G50. making drifting classy.

introducing Seal, the q45.
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plans are as follows

transmission/diff stuff:
-wilwood 5/8ths remote combination master cylinder
-wilwood brake/clutch pedal swing forward
-z32 tt 5-spd tranny
-vh power z32 adapter plate
-6 puc clutch and lightened flywheel
-nismo tranny mount
-ams short shifter
-z1 ss clutch line
-driveshaft
-spl solid diff mounts
-ams short shifter
-z1 stainless steel clutch line
-shimmed vlsd (for now)

suspension:
-bc racing coilovers 18/16k
-pbm ruca
-pbm tension rods
-spl hicas eliminator
-spl outer tie rods
-spl solid subframe bushings

engine:
-vh power 2 way ecu
-straight pipe
-bee*r revlimiter
-nitros
-cam regrind
-heavier valve springs
-connecting rods
-supercharger (way future)

interior:
-stripped
-bride zetta II
-techno toy tuning shift knob
-pbm hydraulic e-brake
-s13 hub and nrg short quick release
-"deep dish jdm" woodgrain steering wheel w/old school nissan horn button
-add-on-to-able fd-spec 6-pt cage with door bars

exterior:
-debadged
-modified bn sport aero
-jdm headlights

wheels:
-ssr vienna kairos 18x9.5 +9, 19x10 +4

tires:
-yokohama s-drive 225/40r18
-mayrun 235/35r19

[QUOTE=deolio;409368]
engine:
-not sure yet...
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RB30DETT or LSx /TT

[QUOTE=Juzzo;409456]RB30DETT or LSx /TT[/QUOTE]

rb30dettttrrrr

twin-charged quad turbo/super

all or nothing riiiiiiight?

X before part means it's been ordered

still debating on wheels. between all 18" gun metal lip and face ms1/sp1/vf1 or 18/19 staggered titan silver vienna kairos.

looks like your third gear will be the same as my 4th, not so good. you'll probably want to start with a nico ecu or somebody else's tuned first gen ecu to raise redline a little more and get close to 300hp and tq at the wheels.

any nissan hub works, i used an s13. 

Nice starting car. Keep your A/C you have 200 ft-lbs of torque from idle, it's not going to slow you down.

my s14 lower brackets and camber plates finally showed up so i got to work

this isn't even under compression of any sort...
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for any guys that want to do oni-camber on the cheap, s14 suspension in the way to do it!

^one word... WOW!

the pile on the left side of the car is all the old suspension. dropped about 100lbs off the front by removing all that shit.

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worked on the rear a bit today, but the rears are still poking and the camber is maxed out, but it only looks like about -4 degrees at most. borrowing a fender roller tomorrow.

the rear fenders on this car are a BITCH to pull. i  was gentle and took my time (8 hours), but the quarter panels told me to fuck off and dimpled anyway. glad i'm going on vacation for two weeks tomorrow. i'm exhausted.

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Rad. I like whats going on here. Subscribed. 

Check mine.

I'm diggin it, thats how my garage looked when I swapped my q to s14 suspension lol

[QUOTE=projecty33;428326]I'm diggin it, thats how my garage looked when I swapped my q to s14 suspension lol[/QUOTE]
 +1, mine too. car looks good. what wheels and specs are those?

ssr kairo 18x9.5 +9 and 19x10 +4

go with the mazworx style adapter for your trans. You really want a spacer holding your clutch/flywheel on? Sounds sketchy.

^^ people have been beating the shit out of that adapter plate kit, I haven't heard or any issues...



Car looks fucking sweet, Can you take a wheel off and post some pictures of the S14 front knuckles?!?!

[QUOTE=deolio;428042]my s14 lower brackets and camber plates finally showed up so i got to work

this isn't even under compression of any sort...
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for any guys that want to do oni-camber on the cheap, s14 suspension in the way to do it![/QUOTE]

Nice! So the S14 front knuckle bolted straight on with the S14 lower coilover bracket?

what are the benefits of using the s14 suspension vs. the g50? i've always considered the uca type suspension superior. you got rid of the third link and the fuca correct? what is the range of adjustment using the camber plates? what damper did you use? the y33 camber plate was direct bolt in? very interest and right on time if it's a good upgrade.

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Car looks fucking sweet, Can you take a wheel off and post some pictures of the S14 front knuckles?!?![/QUOTE]

+1

The third link is where most G50 owners have issues including myself. The third link will basically hit the inner fender well. Let me know if that is a part you removed. 

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^ that's what i was thinking too. this is looking promising.
 
s chassis tie rod ends i assume. what about ball joints?

