The Silvia S14 Build

[skouki]

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The car was pretty original besides ugly bbs wheels, blitz bov, blitz intake and splitfire ignition packs.

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[skouki]

Received my powered by max coilovers and tie rods. Out with the old Tein HA
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Upgraded the stock intercooler to a cx racing kit with hks flange
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Installation was pretty straight forward

Just to be safe, i purchased an aem wideband, oil pressure and boost gauge. Was a good thing as my fuel pump was on its way out, causing low air fuel ratios

Right away I ordered a new walbro 255, sard fuel pressure regulator and a decided to also get an hks adjustable wastegate actuator.
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Around the same time, I found a good deal on a set of work xd9. Specs are 18x10 et 18 all around.
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Test fit them, and found out that they were super close to my front coilover

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Instead of bolt on spacers, I decided to go with arp extended studs and use a 10mm slip on spacer


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After working on the car a bit, a noticed the tension rods were oozing grease, so of course I upgraded to powered by max rods. Along with my order, I also purchased their oil filter relocate kit.

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Also purchased a powered by max oil filter relocate

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[skouki]

While having the car under the knife, I figured it would be in my best interest to tuck the wiring harness.

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The car was out of commission for quite some time but it was worth it

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Shortly after having the car back on the road, I found a good deal on some recaro confetti seats

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[skouki]

Over winter I acquired more parts

personal grinta blue suede wheel with burnt titanium hardware

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Nrg Slim hum and quick release

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ARC Titan Shift knob for all those jdm points

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By this time, winter was over and I was able to take it out of storage

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I only drove the car for a couple weeks, and it was back under the knife

Winter parts stock

Powered by max toe arms, rucas, traction rods and solid subframe bushings
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Also ordered GKTECH solid diff bushings and the CTSV calipers for my big brake kit

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Collection of parts I still needed to install or am stock piling

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Once I had eveything, the car went up on jack stands

first off was the the apexi dual n1 exhaust



and than the subframe


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Bought some new air tools as they were on sale for a great price

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Cleaned up the underside and coated in rock guard. Still not completely done

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Removing the hub from the knuckle was a huge pain but needed to be done. Hub was than brushed down and painted with tremclaud
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Same was done to the axles

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I sent the subframe away to get powdercoated and it turned out perfect
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I am still waiting on the powered by max drop knuckles and control arms.

The build is currently up to date

[EnvisionMore]

Nice work. I love those seats! What is your overall goal with the car?

[lunchmeat]

Damn that's purdy.

[SoundEfx]

Wicked build pimp.

[mewantkouki]

Nice car. If you ever decide you want to sell that lip I call dibs! :x:

[rawgarage]

Flawless....

[skouki]

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[tricky_ab]

I've noticed quite a few nice imports coming from Saskatchewan, as of late. I like what you've done so far.

[d_nice]

sexy build man. keep it up

[skouki]

This post has nothing to do with my silvia build but I thought i'd share it anyways.
I purchased a perfect condition 2012 Mitsubishi Evo gsr with only 12k miles on it.
This car will not be modified beyond a new wheel setup as its my new daily

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[SoundEfx]

Nice purchase pimp.

[skouki]

My drop knuckles and sway bar links showed up today. Not sure why my RLCA's didn't show up but it says they are still in transit

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[jmahss]

looks good eh? props from van. island =)

[DJTTon]

Hey, when you installed the nrg hub, did you lose any functionality? like turn signal cancel, air bag light always on, or horn?

[I<3BEWBZ]

Rear end looks awesome! I want to powdercoat my subframe now. Hello from Alberta too.

[BoostyMcZface]

build looks great so far. quality stuff. enjoy the evo too! I want to powdercoat my subframe now too haha.

[skouki]

Thanks everyone


Powered by max lower control arms showed up today. Every piece from them is great quality and haven't been disappointed yet.

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[skouki]

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[theultimatehero]

Really interested in your seat set up. It would be perfect for my car. What model are the seats? What kind of sliders did you use? How do they fit in the car? What is the seating position like compared to stock?

[Liam-zenkimad-Bishop]

this build thread has been so perfect!! I need to start looking into some of this powered by max gear! it looks to be the goods

[skouki]

Recaro Srd i believe and they are on recaro rails for an s14. Fit well and are lower than stock.


Ripped into the diff tonight. Not sure how well shimming a vlsd is going to work but so im going to test it out. I'm putting in 2 0.8"" shims in hopes it will act as a 2-way.

