Front bumper

Rear Bumper

This is the working template base for my Autech project. Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery

Watch this space. And wish me luck.

Modified by Eyedea at 4:09 PM 8/19/2007

Modified by Eyedea at 8:53 AM 4/4/2008

Modified by Eyedea at 12:31 PM 4/4/2008

Modified by Eyedea at 4:57 PM 4/19/2008

HOW MUUUUUUUCH?

Definately rare !!!!!

Quote, originally posted by Teknic73 »

HOW MUUUUUUUCH?

Its a little bit premature to give that answer at this time. I will update the figures a little later.

Quote, originally posted by mrmark »

I like the bottom, but not the indentation for the grill. I assume you bought the grill too since the factory won't fit. Definately rare !!!!!

At this time, What I have coming to me is the front and the rear bumper. I do have a couple of options
1.
a. To have the indentation on the bumper evened by a good body shop to allow me to use my m45 stock grill and lights.
b. To have a custom grill insert made by a good fiberglass fabricator to my specification to allow me to retain the original autech bumper shape if i decide to do #2 below at a later time.

2.
To purchase a y34 autech grill and y34 lights and fit it in place of my m45 light and grill.

Whether I do 1 or 2 really depends on $$. The more money i can free up for other parts, the better it will be for me.
I will make changes as necessary as I have major plans for this car.

Any input from you guys will be much appreciated.

Once take possession of the bumper, I will update this post with the test fit pictures etc. Now back to my scheduled twiddling of the thumb and waiting,

Modified by Eyedea at 10:20 AM 8/19/2007

btw are those headlights different? i mean in shape.

Yes....they're more upright on the inside line next to the grill.

Your in Palmdale... not to far from me... Lookin forward to seeing how it turns out though!

Correct....the USDM grill has that "beak" for the crash guard. The JSPEC bumpers are more smooth.

oh you mean they curve up more? does that mean different hood as well?

No...hood is the same....

The wheels are on that car are actually WORK SL 19 inch (F: 9J+24 R: 10J+24)
Tires are (F: 235/35/19 R: 265/30/19)
But Leon hardiritt ordens would also do as they are similar. But I will save that for later once I get my suspension sorted out.

Quote, originally posted by ClutchKick »

If you are spending that much $ on a bumper... Don't start messin it up with even more bondo to have them shave the grille section... The angle of the front bumper as well is probably not going to match up to the US grille once it is shaved unless they re-form that part to match up to the grille... Your in Palmdale... not to far from me... Lookin forward to seeing how it turns out though!

I actually love my m45 lights and m45 grill more than the ones on the base car. I intend to actually retain them on the car with the kit .
Riverside is not too far out. We can link up for a meet ltr on.

how much was price total so far.

pics!!!

(I wonder who dub893 is)

Modified by Eyedea at 1:10 PM 8/22/2007

man its an excruciating wait.

Tell me abt it !

how so are the Y34 light different from the USDM light other than the black housing ??

Check further up in this thread.....I think I explained it there....

Definitely mispelled!

Modified by maxnix at 5:50 PM 10/15/2007

Discover the power of the button!

lol, why does japan have to be so far. i wish godzilla and his homies would just blow japan over here or something. haha

Quote, originally posted by CakeDaddy »

Is it coming in pre-painted? What is your plan for that license plate bracket? I can't wait to see the final production, but so far its looking gooood

Yes, it came in prepainted.
I am set on smoothening out the bracket and having other modifications like I have in my avatar.
I will stall on the installation as may be getting another car. We will see.

very nice. I like the idea of filling that space. so, another car huh. Im right there with you. I may be stepping into a German sedan sometime in the near future myself we will see

front is in. no fogs. Had to take out the front impact bar to make it fit. Also had to snap the tabs around the grill to make it fit. Otherwise all else was a breeze.
The bumped fit snug using stock holes and nuts

I also took this opportunity to get rid of my splash guard. Damn thing keeps ripping because of how low am running the front.

The back will be on in a few.

I will mod the grill or the bumper to fit the US headlights. I don't like those J-spec headlights at all. Too plain.
I wont be getting the autech grill, for the grill only fits the J-spec headlights.

Got some wheels 5Zigen Gravis-I (2) 19x9.5 ( +25mm offset front) & (2) 20x9.5 ( +20mm offset rear) in polished finish. Will test fit and see if i like them. Test fit pics tommorow 9/14

9/14
Finally Fitted my wheels. Overall am excited about it, thought i can bet you this will not be my final set of wheels.
Ordens FTW!!

The front fits nicely.
235/35/19 on a 9.5J offset 25.
The wheels barely cleared the strut by 3 mm or so.
I guess its safe to say that 9.5j/25offset fit a Y34. Eeh pokey!

The rear fit.
245/35/20 on a 9.5J offset 20
The wheels rub on the outer fender. I need to have my fenders rolled to clear nicely.
I should have gone with 235/35/20 but I had a set of 245s in my storage. So these will do for now.
I had to drive mad slow from the wheel shop to avoid chopping up my wheels

Cakedaddy: this is what is called flush. ROFL
Money Shot #1
From front

Money Shot #2
From the Rear

This is the Side Shot.
Overall it came out nice, Yes, Rear need to be slammed a little, Will be Cutting a coil when I roll my fenders.
Apologies for the dirty car. Will try and get some cleaner shots later after I give the car a wash

Stance

This is Ideally what am going for:
Coilovers Preferred

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• Locomotion:Y34 ~ 4.5Liter V8 ~340HP~ 333lbs Torque
• Construction: Blk'd Out Grill, Blk'd Out Side Marks
• Coloration: Black Obsidian
• Elevation:Eibachs
• Rotation: f 20x8.5 245/35zr ~~ r 20x9.5 265/30zr
• Rotation Specs: f 34mm offset ~~ r 40mm offset
• Rotation Design: Foose Speedsters on G-Force T/A KDW 2
• Reflection: 5% Tint All Around
• Vision: OEM 4300K HIDs w/ H3 Piaa Yellow Fogs
• http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2690246

Modified by CakeDaddy at 7:02 AM 9/22/2008

These are temp wheels till I get the most important parts of the project done. The wheels will be the last thing I will do.

To run such aggressive tires, you need to run stretched tires. If thats not anyone's cup of cake, I understand. To each his own. At the end of the day, self gratification is what we are after.

On cutting coil, I decided against it. I will have a better setup. Front Jic Coilovers, Rear air Bags. I am going for functionality on the rear air suspension.
Not necessarily to slam the rear but to raise the rear if I am carrying people in the back.