KingBaby's Nissan Nismo #0191 'Lin'da'
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It's Navy housing...3br 2.5ba full size garage ... Temporary bling 
one day I'll be a home owner.
lol I'm finding out the hard way as usual that their products are not what most would think!
Now on to the Stillen oil cooler! As noted it doesn't fit a 350z with a long tube intake. Ok...nor does it fit a Nismo model 350Z. Ok ....I'm fine with all that, with a little outside the box thinking it would easily fit if the bracket was tilted forward a few degrees to form a 120 degree angle instead of a 90 degree. So the cooler would be leaning forward a little to clear the Nismo damper.
Yet the bracket Stillen made/mocked up is heavy than the cooler itself? Why Stillen? Why?
The bracket is so flipping heavy I ditched it and made templates for aluminum bracket I plan to make!
Installed stop tech rear rotors/pads/lines
Tried to remove the under brace for the spl compression bushing = failed
Prepped everything for relocating the battery
Then cut up a sticker and rearranged it in memory of a friend passed...
one day I'll be a home owner.lol I'm finding out the hard way as usual that their products are not what most would think!
Now on to the Stillen oil cooler! As noted it doesn't fit a 350z with a long tube intake. Ok...nor does it fit a Nismo model 350Z. Ok ....I'm fine with all that, with a little outside the box thinking it would easily fit if the bracket was tilted forward a few degrees to form a 120 degree angle instead of a 90 degree. So the cooler would be leaning forward a little to clear the Nismo damper.
Yet the bracket Stillen made/mocked up is heavy than the cooler itself? Why Stillen? Why?
The bracket is so flipping heavy I ditched it and made templates for aluminum bracket I plan to make!
Installed stop tech rear rotors/pads/lines
Tried to remove the under brace for the spl compression bushing = failed
Prepped everything for relocating the battery
Then cut up a sticker and rearranged it in memory of a friend passed...
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It's about to get way cleaner now that I know where I'm going next!
Eglin, AFB Florida VFA 101 F35C Fleet Squadron "Grim Reapers"
Sad and excited at the same time...always had a love for flight...actually I have a flight school junior lisence thingy to operate twin propeller small crafts...lol
Can anyone chime in about that area?
Eglin, AFB Florida VFA 101 F35C Fleet Squadron "Grim Reapers"
Sad and excited at the same time...always had a love for flight...actually I have a flight school junior lisence thingy to operate twin propeller small crafts...lol
Can anyone chime in about that area?
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Actually putting things back on now...
Stoptech slotted rotors and pads...
revisions....
Still waiting on my wheels, which would motivate me to speed things up...
Stoptech slotted rotors and pads...
revisions....
Still waiting on my wheels, which would motivate me to speed things up...
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Yea...will be close to Chad as well...
However nice Hawaii is I think I'm done with the overpriced labor and arrogance these self proclaimed mechanics walk/talk with here..
So I removed my compression arm and lower control arms from the car. Making it easier to press out bushings!
Wrong
$40 per bushing!
WTF
So off to the hobby I went...
25-30 minutes tops after getting finding sockets to fit since many where being used by other service members
DIY
However nice Hawaii is I think I'm done with the overpriced labor and arrogance these self proclaimed mechanics walk/talk with here..
So I removed my compression arm and lower control arms from the car. Making it easier to press out bushings!
Wrong
$40 per bushing!
WTF
So off to the hobby I went...
25-30 minutes tops after getting finding sockets to fit since many where being used by other service members
DIY
Hey rod, how did you separate the top plastic piece of the gauge cluster? I know u made your carbon fiber mold and I was wondering if you took it apart without having to actually remove the whole cluster from the steering column. Thanks bro
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Yea I removed it from the cluster, they are four small screws two on each side of the j see on the under side that hold it down.
Have magnetic screw driver on hand because they are going to drop right into the dash!
finally got the guts to open this box and not look back...
battery relocate/killswitch
Have magnetic screw driver on hand because they are going to drop right into the dash!
finally got the guts to open this box and not look back...
battery relocate/killswitch
Last edited by KingBaby; Feb 20, 2013 at 12:59 AM.
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19x10-3 285/35 r
18x9+5 275/35 f
$2800.00 including shipping to Hawaii!
Overall ultra happy with choosing LSD Motorsports for delivering my wheels! They stayed in contact with me weekly and kept the warm and fuzzy feeling till the end! Mike C was very knowledgeable on offsets and Disk types ensuring that I wouldn't need spacers at all!
Also shout out to Microsteve40 who knows his wheel stuff and help me unnewb myself!
https://my350z.com/forum/media-share...on-inside.html
I want the same look but with more tire...soon
Last edited by KingBaby; Feb 23, 2013 at 08:52 PM.
I thought the boxes were pictures of the move.
doh
As far as you being ready to leave Hi, I lived in Mililani in the 80s and if I never go back to Hi. that'll be ok.
doh
As far as you being ready to leave Hi, I lived in Mililani in the 80s and if I never go back to Hi. that'll be ok.
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Nice wheels king!
What's the reason for running a wider wheel in the front compared to the back? (sorry, I'm a tire noob and was just wondering if this is more of a performance or looks thing)
What's the reason for running a wider wheel in the front compared to the back? (sorry, I'm a tire noob and was just wondering if this is more of a performance or looks thing)
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It's corrected now
thank you, your Z was one of the reasons to run them!
Still gonna buy that **** just funding went to several Chinese new year parties!
i still have the meisters. i wont post pictures of my hoopty until i deem it good enough.
shift ****? WUT. sorry i sold it because you didnt reply
please forgive me
your car is coming along nicely. will look ten times better with the new kicks. also, it looks like you have that credit card caliper clearance as did i.
only, varrstoen is making a rep...
shift ****? WUT. sorry i sold it because you didnt reply
please forgive me
your car is coming along nicely. will look ten times better with the new kicks. also, it looks like you have that credit card caliper clearance as did i.
only, varrstoen is making a rep...
Last edited by Duckeee; Feb 23, 2013 at 09:10 PM.
