A Type X build from the Rockies

[PW180SX]

Here's my slow but steady progress on my Type X inspired S13 from the mountain state of Colorado. Hope you enjoy! This isn't a crazy in depth drift build with lots of fabrication, so you hardcore drift kids probably won't find it too exciting.

Here's a short summary of how I got this car - I originally came from the Roadster scene, and had a mariner blue NA. I loved it, but I needed a bit more space. I was always a fan of the RPS13, so I decided to find a good base to start with. Here in CO, finding a clean base is very rare. Eventually I received a text offering a trade for my Miata, and even though it was a bit hard on the eye, it sure was clean. As soon as I saw it in person, I was set! People thought I was crazy for trading, but I still haven't looked back to this day.

It's a 1991 240SX LE, and the previous owner built it for show. The interior was wrapped in Katskin leather, had a new pearl white paint, and not a spot of rust. Luckily those graphics were vinyl..haha.

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As soon as I got it home, I began ridding it of all the decals and the Bomex lip kit. Somehow, I sold those wheels quick as well. Picked up some S14 stock wheels after finding out it was 5 lug. She cleaned up nicely!

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And then began the Type X styling. I wanted to keep this car as clean as possible, so I didn't opt for replica parts. Everything is OEM for perfect fitment!

Rear garnish plate
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Rear valences
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Rear spoiler
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That finishes the rear end! Onto the rest..
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Had some crap coilovers on it for a month or so, looked better but rode like ass.
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Front signals
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Front bumper
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Bumper extensions
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Side skirts
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180SX floor mats
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Eventually mocked it all up/painted and installed
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For a short amount of time there, my roomate lent me his equips to roll on while his car was under the knife. They were weak, but looked much better than stock SE's! Oh, say no to replica ganadors! haha
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Unfortunately, I had a mis-hap on the highway returning from work one day. A work truck cut across a solid white line to hop onto an offramp too soon and kicked up two planks of wood that were on the side of the road. It nailed my bumper and fender, causing some minor damage but enough to piss me off. He kept going, but I was blocked by other people slamming on their brakes...needless to say, he got away.
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Decided to finally get some wheels. I wanted to keep it simple, so I opted for some RPF1's. Specs were 17x9.5 +18 up front, and 17x10 +18 in the rear. Grabbed some Project Kics lugs while I was at it as well
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Boosted the KA as well
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Here was the final product for awhile
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Then I figured let's attempt to make the front end a bit more aggressive. I was inspired a lot during this build by Brian Harts old type x. I loved the bumper cutout and BNR33 ducts, so I went that route.
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About this time, I had split with my current girlfriend, and my room mate moved out. I decided to buy a house and focus on other priorities for awhile. Eventually, my buddy bought a house with an amazing 4 car garage, so he was nice enough to let me store my car there while I built it since my current house was piled with a bunch of crap.

So we tucked it in a corner, and I kept on building. I got a set of 57D's for awhile, but I wasn't too keen on them so they didn't last long.
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Since it was an LE, it also came with HICAS which was a downer. I couldn't for the life of me find a non-HICAS subframe until one day a guy offered me that and some cash for my pair of gramlights. I jumped on that, and finally got this.
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About this time, I pulled the KA and went SR for a short while. Resprayed the bay silver while I was at it
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Finally went Z32 front brakes
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My buddy picked up an S14 for awhile, but ran into some cash issues so he decided to sell it. It had some Ganadors, so I talked him into selling me them before getting rid of the car. They were for an S14, so they didn't fit perfectly but I didn't care at the time!
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Then decided to opt out of the SR game, and try an RB25DET. Parted the SR out and bought an RB25DET from Tiger Japanese, but guess what came in? An RB25DE with a RB20 turbo slapped on it. What a freaking waste of money. Filed a Paypal dispute but somehow lost so I was shit out of luck. Thanks Tiger Japanese..
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But before making any progress on that, my buddy with the 4 car garage decided to move to TN, so I had to get my car to my house finally. Home sweet home with my daily FC..
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Picked up a Key!s wheel and digital cluster
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I finally got sick of the S14 Ganador fitment, and found a set of S13 Ganadors. Sold the 14's, bought the 13's. Woot!
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Then finally started to get my wheel game back on track. Bought a pair of 18" BRW03's from GTR-Garage, and sourced a pair of 17's on Yahoo J. Thanks again Kunio!
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Ran out of space for images, so I'll continue on with the build in the next post.

