V$ BigSmoke's Bizzare Builds & Life

BigSmoke · 2018-10-18T21:16:33+00:00

Wassup y'all welcome to my RP My name is Melvin Harris, better known as Big Smoke. I live in San Andreas and what I like is two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra di- Just kidding, I'm not really him. Alright let's get serious My name is Yuan Edo, I'm 24 (though I'm younger IRL.Guess how much), and I'm hailing from Indonesia to the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. I live roughly 18 km to where the Tsukuba Circuit is, which is located in Simotsuma city, a direct neighbo

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# Sleepin mOnkey :
ok as i said feel free to hmu

but the engine my advice wasn't because of regulations actually im giving my engineer POV. Sr is way lighter and smaller which leads to a better balance and less inertia but on the other side with the Rb, you get the smoothness of the i6 layout and on the s15 which is not as big of a chassis it's also harder to counter the extra weight for an example the s14 wich is only slightly fatter and with a longer wheel but because of the engine bay that's bigger and part of the design its easier to balance the weight BTW that's the next step on the S14 build get the balance to that sweet 50/50

Yup, that's why I'm looking for an RB26: That smooth and continous power surge, with nice baritone sound as a bonus 😃
Though admittably, indeed it could result in a handling similar to early Audi Quattros (no, not AWD delicacy, but slight understeer)

Also good luck to your S14 build man! :thumbsup:

EDIT: Damn, it's page 5 already! :bananajump:
Here's previous two updates for those who doesn't bother to check back one page:

# BigSmoke :

Weight Loss Program

Finally, I'm back to Tsukuba with spring closing in.
Also the S15 has arrived to my crib as well! 😃
I'll tell you what I'm going to do with it in this update.
And oh, the Siver Queen had a micro bit of change as well.
All of which can be seen in this update so let's jump inside! 😃

[11 Feb 2019]
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[12 Feb 2019]
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The first one is of course to give space for working on the Evo. First off, giving it stickers. Does it look nice to you? I'll let you guys to be the judge.

(Damn, stickering in SLRR is quite a pain in the back)

And next up, changing the tyres.

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Unexpectedly this took almost half a day.

"Oof that was close!"
"Ack!" hand bleeds
"Come on get off the door!"
"Pull! Pull!" headbutts floor

After hours of torturing myself with fully scuffed hands, some small wounds and sweaty body, the car has been reduced to bare-looking interiors.

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After all the work has been done, I had to reverse the car to the garage by pushing it. Tell me, do they look gorgeous side by side? :thumbsup:

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[15 Feb 2019]
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"Wait if this is your bike, where's your CB? Did you sell it?"
"Nah, I gave it to my cousin. Just recently finished high school"
"Aaaah I see. Wise move man, teaching him about freedom on the road and making him cool"
"Yap we're on the same wavelength it turns out"
"You know what? Honestly I want to ride one of these, but I'm not sure if it can stand my body weight"
"I think it will though, I mean I could go to Ooarai and back on this. You want to try?"
"No, not for now. No helmets and suits yet. I don't think I can ride these on t-shirts"

During our banter, Rantaro arrived to my crib in his Mer-sorry, Mark II. I think there are a lot of fans of his build here!

"Oi Edo-kun, where should I park?"
"Uh, just park it at the yard across my crib, it's empty"
"Okay, will do"

So he did just that. On second thoughts, it might be a good idea if I and some more guys buy said yard and the house on it.

"Long time no see my man! How's your day in Okinawa?" I greeted Rantaro
"It was superb! Lots of sea breeze and top cuisines! And oh, did you believe they mod and race vans there and their surroundings?"
"Oh I've ever heard of that! Do they race vans other than Dodges?"
"I saw Chevys, but they're quite rare to be seen"
"Let's do that sometimes!"
"Sure man, I heard there are more of these at Ebisu. Oh yah, is this your friend?" said Rantaro has he half-points his hand at Kenichi
"Oh yes, he's my fellow worker Kenichi. He's a motorbike fan, he brought a Honda Grom here"
"Oh, a Grom! I rented one at Okinawa. Quite a fun ride!"
"See, I told you! Nice too meet you by the way" Kenichi confirms my and his theory
"Nice to meet you too man"

We continued our banter with some snacks and sodas from my refrigerator. 15 minutes later, Ryuji arrived in his Jagermeister orange E46.

