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Anyone on here into cars at all? I do alot of side jobs and side projects when i have free time. I mostly work on FWD SR20's but i've done a RWD SR20 swap before, which was alright.
I had a 12.0 @ 119MPH 200sx SE-R, but i decided to part it out. Fun little car, as you can imagine.
Only thing i've never done on a car is rebuilt a motor. I've taken one apart, but never put one back together.
Anyone else into cars at all?
<------ Oh yeah. All kinds of cars. (except korean cars blech)
My first build was an 18RG swap into a 76 Celica GT. I still remember all the oldtimers at the track just astonished at my 14.1 in that little shitbox. They were way faster, but kept coming over and scratching their heads, WTF? hehe.
Then a Dodge Neon - fully built, standalone, bigass turbo. Kept breaking axles so I quickly went away from FWD. The shop I owned did a lot of high end turbo work - quad turbo dodge hemi, lots of single turbo Supras, twin turbo vettes etc etc. Thats when I built my drift RX-7 and still have it to this day.
Currently I'm restoring a 1986 Lola Indy lights car (Buick GNX turbo motor, about 500hp) and hope to try my hand at open wheel this summer. I'm a little tired of 1/4 miles, and the drift thing has gotten way out of hand, too many kids and not enough talent.
You do anything besides drag race? A RWD SR20DET SE-R sounds like a lot of fun on open track...
I'm pretty much only into drag racing. I only did the RWD swap in my friends 240sx because he couldn't do it himself. He had all the supporting parts, he spent the cash.
I'm actually taking a break from the "going fast" thing, and trying to enjoy driving. I picked up this baby for $700 a few weeks ago:
G20.net Forums - Let me introduce myself.....
Which incidentally, the WP seized on it today, causing the belt to smoke to shit till it snapped. Nice LOL. Good thing i have spare parts everywhere.
Yeah I hear that - it costs so much to go fast all the time. Besides isn't that Nissans slogan? "Enjoy the drive" :P
Xcrispi should pop in here sometime, I know he is into racing too.
I have to admit though, I do love me some rally-x in the snow with my WRX. A group by me sets up a course on an airport runway. It's the drifter in me, but the 4-wheel slide is totally different. So much fun, even at slow speeds Hopefully we get one more good snowstorm here before the 27th, thats when the next Rally-X is
I love me some drifting with about 2" of snow on the ground in an open parking lot :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tokudai
I grew up around racing! Currently my family owns 2 blown alcohol funny cars. Are newest one is a remake of an old mach 1 mustang. The other one is a 90s style funny car body with a 550 big block Chevy! That one ran 7.30 in the 1/4.
We also got a 350small block Chevy in a dragster, and we are restoring a 1977 corvette.
Screw that import bullshit :P Its all about American muscle. Na, i guess you gotta work with what you can get eh?
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Originally Posted by mafyew
I'll put my 80 CID motor against any similar sized motor you got.. Rotaries FTW!
OK wait no Hayabusas! :D
I have been looking at doing a v8 project here soon. I miss torque. I gotta find something old, ugly and light to put it in though
Yeah... every fucking morning... get up... get into my car... drive to work... get out of my car... work for 8 hours.. then back into my car again...Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveracer
:D
Actually I had a pretty sweet Jetta that I was building into a replica of the one from Fast and Furious but as soon as I was done with the body work, someone fucking stripped it and I just gave up.
I think it was actually a punk from the shop where I bought the rims; the local cops have been investigating them for cutting keys of cars thye have worked on.
^^LOL (The first part)
Sucks about the second part. I rolled a Jetta over one time while this cheerleader "distracted" me one day. I've owned two of them.
The Fog :rastasmoke:
LOL Tokudai ,Quote:
Originally Posted by Tokudai
Crispis child saftey seat was in the bk. seat of a 1970 ls7 chevelle .
Born -n- raised on the Big Block Chevy . Crispi gets really bored w/ the likes of Nascar , ppl. driving in circles for extended periods of time ? -n- the only thing i honestly find appealing w/ the Nopi / Import thing is all the hotties lol . :)
Crispi currently has a 1979 G-body cutlass w/ a 13to1 comp. 496 chevy . On motor best time was a 10.80-10.90 on a radial tire too , no real slicks . Just fast enough to get booted , no cage / harnesses . lol .
Crispi cant wait to get 1 good run in this yr. w/ the Big Shot sys. on it w/ 225hp. pill . :thumbsup:
Peace all
Crispi :thumbsup:
This is an older picture. We sold the monza, and got a mach 1. The corvette is also almost complete now. take a gander:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...anic2/car1.jpg
those are what i get to tinker with every day :P
I just finished selling my 68' Camaro, it was so hard to part with. I just finished upgrading my 325 to a 350, but it was time. I am now shopping for my next car, while I drive this peice of shit 87' Tempo. I am stuck between like 4 cars. . .
