Just went 5-lug. Clearance issues with stock struts. Pics

[Flybert]

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

wow you dont know what your talking about when it come to how things work in Japan.

Right we dont modify anything over there cuz they have bolt in SR20's Kits in to AE86's with V-Mount set ups

Other ppl may do that pay for that shit but not me
I am the ONLY person to touch any of my cars.

I understand that people do custom work and work on their own cars in japan but its definitely not as prevalent as in the US. You'd be lying if you said anything otherwise. Ask dousan. When shino kouba came out drifting with us down in SD, she was very surprised at all the work we do on our own cars and let us know that it's just not like that in japan.

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

So why rush it I'd rather roll on stockies than 18's with stock suspension, having 18's on it with tires aint gonna give you better handling over a good pair of coils, even drag racing your gonna have a retarded amount of wheel hop

What the hell are you smoking? He didn't mention having coilovers or having the option to get some. As for his tire choice, 245's (his tires) will definitely get you better handling than 195's (stock) in any type of driving you do including drag racing. Also, drag racers use stock suspension on 240's all the time here in the states because of the long stroke of the stock shocks and the ability of the car to squat a ton and get traction during the first part of the run. Most drag racers stick with stock stuff for this very reason.

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

Paint: First of all its a rattle can paint job, I care more about performace than how my car looks and I dont remember Smurfs being this dark of a blue.

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

The Slivia front: You obliviouly dont know why ppl use it, the Slivia front is ligher then the 180SX front end and cheaper to get replacementsand better air flow for the Radiator
You see I got the lights for free, I actually had the whole front end but I couldnt mail it home

Naw, I guess I don't know what it's good for (see pics of new front end and oil cooler setup below). You can easily make popups just as light as silvia headlights with some custom work. Some pics of my new front end and some pics of my old popup front end. Notice the lack of headlight motors with my old popups.

As for it being easier to come by silvia front end parts in japan, that is a bunch of bullshit. Do you know the production numbers of coupes vs. fastbacks? You do know every car in the US came with popups? How would that make silvia parts easier to come by? You are military so shipping from the US is cheap too





Other good ways of getting better venting to popup front ends.
Stream front.

N1 vents or whatever they are called.

Good old dremel.

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

Did you live is Japan??? I did. and the Silvia front end is still popular there.

You find one sileighty on the MSC challenge website, a drift series that occurs all over japan, and I'll show you a guy that has no sense of style or what is cool at the moment. You might wanna keep up with what's going in japan before you talk about what's cool out there.

http://www.motorsportscom.info/drift/

There are only 2 cool/decent sil80's in the world. One is a black one in japan and another is a white one that a friend of mine owns. Take some notes if you want to stick with that front end.

Originally Posted by Sileighty_85

Yes Im very aware of the T3 coil over conversions
well my 1983 brackets seem to hold very well, I never had a problem with any of that shit. seeing that it was my DD and drift car.

Again you dont know what your talking about, have you seen the roads in Okainawa? No? the main roads are awsome but then it comes to the neigborhoods and back roads if you got a lowered car and aero, your fucked. I actually destroyed the front bumper at the hight it was at.

Have you tried to find suspension parts in Okinawa?
Its like finding parts for a GTI-R
No body gets rid of that shit.
The best I could find is a set of RS*R coils

I would have loved to get the T3's but when your DD is your only means of transportation then sending off your
front struts is not an option (especially for 2 weeks)

Seeing how you are military, you could have easily gotten replacement struts from the US for very little cost so I don't see any reason why you should have any excuses. Shit, you're telling a guy in this thread to just go get coilovers like its similar to going to the store and getting a carton of milk so I see no reason why getting stock struts from the US would be a problem for you.

Here's a a jxz100 that a friend of mine owned and I never heard him complain. The black car is his current car.




I'm done wasting my time with this thread.

[Sileighty_85]

Originally Posted by Flybert

I understand that people do custom work and work on their own cars in japan but its definitely not as prevalent as in the US. You'd be lying if you said anything otherwise. Ask dousan. When shino kouba came out drifting with us down in SD, she was very surprised at all the work we do on our own cars and let us know that it's just not like that in japan.

