Prokiller Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 they updated the arrival day by 5 days! the status went to "In Transit" on friday, but now is back to awaiting shipment. here's hoping it still does show up on the 15th. i really would love to have it for the AM show on the 16th. @Number Tew no worries at all! beautiful color choice if i do say so myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 On 6/4/2018 at 8:21 AM, Prokiller said: they updated the arrival day by 5 days! the status went to "In Transit" on friday, but now is back to awaiting shipment. here's hoping it still does show up on the 15th. i really would love to have it for the AM show on the 16th. @Number Tew no worries at all! beautiful color choice if i do say so myself. I feel so bad, you've been waiting a century. We showed up and grabbed one that day lol. Just got lucky! The story is that some old guy spec'd it out to retire in, then brought it back a few hours later and said he can't drive stick anymore because it hurts his hip too much. So it helped her get a deal plus something they probably wouldn't have normally had on the lot! I forget, are you still with AM? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 11 hours ago, Number Tew said: I feel so bad, you've been waiting a century. We showed up and grabbed one that day lol. Just got lucky! The story is that some old guy spec'd it out to retire in, then brought it back a few hours later and said he can't drive stick anymore because it hurts his hip too much. So it helped her get a deal plus something they probably wouldn't have normally had on the lot! I forget, are you still with AM? is what it is i guess. 11 days to go at this point. it's in transit now. well his lose is your gain for sure! nope, quit there 2.5 years ago when they changed their employee discount structure. used to get cost + 8%. now its retail - 10/20/40% (depending on the item). basically sucks now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 6, 2018 Report Share Posted June 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Prokiller said: is what it is i guess. 11 days to go at this point. it's in transit now. well his lose is your gain for sure! nope, quit there 2.5 years ago when they changed their employee discount structure. used to get cost + 8%. now its retail - 10/20/40% (depending on the item). basically sucks now. Dang, we thought you might be our new Shifty Powers haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 7, 2018 Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 any new updates on due date ? I can still come Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2018 37 minutes ago, Yeahloh95 said: any new updates on due date ? I can still come Thursday yes and no. the site still says ETA of 6/18 so 10 days to go as of this post. however, i called the dealership last night and asked if that was likely true or not. my sales rep is going to call the depo and try and put a rush on it once it hits the area. so fingers crossed it shows up earlier than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 lol ryan was there long before I was and I think left right around when i did(well when I was let go)... I cannot wait to see and ride in this car in person! Will be badass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 On 6/10/2018 at 12:37 PM, Shifty said: lol ryan was there long before I was and I think left right around when i did(well when I was let go)... I cannot wait to see and ride in this car in person! Will be badass Ahhhhh okies. Also, the color is sensitive to rock chips! Will definitely be getting that wrap done ASAP because the hood has a little rock chip already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 The eagle has landed! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 ho yea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 first look before they cleaned it up: and as we got drove away with it: and direct sunlight this morning: and now while i wait for the wax to dry: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Those lights definitely help in there! Perfect area for detailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 It looks soooo sick bro!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Jealous for sure its nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 Good Lord that's a gorgeous machine. Color me jealous for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 some AM show pics with @Yeahloh95 the 94 took home best in class too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 awesome pics and sat was so much fun I had almost as much fun on the drive there and home as the show , congrats on the best in class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 So who drove the 18 and who drove the 94? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Katie drove the 18 , all i know is I was glad I took my drag set up off we had some fun on all the turns getting there and on the way home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 11 hours ago, Evilcw311 said: Who wins in a race though? 2018 or the 94? and where’s our Smokey burnout videos?!? i think from a roll, the 94 would win. anything else....probably the 18. anything with a turn, the 18 all the way. smokey burn out to come after i put some miles on it and get different tires. not going to burn up sport cup 2's for no reason. i have michelin pilot sport 4S on order in 305/30 and 325/30 on order. plan is to try and recoup some of that cost by selling the SC2s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 surprisingly went to a little local show last night and took home some hardware with this car already....i've owned it 12 days and got a trophy. owned the 94 for over 12 years and have 2 total... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Lol I don't think new cars should win trophies It's such a beautiful color though. It sucks people in lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 congrats now the fun is to keep it this clean when you drive it every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 20 hours ago, Number Tew said: Lol I don't think new cars should win trophies It's such a beautiful color though. It sucks people in lol oh i completely agree with you. i felt very very weird going up for it when there was some cool cars there. but it was a charity show for some kid in the hospital. somebody walked around and took pictures of all the cars and he decided his favorite 5. he gave the best award to the fire company who brought their truck over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 i think only old cars that smell like moth ball should win trophies lol I think as long as they are up against other brand new cars it is what it is I like anything that is clean I have seen brand new cars at show and they were filthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 We just dropped hers off for ceramic coating, window tinting, and a protective film lol. I'm broke now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 i should move this to the build section at this point... Friday: got my new tires put on. 305/30 up front and 325/30 out back. Michelin pilot sport 4S tires. the dealership also swapped