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The State of things.

Whatโ€™s one thing you genuinely miss about the older automotive scene?


Not the cars themselves necessarily, but the feeling around it.


Lately it feels like everything has turned into a competition for attention instead of appreciation. People building cars for engagement instead of building something that actually makes them happy. Every meet turns into rev battles, takeover clips, ego contests, or people trying to prove who spent the most money.


Meanwhile some of the coolest builds weโ€™ve ever seen were held together by zip ties, late nights, scraped knuckles, and a vision nobody else understood yet.


Thatโ€™s honestly a huge reason Midnight Pretenders exists in the first place. We wanted to build a space where:


โ€” People can ask questions without getting clowned


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Small story about my Odyssey


Itโ€™s started as 1997 Honda Odyssey, my family had this since 2014 gifted from our grandpa, driven everywhere until it broke down and set backyard 2 years, goats been jumping on top of Odyssey, lots of spiders webs, snakes lived there and more creatures, until 2019 on New Yearโ€™s Eve, my friend and I were bored had nothing to do, then I had idea to start up Odyssey, so we charged the battery, add new fuel, topped up oilย  and it started up right away, the first thing we did was remove muffler ๐Ÿ˜‚ oh boi that thing was rowdy. Few weeks went by, I decided to fix it up for my first car when I was only 16. First thing we did was fix the problems and maintenance the who Odyssey and get registered. Few months went by, painted whole odyssey red using rattle can paint, got cold airโ€ฆ


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Trying to keep the ball rolling.

Just uploaded another video to YouTube. If you got time give it a watch.


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RWB Akira Nakai

Watched Akira Nakai install one of his kits in Omaha on a 964!! So dope getting to see a legend at work. Art on wheels! #RWB

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Letโ€™s talk about growth.


Whatโ€™s an opinion you used to have about carsโ€ฆ that you completely changed your mind on?


What made you change it? โฌ‡๏ธ

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Anyone live in the PNW? Just moved to Washington last week

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Just some maintenance

Uploaded another video on YouTube. Nothing cool this time just some maintenance, but if youโ€™re bored or just have some free time check it out.


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Just some burn out vent

Oh man, I just want to vent into the void without my job seeing it. But man the only reason Iโ€™m still here is cause it pays the bills right now. Working for a dealership is rough. Wish I could get into aftermarket parts instead or anything performance.

The burn out here has been the biggest reason I lose motivation to work on my own car. But here I am tonight slaving over my motor after a 10 hour shift..


Send Dr Pepper and head gaskets please. Ya girl needs it today.

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Debating on plans and goals

Short story, I had a company reach out to me about a potential sponsorship with them. Still waiting on the details but itโ€™s been making me think about selling the 240sx and look for a Forester to build next. Weighing out everything at this point. I love a chassis but Subaru has been my thing for years now. Forester would had been my choice but I got the 240 for a deal I couldnโ€™t say no toโ€ฆ idk thinking too much in my garage


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Did we cook


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Army junk vs my junk

Out here in garbage land working on these behemoths, repping the club and wishing I was home working on my car instead ๐Ÿฅฒ


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Scraping the coast 2026

Is anyone going to scraping the coast in Mississippi this year i will be there

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New Around Here ๐Ÿค™

My name is Jason (Jdel) from Va Beach in the 757 and I drive a 1998 Honda Acty Street, imported from Japan. Itโ€™s been almost a three year process and getting closer to full restored, along with some personal tweaks to make it my own. A lot of guys go more of the tuner route with these, which is awesome. Living at the beach and this being my daily, Iโ€™ve opted to honor its island roots and merge that with my daily surfing to make the quintessential Japanese beach van. With nods to surf and skate culture, along with JDM sprinkled in, itโ€™s been a labor of love.


Still a lot to do on my list of upgrades and mods, but itโ€™s such a blast to stay connected to the scene while bringing something unique to meets & shows.


If you want to follow the build, feel free to giveโ€ฆ



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Letโ€™s get into it.


Whatโ€™s a car opinion you have that people always argue with you about?


Not a safe take โ€” something you know people will disagree with.


