Thanks

They are 5zigen GN+
17x8.5 +38 Front
17x9.5 +38 Rear

Suspension
Tein springs

 

Looks like wan's old FD (njstreetrx7 on this forum) but he got banned so thats why he's not around.

He sold this FD, bought a supra, sold that and bought his FD again or something to that nature but i know he bought the same FD twice lol

I cruised with him one time and he beat the ever living **** out of it.

Sinned, its a gorgeous car but damn you got an abused one lol.

At least he put nothing but quality parts on it. And it def looks like in good shape, since last time i saw it. Good job with that.

 

Why would you even bring up something like that?

 

+1^ see no point in it

 

Why is it a big deal?

People who buy sports cars should know it gets driven hard every once in a while.

I didnt say i followed that car day after day and saw him beat the hell out of it.

I just said i cruised with him once and he was beating the hell out of it. No big deal.

The owner before me beat on my car i assume. He was a mazda mechanic and also an engine builder.

Lets not make this a big deal.

 

I beat the **** out of my new FD and my OLD FD. Someone's got to do it man, and I'm going to do it before you do...

 

new rims, manaray sport vertec vr5 evo

front 8.5x18 +45 235/40 rear 9.5x18 +45 265/35

I plan on powdercoating them later, after i replace the front and rear bumpers

 

"Nice car but dam you got a abused one". That doesn't come out in any way other than disrespect.

If for some reason you feel that can be argued PM me. Back to the pictures.

 

LOL, yeah it was his car.... He has a EVO x now.... i still hit him up every now and then....

as far as good parts.... not really.....
And As far as it being abused... I guess u mean driven??? Its funny what a lot of owners consider abuse.....

Its my Daliy driver....Its seen rain, Cloudy skies, and get this........weather under 60 degrees!!!!!!..even some snow (Wasnt too fun thoe).... It also survived a 13hr drive to and from north Carolina.
And is about to make another one this April.
I guess to some this might be abuse too...

Id say I got a ??used car??? that was well takin care of.....

 

Thanks for commenting man. I was hoping this wouldnt be a big deal since its NOT a big deal.

But im glad you posted with such maturity.

Yeah i didnt mean what i said to sorta put you down saying you got a crappy car, because you didnt. It was sorta like a joke. Because i know that car myself, and still seeing it now in the best of condition that wan kept it, amazes me. Sports cars that are driven, get driven hard. You know that, i know that, everyone else should as well. How you define "driven" is entirely up to you.

You did a great job in keeping the car in perfect shape, which is what i said. Wan also daily drove the car in rain, sleet, snow whatever which is also amazing..

 

Recently detailed by Envious Detailing here in Huntington Beach. Turned out great! This is my 10th year of owning the car and its never let me down. It definitely deserved a little TLC! Check out the thread on Autopia for more pics:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-det...-new-life.html

 

^^^ Wow!

They brought your paint back from the dead!

the side mirrors looked toasted to me.

Did they repaint them, or were they able to save the factory paint?

looks great!

now get yourself a non gnarring wash mit & a car cover.

 

No repaint, except touching up the rock chips (none of which were on the mirrors). The mirrors are much better but will still need a repaint to really be like new again. Nevertheless, a huge improvement. After moving to Huntington, I have no driveway, and I started taking the car to a "100% hand wash" place. Big mistake. I think the main problem is that the car wasn't always totally clean when they started drying it. From now on I'm going to a wash-it-yourself place.

 

huh?????

You damage looks like #1 from hard water. Are you parking next to a sprinkler? A few days of that without polishing it out will end up leaving those types of droplets.

#2 the swirl marks are from a polish job done with one of those hand polishing machines, or the car being run through an automated washer like those at the gas station. A person drying a car by hand can't really make those swirl impressions in the clear coat. If anything it would be scratches done in a straight motion.

IMO it is more fun to wash your own car but I think you are blaming the wrong culprit.

Its a shame you don't have garage space, how close are you to the beach? My friend lives a few blocks away (in HB) and occasionally gets a saltwater layer on his car so beware.

 

You are right I can't blame the hard water damage and oxidation on the car wash, but its never been machine polished or run through a coin operated wash so I can't blame that either. I live right on PCH and that definitely means the car has to be washed more often, that salty layer sucks! Regardless I'm just happy its fixed

 

cleaning the interior out and getting it ready for paint... woot woot


removing the sound deadening, **** ton of sand/rocks, tar. etc.

 

 

Hey I drive by there all the time, I hang out in HB a lot... why don't you come out on the cruises with us Your car looks so nice, nothing like fresh/clean/nice VR paint on an FD!!

 

Hey Michael,

Did you redo the interior lights with LED? Or do you just have a bad *** camera?

 

Shitty object+Killer camera= GREATNESS

 

FDSeoul: What are you shooting with? Pictures look great, although the white balance looks off.

 

shooting with a Nikon DSLR and you are correct, i was too damn lazy to do a custom WB.

 

Prep for painting the engine bay and the interior... Next mods:
- Roll-cage
- Suspension
- New brakes
That's it for this month :p

 

Sweet 16 this month

 

^ love it. so clean and sweet stock.