Toyota Chaser build, Chris_Heilong

Havent updated in a while.

I had a few cracks at the side of the front bumper that needed repair so I used filler on them sanded it back and repainted the thing, looks better then it did before.


I got Chaser series 2 OME tail lights from Japan and fitted them, there are gaps at the sides which I am not happy about, turns out the series 1 chaser has a little extra metal behind where the lights sit, so I have 2 options, hammer in a little metal or file back some of the plastic on the tail lights, I will tackle it tomorrow if its not raining.


I wanted to buy a dash mat from japan because the sun shines on my dash and it reflects back on the windscreen which is annoying I was getting quotes of 100 euros and up to get a basic one, eh no thanks. So I decided to make my own. I dont know anything about sowing but how hard can it be. I measured my dash and drew up a design that will work, I printed it out and made adjustments using paper.



For material, I think I like the VIP look so have ordered some of this from fleebay.

wotzgoingon wrote: »

Looks good, decisions, decisions! hammer metal or file plastic, If you are never going to change back to series 1 back lights then hammer would be the best option imo.

Well it sounds the easiest and the S1 tail lights will still fit as its only a small bump that needs to be pushed in.

Tackled the gap in the rear lights today, I checked the back of the light itself and there was no way to easily remove the plastic, so hammering the metal was the way to go.



Big difference.
I will paint primer over the flaked paint later.

All the materials arrived yesterday for the mat and I gave it a shot sowing, it was harder than I thought. Anyway if I ever do it again I know to keep the shape as simple as possible.