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

engine bay looks super cramped. Riv bay FTW

Like I said, cabin filter and air intake out, you've got all the room in the world. Headers and exhaust work is a breeze compared to the Riv. Belts take all of 10 minutes, don't need to crawl under the car or burn your arm (I'm to impatient to wait) to do plugs, etc... But, while maintenance for the most part is easier to perform, you have to be sure to stay on top of it and use quality parts. No AutoZone parts allowed!

Eh, it's probably time for an update....

Threw some new wheels on that fit and look a little better than the old ones, finished the Brembo conversion all around (F+R off of a Porsche 911 996), LED tails, new headunit shift knob and steering wheel, and getting a new bumper because some cuck rear ended me and took off (luckily he came back and paid the price HARD). Currently holding 1st place in points with my local autocross group with only 3 events left. Getting ready to throw some coilovers and maybe some other goodies at it. Car has been treating me pretty ok so far...............

Cool....this must be a nice car. Awesome Маtt

Matt is a "EURO" now! noooooooo

Hahaha

Saw a boat that looked exactly like mine last night, figured I would come back here to avoid the crappy BMW forums.....

Gained a new ride and the BMW got spoiled with way too many parts. Old 2.5 held a marriage ceremony between the valves and the pistons, so I sent that motor off to the scrapyard and picked up a 3.0, lightweight flywheel, all sorts of other goodies to waste a significant chunk of change getting it going again. Running some 235/40/17 Maxxis RC-1 tires this year for autocross and between them and the new motor I've chopped some time off my runs. Last event I was only 3-4 seconds off of a fully built turbo Miata on Hoosiers (he was FTD) so I'll say something is working right.

Should have thrown an LS1 in there Looking good.

J. Chris Davis wrote:

Should have thrown an LS1 in there  Looking good.

I was tempted...... If it wasn't awd I very well might have

damn.......haha

Hello Gang:
It's been a while.

www.americantorque.com/page/0/1189/

I sold my Riv back in 2014 and bought it back yesterday. The fella had only put 3k mile on her and added a new exhaust system. He and his wife are moving to Panama and he decided to give me first chance on the Riv. I now own three show cars and I'm once again running out of room.
I'm also the proud owner of the Saturn Sky Redline pictured at the following link: www.americantorque.com/page/0/3658/ and a really hot 2003 Mustang pictured at the following link: www.americantorque.com/page/0/3263/

Just want to give you guys a shout-out and say it's good to be "Going Fast With Class" once again

Cool to get your car back!
It was always one of the sharpest IMHO.
Jbird

Very dirty in the pic but it's more realistic as this is a daily driver that I seldom wash
In the spring I got the factory 17's powder-coated gloss black on the saabaru.
I always liked how the black winter wheels looked

I'm back for my yearly visit! A ton has changed.

Sold the BMW beginning of this year (thank god).

Sold that Miata a couple months before the BMW, promptly bought another one exactly like it 10 days later. Built it up, turbo, megasquirt, sticky tires, the works.

Bought a 6mt Premium ATS in April and absolutely love it! Immediately gave it catch cans, intake, downpipe, flex fuel sensor, and a tune. Should be ~330whp, don't have any actual numbers but it is an absolute riot.

Wrecked the 2nd Miata about a month ago, bought ANOTHER one exactly like it 2 days later, swapped everything from the wrecked one into it (sans turbo to get it through emissions and inspection).

And now I'm looking at a cheap RX8.......



Before the wreck, I dipped the wheels gold in anticipation of the full body dip in blue.



After the wreck (obviously), of course it happens the night I bring it home from doing the full body dip



And the new one......