The FriZ's quest to regain his not so long post youth...
Hey guys, My name is Brian... I have a variety of history with "toys"..
1992 240sx, Silvia Front, Redtop, FMIC, Blah, Blah... This was a gorgeous, well rounded car with AC and power steering. Not some Drift battle jalopy. I really enjoyed it.. I got too anxious and sold it... oh well... 1996 M3 1988 E30 325is 2004 STI - Fairly nice build... Sold earlier this year 1969 Pontiac Firebird Coupe 1998 Jeep XJ... 3 linked, air locked, geared, armored 1994 FZJ80 Land Cruiser 2001 Jeep Cherokee 1988 Ranger 1980 K20 Chevrolet Truck 1974 Fiat Spider 1972 Fiat Spider 1995 Taurus Police Package 2001 Sebring (gag) 2001 GTI vr6 1986 300E Mercedes.... currently.. with my Firebird and Sti sold... we have 1998 4runner, 3.4, small lift, lots of OEM refreshing. This is my daily 2003 Forester XS Premium, Lifted, 28" All terrain tires, Thule Racks... Wifes Daily 1978 Kawasaki KZ650 SR... This is my only toy now that the Firebird is gone... I sold the firebird two days ago for $20,000.00.... Now.. I'm looking to go back to my roots... Couple of cars are on the list 1. FD3S, I've wanted an FD for about 8 years and never had the guts to pull the trigger.. I've always been concerned with reliability.. I'm REALLY about to do it though. 2. S14 240sx. I loved my S13... Everything I hated about it concerned the Interior.. an S14 would remedy that. I would thoroughly enjoy building another. It would be RB25 or S14 SR20 powered... 3. SW20 MR2 turbo... I've always had a soft spot for these guys... 4. IS300 or SC300 with a 2JZGTE/1JZGTE swap... LOVE the IS's 5. Turbocharged E36 M3... The FD is really on the top of my list. I love them. I'm in the process of browsing the classifieds, but I cant post until I have my post count... SOOooo I figured I would Introduce myself and say "Hi." Background... I have a B.A. in History and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence... I whitewater Kayak (new river gorge, woohoo!!) I live in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia.. Some of the Best Roads around.. I hate drifting... just hate it I love Autocross and HPDE events Married, one kid, and another on the way! Trusty Dog, and a mischievous cat.... Nice to meet you guys!! Ill post some pictures of the old rides shortly! Thanks -Brian |
I'll have to say that your Intro has to be the BEST Intro I have EVER approved Brian!
I feel I know you and if you ever get Divorced you can Look me up...(hahhahahahhaha!) |
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
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I'll have to say that your Intro has to be the BEST Intro I have EVER approved Brian!
I feel I know you and if you ever get Divorced you can Look me up...(hahhahahahhaha!) I can't begin to describe how TORN and STRESSED I am on how I want to spend this money.... I want something that will be significant to me... My s13 was a REALLY nice car... I LOVED it... Attachment 638189 http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...0Whips/w12.jpg MODS: 1992 Nissan 240sx SE Coupe Painted Honda Championship WhiteSR20DET Redtop 5 Speed Silvia K's Triple Projector Front end Greddy Front Mount HKS SSQV BOV HKS Iridium Spark Plugs Heavy Throttle Hotpipe Topspeed Downpipe Walbro Fuel Pump 255 Koyo Radiator HBC Manual Boost Controller BlitZ Nur-Spec Exhaust KYB AGX Shocks/Struts Eibach Prokit Springs Recaro Speed Drivers Seat 98' Cobra Wheels 17x8 30 5 Lug Conversion 300zx 4Pot 30mm Front brakes Brembo Cross-drilled/Slotted Rotors Autometer Fuel Gauge Alpine Headunit Alpine Type R Midrange Components Alpine Type R 10 Sub Alpine Monoblock Amp Stainless Steel Brake Lines Limited Slip Diff..... And tons more that I am forgetting... This was my favorite car... I truly loved it... I'm trying to recapture that Feeling! Next, was my e36 M3 Attachment 638190 Attachment 638191 Attachment 638191 Car: 1996 M3 Coupe Luxury Package Autothority Cold Air Intake Autothority Chip Remus Exhaust Bilstein Shocks/Struts Eibach Prokit Springs Goodyear F1 GSD3's Bimmerworld Rear Shock Mounts