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DJPimpFlex · 10-31-2015, 09:11 PM

Let's see... lots to talk about.

All Star Bash was crazy fun. Won team tandem for the second year running.

I also picked up some more upgrades. Thanks to Inca Madness Racing for the support!

GForce GSR with Andrews Internals and a full set of Wisefab front and rear. I had the opportunity to drive my friend Joe Tardiff's car which is basically the same as mine except wisefab and you see what happened. I can explain why it's better than the powered by max stuff I've been running, but I will hold my review until I can really drive in anger when I get it on my car. I'm keeping it the same for the final round of Golden Gate Drift just to be sure that I take home the championship.

taeisbeast · 10-31-2015, 09:24 PM

Hell yeah bro! Congratulations, bad ass car too..

Visionshift · 11-02-2015, 07:32 PM

This is nuts! At first I was curious why your doors were different colors then the body ( I started towards the middle end of the thread) And then it dawned on me they were carbonfiber! Car is mental!

DJPimpFlex · 11-13-2015, 11:55 PM

Big week coming up. Wednesday is the last Sonoma Drift of the year before Winter Jam. Meihan layout. Can....Not.....Wait!

Then next weekend. The time has FINALLY come to put the finishing touches on quite a long ProAm season. Golden Gate Drift will be back at Thunderhill Raceway on November 21st. Open track if you feel like driving but I'll be there to compete.

Mannykiller · 11-14-2015, 12:02 PM

Sick!!! Pumped for you man! If I can get free I'll head up there to watch!!

DJPimpFlex · 11-21-2015, 11:54 PM

So this has been an intense week. Wednesday night at Sonoma Drift was an absolute shit show. My good friend Joe Tardiff was involved in a serious accident and broke his hip. Anyone who knows him knows that he is the nicest guy in the sport and I feel terrible that it happened. He's going to be ok but it put me in a weird place.

Also that same night I did a little french fry instead of some pizza and ended up getting DESTROYED. I thought my championship run was over.

Luckily my damage was mostly cosmetic. I overnighted a new radiator and made out of to Golden Gate Drift round 5 to finish out the season.

The day was a huge success. Qualified 2nd, ended up finishing first. Car felt great and drove awesome all day. I apologize for all the nudes... NSFW.

The season is finally over and I secured the championship win and my 2016 Pro2 license. I was on the podium 4 out of 5 rounds with a worst finish of 4th. Time to revamp the set up and charge hard into Formula D next year!

Mannykiller · 11-22-2015, 12:15 PM

Congrats Matt!! Pumped for you! Keep at it!! You going to need to make any mods to the cage or chassis for pro 2?

DJPimpFlex · 11-22-2015, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mannykiller

Congrats Matt!! Pumped for you! Keep at it!! You going to need to make any mods to the cage or chassis for pro 2?

Thanks dude!! Chassis and cage are legal. Just need safety stuff really, seats fire system etc.

ehhhregartless · 11-22-2015, 01:27 PM

I hope this build never ends. Congrats man

cured13 · 11-22-2015, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJPimpFlex

Is there a reason (other than cosmetic) that you use 6-spoke rims over 5- spokes?

supreme_1 · 11-22-2015, 11:33 PM

what type of rim is that?

DJPimpFlex · 11-22-2015, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cured13

Is there a reason (other than cosmetic) that you use 6-spoke rims over 5- spokes?

The 6 and 5 are exactly the same, just style haha.

Quote:

Originally Posted by supreme_1

what type of rim is that?

Cosmis Racing Wheels

D-Clem · 11-23-2015, 09:14 AM

Congratulations man, this is just awesome. Been following this build forever now and rooting for you. Glad to see others dreams come true and it's motivation for myself. What seats are you running now that wouldn't be legal? Do you just need something FIA and HANS compatible or what? Hope you keep us up to date on all the changes and what not, build is incredible. Also, do you think you'll make all or most of the Pro2 events? I'm just hoping to get to see the car in person!

DJPimpFlex · 11-23-2015, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D-Clem

Congratulations man, this is just awesome. Been following this build forever now and rooting for you. Glad to see others dreams come true and it's motivation for myself. What seats are you running now that wouldn't be legal? Do you just need something FIA and HANS compatible or what? Hope you keep us up to date on all the changes and what not, build is incredible. Also, do you think you'll make all or most of the Pro2 events? I'm just hoping to get to see the car in person!

Thank you!!! I actually just got my new seats in today.

Bride Gardis III. Dopest seats in the world IMO. Fits so nicely. I've got to pick up a hans and a new helmet next year once my sponsor 425 Motorsports gets their supply in. I'm definitely doing all the rounds next year. I think I'm teaming up with a local team for transport but that's still in the works. As soon as it's finalized I'll post up an announcement.

Bleakley · 11-23-2015, 06:04 PM

Talk about dreams come true.
Such an inspiration to a lot of people. Been up and down your entire thread 2 or 3 times.
Congratulations man, you deserve it.

Standard · 11-24-2015, 12:20 PM

wow, so awesome! Followed this thread since the beginning, congratulations man!

jankyzenki · 11-24-2015, 01:35 PM

This is inspiration to many man! Congrats! Also love to see someone getting a 425 sponsorship since thats my hometown dealer! Keep it up and hope to see you accel in Pro2!

D-Clem · 11-24-2015, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJPimpFlex

Thank you!!! I actually just got my new seats in today.

Bride Gardis III. Dopest seats in the world IMO. Fits so nicely. I've got to pick up a hans and a new helmet next year once my sponsor 425 Motorsports gets their supply in. I'm definitely doing all the rounds next year. I think I'm teaming up with a local team for transport but that's still in the works. As soon as it's finalized I'll post up an announcement.

SO sick! Those are one of my favorites as well

Reece · 11-24-2015, 11:24 PM

I appreciate those seats on a spiritual level. Glad to see more updates.

DJPimpFlex · 12-13-2015, 11:38 PM

This month has been absolutely insane. Finally got moved into my house and starting putting the wisefab on.

This suspension is bad ass but takes a TON of work to get all the niggles figured out.

Getting the passenger side offset rack spacer on in a task if you have the wrong rack. Older S13 racks have the flat spots 90° off so you have to grind yourself a new set on flat spots to make sure it gets on correctly. It was daunting but worked out just fine.

Also, something that annoyed me, is that the kit is designed to be used with those offset spacers so I had to ditch my relocated rack and go with a stock crossmember and PBM rack bushings. I don't like these spacers but we'll see how it works out.

Wisefab is interesting because having a solid lower arm limits your caster adjustability. I found with PBM that caster was very important, but with Wisefab you just kind of adjust slightly for the fitment to your bent ass chassis.

I think that this is neat. This is where you can adjust ackerman. They provide you with different washers with the hole drilled in different locations giving you the option of adjusting from zero to near stock. I'm starting in the middle setting which I hear is good.

It's getting there. My 5 lug conversion hubs don't fit but OEM 4 lug hubs do so idk what's up with that. I ordered some new ones so we will see if they fit. Don't even get my started on the rear. It's just as much of a mind fuck. I'll post up some reviews of that when I get it closer. Winter Jam is this coming weekend so I hope this all comes together.

D-Clem · 12-14-2015, 06:41 AM

It's nice to see some honest reviews of the setup of wise fab stuff, because I've heard some negative things as well but it's like a cardinal sin to say any negatives about it. I'm really interested to see how you like it vs what you had before(PBM right?)

DJPimpFlex · 12-14-2015, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D-Clem

It's nice to see some honest reviews of the setup of wise fab stuff, because I've heard some negative things as well but it's like a cardinal sin to say any negatives about it. I'm really interested to see how you like it vs what you had before(PBM right?)

From an installation perspective some things could have been done differently. I'm not really worried about it, just thought some factual install information may be helpful. The way it makes the car drive is much more important obviously. I'll hopefully know more about that this weekend.

I ran PBM forever and I was reasonably happy. I considered doing the limit break upgrade but after talking with a lot of people and companies I decided to go Wisefab. Part Shop Max isn't interested in helping anyone out at all. I have worked with them for YEARS and have been underwhelmed by how they have treated me. My experience with Wisefab has been fantastic. It helps that the person who runs Wisefab USA is a close friend but still. Everything in stock and MUCH less expensive. I hate to bag on PBM's products and customer service but I'm just being honest about my experience. They are all good guys who I have met in person, but the way they run their business has left me a bit frustrated.

DJPimpFlex · 12-21-2015, 05:00 PM

Install of the rear Wisefab would typically be easier but I made it much more difficult on myself than I needed to. I bought a unused kit from a friend so I got a good deal on it but it was for an S14 so there are some differences that made the install a bit more problematic.

The coilover mount was basically like a 500 piece puzzle and it's not very clear as to exactly how you need to mount it so I just made it work. Seems solid enough. There are a lot of adjustments to make which I need to play with. I'm not super impressed with the locking mechanisms on the arms. I know they will come loose often.

Took the car out this weekend to Winter Jam. Unloaded it and unfortunately the power steering wouldn't bleed so I had to swap racks. It was the only piece I changed with the power steering so I knew it had to be the problem. That took ALL day as I had to drive all the way back home so I didn't get any driving in on Saturday.

Sunday went ok. The weather was shit but I got some seat time. The overall feel is amazing. I was fighting the conditions and the car at the same time so it's hard to know how it really performs but the one take away is that it is a LOT of angle. I really like how it felt and I look forward to mastering it.

The comp went ok. Qualified 2nd which was cool. Won my top 16 battle but the motor started to act up (probably water getting in somewhere it shouldn't since I wasn't running a hood or anything) so I had to forfeit. Time to tear the car down and start building for Formula D!

D-Clem · 12-21-2015, 10:24 PM

good stuff man, thanks for sharing as always! I love reading these posts and your progress.

Jibbberish · 12-21-2015, 10:47 PM

The D! Idk where my sub to this thread went lol had to re sub. Glad everything is still going strong, keep killin it.

drewr4411 · 12-22-2015, 07:11 AM

Im glad you gave an honest review regarding the WFab kit. Good to see people willing to review things honestly. on this site.

Glad to see your ready for FD. What's your plans for the overhaul?

Thanks,

DJPimpFlex · 12-22-2015, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drewr4411

Im glad you gave an honest review regarding the WFab kit. Good to see people willing to review things honestly. on this site.

Glad to see your ready for FD. What's your plans for the overhaul?

Thanks,

Mostly driveability and reliability. Transmission, quick change and nos for a little more power. Not going crazy since I'll never make it to Atlanta if I do (financially and time wise).

DJPimpFlex · 01-24-2016, 02:22 PM

Made some more progress this weekend. Got the new quick change in and the rear suspension on. Unfortunately the rear axles seem to be too long so I have to figure that out.

Next up was fixing some small stuff on the engine and dropping it back in. Transmission is going in next, then off to get some small fab work done. Paint and new aero after that.... then I get to drive it!

PoorMans180SX · 01-25-2016, 11:34 AM

Wow this thing changed a lot since I last checked the thread! Glad to see you're progressing as a driver and finally have the hardware you need to get you farther up the ranks!

ka-titties · 01-25-2016, 11:49 AM

Whoever you take your car to to do alignments must hate you.

10-31-2015, 09:11 PM	#991
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Let's see... lots to talk about. All Star Bash was crazy fun. Won team tandem for the second year running. I also picked up some more upgrades. Thanks to Inca Madness Racing for the support! GForce GSR with Andrews Internals and a full set of Wisefab front and rear. I had the opportunity to drive my friend Joe Tardiff's car which is basically the same as mine except wisefab and you see what happened. I can explain why it's better than the powered by max stuff I've been running, but I will hold my review until I can really drive in anger when I get it on my car. I'm keeping it the same for the final round of Golden Gate Drift just to be sure that I take home the championship. __________________

10-31-2015, 09:24 PM	#992
taeisbeast Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Texas/Afghan Posts: 743 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Hell yeah bro! Congratulations, bad ass car too.. __________________ Intangible Visionary: Multimedia Production

