this is my 97 Q45t. a little history behind this car… i’ve own this car for ~6 years. i originally bought this 170k mile v8 sedan for -1600usd to have a lower car insurance rate (having 3 cars on the policy gave me a cheaper rate than 2 cars) so let’s keep in mind that i technically never NEEDED this car, just wanted to save a few bucks.
After about 2 years of the Q sitting in my garage, only being turned on for light errands, i decided that i wanted to modify it to be more enjoyable to look at while it sits and does nothing. I found a set of 40kF/32kR bc coilovers on offerup (700usd shipped), got s14 megan racing and godspeed control arms(~700usd), extended the front lca, slotted the coilover tophats and ended up sitting around -9°F -12°R camber.
-9° gave the car a nice subtle look and was very easy to maintain… almost too easy, so i kept pushing it.
Okay 3 years in (~3200usd) I realized that driving a car with excessive camber is possible if you are constantly paying attention to your car’s wear and the road conditions and others around, but after a while it just feels like a inconvenience even for a grocery getter, so i decided to stop driving it completely and focus on creating the most ridiculously looking “functional” cambered car.
I started modifying every single suspension part one at a time myself, practicing my welding and engineering skills in the process. I Jumped from -12° to -16°, then a couple months later modified them again to-24°/-28° then again up to -36°… got stopped there because any further would result in major modifications that i didn’t want to invest in atm. -36°R camber had problems with the axel binding so i reverted back to -26° all around. 2-3 years later it still sits at -26° waiting to be driven, aligned, loved again… or pushed further.
The Q is not a car anymore; it has not,nor will be driven on public roads, since 2022. The Q stopped being valuable long before I purchased it and to whom feel that i “ruined a perfectly good car” can either invest their time into “saving” one of the hundreds of thousands of rotting cars your own way or… uh 🤫
for those wondering how much i spent…
approximately $6500usd in 6 years. i’ve learned more skills on this car than what i expected to and nobody can tell me that i wasted my time or money because it’s not something they would have done. Im satisfied with where the car is at the moment and plan on doing a more serious builds when i have more serious money. for now this is just for fun
by genethefiend
6 Comments
nice glow up on the whip
Start a build thread on a forum instead of listing every detail you can think of (attention seeking) while acting like you don’t care about others opinions. Fenders are fucked. I love VIP but this car and its fitment is garbage.
The minimal money you claim to have put into this vehicle is painfully obvious.
this is wank
That’s too much sauce. I like it a lot
Yeah… 😬😬
I defended you in the last thread, because it was just a post of a cool daily, not much more than that. Definitely not something to think warrants a build guide of lol. My defense was that you’re obviously a casual with limited money doing the best you can, and not trying to produce a car show worthy car.
But this post makes you seem arrogant about your shit box. While it’s a cool daily, it’s not something that anyone wanted details on.
Too much camber in my opinion but it’s your car and you do you