Sunday, March 20, 2016

Marcus Toyota Starlet

Got an email from a Swedish guy named Marcus, he had found my Starlet site and it turns out we are pretty close (mileage that is). He seems to also like Starlets and I asked him if he could send me some pictures of his Starlet so I can show it here. Marcus was kind enough to that. Here some pictures of his nice Starlet.

A little background first:

Marcus has now bought a Corolla tubular intake to assemble on the car in the spring / summer. That gets him some more horses to play with.
He has no garage to keep warm in so he would love to have some warmer degrees when he´s fixing with his car. It´s pretty cold here in Sweden as I write this..

Marcus has installed an open air filter, and also some for white indicators from ebay. And he´s also put a massive front of extra headlights on the car.

He has also obtained second-hand 15 "alloy wheels to be painted and is also thinking about buying a 40/40 lowering kit eventually.

Has he replaced anything on his Toyota?

He has not had to buy anything except a right front strut who he got an remark on in the yearly car inspection (mandatory here in Sweden) last fall, then he has changed his windshield (insurance) and a manifold gasket. I dont know how long he´s own his EP91 though. If I remember correctly it has run about 150 000 km.

He says he is often on the ukstarletowners site checking for tips and tricks, he also found a post from me there. Here are some pictures of his Starlet.

Five extra lights, I guess he see better than most in the dark.
Snow here in Sweden now.
Sideview, I think he has removed the plastic protectors on the door.
Sideview, I think he has removed the plastic protectors on the door.
Night view... Looks nice, Is some of them leds? Havent seen those before..
Night view... Looks nice, Is some of them leds? Havent seen those before..

An open air filter to be assembled on the car.
An open air filter to be assembled on the car.
He ordered these from Ebay. White indicators.
He ordered these from Ebay. White indicators.

White indicators on the Starlet.
White indicators on the Starlet.
Open air filter assembled on the car. He will change the intake to a tubular one, se next picture.
Open air filter assembled on the car. He will change the intake to a tubular one, se next picture.

He´s bought a tubular intake manifold from a Toyota Corolla, to be assembled when the temperature gets warmer outside. Hope to hear from him again about it.
Marcus also found some 15" alloys wheel to be mounted later on. Looks nice. Dont know the name on these?

Marcus also have an starlet EP70 as he´s doing as a long term project. Expected to be completed for car inspection survey in 2018, when it also becomes tax-exempt.

Thanks Marcus for information and your pictures! Keep us updated.