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enriquetc240 · 08-23-2013, 11:15 PM

Im not too crazy on taking pictures but figured I'd share what I have with the community

Ill start off with the finished product first.

I wanted to build something decently fast, that I have drive now and then and have some fun. Something that looked good, and was pretty fast.
I do not drift, I just drag race and take a turn here and there.

This is how she sits today.
The car is at a perfect height for the wheels to turn correctly and still be drivable.

Here is how i bought her at the beginning of the year.
(She was basically a stock hatch with an SR, it had a GT35R with some chinese manifold.)

Got some help from my little one to help me mock up some parts.
I stripped the motor basically bare and replaced what was necessary.
Here I was using a freddy mani to fab all the brackets, I also got around to spray the engine bay with some satin black that looks great.
I ditched basically 99% of the parts that were on the car, I think the only thing I kept were the flex a lite fans.

Called DOC race for a turbo manifold

Here you can also see a chase bays power steering kit I did as well

Called Doc race once again for the downpipe

Excellent work

Redid all of the wiring on the car, braided sleeving, AN fuel hoses, Greddy intake etc.

(Blurry)
It basically got to the point that I replaced majority of parts in the engine bay.
New timing kit, rad, intercooler, pulleys, water pump, starter, alternator etc.
The turbo I ended up using is a precision billet series 58/ 57 back

5 lug, 300zx front and rear brakes, done with all brand new hardware including e-brake parts.
New steering rack, and all new ball joints and extended studs.
Most of the bushings on the car were replaced, and all brake hoses.

I wanted to keep these wheels

Cutting the rear quarters

folding the inside up

Welded.

Then I ran into this problem.
The car would not turn with the wheels and tires I chose.
At this point the car had a 20mm spacer up front because the tire would not clear the coilover inside.
But the 20mm was making the tire run into the flares and the inside of the wheel well.
So i was able to cut some of the inside of the flares and run a 10mm spacer with no rubbing issues.
The wheel and tire spec are 18x10.5 +15et 285/35

close up of initial trouble

here it is corrected

Some more pics
Wrapping the rear bumper

Replacing the front windshield
I also replaced all the window moldings on the car

Wrapped the dash, gauges, steering wheel, shifter etc.

Her first wash

I will be posting more HD pictures as time passes because like I said, I am not too fond of taking pictures while working on the car.

enriquetc240 · 08-28-2013, 05:51 PM

I will be lowering the car some tonight.
Getting a bit tired of it so high.
Will post pics

Oakville · 08-28-2013, 06:01 PM

Yeah if that thing was lower it would look insane.

truckmtrS13 · 08-28-2013, 06:20 PM

Cool build so far. looks like all you need are decent head lights, tail lights, and a good alignment!

zooopreme · 08-28-2013, 09:59 PM

I don't do this often because I know that it's YOUR build but please please please (at the very least) ditch those headlights. I'd rather have the car be the same height with a decent looking set of headlights (even stock ones are cool) than to have you lower it with the ones you have now lol

enriquetc240 · 08-28-2013, 11:23 PM

I lowered it tonight. Looks much better.

The headlights I think I mentioned it on my OP, the headlights are one of the things I want to change out. Maybe to some NSX style lights, well see.

jp69 · 08-29-2013, 01:11 AM

Clean work

STL240SXDRIFT · 08-29-2013, 07:10 AM

Lots of potential, great job so far!

Reece · 08-29-2013, 01:19 PM

Damn. Once it's lower this thing will be amazing. Though even as it sits it's not bad.

ixfxi · 08-29-2013, 02:04 PM

those headlights are RAD

looks like an NSX....... MAN

enriquetc240 · 08-29-2013, 04:30 PM

Lowered her some yesterday, what a difference.

Here are some engine bay pics

Enjoy!!!

enriquetc240 · 08-30-2013, 10:21 AM

Anyone have any pop ups they want to sell?
I'm thinking of just using the top and doing sleepy eyes with rectangular foglights for headlights.

Pinggg · 08-30-2013, 11:56 AM

looking good bro, what is this car gonna be use for?

enriquetc240 · 08-30-2013, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinggg

looking good bro, what is this car gonna be use for?

Drag, and a little road race here and there. Mostly drag racing is what Im into.

Dolph_KYAS13 · 08-30-2013, 06:29 PM

Looks much better lowered, glad to see youre already looking to replace those headlight uglies. Keep it up

b4l · 08-30-2013, 08:05 PM

what is your time at the drags and elevation?

enriquetc240 · 08-30-2013, 10:03 PM

Still no times, but hoping to take the car low 11's

I got the car together with parts that I "thought" were gonna look good. Things arent always as we think, but for the most part I like how most things turned out.

