My S13 build thread + random malarkey

[Sushibandito]

So finally got my D-max floor mats in, super stoked, worst and best $200 I have ever spent, since I will always be checking my shoes before getting into the car.



Short of the auto, my interior is pretty much finished till I start needing guages. Reupholstered everything, glove box, door cards, rear seats, carpet, and now, D-max.



And some new night-time shots to show off the Koukis I bought 3 weeks ago, the hood is temporarily gold (95% perfect shape) as I bought it that way, the old white one had some dents that would have been pricey to bang out.

[mattblancarte]

I'm definitely missing out on some sweet events here in WA...

[Sushibandito]

I'm definitely missing out on some sweet events here in WA...

For sure. I never would have figured Washington to be the type, but there are a lot of car junkies out here, for everything from the classics on up

[crakin]

Man that GTR

[crakin]

Man that GTR

[Sushibandito]

Man that GTR

Here is all the photos I took of it. Ya, its damn nice.

[laxands13]

haha, man that gtr can scrape! the rx-7 looked pretty dang awesome too

[93 Chuki FB]

i remember seeing that R34 at the GG meet, he revved the s*** out of it and it was like sex..........but better. i mean srsly it was godly, the whole time he was revving it all did was basque in the glory that is the skyline R34

[240sxJoe91]

I kinda like the gold hood on your car lol

[Funano]

Damn i wish I could have a car hangout around Miami without the cops threatening to arrest everyone. Those are some nice cars, esp that R34. Driver needs to learn to hit speed bumps at an angle tho!

[Sushibandito]

I kinda like the gold hood on your car lol

It fits for some odd reason, not as good as matching paint, but its kind of nifty... 2nd replacement part to be from a gold S13, the inside of my passenger door is also the same color. Trying to decide if I should wait to buy aero before a repaint, since a few friends can have their buddies in an auto-tech program repaint the car for me for the cost of supplies, which sounds like it would be less than $300 with a decent color. I haven't seen any of their work, but I hear its pretty clean.

Plus I have to decide on a perfect color. With some trick wheels, I think Yashio Factory pink would be awesome, or some kind of bright blue.

[BIGT94z]

awesome progress man im diggin the floormats!

[Sushibandito]

Finally found a completely mint hood, with a special bonus. I drove up north of Seattle to deliver my two spare front KYB struts, as I'm driving down the street the one side is lined by mansions, the guys shop is huge, big enough for 10 cars, plus the out building has 3 more S13 shells. Turns out he restores S13's to OEM perfection, his shop had dozens of racks piled with tons of parts, stacks of ECU's, instrument clusters, crazy collection. Gave him my slightly beat up gold hood for an almost white one, the bonus is that its an authentic 180sx hood painted the JDM pearlescent white. I don't know how rare these are, I haven't heard much of people getting ahold of JDM body panels, but maybe its nothing to get excited about. Crap pictures, it looks better in the sunlight.

[Ilvemynissan]

Good work so far getting it all together and looking decent before trying to build it. Most people around here just cut the springs and go from there lol. I like this thread though it's nice to see different stuff here and there. What kind of camera do you have?

But yah always good to see someone else from Wa, I don't really go to meets though, besides GG ofcourse.

[Sushibandito]

What kind of camera do you have?

But yah always good to see someone else from Wa, I don't really go to meets though, besides GG ofcourse.

The meets have been pretty iffy, but I figure its becoming tradition by this point. The camera was an upgrade from the piece-of-S Nikon Coolpix, so after a couple weeks of research, I bought a Panasonic ZS3. It is still running for about $300 though. Only flaw for me is lack of control on exposure shots, so its limited to 15/30/60 seconds, but daytime photos rock, great flash, the AI tech for it is spot on. 12x optical zoom, full HD video. The last house party I was at, 2 out of 75 photos came out bad, the rest were perfect. For the photographer types, the other good point & shoot is supposed to be the Canon 200SX.

[Ilvemynissan]

LOL, I have a Coolpix p90, wish I didn't though. I bought it thinking it's going to be a great camera, and it is in some cases. But nighttime and indoor shots come out completely retarded even with manual mode, but it's close up, wider lense and 24x zoom makes up for it. I will most likely get the Cannon D90 next, I cant wait.

[Sushibandito]

First of my 5-speed stuff is coming in, unfortunately its already turned into a cluster-F getting the parts delivered, as the seller didn't notice one of my emails that gave him my shipping address which I hadn't updated on Paypal, how he missed it I have no freaking clue, but I snagged this box one hour before it would have been Returned to Sender from the post office. Hopefully the guy pulls through, the driveshaft is coming UPS and he failed to mention he would be waiting till this week to send the other misc pieces. The joys of buying stuff off Zilvia

[Sushibandito]

More 5-speed stuff!
Driveshaft is beat to sh*t, everything else seems pretty solid. Picked up a manual transmission last night with an extra shifter, Nismo knob, slave cylinder and hard line for $100.
Master and slave cylinders, flywheel bolts, crossmember, clutch/brake pedals. Just waiting on the dust shield and shifter trim which should be here tomorrow. Now it'll just be waiting the 2 weeks for my shop to have some time to install everything, GD Pro-Am competition is coming up and the shop is full.

[Nytovaok]

LOL, I have a Coolpix p90, wish I didn't though. I bought it thinking it's going to be a great camera, and it is in some cases. But nighttime and indoor shots come out completely retarded even with manual mode, but it's close up, wider lense and 24x zoom makes up for it. I will most likely get the Cannon D90 next, I cant wait.

Nikon makes the D90

[nevertheless]

any updates?

[Ilvemynissan]

Nikon makes the D90
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Wow....I know this, don't know why i put cannon :/

[S13AL]

I posted about your car on queen anne hill on the NWN spotted thread a while back.
I used to see your car parked in front of my church all the time.
Now i've got my own hatch and did a 5 speed swap.