V$ RedCarDriver's Roleplay Thread

RedCarDriver

♪ Tomorrow we can drive around this town

And let the cops chase us around
The past is gone but something might be found
To take its place
Hey, jealousy ♪

(OOC: This was originally a non-budgeted roleplay, but, I made something happen to make it comply with the budget rules.)

RP Character

Name: [CLASSIFIED]
Age: 27 in 2016 (5 years older than me IRL)
Location: (a fictionalized version of) Phoenix, Arizona
Job: Software Engineer, also VS Garage Scottsdale employee

Owned Car History

Honda Accord EX Coupe (CD7 1995), bone stock - sold
Nissan 240SX RHD Conversion / RB Swap - parted out
Pontiac G8 V6, LS7 Swap - sold
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33 1996 S2) - still owned [Build Log] [Rev. 1]
Toyota Supra Turbo (JZA80 1997) - STOLEN
Toyota Supra (JZA80 1993) - still owned; getting built slowly now
Chrysler Crossfire SE Roadster (R170 2007) - still owned; keeping this stock

Other Car Builds

(not budgeted)

Nissan Skyline GTS25t 2JZ Swap (ECR33 1994) - owned by VStanced Garage, Scottsdale branch
Jake's Nismo RB28-powered Super Clear Red BCNR33 - owned by Jake

Financial History

Spoiler:
Before Roleplay: Carried over Skyline GT-R BCNR33 (-V$0)
Start of Roleplay: V$20000 in starting cash and Supra insurance payment (+V$20000)
+V$250 in mentions
-V$13800 Toyota Supra
+V$470 in weekly income March 1st (7 days after starting)
+V$250 in mentions
-V$20 black and gold spray paint
+V$250 in mentions
-V$150 R33 carbon wing blade
+V$470 in weekly income March 8th (14 days after starting)
+V$470 in weekly income March 15th (21 days after starting)
+V$470 in weekly income March 22nd (28 days after starting)
+V$250 in mentions
-V$100 Supra spoiler to MatheusSideways
-V$35 Supra Renaissance Red paint can
+V$565 in weekly income March 29th (35 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income April 5th (42 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income April 12th (49 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income April 19th (56 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income April 26th (63 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly inocme May 3rd (70 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income May 10th (77 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income May 17th (84 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income May 24th (91 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income May 31st (98 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income June 7th (105 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income June 14th (112 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income June 21st (119 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income June 28th (126 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income July 5th (133 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income July 12th (140 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income July 19th (147 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income July 26th (154 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income August 2nd (161 days after starting)
+V$565 in weekly income August 16th (168 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income August 23rd (175 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income August 30th (182 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income September 6th (189 days after starting)
-V$2000 for 2JZ-GTE VVT-i automatic long engine & transmission
-V$5155 for Supra short block build
-V$6970 for Supra EFR twin turbo kit
-V$1000 for 2JZ-GTE cylinder head porting (estimate)
-V$3300 for cams and cylinder head parts
-V$1580 for 2JZ-GTE intercooler kit
-V$25 for Supra Turbo rear badge
+V$655 in weekly income September 13th (196 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income September 20th (203 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income September 27th (210 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income October 4th (217 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income October 11th (224 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income October 18th (231 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income October 25th (238 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income November 8th (245 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income November 15th (252 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income November 22th (259 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income November 29th (266 days after starting)
-V$150 for used Viper immobilizer for Supra
-V$1242 for JUN Supra bumper at Vivid Racing
-V$669 for Bomex Supra side skirts at Vivid Racing
-V$600 (approx) for Ganador Supra mirrors
-V$380 x2 for Recaro SR seats for Supra
-V$229 for Supra Kouki front indicators
-V$90 for AeroCatch locking hood latches
+V$655 in weekly income December 6th (273 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income December 13th (280 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income December 20th (287 days after starting)
-V$15 for various maintenance items (oil change, etc)
+V$655 in weekly income December 27th (294 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income January 3rd (301 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income January 10th (308 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income January 17th (315 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income January 24th (322 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income January 31th (329 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income February 7th (336 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income February 14th (343 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income February 21st (350 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income February 28th (357 days after starting) - YEAR ONE COMPLETE!
+V$655 in weekly income March 7th (364 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income March 14th (371 days after starting)
+V$655 in weekly income March 21st (378 days after starting)
-V$9000 for Chrysler Crossfire SE Roadster
+V$750 in weekly income March 28th (385 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income April 4th (392 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income April 11th (399 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income April 18th (406 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income April 25th (406 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income May 2nd (413 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income May 9th (420 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income May 16th (427 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income May 23rd (434 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income May 30th (441 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income June 6th (448 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income June 13th (455 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income June 20th (462 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income June 27th (469 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income July 4th (476 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income July 11th (483 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income July 18th (490 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income July 25th (497 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income August 1st (504 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income August 8th (511 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income August 15th (518 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income August 22nd (525 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income August 29th (532 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income September 5th (539 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income September 12th (546 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income September 19th (553 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income September 26 (560 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income October 3 (567 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income October 10 (574 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income October 17 (581 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income October 24 (588 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income October 31 (595 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income November 7 (602 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income November 14 (609 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income November 21 (616 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income November 28 (623 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income December 5 (630 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income December 12 (637 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income December 19 (644 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income December 26 (651 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income January 2 (658 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income January 9 (665 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income January 16 (672 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income January 23 (679 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income January 30 (686 days after starting)
+V$750 in weekly income February 6 (693 days after starting)
+V$31500 in weekly income Feb 11 - Nov 13 (994 days after starting, 42 weeks of income)
+V$12750 in weekly income Nov 18 - Mar 26 (1106 days after starting, 17 weeks of income)
Balance: V$86310