I am diggin' it dude!  Looking good already.

I got rid of the stock front suspension for weight savings, simplicity, and to avoid third member issues. 

I actually ended up using s14 camber plates because y33's wouldn't have fit in the shock towers. I had to drill 3 new holes. I mounted the camber plates so I also will have some caster adjustment, but I need to chop some of the shock tower before I can adjust them. 

I tried reusing the r32 dampers, but they are clearly about 4" short of what I need to feel "safe" driving with. I think an s14 damper should work fine. one of the dampers actually blew just from sitting in my garage. idk if it was from the camber, preload, or a freak accident. 

so basically I pulled all of the stock suspension off and replaced it with s14 flca's, knuckles, endlinks, and coils. the stock iner tie rods work with the s14 outers and the stock swaybars and tension rods bolt up to the s14 flca's. I haven't tried to put the s14 knuckles on the stock flca's yet but I might when I get home from vacation just out of curiosity. so the only thing I had to modify was the shock towers. everything else bolts in.

i've noticed that most mcpherson apps use an inverted damper. i wonder if the r32 piston wasn't strong enough to support the car.
 
any idea what the camber is at with the plate in the 0 position? if it was in the ballpark one may be able to use a non-adjustable tophat and dial in the degrees via the lca adjustment.

yeah, that's what i figure caused it to fail. idk if being inverted would have helped at all. 

the camber plates are centered in the shock tower and set at zero right now and looks to be more than 10 degrees. s13 flca's are shorter and will decrease the camber a bit. and slotting the lower mounts a bit more will help.

Nice whip seeing that you drift reminds me of this..
Fast forward to 5:24
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ptiA6IppYGw#[/url]!

[QUOTE=OG;428766]i've noticed that most mcpherson apps use an inverted  damper. i wonder if the r32 piston wasn't strong enough to support the  car.
 
any idea what the camber is at with the plate in the 0 position? if it  was in the ballpark one may be able to use a non-adjustable tophat and  dial in the degrees via the lca adjustment.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=deolio;428788]yeah, that's what i figure caused it to fail. idk if being inverted would have helped at all. 

the camber plates are centered in the shock tower and set at zero right now and looks to be more than 10 degrees. s13 flca's are shorter and will decrease the camber a bit. and slotting the lower mounts a bit more will help.[/QUOTE]


^^ good thoughts.

 All else being equal an inverted piston design will definitely help. Also make sure the spherical bearing in your top hat(camber plate) isn't binding, if it is then i would say that is the root cause of the blown shock. Edit: well, if you have put the car back on the ground or weighted the suspension?

my pops got me a tool chest for christmas, which inspired me to go on a garage/tool cleaning/organizing rampage when i got home today.

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tomorrow i'll be making a whole new mess pulling out the rear subframe and diff, removing hicas hydraulic lines, ps pump, and maybe start on stripping the interior.

nuthin like a big body car driftin big ups to u sir

so i bought a set of cr kai's for super cheap and was going to flip them, but i think i'm going to have to keep a pair for the front for track. 
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now i need to get rid of some wheels... i think 25 spares is about 5 too many...
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hmm, i dont think so. you will always need it if you are putting down good power and live in a warm climate

Looks like I'm gonna try this S14 jive out. Thanks for the inspiration.

[QUOTE=OG;432305]Looks like I'm gonna try this S14 jive out. Thanks for the inspiration.[/QUOTE]

rad! it'll look nice on your car :D

cr kai's look nice! what are the specs on those and is there spacer between there?

^they're 18x9.5 +20 with a 38mm spacer so effectively -18

i finally started feeling good enough today to get back to work on the car. 

the front shock bodies were too short and only 1.25" were threaded into the lower mount, which would be sketchy as hell to drive on. i talked to bc to see if they had any shock bodies that were about 3-4" longer than the r32's i'm running. they said the longest they had was only 20mm longer. total bs, i measured them today and they rear shock bodies are exactly 3" longer. turns out the bodies are same size and thread pitch so i switched the fronts with the backs. problem solved. fucking simple. 
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(springs and tophats/camber plates switched over)
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but there's still the issue of the "blown" strut, which it turns out didn't actually blow, the shaft snapped. hopefully it's repairable.
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also i measured the flca's and the s14 flca's are indeed longer than the q flca's. using s13 flca's would be a better option if you don't want so much camber.

i was able to raise the front end about 3/4" which seemed to get rid of the perfect amount of camber so it isn't super insane anymore haha

i need a 5mm spacer for the front
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is that indention from the strut piston? looks like the r32 style shock can't handle the mcpherson design. i wouldn't put the rears up front, you'll be beeging for the same thing to happen again.
 
how much shorter than the s14 arm is the g50? the s13 is ~.25" shorter than the s14 from what i've gathered. so which one is the shortest?

looks great! but it snapped? i have never seen that, and to be honnest i would just get a new one from PBM or something But other than the misshap, that looks great!

