Your persistence, sir, knows no bounds.........so I'm going to assume that while you don't always drink beer, when you do you prefer Dos Equis.

 

You clearly have excellent taste in wheels, but doesn't that make 4 sets of rims for 1 car???

 

^And fitments. Well done sir! Can't wait to see them installed. May I ask what tire size these shall wear?

 

@MightyP
Yep, I'm going to try to sell the Works and the TRD's or stocks.

@1stOne
I believe I ordered the same tire you wrapped your RPF1's in. After reading your thread about how much they gripped the road and seeing them mounted, there wasn't a better choice for me.

Thanks for the comments. You guys always have good info in your builds.

 

^what tire is it? lolz

 

Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 255/40R18

 

How much for the TRD's?

 

Dirty! You'll love them!

 

Ha! In your pics, we can all clearly see the measuring cup in the back ground...... We now know EXACTLY what you do for a living : )

 

oh sh*t...he bakes cookies!

 

Sort of small update:

The core is pulled from the car. I'll have pics up as soon as I can get a ride to the shop T_T. It's being sent off to World Racing this week.

When it arrives, it will be put into rotation and inspected. If the core is salvageable, then this will happen:

Full Street/Strip Short Block built:
Line Boring
Bore & Hone
Balancing the Rotating Assembly
Crank Sizing
Rod Sizing
Micro-Polishing the Crank
New race Rod, Main and Thrust Bearings
Step Decking
Jet Wash Cleaning
Fully Built & Blue Printed in house by WORLD Racing

Custom Cunningham Connecting Rods for 2ar
Made for world-racing to clear the block without notching the block

Custom JE piston’s made for 2ar

Modified Crankshaft w/ new bearings.

Fingers are crossed. Let's hope this works out.

If it does, I'm told by Kareem and their engine builders that the car will be able to handle up to 700-750 WHP. (granted I'd need new injectors/transmission upgrades/bigger turbo to get anywhere near there) However, it will hold the 400 some odd whp that my car is trying to push out.

 

I love your car. It's not even running and I love your car...

 

Oooohhh s*^+!...... Speechless.

 

I don't know what half of that means, but it sounds hardcore! Just wondering...when you do get it to 700 hp, what exactly are your plans....like time attack, serious tracking, what do you do? Surely this is not just a 700 hp grocery getter (although that's pretty gangster)

 

To be honest, I don't plan on getting to 700+. 500 WHP is my goal and with some bigger injectors and some transmission upgrades, I think it will be a stable 500 WHP. I'll take it to the track every now and again (lapping/quarter mile/autoX), but that's it. It's my only car and thus my daily driver.

Although, I do like showing my progress on this site, the build is for me and I'm the only one who should be happy with it. A lot of my car friends say I'm not using the car to its full potential, but its basically there to get from point A to point B with some fun in between.

 

Awwwww man when your car is done please update us on all the cars your tc2 takes out! I would love to see their faces after you destroy them!

 

Heh, will do. Although, I'm not really a confrontational person. I don't really race unless I have a feeling I may not beat them. A friend told me, "It's no fun knowing you'll win before the race even starts."

However, for just such an occasion, I usually have a Hero cam at the ready while I'm driving. It's mostly for V8 muscle cars, who won't leave me alone on the road, that don't know what they're getting in to.

Anyways, here's a picture of the blown pistons. Kareem said it broke on both sides:

 

Gorgeous!

So you have one of those Go Pro cams? Is that what you used to shoot those videos you put up?

 

The GReddy Exhaust Video, yes. The dyno videos were from my iPhone.

 

And you broke it? So you are walking now?

From the photos...what did it do? ...just start smoking a whole bunch?