My past cars:


1983 Audi Coupe GT

Black, w/black & silver interior. This was my first car and I still get a little smile on my face everytime I pass one on the road. Engine was stock, but I did upgrade the stereo, speakers and ran the wires and did the install myself. My baby was taken from me by the ignorance of an unlicensed driver who decided to run a stop sign and stop perpendicular to me on a 4 lane highway, 30 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. Well, she was totaled. This happened only 2 days before X-mas my Senior year. Mom was pretty mad and said I ruined X-mas that year for her....



1985 Toyota Supra

White w/maroon interior. Auto trans, cloth interior, Kenwood headunit/subs and amp. I purchased her from a friends dad. He was the original owner and had kept her for a weekend car (and the rare Fri night he would let us borrow her). I put over 70k miles on her and the only problem I ever had was the radiator cracking. Really says something for Toyota engineering! I decided that an auto just wasn't fun to drive so I sold her and moved on.



1979 Porsche 928

Graphite w/camel leather interior, 5 Speed. This was the first year this model was imported to the US. In 1978 they were introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show. In 1979, only 1000 of these were imported, half having an oil cooler and 5 speed trans, the other half were automatic or 5 spd w/o the oil cooler. In case you don't know it's a V8, 16valve engine that put out 245 HP stock and was the first watercooled Porsche car. The first night I had her I dropped the clutch at 4k rpm and floored the gas. I had no idea the power this car had and while checking my mirrors for smoke from the tires the rpm's went way over the redline! Needless to say this did just a little bit of engine damage and blew almost every engine seal immediately which led me to rebuild the engine during the following 3 weeks. I put a $3500 stereo in and spent over 60 hours on a custom install in the dash, rear center console and hatch only to have all my hard work quickly reversed with the help of several local hoodlums in the West Philly area in less than 3 minutes. They destroyed the interior and I was so heart broken I sold her. Well, she also needed a new clutch and I was going to move to Colorado for a ski season, didn't think that she'd be all that happy with 3 feet of fresh snow each morning. You can see in this picture just how well a Porsche does in the white stuff!



1988 Isuzu Pup Custom Pick Up

Black w/tan interior. Ok, so I wanted to have fun and didn't care about the truck considering I only paid $500 for it. I bought it when I came home from Colorado after an incredible season snowboarding. It had 60k on the engine and ran strong. It sat approx. 3" in the front and 4" in the rear off the ground. Fresh black paint and sport bucket seats. The top was cut off by a friend with a torch so it became a hardtop convertible (yes, it leaked a little in the rain). There were deep dish chrome rims, with chrome fender trim. Driving at no faster than 50 mph (it was a 3 spd Auto.) soon became real annoying and my blood was screaming SPEED! SPEED! SPEED! In reality I needed a pick-up to haul around my DJ equipment and this was a funny way to do it!



1988 Toyota Supra Turbo

My little red head was bone stuck when I bought her...that didn't last long. Although I never got to take her to the track in her completed state, I did have a ton of fun doing these mods myself. I spent the most time (and money) on this project and probably got the most speeding tickets with her too!

 

 

ENGINE

TRANSMISSION

SUSPENSION

SECURITY

BRAKING

INTERIOR

STEREO

MISCELANEOUS

CERAMIC COATINGS

UPDATES

GAUGES

LINKS

ENGINE MODS

TRANSMISSION

SUSPENSION MODS

BLOCK/HEAD

ARP Head Bolts w/Moly Lube.

HKS 2.0mm MHG

Shaved Head

Nology Silverstone Plugs

Nology wires

Nology Profire Coil Amplifier

Castrol Synthetic Motor Oil (20w50)

Brikken Stainless Steel Cam Cover Bolts

5 angle valve job

JE Forged Pistons (.20 over)

Balanced/Blueprinted engine

Oversized Valves

Aluminum Radiator/electric fan

TURBO

Turbonetics Garrett T-66 Turbo

RPS Equal length arms SS exhaust manifold and downpipe

Turbonetics Racegate Wastegate

HKS EVC IV w/remote Scramble Boost button

Greddy Turbo Timer (to match with red dash)

SPEARCO custom intercooler

Turbonetics Godzilla BOV w/horn

Intercooler hard pipe kit

INTAKE

K & N 6"x14" cone

Custom 4" aluminum plumbing

Direct intake (mk4 style)

Relocated Throttle Body

Custom Intake Manifold

EXHAUST

3" RPS SS Downpipe

3" mandrel bent exhaust piping

Straight through exhaust (cats bypassed))

Dynamax 3" straight through mid-muffler

Twin Supertrapp 4" Stainless Steel Rear mufflers w/aluminum end caps

Level Ten Modified 5 spd Tranny

Raysbestoes Blue Plate clutch

Mueller Lightened Aluminum Flywheel

Red Line 75w90ns

Aeroquip Teflon Braided S/S hose for Clutch Master to Slave line

Short Shifter

HKS Sport Springs

HKS TEMS Compatible Shocks

Cusco Rear Strut Tower Brace

MISCELANEOUS

CERAMIC COATINGS

Oil Filer Relocation Kit, Braided SS -8 AN Aeroquip hose and fittings

Power Steering lines upgraded to Aeroquip Braided SS -8 and -10 AN hose/ fittings. Relocated Resevoir to charcoal canister location

Purosil colored vaccuum hose under hood (all 3.5mm and 6mm hose)

Toyota Red Coolant w/Redline Water Wetter

TRD Aluminum Oil Filler Cap

Redline Synthetic Gear Lube in LSD

Redline Synthetic Power Steering Fluid

Motul 1 600F Brake Fluid

Battery Relocated to trunk

(done by Jet Hot Coatings)

