My Project (Jacquemond kit)

[217zenki]

That email address is full of spam **** \
Modified by 217zenki at 2:30 PM 10/12/2006

[s13swaaangin]

WHAT?! I thought these things costed around 1K?! Im def. going to look into getting a set of these...

btw...i dont see them advertised on TougeFactory's site.

You used to be able to get the full VIS carbon fiber doors for less then 1K shipped on EBay but I'm not sure if that's still the case.....

I love this car by the way, any updates?

[DeXteR]

Yes. I believe you are the last person in existence that had not seen it yet. It get's posted in so many threads haha. Its ok though, I forgive you.

yeah... first time i've seen such a thing... so that other guys isn't the last anymore.

anyways. i just finished reading through all 12 pages of this thread. your project is coming along quite nicely - keep up the good work and good luck. i think you're half out of your mind, but if you're enjoying yourself and doing what you love, more power to you.

[hannibal]

I dont think Ive ever posted in this thread. I just skimmed thru the entire thing and I gotta say this car will be badass.

Thanks for doing it all the way. It would be a shame to half-*** such a project. I'm not a fan of the Jacq kit, but you pulled it off so well I cant help but dig.

Rock on! And buy your body guy a trip to Fiji!

[Sky240PWR]

thanks guys for the kind words! right now I'm just gathering my interior while he's still on a break. My seats came this morning! I love them!

I dont think Ive ever posted in this thread. I just skimmed thru the entire thing and I gotta say this car will be badass.

Thanks for doing it all the way. It would be a shame to half-*** such a project. I'm not a fan of the Jacq kit, but you pulled it off so well I cant help but dig.

Rock on! And buy your body guy a trip to Fiji!

after he's done, I prolly won't have any gas money to drive the car around town!..lol

[Sky240PWR]

what do you guys think of these mirriors(on the first 180sx) I was going to buy them but I bought the Ganador mirriors instead, I think i might buy these too and just switch them back and forth

[Kckouki]

i dont like them that much but i like the car

[240_SX]

Wow man....

For someone to eat ramen for 4 years "or steal food from Sonic" to build something they dreamed of is fantastic....

99.9% of the people out there either don't have the balls or will power to do what your doing.

You could put 37 wings on the car, vinyl graphics and forge Paul Walkers sig on the hood to tell people your 2f2f and I'd still give you props for having the heart to go through with something like this.

[frsh13]

Project is looking real good man. I love these update posts, cant wait to see it finished. Idk if you plan on doing any racing events though, or else you might have to upgrade the roll cage to a custom one.

[Marko]

I just want to know, I've been thinking of getting that kit and I wondering how you got that jacquemond kit. did you do it by pay pal or what? I wanna know how reliable that place is.

[Sky240PWR]

as far as money goes, you can trust them but i can't vouge for their quality, lucky for me, I have a really really good body man. I ordered the kit from http://www.jacquemond.com/designbyjacquemond.htm, they are in France, I was taking a big chance when I ordered mine(being so far away), I did check out their work but no one I knew on the forums had it so.......but i did confirm they were a legit buisness.When my kit and rims came in, I picked them up from customs, it helps if you live by a International Airport, i had to drive 2 hours to get mine.

[Marko]

Well I e-mailed olivier and he wanted me to do a wire transfer. Now a red flag came up but then I saw your project so any way should I go through pay pal or should I trust them and save a couple bucks and do a wire transfer?

[Sky240PWR]

I think we mailed cashiers checks to them, I sent three of them($7000) ......they didn't do me dirty so I would say yeah..........question is.....can you handle having the second best 240 with their kit??...lol

[Marko]

Ouch. lol. Nice one. Yea I see that your doing some custom work to their body kit, that's pretty cool how long do you think it will take before you are done?

[Sky240PWR]

well, he's not starting back on it till late Dec, or early Jan.....maybe by april(i'm hoping) I really have no idea. I've been getting all my interior together so we won't be waiting on anything, when the bodywork is done. here is a pic of what it looks like right now

[Sky240PWR]

here's the same pic...I was playing with it, I dropped it and touched up on it......please no one reply and say what a shtty ps job, I already know!..lol
Modified by Sky240PWR at 6:36 PM 10/21/2006

[FSUDrifter]

looks awesome. i'm painting my car mercedes benz iridium silver also...

[nvrplzd240]

damn dude.. its really coming along

[Logan76]

What are your plans for suspension?

[Marko]

That car is looking really sick. I hope to get my car done by mid Jan. The only problem I keep running into is money, or lack of. Alot of it is going into the motor. I keep trying to find ways to save money so if you have any tips man then let me know. Other wise, good job on yours and keep up the good work.

[DMan II-40]

Wow, that is sweet That looks so bad ***. Wonder what the > will think of you? better drive good ^^

[Marko]

Yea no kidding I already have enough tickets on my record. Don't need anymore. oh well.

[Marko]

Hey sky, what area do you live at man?

[Bumnah]

even though you aren't doing the work yourself, it takes serious dedication to stick to project of this size.

hats off, cause i wouldn't have the patience for something this long.

hell i would've blown my top and just brought it home and started going at it, no patience.

[Sky240PWR]

That car is looking really sick. I hope to get my car done by mid Jan. The only problem I keep running into is money, or lack of. Alot of it is going into the motor. I keep trying to find ways to save money so if you have any tips man then let me know. Other wise, good job on yours and keep up the good work.

the only thing I can tell you is, you have to make alot of sacrifices, untill you get the money saved, and having pics of your goal and looking at them ever other day helped me stay focused, this has been a 4 year project for me, I'm no rich guy, just kept saving.(still saving!..lol)

Wow, that is sweet That looks so bad ***. Wonder what the > will think of you? better drive good ^^

I used to be a waiter at Steak N Shake on the midnight shift, most of the cops came in for their lunch break, so I got to know most of them, they think it's cool, I even bought my 240 from a cop. getting to know them saved my butt back in my acura integra racing days! when they got calls about me racing they wouldn't even look for me, they just tell me later that night when they came in.

Hey sky, what area do you live at man?

I live in Jacksonville, Illinois(about 15 mins west of Springfield)

[Logan76]

Sky, what are your plans for suspension?

[Sky240PWR]

I have megan coilovers, I'm ordering the Powertrix rear settup(seems like the best deal out there) I'm also going to get their subframe spacers, I'm also getting sway bars, I don't know a whole lot about suspensions, what else can I do?(i know there's more, just not thinking at the moment)
Modified by Sky240PWR at 7:09 PM 10/24/2006

[TOPSECRT88]

Megan coilovers? You're going to spend all this money and get Megan stuff?

[Sky240PWR]

Do you live at home? I move out at 17(25 now), no offence, I love both of your cars and you seem like a pretty cool person, it's just some of us don't have the funds other do, and if you're like some 30yrd and that house in all your pics is yours..then I'm sorry!.....lol......like i said, I'm not a rich guy, my parents don't have money, I've been saving every penny(after bills) for the last 4 years, I save, then I buy something, then the process starts all over again.so everything i buy, you can bet I spent two weeks trying to find a better deal, and since I've heard nothing but good things(then and now)about their coilovers, I thought $800 was a good deal. this isn't going to be a track car, so I think I'm fine.do I wish I had better JDM coilovers........................yes

[TOPSECRT88]

Offending you was the last thing i meant to do...if i did, im sorry! I was just wondering thats all...Earlier in the topic you said your budget was around 50K, so i was surprised when i saw Megan Racing. Since it won't be tracked im sure that the Megans will get the job done fine...