[Pirate117]

Flawless execution, well done!

[Clutch Dog]

ohh pretty.. thoughg honestly i'd run the bomex front lip and the type x rear spoiler and side skirts. just to change it up a bit.

sorry about tiger motor. they are reall shrewd.. i was all excited when i saw RB25det...

[tricky_ab]

I really like what I've seen so far! Keep it up my man!

[rawgarage]

excellent...execution is everything

[spooled240]

Nice! Sucks you got shafted with the engine, what's next in the works?

[defcon86nwh]

Your friend was a red haired hippy with a kid that looks like Chuckie?

[beems240sx]

Wonderful job saving the car. Very well done!

[5280VertDET]

:bigok:A local with taste, maybe this world is worth living in... :bigok:

[JrDarknes]

It's about time you made a build thread loll. Follow you on Instagram. I wasent sure what route to go with my car.

Then I saw yours =}. Had to go white with kouki aero.

[angel mkiv]

Dam I need to make a build thread soon also! But love the progress so far man!

[skimmpysb]

well this escalated quickly!

[va240dude]

I'm a sucker for clean type x's and ganas. Looks great man.

[PW180SX]

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
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I mounted some tires on the 03's to roll around on till I got them relipped, so here it was
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Eventually sourced an OEM lip. It's a bit rough, but I got it for a steal thanks to Jesse Streeter!
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Finally got my new lips for the fronts thanks to Wheel Flip. Here's a before/after
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Finally got to drive it around a bit. Went to a local drift comp but didn't compete. Still had HICAS!
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After the meet
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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.
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Here's everything that was removed HICAS wise
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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!
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After all that was done, the car felt completely different. I love it! First night test drive
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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
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Here's after the coils settled. I love them so far!
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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.
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When I eventually got it running. It's a blast to drive on 12 lbs!
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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!

[PW180SX]

Flawless execution, well done!

Thank you!

ohh pretty.. thoughg honestly i'd run the bomex front lip and the type x rear spoiler and side skirts. just to change it up a bit.

sorry about tiger motor. they are reall shrewd.. i was all excited when i saw RB25det...
Unfortunately the Bomex front had a giant crack right down the middle, so it ended up getting tossed. It would of looked pretty cool paired with some type x though!

I really like what I've seen so far! Keep it up my man!
Thanks man!

excellent...execution is everything
Thanks!

Nice! Sucks you got shafted with the engine, what's next in the works?
Yeah, REALLY blows. But oh well, I eventually sold it and that helped pay for the rest of the goodies! haha.

Wonderful job saving the car. Very well done!
Thanks!

:bigok:A local with taste, maybe this world is worth living in... :bigok:
Haha, thanks man! I always get excited when there's some decent builds in CO as well. They're rare :hs:

It's about time you made a build thread loll. Follow you on Instagram. I wasent sure what route to go with my car.

Then I saw yours =}. Had to go white with kouki aero.
Hah thanks man! Whats your IG name?

Dam I need to make a build thread soon also! But love the progress so far man!

Yes you do! Your car was a huge inspiration, and your engine work lately is flawless.

well this escalated quickly!
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I'm a sucker for clean type x's and ganas. Looks great man.

Thanks man!

[ehhhregartless]

There is a lot of good going on in this thread. Everything looks great, perfect street car

[defcon86nwh]

Looks good. If you ever visit ole dan let me know. I'd love to shoot it.

[JrDarknes]

Nismo_lk, was pretty sad when you sold the blitz wheels though =\. Either way can't wait for the new ones.

[Reece]

Execution execution execution execution

This is great.

[maxwellmercer]

Looks good to see all the stages of this thing dude!

[PW180SX]

There is a lot of good going on in this thread. Everything looks great, perfect street car
Thanks man! That's what I'm shooting for, just a fun good looking street car.

Looks good. If you ever visit ole dan let me know. I'd love to shoot it.
Sounds good man! When this car is somewhat reliable I'd love to take a road trip out there.

Nismo_lk, was pretty sad when you sold the blitz wheels though =\. Either way can't wait for the new ones.
Oh nice! I follow you haha. I'm still having withdrawls but I'm pretty excited for the new wheels.

