Intro

I would like to start by saying this is my car, an 01 kia rio, and ive had it for 4 going on 5 years now and i wouldent trade it for anything, except maybe my dream car a mazda RX-8 but thats besides the point. this is my daily driver and ive only been modding it (cept the paint and head unit) since Dec. 08. The first stuff i did to the car is minor stuff like on Jan 2nd-5th 2008 i had it painted from the stock white to a burnt orage (04 mazda GW) color as you can see here. As to my knoledge this is the only Kia Rio with this specific color and only one of a very select few in orange. that was mostly because i love the color Burnt orange and the white started to look drabby and rusty. when i bought the car the hood had a HUGE dent in it from being backed into by a semi, so when they painted it they threw on a new hood too.

Like i said all this ive done to the car has been in the last, oh 10-11 months or so. i take GREAT pride in owning this Rio and hope to eventually have the fastest or at least top 3 fastest in the world. it takes alot of balls to roll in a rio...literally not 1 day goes by when im not called stupid, honked at, or tried to be raced as a joke. this is my baby and if you dont respect what ive done to her then you obviously dont appreciate cars as much as i do or at all...

to date ive done: Custom (04 Mazda GW) paint job; megan racing 4-2-1 headers; Custom 2.25" headerback exhaust w/Cherrybomb Muffler and Focuz motorsoprt Fart can; custom CAI w/OBX intake filter; 7point groundwire harnes; NGK iridium spark plugs; drilled and slotted rotors; better brake pads; APC Type A wing painted flat black; JVC HEad unit; 2 Nitro amps; full 10 speaker stereo system; LED undercar ground effects; Sunpro volt and AF ratio gauges and "A" piller pod;

Most current full body shots!

so on 3/14/09 i was bored and it was REALLY nice out and i decided to spice up my dull scratched up plastic rims on my car...and on 8/23/09 i decided to find an orange closer to my car paint...and of course they dont look that good anymore, i forgot to sand and prime so its chipping...

Please vote

on these 4 rims!! post your vote in a comment or message! im deciding between these 4 for my car, the color in the pic's is the red on rio's  since mine is custom this is the closest to mine. mind you my car will be lowered 1.5 beforew these are put on too.

Rim 1 (left) and Rim 2 (right)

Rim 3 (left) and Rim 4 (right)

Thanks! i hope to get these by next fed/march.!

Heres pic's of my NEW brakes an rotors i put on my car, Check page 3 for full details!

Here i had to replace my gauge cluster because it spedo went out...i decided to get a new one with an RPM gauge on it...

Old one

New one installed

its a cluster off an 02 rio-manual and the ODO. read 47,422 when i got it. mine read 88,117 when i took it out just in-case you wanted to know exactly what i had on it and dont think im trying to "put less miles" on my car.

I do everything here (around 90-95%) and its pretty much just for my own personal gain in car experence and to try to beef up this whimpy little rio.

special thanks to Chris who i give alot of the credit to for helping me out.

Thanks to my grandpa for his support and his knowladge.

and thanks to my shop teacher Mr Johnston for lettin me use the shop while i was in highschool.

Another note to veiwers most all the pic's are takin with my moms camrea, which is amazing, so if you click on the pic's they get huge. just an FYI

Page 1: intro

Page 2: Stereo System

Page 3: mod's

Page 4: Interior

Page 5: Exterior

Page 6: Future Things

Page 7: Powerdrive car