2002 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Owned it for almost 2 weeks now! So much fun

Bought it with 17,716 miles on it, and have put on about 300 miles already. Today is the first day since buying it that I won't be riding it :lol:

 

So many to choose from! :lol:

I'll start with mah truck:

1998 Toyota Tacoma, 2WD/5 Speed, bought in 2004. It is the special package that came with the color-keyed front bumper and grill. It started off as a fun daily driver, but has turned more utility as time goes on and my needs increase. It is my primary hauler and tow vehicle, as I tow my Focus and many other vehicles all over California and sometimes Oregon.

These pictures are a little out of date, but it gets the point across:

Suspension/Wheels/Tires/Brakes:
Bilstein shocks
Addco front sway bar
Addco rear sway bar (currently removed)
Hawk LTS pads
Mustang Cobra 17x8 w/ Fuzion ZRi tires.

Visual:
Paint match rear bumper (thanks to being rear-ended by an Acura)
2001-2004 Rear taillights and badges
Bug guard, running boards, mud flaps, arch trim all came on it.

Drivetrain:
Reflashed ECU
Gibson Exhaust (patched together recently due to its advanced age and lack of care/budget)
K&N Intake
3.73 final drive (from 3.42)
Detroit TrueTrac diff (helical, and awesome)

Interior:
Tachometer cluster from SR5 with matching miles.
Bucket seats from Crew Cab
Alpine iDX-100 w/ Alpine amp and MTX form-fitted 10" sub.
Trailer brake controller
Fuzzy duck

 

I never realized how far from stock that truck was until now. LOL, that's awesome. I hope you buy a lawn tractor someday. :lol:

 

The wife's family truckster:

1997 Chevy Tahoe 2dr 4X4, bought in 2006... I think lol.

It's totally stock minus the steps and stereo. Only has 100k on it and runs like a champ!
In Tahoe,

All cleaned up,

My newish-to-me daily... 2008 Jetta Wolfsberg with 2.0t & 6 speed manual.
Completely stock.

 

awww no pics of the srt-4 sitting in the garage?

 

This is discrimination. My whole stable is a whole bunch of Focuseseseseseses. Where's the loyalty???

 

Hanging around in the rest of the Rigz forum.

 

2012 Chrysler 200 Touring
The wife's ride.
Plans are a tint and a drop.

1984 Yamaha XS400 Bobber - Needs work

 

You should leave it just like that, all beat up and stuff, makes it look like a outlaws desert bike. :thumbup:


Nice rides everyone.

 

My only other car, a 1985 Nimbus Grey Merkur (Mare-coor) XR4Ti. Purchased on July 7th, 2007 with 66,000 miles. She now has a hair over 75k and is a part time autocross car and full time fun street car.

Cleaned up and not even on permanent plates yet:

The work beings:

And continues:

Mods (trying to remember them all)

Wheels/Tires/Brakes/Suspension
- BSA 333 17x7s +40
- 215/45/17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec
- Koni Yellows
- Front coilovers, 350lb springs, mc2 conversion
- Rear Hyperco 850lb springs, poly isolators
- Poly front inner and outer TCA bushings, upper strut bushings, nylon steering rack bushings
- Nylon rear STA bushings, solid beam and diff mounts
- Depowered rack

Motor/Transmission
- Ported E6 manifold
- T3/T4 50trim turbo, Stage III exhaust wheel, .48 a/r Cossie Housing
- 3" downpipe and full exhaust
- NPR "large" intercooler
- Collins converted single piston BOV
- 40bob in-line plenum intake
- Mustang 65mm TB
- MegaSquirt (self-tuned)
- Racer Walsh adj. cam gear
- Essy UDP

Interior:
- AEM UEGO Wideband
- Autometer boost gauge
- Apexi turbo timer
- Lockwood gauge faces
- Grant wheel
- Corbeau LG1 seats

 

I love my 85 fords.

1985 F 150
Inline 300 6, bored .030 over
new process 435 tranny (4 on the floor)
Ported offenhauser intake manifold, holley 390 4 bbl carb, edelbrock intake with K&N filter
Carb rejetted to 0.047
FI exhaust manifolds, custom side exit exhaust, wideband and rearview camera
wooden bed redone with 2x8 PT, with 3 coats of poly and nickle plated bolts
3" lift
31 x 10.5 grabber tires
some decent shocks, forgot what

1985 Merkur, bone stock, going to change classes to HS later.

2005 Subaru Legacy GT Limited
Mostly Stock
VF40 Turbo
3" Cat Back
Gutted UP
Brand new clutch, t/o, etc (yippee)
Double Adjustable STS
Hawk HPS's, slotted rotors
Summer wheels = Rota Vortex with Conti extreme DWS
Winter = stock with dunlop wintersport
Stock Ride height (omg, first vehicle ever)
Tint, full on stereo system - active 3 way front, single 12, 3 amp, etc.
And... i'm realizing i barely have any
pictures of my daily driver. Here is one from 2009. Not much has changed. Well, i moved since then. But the car looks about the same. I think i've had this car longer than any other non 1985 ford i've ever had. At least in terms of how many miles.

