The story of the "Roach" began in late October 2006. When I picked her up, she had a mere 11000 miles on the odometer. She was garaged for most of her life and as a result, the exterior was in excellent condition except for a few marks at the corners of the bumpers and some scratches on the hood from the damn effin cats that got into the garage. The interior was super clean. I initially had chrome trim on the doors but I got annoyed with that look so I have removed all of it. I didn't want this car looking like a granny car, so I'm doing what I can to change that. When I see another Corolla the same year as mine and its completely bone-stock, I nearly vomit because its so hideous and people treat them like garbage. I just want to make this into a respectable looking car. It helps that the car is black because all you really need is some rims and tint, and the car looks good. Thats all I was originally going to do, but of course it didnt stop there....
Now that Rolla is done, she is taking a beating from the "park by contact" mindset of drivers in Brooklyn. ughhh
Comments/criticism/recommendations appreciated!
New Roof Spoiler and went back to old tail-lights, they've been redded out. Much better than ricey altezzas!
New Head-light housings, and a Tein 1.9"-1.4" on KYB GR-2 strut drop. She looks hot!
Plans for Spring 2009:
-repair back of sideskirts where they were cut
-remove resonator box and replace with modded plumbing to produce a ram air intake to hopefully flood the engine bay with more cool air. COMPLETE, but will probably remove or modify it a bit.
-Installation of new black-out headlights and corners. COMPLETE
-maybe tint tail-lights. INCOMPLETE. instead, I went back to OEM with red-out
-extend front lip lower to the ground...I changed my mind on this, I scrape the ground enough as it is
-repaint the plastic engine cover, maybe a metallic royal blue?
-redo all wiring for the LED underbody kit--> done. no more hanging wires, its all run through the interior of the car, not underneath it. much cleaner
-find some use for the 9007 xenon kit i have. for my headlights or for my fogs???
Exterior Shots:
Presenting Rollaz Royce!
I just love the aggressive look to the Rolla in the two above photos!
7/10/08
Fresh Wash and Wax for the Baby Rolla!
LED underglow: 
Rims and Tires:
MSW type 11 16" wrapped in Yokohama Avid H4s
some fucko stole my skull valve caps...im pissed!
Engine Bay: 1zz-fe
-color change of the engine cover will occur this summer as well as a modification of my intake using ducting to receive more "cold" air from outside the engine bay
-Injen Short Ram Intake
Exhaust:
Magnaflow #14829 muffler
-added 2 1/4" piping on 12/23, now a cat-back --> gain in upper RPMs
Interior:
-finally finished putting gloss black vinyl on parts of my interior to break up the monochromatic gray color.
Here's pictures of it and other random pictures of my filthy car. Feel free to comment. If you think it looks hideous, let me know. I'm open to opinions.
a baby Recaro racing seat so my radio remote can be comfy
Since the car was picked up, I have added: (I will refrain from calling these items "mods" as some do nothing to increase my horsepower [hahahaha, ricer!]. Soooo, "Purchases" is my word of choice)
Major Purchases:
-Magnaflow 14829 exhaust with 2 1/4" cat-back piping (an excellent choice for someone that wants a deep, throaty sound on their car)
-Injen Short Ram Intake (sounds nice and adds a little power).
-Tom's lip kit (Ebay Replica)
-Rims [16" MSW Type 11 with Yokohama Avid H4s]
-Tein S-Techs on KYB-GR2 struts
-Generic strut bar
-aftermarket foglights
-BMW M3 rear lip spoiler
-JVC radio unit
-6.5" Pioneer speakers (front door, rear deck)
-TomTom One GPS
-tint (35% side windows, 20% rear)
-black-out housing headlights
-Prestige remote start alarm system
Minor Purchases:
-Silverstar Ultra Low Beams
-Altezza Tail-lights (now removed)
-blackout corners
-aluminum mesh in upper grill, lower air dam, fog light holes
-"S" badge
-blue caliper paint
-blue instrument cluster lighting
-Blue LED Dome-light
-some racing pedals from Autozone (removed)
-Bumper Badger (protection!)
-ventshades
-debadged the rear
-engine cover color change
-glossy black vinyl on interior
-TRD plate frames
-TRD seat belt cushions
-TRD badge on front grill and trunk
-Bosch Rally Horn
Future mods include:
1-port and polish header
2-lightweight rims (Konig or Volk???)
3-2zz swap????? *if resources permit. and then turbo.
*Total investment into this car so far (~$5000). YIKES!
Other than that, Im done throwing money into this thing!!
