Need some info on this Fast and Furious car

sonicsfan

The Neon Green Mit. Eclipse and the Lamborghini Candy Orange Toyota Supra...

Eclipse- what special model of Eclipse is that?

Supra- what special model of Supra is that?

UofAWildcatFan

They were regular modeled cars at one point in time. The Supra is from 95-98. The Eclipse from 97-99 (my years could be off by a few). you saw the movie. They found a regular ol Supra and put about $100,000 worth of modification into it. All fixed up cars start out as normal cars. The Mitsubishi was probably a GS and the Supra? Dunno. Doesn't matter. Stock Supra was almost the same as the Sport model Supra straight from the factory.

They don't make the Supra anymore, and the Mitsu is on it's 3rd generation bodystyle (movie has 2nd generation body style).

The internet is your best tool for answering your own questions.

baird34

Info On The Supra

Here is some info on the Supra. Boy they put a $hit load of money into that thing. I wish I had the money to do all that.


i know another site about the eclipse... i just have to find it

baird34

More Info on both

UofAWildcatFan

I said <<<The internet is your best tool for answering your own questions. >>>

Point proven, nice job baird34.

sonicsfan

yeah your right
I think they said the Supra was a 94 or 95
I wished I had one of those like you all do also.
I was thinkin about fixin up one to look like that but dont have that much $ into it, just make the exterior look like one, lol.

euphoria18

Actually... the body kits you can get for about $500... not one like that... but a decent one. You can do a cheaper car...like a 97 Cavalier... and make it look sweet. Of course... you wont have the engine like that... but you can have a decent 5 speed that looks good.

UofAWildcatFan

I think a used Supra from those years are around 16K-20K. Not very cheap for a used car. They are smooth rides though. Even a stock model lowered 1"-1"1/2 looks way agressive. Too bad they stopped making this car.

CoryZbinden

the supra they used in the movie was a 94. almost like my 95 except the one in the movie was a twin-turbo.

UofAWildcatFan

FIXING UP A CAVALIER??? Save your money and get a real sports car.

A Cavalier is not an import. Nor does it have the look or juevos a Supra does. A Cavalier doesn't even qualify as a sports car with insurance companies.

No offense if you drive one but that's not a very good looking car unless you put like 4K-5K into the modifications for it. Even then it's still slow. I think it's funny to see people spend mad money to make a car look fast when it's still the same stock engine 4 banger under the hood.

The money could be better spent on an import. ( Mitsu, Integra, Civic Coupe, Etc....)

euphoria18

LMAO... ummm get a 5 speed cavalier 6 cyl... it doesnt have the speed... but with a body kit... well... i can bet you wouldnt even know what it is...lol. Like i said... with the full body kit you can do one up cheap and it will look decent

euphoria18

hmmmmm so spend $15000 for an import and another $5000 for bodywork... or spend like $5000 on a Chev... or any other small car... and $5000 for the bodywork... so... its your choice... spend $20000 on a car that looks nice or $10000 for a car that looks nice. Hell you can get a body kit for a Neon... LMAO

UofAWildcatFan

The Cavalier does not look like a good import kid. Anyone who knows anything about cars knows the Cavalier and Neon are cheap cars not even worthy of fixing up.

People who fix up Cavaliers and Neons don't have the money for real sports cars.

euphoria18

LMAO.. kid... LMAO.. thats too funny. Perhaps you have never seen one before.. totally done up. I did the stereo and alarm system in one that was totally done up by a guy that worked in the body shop in town. Did it look like an import... no... did i ever say it would... no... all i said is that you can make it sweet. And the big fuss about imports is so funny... especially when a done up chevy... or even my ford engine takes them off the line.

UofAWildcatFan

Not that it should matter but I've seen a few Cavalier's done up. Mostly high schooler's/teenagers. The same type of people that think a suped up Neon is a nice ride. Fact is they are both junk cars. They don't hold their value at all. And they tend to have a short life span.

I've seen too many Neon's with 80K miles that are literally falling apart. Cavalier's aren't much better.

Different strokes for different folks. You want to fix one of these cars up go ahead. It's not my money.

euphoria18

lol... the type of work done to it is nothing a "highschooler" could afford.. unless they come into some $$$ I am talking a pro job all the way... not some crappy job. Neons suck... i hate them... and i am not at all a chevy person... but cavaliers have decent life... and go pretty good. Its funny that after a movie everyone wants imports... LMAO

UofAWildcatFan

Yea it is funny. That movie put the whole import scene on the map.

I see some of the dumbest looking cars on the street that I can only assume draw inspiration from that movie.

It was an entertaining movie.

