White Static Low Y33 - My first vip car here we go

What's up guys. I've been on here for a minute but haven't had a chance to start a build thread. It won't be much but bolt ons and goodies until I graduate and get a real job.  

99 Q45- white on tan
Up to around 150k miles now and loving every minute=]

the week I picked her up
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I gotta say I enjoyed cruising a grandpa looking car and staying under the radar from cops.:dance: My cars tend to stand out like sore thumbs lol

Then I went against my own golden rule and got wheels before suspension (was really waiting for the pbm vips to arrive). 18x10, 18x12
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pbms installed 
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front not getting low enough.  I ended up having to remove,  chop stuff, and reinstall so the dampers went down  farther for more  travel. That obviously only helped damper stroke, not  the ride height,  so I ended up chopping the springs.. ya I know real vip  lol had to do  it on my college budget
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test fit the shelbies 
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got her sitting [I]alright[/I]
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I had a shop put in a simple fucking axle in while I was at work and got it back with my door looking like this:
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Ok so they said theyd pay to fix it. meanwhile I filed a small claims suit the same day just to cover my ass just in case. I stop by the next day and the entire shop was cleared out and the landlord told me he moved to miami.:saiyancrunks:

Anyway I got 5% tint and I couldnt stand how embarrassing the front lips on the shelby wheels were, so I decided to sell them. Bought these puppies off CL for 300 bucks with new tires just to hold me over
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Was bored and since the tires on the front of the shelbies were the same and I had spacers to fine tune, I ran the two faced look for about a week before I sold them hehe
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picked up some 18x10.5 +12r/+18f vs-xx. Ive posted these before, you may have seen them
 
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love the progress!!! the new wheels and stance are on point!

Thanks man! Huge fan of your car and that onicamber:biggthumpup:



Snagged a gt grill
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converted my trunk to 97-98
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another day in the life :giggity:  figured you guys might enjoy this pic. lol spot the replica!
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got some paint work done. trunk panel and door fixed
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working on a little something here...=)
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I plan to finish those this weekend.

My fitment and ride height need some work but I've got different size spacers on route and removed my primary cats, all mufflers, and tucked it way up so I can get as low as I want
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Good looking Q .......what a janky azz shop

So many Y33 builds popping up lately seems like everyone all at once decided to go with these year models now haha...
That statement doesn't take anything away from your build very nice and looking forward to updates

that last shot is fire! Equal front / rear wheel lip to fender lip FTW. Very nice, love the house too.

[QUOTE=DIRTYATL;444870]Good looking Q .......what a janky azz shop[/QUOTE]Thanks man and I know right? Thats what I get for taking it to a shop right near my work and not a reputable place. Really I shouldve stopped being lazy and done it myself. ha oh well

[QUOTE=LowNdSlow;444875]So many Y33 builds popping up lately seems like everyone all at once decided to go with these year models now haha...
That statement doesn't take anything away from your build very nice and looking forward to updates[/QUOTE]Appreciate it.  It probably has to do with the fact that they are so damn cheap.  IMO these are easily one of the most undervalued cars on the used market.  I picked mine up for 3.8k with 118k last winter, completely mint besides for some scuffs on the bumpers from city parking. You really cant find a much nicer car for that price. USDM non-tourings are stupid ugly stock though IMO lol

[QUOTE=F.L.S.;444879]that last shot is fire! Equal front / rear wheel lip to fender lip FTW. Very nice, love the house too.[/QUOTE]Thanks dude.  I'm all about the front fitment being comparable to the rear. Not big on crazy staggered set ups or uneven camber front to rear. Just my personal style, which is why those 18x10/12s werent for me.  And yeah thanks, my mom's house is very stylish haha. It would be nice for a photoshoot but you can tell in the bottom left that it needs some siding and work done



here's a clip of the exhaust. Im really happy with how it turned out. Im assuming I cant embed youtube vids?
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your car is really coming along very well! i hope you can try to make it out to the liberty bbq in may.

