# arial atom build: with vids .... 56k dies of heart attack
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [February 9, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986 "2006-02-09T19:08:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/1 "2006-02-09T19:08:58Z")
> [@XtremeAutosports](#):
>
> just wanted to show you guys what we been working on for the past week…
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> One of our customer is in mad love with import cars… Honda… 🙂
> He hired us to be his own personal mechanic/tuner for his cars. with that title comes alot of privledges though, one of them being driving these cars.
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> Our shop recieved this car as a rolling chassis from UK on Nov 23, 2005, we have to prep the engine (JDM RSX TYPE R) then install it, then after that take it to the track to set the car up when it opens in March.
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> This car will be registrered, tagged, and street driven!
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> and all the padding on the bars is just a precaution against accidental nicks and will be removed before driving
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> The Car = Ariel Atom
> The Heart = JDM RSX TYPE R K20A
> Company = Xtreme Autosports
> Locaton = Tulsa, Oklahoma
> Atom Owner = James Sharp
> Mechanic/Tuner = Luke Pierce
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> Enjoy!
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> Last pic…
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> Atom’s New Garage.
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> Test Run Vid
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…4.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08184.MPG)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…2.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08192.MPG)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…8.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08198.MPG)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…1.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08201.MPG)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…2.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08202.MPG)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…3.MPG](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom/MOV08203.MPG)
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> Just got back from our first Main Street and Highway runs
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> Why drive at night? All the tracks are close for season and we have no tag…
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> we can’t just drive up and down on street. after all… this is Ariel Atom… 🙂
>
> enjoy…
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…2.AVI](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom%20Video/SMOV0012.AVI)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…3.AVI](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom%20Video/SMOV0013.AVI)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…4.AVI](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom%20Video/SMOV0014.AVI)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…5.AVI](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom%20Video/SMOV0015.AVI)
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> [http://www.xtreme-autosports.c…6.AVI](http://www.xtreme-autosports.com/Kyong/Atom%20Video/SMOV0016.AVI)
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/2 "2006-02-09T19:15:15Z")
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/3 "2006-02-09T19:15:47Z")
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### Author:  [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/4 "2006-02-09T19:29:08Z")
hot
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### Author:  [@IwannaZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IwannaZ)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/5 "2006-02-09T19:31:42Z")
nice. Is the k20 stock internally?
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### Author:  [@Juan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Juan)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/6 "2006-02-09T19:37:15Z")
that’s hot…I wonder how fast it is
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/7 "2006-02-09T19:39:15Z")
yep, the engine is stock as far as i know … simply purchased, cleaned up, and disassembeled enough to easily install it
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/8 "2006-02-09T19:45:13Z")
that looks like a lot of fun.
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### Author:  [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/9 "2006-02-09T19:46:00Z")
i thought those were supercharged…
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### Author:  [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/10 "2006-02-09T19:50:44Z")
:tup: nice find
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/11 "2006-02-09T19:51:27Z")
> [@RobHimself](#):
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> i thought those were supercharged…
there are several engine options, one of which is a supercharged motor
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/12 "2006-02-09T19:52:54Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#):
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> :tup: nice find
HRK \> \* due to amazing taste in automobiles, extensive automotive knowledge, and his willingness to build shit for people for the fun of it
🙂
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### Author:  [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/13 "2006-02-09T20:15:23Z")
thats so amazing
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/14 "2006-02-09T20:19:19Z")
so its an atom with an engine swap…?
standard arial :
The 1,998cc i-VTEC units are sent direct from Japan to Aerial’s tiny workshop in Somerset, England. There are two standard versions — boasting 160 and 220 horsepower — and Saunders is about to introduce a 300-hp, supercharged flagship. If those figures don’t sound like much, consider this: the Atom weighs just 1,034 pounds.
sweet none the less
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### Author:  [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/15 "2006-02-09T20:25:37Z")
no, actualy arials are imported into the US sans engine, allowing them to slip past crash testing procedures and such
without an engine they can have “kit car” registration and safety regulations
with an engine, they would have to meet every last regulation that any thing from ford or mazda or nissan has to meet, and thats not cheap
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### Author:  [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/16 "2006-02-09T20:44:01Z")
fucking wow…and to give those some idea of how fast it actually is…My car weighs ~1800 lbs, has 220 whp, is FWD, and runs mid 12’s. That thing has to be a fucking rocket.
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### Author:  [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/17 "2006-02-09T21:17:12Z")
God, I love that car…
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### Author:  [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/18 "2006-02-09T21:22:17Z")
K series is the fucking shit for a light car
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### Author:  [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/19 "2006-02-09T21:22:19Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#):
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> no, actualy arials are imported into the US sans engine, allowing them to slip past crash testing procedures and such
>
> without an engine they can have “kit car” registration and safety regulations
>
> with an engine, they would have to meet every last regulation that any thing from ford or mazda or nissan has to meet, and thats not cheap
ahhh is that what it is
I know there is a arial that is production that come with those engines
sooo that explains the swap then
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/arial-atom-build-with-vids-56k-dies-of-heart-attack/7986/20 "2006-02-09T21:31:53Z")
if i can stop buying cars,
i will own one of these within 5 years
but i probably won’t be able to stop buying cars. it’s a bad habit of mine.
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