DIY Modification Survey...

DIY Modification Survey...

I would like everyone to post there favorite Do It Yourself modification they have performed on their corolla or prizm. My favorite modification I have done on my prizm is the air/fuel ratio in car adjuster, I found this secret on a toyota corolla website. I love the performance boost I received from the few $ investment.

wait, ellaborate on that please? and where did you find the info>?

my favorite diy mod was definately porting out my throttle body and intake...

Painting my headlights black is my favorite DIY mod so far.

I forget the name of the website I found the performance mod, but Im sure that I am not the only person to hear of this mod, maybe someone can help us out here.

schoat333, what were the steps you took to bore your throttle body out?

My favorite DIY was taking my interior apart to trace a sound system problem. I got pretty far into removing things and I learned a lot.

Ha Ha Ha....Hell Yeah, I went through the same thing with my whole dash, but my problem was with the parking lights. Damn those days sucked!!!!!!!!!

DIY making speakers that shouldnt fit, fit in my celica I have a scar on my left hand when I slipped and cut my palm to prove its a diy lol

probably all the custom exterior painting im doing. im color matching alot of stuff to my car (taillight garnish, door handles, side moldings, side mirrors, etc) and repainting all the other black stuff on the outside. looks good thus far.

Ahhhhhhh.....I am lovin all these great stories, it just makes me laugh and reminds me of my DIY memories!

i have 2 ( actually my whole car is DIY, i havent paid for anything to be done to my car )

1. when 2 friends of mine and i were doing an engine replacment in my car, i accidentally put 2 bolts backwards where they were supposed to be, for the power steering pump, so to get them out we had to cut a hole in the fender, and as i was trying to pry it open a little more, the bar slipped and i cut all the skin off my knuckle
still have the scar, and it still hurts when i hit it on anything

2. when i had to replace my shift cable, we got the center console out and got the cable out, got bored cause that only took like 20 mins, then decided to start taking everything out, first the headliner then the seats and so on, then we painted it 2 days later, and replaced the headliner and put it back in

painting my calipers blue to match my car and the drums silver to match the rims really helped out the car, and I enjoyed painting them, very fun!

tearing apart the interior of my car and my friend's car to install new speakers/neons/other random interior electrical stuff

hmmm...it's gotta be my homemade turbo system with the water bottle crankcase breather haha. or my homemade aluminum camera mount (fully adjustable). or my reverse light/turn signal cross-over switch so i can blink the reverse light when turning haha.

Hey Neonaiad, did you primer your calipers a light color before painting?

no, I ordered a specific caliper paint from ebay and it came with all the stuff, like i had to mix some things together and then you have to use it within like 40 mins of mixing it b/c then it becomes thick and sticky like glue. i have forgotten the name of the brand, its one of the ones that everybody reccommends. i really like it though and it worked well and has stayed on nicely.