Mentions

Spoiler:

SyX_FuRy 2016-02-23 15:24     +V$250
Gr1jkee 2016-02-25 22:50      +V$0 (too soon)
Daniel 2016-02-26 12:18       +V$0 (too soon)
(one other before 2016-03-01) +V$250
skip 2016-03-05 02:31         +V$250
SupyPaw 2016-03-05 04:25      +V$0 (too soon)
MatheusSideways 2016-03-27 17:49 +V$250

Total: +V$1000

Hello! I've been around here for a while and have been taking pics for you folks.

This was one of the first cars I built with any seriousness. This is a Pontiac G8 that was originally a base V6 sedan, in Liquid Red; I put together an LS7 swap, with that engine putting down about the same as it did stock. Never dyno'd it. Sold it to another owner in AZ (the "HOT ROD" plate is his).

My two current cars: a Skyline GT-R R33, locally famous as a 900WHP monster (although I almost never have it up at high boost like that); and a Supra with a slightly tamer 700WHP output.

It's taken a lot of money to build both cars - I'd estimate that there's about $150,000 invested in the R33, and there's about $70,000 invested in the Supra. Well worth it. Wouldn't sell either of them for anything that I can imagine. Although... having one car without a back seat and another that's a little scary to drive daily is kind of impractical.

The R33. My precious. This is how it sits now. License plate: "R33 900".
Spoiler:
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (BCNR33)

1996 / Series 2 car. About 175,000km (110k miles) on the clock.
One of the few Motorex imported cars - federally legal, and with as solid provenance as you can get with these kinds of things.
Was originally Sonic Silver (KP4); has been repainted Nismo Red (AR1).
Completely stripped down inside and rebuilt, to remove any rust spots or potential problem areas, and to add chassis bracing.
Left hand drive. Still getting used to it, but between that and the Motorex papers, this is as close as anyone is going to get to a genuine "USDM" Skyline R33. Probably doesn't help the resale value, though.
Front and rear bumpers, and front lip, are Nismo. Sideskirts are Top Secret; was going to get Nismo, but the TS ones looked better. Fender flares are by Abflug, with some modifications to make them go on cleaner. Hood is JUN, with AeroCatch latches.
Tarzan G-Box to improve AWD response. I can also put the car in full RWD mode, but it becomes too much of a handful if I do, so I usually don't.
Full R34 rear subframe, and lots of modernized suspension all around. Tein coil-overs.
Endless 6-piston brakes with vented rotors.
Yokohama Advan AVS T5, black, in 19", with Yokohama Advan Neova tires.
Engine
2817cc displacement. 11.4:1 compression.
10,000 RPM rev limiter. I regularly wind it up to 9000 or above when driving hard.
RB26 N1 block. I would like to have started with a Super GT "RRR" block, but I don't know how I could have gotten one.
Nismo 87.0 over-bore
Brian Crower "RB29" 79.0mm stroker crank and connecting rods
CP Pistons
JUN Auto full cylinder head
Unknown spec HKS camshafts, probably discontinued. I would have installed V-Cam, but it was too expensive when I built the engine and would have added a layer of complication I didn't need. These are surprisingly smooth at idle.

