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Old 12-25-2008, 12:56 AM
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Default PNW '08 Progress/Achievement/ Wrap up thread!

I know it might sound odd, but I thought it would be cool for everyone to go through and list what they had accomplished/done related to their Scion! I will start:

xB mods this year:
- Tein Basic Coilovers
- American Car Craft Full Engine kit
- DC sports header
- AEM battery hold-down
- Figure lower grills

tC mods this year:
- MMW header/s-pipe combo
- Weapon R Power steering/ Coolant reserve tank
- AEM battery tie-down
- New tires (thanks Kekai )
- 08 grilles

Achievements:
- Attending SEMA in Las Vegas this past Nov.
- Hosting "Show for a Cause" @ Alderwood, WA
- Judged @ 3 mid-large car shows
- Getting autographs from & meeting: Ken Gushi, Troy Sumitomo, Chris Rado

Scion Sponsored/Related Events Attended:
- Olympia M&G for Brad
- Bellevue M&G's
- Tacoma M&G's
- Seattle M&G's
- Marysville M&G's
- Scion Exposed 5 (Seattle, WA)
- Wilder Scion's Poker Rally (Port Angeles, WA)
- Rodland Toyota's poker Rally (Everett, WA)
- Formula D (Monroe, WA)
- Annie's Pizza Run III (Concrete, WA)
- Mt. St. Helen's Cruise
- Bond of Bellevue @ Bellevue Scion
- Battle of the Imports @ Pacific Raceways (Kent, WA)
- Magic Toyota Event (Lynnwood, WA)
- PDXmas (Beaverton, OR)
...can't remember anymore, must be my old age

So who else?! I know you guys have all done a lot too so post up what you've done! lets make this big!
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I have got to meet alot of really cool people this last year! (scion owner's and other's in the car community)

MOD'S

- not alot yet
- DC strut bar
- Ingall's ETD
- And a bunch of stuff that's not on the car yet

A PART OF

- SHOW FOR A CAUSE.....ALDERWOOD
- C3.....................................FEDERAL WAY
- PDXMAS...........................BEAVERTON

EVENT'S

- MARYSVILLE M&G'S
- SEATTLE M&G'S
- BELLEVUE M&G'S
- 1 TACOMA M&G
- BOND OF BELLEVUE
- FORMULA D (MONROE)
- EXPOSED (SEATTLE)
- BOTI CRUISE (HILLSBORO)
- SEMA (VEGAS)!
- AND SOME OTHER STUFF

Good Idea ZIG!
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^Thanks!
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It was definitely a great year for myself and my tC!!!!

Mods this year
Red Tinted 3rd Brake Light
Seibon Carbon Fiber Trunk
Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood
Seibon Carbon Fiber Doors
Karbon Koncepts Carbon Fiber Gas Lid
Nukabe Tow Hooks
Bride Ergo II Seats
Wedge Engineering Seat Brackets
Recaro Seat Sliders
Custom Painted Dash To Match Exterior
Superbrightleds Rear License Plate Lights
Superbrightleds Interior Dome Lights
Aftermarket Trunk Dampers
Dolce & Gabbana Custom Interior
Custom Painted Interior
Megan Racing C-Pillar Bar
GReddy Rear Strut Bar
Hotchkis Front Sway Bar
Hotchkis Rear Sway Bar
Ingalls Torque Damper
GReddy Turbo Timer
Tuned by Unnatural Inc


Achievements this year
1st Place Mild Scion @ Bond of Bellevue (first trophy ever for the tc) - Bellevue, WA
1st Place Scion @ Battle of the Imports - Seattle, WA
1st Place Scion @ SPR Revin' Up For Summer - Hood River, OR
1st Place 3 door @ Show for a Cause - Alderwood, WA
1st Place Scion @ Portland Car Toys Show - Portland, OR
1st Place Mild 2 door @ Drift Invasion Car Show - Portland, OR
2nd Place Wild Scion @ PDXmas - Beaverton, OR
2nd Place 2 door @ Portland Car Toys Show - Portland, OR
2nd Place Scion tC @ Scion Exposed - Seattle, WA
3rd Place Wild Import @ Northwest Showdown - Hillsboro, OR



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Had a blast this year, looking forward to next year.

MODS:
TRD Supercharger
TRD Exhaust
Seibon VSII hood
Seibon OEM Trunk
Viniati CF Spoiler
Custom 2-tone Paint Job
5axis Kit
Avic D3 Headunit
Custom Sub box and amp rack
headrest and visor monitors
Vertical Doors
TYC Tail lights
Fujita CAI
Cassizo Seat Covers
Painted Interior Pieces

Shows:

Medford Import Show and Shine
Myrtle Creek Show and Shine (3rd Place - 1970 to current)
Aaron Lampert Show and Shine
ADOS (Assisting Deployed Overseas Soliders) 1st Place modern
PDXmas
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Old 12-25-2008, 02:28 AM
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Ohh forgot about the other cars. LOL

The Box:

TYC Taillights
Tenzo R CAI
Squash Air Freshener
Sport Edition Gray wheels

The WRX:

Injin CAI
Greddy Exhaust
Seibon CF hood
Seibon CF spoiler
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This being my first year as a Scion owner, I dove in head first adding & Modding things on my new box (maybe too fast?). I also met some WONDERFUL new friends/scion family members, And look forward to the upcoming year.
2008 XB Mods
MTX Audio 6 ½ separates F & R doors, driven by MTX Audio 400w monoblock amp. 2 10” MTX thunder Round Subwoofers w/ custom Enclosures, driven by MTX Audio 1200w Monoblock Amp. with it's own Custom superblue backlit enclosure with custom viewing window.
Dual Rear DVD players w/7" Monitors w/ Wireless headphones & Remote control.
Seibon Carbon fiber Rear Spoiler
Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood
Carbon Fiber Window Accents
Debadged Front Grill
Front Fog Lamps
35% Tinted Windows
8000k HID Headlights
TYC LED Tail Lights
“A” Pillars Stripped of B/O Tape.
Weathertech Visors
OZNIUM SuperBlue LED Dome Light
OZNIUM Superwhite LED Map Lights.
Custom Gaugeface w/Superblue LEDs
HVAC Controls Customed to SuperBlue
Hella Supertone Horns
FlowLighting Inferno -
Million Color LED UB Kit.
TRD Cold Air Intake
Weapon-R Engine Damper
Weapon-R S-Pipe
Strup 4-1 header
TRD Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
Pulstar Plugs
Tsudo Fireball Dual Catback Exhaust
TRD Lowering Springs
TRD Strut Bar

Scion Sponsored/Related Events Attended:
- Seattle M&G
- Marysville M&G's
- Scion Exposed 5 (Seattle, WA)
- Formula D (Monroe, WA)
- SHOW FOR A CAUSE (Alderwood Mall, Lynnwood Wa.)
Achievements:
1st Place 2nd Gen xB - Scion Exposed 5 (Seattle, WA)
Champions Choice 2nd gen xB - - Scion Exposed 5 (Seattle, WA)
Meeting & Getting an autograph from Ken Gushi @ Formula D
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Love the topic........Waht did I do.......not really sure........car went from LEDS and springs last year to

Htechs
VRD grilles
Kaminari hood
HIDs
More LEDS
Underglows
Nittos
Konigs
Lots of billet
AVIC D3
Bassforms glass boxes
Image dynamics subs
ED comps front and back
Suede.......almost
Sparco shift ****
Deadening throughout.
Weapon R Tanks and SRI
Custom interior paint on small pieces
Header,and custom midpipe.
Soon to be APEXI back half of exhaust
Next year should be the big items like body kit
finish sub custom install of floor
Clazzios
CF interior custom done by me


Shows......god let me think

Bond of Bellevue........man I looked sexy in the tux......lol
Exposed......got to boooooo the Yanks
Formula D....got to meet the Gush
Cruise with the Dodge guys for charity
Feed the Need charity show
PDXmas.....super show
Kanchi's show up north which was awsome by the way
Show in Oregon by the Subie guys and food drive with them
Show in Medford with our TA crew there
seems like there is more but I am not remembering

Oh yeah and I bought a super sexy Yaris.....need I say more........plans for it are secret........and parts are already under bed.....I have a tall bed.......lol

Made it to a lot of Meet and greets.......probably like 45 of them.Madea lot of friends.......and helped so many mod their cars and got a lot of help modding mine......
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Mods done in 2008, can't wait till next year!:

2008 projectors
6000k HIDs
CF hood
CF front lip
CF hatch garnish
CF license plate frame
CF center caps
CF HVAC
Painted wheels black w/orange pinstripe
WeatherTech wind guards
Retractable license plate
VRD titanium grilles
VRD LED TBL
Gray suede door panel inserts
Katzkin 2-tone leather seats
Rear mudguards

Shows & Events attended:

Burien St Patty's Day Show
Rodland Scavanger Hunt
Alderwood Show
Formula Drift 5/ScionVIP
Wilder Poker Run
Scion Exposed 5
Wilder Movie Night
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looks at his xb.

no comment lol

well one mod
paid it up so no repo. was damn close to it. i mean had some strange company calling my cellphone. this really still scares me big time. i am back a head and still look in the morning to see if it is outside.
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I for one am glad you still have the xb.........it would be a shame to lose you in our world....you rock
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Old 12-25-2008, 05:38 AM
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thank brian. it was hard had to sell off almost everything i owned that had value. i am down to one rolling toolbox (was bought with my first boeing paycheck) and cheap set of tools i bought a few years ago as a travel set. last is my mid level gamming machine. had to sell off my good one. but i had to make that choice.
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That sucks man.......all the same glad you are here to wish xmas to.....see you soon.
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This year we really didn't do too much

08 tC mods this year:
-purchased the 08 tC
-custom tuscany leather seats in black and white pearl
- jensen in dash DVD player
-put stock deck in after someone stole it
-new drivers side window after someone broke it

