SPESHAL's wheels

[christuffa]

Hey,

I saw a pic on here yesterday of SPESHAL b4 it was prototype. And I can't seem to find it now. I was just wondering if anyone has a pic of it with the gunmetal 5 spoke rims and/or knew what type of rims they were?

Thanks.

[bosc0]

I'm fairly sure it never had gunmetal rims, only gold ;) The Gold 18's were Mak6's.

[luke max]

i agree with bosco, i thought it only had gold rims!

[bosc0]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/bosc0/Cars/16673586.jpg

[DiscostU]

yeah i cant find any pics but i agree i have only seen it with gold rims.

[sepsis]

now THATS a good looking lib

[Adrian]

the rims were definately gold, but a dark shade of gold. the rims are now on a dark-charcoal RS in Perth and still look damn nice on that car.

[Adrian]

http://www.designeffects.com.au/carstuff/legacy_misc/speshal.jpg

http://www.designeffects.com.au/carstuff/legacy_misc/speshal2.jpg

[rspct]

Gotta love how dumped that thing was :lol:

[christuffa]

those r the ones! thanks guys. in one of the pics i saw i thought they were gunmetal.

any idea if they are 18/17"?

what brand are they? is mak6 the brand or the model?

also, when is members rides gonna be back up?

[sepsis]

Gotta love how dumped that thing was :lol:

almost the perfect ride height, just a little more lower in the back and it would be absolute perfection!


those r the ones! thanks guys. in one of the pics i saw i thought they were gunmetal.

any idea if they are 18/17"?

what brand are they? is mak6 the brand or the model?

also, when is members rides gonna be back up?

funnily enough just after I saw the pic of this car today, went for a drive (work related stuff) and saw an identical pair on a green GT wagon parked up next to some shops, didnt suit the car as much as the one above.

as far as I now the members rides thread is back up and running now, I posted some pics of my car a few days ago ....

[Subbie RS]

that nice.
Looks awsome!!!mags look good,nice and low.
Very nice!!!

[sepsis]

yeah I almost creamed myself when I saw that first pic, there is an almost identical white car driving around christchurch at the moment with no spoiler and jet-black 5-spoke rims, almost makes me want to convert from black to white! cant get away w\ gold'n'black :(

[naif]

yeah that car looks really nice :D altho, i hope the roads are nice where that car is from, icouldnt have my car that low...couldnt get over the speed bumps at maccas without scraping out :oops: some wheels like that in gunmetal would look nice on a grey wagon or sedan :H

sepsis shouldnt you be "working" :roll: and stop :SPA over others cars

:D

[sepsis]

yeah that car looks really nice :D altho, i hope the roads are nice where that car is from, icouldnt have my car that low...couldnt get over the speed bumps at maccas without scraping out :oops: some wheels like that in gunmetal would look nice on a grey wagon or sedan :H

sepsis shouldnt you be "working" :roll: and stop :SPA over others cars

:D

haha I can multitask ;) I wonder whats under the hood of this looker ...

[nashstyle]

Man that thing is fcuking low, I'm like it.

[Subbie RS]

it was in the fast fours magazine back in november 2003.
Best quarter mile it had done then was 12.993 at 107mph.

[2l_milk]

Its some hot....... Can anyone tell me what suspension he has to get it to sit like that??

[whitey]

I beleive he had coilovers.

The car had a few engines, was maiking a fir bit of power. I beleive he blew up the origional engine and got a TT engine rebuilt for it that was less powerful.

Wicked car used to have it on my desktop, looks better in those pics than later on and currently when it was repainted all white imo.

[2l_milk]

Coilovers would be sweet but they cost to much!

[Mouse]

the wheels on that car i thought they were advanti raptor 5?

[SC00BS]

Chris they were 18's

[rspct]

Wheels are 18x8"

He had some coilovers on that ride, and in all those pics it is completely wound down. I think they might of even been group4's...

Don't even think about getting those rims under the guards without rolling em and a bit of neg camber tho christuffa!

And naif, no the roads aren'nt that nice over here ;) Helloooo scrapesville!

[christuffa]

thanks boys, but how can they be mak6 wheels. These are six spoke from all I can find on the net?

[Adrian]

Coilovers were Hot Bits brand

the owners current car is even lower than this one if you can beleive that...

[[SPESHAL]]

Rims were Advanti Raptor 5's, in 18 x 7.5 with Toyo 225/35 rims :D

Cheers for the nice words about the car. It was good fun, looks totally different now 8-[

[SC00BS]

Liked it more when you had it man. By the way your new rex is phat!!

[[SPESHAL]]

Cheers mate :)

[2l_milk]

Speshal whats this rex look like ???? got any pics??

[SC00BS]

It's Speshal(Pun intended :lol: )

[christuffa]

thanks mate. Didn't realise you were still on here otherwise I would've pm'd ya. Reckon ur car was one of the best lookers on here.

