What Import HoT-ROd did you have before your WRX??
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From: san mateo
Car Info: BMW X5M. No more twinscroll LGT
2000 civic w/ type r motor in it.
2001 golf 1.8t daily driver....had it chipped so it could have reasonable passing power
sold both those sucka's for the STi
2001 golf 1.8t daily driver....had it chipped so it could have reasonable passing power
sold both those sucka's for the STi
still have:
90 toyota 4runner:
* 150:1 final gear ratio
* dual transfer cases
* ARB air locker in the rear, detroit TRU-TRAC geared LSD in front
* WCOR custom IFS with 14" travel
* custom made portable winch mount with 9000 pound warn winch
wouldnt exactly call it a hot rod since the v6 in there is slower than molasses... waiting for it to blow so i can stick in a supra v6 or a v6 from a 3rd gen 4runner
90 toyota 4runner:
* 150:1 final gear ratio
* dual transfer cases
* ARB air locker in the rear, detroit TRU-TRAC geared LSD in front
* WCOR custom IFS with 14" travel
* custom made portable winch mount with 9000 pound warn winch
wouldnt exactly call it a hot rod since the v6 in there is slower than molasses... waiting for it to blow so i can stick in a supra v6 or a v6 from a 3rd gen 4runner
Me, Most of my cars are in Asia so that explains how eccentric they are
1975 Mitsubishi Lancer (same as Safari Rally winner)
1983 Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo (the daddy to the Evo)
1983 Toyota Corolla GT (4 door with twin cam motor)
1989 Toyota Corolla GT (4 door with 4Age motor)
1967 Mini Cooper S
1997 Honda Civic Type R
1996 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA
1997 Subaru Legacy GT-B (twin turbo)
2002 WRX (in the states)
2003 WRX (EDM)
2004 WRX STI (in the states)
2005 WRX STI
1975 Mitsubishi Lancer (same as Safari Rally winner)
1983 Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo (the daddy to the Evo)
1983 Toyota Corolla GT (4 door with twin cam motor)
1989 Toyota Corolla GT (4 door with 4Age motor)
1967 Mini Cooper S
1997 Honda Civic Type R
1996 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type RA
1997 Subaru Legacy GT-B (twin turbo)
2002 WRX (in the states)
2003 WRX (EDM)
2004 WRX STI (in the states)
2005 WRX STI
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From: Santa Clara CA USA
Car Info: 96 Chevy Impala SS, 06 GMC 2500HD (former 02 WRX)
1979 Porsche 924 "beater" back in the late 90s. Calling it in any way/shape/form a "Hot Rod" is REALLY stretching the truth a good bit
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Car Info: 180sx super drift machine!
'94 Civic h/b
B16A2
Drag Gen 3 turbo kit @ 9psi
Lots of other go fast ****
Showoff body kit and custom pearl paint
Purple neons inside and out...Yes, I'm serious
B16A2
Drag Gen 3 turbo kit @ 9psi
Lots of other go fast ****
Showoff body kit and custom pearl paint
Purple neons inside and out...Yes, I'm serious
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From: Knee deep in beer. subabrew crew, ca.
Car Info: MY04 aspen wrx wagon.
Originally Posted by Ex-ricer
'94 Civic h/b
B16A2
Drag Gen 3 turbo kit @ 9psi
Lots of other go fast ****
Showoff body kit and custom pearl paint
Purple neons inside and out...Yes, I'm serious
B16A2
Drag Gen 3 turbo kit @ 9psi
Lots of other go fast ****
Showoff body kit and custom pearl paint
Purple neons inside and out...Yes, I'm serious
Some of you guys have had TONS of car.
My previous 2 cars where an 88 ford ranger XLT extended. I miss it. and a civic.
So that fits this thread.
1997 civic coupe. DX.
All motor. No race car but it was fun as hell. Flew on the freeway and in the twisties and that's all I cared about.
I ran a few different suspension set ups on it (including coil overs, Zeal) but when it was riding the best it was set up like this.....
Konis/neuspeed springs.
Suspension Tech rear sway bar. Neuspeed rear tie bar. Neuspeed front strut bar. Civic Type R front sway bar (HUGE) with ctr lca's and si forks. 17's. 40 series toyos.
Motor wise very simple. AEM fuel rail. AEM pullies. AEM cam gear. custom cam. strait exhaust. AEM cold air. some misc polishing.
was fun. nice gearing for high speed runs.
I really miss the car. My girlfriend actually liked it better than the wrx. But I think that will change once I get the V7 Type C's on there.