 

Don't forget about the carbon fiber front end you got on there Heat.

Do you got a pic of that, I thought that was a very nice touch to the vehicle.

 

Yeah, I have a few in my build thread. I just wanted to put a couple pics above that showcase more actual work done to the car.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2770/4468322876_416b192c07_b.jpg

The grill is a custom one done by Tom Raider. Unfortunately the molds are gone so I'm weary to run the grill.

 

wow odd double post. plz delete.

 

I only see one, so you're good.

 

Great looking rides in here guys. Keep em coming!

 

Isn't there a white car hiding in your garage?

 

Heres my entry :
1999 Mazda Miata (Bose/Leather/Sport pkg.).
Acquired about 18 months ago from a local autocrosser. Cut more weight here and there, added some back with bracing and safety equipment. Been having a blast DD'ing it and taking it to numerous autocrosses and now a couple of track days. Some people think the lack of power steering is difficult, but anything over 3mph, its actually weighted quite nice. Future plans include a new set of wheels, better brakes, fancy coilovers, more supportive seats, and WAY WAY down the line maybe a built motor with ITB's.

15x8 949 Racing 6UL wheels
Hankook RS3 225/45/15
ARP wheel studs
Koni Sports, Ground Control sleeves, Eibach 375F/250R
Racing Beat adjustable sways
Brembo blanks
Aeroquip brake lines
Carbotech XP8 pads
ATE Super Blue fluid
Performance alignment
Energy Suspension control arm and differential bushings
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
Flyin' Miata frame rail reinforcements

Racing Beat header
Track Dog Racing header blanket
Racing Beat midpipe w/ highflow cat
Racing Beat muffler
K&N intake
A/C and P/S removed
Washer bottle removed
Racing Beat ignition wires
Koyorad 37mm radiator
Mishimoto hoses
Thompson Automotive oil filter relocation

Seats out of a '94/'95 with "Foamectomy" (foam cut out from bottom and back for increased bolster and lower position)
JDM Barchetta shorty center console
Momo 78 wheel
Pass. airbag removed.
Advanced Autosport Spec Miata Triangle window (lexan with pop out vent)
HardDog HardCore Double Diagonal rollbar
Panasonic Stereo w/ iPhone holder (deleted antenna)
Removed soft top
Deleted Foglights
'01+ Gauge cluster (white face)
Deleted cruise control
Removed sideskirts

 

^^ *like*

Had no idea your mod lit was that extensive! That's one mean machine!

 

Love that little car. Nice and tail happy. Hey thats me in the passenger seat! That was at Candlestick Park...I remember that. It took everything I had to NOT put my hands up and squeal. :lol: That was my first time ever riding in a Miata and I instantly found the appeal.

 

1967 Austin Mini 850. My father had restored this car about 25 years ago when I was just a baby. I've been around it pretty much my whole life. This picture was taken at the bayline gathering a while back and is part of JDMChicago's coverage of the event. They sure took an awesome picture of my ride

 

You're holding out on us. This might be my favorite of the stable, but you have others. Do tell, neighbor.

 

So for those who may not know...this guy with the awesome British invasion in his garage is like 3 doors down from me. When Ryan and I were buying our house, we said to eachother when we saw the Morris and a few others..."Man...we need to drink beers with THAT guy." :lol:

You have a few more to share, but in due time.

The 94 will blow minds.

 

Leslie, you picked a hell of a neighborhood to move into. I'd be ashamed to park my cars around there :lol:

 

For a second I thought so too, but then random people began showing up at our open garage door. The fifth just last week that also has an FC RX7 and a Corvair that is a work in progress.

B to the Rad...your post is fine. I'm loving what I'm seeing guys, keep them coming!

 

1987 BMW 325is acquired 2010
Bought (very cheap) to be built into a streetable track whore.
I bought the car in S Denver. The battery was bad, the fan was missing a blade, the master cylinder was shot, the shocks were shot, the bushings were shot, it had a minidisk player, the passenger window was broken, none of the electrical worked, the AC compressor was seized, the tires were flat, but it ran.

