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ErwinFenyvesi23
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Location: Japan Osaka Occupation: JDM Car enthusiast Age: 29 V$: broke |
#146721 2018-08-02 16:20 |
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Things have changed...
-✔ Alright , it's time for one of these updates again. So , first of all , I'd like to apologize for the lack of content this week , but there's multiple reasons for that. We had a lot of costumers in the last couple of days ( which is really great ) and that kinda stopped me from working on the Z , but don't get me wrong , everything is alright ! I'm kinda hyped that the shop is starting to run better and better as time goes on , and after all , it's my pleasure to work on cars for Mackay. Anyway , the Z project has officially started , and I'm more than happy to announce that it's gonna be better than I expected it , and keep in mind , the car isn't even finished yet. Ahh , this thing is going to be nuts... ✔-    -✔ Alright , sorry if the pictures seem a little bit too dark , but I just had to take some shots of this awesome dawn ! So , as you can see , the Z now has a brand new Bomex bodykit. The bodykit contains the front bumper , rear bumper and the sideskirts. All the parts that come with the kit are made out of urethane and it's really not that heavy. We also changed the intercooler that the car came with to a Greddy 300ZX intercooler. It looks pretty good I'd say. Also , do you guys remember these rims ? If you do , you'll know that these came with the R33 when I first bought it , and I just had them laying around so I decided to try them on and see how they fit. They look good , especially with the oldschool Nismo writing on them. These rims are the original Nismo LMGT-1 rims wrapped in some old Toyo Proxes. I should change the tyres on these , but I think they'll be good enough to be able to drive the car around. Also , another thing that we changed was to get some new exhausts. We've upgraded from the stock old exhaust pipes to the HKS Hi-Power exhausts. The kit came with the exhaust pipes and with the muffler and I can proudly say that they look amaizing ! HKS advertises that this'll give you some power gains and make the whole exhaust sound and note much more louder and aggressive , and you know me , that's how a Wangan car should be ! It's the little things that matter , right ? Well yes. There's a lot more things to do on this car , but y'know , this is just the start of it. ✔-    -✔ Well , after some time spent on the 300ZX forums I decided to do the same thing I did to the Supra , and that is to put the boost pressure just a little bit higher. I decided to boost it at 15 psi or 1.03 bar after finding out that the engine starts to run lean if you go over 15 psi/ 1 bar. I've seen some stories on some forums that you can boost the twins at around 18-19 psi with no problem , but I don't want to blow this thing up because I'll be keeping the VG in the engine bay. Anyway , after we made sure the car runs good and with no problems , we decided to take it to a very short Wangan run to see how it reacts. At first I was kinda scared to go full throttle because I didn't want anything bad to happen , but after the traffic cleared up a bit I decided to send it and go full throttle. Well , it backfired , that's for sure ! These brand new Hi-Power exhaust sound amazing ! They're just perfect sounding ! The Z pretty much screams everywhere it goes. I wonder how much power is it making right now with those little power mods we did to it... I guess we'll find out when we send it to the dyno. As for the suspension , I'm pretty sure I'll run some TEIN coilovers on the Z. My experience with TEIN is really good and I must say , they make some pretty good products , but I'll have to research further just to be sure. So , I don't think I should take the engine apart just yet because the internals can hold up to 600 hp and the block up to 800 hp , but I am going to replace the stock intake with a VR38 intake. That's right , we're putting in R35 GTR parts into a Z32. It sounds mad , but hey , that's the gonna be the main characteristic of this car ! As far as the parts list , I am going to make one. Mackay is gonna help me , because I never worked on a V shaped engine before and I'm not 100% familiar with the aftermarket internals available for the VG. Either way , it's slowly getting there so stay stoked ! This thing is gonna be crazy ! My end goal for this thing would be to make it equal to the R33 , but who knows ? Maybe it'll be weaker , or stronger. It all depends on me , Mackay , and the other guys helping me build it. Of course , money is the second most important thing in building a car , but don't worry , everything will work out in the end ! ✔-  -✔ Ahh , the good ol' ER. I love this car , but at this point , I really don't know what to do with it. Don't get me