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December 23, 2008
Tjin Edition Pontiac Solstice
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
When I saw the ride page that Neil built for his Solstice my jaw dropped. This is the first project that Tjin Edition did with GM back in 2006. Since then they’ve done a Cobalt SS and the G8 GT, and they are hoping to build a Camaro for them in 2009
The Solstice was designed by Neil and Gene Tjin. It was built by Adam Carpenter and Unique Fabrication, the custom three-tone paint job was done by Dlight Customs, and it was built in conjunction with One Lug Wheels, Mobil 1, and GM. It has a fully functional, fully legit chromolly roll cage with a built in air jack system. I asked Neil if he was worried about bashing his head on that roll cage without a helmet and he said no!
The theme of the car is a show/drift car. It has custom suspension, a completely tubed rear end with a custom fuel cell, and features a HAHN turbo kit. It has not been on the track as of yet, but it will see some track time in 2009.
For 2009 the car will get a custom hard top and Neil will swap the 1bar map sensor for a 2.5 bar out of a Cobalt, swap the turbo from the 16G to a 20G, and add a boost controller to turn up the boost and presto. This beast will have 440 hp! See a ton more pics and get all the specs for this amazing ride on Neil’s 2006 Pontiac Solstice ride page!
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brivan
Dec 27, 2008 at 8:16 pm
-but then again the average novice driving skilled person doesn’t buy a car like that anyway!
brivan
Dec 27, 2008 at 8:14 pm
It takes a long to learn how to drive a car that’s that low,fun but If I was selling that car to anyone-I’d strongly suggest nerf bars on the front for a while.
GearHead
Dec 27, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Awesome Car, Love the color
Bryan, "YOU'RE" an Idiot!
Dec 27, 2008 at 8:09 am
First of all, how are you trying to get on someone for spelling, yet you can’t distinguish the difference between “YOUR” & “YOU’RE”…?
- “Hey Rob, your the Editor-In-Chief.”
What a dumb ass! Maybe YOU should go to http://www.dictionary.com yourself or either repeat elementary English again.
fuck u
Dec 27, 2008 at 12:48 am
bryan fuck u dumb shyt dont diss the chief editor instead go suck a cock u fuck
XTZTwinTurbo
Dec 26, 2008 at 10:42 am
Looks sick. I like the lowered stance!
Bryan
Dec 25, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Hey Rob, your the Editor-In-Chief. Learn how to spell. Here’s a website to help you out – Dictionary.com
Cory
Dec 25, 2008 at 2:38 pm
“Since then they done a Cobalt SS and the G8 GT, and they are hoping to build a Camaro for them in 2009″
I couldn’t even look at that after a grammar mistake that atrocious. Especially considering it came out of “Rob Einaudi Editor-in-Chief”.
David
Dec 25, 2008 at 9:36 am
Nice sol but it looks like something for the military with that green but overall its bad ass don’t know where you could drive it besides somewhere extremely flat tho.
Zach W
Dec 25, 2008 at 8:19 am
I’d drive it!
Blob
Dec 24, 2008 at 9:07 am
Very nicely done!
neiltjin
Dec 24, 2008 at 8:58 am
“For 2009 the car will get a custom hard top and Neil will swap the 1bar map sensor for a 2.5 bar out of a Cobalt, swap the turbo from the 16G to a 20G, and add a boost controller to turn up the boost and presto. This beast will have 440 hp!”
Frank von B.
Dec 24, 2008 at 5:01 am
quote: “Measured Wheel HP: 284hp” ???????? where dit he leave the rest of the 440 horses ?????????????????????
Nes!
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:46 pm
The color is my favorite!!! Best Solstice ever!
kori
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm
oh my god…that is the cleanest solstice i have ever seen. beautiful work
A Bengals Fan
Dec 23, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Awesome.
Ryan Porter
Dec 23, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Fresh as could be… those status seeps set it off too!
GTwildfire
Dec 23, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Very nice. Would love to have it but it would be utterly destroyed on New Jersey roads within a day with that clearance.
Jake
Dec 23, 2008 at 11:21 am
I really like the OD green with the black wheels. Looks sick!