Last Pics...now off to the paint shop.

[110octane]

Just thought I'd throw some pics up before my car goes in for paint and aero kit.

Let me know what you all think?

[110octane]

Another........

[110octane]

and again.....

[jonesbplayer]

nice car

[wmdavis007]

Hot Vert!! very nice looking...and your about to get it painted? Looks great to me.

[RHD180sx]

Very nice, the car looks great...what color you going to paint it ?

[JSvert240sx]

Wow, sweet vert! I really like those wheels too, what are they?

[donmeca2020]

very nice. but why all the stickers? are you sponsored? if not i wouldnt be braging about all those brand name parts. remember it is a vert and it can easily be broken into.

[110octane]

RHD180sx - It will be Black with a very clean aero Kit.

JSvert240sx - The wheels are Enkei RPF1's Fr&Rr 18x9.5J +15

donmeca2020 - The stickers were placed on the car last Thursday for a track day I did at Willow Springs raceway and have since been removed. I am sponsored by all of those companies.
Modified by 110octane at 5:10 PM 6/25/2006

[top_secret]

damn how did you get all those sponsors with a car that looks like that?

where did that brace/harness bar come from? I like the way that looks, but no tire storage in the rear seat area would suck... also why do you still have the seat cushion in there?

[110octane]

top_secret - Thanks for the compliment.... In case you didn't read the topic the car is going into the bodyshop and I am sure when it's done you will understand why I have all these sponsors.

The harness bar and X brace are all custom made and installed at L-Con Race car fabrication (www.l-con.net). It added a ton of rigidity and is not even done yet. Pics to come. The rear seat pad was in there because the interior looks like **** without it. It will be out after the paint shop as the interior will be painted as well. I have an enclosed trailer and tire carrying in the car is not necessary.

Thanks for the kind words everybody.

[top_secret]

I dunno man I think you need some more stickers still.

just kidding. I think I'm gonna have a brace welded in like that when I get my new seats.

[110octane]

top_secret - Is that your car in the picnic table thread?

- The bracing is by far the best upgrade I've done to the car. The door pillar mod and Kaaz dif run a close second....er and third I guess? I strongly recommend it if your vert feels like a wet noodle like mine did (and you dont mind not having back seats).

[AZhitman]

110 - That is bad as hell. Well done sir!

I am definitely all over that harness bar mod. Matter of fact, that's gonna get done real soon.

Do you have a triangulated front strut tower brace? That was an awesome mod, ties the strut towers to the firewall and really helped a TON with the rigidity.

Thanks for the great pics - I wish you a lot of luck with your vert.

Makes me even more motivated to finish up on mine!

[110octane]

Thank you for the kind words AZhitman.

The only problem thus far with the rear bracing is that you will certainly not be able to use your seatbelt re-location. You may however be able to reposition the harness bar to miss the location where you have moved your seatbelts or run harness' as I have. I had my fabricator close off that hole with a baseplate. So far the bracing has done wonders for the car and handling. You will love it!

I currently have a strut top brace in the front. However it is not triangulated. I would love to get one though. Any recommendations? Would it be easier to just have one made?

[top_secret]

if your fabricator can do that brace then he could probably weld up braces to go under your front fenders, which would probably stiffen as much as a strut bar. I can't use a strut bar on mine unfortunately. ca18det + top mount turbo= no.

[top_secret]

am I wrong or is this not that car's first paint job? I notice the black windshield frame...

[110octane]

top_secret - The paint job on the car is original. The black window frame is vinyl for now as I wanted to see how it looked before it was painted that way. In my opinion it looks good!

I noticed that the car already has some chincy little braces under the fender already. Thus far I have left them alone. The NAMS ones I purchased dont look as if they will offer any significant support over stock. Do you have an opinion on that?

[top_secret]

yeah other members on here feel that the stock ones are as strong as the nams style. I think they are wrong. The area the doors bolt to is one of the strongest on the car, where the firewall meets the junction between unibody and the front frame. The nams are thick tubular steel that brace the fender directly to that spot. the stock ones are just pieces of sheet metal welded in across the edge of the angle... they brace sheet metal to sheetmetal which DOES make it stronger but as evidenced by the cowl shake etc its not enough.

[srdrps13]

first time seeing pics of your car.. what do you have done to the motor? how'd you get sponsored by all those big companies? not tryna be a dxck but im sure all of us would like to know lol

[110octane]

srdrps13 - Yea, I don't really post much. Just kinda do my own thing.

As far as the motor goes, right now it is KA with AEM cold air intake. I know...whoopee! Big things to come. I promise. I work in the automotive aftermaket community an that is why I have attained some sponsors...they help me out as I already have a small amount of credibility in the scene.

I will post more pics after the car gets out of paint and after the motor goes in.

[AZhitman]

I currently have a strut top brace in the front. However it is not triangulated. I would love to get one though. Any recommendations? Would it be easier to just have one made?

CP Racing made mine. I love it.

[110octane]

Thanks...I will look into it. Do they have a website?

To the best of your knowledge, does anyone else on this vert forum have any type of roll cage or internal bar type chassis stiffining? I would love to see what others are doing.

[top_secret]

crappy s13 has a modified autopower bar I believe.

[crappys13]

crappy s13 has a modified autopower bar I believe.

sup bro... i will be out in texas in a couple months for a weekend...wanan chill then or what? you got my number jsut hit me up. yes it is a modified roll bar i guess you can call it that.

main hoop chopped 1/2 inch and norrower by 1/2 inch and the rest of the bracing is different

[top_secret]

yeah just let me know when you will be in town, right now my vert has no brake lights and no power mirrors and needs a bunch of other work but I should have it done by then. supposed to be a big meet in south padre island coming up sometime, that should be a good time.

[110octane]

Well.....shes done at the paint shop for now.

Tomorrow it's off to the fab shop for the new engine situation....I cant wait til this car is done.

Please leave me some feedback...I am curious to see what you all think.

[srdrps13]

wow? lol jesus christ thats nice dude

[110octane]

The back side.

[ca18datsun510]

sooooo nice, want to touch the hineee!!

put that in the "verts with bodykits" thread