I like the body kit. you did awesome on the car. Great job!!!!!!

 

its a fully custom 8pt chromoly roll cage w/ door bars and harness bars. This similar setup would cost you around $2700 Unpainted.

Here's some pics of it in the early stages


Now being painted


The newly raise shift linkage and floor being shot in silver

 

All those people worried about the snow. . . there goes your snow plow front end. . .

 

i love the xb emblem. i think it's cool.

 

Mad props to you teamFred... love the rims.

 

the pics dont do it justice... it looked better in person

 

Personall don't dig the colors but it kept with the theme very nicely.

 

hot hot hot. love the rims.

 

Nice car Fred! Looks better in the sun light.

Thanks for clarifying the rim sizes. I figured they had to be 8.5s since 9.5s would need some serious flares up front.

Finally, a roll cage at the proper mounting points.

Not like the red one in the TCM that was at SEMA before.

 

lookin good fred. like how u did the 2tone, very stylish. mike shins on his way to my pad right now lol

 

Great concept for a show car, with the body kit, two-tone paint, and "rally car" interior. But, it does scream "I'm having an identity crisis", lol! Is it a show car? Is it a rally car? Hey, roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I...

 

I love that kit!!!

 

uhhh no show car can have roll cages too..doesnt mean its rally....race cars utilize racing seats and roll cages. the xB fred built wasnt meant to be that but "inspired". its a sick cage done by one of the best in the business. "22's and hittin switches" isnt the only thing happening at shows if you open your eyes up. everyone builds a car differently w/ different tastes and style. if you believe your way is better build a car and show fred how to build a xB. get your car out there and prove your point.

 

its rolling in a TRAILOR.. aka they want as much as possible on that car..
for SHOW POINTS y0!
lol

 

What's with the VIP outside and the rally inside? The car really does have an identity crisis. It should be painted black, white, or silver with silver or black wheels and a ridiculous leather/velvet/wood/aluminum/whatever interior.

Right now it's about 60% there.

 

it was brought in a trailer cause its a demo car for scion corp and needs to stay in pristine condition for the tour its going on in 06...u got any better ideas joey?

its not truly vip outside...the kit maybe vip but the rest of the build style isnt.

 

I'd have to agree w/ the identity crisis observations. It seems that ususally happens with show cars - they have to please a lot of different people/sponsors.

Nice job on the flares, though I'd like to see 9.5 and 10.5 with a little camber to fill up those flares

 

That guy in the picture couldn't even put his toes under that front lip. I like the two tone and the way they used a unusual line for it. The blue looks a bit like speedway blue on the tacoma. Don't like the rally look inside and the backwards stickers are dumb but having been to sema stickers are a must I guess. Like the wheels!

 

I'm sure there was a lot of work put into it, and I'm sure the craftsmanship is great. I just don't understand the roll cage thing. I know it's a show car and all, but really. Roll cages are for racecars, IMHO.

I do like the xB emblem on the back.

 

wow... people here can get really ignorant w/ their comments.

the interior was done for a design aspect, not to literally go rally racing. And just an FYI this cage is probably as good of a cage as you'll see in any race car w/o dimples to the a-pillar. I wanted the "boxiness" of the outside to reflect the interior, so this is the reason for the solid flat floors. I kept the interior simple, but added a cage for some added creativity. This car wasn't built to be driven around, it was built strictly for SEMA. Hey if i had a choice I'd drive that Scion around daily. But for now, this is my only daily driver, and track car.