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  • PaintedBlack_7
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 141

    #31
    I love messing with cars, i actually have a 93 civic sitting next to my ducati, i striped it down to its bare sheetmetal, and threw in a cantilever suspension setup, and a cage. Built a k24/k20 tossed on a t3/t4 turbo, 100 shot of nitrous, Kpro is the current EMS until i see a need for motec or another standalone alternative. But it makes some horsepower, Trying to break 10.5 in the 1320 as my drag racing skills progress but im getting there.

    Daily driver is just an accord with a prelude motor i dropped in, few little bits of carbon fiber i painted to match the car, has Acura integra type-r wheels on it and is dropped.

    I actually built it becuase i need to drive 120+ miles everyday and my '69 chevelle wasn't reliable enough and no where near as fuel efficent enough to make it. not to mention i was 14 when i built the 454 that was sitting between its frame rails and worried i'd spin a bearing everytime i took it out. :P

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    • cjbreed
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2009
      • 2712

      #32
      Originally posted by endersgame View Post
      lol, yeah that's pretty douchbag but hey, you got to flex that AMG muscle. it's not as bad as driving around with straight pipes in carrera GT's scaring the shit out of everyone..
      ahhahahaha yeah not quite like that.

      and yes total douchebaggery but shit i defy anyone to drive this car or any of the ones we've talked about and not get on it at least once in a while. i mean thats what they are for. thats why they are so pricey. because its really really really fun.
      dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective

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      • Swiskit
        Junior Member
        • Jan 2011
        • 18

        #33


        BMW ZX6 concept/

        Maybe a little futuristic for now... think its a 2015 concept.
        Road worthy spaceship...

        More- (Vela/Africa/Snug concepts) here:
        The final projects of the Transportation Design students at Turin-based IED (istituto Europeo di Design), developed in partnership with BMW with the goal of creating a car for 2015 interpreting the language evolution and the brand's philosophy.

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        • PaintedBlack_7
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2010
          • 141

          #34
          Originally posted by Swiskit View Post


          BMW ZX6 concept/

          Maybe a little futuristic for now... think its a 2015 concept.
          Road worthy spaceship...

          More- (Vela/Africa/Snug concepts) here:
          http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive...ept-ied-turin/
          Most likely will never see a road going model at a dealership ever. Automakers always pull that little marketing ploy right before tokyo or LA. Kind of like how some fashion designers make really off - the -wall designs to garner attention to the show or brand. Most of these concepts are final projects for engineering and design students under an internship, and a lot of automakers have started using viral marketing now. Couple drag-racing forums im on have very obvious ford employee's talking up the V6 mustang's dyno numbers, obviously fluffed a little. But i digress, these concepts are usally cast-aside by those in the know.

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          • comedyzen
            Senior Member
            • May 2009
            • 279

            #35
            Considering getting this:



            Perfect for the tight streets of San Francisco. Researching the reliability rating on these.

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            • Schadenfreude
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 184

              #36
              Originally posted by kirkmitchell View Post



              Some very elegant design work, particularly on the single speed.
              I disagree. Giant black brake hoods/levers in particular rub me the wrong way.

              and here's a bike that does the a. homer hilson color scheme way better.


              and a couple more bikes i love -



              ^except that xl chainring
              Originally posted by ddohnggo
              fuck, that baby dresses way better than i do.

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              • thehouseofdis
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2010
                • 696

                #37
                Originally posted by Schadenfreude View Post
                I disagree. Giant black brake hoods/levers in particular rub me the wrong way.

                and here's a bike that does the a. homer hilson color scheme way better.
                Really like that first bike, something about the dropped bars. Is it a particular manufacturer?

                Reminds me of the Pashley Guv'nor


                Guv'nor (with hand brakes)


                Guv'nor Plus
                THE HOUSE OF DIS
                embrace the twenty first movement

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                • Schadenfreude
                  Senior Member
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 184

                  #38
                  I am actually unsure if that is a personal build or if it's a manufacturers build, I found it in a "Bike Porn" thread on another forum several months ago and saved it to my computer.
                  Originally posted by ddohnggo
                  fuck, that baby dresses way better than i do.