wrong , I'm not gonna get rid of it , but if I really have to , it'll happen. Anyway , I feel like this car is just perfect the way it is right now ! I don't wanna change anything on it and that worries me. I've really got into the Wangan scene in these last couple of weeks and I've been racing on the Wangan really frequently. I don't know , I think I just lost my passion in going sideways I guess. I don't feel that desire of wanting to go to Ebisu anymore , and I think I might not even go drifting anymore. Don't get me wrong , I still love watching other people slide and from time to time I really like to whip it in the parking lot , but I dunno , I think I've grown out of that passion , and that's why I might consider taking up some actual track racing and time attacks. To be able to do that I'll need a new car , and I'm afraid that the ER is gonna get passed to somebody else soon. As I stated before , I don't want to sell it because I'm emotionally bonded with it , but right now , I have no use of it. I dunno , if someone wants to buy this thing , make an offer , but beware , the price will be over 10k for it. Me and the other guys really love this car and I really want to sell it to someone that I can trust. Maybe Mackay will find me a potential buyer for it but man , it's just saddening to think that this thing might leave in the future. I would keep it , but I have no use for it so , I want to give it to someone who might need it or want it. This reminds me that Radcoon also sold his 1JZ 86' as well. I really liked that car , but as most of you probably know , if you want to keep moving forward you have to make a change. Oh well , we'll see what happens to this thing , but I really hope it'll land in some responsible hands after it leaves me. ✔-    -✔ The Supra. I can't explain how much I love it. So , this thing has reached the "ER" stage as well , but not really that hardcore. Pretty much this car is perfect the way it is , but there's a lot more potential in this car. I'm never going to sell this thing because it's the car that started it all for me. I never would've thought I'll get my hands on something like this and here it is , it's mine. It's just something about it that just keeps me wanting to use it more and more. As you guys know , I've changed the boost pressure a while ago to make it faster , and man , since then it has felt like a whole new car. I think I'll have to just say screw it and just buy her a bodykit and a single turbo kit , but not now. The Z is the current main project and I think this thing can wait a little bit more. It's just crazy to think that I've saved this thing from all the terrible conditions it has been in and look at it now ! It's a whole another car ! I'm so glad I've restored this thing , but I think that after the Z is done I'll have to give this thing a whole overhaul once again. This car has so much potential but somehow I'm scared to mod it. I'd keep it as OEM as possible , because in a few years , there won't be a lot of Supras in OEM form and it would just stand out. Either way , I don't want to keep it OEM just to sell it for a lot of money in the future , I want it to stand out and be the car that everyone admires , but anyway , I think I'll just keep it as a reliable fun daily driver until I make up my mind of what I want to do with it. ✔-  -✔ And finally , the R33. I can say that this car changed my life , exactly how the Supra did , but way more harder. It's currently being used as it's intended to be , and that is Wangan racing. I've taken it out almost every night and I have to say that it never gets old. It's such a well made car ! Everything about it it's how it's supposed to be. The RB is still going strong and I haven't had any problems with it ever since we've first started the motor. I feel like I want to build something that's just crazy to a point where it could threaten your life. I want to build another daily car , but much more crazy than the Supra or the ER. And you know what? I'm gonna do it. I'm just gonna send it and get that car that I've been craving to build for so long. I'm not gonna give any clues whatsoever. No one will know either so that makes it way more exciting. I swear I won't tell anyone , not even Mackay. Anyway , it's gonna be so unexpected for you guys , you won't even imagine ! ✔- -✔ Anyways , that's all for now. A new update will come really soon , and hopefully I'll find out what to do with the ER by then. The Z is gonna get painted over this weekend so I'll do the color reveal on Monday. Anyway , I will work something out for the ER until then , but if any of you are interested in the ER , give me a PM and I'll give you every information needed like the spec list , price , and all of that jazz. So , I'll see you guys around , godspeed homies !  ✔-This post was edited by ErwinFenyvesi23 (2018-08-02 19:29, ago) |
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