Nice may 27th?!! I cant believe I can actually make it to this! haha Meets/shows rarely fall at the right times for me. I'll definitely be stopping out. I meant to come out last year in my e36 but I tried going to georgia for sowo the week before and ended up snapping a motor mount and cracking my oil pan on the way down:pat: lol

Hahahaha! DAMN! I can imagine how loud this really is w/o cats
Mine is straight exept I still have my cats and it's still louder than most trucks on the road
 
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Great build so far though, I'm diggin it :biggthumpup:

looks good, what a shitty shop.

Love it dude this car is

[QUOTE=PANCAKES!;444904]Hahahaha! DAMN! I can imagine how loud this really is w/o cats
Mine is straight exept I still have my cats and it's still louder than most trucks on the road
 
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Great build so far though, I'm diggin it :biggthumpup:[/QUOTE]It's not as bad as it seems in the vid. Im gonna take an actual video and see how it comes out.  I had no choice but to pull the first set of cats since they hang sooo low.  The second set are still in there just tucked away.  Then straight all the way back.  I got no cats like this and it aint that bad
 

[QUOTE=airmax;444907]looks good, what a shitty shop.[/QUOTE]I agree

this happened to my friend and i. when it happened I went to the police to see if theyd be able to help and they literally were like "damn you shouldn't have gone there. That guy is a crack head." :pat: lol apparently they literally caught the owner smoking crack a few times and somehow hes allowed to operate a shop

Looks good and a excellent choice with the wheels.

I get jealous everytime i see a slammed y33 :sad: I wanna slam mine already! 
but anyway very nice Q man! :biggthumpup:

Thanks everyone. Alpine is right the car isnt THAT loud. I still have my secondary cats but everything else is straight piping. totally bareable for me.  It's super loud but with the windows up and some tunes on it's all good. On the highway is smooth sailing, no drone

So I tried to pull my lenses off using my oven. realized that my headlights didnt even come remotely close to fitting in my oven. lmao So I just used a heat gun

painted the housings.  Kind of a jdm headlight inspired usdm headlight if that makes sense. I didnt want to paint them to look exactly like black housing usdms
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how they turned.  im swapping the amber bulbs today for clears so there will be no more amber in the lights
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and if anyone is interested in seeing my buddy's car seen next to mine. it's quite a dope little civic sedan.  
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Headlights look nice! Its funny also cause my front bumper is doing the same thing with that little lip hanging cause I scrap it so much.

haha yeah I hate it. I fix it all the time but as soon as it taps the pavement it starts sagging again. I might try drilling it on

wow this has come a long way!
i love what a nice set of wheels and a massive drop can do for the look of a car ^_^

[QUOTE=Ollie;445072]haha yeah I hate it. I fix it all the time but as soon as it taps the pavement it starts sagging again. I might try drilling it on[/QUOTE]

i was debating on just cutting it off since its not that visible.

inb4 comments on fatlace sticker

LOL I was thinking that. I bought them in 2009 for the reverse one for my ltw Wing on the m3. Found this a couple weeks ago and happen to like the look and placement so I'm having a diff decal made in a similar way. The fatlace is Embarrassing around car ppl tho lmao

[QUOTE=Ollie;445135]The fatlace is Embarrassing around car ppl tho lmao[/QUOTE]
i bet. LOL :innoutrofl2:

Hahah NObody around me has any idea what it is. I already trimmed fatl Sunday night so it says ACE now lmao:shrug:

its awesome and a shame fatlace / illest caught on like it did.

It's sittin real nice with the new rims. Later.

looks pretty good.....fronts poke more than the rear?

and yeah, ditch the steeker plz. lol

Never thought new York plates are orange like that...

[QUOTE=lowlyfey34;445169]looks pretty good.....fronts poke more than the rear?

and yeah, ditch the steeker plz. lol[/QUOTE]

Fronts poke more yeah haha.  I need a spacer to clear the fronts and I just used the 25mm I had laying around.  I got the pbm adjustable spacers on the way though. 10mm less poke will allow me to slam it down for a nice flush fit. And then I'll space the rear [I]maybe[/I] 2-3mm and it will be even. No camber arms so I just work with the stock arms.  Eventually when I can afford it I want to do bigger lips all around so I can ditch the spacers and an s-chassis conversion for more front camber and less track width.

dude im loving this build cuz it reminds me of mine.. lol im 19 with a shitty part time job and im always trying to make my shit look hot even though its at the bottom of the "VIP" chain good job nice work man

[QUOTE=JUICEDW140;445172]Never thought new York plates are orange like that...[/QUOTE]Yeah theyre relatively new. I hated them at first and still pretty much do.  It works on certain cars though

[QUOTE=dailydrifter;445352]dude im loving this build cuz it reminds me of mine.. lol im 19 with a shitty part time job and im always trying to make my shit look hot even though its at the bottom of the "VIP" chain good job nice work man[/QUOTE]Hahah nice. We gotta work with what we got!!  I've gotten pretty good at balling on a budget.:smiley-rofl:

white and gold..
nice one!

