UPDATE DECEMBER 2004
Due to some reliability issues and nagging little problems, I've decided to move onto a brand new car. My 2001 Sunfire GT was a great car, I loved owning and driving it! Big props goes to my local BC-JBODY club who have the best club around...period.
The problems I had with my Sunfire was mostly due to this asswipe who rebuilt and sold me the car. If he had done it right, the car would have been rock solid! But anyways, mistakes made, lessons learned. I ain't going to do that shit again. But if I needed an affordable fun car to drive again later in life, I mostly certainly would love to own another J again!
Anyways, wanting to return to my original roots...I wanted to get something Japanese again for my next car, so I opted for a 2004 Toyota Celica GT-S. Its a Tsunami Edition. New Page Here:
My '04 Celica GT-S
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My Sunfire GT is now RIP.
Here are some final pics before I parted it out then traded it in: (drove through some construction zone coming home, hence the dirty tires! ;0)
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NEW UPDATE!!! INSTALLED MY NEW SUSPENSION SETUP. KYB AGX ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS WITH NEW SPRINT 1.8" DROP SPRINGS! Pics at the bottom of this page.
PICTURES & SPECS AS OF FEBRUARY 28TH, 2004. SEE BELOW
Be sure to check out my MODS & PARTS INFO on page 3. Pics & Specs are on Page 2! And some pictures I took with my Sony Digital Camera where I live on Pages 4 & 5.
Hi & Welcome to my page! Here you'll find pics & info on my 2001 Sunfire GT. I code named it the "GT-R Spec" because its "spec'd" out by me, "Rosh"! Just a play on words for fun, so no flamin' or hatin' please. I don't got no lame GT-R Spec stickers on my car or anything,lol! I got my car in June 2003 after I had my Turbo II RX7 blow up on me too many times & then both my 90 & 92 Tsi AWDs Talons got stolen and raped. I also had a 97 Civic Si that was totally done up to the max, with full bodykit, coilover suspension, Interior, turbo kit, electronic FMU, Boost Control, etc etc but that went to the shits too. Tired of my high performance car problems, reliability issues, frying turbos, breaking trannies, I opted for something newer & lot more reliable and simple. This car is just like new, it got only 32,000km and its fully decked out with every possible factory option! Its got a special PASS-LOCK theft detterent system so its hard to steal, so hope no one does!!! I'm quite happy with it. I had a 98 GT before which I raced Imports with and on the night I beat a Turbo Civic I crashed it into a ditch and wrote it off! The sunroof saved me, so I made sure this one had a sunroof too ;-). I am just getting started with mods, check out page 2 & 3 for more info.
Older pic:
Scopin' the strip for any imports that wanna race ;-)
NEW PICS & SPECS AS OF FEB-28-2004:Damn shitty weather in Vancouver, didn't get a chance to wash my car before taking these pics, nonetheless they turned out alright. So I finally got my front end sorted out. I ditched the goofy GT front bumper and went with a modified SE/RK FRONT combo! Modded my hood to give the car a much more aggressive appearance. Check it out:
Added LED Side Mirrors:
Evil Look:
Modified SE bumper (cleaned up the cutouts & lines):
Bomex Sideskirts
Motegi Racing MR4s (Super Silver Finish)
Ractive Crossdrilled/Slotted Brake Rotors /w Performance Brake Pads
APC 3D Retro Carbon Fiber Tails
Lowering with Sprint Springs and KYB Shocks
Carbon fiber overlayed Center light:
Magnaflow 4" tip Dual Mirror Finish Exhaust System
MAJOR CHALLENGE: To drive this car around downtown Vancouver without wrecking the front end! The car is so low, I can just barely stick my foot underneath the front skirt. I have to tackle every speed bump on an angle!
LATEST NEWS: MARCH 1ST, 2004
Gawd dammit!!! They remodelled my parking lot entrance downtown now I can't leave. Huge ass ramp, 45 degree incline/decline, waves and dips just to get in and out of my parking spot. I got stuck and almost totally wrecked my kit!
Exiting my underground parking:
I use to able to just go straight ahead with no problems then maybe a slight scrape at the small exit ramp to the street.
But now, they built this anti-lowered car mofo exit! I totally pin my front end going in and out at the X points!
Then after getting past that first obstacle, I totally crushed my exhaust at the top of the ramp and almost busted my sideskirts. The drop after the ramp is a brutal 45 degree decline to more waves and mini ramps !
Front end took a heavy hit, almost ripped off after the test exit:
Trying to figure out how to solve this problem...(might have to take the whole kit off..nooooooooo)
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BEFORE & AFTER COMPARISONS:
Front End before:
Front End after:
Rear End before:
Rear End after:
Side before:
Side after:
Front side before:
Front side after:
BONE STOCK, June 2003 (UGH!)
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CURRENT CAR SPECS:
BODY:
� RK Sport Front Lip & Rear Valence
� BOMEX Sideskirts
� EVIL Eyes Hood
� MODIFIED SE Bumper with Aluminum Mesh
� APC Carbon Fiber 3D Retro Tails
� Carbon Fiber Overlayed Trunk Lense
� APC LED Side Mirrors
� ZEROFOUR Show & Street Club Banner BRAKES:
� RACTIVE Cross-drilled & Slotted Rotors
� Raybestos Severe-duty High Performance Brake Pads
ENGINE:
� 56mm Ported Throttle Body
� RSM Ported Intake Manifold
� TOP SPEED Aluminum 1.3lb Race Pulley
� RACTIVE Aluminum Full Intake System
� MP Upper & Lower Hard Engine Mounts
� NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
� ROYAL PURPLE Synthetic Motor Oil
LIGHTING:
� PIAA Xtreme White Headlight Bulbs
� RAZO Super White Signal Lights
SUSPENSION & HANDLING:
� Sprint 1.8" Lowering Springs
� KYB AGX Adjustable Struts and Shocks
� Polyurethane Suspension Bushings
� GRANT Racing Steering Wheel
TRANSMISSION:
� AUTOTRANS Interceptor
� CASTROL Synthetic ATF
WHEELS & TIRES:
� 17" Motegi Racing MR4 Super Silver Finish
� P215/40/17 GoodYear Essenza Type R Tires
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UPDATE MARCH 28TH, 2004:
INSTALLED MY KYB AGX SHOCKS WITH NEW SPRINT 1.8" DROP SPRINGS:
ON ORDER, WAITING ARRIVAL:
RK SPORT Fuel Pressure Riser Kit:
With opening up the exhaust and intake system, the car runs a bit lean now. So this will compensate and add another 6HP to the entire power band.
Upcoming Mods:
� Red Racing Seats
� ZEX Nitrous Oxide System
� KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks
� HELLA dual projector headlights
� Tiburon Wings West or Celica TRD Spoiler
� RK Sport Rear Sway Bar & Subframe Brace
� Reverse indiglo instrument gauges
Older pics on Page 2.
