Om1krons Build thread cause I hate the lack of them! S14

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

in my short history of ordering from the earls store, this is the first time I've had a part switched in, in exchange for what I actually ordered without my consent and I am a little mad about it. More at the fact my fire sleeving was not included in my order and that this hose is blue and not black.

Lol your bad experience with Tom is weighed out by my awesome experience last time I was in there. Tell him you're with Jordan Innovations, and you need it fixed. He's awesome about that stuff.

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

Lol your bad experience with Tom is weighed out by my awesome experience last time I was in there. Tell him you're with Jordan Innovations, and you need it fixed. He's awesome about that stuff.

Hey I don't want to hear about the guys you blow Jeff.

It's not that big of a deal, it was just the hose for drainback into the block anyway and was going to be covered by fire sleeving. I didn't want to waste the money on starlite hose for something that's going to probably get oil and shit all over it and possibly catch on fire lol. I think the starlite hose is fireproof, not sure.

[Om1kron]

yay. got an fittings welded on my valve cover today so I can finally send it off for paint. Also got the catch can welded up. and last but not least, a Porsche ac condenser for my sidemount tucked A/C

[Om1kron]

Hit up John Shin @ City Tire today to get some Falken 615k's up front the 235/45/17's look like 245's I forgot how thick the sidewalls are on azenis tires. But it's what I wanted anyway a thicker tire up front.

Like John said, anything is better than Nexen and after driving on them for 2 years I can agree. The car since I've owned it has never been aligned, so for the first time the car isn't steering against itself with retarded toe in and eating tire.



All in all the price was fair and when the feddy's out back are ready to meet their maker I'll replace them as well with some of these 615k's



lulz, I didn't grab a print out of the final alignment but it feels dimensions better than before. I also think I left a block of wood @ city tire, doh!

[NemeGuero]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

hope he didn't scratch the paint yo!

[Om1kron]

hahahahahaha

[articdragon192]

Wow, 235/45s are tall. I have some 235/40 Advan AD07s I coulda sold you for cheap.

[Om1kron]

I meant 40, don't know why I put 45, probably cause I wanted 245. lol

[articdragon192]

I have 245/40s as well lol

[Om1kron]

city tire is down the street from my pad, literally.

[articdragon192]

You move again?

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by articdragon192

You move again?

Bro I live in alhambra, I get on the 710s and go a few exits and i'm there.

[articdragon192]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

Bro I live in alhambra, I get on the 710s and go a few exits and i'm there.

Might as well say I'm down the street from you too, lol

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by articdragon192

Might as well say I'm down the street from you too, lol

you should... before it took me an hour to drive to cto.

[RurouniMidnight]

nice im rocking 235/40/18 azenis up front and feddys in the rear also. Yeah i can only imagine 2year old nexens in the front i bet its night and day difference.

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by RurouniMidnight

nice im rocking 235/40/18 azenis up front and feddys in the rear also.

The grip on the 615k's is awesome, sadly with any falken azeni comes tire drone. They are some of the loudest tires I have ever owned previously, but the performance definitely outweighs that small thing.

I also picked up a new corner light from west co nissan today. Now I just need to buy new headlights before they fall off of my car, all of the mounting points on my headlights are broken to shit. I almost want to say the previous owner pulled these things off of a car that was wrecked.

[RurouniMidnight]

PS: i like your avatar hehe.

[Om1kron]

fun anime fact : the chick who voices naruto voices lambo.

[deadghost]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

fun anime fact : the chick who voices naruto voices lambo.

Wayne....Naruto sucks and thats a fact.

[codyace]

Just keep both hands on the wheel when it rains

....I mean, it's a street car afterall, and I know you'll be in the rain

Seriously though, Azenis's are awful in the rain, both old and new versions. Good dry grip, last decent, and brake well...they'll grease towards the end of a long day, but anything this side of an R comp or 200 dollar tire will do that.

[conrad_s13.5]

so,... just went threw ur build from page one,...just wanted to say............ur awesome!

[Om1kron]

thanks, you must've had a lot of time on your hands haha.

[Mister.E]

Hey man, i was looking back on some of the stuff you did a while back and the roof swap caught my interest. I have no problem buying a brand new roof panel from Nissan, but how the hell did you know where to cut the old panel at the pillars? i have seen another thread about this being done (i think it was on NICO) and it wasnt very descriptive either. i fucking HATE sunroofs and id love to get this done before i go in for paint. Thanks!

[kingkilburn]

I believe you can see the seem after you remove the paint on the pillars.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by kingkilburn

I believe you can see the seem after you remove the paint on the pillars.

oh ok, so you'd just cut it along those seams and drill out all of the spot welds?

[Om1kron]

Originally Posted by E Double

oh ok, so you'd just cut it along those seams and drill out all of the spot welds?

you will need a really good spotweld bit to drill out the factory spot welds.



I would also recommend having an air chisel on deck to help separate the skin from the car, trying to pry it off can warp some of the metal and you will have to re-shape it to get the new panel to line up.

I don't want to beat a dead horse explaining the process. It's not fun.











the skin is just sandwiched on the edges by the rear quarter windows, and under the front and rear windshield. drill out all of those spotwelds and you can either take a torch and burn the copper off to remove the old skin or you can cut it like I did.

After some flexing here and there you can slightly see where I fixed the hood on the driver side of the car, otherwise you cannot tell I put a new skin on it.

If you're replacing the sunroof you will need to buy the crossbeam support which runs across the middle of the hood.




just like the oil pan or water pump you put silicone in the groves and just put the hood on top of the car, should hold it in place, then c clamp all of the edges and spot weld the new skin in.

I don't know how easy it is to get these anymore. Last I remember there were only 2 left in the united states when I purchased mine. The first one was damaged in shipping, the other one is on my car.

[Mister.E]

thanks for the suggestions. im definitely going to look into getting this done.

[conrad_s13.5]

most defiantly could be worth it!

[Mister.E]

who did you buy the roof panel from? i contacted FactoryNissanParts.com and they said they wont ship it because it would get damaged. Don't know why they would throw it up for sale on their site if they arent willing to ship it.

[Om1kron]

I picked mine up from west covina nissan. You're in vegas so I doubt any of the dealerships out there want to deal with it. The panel is REALLY thin it is braced by all of those spotwelds so it's a very tweakable piece of metal and the box they ship it in really isn't UPS friendly.