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Flicktitty · 07-15-2013, 02:12 PM

Finally got some free time to finish up everything.

Decided to take the car out for a little bit on saturday afternoon and took a few pics

Took the car home and gave it a little cleaning...

Got up Sunday morning and decided to take it to a local car show.

A high end car club from Chicago came up for the show even.

i think all together their was 14 Lamborghini's 5 Ferrari's 2 Ford GT's a ton of Vipers and Corvettes, then all of your old car stuff as well.

car has about 40 miles on it this weekend hasn't skipped a beat yet!

jr_ss · 07-15-2013, 03:09 PM

Everything looks great. Not a fan of that front end on a stock body car though. Any plans to fit the rest or change the front to factory aero?

Either way, glad to see you made it out and finished up what you wanted/needed to.

All these builds finishing up makes me want to get mine on the road asap.

Flicktitty · 07-15-2013, 03:19 PM

We currently have the rest of the aero in the basement actually. Plans were to have that installed this winter and do some paint and body work on the car, But you know how that goes. So hopefully later this year we can get around to that. I'd love to do an OEM "Aero" bumper and skirts/valances. but the prices people want for an OEM Aero bumper is crazy.

wattupbaii · 07-17-2013, 02:54 PM

you have videos of this car?

d_nice · 07-17-2013, 06:23 PM

looking good man

NismoboiZ33 · 07-18-2013, 07:54 AM

Badass build its nice to see something different

Flicktitty · 07-18-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wattupbaii

you have videos of this car?

Yeah, i have a few different videos on my youtube channel.
Flicktitty's channel - YouTube
Nothing too good to be honest. I'll get more this weekend.

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Originally Posted by d_nice

looking good man

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by NismoboiZ33

Badass build its nice to see something different

Thanks! it's been a long time coming.

Flicktitty · 08-01-2013, 10:46 AM

got about 175 miles or so on the car. Took it out to the 3rd "TRUE STREET" show in Milwaukee this past saturday night.

Also left the show with this.

My buddy Ethan's S13 just got out of paint the day before the show.

Monday night we took the car out to a local bistro that has a car show/cruise night. We were the only import there. And much to my surprise we were welcomed with open arms. Had alot of people stopping and looking at it,taking pictures and asking questions. It was pretty cool going to a show where the majority of the cars are from the 70's and earlier and people actually cared to look at the car.

Flicktitty · 08-06-2013, 06:03 PM

Had an issue with a misfire on the car.

Checked the plugs they seemed fine, went and removed the boots off the coil packs and found this...

They say a small hairline crack that's hard to see will cause a misfire, so i was sure this was the issue (all 6 were like this) I tried the heatshrink theory that people say can work and it didn't seem any better. So i went ahead and picked up some new coilpacks from Broc down in Indiana. 1 day later had these babies at my door.

While i was at it i figured i should just go ahead and replace the wires and connectors as those are known to become brittle over time. So i made a call down to Curt at Elmhurst Toyota and had him send me out the stuff....this is the box it came it, A bit overkill if you ask me.

And the "goods"

Went ahead and replaced the coilpacks, the connectors and the pigtail wiring. and started the car up car ran FLAWLESS! seemed to idle the best it ever has. let the car run for a few minutes everything was good. Decided to go for a spin around the block got about 1/2 mile away and the misfire came back. Was pissed off took the car home, popped the hood with it running started checking the wiring, and noticed when i pulled the harness it would misfire, and when i pushed it the car would run great, went to check the connections at the ignitor and poof! no more misfire!

Took the car out to a local cruise night at the Dairy Queen for a few minutes.

That cruise night was pretty dead, so i decided to try the next one down the road and there was a few hundred cars!

Again seemed to have a pretty good reception at this car show. Took the car home and gave it a bath as their was a pretty big import meet coming up.

While cleaning i remembered i had the window sticker

Ended up going to the meet with my buddy Ethan (Red S13 Hatch) and Andy (White Hatch) and Tyler (Fiat Abarth)

While we were at the meet my buddy Jay from Jaybaumphoto.com came and took some pics.