out the strut tower brace for me that had a large paint gash on it. not that i'm the type to bitch about a little defect, but it was pretty noticeable and i just asked if they could do anything and they swapped it out. so +1 for fred beans customer service. @Yeahloh95 and that cluster glass smudge...dudeman came out with a single serving packet of glasses cleaner that you get at the dollar store and it wiped right off.....i felt so stupid. Monday: took it to get the windows tinted. went with 20% as i usually do. and then did a few things i had been collecting and waiting for this week to put on while i had a few days off. UPR catch can. i couldn't get the clips off or i would have put this on sooner. had to take the strut tower brace off (this is when i discovered the defect) and wanted the dealership to look at it first. but now that it was replaced, this can went on. also cut a bunch of stupid part number labels off various items. cleaned up the bay a smidge. AM wanted like $40 for this dead pedal. found it on aliexpress for $4 shipped from china. came in like 3 days amazingly. now all the pedals match (it was previously just plastic) also switched out the clutch pedal spring. everybody said it's a night/day difference. i wouldn't go that far, but it is a lot smoother to shift. can feel the grab point more now. realized i didn't take a picture of that. next up was the steeda shifter base bushing i scored at the AM show for half off in their scratch and dent tent. no clue why it was in there, but whatever, it was in perfect condition. you can see why the stock shifter is sooooo spongy. this was a significant improvement in the feel of the car. really makes shifting smoother and more confident of what gear you're going into. and lastly, my boss and i went halvsies on a pair of polk speakers for the center dash speaker. "they" say it is single handedly responsible for the muddy sound stage of the car. $40 for the pair on amazon, so sure why not give it a shot. it does really make a difference. lot cleaner sound now. these are pictures from when my boss did his (his pictures are better) stock: new: now to just drive the piss out of it. few things will be bought sooner rather than later. still need to get the spoiler situation figured out and going to get jacking rails like real soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Lol You have done waaaaay more than we plan to do. I love how you already replaced tires on a brand new car haha! It looks killer. I can't recommend the MGW enough. If you think that bushing made a big difference, you'd be blown away with the MGW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tews Boss Lady Posted July 9, 2018 Report Share Posted July 9, 2018 best color ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted February 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 haven't updated this in a while. i did end up getting jacking rails a while back for it when Steeda came out with full lengths. they are great and really make it easy to jack this thing up. i sold the stock sport cup 2 tires. had the driver's side rear tire replaced twice now because of punctures. the extended wheel/tire warranty i got when i bought the car has paid for itself twice now. really just driving it and enjoying the car. it was FILTHY from the past couple weeks of salty roads. washed it last night finally because we are in a heat wave. wheels were still dirty when i snapped this picture, but i dried it because i was loosing the light and wanted a pic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 i am liking that color maybe i'll get one ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted February 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Yeahloh95 said: i am liking that color maybe i'll get one ???? you could be the third person on this site with a lightning blue s550 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniveTroll Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 did someone say lightning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted February 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 13 hours ago, SniveTroll said: did someone say lightning? where you been? long time no see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniveTroll Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 oh you know... around. i had a few life altering events. too many deaths. too many episodes of depression. moving onto 2 degrees and slowly getting myself back into cars, you? @Prokiller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted February 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 same old thing for me. workin. the biggest thing was getting the 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 moved this thread to the project car section because at this point, that's more what this is. also changed the title. a while back i ordered new front brake pads but have yet to switch them out because i want to wait for more warmer weather to do so so that i can bed them properly. got Power Stop Z23 ceramic pads. mostly want them for less brake dust. the stock pads are INSANELY dusty. Few weeks back i ordered some new trans fluid. apparently a big difference for the MT82 transmission. changed that out and normal shifting does seem slightly better, but not that much. supposed to help with cold shifting and has higher operating temp for spirited driving situations. haven't really given it the business yet so hopefully it will shine more there. i also changed out the engine oil for the first time myself. learned a very important lesson. 10 qts of warm oil shoots out of the pan like turning on a fire hose so you better be ready and have the pan held up to catch the initial rush. replaced the stock plastic plug with a UPR billet plug w/ magnetic tip. next up on the list was a couple suspension things i've wanted to get. biggest being the Steeda 'Stop The Hop' kit. they offer 3 different ones; starter, enthusiast, and ultimate. each has its purpose. the starter kit is ideal for street with some track/strip duty. big thing here is that it doesn't introduce any NVH which is what i wanted being as this is a DD. The enthusiast kit adds Rear Lower Control Arm Spherical Bearings which would help for track use but adds NVH. the ultimate kit is designed for a solid setup ideal for drag strip launches which i couldn't care less about for the most part. i might take it down the strip a few times, but not interested in building it for that purpose. opted to also get the Adjustable Differential Bushing Insert System. comes with two different bushing densities for street (red) or performance (black). i think i'm going to start with the black and if it does introduce any NVH, i'll switch to the red ones. next up to be ordered probably monday will be some exterior goodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 you can do a good bit to the rear before it gets noisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 stop the hop kit came in today. it's pretty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted March 26, 2019 Report Share Posted March 26, 2019 i would go right to the stiff bushings 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...