And I've been an Import fan since my first car 10 years ago. I can remember when Sport Compact Car was the only magazine covering the import scene 10 years ago. Now there are like 10!!

sonicsfan

yeah your right
I would rather get a Trans Am and fix it up, kinda like my brothers that has the LS1 (C-Vette) engine in it
or get like a 94 Mazda RX-7 for like 15,000 and put 5 grand into it
or somethin that'll look pretty sweet and a sports car-lookin-street car

CoryZbinden

do what my friend did. get a Honda Del Sol. It is a very small compact car but is pretty fast and with a body kit it looks pimp. He still cant beat my supra though....

sonicsfan

Cory- u got a pic of your Supra?

CoryZbinden

ya u got aol im? im me as twenty2005 or give me ur email.

sonicsfan

sonicsfan@hotmail.com

thats my email

baird34

Cory: if you dont mind.... send me a pic too ... jbg150@psu.edu... id like to see a pic of your car too

all i have is a 2000 ford zx2 (from earlier posts, i guess its just another $hitty domestic ) but im enjoyin workin on it. i guess its more fun b/c its such a challenge for me, considering a zx2 doesnt get anywhere near as much aftermarket support as your integras, civics, accords, etc. So I actually have to work on my car, much of which is done completely custom. eventually i will have some pics. gettin a complete exhaust setup, intake, and body kit all installed within the next month or so.

baird34

by the way... about the fast and the furious cars...

did you guys know that the kid that plays malcolm on malcolm in the middle owns the Jetta. he bought it for his 16th birthday. lol. just a little info for you all

UofAWildcatFan

Yea he owns that White Jetta. He paid like $100,000 for it. Those cars are made in Mexico. Hope he likes gets his money worth

ChrisDaBalla

$100,000 for that jetta??? I didn't really like that one either. Wonder how much one of those civics would go for?

baird34

"Yea he owns that White Jetta. He paid like $100,000 for it. Those cars are made in Mexico. Hope he likes gets his money worth "


since when were VW's made in mexico ??

SlipKnot515

you should also mention that even if a $500 body kit is added, chances are, if you want it to look good, you are going to have to do a repaint, and those don't run cheap.

Deshields17

I just saw the pimpest car ever. A 1980 Station Wagon(dont ask what brand or anything) w/ a sunroof and rims. What the hell are these people thinking its a rust buckett. Im still laughing about this.

TJones

baird34

you should also mention that even if a $500 body kit is added, chances are, if you want it to look good, you are going to have to do a repaint, and those don't run cheap.


yea you are definetly right. actually i wish my kit cost 500.00. since my car is not as strongly supported in the aftermarket products. there are actually only 3 different kits for my car. i got the newest one and it ran me just under 1,000.00 by itself. now i am starting to look to get it painted and installed. since it is a fiberglass kit, a lot of work is gonna have to be put into it. Right now from the estimates ive gotten, i am looking at around 1700.00 to get the kit installed and painted. i guess you could call that a dent in the wallet

sonicsfan

I have decided a little bit and think I will buy me one of these in a few months-
1996-2001 Mitsibishi Eclipse V6, CD player, moonroof, less than 80,000 miles, that is in E.C. and looks real slick.
not sure if I want a standard or automatic... I have never had an automatic before in my driving career, lol... so any of you guys know if an automatic or standard is better for the Eclipse?

I'll probably spend about 8,000-12,000 on one, and then when I save some more money up, get me a Lime Neon Green paint job, chrome pistons, chrome filters, chrome etc. , with some sweet rims, dual exhaust, spoiler, and the afterglow neon green lights that go under the car... ground effects I think is what they call them.
That would cost me about another 5,000-7,000 more or so right?

UofAWildcatFan

It's cool that you like the Mitsu in the movie, but to buy your own Mitsu and try to copy the one from the movie??? It's up to you, but I would try to make a more original car. Something drawn from within you, not something you saw in a movie and liked.

The Rims could run you $2500 depending which direction you go. I personally would spend most of my money on the rims. Rims make the car. A cheap brand of rims turn me off when I see a fixed up car. Ground effects usually run $1,000-$3,000 painted and installed. For those years of Mitsu you could get away with dropping the car 1 1/2 to 2 inches and getting some 35 series 18 inchers. The thing would only be a few inches off the ground.

Fixing a car up is a bottomless pit. Don't forget about insurance and the potential tickets you might get all the time from the attention cops will give you. If you go for Lime Green paint you might as well have a sign on the car asking cops to pull you over. Lime Green is worse then Red. Cops love an easy pick from a crowd of speeding cars.

sonicsfan

yeah... the one on the movie has some kind of other 3 colors on the side mixed in with it... mine will be just lime... or I may go yellow or orange?
I remember about insurance... but I doubt it cost as much as my brothers is... and probably about as much as my truck.