Drop it โฌ‡๏ธ

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Fitment

Almost to rim line ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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New Wheels


Got some new wheels on the civic, now Iโ€™m debating if I want bags or coilsโ€ฆ


If anyone in the Salt Lake or Reno area is here Iโ€™ll be bringing her around this summer! Hopefully see some of you out there!

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Fuel filter fun

I thought my fuel filter was clogged and it turned out to be that the hose clamp on the fuel filter was actually loose. Did all of this just to tighten one ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Letโ€™s shake things up.


Is it better to:


โ€ข Build a car that everyone likes

or

โ€ข Build a car that you love but others might not understand


Validationโ€ฆ or personal vision?


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Finally back on the road!


After a long wait time, i finally got her back on the road! Mods are piling up, and will be installing soon! Also, learning Temphra v7 so i can tune her a little before putting haltech to work as the ecu.

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HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!! ๐Ÿ‡

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The car/ photography culture

So I guess there still so many people in the car photography community that still places where they just donโ€™t help each other out or be positive for the next found that out on facebook last night so quick put out someone down and bash them but you know what people will get their fun some how

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Chitchat

Love you fam ๐Ÿ–ค Yall are with me even at work


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Is it better to:


โ€ข Finish one build completely before starting another

or

โ€ข Always have multiple projects going at once


One perfect carโ€ฆ or several unfinished ones?


Which type of builder are you? โฌ‡๏ธ

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What matters more in the car scene right now?


โ€ข Skill

or

โ€ข Money


Be real โ€” what gets more respect today? โฌ‡๏ธ

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Whats up yall sorry for the absence an not being very active life has been lifen but that's no excuse I do however have some new goodies for the evo ๐Ÿ˜ˆ i was able to pick up a set of coilovers, and tubular exhaust manifold, and a new steering wheel next im going to be getting the paint to redo my front bumper so it's all one color hopefully before this car show season really gets going


I only have a Pic of the manifold I will for sure post some pics when all is installed I'll also work on being more active on insta as well

All love to everyone and hope everyone is doing well ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

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TX2K26

Is anyone keeping up with the racing events at tx2k26 besides me

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Any of yall going to riverside?


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Hope every one is doing well ๐Ÿ™


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Is the car community getting better or worse over time?


Better:

โ€ข More access

โ€ข More builds

โ€ข More events


Worse:


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Name one car everyone seems to loveโ€ฆ but you just donโ€™t get the hype.


No hate โ€” just opinions.


This should be interesting ๐Ÿ‘€ โฌ‡๏ธ

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Whatโ€™s your take?

Recently had someone give me grief because my canards are โ€œon backwardsโ€. Yes, they technically are but I did so on purpose because in my opinion they have a sleeker look like this. I doubt these have much effect on overall downforce anyway but what is your opinion? Install by the book or customize to fit the build?


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Letโ€™s hear some car confessions.


Whatโ€™s a car you used to hateโ€ฆ but now you actually respect?


Could be a platform, a brand, or a style.


Sometimes the more you learn about cars, the more your opinion changes.


What car changed your mind over time? โฌ‡๏ธ

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Am I an addict?

Does anyone else have this same problem? Iโ€™m supposed to be saving money for my retune. Every time I say Iโ€™ve bought the last round of parts to start the next phase of my build and itโ€™s time to start saving for the tune I end up buying more parts ๐Ÿ˜ฌ. Recently it was dual radium catch cans because my tuner recommended it so of course buy it. Then new pitch stop mount because itโ€™ll be easy to access when the tmic is out. Then front and rear bumpers because mine have minor damage and itโ€™s been bothering me since I bought my car. Realistically not necessary but my ocd says do it already so I did.Then I bought the Billetworkz short throw shifter kit, Overtake clutch delay delete, and new bride shifter and e-brake boots since when I do all the upcoming upgrades these things will be easily accessibleโ€ฆ

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Front End Friday Post them up!! ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–ค

Lets see your rides!!

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Letโ€™s settle a debate.


What matters more in a build?


