The Second Official Car Thread

[Islandboy]

idk if you can consider that a bandwagon. maybe subarus are a bandwagon. but turbos arent. i wish my car was turboed. if your friend riced out his car its not because its turboed... sti's and evo's are fast

I guess I see what you're saying. Its just a little different here I think. It seems to be more of a turbo band-wagon because all the kids want is a car with turbo, not necessarily a specific car.

It started with EVO's at first here, where everyone wanted them, then they all saw how fast turbo's can push a car, and how cheap you could get them here. Now people still have the Evo's but they're also buying Toyota Aristo's - twin turbo, Toyota Soarers - twin turbo, 180's, 240's, subarus, Toyota Alteeza's, and there's 1 or 2 silvia's along with a few skylines, only 1 being a GTR.

Anyways, in the end, all I'm really getting at is that it seems like all these kids want is turbo, to look cool, and go fast; to run around on a little pissy island, with narrow ass roads.

[LAXitives288]

Twin Turbos ftw.(Only because my car has them.) But more importantly, Rotaries ftw. teh 7 never loses!

That 2002 is fracking sexy btw.

[tybeesurfer6]

haha thanks.. yea thats in bull river bluff. howd you know?! i live in cali now though. car looks a little different now cuz i wrecked it a week before me and my buddy drove it cross the country and then got it all fixed up and new paint job- slightly different color. ill post some more pics later on

[narwhal]

[Zach]

'70 Chevelle, got it when I was 14 and my dad helped me build it. it was trashed when i bought it, but it's a totally different car now. we did everything to it except the paint/body work.








Tons of pics here:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/659330

[nukka-cp]

Thats a fracking badass car man. So many people would pay to have an opportunity to work on such a sick car. Its also sick to see that your dad helped you out with the build.

How bad was the body and interior when you started working on it?

[Ahatala25]

08 X5









I also have a 04 530i.

[Zach]

Thanks man, the body wasn't too bad (minor rust) and the interior was nearly perfect. The majority of the work was in the engine, trans, differential and brakes. Whenever I save up the $$$ I make it faster, I've ran 4 different engine combos lol. I haven't raced it with the new engine, but I know low 12s are no prob with traction. Yeah, it was a lot of fun wrenching on it with my dad.

[nukka-cp]

Thats sick. I had a 65 El Camino and ran the same rally wheels.

What engine combos did you run? and what are you running now?

[Zach]

Thats sick. I had a 65 El Camino and ran the same rally wheels.

What engine combos did you run? and what are you running now?

Thanks man, I've always like the 60's Elkys! It had a worn out 383 stroker when I first got it. Once it threw a rod, I got a stock style sb 400 long block (bored .040 over to 408ci.) About a year later I threw on some World heads and a Crame cam. Last summer I tore it down again and bumped up the compression, put better heads on and got a bigger cam.

Here's current combo:

-Small block 400 bored 0.040 over (408)
-Speed-Pro Hyper pistons:
-10.0:1 compression ratio
-AFR Eliminator 195/65cc heads
-Lunati Voodoo cam:
233/241, 276/284, 0.504/0.525, LSA: 110
-Summit 1.5 roller rockers
-Edelbrock RPM Air Gap manifold
-Carter AFB competition series 750 cfm carb
-MSD 6A box
-1 and 5/8" Hedman headers
-2 1/2" full exhaust with a H-pipe
-Turbo 400 trans
-Hughes Performance 2,500 stall
-12 bolt rear
-Richmond 3.55 gears
-Eaton posi carrier


When I get out of college I'm dropping in a 540 big block.

[nukka-cp]

Sounds like a fun car to drive. Hows the 2,500 stall treat you in traffic.

[Zach]

Sounds like a fun car to drive. Hows the 2,500 stall treat you in traffic.

It's great, big enough for a nice launch out of the hole, but small enough to cruise with at highway speeds. That's why I went with 3.55s too.

[nukka-cp]

Nice, that sounds fun as hell to drive.

Me and my buddy are going to start a project car next year, and right now were pretty determined to start a 29 model a.

Were gearing towards something that looks like this.

[Zach]

That'd be badass. It's so light it would barely take any power at all to make that thing scream.

[nukka-cp]

Seriously. Some guys are running 350 engine 350 tranny in those things and they just haul. Something like that would also be reallly fracking fun in a parking lot.

[Ahatala25]

My dad has a 66 jag e-type and that thing has so much torque

[dpc1192]

speaking of old cars

anyone know what this is?

[nukka-cp]

Looks like a chevy corvair to me

[noah lane]

that 2002 and Chevelle are fracking rad.

[dpc1192]

MY love.

1975 BMW 2002

where did you find this glorious car

[superdewey]

i sold my baby recently, ohh how i miss her





photobucket froze up so thats all for now.

i built it all myself and boy was it fun to drive.

[Mapdash]

meter is expired.

[iamfromnewzealand]

busy road

[jake]

99 ford ranger xlt v6... sooo fracking nice. nicest thing ive ever had hahah

just got it yesterday...$5,008 after tax and all that

[nukka-cp]

Buying some wheels today 4 for $500. I love used parts.

[nukka-cp]

[noah lane]

sick nukka. five hunds was a steal.

[Mapdash]

what wheels are those?

[nukka-cp]

5Zigen FN01RC 17X8

[Mapdash]

weight per wheel?

[nukka-cp]

about 17 lbs

[DrD]

Corolla w/ turbonator. APC spoiler.

I'd like to see the dyno with/without the turbonator. I don't trust them, just like the tornado. I've heard people who lost horsepower after they installed it.

[ballin]

those are the wheels i want for my 7. freakin sick and somewhat inexpensive.

[noah lane]

Nick, what year is your WRX? and how much did you pay for it?

[nukka-cp]

03 and 17k

you can get one from a private seller for like 12-15k though