My Kouki build thread

[rbpwrd240]

Start Date 7/4/2011

1998 240sx LE non LSD, 5 SPD, 4 lug Car, paint code WKO color Aspen Pearl White

Well I guess its time I start to record my progress on the car. I feel like from here things realy have a chance to get rolling.

Here is how the car looks today.
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/rbpwrd240/112_0026.jpg

Goal- To build a sports car with a muture looking interior and exterior utilizing 90% or more Nissan or Nismo parts while taking special care to retain factory functionality and reliability.

So here is a list of what parts are either on the car or going on the car in the near future.

Exterior
JDM Kouki front bumper
JDM Kouki rear bumper
JDM Kouki wing
Jdm lighting (head lights turn signals etc) also have some autech signals
JDM Kouki K's aero grill


Interior
S15/Z32 OEM Black leather and red stitch Nissan shift knob
Red line Black leather and red stitch shift boot and e-brake boot
Red Line black leather and red stitch console cover
S14 SE OEM A-pillar trim with tweeter holes and grills
JDM K's aero OEM gun metal radio trim with ash tray and DIN gauges
JDM K's aero OEM gun metal A/C trim with buisness card holder
SE OEM headlight control with fog light switch
SE OEM wiper arm with intermitten
JDM S14 OEM DCC with sensors
S14 OEM wood trim kit
JDM Skyline R34 wood grain wheel
SE White faced gauge cluster

Brakes
Z32 4 pot front and 2 pot rear brake conversion
Z32 master cylinder/ Z32 e-brake cable
PBR metal master pads
Brembo rotors
Castrol GT-LMA Brake fluid

Suspension
Ohlins 32 way adj struts
Eibach sport line springs
Rear diff inserts
5 lug conversion
Rear SE sway bar
Master energy suspension bushing set
JDM Nismo S14 rear upper strut bar
JDM Nismo S14 front upper strut bar

Performance
Vibrant performance exhoust
Altima fans
Nismo thermostate

Now all of that is great; however, very little of it has actually made it onto the car. The reason is I got into an acident not to long ago and until I can afford the grand its going to cost to get the body work done to the new body panels I havent been motivated. However I have the bug pretty good right now so we'll see how long it takes me to get the parts that I'v listed installed on the car.

And dont worry I have even rarer JDM Goodies already in my posession for the next steps. However if I say any more without installed pics the internet nay sayers here will have a field day. So hopefully the next time you see this post it will be full of pics of all the installed items that I just listed.
Here is a few for right now.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/rbpwrd240/S15barinstalled.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/rbpwrd240/JDMcardtray.jpg


http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/rbpwrd240/JDMtrayopen.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll264/rbpwrd240/112_0731.jpg

So let me know what you think.

Sincerely
Alex R.:coold:

[tqstarburst]

This is a base model,not an le.

[94spitfire91]

Get to working on that thing those parts you have arent any good sitting around. Kouki looks good though

[shinhed]

This is a thread, not a build thread.

[rbpwrd240]

Decoded the VIN and it is an LE. Cruise power everything. No leather for whatever reason the original purchaser didnt get all the LE options. Also has No ABS! hehe


This is a base model,not an le.

How is this not a build thread? It is simply a start to a means, thanks for all the kind words guys.

Alex R.

[shinhed]

The vin will not decode the trim for an S14 via carfax and autocheck. Obviously it's a base. No sunroof, fogs, or 5-lug = base. All s14's have power.

[S14DB]

Not a Build thread. No build done.

Not an LE. No Leather, 5-Lug. All S14 Kouki's say SE/LE on Carfax/Autocheck because the idiot that programed it in didn't know there was no trim in the VIN. The only way to check is the body code on the firewall plate.