I guess it's time to post my build thread up on CR. I have it posted on MR.net (under the name : The Platypus) but I thought I might as well post it here too.
Anyways, I started this build during the summer before my senior year of high school. About a year and 2 months from the time of this posting.
Early June, 2011, I bought this car from my mom's boyfriend :
Before I bought it, I actually hated the car. But then I drove it a couple times and actually really liked it.
After that, I started work on maintenance. I changed the oil, spark plugs, air filter, and cleaned off the valve cover. I also changed the tranny fluid and fixed an oil leak. This was all over the course of about 2 months. Then I bought these ATS DTC Complites with RT615 tires :
Now, it was probably the end of October, and I wanted to get coilovers. I had plans of autocrossing and doing time attack / track days with the car eventually and was already doing mountain/canyon runs. I wanted the best, so I talked to Shaikh, the owner of Fat Cat Motorsports, about my suspension and future plans. By the end of the conversation he had me sold. I purchased custom coilovers from him with spring rates of 600 F / 375 R. They were going to take a while to be finished so I did other stuff while I waited.
I got this RB hollow bar and a pair of 949 adjustable endlinks.
After that I got my hands on a Nardi 330 Deep Corn and a NRG Quick Release/Hub.
My interior then looked like this :
Interior Shot (B&W) by Some Platypus, on Flickr
My car then looked like this :
Then the time arrived. I picked up the coilovers on Friday, Jan 27. This is what they looked like :
Installed :
and my car after that :
Anyways, I started this build during the summer before my senior year of high school. About a year and 2 months from the time of this posting.
Early June, 2011, I bought this car from my mom's boyfriend :
Before I bought it, I actually hated the car. But then I drove it a couple times and actually really liked it.
After that, I started work on maintenance. I changed the oil, spark plugs, air filter, and cleaned off the valve cover. I also changed the tranny fluid and fixed an oil leak. This was all over the course of about 2 months. Then I bought these ATS DTC Complites with RT615 tires :
Now, it was probably the end of October, and I wanted to get coilovers. I had plans of autocrossing and doing time attack / track days with the car eventually and was already doing mountain/canyon runs. I wanted the best, so I talked to Shaikh, the owner of Fat Cat Motorsports, about my suspension and future plans. By the end of the conversation he had me sold. I purchased custom coilovers from him with spring rates of 600 F / 375 R. They were going to take a while to be finished so I did other stuff while I waited.
I got this RB hollow bar and a pair of 949 adjustable endlinks.
After that I got my hands on a Nardi 330 Deep Corn and a NRG Quick Release/Hub.
My interior then looked like this :
Interior Shot (B&W) by Some Platypus, on Flickr
My car then looked like this :
Then the time arrived. I picked up the coilovers on Friday, Jan 27. This is what they looked like :
Installed :
and my car after that :