โ€ข Horsepower

โ€ข Handling

โ€ข Reliability

โ€ข Style / aesthetics


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Whatโ€™s one thing in the car scene that needs to change โ€” and one thing that should never change?


Is it:

โ€ข The ego?

โ€ข The takeover vs. track debate?

โ€ข Social media validation?

โ€ข Gatekeeping builds?


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Newcomer

Hey everyone!


Just joined this club and checking things out! Iโ€™m located in Northern Nevada in a small town called Elko, NV. Moved here about 5 years ago from Southern California and the car scene here is unique. Nothing compared to our meets down in Cali. I used to have a 2017 Subaru WRX and then life happened with my little one so I had to trade it in for a more suitable vehicle.


With my daughter turning 4 this year I thought it was time to get back into the scene and build something her and I both can enjoy. So introducing my 2018 Honda Civic Si. We usually travel to SLC for shows or Idaho. Hopefully one day Iโ€™ll get to meet some of you!



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Bleh Mondays

Itโ€™s Monday. And Mondays be Monday-ing, we all know this. Running late getting the kids to school or getting stuck in traffic on your way to work. Trying to get back into the grove of your week. Projects that piled up over the weekend. Whatever it may be, the simple fact that it is a Monday makes it 10x more suckish because who wants to go back to sponserbilities?


BUT


With that being said Mondayโ€™s do in fact set the pace for the rest of the week. So on this Monday in particular let us all take a moment to bask in the things we have to look forward to on Tuesday-Friday. Donโ€™t fixate on the projects to overcompensate for the weekend. Try not to freak out if you are a few minutes behind. Try to and slow down, enjoy your Monday.


And remember, Mondayโ€™s suck for everyone.

Itโ€™s aboutโ€ฆ


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Whatโ€™s your feelings on the Toyota Supra MK5/A90?

Not a Toyota Supra owner myself, but have had seat time in both the MK4 and this new MK5 too. I think like many others, I grew up watching The Fast and The Furious along with consuming video games and other media that featured the Supra. It was THE car in my mind, and I still love it as an adult. I love imports quite a bit. But this took a twist back in 2019 when I was in college and the long rumored MK5 hit the streets with its controversial makeup. I think most, including me, were disappointed to learn this new Supra wasnโ€™t going to have the traditional Toyota touch, instead opting for the BMW B58 with only a ZF auto 8 speed trans. (Iโ€™ve really never been a big German/BMW fan). But I realize now that was Toyotaโ€™s only option to bring back the Supra for aโ€ฆ


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Hey everyone! Happy Thursday ๐Ÿค—


I wanted to pop in and check on everyone. See how peoples lives are doing, what exciting news you may have to share, any help you may need. Come to the comments section and say a little bit about what youโ€™ve been up to in your day to day.

Letโ€™s come together as a community.

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Hey everyone!! Idk if this is the place for this but I need some information!! Iโ€™m gonna be moving to Arizona in April and Iโ€™m just a bit curious on what the car scene is like down there. What are some good clubs to follow, good photo spots, etc. I live in Idaho rn and itโ€™s alright (no offense to my ID people ๐Ÿ˜‚) but Iโ€™ve heard Arizona is so much better!! Anything yall could give me would be greatly appreciated (especially popo wise, how mean are they??) thanks!!!


And here are some pics my friends took of my car at my work the other day for your viewing pleasure ๐Ÿ˜Œ



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New Video is Live!

Show some love if yall feel so inclined! Got some fun stuff coming for the RA.


https://youtu.be/LEr6EDmfzSw?si=0Z9gGGBXbmF5iXXz

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2 Fast 2 Furious Edit

Hey everyone, I enjoy video editing quite a bit and have been doing it for a few years. Put this together this morning. One of my favorite guilty pleasure flicks, so it was natural Iโ€™d eventually get around to this one. Just wanted to share, may share more in the future.


Background track โ€œDeep in Your Love (Slowed) โ€ by H.R.