Execution execution execution execution

This is great.
Thanks!

Looks good to see all the stages of this thing dude!
Thanks brotha!

[Ka24Power]

Thanks for your old lip! Car is on point.

[Oakville]

This is one hell of a build, insane turn around from the start. I think the only thing that could make this better would be a swap!

[PW180SX]

Thanks for your old lip! Car is on point.
Thanks man, and no problem!

This is one hell of a build, insane turn around from the start. I think the only thing that could make this better would be a swap!

Thanks a lot man! I'm definitely thinking about an S14 SR this winter :)

[a.duong]

amazing build, You had a boosted KA then sr then went back to ka? just to boost it again ? how do you like the ka-t?

[Apex Eight]

Great build man, very clean. I'm also interested in your opinion on your KA-T given that you also had an SR. What turbo are you running?

[PW180SX]

amazing build, You had a boosted KA then sr then went back to ka? just to boost it again ? how do you like the ka-t?


Great build man, very clean. I'm also interested in your opinion on your KA-T given that you also had an SR. What turbo are you running?

Thanks a lot guys! I was KA-T back in 2011, SR in 2012, attempted to go RB in 2013, then this year I decided to get a KA again so I could focus on the rest of the build, haha.

I really like KA-T as long as it's done right. My first setup in 2011 was definitely not done right, and it wasn't very fun. This current setup is fantastic though! It's a very basic setup, but here it is:

ISIS turbo manifold
S14 SR T28
PBM intake/Greddy filter
Z32 MAF
550CC's
Greddy FMIC
Excessive intake manifold
ARP headstuds
Enthalpy tuned ECU

Honestly I'd probably stick with a KA-T, but the aftermarket support for SR's is so much greater so I'll be switching again haha

[benarovi]

post the new wheels i wanna see!!!

[vJilly]

jesus when i saw this i was like okay this build is gonna be shit.. NOPE. definitely delivers. sad you sold my favorite wheels tho. but thumbs up for ka-t!

[NOLAGG]

I wonder what kind of numbers your putting down. I had the same ka-t setup and was always curious what I was putting down.
It never got to see the dyno unfortunately lol

[PW180SX]

post the new wheels i wanna see!!!
As soon as they're in I will brotha!

jesus when i saw this i was like okay this build is gonna be shit.. NOPE. definitely delivers. sad you sold my favorite wheels tho. but thumbs up for ka-t!
Haha thanks a lot man! I still have a deep love for BRW03's, and I really miss them. But it was time for a change and they went to a good home :)

I wonder what kind of numbers your putting down. I had the same ka-t setup and was always curious what I was putting down.
It never got to see the dyno unfortunately lol

Hopefully mine will see the dyno before it gets parted out. I don't assume a whole lot, maybe mid to high 200's? It's quick but nothing too crazy haha.

[PW180SX]

While I'm at it, here's just a few more photos and a small update with my plans.

The aero still doesn't match the rest of the car paint wise, and the front end/lip needs some help. The fenders are trashed, luckily I finally found some OEM metal ones. Hopefully in the next couple months over winter the car will be prepped for paint.

Here's right after I finished the turbo setup. Bay needs some cleaning up, but that's the plan over winter as well!
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A few last photos I took with the BRW03's
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Here's a small update, I finally found an OEM sunroof cover. Been looking for one of these for awhile now, and also scored an OEM sunroof bag.
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And last but not least a picture of my son in the drivers seat. Haha
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[crazywoody]

What seats are you running? They look nice. Thanks!

[PW180SX]

They're stock LE seats re-wrapped in leather by Katskin. Previous owner got them done, I absolutely love them other than the ugly Katskin logo on the seats haha

A little update, got the new wheels in! Super excited for these. They completely change the feel of the car. Thanks again Kunio & GTR Garage for the quick shipment! These came in a set, two are 17x9 +18 and the other two are 17x8 +35. I'm on the search to replace the 17x8's with some 17x10 +20's, then the 9's will go up front. All in due time!

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[Ka24Power]

Hell yeah! Rega club. What cooling panel do you have? Looks cool

[PW180SX]

Thanks! It's a GP Sports cooling panel

[PW180SX]

Picked up some Advan AD07's for the rear and some Falken Ziex's for the fronts from a buddy of mine. Threw them on and here was the outcome!