True some what, it all depends on your area that your in, Mainland might be differnt seeing its more of a "richer" area so they can afford to have somone esle work on there car.
In Okinawa the only time you would see a shop working on someone car would be its cuz some dumb american kid bout a skyline and didnt know two shits about cars. or it was a girls car. (I dont mean that being Sexist)

Originally Posted by Flybert

What the hell are you smoking? He didn't mention having coilovers or having the option to get some. As for his tire choice, 245's (his tires) will definitely get you better handling than 195's (stock) in any type of driving you do including drag racing. Also, drag racers use stock suspension on 240's all the time here in the states because of the long stroke of the stock shocks and the ability of the car to squat a ton and get traction during the first part of the run. Most drag racers stick with stock stuff for this very reason.

I know if you read it I said nothing about him having coil overs,

I said If he is getting coil over why rush to put wheels on and spend the time and hassle modifying your suspension when you could just wait to do it right and buy coilovers.
But whatever.

I meant street racing
I find it hard to belive drag racer can fit those meaty ass tires under there on stock suspension.
Then again im not a drag racer

Originally Posted by Flybert

If you read the captions I stated that may camera phone did not capture the true color

You got too much time on your hands and sure anyone can photoshop a pic of a smurf



I was going for more of a GT-R Blue but Krylon only has so many colors.
Plus its spray paint, and like I said before I dont give two shits about paint color, I just wanted something beside a at hot ass black.

Originally Posted by Flybert

Naw, I guess I don't know what it's good for (see pics of new front end and oil cooler setup below). You can easily make popups just as light as silvia headlights with some custom work. Some pics of my new front end and some pics of my old popup front end. Notice the lack of headlight motors with my old popups.

Is that your car with a Silvia Front?
If so your such a Hypocrite.

Originally Posted by Flybert

As for it being easier to come by silvia front end parts in japan, that is a bunch of bullshit. Do you know the production numbers of coupes vs. fastbacks? You do know every car in the US came with popups? How would that make silvia parts easier to come by? You are military so shipping from the US is cheap too

No bull shit dude there are tons of Silvia Q's rollin around in Okinawa. I could buy them from junk yards for like $20 a side.
Well I got tons of Japanese friends and my wifes family other there so If i need somthing I can get her brother or her cousin to get me stuff.

Originally Posted by Flybert

Other good ways of getting better venting to popup front ends.
Stream front.

well you get that with the OEM Silvia front so you you dont have to pay 500 for a front bumper.

Originally Posted by Flybert

You find one sileighty on the MSC challenge website, a drift series that occurs all over japan, and I'll show you a guy that has no sense of style or what is cool at the moment. You might wanna keep up with what's going in japan before you talk about what's cool out there.

I was referring to street drifters in Okinawa (not americans)
and not pro drifters.

If I was a pro Drifter I would keep the 180SX front

Originally Posted by Flybert

There are only 2 cool/decent sil80's in the world. One is a black one in japan and another is a white one that a friend of mine owns. Take some notes if you want to stick with that front end.

So somthing is wrong with having an Origin Agressive Kit?

Originally Posted by Flybert

Seeing how you are military, you could have easily gotten replacement struts from the US for very little cost so I don't see any reason why you should have any excuses. Shit, you're telling a guy in this thread to just go get coilovers like its similar to going to the store and getting a carton of milk so I see no reason why getting stock struts from the US would be a problem for you.

Being military does not give me the ability to get cheap parts. Cheap shipping to the US is the only bonus.
That how I brough my SR and parts with me

While i was living in Japan I was only making 600 every two weeks. Not much to survie on. so T3's were out of the question.

PLUS seeing that I could not bring My Hachi back with me I was not gonna dump Thousands of dollars into it and only get 3G's when I sell it.

Originally Posted by Flybert

Here's a a jxz100 that a friend of mine owned and I never heard him complain. The black car is his current car.

Did he live in Mainland or Okinawa?

They are two differnt worlds if you didnt know.

Anyone can slam a car for a picture and raise it back up.

Looks good but
looks like a grocery getter, It doesnt look like he drifts it at all

Originally Posted by Flybert

I'm done wasting my time with this thread.

Werd, Peace