Mad tyte KDM build

[andybob]

Good luck finding a 195 for 17s

Found some already for about $100 a piece.

I'm just wondering about how S.Drives stretch. There seems to be mixed opinions out there about them.

[SeanDub]

Get 8.5s up front so you can actually stretch

[andybob]

I've been bored and drunk all night so I put in some work with wheel calculators and the tire fitment database.

I hope to have wheels by the end of the summer, specs as follows:

17x8 et 32 front 195/40
17x9 et 25 rear 215/40

That will give me a touch of poke front and rear. I'm looking at Yokohoma S.Drives front and rear because I have OCD about running the same tires...lol

Opinions?

[andybob]

Front lips are tough as shit to find. The Spectra5's came with a front lip, but everyone I find is beat to shit and a new OEM one is over 200 bills.

As for wheels we'll see what I can come up with. I just graduated college and school loans will be coming due before I know it. Since the car isn't worth much, I'm not going to get something expensive, but they sure as hell won't be reps.

[benz88]

Awesome, I like this thread. I think wheels are the only thing holding this back right meow. Maybe a front lip of some kind.

[Drama]

Nice. Get some wheels!

[andybob]

Few new pics from SoWo:

Thanks to Kielan for this picture:



Thanks to my buddy Walter for this pic:



And I was bored today so I washed my car and snapped a few more pictures:







The lows:



I have a birthday in a few days so after that I plan on ordering smaller springs for the front coils because I'd like to come down another inch. Then maybe by the end of summer I might have some wheels or something.

Thanks to Hondamonster for the Chrome Lip Inserts. I think they are pretty boss.

[kingston]

good work!

[andybob]

I got out of work relatively early today so I figured it was time to clean my engine bay some.

First off I had to jack the car up so I could take my air filter out of the fenderwell:





Before pic of the bay:



I disassembled my intake and took out the MAF, then covered the alternator, fuse box, and other little electrical components I didn't want to get wet.

I sprayed the whole engine bay with some degreaser stuff, then washed pretty much everything I could get to with a brush, sponge, and car wash soap. After I went over everything with a rag to make sure it was clean. Then re-assembled everything and started it up and let it idle for 15 minutes so the water would evaporate and stuff.

Finished pics:





Its not 100% perfect, but it is a lot better than it was.

[andybob]

Don't feel like doing this project, so here are some pics:











The green civ is VTCiv on here.

[andybob]

Couple new pics. Obligatory car wash pics:

[kingston]

i was thinking about going to the wyotech school in long beach but not sure yet.
im sure you learn alot faster than doing it yourself like i do

[andybob]

Yeah. I graduate in May with an Auto Body degree. The teacher that took the endlinks off on his van used to work for Chrysler, he said it really isn't a big deal.

[kingston]

good to know.
andy you go to auto school?

[andybob]

Yeah.

My teacher runs no front swaybar on his Minivan because it kept eating endlinks. He said there wasn't a huge handeling difference and he's been driving like that for over 100k miles.

I might just take the end links off to see what it is like.