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mRodiek
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Never heard of those tie rods, why did you choose them over say, SPL?


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240lookis
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ILoveMyRHS13 wrote:Slight update.

Wheels will be ordered soon.
any clues?

make sure to post some pics of the skid plate when it is installed. id like to see how it compares to my speed limit skid plate.

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mustang replicas

THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG


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I love your interior man, keep up the good work

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nwmrkt wrote:nice shift extender, I got the same one too haha. Also I was wondering if you knew if the ikeya s14 inners would work with spl outers? I think they do, just want to confirm...
ikeyas are 110 bucks and by far one of the BEEFIEST parts ive put in my suspension. Parts Shop Max runs these on all their campaign cars/personal cars and they come highly recommended. also they are two-part adjustable, so you can get it dialed in perfectly.

they are s14 grade aka beefier than s13 stuff, and works with s14 outers. been running this setup for a while, feels awesome

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Serious tie rods, shame I just did mine last year.

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to give everyone an idea of size, the silver main part, as it flares out, is about 3/4" around. serious business for a tie rod :D

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Magnum375 Jr.
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Damn Doug, I think I just found yet another part to add to my list, stuff looks good bud.

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What kinda led bulbs did you use on your cluster.?

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mRodiek wrote:Never heard of those tie rods, why did you choose them over say, SPL?
mrgreeneyes wrote:
ikeyas are 110 bucks and by far one of the BEEFIEST parts ive put in my suspension. Parts Shop Max runs these on all their campaign cars/personal cars and they come highly recommended. also they are two-part adjustable, so you can get it dialed in perfectly.

they are s14 grade aka beefier than s13 stuff, and works with s14 outers. been running this setup for a while, feels awesome
That's why. MGE is running the same setup and I know that it's beefy as hell, so I figured get the same. They will be matched up with MOOG S14 outers. I don't know if you know about Moog, but you can get them at your local Advanced Auto with a lifetime warranty and those, too, are beefy as hell and made very well.

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm actually starting to enjoy the car.

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Those tie rods should hold up to whatever you throw at them. Nice build keep up the good work

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Dude I absolutely love the pink cluster lights. WOW like I'm sorta pissed because I'm not going to rip you off like that and do the same thing cause thats not me, but it's so perfect. That's respect right there.

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Caveit77777 wrote:Dude I absolutely love the pink cluster lights. WOW like I'm sorta pissed because I'm not going to rip you off like that and do the same thing cause thats not me, but it's so perfect. That's respect right there.
Have at the pink cluster bulbs.

Mine are red.

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how thick is that skid plate?

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ILoveMyRHS13 wrote:Have at the pink cluster bulbs.

Mine are red.
That just made my day. What kind of bulbs did you buy? Looks like a cheap mod that I would really enjoy at the same time. Those are the best.

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Caveit77777 wrote:
That just made my day. What kind of bulbs did you buy? Looks like a cheap mod that I would really enjoy at the same time. Those are the best.
The cluster bulbs are 194s. I got them at v-leds.com but they don't sell pink ones.

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I bought some similar to their inverted cone 194.. not that bright.. need something brighter.. which 194 bulb did u get?

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sr20-thoj wrote:I bought some similar to their inverted cone 194.. not that bright.. need something brighter.. which 194 bulb did u get?
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior....html

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i bolted my harness into where the seatbelts bolt in for the back seat. dont even need to remove the back seat. kidna sick setup. i still am going to buy harness bar though. mazworx has some nice one. might build my own too

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mrgreeneyes wrote:
two, i know down in GAAAWGIA, its cool to ride high and not be low, but obviously priorities are a little different. i like to handle. you like to... um... well i dont know what people do without coils...... flop around like a Swahili riverboat?
little late to this but in this guys defense, you dont know nothing about GAAAWGIA obviously.



yea we totally ride high down here.

btw to the op, sorry for knocking on ya the other day in that one dudes thread. it just bugs the hell out of me when people tell others to go lower when they are in reality low enough.. haha.

ps sorry for the thread jack.

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Nice build man! You guys make we want to move to PA, seriously lol

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Weee another update. More goodies arrived. I forgot I ordered stuff when the UPS man showed up.

Then as soon as I picked the box up, it hit me. HUBS.



They're OEM J30 hubs with brand new OEM S13 bearings already machined to bolt right up. I couldn't pass this deal up.

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240lookis
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are you drilling the rear hubs?

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240lookis wrote:are you drilling the rear hubs?
Nah, I have J30 rear spindles with brakes that I'm going to use.

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sweeto.

but cant you just use the hub for the rears?thought it was the same as z32.or do you want drum ebrake for some strange reason?

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bersh240 wrote:sweeto.

but cant you just use the hub for the rears?thought it was the same as z32.or do you want drum ebrake for some strange reason?
Yeah, I could just use the hub, but I want the rear brakes. The rotors are the same size as Z32 rears, so it will help with ebraking. I'll just be using a hydro for an ebrake.

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Small update.I was going to pull my front collars today but then I lost motivation. So I went through the 15 minutes of jacking the car up and threw the skid plate on.Oil pan isn't happy with life...YES this is the drain plug.So much nicer.

I also changed out the coolant temp sensor because I found out I still had the original one still in...Old one.

And here's my ever-growing sticker collection. driftWARFARE, Team Rod, River Side, AutoMotion, Top Night, MAX, Pink Godzira, Touge Factory, and Umbrella Girl.

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I take it the oil pan gasket is leaking?

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OutToWinPAHC wrote:I take it the oil pan gasket is leaking?
Ha, I wish it were that simple. It's the crank seal. Pretty much gone. I have no motivation/care to fix it.

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That's what my oil pan looks like. I've been thinking about raising it.but it looks so damn good low.


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