NC SC CHAT

[GoinTopless240]

Oh.. sorry .. welcome newb's.. welcome to the NICO boards.. soak in the infomation, contribute when you can and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere..

[Zee]

Awsome, Welcome to NICO. Once you have bought your S14, you need to post pics. Im sure everyone is glad you'll be very active on here. Most of us are also and could use more people to talk to. If you dont mind me asking, where did you go to school?

No I don't mind at all. I want to a vocational school for three years is was called Swofford, and I went to a few competitions like AAA and VICA. I worked in a shop for a year (Goodyear), so I do know my stuff.

Oh.. sorry .. welcome newb's.. welcome to the NICO boards.. soak in the infomation, contribute when you can and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere..

Thank you for the welcome, but don't call me a newb I hate that word. Just please don't I would really appreciate that. Thank You in advance.

[gnvarnadore]

first i wanna say welcome to the new guys to the forum.

secondPat you plan on being here around 11am right? im going to go ahead and take my hood off so when you get here everything will be ready.

[Black on Gold]

Yea between 11-12. Were really busy at work this weekend so it all depends how long it takes. I will definately be there by 12 though.

I have yet to take the hood pins off =/

[Black on Gold]

Gregg, for another $10 i'll throw in that tire. I thought it was 2 but its only one and its the same size as the one on the Rims now

[gnvarnadore]

yeah let me get that tire too. i'll have the hood off when you get here, ive been waiting for my friend to come over and give me a hand with it so i dont drop it or anything.

[Black on Gold]

Do you have like 1 or 2 wrenches to get these hood pins off? i cant seem to find mine.

[dalzell240]

We did pull one out of the parts car, but it had a lot of calcium build up in it. This clogged it causing inadequete water flow.

[gnvarnadore]

man ive got plenty of wrenches. not to long ago pep boys had a set of wrenches on sell and i bought them and it has all kinds of sizes metric and standard. so im sure i have the size you need. ive got alot of the basic tools you need to work on cars, im always buying new tools because i wanna make sure i have the right tools to do alot of work myself. sorry to hear about your radiator and its odd that mine busted 2 weeks ago. 2 240's with busted radiators in 2 weeks, now i see why the aftermarket ones cost so much, they know they are going to bust because nissan put cheap radiators in the 240's. come one why would they put a plastic radiator in a car? ohh well time to upgrade.

[gnvarnadore]

yeah dalzell240 you have got to be real carefull when getting stuff from ebay because there are alot of scams on there. ive been using ebay for about 5 years now and i havent been scamed yet but ive had issues with sellers on there. like one time i ordered a sparco steering wheel with the hub adapter and quick release and it took over a month for the item to come in due to the fact the guy said he was in the usa but the item was sent from the uk. always look at peoples feeback and look at other auctions that they had to see if you can trust them. plus there is always a chance that the item gets lost in shipping so always get insurance if it is offered.

[mexicanracer03]

hey whats going on guys any one close to the Outer Banks, NC ?? Hit me up to go to the Columbia/ Creswell TRACK

[maxima278]

welcome new people!

john, hey if you would, give me a call about the spacers, my internet is down at the moment and I can't figure out what's wrong with it. Thanks for hooking me up with that, I'll figure out a way to pay you for them.

You guys with radiator problems: Unless you get a used radiator for like $35 you're selling yourself short if you don't buy something bigger and better like a KOYO. You can probably pick up a used one if you look hard enough. Our engines need every chance they can get to stay cool!

Hey pat, ever time I work on that black car you sold me I remember this but forget as soon as I get on the computer: there are a bunch of tools that were in it when I picked the car up from you and they are still in it. Not sure if they're yours or what.. Let me know if you're missing any. Maybe I can get them to you next time there's a meet.

[Black on Gold]

Yes those would be mine. I'll just get them when we have a meer or something like that. Its not a big rush.

[Zee]

man ive got plenty of wrenches. not to long ago pep boys had a set of wrenches on sell and i bought them and it has all kinds of sizes metric and standard. so im sure i have the size you need. ive got alot of the basic tools you need to work on cars, im always buying new tools because i wanna make sure i have the right tools to do alot of work myself. sorry to hear about your radiator and its odd that mine busted 2 weeks ago. 2 240's with busted radiators in 2 weeks, now i see why the aftermarket ones cost so much, they know they are going to bust because nissan put cheap radiators in the 240's. come one why would they put a plastic radiator in a car? ohh well time to upgrade.

oddly enough the car that i am about to pick up also busted its radiator, but what company are you guys going with because the one I was thinking of going with is GReddy, but if you guys think there is a better one tell me please

EDIT: Forget about the GReddy radiator I found a KOYO one for a good price so I am going to go with that.
Modified by Zee at 11:40 AM 4/8/2007

[Black on Gold]

im in the process of gathering some more information on some other radiators. I have a little idea but im not sure if it will work.

