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future · 01-08-2014, 07:32 PM

Just followed you! Follow me back unlike all the other build threads guys on here lol

tricky_ab · 01-08-2014, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

HKS Hipermax 3 coilovers off the S15 are up for grabs if anyone is interested. Only about 6-7k miles on them. I hardly drive my car. Paid 2400 new for them. Asking 1800. PM me if interested.

What coilovers are you planning to replace them with?

garagelu · 01-08-2014, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

What coilovers are you planning to replace them with?

You should buy them for your S15.

Oakville · 01-08-2014, 09:30 PM

Thats awesome. If you decide to sell this.....I'll be moderately disappointed as I enjoy the instagram updates.

so don't sell it.

tricky_ab · 01-08-2014, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

You should buy them for your S15.

I bought a set of HKS Hipermax III D'Nob spec not to long ago...

I would have been interested if I hadn't already bought them... They should sell fast though. It's a quality set, that you're selling at a great price!

garagelu · 03-10-2014, 02:51 PM

Forgot to post this pictures up a few weeks back when I worked on clearing out the engine bay some more. All I had left after that day was A/C components and fuse box. Stay tuned for updated pictures from this past weekend when I cleared out the whole engine bay. Or you can check out my instagram username: garagelu for updated pics. Car is pretty much ready to paint!!! Now to decide on a color...decision, decisions.

tricky_ab · 03-10-2014, 06:23 PM

Are you going to get rid of the battery tray?

A54 · 03-10-2014, 06:33 PM

Great S15 thread...

Oakville · 03-10-2014, 09:00 PM

I happened to see one of these pics scattered throughout the 400 pics of Nikes on instagram haha...dont paint the bay! It looks way too nice like it is man

garagelu · 03-10-2014, 09:28 PM

So here are the most up to date pictures of my car. Everything is 100% cleared out of the engine bay and pretty much ready to paint. To answer a few questions, yes the battery tray will be cut off and that area will be smoothed out. A lot of people have been telling me to just leave the engine bay the way it is. The engine bay looks a lot nicer in pictures than in person. And I am too OCD about details and I just want everything perfect. A lot of unused holes while be filled and shaved as well.

My ultimate goal for this build is to just make sure everything is done once and done right. This build will be a long journey because I want to make sure everything is perfect. I don't want to cut corners on anything. The best of the best will be on this car. Unfortunately that means lots of money and then that means more time to get that money.

But stay tuned. Things will pick up soon. Im soon to be 29 years old and life just gets busier and busier. I wish I was in my early 20's again when I was able to work on my car at every chance I had.

How do you guys suggest I remove the fuse box? How do I get it past that hole? I want to get it on the other side of the hole so I can relocate the fuse box.

The Real Keith · 03-10-2014, 11:02 PM

^ I thought you could unplug it at the dash and pull it through that way. I don't know if the fusebox will fit through the hole.

59bhp · 03-11-2014, 03:34 AM

the fuse box is modular so you can undo the clips holding it together and it comes apart into smaller pieces

garagelu · 03-11-2014, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 59bhp

the fuse box is modular so you can undo the clips holding it together and it comes apart into smaller pieces

That's what I was thinking but was not 100% sure.

Also where is the cheapest place you guys know of to buy factory S15 front end parts...particularly the fenders and hood?

97nismo · 03-11-2014, 07:30 AM

what color are you repainting it?......teal

tricky_ab · 03-30-2014, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

My ultimate goal for this build is to just make sure everything is done once and done right. This build will be a long journey because I want to make sure everything is perfect. I don't want to cut corners on anything. The best of the best will be on this car. Unfortunately that means lots of money and then that means more time to get that money.

But stay tuned. Things will pick up soon. Im soon to be 29 years old and life just gets busier and busier. I wish I was in my early 20's again when I was able to work on my car at every chance I had.

I'm all for taking your time to do things right. Building cars is not a race, and I'm glad to hear that you're taking the time to really enjoy what's happening.

And I feel you on life getting busier and busier the older you get.

jr_ss · 03-30-2014, 08:45 PM

In order to get the engine bay fusebox out, you have to pull the harness from the cabin. I suggest you pull your dash for ease of access, however you may be able to get it out without doing so. The main chassis harness goes to the ignition/steering column, gauges, and the fuse block behind the kick panel.

John_O · 04-02-2014, 03:18 AM

Some great dedication and thought gone into this car. Iv just bought an s15 in Japan and cant wait to get it back to Ireland. If its half as clean as this one ill be happy.

DILLONDILLONDILLON! · 08-21-2015, 04:57 PM

Where art thou??

Darkcr3w · 08-22-2015, 08:02 PM

Loved reading your build. Lots of Advan model 5's for sale on Yahoo Auctions JP right now.

drewr4411 · 08-24-2015, 11:35 AM

any update on this build?

s13zack · 08-24-2015, 06:47 PM

i believe the S15 from the end of Tokyo Drift gets drifted at Englishtown here in NJ. Either way, absolutely awesome car man

VAs13 · 08-25-2015, 01:07 AM

Haven't been on Zilvia in ages but im pissed none of the pictures will work here in the office. I had the pleasure of meeting garageLu when I was passing through Atlanta one day and I cant wait to see what's to come of this.

collegekid · 08-27-2015, 07:49 AM

This car was a motivational icon for me back in 2012 for me to fix my car and build it into something better. It is partly the reason why I went with an S15 front end at the time and Model 5s are probably the sexiest wheels and it took me a good 2 years to find them.

Hopefully both of us make/find the time to finish our cars

OBEEWON · 08-27-2015, 10:12 AM

sanka?
yah ded?

Oakville · 09-11-2015, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OBEEWON

sanka?
yah ded?

yah man

as per kevin's instagram it looks like he's been a little busy as of late

tricky_ab · 09-13-2015, 08:40 AM

Dude's enjoying life right now... Quality builds take time, and he'll be back at it once things calm down socially.

garagelu · 12-10-2015, 07:58 AM

Sorry everyone...it's been a crazy past few years with a lot of things going on. Mostly good stuff though so I can't complain. Let's see, in these 2-3 years...

1) got promoted to a new job
2) bought my 2nd property (renting it out now with a great tenant)
3) been growing my ebay business
4) started a online store, garagelu.com (go check it out!)
5) got engaged and getting married in April

So if you guys have been wondering why my car hasn't been done, there you go, lol. Along with my laziness and me wanting everything perfect has caused this build to take a lot longer than expected. I update my instagram more than I do post here so check it out if you haven't already @garagelu. I will try to update this thread more often now that I have more content.

So with me getting married in April, I really want to use my car in the wedding so these past few months I have really tried to push forward and get things moving along.

Right now I have the engine disassembled. Cylinder head is off and I am going to pull everything out of the head so I can send it off to get decked and hot tanked. Once it comes back, I am going to start re-assembly. My plan is to finish it up by Christmas. I have a 2.5 week plant shutdown at work so I am planning on using that time to finalize everything on the body and push it to paint.

Purple power and a pressure wash got the block looking pretty good.

Found this nice like organizer at lowe's for 3-4 bucks. It was well worth it because I know everyone who builds SR probably don't put those shims back in the same spot they came out from. Labeled the rocker arms as well so I know where they go back.

Cleaned up the block surface pretty good with a razor blade and some parts cleaner.

Ramonesfreak2010 · 12-10-2015, 08:10 AM

I love it when SRs are disassembled.

drewr4411 · 12-10-2015, 08:28 AM

looking forward to more updates!

Lees_Garage · 12-10-2015, 08:48 AM

Congrats on your life! Good to see progress again.

01-08-2014, 09:30 PM	#244
Oakville Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 455 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thats awesome. If you decide to sell this.....I'll be moderately disappointed as I enjoy the instagram updates. so don't sell it. __________________ BNR32 connoisseur // 1990 GT-R

03-10-2014, 09:00 PM	#249
Oakville Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto Age: 32 Posts: 455 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I happened to see one of these pics scattered throughout the 400 pics of Nikes on instagram haha...dont paint the bay! It looks way too nice like it is man __________________ BNR32 connoisseur // 1990 GT-R

03-11-2014, 07:30 AM	#254
97nismo Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Asheville Posts: 2,133 Trader Rating: (53) Feedback Score: 53 reviews	what color are you repainting it?......teal __________________ Feedback: http://zilvia.net/f/itrader.php?u=78978

03-30-2014, 08:45 PM	#256
jr_ss Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pa Posts: 6,413 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	In order to get the engine bay fusebox out, you have to pull the harness from the cabin. I suggest you pull your dash for ease of access, however you may be able to get it out without doing so. The main chassis harness goes to the ignition/steering column, gauges, and the fuse block behind the kick panel. __________________ My SR20VET Does your VTC gear rattle in your S14/15 SR? PM me.

08-21-2015, 04:57 PM	#258
DILLONDILLONDILLON! Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: new jersey Age: 33 Posts: 206 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Where art thou?? __________________ http://springfieldnissan.com/

03-10-2014, 02:51 PM	#246
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 39 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Forgot to post this pictures up a few weeks back when I worked on clearing out the engine bay some more. All I had left after that day was A/C components and fuse box. Stay tuned for updated pictures from this past weekend when I cleared out the whole engine bay. Or you can check out my instagram username: garagelu for updated pics. Car is pretty much ready to paint!!! Now to decide on a color...decision, decisions.

03-10-2014, 06:23 PM	#247
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,414 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	Are you going to get rid of the battery tray?

03-10-2014, 06:33 PM	#248
A54 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 273 Trader Rating: (40) Feedback Score: 40 reviews	Great S15 thread...

03-10-2014, 09:28 PM	#250
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 39 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	So here are the most up to date pictures of my car. Everything is 100% cleared out of the engine bay and pretty much ready to paint. To answer a few questions, yes the battery tray will be cut off and that area will be smoothed out. A lot of people have been telling me to just leave the engine bay the way it is. The engine bay looks a lot nicer in pictures than in person. And I am too OCD about details and I just want everything perfect. A lot of unused holes while be filled and shaved as well. My ultimate goal for this build is to just make sure everything is done once and done right. This build will be a long journey because I want to make sure everything is perfect. I don't want to cut corners on anything. The best of the best will be on this car. Unfortunately that means lots of money and then that means more time to get that money. But stay tuned. Things will pick up soon. Im soon to be 29 years old and life just gets busier and busier. I wish I was in my early 20's again when I was able to work on my car at every chance I had. How do you guys suggest I remove the fuse box? How do I get it past that hole? I want to get it on the other side of the hole so I can relocate the fuse box.

03-10-2014, 11:02 PM	#251
The Real Keith Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cumming, GA Age: 36 Posts: 46 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	^ I thought you could unplug it at the dash and pull it through that way. I don't know if the fusebox will fit through the hole.

03-11-2014, 03:34 AM	#252
59bhp Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: uk Posts: 379 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	the fuse box is modular so you can undo the clips holding it together and it comes apart into smaller pieces

04-02-2014, 03:18 AM	#257
John_O Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Maghera, Ireland Age: 34 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Some great dedication and thought gone into this car. Iv just bought an s15 in Japan and cant wait to get it back to Ireland. If its half as clean as this one ill be happy.

08-22-2015, 08:02 PM	#259
Darkcr3w Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: FL Age: 28 Posts: 290 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Loved reading your build. Lots of Advan model 5's for sale on Yahoo Auctions JP right now.

08-24-2015, 11:35 AM	#260
drewr4411 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2015 Location: VA Posts: 308 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	any update on this build? __________________ 89 S13/2JZ Silvia(Project Phoenix) IG @awrperformance FB awrperformance

08-24-2015, 06:47 PM	#261
s13zack Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: South Jersey Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i believe the S15 from the end of Tokyo Drift gets drifted at Englishtown here in NJ. Either way, absolutely awesome car man

08-25-2015, 01:07 AM	#262
VAs13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 2,099 Trader Rating: (28) Feedback Score: 28 reviews	Haven't been on Zilvia in ages but im pissed none of the pictures will work here in the office. I had the pleasure of meeting garageLu when I was passing through Atlanta one day and I cant wait to see what's to come of this.

08-27-2015, 07:49 AM	#263
collegekid Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: In my house Posts: 854 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	This car was a motivational icon for me back in 2012 for me to fix my car and build it into something better. It is partly the reason why I went with an S15 front end at the time and Model 5s are probably the sexiest wheels and it took me a good 2 years to find them. Hopefully both of us make/find the time to finish our cars

08-27-2015, 10:12 AM	#264
OBEEWON Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hightened State of Emergency Posts: 6,053 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	sanka? yah ded? __________________

09-13-2015, 08:40 AM	#266
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,414 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	Dude's enjoying life right now... Quality builds take time, and he'll be back at it once things calm down socially. __________________ Instagram Back for round two... 4 doors this time around...

12-10-2015, 07:58 AM	#267
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 39 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Sorry everyone...it's been a crazy past few years with a lot of things going on. Mostly good stuff though so I can't complain. Let's see, in these 2-3 years... 1) got promoted to a new job 2) bought my 2nd property (renting it out now with a great tenant) 3) been growing my ebay business 4) started a online store, garagelu.com (go check it out!) 5) got engaged and getting married in April So if you guys have been wondering why my car hasn't been done, there you go, lol. Along with my laziness and me wanting everything perfect has caused this build to take a lot longer than expected. I update my instagram more than I do post here so check it out if you haven't already @garagelu. I will try to update this thread more often now that I have more content. So with me getting married in April, I really want to use my car in the wedding so these past few months I have really tried to push forward and get things moving along. Right now I have the engine disassembled. Cylinder head is off and I am going to pull everything out of the head so I can send it off to get decked and hot tanked. Once it comes back, I am going to start re-assembly. My plan is to finish it up by Christmas. I have a 2.5 week plant shutdown at work so I am planning on using that time to finalize everything on the body and push it to paint. Purple power and a pressure wash got the block looking pretty good. Found this nice like organizer at lowe's for 3-4 bucks. It was well worth it because I know everyone who builds SR probably don't put those shims back in the same spot they came out from. Labeled the rocker arms as well so I know where they go back. Cleaned up the block surface pretty good with a razor blade and some parts cleaner.

12-10-2015, 08:10 AM	#268
Ramonesfreak2010 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Silver Spring, MD Age: 32 Posts: 963 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	I love it when SRs are disassembled.

12-10-2015, 08:28 AM	#269
drewr4411 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2015 Location: VA Posts: 308 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	looking forward to more updates! __________________ 89 S13/2JZ Silvia(Project Phoenix) IG @awrperformance FB awrperformance

12-10-2015, 08:48 AM	#270
Lees_Garage Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,190 Trader Rating: (66) Feedback Score: 66 reviews	Congrats on your life! Good to see progress again. __________________ Build Thread @lees_garage