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Tonight progress is at a stand still as my impact wont bust these bolts free. Going to use a larger one tomorrow

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Cleaned up the diff and shafts with a wire wheel then laid a coat of tremclaud to freshen them up

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[skouki]

Also took a couple pictures of the daily. Can't believe how ridiculously clean this car is for being a 2012


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[skouki]

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[SoundEfx]

That's a hell of a transition.

Wicked work pimp.

[skouki]

Cleaned and polished apexi dual n1

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[jmahss]

How did the shims work out in the vlsd?

[skouki]

The shims in the vlsd seem to work pretty good.

New wheels for the new year.
18x9.5 et +22 Volk te37

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[solo_ryder]

Nice build my Canadian brother! Love white koukis

[skouki]

Ctsv brake bracket. Still need to find some rotors and brake lines

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[EJEZ33]

What sliders did you use on the Recaros?

[nichthen]

Suspension goals! Good work mate, looks like a clean, low mileage car. Love it!

[tricky_ab]

Digging the new choice in rims my man!

[S14kouki805]

Sub'd

Toooooo clean!

[Malik]

quality parts make for a great build. job well done

[skouki]

Stoptech blank rotors

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Brake swap is still not complete. Plan is to order a chasebay brake line tuck kit and swap out the master cylinder to a bm57

[koukizhang]

This thread fucks! (that's a good thing)

[skouki]

New manifold From doc race. The first of the engine build parts

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[Tealash_Garage]

very nice build sir!

[skouki]

Test fit my new te37. Really liking the look of these wheels

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[S14kouki805]

Shouldn't it be K's?

[cespana]

Appereantly the car was a Qs with a DET swap...anyways is better to have a Qs chasis...they didnt received a lot of abuse due the DE engine.

Hey Skouki i have the same VLSD, would you be so kind to PM me or explain us the entire process that you made on your differential.

Thanks in advance.

Im from Guatemala and here is very expensive and hard to get an Aftermarket LSD , so the process that you made looks fantastic to me!

[skouki]

Shouldn't it be K's?


The car was originally a Q's. The car was swapped with a healthy sr20det and the K's aero before it was imported from Japan.

small update.
Picked up some battery relocate supplies. 20 Ft of 0 gauge, juction box and a 150 amp fuse breaker. Will be replacing my current battery with a odyssey pc680 that will be moved to the trunk.

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[skouki]

Another small update.

Came across a good deal on a used tial mvr wastegate. Sent the seller payment and had it shipped out. It came shortly after and everything looked to be in good condition. Upon further inspection, i realized it wasn't an mvr but an mvs. That being said, I had no use for it as my new manifold had the mvr flange already. Seller was nice enough to give a full refund as he wasn't aware that the wastegate was an mvs. So i am still looking for a used mvr wastegate but will most likely end up just buying new. Also decided that my blue personal wheel wasn't quite what I wanted in my interior so I bought a leather nardi classic wheel to bring the interior together. Another update, I ordered my chasebays brake line tuck kit along with fender lines to complete my ctsv brake swap. That order should be coming within the next couple weeks.

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Because my car is in a garage that isn't insulated and I live in Saskatchewan, I haven't been able to work on it all winter. Today was the nicest day of the year so far with a temp that hit 13 degrees celcius. It's not going to stay that nice for long so i decided to start a day project. That being the wiper motor clean haha. I removed it, wire brushed it and repainted it with some tremclaud. Turned out looking a lot better than it did so im happy.

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[Will.]

Read through the whole thread, everything looks great!

[skouki]

Finally, with the warmer weather we have been having, I was able to finish mounting the ctsv brackets,
changing oil (15w40 rotella), oil filter relocate installed and was able to put the car on the ground with
the new wheels. Must say, these te37 look and fit far better than the xd9's.
Still undecided if I want to remount the apexi dual n1 or go with something new.


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Old brakes setup will be for sale for anyone who wants them.

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The 19 year old adhesive on the valences was starting to lift so I reapplied the 3m adhesive to the
back of the valences so they have a tighter fit.
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Chase bays brake line relocate/abs delete along with fender well lines showed up in the mail today. Will
spend the weekend mounting the lines. I am still insearch of finding a BM57 brake master cylinder with
3 ports. As soon as that's found, this car will be back on the road and ready for summer.. until I find
something new to buy aha
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[bjreynolds202]

Amazing build so far! I've been considering the CTS V brake upgrade as well, I'm wondering what brakes you plan on running in the rear to compliment the braking power up front? Previous pictures looked like stock rear brakes to me.

