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ijdevil
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#12163 2012-04-26 00:06 |
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Figured I'd try to bring this thread back to life...
In search of a competition drift car build (svt focus is my daily driver..another story later). I swung by Valo City Used Autos and got a good deal on a really low mileage s14.  After getting it back to the shop, we already planned on stripping it down so we proceeded as planned.  Considering the wheels w/ tires and body were in good shape (motor was knocking so we parted it and sold what we could) we sold them off to add money the to build. We did manage to wrangle together some old steel wheels and some tires, and get the new body panels on.  While waiting on the wheels and to hear back from sunrise jdm motors about our motor, we quickly started working on the suspension and steering components. For the suspension we donated the old factory Nissan struts and springs.  We went with a full Tein Sideways Master set-up (shocks, springs, braces, ect). Swapped out the old 2 piston Wilwood calipers for a 6 piston Brembo set-up.  The next day we primed the car for paint. Our wheels came in later that day a set of Rotiform IND's w/ Yokohama S Drive (D-spec) Tires. After about 3 days, we finally heard back from sunrise about the sr-20 we inquired about, the conversation went, "....sorry to say we couldn't get a hold of that motor for you at the moment, but you can definitely check back with us." Before the call ended the guy asked if we were interested in doing an RB swap. Long story short...3 days later, and still within our budget...  Got the exhaust custom built in-house and had a Battle Z muffler from from an earlier build.    Of course our spoiler got there just in time for paint. Later the roll cage was welded up and painted. |
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