My project car

that made me laugh hella hard, i cant believe what a little tool can do to us

HAHA i call him gay in mine. Bro five.

Bumping this for progress. So before we get to updates on this:


Let's talk about this:
My 2001 Avalon i picked up 6 mos ago with 96K on it (102K on it now)

First Thing i did was add a Strut bar from a first gen solara that i've had sitting around my basement collecting dust. Next was the Weapon-R intake

Well Obviously Steelies were not staying so I got some 15" Kosei wheels and tires sized 225/60/15 from a friend in MD. they weigh about 12 pounds (wheel + tire) a piece.

Next came the Aeroturbine Exhaust

Exhaust clip (usually pops and crackles alot more)


Then came the low.....
Picked up Dropzone's for 70 shipped to my door. too bad only the fronts worked.
Before:

After

Week later picked up Tein S-tech rears for 60 bucks

Low enough?

And just this past saturday i Installed a 20MM Whiteline RSB on this thing.


And thats that...
Added: Jul 16, 2012 11:12 PM
Back to the Lexus, The last time i posted on it i said i needed a new drivers side control arm. well here's what came off:

YEA....... Still need to do the other side. Havent done it yet because i blew a ball joint out (boot bursted) and in the process of fixing had to get a new axle. Also saturday i installed my Ultra Racing RSB thats been sitting in my closet for 11 months lol. Cant believe i waited this long. they make such a big difference.

So whats next:
Avalon
Foglights
HID's
Tint
Boost?

ES300
Repair rust
Fix wiring
Drive this bitch till it dies again!

I'm sure there's something somewhere. I prefer the clean look cause I know a front lip is gonna scrape.

Oh and i'm doing some bargain hunting (which is what the avalon build has been) for some cheap used 17" wheels. got tires already. just browsing my forums till something comes up.

Yeah a nice set of wheels will really make it pop, have you been checking CL?

ClubLexus yes. Craigslist i dont associate with.

not really. too many scams for me. or too many false ads. thats probably what it is.

Maybe you should stop making yourself so vulnerable to scams?

ya know for the scam reason.

so many false ads, remember the V8 corolla TRD edition?

shhhh!!

I have video if anyone wants to see.

Avalon 0-80 (before i made an adjustment to the Transmission)


(lexus on my favorite backroads)


Note: the Secondaries in these cars kick-in around 4000rpms (will hear in the lexus not so much in the avalon) and i do short shift the lexus. damn thing revs out to 7000rpms but doesnt have the cam profile to do it.

Its the middle of August already and not a lot has happened. Well except this.

Fogs were used Toyota units I got off eBay for 100 shipped. And they bolt right into the car but that's only the pregame. This car comes with a connector on the drivers side for the foglight, no relay for the fogs, and no toggle switch. So after 3 junkyard trips, a decent amount of wiring and some trial and error, I have a car that wasnt designed to have working fog lights now that are working and the car looks so much cleaner.

I didn't think you would be posting your ES300 and Avalon here but nice progress Bdub.

Well your not gonna like what I have to say next: lexus popped its Headgaskets Tuesday. Coolant isn't mixing with the oil but it's getting in the combustion area. It's misfiring it's ass off and ran quite a bit warmer then it's normally used to.

On another note the Avalon ran 16.2 in the 1/4 mile.

Sucks to hear that man. Time for a rebuild on the Lex. My energy suspension bushings just came in for my control arms.

I just did 2 new arms on the lex and called it a day. and yea. while i've got the heads off, new valve seals and maybe even a port and polish of the heads

What was your 60' time and your trap speed?

That's pretty good, that's just with an intake and exhaust right?

and lightweight wheels and hardly any gas.