Hey everyone, you probably all have seen me around, but never had a build thread. Had some extra time and now Im going to create one, Enjoy and feel free to comment.
Name: Andrew
Location: Pennsylvania
Vehicle: 2005 Scion tC 70k Miles as of this morning (1/20/2012)
Hobbies: Cars, RC Drifting, Video Games, Golfing, Photography
Other Info: Currenty in college, im a sophmore majoring in Communication Design and minor in Electronic Media.
Now to the information you all came to see.
So in 10th grade I decided to buy my 1st car, it somehow ended up being this baby. My tC. Was between this one and a flint mica with a ____ fartcan on it and riced out the ___. Bought her with 50k miles on it, bone stock, very clean. (besides the previous owner being a smoker)


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After having her for a couple months I wanted to do some aftermarket work to it. I had this great idea of some fast and furious style ____, as most tC owners to, with a huge exhaust, vinyl stripes, and neon lights.



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Well thats about how far I got with those ideas....My good buddy (Jersh) had introduced me to a whole new world in 12th grade....the glory of Stance. As I researched on wheels, and some fitment perspectives in the tC world I didnt come across much, so I had added some little mods including a short shifter, a TRD Exhaust, some little interior nic nacs, a sub, Tein H-Techs (which were great, minus no lows) and FIG Badgless grille...the typical



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Aftter fall settled and winter had arrived, I wanted some winter plans...I researched and researched for wheels, bu could not make up my mind...was thinking reps to learn, than figured that was a waste of money, and I went back and forth for a month or two. I decided than to get some new suspension before I went out and got wheels, just to get a feeling of what "low" really was.



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And believe me when I say, I really thought this thing was low...=P....I than made up my mind on wheels, which Jersh pointed out to me.



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Once I got the tires mounted and balanced, car aligned, I wanted new tailights (go figure...:o)

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I liked them for awhile, but than realized I was going back to that "ricey" look that I had originally planned when I 1st got my car. But back to the wheels...After a few weeks of biching and moaning over "rub" :rofl, I got my fenders rolled...but even after this, I wasnt "low".

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I than decided to take off my tinted tails, and went back to stock. With doing this I also lowered my car a bit, and added my tow hook (silly me....)



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I decided that the tow hook was too much and I took it off. Around July of 2011 I wanted to go to some shows....my first show being a truck show, "Low Rollers End of Summer Bash". It was fun and had a good time, but wish there were more cars.



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After we got home from the show I wanted some change, but still couldnt figure out what that was...so I went out and took some pictures.



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and this bring us to today, when im thinking of what to do over the next few months to continue my progress on my car...not planning on selling it, although I have attempted to. My future plans are hopefully to get 3pc wheels on soon and some crazy fitment, that pushes limits.


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This is where the wheels are sitting now and im in "Winter Mode".
My wheels are currently unmounted and heading to the Powdercoating location :alright got some plans for them for the spring, I am also working on my interior, which I will post up shortly when I get some shots.
Thanks everyone for reading/looking, and I will update frequently.

 

Not really stanced..... And you passed up a riced out tC to make a riced out tC? Anyways congrats on the car purchase. I wouldn't list your full name WITH your city and state you are from. The photography skills are pretty nice, otherwise the car is bland and not digging it.

 

love those rotiforms!

 

Sorry, how is that riced out? and thanks.

 

Thank you sir. The color is changing right now =)

 

Looks nice! Great blend of "stance" while still being driveable.

Where the heck do you work that you can afford a car like that in 10th grade?!?

When I was in 10th grade (way back when) I was making $5.25 an hr, and could barely keep gas in my new (to me) 80's turbo car , oh how the times have changed!

 

what are you dropped on now,

 

Didn't say it was payed off in tenth ;-) but I was working an under the table kennel job, cleaning dog ____ for 10$/hr.

 

Racelands

 

Where at in pa you from?

 

SE, yourself?

 

Mechanicsburg

 

Very cool. What's your ride?

 

07 tc bsp

 

Nice. You in school?

 

Good looking car man, extremely clean. A great example of a car with a good stance but not rendering the car useless. I still cant stand it when people go to the extreme with this stance stuff, but things like this look great.

 

Thanks man, although (biting my tongue) I do like to push limits, and at some point this thing will have extreme stance BUT still be drivable.

 

No I'm not in school

 

You have a thread? Mabye I've seen ya around.

 

No not yet I'm going to make one sooner or later