[skouki]

Was able to track down a s14 240sx manual 5 speed brake booster. It is the slimmest booster of the schassis'. I decided to go this route because I had ordered a lhd bm57 and was hoping by doing this it would clear the shock tower.
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Once I recieved my brake master, i found out that the third port did not come with a flare fitting so i robbed it from my abs unit that I had removed.
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Comparison shot of the silvia manual abs brake booster and the new one
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With the slim booster I was able to just barely fit the brake master on without hitting the shock tower. Because I had purchased the chasebays line kit, fitting the lines was pretty easy. I had to indent the shock tower slightly to be able to fit the banjo bolt from the brake line.
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While I was working in the bay I got around to relocating my battery to the trunk which helped clean up the bay a lot. Bay is finally starting to look less clustered.
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Next will be to remove the profec a boost controller and replace it with newer technology which isnt so bulky.

[-kenny-]

white on white looks awesome

[skouki]

refreshed the the brake booster.
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[tricky_ab]

Looking great my man! Are you finally out and about, enjoying this thing?!

[cespana]

Recaro Srd i believe and they are on recaro rails for an s14. Fit well and are lower than stock.


Ripped into the diff tonight. Not sure how well shimming a vlsd is going to work but so im going to test it out. I'm putting in 2 0.8"" shims in hopes it will act as a 2-way.

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Tonight progress is at a stand still as my impact wont bust these bolts free. Going to use a larger one tomorrow

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Cleaned up the diff and shafts with a wire wheel then laid a coat of tremclaud to freshen them up

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where did you order the Trust Side Washer for the DIff?

[Just Jimmy]

I like where this is going, simple clean builds are life.

[cespana]

any updates?

[skouki]

It had been a super busy summer so there hasn't been many updates on the build. I got my hands on a tial mvr to go with my doc race manifold. I bit the bullet and ordered a new turbo so it should be here any day. I decided to go with A borg warner s257sxe with a 0,63 a/r.

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Not entirely sure what my motor build will include but i had the opportunity to buy tomei solid lifters at a good price so I did.

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Also came across a used oem kouki wing at a good price so I also bought that. If anyone needs one, let me know as I dont have any plans for it!

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Now that winter is here and it is already -20 Celsius, I wont be working on my car anymore. It was time to pull out the ol summit 800 and take it for a rip.

[Stein180sx]

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Look into their new PDC units, a lot more compact. I had them build mine. looks very similar to the picture you posted. I wish they had those PDC units out when I had mine made.

[Carguy123456789]

What size tyre are you running?

[wolf904]

I love when cars on this site are actual builds that highlight attention to detail in often overlooked areas and do cool shit. Please continue with this car just as you are

[skouki]

Has been a very long time since I have last updated. I had seemed to have lost interest in this car for quite some time. Decided to out a few hours of work into the car this weekend and get it back on the road. Driving it for the first time in 2 years has brought back my interest for this car. Will hopefully continue updating for frequently. As for now, here the last picture after washing 2 years worth of dust off her.

[RVAE34]

Don't see a photo but glad you got back into it as it's one of the best looking S14 builds I have seen.

[CamberWear]

Inspirational!

[DJTTon]

You gotta keep going. Youve a bunch of cool stuff for the motor that we havent seen yet!!!

[RVAE34]

The only way I could see losing interest in this is if I had about 20 equally or more impressive other cars in my stable.

[pjurisprudencia]

Would love to see this updated more again!


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[skouki]

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Not an update to the car but I bought myself a workbench to put in the garage. Partly why I lost interest in the build is because the garage is not insulated and our winter lasts for about 6 months. The plan is to fully insulate the garage this fall so I have somewhere to work on the car for half the year.

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And I finally decided to delete this ugly charcoal canister.
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[skouki]

The day has finally come that I decided to relocate my fuse box. Thinking that tons of wires needed to be cut to even start the job had be nervous. Although, finding out that the whole harness can be pulled through the firewall and the only wires needing to be extended are those that go to the headlights have be relieved. I am still undecided as to where I am going to put the box. This is my progress so far as I don't have the supplies to go any further so I didn't bother cutting wires. So far I am very pleased with how it looks and how straight forward it is. Not sure why people start cutting all wires when it can simply be pulled though??

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[skouki]

Time to kill so I painted my spare valve cover as close as I could to cusco blue. And found a old hks oil cap to compliment the new look. Turned out looking very nice.

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[skouki]

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[skouki]

Came upon some great condition oem navan skirts. Goes well with the kouki k lip and spats

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[sparkyS13]

Loving this!

