Quail's UK-Spec S14 Kouki

[Quail]

So, after lurking in Bosshogg's and Dolph_KYAS13's threads, I've got jealous and decided to put my own up.

After a few years of not doing much with my car, I'm finally getting back in the game. This thread is to keep me accountable/enthused as I prep the car for Spring 2016, at which point I will have owned it for 10 years.

I got the car totally stock back in '06. Thankfully, being a UK car, it was fitted with a factory SR.

Whilst in my ownership I have performed the following modifications:

Exterior
UK OEM Bumper w/ Touring Lip
Ziax Sideskirts
Nismo Rear Bumper and Spats
Despoilered

Interior
UK Touring Black Leather Seats and Doorcards
Corbeau Sprint Driver's Seat on Bride Superlow Rail
Kognition Gauge Panel
60mm HKS Power Oil Temp Gauge
60mm HKS Power Oil Pressure Gauge
60mm HKS Power Water Temp Gauge
ARK Design Active Boost Controller
ARK Design Rev Shift Timer
ARK Design Multi-Function Dash
Broadfield Customs HVAC Panel
Personal Neo Grinta 330mm Steering Wheel
Titanium Steering Wheel Bolts

Suspension and Braking
HKS Hipermax Pro Coilovers
Cusco Front Strut Brace
Apex Subframe Collars
350Z Brembo Front Brakes

Wheels
Front: 18x9 +16 Work Meister S1 3 Piece
Rear: 18x10 +25 Work Meister S1 3 Piece
Front: Yokohama Neova AD08 225/40
Rear: Yokohama Neova AD08 255/35

Engine
Custom Hardpipes and FMIC System
Braided Turbo Lines
3" Downpipe
3" Decat
Kakimoto Exhaust

This is the car as it currently stands:











My tasklist for the run up to Sping '16 includes:

• Mount AD08s to Work Meisters and refit
• Potentially refurb Meisters
• Fit custom 3" exhaust
• Purchase and fit SPL Alignment Arms (rear)
• Purchase and fit Coilovers (brand TBD)
• Improve engine bay apperance (new induction system, wire tuck, general tidy-up)

Naturally, everything I do on the car in the run up to Spring, and thereafter, will be documented here!

[Quail]

Got my hands on an ARC induction box. Cosmetically it's not in the best shape, but structurally it's perfect. I'll be restoring the metal to its former glory whilst I await a new foam element from Nengun.





I also picked up an original Nismo shift knob, which will be fitted with a B&M short shifter.

[2.5T_/<ouki]

Car is extremely clean!

[greddy2die]

Nice! I can't wait to see the work done. I've always liked your car.

[S14kouki805]

Beautiful car. Lets see a pic of the UK rear end.

[tricky_ab]

I've always liked your car, whenever I had seen you post pictures up of it. I'll be following this thread.

[az_240]

One of my favorites... just wish those side skirts were more widely available.

[BossHogg]

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

I've always liked your car, whenever I had seen you post pictures up of it. I'll be following this thread.

me to and I'm not big on s14's. His is just clean and not tacky. Very well done. Could be that color to lol, it goes well with the s14 lines the way it looks purple/blue.


Damn, Quail....I have brand new s14 arc box with both style filters for sale lol.

[Hoffman5982]

You should gimme those steering column stereo controls..

[Quail]

Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by S14kouki805

Lets see a pic of the UK rear end.

The car has a Nismo rear, as seen here (on winter wheels):



Here's the standard UK rear on the day I got it home, a decade ago! (Digging out this photo has brought back fond memories of the first drive home - I was 19 and had only owned a SOHC Civic beforehand, so the SR20 and RWD was a new learning curve).



The car is the same colour in both photos, but Sapphire Blue seems to change quite a lot depending on the lighting conditions. I took its condition for granted at the time; I don't think there's many clean standard cars left these days.

Originally Posted by BossHogg

Damn, Quail....I have brand new s14 arc box with both style filters for sale lol.

Damn, that would've saved me a tonne of effort!

[Quail]

Tyres on!

[garagelu]

Damn it...I need that ARC induction box.

[SoundEfx]

I love that fact that the car's wheel has their own warm blanket to keep them nice and warm while the car is parked.....lol....lol

[Quail]

Originally Posted by garagelu

Damn it...I need that ARC induction box.

I've been pining for one since my Honda days!

Love your S15 btw.

Originally Posted by SoundEfx

I love that fact that the car's wheel has their own warm blanket to keep them nice and warm while the car is parked.....lol....lol

I was waiting for someone to notice

Spent my lunchbreak refitting the Meisters. Need to space the rears 10-15mm or so to get them sitting flush. Other than that, very happy.

[Koukiii]

Nice Kouki dude! Love the color. Add "Reconditioning front lip" to your to do list. A nice coat of flat black would do wonders. Also don't neglect all the rubber bushings on the undercarriage.

[SoundEfx]

Are your fenders pulled or rolled at all?

I ask because that is exactly the wheel fitment I'm looking for without modifying the car's body.

[Quail]

Originally Posted by Koukiii

Nice Kouki dude! Love the color. Add "Reconditioning front lip" to your to do list. A nice coat of flat black would do wonders. Also don't neglect all the rubber bushings on the undercarriage.

Thanks - good point about the lip, could do with refreshing. I wonder if I could restore the plastic rather than painting it.

Originally Posted by SoundEfx

Are your fenders pulled or rolled at all?

I ask because that is exactly the wheel fitment I'm looking for without modifying the car's body.

The rears are rolled and pulled. There's loads of room back there as you can see, so even with just a roll and a very mild pull you can fnd lots of space. The rear is currently 18x10 +20 with a 255/35 AD08 (which is wider than most tyres), and still has loads of extra room.

The fronts are rolled. No pull/flare whatsoever. (18x9 +14 225/40)

[SoundEfx]

Thanks for the info.

[Quail]

Originally Posted by SoundEfx

Thanks for the info.

No problem.

If you don't want to modify the body at all (which I fully approve of), you can still get good looking wheels under there, but the lip on these things is pretty large so it'll never look super-flush.