xsspeed

damn how good is shit box ownership, swapped tail lights back to facelift ones in like 2mins. also discovered to acompany the hks coil overs is a Blitz exhaust. Bet noone ever thrashed this back in japan

Thats pretty good buying

So I bought a shitbox, not dirt cheap and not that old but should be some good lols. Its a 2017 Note Nismo 1.6s the last owner in japan has swapped the nismo spec bodykit for standard front and rear bumpers and removed skirts, and removed the nismo badges off the back. Drove it back from whangarei last night, was fun on the twisties along the detour

The wheels are not my favourite, will swap them for something (18x7 4x100 if anyone is interested, new nankang tyres) its also semi boned on hks coil overs, couple of dings and scratches in and out that ill tidy up. May put the nismo kit back on and just black it out, the red is yuck imo. Sounds semi rowdy for an econobox, goes medium for what it is

im keen to see what you do here re half shafts, its the bane of fwd engine/gearbox swaps unless you have a lego parts bin. I seem to recall something about a splice to be welded but was ages ago i looked and outside my skill level/found some lego instead. You can also employ this when you put the sr20ve 20v with sr16ve gearbox in your k11 if nissan lego doesnt work

5 wings is a lot of downforce phil

That just means it's at toris 

At least thats what I think of every nissan listed in papakura

I've seen that vzr, would be a good car to muck around with but need something newer and with 4doors for this gig

lol sheepers spends 5 mins in south auckland...

Cheers good to know, thanks for the list, the black on on trademe is on his coilovers too, says its been certed

Why are they modified? I see one on trademe up here but it looks like it was a 1.2 according to engine build plate, are they all swaps or that one might just be suss

33 minutes ago, Bling said:

Shhh, just come to the dark side.

lol, srsly i was driving around in some bland and imo overpriced suvs and crossovers for the mrs today and I swear ill fall asleep driving if I dont have something to do like press a clutch and change gear in lieu of 300hp on tap

a bit newer and pricier but E12 Note Nismo, anyone driven one? 140hp 1.6 5spd manwell

little bit tempted to try one to see if it could fit the bill for school drop off/town commute

is that one of the maximas with the keypad entry on the door handle? (think it was them) i remember that being mind blowing at the time

@Snoozin shared this with me for some fabric options to refurb 

https://retroautotek.com.au/product-category/fabrics/recarofabrics/

Damn that's the same fabric as in my z31 recaros that I need to get redone, didn't appreciate it would be common

Get registered on buyee.jp i find its the easier way to search and buy thing from yahoo Japan auctions

Also kiss goodbye to your play money

@V8Pete

@HQhero knows

do a Benetton k11 pls @yoeddynz 

Whats the welding you guys were doing to front of tray? Just repairs or something more drastic (shortening?)

4x100 definitely existed for all the chevette boys. Not seen many raiders

On 02/02/2024 at 09:24, sheepers said:

i understand there is an early petrol motor that blows headgaskets almost as frequently as an M series

2L? or is that a diesel that does similar

i'm in a similar situation need something but a bit stumped between suv, ute or lite truck

8 hours ago, jessemk2 said:

I'd say honda still the benchmark

But you ain't gona get a k20 type r for $2800

Might get a rough beams 3sge caldina for same money doubt it would be manual

Good score!

Cos none came manual (I nearly converted ours but then I realized I was wasting time on a caldina, the s55f gearbox is still in the garage)

Best best would be a ssIII st202 celica but still unlikely at that price

Its a pity you need to buy the next gen spaceship ones to get the '20v'* head

*Which has 16 valves

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o1123195880

K11 nismo strut bar