V$ Side to Side Team Roleplay

Lagano · 2016-10-25T20:06:48+00:00

Team Roleplay Hey guys! As you know, Mikingo and i met with Phonexius and 3StyleLTU in Japan. We had a good time there but after a week we decided to try something different, so now we are in the USA to experience its diverse car community. We found this nice garage in Ardmore, Oklahoma. We also like the location itself because it's close to Texas, lots of good cars are there so it's perfect for us. 😃 We brought some of our cars with us too, they will arrive at the end of the week. I think this

Lagano

Deutsche Meisterwerk

We got a whole lot of parts from Germany for the E34! I left the orders to Phonexius because he lived in Germany for a year, i must say that he definitely knew where to look! The M5 front bumper and an aftermarket rear bumper lip that we already got when we were painting the car are finally all installed, after that came all the other parts which you will see in the following photos.

A big change from the outside are these Rondell 0058 18" wheels! I was torn apart between these or the E39 M5 wheels but Phonexius found these for a great price.

With bigger wheels comes lower ride height! We sorted that out with a set of Eibach springs, and Bilstein shock absorbers for better handling.

Now for the most expensive and fun part - a S85 5.0l V10!! Ben bought it from a E60 M5 parts car, he wanted to make this swap ever since we bought this E34, well the 3.5 6 cylinder was alright too but the V10 takes this build to a whole new level.

Another thing he got from that M5 is a trunk badge and exhaust system. I usually don't support putting M badges on non M cars and the like, but this car definitely deserves one! The exhaust was quite tricky to make it fit but one local guy is a pure genius at exhaust fabrication and made it in no time.

Small update for our Mk2 too: It also got a new exhaust system to make the B18 loud and clear, and also new brakes! I was looking for performance brake kits but they're hard to find in 4 lug pattern, there were some but they would cost too much relative to their performance and the total build cost. After some browsing in the classifieds i ended up with a brake kit from a Seat Ibiza Cupra, they fit the Golf perfectly!

Both the Golf and E34 are basically complete now, it was time to go for a ride! The E34 feels great, the new suspension setup has really paid off. Seems funny but now it can easily outrun Ben's cousin's E92! 😃 We've worked on this project ever since me and Ben got to Bosnia, it's so nice to see it complete. Unfortunately we didn't take the Mk2 on the road cause it wasn't registered but i can tell you it goes fast! Now we'll just have to see how much we can get for it.

This trip has been a really nice experience so far but i had to conclude it a bit early because a huge opportunity popped up in the USA! I'll tell you about that soon. 🙂
Spoiler:
Weekly paycheck x3: +V$2820
Ibiza Cupra brakes: V$500
Remaining: V$29700

BigSmoke

Hohoho glad to see the S85 being fitted! That thing was one of the most savage engine ever produced, with F1-derived tech (and also came when they're a top force in F1 as well!) and huge tuning potential despite being a big engine. The E34 now is a proper grand tourer! :thumbsup:

Sleepin_mOnkey

daaaam S85 this bmw is going to be great

Niatross

that E34 looks soooo good man! Must sound eargasmic too with that S85 on now :-X
Mk2 looks pretty great too
Great progress overall! :thumbsup:

Soju

That E34 is a proper sleeper car 🙂

Lagano

Thanks everyone! :cheers: The S85 is great indeed, sounds just amazing. Sadly i have to head back to the States because i have to make a few deals there but i guess i had enough time to properly enjoy the all-new E34. 🙂

Lagano

It's OK now

Yeah, i'm back from Bosnia a bit early. Fortunately i managed to complete the Golf and E34 with Phonexius, he will take care of them until they get a buyer. He should be coming too sometime in April. Anyway, now i'm in the good old garage in Oklahoma to make some deals, it's the land of opportunity after all! I also missed these 2 little guys, they're one of my favorite builds and that proves it's not all about huge power figures.

