Introducing Elly - a long overdue one.

[Vanquish]

I thought it was kinda long overdue that I should post up some pics of my old gal .... since most of you have yet to see her. Here's some basic info on Elly - Elly as she's called ( named after Elly Beinhorn, the famous pre-war German daredevil aviator and the wife of uber Grand Prix driver Bernd Rosemeyer)Series : E36 3 series saloonModel : 1997/8 328i saloonNo. of owners : 2 thus farColor : Originally Biarritz Blue - now Montreal Blue Let's start with the new shoes (sort of) that just went on today. Was previously using BBS RX 18s, downsized to similar 17s and spent these few months feeling miserable at the way she looked. Somehow, the downgrade to 17s did not yield the kinda trade-off that I was looking for. The rims went from looking like dinner plates to more like tea saucers to make things worse ( thanks Juls for pointing that out ). Thanks to my ever-faithful and reliable friends aka wanna-be Racun Kings ( Roland, Doramon and Chan KS ), I was suckered (somewhat willlingly) into taking on the BBS RX 18s that were on sale at Era Maju earlier today. The 17s and the new Falken tires were traded in with a small top up for these. Rather sheepishly ... pleased to say that I'm back where I had started with Elly. 1. Here's close up at the shop - thanks to Roland & Doramon

2. At home after getting back ....

3. And yes .... to quote Doramon - TOKYO DRIFT RUBBERS! Banzai !!!

Running on 235/40/18 Toyo T1Rs all round. A little harder riding but much better grip and traction compared to the 225/45/17 Falken FK452s that I was running before. Now that we've sorted the rubber issue out, let's move on to more important stuff coming up - ICE, lightings and ???? Cheers, VaN.

 

[safri]

sexy looking rims you have there..i'm sure they'll make you happy.

 

[YellowMellow]

Nice bro... I like it..

 

[doramon]

ha ha....so now can drift liao

 

[doramon]

callin van & roland....time to racun chan!!!....he he....

 

[Vanquish]

callin van & roland....time to racun chan!!!....he he....

Actually .... I think the POISON is already working. He's already quietly looking out for 18s for his ride. Look for for some new updates from him soon .... HE WORKS MYSTERIOUSLY, wor !!!!

Saf and Yellow - thanks for the compliment guys. Have been using the RX design for quite a while now.

More pics of the car and cabin etc coming up folks.

Cheers,
VaN.

 

[doramon]

bro....some how ah...i see....i feel ...i think...actually very sure...u should go for 19 la....seriously....hmm...wat do u think....u ask juls la....sure agree one

 

[xtracooljustin]

ha ha... didnt know u had so much in mind...

anyways, i "racunned" myself last Saturday.... and Vladd didnt help things at all n i made some pretty hefty damage to my wallet too.

its a secret btw us

 

[Vanquish]

Justin,

Heard about that from you-know-who later that evening. Now, I guess we're all waiting to see those babies mounted either on the 5er or even the 7er to appreciate it them in the full glory. Nice ones .... they are.

Cheers bro,
VaN.

 

[chairoger]

Nice!

 

[Jipster]

Van.... ellie looks real nice..... yeah 18s do the car justice..... and those RXs are the the dogs' wotsits!!

Pics of your ice next ok?

 

[BlueMixWhite]

Van,
Hurry up with the ICE photo.............cant wait to see it. Take more of the kick panel pod.

 

[Zoggee]

Dun let me see her...will R.ape Her.!!! Muahahahaaa...

 

[Vanquish]

Jippy - thanks for the compliments. Yeah, the RX 18s still seems to do her justice. Will work on the ICE install pics for you and Blue .... gotta get a decent digi-cam cos the older install pics are all from cam-phone. Plus, the system is going thru another makeover .... waiting for my 2nd amp to get here.

Basket .... now my car is on The Puchong Terror's hitlist. Wei, this ol lady is not worth deflowering la. Got plenty of good looking SYTs running around ...

Cheers,

 

[roland1888]

Love your Elly, here is my contribution:

 

[roland1888]

Hey doramon,
When is your 19" forged Seneka rims coming? Haha, let the cat out of the bag...

 

[Zoggee]

Basket .... now my car is on The Puchong Terror's hitlist. Wei, this ol lady is not worth deflowering la. Got plenty of good looking SYTs running around ...

Cheers,

Oit....Not Puchong Terror list la.

I've been taken over by the force. Now I'm the Dark Lord of PNDC!

muhahahaaa... muhahaaa... muhahahaaa...

 

[Vanquish]

Roland,

Now that's a super snap! Gotta get myself a better cam phone .... or better still, a good digi-cam. Thanks ... didn't know you snapped that at Eramaju after the rim swap. Thanks for that pic ..... and that lethal dose of racun too. You take care and we'll hook up when you're back from Taiwan - don't forget the souvenirs.

Doramon,

Returning your dose back to the sender! I-Forge, HRE, Giovanna, DPE, Raceline ..... pick your poison and swing with it, dude !!!

Cheers,
VaN.

 

[roland1888]

Roland,

Now that's a super snap! Gotta get myself a better cam phone .... or better still, a good digi-cam. Thanks ... didn't know you snapped that at Eramaju after the rim swap. Thanks for that pic ..... and that lethal dose of racun too. You take care and we'll hook up when you're back from Taiwan - don't forget the souvenirs.

Doramon,

Returning your dose back to the sender! I-Forge, HRE, Giovanna, DPE, Raceline ..... pick your poison and swing with it, dude !!!

Cheers,
VaN.

Yo bro,
Am sending this while waiting to board the plane. Took the photo just right after you swapped the wheels. Don't pray-pray ok? Catch up with you guys soon... don't poison without me. Any accesories you want me to check out for you at Taiwan? Give me a sms and I will do it for you.