Post a pic of your real car

[Casey]

I would think yellow is a dangerous color to paint calipers in the Porsche community. Doesn't that, from the factory, mean it's equipped with carbon ceramic discs?[/QUOTE]

Yellow does means ceramic discs.I think I'm going to go with red.

 

[Doog]

 

[hemisport15]

Daily driver/winter machine has been added to the stable.

2002 325xi, 91,000 miles.

 

[Cale]

Waggin and brap truck. Waggin is still down.

Waggin engine the other day:

I've been driving my Sierra too since the last tank in the Mazda I averaged 10.5 mpg. Lead foot? Maybe.

 

[Grandea GTR]

Waggin and brap truck. Waggin is still down.

Waggin engine the other day:

I've been driving my Sierra too since the last tank in the Mazda I averaged 10.5 mpg. Lead foot? Maybe.

Not sure if I missed the mishap, but what happened to the engine?

 

[Cale]

Not sure if I missed the mishap, but what happened to the engine?

The original engine spun a bearing. I then bought a used shortblock and did a mild high compression build (from 9.5 to 11:1 CR) and that engine developed a rod knock in 45 minutes. Turns out the engine came from a rollover and was probably starved of oil. So I just dropped it off at a machine shop. Getting it bored and the heads rebuilt. I'll know tomorrow if they can salvage the crankshaft or if I need to buy another one.

 

[Grandea GTR]

The original engine spun a bearing. I then bought a used shortblock and did a mild high compression build (from 9.5 to 11:1 CR) and that engine developed a rod knock in 45 minutes. Turns out the engine came from a rollover and was probably starved of oil. So I just dropped it off at a machine shop. Getting it bored and the heads rebuilt. I'll know tomorrow if they can salvage the crankshaft or if I need to buy another one.

Ah, gotcha. Was it an EJ25?

 

[Cale]

Ah, gotcha. Was it an EJ25?

Yeah original block is EJ25D, but The new (used) block is a EJ251 which has a different piston design that doesn't clear the deck so I can throw on thinner HG (Which is where the CR boost comes from)

I'd love new cams as well, but I can't afford 4 of them

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Daily driver/winter machine has been added to the stable.

2002 325xi, 91,000 miles.

Very nice! I had the chance to buy a 2002 325xi Wagon. Black with your car's interior. They're great cars 👍

 

[ND4SPD]

I guess it's almost time to put the Corvette away......
DSC_4476 by Jeff Anaque, on Flickr

 

[ilikewaffles11]

There's been a massive void in my life which could only be filled with a Toyota Celica, so I bought one. 1990 GTS with 230K miles.

I have no idea how it's in such great shape for the mileage. No rust on the frame or anywhere else, the seats look almost new, the dash isn't cracked, and even the steering wheel isn't that worn out. Only thing that gives it away is the faded paint. Interior was dirty, but it cleaned up nicely!

And naturally it's gonna rain all week so no wash and no spirited drives. But it needs a wheel bearing which is making a metric ****ton of noise so I guess it's fine.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

There's been a massive void in my life which could only be filled with a Toyota Celica...

The collection keeps growing! 👍

 

[fortbo]

Took some effort, but I got the new lights in!

 

[MoparGTS]

Here's my baby.

 

[Harry6784]

View attachment 455288 Here's my baby.

Wow, what year? Love old school Vipers

Meanwhile, found a fellow Firebird owner

 

[MoparGTS]

Thanks...It's an '01. One year only color, sapphire blue.

 

[Davis]

Hiding in the background.

 

[ildd]

View attachment 455288 Here's my baby.

Do you have a '98 as well?

 

[MoparGTS]

Do you have a '98 as well?

LOL...No, but '98 was a good year.

 

[Sage Ages]

LOL...No, but '98 was a good year.

He's questioning whether or not the car is actually yours. Doesn't California require front license plates?

 

[Team THRT Drift]

He's questioning whether or not the car is actually yours. Doesn't California require front license plates?

Just reverse search it.

 

[Sage Ages]

Just reverse search it.

I have. So far, it looks real.

 

[MoparGTS]

It's real.

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

View attachment 455596 It's real.

With a tin of beans please.

 

[Sage Ages]

View attachment 455596 It's real.

👍

 

[MoparGTS]

With a tin of beans please.

You mean like this?

 

[Sage Ages]

Someone actually did it for once.

 

[Grandea GTR]

You mean like this?View attachment 455622

It's real!

Okay, okay, if it isn't too much for you, you mind showing us a shot of the engine?

 

[Team THRT Drift]

You mean like this?View attachment 455622

Now that you showed it... she needs a wash. 👍

 

[Holdenhsvgtsr]

Someone actually did it for once.

Well no one else has the encouragement to ask.