[QUOTE=OG;432729]is that indention from the strut piston? looks like the r32 style shock can't handle the mcpherson design. i wouldn't put the rears up front, you'll be beeging for the same thing to happen again.
 
how much shorter than the s14 arm is the g50? the s13 is ~.25" shorter than the s14 from what i've gathered. so which one is the shortest?[/QUOTE]

yeah. i think it was just wayyy to much camber and a couple other factors, but we'll see. there is much less camber now so i'm hoping it will be alright for the time being. i'm going to order some s14 dampers soon.

the s14 flca's are longer than the g50's, which looked to be about 3/4" shorter. i wasn't super exact of the measurements so don't quote me on that haha

if you want to send those to me, you can :D

[QUOTE=deolio;432737]yeah. i think it was just wayyy to much camber and a couple other factors, but we'll see. there is much less camber now so i'm hoping it will be alright for the time being. i'm going to order some s14 dampers soon.
 
the s14 flca's are longer than the g50's, which looked to be about 3/4" shorter. i wasn't super exact of the measurements so don't quote me on that haha[/QUOTE]
 
so it sounds like the g50 may be the shortest arm of all. maybe i'll just press a suitable ball joint in there.

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;432733]looks great! but it snapped? i have never seen that, and to be honnest i would just get a new one from PBM or something But other than the misshap, that looks great![/QUOTE]
 
this is a matter of misapplication, not a bad product. the damper should be inverted.

indeed. the new dampers will be inverted.

[QUOTE=OG;432742]this is a matter of misapplication, not a bad product. the damper should be inverted.[/QUOTE]

who said it was a bad product?:thelaw:

Why recommend a damper from a different company?

they are the only ones i know that are for sale individually.  where as megans maybe BC alike dont like selling individual parts and have to get sent out to get redone. dont worry, i would never bash a product you promote

don't know where you got your info but i order individual components from bc regularly.

just saying a lot of companies are like that. not saying it for sure.  geez:signdammit:

jus' sayin... lol.
 
and for the record, most of those companies that export repairs are u.s. branches (distributors) of jdm companies. most "budget" coilover companies replace/sell new dampers in lieu of repairing.

right on then why is it so hard to get top hats by them selves from megan lol

[QUOTE=deolio;432725]^they're 18x9.5 +20 with a 38mm spacer so effectively -18
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I was wondering cause i'm running 18x10 -8 w/ 25mm spacer effective -33 with around -8 camber. But my front fenders are pulled pretty good. 

It looks like your fenders are untouched, is that correct?

^yeah, they're just rolled.

i'm going to need to cut my rear inner fenders. tires are sitting on it in this pic...
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[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;432767]right on then why is it so hard to get top hats by them selves from megan lol[/QUOTE]
 
Problem is you're fuckin' with the wrong cats. Megan is trash anyway. Aquire BC, top hats no issue.

[QUOTE=deolio;433199]^yeah, they're just rolled.

i'm going to need to cut my rear inner fenders. tires are sitting on it in this pic...
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I'm glad there is someone else on this board that is really trying to go static low on a G50. I have the same issue and will be going through the same surgery. I'm looking forward on how you proceed.

[QUOTE=OG;433311]Problem is you're fuckin' with the wrong cats. Megan is trash anyway. Aquire BC, top hats no issue.[/QUOTE]


Megan is made by BC. I'm not saying that BC is the same as Megan, I'm just saying they are manufactured by BC. 


Whats with all the drift G50 threads lately? It's too bad we didn't get Chasers here... G50's are a horrible platform for drifting all around.

Real life experience; Megan is not built as well, does not ride as good, and does not offer as many options as BC. If BC was not on the market you can bellieve I would be sticking with JIC or sourcing some other $2K+ option. BC performs on a level higher than the price point, with Megan you get what I'd expect out of a sub $1000 coilover.

going rate for y33 bc coils?

