lol

update on the car, right rear rim is bent according to tire shop. and "he didnt tell me how bad it is" she said.. i was hoping the car would ride great after all these parts and alignment, now i need wheels.

 

Get some Volk, Advan, or Rays wheels. That's what the cool kids run.

 

It really sucks because i have brand new super nice tires just installed on these 18s lol. Just because of that, i may wait on rim. I hope it doesnt affect handling bad. Cars been wonky, esp in rainstorms hitting bumps for some reason. I have no idea how bad this rim bend is, or what that will do.

It would be cool it i could find a cheap used rim of exact same type and size(idk it), and just mount one more of these tires lol. Sounds too hard, so 4 new 17s coming soonish..

 

Find a wheel repair place, they can get it true for around $200

 

For $200, he could probably buy another set of 4 Rota wheels. lol.

 

Invest, or?



Throwing worse money after bad money.

 

ha... i had MB Battle on mine... cheap, and they looked decent

 

When I traded my car in, I traded my RPF1's for some MB's and cash.

 

i was looking at rpf1 but then decided to go to 'merican muscle

 

Im thinking about buying just one lol. to hold me over. The common size i keep seeing, that i think mine is, is 18x9.5 ET38. I also see some ET 20 offset. If i buy it, i hope mine are the same. it had 255, 18, 40 tires on it squared and worked well that way. edit: just found out it shoud be engraved on the back of my wheel. Im seriously about to rice this thing out cuz i dont care about looks. and get same wheel, same size, used but diff color

i had black rpf1s on my evo

 

i feel like u all are gonna come nail me to a cross or something lol. but the car is getting close to baseline. trans coming super soon after suspension, throttle body, battery, and power steering fluid thats being done now. ive already talked alot and sealed a deal, and im buying an engine lol. i randomly got a truck as my u click we pick rental. and saw the deal. 60k miles from a wrecked convertible and seems honest and says its in perfect condition, comes w extras. im researching and wrapping it up in my house. and ill bust it out when mine blows, and soho can look at it and see if its a good core lol. even if i just build to factory (if i cant save money first). im getting my hoist and all but im curious what you all store these on. I mean i dont need to work on it really unless im prepping it for storage. a simple rack of some sort would be fine. I dont really want tires in my house they stink.

 

You are just nailing yourself to the debt cross....but hey, if it makes you happy

 

So, the shop was super cool, and did power steering flush for free. I guess because i was asking if they could put on one invoice, and they forgot to do it at first. Heres the rest, off to alignment shop for monday

 

trailer arm and front rearward arms

im starting to think they say all this dumb stuff cuz the owners wife, that isnt a car expert, makes up the invoices usually. Yet, the car involved owner did txt me and say brake calibers

also, he said he couldnt fix the bent rim. the alignment place said the bent rim wouldnt affect alignment much and id be all good. idk how bad its really messing me up, i was driving the car with other suspension problems, and not pushing it much, it still seemed predictable. But wonky and imperfect. i guess ill maybe order another of these used rims, and maybe just remount that tire and swap it. after the alignment.

 

Have you surpassed the price you paid for this Z in your repairs/modifications yet?

 

o yeah definitely. It has gotten me to and from work. but it was 10k and its not far from 30k now, labor and all. it will be after second trans attempt

 

That's a pretty expensive "A-to-B" car. Should have sold that money pit like we all suggested back on page 1!

Maybe now you'll take our advice on your future endeavors.

lol/jk. We all know the answer to that question.

 

wow... just wow. i bought both vettes in mid 40s range. by the time you are done bleeding cash on this, you could have had a nicer car with no issues

 

You can have my 2005 with 31K miles for the $30k you spent. Every stock part included.

 

well hell its not supposed to be an a-b car lol. it just is right now only, because i can throw more money at it not paying on another car. The second car is inevitable and coming soon. The only reason i wish i had a vette, is cuz i could maybe be satisfied without boost in the end. I think after cage seats and all, and engine, ill be ready for boost lol. and prob still broke 2 or 3 years from now. anyways big updates