This is our Unlimited Time Attack Project S2000. It is being built with no expense spared to be a real contender in the unlimited RWD class in our Super Lap Battle series. Exterior wise, this is what the S2K currently looks like. With an APR wing, a Spoon rear hatch, J’s racing front bumper and front and rear fenders, the aero department seems to be covered.
Read more...Building up and modifying cars is what most of us are truly passionate about. There’s just something about adding a new part onto your car that makes it a rewarding process.
For me personally, the build up is just as fun as driving the car thereafter. At Modified, our whole team, including myself have always been passionate about building cars and making them go fast. That’s why for this month’s entry I wanted to give you an inside look at some of the cars we are building.
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This is what you look like when I bought it. That is the key signs defaced with the whole body, tires will be flat, and the engine is not GS-R, but more of a B18B LS. Someone slap this car back together to sell it off quickly.
How to car modificationsOne of the first mods I did was change the front end in support of the JDM partners. I've never been a fan of the round headlights and JDM Integra front end looks so much better in my opinion. I also decided to play it because I could not rock white / black paint combo on the road. The result was good. Paint you see in the first picture is how the still visible today.How to car modifications
Before I bought the car I knew that I wanted to do because the K20A engine swap extraordinary strength and reliability of the potential factors on the track. It wasn'ta swap is very easy to do but with help from Hybrid Racing who supply me with a lot of important parts for the conversions, and some good friends, I am now equipped Integra K20.
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The current car is sleek enough, but the overall design isn’t particularly elaborate. The 2012 model will change that with a bit more rake to the beltline, echoed by a faint crease in the body side. The nose and tail will certainly see the most change, but our spies weren’t quick enough with their cameras to catch the front of the car. In the tail, we see additional ornamentation around the trunk, which is recessed deeper into the surround sheetmetal and plastic. The top of the decklid appears to taper into a sort of flat, ducktail shape, like the more-controversial BMW designs of the last decade.
While it won’t look worlds different, the new Malibu will be comprehensively altered beneath the skin. It will join the Buick Regal and LaCrosse on GM’s new Epsilon II platform, an evolution of the current car’s Epsilon I bones. It will be slightly wider and a little taller, alleviating our primary concerns about the interior. Materials used inside the car supposedly will be vastly improved, although we hope the money to do so didn’t come out of the design budget—the stylish cockpit is one of our favorite things about the current car. Expect to see the HiPer strut system recently unveiled on the 2010 Buick Lacrosse to find its way onto top Malibu trim levels.
No doubt this is just the beginning for spies stalking the Malibu, as the car’s introduction probably won’t happen until the 2011 Detroit auto show. Stay tuned for more photos—maybe we’ll even get one of the nose next time.
No the Saris Bones trunk racks are not compatible with your 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix with standard spoiler. Neither are any of Yakima Racks trunk racks. However the Thule 962XT and 961XT Speedway trunk mount bike racks work. They will fit your grand prix and spoiler very nicely. 962XT can carry 3 bikes and the 961XT can carry 2. No need for any addititional components to install these trunk racks either.
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