[QUOTE=OG;433625]Real life experience; Megan is not built as well, does not ride as good, and does not offer as many options as BC. If BC was not on the market you can bellieve I would be sticking with JIC or sourcing some other $2K+ option. BC performs on a level higher than the price point, with Megan you get what I'd expect out of a sub $1000 coilover.[/QUOTE]


Agree'd completely. Having driven on both, you're absolutely right.  I've also seen both megans and BC's disassembled. There is quite a big difference in quality.

looks good, are you planting a new motor in there. because Ron on this board can tell you how bad the original one really is.

I noticed your located in Sacramento. What part of sac you in? Nice to know more locals are on this forum.

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;433638]going rate for y33 bc coils?[/QUOTE]
 
$1K  to your door sir.

[QUOTE=jzz30tt;433621]Whats with all the drift G50 threads lately? It's too bad we didn't get Chasers here... G50's are a horrible platform for drifting all around.[/QUOTE]

it's nissan and already v8... what's wrong with g50's drifting? wheelbase is only 3" longer than a chaser. i figure with the right setup it can drift plenty good. 

[QUOTE=VipDout;433731]looks good, are you planting a new motor in there. because Ron on this board can tell you how bad the original one really is.[/QUOTE]

are you talking about vh45's in general or 160,xxx mile v8's that haven't been rebuilt and suffer from weak valve springs?

i'm planning on making this engine last as long as possible, but picking up a spare vh to rebuild, get cams reground, and stiffer valve springs asap.

[QUOTE=MrFuel;433738]I noticed your located in Sacramento. What part of sac you in? Nice to know more locals are on this forum.[/QUOTE]

i'm right by arco arena :dance:

not to shab on the price. i will think about it. might still want to do s14 spindle and control arm conversion on car. not sure yet..

now back on topic. 

cant wait to see MOAR

the motor is good, it just requires a lot of external maintenance at this age. better to freshen it up before you get into the rest of the build than have it die and get rid of a project in progress. tranny needs attn too, but that doesn't really apply to this thread.

[QUOTE=deolio;433199]^yeah, they're just rolled.

i'm going to need to cut my rear inner fenders. tires are sitting on it in this pic...
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This is looking really good.


[QUOTE=jzz30tt;433621]
Whats with all the drift G50 threads lately? It's too bad we didn't get  Chasers here... G50's are a horrible platform for drifting all  around.[/QUOTE]

Hahahahaha you don't have clue what you're talking about...:innoutrofl2:

^thanks man!

put on tension rods, ikeya formula inner tie rods, and spl outers.

i'm surprised how much angle the tie rods added
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and the brake tabs on both sides are going to need to be relocated... or bashed out of the way with a hammer hahaha
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gangster turn radius hahaha..bust a uturn in a parking spot

i doubt it will actually make my turning radius any better than stock since i'm getting rid of the hicas :-/

fucking finallllllyyyyyy......

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also got some 25mm spacers for the front (effective offset is now -16)

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i have to do the hicas delete, cut out the rear wheel wells (to be tubbed at some point), and get an alignment and it should be road-worthy for the time being. my dumb miata blew a shock after only having the coils for 4 months so i'm going to have to daily the q while i have that crap warrantied. THEN i'll finally be able to do the 5speed swap. setback after setback after setback...

dope none the less!

the front is looking nice!

oh yeah, so the rear pistons are indeed bent.

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but fuck it, i'm just going to use the less bent one on one side and the perfectly straight old front one until i can scrape some cash together to fix or replace them. the car probably won't leave the garage anyway...

finally got the inverted dampers from bc. also picked up some 25mm spacers for the front. pulled it out of the garage for the first time in 3 months and snapped a couple pics. it's literally riding on the tires in the rear. i had to floor it to get it to move hahaha

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also took a video of it running without exhaust
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i wanna know why you're having so much trouble with bending/breaking coilovers. the rear shouldn't even be under much additional stress unless it's binding somewhere.

[QUOTE=OG;439359]i wanna know why you're having so much trouble with bending/breaking coilovers. the rear shouldn't even be under much additional stress unless it's binding somewhere.[/QUOTE]

my bet is that the previous owner damaged them.

sick build! steering angle is killer at full lock, well done. :biggthumpup:

so what dampers did you use and how low will they go?

well right now I have the inverted s14 bc dampers up front and they could go 2" lower so they're good. rear has the one unbent damper from the front and the less bent one from the rear. the r32 gtr front damper is about 2" shorter than the rears so they can go plenty low. I'm not exactly sure how low they go but the front dampers seem like they would do the best job since I have to sag the rears to be the same height.

he isnt having much trouble at all bending them lol. he bends them quiet easy

Such a rad build!

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damn that is mean! nice progress!

where do you live? i thought those speed bumps were parking stones. Why is there parking stones in your garage! haha. 