[[SPESHAL]]

http://www.sonnet-tech.com.au/gallery/albums/album156/DSC_0127.sized.jpg

http://student.cbs.curtin.edu.au/~12212596/IMGP0666.jpg

http://student.cbs.curtin.edu.au/~12212596/IMGP0663.jpg

Has since been lowered 1/2 inch or so more. And I might go a bit further again.... :)

[christuffa]

damn thats slammed! looks hot mate! and very similar to speshal too.

[SC00BS]

Told you it was P-H-A-T!!

[naif]

dude i must say that is one awsome looking rex, i bet you could feel the grass sliding on the chassis :shock: keep it up :D what else you got planned for the beast?

[rspct]

WOW

You certainly don't like ground clearance do you? hahaha

Why dont you just attach the wheels to the strut hats? :wink: :lol:

[sepsis]

it just gets better

finally a new desktop ....

very very nice looking rex mate, exactly how one should look, no plastic shit attached to the boot and slammed on its ass :TUP

[[SPESHAL]]

Cheers guys! 8)

Engine mods just gonna add ECU, headers, TD06-20G. Hoping for 350 hp @ wheels. Then just have some fun in it.

sepsis - your avator and sig look pretty low. Photoshop or for real?

[Subbie RS]

very very nice rex you got!!!
Looks awsome!!!!

[sepsis]

]Cheers guys! 8)

Engine mods just gonna add ECU, headers, TD06-20G. Hoping for 350 hp @ wheels. Then just have some fun in it.

sepsis - your avator and sig look pretty low. Photoshop or for real?

nice mate!

the pic in the avatar is for real and hasnt been tampered with (see below). suspension is a little more practical these days tho and the US-imported 17" twisters are long gone

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a223/sepsism/rs.jpg

nowhere near as tidy as you're old girl!

the RA in the signature is a photochop, it was the only pic I had of my burnt out pride and joy :(

just out of interest what are the rims\tyres on you're rex in those pics? good to see you kept the white\golden theme goin on, it works pretty damn well :)

[whitey]

Damn thats low. Looking good.

Makes me want to get a roundeye wrx hatch... :twisted:

[DiscostU]

for a bug eye what looks tough

[[SPESHAL]]

That looks fairly low :)

Burnt out eh? I know that feeling, happened to my 200SX :(

The rims are Volk GT-7 copies.

I'm gonna do the rims charchol soon. Seen a photoshop of it and it looks better.

[sepsis]

]That looks fairly low :)

Burnt out eh? I know that feeling, happened to my 200SX :(

The rims are Volk GT-7 copies.

I'm gonna do the rims charchol soon. Seen a photoshop of it and it looks better.

yeah fully river-hacked, stripped and burnt and left in a riverbed ;( insurance paid for a lesser RS, so kinda ripped off. sorry to hear about you're silvia mate, these scum need to be drawn and quartered.

dont normally like stuff from volk but those are nice mate! dont think you will get it looking much nicer (unless you got a pic of the charchols to flick in our direction to convince me) ;)

[2l_milk]

Damn thats pretty sweet I never liked a single bug eye rex till just then How quick is it??

[sepsis]

Damn thats pretty sweet I never liked a single bug eye rex till just then How quick is it??

I agree, I'm almost sold! can pick up a 2000 with NO kms for under $20k here in noo zeeland

I'm stickin with the '92 leggie tho ...

[paddo]

I agree, I'm almost sold! can pick up a 2000 with NO kms for under $20k here in noo zeeland

I'm stickin with the '92 leggie tho ...

why would you? it'd be better to buy a my01 and spend the other $20k on mods....

yuo get a better engineered car and looks heaps better than a legacy RS.

[sepsis]

why would you? it'd be better to buy a my01 and spend the other $20k on mods....

yuo get a better engineered car and looks heaps better than a legacy RS.

I did ponder this today dude, believe me. but im loyal to the series1

perhaps after the seriously depreciated sale of the old girl will I be able to afford a toy like this ;)

[Mickey]

Each to there, own, but I agree with Paddo, an 01, is going to handle the mods alot better than the legacy, or look at doing the mods to a 01 B4, now that would be crazy :twisted:

[sepsis]

"handle" the mods in what way? I'm starting with a forged closed deck 2L block and going from there...

[Mickey]

as in the build of the car.
The engineer deference between a car built in 92-93, to a car built in 01, is pretty massive.
Yes you car will be be quick with what you are going to do to it, there is no doubting that.
But an 01 car, will feel a lot more stable, and solid with the same mods.
Either way, that just my opinion!!

[2l_milk]

Yeah for sure a newer car feels better But i don't think it matters what year it is if u spend 40k on a engine u will loose alot of it in re sale :)

[sepsis]

as in the build of the car.
The engineer deference between a car built in 92-93, to a car built in 01, is pretty massive.
Yes you car will be be quick with what you are going to do to it, there is no doubting that.
But an 01 car, will feel a lot more stable, and solid with the same mods.
Either way, that just my opinion!!

