From 240's to an SC finally... No longer lurking..finally posting... 92 Sc300 5 Speed
05-31-10, 09:18 AM
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Nah, it's all the fun cruise nights and easy girls that will ruin you into the hot rod life style my friend. I mean I ended up marrying a hot import nights and ect model. My wonderful family came from an awesome life with in the modded car community.
05-31-10, 02:47 PM
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Nice car. That s14 looked really clean so I'm interested to see the progress on the SC.
I want to see an SC on some deep dish Weds like these. Some VSKF's like your S14 would look rad too.
I want to see an SC on some deep dish Weds like these. Some VSKF's like your S14 would look rad too.
05-31-10, 03:21 PM
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The only issue with extreme fitment is that you start to loose alot of the funcionality of the vehicle. My first few 240s all had extremely aggressive wide fitments with widebody to match. It was fun for amateur level drifting and just cruising. As I made more power I required more grip. Especially once I was over 500whp in a 2650lb chassis. I've now grown into the true baller of setups known as the maximum tire and offset fitment look. It's where you take low offset wheels with lots of tire and make the car fit the setup. You get both form and function. Example my s14 was running 0 offset 10.5s in the rear with bbk all around and a 295 rear tire. With this car the narrowest tire Ill ever run will be a 275 in the rear which limits me to around 500whp for the street. If I get the bug to go faster a Vertex Ridge Wide body and some 315's would probably be the next logical step.
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05-31-10, 08:42 PM
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Honestly compared to all of my previous builds this one is going to be the mildest. Ive always wanted a Supra, but 2 kids makes more sense(seating and economical sense) to build an SC. Plus Im getting older and lazier by the day so wire tucks and shaved engine bays are not even on my to do list as of now. Maybe later after Im happy with the way she looks and runs.
But for sure a billet 6265 or 6765 from Prescision Turbos and AEM EMS is the heart of most of my builds as of recent times. Flush (but not hella flush with max camber and 225's on an 11 or any thing like that) fitment is another item on the to do list. Something like 19 x 9 +15 fronts and 19 x 10.5 +20 rears with low disk rears for maximum lip and high disk for BBK fronts.
Just for giggles this is the craziest build Ive dont yet back in 2002:
My builds have gotten simpler and simpler since than. Plus my back just cant take much more wrenching under cars if you know what I mean.
But for sure a billet 6265 or 6765 from Prescision Turbos and AEM EMS is the heart of most of my builds as of recent times. Flush (but not hella flush with max camber and 225's on an 11 or any thing like that) fitment is another item on the to do list. Something like 19 x 9 +15 fronts and 19 x 10.5 +20 rears with low disk rears for maximum lip and high disk for BBK fronts.
Just for giggles this is the craziest build Ive dont yet back in 2002:
My builds have gotten simpler and simpler since than. Plus my back just cant take much more wrenching under cars if you know what I mean.
that civic is sooo stupid...its right up my alley...
still have it?any vids?
06-01-10, 02:41 PM
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The S chassis's are just a very light chassis. Ive been looking for something alot more stable on the freeways at highspeeds. My S14 felt like a skipping rock at times over 160mph. Im sure my drift setup coilovers didnt help with the feel, but even on a softer setting the 2600lb curb weight is just not enough at those speeds. I entered the Silver State Classic challenge and I can count atleast 3 or 4 times in which I just had to coast down in speed in the straights due to instability, even from just the smaller bumps in the road.
