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Bought the car looking like this...
Attachment 19915 Attachment 19916 the start of the rebiuld.. Attachment 19917 The massive amount of bondo we found in the rear quarter.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.gif https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...2253Medium.jpg Attachment 19918 Attachment 19919 welded on a new rear fender.. Attachment 19920 and the fiberglass blistered fenders.. Attachment 19921 Attachment 19922 |
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had to mold the over fenders into the stock fenders.. also filled in the reflector holes.
Attachment 19909 https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...2450Medium.jpg Getting the paint.. my girlfriend wanted to help out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.gif https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...2578Medium.jpg Attachment 19910 It's comming along.. Attachment 19911 Attachment 19912 Attachment 19913 Engine back in.. Attachment 19914 |
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teflon braded brake lines..
Attachment 19904 Attachment 19905 Wilwood brake balancer and areomotive FPR.. Attachment 19906 We powder coated the turbo, intake pipeing, all hinges, door sills Attachment 19907 Attachment 19908 |
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pics from a "custom car show"
Attachment 19889 Attachment 19890 Attachment 19891 https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...3503Medium.jpg some night shots.. Attachment 19892 Attachment 19893 Attachment 19894 Attachment 19895 Attachment 19896 And thats it for right now.. let me know if you have any questions or want any pics of something specific. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif |
nice to see you back in the game
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Originally Posted by banzaitoyota' post='857367' date='Feb 4 2007, 03:42 PM
nice to see you back in the game thanks.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif well after almost 5 years @ 450ish HP, the engine is starting to go. It's getting coolant into the oil.. blah so next up is a new engine. Was going to install a tec 3 with painless wireing harness and a few other goodies, but my contract for my job is up for renewal around the end of the year. So need to save up some money and get my bills paid off before dumping to much more into this. |
looks good but you need new wheels to fill those wide rear fenders!
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Originally Posted by vosko' post='857375' date='Feb 4 2007, 04:43 PM
looks good but you need new wheels to fill those wide rear fenders! i want another fd.... and that makes 100 people that have told me this.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...R#>/tongue.gif they are in the works... those wheels are pretty much sold. just have to pick out some new ones... leaning towards Wedsports.. SA-70s or SA-70TTs. love the TTs, but hate having to clean them.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub..._DIR#>/sad.gif |
That's how you get it done! Great post man. I love the photos. I dig the color of coarse. The repair to the rear fender looks pretty awesome too.
I have to pick your brain on the brakelines. This was something I was planning on doing, you beat me to it. Could you tell me the details on the lines and where you got them? I was not sure where to get lines that would work from my calipers (which are metric) to the domestic wilwood balancer. Any info you can help me with would be very helpful. Anyway awesome car and a great thread! |
wow man that thing is ****** beatiful i love the color nice job
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='857378' date='Feb 4 2007, 05:03 PM
That's how you get it done! Great post man. I love the photos. I dig the color of coarse. The repair to the rear fender looks pretty awesome too. I have to pick your brain on the brakelines. This was something I was planning on doing, you beat me to it. Could you tell me the details on the lines and where you got them? I was not sure where to get lines that would work from my calipers (which are metric) to the domestic wilwood balancer. Any info you can help me with would be very helpful. Anyway awesome car and a great thread! thanks! 99% of the work and credit needs to goto my friend that did the paint. without his.. insistance https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.gif I probably would never have done half the things he did to my car. I pretty much gave him free reign on the project. I know he got all the lines and fittings from summit.. next time I go out to the shop I'll get the specs on everything again.. he's told me at least twice that I know of, but I have a very bad memory for stuff like that. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683664.gif |
Well I can go to summitracing.com or jegs.com but if you could get him to tell you exactly what sizes the lines are that would save me the effort. If you can then thanks! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.gif
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='857388' date='Feb 4 2007, 05:23 PM
Well I can go to summitracing.com or jegs.com but if you could get him to tell you exactly what sizes the lines are that would save me the effort. If you can then thanks! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.gif yea, not a problem. I know it wasnt cheap.. want to say around the $300 range. the bigest cost was the fittings.. and you need at least 2 or 3 types. I'll get them for you.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683827.gif |
Originally Posted by FDokinawa' post='857389' date='Feb 4 2007, 05:27 PM
I know it wasnt cheap.. want to say around the $300 range. the bigest cost was the fittings.. and you need at least 2 or 3 types. I'll get them for you.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683827.gif It never is. I knew it was not going to be a cheap endeavor. Thanks again. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/bowdown.gif |
Also would you mind snapping some photos of how you guys ran all the lines? I was planning on coming in straight from the calipers. Is that what you did?
