A Friday Flashback - Circa 2005 (before these wheels were cool)

"Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud" (nimbus-the-legend) 05/20/2016 at 12:52 • Filed to: None

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I miss her sometimes. She looked like this from 2000 to 2008. For a good long time, I was the only one in the bay area with this color scheme (black car, gold wheels). It wasnt till 2006 that I started seeing other cars with gold wheels.

I still remember when I tried describing the rims to my friends. They all thought I was getting gold wire lowrider wheels... LOL

She was lowered about 1.8 inches using Skunk2 adjustable springs. To compensate for the limited shock travel range, I opted to use Integra “Type R” shocks (because they were about 2 inches shorter in overall length), someone was selling on a forum I frequented because he had just installed Tein SS on his integra.

I also had a bracket from Korbach that braced the frame to the front bumper bar (it was great and did well to firm up the chassis).

Had all the basic bolt ons on this car, intake, header, exhaust, hi flow cat, adjustable front upper control arms from Skunk2.

No need for a rear camber kit, as you could just use washers on the rear lower control arm.

By 2008 it had over 300,000 miles on the ODO.

I would still have her today if it were not for the off duty, out of town cop, who ran a red light on 5th and Harrison in San Francisco one late december night. He tried to avoid my car but swerved too late and his rear doorjam caught my front bumper and pulled the chassis just enough for the Insurance company to total it.

WRXasaurus > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 12:59

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Very nice. Gold rims make pretty much any car look awesome.

MrFurzzy > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 13:02

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That looks very nice! I’m currently on the market for a clean manual 96-00 civic sedan. I’m hoping to find one fairly rust free that I can use for a turbo build. My goal is to have it look completely stock except but have 200 whp.

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > MrFurzzy 05/20/2016 at 13:08

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Nice! A sleeper!

where are you located?

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > WRXasaurus 05/20/2016 at 13:08

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Thanks!

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 13:10

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Clean!

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 05/20/2016 at 13:11

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Thanks!

TheHondaBro > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 13:14

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Damn. That looks really very good!

citizennick > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 13:23

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My flashback to 2005 takes me to this. Long before everyone and their dog starting putting these wheels on everything.

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > citizennick 05/20/2016 at 13:31

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Always wanted a titan, or a pathfinder armada!

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > TheHondaBro 05/20/2016 at 13:31

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Thanks!

MonkeePuzzle > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 13:47

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this view is perfection, those yellow fogs, bronze emblem and wheels, with black everything

my own civic in 2005 looked so tame! this is about year after I got her as a wedding present. So far it had an Si engine, Si front lip, Si wheels, and an aftermarket seat.

citizennick > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 14:02

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At the time I thought they were amazing! Compared to the offerings from the big 3 I loved the way this thing drove the most.

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > citizennick 05/20/2016 at 14:07

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they were so tough, yet confy, so spacious and just so massive looking...

and the names! you had to say them with a manly tone!

TITAN! Pathfinder ARMADA!

the latter always sounded like what an elite stormtrooper commander would use.

MrFurzzy > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/20/2016 at 21:40

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https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/557969…

Southeast Wisconsin. I’m looking at this one on Sunday morning. Hope it checks out!

Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud > MrFurzzy 05/23/2016 at 12:10

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sorry i didnt get to the craigslist post in time. What was it?

MrFurzzy > Nimbus The Legend - Riding on air like a cloud 05/23/2016 at 16:38

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Itwas a nice looking 1997 civic lx sedan. I was supposed to go see it Sunday morning, but they sold it Saturday night.