11-13-2015, 11:55 PM	#994
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Big week coming up. Wednesday is the last Sonoma Drift of the year before Winter Jam. Meihan layout. Can....Not.....Wait! Then next weekend. The time has FINALLY come to put the finishing touches on quite a long ProAm season. Golden Gate Drift will be back at Thunderhill Raceway on November 21st. Open track if you feel like driving but I'll be there to compete. __________________

11-14-2015, 12:02 PM	#995
Mannykiller Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Quartz Hill Age: 40 Posts: 833 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Sick!!! Pumped for you man! If I can get free I'll head up there to watch!! __________________ IG:@AAPARKAH #ThisIsTheWolf

11-21-2015, 11:54 PM	#996
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	So this has been an intense week. Wednesday night at Sonoma Drift was an absolute shit show. My good friend Joe Tardiff was involved in a serious accident and broke his hip. Anyone who knows him knows that he is the nicest guy in the sport and I feel terrible that it happened. He's going to be ok but it put me in a weird place. Also that same night I did a little french fry instead of some pizza and ended up getting DESTROYED. I thought my championship run was over. Luckily my damage was mostly cosmetic. I overnighted a new radiator and made out of to Golden Gate Drift round 5 to finish out the season. The day was a huge success. Qualified 2nd, ended up finishing first. Car felt great and drove awesome all day. I apologize for all the nudes... NSFW. The season is finally over and I secured the championship win and my 2016 Pro2 license. I was on the podium 4 out of 5 rounds with a worst finish of 4th. Time to revamp the set up and charge hard into Formula D next year! __________________

11-02-2015, 07:32 PM	#993
Visionshift Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Oshkosh,Wi Posts: 44 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	This is nuts! At first I was curious why your doors were different colors then the body ( I started towards the middle end of the thread) And then it dawned on me they were carbonfiber! Car is mental!

11-22-2015, 12:15 PM	#997
Mannykiller Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Quartz Hill Age: 40 Posts: 833 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Congrats Matt!! Pumped for you! Keep at it!! You going to need to make any mods to the cage or chassis for pro 2? __________________ IG:@AAPARKAH #ThisIsTheWolf

11-22-2015, 01:27 PM	#999
ehhhregartless Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: nepa Age: 41 Posts: 2,775 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	I hope this build never ends. Congrats man __________________ www.zeedakay.com IG: @zeedakay

11-22-2015, 11:33 PM	#1001
supreme_1 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: hawaii Posts: 612 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	what type of rim is that?

11-23-2015, 09:14 AM	#1003
D-Clem Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Jax fl Posts: 166 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Congratulations man, this is just awesome. Been following this build forever now and rooting for you. Glad to see others dreams come true and it's motivation for myself. What seats are you running now that wouldn't be legal? Do you just need something FIA and HANS compatible or what? Hope you keep us up to date on all the changes and what not, build is incredible. Also, do you think you'll make all or most of the Pro2 events? I'm just hoping to get to see the car in person!

11-23-2015, 06:04 PM	#1005
Bleakley Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 637 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Talk about dreams come true. Such an inspiration to a lot of people. Been up and down your entire thread 2 or 3 times. Congratulations man, you deserve it.

11-24-2015, 12:20 PM	#1006
Standard Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Milwaukee Age: 35 Posts: 818 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	wow, so awesome! Followed this thread since the beginning, congratulations man!

11-24-2015, 01:35 PM	#1007
jankyzenki Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Seattle,WA Age: 27 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	This is inspiration to many man! Congrats! Also love to see someone getting a 425 sponsorship since thats my hometown dealer! Keep it up and hope to see you accel in Pro2! __________________ Nobody likes the tuna here

