properly.

 

It's certainly not the most exciting optional extra in my collection, but it's simple and effective, just how I like it :)

 

 

 

 

Probably more comfortable for the hookers you stuff in there too.

Probably more comfortable for the hookers you stuff in there too.

 

Yeah, surely it's getting to the stage where they pay ME for a ride.

installing the blacktop into ae100 was there much hassle on wiring the engine up to the ae100 loom

Man is love to own this thing!

 

installing the blacktop into ae100 was there much hassle on wiring the engine up to the ae100 loom

 

I had the swap professionally done but it was very straight forward. The engine essentially bolted straight in and the wiring didn't take much effort with the use of an AE101 BZ Touring engine loom (same dashboard layout etc as my sedan so was plug-and-play).

 

Man is love to own this thing!

 

:D

 

 

I got these "Slammed Corolla" stickers in the mail from Iceland today, so I was quick to slap them on:

 

 

 

 

 

I also snapped this photo yesterday:

 

Great pics as always.

Thanks! :)

 

I recently bought a Dual Action polisher and decided to test it out yesterday by giving the Corolla a good polish. I used Meguiar's Ultimate Polish, followed by Meguiar's Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax. Took a couple of hours from start to finish but I was very happy with the result :)

 

 

I'm very proud to announce that my Corolla is featured in the 'Daily Driven' section of this month's NZ Performance Car magazine :D. It's available in stores nationwide here in New Zealand and read by hundreds of thousands of people, so when I saw that it had come out a day early yesterday I immediately bought two copies. I've scanned the page and uploaded it below. The quality isn't 100% due to the scanner but still easily readable. To view it, simply click on the image below and press the zoom button (magnifying glass symbol) in the bottom right hand corner and then once more when the image pops up:

 

I got my car certified last week and it's now 100% legal :D. You only have to get a cert done if you install coilovers or do an engine swap etc, so when I had mine done I got the engine, coilovers, brakes and a couple of other things put on the cert plate to avoid any trouble with the cops in the future.

 

I also scored a genuine TRD fuel cap yesterday. I've always wanted one but had other things to spend money on for the car instead, so when I managed to get my hands on this one for free I was pretty happy:

 

 

 

Congrats on the cert. Love the engine number, does that mean you can change 4AGE's any time you like?

Congrats on the cert. Love the engine number, does that mean you can change 4AGE's any time you like?

 

Thanks mate. Yeah I'm really happy that the engine number is on there. Saves any questions about it being different from the manufacturer's plate on the firewall. Yep, I can swap 20v's until the cows come home and it'll still be legal :D (providing it's a 20v of course, lol).

A few small updates from me:

I installed these aftermarket Denso Japanese "J Horn Power'd" horns. Here's a video/sound clip comparing them to my original OEM dual horns:

http://vid32.photobucket.com/albums/d2/tokeitup/tokeitup180/MyMovie.mp4

These Rays wheel nuts turned up yesterday from Japan:

 

Annnnd I bought a leaf blower to dry the cars after washing. Turns a half hour job into a 5-minute job and gets into all of the cracks and crevices, leaving the car bone dry. Wish I had started doing it years ago!