Speed bumps dont stop anyone from slowing down. Well, maybe if you have a lowered car. Majority that have blown out struts who drive stock cars just blast over them. To the lowered community, they are economic business stoppers.

front fitment and turn radius is fucken SICK!! great job so far!!!

Love it !

thanks guys!

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;440506]where do you live? i thought those speed bumps were parking stones. Why is there parking stones in your garage! haha. 

Speed bumps dont stop anyone from slowing down. Well, maybe if you have a lowered car. Majority that have blown out struts who drive stock cars just blast over them. To the lowered community, they are economic business stoppers.[/QUOTE]

a townhouse. hopefully moving to a real house soon that doesn't require scraping over speed bumps looking like an idiot every day hahaha

hahaha. yeah man.. I just hate speed bumps even in a stock car, especially that big. Its just annoying as shit.

any more on this?

yes, there has been a change of plans. i played around with the front suspension trying to get the caster issue sorted, but like jzz30tt pointed out, there's no way to get it in spec without relocating the strut towers. my buddy who fabs modified chassis said we could do it no problem, but with their season coming up soon he'll be super busy till about june. i'd like to be drifting by then.

so this has to be put on hold for a little while. i'm going to set up my miata which is currently my dd for track shit and put the stock front suspension setup back on the q to dd it. i still have the r32 lower mounts and pillow ball mounts so it'll still be slammedish. i just need to find 90-93 third members. 

until then...

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Third members?

I have access to a lot of skyline stuff.

third arm/member whatever it is haha, happen to have a pair?

still have no idea what you are talking about.

aaah haha

number 7
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OH!! okay.. Sorry I call them up rights even though no one else calls them that lol. I do have a pair of them for sure, they on the sub frame for my s14 sadly. But I dont think I will use them. 

Whats the height diff between skyline and g50s and 300z? and, I have no idea what they go for considering no one asks for them really,

^for sure. no problem. i found some 90-93's today at pick n pull.

the whole hub/knuckle/arm assembly was only $117 :)

it fits! (lower coil mount)
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now time to order a replacement or fix the old front damper that snapped...

Very sick build, and your local to me too! =)

i'm in the middle of moving right now and the biggest/hardest thing to move on my list was the q. so last night we drank a lot of beer and put the stock suspension back on the q. we were going to switch the rear too but i was feeling lazy so we just put the stockies on and left it that way. my buddy bravely drove it the mile to my new house. he said along the way the rear suspension settled which made the tires sit on the wheel wells. good thing it was raining out or else it would have looked like he was doing a burnout the entire time. 

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my neighbors probably think i'm a meth head now that this is sitting in my driveway.

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one week till it'll be drivable!

oh well, it was a valiant effort.

haha crazy

this is a great build...miss my old Q

[QUOTE=deolio;447553]my neighbors probably think i'm a meth head now that this is sitting in my driveway.

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one week till it'll be drivable![/QUOTE]

Or they're all just playing "guess the number of dead hookers"? and waiting for S.W.A.T. to raid the house?

soooooooo many dead hookers. i needed to find out how many i could fit in there for future reference. but my key doesn't work for the trunk and it has no battery so they get to stay in there for a while...

so today i pulled off the rear knuckles so we could push the bullshit hicas bushings out and replace them with the alu. ones that came with the spl kit (yes, the spl z32 hicas eliminator kit works). my buddy went to town on them hahaha
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got one side all pretty and bolted back together (just didn't bolt up them up to the strut tower since the driver side knuckle was still being worked on)
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i started to work on the other side then noticed this little fucker's twin disappeared into thin air... or my dog's stomach... searched everywhere and couldn't find it :-/
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went ahead and started putting the knuckle on. yanked the axel and bent it a little to put it in the hub and heard a loud pop. did i really break a beefcake axel with my hands? i don't think a rwd car axel is supposed to bend this much or rotate separate from the rest of the axel. gotta pull it apart tomorrow and figure out wtf to do.
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me likey!

dang! yeah.. maybe the axle was already bad?

took apart the cv joint. looks like i somehow popped off the snap ring and the bearings partially fell out? wtf.


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looks like tomorrow will be a pick n' pull day.

love the build! oh and good choice with the BCs. went with them for my front bag-over-coil setup too

Keep it up bro~

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That looks pretty sick

^thanks!

claybared, buffed, and waxed it today. and lowered it a bit more in the rear. i think it should be tucking when the suspension settles.


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car looks good

wow!

