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Brndn704 · 12-13-2015, 09:47 AM

I haven't really posted much on here in a while. Before I go any further here is how my car looked previously:

I was very immature and only focused on the looks of the car rather than the functionality of it. Living in NC and being about 1.5 hours away from the NC mountains that had to change. So I put everything back to stock, with the exception of Eibach Springs. After I changed everything back I had to deal with a lot of issues from being so low. I had to replace EVERY SINGLE plastic piece up and under the car, the fender liners, and I had to get my front bumper fixed back up due to all the cracks. After that my clutch went out because of the TOB. This all happened within 3 months. I just got my car back from Toyota with a brand new clutch and a lightened flywheel. Yesterday I took it up to the mountains to really break in the new clutch. A really good friend of mine graduated from App State so I had to go see her ceremony anyways so it seemed like a good idea to take it around the parkway. The weather was amazing with highs in the upper 60's. Very strange for the middle of December.

These are just a few photos I snapped while on campus at App. They have a couple of tunnels full of graffiti, it's really cool.

And here's the photos from the parkway and how my car looks now.

All in all, I had a great time really finding out what this car can do. I don't think I've ever had that much fun before. Lesson learned, I'll never "slam" a car again. It's not worth it. At all.

D_Thissen · 12-13-2015, 09:56 AM

Looks much better! A nice set of functional wheels is all you need.

Cole · 12-13-2015, 10:09 AM

I'm going the same route. Been enjoying the car much more, now that I'm not 4.5 or so inches lower than stock

Sarlacc · 12-13-2015, 10:11 AM

Cool story!
Faith in humanity restored :-)

jdmblood · 12-13-2015, 10:51 AM

Function > form

Takumi788 · 12-13-2015, 11:04 AM

Track prepped never goes out of style......see signature. lol. Those roads looks awesome. Once you get some sticky tires the car comes alive.

pushrod · 12-13-2015, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takumi788

Track prepped never goes out of style....

Truth. I love the look of a car covered in brake dust and marbles.

LOLS2K · 12-13-2015, 11:10 AM

Car looked waaaay better before. Jk
I experienced the exact same thing in my s2000.

Brndn704 · 12-13-2015, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takumi788

Track prepped never goes out of style......see signature. lol. Those roads looks awesome. Once you get some sticky tires the car comes alive.

I'm kind of fond of the stock tires, the rear end breaks loose easier

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOLS2K

Car looked waaaay better before. Jk
I experienced the exact same thing in my s2000.

Don't get me wrong, it was fun for the time being, just not worth the cost in the end. It's one of those "do it once, never again" type things.

LOLS2K · 12-13-2015, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brndn704

Don't get me wrong, it was fun for the time being, just not worth the cost in the end. It's one of those "do it once, never again" type things.

Yep, at that time in my life I just wanted to break neckz.

Brndn704 · 12-13-2015, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOLS2K

Yep, at that time in my life I just wanted to break neckz.

I unfortunately started breaking more than necks.

LOLS2K · 12-13-2015, 12:26 PM

I've posted this up before but here a before and after:

Cole · 12-13-2015, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brndn704

I unfortunately started breaking more than necks.

I feel that. At some point, I need to get a respray done on my bumper replace a bunch of the underpanels and all the pop-clips along with it. Not to mention all the premature wear I put on a bunch of parts.

Tcoat · 12-13-2015, 02:00 PM

I always felt that yours was one of the more tastefully "slammed" cars on here and actually liked the looks of it before (have said that a few times I think). If mine was a weekend toy only I probably would do something similar to what you had in this pic.
That being said there is a lot to be said in favour of the stock/near stock setup most of that DD them have as well.

12-13-2015, 09:47 AM	#1
Brndn704 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 622 Thanks: 72 Thanked 564 Times in 271 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Finally grew up. I haven't really posted much on here in a while. Before I go any further here is how my car looked previously: I was very immature and only focused on the looks of the car rather than the functionality of it. Living in NC and being about 1.5 hours away from the NC mountains that had to change. So I put everything back to stock, with the exception of Eibach Springs. After I changed everything back I had to deal with a lot of issues from being so low. I had to replace EVERY SINGLE plastic piece up and under the car, the fender liners, and I had to get my front bumper fixed back up due to all the cracks. After that my clutch went out because of the TOB. This all happened within 3 months. I just got my car back from Toyota with a brand new clutch and a lightened flywheel. Yesterday I took it up to the mountains to really break in the new clutch. A really good friend of mine graduated from App State so I had to go see her ceremony anyways so it seemed like a good idea to take it around the parkway. The weather was amazing with highs in the upper 60's. Very strange for the middle of December. These are just a few photos I snapped while on campus at App. They have a couple of tunnels full of graffiti, it's really cool. And here's the photos from the parkway and how my car looks now. All in all, I had a great time really finding out what this car can do. I don't think I've ever had that much fun before. Lesson learned, I'll never "slam" a car again. It's not worth it. At all.

12-13-2015, 09:56 AM	#2
D_Thissen Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: '13 Argento FR-S (Sold) Location: Ontario Posts: 2,126 Thanks: 3,209 Thanked 1,439 Times in 855 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Looks much better! A nice set of functional wheels is all you need. __________________ My FR-S Build IG: dthissen

12-13-2015, 11:10 AM	#8
LOLS2K /scion Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: '13 86 M/T Location: PHX-LAX Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 1,402 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Car looked waaaay better before. Jk I experienced the exact same thing in my s2000. __________________ "Practice makes better. Only Senna is perfect." - CSG Mike

12-13-2015, 12:26 PM	#12
LOLS2K /scion Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: '13 86 M/T Location: PHX-LAX Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 1,402 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	I've posted this up before but here a before and after: __________________ "Practice makes better. Only Senna is perfect." - CSG Mike

12-13-2015, 02:00 PM	#14
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,294 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	I always felt that yours was one of the more tastefully "slammed" cars on here and actually liked the looks of it before (have said that a few times I think). If mine was a weekend toy only I probably would do something similar to what you had in this pic. That being said there is a lot to be said in favour of the stock/near stock setup most of that DD them have as well. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

12-13-2015, 10:09 AM	#3
Cole Not a troll Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 5,104 Thanks: 8,237 Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts Mentioned: 266 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	I'm going the same route. Been enjoying the car much more, now that I'm not 4.5 or so inches lower than stock

12-13-2015, 10:51 AM	#5
jdmblood Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: white subaru brz Location: miami Posts: 825 Thanks: 158 Thanked 289 Times in 183 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Function > form

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