Intake Manifold

Intercooler Piping

Engine Lift Mounts

Turbo Heat Shield

Intake Plumbing

Valve Covers (powder coated red)

Thermostat Housing

GAUGES

BRAKING

HKS 60mm EGT, peak hold/memory playback

Turbonetics 60mm Boost, color changing face (set at 14 PSI)

Autometer 25/8" Water Temp

STILLEN X-drilled rotors

AXXIS Metallic brake pads

TRD Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines

SECURITY

UPDATED BODY

Alpine Alarm (model withheld for obvious reasons)

89 climate control unit

complete 89 interior panels

92 mirrors

92 3 piece spoiler

92 tail lights

STEREO

INTERIOR

Processor

Alpine 7949 CD head unit

Alpine PXA-H600 Time Delay, Digital EQ

Alpine fiber optic cable connecting head unit to eq

Front

Boston Acoustic Pro 6.43 (6 1/2", 4", neo 4t tweeter)componets

Rear

Boston Acoustic Pro 5.4 (5 1/4", neo 4t tweeter) componets

(2) Orion NT 10" DVC Subs (woven carbon fiber baskets)

Miscelaneous

Alpine Fiber Optic cable (h.u. to eq)

Monster Cable 201 RCA cable (eq to amp)

Pheonix Gold Saphire Blue Speaker Wire, Saphire Blue RCA Cables, Power/Ground Wire, Connectors, Fuses

XTC Foam Baffle Speaker Surrounds

2 gauge Monster Cable Power Wire/fuse block connecting rear mounted battery to engine

Optima Deep Cycle (Yellow Top) Battery

Interior Completely repainted in Black w/ carbon fiber trim panels

Recaro SRD front seats (black cloth, reclining) w/ sliding brackets

Rear seats done in custom black cloth

MOMO Formula Steering Wheel

MOMO Cobra leather shit knob

Sabelt 5 point, 3" Cam-Lock Race Harness

Short Shifter Mod

Black Leather Shift and Red E-Brake Boots

Sparco polished aluminum pedals w/ left foot rest and "blue bumps"

Custom Black carpeting

Black floor mats with red "SUPRA" stitching

Gauge Overlay and various trim painted matching exterior red (inside of vents, grill covers, switch plates)

Custom Warning and Monitor lights in Gauge Overlay

White face gauges w/red lettering (Red Superman Symbol on Tach)

Green neon lighting under front seats

3 socket cig. lighter installed in glove box


1983 Sabb 900 Turbo (link to pic)

Green w/tan cloth interiorI needed a spare car to run and get parts while the Supra was apart on the weekends and this was just too fun to pass up. The turbo was modified, added an intercooler and larger injectors and an exhaust system. The car was mildly fast and fun to drive, but a total POS junker in any other light. It served it's purpose though so I can't complain I guess.



1988 Audi 5000s (link to pic)

Blue w/silver cloth interior. I got sick of my Supra getting vandalized downtown at school so I bought this as my daily commuter to school. I wanted something I didn't care about, didn't have to lock the doors on and could care less if it got beat up while parking. I can't believe someone actually wanted to buy this from me when I was done.



1994 Toyota Supra TwinTurbo (link to pic)

White w/black leather, 6 speed, Targa top. Maybe the fastest car I've owned. I did extensive stereo work with relocating the battery to the rear with 0 gauge wire, fiberglassing new custom speaker enclosured for the front doors to house Boston Acoustic 3-way Pro Components in the front and 2-way Pro Componets in the rear. X-overs, Amps and other hardware was all installed in a custom rack in the rear hatch. Recaro SRD race seats replaced the stock front seats, HKS Exhaust, Turbo Timer and Intake system. I ran the turbo's in a true twin set-up and put a Turbonetics color changing adjustable boost gauge in the dash



1991 BMW 850i (link to pic)

White w/grey leather interior, V-12, 6 Speed. Do I need to explain why this car was so desireable! Unfortunatley the car spent more time at the autobody shop than in my hands and after a getting her back from the second accident I didn't want to risk fate and sold her. Upgrades included a full authentic Zeemax body kit, Remus Exhaust, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Shark engine chips. I would have liked to have done more, but she spent so much time in the body shop, I never had the time! The last accident was from a stripper's car loosing it's breaks and rearending me at the intersection. How do I know she was a stripper? Well she managed to flash the State Police a few times during the accident investigation and that's all they remember, they have no idea how they accepted her insurance info which had expired over a year ago. My insurance refused to cover the full repair and I ended up putting over $5k out of pocket to fix the damage.



1994 Infiniti Q45t (link to pic)

Black w/tan leather. After the BMW accidents, my insurance pretty much refused to insure another sports car. I thought an Infiniti would have some power to it, but this car was a boat. Slow to start moving, even slower to start, no turning radious and swayed from side to side with the slightest turn of the wheel. The only cool feature of this car was the Bose stereo and the analog clock in the middle of the dash.



1993 Toyota Landcruiser (link to pic)

Green w/grey leather interior. I was somehow convinced a SUV would be a good choice for a next vehicle. Although I admit having the extra storage space in the back was nice, it killed me not being able to go over 60 MPH on the highway and the handling characteristics of a tractor trailer.



2000 Aprilia RSV Mille Rossi Edition (link to pics)

Blue/Red/Silver (Rossi). This was my first motorcycle. First year into the US, VIN # 57. One afternoon something ran out under my rear tire as I was taking a righthand corner on a back road and ended up high-siding. The bike was totaled and I coldn't find another one in the same paint scheme so I went a little overboard and bought the more advanced race model, the Mille-R