The previous ride height was a little too low for me, even though it looked pretty neat.
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Raised the rear a little to be more even with the front and here it was!
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Volk/Rays lugnuts will be here next week

[livelovesole]

Very nice update indeed.

[Apex Eight]

Soooo sick

[PoorMans180SX]

I've always liked this car. Good style, good execution, keep it up.

[xitsalgin]

Cool car and great style ! cant really ask for more

[Driftwurks]

Awesome build man!!! You really turned this S-chassis around and brought it back to life. Side note: I could have sworn that I saw this same exact car listed on my local Craigslist when it was during this "phase."

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[Ronald_Mcdonald]

What size are your front Regas?

I have a pair of 17x9 in the front, and I'm trying to find a pair of 18s for the rear. Hard to find good sizes, and really expensive. :(

[PW180SX]

Very nice update indeed.

Soooo sick

I've always liked this car. Good style, good execution, keep it up.

Cool car and great style ! cant really ask for more

Thank you guys!

Awesome build man!!! You really turned this S-chassis around and brought it back to life. Side note: I could have sworn that I saw this same exact car listed on my local Craigslist when it was during this "phase."


Thanks man! Nah I've never had it up for sale. Must have been a look a like! haha

What size are your front Regas?

I have a pair of 17x9 in the front, and I'm trying to find a pair of 18s for the rear. Hard to find good sizes, and really expensive. :(

Fronts are 17x8 +35 with a spacer. I'm trying to find 17x10's to go in the back and the 9's will go up front but yeah, hard to find and fairly expensive!

[future]

Looks insane now. You turned it from rice to nice real quick!


you never said why you change engines so many times though. And then returned to KA-T

[PW180SX]

Thanks man!

Sorry, I made the build thread but didn't want to go into too much detail and bore people haha

Started off as a KA24DE, I boosted it and had some fun, then I came across a deal for an SR. Picked it up, rebuilt it and threw it in. It kept having issues and turned out the head was warped, and rather than going through all the hell of tearing it apart again and sending it off to the machine shop, I figured I'd take a stab at an RB25.

I ended up getting the wrong RB, which was a huge downer. Eventually I said screw it, sold it and spent that cash on other things for the build and got another KA just to hold me over for awhile. It wasn't long until I got bored with a stock KA, so I boosted it again. This time it's much more fun and fairly reliable so I've stuck with it haha

[future]

How did the KA-T compare to the SR? I'd imagine you liked the TQ more then revs?

[Almighty So]

looked 10x better with the 03s. :(

[PW180SX]

How did the KA-T compare to the SR? I'd imagine you liked the TQ more then revs?
Yeah exactly, the little extra torque in the KA was just more fun to me. The SR just felt kinda gutless I guess

looked 10x better with the 03s. :(

Kinda outgrew the 03's, I personally really like the Regas on there!

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

Thank you guys!



Thanks man! Nah I've never had it up for sale. Must have been a look a like! haha



Fronts are 17x8 +35 with a spacer. I'm trying to find 17x10's to go in the back and the 9's will go up front but yeah, hard to find and fairly expensive!

My fronts are 17x9 +38 with a 1 inch spacer. lol.

[Almighty So]

Kinda outgrew the 03's, I personally really like the Regas on there!

to each his own. still diggin' the car.

[Silviastunter]

I want moarrrrrr

[CamryOnBronze]

Awesome to see the history of this car all laid out. Love it man! Very cool.

[PG BOOSTED]

Simply Sexy, nice job dude.

[R_Rod_s13]

The car looks super good with the new wheels ! I think I just found a new wallpaper for my laptop aha

[CGraf]

Damn, exactly what im doing to my sr but yours is looking alot better

[s0fa king]

Seen this on IG, love love love the look!

[PW180SX]

My fronts are 17x9 +38 with a 1 inch spacer. lol.
haha nice

to each his own. still diggin' the car.
Thanks man!

I want moarrrrrr
Haha I'll try and update more often!

Awesome to see the history of this car all laid out. Love it man! Very cool.
Thanks brother!

Simply Sexy, nice job dude.
Thanks man!

The car looks super good with the new wheels ! I think I just found a new wallpaper for my laptop aha
Haha awesome. Thanks man!

