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if I would have a bucket available right now, I'd throw up.
Glad I'm not the only one thinking that looks absolutely horrible
And I'm pretty sure that second's a Photoshop, only a fool would even consider slamming it that much.
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Well when someone posts a race car there is usually some info to accompany it. Was there anything special about it?
Joey D
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It's on bags or whatever the VW crews is running for pneumatic suspension now. Here's a picture of the wheel fitment.
Keef
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So they're LP560 knockoffs then. That's cool because I don't want to know what real Lambo wheels would cost lol. It seems the spokes are slightly different though, they're wider and flatter. Still looks great polished I think though, not a big fan of the darker color.
I've never even heard of Rotiform, must be a VW thing. I really like their Mia wheel...until I realized they only come in 19 inch. WTF? I think it'd look awesome on my car, and that price isn't too awful bad.
I've never even heard of Rotiform, must be a VW thing. I really like their Mia wheel...until I realized they only come in 19 inch. WTF? I think it'd look awesome on my car, and that price isn't too awful bad.
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Not really, it's just a badass piece of engineering.
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None, it's just their NSX that they built.
Don't know what to think about this one...
http://forums.nicoclub.com/a-newcomer-s-guide-to-240sx-conversions-t172730.html on more conversions
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I've got a few pics of this supra from the last drift practice we had in WI. This thing gets abused badly. The front bumper was in pieces last I saw it.
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As much as I'd love a 5 door MKVI GTI with a DSG, I'm not really prepared to drop almost $30,000 on a sport compact.
My next car will be something a bit more sporty then that anyway, and yes I am currently looking since I got the new job.
Good. The MKVI is way overpriced which really takes away the biggest reason to get one. I'm sure you could find a decent MKV for less than $20k though.
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That white Mk5 above is the first Mk5 I've genuinely thought looked good. Never been keen on them and still aren't, but that one looks good. That it's a great photo probably helps.
It's special in the way that all purpose-built touring cars are special. If it's anything like any of the other touring cars I've looked around, it'll have had the engine turned around it's axis or even repositioned lower to improve the centre of gravity (with engine mounts that are like works of art), straight-cut sequential gearbox, about 300bhp at the wheels from an NA 2-litre with an 8.5k rpm limit.
Wheels will be about 19" on very low profile but pretty wide tyres that will have required the arches to be raised and extended a good few inches inboard. Dampers will be remote resevoir. Suspension will be set up for minimum understeer, i.e. you lift and it spins. The rear wheels on touring cars are pretty much designed to stop the ass scraping against the floor and that's about it. The whole shell will be seam-welded, a full cage welded in, the driver's seat moved backwards and as low as possible, and much of the dashboard will have been moved backward too.
I've posted close-ups of BTCC cars a couple of times, this Supertouring-spec 1994 Mazda 323 and a later S2000-spec DC5 Integra. They're amazing pieces of kit. I remember back in the day that the late-nineties, FWD 300bhp BTCC supertouring cars were apparently quicker around a circuit than the early nineties 400bhp+ AWD DTM cars.
It's special in the way that all purpose-built touring cars are special. If it's anything like any of the other touring cars I've looked around, it'll have had the engine turned around it's axis or even repositioned lower to improve the centre of gravity (with engine mounts that are like works of art), straight-cut sequential gearbox, about 300bhp at the wheels from an NA 2-litre with an 8.5k rpm limit.
Wheels will be about 19" on very low profile but pretty wide tyres that will have required the arches to be raised and extended a good few inches inboard. Dampers will be remote resevoir. Suspension will be set up for minimum understeer, i.e. you lift and it spins. The rear wheels on touring cars are pretty much designed to stop the ass scraping against the floor and that's about it. The whole shell will be seam-welded, a full cage welded in, the driver's seat moved backwards and as low as possible, and much of the dashboard will have been moved backward too.
I've posted close-ups of BTCC cars a couple of times, this Supertouring-spec 1994 Mazda 323 and a later S2000-spec DC5 Integra. They're amazing pieces of kit. I remember back in the day that the late-nineties, FWD 300bhp BTCC supertouring cars were apparently quicker around a circuit than the early nineties 400bhp+ AWD DTM cars.
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