Dang that sounds nuts!

love it keep up the good work

Thanks guys


I put a Nissan badge on it the other day and took the amber out of my 99 outer tails and it matches the inner 97 tails perfectly.  Gonna be making a steel skid plate this week so I can finally go way lower cant wait!

pic I took last night that I liked. too bad it's mad blurry

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car looks good man!

thanks!


3/16" steel skidplate powdercoated gold=] and tucked the exhaust. my primary cats used to sit below the second skidplate


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nice plate! what is CRC?

U remove ur cats?

Looking real good!!! Keep it up, Where in ny are you??

[QUOTE=timmy0tool;449458]nice plate! what is CRC?[/QUOTE]Capital Region Customs.. my buddy's shop

[QUOTE=projecty33;449502]U remove ur cats?[/QUOTE]Just the first set.  It's straight piped all the way besides the second cats and it sounds REALLY good and not much drone at all

[QUOTE=LudeNsol;449554]Looking real good!!! Keep it up, Where in ny are you??[/QUOTE]
Thanks man.  Im upstate in Albany. Hoping to come down for some meets/shows soon though. Where you at in ny? btw Im jealous of your old ny plates. my other car has them but I had to get the new ones for this car


here's a cool shot of my rear wheel rolling

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Yea I actually had to turn them in so i am stuck with the ugly yellow one now lol. 
And I'm in "upstate" NY too but your really upstate! Lol I'm in upper Westchester. It sucks cause everything is so far for me. Lol

Nice build so far man, diggin the plate  :thumbup:

skid plate is dope but cutting the logo out of it (not well might i add) makes no sense to me. as soon as those potruding pieces of metal catch something it could become more of a liability than an asset.

[QUOTE=OG;449710]skid plate is dope but cutting the logo out of it (not well might i add) makes no sense to me. as soon as those potruding pieces of metal catch something it could become more of a liability than an asset.[/QUOTE]
 
I thought that as well

[QUOTE=LudeNsol;449670]Yea I actually had to turn them in so i am stuck with the ugly yellow one now lol. 
And I'm in "upstate" NY too but your really upstate! Lol I'm in upper Westchester. It sucks cause everything is so far for me. Lol[/QUOTE]Haha yeah trust me I know how it is LOL If I'm ever down that way I'd be down for a photoshoot. Not too many vip cars around here lol

[QUOTE=BippuBoi;449709]Nice build so far man, diggin the plate  :thumbup:[/QUOTE]thanks its getting some adjustments this weekend but so far I love it

[QUOTE=OG;449710]skid plate is dope but cutting the logo out of it (not well might i add) makes no sense to me. as soon as those potruding pieces of metal catch something it could become more of a liability than an asset.[/QUOTE]
Thanks and yeah I know I agree lol I wasn't there when they powder coated and bolted it up. The cutouts aren't in a spot that is important and that part angles up. The cutouts are sloppy but I'm not complaining for them hooking me up so I don't mind and I won't see it much haha. we're welding brackets on it this weekend so the whole thing will be flush instead of having those little bolts on the bottom

Details on the cats! I've always wanted to do something to get them to sit above the frame rails.

[QUOTE=bob_sagat;449721]Details on the cats! I've always wanted to do something to get them to sit above the frame rails.[/QUOTE]

We basically just unbolted the first cats and made straight pipes that bolt in where the cats do.  Then next year when I need an inspection, I can just bolt them back in


some pics from a shoot, lemme know what you guys think(just disregard the decal and foglight, supposed to be fixed and removed before hand but the shoot was a spur of the moment kind of thing):
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looks great, anyway to bring the front down a little bit?