:biggthumpup:

Slick as mahfucker :biggthumpup:

[QUOTE=deolio;409368]introducing Seal, the q45.
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plans are as follows

transmission/diff stuff:
X-wilwood 5/8ths remote combination master cylinder
X-wilwood brake/clutch pedal swing forward
X-z32 tt 5-spd tranny
X-vh power z32 adapter plate
X-6 puc clutch and lightened flywheel
X-nismo tranny mount
X-ams short shifter
X-z1 ss clutch line
-driveshaft
X-spl solid diff mounts
X-ams short shifter
X-z1 stainless steel clutch line
X-nismo tranny mount
-shimmed vlsd (for now)

suspension:
X-bc racing coilovers 18/16k (s14 front lower brackets, y33 upper pillowball mounts/camber plates)
X-s14 front knuckles
X-pbm ruca
-pbm sak
X-ikeya formula inner tierods
X-spl hicas eliminator
X-spl solid subframe bushings
-spl outter tie rods

engine:
X-vh power 2 way ecu
-straight pipe

interior:
-stripped
X-bride zetta III
-techno toy tuning shift knob
X-pbm hydraulic e-brake
X-s13 hub and nrg short quick release
X-"deep dish jdm" woodgrain steering wheel w/old school nissan horn button
-add-on-to-able fd-spec 6-pt cage with door bars

exterior:
-debadged
-color-matched trim/door handles/grill (or some other grill)
-auto coture, aimgain, or session aero

wheels:
X-rpf1, boss 338, z33 wheels[/QUOTE]

Ugh this sucks is it just my computer or can no1 else see the pictures =(

man it's been a while since someone posted a good lookin g50.  thanks for the inspiration.

Car is looking sexy! Had to log-in to let you know that it's been a minute....

dope.

So sickkk

Tapa'Talkin on my Galaxy Note

the original VIP whip, looking good with smooth clean paint!

actually, the paint looks pretty terrible up close haha this used to be an san francisco car so the bumpers are all scraped and there are door dings all over the place. and i don't think the previous owners washed it more than once a year. also there was some bondo work on the rear drivers quarter where it meets the bumper that's all rusted now it split when i did the pull. looks like garbage. but the wheel fitment looks pretty nuts up close so that's cool hahaha

i'm going to do all the body work once i pick up a kit... and then promptly ruin it by hitting cones and walls and cars.

i guess my fronts rub a lot. my buddy said it looked like i was doing a fwd burnout as i was getting on the onramp hahaha

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hahah dope!!!

couple pics from the monthly miata meet yesterday


brought my pup out :D
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I have the same issue. Even when i pulled rear part of the fender it still rubs a bit. 

Car looks good! 

[QUOTE=deolio;457518]i guess my fronts rub a lot. my buddy said it looked like i was doing a fwd burnout as i was getting on the onramp hahaha

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[QUOTE=SIMPLE G50;457832]I have the same issue. Even when i pulled rear part of the fender it still rubs a bit. 

Car looks good![/QUOTE]

when i was pulling the fender it would either bow out at the back or at the front. i bowed the front, but i guess from turning the wheels it bowed the rear out instead? i'll have some time in a couple weeks to do some more body work and stuff. trying to find some overfendrs that won't be too hard to make work on the rear? -5* of camber in the rear is killing me. 

thanks!

[QUOTE=deolio;457593]


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Badass.

La Creta!

that looks cool man..

[QUOTE=deolio;456381]1.

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Brings back memories from looooong ago:

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^holy shit. mirror image hahaha that's crazy

i see what you guys did there

Omg! It looks great!

^thanks!



hey, anyone tried fitting overs from another car on the rear of a g50? thinking r32 (gtr-style), r34, or fc3s overs [I]might [/I]work with some fiberglassing and massaging. this probably won't happen till i start drifting the car because i'll be running less camber and bigger tires. just looking for some input.



a picture for your trouble
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haha 45t

I dunno man.. I would run it like that haha I have neg 5 in rear also.. but honest man.. I hate rolling fenders with a roller. after using a hammer and dolly you can shape a true curve in the fender so it works with the wheel shape. I would do this over fender add on. It will be just as time consuming.. but! make a mold of it with fiberglass in case you wreck and you can glue them on haha. 

I say all this cause going back to 326 power g50 he was drifting was retarded and looked good doing it.

Would you be blending the wide fenders into rear doors? I think they'd look a bit strange otherwise

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;458407]haha 45t

I dunno man.. I would run it like that haha I have neg 5 in rear also.. but honest man.. I hate rolling fenders with a roller. after using a hammer and dolly you can shape a true curve in the fender so it works with the wheel shape. I would do this over fender add on. It will be just as time consuming.. but! make a mold of it with fiberglass in case you wreck and you can glue them on haha. 