I've also thought about making this 86 street legal, but there's a catch: A few days ago i found out this car has no papers whatsoever! Sure, it's more of a race car than anything else but i'd still like to safely take it on the road sometimes, here you can register pretty much anything you want anyway. I'll still need some documents for it so i'll have to find the previous owner to get it sorted out.

I'm glad to see this one again too! 😃 Haven't changed anything on it for quite a while but i'm really happy with how it sits at the moment. In other news, i took some more parts that i wanted to replace off the Mk2 Golf, i also had a look at the transmission but i still have to make it work.

Now for the main part - before posting the last update i've just seen this article and as soon as i noticed it's talking about Oklahoma i knew i had to take a look! Long story short, there's a whole lot of cars up for grabs on auction which have been seized from a drug dealer, most of them being JDM legends! However that also means they're illegal to drive on the streets. I find it quite strange though, illegal cars usually get crushed but i'm glad the authorities decided not to do so. Regardless, many of them have great potential for a track car!

Here's a list of cars on that auction, you'll probably find them interesting too! It's open until the 1st April.

i hope it's not a prank

2009 Nissan GT-R

1997 Lexus SC300

1991 Acura NSX

1972 Datsun 240Z pro street car

1997 Lexus SC400

1991 Toyota Supra Turbo

1993 Toyota Supra drag car

2000 Toyota Chaser Tourer V

2000 Mitsubishi Galant VR4

1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R way too expensive

2000 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

1996 Toyota Supra

1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III

1998 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Type R

1996 Honda Integra Type R

1996 Mazda RX-7 Twin Turbo

1990 Nissan Cefiro Turbo

1997 Toyota Soarer GT-T

1998 Toyota Celica GT-Four

1998 Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo

Spoiler:
Weekly paycheck: +V$940
Sold TT: +V$8950
Travel costs: V$750
Remaining: V$38840

Niatross

its good to see the cars from 'merica-land again!
they all look like absolute treats after all xD

also STILL HYPED TO SEE WHAT STUFF YOU'RE GONNA PICK AND PULL FROM THAT AUCTION! (rip bnr34 dreams tho)

BigSmoke

Glad you come back safely to the land of the free 😃
These cars looks shiny clean even after a long time not seeing them

Also tell me if you're going to have one from the auctions 😉

MACKAY

I am wondering too what will you pick out man, but those things aside - solid work down there in Bosnia guys! :thumbsup:

Lagano

April fools, turbo spools

Today i woke up really excited! The bidding for that auction i told you about has closed just a few hours ago. I waited almost until the last moments but many people used the same tactic, the prices were rising insanely quickly!! Despite that, i managed to fight my way to 2 JDM icons! Less than i originally planned but most of them got way out of my price range. The auction was online only but it was still extremely intense as a proper bidding war started just before closing. Well, a few people just cost me a couple of grand but what can i do. When the online part was done it was time to head to Oklahoma City to check out what i'd bought in person, i took the MX5 cause it's really fun and easy to throw around the blocks. Auctions are quite risky because you never know what problems might be hiding underneath, even if i'd carefully checked the photos of the cars i couldn't be 100% sure about them but they looked in good condition, also the dealer the cars were seized from owned a tuning shop, that's a sign they were probably well maintained.

One of the cars i bought is this Supra. It's the most expensive car i've ever bought, beating the R32 GTR by around V$1000. I'm still a bit upset about the price because it was around 20k just yesterday but i still ended up getting it for a fair price. Check out the list of upgrades below and i'm sure you'll agree with me. 🙂
Spoiler:

1993 Toyota Supra Pro-Street/Strip

Coupe RHD

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION:

VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
MODEL YEAR: 1993
MODEL: Supra
ODOMETER READING: 198,345

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:

EXTERIOR COLOR: Silver
INTERIOR COLOR: Black

ENGINE

2jzgte engine 1300HP
Garrett GT4788R turbo 1.23ar
Virtual works t6 turbo manifold
Hypertune intake manifold
PHR steel braided throttle cable
Phr stage 5 fmic
PHR 6" intake with filter
PHR 5" wrapped & coated downpipe
4" midpipe
PHR 4" exhaust
Precision 66mm wastegate
Tial Q bov
PHR custom catch can w/fpr bracket
PHR billet powersteering tank
PHR braided powersteering lines
PHR powersteering cooler delete
Titan 280 9.9 lift cams
Supertech dual valve springs
PHR polished lightweight pulleys
PHR boost solenoid bracket
PHR machined radiator brackets
PHR radiator show plate
High/low boost switch
Rolling antilag

EXTERIOR

Seibon TS style carbon hood
TRD carbon spoiler
Wifbitz front lip
97-98 headlights
97-98 taillights
PIAA low beam headlights
Hid 6k fog lights
35% tinted windows
Work Meister S1 front 18" wheels
Weld rts 15" rear wheels
98 front blinkers
Sharky parachute mount
Stroud 430 parachute

INTERIOR

Stu TRD gauges
Stuart Warner boost gauge
Celica steering wheel
Celica seats
Raised fuel pump access cover
Polk 4" front speakers
Led interior light conversion
Motion Raceworks parachute handle kit
Eclipse avn50d double din navigation

TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN

V161 getrag 6-speed transmission
Spec mini triple disk clutch
Spec lightweight flywheel
PHR steel braided clutch line
PHR Tilton release bearing kit
PHR 3.5" one piece driveshaft
Usdm 220mm 6-speed rear differential
Trd lsd
PHR billet rear diff cover
PHR front billet solid diff bushings
PHR rear billet solid diff bushings
TRD transmission mount
ARP extended front and rear wheel studs
Tein coilovers
Motul 5.1 clutch and brake fluid
LS400 front brakes
Supra na rear brakes
Goodrich braided front brake lines
PHR hubcentric rear wheel rings
PHR black weld rear center caps
Michelin pilot sport as/3 front tires
Mickey Thompson et street pro rear tires

FUEL SYSTEM

Weldon external fuel pump
Weldon fuel pump controller
Weldon fuel pressure regulator
Steel braided fuel lines
PHR billet fuel tank pickup
PHR prepump pump filter
AEM after pump filter
Hypertune black fuel rail
ID 2000cc injectors
Titan fuel pressure gauge
PHR fuel pump bracket

ELECTRONICS

Ecu masters EMU black ecu
Ecu masters bti can gauge
4 port boost control solenoid
Ecu masters GM flex fuel sensor
Ecu masters wideband
PHR programmed rolling antilag
Ecu masters edl-1 data loggerrs edl-1 data logger

The mileage is very high for a Supra but i wouldn't say so looking from the outside! Looks like it was rebuilt recently, especially engine wise which is great. I was impressed by the amount of exterior mods too, it really looks ready for the drag strip.

Judging from the front wheels it looks more like a street drag car but i've been told this car is illegal to be titled or registered so i'll try to improve its drag racing performance even more, like i've been trying with the SC300 for a long time.

I was surprised to see totally stock interior! It's very well preserved too. Oh well, it's right hand drive but i've owned quite a few imports so it's no problem for me to switch between driving sides lol.

And here is this car's main attraction which is able to produce 1300 horsepower. Building something like this myself would probably cost me as much as this whole Supra so it's a win in my books!

The second car stood right next to it, and that'll be a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6. The name itself is interesting to hear in America so i got very intrigued to buy it, especially when i found out it's a Tommi Makinen edition!! Now that's a very rare sight, fortunately the price didn't go up too much because many other cars got the bidders' attention, such as a R34 GTR, Acura NSX, another Supra and cars you can see in the background. I was interested in the NSX too, at first it seemed like i could even make a profit with it, but then i found out the mileage was not confirmed, and many bids drove the price too high.

