Every time I get on here I'm amazed to see what's next for you. You keep taking that car to the next level. Can't wait to see it finished. Lemme know when your at inline pro, I live right by it not 5 min away.

 

Nice man, I think I've read every post in your V2 thread. Looking forward to this one as well. The V160 seems so small sitting on the counter like that!

BTW I love your garage walls. Been trying to start planning to get my garage looking right, but it just seems like such a huge task. Should have done everything I wanted to do to it before I moved into the house. Now there's shelves and tool cases and all kinds of crap in there that I'll have to move out when I sheet rock/putty/sand/paint/stain the floor/etc. Ugh, so much work... but I know I would really enjoy the result.

 

Thanks! I've been in contact with a local importer; finally had one in stock and he told me "show up with $4k and it's yours." Tossed it in the trunk of my TSX Didn't want to worry about possible shipping issues.

Thanks Nesar. I'll let you know when I swing by. Might not be until January though. I've decided to teach myself how to weld lol. Picking up a TIG in the next few weeks (I'm going to build the cage/cutout the factory crossmember/build an exhaust).

Thanks! The highlighted section of your post is the reason why I haven't done anything with the floor. The next house will have a lift for sure, so I'll likely go with a RaceDeck (or similar) setup. What color scheme are you considering for the walls?

The v160 is surprisingly small. I was able to lift it up on to my workbench without issue.

 

Good on you man! Do you plan to replicate another cage or design one yourself?

 

Good luck! The 2.4L did wonders for my powerband, you will love it!

 

Very nice. I love your build threads. Your car is always put together nice and clean with fresh ideas.

 

4k for a solid transmission- now I'm jelly as hell!

Keep it up

 

Going to buy a prebent 'kit' from S&W; making changes as necessary.

Thanks Neema!

Thanks

Thanks. I was starting to lose hope of finding a v160 locally (and was leaning towards the GForce 5spd). The v160 is definitely a better option for me since I do plan on driving the car on the street occasionally.

 

Ahhh I don't know. The exterior of my house is kinda beige with bluish shutters, so just for consistency I'll probably do beige walls with a bluish floor. I don't think I'm bold enough to do the two-tone with "racing stripe" like you have, hahaha. Been trying to collect some random banners/flags/signs to hang up in there as well.

 

Cool. The stripe is actually vinyl and can be removed easily (vinylstriping.com) should I ever decide to change colors etc. I chose red because I had an Ardent Red Elise at the time lol.