"Oh hey Ryuji! Man the E46 still looking fresh! How's your days in Australia?" I greeted him
"Aussie's awesome man! Big engines everywhere! It's quite hot, though"
"You're quite lucky to be able to rent a Holden man, aside from fuel thirst how does it feel?"
"It's comfy enough to make Ryoko sleep inside haha. But it's also quite tail-happy to brng sideways?"
"And you're not getting arrested for bringing it sideways? Absolute lucky guy!"
"Well indeed I was lucky. I saw similar Holden being arrested for speeding at one time"
"And oh, remember my friend I told you who has an E46? He's going to make it a track racer?"
"Oh really? That's awesome! Send my regards to him man"

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And oh, of course I'm also open for sale at the moment!
Here are the list of stuff I'd like to sell here:
Spoiler: ~~-Bridgestone Potenza RE002 at V$160 each~~ SOLD!!

~~-Nissan Silvia S15 stock front seats at V$300 each~~ SOLD!!
~~-Nissan Silvia S15 stock back seats at V$200 each~~ SOLD!!
~~-Nissan Silvia S15 stock air vents at V$50~~ SOLD!!
~~-Nissan Silvia S15 stock carpeting and panel at V$30~~ SOLD!!
~~-Nissan SR20DE engine, V$360 without transmission, V$500 with transmission~~ SOLD!!

The time attack project has begin!
Meanwhile, here's how my wallet survives:
Spoiler:

Initial V$ = V$ 5,464

Paycheck = V$750
Ralliart Sticker = V$ 5
Bridgestone Potenza RE003 set = V$ 828
Wilwood Superlite Brake set total= V$ 2,156
V$ at the moment = V$ 5,464 + 750 - 5 - 828 - 2,156 = V$ 3,225

That's all my updates for now, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

# BigSmoke :

Small Update: Securing the Heart

With the SR20 chucked out of my Silvia(it's still on sale!), it is time to get the new heart for it.
As you can read in the previous update, I'm planning to plant an RB26DETT inside.
Fortunately, I have a 'wingman informant' who told me on where I can find one.
Let the hunt begin! 😃

[18 Feb 2019]
Paycheck time! V$750 safely landed on my pocket yay! But first, a bit of a flashback. presses rewind buton

[Rewind to 16 Feb 2019]
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Spoiler:

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[Back to 18 Feb 2019]
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To give you an idea how bad the money draining process was, here's the details:
Spoiler:

Initial V$ = V$ 3,225

Paycheck = V$750
Sold S15 front seats = V$ 600
Nissan RB26DETT engine = V$ 2,500
Nissan CD009 Transmission = V$ 1,100
Collins Performance RB26-CE009 adapters w/ clutch release bearing = V$520
Hardrace RB-series mounts for S14/S15 = V$ 333
V$ at the moment = V$ 3,225 + 750 + 600 - 2,500 - 1,100 - 520 - 333 = V$ 122

Also a friendly reminder: Lots of parts, ~~including cheap, healthy SR20DE with AT transmission~~ is still for sale! And you can buy them without the tranny too!

That's all my updates for now, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

RocketBunnyS13

Congrats on the RB26 purchase and the parts you got for the conversion! I'm glad I'm going for a street build and not a TA build because 700+ hp will absolutely devour my cars alive 🙂)

Lemme buy your SR20DE + 4AT! V$500 will be deposited on Friday so DM me your account number. Thanks! Also I really wanna visit your crib sometime and hang out with the dudes, notably Ryuji's E46. But Rantaro's Merc II and Kenichi's Grom are cool too haha :cheers:

Lagano

Another RB26 S15, a swap that i always approve! Hard to believe you got it for such a price, that was a lucky find. Don't worry, the R32 engine will be just fine, you found a transmission anyway. Good luck with the build! 😉

BigSmoke

# RocketBunnyS13 :
Congrats on the RB26 purchase and the parts you got for the conversion! I'm glad I'm going for a street build and not a TA build because 700+ hp will absolutely devour my cars alive 🙂)

Lemme buy your SR20DE + 4AT! V$500 will be deposited on Friday so DM me your account number. Thanks! Also I really wanna visit your crib sometime and hang out with the dudes, notably Ryuji's E46. But Rantaro's Merc II and Kenichi's Grom are cool too haha :cheers:

Thanks man, well at least you'll have a chance to improve your Ichigo 🙂)

Oh sure sure, DM has been sent. You're always welcome to visit my crib man, and if you do I'll call my boys as well! :thumbsup:

# Lagano :
Another RB26 S15, a swap that i always approve! Hard to believe you got it for such a price, that was a lucky find. Don't worry, the R32 engine will be just fine, you found a transmission anyway. Good luck with the build! 😉

