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Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 11-04-2020
Thanks for the offer mate, I could come in my daily and leave it in the carpark but I think I'll be spending the weekend rebuilding the engine/head and drinking heavily lol
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 16-04-2020
Well seen as the Lexus currently looks like this:
![[Image: 6107b93f.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/6107b93f.jpg)
Until the new gaskets arrive on Friday, I thought I'd gets with some other jobs I hadn't yet done on the car.
First was to fit the racelogic performance box I'd bought. It uses gps to measure speed, acceleration, everything. Can log laps round tracks to compare alsorts. Still loads of work to do but a rough fit:
![[Image: 45c8ce30.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/45c8ce30.jpg)
Other job, to finish the black interior conversion, was to recover the roof in black suede. Think it came out quite well:
![[Image: 43369985.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/43369985.jpg)
Fitted some grey sunvisors, and bought some grey grab handles to replace the standard cream. Ignore the wires, their for the roof screen I've not put back yet.
I'd already sprayed one a pillar black, the other is my gauge pod in black and I've wrapped the b pillars in carbon. So all that was left was the c pillars. With these I've done something special.
I long since removed the rear speakers to allow the bass through but wanted more sound from the back. So armed with a pair of door mounts, spare c pillars, and some fibreglass I created these:
In progress:
![[Image: 54e6b156.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/54e6b156.jpg)
![[Image: 9bb4b703.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/9bb4b703.jpg)
And finished:
![[Image: 9ead4c11.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/9ead4c11.jpg)
![[Image: 3f18719e.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/3f18719e.jpg)
![[Image: 7c251b82.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/7c251b82.jpg)
![[Image: 1d6e96f8.jpg]](http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h204/Sparkystav/rebuild/1d6e96f8.jpg)
Not a bad ob if I do say so myself!
Next job is remove the rear shelf and wrap in suede as well covering the old speaker holes so I can remove the grills.
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Chris0121 - 16-04-2020
Love the suede wanna do it with mine but havent got the balls to do it lol
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Moley - 18-04-2020
Looking good Stav some nice touches there .
But still no pics of a nice shinny pipe lol
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 18-04-2020
Lol until get the engine back together there won't be.
Been delayed till the 12th now!
So plan,I can get valve stems, need a head gasket though.
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 25-04-2020
It's alive!
Got a bit more fettling to do tomorrow with the laptop but she's alive and sounds good!
Little write up on the evolution of my car - dimis - 25-04-2020
Good to hear mate!Get her back on the road!
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Rabster - 25-04-2020
thank Christ for that mate will it be ready for Japshow or Modlive ?
Little write up on the evolution of my car - speedfreek - 25-04-2020
Superb news Stav! You must be over the moon!
Little write up on the evolution of my car - Sparkystav - 25-04-2020
Yep should be ready for japshow. When's mod live?
Will get it painted ASAP and mapped next week when the mappers back off holiday.