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Your 2014 Journey This is basically a TL;DR of the year on how much you've done in terms of vehicles, before the new years hits, let's share some stories! Anyways... How did the year 2014 go with your project car(s)? This is how I started off in the year, Sittin' pretty in the garage while I was at work in a land far far away. :concentrate: http://distilleryimage7.ak.instagram...0a9f1939_7.jpg At this time, the car was the usual, exhaust, downpipe, gauges, seats and the only thing differentiating it from any other STI were shitty flares (to this day, they are the biggest regrets I had on the car), and I was missing a passenger seat. I bought the car out shortly afterwards late January from Richmond Subaru, and this is where the stupidity began. http://photos-h.ak.instagram.com/hph...64050906_n.jpg The car made a short trip to Burnaby to The Speed Syndicate, where they pretttttttttty much built the entire thing. JTanner & Qster photobombing my Pooparu. http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hph...92012363_n.jpg http://scontent-b-sea.cdninstagram.c...23863730_n.jpg http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...33128377_n.jpg http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...08979580_n.jpg http://photos-b.ak.instagram.com/hph...44650141_n.jpg http://photos-b.ak.instagram.com/hph...40342806_n.jpg Parts kept arriving, so TSS quite literally had my car from March -> June, and at the end of it, nothing on the car was stock anymore, with exceptions of the Aero and Engine Block, as the Varis kit had not arrived yet. After this giant hurdle, the car was send downwards to Pacific Import Auto for the tune. http://photos-d.ak.instagram.com/hph...81288437_n.jpg Of course, things don't go your way when Pistons fire the wrong way :concentrate:. I made about 375WHP on the Mustang Dyno before the pistons cracked, and the ringlands gave way, reasons were still up in the air, and we figure out why much later in the year. At this point, I was a little butthurt, as I've driven the car maybe 3 days in the year, and the definitive stereotypes of a Subaru staying in the shop more than it driving was becoming realized.... So I bought Narita Dog Fight's S2000. http://photos-c.ak.instagram.com/hph...38997019_n.jpg It was a little dirty, slapped some wheels on, and called it a day. It's still sitting in Cali, will be importing it up early next year :awwyeah: http://photos-e.ak.instagram.com/hph...13016111_n.jpg Now it's about July in the timeline, I decided to rebuild the STI with a sleeved motor & forged goods. The head's have new valves from the piston's melting on to it. http://photos-h.ak.instagram.com/hph...41111106_n.jpg http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...03622600_n.jpg http://photos-b.ak.instagram.com/hph...79526065_n.jpg Funny enough, I was driving my two good friend's car more than my own in the summer. http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hph...81121018_n.jpg August 15th is the day I won't forget, I finally got the car back! http://photos-c.ak.instagram.com/hph...55259061_n.jpg August 16th...and back to TSS it goes.... :okay: http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...04036053_n.jpg For all the right reasons :awwyeah: http://photos-h.ak.instagram.com/hph...90199058_n.jpg http://photos-f.ak.instagram.com/hph...75358933_n.jpg http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...18449827_n.jpg The Aero is finally on, and the car at this point really had no stock parts anymore. For those of you who went to the TSS track day this year, I actually got the car ready & tuned...the night before. :fuckyea: Bracing installed. http://i.imgur.com/IVWyX6L.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7JLwgSP.jpg Helmet secured. http://i.imgur.com/21IHMCY.jpg Oil swapped from Organic & break in fluid -> Synthetic http://i.imgur.com/Z9yd9sP.jpg Hit 350WHP/300TQ on the Mustang with a break in tune the night before track. http://i.imgur.com/oeuDGTG.jpg Vroom vroom, chasing the old turd. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/...6589ac5c_k.jpg My dump pipe was seriously destroying my side skirts, so I kept re-wrapping it in heat tape which obviously did nothing, I was having too much fun. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.n...44874355_o.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...53815291_o.jpg Extraordinary day with extraordinary drivers & cars. A month after in October, I'm getting my final tune. https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...83&oe=5516E599 Low and behold, I am again misfiring, and would've destroyed another motor if not for the Benson sleeving. Turns out, one of the Douchework injectors was not firing properly, leaning out one of the cylinders causing misfire, gotta come back another day.... Swapped them to FiC 900cc injectors about a week later and safely made 402WHP/372TQ! 3 days after that I drove to SoCal expecting some track events.... but it was down time and I ended up going to Year.Six instead. http://scontent-a-sea.cdninstagram.c...83069495_n.jpg http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hph...18870363_n.jpg http://photos-b.ak.instagram.com/hph...04803492_n.jpg Got the car back up here no problem http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hph...72978938_n.jpg Then I went to Japan/HK, came back...and here I am jetlagged :drunk: So that's my journey with the car this year, I'm expecting some grand events next year too with a rotated turbo, cage, paint, and upgraded aero! Please share your story! |
Qster would love to update you with my journey but may as well wait for a 2015 thread instead hahahaha :fuckyea: |
Wish my 2014 car year is as exciting as your.... Basically I put in a strut bar, intake and some comestic bits. Than I got a beater and put a bunch of money into fixing it up :failed: |
Any story following belauds will be a disappointment... This year for me was really relaxed. - Bought my '14 focus at last December. Decided not to modify the new car - bought an old focus wagon as a parts hauler and for the girlfriend - bought a '79 Kawasaki kh100el and cafe'd it - bought a '91 gti but sold it to my bro. He's fixing it up - bought an '05 gsxr 600 which I rode this morning in the pouring rain And yeah... Slow year for me |
hurry up with the s2k so you can say, "Too soon, junior." all day long! |
All of my first HPDE events were this year. Pretty cool to be a part of. Car started the year looking like this. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/1...08756507_b.jpg then this https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3760/...6a2afff2_b.jpg Did some of this https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3917/...213d88ca_b.jpg Bent this https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/...f3d6394a_b.jpgFuck by westophervan, on Flickr Just as well because the car ended up looking like this https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/...6af997b1_b.jpg Added this https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5608/...359d9879_b.jpg Got rid of the horrendous looking stock exhaust. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/...f5041a14_b.jpg Refinished some wheels and got it all wintery. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7502/...091b7188_b.jpg Used it. [IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7501/...a3a5fb3d_b.jpg Don't worry, its clean again. |
