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Old 12-11-2011, 01:47 AM
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Default Eleanor_tc05 Progression thread.

I dont have any pictures of my car stock so I'll go back as far as I can.

Previous mods
Aerospeed Onyx 17x7" black rims with polished lip
TYC Led tails
Stock suspension to TRD springs
RS1 front lip
Chrome trd grille (big mistake I know, lol)
Carbon fiber dash kit
tsudo axelback exhaust, later adding midpipe.
Custom rear garnish (Rogue Status)

Here are a few pics of the "before"





Old suspension TRD springs
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Later into modding

Rogue Status rear hatch



TRD suspension and stock shocks


New suspension Tanabe DF210 Springs and Tokico shocks




New rims: Drag-DR31
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Added 27mm spacers to the rear and 5mm in the front




Rear window spoiler



Getting the new exhaust installed: Strup axelback + old tsudo midpipe




New grille: VRD


ANZO Tails: in previous pics, but I had to feature it.


Speedbump decal lol


Painted interior and blue lights
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Pedal covers and rocker panel step cover


New Kicker Comp 12" Just got it today :D




Beside my friend's car. He got my rims and exhaust


Looking pretty (before the new strup exhaust)
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Videos

Added bigger spacers to the rear and put the 27mms in the front... along with some 20540/17 Falken tires and a front hood protector.
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Old 12-11-2011, 02:28 AM
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Pretty nice build! Looking good!

What pedal covers are those? & how much you get the TC step things?
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what you mean old tsudo midpipe? did you mean v1? v2? or v3? nice sounding exhaust
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Old 12-11-2011, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by tito07tc
Pretty nice build! Looking good!

What pedal covers are those? & how much you get the TC step things?
Thanks! The pedal covers and side step cover I got from scionpartspeople.com. Not sure if they still sell them but they'll be on a site that sells manufacturer parts. The pedal cover that has "tC" engraved is at customtc.com.
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Originally Posted by fiendskillz
what you mean old tsudo midpipe? did you mean v1? v2? or v3? nice sounding exhaust
Oh I'm not sure. I didnt know they made newer versions but I got it a long time ago so I'm thinking it may be version 1. Thanks btw I love this exhaust. The cabin is quiet, but outside its pretty loud... So i can enjoy my music now with the kicker. Lol
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i love white wheels. if i dont get new wheels over the winter i am planning on powder coating my current wheels white.

looks real good
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lookin good! that exhaust sounds awesome. and it sounded like ur car was a sick shift in the first vid..

btw what blue lights did u get for the inside of the car??? and how did you hook them up?? i would love to do that for under the dash
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great looking car. keep up the good work.
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Nice build man.
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Old 12-13-2011, 02:36 AM
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Thanks for the compliments everyone... I use to get mad hate on it when I first started modding. Now that I'm a little older I see why. Mods look way better when you really put thought into it. My car only sounds manual because I used the low gears 1, 2, and 3 on the auto shift box. And the LED's are wired to a switch and a tap from the fuse box under the dash. Not too hard to do. I'm adding a rear foglight later this week so I'll have more pics of that once it's installed... and I'll make a complete detailed walk around of the car. thanks again everyone!
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Looking good brudda
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Thanks man! :D
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How did you get that rear hatch cover with no indent for the emblem? I'm really liking the gun show on the back.
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Originally Posted by srtkr
How did you get that rear hatch cover with no indent for the emblem? I'm really liking the gun show on the back.
shaving the rear emblem is not too hard. if you are planning on painting or covering it with a wrap you can:
1- remove the emblem as it pries out
2- fill with bondo
3- sand until it is completely smooth.

a second technique is just instead of using bondo fill with fiberglass and sand. fiberglass will make for a much stronger product. Bondo is just much easier and WAY less messy to use.
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Hmmm ok. Does the rear emblem has pin holes that will need to be filled?
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Originally Posted by srtkr
Hmmm ok. Does the rear emblem has pin holes that will need to be filled?
yes
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looks good man. Keep it up
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UPDATE! Heres the video I promised.
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Looks good homie - Keep up the good work
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are those bassworx box? would u recommend them?
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