Damn, exactly what im doing to my sr but yours is looking alot better
Awesome man!

Seen this on IG, love love love the look!

Thanks dude!

One small update, I grabbed some blue Rays lugs for the wheels. I think I should have gone with red, but they still look good in my opinion!
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Random interior pic, and another from the other day. Don't mind the krinkled fender, or mismatched bruised aero. I'll get the new fenders and aero paint matched soon!
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[PG BOOSTED]

You got those wheels through GTR-Garage or Yahoo Japan? I need to get my hand on some of those.

[PW180SX]

I got them off Yahoo J, but GTR Garage were the ones I went through to purchase and ship them.

[FKNGRSY]

damn dude, this thing is perfect! Way to save an s13 from a misled owner

[PW180SX]

Thanks man!

Decided to go a slightly different route with the car. I loved the OEM cleanliness, but I think it's time I actually have some fun with the car. I'm not looking to drift it, but some actual track/grip events would be awesome. So in turn, I'll be changing up the aero, tires, suspension, interior and engine work. Lots of stuff coming, I'll update it as I make progress!

Till then, in it's stock body glory!
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[s13zack]

Looks good dude!!!! I gotta ask, how are the PBMs?

[Teh Luckinator]

this build started looking familiar until i got to the end and saw the regas hahaha. instagram friends woohoo! great build dude!

-luckyakalaurante

[Z_Spool]

...but some actual track/grip events would be awesome...

orly? Nifty... I've been thinking about trying to get out to some HPDE events this year in addition to the regular drift events... it'd be cool to have someone else out there in something other than a euro.

[dub40sx]

Car looks good. I always wondered what happened to that F&F looking car

[PW180SX]

Looks good dude!!!! I gotta ask, how are the PBMs?
Thanks! They were great, but never got hardly any miles so I can't really say haha

this build started looking familiar until i got to the end and saw the regas hahaha. instagram friends woohoo! great build dude!

-luckyakalaurante
Haha thanks man!

orly? Nifty... I've been thinking about trying to get out to some HPDE events this year in addition to the regular drift events... it'd be cool to have someone else out there in something other than a euro.
Heck yeah! I'll try and get to some of those events. It'll be in a different car though lol

Car looks good. I always wondered what happened to that F&F looking car
Yeah, this be it! So glad those were vinyls and not actual paint or else I probably wouldn't have traded lol.

So plans have REALLY changed for this car, and I've decided to part out completely. I'd much rather like to pay off debt to rid of monthly bills and start new with something else. I've enjoyed building this car, but at this point in time it's better to get a fresh start haha.

Before I parted out, my Koguchi Power hood came in, so that was cool to rock for a day.
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But it's all parted and stock now, being sold to one of my buddies. He's going to take good care of it though, and said if I ever want it back I have first dibs haha.
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I'll be in a new project car fairly soon, and update if anyones interested!

[CrimsonRockett]

Funny how different these cars look stripped of all the OEM aero.

Sucks you had to get rid of it, but I definitely understand as far as priorities go.

It was either have an over the top, fully built S13...or house.

Decided it wouldn't be wise to live in my car. Hah

[vJilly]

well fuck that was a quick turn :(

[future]

Z33?



posttooshort

[gbaby2089]

Dang. Why the partout if you don't mind my asking?

[Z_Spool]

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/58646577.jpg

[Rusker]

Wow, what a transformation and huge letdown to see it has already been parted out.

[PW180SX]

Funny how different these cars look stripped of all the OEM aero.

Sucks you had to get rid of it, but I definitely understand as far as priorities go.

It was either have an over the top, fully built S13...or house.

Decided it wouldn't be wise to live in my car. Hah
Haha, exactly! Priorities change, and as much as I loved the car, it wasn't highest on my list.

well fuck that was a quick turn :(
Yeah :/

Z33?



posttooshort
Nah, never been a fan lol

Dang. Why the partout if you don't mind my asking?

Pretty much to pay off some debt and get rid of some monthly bills. I recently had a son and needless to say having that extra cash monthly really helps! Plus as of right now I didn't get much time to spend on the car, so I pretty much just said screw the car for now, I'll build another later haha

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/58646577.jpg
hahaha yes

Wow, what a transformation and huge letdown to see it has already been parted out.