Fixed like 4 different coolant leaks over the summer, found another one while I was taking the transmission out :okay: Put my RPF1s on, blew my struts at Auto X then replaced it with Koni Yellows then clutch went at the very next Auto X :alone: Currently waiting for more $$$ so I can finally get the damn thing back together and drivable lol. Will probably be done in January. That's the boring summary of my 2014 journey |
Still awaiting to see what you do with that S2K. You told me it was going to be even crazier than the STI. Epic build on that STI, good job for not giving up when you lost that first engine. I'll share a little bit just for the hell of it. Most of you will probably know this years story for me if you read my build thread (in the siggy). Otherwise the TL;DR version: Literally took this photo on January 1, 2014: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/...02d31e00_c.jpgDSC_0348-Final by meme_405, on Flickr By middle of march: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/...e5e4cb24_c.jpgDSC_0174-Final by meme_405, on Flickr At her second anniversary at the beginning of october: http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps3c44302b.jpg And how I will end up finishing the year (with no good pictures): http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps02ed06d7.jpg First thing next year will be a set of wheels, to replace my dearly departed GTR's. Going 22" this time. Beyond that the only other definite plan is a BBK. |
Is there a reason why u aint painting your kit? cuz it looks ghetto as hell |
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Smashed up the ITR in July. Finally got approval from ICBC to fix it yesterday. Fucking assholes took 5 months to figure it out while my caR just sat outside. Hope it doesn't go over the limit they gave me or else they will just write it off. I was gonna do the whole tuck bay thing but decided to just fix it and shit kick it at the track next year. The money saved will be going towards my next car, which I'm hoping to purchase in the next 2 years. |
I don't feel worthy enough to post what little i've done in this thread with Belauds STi in the first post lol. Oh well. 18x9 Bullitt motorsport wheels, 255/45/18 BFG Sport comp 2's (from brand new in April to 4/32nd as of October 1st lol) http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbec4dc44.png Hawk HPS pads, ATE Super blue fluid http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps010d3a0e.jpg Track day, ORP http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps61f88f5b.jpg Tons of BMWCCBC Autocross' 50 runs per session for $160>15 runs for $50 http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps0f999d64.png Ordered everything needed to re-gear my car from 2.73's to 3.73's. Also bought an SCT X4 with MPT 91 octane tune. http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps603751af.jpg Next year will be Bilsteins, Maximum Motorsports springs, bunch of BMR goodies, possibly a Watts link, 18x10 (undecided) with a 275/40/18 square. And as many track days as I can fit/afford into my schedule lol. |
2014 TL;DR = bought wheels, washed car, sold wheels, washed car, bought wheels, washed car, sold wheels, washed car. nothing exciting |
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...545b858bf0cf19 Picked up 05 STi fall of last year. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...2ee92ffdb6aaae Got a roof rack and winter tires and rota rims http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps44c8efff.jpg Summer came and I installed Greddy coilovers, invidia n1 exhaust and XXR rims on stretch tires. https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.n...8d726eec485e70 Then I sold it 2 months ago |
and mr lau; correction - chasing mrs old turd |
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this looks fun, ill play spoilered for length http://i349.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps9c6c67e6.jpg Spoiler! also noticed a lot of revscene members attending HPDE events this year and somehow i missed a lot of you guys, we need a sign up next year |
Sold car. Rode bicycle. |
2014 has been a hell of a year. I really 'cleaned' the C55 up. Basically all I did was a long list of maintenance, but by the end of summer I was actually content with the way the car drove. It was in really nice condition for a car with about 140,000km - until you see westopher's M3. http://g3.img-dpreview.com/A650E3F68...264EA2692F.jpg http://g3.img-dpreview.com/4DE255788...C6C2D27353.jpg http://g4.img-dpreview.com/86B26C9A7...D7DDF9E6C7.jpg http://g4.img-dpreview.com/E9AB255A9...4722E1E01B.jpg As for the E55, I can't wait to start working on it http://g2.img-dpreview.com/DFFFE39AD...A6CDD28957.jpg |
Started the year with a 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora, for the really cold days (below -30): https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.n...413ebfe95582dd and with a 2000 740iL for the not-so-cold days: https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...a5&oe=5508EC69 But, unfortunately, the cold and poor maintenance in the past took its toll on both cars; the Oldsmobile developed a strong lower oil pan leak, and the 740iL had a massive chain guide failure, resulting in this: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.n...e7c6aea35c3b31 which led to this: https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...af&oe=551821E7 and eventually this: https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...ea3ecc8cd10b43 Had some major life events, wherein I moved back to Vancouver, and, while not thinking straight, bought this with fucked up brakes, supercharger, and a massive oil leak: https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...40411813_o.jpg Had a moment of clarity and traded it in for this: https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...82230221_o.jpg But couldn't resist picking up another BMW for practically nothing, with "possible timing chain guide failure": https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...03319532_o.jpg Ended up being bad cam sensors, ha! Currently sits like this: https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/...98695152_o.jpg Even though it started really shitty, not a bad car year for me. |
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Not mine, but here is someone's 2014 Journey! http://www.dodge.com/assets/images/v...uepearl-01.jpg :troll: |
So much has happened for me this year.. Spoilered for long post. Spoiler! |
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