Tigawoods' 1995 Celica, Racing n Stuff Options

[Tigawoods]

after a long (in my eyes) hiatus from June 2012, finally back on the road





So here is the story of my celica.




so i dont get to ramble on too much, lets start out with the first picture i took of my car back in 2006 when I got her.


the first mod that i did was my JL speakers all around. nothing special. i wasnt too much into the whole 6gc scene until a little bit after.

i then stripped the hub caps and started putting every sticker i found on that car!







then i had finally gotten into the 6gc scene and started to mod her. first things first, a $70 weapon r intake from a fellow member. needless to say i felt badass installing it seeing as how it was my first mod.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdQKHBZH2yg...re=channel_page



after that came exhaust, a nice n\' rare SP1




THEN TRAGEDY STRUCK!
i had thrown a rod and my car was up for about 3months, saddest moment ever!


after all was said and done, i got a new rebuilt block.

the day it was back on the road


this is the first pic i took with my new camera



Then after not having it for a while i wanted to get her gifts, thus leading us into the...
BAD IDEA PHASE







end phase


then i put on my XS auto headers the NIGHT before i was leaving for my freshman year of college. ended up rushing and cutting to hastily and had a bad exhaust leak. and a lil bit after put heat wrap on the rad tubes
also i got one of the limited DCR 3points




then after a month or so, my engine quit on me while cruising around pittsburgh. had to tow it back home to the shop the block was built at in philly. ended up being a bad head gasket.



then i just started buying stuff while at school and putting it in

SPENDING PHASE

installing hid\'s in february





most up to date interior shot at night


most up to date engine shot

Got some bars


STEELIES PAINTED

yellow jdm fogs

jdm tails

yellow highs


MATURING PHASE
well i took off all the stickers haha

got new rubbers

a big shipment


auto-x came into my life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s66yhF5jtVk









then she sat for a while, not being modded, she was content




THE SCREW YOU GUYS MY CAR IS FINALLY LOWERED PHASE
this is how she sits as of now




props to art for getting me into this scene


the end.....?

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Aug 15, 2015 - 5:34 AM

[Akirad1]

very nice Tiga

[95st-celica]

nice job mike...i love these kinds of threads...we need to have a member journal section on here..keep the modding process goin...its addicting and rewarding

P.S.
shoulda picked up that set of green 6 spokes....would look good!

[Nyczroflz]

hahah n i met u sumwhere b4 the maturing phase im glad to say that i have met u

[rj8807]

very nice. i especially like the autox part, but thats just me
where did the ksports come in? and how much were they?

btw, I can i notice where your photography skills get better and better, not to mention better equipment lol

[lagos]

Nice write up, mike.
I never knew you had jl speakers. How do u like them over stock?

[Tigawoods]

thanks guys

very nice. i especially like the autox part, but thats just me
where did the ksports come in? and how much were they?

btw, I can i notice where your photography skills get better and better, not to mention better equipment lol

the auto-x point was the high point haha. the ksports are the most recent mod i have done. i should add it in.

the sad thing is she wont be getting to many presents this summer. all my money is going to the camera haha. i really want to get wheels, if i see any deals i will jump on it, i have been too picky. i want white wheels, that are light. ssr? 400 a piece no ways

Nice write up, mike.
I never knew you had jl speakers. How do u like them over stock?

for the price they perform very good, havent had any problems with them

[lagos]

champagne taste. Beer budget.
Get some nice 7th gen rims already. The steelies gots to go, yo!

This post has been edited by lagos: Mar 20, 2009 - 3:38 PM

[Tigawoods]

u spelled it wrong college man!
champagne.

i want to get those enkei rp's that one guy is selling on here. the exact size i want too! 16x7.
i would just take them when i got them and get them powdercoated white

[jimmykay]

looks very good. I'm just starting the AutoX phase going to a couple last year. I think I found a new hobby. I love the progression. Hopefully we can all avoid the bad idea phase.

[BonzaiCelica]

i like the pic of your car's front bumper. the way some of it is painted black. reminds me of trd bumper.

[808celica]

Ha! done.........riiiiiiiiight

if i know my brother, its not done

[95CelicaST]

Sweet harness bar yo.

[Stambo]

I still think the blurple color is best still.