Stewart Water pump Sachs Clutch Powerflex Polyurethane Rear Trailing arm Bushings Powerflex Poly Rear subframe bushings (Expensive job in labor!!) Power Flex Rear Trailing Arm Bushings / New Arms Power Flex control arms/bushings and some more..... This car was the best handling car I owned.... but GAWD.. It seemed like something was always broken... The Rear Shock mounts were replaced like 4 times in 6 years.... the RTABs were replaced multiple times... The damn subframe bushings ripped out... Waterpump failed... It ate rear tires due to constant suspension problems... etc... But man, when it was right, it was RIGHT. I loved the broad torque band... the motor had power EVERYWHERE. The interior just fell ALL TO PIECES... cardboard wrapped with leather.. it looked nice, but it wasn't built to withstand even Daily Driving duty... The Driver's seat leather wore like crazy, the bolsters collapsed.. Finally the seat just broke. Bought for 11k... sold for 4k... SAD day... |
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Next came my 2004 STI ... Now I had a lot of fun with this car
Attachment 638180 Attachment 638181Attachment 638182 Attachment 638183 Attachment 638184 Attachment 638185 Attachment 638186 Attachment 638187 Attachment 638188 Suspension FEAL Suspension 441 Coilovers Swift 7k Front Springs, Swift 5k Rear Springs Whiteline Adjustable Sway Bar Front Whiteline Adjustable Sway Bar Rear Whiteline Poly Sway Bar Bushings Front Whiteline Poly Sway Bar Bushings Rear Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings Whiteline Adjustable Front Sway Bar End links, NEW Perrin Rear Sway Bar End links OEM STi KYB Struts (recently installed zerk fittings, cleaned, greased, NO CLUNKS) Included OEM STi Springs (Included) NEW OEM Power Steering O-Ring FRESH OEM Subaru Power Steering Fluid (Subaru OEM ATF) Brakes OEM Brembo Calipers Goodrich Stainless Brake Lines NEW Hawk HPS Pads NEW Centric High Carbon Rotors Fresh ATE Superblue Racing Brake Fluid Original, OEM Rotors (included, could be resurfaced and reused) Engine / Drivetrain TurnInConcepts Super shift kit including short shifter Ecutek Tune, Dyno at Topspeed Atlanta by Scott Siegel 290 Horsepower, 316 foot/pounds Torque to the wheels, Verified at National Speed; Wilmington, NC. ESX Top mount Intercooler APS 65mm Cold Air Intake with Crinkle Red finish to match the OEM Intake Manifold Prodrive Electronic Boost Control Solenoid TurboXS Full Exhaust TurboXS 4" Bellmouth Downpipe TurboXS Catless Race Pipe (Installed) TurboXS High Flow Cat (uninstalled, included) NEW TurboXS Gaskets and Hardware in the ENTIRE exhaust, OEM VF43 Turbo, Perfect condition NEW OEM Subaru Oil Drain Tube (with stronger, aftermarket clamps) NEW OEM Subaru Valve Cover Gaskets NEW OEM Subaru Axle Boots (Driver side) NEW OEM Subaru Axle Assembly (Passenger side) NEW OEM Subaru/Koyo Wheel Bearings at ALL FOUR Corners. 290 Horsepower, 316 foot/pounds Torque to the wheels, Verified at National Speed; Wilmington, NC. Oil Changed Regularly with German Castrol 0W30 Full Synthetic Transmission/Front Diff Fluid changed every 30,000(OEM intervals) with OEM SUBARU Extra-S Gear Oil 42 Autosports Transmission Cocktail was ran prior to Changing Trans Fluid to clean the gear syncros. Rear Differential Fluid Changed every 30,000 (OEM Intervals) with Motul 90PA Gear Oil. Power Steering Fluid Changed with OEM Subaru ATF (OEM Fluid) OEM Subaru Coolant OEM Subaru Coolant Conditioner NEW Gates Racing Timing Belt NEW Gates Timing Pulleys NEW Gates Timing Tensioner NEW OEM Subaru Water pump Exterior Perrin Wing Stiffis, x Two Urethane Version 8 Front Lip Rally Armor Urethane Mud Flaps 17x9 Gloss Black Rota Grids (19.5lbs a piece) with 245/40/17 Continental DWS Tires (installed) 17x7.5 BBS 10-Spoke (15.6lbs a piece) with 225/45/17 Dunlop Wintersport 3D Tires (included) Interior Alpine 9835 CD/MP3/WMA Head Unit with Ai-Net Auxiliary Input through Glove Box. IA Performance Speaker Plates MB Quart Premium 6.5 Components Front MB Quart Premium 5.25 Components Rear Custom Cherry Blossom Front Badge Weathertech Floorliners