Well I do know what goes into it body work wise and it doesn't really scare me I've been work on hot rods since I was like ten and as far as getting money back if I sell the car you'll never get back what you put into it.
But I this is also my first Japanese car as well before that I drove a 72 Chevy c20 with a big cam small block v8 which is also getting a major overhaul, but I got my FRS for a few reasons
first I've always had a thing for small Japanese cars
Second I needed something that could last 300k miles
Thirdly something that got good gas mileage
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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Politically correct answer - Your car do whatever you want.
My opinion (as requested) - RB kit on a stock car is just pretending and the very definition of RICE. The kits were intended to allow larger wheels to be used with more power in race situations. You will not have a race car just because you riveted some panels on.
If you decide to go ahead you need to consider:
The change is permanent. You have to chop up the car and there is no going back.
You need to do it right. Many of the kits I have seen on cars (not just these) are cheap ass copies that don't fit right, fall apart in a stiff breeze and overall are just poorly installed. Spend the money and time to do it right or don't do it at all.
Just slapping a body kit on is not where it ends. You have to go with wider wheels and tires to fill that space (and no spacers do not work) then you have to do the suspension work required to handle those wheels. If you are one of those guys that think of the Twins as "slow" you have now added weight and with a stock driveline you just made it even slower.
To do things right you are going to pay at least $10K (if you want like the nice one above it probably doubled the price of the car). The RB kit actually will reduce the value of the car. If you don't care about taking a huge loss then that is fine but it needs to be understood you will loose at least the money you put into the parts and work. I get people think that they are going to keep the car forever and ever but if already bored of the looks what happens in 2 years when bored of the RB look and want something new?
Have you considered the alternatives? You can go with skirts, spoilers, lips and diffusers that will change the looks of the car without requiring it to be chopped up. By keeping the basic body the way it is you open things up to a narrower wheel, don't need to change the whole suspension (and the feel of the car that entails) and it doesn't require such a large loss in cash.
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