Chris
Laudermilk's
1995 Probe GT
Purchased
new in 1995. The car has survived 18 months of autocross with 5 victories to
show for it (perhaps a regional championship if the dumb owner had read the
regs more carefully...). Now undergoing a long list of mods as funds allow.
From
the Factory
- 1995
Probe GT
- 2.5L V6 KL-03
- Manual transmission,
cruise control
- Chrome 16"
swirlies
- NO
wing, ABS, sunroof!
- Foglights
- Stupid front
license plate bracket
- Opal grey cloth
interior
- Premium
AM/FM stereo/CD/subwoofer
- Light option
group (footwell, door locks, map lights)
- Power driver
seat
- A/C, Power remote
locks, power mirrors
NOT
from the Factory!
Engine:
- K&N drop-in
stock air box filter
- Borla cat-back
Suspension:
- Street: Chrome
OZ Monte Carlo 16x7 with BFG Comp T/A
- Race: Stock
chrome swirlies with Yokohama A008R rock-hard old tires.
- Front struts
rotated for +1/2 deg camber & caster
Interior/Exterior:
- Removed stupid
front plate bracket (woohoo, look, I've got a modified PGT!).
- Sparco pedals
- AutoPro 5-point
harness.
- PIAA foglights
(after the stocks died in a flood)
- Window tint
- Clear corners
with hyper-white bulbs
In
the works
Now
that some major expenses are finished (marriages are expensive!), I can start
upgrading the car. This is a list of planned projects for the next year or so,
as cash allows. The plan is to maintain a mildy-modified look (it's kind of
hard to hide the fact that it's lowered & has an aftermarket exhaust) and
concentrate on performance upgrades. The car is going to remain wingless. There
are a few purely aesthetic mods, though. Without further ado, in no particular
order:
- Redo window
tinting
- Eibach springs
(in the living room, waiting on the rest of the components)
- Tokico Illumina
struts
- Mazdaspeed strut
bearings
- Freedom Designs
FSTB, PRD RSTB
- SS brake lines
- Upgraded rotors
(X-drilled or slotted) & pads
- PRD short throw
shifter
- Phenolic intake
spacers
- Custom CAI
- Headers
- Speedhut white-face
gauges with carbon-look overlay
Some
more pictures:
