How I left the S chassis for the X chassis.

[Justinbobby]

When I had the opportunity to get myself a X chassis I knew I had to get on it. Around May of this year I was just getting out of my FRS lease and I had no plans of keeping it. I have drifted it at several events and I just missed the feeling of a 90's car.

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It just so happens that my buddy Grant who I originally sold my second Zenki to randomly texts me asking if I knew anyone interested in buying it. I immediately said I was interested and a couple of weeks later I owned my old car again.

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After I picked up the car I started to see the little issues here and there so I wanted to freshen it up a bit. I decided to contact old connections for parts and somehow ended up getting talked into owning a JZX chassis.

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We probably talked all night and I didn't get home until 1-2am that night. When I got home all I could think about was how I would make this move work. I just bought my S14 back and I need to find cash quick.
I then decided to part post my S14 for sale. There were some bites, but I wasn't going to get anything close to my asking price of $9,000. I knew I had to find another way so after several people inquiring about parts. I decided to part my S14 out. I thought this would be a good way to not see the car as a whole again and would get me more money in the long run.

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I did it, somehow I managed to part the car and sold every piece of it. I made roughly $13,000 by sticking to my guns and not moving much on my prices.

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So here we are with my new chassis. I picked the car up a few days after I got most of my cash ready. This was a completely new territory for me.

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Car had some goodies, but you can tell it needed some work. It came with a set of Work XT7's. I decided to sell them since I sent my AVS 5 for chrome (originally for my S14) to offset the cost.

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Took it to a drift event to find issues that I may have not noticed before.

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My friend Brent offered up a set of TE37's that were suppose to go on his Z. I had to hop on them and because I love TE37's (never really owned a set until now).

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Ever since then I feel like all I've been doping is maintaining this car and not having fun. I ran out of funds for a bit as I just started a new job so not enough to get the car where I want it. The coilovers that came with the car were blown and so I replaced them with a custom set of BC's. Not enough funds to ball out on custom Stance and you can't really beat custom spring rates, valving, pillow ball front/rear for $995 shipped!

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Another reason I got new coilovers was because the rear lower mount bushing was shot. I broke 2 right rear knuckles due to the vibrations when drifting.

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After testing with the new coilovers it proved to be much more solid so I think it was a good call on that. I also had TONS of vibration in the front end and I assumed it was the upper ball joints. I purchased some IS300 ball joints since I found out they use the same as the JZX's.

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I got an alignment afterwards because I needed to go on a road trip with the JZX.

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Went down 5 and car was great. I did notice that oil temps got a bit high through the valley so will get a nice oil cooler setup soon. Other than that the car performed well at 28mpg average and I was very happy.

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My new job has fabricators and painters I've been working with on some stuff like my subframe and arms. I purchased all the bushings for subframe and differential so I started working on the car when the parts came.

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Test fitted to make sure bushing fit properly. Then I'm cleaning the subframe up to prep for paint. Picked up some goodies as well.

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That's all I have for now. I will update as soon as I finish up my subframe and get the car back on the ground. Prepping for a drift event on November 25th so I'm very excited to get a feel for a much more dialed machine.

[tougefactory]

oooo, very interesting!

[tricky_ab]

Are those KTS differential bushings?

And I've been following this on Instagram, so it's nice to see that you've mad your way to this forum.

[Almighty So]

God your zenki was good lol.
Love those TEs as well.
Definitely in for updates!

[codyzsilvia]

Love the JZX! Trying to sell my Silvia to get into one as well

[CamryOnBronze]

Dang, super cool. The chrome TEs look awesome!

[tuzzio]

Those j-force 07s <3

[Justinbobby]

Tricky - it is indeed!

Almighty - I miss the S chassis. May or may not build another street car lol.

Cody/Camry - Thanks guys! Still trying to make things much more solid.

Tuzzio - Same specs as my TE's also :D 18x9.5 +12

[Jonathong]

I got to drive this thing once and it was awesome! Thanks again boo

[cysilvia]

Ayyyyyyyy hell yeah. Still gotta link! cy.so ;)

[S14kouki805]

Sub'd for the rarity of the chassis

[DJTTon]

I like the narration too; a good story needs a good story teller.

[Will.]

very nice!!

[Justinbobby]

Jonathong - Anytime bb

Cysilvia - Yeah man! I'll hit you when I'm in the city!

S14kouki805 - I love this chassis!

DJTTon - Haha! Glad you like it :D

Will. - Thank you!

[Justinbobby]

Update 11/20/2017:

Painted all the rear end parts after degreasing this past week.

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Found some motivation over the weekend to put it all back together.

