How dare you say we are getting tired of small updates?! This car is beautiful and we love seeing new pics. Gets better everyday man! Keep it up with even the smallest updates!
Qwik2k2z24 wrote:-Z Yaaaa- wrote:damn man.... my teins are almost fully dumped out back and nowhere near as low as you. you got the shorter springs?
2" shorter rear springs and my strut mounts help with the drop. I can go about another inch down in the front and the rear is just past the halfway point of the threads.
ah, but what about rear travel? mine rides pretty rough on full stiff with the rears dumped, NOW. lol
i may have to look into ditching the tein mount "cups" up front like you did... wonder why tein decided to have a 2" deep cup for a mount anyway? might try to modify mine.. idk
M45/OS crank/2.4 snout. It's nice to be injected but I love being blown!
ekimnawi89 (Mike) wrote:Jay I'll just continue the fap fast as well. Car looks juicy as always, but....
Qwik2k2z24 wrote: Plans of a new tucked 3" cat back are in the works. This thing is dragging on everything.
This quote is the best thing I have heard though. I am in the same boat and look forward to your plans for it.
LOL! my 3" likes to dangle! I have a fab guy begging to do my exhaust so it should be happening sooner than later. He wants to go aluminum!
strat81 wrote:Qwik2k2z24 wrote:Corner lights are done!
"JDM" corner lights by qwik2k2z24, on Flickr
"JDM" corner lights by qwik2k2z24, on Flickr
damn those look nice. I need a set of those for the sedan.
car looks great. i've never noticed any real issue with the toe changes running the camber shims. granted my car is only driven to an autox, beat on, and driven home. no ill affects in the handling department from what i've experienced. they would be small changes at best as there isn't a huge range of motion... at least not the way my car is setup.
I love how they turned out. My paint guy mixed in some orange tint with the clear so basically all you see is a clear coated stock corner light. Came out super clear compared to when I used Metalcast.
and yeah.. same thing with the toe issue. I don't feel any problems with it handling wise.
Z24Sunfire wrote:How dare you say we are getting tired of small updates?! This car is beautiful and we love seeing new pics. Gets better everyday man! Keep it up with even the smallest updates!
Appreciate that! Once events start kicking off I'm gonna use this post as a blog in a sense.
-Z Yaaaa- wrote:Qwik2k2z24 wrote:-Z Yaaaa- wrote:damn man.... my teins are almost fully dumped out back and nowhere near as low as you. you got the shorter springs?
2" shorter rear springs and my strut mounts help with the drop. I can go about another inch down in the front and the rear is just past the halfway point of the threads.
ah, but what about rear travel? mine rides pretty rough on full stiff with the rears dumped, NOW. lol
i may have to look into ditching the tein mount "cups" up front like you did... wonder why tein decided to have a 2" deep cup for a mount anyway? might try to modify mine.. idk
Tein probably simply copied the stock mount specs for height and make their own out of aluminum without much R&D.. after all it's only J-body parts. O_O
BeardLife /
Club Awesome Reject Blog
I have been debating aluminum as well. . I've heard mixed reviews on it. It's either that or 321ss.
Go Stainless!
PRND321 Till I DIE
Old Motor: 160whp & 152ft/lbs, 1/4 Mile 15.4 @88.2
M45 + LD9 + 4T40-E, GO GO GO
Club Awesome? Why not Club Baby Seals? jk jk. Looks good man. Should vinyl wrap the roof for kicks
My god your car looks good on some of those last pictures!
sellin the nardi then? lol
That red bimmer is stupid loud
Evan Undead (The Black Pearl) wrote:Digging the Jetta.. Alot.
Jetta is cool. We just put some coilovers on it at the beginning of the season and the wheels are spot on for fitment.
CrAzY Z24 wrote:That red bimmer is stupid loud
Are you sure? lol. It's decently quiet honestly.
BeardLife /
Club Awesome Reject Blog
Looks like fun man. I think you need a new sig now
If its the same guy im thinking of, dave, he straight piped it and is stupid loud now
CrAzY Z24 wrote:If its the same guy im thinking of, dave, he straight piped it and is stupid loud now
Nope, the car is owned by Cory and formerly owned by the owner of Strictly Import Motorsports.
Sparky15_00 (Corsica Dude) wrote:Looks like fun man. I think you need a new sig now
I agree!
Bobby Higgins wrote:SUNOCO 93 FTW!!!
I always prefer Sonoco when I have the opportunity
BeardLife /
Club Awesome Reject Blog
I'm blaming Oscar for me being sick. Ain't nothin' he can do about it.
HooWybrow wrote:I'm blaming Oscar for me being sick. Ain't nothin' he can do about it.
I told him and he doesn't seem to care at all!
So I have been picking apart my rear fitment during the week. Over the weekend I realized I was only rubbing 1/4 panel on the passenger side (pretty bad too even with the roll). This seemed odd to me. A few years back when I was improving the fitment on my Trak Lite setup I realized the rear axle beam was 6mm inward on the passenger side. To fix that I had Stephen Wiggens cut me a 6mm hub spacer to make the beam straight and allow me to use equal size wheel spacers. Well after I swapped to my Teins, Addco rear bar, and my 17x9s it appears the 6mm was creating the rubbing issue. Removed the shim and now fitment is dead even side to side. How you ask?? I haven't the slightest clue... This isn't the first time my car has fixed itself.
Before you ask, No, my beam bushings aren't completely junk.
I should have some professional pictures form the upcoming JBOM BBQ on Saturday.
BeardLife /
Club Awesome Reject Blog
"This isnt the first time my car has fixed itself".... LOL awesome this has happened to me....but us humans are always curious so we go breaking things before we find out...LOL
GMR has got nothing on this
Ugly, hacked up cavalier..........
Just kidding man, looks fantastic!!!!
"Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers"-Colin McRae
Mini iPhone photoshoot from the weekend! High res soon.
Front Teins came down another turn as well. Still rides like magic and doesn't bottom out the struts.
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And then this happened Sunday night... Compression check shows 180psi on all 4 cylinders with a cold engine. Leak down test tonight should show more. Fresh plugs and it drove fine on Monday. I definitely heard debris rattle around and most likely exit the engine. I am assuming ring land at this time.
Engine will most likely come out this weekend. Build will consist of .020 Wiseco pistons, Eagle rods, ARP rod and head studs, 2.3L oil pump swap, and most likely my Cometic head gasket.
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I refuse to end this season this early.
BeardLife /
Club Awesome Reject Blog
Sorry to see that happen, but Im glad to hear its not going to hold you back!
