So as summer edges close and closer (about one month now of school) I can hardly contain myself. In may ill be taking out a loan, and looking for my first car =-). Ive saved up $1000 from scratch over the last 2 months after finally payin my rents back for an old accident, and am only lookin to drop 3 or 4 grand on a civic hb eg (cue mike). I wont be gettin any help from my rents w/this which is why I have to wait till the summer to take out the loan. Startin may 9th ill have an internship w/the Bureau of Labor Statistics makin over $12 an hour, which will allow me to pay off the loan before school starts, and cover my rediculously high insurance payments. With anyluck there'll be a civic hb parked in Pheasant Run right next to thayers supra.

You'll have to excuse the pointlessness of this thread, but thinking of may really startin to get to me. Its going to be a great summer 8)

Canton Accusump


Remote Oil Filter, also pictured but you can't see is offset rack bushings (alum, no more pussy rubber for me, in fact, that was the last piece of rubber left on the car other than tires)


Rear Race Shock Mount





Tubular K-Member and Tubular Controls arms with Delrin Bushings and poly sway bar mounts.

On the way is a Canton 7qt Road Race oil pan and windage tray, Billet Oil pump gears, a Bump Steer Kit and a few gauges.
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I can't wait for VIR in July!

--chad

I thought having 2 cars would be cool. But anyways, parents are moving out, so I can't leave my junk in their garage anymore.

Both hatches are red and in great condition.

95 VX 84k. $3500obo
SOOOOOOOLD!

92 Si with an LS B18 swap. 158k body, 60k on the motor? $4500obo
changed my mind... keeping this one, track whore?

I have been waiting for this one importer down in Florida forever to get some SR20VE's. Finally today they found out they are getting 7 of them in. I called and left my deposit. Its still going to be a month before they get them in, then they ship it to me. For those that don't know, this is the VVL version of the SR20DE. It also has a higher compression ratio and better flowing head. Stock it makes 187 hp v the regular sr20's 140. With the bolt ons I have sitting in my room I hope to make about 180 to the wheels for now.

-Mike

2 weeks ago i went to help my grandparents move out of their place up in PA. while i was up there, I did alot of around-the-house cleanup work since my gramps just had to have his right leg amputated due to some complicaitons, and my grandma has her hands full just trying to get the place in order for people coming by to look at the house since it's for sale.

anyway, i decided i'd clean up my gramps' mercedes 190. its not that old, maybe mid 90's. the thing is....neither of my grandparents are very big car people. they take it to the dealer, and think that's all that needs to be done to it. i checked the tires....2 of them were at less than 25 psi. then i started washing it...

wax hadn't been on that thing for at least 2 years. the bugs plastered on the front were pretty much fused to the paint, and the brake dust on the wheels was so bad, that i literally destroyed an entire sponge on one wheel because i was putting so much pressure behind it to get the dust off. and it still didn't get clean! the wheels were also pitted form the accumulation of dust. to make matters worse, my gramps must have driven over a hot tar strip at some point, because tar was blasted all over the passenger side behind the front wheel. keep in mind this is on a white car.

i asked my grandma how long it had been since it had been washed. she said, "oh don't worry! i go out there with a rag and wipe the dust off every couple weeks!" she thought she could clean it like it was a peice of furniture :lol: now she's not dumb or anything, but her idea of clean was so far off base it was hilarious. it will need a professional detailer or total repaint to get back to the original beauty.

the sad thing is, this once proud merc has less than 60,000 miles on it. it's garage kept....and driven by an old man maybe once a week, usually either to church or the grocery store. had all the service records, too. if you were looking for an old 190, and saw that in an advertisement, you'd probably want to snatch this baby up, right?

i just thought i'd post this up because i sometimes hear people say how they perfect car to find is one "driven by an old man, low miles, babied...etc." obviously we're all intelligent people, and can tell a derelict car from a nice one, but be careful when you choose who you buy from. what might seem like a heck of a find is really a basket case.

You're going to want one after watching this video of the Ariel Atom.

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Im laying bed right now fever, ear infection, sinus infection, head ache.. ect all the freaking good stuff.. 6am and i cant fall asleep because my freakin ear is throbbing....

I think I finally found out the cause of my 5.5psi demons: Corrosion on the connectors to the pressure sensor and stock EBC.

The 7 is back to 9psi. Great A/F and loving it. We'll see how long this lasts. :roll: Who wants rides? 8) 8) 8)

ME

posted a few pics of various car that i know people here like.. and a couple of my car... ENJOY.. it was a great time..

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-matt