The "I want to join the build thread bandwagon" Build Thread.

[adrianfromthecastle]

XT7's man... do it!

i dunno about the 17/18 stagger though... never been a fan.

Honestly dude, I'd just stick to 17's all around. I never really liked the look of 18s on kouki aero, even if its just for the rears. Too big imo...

[Gabes13]

XT7's man... do it!

18s on kouki aero, even if its just for the rears. Too big imo...

I agree. sometimes. It seems to me that the lower the car, the smaller the wheels look.

[fourLUG_hero]

It's windy as HELL out. Keeps blowing my work rug away.

My bad haha i ment yours

Oh, well mine are XXR 962's.

are you selling the test pipe? if so how much, and how much for the coils

The test pipe I need. The coils, I'm not sure how much yet. They're not blown from what I can tell.

Wow such a clean car coming to a end, But go HATCH!! I love my hatch.And is it me or is your enginge running extremely rich?

Yeah, I was running pretty rich with JWT ecu.

XT7's man... do it!

i dunno about the 17/18 stagger though... never been a fan.

Honestly dude, I'd just stick to 17's all around. I never really liked the look of 18s on kouki aero, even if its just for the rears. Too big imo...

XT7's are awesome and they don't really break the bank too much either. I'm a BIG fan of 17/18. It gives the car a really nice rake and you can tuck the rear HARD.

I agree. sometimes. It seems to me that the lower the car, the smaller the wheels look.

IMO, the closer the fender gets to the wheel, the wheel looks BIGGER.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

windy indeed... im about to go outside in that tornado and try install some door speakers.

[1991ls13]

fourlug@i had a question about the ride hieght, i see you ride super low so i assume you scrape alot or do you use crazy stiff springs???please inform me how to get that nice flush, i see people riding like that but i have about an inch in front an half in back an it sound like im doin the nasty everytime i hit a bump

[ZX88]

looks good.

i will say this though, you won't find all the type x parts for 900 even in the classifieds. most times bumpers go for 200, rear valences for 200, and sidskirts for 400-500. you're at 800 right there and thats not even with the brackets, extensions and lights. you aren't gonna find crazy good deals on that stuff since its pretty sought after.

look. side skirts are not 400-500 crazy deals are there you just have to look and watch ebay daily. i paid 215 shipped from japan for mine.lol sure they weren't perfect. but they work.

what do you want for the cusco bars.

[fourLUG_hero]

fourlug@i had a question about the ride hieght, i see you ride super low so i assume you scrape alot or do you use crazy stiff springs???please inform me how to get that nice flush, i see people riding like that but i have about an inch in front an half in back an it sound like im doin the nasty everytime i hit a bump

10k/8k springs. I scraped alot, yes but only BOTTOM-BOTTOMed out on hard bumps that I can't avoid. And to get that nice flush, you need low offset and no wheel gap.

look. side skirts are not 400-500 crazy deals are there you just have to look and watch ebay daily. i paid 215 shipped from japan for mine.lol sure they weren't perfect. but they work.

what do you want for the cusco bars.

Yeah I've seen skirts and valences go for dirt. JDM shops like Elite like to overcharge for s***.

For the Greddy front bar and Cusco rear bar, throw me $150 and they're yours. Trying to buy some 5 lug stuffs.

[Dizel01]

Elite JDM over charges on everything. F*** them....thats right I said it.

[White Comet]

look. side skirts are not 400-500 crazy deals are there you just have to look and watch ebay daily. i paid 215 shipped from japan for mine.lol sure they weren't perfect. but they work.

yeah its possible but the average price for new skirts is 600 before shipping and used is normally not 200ish thats just an exceptional deal

[mrgreeneyes]

Trying to buy some 5 lug stuffs.

talk to doug. WHOLE j30 rear 5 lug w/ brakes. cheap.

srsly. nao

[Metal Angel]

hatch = win. I am sure your hatch will be my new inspiration.

[daconkiftador]

yeah its possible but the average price for new skirts is 600 before shipping and used is normally not 200ish thats just an exceptional deal

Im pretty sure $2-300 +shipping is the going rate for decent condition used OEM s13 skirts. You can def find a mint(pretty much brand-new) set of oem s13 side-skirts for under $400 shipped, believe me because Ive done it, and sure quite of few others have too.

[White Comet]

which side skirt are you talking about though? cuz i'm talking about the 2 piece type x one

[240lookis]

I dont understand all the hype about type x stuff. front looks real nice with lip but rear and sides are

[fourLUG_hero]

I haven't really had much time to work on the 240 too much. 12-14 hour days suck a**. Plus finals are next week...

Got a shot of the daily after I fixed the steering wheel shake going up to speed.

$400 car with bent steelie with steering shimmy + S13 teardrop = AWESOME beater.

Elite JDM over charges on everything. F*** them....thats right I said it.

Yeah but they're still cool peoples at the end of the day.

yeah its possible but the average price for new skirts is 600 before shipping and used is normally not 200ish thats just an exceptional deal

From prices I've seen, Kouki skirts sell for $300-400 shipped all day. I don't think I'd go the extra distance to get new skirts. They're gonna touch the ground on my car anyway.

talk to doug. WHOLE j30 rear 5 lug w/ brakes. cheap.

srsly. nao

He has the rear 5-lug that I DON'T want. It requires Z32 upright conversion sleeves. Somebody from Oklahomo is selling me the whole S14 conversion for my wheels and he'll pay shipping plus some cash from his end so I'll see how that plays out.

Im pretty sure $2-300 +shipping is the going rate for decent condition used OEM s13 skirts. You can def find a mint(pretty much brand-new) set of oem s13 side-skirts for under $400 shipped, believe me because Ive done it, and sure quite of few others have too.

I can't see non-Kouki S13 side skirts ever go for more than like $250 plus shipping.

hatch = win. I am sure your hatch will be my new inspiration.

Lol thanks man. Do you still want me to get a shot of my lack of A/C compressor + bracket?

I dont understand all the hype about type x stuff. front looks real nice with lip but rear and sides are

The sides could be better (read: HOT ROAD) but I really LOVE the rear valences. Kouki stuff IS getting overdone but still looks awesome nonetheless. I'm gonna see if I can find some other SEXY aero.

[hbpignosePA]

u only want to sell the front coils?

why?

i think it would be better to get all 4 corners the same

plus depending what u want for the rears i might want em

[fourLUG_hero]

u only want to sell the front coils?

why?

i think it would be better to get all 4 corners the same

plus depending what u want for the rears i might want em

Hehe you'd be pretty dumbfounded to hear my reasoning.

My front JIC's are maxed with both collars removed and I wish to go lower. Bad news is that PBM won't sell me just the fronts and neither will Stance. I don't mind having a different coilover brand front and rear especially since I really like how my JIC's absorb bumps in the rear of the car. Anthony from Elite is actually hooking me up with a pair of front Kei Office's for cheap but I'm just unsure how low they'll bring me. I want to know that if I really wanted to, I could frame my car.
Modified by fourLUG_hero at 10:07 PM 10/13/2009

[Metal Angel]

Quote »Lol thanks man. Do you still want me to get a shot of my lack of A/C compressor + bracket?[/quote]Yes please!

[hbpignosePA]

grrr i need rears that i can disassemble for the 12

o well the search continues

bump for a cool guy

[fourLUG_hero]

Kouki is out of the picture.

Some dude in New Zealand has a Kouki hatch with XT7's ready to go on.

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...

[240lookis]

sexystyle with cr kais or lmgt4...

what wheel has the most concave? hmmm

EDIT: i mean what aftermarket wheel has the most concave out of all aftermarket wheels

[fourLUG_hero]

sexystyle with cr kais or lmgt4...

what wheel has the most concave? hmmm

EDIT: i mean what aftermarket wheel has the most concave out of all aftermarket wheels

Probably TE's I don't know.

I'm not going to abandon the XT7's just yet. If I can't find a place that stocks them without having to wait 6-8 weeks from Japan, I'm going with NT03's in 18x9.5 +27/18x10.5 +30.

As soon as I find a buyer for the coupe (MGE??) I can pick up this minty auto hatch from New Brunswick.

[Metal Angel]

a/c delete pic? btw if you sent me an email I didnt get it. My email was bogged down with junk so I set up a different email. Its the right email address in my profile now if you want to send me that pic.

[White Comet]

^ not to thread jack, what what ac delete are you talking about. after you remove all the lines and compressor and everything, get ac delete plugs from nissan and thats it

[fourLUG_hero]

It's been weirdly warm lately so I guess I have time to work on the coupe and update.

Sold my skirts and rear valences to Dale (Dizel01) and got stock springs/shocks from Doug (I<3myrhs13 or something lol). After driving to where they live at by to pick pick up/sell, I definitely commend you guys for having any type of drop on any car lol.

Threw the stock springs and shocks on as well as stock RUCA's.

I'm two stock tension rods away from tearing up the neighborhood again for a little bit. This time, without scraping in my "known" spots.

a/c delete pic? btw if you sent me an email I didnt get it. My email was bogged down with junk so I set up a different email. Its the right email address in my profile now if you want to send me that pic.

Yeah, here, don't mind the dirty dirty bay. I haven't paid attention to it in over a year.

For the A/C fittings on the firewall, I found that a soda cap and a rubber plug I had laying around worked perfectly.

[mrgreeneyes]

im so excited.

im purchasing the finishing touches (for now) for my coupe.... (tires/brakes)...

so im ready for numbah two

[Dizel01]

Haha, told you those PA roads are brutal. Can't wait to see what hatch you're gonna get.

[Future_gohan]

roads in pa suck a**.

[240lookis]

noooo!dont get nt03sthey have practically no concave. stick with the xt7s or get anything else. please.i assume that youd pull them off quite well, but they arent very good looking either way.

[Didderson]

I definitely commend you guys for having any type of drop on any car lol.

Haha Thanks for the props yo.

Waiting to see what you kids have in store for nico. This car swapping talk is crazysaucee!