Introducing, for the first time ever, Lowrider Euro, Rocketeer-Style

Rice-Rocketeer · #1 03-31-2002, 12:00 AM

After a few thousand dollars and a year and a half of work, I finally got this little guy close to how I want it. And I know my style doesn't go with the whole "clean" thing everyone loves here so if you don't like it, tough. I like my heavy-ass chromies, I like my pimp interior and I don't care if I'm slow. Now that I got that outta the way, on to the pictures (Sorry 56kers):

I need to get my Polks into those pods on the rear pillars, but you get the idea.

I hit 142dbs, not that bad.

Pimp Shot:

Mods (Like you're actually gonna read them all):

Exterior
Fog Lights
Clear Corners
Clear Tails
Clear Third Brake Light
headlight neons and strobes and crap
Wig-Wag High beam controller
Sidemarkers
Wannabe Buddy Club Body Kit
Painted Eyebrows
I had Denji projectors but I beat them to shit with a baseball bat cause the quality sucked so bad.
Painted mouldings and pimp chrome door handles

Interior
DEH-P6000 Head Unit
Polk DX-6's in the doors
Polk Ex602a's in the rear
Polk Ex402a's in the sides
Bostwick HCA-2100x Amplfier
2 Orion 12's
Beltronics 880 Radar Detector
White vynil shift boot
Blue Pedals
CTR-Wannabe Shift knob
Switch Panel for all this crap
4 Blue Neons
del Sol front Seats (soon to be vylined like rear seats)
White and blue vyniled rear seats
Various Fiberglass speaker pods
Most everything else I could rip out is painted and lookin purty

It looks so beautiful under blue neon hue. Gets me lots of compliments and tickets.

Suspension
16" Niche Chase's with countless wasted on friggin tires
Crap Coilovers with blown to shit stock shocks :finger:
CTR wannabe F/R upper Strut Bars
GSR Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Ingalls pain-in-the-ass-to-adjust Camber Kit

Engine
Homemade CAI
Painted Crap here and there
Wire Looms
Billet Oil Cap
Braided Hose covers
Breather
AEM by-pass valve
Ricer Tip
You know basically all the things that try to make you look good and do jack for performance. I'm not wasting money on this engine!

That's it in all it's flawed beauty. As you can tell, performance took a back seat for now. But a swap is most definitly coming in this summer. My goal is a B20 block with a B16 head and GSR tranny but money might limit me to a modded D16Z6 or LS or something, who knows. And hopefully some Koni's. And the new look has gotten me into a group of friends who call themselves "Never2Low".

But as for future plans, other than the swap, this summer I'm gonna swap in a dash from a del Sol and fiberglass it and spray it and since the center console attaches to the del Sol dash, I guess I'm gonna have to build me a fiberglass center console as well. Don't you just love fiberglass? I'd like to thank my friends for losing countless hours of sleep on it and PraxisPerformance.com for the sponsorship. Thanx for lookin

Redcivic · #2 03-31-2002, 12:13 AM

Definately not my style but whatever you think is tite is all that counts. I like the originality.

CivSiGuy · #3 03-31-2002, 12:13 AM

all.. my.. friends.. have a low ridah

FRACKIN RIGHT RR... quite tite! It's been a while since I've seen it, and how much its changed

-=BOOMER=- · #4 03-31-2002, 12:14 AM

I think it look great. and I dont think that every car has to be fast to be cool, When someone works hard and loves there car i think thats cool.
Great job.

My personal opinion on things i would change would be
1. loose the pinstripe
2. Fill those speaker holes in the back
and
3. Hide those wires better. (I used to be a IASCA judge)

but agian looks great,good job.

Jay! · #5 03-31-2002, 12:16 AM

Very tight ride!

Rice-Rocketeer · #6 03-31-2002, 12:28 AM

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Originally posted by CivSiGuy
FRACKIN RIGHT RR... quite tite! It's been a while since I've seen it, and how much its changed

I love it when ppl can appreciate hard work even if it's not exactly what they would do. I appreciate it man. Bubble-Jet has been apart so many times now, I love it

Quote:

Originally posted by -=BOOMER=-
My personal opinion on things i would change would be
1. loose the pinstripe
2. Fill those speaker holes in the back
and
3. Hide those wires better. (I used to be a IASCA judge)

It'll be fast soon. But I'm in college, gas mileage matters more to me right now rather than 13 second passes. But the pinstripe, I don't mind it. The holes in the back will be filled with the 602's once I get off my lazy bum and find some thin bolts to hold it in place. And I kinda left the wires out to impresse ppl with all the jumble you need to get quakin bass

Thanx tho.

igo4bmx · #7 03-31-2002, 12:31 AM

I remember when you posted your car before these changes... damn what a difference! I like it man sleek and I think its is nice. nice kit and rims don't look bad. what a difference!!! where did you get all that money?!!

Rice-Rocketeer · #8 03-31-2002, 12:57 AM

Damn, you were around back then? That was a WHILE ago.

But building my car really wasn't about the money. It's the network of contacts I've built by doing it. You wouldn't believe the amount of cost-cutting I did. You HAVE to if you want to get anywhere in this game. I did 80% myself. Got dealer prices on materials, gave lots of beer to the guy who did my interior, had a friend spray the kit and a few other things for nothing, Got sparqy to help me with my ICE and interior. It's all about hard work and cool friends.

-=BOOMER=- · #9 03-31-2002, 12:57 AM

WTF why did that post twice.... hrm

thats cool you've got it where you want it,and well its not about what i like so go with it.

asnrefugee · #10 03-31-2002, 01:19 AM

Hey man...Love your ride. Nice!!!!
I like the buddy club kit. I would have gotten it but its been around for a while.
Nice work though.
Do the delsol seats feel better than the old seats?
What did you do to get the rear speaker holes on the upper corners?

Rice-Rocketeer · #11 03-31-2002, 01:34 AM

I know the BC kit is kinda played out, but it was either that or this:

Which I can't remember the name for the life of me. And a few ppl around here already had that one so BC it was. The del Sol seats feel 10x better than the stocks. I love em. They were designed by Recaro so you tell me

And I made the rear speaker pods out of fiberglass. All I have to do now is put actual speakers in them.

asnrefugee · #12 03-31-2002, 02:04 AM

wow......how long it take you to make the custom speaker housings?

Rice-Rocketeer · #13 03-31-2002, 02:08 AM

Actual work time, not long, a few hours each. It's the drying time and the sanding that takes friggin forever.

sparq · #14 03-31-2002, 02:13 AM

Hey ive seen that car before... uhhh you need to lower it more

Quote:

Originally posted by Rice-Rocketeer
Got sparqy to help me with my ICE and interior. It's all about hard work and cool friends.

Oh yeah so em... speaking of which...

20 hours labor.... $50 an hour... shit you owe me $1000 -- You better get going on my swap mutha trucka! :finger:

Hahaha, Oh soon Rene we will have a place to paint and work on cars and not have to worry about nuthin! Woohoo

sparq · #15 03-31-2002, 02:15 AM

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Originally posted by Rice-Rocketeer
Actual work time, not long, a few hours each. It's the drying time and the sanding that takes friggin forever.

BUAHAHAHAHHAHA.... OMG I think I just pissed my pants, I can not believe you just used my quote -- ahahahha that is so funny man!

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