Imports

[Encyclopedia]

Those 240s are way too low.

 

[-Fred-]

240's are never too low.

 

[CodeRedR51]

240's are never too low.

Disagree.

 

[hemisport15]

Mr. Burroughs is back everyone...

The whole write up can be found here, clicky.

 

[Eric.]

Saw pictures of that car from Import Alliance yesterday. I'm surprised there hasn't been a big influx of trash cars from there.

 

[hemisport15]

Saw pictures of that car from Import Alliance yesterday. I'm surprised there hasn't been a big influx of trash cars from there.

If you want to see a funny thread about IA then I have one for you...
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19633

Some of the guys thought it would be funny to creep on the people there, and take pics of the awesome cars.

 

[Keef]

Saw pictures of that car from Import Alliance yesterday. I'm surprised there hasn't been a big influx of trash cars from there.

Wanna see something that looks completely retarded?

Somebody slap that man in the mouth for being stupid. That car looks absolutely terrible. I would make fun of the owner and his car to his face.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

That 3.0 CS is perfect. Just perfect. Probably my favorite German car of them all.

 

[CodeRedR51]

That an actual S15 to the left there, or just a conversion?

 

[Joey D]

If you want to see a funny thread about IA then I have one for you...
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19633

Some of the guys thought it would be funny to creep on the people there, and take pics of the awesome cars.

Damn, Ken Block is a cloning machine!

 

[Keef]

That an actual S15 to the left there, or just a conversion?

Hard to say. I've seen a couple real ones there. Without being able to see the roof you can't really tell.

 

[CodeRedR51]

If you want to see a funny thread about IA then I have one for you...
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19633

Some of the guys thought it would be funny to creep on the people there, and take pics of the awesome cars.

Every one of those pictures deserves a face palm.

 

[Keef]

That's what the thread is for.

 

[speed junkie]

If you want to see a funny thread about IA then I have one for you...
http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19633

Some of the guys thought it would be funny to creep on the people there, and take pics of the awesome cars.

It's not just the cars either

 

[Carlos]

Those 240s are way too low.

True, waaay too low!

 

[Perfect Balance]

240's are never too low.

This man speaks the truth.


Actually, lowering a 240sx more than 2 inches or so (which still leaves a 3 finger wheel gap) screws the suspension geometry, so basically it pretty much comes down to having a car that looks stock, or lowering it to where it looks right. At that point, the suspension is done anyway, so might as well make it look cool.

For reference, this is a 240sx on KW Variant 3s.

Anything more than this and the suspension arms have gone past parallel, and proper geometry is impossible without lots of adjustable suspension pieces.

Anyway, I present one of maybe 10 good looking Onevias.

 

[Omnis]

WTF. That car is swirl-city.

 

[Perfect Balance]

WTF. That car is swirl-city.

It's also factory paint from 1993 or so. Good enough.

EDIT: Honestly it's not bad, that looks like pretty much any car that has been buffed before and hasn't been waxed in a while. Bad swirls look like:

 

[Keef]

Introducing Joe Gore and Kevin Cornett. I have the great fortune of being acquainted with them. Bwag is in there somewhere.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Anyone want to play guess the engine bay? (you'll get it right away...)

 

[Keef]

I haven't seen many 350s, but I'll go with that.

NC Miata!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yeah they're finally getting around to completing the swap...

 

[Keef]

Hell it can't be that complicated can it? Custom mounts, custom drive shaft, custom harness, megasquirt, done. If the diff blows up get a new one.

 

[CodeRedR51]

They were waiting for all the subframe pieces from V8 Roadsters who had to find a donor vehicle first, then do all the fab work between customer builds. FM finally got the pieces they needed last week, so the work on their car is continuing. And they don't use Megasquirt for the ECU. It's actually a re-flashed ECU they get from GM, along with all of the necessary wiring. I'm sure they'll use the same differential (Cadillac CTS) as the other cars.

Edit: Project log here.

 

[Perfect Balance]

EDIT: Pics don't seem to be working. Oh well.

 

[Encyclopedia]

This man speaks the truth.


Actually, lowering a 240sx more than 2 inches or so (which still leaves a 3 finger wheel gap) screws the suspension geometry, so basically it pretty much comes down to having a car that looks stock, or lowering it to where it looks right. At that point, the suspension is done anyway, so might as well make it look cool.

For reference, this is a 240sx on KW Variant 3s.

Anything more than this and the suspension arms have gone past parallel, and proper geometry is impossible without lots of adjustable suspension pieces.

That one looks pretty much perfect to me height wise.

 

[speed junkie]

^Really? It looks stock.

And this: "The Class of 1960"
An interesting link

http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-report/the-class-of-1960

 

[TheCracker]

And this: "The Class of 1960"
An interesting link

http://www.roadandtrack.com/special-report/the-class-of-1960

That was a real golden age of racing wasn't it.

So many of those drivers mentioned went on to run successful race teams or other automotive companies. You just wouldn't get that now.

 

[Rue]

VW Golf GTi by R-W-P, on Flickr

 

[-Fred-]

Introducing Joe Gore and Kevin Cornett. I have the great fortune of being acquainted with them. Bwag is in there somewhere.

Journey, srsly?