Thanks everyone for the comment so far! Made this thread a week ago but I guess it finally got accepted haha. defcon86nwh, LOL yeah thats him haha
Well lets see where I left off
Picked up a Yashio Factory shift knob
I mounted some tires on the 03's to roll around on till I got them relipped, so here it was
Eventually sourced an OEM lip. It's a bit rough, but I got it for a steal thanks to Jesse Streeter!
Finally got my new lips for the fronts thanks to Wheel Flip. Here's a before/after
Finally got to drive it around a bit. Went to a local drift comp but didn't compete. Still had HICAS!
After the meet
After being a spectator at that event, I decided it was about time I got my HICAS out of there. Since I was at it, I removed ABS. I got a Z32 BMC, non ABS booster and lines from a buddy of mine.
Here's everything that was removed HICAS wise
Put some new bushings in the subframe and some adjustable suspension arms and threw it in. They're Godspeed...but eventually I'll get something better. I just needed some adjustment!
After all that was done, the car felt completely different. I love it! First night test drive
I drove the car a few times, then realized it was time to retire the ol' Apexi coilovers. Decided to go with some PBM's
Here's after the coils settled. I love them so far!
All that time I was running around with stock KADE. Pretty boring if you ask me. But my buddy ended up parting his KA and going 1JZ, so I hopped on all his KA goodies. It's a basic setup but made the car much more fun! Plus I still had my Greddy FMIC hanging on my wall since the SR/RB, so I finally got to put that back to use.
When I eventually got it running. It's a blast to drive on 12 lbs!
That's where I'm at with the build today! Unfortunately I decided to steer away from lipped wheels, and go with something a bit more aggressive, light and one piece. I sold the BRW03's, and the new wheels should be here within a week or so. I'll update when they get here. Hope everyone enjoyed the build so far!