CBZx2
08-05-2008, 01:14 PM
Well I figured I have already put too much time and money in it already to just stop now so I figured I would make this worklog so I could atleast watch my own progress on my car.
It all started out around the time I turned 15 or so when my parents and I began discussing a car for me. My dad had his mind set on a certain car and wasn't going to give in, it was obviously a zx2. I ended up getting the car shortly after that. It was an ATX (at the time its what I wanted, plus my mom can't drive stick either) My mom drove it until I got permit, then I drove it, with my parents of course, yay. Then once I got my license it became mine. At this time I didnt care at all about aftermarket or customization or anything.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/MyCar001.jpg
That was how she looked the day I got her, not a picture from that day but still looked the same haha. The car stayed like that until I for some unkown reason got the itch to do stuff to it over this past winter.
My first mod was an MMI Intake, me and gutters09 both ordered them and put them on without too much problem (amazing intake BTW)
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/MMIIntake001.jpg
(ignore the extremely dirty engine bay)
Then in the spring I picked up a set of WW Sideskirts and Rear from a member on here, and then a new WW Front off of Ebay. The kit needed painted, and I needed some extra money for it, so I sold off my MMI to zx2guy19 afterpowdercoating it black, who has now sold it to powder haha. So the kit got painted and put it which looked like this
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit002.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit003.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit007.jpg
Stock Swirlies FTL.....
After a little while I missed having an intake so I bought a CTA Intake from slick (sorry no pictures yet) along with some Ford Racing Wires (yet to be put on)
So it was like this for awhile while I was trying to find some rims I liked and could afford, and just when I thought that wasn't going to happen, I came across a craigslist add for some, called the guy, and a week later ended up going to pick them up down south a little of Cincinnati. It was worth the trip, I got a REALLY good deal ($200 plus gas it took me to get down there), all except the fact that the tires that were on them were 225/45/17, so yep you guessed it, they rubbed the struts, so the rims and tires sat in my garage for probably about a month while I gathered up the money to buy some new tires.
So once I got enough money I went to firestone, ordered some tires, I was told it would cost me about $270 after mounting and balancing, but apparently there was a misunderstanding because it ended up costing me around $350 but oh well they are on and thats all that matters I guess....
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims006.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims001.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims003.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims004.jpg
Which is currently how the car is sitting....(Next post will contain future plans)
It all started out around the time I turned 15 or so when my parents and I began discussing a car for me. My dad had his mind set on a certain car and wasn't going to give in, it was obviously a zx2. I ended up getting the car shortly after that. It was an ATX (at the time its what I wanted, plus my mom can't drive stick either) My mom drove it until I got permit, then I drove it, with my parents of course, yay. Then once I got my license it became mine. At this time I didnt care at all about aftermarket or customization or anything.
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/MyCar001.jpg
That was how she looked the day I got her, not a picture from that day but still looked the same haha. The car stayed like that until I for some unkown reason got the itch to do stuff to it over this past winter.
My first mod was an MMI Intake, me and gutters09 both ordered them and put them on without too much problem (amazing intake BTW)
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/MMIIntake001.jpg
(ignore the extremely dirty engine bay)
Then in the spring I picked up a set of WW Sideskirts and Rear from a member on here, and then a new WW Front off of Ebay. The kit needed painted, and I needed some extra money for it, so I sold off my MMI to zx2guy19 afterpowdercoating it black, who has now sold it to powder haha. So the kit got painted and put it which looked like this
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit002.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit003.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/WWKit007.jpg
Stock Swirlies FTL.....
After a little while I missed having an intake so I bought a CTA Intake from slick (sorry no pictures yet) along with some Ford Racing Wires (yet to be put on)
So it was like this for awhile while I was trying to find some rims I liked and could afford, and just when I thought that wasn't going to happen, I came across a craigslist add for some, called the guy, and a week later ended up going to pick them up down south a little of Cincinnati. It was worth the trip, I got a REALLY good deal ($200 plus gas it took me to get down there), all except the fact that the tires that were on them were 225/45/17, so yep you guessed it, they rubbed the struts, so the rims and tires sat in my garage for probably about a month while I gathered up the money to buy some new tires.
So once I got enough money I went to firestone, ordered some tires, I was told it would cost me about $270 after mounting and balancing, but apparently there was a misunderstanding because it ended up costing me around $350 but oh well they are on and thats all that matters I guess....
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims006.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims001.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims003.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l180/cory2209/Zx2/NewRims004.jpg
Which is currently how the car is sitting....(Next post will contain future plans)