At high boost setting and most aggressive tune, the car makes 900WHP.
At a lower state of tune, the car makes more like 450WHP.

R34 Getrag gearbox with reinforced gears. Tall final drive ratio. Theoretically, this car can reach 220MPH. I'll probably never know. All I know is that I've nearly gotten in trouble a few times because I couldn't convert from KM/H on the dashboard to MPH in my head quickly enough, and the car gets to really high speeds at an absolutely scary rate at full power.

The Supra. This car was one I was less personally involved with building; the local VStanced Garage location did most of the work. License plate: "2JZ LOL".

Spoiler:

1997 USDM car. Bought from a single owner. About 143,000 miles on the clock.
Originally painted Alpine Silver Metallic (very faded). Repainted in Diamond Pearl White.
JUN front bumper / Bomex skirts / Blitz rear bumper / TRD rear spoiler.
Brembo 6-piston brakes with drilled rotors.
BBS LM 18" wheels, gold, with Bridgestone Potenza RE002 tires.
Supra Engine
3430cc displacement. 10.0:1 compression.
88mm overbore with Apex'i head gasket
Brian Crower 94mm stroker crankshaft and connecting rods
JUN Auto / Cosworth high compression pistons
JUN Auto complete cylinder head
Brian Crower Race camshafts with GReddy cam gears
Twin Garrett GT45 turbos
At high boost and most aggressive map, car makes 700WHP.
At 1.0 bar boost and "street" setup map for pump gas, car makes about 450WHP.
Stock V160 transmission and gears, 3.2 final drive rear end for higher top speed.

If you want to meet me, stop by the Library (the buildings at the Test Track in these pics). I'll usually be available to meet there. 😉

(This was my 800th post when I posted the original. lol - that's fitting)

RedCarDriver

Update: The white Supra has been stolen. I don't know who did it, but I highly suspect one particular older guy who couldn't stop looking at and touching the car when I took it out to a meet (by itself). I had to stop at the grocery store, so I parked the car (hatchback trunk + no rear seat = more groceries); when I came back, the car was gone.

After calling a friend to pick me up, I immediately went and double checked that my R33 was there back at home - it was. It has an immobilizer, so I'm not too worried.

This does leave me without a daily, though, since I'm hard-parking the R33 in my garage until things calm down. My budget is V$20,000 - this caught me at a bad time.

SyX_FuRy

damn that sucks man! some people need to learn some respect for other people property.

marcus915

Damn man! Shame thieves exist in this world..I'll keep an eye out on craigslist and forums and see if I can help track down your car or parts but seeing I'm in Japan I have limited abilities. Hope you can find your Supra in one piece man.

R33 is looking pretty though! Love how you've gone with AVS Model T5's, those are great wheels 😉

RedCarDriver

Well, the police found it.

The thieves took darn near everything. Engine, wheels, body parts, interior. They took my nice JDM steering wheel; the Recaro SL seats; every piece of body they could get off of it.

And, to cap it all off, the frame is a total write-off and will never be road-worthy again, because they wrecked the entire front of the engine bay trying to get the AeroCatch latches open - and, in the end, the cops say the thieves cut the frame instead.

The one bright spot in all of this is that the police recovered the brakes, wheels, and tires, and that the suspension stayed on the car. I don't know how they got it all back, but, I'm glad. Ironically, if I put those brakes on something else, that will be the third car the brakes have ended up on (the R33 was the first, originally).

I now have $20000 in car money (cash I had on hand, plus insurance payment - after I went and made sure my R33's coverage was up to snuff), my R33, and some loose Supra running gear.

Porsche911man

Was you able to report to the police and give them a description of the guy? And for V$20,000 you should be able to get a Acura RSX/Honda Integra, or a MKIII Supra(Rarer to find, but I saw a few around V$5,000 and under.) Hopefully you'll get the Supra back.

Kazern

wanna sell me the chassis if they let you keep it as i wouldnt mind a supra for a shitter drift build

RedCarDriver

@ Porsche911man :

Hey, welcome to VS!

