Quart's Athens Blue G37
 

:Since I have a few plans for my coupe, I thought I would start a post to share my progress. Here she is as new.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ntofHouse2.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ontofHouse.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c.../G37Tville.jpg

Nice. Like the color. With that color you should keep it classy. Don't want to be mistaken for the electron blue era of civics. I love it as is though!

congrats on the purchase!!

AThens blue... huh? Horrible color ;)

Congrats!

Thanks
 

Thanks for the compliments. As for any change, my style is rather unique. I like to build my cars to look like something that might have come as an option at the factory, but isn't. I like sleepers. My 2003 M45 had a new suspension and brakes, underneath a set of factory FX45 20-inch wheels and 255/30/20 tires. It didn’t look stock, but didn’t look crazy custom either.
Most of my mods for this car so far are subtle and hopefully indistinguishable to the untrained eye, i.e. my co-workers and others. So far I have put in a custom remote mount Passport SR7 radar detector with laser jammers, a Stillen intake and today, I went a bit wider than stock tires (245/40/19 Fr & 275/35/19 Rr) and changed from the regular Bridgestone Re050a Pole Positions that we all got from the factory, to the same tire but in a run flat.
My next project will be to replace the spare tire with a custom subwoofer box and upgraded audio to get a slightly better audio experience...thus the Run Flats. Then maybe later an exhaust, suspension tweaks and such when they become available and that’s about it. I am contemplating doing an OE Sport spoiler, but think the car might be more of a sleeper without that.
So don’t worry about this guy loosing the classiness of this ride. If I ever did do anything slightly away from the OE look, I have envisions the car totally stock “looking”, but with a carbon fiber hood and maybe a Stillen supercharger under that hood. But that is only after the 2010 TT is available and I find out how much more it is. For some reason the idea of the black hood is appealing.

would you mind posting pics of your car with the new tires? I am thinking of doing the same thing and want to see how the width looks.

Looking at your shots makes me realize how much this car looks like a 4x4 at stock height :)

I'm waiting for the Eibach Pro's (supposedly .9 .9 drop) to install on my 37.

In any case I'm also interested in seeing a shot of the rear tire replacements. A couple of shots, if necessary, to really show the look up close and more in context with the car.

Thanks

looks awesome dude! I didnt know what to expect when i signed for an athens blue G, however it grew on me and the color is just gorgeous under the sun!

btw..your talking to a huge obsessed fan of Schumacher :D
Forza Ferrari!

Here is a shot of the car stock, with OEM tires.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...kTiresPic1.jpg

This is a shot after the new tires are on and a pair of 8mm spacers went on the front. I have a set of 5mm going on the rear but aren't on yet.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...acersFront.jpg

Here is the before from the rear
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c.../Rearstock.jpg

and the after
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...tires-Rear.jpg

Front stock
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...tStcokPic2.jpg

Front w/ 245/40/19 and 8mm spacer
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...Spacerpic2.jpg

Keep in mind these shots where taken right after the car came down off the jack, so the suspension hasn't settled (thus the wheel gap)

Please post some 3/4 angle pics when you get the rear spacers on. I am interested in doing something similar (with the stock tires though).....

rear looks good, wide like an m3 =)

Need some rear shots similar to how you shot the last two front shots. Need some angle to see how the tire sits on the rim and how the rim/tire sits in relation to the rear body/fender.

Looking good though! Seems more aggressive (but still hard to get a feel of the rear from the shots).

Did you put the spacers on just to push the wheels out for looks? Or was there a chance of rubbing with the wider tires, necessitating them?

^ +1

I'll get some new shots when I can...

There was no issue with rubbing, the spacers just make it look.... "right".

Unfortunately these are cheap spacers I tossed on for a temporary gauge of how things would look.... I don't like using anything but good quality spacers like H&R, but all H&R makes for these cars are a 5mm and 10mm.... 5mm on the front may be too little, 10 mm would be to much. I had these laying around and wanted to see how it looked...

I like it so will stick with them if I can find a quality alternative. These cheaper spacers, aren;t even the same diameter of the hib, which worries me.