And how in the world can we jack the front end of a very low xB up easily???

 

There's one thing missing from these pics. That would be beer.(after all, the great ideas come when drunk.) So while cool, I would have to say that, over all, this is FAIL.


(Still really cool tho.)

 

So yeah... after checking the brake pads to make sure they were seated right, I went a little further into the car... the air filter either always gets flooded when it rains (which, I know, NEVER happens in Florida) or when I turn the tire hits it... easy fix

Step 1. pull the K&N CAI from car



Step 2. Precisely measure and cut intake tube, which in my head meant just grab the grinder



Step 3. de-bur the little shards of Aluminum that are still on the intake and smooth out the cut



Step 4. hit the cut tube with a coat of paint... know I know your asking yourself "Why would you do that, its aluminum and wont rust" Lets keep in mind this is the fail box and well... strange things happen!



Right now the paint is drying then Ill have a finished pic in a moment...

 

Step 5. Place filter on intake and intake back into car



Step 6. reconnect the MAF sensor



Step 7, reattach front bumper



Finally realize that your done playing for the car for the day the only way imaginable

 

probably a stupid question but why are you still rocking the dealer plate on the front?

 

That front bumper has a history... it was apart of an RS2 that was done by Scion of Des Moines called the juice box, but it was the Midwest equivalent of my fail box... from there the front bumper was replaced by a fab kit and the front bumper sat in their storage room for a little while. Alex (grizlychoppers) got the bumper from Jason (hatenfate) and ran it on his RS1 for a while, before throwing it into his garage for 3 years. Last year when me and Jason were coming back from the ICIX meet at ED in newton I had a road gator attack the xB and destroy the front bumper... Jason called alex and within a couple days I had this on my car (and I still owe alex a beer for it). The plate on it has been there since 2005 and has never been taken off... hell I washed the bumper for the first time, ever, in march

so there you have it, that is the story of the front bumper

This was it at first



And this is what it became



I had to promise Jason and Alex that the bumper would never change colors and that the license plate would never come off

 

Hey its a good work you have done.The car looks more beautiful after the modes.Thanks for the pics.do keep us updated about your work.

 

thats an awesome story about the bumper Don ::thumbs up::

 

oh and you need to Harlequin that biznitch, I've always liked the harlequin golfs and think it would look amazing on your box. I would do it but I dont have the testicular fortitude to do it.

 

I have been milling it over for a while now

 

well damn, I guess great minds do think alike haha sorry I have been missing on SL, I've been spending most of my time Supraforums for the past few months =^.^=

 

was the anime cat necessito?

 

lol always

 

redneck, do we really need your daily picture threads about what you did on your car?! Cmon! Lets keep these types of threads to a minimum...Just a friendly suggestion.

 

 

lol, "Oh redneck, what am I gunna DO with you?!" [Audience laughter, fade to black, roll credits]

 

Umm.. Forgive me if I'm wrong...actually, don't. This is a forum for Scion enthusiasts. Redneck does own a Gen1 xB. he has been here since, oh, I dunno, 2005 or so. The things he does to that box, often serve as a reminder to the rest of us that we're wide open for what direction we can go in. If he didn't post pics of his mods, his Trial and Error enhancements, and his general love for the xB, the rest of us would ASK for them.

There's a minute chance that I'll get slapped down by the mods (Hi, Burst!*wave*) for this response. Whether I do or don't, do us all a favor, be a nice little n00b, and sit in that corner over there for a while. Y'all might learn something.

 

^^ the only thing I have to add to that is, SL has seen a drastic reduction in the number of daily posts from a lot of people, Don is keeping this section of the site alive with this trials and tribulations. Keep it up oh great leader of ours!

 

Don, how dare you think you are allowed to talk about your xB in an xB forum. How dare you.

 

Damnit there I go trying to be entertaining and helpful again... what am I going to do with myself