12-13-2015, 11:38 PM	#1010
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	This month has been absolutely insane. Finally got moved into my house and starting putting the wisefab on. This suspension is bad ass but takes a TON of work to get all the niggles figured out. Getting the passenger side offset rack spacer on in a task if you have the wrong rack. Older S13 racks have the flat spots 90° off so you have to grind yourself a new set on flat spots to make sure it gets on correctly. It was daunting but worked out just fine. Also, something that annoyed me, is that the kit is designed to be used with those offset spacers so I had to ditch my relocated rack and go with a stock crossmember and PBM rack bushings. I don't like these spacers but we'll see how it works out. Wisefab is interesting because having a solid lower arm limits your caster adjustability. I found with PBM that caster was very important, but with Wisefab you just kind of adjust slightly for the fitment to your bent ass chassis. I think that this is neat. This is where you can adjust ackerman. They provide you with different washers with the hole drilled in different locations giving you the option of adjusting from zero to near stock. I'm starting in the middle setting which I hear is good. It's getting there. My 5 lug conversion hubs don't fit but OEM 4 lug hubs do so idk what's up with that. I ordered some new ones so we will see if they fit. Don't even get my started on the rear. It's just as much of a mind fuck. I'll post up some reviews of that when I get it closer. Winter Jam is this coming weekend so I hope this all comes together. __________________

12-14-2015, 06:41 AM	#1011
D-Clem Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Jax fl Posts: 166 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's nice to see some honest reviews of the setup of wise fab stuff, because I've heard some negative things as well but it's like a cardinal sin to say any negatives about it. I'm really interested to see how you like it vs what you had before(PBM right?)

12-21-2015, 05:00 PM	#1013
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Install of the rear Wisefab would typically be easier but I made it much more difficult on myself than I needed to. I bought a unused kit from a friend so I got a good deal on it but it was for an S14 so there are some differences that made the install a bit more problematic. The coilover mount was basically like a 500 piece puzzle and it's not very clear as to exactly how you need to mount it so I just made it work. Seems solid enough. There are a lot of adjustments to make which I need to play with. I'm not super impressed with the locking mechanisms on the arms. I know they will come loose often. Took the car out this weekend to Winter Jam. Unloaded it and unfortunately the power steering wouldn't bleed so I had to swap racks. It was the only piece I changed with the power steering so I knew it had to be the problem. That took ALL day as I had to drive all the way back home so I didn't get any driving in on Saturday. Sunday went ok. The weather was shit but I got some seat time. The overall feel is amazing. I was fighting the conditions and the car at the same time so it's hard to know how it really performs but the one take away is that it is a LOT of angle. I really like how it felt and I look forward to mastering it. The comp went ok. Qualified 2nd which was cool. Won my top 16 battle but the motor started to act up (probably water getting in somewhere it shouldn't since I wasn't running a hood or anything) so I had to forfeit. Time to tear the car down and start building for Formula D! __________________

12-21-2015, 10:24 PM	#1014
D-Clem Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Jax fl Posts: 166 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	good stuff man, thanks for sharing as always! I love reading these posts and your progress.

12-21-2015, 10:47 PM	#1015
Jibbberish Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 125 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The D! Idk where my sub to this thread went lol had to re sub. Glad everything is still going strong, keep killin it.

12-22-2015, 07:11 AM	#1016
drewr4411 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2015 Location: VA Posts: 308 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Im glad you gave an honest review regarding the WFab kit. Good to see people willing to review things honestly. on this site. Glad to see your ready for FD. What's your plans for the overhaul? Thanks, __________________ 89 S13/2JZ Silvia(Project Phoenix) IG @awrperformance FB awrperformance

01-24-2016, 02:22 PM	#1018
DJPimpFlex Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Age: 39 Posts: 6,158 Trader Rating: (115) Rides Gallery: DJPimpFlex Feedback Score: 115 reviews	Made some more progress this weekend. Got the new quick change in and the rear suspension on. Unfortunately the rear axles seem to be too long so I have to figure that out. Next up was fixing some small stuff on the engine and dropping it back in. Transmission is going in next, then off to get some small fab work done. Paint and new aero after that.... then I get to drive it! __________________

01-25-2016, 11:34 AM	#1019
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 5,616 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Wow this thing changed a lot since I last checked the thread! Glad to see you're progressing as a driver and finally have the hardware you need to get you farther up the ranks! __________________ Build: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.

01-25-2016, 11:49 AM	#1020
ka-titties Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near that guy you know Posts: 1,561 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	Whoever you take your car to to do alignments must hate you.