Yeah it sucks man! Thanks though

[5280VertDET]

Pretty much to pay off some debt and get rid of some monthly bills. I recently had a son and needless to say having that extra cash monthly really helps! Plus as of right now I didn't get much time to spend on the car, so I pretty much just said screw the car for now, I'll build another later haha

I'm with ya, man... Sucks you had to part it all out, but kiddos are A LOT more work than I thought. My SR just died, so it's need diagnostics to find out why, it will probably been a week or more before I can even take the VC off... Glad to hear you are getting your priorities straight!!! and congrats on the kiddo!

[dub40sx]

Man that sucks. My s13 is under a car cover fully stripped. Never parted it though. Busy with grown up priorities too. You still have the hood for sale or is it sold?

5280vert do you still have that she'll for sale?

[5280VertDET]

5280vert do you still have that she'll for sale?

huh? Wut? Shell?

[Bushido]

RIP coolest car in the Rockies

[dub40sx]

huh? Wut? Shell?

disregard. I got you mixed up with someone else who had a vert shell for sale.

[Malik]

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5607/15015660324_edf417792d_b.jpg



looked really good at this point

[Heywood Jablomie]

I was going to say this shit looks proper, then I kept scrolling. Why'd you go and do that.

[PW180SX]

looked really good at this point
Wish I stuck with this a bit more...I definitely miss it

I was going to say this shit looks proper, then I kept scrolling. Why'd you go and do that.

Haha I know, I fail!

Quick update to let you guys know what I am up to though, and what happened with the car etc.

The car was sold to my good friend as his new daily. He had awesome plans for the car, but unfortunately they were cut short. A short time after he purchased the car from me, he installed Fortune Auto coilovers, some wheels and added some goodies to go along with the KA-T. Right after he got the car running well, he was driving home after work, and got rear ended by a drunk driver. The guy must have been hauling ass, because my friend was driving roughly 45 MPH. The drunk driver pushed his car across a median and into a tree. Luckily, he walked away from the accident with only scrapes and bruises..but sad to say the car is no more.

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He parted out what he could, so I had to come over and see it one last time before it hit the wreckers. Was a very erie site to say the least..only thing I could recognize was my Colorado fire remembrance sticker I threw on there years ago.
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But, he's doing well and we're both onto bigger and better things!

I ended up picking up a new chassis to mess with, a 2013 BRZ. It's been a great car so far, I really enjoy it! Trying to keep some style with the car as well. Here's what it looks like currently. I keep it dirty lol

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It was on 18" Model 5's for a few weeks...I enjoyed them but 18's just seemed too big for my taste.
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So that's about it! If anyone is interested in the BRZ I can keep updating this thread

[dizzariot]

I follow you on Instagram but didn't know this whole story. I was super excited and now ridiculously sad. Fuck :/

[5280VertDET]

Damn, glad he's OK.

We should start C.E.A.D.D. (Car Enthusiasts Against Drunk Driving - pronounced SAD).

[Malik]

great read... enjoy the new ride

[ktireman]

cool build....

[PW180SX]

I follow you on Instagram but didn't know this whole story. I was super excited and now ridiculously sad. Fuck :/

Sorry man! I still wish I would have kept it sometimes haha

Damn, glad he's OK.

We should start C.E.A.D.D. (Car Enthusiasts Against Drunk Driving - pronounced SAD).

Yeah, if he was t-boned at that speed it would have been a much different story!
One of my buddies started something awhile back, even though no one likes a drunk driver...it didn't get much support unfortunately. Bastards :l

great read... enjoy the new ride

cool build....

Thanks guys!

Changed the BRZ up a bit, decided to go against having the thing useless other than for drifting, and I'm going to build a more grip-style build this time around.

Here's how it looked before I parted it out:
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I ran some TE's for a bit too
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Sold almost everything and started new. I had crappy D2 suspension before, this time around I'm running Tein Flex coils. MUCH better! Got some Advan RCII's with BF Goodrich tires as well.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1497/25013878709_f73180aafb_b.jpg

Unrelated, but I wanted to keep a Nissan in the family, so I picked up an amazing condition 2000 Frontier SE. It'll do for the winters :)
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I have some new wheels and aero on the way, I'll update if anyones still interested! haha

[PW180SX]

Guess I could update this, even though these cars have nothing to do with the title anymore haha

So my BRZ was a fun build, it ended up being my time attack car. Upgraded quite a few suspension pieces, threw on some new RCII's with Advan AD08's, took it to the track only once but unfortunately to Colorado weather it took a turn for the worse. Hail storm from hell...not pictured, but also caused $18k worth of damage to my house. Thank god for insurance!

