never be the same RHD....

[DeXteR]

Zach, I believe the hammer has dropped.

Gold Different. I'm not sure I like it, but you shouldn't care. Definitely interesting. Looking forward to seeing more.

[burninskulls0911]

what paint did you use for the engine bay?rattle cans or a spray gun?

it looks sick!

[sokrispy]

dexter to each there own . but thats what i def was going for a diff kinda look now lets think how many black or gray engine bays have you seen. Im trying to lean towards a tru jdm look . and we all know some jdm things are far out of the normal for us all more reason for the gold.

as for the color its called inca tiger eye pearl its allmost and exact color of the brembo brake gold . its a 2 stage paint sprayed from a gun .

[madcowvert]

I'm speachless that thing looks so damm good ... when i get the funds and time for paint that's exactly how i wanted my motor to come out..

good job and i love the jdm tyte paint....

[DeXteR]

Don't get me wrong, that paint is... fabulous - that's the only word that comes to mind. It's cool for sure.

Don't mind me though, I'm told I have no style... by a guy who wants to do his interior in coach or something...

Just keep up the good work and I'm sure when all is said and done it will be bad ***.

[sokrispy]

heres a few more pics i dug up of inside **** being done .heat and sound barrier in dash carrier barthe diff in the igntion cyl i took my us one apart and coded to the jdm one so all the keys for the doors and ign are the sameslightly angled diffrent drilled out the brake off bolts/ tamper proffsteering column'sjdm style wiper and blinker switch vs the us

[sokrispy]

Don't mind me though, I'm told I have no style... by a guy who wants to do his interior in coach or something...

wow coach interior with a matching coach top that would be so hot thats the kinda out there things im talking about super jdm tyte !! now thinking of it i just might have to !

[TIMELSS_vert]

that color is sick, and your attention to detail is rediculous. this is gonna turn out amazing. what are your other plans for the car though?

[sokrispy]

thanks timeless yah im kinda a stickler for every little detail !im trying to go for that parking lot pimping with a jdm style and the heart to go behind it. as of right now i got my self soooo deep into it i just what to get it back on the road this summer . def future plans is front end conversion and a respray of the outside prob going with the pearl white off my 350z . and some wheels deep dish all the way around but no bigger then a 16 inch. thats stuff i know for a fact as for other things i make it up as i go along ideas pop up in my head and i just do it . like the whole engine bay shave and tuck was not og in the plans but its done !

[SecretS13]

do u have any pictures of the interior wiring harness??

[jspec603]

Your project is really coming along! Keep up the good work!! And don't knock the grey engine bay! jk jk.

[sokrispy]

do u have any pictures of the interior wiring harness??

i dont have any pics of the wiring yet cause im not done with it due to the fact that i moved all the fuse blocks to the trunk so allmost every wire had to get cut and extened back up but allot of the dash harness not all but alot was easy just fliped to the other side and what not the braket for the kickpanel fuse block was reverse so i used the jdm one and also had to swap the door harness

Your project is really coming along! Keep up the good work!! And don't knock the grey engine bay! jk jk.

im not knocking the gray your bay looks crazy clean to !! its just i allways like to be out there with my mods and plus i allready have done black , white, gray, and allmost camo bays before its just been done so many times thats all i was getting at

[jspec603]

Was only teasing bro, no worries. Post as many pics as you have time to take! Hopefully your not getting as much rain as we have been here in NH, must put a damper when working outside all the time.

[sokrispy]

Was only teasing bro, no worries. Post as many pics as you have time to take! Hopefully your not getting as much rain as we have been here in NH, must put a damper when working outside all the time.

you have noooo clue the rain has set me back well over 2 months !

[jspec603]

I hear ya. I'm VERY lucky to have a spot in our shop. Although I'll need to get the car done very soon cause we're running out of space. Our shop can hold 12 cars at night, and I'm #12. And boy did it rain today! i thought it was going to come right through the roof! Metal roofs a sooooo loud.

[Coolwhip]

damn this thread!

Nasty thoughts of doing the same to my car are entering my mind.

Looks great man, good stuff on documenting it.

[sokrispy]

damn this thread!

Nasty thoughts of doing the same to my car are entering my mind.

Looks great man, good stuff on documenting it.

im def renaming this post from never be the same rhd to NEVER DOING IT AGAIN RHD.im let you all in on something what a mofo . its funny cause me and my boy were just saying the other day how the pics make it look soooooo easy trust me its NOT esp due to the fact thats its a verty and theres crazy bracing everyplace .... but like we said to each other once that first cut is made theres no turning back and i realy do regret it till its done ! i must admit i have had time were i wanted to take the sawsall to it !

[Coolwhip]

I bet, I was there when a couple buddies put a sawsall to a EG hatch for the same task. I told myself, never.

Yea, I can only imagine how hard this all came out to be since the pictures just progress without showing any hard labor and such.

well the interior is pretty much gutted on mine and all the interior pieces I "was" going to use that came with it is junk. I figured, if i'm going to be buying bits and pieces for the inside, mine as well go stupid with it.

Anyways, I will be putting a sawsall to the car, and depending on my reaction from that venture might lead me into other paths, haha.

But I can only wait to hear your impression of the first time down the road with the top down, and everyone's face...

[jspec603]

Ya I was about to do my vert RHD this past winter as well. Then we got a customers car in the shop and that took all ambition out of me to do it, at least for the time being. I still may take it back apart this winter and do it just because.

The car that ruined RHD for me...well for the summer anyways! lolFrom this...

To this...

In less than 8 weeks...We were a bit tired after that.

[sokrispy]

a lil update before the rain came once again !

[jspec603]

Looks fkn great man!!! Keep up the good work!

[sokrispy]

intercooler and koyo mountedpicked up the silvia front last night and test fitted !

[nissan_star]

are you painting the whole car gold?

[FeintMind]

are you painting the whole car gold?

pretty sure he's not... but that just gave me the sickest idea evAr!

How balllllinnnnnnnn would it be to paint the rest of it like brushed aluminum, and put straight GOLD wheels on it...

then pop the hood and BAM!

Be like two-tone Bling... and then redo the valve cover in Chrome, with gold lettering and chrome accents in the engine bay...



like daaayyyummmmm!

edit:

like... it would be very Rap Music Video-esque... but it WOULD be crazy as f***..

[sokrispy]

nahh im painting the outside white again but for now its probly staying with that dirty jdm look with the front end multi colors cause the car has been sitting over a year now and i want to get it back on the road asap! and the front end like that kinda grew on me :-X

[thatdoodle]

I like blurple.

[-RJ-]

I like blurple.

+1

[nissan_star]

for now its probly staying with that dirty jdm look with the front end multi colors cause the car has been sitting over a year now and i want to get it back on the road asap! and the front end like that kinda grew on me :-X

humm, kind of like hemiroids... you might wanna get that checked out.

keep us posted, i need a good internet fix.

[RPS1392]

Nice Job! Especially on a vert. I just settled for a 5 speed swap and a silvia front on my 92 vert.

However, I'm doing a RHD swap to my hatch and have only ran into one problem, the gas door/hatch release. I cant seem to find one for sale, and the US one doesnt work. So what to do? How did you tackle this?

Thanks!Chris

[thatdoodle]

/\ It came with the front clip.