Prodrive Shift Knob OEM Shift knob also included Recaro Sport Seats , Suede and Sport Cloth Combo, Black and Blue to match OEM interior Recaro Sliders. Planted Technologies Seat Bases. This car was GREAT... but in the end... it was just an Impreza with a big motor that looked good... The only thing underneath that was any beefier were the front axle shafts and the Front Lower control arms, which were cast aluminum (sadly.. where people bent their stamped steel LCAs.. people with Cast Aluminum arms would just bend the chassis mounts instead)... Everything else on the car was Dinky... Tie rods, ball joints... WEAK wheel bearings... I really despised having a performance car that was AWD, especially having a limited slip in the front... The steering feel was TERRIBLE.. My car was very well rounded.. went through 4 different suspension setups.. Could NEVER get rid of the Bump Steer and the ridiculous "bounce" that these cars are known for. I manage a 900 member Subaru Club based in NC/VA, I have rode in hundreds of cars... mine was by far the best riding setup I had felt and it still had terrible bump steer and suspension bounce. It was just inherent in the design of the suspension... Not to mention, I got sick of replacing axle seals and valve cover gaskets.... SOOO I sold it... |
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Next came this thing... I wanted to get something that wasn't going to depreciate... and well I ended up with a 1969 Firebird... I liked the car, and it handled remarkably well for an old muscle car with Heavy Duty Sways front and rear, new springs and shocks, poly bushings everywhere, subframe connectors, and a quick ration IROC steering box.... BUT.. it couldn't handle the abuse... So I sold it two days ago... Made 5,000$ on it, so I can't complain!!
The car is a 1969 Firebird Coupe PHS Documented, Originally Verdoro Green, Now Black. 67,000 Original Miles Original Numbers matching Motor, Non HO Pontiac 350 Muncie M20 4 Speed (Originally a 3 speed Column shift Manual, one of 8464) Hurst Shifter Edelbrock Intake Edelbrock 4 Barrel 600CFM carb (originally a 2 barrel) Crane 272-2 New Seals Ram Air III Exhaust Manifolds Dual 2.5 Aluminized Exhaust Piping Flowmaster 40 Series Mufflers (x2) New Radiator Dual PermaCool Electric Fans 10 Bolt Rear end Eaton Limited Slip 3.08 gears Front Heavy Duty Sway Bar with Poly Bushings Rear Sway Bar New Springs Front New Springs Rear New Ball Joints New Tie Rods New Subframe Bushings Subframe Connectors IROC Quick Ratio Steering Box Stainless Steel Brake Lines Disc Brakes Front Conversion (originally nonpower drums) Power Brake Conversion Stainless Fuel Lines New Seats New Door Panels New Carpet New Dashboard New Headliner New Dash pad New Visors New Wiring Harness for the Entire car Hushmat ExTreme From the Firewall to the rear seat. Gauges Rebuilt, Volt, Oil Pressure, Water Temp, and Tachometer Original Floor Pans completly Solid New Rear Quarters, done very well American Racing Torque Thrust Wheels I'm sure the list gets longer. The car came with a 3 Ring Binder, STUFFED full of receipts, documentation, literature, etc.. Car even came with the Original 1969 Owners Manual. She also came with about 15 1st place Show Plaques and a few "sponsors choice" Attachment 638171 Attachment 638172 Attachment 638173 http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...forsale032.jpg Attachment 638174 Attachment 638175 Attachment 638176 Attachment 638177 Attachment 638178 Attachment 638179 But, yea... It had to go... |
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NOW... I also had a crazy, 3 linked Jeep Cherokee.. This was my PRIDE AND JOY for about 10 years... I sold it this past year.. she had finally developed some rust and I just didn't feel it was worth trying to fix it.. I LOVED this thing.. brought my little girl home in it, met my wife in it.. everything.. but a 4x4 was not meant to be built with a unibody structure... It would have cost me about 5 grand to get it back right, so it wasn't worth it... I bought a 1998 4runner to replace it...
