two things got me into cars

1. When i was about 12, i was in the car with my parents driving on 95 south. We were sitting there, bored as shit waiting to get to the exit, when i see this integra come up behind us, going about 90-100, weaving in and out of traffic. When it passed us, i thought that it was the coolest thing in the world.

2. Fast and da Furious, duh

 

It's impossible for me to not modify everything I touch. And I like to make stuff. I'm too old to have been affected by F&F.

 

Always used to go to car shows and laugh at the guys with the riced out imports... so I wanted a muscle car

Then rode in my friends stock braked 70 mustang, and was scared shitless trying to stop from a race...

So i got into BMW's that are somewhat fast in a straight line, but handle and brake good enough to save my ass, and sound better than 4 cylinders...

 

my dad was a 60's muscle car gear head.. pretty much had me started as soon as i could hold a wrench.

sometimes i wish i wasnt into em, but heck... its in the blood!

 

Um. Well.

My father/brother/grandfather/uncles/stepfather/mom drove modified or cool cars all the time.

I've always been the type to tear it apart and work on it. VCRs, Radios, RC cars, Dirtbikes, Lawnmowers, Powerwheels etc etc.

Got a car. Did simple things, cleaned it, changed the oil, learn to 'push' it. Bought a 'built' Supra motor off a local supra forum and started to piece together my first turbo kit for my supra.
Sold the supra due to me being a idiot(no tickets or wrecks). Bought a Civic for more practicalilty(sp?). Painted it. Wheels. did little motor mods to the b16a2. And I've been hooked ever since.

Really, the quest for me was to be faster. I don't care what I own, I want it to be fast. Bikes, dirtbikes, boats, rc cars etc.

 

Jrod got me into cars in middle school, then I started reading Super Street and getting on DragVa on my brother's account. And my brother and his friends just helped fuel the fire.

 

Nothing id rather pay someone to do the work... = )

 

ive been building and owning lowriders and shit since 92...just graduated into the new style but keep with my lowrider style...

getting ready to build a monte carlo dancer...might do a build thread for the fun of it..

 

My dad. And then NFS games.

 

Orion Car Audio - Pre-DEI buyout, that goofy shit that wears the name now is complete crap
Todd Zier - his installs always blew my mind
Father - his tales of his GTO's and Chargers always had me intrigued