Looking good tiga, post up your autox vid

[Tigawoods]

Ha! done.........riiiiiiiiight

if i know my brother, its not done

you know me all too well bro haha. the camera is getting the money this summer. the celi is getting track time. and maybe a couple small gifts

Sweet harness bar yo.

everytime hahaha

[rj8807]

Just a short note on the autox vid, which was great and awsome production by the way

I noticed that when your coming to a cone, you tend to react when your just getting to the cone, kinda like heading straight for it (or i guess right next to it lol) and then once you are past the cone, or right at it, you react to where the next is. My advice is to concentrate on knowing where the next cone is when your already heading for the cone coming up. "Concentrate on the immediate future, not the immediate past or pressent." Another way to think of it is to try to hit the inside cone your going around with your rear inside tire. The only way to do this is to not aim at the cone, but to go high, and treat the cone as an apex. Just like on a road course. your best line is to start wide, turn in at the right moment, to make your rear inside tire hit the apex, and then exit wide. In autox, exiting wide (depending on the course setup) could help or hurt, but findin the apex and setting up the car to hit that apex is key on any course.

For example, in the almost "zig-zag" slalom portion of the course (1:25-end of run) you entered actually really well, started turn in outside since you were already wide, which made your car straightend for the next cone before you passed the current one. For the rest of it, you tend to react when you reach the cone, therefore, you play a game of "catch-up" with rest of the course, causing panic-induced steering and forcing your mind to think faster, which will just slow your driving down. You want to know exactly whats coming up and know exactly where your car should be after every turn. Slow, fluid steering will also keep the tire friction low and controlled, which will come naturally when you get used to setting up your car for the next turn.

I have a picture/diagram/drawing on my comp of what i mean, it makes it 10x easier to explain. I would say check out the vid in the sig, but it's not quite the best example or the best view, but it's close. I raced my last event in my friends 95 Neon ACR E-prepared/rally car and I had just understood the concept. Im looking for the vid it's a good example. Otherwise, i'll try find one of my teammate's best video from last season. He's the STS champ 2 years in a row. He is deff a good example of correct corner set up.

[Tigawoods]

Great write up! I have def taken it to heart, I understood the gist of it but unfortunately I am a visual learner (damn the artist in me) it would be great if somehow u could send me that diagram

watched the vid. wow

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Mar 22, 2009 - 9:44 AM

[Defgeph]

Tiga Tiga woods ya'll

[rj8807]

Great write up! I have def taken it to heart, I understood the gist of it but unfortunately I am a visual learner (damn the artist in me) it would be great if somehow u could send me that diagram

watched the vid. wow

lol my vid isn't my best, but non the less, it has all 4 runs there so it's a good progression example of a typical event lol

i'm a visual learner, being an art major myself, which is why i kept the diagram and studied it more then the words everyone wrote. i know it's here somewhere! lol. i'll post it up here when i get it.

EDIT: Ok, so unfortunetly im starting to remember that it was an actual piece of paper that I had that was the diagram. i could draw it up in illustrator or something when i get some time in the next couple of days. It will really clear up what im trying to say.

Another thing i thought of when watching some of my old vids: Try not to cross your hands when turning hard. This will come surprising naturally when the correct technique is found in your driving. You will have to turn the wheel less, which means sometimes u might not have to cross your arms.
THis is an OK example of my friend in his STS civic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX85V7thPPc...re=channel_page
He never crosses his hands. When going right, he pulls with the right hand, pushes with the left, and when his left hand reaches across his body, he doesn't reach back up to the top of the wheel with his right hand, he either shuffles his left hand up and brings his right where it was, or he will just simply push a little harder with his left hand.

Good tips here: Andy's Top 10 Autocross Driving Tips best overall explaination IMO

Jeez i need to make that diagram lol.

yet another EDIT: this vid was from june 08. an example of me concentrating on not crossing my hands (except for the start) i was on crap tires and i didn't have a front sway bar (spun out on my last run, not in vid) but you get the idea i hope. ok that's my big paragraph for the day haha

This post has been edited by rj8807: Mar 22, 2009 - 4:38 PM

[Tigawoods]

i hope i get a ish load of seat time so i can use all this! hahaha
the top 10's are a great guide thanks!

