Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bcredeur97]

54 minutes ago, chaozbandit said:

 

But you have like, actual southern fried chicken though

 

 

Well the homemade stuff people make around here is the best! Just no one does that very often in their house lol

[Bitter]

I did some bread crumb shallow pan fried chicken a while back that was super good. About 375-400 oil temp, about 1/4 inch deep oil in cast iron, and breaded it with egg dredge and shake n bake buffalo chicken on the first dip and chili lime on the second dip, let them rest about 5 minutes between dips for the breading to stick on better and then about 15 minutes after the last dip. About 3 or 4 minutes a side in the hot oil and then out to cool a little and right to the plate. I was using thin cut breasts so they cooked up pretty fast. Call me trashy for using shake n bake but it was on sale for like $1 a box and I wanted to have some home fried chicken too so win/win there I guess. I love my trashy home cooked foods.

[RevoltTrain]

 

[Beef Boss]

Finally completed my wheels with some center caps, painted them my color. Turned out nice. Just need some fog lights, I need to paint my spare door and window tint... 

[bcredeur97]

4 hours ago, veldora said:

Finally completed my wheels with some center caps, painted them my color. Turned out nice. Just need some fog lights, I need to paint my spare door and window tint... 

-snip-

Looks pretty good! 

[Ross Siggers]

I feel like I haven't posted here(and on LLT in general) for an age. I got the car back on the road, and I've been using it most weekends to drive around the country catching up with friends. So tonight when I get home from work I'm going to sprinkle some photoshoot goodness in this thread  

How y'all doing? Any new cars of note?

[Unforgiving]

12 hours ago, veldora said:

Finally completed my wheels with some center caps, painted them my color. Turned out nice. Just need some fog lights, I need to paint my spare door and window tint... 

Pics of the whole car! 

[iDeFecZx]

4 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

I feel like I haven't posted here(and on LLT in general) for an age. I got the car back on the road, and I've been using it most weekends to drive around the country catching up with friends. So tonight when I get home from work I'm going to sprinkle some photoshoot goodness in this thread  

How y'all doing? Any new cars of note?

I should be picking my new one up in the next couple of weeks and hopefully the civics going roughly a similar time

[Beef Boss]

5 hours ago, Unforgiving said:

Pics of the whole car! 

It's just my protégé lol. My first and only car. This is an older Pic tho, I don't have the purple headlights anymore. I'll have to take some decent pics like this when I polish it and get those fog lights

[Ross Siggers]

2 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

I should be picking my new one up in the next couple of weeks and hopefully the civics going roughly a similar time

Is the thread privy to what the new motor is yet? clues?  

[TVwazhere]

20 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

I am insulted by how uninsulting this is. (To OP) At least call us a racial or homophobic slur or something! (/s)

[iDeFecZx]

1 hour ago, Ross Siggers said:

Is the thread privy to what the new motor is yet? clues?  

I actually dont think ive announced what it is to anyone in here or in the discord.

Has been "hinted" at over on my Instagram tho 

[vetali]

49 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

I actually dont think ive announced what it is to anyone in here or in the discord.

Has been "hinted" at over on my Instagram tho 

instagram plugging on an internet forum

 

:hyperterrythunk:

[iDeFecZx]

22 minutes ago, vetali said:

instagram plugging on an internet forum

 

:hyperterrythunk:

My insta tag isnt anywhere on here tho lmao

[Beef Boss]

I do love the MPG of my protégé. City MPG I get around 27,and that's driving like a mad man. If I drove like a prius owner or insight owner do you think I'd get any better? Right now I'm at 130 miles at a little over half a tank-13 gallon tank but I've never put more than 11 in it. 

 

I do run fuel additives every few thousand miles, and do find better gas milage. The "performance" well that's very minimal lol. It's a cleaner,not race gas. It's an efficiency enhancer.. But yeah it'll add about 2-3 MPG- Lucas products. I've been running them for a few years. I run two or three bottles - one every tank at every oil change which is every 4-5k miles. 

 

And it's OK, be jealous of my low mileage for a 2001

[PandaCopyRight]

3 hours ago, iDeFecZx said:

I actually dont think ive announced what it is to anyone in here or in the discord.