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                  • darkbydesign
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 817

                    #39
                    I drive a Mini Cooper S 2010 with some mods. Added sport suspension, Brembo breaks, Supersprint exhaust, Alta cold air intake and chipped. Most fun I've ever had in a car. 90-110 on 101 for 30 miles each way to/from work. haha Car is so small you can slip right through traffic.

                    I still think the new Porsche GT2 RS 2011 (ltd edition to 500 worldwide I think) is the best high budget car. Think it's like $250k for the best horsepower to mass ratio around. Car is sick!

                    Porsche is set to release its most powerful factory-built street car ever, the GT2 RS. Possibly. Here are the spy shots.So, how powerful is it? The twin-turb...

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                    • yack
                      Junior Member
                      • May 2011
                      • 21

                      #40
                      For me owning a nice car and owning CCP are mutually exclusive, I'm still using my parents old 1994 Rav4. It looks nicely worn-in and post-apocalyptic so I'm not complaining.

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                      • viv1984viv
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2008
                        • 194

                        #41
                        still lusting for a japanese car - google the new FT 86 - awesome looks and great chassis and engine - price looks reasonable too - might actually be my next car!
                        Notes from the Vomitorium - The Nerve Of It -

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                        • darkbydesign
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2010
                          • 817

                          #42
                          Yeah, that FT-86 looks pretty sick. Good stats and durable since it's Japanese. I'm all about either German or Japanese made 2-doors.

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                          • liberty_of_style
                            Senior Member
                            • Aug 2011
                            • 129

                            #43
                            Jaguar E type

                            Best Car ever made!
                            I'm not rich enough to buy cheap things...

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                            • savant
                              Senior Member
                              • Jul 2011
                              • 304

                              #44
                              not a supercar but own a mugen accord CL9

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                              • Chinorlz
                                Senior Member
                                • Sep 2006
                                • 6422

                                #45
                                Originally posted by darkbydesign View Post
                                I drive a Mini Cooper S 2010 with some mods. Added sport suspension, Brembo breaks, Supersprint exhaust, Alta cold air intake and chipped. Most fun I've ever had in a car. 90-110 on 101 for 30 miles each way to/from work. haha Car is so small you can slip right through traffic.

                                I still think the new Porsche GT2 RS 2011 (ltd edition to 500 worldwide I think) is the best high budget car. Think it's like $250k for the best horsepower to mass ratio around. Car is sick!

                                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te56H...eature=related
                                Nice mods to your mini!

                                I recently traded up for an all-black 1st gen cayman. Black rims, narrow profile tires. I changed out all exterior lights for xenons and silver coated turn signal lights so when not on the bulbs are silver/white and not yellow. Interior dark gray leather with all true white LEDs. Changed the exterior badging to black so the hood badge isn't the classic gold but is an anodized matte black.

                                (not mine but same thing)

                                May go for the Brembo brakes as well or just red brake calipers.

                                I want to go for the TPC turbo kit but it's around $7.5k... may have to wait. The only regret that I sort of have is that I didn't hold out for a Cayman S to show up but then again... I'm just lusting after the power.

                                I'd also like to get some adjustable suspension. It's pretty stiff factory suspension right now which can be a little jarring on pothole-y roads.

                                Had a little fun and hit 115 on the straightaway on this toll road in Houston today. Would love a chance to fully open it up and see what it can do.

                                Someone in my neighborhood had a GT3RS parked streetside a week ago. Very cool. I like Porsches because you can tinker on them yourself and don't have to really worry about parking them around town. They're unusual enough to be special but not so crazy exotic as to attract unwanted attention.
                                www.AlbertHuangMD.com - Digital Portfolio Of Projects & Designs

                                Merz (5/22/09):"i'm a firm believer that the ultimate prevailing logic in design is 'does shit look sick as fuck' "

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