[Tigawoods]

IM SO EXCITED!
i went to a meet in pittsburgh last night and talked with this subie guy. one thing led to another and he told be to come to an auto-x tomorrow. $25

CHEAP AS HELL!
im excited to test out all the suspension work

[Stambo]

we have a autox tomorrow in milwaukee but its raining all weekend

[rj8807]

so how did the auto-x go? DC region had one today, but i was working :-(

This post has been edited by rj8807: Apr 26, 2009 - 5:13 PM

[Tigawoods]

just got back. i liked the set up of the course because it tested me in a way that i hadnt been in previous events.

2 main notable points where a mid speed 2500rpmish turn into a straight where i found out on the low end celicas do not perform well.
and then in a small S turn where i had to downshift to first, which took me two runs to go from high speed 2nd brake brake brake and shift to 1st

at this event i also saw how outclassed i am in BSP.
the FTD car was in BSP(TurboWRX) and ran a 49.2 with the avg. of the day was around 54ish.
I will probably try out DSP for a couple events and see if its more my kind of cars

it was a test event to play around and get used to my suspension set up.

all in all it was alot of fun and cant wait to get back to philly and start running there.

[Stambo]

At our events so far in milwaukee, i didnt get that low in the rpms to downshift. The celi's are slow when its down in the low rpms

What times did you end up running?

[Tigawoods]

yeah it was a surprise to everyone when they set it up. after my second run i got used to it and kind of liked it. i had a smooth transition from 2nd to 1st.

the main main problem was trying to gain speed from that low rpm in 2nd gear. i had to feather the pedal to be able to keep my rpms steady so i can exit and gain speed quicker than what i did in the beginning which was staying a constant speed around the turn, and then gassing it on the exit, and it took a few seconds to build up speed. it sucked
my times where(all estimates till i get the final results)

Off Course (6 cones in slalom)
69.936 +1 cone (+2sec)
64.961 +1
61.914


i was ahead of a vette until he pulled a 59.911 his last run
there was a ASP Porsche 911 and a AS S2000 that i got faster times than
there where a few other cars that i had better times
i know if i had gotten at least 2 more runs i would have gotten down to 58

[Tigawoods]

i just ordered a "D" to replace the "B" so now ill have both. one for being conservative, and the other if i feel like getting torn up

[808celica]

could your steelies be holding you back?? nice bro i wish to do some autoxing

[Tigawoods]

they are 35lbs each. i am looking into hoosiers and some 13's. in DSP or BSP you can run slicks


daaaaamn. 295 a tire is the cheapest

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Apr 26, 2009 - 10:12 PM

[lagos]

i just ordered a "D" to replace the "B" so now ill have both. one for being conservative, and the other if i feel like getting torn up

So what your saying is that you did not do as well as you thought you would, so you decided to remedy this by buying a new sticker for your car?

[JustinCapps]

Right on dude!!
just curious, how did you get the rubber stuff under the seat so clean?? or was it jut like that?
mine is just horrible. haah

[95st-celica]

lol...you love stickers...anyway lookin real good mike...im likein the thread so far but whats next on the list for it?

[Tigawoods]

i just ordered a "D" to replace the "B" so now ill have both. one for being conservative, and the other if i feel like getting torn up

So what your saying is that you did not do as well as you thought you would, so you decided to remedy this by buying a new sticker for your car?

they are magnets ass. and u have more stickers than me!

oh. i want to get sponsored by a company so i can get those hoosier tires for a bit cheaper. so dont yell t me when i start branding their name

Right on dude!!
just curious, how did you get the rubber stuff under the seat so clean?? or was it jut like that?
mine is just horrible. haah

what rubber stuff? under the back seats?

lol...you love stickers...anyway lookin real good mike...im likein the thread so far but whats next on the list for it?

just basic odds and ends. money is going into the camera and auto-x events.
maybe farther along down the road when my warranty is up. cams. and if it every pops up again, supercharge, but thats a longshot

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Apr 27, 2009 - 8:47 AM

[Stambo]

Looks like overall for you personally, you progressed throughout the day. I dont know if its just me, but when i see a higher performance car just a second or two ahead of me i really try to push myself more to feel like i really did good that day. If you were keeping up with a vette on that one.

Did you film your runs?

Also i just bought "the gripper" and i am very impressed at how stable it really is!

[Tigawoods]

nah. i was very unprepared for this. all my stuff was a home. helmet numbers vidcamera. etc.
still learned and had fun.

ur gunna have fun with the gripper. worth every penny of the 100.03

[Stambo]

I wish i had like 4 of them so i could make a better "montage" if you will of one run with different angles.