1998 Jeep Cherokee 4 door 4.0 liter inline 6 Aw4 Automatic np231 Dana High Pinion 30 Front Chrysler 8.25 Rear Chilli Pepper Red (2010 factory respray) 258,000 Miles and going Rustys 6.5" coil springs Rusty's 4.5" leaf springs Rusty's 1.5" Greasable Shackles Rusty's shocks Rustys Cut Out Fender Flares Froehlich Suspension Solid Hex 3 Link Long Arm Front Links Froehlich Suspension Crossmember Froehlich Suspension Solid Hex Track Bar HD Offroad Frame Stiffeners HD Offroad Shackle Relocation Brackets RuffStuff 1.25" Heims on Lower Front Links Frame Side RuffStuff 7/8" Heims on Upper Link and Track Bar Ballistic Fabrication 2.63" Poly Bushings Lower Front Links Axle Side Nitro Chromoly 30 Spline Front Axles Nitro 4.88 Gears Front and Rear ARB Air Locker (Super 30) ARB On Board Air Compressor Trac-Lock Rear LSD RCV Standard Dana 30 Axle Tube Seals Advanced Adapters Slip Yoke Eliminator OEM Jeep Double Cardon Rear Driveshaft JKS Quick Disconnects Iron Rock Offroad Bar Pin Eliminators Front and Rear Iron Rock Offroad Heavy Duty Tie Rod Iron Rock Offroad Stainless Steel Brake Lines 16x8 Jeep Rubicon MOAB Wheels, painted (and baked) gloss black Spidertrax Offroad 1.5" Wheel Spacers Front & Rear 305/75/16 Firestone Destination M/T's (33x12.50) New front calipers New Front Rotors New front pads New Master Cylinder New Rear Shoes New Rear Brake Hardware Repainted in 2010 Waterpump was replaced at some point in years gone by Radiator has been replaced Drive belts Normal maintenance Regular oil changes Regular transmission service changes Transmission Newer Exhaust Undercoating Attachment 638163 Attachment 638164 Attachment 638165 Attachment 638166 Attachment 638167 Attachment 638168 Attachment 638169 Attachment 638170 I loved her... Gone but not forgotten... |
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And... Like I said in my original post... I have had TONS of other vehicles... LOL...