-Pontiac G5 GT
-2.4L V4 w/173 HP
-$23,100 (my way)
-Saturn Ion Redline
-2.0L supercharged V4 w/205 HP
-$23,500
-Dodge Avenger R/T
-3.5L V6 w/235 HP
-$27,000
-Dodge Nitro SLT
-3.7L V6 w/210 HP
-$25,600
My plan is to lease one of these cars for two years, then purchase the new 2009 Camero. I plan on buying the top Camero so I need to buy a cheap car now and save for that tab. I am kinda leaning toward the G5, but I hate the fact that it's a V4. Thats why I like the Redline with all it's push. I am big on sound systems and that is why I chose these four. they all come with desent sound setups, except the saturn. That nitro got sounds, I even was thinking the XB for like a day, just because of the trunk space. . .
The new camaro is nice,but I think this is nicer...'08 Dodge ChallengerQuote:
Originally Posted by FreeVenice
as you found out in the other thread lol.. i'm into cars, but i go for top speed... street racing, not my thing, drag racing, now that's my thing (by street, i mean a set course, including turns) the reason being, (mostly) is a drag race, will REALLY tell you how fast you are... street racing requires a certain skill to, but that's more about how to handle the car, not how quick you can shift and what not ... o.0
the above post.. well thanks for telling me about that... cuz that car is nice looking.. (i think it was '06, might have been 05' challengers looked like total shit....)
give me pure american muscle.... i'm sure those imports can give you a good run for your money.. but i'd rather have a v-8 to be working with.
my absolute dream (project i want to build it MYSELF, from the ground up) is a 69 camaro ss...
OMG f[r]oggy gettin' road head lolQuote:
Originally Posted by TheGreenFog
I am also a happy 2-Jetta kinda gal. I replaced the sedan with a newer wagon and I LOVE it so much. Soccer mom steathness, baby!
:D
Have had many cars and have seen the track many times
Best track was 11.89 @ 121 on with a 1.49 60ft stock SRT10
Just ran a 9.54 @ 141 with a 1.56 60ft on 06 R1 with small arm
Building up a 69 SS and wanting to buy the 08 Challenger
08 Camaro*
yeah im in to cars i street race i currently have 96 civic with a k20a type r
does the job i also have a 91 ranger bagged for when i want to tear the road up
i'm so jealous of you mafyew... SOO jealous... you have no idea...
but yeah, uh ::wiping off the laptop screen::, i do the whole car thing too. but again, fuck imports. there's no replacement for displacement. argue all you want, but plain and simple, it's the truth.
here's mine. 75 silverado, original paint (this color was only offered in 75, rare color) with new clear coat. interior is all original. it's got a crate 383 stroker (using the original block) topped with a holley 670 street avenger carb. rebuilt th350 (which will sometime in the future be swapped for a 5 speed), full msd ignition, hooker headers, dual 2 1/4" flowmaster and plenty of other fun stuff. right now it's on 20" centerlines but once i finish my 2.5/4drop (hopefully within the next few weeks) i'll be saving for some 16" smoothies or baby moons
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5...P101008419.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5.../interior2.jpg
now
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5...o/P2170088.jpg
after the drop (approximately)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5...hevy90Kawi.jpg
Sweet lil truck man ,
We just slammed a 81 swb fleetside chevy for the Mrs . 10 to 1 comp. aluminum headed 468 in it to tow the pwdr blue Cutlass a few posts back .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:
EVO hits seagull @ 180mph
LiveLeak.com - EVO IX Hits Seagull at 180mph!
hardcore
lmao.... speaking of birds getting hit...
YouTube - bird gets hit by baseball
(it's real too... 100%)
Here are just a few cars i saw at the AutoRama in Dallas 2wks ago
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there were so many cars there.
i fuckin hate that 'low ryder' look.... the two bottom ones are nice tho..
The 2009 Camaro is going to shock the world. I got mine on pre-order. I got it in manual but I havent driven manual in a while. My girlfriends dad is about to give me his toyota that's manual so I will have time to learn. . .
