Looking for who owns this car

[Nationalmilkman]

Trying to find out who owns or owned this car. It was on eBay last year and I don't know if it sold or not. I know it had a 3si.org sticker on it. He was from Ohio too.

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/3668015c.jpg

Any help?

[Turbo Beast]

Man, whats that situation on the front?

[Nationalmilkman]

I has a hood-bra and the horizontal "cross-hairs" have been removed. It also has a "tear graphic" paint job on it.

[TwIzTeD_3kGt]

Man, whats that situation on the front?

The situation is ugly.

[Nationalmilkman]

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/65c2d69b.jpg

Another pic i found of it. Paint is bad, I know. Just looking for the owner.

[JohnnyTurbo]

I'm thinking the car & owner are in Mentor Ohio. I remember seeing the for sale ad and that was one overpriced car for what it is/was.
After looking at that second picture, I don't think that is the car I was thinking of. I do think I recognize the building though. It reminds me of the expo building in Niles Ohio, so the car might be from the Niles/Warren/Youngstown area.

[Nationalmilkman]

It was on eBay for $3000 starting bid but he listed it twice cuz it didn't sell the first time.

Here is a full pic of the car

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/792563c8.jpg

[Nationalmilkman]

Anybody have any news on this car?

[ViperZ]

What's goin on with that bananer spoiler? 0_o Any more pics of the rear?

[Nationalmilkman]

That's the reason behind the search. I am in the middle of a deal to have a copy of that wing made. I will post pictures as soon as I have the prototype in my hands.

[stealthee]

Why would you want a prototype of that wing? Its absolutely horrid.

[Nationalmilkman]

Yeah I figured someone would hate it.

[J. Fast]

Why would you want a prototype of that wing? Its absolutely horrid.

Because it's in a perfect position to divide the boundry layer of air to the back of the car that causes a pressure increase in the rear of the vehicle therefore decreasing drag. The other thing to note is the velocity and clean air contact area of the spoiler is greater in that position vs on the trunk and it should also decrease lift.

Wether or not that was planned by the guy who owns the car is the question. My guess is it was probably intentional.

I think the Bengal look is pretty cool on that car. It needs a better background to make it work. I figured you didn't like it because it has has an Ohio professional football team color scheme :D .

[stealthee]

Yeah I figured someone would hate it.

More people hate it than like it because it is the pure definition of rice.

[Nationalmilkman]

Well with that positive comment from J. Fast I'll post a side pic of the car

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/73a806f1.jpg

Stealthee I don't think I've seen you like one "out of the box" idea on this forum. If your just here to flame then please leave.

[stealthee]

You act like I am alone in thinking it looks like ass. Do you not remember the threads about this atrocity on 3si?

The wheels are the only nice thing on the car.

[Nationalmilkman]

This car? All that was talked about over there was the paint. Nothing about the wing. And the wheels are just some Eagle Alloys. Nothing special if you ask me.

[IPD]

You act like I am alone in thinking it looks like ass. Do you not remember the threads about this atrocity on 3si?

The wheels are the only nice thing on the car.

negative, ghostrider. the wheels suck too. the only nice thing on the car is the led tails.


milkman, if you're going to do something like that with your banana, do NOT do it with aluminum posts. whatever you decide to do--it has to look stock; so the pillars should look stock too.

[Nationalmilkman]

First ones are going to be aluminum to see how they hold up. With the wind, stress, and driveability.

Close up picture of the tails

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/086a216c.jpg

[x2xtreme360]

If the wing is functional, then it isn't rice. You can't call something rice because it isn't stock. Is it an aftermarket wing? Of course. Is it rice? Hasn't been confirmed. Not everything "non stock" is rice, christ.

[thor'svr4]

It was on eBay for $3000 starting bid but he listed it twice cuz it didn't sell the first time.

Here is a full pic of the car

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/nationalmilkman/792563c8.jpg

that car couldnt sell for 3 grand?!?!?!?! i woulda bought it in half a second, put on some nice paint and a stock spoiler and called it a day. looks to be in great condition.

as far as the spoiler goes, i guess you really cant call it 'rice' if your doing it for pure function... but its still going to be really hard to get it to blend in and flow with the car.

i mean you wouldnt call this car 'rice' considering he could spank every 3S on any track any day of the weak. still ugly as hell, but function > form.
http://www.motoiq.com/Blogs/Eric/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/taws3.jpg

[Nationalmilkman]

At least with the wing on an angle and up in some clean air it has a chance to be functional. There has be some debate on the actual help in downforce of the wing in it's stock location.

[IPD]

i'm of the opinion that it's better to increase the cord of a wing than to increase its angle of attack. significantly less drag that way.

[thor'svr4]

maybe im wrong but i thought i read a long time ago that the stealth wing wasnt for down force it was just to reduce drag...

EDIT: i think i was right. the Stealth has a .33 CD while the 3000GT (years unknown) has a .33-.39 CD. so the stealth does have a lower drag coefficient.

also you might want to consider the spoilers that supercar-engineering sells. between those and a 99 wing i think you have more 'stylish' ways of getting some down force than a jaked up stealth wing.

[Nationalmilkman]

Got the '99 VR4 wing in CF on the Stealth but it still screams "Mitsubishi!!!". I know they are still family but it like wearing your sisters underwear, you can do it but it just isn't right! Lol