I started with Dino wax ceramic, and it was absolutely phenomenal, and I talked to the guy who was their chemist for lack of a better term, and he never once mentioned any difference between what they sold to professional detailers versus what they sold to the average consumer, I’ve also used the adams ceramic, the Adams graphene coating and the adams wheel coating. I used the graphing on the car and the wheel coating on the wheels obviously. I also used the traditional ceramic on the brake calipers.
Colts Build Thread: fondly to be called GRanola
Since I finally acquired my GRC today I figured I’d start my official build thread and update as the car progresses.
I plan on documenting pretty much everything, modifications, track days (1/4mi and track, I’m in Bowling Green KY right now for work so I have Beech Bend and NCM), designing parts in CAD as well as how they’re made etc. I’m a design engineer by trade so the GRC parts are just a fun side project for me.
This is going to be a freaking blast! Im coming from a MKV Supra so this will be a fun change, I know my dog thanks me for not having to sit in the front seat anymore haha.
Anyway here some pictures from delivery day, the first one was from when I happened to drive by the dealer in the morning and the rest are from when I actually went to pick her up.
The paint overall is pretty clean but there’s some light microabrasions in the clean that I’ll be polishing out before I ceramic coat her.
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I plan on documenting pretty much everything, modifications, track days (1/4mi and track, I’m in Bowling Green KY right now for work so I have Beech Bend and NCM), designing parts in CAD as well as how they’re made etc. I’m a design engineer by trade so the GRC parts are just a fun side project for me.
This is going to be a freaking blast! Im coming from a MKV Supra so this will be a fun change, I know my dog thanks me for not having to sit in the front seat anymore haha.
Anyway here some pictures from delivery day, the first one was from when I happened to drive by the dealer in the morning and the rest are from when I actually went to pick her up.
The paint overall is pretty clean but there’s some light microabrasions in the clean that I’ll be polishing out before I ceramic coat her.
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They did fit with some small modification and personally for the price. I think it’s well worth it and I do like the way that they fit if you look at the mudflaps thread on here there are some details. Page 3
Mud Flaps
Has anyone found GR Corolla specific mud flaps? I've emailed RallyArmor regarding their Corolla Hatchback compatibility. I'll update accordingly in the event no one's seen anything else. Thanks!
www.grcorollaforum.com
Got V2 of the arm rest installed today. This is a 2 piece solid fill 3d print base and it still feels solid af. I replaced the oem push rivets with square license plate brackets using bolts and washers. They fit nearly perfect into the oem holes under the rubber mat and the click when they fit in is so satisfying. I’m editing a video that shows the new installation and also shows driving with the arm rest height since people had asked me about it.
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Took her to the drags yesterday for test and tune. I definitely need more seat time but I did 10 passes over 2 hours with no awd overheat issues and no cool down time either. Only time the car wasn’t going was if I was in the staging lanes waiting to go again.
Im still working on the launch which is where my time is suffering. My 60’ needs a lot of work but squeaked off a 13.9 at 101mph.
dropping my 60’ with a higher rpm launch or sidestepping the clutch 😬 should get me down to the 13.6-13.7 region.
mill have a video up today or tomorrow.
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Im still working on the launch which is where my time is suffering. My 60’ needs a lot of work but squeaked off a 13.9 at 101mph.
dropping my 60’ with a higher rpm launch or sidestepping the clutch 😬 should get me down to the 13.6-13.7 region.
mill have a video up today or tomorrow.
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