My FZJ80 was about the only other one notable.. My wife is still pissed that I sold it 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80 4.5 Liter DOHC Inline Six Automatic Transmission Four Wheel Drive w/ Low Range Towing Hitch, 6000lbs Solid Axles, Front & Rear. 3 Rows of Seating, EIGHT Seatbelts! Reclining Second and Third Row! 210,000 Miles Very Solid Truck Front Axle is rebuilt, using OEM Toyota Felts and Seals/Gaskets. New OEM Toyota Koyo Wheel Bearings New TJM 50mm Progressive Coil Springs (Net ~3" of Lift) New TJM Heavy Duty Shocks New TJM 3* Rubber Caster Correction NEW TJM Steering Stabilizer New OEM Toyota Rubber Window Gaskets (x4) New OEM Toyota Rear Heat switch New OEM Toyota Center Differential Lock switch New OEM Toyota Denso Spark Plugs New OEM Toyota Denso Plug Wires New OEM Toyota Distributor Cap New OEM Toyota Distributor Rotor NEW OLD STOCK, OEM Toyota Carpet Set for the Land Cruiser. This is a BRAND NEW OEM Carpet, Not Aftermarket Japanese Domestic Market Land Cruiser Second Row Reclining Hinges. This Allows the Second Row of Seats to Fully Recline!!!! SUPER RARE. The Third Row also has a recline feature Pioneer MP3 CD Player w/ Aux port Alpine Type S 6.5" Front Component Speakers Alpine Type S 4" Rear Two Way Coaxial Speakers 285/75/16 Goodyear Duratracs Bumpers have been Repainted Running boards and Mud flaps removed Attachment 638159 Attachment 638160 Attachment 638161 Attachment 638162 |
SOOOoooo Here we are...
I am looking to reclaim my youth... Im not that old, but I want another car I am TRULY passionate about, just like my old S13 Silvia(240sx) I am really tempted by SW20 MR2 Turbos.. I love those things.. Im also really tempted by an IS300 Sedan or an SC300 coupe... EIther with a 2JZGTE or a 1JZGTE.... Especailly the IS300.. I always thought they were great looking cars... BUT.. The top two candidates are an S14 240sx (97-98 Kouki cars) or an FD3S.. The S14 would either get an SR20DET (the s14 variant with Variable Intake Cam Timing) or an RB25DET skyline GTS-T motor. The RB swap would cost about $1000-$1500 more initially, but the car would be worth more in the end, and have more power capabilities. However, the SR swap would be RIGHT, for one thing, being the real silvia motor.. and that extra $1500 would make an S14 SR motor utterly destroy an out of the box RB. My old SR powered car took a lot of abuse and never complained. An S14 would be everything my S13 wasn't, and I KNOW I would love it. A properly built and maintained car is easily worth $20,000 if it is a 97-98 Model Year. One with an RB25 would be worth $20,000+ ... and like I said, I KNOW I would love it. NOW, the whole reason I, and WE, are all here. When I decided to build my S13, I wanted an FD3S When I bought my M3, I wanted an FD3S When I bought my STi, I wanted an FD3S When I bought my Firebird, I wanted an FD3S... Now, I still want an FD3S.. Im just rambling now... but WOW, I can't tell you how torn I am on what to get!!! |
so many awesome cars man!
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FDs are reliable if you don't F with them. Leave it stock, except some reliability mods, and don't track it and you'll be rewarded. Fritz Flynn in Charlotesville usually has a couple nice ones for sale in varying price ranges. Shoot him a line and i'm sure he can hook you up.
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OP: some content was edited out as it bordelines trying to acquire a car in your INTRO.
You can search to your Hearts content on the Classifiieds section of this Forum as your inquiries in THIS section will get your Post deleted(rules are rules,separate sections are marked). I can see you are a well hearted enthusiast with a goal to achieve so I will let you be to commence your quest!. Good luck and welcome to the Triangular side of Life.. Now Rinse and Spit! |
I didn't recall looking to purchase things in this thread, simply explaining my decision dilemma? but No worries!!! Im looking a a nice FD today, and a nice S14 with a proper driveline. We will see what happens!!!
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Haha definitely one of the best intro posts Ive read and some good looking cars threw ought well done!
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Thanks man!!
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Awesome intro, me and you would get along great. We have very similar taste in vehicles.
Here is my STI I just sold last November! https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/...0c&oe=54BB44AF https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...7c493d4f1694b6 https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...2b32e9fa4cee83 505whp / 500wtq |
Do you guys ever make your way down to va beach?
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