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Driftphantom

Hello All! I am Nic (screen name Driftphantom) down here in sunny California. Fresh out of university, I work in an office as ordinary desk jockey. After a few weeks of searching for a good daily, I settled on this mint 02 VW Bora v6 with 87,500 miles. This was a garage kept car all its life, so the paint and interior are pretty good nick. This car came out to V$6,400 which may have been a little pricy but oh well haha.

3/12/16- Purchased Car

Spoiler:
Year: 2002
Make: VW
Model: Bora v6
Trans: MT

All she is waiting on now is Plates 😃 big plans coming soon

V$20,000 - V$6,400= V$13,600

Hyped

Sexyyy, Love Vw's.

Driftphantom

# Hyped :
Sexyyy, Love Vw's.

Thanks man! sorry for the crap cellphone pics, need to get that fixed asap

Driftphantom

3/13/16-

I took the car out for a cruise on temporary tags while I waited for the official ones to arrive. It was a beautiful sunny day, and instead of being unbearably California hot, there was a nice little breeze from the west. The city was awesome. I even saw a Nissan GTR! Lime green isn't really my first choice in color but hey, it was still pretty sick. Also, I stopped by a local auto parts store and picked up a license plate relocation kit (V$25) and headed back to the house

When I got home, I saw that my new license plates had arrived in the mail! I love how they turned out. took me 15 minutes to install new plate placement. the kit came with all the brackets and screws I needed. If you see me out, let me know how you like it.

I'm gonna try to get some coilovers soon, anyone know of any shops that can hook me up? Preferably with H&R
Spoiler:
Started of day: V$13,600
Gas: -V$50
License plate Relocation kit: -V$25
V$13,600-V$100= V$13,525

Driftphantom

3/14/16-
No photos of the car today because nothing has really changed, but it did scoop up some coils for the Jetta 😃 I had SHAN3' ship me some H&R Ultra Lows for just V$980. Install coming in a day or two.
Spoiler: /d/2034-shop-vstanced-performance-shop-shan3-mackay-skip&n=last#bottom
V$13,525- V$980 = V$12,545

Also, its Payday! V$12,545+ V$375= V$12,920

Driftphantom

3/15/16-

Today I had some free time so I slapped the coils on the Jetta. Before that, I received a brand new Hydraulic jack and Cross bar from Doge and his shop. If you haven't already, go check his place out, he has awesome deals and great customer service! I had to do the install in the street cause my driveway is too sloped.. the install on the front wasn't too bad. there was the occasional stuck bolt, but nothing a large breaker bar couldn't fix

With the fronts on alone, you could tell this was a very nice drop

From that came the rears, and these were even more simple than the fronts, more or less just dropped the old assembly and threw in the new stuff

And with that she was low! I got some weird camber in the front but nothing that cant be fixed with a proper alignment. the settings haven't been adjusted yet, I am waiting to see if they settle any more.

I couldn't wait to hit the streets at my new height. there was minimal rubbing over bumps, I may have to stiffen the dampening a few clicks. a couple of the neighborhood kids saw me pull up at the light at the exit of my neighbor hood and snapped this photo. I am thinking they like it too 😃

I pulled off the road during my cruise so I could snap a pic for myself. the car is looking good but it needs to be even lower imo.

I finished my cruise off by stopping for oil at the local auto parts store, then came home to change it. Anyone else about this 2.8 life?

Spoiler:
Jack + Wrench from doge's shop -V$270
Oil -V$30
Total Spent: V$300
V$12,920-V$30= V$12,620

Driftphantom

Sorry for the delay I've been gone awhile I had to attend Import Alliance ATL (True Story it was amazing). In my absence alot has happend with my financial situation:

I won a supra! Well, if you can count buying at auction winning. It is a non turbo mk4 with 200,000km on the clock. Yeah I might have spent way too much (V$6500) but I have a feeling it will be worth it. It is in transit now
Custom LCAs for the Jetta. Yup! the fantastic team over at Vstanced Garage were able to hook me up with some custom made lower control arms for my 2.8L rocket. They were only V$400 and I am currently stalking the UPS tracking to see when they finally arrive.
Last but not least, Payday was yesterday, (3/21/16) so I got alittle recovery from my mass spending spree.

[spoiler=Financials]12,620-6,900= V$5720
V$5720+V$375 = V$6,095

skip

I have a spoiler that i'm never gonna use, I can sell it to ya for V$80?