Pinggg · 08-06-2013, 08:06 PM

keep it up! car looks good!

Flicktitty · 08-06-2013, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Pinggg

keep it up! car looks good!

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Ryan671

Maybe I missed it, but... Why the autotragic trans?

Wanted to try something different, And wanted to have a fun AUTO car, So many people say they aren't fast/not fun. We wanted to show it can be fun.

tukn9s · 08-07-2013, 11:09 AM

Lots of hard Parkin goin on,,, looks clean.

soundboy · 08-07-2013, 12:53 PM

Damn, You really love those shows. Car looks excellent , it really needs a kit tho. The last set of rims look clean

Flicktitty · 08-07-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tukn9s

Lots of hard Parkin goin on,,, looks clean.

Sure is. I don't drift, Never planned on doing it, Believe it or not their are people who own 240sx's who don't do that. I'd rather not have to replace bumpers, fenders and rear quarter panels from drifting. We have about 250 miles on the car, Want to get some normal driving and cruising miles on the car before we take it the drag strip/auto-x/road racing.

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Originally Posted by soundboy

Damn, You really love those shows. Car looks excellent , it really needs a kit tho. The last set of rims look clean

Yeah, i've always been a car show guy, get to meet great people and look at other cars and have a good chance to talk. The rest of the kit is in the basement waiting to install it and paint the car at the same time. Thanks.

tukn9s · 08-07-2013, 05:16 PM

Never once said a thing about drifting.

Flicktitty · 08-07-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tukn9s

Never once said a thing about drifting.

true that's just how 91% of this forum talks in relation to "Hard Parking"

future · 08-07-2013, 07:17 PM

Looks great. Finish that kit and paint and this thing would be perfect

Konster · 08-07-2013, 08:49 PM

Love the cluster, did you make it your self?

Flicktitty · 08-08-2013, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by future

Looks great. Finish that kit and paint and this thing would be perfect

Thank you! Those are the plans for this winter if everything goes right!

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Originally Posted by Konster

Love the cluster, did you make it your self?

Thanks! yes i did, With alot of inspiration from Broadfields work i decided to try it myself and it turned out pretty good i think.

Flicktitty · 09-17-2013, 09:51 AM

Kind of a nice feeling not having to work on the car much throughout the year. Just your typical checking of fluids and having some fun.

ran into a few issues, with the HKS Hypermax RS coils being set to full soft the rear tires rub at this ride height going over uneven roads, unsure if i want to raise the car up more, or if i want to try pulling the rear quarters out to see if that will stop it from rubbing. Or if i should look into a rear over setup. Also something with the serp belt drive makes a bad bearing going out, not 100% what that is as EVERYTHING is new, but we will see might try and tackle that next weekend. Other than that car has had pretty much zero issues! So far so good, hoping to get another month or two of use before having to put it away.

BiG MiKE86 · 09-17-2013, 10:37 AM

Hey Flick,

Am i seeing things or is your hood trimmed on the underside?

Loving this coupe... every time I come into this thread I get inspired!

Flicktitty · 09-17-2013, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BiG MiKE86

Hey Flick,

Am i seeing things or is your hood trimmed on the underside?

Loving this coupe... every time I come into this thread I get inspired!

Yeah we had to cut out the supports, The hood shut but it rubbed a few spots on the engine (Engine hook on turbo side but thats removed now) and it slightly rubbed the spark plug cover, and with that painted i didn't want it to ruin the paint, I also massaged different spots of the bracing by the throttle body and the turbo just to make sure i was clear.

Oakville · 09-17-2013, 03:27 PM

that window sticker is a thing of beauty. i really wish I had a window sticker for my car

soundboy · 09-17-2013, 07:37 PM

How's the transmission holding up? What is it from? A soarer

Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 4

BiG MiKE86 · 09-17-2013, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundboy

How's the transmission holding up? What is it from? A soarer

Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 4

Pretty sure it's still the aristo automatic trans

Flicktitty · 09-17-2013, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundboy

How's the transmission holding up? What is it from? A soarer

Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 4

So far it's been ok. it's the Aristo A340E, these trans like all autos are really fluid and temp dependant, so make sure the fluid is good and keep it cool and it should be ok, but i do have 2 spares just incase i need one and cant afford a built one at the time.