[Zee]

im in the process of gathering some more information on some other radiators. I have a little idea but im not sure if it will work.

I would appreciate any kind of help you can give me.

[Zee]

I wanted to tell you guys about a site that I get most of my parts from it is

http://www.andysautosport.com

they are great guys I have had nothing but good transactions and dealings with them and I have had no problems with parts being late or anything like that they are truly a great site.

[maxima278]

I didn't really research it before I bought the koyo, mainly because the other brands I looked at were more expensive. Injected Performance (a NICO sponsor) had the koyo for $300 shipped, so I went for that. I was going to use the stock radiator that came with my SR but it turned out to be busted all along the top. The koyo seems to be an excellent quality product, its more than twice the thickness of the crappy stock one, it fits right into place with no fuss, and I have yet to have any problems with it.

I reccommend Injected performance because I had no trouble with them, the shipping is fast and their prices were better than anyone else. Another one that is not on NICO is AJ USA. they are the ones that seemed to have the best prices on struts and other suspension parts when I was shopping for them.

[Black on Gold]

I would appreciate any kind of help you can give me.

I was going to look into a TTZ32 Radiator. The only problem would be the fitting. I know its able to handle up to 300horses. Its just the fact of it fitting.

[maxima278]

well, you have to think about the fact that it is still a used 10+ year old radiator and that it would be hard to find. You have to weigh the cost against the time you spend looking for it, and then when you find it, how much do you think it will go for? My guess is that it would still be over $100 and of questionable quality. A koyo is a 5 minute bolt in affair and all the mounts will line up like stock.

[Black on Gold]

Yea. Like i said it was just an idea. Most the time its much cheaper to just use OE parts from other cars then getting aftermarket (i.e Z32 Brakes vs. Wilwood or Rotora,etc)

Well im off to work again. Back in a few hours.

[gnvarnadore]

I wanted to tell you guys about a site that I get most of my parts from it is

http://www.andysautosport.com

they are great guys I have had nothing but good transactions and dealings with them and I have had no problems with parts being late or anything like that they are truly a great site.

hey man thanks for the heads up on them because im always checking out the site but ive never heard of people ordering from them. now that ive heard that somone orders from them and that everything is cool with the company then im going to start ordering parts from them because they carry alot of what im looking for. ive been worried about ordering from them because when i had my 89 probe gt they had hks intercooler hard pipes listed and hks dont make them anymore for the turbo probes and im not sure but i dont think they make the catback exhaust anymore.

[Black on Gold]

What do you guys think?

http://www.wheelsnext.com/defa...=GOLD

http://www.wheelsnext.com/defa...0FACE)

[gnvarnadore]

the second link does show pics of the wheels. what wheels are they so i can look for them?

[Black on Gold]

They are Axis Oldskool

[gnvarnadore]

personaly i like the oldschool's better, but both look great. which ever one you pick you cant go wrong with because they both will look great on your car.

[gnvarnadore]

im thinking about getting the Motegi Track Tracklite's because the 15's only weigh 10 lbs each and the 17's only weigh 14 lbs each. i know you like gold rims and the Kosei K3's are 17's and only weigh 16.8 lbs. check out tirerack.com and you can see what the rims will look like on the car. if i was you i would go with the 15" tracklite's and get them powder coated gold. i know the cost might be a little higher than what you want to spend but it would be worth it.

[gnvarnadore]

ohh pat did you get the radiator from your friend?

[Zee]

hey man thanks for the heads up on them because im always checking out the site but ive never heard of people ordering from them. now that ive heard that somone orders from them and that everything is cool with the company then im going to start ordering parts from them because they carry alot of what im looking for. ive been worried about ordering from them because when i had my 89 probe gt they had hks intercooler hard pipes listed and hks dont make them anymore for the turbo probes and im not sure but i dont think they make the catback exhaust anymore.

No problem I have ordered everything from Intakes to Body Kits. I have ordered almost $6000 worth of parts on 3 different occasions and i just love them. They are really great people.

[Redemption1978]

yeaaaaaaa!

I haven't posted anything for a while so I just felt like I needed to say something.