Imports

[Small_Fryz]

What are we looking at? im sorry but i dont regonize engines that well....

I think the eyes and shark are quite good haha, really original, 10 points for that.

 

[Perfect Balance]

That's a 1jz.

Basically a few months ago, that car was pretty much officially dead. While they were doing some work on it, they found parts of the body coming apart on it, and pretty much said the car was done and wasn't going to be driven anymore.


But it looks like they decided to patch it up and stick a 1jz in it though. What most people don't realize is that car was actually really beat up and had been in a pretty bad wreck before the current owner got it, although you can't really tell. So it's not as if the owner took a mint BMW and turned it into that.

 

[WeinerSchnitzel]

Want.

 

[exigeracer]

That warplane BMW is just off the charts badass. So mean.

 

[speed junkie]

 

[Keef]

But it looks like they decided to patch it up and stick a 1jz in it though. What most people don't realize is that car was actually really beat up and had been in a pretty bad wreck before the current owner got it, although you can't really tell. So it's not as if the owner took a mint BMW and turned it into that.

I never knew it started out as a piece of crap actually, I figured he just liked pushing the envelope. Considering how this car has been all over the place I assumed it was in pretty good condition, otherwise you wouldn't have caught me driving it that far lol.

 

[eiriksmil]

I think it was pretty nice.. But notice in the picture from the all-rusted phase, the smashed windshield and bent A-pillar. That was this car's point of no return, but instead of crushing it he kept it, which I think is pretty cool. Put it this way, if his buddy hadn't smashed it, it'd still be rocking nice paint..

As much as I hate all the drama and the fame that's around his cars (I really dislike how we all stalk this car like the small sheep we are ), I do like his taste. Although you can be pretty sure that "the car is dead, this is the end" was just playing theatre..

 

[Revheadnz]

IMO could do with a bit less smoked tail-lights and a bit more paint on the boot lip but otherwise, awesome.

 

[speed junkie]

Not a big fan of the spoiler-less look but it still pretty awesome.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Although you can be pretty sure that "the car is dead, this is the end" was just playing theatre..

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3996

I dunno, it sounded pretty legit.

EDIT: Apparently the 1jz was a spur of the moment thing and they simply added lots of reinforcement.

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5840

 

[Stotty]

It's actually been longer. The idea was conceived in 1988 & by 1990, the car's development began.

A picture like this hasn't been taken in over a decade.

That picture forms part of a massive F1 feature in this months EVO magazine.

The blue car front right is one of only 3 longtails according to the article.

 

[Blitz187]

Since were on the subject of the McLaren F1 anyway... I remember this vid I ran into... No action, but nicely made clip....

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[McLaren]

That picture forms part of a massive F1 feature in this months EVO magazine.

The blue car front right is one of only 3 longtails according to the article.

Correct. Currently waiting for my local store to get the issue in.

 

[Glubags]

drag civic

Good lord that is sick... any idea how much power that thing is putting down?

I love the downpipe routing (or more accurately the lack thereof)... I guess you'd call it an up-pipe now.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Here's the thread:

http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2782734

No specs or power numbers, but it runs a 9.25 @ 160mph.

 

[Glubags]

ZOINKS!

That thing must be putting down SERIOUS numbers to have the top end to trap at 160.

 

[Jim Prower]

I like the NASCAR-style steelies.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I like the NASCAR-style steelies.

Reading the thread, apparently those are only used to push the car around the shop. They're not nearly strong enough for passes down the track. They run something else for that. 👍

 

[Glubags]

Reading the thread, apparently those are only used to push the car around the shop. They're not nearly strong enough for passes down the track. They run something else for that. 👍

Thank god... I posted it in the AS2K section of S2KI in our post-whoring thread, and that was my one complaint. I imagine those wheels would get warped badly after a few launches.

 

[eiriksmil]

 

[Keef]

 

[speed junkie]

Change the wheels and the wing and I'd hit it.



And this...

 

[Perfect Balance]

Fiat 124 coupe, apparently.

With a 13B!

 

[speed junkie]

Oh wow . Never heard of a 124 coupe before either. I cant imagine there being alot of slace with the engine being that far back

 

[Azuremen]

Oh wow . Never heard of a 124 coupe before either. I cant imagine there being alot of slace with the engine being that far back

What?

 

[Revheadnz]

*space*

 

[Perfect Balance]

What?

^ Space. I'm assuming he didn't catch the part where I said it was a 13b, and thus thinks there's 4 cylinders sitting that far back.

 

[mazdaman]

^ Space. I'm assuming he didn't catch the part where I said it was a 13b, and thus thinks there's 4 cylinders sitting that far back.

Yea i was wondering if it was 13b then I seen the housing
case behind the wires.

 

[speed junkie]

Sorry about that one, not only did I miss the 13B part but misspelled "space." My mind wasn't at its sharpest at the time.