First Car :)

[MaFaLu]

Hey all, long time reader, short term poster!

Got a 1994 Toyota Lexcen Newport, so pretty much a VR calais lol.

Cars done 220,XXX kms

The car was my mums, was bought 6-7 years ago? at 160,XXX kms, so we havent done many kms in the car.
Shes in a wheelchair from MS, so i "inherited" the car, as she can't drive any more.
When i got it it had different rims, i was unlucky enough to hit a large pothole and that stuffed one of them, so the current ones are replacements .. for now
I'm still studying full-time at tafe aswell, so funds are short and all work is undertaken by me and my father (who is a panel beater).

Things that have been done:

Slight pearl in the pain, it really pops in the sun!
Fully debadged including front grill badge removed
Lowered on King Springs L / HD (Sports series from 5 - 6 years ago?)
17" rims, not sure on model!
Tint
Pedders shortened struts in the front

And ofcourse there has been the usual servicing things:
Harmonic Balancer
Tie-Rod Ends
Water Pump
Inlet Manifold Gaskets
TPS
CAS
Coil Pack
Oil and Filter every 10K etc etc

Stereo:
JVC KD-AVX11 DVD Head Unit
Cadence K56X Splits in front
Jensen 6x9s in the rear
Jensen POWER900 Sub Amp
Kenwood 2 Channel Speaker Amp
Pioneer 10" Champion Series Sub

Things that need to be fixed:
Rear Left Axle (CV Boot is split)
Camber Kit
Exhaust (Current one is broken and sounds like s**t)
Link Pins
Front and Rear Crank Seals
Overrun Clutch Piston Seal (Clutch wont apply in manual gears, no engine braking)
Power Steering Pump is noisy
Scratches and marks on paint caused by wheelchair scraping :\ (Have got left-over paint from the respray)
Ripped leather seat
Little interior bits (Center console cig lighter, air vent)

I'm also thinking of doing the VT brake upgrade (Getting all parts for nothing)










So, what you guys reckon?

[Trayner]

looks good mate , must be loving the leather seats

[MaFaLu]

Thanks mate, yeah i love the leather, its a nice addition

[M1LMO3]

Nice first car mate, I started out with a similar car VS Wagon
•lowered
•sound system
•VT SS rims
•neon lights
•2.5" exhaust big 3" canon
•chrome taillights
Etc..
Lol this reminds me of the good old days with the wags.

You've got the car looking sweet and the plans sound good nice work

[F l a k]

Looks like a sweet first car man

[MaFaLu]

Thanks man

[VS_Pete_1]

Nice first car mate

[MaFaLu]

Thanks guys!

[VS FTW]

Good first ride mate, dont forget about all the little DIY things aswell, i reckon they make the car more and give it personality

[MaFaLu]

Thanks mate, yeah i love doing all them little DIY things, I just do little bits and pieces here and there when money permits

[MaFaLu]

Finally got a new exhaust:

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Wanted something that sounded way better than the hole-filled stock system but not too loud, seems to do the job well

Also ive now found a crack going right around the LHS exhaust manifold, so i need to try and find a replacement (probably a wreckers job) and get a gasket to stop it happening again!