Life without turbulence is adventureless and no damned fun-hardly worth living. Robert Wilson's Eclipse assures its position of being lasting and memorable, and is preparing to seek out a life of excitement in the spotlight.
Fast Facts
Owner: Robert Wilson
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, CA
Daily Grind: Laying Vinyl
Ride: 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT
Under The Hood: AEM intake, Holley ignition and race battery, Nitrous Express 100-hp direct-port nitrous system, HKS exhaust and plugs, Vitek wires, candy-blue powdercoated valve covers
Stiff Stuff: HKS springs, Koni shocks, chromed stock front strut brace, Energy Suspension bushings. Installed by Wet Works Garage, Anaheim, CA.
Stoppers: Four-piston Brembo by AEM, 14-inch front, 11.5-inch rear, cross-drilled
Rollers: 19-inch, 35-series Yokohamas (235 front, 245 rear); 19 x 8 Axis Seven rims
Outside: Wings West body kit and rear wing, installed by Body Pros, Garden Grove, CA. Graphics by Modern Image Signworks, Hermosa Beach, CA. Catz MSX lighting.
Inside: AutoPower roll cage; Sparco pedals, steering wheel, and shifter; Trino seats, custom cloth-work by Stitchcraft of Westminster, CA; AutoMeter tach; dash kit by Tura Sport
Ice: considerable. See "Get Wired" elsewhere in this magazine.
Props: Joe from Wet Works, Derek from Body Pros, James from Axis, Scott from Sparco, John from AEM, Sandy from Good Guys, Mark from Yokohama, Brian from Nitrous Express, Shaun from NuFormz, Charlie from Clarion, Jerrod from HKS, Steve from Vitek, Revo from Stitchcraft, Kelly from Specialized Powdercoating, Steve from California Polishing