The night before..
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The day after. Just installed my new Greddy exhaust too...
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Needless to say, insurance totaled it out. I parted it back to stock and said my goodbyes. I went without a car for a few months then found my dream project...an FC! Not just any FC, it's a 10th anniversary edition. One of 1500 ever made, pretty cool to own! Already torn down and reparing rust, body panels, rebuilding the suspension first.
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This is my replacement time attack build. I'll post some updates soon!

[Standard]

Yes! Cool to see an update, keep us posted! Sucks about the hail damage on the car/ house, but happy to see you're moving on. Keep it up, in for more

[rawgarage]

Damn all types of evolution up in here

[CamryOnBronze]

Man, I never saw what happened to your old car. What a bummer!

Stoked about the FC. Keep it up!

[Zero-Offset]

Damn. follow you on IG too, cool to see more of the cars history and not just #tbt posts all the time haha. stoked to see how the new FC comes into shape!!

[Stokes9000]

Shame about the damage the hailstorm caused, looking forward to the progress on the FC.

When did you sell your red one?

[PW180SX]

Yes! Cool to see an update, keep us posted! Sucks about the hail damage on the car/ house, but happy to see you're moving on. Keep it up, in for more

Thank you! I'll try to keep this updated as best I can.

Damn all types of evolution up in here

I just went through the last page, so much change over the last few years lol.

Man, I never saw what happened to your old car. What a bummer!

Stoked about the FC. Keep it up!

Yeah man, definitely sucks!

Damn. follow you on IG too, cool to see more of the cars history and not just #tbt posts all the time haha. stoked to see how the new FC comes into shape!!

Haha, I figured it was time I put the history out somewhere. Cool to go back and see it all laid out too :)

Shame about the damage the hailstorm caused, looking forward to the progress on the FC.

When did you sell your red one?

Thanks! I sold that back in 2013 I believe. I REALLY miss it, but it had title issues I could never solve. At the time I didn't want a purpose built track car, so I ended up selling the thing because it was illegal to drive on the street.

What I'd give to own another FC3C though..
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But anyways, I'll post the current progress of my new FC. So here's the full story:

The car originally came from New York. It wasn't really taken car of, especially when it made its way here. It was torn apart, repainted terribly and has a lot of missing parts. Also, has as a lot of rust that needs to be taken care of before I can really dig into the build with fun parts. So pretty much the worse shell I could buy, but I had to save this one since it holds the 10AE badge.

Here's how I got the car. Very ugly indeed!
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First things first, tore apart and cleaned the interior. Previous owner had the windows down and it sat outside for a long time with a tarp over it. The carpet smelled like crap, dust and leaves everywhere. After a good cleaning this is where it was at
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Next was to focus on rust removal on the suspension itself, which was the biggest issue of the car. So I tore apart the front cross member and rear subframe next.

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This was the worst..
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But, I found a donor subframe up in Denver that was rust free! I had to source new rear knuckles and what not because mine were shot as well.
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Decided to slowly convert the exterior over to S5. Might piss off some 10AE purists, but hey, S5 > S4! haha
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Picked up some PBM goodies for the rear subframe
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Got my rear subframe and crossmember blasted and painted. Installed new Prothane bushings and the PBM solids.
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Diff on, ready to go!
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Received an S5 rear bumper and side moldings
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Prepped the fender wells and sprayed with undercoating and started reinstalling everything.
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Got my Stoptech rotors, new front/rear wheel bearings, installed my DTSS delete bushings on my new knuckles etc.
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Decided to go with Prime Suspension coilovers. New to the market, but made by Fortune Auto as their new entry level coil. We'll try them out and see how they do!
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Started doing body work to fix the previous paintjobs defections
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Filled in the rear emblem holes and antenna hole. Slowly fixing all dents and what not.
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That's about where I stopped! I received my new Hawk HPS pads last night along with Russel front lines. I'm headed back up to Denver today to pickup an S5 front bumper. Wheels should be purchased soon, then spraying in the spring! Can't wait!