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Very Nice build! Love the color and great paint job!
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Howcome you used braided brake pipes the whole way round? That's a lot of dosh.
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Beautiful build- nice car-
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Originally Posted by inanimate_object' post='857502' date='Feb 5 2007, 08:56 AM
Howcome you used braided brake pipes the whole way round? That's a lot of dosh. dosh? https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683561.gif We did braded lines mostly because we pulled the stock ones to paint the engine bay and with the addition of line lock and brake balancer, it was just easier to put in braided lines. that and it looks so much better. In addition to the lines.. we did all new door/ hatch seals, window seals, window valance/wiper arms ,brake master/slave cylinders and rebuilt and powder coated brake calipers. |
Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='857388' date='Feb 4 2007, 05:23 PM
Well I can go to summitracing.com or jegs.com but if you could get him to tell you exactly what sizes the lines are that would save me the effort. If you can then thanks! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.gif Ok.. this is what I got from my freind on what we used.. "Everything came from summit racing. the adapters he needs depends on the car. Toyota, mazda are 10mm by 24(thread pitch) to an -3. the wilwood balancer will run the 1/8npt to an -3 adapters and then you need the 1n-3 hose ends as well as about 20 foot of earls -3 braided line. He can choose from steel, zinc plated or stainless. Hope this helps" Let me know if you need any more info.. also, I have more pics up here.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nawa/My%20Car/ |
Originally Posted by FDokinawa' post='857536' date='Feb 5 2007, 12:12 PM
Ok.. this is what I got from my freind on what we used.. "Everything came from summit racing. the adapters he needs depends on the car. Toyota, mazda are 10mm by 24(thread pitch) to an -3. the wilwood balancer will run the 1/8npt to an -3 adapters and then you need the 1n-3 hose ends as well as about 20 foot of earls -3 braided line. He can choose from steel, zinc plated or stainless. Hope this helps" Let me know if you need any more info.. also, I have more pics up here.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nawa/My%20Car/ It absolutely does and thanks a ton! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
Another question. That heat shielding that you have on the lower portion of the firewall. Is that self adhesive? How has the held up? Would you recommend it?
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='857540' date='Feb 5 2007, 12:41 PM
Another question. That heat shielding that you have on the lower portion of the firewall. Is that self adhesive? How has the held up? Would you recommend it? yea, its self adhesive.. recommend it.. ah, hard to say right now. I wanted it done to help lower temps in the interior.. but seeing how its winter its hard to judge. But it has started peeling off the firewall a little bit. one thing we came up with to counter this is were going to use rivits and large thin washers to help hold it on. As of right now, I would say yes, but it definatly needs help staying on. |
ohh nice.
