Chevy Prizm build? What...?

[carlostheduck]

So this is my first build ever. First car I've owned. I'm a college student so by default I'm poor as shit but I do what I can to make the car look somewhat nice. It started off as a dumpy little car and now it's a slightly less dumpy car. It's slowly getting a little better. I'll post up some pictures right now.

[carlostheduck]

This is the original color of the car, a nasty faded white. So as soon as I got the money, I did some body work and had it painted.





Then I got bored while I was priming the spots I bondo'd...
Tinted the tail lights





After paint.



With the stock wheels. I needed some level of thugness, so I ordered rims.



And these are them.



Then in went the HIDs because I have terrible night vision and because they look nice.



Then came some new lenses, since someone backed up into my car and smashed my front end and headlights...



...and I figured why not add a bumper lip too.



But then a lovely dump truck decided to dump gravel on the highway for a few miles before pulling over and closing the dump hatch, so my paint got a little scuffed...






So I decided I was going to cut out the annoying void where the logo was and have my front end repainted. Then I hit a drainage hole with no cover and wrecked my rim and tire...






I just added a mesh grilled and evened out the cut-out and It should be painted next week.

Next up are some coilovers.

[kartikeya]

How about next up you fix your messed up front end, then the car would actually look decent. Those headlights would look good if they actually fit. Why not just do a 2001+ Corolla front end?

[Madhatter]

How about next up you fix your messed up front end, then the car would actually look decent. Those headlights would look good if they actually fit. Why not just do a 2001+ Corolla front end?

agreed

[DragginWagon]

my girl has this same car lol.ive been trying to convince her to mod it, but we both are having a hard time visualizing it lol.
its probly got potential, i would agree on the rolla front tho.
any luck finding lowering springs/coils?

[carlostheduck]

Yeah, I've been trying for a nice roll front end, especially with the fog lights. But no junk yard around has one worth buying. So I'm rolling with the ghetto front until then and just getting it painted to match in the mean time. If anyone finds any nice coilovers on the cheap let me know.
I appreciate any feedback.
-thanks

[coconutt]

Damn are the corner lights different for the Corolla and Prism? They sure have a nasty gap.

Since this is kinda like a budget build, I would get some 15" Rota's or XXR's and sleeve coilovers. And further down the line, the 01+ Corolla front end would be made. I would love to see this chassis Corolla, stanced.

[carlostheduck]

Yeah, The corner markers fit now, I filed them down a bit and sanded down some of the body.
I was looking at these coilovers too.

http://www.proimporttuners.com/parts/2000-toyota/corolla-skunk2-coilovers.html

thanks for the advice everyone

[PavelK313]

[ilikestance]

these cars run forever lol be sweet to see it stanced

[NeedingAnAudi]

Agreed.