Owner: Bernard Allen
Location: Nyack, NY. USA
Vehicle: 2004 Scion xB
Car Club Affiliation: The Square Squad
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernard.allen.94
Instagram: @xobkcalb
STORY
I bought my car in 2004 and used it as my daily driver. Having modified a few cars in the past, it was only a matter of time for the modding bug to rear its head and some minor mods where performed. That satiated me for a little while until I started showing at more NCCA events like Hot Import Nights.
Mid-2005 I started with my first major mod, a GReddy turbo kit I had imported from Japan via Fizz Motorsports. I was one of the first on the East to have one and the first to translate the instruction manual from Japanese to English. Shortly after that, Airlift Performance provided me with a full digital air suspension. Airlift used my car to redesign the rear bags for the xB kit.
In 2006 I decided I wanted to bring the car to elite levels, so I contacted Powerbass USA and they provided me with four subs and several component sets for a grand total of 32 speakers. The interior modifications feature a 27-inch HD monitor installed in the dash and an amp rack containing four Powerbass amps fitted to the roof. The majority of the cabin has been covered in black suede with silver stitching; there are few bits that are painted silver as well.
Even with all that, I knew that my next mod had to be big, so a one off wide-body was fabricated based on a Kenstyle lip kit. Some of the exterior features include, Lexus ISF exhaust tips molded in to the rear bumper and an S-Max intercooler molded to the front bumper. This project has been a labor of love and I still have more to give In the future.
ENGINE / PERFORMANCE
GReddy (TF-035-14GK turbo, cast manifold, e-manage)
Custom intake and Intercooler piping
S-Max intercooler, black ceramic-coated fins & end tanks powder coated rose-gold
Toyota 2ZZ fuel injectors
EXHAUST SYSTEM
Borla modified cat-back dual exhaust
WHEELS/TIRES/BRAKES
15"x8" Axis Racer-X wheels, black with rose-gold lips – 15x8 (f & r)
Cooper Zeon tires – 195/50 R15 (f & r)
One Ton Garage 5mm spacers
Custom 1-in. spacers
CHASSIS/SUSPENSION
Airlift Performance air suspension
Hochkis anti-sway bars – 1.125-in. (f), 0.5-in. (r)
Energy Suspension custom end link bushings.
Cusco four-link sub-frame brace
EXTERIOR
Custom wide-body
Intercooler flushed to bumper
Lexus ISF exhaust tips powder-coated rose-gold
Automated fuel door
Carbon fiber hood
Custom tinted OEM taillights
Bbist projector headlights
INTERIOR
Corbeau (A4 seats in black suede, 4 point racing harnesses)
Custom harness bar
Black suede headliner
All audio enclosures and steering wheel wrapped with black suede with silver stitching
AUDIO / MULTIMEDIA:
Powerbass 32-speaker stereo system
Powerbass 1,000 watt amplifiers (4), mounted on the roof in a custom enclosure
Eclipse AVN head unit, mounted to roof
27-inch LCD screen mounted in dash
COMPETITION EVENTS/CLASSES/RESULTS
Tuner Evolution 2014 - best Scion, best I.C.E
Clean Culture Autofest 2014 - best Scion
Tuner Evolution 2013 - 2nd best Scion
OC car show 2012 - best I.C.E
Wekeast 2012 - best Toyota
FAVORITE MODIFICATION
Custom wide body
SPONSORS
Powerbass USA
Airlift Performance
SHOPS:
Colm Derasmo at Design Tech
Lux Autowerks
Think Powder Coat
Fizz Motorsports
Elite Auto Works