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Originally Posted by Amanda671

Are you doing a Single or stick with the Twin Turbos.

Been single for a long time.

600SX · 10-05-2013, 06:22 AM

Every time I see this car, it looks better and better. Keep up the good work Nick.

***S14DB*** · 10-05-2013, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flicktitty

So far it's been ok. it's the Aristo A340E, these trans like all autos are really fluid and temp dependant, so make sure the fluid is good and keep it cool and it should be ok, but i do have 2 spares just incase i need one and cant afford a built one at the time.

Stock TCU or?

specv118 · 10-25-2013, 01:19 PM

I still love this car.

I started reading from the beginning for the first time, and just wow. You both really have done a nice job with this whole project!

Flicktitty · 10-30-2013, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 600SX

Every time I see this car, it looks better and better. Keep up the good work Nick.

Thanks Jim, Liz doesn't get on the forum stuff, but she has done a metric shit ton of work on this thing as well.

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Originally Posted by S14DB

Stock TCU or?

TCU as in the time control unit? Yes that is stock. ECU wise it has an AEM EMS V2.

Quote:

Originally Posted by specv118

I still love this car.

I started reading from the beginning for the first time, and just wow. You both really have done a nice job with this whole project!

Thanks Preston! It's been a long time coming, but nice to see it paying off!

07-15-2013, 02:12 PM	#331
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Finally got some free time to finish up everything. Decided to take the car out for a little bit on saturday afternoon and took a few pics Took the car home and gave it a little cleaning... Got up Sunday morning and decided to take it to a local car show. A high end car club from Chicago came up for the show even. i think all together their was 14 Lamborghini's 5 Ferrari's 2 Ford GT's a ton of Vipers and Corvettes, then all of your old car stuff as well. car has about 40 miles on it this weekend hasn't skipped a beat yet! __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo

07-15-2013, 03:09 PM	#332
jr_ss Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pa Posts: 6,413 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	Everything looks great. Not a fan of that front end on a stock body car though. Any plans to fit the rest or change the front to factory aero? Either way, glad to see you made it out and finished up what you wanted/needed to. All these builds finishing up makes me want to get mine on the road asap. __________________ My SR20VET Does your VTC gear rattle in your S14/15 SR? PM me.

07-15-2013, 03:19 PM	#333
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	We currently have the rest of the aero in the basement actually. Plans were to have that installed this winter and do some paint and body work on the car, But you know how that goes. So hopefully later this year we can get around to that. I'd love to do an OEM "Aero" bumper and skirts/valances. but the prices people want for an OEM Aero bumper is crazy. __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo

08-01-2013, 10:46 AM	#338
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	got about 175 miles or so on the car. Took it out to the 3rd "TRUE STREET" show in Milwaukee this past saturday night. Also left the show with this. My buddy Ethan's S13 just got out of paint the day before the show. Monday night we took the car out to a local bistro that has a car show/cruise night. We were the only import there. And much to my surprise we were welcomed with open arms. Had alot of people stopping and looking at it,taking pictures and asking questions. It was pretty cool going to a show where the majority of the cars are from the 70's and earlier and people actually cared to look at the car. __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo

08-06-2013, 06:03 PM	#339
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Had an issue with a misfire on the car. Checked the plugs they seemed fine, went and removed the boots off the coil packs and found this... They say a small hairline crack that's hard to see will cause a misfire, so i was sure this was the issue (all 6 were like this) I tried the heatshrink theory that people say can work and it didn't seem any better. So i went ahead and picked up some new coilpacks from Broc down in Indiana. 1 day later had these babies at my door. While i was at it i figured i should just go ahead and replace the wires and connectors as those are known to become brittle over time. So i made a call down to Curt at Elmhurst Toyota and had him send me out the stuff....this is the box it came it, A bit overkill if you ask me. And the "goods" Went ahead and replaced the coilpacks, the connectors and the pigtail wiring. and started the car up car ran FLAWLESS! seemed to idle the best it ever has. let the car run for a few minutes everything was good. Decided to go for a spin around the block got about 1/2 mile away and the misfire came back. Was pissed off took the car home, popped the hood with it running started checking the wiring, and noticed when i pulled the harness it would misfire, and when i pushed it the car would run great, went to check the connections at the ignitor and poof! no more misfire! Took the car out to a local cruise night at the Dairy Queen for a few minutes. That cruise night was pretty dead, so i decided to try the next one down the road and there was a few hundred cars! Again seemed to have a pretty good reception at this car show. Took the car home and gave it a bath as their was a pretty big import meet coming up. While cleaning i remembered i had the window sticker Ended up going to the meet with my buddy Ethan (Red S13 Hatch) and Andy (White Hatch) and Tyler (Fiat Abarth) While we were at the meet my buddy Jay from Jaybaumphoto.com came and took some pics. __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo

07-17-2013, 02:54 PM	#334
wattupbaii Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: nyc Age: 29 Posts: 77 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you have videos of this car?

07-17-2013, 06:23 PM	#335
d_nice Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: florida Age: 43 Posts: 3,595 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	looking good man

07-18-2013, 07:54 AM	#336
NismoboiZ33 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Yuma Age: 33 Posts: 9 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Badass build its nice to see something different

08-06-2013, 08:06 PM	#340
Pinggg Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Coconut Creek, Florida Age: 30 Posts: 1,255 Trader Rating: (22) Feedback Score: 22 reviews	keep it up! car looks good!

08-07-2013, 11:09 AM	#342
tukn9s Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mn Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Lots of hard Parkin goin on,,, looks clean.

08-07-2013, 12:53 PM	#343
soundboy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: trinidad Age: 43 Posts: 320 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Damn, You really love those shows. Car looks excellent , it really needs a kit tho. The last set of rims look clean

08-07-2013, 05:16 PM	#345
tukn9s Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mn Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Never once said a thing about drifting.

08-07-2013, 08:49 PM	#348
Konster Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NY Age: 35 Posts: 1,273 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Love the cluster, did you make it your self? __________________ Hyer.

09-17-2013, 09:51 AM	#350
Flicktitty Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 3,685 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Kind of a nice feeling not having to work on the car much throughout the year. Just your typical checking of fluids and having some fun. ran into a few issues, with the HKS Hypermax RS coils being set to full soft the rear tires rub at this ride height going over uneven roads, unsure if i want to raise the car up more, or if i want to try pulling the rear quarters out to see if that will stop it from rubbing. Or if i should look into a rear over setup. Also something with the serp belt drive makes a bad bearing going out, not 100% what that is as EVERYTHING is new, but we will see might try and tackle that next weekend. Other than that car has had pretty much zero issues! So far so good, hoping to get another month or two of use before having to put it away. __________________ 2JZ-GTE Swapped S13 Coupe - 1994 Supra Turbo

09-17-2013, 10:37 AM	#351
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Hey Flick, Am i seeing things or is your hood trimmed on the underside? Loving this coupe... every time I come into this thread I get inspired! __________________

09-17-2013, 03:27 PM	#353
Oakville Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 455 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that window sticker is a thing of beauty. i really wish I had a window sticker for my car __________________ BNR32 connoisseur // 1990 GT-R

09-17-2013, 07:37 PM	#354
soundboy Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: trinidad Age: 43 Posts: 320 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How's the transmission holding up? What is it from? A soarer Sent from my GT-P3110 using Tapatalk 4

10-05-2013, 06:22 AM	#357
600SX Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: WI Age: 43 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Every time I see this car, it looks better and better. Keep up the good work Nick. __________________ 8 > 6 > 4 wi240sx.com

10-25-2013, 01:19 PM	#359
specv118 Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WI Age: 36 Posts: 56 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I still love this car. I started reading from the beginning for the first time, and just wow. You both really have done a nice job with this whole project!