9393 SE Coupe Progress Thread - Check out new updates pg3

[luv2spedup]

dude i am jealous, i have a coupe same color and its no where as clean as your car by the way the pull on your fenders looks great

[Chris28]

Car is extremely clean, but that rear pull is unnecessarily large.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

that rear pull is unnecessary

[minkl81]

Very clean car! It will look a lot better with a good drop.

I'll buy the suede privacy cover off you if you'd sell it, any pics? E-mail me if you do want to sell it. ka24de240@yahoo dot com

thanx, and yea coilovers are coming soon

these are the leftovers...





but i'm gonna try selling them locally because of shipping cost and paypal fees.

goodness man you have alot of cars but hopefully when im done i will too. im gonna try to build my 240 and after that build one for my wife....lol at least I'll tell her it's for her.

other two acuras are gone. i only have two currently. fx and 240

dude i am jealous, i have a coupe same color and its no where as clean as your car by the way the pull on your fenders looks great

thanx man

Car is extremely clean, but that rear pull is unnecessarily large.

i hate tires rubbing fenders and it was already rubbing at this height before the pull. but i might opt for wider tires if there's room after the coils and some negative camber

[minkl81]

what do you guys think of this as my 5spd donor?

engine and transmission intact





listed in craigslist for $550probably can cut the price little lower

[minkl81]

some pictures of previous updates...

megan tension bar

megan rear lower brace

jonnie's tension arm brace

[dre1507]

i like your coupe man. i'm promising myself once i get the rsx-s taken care of it is gettin sold to be replaced by a coupe.

[minkl81]

i like your coupe man. i'm promising myself once i get the rsx-s taken care of it is gettin sold to be replaced by a coupe.

you should keep the rsx. i'm still a honda fan and decent rsx is somewhat rare these days at reasonable price

[simmode1]

Dude, you're basically doing all the same mods I would do... Kudos to this build!

[minkl81]

Dude, you're basically doing all the same mods I would do... Kudos to this build!

haha.. thanx man

once i start modding the car, i can't stop until its up to certain level.

with some help of small tax refund, i'll be able to get more parts by next week...

shopping list...- megan street coils- megan c-pillar bar- xenon front lip (through carID.com and hope they are legit)- h4 hid conversion- a roll of raamat bxt

after this, i'll be happy for a while

[minkl81]

Just a brief reminder of what mods will be worked on in next two weeks...

- Xenon front lip (carID.com)- K-Sport Coilovers (Megan coils are backordered for 3 weeks)- Tanabe Concept G catback exhaust- 5k H4 HID conversion- Megan C-Pillar bar- RaaMat BXT- Suede rear seat & sun visor- Leather wrapped glove box- Origin Red/Clear Taillights

[minkl81]

* Tanabe Concept G Catback Exhaust (3" piping)
* Origin Red/Clear Taillights

[minkl81]

Interior Update

* RaaMat BXT x 1 Roll (62.5sq ft)
* Suede rear seat
* Suede sun visor
* Leather wrapped glove box
* Refinished trunk panels


Before...










After...

[minkl81]

K-Sport Coilovers

Its been raised 1" all the way from the lowest point.
Front fender liner is rubbing and Tanabe piping is scraping on speed bumps.
Goint to be raising the rears about 0.25~0.5" in order to clear the exhaust piping.












Here's more pics...








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Two more parts will be installed around next week and I'm done with the 240sx for this year.

Next week...

* Megan Racing C-Pillar Bar
* Xenon Front Lip

[phobs]

Shiny, I like it! I dig the tail lights, looks the best on red coupes.

[dre1507]

you should keep the rsx. i'm still a honda fan and decent rsx is somewhat rare these days at reasonable price

I'm actually torn between keeping it or selling it to pick up a 240sx and have lots of money left over. Would a 240 coupe attract more thieves than a rsx-s? I don't have a garage, so protecting my car would come down to only an alarm system.

[minkl81]

Shiny, I like it! I dig the tail lights, looks the best on red coupes.

yea taillights totally changed the look of my 240. it looks more updated.

I'm actually torn between keeping it or selling it to pick up a 240sx and have lots of money left over. Would a 240 coupe attract more thieves than a rsx-s? I don't have a garage, so protecting my car would come down to only an alarm system.

it all comes down to which car you like the most without getting bored. and even if you get 240sx with extra cash, that cash will be dissapear really fast.

[simmode1]

Looking sweet man! The tail lights and the wheel gap reduction made it look like a totally different car... I Know you said you're gonna chill after you do the Xenon lip and C-pillar bar, I think some Chuki side skirts will set the car off niceley and be a great stopping point. What do you think? Are you gonna colormatch your Xenon lip?

[dre1507]

I'm actually torn between keeping it or selling it to pick up a 240sx and have lots of money left over. Would a 240 coupe attract more thieves than a rsx-s? I don't have a garage, so protecting my car would come down to only an alarm system.

it all comes down to which car you like the most without getting bored. and even if you get 240sx with extra cash, that cash will be dissapear really fast.