Driftphantom

# skip :
I have a spoiler that i'm never gonna use, I can sell it to ya for V$80?

Yeah man for sure! thanks i'll take it

V$6,095-V$80= V$6,015

Wing for Jetta

3/24/16

After a long time waiting, my supra has finally arrived! First let me address the change in wheels. When speaking to the Auction company about delivering the car, they informed me that 3 the 4 17in alloys that it was supposed to come with where bent severely or cracked. The car had the OEM wheels stuffed in the trunk, so they were thrown on for delivery. I liked the stock wheels better anyways

This is a 2000 Toyota Supra SZ, meaning it is the 5 speed non turbo model

I want to make this my daily driver while I work on the bora, but first I need to hit the part auctions and junkyards looking for that right headlight and front bumper. other than that, this car is mint. and V$6500 isn't too bad of a price for the US. Even with over 20000km (124274 miles)

As for the bora, I should be installing the new LCAs I got from Vstanced Garage soon, maybe later on today or tomorrow.

Lagano

Another Supra here! I like it. I think you paid a little too much for it, but sometimes it's like this at the auctions. I still have an original front bumper if you need it, but it's not really in good shape, so you can have it for very cheap. I hope the engine is running well and i'm looking forward to your plans for it! 🙂

Driftphantom

# Lagano :
Another Supra here! I like it. I think you paid a little too much for it, but sometimes it's like this at the auctions. I still have an original front bumper if you need it, but it's not really in good shape, so you can have it for very cheap. I hope the engine is running well and i'm looking forward to your plans for it! 🙂

I would love to get my hands on that bumper man! how much you want for it? And here in the states, you cant find a supra for less than 15k even in this condition. I saw a 98 shell go for 8k! (true story, only a roller for 8k usd). As for plans, in the near future I should be looking for the engine out of an SZ-R or an RZ. as I want a turbo version an life will be complete. also, a color change is in order, I cant have too many grey/silver cars haha

Added 1 hour 4 minutes later:

Update: I have purchased the Supra front bumper from @[deleted] for V$100

6,015-100= V$5,915

Driftphantom

3/27/16-

Here today I have updates over both cars

First, The front bumper I received for the supra was pretty beat up, but not beyond repair. I ended up sanding it down and patching the holes up here and there. finally I hit it with some primer, then a coat of gloss white paint, which I picked up from the auto store down the road. With the front bumper on, I was then able to slap my new plates on the car, and this morning I took it out for a little drive. here is a shot from then. Also, I am thinking of a full respray once I find a right headlight, so any suggestions would be appreciated:

Second, for the rest of the day I worked on installing my custom LCAs on the Jetta. These are Custom built and refurbished at the Vstanced Garage, and include brand new bushings as well. When paired with the camber plates that came on my H&R coilovers, this provides maximum adjustability. because I haven't gone any lower yet, the front sits at a modest -2.5 and the rear is sitting at -4. I'm planning to go even lower when I find some wheels, so having the support side of things controlled is a really big help. Cant wait for the day I can run onikyan fitment

Smokiegun

I'm still in love with the Bora. <3

Driftphantom

# Smokiegun :
I'm still in love with the Bora. <3

Thanks man! She is coming together slowly, but she has nothing on that dope ass Benz you got. Maybe we can get together for a meet up when I get some new wheels myself

MatheusSideways

Wow, that's a fine looking Bora! Do you plan on getting a new set of wheels? I love the fitment.

Driftphantom

# MatheusSideways :
Wow, that's a fine looking Bora! Do you plan on getting a new set of wheels? I love the fitment.

Thank you dude! Yeah I am on the lookout for some 17s or 18s but I haven't decided on a style yet. I am waiting to see if Vstanced Garage gets in another set of extremely rare wheels to make sure that this bora is the most unique one in Cali

Driftphantom

3/28/16-

No updates for today, still waiting to find a supra right headlight and wheels for the Bora but today is payday, and the boss fattened up the checks this week (: (11-30 post raise)

V$5,915+V$415= V$6,330

Lagano

Hey man if you're looking for some wheels i have some TSW 17's.

Benny

Nice cars man. Excited to see how the supra will look in the end. Good Luck

Kornis

That's definitely gonna be an interesting Bora when finished. Looking forward to see what wheels you get.