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

[fourLUG_hero]

Zilvia won't let me post "in progress" build threads without being a premie so I'm just gonna do it on here.

Everybody seems to have a build thread nowadays so I want to make one too.

Many of you guys know my coupe by my signature picture:

What many of you guys DON'T know is that this car was a POS when I first got it over two years ago. Here's a timeline.

April '07

Then I started doing things to make it more and more uncomfortable to drive on the street. Like lowering it and making the front end black. Oh yeah, and I crashed it a bit.

May '08

Then it got a Chuki front, more zipties, some b*tch sized 17's, slammed, and some OEM aero. Somewhere in between, it also got a "new" lower mileage motor for free.

November '08

Got painted, got wackmaxes, got flush, got attention.

June '09

Then I started getting problems, alot of them. I think it's time.

October '09Took insurance off...

Now that I have a decent amount of income with my new job as well as a new daily, I'm reverting the coupe back to fully stock, selling it, and putting all my suspension into a hatch shell to be put together very sexy by next summer.

[sviellvoicae]

I have always loved your coupe. Hope your hatch turns out nice.

[tchurch]

s*** your selling her huh?? i've always liked this car from your sig. if you sell the rims when you go stock let me know

[AZhitman]

Definitely not what I expected - Good stuff.

Always have liked the screen name too, btw.

[fourLUG_hero]

I have always loved your coupe. Hope your hatch turns out nice.

Thanks.

s*** your selling her huh?? i've always liked this car from your sig. if you sell the rims when you go stock let me know

Yeah man thanks. I'm probably gonna put up a for sale thread for the wheel/tire/spacer/lug combo by next week. Keep an eye out and I'm down to meet up halfway to NYC.

Definitely not what I expected - Good stuff.

Always have liked the screen name too, btw.

Lol, I HOPE that I only put in good stuff in this build. I don't want to fall into the Northeast S-chassis stereotype of having s***ty parts. And the screen-name IS pretty cute haha.

What to expect:

-Full Kouki (maybe V:S with Group A vent?) OR SexyStyle-Ganador or East Bear mirrors-Just as low-SR-17/18 stagger-SPL parts galore

I don't want dish type wheels unless they're Blitz Type 03, SSR Minerva's, or Desmond Regamaster/Marquis Promada's.

Some of my inspiration:

Hotness.

[tchurch]

how much are you trying to get for the wheels??

[mRodiek]

The last black one looks sweet as hell.

Why the switch from coupe to hatch?

[KC240SR]

that red hatch with the 03s is hot.

[White Comet]

-Full Kouki (maybe V:S with Group A vent?) OR SexyStyle-Just as low-SR-SPL parts galore

i like those parts of your plans and even the "just as low" i could live without. if you go kouki are you thinking all authentic oem?

[dsc4130]

the silver and red one are great inspirations!!!! and your car has always looked awesome, same your going to revert it back to stock

[fourLUG_hero]

how much are you trying to get for the wheels??

Email sent.

The last black one looks sweet as hell.

Why the switch from coupe to hatch?

Love the classic look of black on white. I decided to switch over after hanging out at the Kouki 180sx aero thread on Zilvia too much.

that red hatch with the 03s is hot.

<3

i like those parts of your plans and even the "just as low" i could live without. if you go kouki are you thinking all authentic oem?

I'm probably going authentic on all the kit parts like bumper, extensions, lip, sides, and rear, but I think I'm gonna save a bit of money and get a replica wing to save on hatch lift supports. Front might also be Version: Select with a Group A vent instead.

the silver and red one are great inspirations!!!! and your car has always looked awesome, same your going to revert it back to stock

Yeah, it's gonna really suck when I see it back to 4x4.
Modified by fourLUG_hero at 9:50 PM 10/5/2009

[tchurch]

email received and responded to you bro.

[White Comet]

I'm probably going authentic on all the kit parts like bumper, extensions, lip, sides, and rear, but I think I'm gonna save a bit of money and get a replica wing to save on hatch lift supports. Front might also be Version: Select with a Group A vent instead.

nice. vs will be obviously cheaper and if you go oem good luck finding the lip

[ZX88]

Version select fits like garbage.

oem bumper with frp lip.

WE need to get a photoshoot going on. with those others cool guys from the tristate area lol./

[fourLUG_hero]

nice. vs will be obviously cheaper and if you go oem good luck finding the lip

I'm actually scared people will laugh at me if I make a "WTB: Kouki 180sx lip" topic on Zilvia. If only HOT ROAD was easier to find...

Version select fits like garbage.

oem bumper with frp lip.

WE need to get a photoshoot going on. with those others cool guys from the tristate area lol./

Photoshoot! I can't really go far with my coupe running with no spark in cyl 1 and no insurance. I know a spot by my way that's perfect !

I was thinking about OEM bumper + FRP lip but who, other than Modiride makes a decent fitting one? You said their service sucks ballsack.

What's the verdict on leaving a car up on jackstands for an extended period of time (>3 months)?

I'm gonna start the process of taking it apart on MONDAY!