Yeah the fronts are giving me some issues still but getting it down around an inch is 100% next on the list. No point in doing anything else until that's situated.  Gonna reinstall the coils and mod some stuff for more damper stroke, mount the skidplates differently, and then I'll be good to go low. 


got tint tickets and an exhaust ticket last night though:signdammit:

love everything about this Q except the super dark tint. i think something like 70-50% would really set it off

great shots , car is coming together nice !

are you the same guy that was selling that aimgain ko kit on ebay and zilvia? if you are ive been trying to get in contact with you for a while. i need a kit to experiment on and cut up. lmk if you still have it.

[QUOTE=t3chnique;450327]love everything about this Q except the super dark tint. i think something like 70-50% would really set it off[/QUOTE]well I got more tint tickets last night on top of a few outstanding tickets so I pulled the fronts off. I want to do exactly what you said. A real light tint like 70-50%.. The windows are 70% stock iirc so cant really do anything without being illegal but I dont think I'd get shit for a 50%. Plus it'll probably be a grey or gunmetal tint, not regular tint. I wanna make my interior pop a little 

[QUOTE=VipDout;450336]great shots , car is coming together nice ![/QUOTE]Thanks!

[QUOTE=67rs;450342]are you the same guy that was selling that aimgain ko kit on ebay and zilvia? if you are ive been trying to get in contact with you for a while. i need a kit to experiment on and cut up. lmk if you still have it.[/QUOTE]
Yup. Long gone, kind of wish I kept it for myself, I just didnt like the idea of running a rep but now I wish I experimented with it like youre saying. It def had a lot of potential and a rep kit is perfect for tinkering with. But yeah I can get more from japan for a fraction of the price of a legit kit but I need a few people in on it to spread the shipping costs out or else it wouldnt be worth it.  Rep kits are not really welcome in this community (for good reason) so getting others interested wouldnt be easy.  PM me if you wanna try to work something out.

Oh wow, your car's making very nice progress. Loving those PBM's, how's the ride and what's the rates for those?

Spotted!!! Lol
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Lol got 'em

vip winter duty hahaha

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LOL gotta get that momentum uphill

LOL you know it. No *****footing here

Best vip car video ever! The re-entry into the driveway was flawless.

da fuck? them chicken legs... HAHAHAHA

lol what just happened?

Lol you're the man! For real 
Seriously

Aww the spam was deleted lol made me hungry haha 

Love the video btw

love it!!

haha dope vid......car looks good too :biggthumpup:

haha! awesome vid!

Thanks guys:biggthumpup:


These cars are silly fun in the snow (long wheel base and nice weight distribution with some weights in the trunk) so I'm hoping to put together a little snow drift vid if I get the chance=)

Waat no traction control in the Q :innoutrofl2:

I gotta button in mine. It's fun to slide in the snow :)

Love the vid and your car has evolved very nicely definitely staying tuned to this one...

[QUOTE=Juzzo;473986]Waat no traction control in the Q :innoutrofl2:[/QUOTE]LOL who leaves traction control on? :innoutrofl2:

[QUOTE=eds13;474052]I gotta button in mine. It's fun to slide in the snow :)[/QUOTE]very fun:biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=jbo;474436]Love the vid and your car has evolved very nicely definitely staying tuned to this one...[/QUOTE]Appreciate it man. More to come. Slowly but surely

Great video and that was a great hill climb :biggthumpup:

That was easily one of the most well spent 2 minutes of my internet life. Def a top 5.

awesome build! jealous of those two skid plates you have going for you

Ahaha cool vid! Invite me so we can tandem uphill lol

I haven't done a single thing to this car in forever. Just maintenance and playing with some wheels. It's my daily driver right outside nyc. I did make some overfenders for my drift car and I figured you guys might appreciate the custom work that went into that.
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That's just the plug so I didn't get to crazy with the fitment and ride height in fear of fucking it up. Im gonna be producing these really soon if anyone has an e36 they want to go wider with let me know

loving this build thread :)

Thanks man. It's really not even a build yet. Or vip. I kind of just scraped together enough funds to hit all the essentials for a decent daily. Now I'm done with school and officially working full time so I might have to start getting silly and build this thing for real.