The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I)

Yeah, I got a 15.7 @ 87, but it felt a lot faster so I'm happy. I know for a fact that the bump in horsepower came from my Mugen wing and all the stickers I have. How else can you explain a 10 year, 125k mile old car beating its OEM times?

how does a wing make you faster?

opss..sorry ,just got that...

Finaly have a few new pictures to share of my motorcycle project that started earlier this year. Don't mind the messy garage. I'm working on getting that cleaned up as well.

im feeling very envious(in a good way) of all your toys right now.my brow is getting clammy

The red, green and purple car are my dads. The black one and bike are mine. That white Vette is my inheritance so it just sits there lol.

'93 / 66k miles

Another Item Off My Bucket List

Wow, beautiful C4, Dave. Always loved the wheels on those. Congrats!

AA wrote:

Wow, beautiful C4, Dave. Always loved the wheels on those. Congrats!

Thanks...I SOLD my Reatta to buy this. Didn't have enough garage space for 4 cars.

Congrats, that's a sharp Vette! They are fun to drive!

Pretty much any generation Vette is fun to drive, no question about that. I just wouldn't want one for day to day use! But I think you would enjoy it more than the Reatta.

More Pics


The stripes are beige (same color as interior). For some reason they show up kinda purple in pics.
Gotta change my signature line now...

Very clean!

Real nice, Dave.
Weird about the color shift on the stripping material. Is it metalic?
Seems more dramatic when directly reflecting the sky.
The rear shot shows reality fairly well, I expect. Like it.

AA wrote:

Wow, beautiful C4, Dave. Always loved the wheels on those. Congrats!

Finally, styling we can agree on I liked them too.

Oh ya, that is a very nice Vette.

denim wrote:

Real nice, Dave.
Weird about the color shift on the stripping material. Is it metalic?
Seems more dramatic when directly reflecting the sky.
The rear shot shows reality fairly well, I expect. Like it.

Yeah it's metallic paint and does seem to shift color in different light conditions but not as dramatic as the photos would suggest. Didn't realize how much I missed RWD. It's been a while.

HAHA. Typical 80's commercial. But honestly the mid 80's corvette kinda sucked as far as performance goes. I like the early 90's update the C4 got better.

Then there was the ZR-1 with Lotus built LT5. That was probably the most radical domestic sports car until the Viper. Even today the numbers were incredible for 1988. Did the C4 proud!

Yea the LT5 is just nuts. And they aren't too expensive to buy one now actually.

It's an unbelievable engine, way overbuilt. As quick as the ZR-1 was, the endurance records it set are even more impressive:

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/c4/zr1/zr1endurance.html#.UOsc77axI7A

24 hours straight at 175+ mph!!!!

5000 miles at 173+ mph!!!

(I believe these records still stand today)

Updated pictures of the bike progress. Just put the new kickstand on the other day.

Finally got to play in some snow! Mario ran away so I have a new friend to hang out with on my tow hook:

Dave, love the images.
What is the music sound track as I MUST HAVE IT!
Signed an old fart with a 1998 Riv.

abaucom wrote:

Dave, love the images.
What is the music sound track as I MUST HAVE IT!
Signed an old fart with a 1998 Riv.

I think it's Enya, but not sure