[phanatikz32]

what is the point of selling the coupe for a hatch again? if you do get a hatch tho PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD don't do type-x aero.

[Black on Gold]

You make a build thread and then sell it? Wtf?

[fourLUG_hero]

what is the point of selling the coupe for a hatch again? if you do get a hatch tho PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD don't do type-x aero.

Hatches have grown on me.

Please explain WHY I shouldn't do full Kouki?

You make a build thread and then sell it? Wtf?

Build thread is for a hatch.

I've already got my eye on a SILVER hatch I've seen just parked on somebody's lawn under a tree collecting sap.

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

build thread palooza!!! lol

[White Comet]

theres no way i'm going with an fpr lip, i'll find one when the times right no matter what it takes. and yeah zilvia will have a big laugh if you post a wtb thread for the lip

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

zomg frp sucks. my bomex lip is so cracked already.

[phanatikz32]

Hatches have grown on me.

Please explain WHY I shouldn't do full Kouki?

IMO1. its been done over and over and over and over its as played as played gets2. its ugly, excluding the tail lights3. for the price of authentic kouki aero you can buy a cheaper more visual apealing kit and pocket the rest of the money for more parts.

I can't tell you what to do but it seems to me you have a good thing going with your coupe man, what problems do you have that are so bad you want to sell it and start over?

[ZX88]

IMO1. its been done over and over and over and over its as played as played gets2. its ugly, excluding the tail lights3. for the price of authentic kouki aero you can buy a cheaper more visual apealing kit and pocket the rest of the money for more parts.

I can't tell you what to do but it seems to me you have a good thing going with your coupe man, what problems do you have that are so bad you want to sell it and start over?

NONSENSE.

[fourLUG_hero]

IMO1. its been done over and over and over and over its as played as played gets2. its ugly, excluding the tail lights3. for the price of authentic kouki aero you can buy a cheaper more visual apealing kit and pocket the rest of the money for more parts.

I can't tell you what to do but it seems to me you have a good thing going with your coupe man, what problems do you have that are so bad you want to sell it and start over?

1. It's OEM aero, people in JDM land get them straight from the factory just like that. You can't tell me a clean OEM civic or integra front end gets played out just because it's plentiful.2. Everybody's entitled to their opinion. I personally LOVE kouki aero.3. So instead of dropping $900 (going street price of everything) on Kouki aero that I won't worry about exploding on the highway and fits perfectly, I should drop $400 at Chaser Aero for a generic URAS style kit that hangs low as hell, is made out of FRP, and fits like poo? Just to have an extra $500? That's not even a paycheck...

My coupe's been through alot and I know it looks alright now. But the headlights don't line up in the front, the frame rails are bashed in and scraped to all hell in certain spots, rust is developing in the lower driver's side shock tower, and for some reason, I can't get the car aligned straight with the steering wheel pointing straight. Believe me, I trust my alignment guy to do GREAT work after seeing the caliber of cars he's aligned.

[Philipio]

-SPL parts galore

Great company.

[phanatikz32]

1. It's OEM aero, people in JDM land get them straight from the factory just like that. You can't tell me a clean OEM civic or integra front end gets played out just because it's plentiful.2. Everybody's entitled to their opinion. I personally LOVE kouki aero.3. So instead of dropping $900 (going street price of everything) on Kouki aero that I won't worry about exploding on the highway and fits perfectly, I should drop $400 at Chaser Aero for a generic URAS style kit that hangs low as hell, is made out of FRP, and fits like poo? Just to have an extra $500? That's not even a paycheck...

My coupe's been through alot and I know it looks alright now. But the headlights don't line up in the front, the frame rails are bashed in and scraped to all hell in certain spots, rust is developing in the lower driver's side shock tower, and for some reason, I can't get the car aligned straight with the steering wheel pointing straight. Believe me, I trust my alignment guy to do GREAT work after seeing the caliber of cars he's aligned.

i think you're kind of exaggerating on the fitment thing and you can get duraflex front bumpers for about 250 thats how much i payed for mine and not all bodystyling for the s13 are low as origin aero. and as far as your alignment, do you have the propper suspension components to adjust it into propper alignment? if your car is slammed on stock links in front then your never going to get it aligned straight. and for the headlights not lining up have you tried taking your front end apart and designating the problem it could be a simple fix you'll never know untill you try right? but its your car man and you're gonna do what you want with it. but if you absolutely have to sell it atleast get a clean hatch otherwise it just seems like a downgrade to me.

[1991ls13]

i cant wait to see your build man, heres some more inspiring pics im sure you`ll like

simple but f`in sick!!!

go hatch!!!

[Dizel01]

Hey as soon as you put you coupe up for sale, let me know. I def want a coupe to start a new build.

[phanatikz32]

i cant wait to see your build man, heres some more inspiring pics im sure you`ll like

simple but f`in sick!!!

go hatch!!!

his current coupe with a nice front lip and clean sideskirts would look better than both of those hatches to me.

[1991ls13]

his current coupe with a nice front lip and clean sideskirts would look better than both of those hatches to me.

great to hear YOUR opinion.....

but yes his looks good as well.