I say all this cause going back to 326 power g50 he was drifting was retarded and looked good doing it.[/QUOTE]

yeah, meth heads removed the q for whatever reason and i haven't gotten around to removing the rest haha

i've used a roller, a hammer, two scissor jacks, cut off wheel, grinder, tin snips, and a lot of heat gun heat.

i know i'll be able to make them smooth again with some more time spent on them, but then the problem is that with like 1* of camber the tire is going to hit the pulled part of the fender. i need some box style overs so that there will be space for the tires and wheels to tuck without rubbing.

definitely would make a mold of the fender. also going to make one of the kit if i am feeling ambitious enough to make one fit this winter.

[QUOTE=vipv35;458410]Would you be blending the wide fenders into rear doors? I think they'd look a bit strange otherwise[/QUOTE]

yeah i would. 

something like this?
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it'll be a lot of work.

Then, you know what you need to do:
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not a fan of those fenders. molding around the handle looks goofy. the fc overs bulge lower so the handle won't be completely sunken in.

the issue i see is those are all coupes. they will overlap the door.nothing a little custom work won't fix, but if you're just taking about bolt on flares they're not all that complicated anyway.

[QUOTE=OG;458477]the issue i see is those are all coupes. they will overlap the door.nothing a little custom work won't fix, but if you're just taking about bolt on flares they're not all that complicated anyway.[/QUOTE]

yeah, i'd cut them where the door opens. i'd have to fiberglass over the gas door opening and cut my own and cut out a spot for the handle. and i'd have to chop off the rear where it wraps around. these are the overs i'm talking about.

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ok... you're talking about full quarter overs. even less likely to work imo. that's a lot of dimensions that have to line up.

yeah... it's not going to be and easy project. before ordering anything i'm going to try to see if they can measure some dimensions for me. i just want something that has the basic shape i want to start with instead of starting from scratch. i won't cut into anything until everything is completely right and figured out. if all else fails i'll just do some sort of insane retarded roll until i inevitably stuff the car into a wall.

i say order higher offset wheels for drifting.

i'll have higher offset wheels, but they'll also be wider and with bigger tires hahaha

good luck sir. interested to see how it plays out.

hopefully not like how the "swapping to s14 suspension" did lol

yeah, that was disappointing. glad i didn't  start buyin'/sellin' quite yet.

Ive always wanted a Q but when you pulled up next to me at a stop light by belair(natomas) i freakin fell in love with this. awesome build. any updates? still doing the 5spd?

[QUOTE=slow_n_low;460559]Ive always wanted a Q but when you pulled up next to me at a stop light by belair(natomas) i freakin fell in love with this. awesome build. any updates? still doing the 5spd?[/QUOTE]

haha thanks!

no updates for now. it's my daily at the moment so i can't swap the trans yet. should have a new dd soon though.


oil pan has managed to survive 1000+ miles so far! i dread the day it begins to leak. tow truck driver will probably have a bitchfit about getting it on the flatbed.
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You better get a skid plate before its too late.

meh... i should have a dd soon enough. when i do the trans i'm going to raise the engine or have the pan modded so it sits 3/4" higher.

I ran mine with the pan looking like that for a long time without issue, the pick up tube is against the bottom of that part of the pan too...

it started to misfire so i replaced the spark plugs. god damn luxury cars with hoses and wires all over the damn place. wondering what/how people cut down on all the clutter like i see in vh swapped s-chassis' and such.


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started on the driver side and found this under the air box. it had been missing for a few months haha hope it enjoyed the ride


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lack of sleep + energy drink + beer + lack of food + frustration = 


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overs will come one of these days. i think it'll sit in the garage till them because i can't bare the embarrassment of the fender hideousness.


after replacing the plugs the car is still being an asshole. gotta find someone with an odb1 code reader for this shit. 




fackity


fack
fack
fack

fuck that.. mine looked like that, i got a torch, a hammer and a dolly and went to fuckin up town with that shit. and when it was done, we went down town to get our drank on

i was gonna pay someone to do my spark plugs until i saw the 3.6 hours it paid. not looking forward to it. have you ohmed your injectors/knock sensors?

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;461430]fuck that.. mine looked like that, i got a torch, a hammer and a dolly and went to fuckin up town with that shit. and when it was done, we went down town to get our drank on[/QUOTE]

hahaha mine are too fucked and dimpled. only thing to do is chop/weld from a donor chassis or modify some overs. i'd rather have overs... i need a wider rear track since the front is already 14mm wider on stock fenders and will be even wider when i mod the flca's.

