Few weeks went by and i´m finally back to report on everything that happened in the last couple of weeks so here we go !
As i´ve hinted previously , the ECR33 got some new parts . To be exact the ECR33 now sits on a set of brand new wheels and coilovers ! This was def a very pricy upgrade but totally worth the money ! The almost stock ride height wasn´t just doing IT for me but now i´m really happy with the way my car sits at the moment ! For the wheel choice i´ve decided to go with classics , 18×10.0 +39mm 5×114.3 RAYS VOLK Racing TE37 in Hyper Silver . As for the coilovers , i´ve turned around to my friends at the forums for a little little help for choosing the right coilovers and we came to the conclusion that the best option for a low setup on a ECR33 are 326POWER Chakuriki coilovers ! Again , def not the cheapest option on the market but probably the best one !
The install itself wasn´t as complicated as i thought it would be and everything went quite smoothly during the coilover install . However , i´ve had to roll out the fenders a littlebit because i´ve had a little problem with rubbing but that´s all sorted out now !
After the install i went on a little photoshoot at the docks ...
Yap this is it chief .
I Also bought a Used Nismo catback exhaust from a local ECR33 owner for 320 bucks , pretty cheap for a Nismo part imo.
Speaking of Nismo , i´ve ordered some bits from Nismo not only for my ECR33 but also for my ER34 , thanks to Muza !
Speaking of ER34...
As i was ordering the Hyper Silver TE37´s i´ve also ordered another set of TE37 - 18x9.5 Magnesium Blue TE37´s specially for my ER34 . Man , not gonna lie i love the Nismo LMGT4´s but something about Mag Blue TE´s on a Bayside blue ER34 is really special ! But boy oh boy that´s not it !
I also got a Uras roof spoiler ,no-name brand headlight eyelids ,HKS Catback exhaust, BNR34 GT-R sidemirrors (which are for sale for cash or exchange for ganadors)Mines plates and a Vertex 10 Star blue steering wheel from a local UpGarage !
I also stole the R-Style seats from my RPS13 .
Little detail of freshly rolled out rear fenders and new fitment
And Georgia The Premium time !
But now for the showstopper , the 180SX V2.5 !
Let me give you a little backstory . Few months ago i had a pretty big crash at Meihan with 180SX where the left rear quarter panel and almost the whole rear end got destroyed . After the inspection of the damage i´ve had a choice to either buy a brand new quarterpanel OR go with wider rear fenders to cover the (now somehow straightened ) fucked up quarter panel .As you guys know , i went with the second option , D-Max Type III rear overfenders and D-Max Type III front fenders to compliment the D-max Type III hood i already had . However, The front fenders were not flowing with the rest of the car as i was expecting to and after a few days of looking through the internet finding a new aftermarket front fenders that would flow well with the oem Type-X aero , i decided to went back to stock metal front fenders .But here´s a little catch . The new wheel setup i´ve had planned was 2 big for the OEM fenders . Thankfully i came up with a solution .I´ve cutted the whole front fenders into pieces and created a custom wider fenders from the OEM RPS13 front fenders . Not gonna lie , this was the hardest shit i have ever done in my entire life but it was worth it !
However the exterior is not the only thing that has changed since the last time . The interior went through quite a big change too ! As i´ve said earlier , i took the R-Style brides from this car and installed them into my ER34 skyline so i was forced to buy a new set of seats for my S-chassis .
Thankfully my good friend Mika was selling his " old " seats from his Silvia - Bride Zeta III driver seat with R-Style Seatbelts and Bride Brix I for the passenger for pretty cheap .
But now onto moar interesting stuff , full Bride interior conversion - looks fucking sick but was expensive as fuck , Defi Gauge , BLITZ Manometer , Apexi FC commander , Vertex 10 Star in red and a Vertex shifter .
As for the Suspension i´ve switched to Yashio Factory HKS coilovers with S.w.i.f.t. springs . I think it´s time to switch things up and experiment with coilover setups . Having Tein Coilovers on all of my cars is really overplayed at this point .
For the brakes i have decided to switch to BNR34 front and rear brakes with Endless pads because the old BBK setup was 2 powerful for this amount of horsepower .
Speaking of horsepower , ENGINE ! As you guys know , i´ve swapped in a S15 Notchtop SR20DET inside my RPS13 - pretty reliable setup but some things here and there needed to be changed . So what have i done ? Went to the S-chassis god himself , Owner of Yashio Factory , Okachan and got myself a R35 Plugs and R35 airflow meter !
Finances:
ECR33 :
RAYS VOLK Racing TE37 in Hyper Silver - 3 499V$
326POWER Chakuriki coilovers- 1 655V$
Nismo Catback exhaust - 320V$
Together : 5 474V$
ER34 :
RAYS VOLK Racing TE37 in Mag Blue - 3 499V$
Uras Roof Spoiler - 159.74V$
No-name brand headlight eyelids - 20V$
HKS Catback exhaust - 300V$
BNR34 GT-R sidemirrors - 88V$
Mines plates - 40V$
Vertex 10 Star blue steering wheel - 445V$
Together : 4 511,74V$
180SX :
180SX Type-X bodykit - 1 400V$
180SX additional Type-X lip for the front bumper - 140V$
Bride Zeta III driver seat with R-Style Seatbelts and Bride Brix I for the passenger - 800V$
180SX Bride red interior - 2 785V$
Defi Gauge - 274.99V$
BLITZ Manometer - 191.30V$
Apexi FC commander - 120V$
Vertex 10 Star in red - 490V$
Vertex shifter - 80V$
Yashio Factory HKS coilovers with S.w.i.f.t. springs - 970V$
BNR34 bbk with Endless pads - 850V$
R35 GT-R Spark plugs - 96V$
R35 GT-R Airflow meter - 87.19V$
JS racing catback exhaust - 290V$