Has been "hinted" at over on my Instagram tho 

i think you announced it in the discord ... or at least that you can get a great deal on a certain car.... 

[Ross Siggers]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aside from having the rust repaired and a new spoiler(not pictured), I have to admit that I'm a bit of a nerd for factory options. No scrap that, a total fucking nerd. I've been sourcing parts and wiring looms for all sort of rarer factory options, for years now. All boxed up and labelled, waiting for the day they can all get fitted.

 

And seeing as I've also decided to give black interior a go, it was the perfect time. The whole white/grey interior came out, carpet and all, so everything electrical could be properly retrofitted; wiring under the carpets, mounts for new modules etc. Some looms I had were complete, but some had to be cut out of donor cars. So auto electrician buddy helped me out, manufacturing me new looms using the original connectors. Aside from the electrical, I also added some less common interior trims

List of parts added;

- Heated seats
- Electric seats
- Cruise control
- Headlight washers
- Harmon Kardon soundsystem
- Electric rear pop-out windows
- Parking sensors

- Roller blind parcelshelf

- 'Extended'(leather trimmed) dashboard
 

It was a good spec car before, as E36's go...but now, I can safely call it 'mega'  

[chaozbandit]

@warmmilk

 

 

[RevoltTrain]

6 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aside from having the rust repaired and a new spoiler(not pictured), I have to admit that I'm a bit of a nerd for factory options. No scrap that, a total fucking nerd. I've been sourcing parts and wiring looms for all sort of rarer factory options, for years now. All boxed up and labelled, waiting for the day they can all get fitted.

 

And seeing as I've also decided to give black interior a go, it was the perfect time. The whole white/grey interior came out, carpet and all, so everything electrical could be properly retrofitted; wiring under the carpets, mounts for new modules etc. Some looms I had were complete, but some had to be cut out of donor cars. So auto electrician buddy helped me out, manufacturing me new looms using the original connectors. Aside from the electrical, I also added some less common interior trims

List of parts added;

- Heated seats
- Electric seats
- Cruise control
- Headlight washers
- Harmon Kardon soundsystem
- Electric rear pop-out windows
- Parking sensors

- Roller blind parcelshelf

- 'Extended'(leather trimmed) dashboard
 

It was a good spec car before, as E36's go...but now, I can safely call it 'mega'  

Highkey still think this is the best looking car of anyone in thread

[Beef Boss]

24 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Highkey still think this is the best looking car of anyone in thread

They always looked silly to me as they come factory. The mirrors make it look like a dog with its ears back. And the headlights are too thick. And the interior is ugly with the wood. 

 

The porsche 911 is a better car. Haven't seen any FD's here otherwise I'd vouch for the FD's. 

[Energycore]

38 minutes ago, RevoltTrain said:

Highkey still think this is the best looking car of anyone in thread

Big fan of the M3. It's the only car from that time that doesn't look ugly to me - maybe for non-aesthetic reasons

[Beef Boss]

1 hour ago, Energycore said:

Big fan of the M3. It's the only car from that time that doesn't look ugly to me - maybe for non-aesthetic reasons

Have you forgotten about pop up and down headlights? 

[Energycore]

10 minutes ago, veldora said:

Have you forgotten about pop up and down headlights? 

pictures please.

[iDeFecZx]

3 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Highkey still think this is the best looking car of anyone in thread

Agreed

[Ross Siggers]

5 hours ago, RevoltTrain said:

Highkey still think this is the best looking car of anyone in thread

THE HIGHEST OF HIGHS!!!  

4 hours ago, veldora said:

They always looked silly to me as they come factory.

The mirrors make it look like a dog with its ears back.

The headlights are too thick.

The interior is ugly with the wood. 

...TO THE LOWEST OF LOWS  

 

 

For those of you who had nice things to say, you guys rock and are too kind  The mirrors aren't quite in the same style as the rest of the car it's true. A friend called them 'Shrek ears' once, and I've never forgiven her >.> 

 

I'll have to find some pictures of the new wing. It's a rare AC Schnitzer part, I'd been looking for one for almost 5 years...