[QUOTE=OG;461455]i was gonna pay someone to do my spark plugs until i saw the 3.6 hours it paid. not looking forward to it. have you ohmed your injectors/knock sensors?[/QUOTE]

it sucks pretty bad, but meh... i have not. fuck i need so many tools it's not even funny.

trust me.. you can get it to work.. mine looked like that mid flight with the hammer

[QUOTE=deolio]lack of sleep + energy drink + beer + lack of food + frustration = [img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c400/mexfoodisgood/q45%20build/B6DF504E-2003-4EE6-89B9-9FC08AED5A4D-11615-0000198AE2F7CC6F.jpg[/img]overs will come one of these days. i think it'll sit in the garage till them because i can't bare the embarrassment of the fender hideousness.after replacing the plugs the car is still being an asshole. gotta find someone with an odb1[/QUOTE]Wtf did u do? Hit the fender with a waffle maker? I can't tell hahaOh I got u On the obd1 scanner. If ur still in sac come to maita toyota. Pm me if not I can prolly borrow my buddies scanner

[QUOTE=Kouki Monster;461504]trust me.. you can get it to work.. mine looked like that mid flight with the hammer[/QUOTE]

bbbbbbut i don't even want to fix them anyway. need/want more track width/wheels width/tire width. over-all WIDENESS hahaha

[QUOTE=slow_n_low;461548]Wtf did u do? Hit the fender with a waffle maker? I can't tell hahaOh I got u On the obd1 scanner. If ur still in sac come to maita toyota. Pm me if not I can prolly borrow my buddies scanner[/QUOTE]

lol nah just being a retard before i cut shit out. i don't think the car's going to see the light of day until i get the new engine and 5-spd in and get some overs and kit. it's going to be a long winter.

I got a CEL and a miss fire with a battery that wouldn't get out of the low 11v range, all was gone with the new battery. 

Over fenders would be sweet.

love thhis thread

well i drove this pos to my buddy's house where it's going to live for a while. sketchiest shit ever. 


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made the list for the winter project


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it's going to be a long winter...

Damn, you got a pretty long 'TO DO' list, hope the winter is long enough for you to get it all done. Later.

it's tubbin' and rebuildin' time!

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some goodies arrived today. just waiting on valve springs now.


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hmm.. going turbo?

nah. just want it to be bulletproof. might throw some nitrous on it haha

sweet!

i can't wait to see this thing sliding corners! keep up the awesome build

Just read this from start to finish and I have to say I look forward to seeing what becomes of this...I can appreciate your dedication and commitment to the Q hope it turns out to be all that you have invisioned

^thanks!

still working on the engine. seems like the more i take it apart the more i feel i should replace haha. added rod bearings and cap bolts to the list. cleaning everything up and painting it all black. gunna be badass.

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I dont always drift, but when I do I keep it classy

^^^the most interesting drifter in the world

Glad to hear you decided to keep her
looking forward to the final product!

did a little cleaning and polishing


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reseated the valves and put the new valve springs. went up to 95lbs from the stock 50lbs so it won't have valve float issues at higher rpm's. the heads are all back together now.
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we just gotta measure the crank bearings before ordering some new ones before we can put the bottom end back together and the it'll be good to go.

R u going to be doing the 5spd shiz now uve pulled the engine out?

Look forward to seeing it put back together and sliding sideways. Later.

[QUOTE=slow_n_low;476463]R u going to be doing the 5spd shiz now uve pulled the engine out?[/QUOTE]

yep! and then drifty time!

we mounted up the clutch pedal and master cyl. we had to mount it over pretty far because of the brake booster, but it actually feels fine when i sit in the car.


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then it was bay painting time. sweet ass booth lol
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shit looks ridiculous. had two people stop by and stare at the bay for a minute as we were doing coats of gold lol i can't wait to put the engine in. it's going to look awesome.

DAAAAAMN BLING BLING!!!

Love this thread. can't wait to see it shredding.

Love the gold haha

That bay is crazy, would look dope with chromed out(or as much as possible) motor, subscribed!!

hopefully have this lump of coal in there next week?

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going in this week

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Oh hell yeah with the gold bling. Later.

That does look nice

holy C3PO! i've seen the same pedal assembly used to convert a honda odyssey to manual trans as well (random comment haha). happy to see more G50 love around here!

Love the bay! What paint did you use?

ttt