05 tC:
Married in to actual co ownership weeee
pulled everything else out of the back
Got hubby slicks for christmas (shhhh he hasn't opened them yet!)
custom cut vinyls
Custom geared race transmission from world racing
custom shimmed quaife LSD from world racing


Achievements:
- co hosting C3 (second year in a row having car toys ask me to host yay!)
- Got to judge a few shows for the first time
- Getting to spend some quality time with Rado and having him refer to me as family lol
- meeting the Gush
- Getting some great advice from Ken
- Almost getting mugged with five axis Troy on our middle of the night quest for chocolate

Scion Sponsored/Related Events Attended:
- A few Tacoma M&G's earlier
- A few Seattle M&G's but it's been awhile
- Vancouver M&G's (a few
- Scion Exposed 5 (Seattle AND Portland, WA)
- Bond of Bellevue @ Bellevue Scion
- Battle of the Imports @ Pacific Raceways
- Battle of the Imports @ woodburn OR
- Bond of Bellevue (Bellevue, WA
- PDXmas (Beaverton, OR)
- Skates and Wiggs (puyallup, wa)

Trophy's
-Best purpous built (I think, something like that) bond of Bellevue & Show for a cause
- second place mild tC - pdxmass
- 1st place tc BOTI kent
- something from exposed, I can't remember what

I'm fairly sure that there are a bunch of other things that I did and just somehow managed to forget... but alas, I forgot them.

And I so stole you're format kanchi! Fun thread!!!
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2008 mods:
megan upper strut
tint
SRX wheels
Falken Ziex ZE-512 tires
perrin axleback exhaust

achievments for 2008

3rd place mild import tuner
team xcessive speedz 3rd annual motosport revolution.

2nd place scion xB
battle of the imports 2008 woodburn

events attended:
BOTI woodburn
scion exposed 5
mount st. helens run
cruise to the coast (astoria)
lums toyota/scion BBQ
BOTI cruise with troy.
meeting:
troy sumitomo
chris rado
kenny tran
Leslie Armendariz
skate like a girl event
vancouver m&g's
hillsboro m&g's
field of screams
pdxmas tuner bash
chateu de chapa white elephant party.
and a few others im sure i forgot
cuz im older than eric!lol

thanx for reminding me rob.
scoin united
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twas a great year car wise, did alot of meets and shows, too many to remember, old age sucks, lol. Have to say the best was Scion United, seeing my old car on TV still gets me all giddy. Buying the RS1 xD and getting custum sub boxes built were the two biggest mods I did this year.
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Biggest Accomplishment:

SELLING THE DAMN THING! (LoL)
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Originally Posted by ibnboxin
looks at his xb.

no comment lol

well one mod
paid it up so no repo. was damn close to it. i mean had some strange company calling my cellphone. this really still scares me big time. i am back a head and still look in the morning to see if it is outside.
THAT makes for a very merry Christms Mike. Glad you're still around with your box.

Merry Christmas
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Traded in fist gen for 2nd gen xB.
Mods
TRD front strut bar
Raceline wheels with Toyo Proxie 4 tires
Tanabe DF 210
Weapon R short air
Window tint
tinted headlights w/ 8500k bulbs
Windshield eyebrow
sport pedals
painted engine cover with chrome overlays
upgraded stereo head unit
two 12" MTX subs Terminator amp
relocated front lic plate
black overlay on front bumper
on order black led tail lights, Fog Lights and grill upgrade

Shows
Wheeler show and shine
Medford cruise
Lithia toyoata BBQ show and shine
Myrtle Creek show and shine
Lost Creek Show and shine
Aaron Lambert show and shine
Exposed 5
ADOS Merlin

Awards won
First place xB Wheeler show
First place xB Lithia show
2nd place 2nd gen Exposed 5
Best Stereo ADOS show
Best 2008 and up ADOS show
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Well.. My modsheet of what I did to the xB this year is rather large so here is a link to check it out;
http://m2-motoring.com/projects/2006-scion-xb/

There were a lot of events that I enjoyed this year.
8/2 Hot Import Nights | Seattle, WA
8/9 Formula D | Monroe, WA
8/17 Commons Compact Cruise | Federal Way, WA – Best of Show
8/25 Battle of the Imports | Auburn, WA – Best xB
9/6 Scion Exposed 5 M2Motoring Booth Car
9/20 Night Shift | Pleasanton, CA
9/28 Battle of the Imports PDX – Best Scion
10/19 Battle of the Imports Fontana California – Best Scion
10/23 Scion Knotts Scary Farm M2Motoring Booth Car
SEMA 2008 Feature Car
PDXmas 2008 Best Wild Scion
PDXmas 2008 Best 4dr

Going to PRI in Orlando
Scion SEMA Party @ Prive
The meet n greets, cruises, hanging out..

I think that's it.. After spending almost 60 days out of a suitcase this year was a blur.. but oh so much fun.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the car this year, There are so many I think the post would be a list of names you know who you are and your thanks is greatly appreciated.
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