Never saw the guy, sadly. The police haven't said anything, but they've said that the investigation is open; but, since the frame is pretty thoroughly ruined, insurance swooped in and decided to declare the car totaled. I wasn't about to argue, with it looking like it does.

Shame, too. Prices for especially late model year Supras have been coming up and I was thinking of selling it.

@ Kazern : The chassis is pretty trashed and I would not recommend using it for road use; and, in fact, I think it's marked as "parts only" in the US at this point. But you can try. I'll send you my insurance info.

Kazern

im happy to pay well for the chassis even though it may be a wreck i want something i could try and tube the chassis to hold it as a misile car

RedCarDriver

Oops, sorry. Didn't see that you posted when I posted my previous post. See above.

Kazern

its not for road use its gonna be pure track built tube front with a custom firewall if i use it

Added 46 seconds later:

also will i be getting it direct from you or your insurance company

Porsche911man

What about a Toyota Chaser? I've seen them for dirt cheap and you can still get some 2jz power out of them.

Bastards. Sorry for your loss. Do you know what car you would go for next?

RedCarDriver

# Kazern :
its not for road use its gonna be pure track built tube front with a custom firewall if i use it

also will i be getting it direct from you or your insurance company

Call the insurance company. They should have it in a lot by now.

(OOC: Consider it $4000 to buy it, ship it over, and get it in remotely driveable condition.)

# Porsche911man :
What about a Toyota Chaser? I've seen them for dirt cheap and you can still get some 2jz power out of them.

Would love one, but I couldn't register it in the US. The R33 only stays on the road because it's one of a couple dozen Motorex cars. Will have to consider an IS300, though.

Porsche911man

Or GS300, since we're thinking about Toyotas.

Kazern

(OOC: what do you mean drive able condition)
im calling your insurance company right now and im getting quotes online now is the car on rolling gear or does it need suspension

RedCarDriver

(OOC: I mean that putting together a usable front end would be rolled into that price.)

Would need just about everything. I'd let you have the control arms, but I'm keeping the shocks and springs.

Kazern

(ooc i dont need it driveable ill build it at home kind of thing so what would it be for just the car and shipping as it is plus springs shocks and wheels to roll it)
would you be able to get it rolling with springs shocks and some wheels if i send you the money over and then put it on the boat i organise i could pay you for your time etc

RedCarDriver

# Kazern :
(ooc i dont need it driveable ill build it at home kind of thing so what would it be for just the car and shipping as it is plus springs shocks and wheels to roll it)
would you be able to get it rolling with springs shocks and some wheels if i send you the money over and then put it on the boat i organise i could pay you for your time etc

Yeah, I could put something together. $3000? It won't "roll" straight, though. The front end is bent up.

Kazern

yeah thats all good ill be buying a front cut i reckon as ill need and engine and straight front end ill transfer you some funds right now
(ooc would i just take like 4-5 off as i gotta pay for shipping)

RedCarDriver

Finally bought a replacement car, because the R33 is the opposite of "replaceable" and I wasn't super happy with the thought of leaving it sitting in parking lots.

Wouldn't you know it, the 2JZ bug bit again.

Here we have it... back to basics, if you can call a V$13,800 car basic.

It's a 1993 Toyota Supra, non-turbo, automatic. 164k miles on it, and yet still feeling pretty solid. Paint is in decent shape because it's a NorCal car; if it were an Arizona car like my old Supra was when I got it, I could have kissed the paint goodbye.

It's also a much more common pre-facelift model; the old car was a rarer post-facelift 1997. That said, I kind of think the "zenki" has charm; and I'm honestly just going to make myself sick if I draw comparisons to the old one all the time with this.

Took it to Scottsdale VS Garage late at night, after I got it registered. I also brought the BBS LM's, the brakes, and the suspension that the police recovered. Sadly, no chance that they could have gotten the engine back; it seems like all of the other components got shipped overseas or are otherwise in the wind. Too bad, but then again, might be fun to spend attention on this one. May have to be more budget conscious, though - my wallet is hurting!

Got it on the old wheels and brakes and suspension. At least I know that's all handled, giving me lots of room to work upward. I think I might leave it an automatic... it has its charms, and kind of makes the car more of a grand tourer. I can appreciate that.