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Forza Horizon 6

For all my fellow gamers out there, are you excited for Forza Horizon 6? Finally we are going to be able to roam Japan after years of hoping. Iโ€™ve been playing since the first Horizon in 2012, loved every game since despite being let down by FH4 and FH5. This feels like a true return to form with wristband progression while also giving things a new twist with personalized garage spaces and other features such as window decals, greater steering wheel angle, mismatched wheels on cars, new body kits/aero parts and a massive overhaul on the layering/verticality to the map design. I canโ€™t wait to see the Japanese vehicles making their first debut in Horizon such as the Toyota Chaser and others. Definitely looking forward to seeing their new S15 car model along with the other rumored cars that are getting a makeover with new cosmetic items. Some of theseโ€ฆ


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Winter Storm


How's everyone doing in the northeast from that snow storm?

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Alright guys - how much snow did you get? Here in Fort Wayne, IN were looking at about 8-10 inches.


If you plan on ripping some donuts - let us see โ€˜em!

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Hope yall stayin warm!

Hope yall staying warm! Here in s.e. texas we got a hard freeze in effect, for 2 more days!

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Monday headspace


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Rocking my personal jacket! Thanks Midnight Pretenders.


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Hello everyone as the new year comes to an end im excited to grow with everyone in this group/family thank you guys again for letting me join up with your guys can't wait for what the new year brings in everyone have a safe an fun new year an we together we will make 2026 a great year


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Pensacola Florida


Anyone live near or in pensacola florida?

Ive got a trip planned there in Feb 2026 and would love to meet some fellow members and maybe get photos!! I will be bringing shadow down!

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Howdy everybody and happy holidays! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

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Happy holidays to everyone! Have a silly little XB


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Holidays and Wishes

I want to wish everyone a happy and joyful merry Christmas, hope everyone got to spend time with family and or friends on the holiday and got what they wanted from Santa ๐Ÿ˜‰, if yall have kiddos I hope they will enjoy this every year till the time comes to have there own family(I have two boys), itโ€™s not so much about the toys itโ€™s more spending time with one another and that what makes the holidays special even more.

I wish everyone a merry Christmas!!!!! (New by the way) ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜…


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The car doesnโ€™t fix your problems, but it gives you a place to breathe when they get too heavy.


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Sorry I been missing

Hey everyone sorry I have been missing on here allot lately Iโ€™m really been going through a really rough time and I really been trying to deal with it but Iโ€™m slipping very hard with home and the army and itโ€™s just not getting better allot of my car life and other things have been put on pause and trying to build myself back up I promise to try to be a little more active and supportive with everyone here

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Anyone else done with this cold?

Husband went to warm the ST up this morning at 7:15. Get down there at 7:30 and the car is still iced over frozen, and he had been sitting there holding it at 2k the whole time he was trying to warm it up.

Thermostat wouldnโ€™t open up. So we said f it we ball and went to take the girls to school as quickly as possible so they didnโ€™t freeze. We pull up to the school and the car starts to smoke- itโ€™s overheating.

We get it to cool down, start headed towards his work so i could drop him off and bring the car home. Car keeps overheating and going into limp mode. When i say i am SO OVER how unreliable this car has become, i mean insurance fraud is the next thing that is coming to mind as a solution.


Finally get it home, thankfully heโ€ฆ


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Any recommendations on detailing spray?

I been using maguires last touch detailer. Been working good for me but wanna know what others are using

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โ„๏ธโ„๏ธHappy snow day from Ohio!! โ„๏ธโ„๏ธ

Anyone else get a wicked amount of snow last night?

Also drive safe to all the car peeps out there!!


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Introduction!

Hey everyone! Iโ€™ve been a member for a while but never posted or introduced myself. Iโ€™m Julian. I own a 2022 Supercharged BRZ. Iโ€™ve got my mods list in my profile description if youโ€™re interested! I love to talk about car/race related stuff, hit me up anytime. I love to go back and forth. Thanks guys!


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HAPPY THANKSGIVING ๐Ÿฆƒ

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Whats up yall

New guy here

Im Andy, i currently have a 2000 Toyota Crown Estate wagon

I been around couple diff scenes from the honda scene, schassis scene an even out of pocket the 40s-60s car scene

I also do photography

So if anyone is in cali in the socal/cencal area lemmeeee knoooowwwww


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300z z31 parts

Iโ€™m picking up a z31 on Friday looking for places I can get trim for it and possibly quarter panels.

