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#147012   2018-08-06 19:11          
This time a proper update.
Starting withe the Trueno Black Limited. It got back from the Blasting and it is not as bad as expected. The left door will be replaced as well as the front fenders. Some work needs to be done to close all the holes the rust left, And I continue to train my welding skills on that. Sure with help as this needs to look just perfect at the end! But don't expect a great work update soon as this will take time.


Moving to the Cresta. The distance discs are now removed and replaced with thinner ones to get a nice smooth transfer from the over fenders to the wheels.
I pushed the GX81 out of the garage to take this picture. It is now ready for a new paint job so this should happen soon. It will be a sort of livery but so far I didn't have the final design on paper.

Engine Wise I am very thankful for the guys at the Vstanced shop as they sorted a TRD ITB Setup for the 1JZ. So far I didn't fire up the engine as still some parts need to be sourced.


Now the big part of this update. The S15. Mainly time got spend with disassembling the car. With the help of skip and MACKAY i got my hands on a late low milage RB26DET. It came w/o the turbos or anything so we can start very fresh on this one. The whole engine built will be done under the supervision of MACKAY in Osaka. Now it is sourcing parts.


No, this is not really mounted. And yes it is a complete Vertex bodykit including the widekit and the FRP hood. I think you get a rough idea about where the S15 will go at the end.




What we changed mainly on the car so far, is the improved engine bay. I will not go for a bashbar. So I reduced weight where I could and added some support sheets of metal so get it stiffer where needed.

Next to this improvement, I went for some brand new Tein N1's. They should support the needed adjustability and suit for all uses. Here I need to say, those are the first brand new coilovers I ever bought! :) Besides them I made a lucky score with a set of early stage R34 GTR brembo brakes. So the Toyota guy stay's as Nissan as possible.

The S15 stretches my wallet a lot! As you can see at the end of this post. But I call it worth it. Most S15 are show or drift builts. So I am happy to built something unique. With some help from my friends!
I like to thank all customers of the Sticky Rice Cake shop. It helps to gain the money for this project!

Oh... yeah I took a half day of Saturday. I needed to pick up some stuff for the Upcoming R - Meeting and so I had a little fun at Misami :)

Sure, same pickspot as last time but still a great pic! And not capturing me loosing my rear bumper. :)

Thanks for watching and reading guys!


This post was edited by radcoon (2018-08-07 21:03, ago)
2x ROTM 2018 :)