So I pretty much knew every single component on the car was tired and needed replacing. As I dug into the car more, I found it was in even worse condition than I thought. The pads and rotors were done. Every fuse was blown. O2 sensor was bad. So I started with the basics. Whatever was broken, I wanted to attack as a chunk and meet or exceed OE. Redline fluids throughout, stainless brake lines, new radiator hoses, etc. I always bought a couple more parts than I needed, just to help out the next project, whatever I may decide to tackle next.

In true fashion with replace and upgrade, she got full poly bushings all around (engine/trans/suspension/subframe, etc). I also replaced the horrid wheel bolts with proper extended length stud conversion.

I would take time away from the car, usually time or cash dependent. About a year ago I did a full tuneup on the engine (plugs/cap/rotor, timing/acc belts, coolant flush, etc) to prepare for a cross country trip I knew this heap wouldn't survive. Again, upgrades are necessary, so we found some more room for the tires/wheels I had purchased. To my surprise, she made it through the 6,000 mile trip (midwest, up and down the east coast, then to the west coast) without a single hitch. Even averaged ~27 mpg (kinda tough to figure since the odometer doesn't work).

The ultimate motivator to spend all my available funds was an invite to participate in a track day at Laguna Seca...the only track in California I had not yet driven. So, I spec'd out a set of coilovers for the car because I couldn't bring myself to drive on snow tires, or on a DONK setup. She needed more low. And in pure upgrade fashion, if it has huge wheels, she must have huge brakes.

And here she is in current trim, pwning the corkscrew that is Laguna

Hopefully the Queen will inform me if I need to cut back the word count.

Engine: Bone stock. I actually paid a lot of money to reinstall a catalytic convertor and stock air box w/paper filter for Cali Smog. Passed with flying colors.
Suspension: Full poly bushings w/M3 offset LCA bushings for more positive caster and 12mm shorter rear subframe bushings for near stock geometry with lower suspension.
500/650 #/in F/R ground control kit with rebound adjustable konis, rear race upper shock mounts, race camber/caster plates
Wheels/tires: 17x9et20 Rota Grid OffRoad F225/45/17 R255/40/17 Hankook RS3
Brakes: F Wilwood 6 piston on 12.88in rotor w/Hawk HT10 custom engineered by me (originally for honda civic) R Stock w/Hawk DTC70, stainless lines, ATE Super Blue
ICE: Pioneer head unit, 25 year old stock paper cone speakers, crappy 8" kicker tube sub & amp

Plans for future: swaybars, aero, much less weight (A/C delete, rear seats, etc), and way down the road turbo

And video at laguna getting passed by multiple porsche's, elise, etc
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/brads74jimmy/?action=view&current=Laguna2_1.mp4

 

89 Bronco II XLT

4.0L OHV
A4LD/5R55E hybrid transmission
High pinion dana 44 front axle
Full width, 31 spline 8.8 rear axle with a spool and rear discs
1354/1354 doubler transfer case
9k winch
On board air compressor
Exo cage in progress

 

Thanks guys!

 

-lets see here, i ss i could always add to this thread... right now with the focus' blown eninge, im running 1 car, and got one car in" work in progress status. i believe this is the first time im showing the work in progress here, but alas lets get to the nitty gritty:

1st, we have the '86 Merkur XR4Ti :

haven't done much more then just upkeep on it. right now I'm buttoning up a head gasket install.

and right now i bet a bunch of people are expecting pinky... the corolla... unfortunately, time, money, and a baby on the way has made me change directions. the corolla, was just too much to get to running status; so here is the replacement for the corolla. i give you...


my 1991 Mazda Miata. picked it up for $600 , needed basically just put back together, and fuel injectors. plan was to get it running, and sell it to buy a manual, since it is currently in automatic form.

well, as luck has it a local auto-xer had a 1.8l and a 5 speed for just $350 making it a way better direction then selling, and trying to find a good manual for what i could get that one sold for.

on the trip home:

only mod so far, is a flyin miata stage 1 clutch, and the 1.8l, and manual conversion.. but much more to come, as i plan on making it auto-x/ driftable here soon

 

My Wife's 2011 CRV family hauler:

I have a 1985 Lincoln Town Car Cartier edition as well. This space reserved for pics

64k miles!

 

The new new...

Mazda CX-5 AWD Grand Touring

 

Preeeeetty! ^^

 

Nice Jorge.

Thanks guys. It's the fiance's so it's technically mine too. I only wish it had more power