Besides, I didnt want to do everything possible to the car all at once because then I'd be bored left with nothing to do and end up buying another car to mod. lol

08-23-2013, 11:15 PM	#1
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	S13 hatchback Rocketbunny build Im not too crazy on taking pictures but figured I'd share what I have with the community Ill start off with the finished product first. I wanted to build something decently fast, that I have drive now and then and have some fun. Something that looked good, and was pretty fast. I do not drift, I just drag race and take a turn here and there. This is how she sits today. The car is at a perfect height for the wheels to turn correctly and still be drivable. Here is how i bought her at the beginning of the year. (She was basically a stock hatch with an SR, it had a GT35R with some chinese manifold.) Got some help from my little one to help me mock up some parts. I stripped the motor basically bare and replaced what was necessary. Here I was using a freddy mani to fab all the brackets, I also got around to spray the engine bay with some satin black that looks great. I ditched basically 99% of the parts that were on the car, I think the only thing I kept were the flex a lite fans. Called DOC race for a turbo manifold Here you can also see a chase bays power steering kit I did as well Called Doc race once again for the downpipe Excellent work Redid all of the wiring on the car, braided sleeving, AN fuel hoses, Greddy intake etc. (Blurry) It basically got to the point that I replaced majority of parts in the engine bay. New timing kit, rad, intercooler, pulleys, water pump, starter, alternator etc. The turbo I ended up using is a precision billet series 58/ 57 back 5 lug, 300zx front and rear brakes, done with all brand new hardware including e-brake parts. New steering rack, and all new ball joints and extended studs. Most of the bushings on the car were replaced, and all brake hoses. I wanted to keep these wheels Cutting the rear quarters folding the inside up Welded. Then I ran into this problem. The car would not turn with the wheels and tires I chose. At this point the car had a 20mm spacer up front because the tire would not clear the coilover inside. But the 20mm was making the tire run into the flares and the inside of the wheel well. So i was able to cut some of the inside of the flares and run a 10mm spacer with no rubbing issues. The wheel and tire spec are 18x10.5 +15et 285/35 close up of initial trouble here it is corrected Some more pics Wrapping the rear bumper Replacing the front windshield I also replaced all the window moldings on the car Wrapped the dash, gauges, steering wheel, shifter etc. Her first wash I will be posting more HD pictures as time passes because like I said, I am not too fond of taking pictures while working on the car. __________________ Last edited by enriquetc240; 08-24-2013 at 10:42 AM..

08-28-2013, 05:51 PM	#2
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I will be lowering the car some tonight. Getting a bit tired of it so high. Will post pics __________________

08-28-2013, 06:01 PM	#3
Oakville Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 455 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah if that thing was lower it would look insane. __________________ BNR32 connoisseur // 1990 GT-R

08-28-2013, 09:59 PM	#5
zooopreme Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,772 Trader Rating: (38) Feedback Score: 38 reviews	I don't do this often because I know that it's YOUR build but please please please (at the very least) ditch those headlights. I'd rather have the car be the same height with a decent looking set of headlights (even stock ones are cool) than to have you lower it with the ones you have now lol __________________ For Sale #1 \| For Sale #2

08-28-2013, 11:23 PM	#6
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I lowered it tonight. Looks much better. The headlights I think I mentioned it on my OP, the headlights are one of the things I want to change out. Maybe to some NSX style lights, well see. __________________

08-28-2013, 06:20 PM	#4
truckmtrS13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lancaster Posts: 200 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Cool build so far. looks like all you need are decent head lights, tail lights, and a good alignment!

08-29-2013, 01:11 AM	#7
jp69 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: bakersfield Age: 35 Posts: 38 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Clean work

08-29-2013, 07:10 AM	#8
STL240SXDRIFT Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Dance Floor Posts: 585 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Lots of potential, great job so far!

08-29-2013, 02:04 PM	#10
ixfxi Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangin on my chest Account: BANNED #fucksupreme Age: 82 Posts: 5,932 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	those headlights are RAD looks like an NSX....... MAN

08-29-2013, 04:30 PM	#11
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	update Lowered her some yesterday, what a difference. Here are some engine bay pics Enjoy!!! __________________

08-30-2013, 10:21 AM	#12
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Anyone have any pop ups they want to sell? I'm thinking of just using the top and doing sleepy eyes with rectangular foglights for headlights. __________________

08-30-2013, 11:56 AM	#13
Pinggg Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Coconut Creek, Florida Age: 30 Posts: 1,255 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	looking good bro, what is this car gonna be use for?

08-30-2013, 06:29 PM	#15
Dolph_KYAS13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 720 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks much better lowered, glad to see youre already looking to replace those headlight uglies. Keep it up __________________ -Jordie Lewis '93 Skyline Type M

08-30-2013, 08:05 PM	#16
b4l Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: el paso texas Age: 37 Posts: 475 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	what is your time at the drags and elevation?

08-30-2013, 10:03 PM	#17
enriquetc240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 219 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Still no times, but hoping to take the car low 11's I got the car together with parts that I "thought" were gonna look good. Things arent always as we think, but for the most part I like how most things turned out. Besides, I didnt want to do everything possible to the car all at once because then I'd be bored left with nothing to do and end up buying another car to mod. lol __________________