Previous cars...post them up
04-08-12, 11:52 PM
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2000 Berlina Black s2000 sold to a friend. 2008 IS250 6 speed, hated the 6speed went back to a 2006 Silverstone s2000. The 2009 Honda Fit was my daily. Sold s2k and Fit both for the ISF.
04-09-12, 02:42 AM
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Great thread... allows me to dig up some old pics of my first moneypit...
First car I owned... Former pride-and-joy til the F came along... and I still have it as an alternate to the F.
1999 Honda Prelude, Crystal blue metallic, manual.
Mods: Tein HR coilovers, custom machined 17" Volk TE-37, Spoon 4-piston front calipers, Spoon F&R tower bars, S2000 steering wheel, Recaro Evo 8 alcantara seats on custom brackets, JVC DVD-mp3, JDM ITR shift **** and boot, OEM faux-carbon dash trim, Type S engine cover and intake, JDM foglights, OEM front lip and rear spoiler, body matched painted lower exterior sills, Custom retrofitted headlights with bi-xenon 3" projectors with Hella components and LED marker lights, Custom LED rear tail lights with DOT-rated 4" LED brake/signal and reverse clusters with integrated LED side markers.
First car I owned... Former pride-and-joy til the F came along... and I still have it as an alternate to the F.
1999 Honda Prelude, Crystal blue metallic, manual.
Mods: Tein HR coilovers, custom machined 17" Volk TE-37, Spoon 4-piston front calipers, Spoon F&R tower bars, S2000 steering wheel, Recaro Evo 8 alcantara seats on custom brackets, JVC DVD-mp3, JDM ITR shift **** and boot, OEM faux-carbon dash trim, Type S engine cover and intake, JDM foglights, OEM front lip and rear spoiler, body matched painted lower exterior sills, Custom retrofitted headlights with bi-xenon 3" projectors with Hella components and LED marker lights, Custom LED rear tail lights with DOT-rated 4" LED brake/signal and reverse clusters with integrated LED side markers.
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04-09-12, 08:03 AM
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You guys are going to crack up. I totally forgot about Cardomain. I posted one of the first custom cars I did wayyyyyyyy back in the day. I think this is around 2001. I went from this to a brand new IS300 -> IS250 -> IS-F. If you want to see more, I am too embarrassed to post any more pics.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/213871/1993-honda-civic
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/213871/1993-honda-civic
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04-09-12, 08:20 AM
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Thanks. Yea, I was on the hunt for an M5 at the time, but the deals on these STS-Vs were too hard to pass up. I got mine for more than half the sticker price, with low miles. I was putting out 400rwhp with a couple hundred in bolt ons. However, it was big and didnt feel as solid as a BMW or Lexus.
04-09-12, 08:33 AM
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To OP: Don't forget the s2000 + NSX owners, I think the most popular combo's I've seen from owners are:
a) IS-F + Supra
b) IS-F + s2000
c) IS-F + NSX
d) IS-F + M3
e) IS-F + GTR
(in no particular order)
One of the more famous pictures of an all white shoot we did a few years back:
And an old old picture from my first car I bought myself in the early 90's
a) IS-F + Supra
b) IS-F + s2000
c) IS-F + NSX
d) IS-F + M3
e) IS-F + GTR
(in no particular order)
One of the more famous pictures of an all white shoot we did a few years back:
And an old old picture from my first car I bought myself in the early 90's
04-09-12, 09:37 AM
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1994 Integra GSR. Bought it back in 98 and drove it until it got stolen in 2009. I basically had everything done to the car (balanced and blue printed bottom end, civic type r oversized pistons, port and polished head, stage 2 race cams, titanium springs and retainers, cam gears, ported single stage manifold, etc etc etc).
04-09-12, 09:59 AM
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You showed yours, now I'll show mine (I still have/drive it too)
I used to drive to work every day in this car. I loved the quaking, spitting motor, exhast pouring through the windows and feet being roasted by the firewall. I don't drive it like I used to these days.
I found that owning a car with air conditioning in a 100 degree climate is also nice. I still drive the ***** once in a while just for the intoxicating smell of exhaust. I can honestly say some of the most exciting and thrilling times of my life were in this car.
For the gear heads:
Car was a owned by a distant relative and came to me in the eighties as a 15th birthday gift with strings attached to keep me from messing up in school, etc. There were no cell phones then, so parents kept their ******* sons in check by taking away their guns and car keys. I rehabbed the Camaro my 15th and 16th summers, and drove it as a high school senior, and still have it today.
Engine: Garage-built 383 stroker from a seasoned small block, forged crank and pistons and ported iron heads. The cam has 299 deg duration, and .518 lift. The transmission is a turbo 400 with a shift kit and 3:73. I terminate the exhaust into a pair of stubbies under the front seats.
Fuel economy is ~ 4 city / 8 highway MPG.The brakes are 12 in rotors by SSBrakes, but because of the cam duration, they need a lot of pedal force. I expect I'll have to put a booster in it before I give it to my daughter.
I found that owning a car with air conditioning in a 100 degree climate is also nice. I still drive the ***** once in a while just for the intoxicating smell of exhaust. I can honestly say some of the most exciting and thrilling times of my life were in this car.
For the gear heads:
Car was a owned by a distant relative and came to me in the eighties as a 15th birthday gift with strings attached to keep me from messing up in school, etc. There were no cell phones then, so parents kept their ******* sons in check by taking away their guns and car keys. I rehabbed the Camaro my 15th and 16th summers, and drove it as a high school senior, and still have it today.
Engine: Garage-built 383 stroker from a seasoned small block, forged crank and pistons and ported iron heads. The cam has 299 deg duration, and .518 lift. The transmission is a turbo 400 with a shift kit and 3:73. I terminate the exhaust into a pair of stubbies under the front seats.
Fuel economy is ~ 4 city / 8 highway MPG.The brakes are 12 in rotors by SSBrakes, but because of the cam duration, they need a lot of pedal force. I expect I'll have to put a booster in it before I give it to my daughter.
