Ruined 2

Hi all. Just saying hi and looking forward to becoming a part of yet another great Honda/Acura community. I'm a member of NSXPrime and S2ki (same screen name) and the Ridgeline Owners Club (screen name Ruined). I have a '98 3.0CL that I bought my girlfriend for her birthday recently and will be playing with it more than her, I'm sure.

I'm a proud owner of an '07 Ridgeline RTX as well, and a former owner of many Hondas and one Acura. I started with an '89 Prelude, (2) '91 Preludes, an '88 Accord, an '01 Prelude, an '02 S2000, an '06 Ridgeline RT and finally an '00 NSX-T, which I reluctantly just sold a few months ago for financial reasons . After old Pontiacs when I was younger, some Toyota pickups, and a pure idiot moment where I purchased a '94 Jeep Wrangler, I'm Honda through and through.

The CL I bought for the girlfriend is an auto (I can't get her to drive a stick), but is in great condition otherwise, with only 94K on her. Cardiff Blue/Green pearl with beige interior and most of the goodies available. I added a spoiler, and plan on upgrading the exhaust and wheels/tires soon, as soon as I figure out what's out there for this car. This site appears at first glance to be very informative, so I should be able to find what I'm looking for here .

97BlackAckCL

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Welcome to a fellow pens fan, I'm sure you'll find lots of useful info, the search button and the new user guide are the first places to start.

Ruined 2

Will do. Thanks.

swiftt5389

Hola. Get a drop

sayfulhaqq

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Watch out for that mod bug, once it bites, it hard to stop , haha, Welcome !

Ruined 2

swift...-can't drop, with the roads around here, my driveway and her driving, I'd be replacing the entire front clip in a week .

sayful...-well aware of the mod bug, bit me hard with the '01 'Lude, the S and the NSX. I think I'm still paying for parts for those cars . Need to take it easy with this one. Just keep it in tip-top shape and a few minor mods. I have to keep reminding myself that it's NOT my car .

ZeroCL

Jeanette..im pretty sure thats close to pittsburgh.. theres a couple of us around here. sad to hear you sold the NSX but if you were driving on the roads around here i can understand why. Welcome!

Ruined 2

Yep, about 30 minutes east, down the parkway and the turnpike.

I replaced 2 front lips on the NSX because of PA roads . Would've kept the NSX anyways had finances allowed for it. I had it for 2 1/2 years, sacrificing just about all else. Couldn't justify it any more. Had to grow up a little, as much as I hate grown-ups. I miss her almost every day though.

Someday I'll get another one, or at least an S. It is nice not having any car payments though .

YL Al

HOLD ON TIGHT EVERYONE MY 3.0 ABOUT TO SHIFT!!!!....... ...shit!

swiftt5389

lol. Nah the trannies aint that bad. I was on my second one after 110-115K.

And yea I understand the whole crappy road kind of thing. Ohio. Woo hoo lol. You could always get some coilovers so you can raise it like say in the winter and what not. Well i guess nevermind you said something about her driveway. Ouch

how about
Intake/Headers/Exhaust/Tint/Blackhousing/Smoked Corners/LED Interior Lights/uhhh Tinted Tails

just throwing some of the normal mods people do on here

or if you lucky (BlackAck) Projectors. yum

Ruined 2

Already replaced under warranty as per Acura. Honda auto trannies...gotta love 'em .

YL Al

lool i always thought honda should stick to their 4 cly manual design,those vehicles are quality

Ruined 2

Our driveway, she lives with me. I know how to get out of it at a sharp angle so as not to hurt anything (NSX at stock height is still pretty damn low), but she'd forget or simply not care, and CRACK!...busted plastic/fiberglass. No point in trying. Really want to do exhaust and the OEM is fading fast, but there's not much info on here about anything but replacing the can with a magnaflow . Any other suggestions? I had a Neuspeed on my S and loved it. Wanted to get the Taitec GT Lightweight on the NSX but could never afford it. And nobody made anything for the old Preludes, but that was before the import craze hit hard. Not into clearing or smoking lenses, just want to shine up the OEM ones.

97BlackAckCL

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Most of us get custom exhausts, but you can get catbacks from accords to fit. I hear ya on the PA roads, if you're gf's driving def gotta be mindful of that.

DaInFaMMuS1

you have alot of options for exhaust, just about anything fit for a 94-97 accord will fit the CL. A really good exhaust that i've heard is the Greddy sp2 that a member has on here, it growls when you want it to but its still pretty quiet. You can get just about any muffler to fit with some welding, and a little bit of ingenuity.