[Tigawoods]

thats what my autox vid kind of was. putting the camera different places and stitching the video together like it was one run

[Tigawoods]

found a guy with a 70-200 2.8 and asked him if i can get some good pics of me racing.

[jimmykay]

Thats so awesome. I went AutoXing sunday as well. We just got the times back today. I ended up in 9th out of 17 on the PAX. 2/2 in my class by a half of a second. No camera's or anything but it's a blast. Not bad for only my third event.

[Tigawoods]

not bad at all. im glad there are others on here that are interested in auto-x.
its so much fun and you find out alot about your driving skills and your cars abilities

[purplegt4]

nice car! we gotta meet up and autox one day.

[Tigawoods]

i would love to see another modded celica in person haha


Here is my schedule for the summer
----MAY----
9th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-x
24th - Citizens Bank Park Philly Auto-x
30th/31st - Holbert Memorial Auto-X Warminister, PA

----JUNE----
5th - Formula D Day 1 Englishtown, NJ
6th - Formula D Day 2/ Englishtown Auto-x in Parking lot
28th - Citizens Bank Park Philly Auto-X

----JULY----
5th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-X
11th - Warminister, PA Auto-X
19th - Lancaster Park City Mall Auto-X
25th - Englishtown Roadcourse Auto-X

----August----
2nd - Warminister, PA Auto-X

[808celica]

damn you got the front tire tucking that is EPIC!

[rj8807]

nice pics!!!

i might be hitting up one of the philly region races for old time's sake. I'm being very selective due to low $$$ and i got HYPERDRIVE COMING UP!!! SO EXCITED!!

a good cheap way to get tires is not to buy them new. Used ones will do you just fine, especially when you find them cheap. If you can, save the money for like 15" wheels, and then search ebay toward fall/winter. The Spec miata guys will sell 225/50/15 Hoosier R6's (4 of them) with like 6 races on them for like $50. They may be used, but it will last the average autox (especially if your starting to get serious) a while. when you feel they are done, you can always ask other racers if they have used ones.

I got offered 4 275/35/17s that were used once at Solo nationals the previous year, for $120 no joke.

and there's always the www.sccaforums.com For sale therads. good place to look lol

are you going to build a full on Street prepared car? i would highly recomend getting a daily. drove an EP (E-prepared) car down to the event, raced, and back again. stripped, one race seat, roll bar, and straight through exhaust. fun for like 15mins, and on the course, annoying for the rest.

[Tigawoods]

yeah ive been checking the forums often looking for used tires
i have a friend that i just talked to that said he can get me tires for really cheap, unfortunatley hoosiers arent under the list. he said tires like
Azenis RT-615 and the Advan A048's for about 70 a tire. which is extremely cheap.

i would like to build this car to the point where its still a sensible DD

[rj8807]

yeah ive been checking the forums often looking for used tires
i have a friend that i just talked to that said he can get me tires for really cheap, unfortunatley hoosiers arent under the list. he said tires like
Azenis RT-615 and the Advan A048's for about 70 a tire. which is extremely cheap.

i would like to build this car to the point where its still a sensible DD

Hoosiers are a big commitment anyway. getting to races earlier to put the wheels on, new wheels, ect. and when your a budget college racer, just like me, its just not in the cards. Thats why im building a Street touring car lol

Can your friend get Bridgestones or Kumho's? They both have 2 top of the line extreme performance tires that are amazing on the course. Bridgestone RE-11s i've personally tried this season on my friend's prepped Street touring car, and they are AWSOME! The Kumho's are pretty much the "budget version" of the Bridgestones.

Dont get me wrong, Azenis are good, but there's better out there for little to no extra $$$. The yokohama's are yet to be determained how good they are since they arn't out yet, but they are getting really good reviews.

tires are a big choice!!! i hope i've given you a little help in your decision. But any tire you get, you make sure it's the right decision for your own reasons, not because someone else says its good.

[Tigawoods]

its going to be budget wise for me. haha. i have found wheels. i decided not go waste my money and get 57optimises or rims that are worth more than the car
last night i was looking at tires and came across those kumhos

if i where more serious i would devote more money into it and get hoosiers but im not there yet.
i am comparing and contrasting all options so i can come to a reasonable and affordable option.
i have some time. but my first event is this saturday. im using these first events to get used to how the suspension reacts to the courses

[Tigawoods]

ordered some toys for her and they are en route to my house via big brown trucks.

I also have another deal that i am working on for a few very special items. items that i had only dreamed of having.

[whatthe]

Hmm i wonder what they might be

[Tigawoods]

they are in. but im not sure if i want to post pics yet.

still working up the cash for the next item. probably gunna be atleast a month

[95st-celica]

dude your such a tease....just show us what you got already!!

[Tigawoods]

ima a wait a bit. I might just wait until i get my next thing. but that wont be for another 3 weeks at the most now

[Tigawoods]

What would be better.
Lightweight wheels with ok tires.
or
Slightly Heavy wheels (not as bad as steelies) and real sticky tires?


im thinking#2

[njccmd2002]

wow reading your thread and did a search annd fond this

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/detai...PRODUCT_ID=6866

why are this tires so damn expensive. do they even last. i may want to do this in the future. but right now money is an issue... pluess i will need another car..

[Capone]

I Found this set on craigs list for $150 when I was looking for wheels, there in Georgia too.



http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Craigs+List&p...aigslist.org%2F

[Culpable04]

What would be better.
Lightweight wheels with ok tires.
or
Slightly Heavy wheels (not as bad as steelies) and real sticky tires?


im thinking#2

lightwweight wheels with ok tires, because tires get replace more often than wheels, once you have decent wheels you can save for the next set of tires to have the perfect combo, but on the other hand heavy wheels will always be heavy and will need to be upgraded to lightweight later regardless of how good tires you have.

you'll pick up a 0.0001s in accelaration and reduce braking distance with lighter wheels too.

[Tigawoods]

yeah. im still looking at hoosiers. everyone says they are the best of the best.
but i dont feel like spending the money for them, used would be the best option
thanks for the link njccmd

your right stevenson, you go through tires more than wheels.

[rj8807]

i hope its sticky tires and heavy wheels. best option IMO. spend money on tires. light wheels dont win, tires do.

[Culpable04]

i hope its sticky tires and heavy wheels. best option IMO. spend money on tires. light wheels dont win, tires do.

a car build is a long term process, lightweight wheels will remain there way after the tires are gone, next tires can be the best tires on the market, tires get replace, and being honest, the amount of driving time he has on auto X, he won't be able to take advantage to its full potential of expensive tires just yet ( sorry tiga, not putting down your skills, is just you are relatively new to the sport )

[rj8807]

i hope its sticky tires and heavy wheels. best option IMO. spend money on tires. light wheels dont win, tires do.

a car build is a long term process, lightweight wheels will remain there way after the tires are gone, next tires can be the best tires on the market, tires get replace, and being honest, the amount of driving time he has on auto X, he won't be able to take advantage to its full potential of expensive tires just yet ( sorry tiga, not putting down your skills, is just you are relatively new to the sport )

Let me refrase my statement to further clarify my point: "I hope it's sticky tires and *cheap/inexpensive* wheels. best option IMO. Spend money on *used slicks and/or extremem performance street* tires. *Light weight/expensive* wheels dont win, tires do."

Another note, your point is severely backwards, even though it's different for every driver. Light weight wheels wont do sh!t for Tiga unless he is on the weight reduction process stage of the car build. Also, as stated earlier in the thread, budget is key at this point, and light weight wheels arnt cheap. The Street prepared class usually banks off of weight reduction, but then again, the Street prepared class is not exactly a *beginner* class due to the imense budget needed, that is dangerously close to the Street Modified budget. (which is painfully large)

As for him not being able to use the tires to there full potential, i can understand where your coming from, but when your using a set of new race tires (or used ones for that matter) you souly using them in autox or on the race track. They will wear, but not in one season. People who race at a higher level may be selling there tires when they still have life left in them, but they also need the optimal grip, which is earlier in the tire life. In autox, The Hoosier A6 can last for 3+ seasons, and even longer if you are starting out, and even LONGER if you have a car that is less than 200 hp.

I know people who race in stock class (only struts and race tires allowed) who use those tires to their full potential, as in, buy new almost 4 years ago.

Finally, I think extreme performane tires are good for biginning, even when you are allowed to use race slicks. Put them on another set of wheels, and use them only to drive down, race, and drive back, and you got a looonngg life expentancy.

