QUOTE(lostboyz @ Dec 8 2008, 01:25 AM)
thats a beaut really nice work
Thanks mate, glad your liking it so far, keep a look out for some more updates in the near future
QUOTE(grim_d @ Dec 8 2008, 02:08 AM)
those are some nice wheels mate, excellent colour, i see we use the same tack rags
need those big brakes on peeking out, the red calipers will look sweet
glad you got a carbon bonnet they look the nuts, vent or not.
are you going to paint the side skirts and splitter? would look very clean with only the bump strip black.
yah gti was sold when i phoned
constantly on the lookout for a fairly clean example for about a grand that i can take on as a mini project and make immaculate. My new work has a warehouse that i will be able to use for working on any car i get so dropping a standard sr20det in could be an option also.
Cheers mate, yeah i love the look of the wheels on the car, colour really suits the car. Where you get your tag rags, fancy using same ones
I get my paint and other kit from a local paint shop, cracking guys that work there, they sort all sorts for me.
Over-all i'm well pleased with the carbon bonnet, gave the car a whole different look, i wasn't too sure for a long time on the vent, but its kind of working for me now, should deffinatly help with the extra heat that it'll soon be recieving.
Ive got to get some better brakes on, with these 18s on they look seriously small
Hopefully in the somewhat near future i'll be fitting the 4pots, got some more complications to work out though, but once they are on should be cracking. In the mean time, when i get the engine conversion on the way i'll be upgrading to 308mm disks, ive got the carriers etc for the conversion, would have been nice to get some drilled disks on to make it abit smarter, but we'll see
I'll get the calipers paint up a nice red aswell when i get those new ones on.
Gutted for you on the GTI mate, will be great when you get cracking with a good project, be sure to drop me a message when you get sorted, it'll be nice to see what your up to. Yeah also get yourself a SR20DET could be quite a machine with a few tuning mods
Nice one mate, and cheers for the good feedback, nice to know you think its going the right direction.
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Dec 8 2008, 07:21 PM)
damn you and your easily obtainable SR20DETs
getting one of those motors in the USA you'd think you were smuggling narcotics or firearms or something..
same goes for the RBs and even the CAs
you guys could make a killing exporting 200sx stuff to the US...
lol if i thought the exchange rates were worth it and it seemed profitable, i'd deffinatly consider it. In the current economy, i guess unless parts are really worth serious money over there it wouldn't be worth it in the long run.
But in the event you need any 200sx parts, might be worth letting me and Grim know, we might be able to help you
QUOTE(jimbobjim @ Dec 8 2008, 10:10 PM)
Perhaps it's just the pics, but the wheels look a bit small and don't seem to fill the arches properly... both width and circumference. I don't know much about modding cars, so what do I know?
I love the everything else though mate, especially the seats.
Hello mate, long time no see again
Must just be the pics mate
the wheels are 18" they deffinatly aint small, the wheels are too wide for the tyres, the tyres are stretched onto the rims, i can't get anything any wider on though or else it would scrape seriously bad at all times, especially at this ride height lol.
I think half of what might give you that impression may be the very thin side wall.. 35 stetched serious tyres.
The overall diameter of the tyre is exactlly the same as the original wheels if you get me.. like from floor to the top of the tyre is exactlly the same height as the original, it had to be to keep the speedo within reason lol or else it would end up giving the wrong speed.
It needs lowering more on the back end, might take it down abit more in the near future.
Looking back at the picture, i guess with it being so dark, the wheels tyres and arches being black, it gives a false sense of how big the wheel / tyres really are.
Looking back at the original wheels, you'll probably get the idea..
Cheers for the comments on everything though mate, yeah i too love the interior, most deffinatly much nicer than the original, a good bit more comfy too.
Cheers
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