JDM80SBABY 2000 y33 build thread!!!

ive been creeping all over this website forever now, lol. and havent made a thread or post so ill start with a little build thread. i have had my y33 for a little under a year and shes came a long way so far. by far the one of my favorite cars ive owned, i absolutely love this platform. so ill just start from the beginning ;)

When i first got her.. [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/1397774_709452845749758_1665742612_o-11_zps09aa9479.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/1397774_709452845749758_1665742612_o-11_zps09aa9479.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

so first thing i did was take out the amber in the headlights, which i didnt take pics of when i did it. but it made a world of difference to me. then i hated the stock grill so i dove right in to messing with it. me being the way i am, if i think i can make something myself with stuff i already have im going to do it so i decided to rip apart my stock grill. lol [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/20140116_214400_zps310e5d85.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/20140116_214400_zps310e5d85.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
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smoothed out what i could [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/20140120_112253_zpsb2270dd5.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/20140120_112253_zpsb2270dd5.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
i tried this mesh i got at lowes, but it looked like shit so i went to the junkyard searching for something
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this pic missed a process but i found a caddy grill and cut it up roughly to the shape of my infiniti grill
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btw scored the caddy grill for $10 ;)
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used some metal tape to get the kinda shape i wanted when i started to fiberglass
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smoothed out all the glass 
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boom!!! painted up this bad boy
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got my coils from sam hagen out in cali, cool ass dude. he hooked your boy up with some s13 megan tracks
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got me some walds in pretty weak sizing, so i knew i would be rebuilding em

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got some raw lips!! [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/20131227_1736331_zps183f2914.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/20131227_1736331_zps183f2914.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

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lil test fit [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/20140130_232326_zpsaed27e32.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/20140130_232326_zpsaed27e32.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

then i wetsanded and buffed these motherF%@#rs. which i dont think i will ever do again. lmao, shit was awfu. but end product was awesome

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knocked out the rears, cant believe how easy they were. guess it was to make up for how much of a pain the front would prove.lol
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then for the fronts 
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s14 ball joints and outer tie rods installed [URL=http://s747.photobucket.com/user/h22dude/media/20140223_191822_zps51554cd9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/h22dude/20140223_191822_zps51554cd9.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

slammed :)  
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took all this bs out! 
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got some tires mounted up
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and now time for some fender rolling ;)
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my headlights were so dingy looking, i gave them a wetsand from 600-2000 and buffed em out
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shes gettin there 
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started messin around with some 2.5'' pipe i had, trying to fab up an xpipe for my exhaust.
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my boy doin work for me!! good dude
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xpipe finished
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the dude welding's si and my q in tha driveway flexin!! :)
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this thing finished! we r going to replace that sharp angle 90degree with somehting that flows much better soon
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heres abunch of pics how shes sitting right now.
 
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Great progress! I just got my exhaust done on my Q. Did you have your cats tucked up higher?


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Cool man nice simple look

thanks! nah i havent got them tucked up yet, but its coming next because all i do is scrape them bastards. lol

How much were the coils


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[QUOTE=Doc Elder;510298]How much were the coils


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i think i paid 1200 or so

From where again and do they really handle the weight of our lady?


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from a dude out in california, private type sale. yea they handle it. .mine have stiff ass spring rates so they hold her up well

Loving the Wald wheels man!