[rj8807]

just thought i'd let you know the Hankook Hyper Drives are coming up, at Hyperfest at summit point race way!!! it may be a distance for u, but it's soooo worth it and i highly recomend it! $40 for 20 min session, you can sign up for as many as you want! basically a HPDE or track day, but instead of paying $250+, it's $40!!! register soon if you want a spot. choose from 4 sessions i think. I'll be there, but i donno if i'll race cuz idk if my celica will hold up :-/ if not, i'll be taking pics!

Hyperfest Home page my friends went last year, and they said it was awsome!!

[Tigawoods]

oh yeah! i forgot about that! im going to look into it, ill let you know.

wish me luck. im off to the races
summer event #1

[Tigawoods]

got first. there wasnt too much competition though
just me and one other guy.
an 81 BMW 320i
the guy had a butt load of driving experience.
he was stationed in japan. had an R32, did gymkhana and raced on the mountain roads with his buddies.
i underestimated him at first.
Me&BMW

Heat 1: 92...... 87
Heat 2: 86...... 85
Heat 3: 84...... 86+1
Heat 4: 83.4.... 83.8

i had to leave early so i didnt get my trophy
i hope for the 2day Holbert Memorial Event next weekend, more FSP's come out of the woodwork. it kind of sucks not having any competition. then i dont know how im doing

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: May 25, 2009 - 8:47 AM

[manphibian]

congrats

[presure2]

nice work tiga!!!
tigatigawoods ya'll!!

[Stambo]

last weekend i was about one second behind a older civic. Its so hard to keep up with them because their so small. The course was mostly really tight turns. I did manage to beat a prelude though. So i was happy about that.

[Tigawoods]

sooo tired

here are 2 pics





details later

[rj8807]

idk bout you, but I like to run the course with my EYES OPEN more then closed. Idk, i just run better lol

nice pics. cant wait to here details! oh ps, good job on the first event! do you have video?

[Tigawoods]

hahahaha i didnt even see that LOL

ive been super lazy taking videos haha.

ive started to compete at the Susquehanna region because there are more people in FSP.
here are the results for the first event i attended
http://scca-susq.com/results/2009/09-06-07-axresults.html
i made a mistake by running in the 1st heat. the top 3 cars ran in the 3rd so i didnt get to see how that ran and actually better my time compared to them...i dunno whatever haha

i like being behind. gives me room to grow


next weekend is going to be a biiiig weekend for myself and my car

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jun 15, 2009 - 9:06 AM

[lagos]

where is the csp meet vid you promised?

[Tigawoods]

been pretty busy the past few weeks. i should probably do that this week. i will try and get it up tonight. wont be all fancy like i promised. just havent had the time.

maybe if i get the good camera i planned on having for CSP i can bring it to DWG and actually make a GOOD video. i doubt that i will get it tho

[presure2]

been pretty busy the past few weeks. i should probably do that this week. i will try and get it up tonight. wont be all fancy like i promised. just havent had the time.

maybe if i get the good camera i planned on having for CSP i can bring it to DWG and actually make a GOOD video. i doubt that i will get it tho

come on man, we all wanna see the VIDDDDDDDDDSSSSSS

[Tigawoods]

now im waiting for my buddy mike to get the footage of his camera onto my comp.

its coming...

[Consynx]

that blue is mad hawt...seems slightly diff from what i'm used to

[Tigawoods]

perrywinkle. yeah. toyota was feeling pretty fruity

[Tigawoods]

[rj8807]

That better mean big update if it needed it's own response window lol

[Stambo]

sooo tired

here are 2 pics





details later

I'm glad your front and rear bumpers are just like mine... faded lol

[Tigawoods]

yeah. it annoyed me. but i got over it haha

[lagos]

nice!
its about time u got wheels

[rj8807]

that is f**k!n amazing! My favorite G.L. wheels too!

[Tigawoods]

the car is done for the summer. just putting the money towards auto x fees now

the 57's where my dream rims. i never expected this deal to come up. had to pounce on it

[cheela]

u made hubcaps look sexy!!! but ur new wheels are way sexy too

[hurley97]

yeah. it annoyed me. but i got over it haha

HOLY SH!T !! You got wheels!!! I'm a little late but I didn't even see this.....

Very nice I approve, you need some center caps though.

This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 27, 2009 - 5:37 AM

[SwissFerdi]

Very nice wheels! The white compliments your "perrywinkle" quite nicely.