Thanks man, glad you approve it! 😃

Shez

Dang I missed lot of stuff here haha

Your S15 is seriously looking gorgeous! I bet that thing is light after hearing you pushed it thru the garage hahaha 🙂) don't hesitate to call me if you need more manpower, I'll be glad to help you with the project :thumbsup:

note : that bike looks really cool! tell Kenichi I love it :-X

DEADMANE

Ooooh RB! Awesome S15 man. Haven't been around last couple weeks everyone has cool new stuff lol

BigSmoke

# Shez :
Dang I missed lot of stuff here haha

Your S15 is seriously looking gorgeous! I bet that thing is light after hearing you pushed it thru the garage hahaha 🙂) don't hesitate to call me if you need more manpower, I'll be glad to help you with the project :thumbsup:

note : that bike looks really cool! tell Kenichi I love it :-X

Welp you should definitely catch up! 🙂)

Gee thanks man! The only problem atm is it has no means to stop rolling around 🙂)
Seeing as you own an S14 now it'll be nice to work togther somethimes. And of course feel free to come over my crib man! 😃

I'm definitely going to tell him, turns out there are a lot of Grom fans here! 🙂)

# DEADMANE :
Ooooh RB! Awesome S15 man. Haven't been around last couple weeks everyone has cool new stuff lol

Gee thanks man, it's basically shopping spree everywhere! 😃

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Time to Learn

No, really, there's a lot of stuff I've learned and I have to learn while I'm working on the S15.
Basic RB knowledge, how to engine swap stuff, and uhh.........how to drift.
And oh, I guess you'll be mad at me over how I manage my wallet these days............
Either way let's jump into the update! 😃

[19 Feb 2019]
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[20 Feb 2019]
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If you can't really see the design on the trunk, here's how it looks, along with an alternative version of it. Featuring my favourite character! I decided to stick the first one because it really looks like a personification of my Silver Queen: Looks graceful and not too flashy, but also has it's own naughty side.

If you want to know who is she and from which media she came from, look no further!

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[21 Feb 2019]
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We started working after some cups of coffee to keep ourselves focued on the job.

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[22 Feb 2019]
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As we move off my crib, Rantaro rained me with some questions.

"Dude, why you don't drive your Evo? I though you like it"
"Yeah I know, and I do, but uhhhh......I'd just spill it here damnit. I'm going to buy another car"
"Wait you're going to ditch the Evo?"
"No man! No way I would do it"
"Then how are you going to use it? You just bought one as well and you stripped it off!"
"Listen dammit I'm not done explaining yet!"
Then I proceed to explain everything you've read previously, as well as the S15 purchase experience.

"Oh I see, so you'll be carrying the car on your own after the purchase?"
"Yap that's the point! If I'm driving my Evo who's going to drive it?"
"Well I could drive it for you-"
"But that's not going to be efficient, if you can drive your Merc II straight to Yokohama why bother switching to my Evo first?"
"Well you have a good point"
"Besides, the car I'm going to buy is similar to yours, which is a big sedan"
"A big sedan you say? Have you finally considering owning one?"
"Kind of. Weight transfer should be easy to conduct"
"Yap, welcome to the sedan world my dude!" Rantaro said as he pat my head.
"OI WATCH THE ROAD! But hey, thanks"

Two hours later, we arrived at the car's location.

"Okay there it is, park over there and wait for a while. I'll come back here if it's done."
"Okay man, I'll have a watch here"

Shortly after, I walked to the deal location. After all the papers has been done and deal is sealed, I present to you................

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On the highway, Rantaro demanded my impression over the HR34.

"How does it drive Edo-kun?"
"Oh, splendid all-around. You won't believe me this only has covered 72k kms in it's lifetime"
"Dang man, that's quite fresh!"
"What's more, it's clean all around here man. Feels like your home's lounge"
"Hoowee! I want to be driven inside I should say!"
"Yeah, perfect car to chauffeur people in. Oh by the way do you remember the high school girls?"
"Yea? Oh yeah those nice girls"
"This should be a perfect car to roll with them inside, it's big and comfy"
"Yeah, but not with these cheapskate wheels!" laughter ensues
"But really though, do you want to see them again?"
"Yeah, they're fun to talk with after all"

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[25 Feb 2019]
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(yes I know, that's an RB26 cover)

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Dang this update is long but at least I barely made if out from bankruptcy.
How did I survive? Let's see..............
Spoiler:

Initial V$ = V$ 122

Paycheck = V$ 750
Mentions = V$ 750 (thank you AJ(x2) and Sleepy!)
Sold S15 interiors and RE002s= V$ 920
Sold Nissan SR20DE engine = V$ 500
Nissan RB25DET Engine = FREE!
Sticker Paper = V$ 3
Summer Yume services = V$ 250
2000 Nissan Skyline HR34 = V$ 1,130
V$ at the moment = V$ 122 + 750 + 750 + 920 + 500 + 0 - 3 - 250 - 1,130 = V$ 1,659

And oh, I do mention about my sticker designs.
Check out some of them inside the spoiler and all of them HERE!

Spoiler:

That's all my updates for now, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

Niatross

the friendly neighborhood Mitsubishi man is now going deep into Nissan!
And now that you have not one, but TWO RB-powered builds, you know who to hit up for genuine Nismo parts 😉 (a bit of a shameless plug but ok)

And also im glad you finally have a drift-build!! Now that i also have the E36, we should for sure go sliding when the HR34 is ready 😉

BigSmoke

# Niatross :
the friendly neighborhood Mitsubishi man is now going deep into Nissan!
And now that you have not one, but TWO RB-powered builds, you know who to hit up for genuine Nismo parts 😉 (a bit of a shameless plug but ok)

And also im glad you finally have a drift-build!! Now that i also have the E36, we should for sure go sliding when the HR34 is ready 😉

Oh yeah it's Nismo timeeeeeeeee 🙂)
Welp, I might end up ordering some parts from you, but let's see what fate has in store

And OF COURSE MY MAN we have to do a tandem sesh! Whether if it's on Tsukuba, Ebisu or anywhere else I'm up for it!
(And Spring Matsuri is still in may so plenty of time to build the HR34)

Sleepin_mOnkey

dammmit smoke I almost bought this 34 good luck with it man

BigSmoke

# Sleepin mOnkey :
dammmit smoke I almost bought this 34 good luck with it man

Oh really? Welp sorry from taking it away from you man 😮
But don't worry tho, as far as I'm concerned as long as it's an AT, these things will stay at around V$1-3k.The cheapest manual I found starts at 4k

Macaron_Moon

Next time you go to Tokyo bring Yuuta with you, I'd like to chat with him some time 🙂

BigSmoke

# Macaron_Moon :
Next time you go to Tokyo bring Yuuta with you, I'd like to chat with him some time 🙂

Well I'd like to if I could, he would be happy for that 😃

Soju

Dayum, that is a really lucky find, just 1k for ER34!

Hope the project goes really well 🙂

BigSmoke

# Soju :
Dayum, that is a really lucky find, just 1k for ER34!

Hope the project goes really well 🙂

I know right? A clean low-miler as well to top all of that 😃

Thanks for the kind words my man 😃

11000rpm

you have a lot of builds going on lately, wonder how will they turn into under your touch 🙂

BigSmoke

# 11000rpm :
you have a lot of builds going on lately, wonder how will they turn into under your touch 🙂

Might not be resembling Midas touch but hopefully matches or even surpasses the quality I've set on the Silver Queen 😉

BigSmoke

Trans-Transplant & The Major Test

Finally, after some busy weekdays, I'm able to work again on my car! 😃

It is now time for toying up with three different RB blocks I acquired at last week.
Additionally, it is time to see how far the Silver Queen can really be pushed with all upgrades applied.
Let's jump into the update then! 😃

[28 Feb 2019]
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[01 Mar 2019]
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[02 Mar 2019]
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As I approached the final section of the track, I prepare myself for what we're waiting for: Some hotlaps!

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Welp a lot of improvements happen this week!
My wallet hasn't affected much for the moment so I'll just put it here:

Initial V$ = V$ 1,659

VBox Rental = V$ 50
Fuel = V$ 75
V$ at the moment = V$ 1,659 - 50 - 80 = V$ 1,534

That's all my updates for now, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

Niatross

You're making an absolute asian hotchpotch out of those RB's there and i gotta hand it to you for that! Using whatever you have and keeping it as cost friendly as possible 🙂)
AND HOLY HELL A SUB 50-SECOND TSUKUBA LAP! (lowkey setting that as a benchmark to beat on the E46 OuO)
Overall, great progress on the builds my man! cant wait to get done on the E46 and go for a duo-Tsukuba run!

Buzzsaw

Damn, 59 sec? That must be hell quick Lancer. Seen your S15 turning, very nicely.
I'm sure, selling your homemade stickers would be helpful for your project.

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