How can you hate the lowrider look, it's the only thing keeping old cars alive. Me personally, I love the 50's. After I finish paying off the camaro, I plan on working on this merc. I found in the desert. It's amazing there is almost no rust on it. . . I would gladly trade it for a Hornet though, thats my dream car. . . besides my camaro.Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
Just put a deposit down on the R/T version - I don't think I'll drive it though. Probably have it trailered to my garage and sell it right away via Autoweek or something, see if I can make a quick 10kQuote:
Originally Posted by The Figment
because it's not? dude classic cars can look good without putting them an inch off the ground, some ridiculously small or large rims on it, putting something on it to make it bounce (one of the most retarded things to ever be put on cars IMHO)Quote:
Originally Posted by FreeVenice
of course this is just me but he low ryder look is retarded... if i had the choice between say, a 50's model stock (of course all new paint and what not, not some run down crap) then retarding it up with that crap..
Ok, I miss under stood you. It's not the "lowrider" look that you dont like, it's the low pro look (low car, big wheels). . . yeah thats a southern thing, I dont get it either. . .Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
I just found this pic. of the man Baby Ray's ride. He's a usual at my shop. this is just one of the many cars of his that I drool over.
see now that's a car... but certain people would get it.. (mainly hispanic people around here do this) put some little bitty like 15 inch tires on it that stick out nearly 4 inches out fo the side, put some hydros on it and drive around dragging their bumper around... (back end down, front end up)
to me that shit is just retarded... to me that's like a desecration to a good car...
then there's the ones (usually on bigger body cars) they put like 22 inch rims on it... where the hit a peice of gravel in the road and the tires start scraping the wheel well and again, the car is like an inch off the ground...
Well being hispanic, I guess I am a little bias, I think those cars are cool (although I don't think I would ever do something like that). I'm not big on hydros, but I love putting air bags in a ride. Why keep a car mint when you can personalize it. I'll try to dig up some pic. from all the cars in my life.Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
A nice car in my opinion either is dropped or a sleeper. I've seen plenty of guys who like to restore cars cherry, but they get over it and trick it out. it's just right. . .
there are very very few cars i like slammed. most cars look really really gay when their completely laid out. the other things i really hate on cars include big ugly mexican spoked rims, ricers/imports, and huge rims on old cars. even my rims are too tall for my taste, but they were on the truck when i bought it and the original wheels arent wide enough to handle the 450 ponies :)
i doubt what you like is what they do to cars here.. it's kinda something you have to see to believe.. i mean they literally have this bitty wheels on them, that stick out the side the car, with like gold spoke rims and a little hubcap type cover in the middle with 3 blade looking things that stick out further then the tires themselves do...
you know those old racing cartoons that have stuck out tires with like drill bits to saw the axles of the other cars? it looks alot like that.. i mean it just looks ridiculous...
http://www.custom-cruisers.com/Magaz...2/lowrider.jpg has the hydros and the rims, but they don't stick outta the side like i mean... btw, this pic remdinded me... some of the color schemes they put on their cars are HIDEOUS.... some lowrider paint jobs can look nice.. but some of them, well i'd rather have a mismatched basic color o.0 like where you have th front fender off another car of the same model and teh hood/roof is still primer grey lol that kinda thing...
http://www.chromewheel.com/images/lowrider.jpg
ridiculous looking
http://www.396moviecars.ca/sitebuild...a_Lowrider.jpg
that's hwo all the cars around here drive around if they got hydros...
http://www.webspawner.com/users/xtre...er%20truck.jpg
ridiculous
http://www.2bluesc.com/pictures/Othe...4614_FIERO.jpg
there that shit... except the ones around here have them out even further... but that's after looking through pages and pages on google... i'ma guess it's just popular around here...
that '09 camaro is so beautiful... i had an orgasm when i first saw itQuote:
Originally Posted by FreeVenice
those trucks are just completely ridiculous i agree, also the rims on that one that makes me sick to my stomachQuote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
i have a '93 lincoln towncar im guna paint black and put rims like the 1st picture, but not with those little tiny wheels, like 15-16 inch wit 3 inch whitewalls its guna look pretty... and im thinking about doing all the chrome in gold i like the black on gold look
gold rims = YUCK (always)
and yes, i believe the "correct" term for the tiny wheels 12 feet outside of the car would be "curbfinders" :)
so yr telling me a candy red 6-4 wit whitewalls and gold daytons is yuck? theres one about 6 houses down from me and when i walked by it it was the 1st care i've seen in real life that made me want to cream my jeansQuote:
Originally Posted by Four50HP383Chevy
Slip, i see what you don't like but that green imp is clean as fuck. I would literalty kill for that car, and I'm not the killing type. . . well maybe. . .
Maybe it's just where you are. Where are you?
Edit: but now I know you have no taste. . . lol, no offence but a Black and gold combo, on a Town car? what is this 1990.
yes:)Quote:
Originally Posted by FreeVenice