[skouki]

I'm finally getting to the point where I am starting to throw money under the hood. I pulled the trigger on a new turbo. I decided to go with a gtx3071r Gen 2 with 0.64 exhaust to help with lag. At this point I am deciding what head work I want to do. I had purchased solid lifters in hope to run a larger cam with upgraded valvetrain. Anyone have any opinion on poncam vs procams?


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[s1421]

Simple is always the best! In my opinion..

[skouki]

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[DJTTon]

Curious to see how you finish this up. Id also like to do something similar with my engine and fuse harness.

[skouki]

Small update. Harness is almost done other than some of the smaller gauge wires that I didn't have. Pretty simple process to do with minimal soldering.

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Engine bay is finally taking shape

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I haven't received it yet but I ordered a wiring specialties harness that matches with a ecumaster black along with the ecu itself. I am also having wiring specialties wire the harness for an ecumaster adu5 dash. I am super excited for this to show up.

[skouki]

While waiting on my wiring harness, ecu, and tubs I got bored and ordered a couple parts from japan. Only took about 5 days to receive. A cusco cooling panel and yashio factory rad hose for the bling factor.

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Decided to pull the dash so I can eliminate the hvac system. As I dont drive this car much, i figured I shouldn't need it. While the dash is apart I painted to the dash bar for a cleaner look. I have yet to pull the whole system out but there should be next to nothing behind the dash because I will be pulling the chassis harness out and having a new chassis harness made to run only the basics in the car.

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The wiring specialties harness showed up and I couldn't be more impressed. They do nice work there. This harness is wired directly to my ecumaster black ecu so there is no need for a patch harness. The harness comes wired for basically any sensor ever needed. And what else makes this harness very cool is that it is pre wired for an ecumaster adu digital display and usb to can. Can not wait to have this all set up.

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Some cool wheel tubs that I purchased. These will help clean up the looks of the bay.

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Hadn't planned on picking up a cd009 quite yet but the opportunity was there so I did. It looks to be in very nice condition. It ended up cleaning up quite well. My plan is to pair it with a mazworx kit along with a gktech shifter. At this point I have no idea what clutch setup I will run but i'm thinking some sort of twin disc.

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[samotage]

Sweet job on the dash bar! I refreshed mine yesterday, much better than factory :D

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[IIIXziuR]

Wow! Nice parts stack up. Everything is look very good.
Where did you manage to find those wheel tubs? Those are pretty interesting

[[240sx]]

Decided to pull the dash so I can eliminate the hvac system. As I dont drive this car much, i figured I shouldn't need it.
Hope you don't regret doing this to a street car. :smash: Well, at least don't make this irreversible.

[RedSnow]

what are your power goals, seeing as though you are putting a CD009 in it I suspect you are planning on putting some good power down. ;)

[skouki]

what are your power goals, seeing as though you are putting a CD009 in it I suspect you are planning on putting some good power down. ;)

I am building to support 500+


Added another hks oil cap to the collection

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Tubs came in today. obviously don't fit yet but give an idea of what to expect.

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[C. Anderson]

The attention to detail is great in here. Where did you buy the tubs?

[koukizhang]

The attention to detail is great in here. Where did you buy the tubs?

I second this. Those tubes are sweet.

[skouki]

Behind the dash is gutted. Made sure to document what plugs go where just in case I ever decide to put everything back in. May also help others out, who knows.

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Stock harness sure looks junky compared to the new wiring specialties harness.

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[samotage]

That interior firewall is so clean! Is that how it was behind the air system, or has it been painted again? And yes, plug fun’s.... I managed to label most of mine. Looking forward to seeing your new custom harness!

I’m rewrapping mine with this sweet as felt wrap tape, it should also eliminate may of the nasty cable ties and stop wire potential wire rattles.

Magic work being done to a mighty fine fourteen!


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[BoostedLove]

I second this. Those tubes are sweet.

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Where’d you buy the tubs? Great build so far!

[s1421]

this is definitely going in the right direction!

[Agamemnon]

Wow! Nice parts stack up. Everything is look very good.
Where did you manage to find those wheel tubs? Those are pretty interesting

The attention to detail is great in here. Where did you buy the tubs?

I second this. Those tubes are sweet.

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Where’d you buy the tubs? Great build so far!
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[da_crew10]

Nothing but quality!
Those fat ass TV's tho <3

[Ltdan2u]

Following this love your build!

[skouki]

Have been super busy this spring/summer so far and have had next to no time for this car but here is a small update.

I hate using second hand parts so I replaced the old koyo rad with a new N flo. Also picked up much needed lockout bolts.

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[RedSnow]

I see you get your stuff from iraceautoparts
How are they? Pretty much the only aftermarket canadian store.