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Car drives amazing for having eyeballed the alignment (I was a technician for 5 years I love suspension and alignment). Doing pulls from 2nd to 3rd makes the rear crazy happy and the power is instant. Glad I replaced the bushings exactly how I would to my S chassis. Night and Day difference :hsdance:

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Mirrors have been painted and will be cleared today. Should be nice when I put on tonight. Cheers!

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Hell yeah man, I've always loved your cars. I'd part out my S14 in a heartbeat if a JZX90 came up.

[codyzsilvia]

Boiiiiiiiii it looks so good... favorite thread on here

[Benedict]

awesome story. love these cars and seeing them pop up like this has me daydreaming of making the jump into one

[p33g]

Awesome car man!! this hits me in the feels hard, definitely makes me second guess posting mine up for sale.

[Justinbobby]

ILoveMyRHS13 - Haha it was a really good deal. Thanks man!

codyzsilvia - Thanks dude!

Benedict - Thanks! Glad you like it!

p33g - Best chassis I have driven thus far, only other thing i would really like is a 110!

[Justinbobby]

Holiday weekend update:

Ganadors are on and ride height is where I want it. Signed up for the last round of Super D. Went to an event called Drift Central in Monterey, CA at the airport skid pad. Found out that since I lowered the car more I'm having steering bind. My mistake for not working on the front suspension yet. Decided it was too much to risk going to Super D to compete so I dropped out. Just enjoyed my Sunday, stayed home, and watched the awesome battles on Instagram live.

Aside from the steering bind, the car performed well and drove exactly how I intended it to drive. Tire wear is amazing and really gets the entire tread. Next up for the car will be front suspension refresh and a little tidying in the engine bay.

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Here's a video on a bit of driving. You can tell I was trying to compensate for the steering bind with my throttle response lol.
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[codyzsilvia]

You're welcome man! This is my fav JZX in the states so far haha. Whats your Instagram?

[Justinbobby]

It's @justincamry lol

[StatticMyke]

Damn I didnt think it could get much better than with the Model 5's. Boy was I wrong.

[SlmdCpe]

Love this thread! Cant wait to see more!

[codyzsilvia]

Any new updates?

[tjcbar]

awesome jzx90, cant wait to be able to import a jzx100 chaser

[Y0SH]

I was going to hold out on buying anotherX chassis until the X100 was legal and build a R32 Gts-4 4 door until then but now I can’t decide between the skyline and the X90.

[CaBS]

Nice clean subframe install. Do the solid bushes make a huge difference to NVH inside the car?

[Justinbobby]

Damn I didnt think it could get much better than with the Model 5's. Boy was I wrong.
Thanks bud!

Love this thread! Cant wait to see more!
Thank you!

Any new updates?
Yessir!

awesome jzx90, cant wait to be able to import a jzx100 chaser
90's are nice, but I like the 100's as well!

I was going to hold out on buying anotherX chassis until the X100 was legal and build a R32 Gts-4 4 door until then but now I can’t decide between the skyline and the X90.
I like Toyotas when it comes to sedans haha.

Nice clean subframe install. Do the solid bushes make a huge difference to NVH inside the car?
Not much other than a whine at low speeds and when getting into first gear.
I think I'm just used to the "race car" feeling from my previous builds lol.

[Justinbobby]

Apologies for the lack of updates. Been real busy with work and car is in hibernation mode as I collect more parts. It's nice to have a tiny Miata for a commuter. I bought clear headlight assemblies and converted them to projectors. I can see so much better when driving at night.

Things to come: Hydrofan delete (replacing water pump to 2JZGTE), timing belt job (might as well while I'm in there), lightweight pulley kit/under drive, Fluidampr harmonic balancer, Mintyfresh angle kit, new body kit and bonnet, and more!

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[joshg51]

looking good, glad this thing is getting reliable.

[Compressorsurge]

Really coming along nicely. This chassis is growing on me.

[harlockssx]

I had a JZX90 Chaser Tourer-V as a daily in Okinawa, really loved that car! What did you wind up doing with those Model 5's...

[tricky_ab]

You had mentioned the angle kit from Mintyfresh angle kit. I don't know exactly which bits you're planning to purchase, but KFD Russia has a full kit. I've posted the link to the site below:

Pro version angle kit (KFD Russia) (http://shop.kfdteam.ru/arms/toyota-jzx-90-100?product_id=173)

[240msh]

youre big pimpn

[tacobellman_2007]

More updates pls, this is great!

So basically I've got 4 more years until I get to your age to snag a JZX100 and be at this level...challenge accepted.