Well actually i liked 240's long before i liked rsx's. The rsx-s was an impulse buy because my cousing found it super cheap for me. I could keep it, but selling it would really help me out financially, plus end with me having an s13 coupe and money left over. That wouldn't be a bad idea right?

[minkl81]

Looking sweet man! The tail lights and the wheel gap reduction made it look like a totally different car... I Know you said you're gonna chill after you do the Xenon lip and C-pillar bar, I think some Chuki side skirts will set the car off niceley and be a great stopping point. What do you think? Are you gonna colormatch your Xenon lip?

looks much better huh?

i've been looking for the side skirts but they are pretty pricey and needs to be color matched.. no more spare funds now after spending $4g past three months..
and for the xenon lip, i'm gonna spray paint it in black. i kinda like it better in black than colormatched, also paint won't last long once they start
scraping the angled driveways.

Well actually i liked 240's long before i liked rsx's. The rsx-s was an impulse buy because my cousing found it super cheap for me. I could keep it, but selling it would really help me out financially, plus end with me having an s13 coupe and money left over. That wouldn't be a bad idea right?

if your in need of extra money, than sell the rsx and get a 240. but be prepare to dump all that extra cash into 240 though

[minkl81]

Where could I find oem side skirts for resonable price? I see year or two old thread saying side skirts are really easy to find even on ebay but they seemed to be rare these days...
I found one in decent condition in black for $324 shipped and was wondering if thats reasonable price. Or I found something similar to oem. Carbon Creations V-Speed side skirts
for around $250 (not sure about shipping).

[minkl81]

....

stupid me... i totally forgot that seller accepting best offer leads to automatic win (ebay)...
this is what happened...

listed price $199 + 135 s&h
best offer $160 --> counter offer $189
countered again for $179 --> email confirm saying i won the item

so i ended up buying oem side skirts... accidentally...


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today i got a real cheap budget sound system.
my gf bought me a cd player since current one was little beaten up from previous owner and i wanted something in black rather than scratched up silver. also front speakers were not working so i fixed that too with new pioneers. and during the install, i found out that radio brackets were missing...

old setup from previous owner..
- Blaupunkt San Jose MP41

- JBL GTO Series 4x6" front
- JBL GTO Series 6.5" rear
- Rockford Fosgate Amp & Rockford Fosgate 12" subs (pics on pg1)

new cheapo setup now..
- Pioneer DEH-1200MP-T

- Pioneer TS-G1643R 6.5" front
- JBL GTO Series 6.5" rear
- Sub setup taken out last year. Not really needed + Too heavy ghetto homemade sub box = Dumpster/Donation


and for the missing radio brackets.. ordered new one from frsport.com.. including one impulse buy part for coming summer

[dre1507]

looken guuud. really like the simple yet stylish look of the pioneer.

[minkl81]

looken guuud. really like the simple yet stylish look of the pioneer.

thanx. yea i like the low profile style that doesn't attract too much attention



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small update

order from frsport arrived..

New radio bracket


Cooling panel. I ordered DME cooling panles but NRG version arrived. DME = NRG ?


Panels installed along with eBay intake kit. Intake kit was $35 shipped and Fujita filter was $30. Not bad for the price..

[simmode1]

Thuuuuuumbs up!

[nismoracingsx]

surprised you didn't nab the stealth fab strut bars as well, jonnie cuts a nice discount if you buy all three bars from him

[minkl81]

Thuuuuuumbs up!

surprised you didn't nab the stealth fab strut bars as well, jonnie cuts a nice discount if you buy all three bars from him

ebay strut bar does its job so far so i didn't get one.. and probably i won't be buying more from nico vendors...
the way they run the business is so slow it took me months to get the parts.

[nismoracingsx]

hm, thats odd...i support the vendors here and end up receiving parts within about a week/week and a half including fabrication, but to each his own. GL w/ your build.

[minkl81]

i love forum vendors because they make quality parts tailored to our cars but two vendors i experienced here in nico wasn't that great.
it wasn't the quality of parts or the price. it was how they processed the sales and the length of time it took to order and receive the item.
for like rpsport.. i paid for the item back in august 2009 and i received the item around jan/feb of 2010.. so.. yea...

[minkl81]

LED gauge cluster light done






HID Conversion & LED parking light
- 5k bulb I ordered was defective and only choice I had left was 8k bulb. Little too blue for me but oh wells..
- 5-LED Amber parking bulbs. I tried white led bulbs too but combination of 8k hid and white led was too blue.




Megan C-Pillar Bar






Clayed & Waxed
Never clayed in my life until today. Amazing to see what clyaing can do to car's paint.
Paint is simiply shiny and very smoooooth like brand new. Also clayed front and rear windshield too and that roughness is gone.