89 drifter project.

[twisted99s10]

I picked this car up last september for $450. had a blown head gasket and no reverse. typical dents for its age, but with the exception of the hatch, no rust.

so build goes like this.

Exterior:Shaved AntennaRolled and Pulled Front and Rear FendersCarbon Creations OEM HoodRed Tinted Tail LightsHID HeadlightsCustom Inferno Red Paint

Interior:Wrapped DashWrapped Trim PiecesWeld in SW Race Cars 10 Point Roll CageGutted and Seam Stitched InteriorCarbon Kevlar Race SeatsG-Force 5 Point Harnesses

Suspension and Wheels:Tein Super Drift CoiloversXXR 002 rims - 15x8 Fronts 16x8 Rears 0 offset for both

Engine and Drivetrain:RB25 Motor SwapSingle Piece Drive ShaftMcKinney Touge Motor MountsFront Mount Intercooler KitK&N Air Filter3" DownpipeCustom 3" Exhaust2" Aluminum RadiatorSilicon Coolant HosesWelded Differential

Now, onto the pics.

first pic i have. back from body work. my ex had all the pics of when i first got it and she deleted em all when we broke up.

painted the engine bay.

everything unmasked

carbon dash insert piece i made out of my old crx hood.

Wrapped the dash

rear tire fitment pre-pulling

interior from the hatch

slammed

off to the paint shop

rear pulled

front pulled

Getting ready to be jammed

all jammed

tinted tail lights

the whole car should be painted tomorrow. my aluminum radiator and silicone hose should be here thursday. once that is in its off to the exhaust shop to have a 3" downpipe back exhaust bent up. then i have to put the interior and a few other things together this weekend, then off to the dmv to register it monday.

[Flicktitty]

looking pretty good.

[darens13]

i like it, excited to see it all painted and put back together

[bradt]

Looks like a really clean build. Love the pull on the fenders, extremely clean. Keep up the good work!

[Jok3r synestro]

AWESOME!! cant wait to see it all put back together

[mRodiek]

Looks good..

but I thought you were building a Drift car?

[SirSilvia]

damn that bay looks sexy, its coming along nicely

[DriftNasty]

wow thats gonna look nice..not digging the paint thought i my self would do something more to stand out....due to the fact that everyone has the same car..

[ViolentRunning13]

I am looking for the slammed? And I hate when people pull their fenders for 16x8 sportmax's. UGH.

Paint looks nice.

[j-z]

WOW! i love the color you choose. its gonna look real good once its all buttoned up.

[Dill_XD]

So what paints did you use for the taillights?

[Tsukiko]

I am looking for the slammed? And I hate when people pull their fenders for 16x8 sportmax's. UGH.

Paint looks nice.

if the wheel/tire size and ride height make it a necessity, then so be it.

OP what exactly did you wrap your dash with? looks kinda like felt but im not sure.

Modified by Tsukiko at 3:55 PM 4/21/2009
Modified by Tsukiko at 4:07 PM 4/21/2009

[MastaYu]

looking very good

[NismoZRS]

awesome.. i like that red in the engine bay.. put it back together soon

[MICRoS13]

off to the paint shop

Bro, Well nico this might be a stupid question.... but what are those rims i need some decent rollers before i do my 5 lug conversion & hold on are those even 5 lug?

[dahveed]

haha just a little bit, someone already said what they were a few posts above ^^^

sportmaxx/xxr 002

[24j0hn]

[QUOTE=twisted99s10]Bro, Well nico this might be a stupid question.... but what are those rims i need some decent rollers before i do my 5 lug conversion & hold on are those even 5 lug? [QUOTE/]

they are sportmax xxr 002

[RustspecS13]

To answer the other half of his Q, they are 4 lug.

Nice color and engine, but why the 15in/16in stagger?

Man I wish my 501's had 0 offset. So much better fitment. Oh well I'll just use a spacer to get them to clear my Z breaks when I get them on.

~Alex

[str33tprintz]

wow I really cant wait to see how this build turns out. I absolutely love your attention to detail. Will be watching for sure. Good luck

[twisted99s10]

thanks every one for the positive feedback. its very much appreciated.I am psyched to get it all bock together. should be painted and cleared tomorrow. so i'll snap some pics of it all in that nice red. really makes the black interior pop just by seeing it with the door jams red. its gona all come together once that hood goes on.

it is going to be a drift car, and i dont really see why it cant start off as a nice vehicle. got a nice sponsorship through napa for all the paint and body supplies. so it didnt really cost me much to make it look nice.

I went with just a basic color scheme for 2 reasons. i love a clean car that draws attention for detail, not for being over the top obnoxious. it also helps because the cops around here are d!ck. i know just have'n it lowered with rims and exhaust is gona draw enough attention. that whole look is kinda jsut how i build my cars. i'll post a pic of my old crx up in a bit. same detail in that. the death of that car lead to the building of this tho so i guess its all good.

the fabric i wrapped the dash with is just a basic black cotton weave. its kinda like a sweatshirt material. nice and stretchy so it formed around the dash very nicely. i wrapped it with a little help in about 45 mins. deff helped to have an extra set of hands to keep the material off the glue while i waited for it to tack up.

the tail lights are just tinted with some advance auto red anodized spray paint. i then put about 4 good layers of clear over it. i'll wet sand and buff them with the rest of the car. should really pop once its all done.

so thanks again guys for all the compliments. if any one has any other questions just ask. im more than happy to answer any of them.

[twisted99s10]

start

finish

this is the result of letting some 1 else do work on my car. took it to a shop to have an alignment done (usually do them with the tools we use to align our dirt modified) i was short on time so i figured a trusted shop would do a good job. way wrong. the set the alignment straight with he inner tie rod only threaded into the aluminum steering rack 1/8" of an inch. after about 2600 miles of registering the car and driving it, the tie rod pulled out and took the car into the guardrails. didnt even make it to its first oil change after i built it.

[TJcars2]

You best sue that shop like a mofo.

[real'S'thurteen]

dang that sux

[urcaptnspeaking]

what did you use to wrap the dash in?

[tctomasc]

Holy hell, I hate to see a nicely built anything get f***ed up by bad shops. Damn man, I can't even imagine how that would feel. At least this got you into ur 240 project, so more pics!!!

[OM3GA]

Damn lookin good! Im sorry to hear about the crx thats horrible id be pissed!

[ItsaPieceNowButUwait]

Well just like in most cases at least it looks good from behind

[twisted99s10]

[musashin]

...updates?

[twisted99s10]

i had actually completely forgotten about this thread untill just recently. there are lots of updates on things, including all the fun stuff i got worked out for this winter. here are some finished pics of it