I hear ya, I have considered it mate but in the end if you like something why change for the sake of being practical? its not going to be a practical car ;) its going to be a weekend toy.


Yeah for sure a newer car feels better But i don't think it matters what year it is if u spend 40k on a engine u will loose alot of it in re sale :)

for sure man, big loss. will probably fund a nice retirement toy though (like a stock late model car, until the more funds become available to modify again :twisted: )

[[SPESHAL]]

Yeah the 01 is definetely a HEAPS nicer/better car.

Even little things, like the way the dash looks, etc, add to the enjoyment.

[Mickey]

Yeah for sure a newer car feels better But i don't think it matters what year it is if u spend 40k on a engine u will loose alot of it in re sale :)

Regardless if you mod it or not, you are going to loose money.
doing the same mods to a 13 year old, you are still going to loose money.
If you are concered about that, then you wouldn't mod any car ;)

[sepsis]

]Yeah the 01 is definetely a HEAPS nicer/better car.

Even little things, like the way the dash looks, etc, add to the enjoyment.

yep, once I've achived what I want to achive with this '92 then it will probably get the flick for a later model subaru, or a late 80's RB26, or even a 70's holden!


Regardless if you mod it or not, you are going to loose money. doing the same mods to a 13 year old, you are still going to loose money. If you are concered about that, then you wouldn't mod any car ;)

trust me I'm not, its just part of the deal

[2l_milk]

Good luck with it ey SEpsep hope it becomes the quickest RS in NZ :) better not be the second quickest lol that would suck.

[Mickey]

Sepsis, my comment wasn't really directed at you.
More a milk dud ;)

[2l_milk]

2000 i dont thinkn you got what i was saying you almost said exactly the same thing as i did.

"i don't think it matters what year it is if u spend 40k on a engine u will loose alot of it in re sale"
thats what i said

Regardless if you mod it or not, you are going to loose money.
doing the same mods to a 13 year old, you are still going to loose money"

Thats what u said.
"

[paddo]

"handle" the mods in what way? I'm starting with a forged closed deck 2L block and going from there...

theres no need to be 'loyal' to a car sepsis. and mickey's right. you would appreciate the newer model alot more, and see that the chassis dynamics and build quality are far superior to the legacy.

i think you should go and test drive one, just to see how it handles in stock form, and what you think of it..

all those annoying rattles that you get in your car (and dont say you havent got any coz we all know you do!) are gone in a newer model car!

[sepsis]

theres no need to be 'loyal' to a car sepsis. and mickey's right. you would appreciate the newer model alot more, and see that the chassis dynamics and build quality are far superior to the legacy.

i think you should go and test drive one, just to see how it handles in stock form, and what you think of it..

all those annoying rattles that you get in your car (and dont say you havent got any coz we all know you do!) are gone in a newer model car!

my argument is that here in NZ every man and his dog has a WRX, and I'm not overly keen on a lot of the newer legacies (ok the new 05 lib you guys have is pretty nice) but I dunno, I will explore my options when the money is finalized and in my account. might have to take you're advice and test drive a few to get some perspective.

haha yes the rattles, this is driving me up the wall (I have about 3 or 4 differant dash rattles all across the rpm range at the moment) :evil:

the shody quality of the interior on this rs might make me look elsewhere, such a shame I lost the old one as it was mint (besides wind noise coming from drivers side window)

cheers paddo

[2l_milk]

I would have to agree with Paddo. Nrgize made his car as compfy as a rs could be but at the end of the day its would still have a old car feel.

[[SPESHAL]]

]Yeah the 01 is definetely a HEAPS nicer/better car.

Even little things, like the way the dash looks, etc, add to the enjoyment.

yep, once I've achived what I want to achive with this '92 then it will probably get the flick for a later model subaru, or a late 80's RB26, or even a 70's holden!


Regardless if you mod it or not, you are going to loose money. doing the same mods to a 13 year old, you are still going to loose money. If you are concered about that, then you wouldn't mod any car ;)

trust me I'm not, its just part of the deal

92 Skyline + RB26 + 500 rwhp = shit box

Can only imagine a late 80's model would be worse.

Trust me :D

[sepsis]

nah man I was talking about an RB26DET (single turbs converted) powered A31 (88?!?) Cefiro or C33 (89?) Laurel or something w\ aftermarket box\clutch & diff ;) heaps of fun

not a great fan of the skyline but there are certainly some nice ones out there.

[[SPESHAL]]

Hrm not my idea of fun man.

Wheelspin gets boring after a while :lol:

[2l_milk]

So true i had a Holden for Burn outs after awhile it gets boring :) and you go broke from buying tyres all the time :)

[Fergo]

Here's some pics and vids on this thread of speshal's rs libs now used as a tarmac rally car competing in the dutton rally in WA. Just love the long flutter at the end of vids 1 and 2. ohh and how it easily flies past the other speedworks car over the top of the hill. nice read on the link too.

http://www.rslibertyclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57273&highlight=dutton