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What's the most underrated car currently on the market, and why does it deserve more attention?

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Hey everyone, great to be apart of the club!

Swag and the 81 FB

Hey everyone, my name is Eric, new member here. Just received my membership box yesterday and I am excited to be apart of the club. Looking forward to interacting with everyone!


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Hi Everyone!!

My name is Neashell and I am in the Williamsburg area of Virginia. I daily an โ€˜18 Civic Type-R.


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Lets go!


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Stay Late. Stay Driven. The Southern California chapter begins soon!


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VIR Tomorrow!!

Iโ€™ll have the RA out at VIR for Laps for Charity tomorrow. Iโ€™ll try to do a live on IG and another on TikTok if yall want to pop in! Should be a fun time and The King himself Richard Petty will be out for it.


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Oh man!!!

Just arrived in the mail and I am geeking out! I'm so stoked to get this open!

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Well this sucks

Build progress is on-hold for now. Clutch seized and won't get out of gear. Never heard of such a thing until now. Hope warranty covers it ๐Ÿคž

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Just got my membership box in + no more building my f450 platy

Just got my box in today and fixing to pick up a new project eclipse in a few weeks

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New chassis

Well, I finally made the hard decision and traded my boosted 1jz is300 for an e36 sedan. Making this choice was far from easy. I love the is so much and was scared to switch from a jz car, but Iโ€™m quite excited for this new project. Iโ€™ve already gotten so much hate for this from local drifters, saying โ€œToyota is betterโ€ โ€œbmws are shitโ€ and Iโ€™m over the hate comments. Letting go of my pink drift car was hard enough ๐Ÿ˜‚ e36โ€™s are solid cars, and Iโ€™ve literally never had issues with the e36โ€™s we already have.


The is300 was a dream, but there were so many issues coming to light and I just didnโ€™t have the time or funds to replace what needed fixed or upgraded. Unfortunately, the guy who built the car didnโ€™t know what he was doing and there was just no way I could correctโ€ฆ


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Finally These came in.

Finally they showed up, letโ€™s see how they look on my FL5.


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SubieFest Florida 2025

Any Subaru members heading to Orlando next month? We have a group of 8-10 cars driving down from Raleigh which should prove to be an interesting experience knowing this group of friends! ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Sometimes the best memories are made just hanging out in the garage with your buddies.


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Big moves

Hello fellow pretenders! Lotta stuff happening right now. I finally got my new setup for the Silvia, 326Power wheels wrapped in pirelli p zeros. Also I just found out Iโ€™m going to a new duty station in may! Iโ€™ll be moving to Fort Stewart Georgia, are there any members or anyone close by? Would love to get a meet going!

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Instagram

If you have an Instagram drop them here! Iโ€™d love to follow you and see your cars! Mine is @MiniCityDreams

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One of the best feelings is when you get a random compliment on your car in a parking lot when youโ€™re out getting groceries ๐Ÿคฃ

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Work partner today

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It must be my birthday!

No, it's not my birthday. However! I just had a MASSIVE shipment delivered to my house of a bunch of car products. I ordered them all decently spaced apart, some spanning over a week in between, but everything arrived together around noon today and I'm geaking out like a child on christmas morning. We're talking like 2 full body wraps, banner wrap, decals, new sparco racing seat, braum harness bar, sparco racing harness, a bluetooth lighting control panel, Perrin transmission oil cooler.... the list keeps going.

Im so stoked and dont even know where to start with this.

I also just ordered a set of new custom headlights, but that'll be 6-8 weeks before I can expect them.

Welp, time to get to work!

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Texas check in

Are there any other members in texas?

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Just got my membership box! Just slapped the banner on my NA6!


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Weekend Work

Just wanted to share a little weekend work I wrapped up on the Corolla.