[Malik]

this is good.

[CamryOnBronze]

Love it- can't wait to see more progress sir!

[CHiNo4ReaL]

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those wheels look so good on a fc :eek:

[Slideurmom]

dang can't believe that i miss this build . I'm in co springs building my s13 too

[PW180SX]

this is good.

Love it- can't wait to see more progress sir!



those wheels look so good on a fc :eek:

Thanks guys! It'll be slow progress, but doing what I can.

dang can't believe that i miss this build . I'm in co springs building my s13 too

Nice man! Good to see some more locals!

Couple quick updates

Received new OEM front hard lines thanks to Atkins

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Hawk HPS pads and Russel lines for the front

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Made some carbon fiber plates for my RE-A mirrors as well. Came out halfway decent, might need to smooth the edges a little but these will do! They don't flow at all with the stock body, but eventually it'll all come together.

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Finished all my brakes and suspension! Bled them yesterday, they feel pretty solid.

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Finally got to roll it out real quick as well flip it around in my garage. Still pretty rough looking, but feels good to have all the suspension and brakes done.

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Hope to tackle all the needed body work and have it resprayed soon.

[240sx_sr20det]

Your FC looks so good!

I built an LS FC, that I drifted with for the last 2 years. There were definitely some nightmares with this chassis, but it was tons of fun!

Sub'd.

[PW180SX]

Your FC looks so good!

I built an LS FC, that I drifted with for the last 2 years. There were definitely some nightmares with this chassis, but it was tons of fun!

Sub'd.

Nightmares for sure! But a fun and good looking chassis.

Big changes with the car - finally got around to finishing up body work and went with black! A pain in the ass to spray and correct, but overall came out halfway decent. FAR from perfect, but not bad for my first time painting an entire car!

Also remounted my RE mirrors on the door because they sat too high on the base I created. I think it looks a little better!
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I got a set of Advan RG's (17x9.5 +14 and 17x9.5 +24) to roll on, but ended up selling them to a buddy of mine. I liked them but the specs were a bit too aggressive for the tires I wanted to run.
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I ended up purchasing a set of new RPF1's for track day wheels. Cheap light wheel that can take a beating - not to mention they look superb on FC's! Plus buying new means I can buy the specs I want. These are: 17x10 +38 in the rear, and 17x9 +35 up front
Oh, and picked up an RE Type IV wing too!
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Son said "Make it go vroom!"
Not for awhile.... :hs:
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[dalecl9]

[QUOTE=PW180SX;5752219]Picked up some Advan AD07's for the rear and some Falken Ziex's for the fronts from a buddy of mine. Threw them on and here was the outcome!

The previous ride height was a little too low for me, even though it looked pretty neat.
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Ughh so good this car was a big part of my motivation to finally put some time into my car!

[PW180SX]

Ughh so good this car was a big part of my motivation to finally put some time into my car!

Thanks man!

Got the car a powerplant finally, an imported S5 turbo 13B. Might see if it runs before I tear it apart so I can maybe enjoy the car on the street once or twice before it goes back under the knife haha

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Got some Advans on all 4 RPF1's, looks pretty good but I'd really like to see another set of Regas on this thing. Maybe in the future

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The last couple months I've been dealing with a huge life change - packing up and moving to Nebraska with my wife and kids. We had our second on the way (whos 2 months old now), and we wanted to be closer to family and have slightly cheaper living expenses. Not super ideal, but we got twice the house for about the same amount I sold our house in Colorado for, which is awesome! We close December 29th so wish us luck :)

Some random shots of my buddies car when we loaded up my FC on a trailer to move. I guess it makes this thread still S chassis related haha
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Hopefully once we get into our new home I can make some more progress on this thing. I'll post some up when I do!

[CamryOnBronze]

Excellent as always Greyson!

[AnnaKendrick]

Do you remember when you ran those 17x9.5 +18 rpf1's in the front of your hatch if you had to run a spacer? I'm hitting my coilover with the same wheel and I'm wondering if it's just because I'm running pbm's.
Either way I ordered 10mm spacers, but I'm just curious. I realize that that was a few years ago but if remember I'd appreciate the info.