As well as the Supra the Evo looked in great condition, it has a few scratches but that's no problem. They differ a lot in the mileage though, the Evo having only 75000km! The engine bay and interior look super clean too, looks like i hit the jackpot with this one. 😃

(sorry for lack of Evo 6 photos, auction link got taken down)
The wallet took a huge hit today but it will pay off one day. Actually i wouldn't have enough if my 350Z hadn't found a buyer back in California, it's been for sale for a while cause it's harder to sell a RHD car, well i guess one JDM fan finally found it. 🙂

Now that i got a Supra i'll see what i can do with the SC300, they're both powerful drag cars so i'll have to compare them. The Supra is probably way more modified but there might still be some parts i could mix from both cars, who knows. SC300 hasn't changed or seen any action for too long, i guess it's time to change that now!

Spoiler:
Weekly paycheck: +V$940
Shop income: +V$5940
Sold 350Z: +V$8000
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI: V$11250
Toyota Supra drag car: V$35125
Transport: V$150
Remaining: V$7195

Franklin

OH SHIT!
THAT SUPRA IS INSANE, Sadly it can't be registered, but at least that means that you can mod it without limits!
Also that evo is extremely clean, you got the lottery!
I'm excited!

Sleepin_mOnkey

Oh shit you guys better chill with you supras mine is getting slower dammm

BigSmoke

I know you'd cop more than one! 🙂)
It's a treasure hunt you won't miss soooooooo

Also YOU COPPED A TME?!?! 😮
God I always want one of those......but I'm content with my Evo 3 hihe 😃

Soju

I cannot wait to see the full result 😃

RocketBunnyS13

OOOOOOO YOU BOUGHT A JZA80! AWESOME! Interesting how it has a ZZT231 Celica steering wheel but yeah. I can't wait to see more close-up pics of the Evo 6.5 TME though!

11000rpm

Nice purchasement, running two dragboi sounds pretty nice, maybe are you going to run SC300 as backup czr...?

Lagano

Thanks guys! Yeah the SC300 will probably stay as a backup car after i improve the Supra, unless someone throws me a good offer for it.

BOOST

not for my wallet though

So here's the Supra i got from that auction, it's been a while but i've been sorting out some more things until now. I can't believe i've just bought it, it took most of the cash but it still costed way less than building this kind of drag car. A lot of it went into the SC300 too but it didn't turn out as well built as this Supra.

While looking quite stock and simple this seems like a pro drag car! It even has a parachute, i thought about installing one on the SC300 earlier but a big brake kit did the trick. Which reminds me of this Supra having stock rear and LS400 front brakes, not the best choice for a 1300HP beast!! Notice the Powerhouse Racing sticker on the rear window, it has pretty much the whole engine from that tuner. I've heard about some insane drag cars running the same parts and engine setups, i know this is the real deal! However there's still room for improvement, if it has the Powerhouse billet block and internals i can push it up to 2000HP. That wasn't mentioned in the auction spec sheet so i'll have to see for myself.

The exhaust system is from Powerhouse Racing too, looks pretty impressive but i think that will get replaced by a fender exhaust or something like that.

And here's the second purchase! Not much to explain here, it's a stock Evolution 6 albeit a special one, a Tommi Makinen edition as i told you in the last update. Now the bumper's missing cause it needs a bit of TLC, there are a few more scratches on the car so there's some more work to do.

Engine bay is like new though! Man, i always admired the mighty 4G63 when seeing Evos on rally events back in Europe, now i even managed to get one. I probably won't change it much as i wanna keep it as original as possible.

Another thing that took me some time was making the AE86 road legal! I managed to get in touch with the previous owner and then we sorted out the papers i needed. I've been using it as a drift car more or less but who doesn't like some street drifting? 🙂)

It doesn't even come close to the other Toyota's power output but the fun factor is the key on these small RWD econoboxes!

It's perfect to chill out and take a break from all these ridiculously powerful demons.

Spoiler:
Weekly paycheck: +V$1880
Remaining: V$9075

Sleepin_mOnkey

damm this man flexin hard

BigSmoke

Weeeee boiii get that Supra to 2000 BHP! :bananajump:
And obviously get better brakes as well, personally I don't really trust parachutes but eh 😃

Also glad AE86 papers got sorted! Time to hear the 3S-GTE(GE?) sing on the US roads man 😉

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