I don't think your bumpers are faded, doesn't the plastic just take to the paint differently? Fading looks different, I know because the top of my front bumper is beginning to do so.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jun 27, 2009 - 6:52 PM

[Tigawoods]

i think so too. i think the plastics absorb the paint more.
oh well. it doenst bug me too much or else it would have already been fixed lol

thanks for all the compliments. i wanted to go big with rims. and to think i was the car with the crappiest rims at meets.
did a bit of a 180

[whatthe]

So what fancy nuts are you going to go with to make em baller tiga?

[Tigawoods]

the autozone ones that are on there now lol

i have decided to switch from F Street Prepared to Street touring.
I race in 2 regions. Susquehanna and Philly. Susq has about 5 competitors and Philly has none. The competitors all have Rcomp tires and are alot lighter.
Since i am still on street tires and can afford any Rcomps at the time i thought it would be best to move down to Street Touring. There are a large amount of competitors in both regions and i think i could place in the class as well

[rj8807]

sweet. good choice. lots of competition, but everyone is on a budget or isn't too serious, so its still fun. Co-drove my friends Integra a couple weeks ago, and placed second out of 13, beating out 4 of my friends (including my friend who owned the car).

Make sure u read the rule book over. I know off the top of my head, no 3pt strut bars, interior completely in, and the bar on the floor in the backseat might have to go (if you still have it)

[Stambo]

st over here is basically all the basic bolt ons; header, strut tower bar, exhaust, cone filter intake, sway bars, lowered, and up to i think 235 tires. Just some of the top of my head

[rj8807]

DC region takes it way too seriously (which is a pain) so if they see they have something that is against the rules, they throw u in non-comp for the day.

when i was working tech, i saw a guy had a 3pt strut bar, and the tech coordinator saw it, and placed a big "NC" on his car in tape.

Unfortunetly they go by the Solo National's Rule book, and since ST is very popular, they are strict. Link to Rulebook (ST rules are on the bottom of page 1 to mid page 2)

[Tigawoods]

Philly region may see it and say something about it. The last 2 events of the summer are with them
susquehanna is very laid back and wouldnt say a word.
i will keep in everything and see what philly does.

[BonzaiCelica]

how much does your car weigh? what did you take out of the car to make it as light as possible.

[Tigawoods]

im not sure yet. last time i weighed it which was about a year ago it was 2560lbs
i am hoping for 2499lbs but i highly doubt it. I think it will probably be 2520 or 30.
the back seats passenger seat spare tire is all that was taken out.
my suspension is a great deal lighter than stock. but my strut bar and sway bars weigh more than stock so that adds on a few.
i just need to weigh it lol

[mafix]

the wheels look nice on there.

[BonzaiCelica]

hmm I only know that the dry weight for a ss-III celica is 2600 pounds. wheres the thread that has the weight specs for all different models of 6gc? if there is one. Approximately how much gas did you have in your car when you got it weighed?

oh ya just saw the pics of your interior. I see that your spare tire is in there, do you auto cross with the spare tire. Since for the most part you made the rear end lighter. Did that effect handling by making the car oversteer more. Is there anything else you could do to lighten up weight, taking out insulation from the interior???

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Aug 18, 2009 - 12:32 PM

[SwissFerdi]

I'm surprised the car would be over 2500. I guess it's the engine?

Mine weighs 2409, spare tire, full interior, most likely no gas.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Aug 18, 2009 - 5:40 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

umm ya i saw this one website that listed the weight of the ss-III with 3sge beams. But i want some solid info to back that up, along with all the other 6th gen's.

im looking for dry weight specs...

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Aug 18, 2009 - 5:24 PM

[SwissFerdi]

I'm gonna wager that mine was taken without gas, so consider it dry.

[Tigawoods]

well st's a a great deal lighter than the gt's. because of the engine. IMO the best model you can have is a GT coupe. light and fast. i just like the hatch style better.

i drive nowadays without the spar tire and tools. i havent had much trouble at my races with the trunk being so light. i see it as being less to pull

air conditioning is the best way to take off weight off the front. Windshield washer lines and tank weighs a bit. i havent gotten to that point yet. Air conditioning is a nono and the washer n stuff i might remove next summer.

other than that. misc. interior plastics. door panels. speakers.
but i dont plan on going that far anytime soon haha

i do plan on in the future to get a CF hatch and hood and paint them.
The hatch could be alot lighter. That glass adds so much weight to our cars