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From: Campbell, CA
Car Info: '16 GTI, '02 Miata SE
89 Ford Escort - gave it away as soon as I was able to afford another car.
92 Toyota Celica - sold it at 250k miles for $4,500!
72 Datsun 510 - had it for 2 months, didn't have time to deal with all the rust.
88 Honda CRX Si - NASA HPDE car, still have it but selling it though: http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/61356102.html
Bought my WRX wagon to haul baby around. Want a Caterham when finances open up a little.
92 Toyota Celica - sold it at 250k miles for $4,500!
72 Datsun 510 - had it for 2 months, didn't have time to deal with all the rust.
88 Honda CRX Si - NASA HPDE car, still have it but selling it though: http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/61356102.html
Bought my WRX wagon to haul baby around. Want a Caterham when finances open up a little.
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From: San Francisco / Riverside
Car Info: 2004 White GDB
1986 Dodge Ram 50 Sport (sold)
1986 Toyota AE86 (sold)
1972 Datsun 240Z (sold)
1987 Toyota AE86 (sold)
2004 Subaru WRX - 1st AWD, 1st car w/ ac, ps, radio, power locks, power windows, more than 100hp, turbo, abs, wheels bigger than 15''
1986 Toyota AE86 (sold)
1972 Datsun 240Z (sold)
1987 Toyota AE86 (sold)
2004 Subaru WRX - 1st AWD, 1st car w/ ac, ps, radio, power locks, power windows, more than 100hp, turbo, abs, wheels bigger than 15''
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From: BAIC Wagon Clique
Car Info: '02 WRB WRX Wagon
'91 Chevy Cavalier
'96 Chevy Beretta Z26
Should have had a '69 Dodge Charger, parents veto'd that. Or an '88 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, parents veto'd that to.
'96 Chevy Beretta Z26
Should have had a '69 Dodge Charger, parents veto'd that. Or an '88 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, parents veto'd that to.
Originally Posted by stevenkhau
85 Merkur XR4Ti
yeah, that's right, I said Merkur
yeah, that's right, I said Merkur
I had a 1989 Nissan maxima with 200,000 + miles on it before the WRX. Engine was strong, but the master cylinder was gone and it had a couple of other problems that put it over the "going to spend money to save this thing" threshold.
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From: SBAIC-South BayArea Impreza Club-Campbell, CA-Thur
Car Info: 2003 PSM STi
Well, my scoob, is actually my first import...... but my list is as follows:
1989 Ford Aerostar minivan - "handled like a porche" LOL, that was my motto for it....Bwahahahaha......I actually lowered it and put rims/tires on it.....believe it or not, that thing would drift quite nicely on slick damp pavement. <~~~sold it though
1995 Chevy Tahoe "coupe" 2 door. - still have her "Bigtyrz"
Currently setup with a 6" procomp stage 2 lift, 3" body lift, 35" BFG MTs, Fully built tranny click here for a complete desc. of tranny rebuild, Swapped the corp. 10 bolt out for a Detroit locked Dana 60 w/35 spline axles, 4.56 gears front/rear, Doug Thorley headers, Flowmaster muffler, K&N custom intake, JET Stage 2 chip, Stant 180deg. Thermostat.
Future upgrades - ORU Solid axle swap w/Dana 60 high pinion, Atlas 2 Transfer case, custom 3 link coilover setup for mass wheel travel, Homegrown Bowtie Crate motor, and probably a few other minor things...but thats the majority of it.
03 WRX Sedan, w00t!
after my garage gets built, I wanna get a 72 510 2 or 4 door also, and "hot rod" the crap outta it.
-Ted
1989 Ford Aerostar minivan - "handled like a porche" LOL, that was my motto for it....Bwahahahaha......I actually lowered it and put rims/tires on it.....believe it or not, that thing would drift quite nicely on slick damp pavement. <~~~sold it though
1995 Chevy Tahoe "coupe" 2 door. - still have her "Bigtyrz"
Currently setup with a 6" procomp stage 2 lift, 3" body lift, 35" BFG MTs, Fully built tranny click here for a complete desc. of tranny rebuild, Swapped the corp. 10 bolt out for a Detroit locked Dana 60 w/35 spline axles, 4.56 gears front/rear, Doug Thorley headers, Flowmaster muffler, K&N custom intake, JET Stage 2 chip, Stant 180deg. Thermostat.
Future upgrades - ORU Solid axle swap w/Dana 60 high pinion, Atlas 2 Transfer case, custom 3 link coilover setup for mass wheel travel, Homegrown Bowtie Crate motor, and probably a few other minor things...but thats the majority of it.
03 WRX Sedan, w00t!
after my garage gets built, I wanna get a 72 510 2 or 4 door also, and "hot rod" the crap outta it.

-Ted