GianJ30a

welcome to the boards. We're all here to help and become friends. any pics of the carS?


preferbly the s2k

e30cabrio

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Welcome.

Ruined 2

Thanks GianJ30a and e30cabrio. Glad to be here.

Tons of pics, of all of them. But I can't post 'em here yet from what I can tell. Anyone wanna for me?

AznX TL

you can post them, just use the tags [img]xxx[/img]

Ruined 2

What do I put where the xxx is? Please excuse my computer ignorance.

97BlackAckCL

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The internet address

AznX TL

the address to the pictures like
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5...ture245fk1.jpg
but you have to have the pictures hosted on a website.

ZeroCL

host your pictures at www.imageshack.us and either use the link they give you with the [img] tags or copy the direct link at the bottom of the page and paste it between this [img][/img]

Ruined 2

Girl's CL



The '06 Ridgeline (left) and the '07 Ridgeline (right) the day I picked up the '07 at the dealership


My Baby (up until recently )



My Baby before that



Pics of pics . No digital camera back then.

'01 Prelude


'91 Prelude


'91 Prelude


'89 Prelude (4WS )


No pics of the '88 Accord, but it was a bone stock DX sedan. Nice car, but very basic. White with '89 Prelude wheels. Served it's purpose, then totalled by my girlfriend's mother .

YL Al

daaam thats some sexcii collection u got/had!!

and LOL pics of pics?

ZeroCL

The nsx is soooo sexy. and wow, that wall is pathetic. is that like a 3rd grade spray paint project?

Nice lineup of cars man.

Ruined 2

Thanks. Wish I could've kept 'em all.

Pics of pics . Yeah, I needed to post them on another site and didn't have a scanner (still don't), so I put the pics on the bed and tried to get a decent shot of them with the digital camera. It's tough, the lighting is a bitch!

YL Al

hey zeroCL what car is that in ur avatar? thats some bling bling

Ruined 2

Thanks. The NSX was/is my dream car since '91. When I found one at a dealer close to home and the bank was willing to finance the difference left after trading the S, I jumped on it. I ate Ramen noodles and wore the same clothes for the next 2 1/2 years, but it was fun while it lasted.

The wall was an old closed down school by my house that made a nice back drop, I thought. I was always looking for stuff to take pics of the car in front of. I've got some interesting ones. I'll see if I can find them...

97BlackAckCL

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I've seen that NSX before with the NIN plate, shame she had to go

Ruined 2

I put over 13K on her in the time I had her, so I was all over the place around here, and up and down the east coast. I wish I could've kept her . Someday again, I hope.

Ruined 2

Found some...

In front of Kennametal Corp. building in Latrobe, PA


Shawnee State Park off of Rt.30 by Breezewood, PA


Watkins Glen Racetrack, NY - Some of my favorite pics.



Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia


The old Storybook Forest on Rt.30 in PA


Another spot on Rt.30 in PA



Outside of Mahwah, NJ




Sorry if I'm focusing on this car too much. I loved and miss her very much. Thanks for putting up with it, guys.

97BlackAckCL

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I hear ya bro, it's my dream car as well, at least you got to drive one for a while. Too bad I don't have pictures of my 2000 Trans Am or I'd whore those pics out constantly

YL Al

thanks for sharing the pics man ,its a beauty

Ruined 2

Did you say Trans Am???

'75 455 4 speed. Sheer violence to drive. Worked on her for a year, body work and such, never got her past black primer, then sold her to a friend for $2K. Found out a little later she was one of 307 made and one of even fewer that had aftermarket T-Tops done through the dealer . Currently having a frame-of restoration done by another owner here in town. Jagoff!!!

DaInFaMMuS1

Wow that NSX is gorgeous. Definitely hot. Seems like you did alot of driving with it too.

AznX TL

wow im jealous, not only did you have a sweet nsx, but you got to track it!

DaInFaMMuS1

wowww you had a car that could've been worth more than all your others put together and you sold it for 2k, that hurts!

Ruined 2

It's not what it seems, although it was pretty cool. I was at a meet with my S2000 buddies, and one of the guys with us was an instructor at the track. He arranged for us to get three parade laps at 35MPH. Well, he and the driver of the pace car struck a deal and the minute we were around the first corner...ZOOM!...off he went. The rest of us, about 30 cars, followed and basically did three hot laps with no helmets or anything. Hit 105 on the front straightaway. I didn't want to pull in. Most fun I've ever had in a car, clothes on or off .

Ruined 2

It did...and still does. If I ever see it when it's done it'll hurt even more. Live and learn, I suppose. 2nd gear synchronizer was bad...at least I didn't have to fix that .