what widened fenders are those(front/rear? how do you like the rmagic kit? where did you get the dark blinker covers? also, hows van doing? |
Originally Posted by FDokinawa' post='857544' date='Feb 5 2007, 12:50 PM
yea, its self adhesive.. recommend it.. ah, hard to say right now. I wanted it done to help lower temps in the interior.. but seeing how its winter its hard to judge. But it has started peeling off the firewall a little bit. one thing we came up with to counter this is were going to use rivits and large thin washers to help hold it on. As of right now, I would say yes, but it definatly needs help staying on. Yea I am assume Okinawa gets pretty hot. It may not get quite as bad here in Maryland but we have our fair share of 90 degree+ with 90%+ humidity. My car gets balls/ass hot in the summer. I have no A/C either so I would be interested in something that could help. I don't know that I want to fool with riviting that **** into my engine bay though. |
Originally Posted by treceb' post='857545' date='Feb 5 2007, 12:59 PM
ohh nice. what widened fenders are those(front/rear? how do you like the rmagic kit? where did you get the dark blinker covers? also, hows van doing? not sure on the maker of the fenders.. think they're actually from two differant companys. you talking about the headlights or the bumper? headlights are great.. thier HID, so definatly brighter than stock. the blinker covers came with the bumper.. van.. doing very good. he's got a Mk3 supra now and is leaving for Italy soon. |
Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='857546' date='Feb 5 2007, 01:04 PM
Yea I am assume Okinawa gets pretty hot. It may not get quite as bad here in Maryland but we have our fair share of 90 degree+ with 90%+ humidity. My car gets balls/ass hot in the summer. I have no A/C either so I would be interested in something that could help. I don't know that I want to fool with riviting that **** into my engine bay though. yea, gets pretty damn hot here too.. and dont think Ive ever owned an FD with A/C.. lol |
Originally Posted by FDokinawa' post='857547' date='Feb 5 2007, 04:14 PM
not sure on the maker of the fenders.. think they're actually from two differant companys. you talking about the headlights or the bumper? headlights are great.. thier HID, so definatly brighter than stock. the blinker covers came with the bumper.. van.. doing very good. he's got a Mk3 supra now and is leaving for Italy soon. dont suppose van got any FD parts left, eh? |
Originally Posted by treceb' post='857555' date='Feb 5 2007, 02:01 PM
yeah meant the lights. thanks. dont suppose van got any FD parts left, eh? nope.. he's given them all away or has junked what couldnt really be used by anyone. |
Best Headlights ever...
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Originally Posted by FDokinawa' post='857371' date='Feb 4 2007, 07:23 PM
after almost 5 years @ 450ish HP, the engine is starting to go. 5 years eh? Cool! How many miles approx. is that? Sweet build. Wish I had the $ and Time. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR |
Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' post='858992' date='Feb 14 2007, 07:56 AM
5 years eh? Cool! How many miles approx. is that? Sweet build. Wish I had the $ and Time. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.gif thanks.. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/happy.gif ahh no clue on the miles. Friend of mine owned it before me. I know he drove it a lot, and I drove it every day for about a year before getting a real daily driver. |
I've always been told that it is not smart to use -3 for the entire brake line system because it will actually bulge at high braking pressure. Did you consider this? I was going to do my brake lines in -3 but wimped out and ran steel lines at the last second. It would have been SO much easier to run the -3....
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Originally Posted by rfreeman27' post='859160' date='Feb 15 2007, 09:53 AM
I've always been told that it is not smart to use -3 for the entire brake line system because it will actually bulge at high braking pressure. Did you consider this? I was going to do my brake lines in -3 but wimped out and ran steel lines at the last second. It would have been SO much easier to run the -3.... heard that.. dont belive it. Im useing aearoquip teflon braded lines, good for up to 3,000 psi.. lets put it this way, My front brakes lock up with the smallest pressure on the pedal.. and that remindes me, I need to adjust my brake balancer. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/BURNOUT.gif oh, and we only used the braded lines on the front of the car.. firewall back is still solid. now my buddy used all braded for his FC build(can check that out in the 2nd gen section.) |
Yea I got to think if that were true then everyones braided lineswould bulge at the caliper.
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' post='859175' date='Feb 15 2007, 12:18 PM
Yea I got to think if that were true then everyones braided lineswould bulge at the caliper. exactly! the key is to make sure you use the correct fittings and just make sure everything is installed properly. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif |
where did you get your headlights. i want them! is there a way we could work something out. im guessing i cant get them here :(
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Originally Posted by sen2two' post='859395' date='Feb 16 2007, 03:30 PM
where did you get your headlights. i want them! is there a way we could work something out. im guessing i cant get them here :( I could probably get them for you.. their around $1,600K...add S&H, probably put them up around $1,7-1,800K. |
damn! lol...i think i'll wait on that. thanks though
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