04-08-2022, 11:09 AM | #18361 | |||
ITS LISA'S FAULT!!!
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while i do agree with you on the restomod thing folks are doing in modern times, i still have the old school mentality of when i was young in the 240 scene back in the early 2000s and people wanted to be different. there was so much variety out there in terms of aero and the approaches folks were taking. and yes, i will agree with that huge paneled aero kits are out. there was a small window of time where i liked the overly aggressive kit look, but the bulk of my interest in aero parts has always been on the more subtle side. and now that its almost 9 years later of me doing aero parts, i have a very deep seeded love for 90s aero as a lot of it was very unique, but also was made to work well with the car itself utilizing OE aero parts as a base. so nothing was super over the top... outside of BN Sports and B-Wave, no one in the 90s/early 00s was making super aggressive and low aero. that didnt come until the mid to late 00s. Vertex, Instant Gentleman, Rocket Bunny, Uras etc all adopted that really aggressive height of BN Sports and B-Wave in their designs. though, i dont think a lot of younger folks now understand how timid 180sx kouki aero is. the skirts sit at the same height as the OE S13 Silvia skirts and if you run the full 180sx kouki kit, you really have to slam the hell out of the car for it to look really good IMO. the 180sx kouki aero kit was all a giant cluster fuck on Nissans part as well. from a design perspective, im not sure what they were thinking TBH. The front bumper and lip sit lower than the skirts. the valances were carry overs from the 180sx chuki model. the skirts SORT OF match the front bumper and valances (nissan should have redesigned the valances to flare out a bit more on the side instead of tucking under the car so as to better match the skirts). the wing, i wont even get into that monstrosity (ive NEVER liked the 180sx kouki wing, it doesnt match the car at all). personally i think TBO and Bomex wangan wings are the ideal wing for a hatch as they match the cars design aestehtic perfectly, no matter what generation OE aero you are running but yeah, in terms of coilover height... personally i cant stand being that low anymore. i like making it over speed bumps without my exhaust flanges scraping (and anything else for that matter). i really did like 180sx kouki aero for a long time up until recently... back before it became a huge trend. now, i feel its all over the place and no longer unique in any way. as i said, 180sx kouki aero used to be the "anti-trend" aero as very few people ran it. now, it along with Navan and S14 kouki aero, its the hottest commodity on the market for the S13. im just happy im done with the DorkiDori V2 Hatch kit and i can move onto new projects that have nothing to do with 180sx kouki anything for a while. though i still have to redesign the S13 V6 Hatch valances to fit the coupe this coming summer, just so i can get those out of the way as i know A LOT of coupe guys are going to want them (and i will be making the matching coupe bumper in the next year or so). to this day though, i am still happy i took those 6 weeks back in Jan/Feb of 20 to make the S13 Type-XC valances and do something no one has ever done in the past. it made me happy to be able to offer something so special to coupe folks. im not trying to sound like an old man yelling at clouds by any of this... i guess im just from a different era who isnt influenced by social media much. ive never been one to follow trends much in my life. i always try to either stay ahead of them, or really just do my own thing. i get wanting the hotest new thing is kind of how life goes for most folks, but maybe it has to do with me owning and building S13s for 20 odd years that i have this huge catalog of memories in my brain of things i thought were amazing that so few got into, but i still go back to memories of Zilvia in its hey day... seeing this huge community of 240sx owners all really wanting to make their cars stand out and do different things, and that doesnt seem to be how it is in modern times i guess. im glad that kids are still building these cars, and i am beyond humbled that so many people see what i make as something special (i just like to make what i make, it brings a lot of happiness to my life... money and attention have zero influence on that either, dorkidori in all its ventures is fueled by my passion and love for these cars). i just HOPE that in another years time when i have a lot more full kits available for both the coupe and the hatch that i can bring some variety to the scene again and help people realize that "type x" isnt the only game out there for looking amazing. Quote:
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05-09-2022, 02:30 PM | #18370 |
ITS LISA'S FAULT!!!
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youre gonna miss it no other car out there like an S-Chassis. im reminded how much i love my S13 every time i drive it after spending a few weeks daily driving my Protege5.
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06-14-2022, 07:45 AM | #18372 |
LennonFranz dorkidori^^
Going to be ordering one from him after I order another truckload of oem parts since nissan keeps discontinuing them haha. Going to make an offer he can't refuse to a friend for the rest of the kouki pieces. Considering ordering a second bumper just as a spare/retirement fund. who owns the ah3 I'm in love with it |
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06-14-2022, 12:34 PM | #18375 |
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Got my kouki bumper painted and finally put on.
Bad choice in tires for this looks funky. 18x9.5 +12 235/30 Need to add more camber in the rear 18x9 +10 234/40 18x10 +10 265/35 |
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I think this https://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=558065 is what you're looking for.
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