Micro Update

[rico05]

Decided I needed to post a few snaps of the new bay. I need to find a compelling setting to take some shots of the new hatch.

I need a new radiator and a diverter panel to be fairly satisfied with under the hood (read: back to how it was in my coupe).

Enjoy:

Old school TBO coldpipe (thanks Chris!!) I will in fact enjoy the motor sports!

Those that got the new car in the road:Thanks to Cisco, Lalo, Mallory, Steve, Travis, Zach, Trevor, Ryan and all others that got my car back to me!

Only shot I have of the exterior. It now has a matte black roof and a nice wax job.

RIP:

[ser20det]

O man !

I really like you coldpipe.

I'm going almost the same setup as you. it is aluminum ?

It really give better response than plastik pipe ?

[rico05]

My old one was aluminum. It was hella nice and almost $200 shipped. The new TBO one is mild steel, but is honestly WAY better made. The super cool thing is I have an old Car Boy from the mid ninties that has that TBO cold pipe in it, lol. Plus, it only cost me $25 shipped (gotta love Nico hook ups!)

It has been like 4 years since I had the stock IC piping so I really can't remember, lol.
Modified by rico05 at 8:10 PM 11/16/2008

[ser20det]

I'm probably going full custom hot and cold pipe.

2ich and 2.5ich aluminum with my brand new Arc smic shoud be really great.

Looking into smic watersprayer too.

[rico05]

I too have an M070 ARC sidemount. I had a watersprayer on my old stock one back in the day, but I never get heatsoak on my ARC, even at 15psi in Texas summer heat.

[MeanGreenS13]

where did you get that strut brace or is that similar to Ryan's old one... or maybe even be ryans old one... lol i dont even know what his old car looked like...

[rico05]

It is a vintage Nismo one. I got it from PandaGarage.com about 3 years ago. My gf at the time got me the matching rear one. At least she was good for something.

So no, it belonged to some tiny Asian then to me. No Ryan stench to deal with, lol.

[bentvalves]

man your old engine bay used to ball so hard with simplicity and uber cleanliness.

how come back to the unmodified timing cover in the new bay?

Greg

[r34 gtr]

You need a significantly more baller radiator.

[ca18detgabby]

You need a significantly more baller radiator.

agreed.

looks good rico!

[float_6969]

It is a vintage Nismo one. I got it from PandaGarage.com about 3 years ago. My gf at the time got me the matching rear one. At least she was good for something.

So no, it belonged to some tiny Asian then to me. No Ryan stench to deal with, lol.

Ryan stench = the smell of awesome.

My STB was the cheapest one I could find on eBay for an S13, then I bent it straight, and then put a bend back in it to clear the intake manifold. (My father in law owns a shop with a hydraulic press) I think it cost me $50 and took about 10 min.

[DALAZ_68]

You need a significantly more baller radiator.

can i third this...still...ur bay looks 10000000000.1 bettery than mine

[mbmbmb23]

Rico.....details on that hydraulic hood strut? How well does it work...are you using one or two?

thanks,

-Matt

[Rin5]

You need a significantly more baller radiator.

speakin of radiators...could i get hoses from autozone? and from what car...i got the one from a stock KA but needed to chop it up to fit it...but theres this wierd bend that makes me wonder if its ok...

but yeah that one armed bandit...err hydraulic strut workin good?

edit: holy 3foot hood raiser!! can i get a closer look on that lol...i used washers to space mine but i get clearance issues on the corners when opening it

[rico05]

Hood dampers (the mounts are no longer available in small amounts, so I had to get ball studs off eBay and get creative):zerothread?id=293203

Hood prop:zerothread?id=215476

And the under hood, save for the radiator and the diverter panel, is identical from car to car. The black vs. the white is the only signifigant difference. So it is all an optical illusion. In person, the black looks wwwaaayyy better. And yes: a radiator is up next after tires and fixing my damn leaking power steering rack.

[Rin5]

- 2x 10mm ball stud bracket for lower mount. Bought em here:http://www.ameritoolmfg.com/ca...09622

- 2x 10mm ball stud bracket for upper mount. Again, here:http://www.ameritoolmfg.com/ca...09649

**** my *** and steal my wallet!!

$18.50 for those 4 but thats not the prob...20 bucks not a big deal but $hit they have a $50 minimum to buy >_<...

[rico05]

Indeed. I bought these for the hood:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

Goodluck on the fender side.

[rico05]

I edited the original How To with some info on where to order the brackets.

[94_240sx]

rico,Just saw that you are in Dallas. Where?I'm in West Plano near 121 & Preston.
Modified by 94_240sx at 7:33 AM 12/9/2008

[rico05]

Oh wow. I am about 10 minutes away. Intersection of Marsh and Rosemeade in Carrollton. I was totally by your place yesterday afternoon at the Starbucks next to Barnes and Noble on Preston haha.

[94_240sx]

Oh wow. I am about 10 minutes away. Intersection of Marsh and Rosemeade in Carrollton. I was totally by your place yesterday afternoon at the Starbucks next to Barnes and Noble on Preston haha.

You are at half way from my home to work. I work right by DFW airport. I used to live on Hebron & Josey and moved to Plano about 4 years ago. I'm very familiar with that area. When I worked in Addison, I passed by Marsh and Rosemeade everyday. I used to go to car wash place on NE corner of Marsh & Rosemeade almost every weekend too. That's cool, man. We should meet up sometimes.

[rico05]

Drop me a line manrico05 AT yahoo DOT com