I've had a lightweight crank pulley from Non-Stop Tuning sitting on the work bench since last Christmas and finally got it installed. That part shaves more than a pound and a half of rotating mass off of the nose of the crank shaft. It may not seem huge, but on something as horsepower challenged as this little non-turbo Corolla and having the 6-speed manual transmission in the car it makes a noticeable difference.


Also wrapped up my modifications to the intake "snorkel" on the car. Eliminated the factory "warm air intake" and all of the excess baffling and replaced it with a direct run to a velocity stack behind the grille and ahead of the core support. Got it all dressed up with a custom cut GR Corolla radiator cover plate, bolts from Fast Turn Fittings,โ€ฆ



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Updates!

Had PPF applied to the hood, roof, and trunk. The carbon fiber looks so real.

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Show Board

Finally finished designing my show board for the Crosstrek. What's everyone think? Looking for honest opinions to help critique if it needs improving.
Finally finished designing my show board for the Crosstrek. What's everyone think? Looking for honest opinions to help critique if it needs improving.

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OEM + Forged wheels

The wheels look good, but ended selling them and went a completely different direction. Hereโ€™s a picture.


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Bored!

So, due to a recent work injury, I'm on bed rest for roughly a week. Herniated spinal disks are no joke, let me tell 'ya!

I'm on day 2 of this bed rest and I'm already going stir crazy. What do I do to keep myself distracted while stuck here? Research.

So let's talk cars! I haven't put the laptop away as I constantly dive into deep research of modifications and getting new ideas.

So far, not including what Ive already planned on doing, this is a short list of upcoming modifications that I plan to work on.


Braum Racing Harness Bar

Sparco R100 Racing Seat


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2026 Fortunato open house

Whatโ€™s going on everybody!

We will be set up vending the 2026 fortune auto open house this weekend. All the info for the event is in the events tab and there is an link that will take you directly to either Google or Apple Maps so you can find it no problem. Come out hangout with some cool people and even cooler cars. Get some tacos from the legendary taco truck and come by and see us at the Midnight pretenders booth.

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Garage Flag

Doing a little work trying to clean my garage and finally got my MP garage flag hung up. I love this design!


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Go ahead, meet your heroes!

Met myself a bonified automotive legend today! Not sure if Iโ€™d call him one of my heroes but I respect the hell out of what heโ€™s done. Had him sign a poster for my son and my dicast Saleen S7 that usually sits in my office (my favorite car as a young car lover). Whoโ€™s the automotive industry legend youโ€™d love to meet?


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Wish me luck, my first time doing a banner and im solo.


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2026 show season

weโ€™re already looking ahead to the 2026 season, and we want your voice in the driverโ€™s seat.


What shows, meets, or events would you like to see Midnight Pretenders vend at or be a part of next year? Whether itโ€™s the local legends, national shows, or hidden-gem gatherings drop your suggestions below.


This is your chance to shape where we show up, who we connect with, and how we represent the club on the road. Every response helps us plan a stronger presence and make sure MP is where the community wants us most.


Letโ€™s hear it ๐Ÿ‘‡

โ€” Midnight Pretenders

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Alright yโ€™all - letโ€™s ask the big question here.

What got you into cars? And to follow that up, what KEEPS you pursuing this passion?

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Remember to always watch out for other drivers, plenty of them out there aren't paying attention.

This video was taken off my home security cameras, where a woman ran right through a stop sign at the intersection I live directly next to.

Fortunately I was paying attention and managed to slam on the brakes before she t-boned me. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ stay vigilant friends.

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Honda Modulo Forged Wheels.

Finally was able to get me a set of these wheels. Hopefully they look good on the R. Reminds me of the old skool integra type r white wheels.


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Whereโ€™s my SoCal members at? Letโ€™s meet up!


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Hey guys

Iโ€™m feeling a creative block and cannot come up with anything clever to get a discussion going this evening - however, i would like to hear from yโ€™all. Whether itโ€™s about last weekend, things that have happened this week or will be happening, or any fun plans for the coming weekend. Letโ€™s chitchat and get some discussion going within our members! ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผ

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Whatโ€™s the one car trend you wish would come back?


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