Ichiba and SPC are not the same.

Sad that a GTR owner would even entertain, let alone pick on, a Z. Not even in the same category.

 

I saw a pic of the two and they looked identical minus the colors. How are they different? I guess I may have to spend more than $129 then.

 

They do look identical, but the Ichiba are made from lower grade materials. Talk to Jason about them. He can tell you in engineer jargon about the material grades and why the SPC is better. I trust his info and judgment along with the fact that there are horror stories about the Ichiba and not so much with the SPC.

 

Hey guys..... Just poppin in to say hello. Some good news, my hand/fingers all of a sudden improved .... weak, but can move em. Now the hope is that PT can get them back to where I can return to work ??? Prayers and crossed fingers welcomed !!! Would love to hook with you guys doing garage time.... I miss hangin with my Z friends. :

 

Jody - thats great news!

Chris - just order the eibachs camber arms from Import parts pro..

Magically - SPC's are in the box but you pay cheaper price..

 

That is great news to hear Jody ! Keep up the positve thinking....I know you will come out ok.

We miss hanging with you also.....




So on that note........I have a huge thank you to Jake & Pat for helping oout with the Diff install yesterday. We pretty much started around 8:30 and had a few snags...but we got her in and works freakin' awesome.....feels great. I will have to get used to it over the next few days.

So the here's a recap of what got installed:
Swapped pumki's for 3.7 gears / my 3.3 pumkin is out
Installed a Quiafe 1.5 way LSD
Replaced Diff bushings for Solid Diff bushings
replaced Diff cover for a Finned Nismo cover

* in addition to my helpers, Another huge help was Ilya.....he showed up like a Russian Angel out of nowhere right when we were in the middle of our snag and helped out like a Champ ! So thanks Ilya

Also, noticeable mention was Stu...who was there for moral support while detailing Jakes Titan. Stu did also lend a hand and turned some wrenches.

I will see him later today as we get his HFC's off and put his cats on.

Thanks again to you guys for helping on a huge install.

 

you guys doing an install today? i may swing by.

 

I always wondered about them being the same product, but I never noticed the Eibachs being cheaper.

 

Chris!

Only thing, we are taking off my cats and putting on HFC's haha. Also, I did help tighten the final bolts of the exhaust.

 

Oh, and it's a good thing you guys hit those snags so it gave me time to finish up before you guys and not be blocking your way for the test drive.

 

Hey Stu, when do you head back to Cali? I've got to get my motorcycle buffed or something. It's got all black bodywork that's gone 5 years without a real detail. Swirls galore.

 

man i bet that new diff is gonna be awesome...still looking to upgrade my 3.3

 

I think I'm leaving around September 12th, but not sure yet. Shouldn't be any sooner.

I've never done a bike before, but I can give it a shot. It has a clear coat right? Hardest part might be getting to all the tight places, since I use ~7 inch pads.

 

Lol........must be my old age & Dyslexia setting in.

I'm sore as Hell also...damn neck muscles are stiff.


Man what a difference in take off speed and cornering...this diff will be awesome in the next autoX. Solid diff bushings help a ton also.

I would have Jake do the swap when you find yours....he knows his Shiet !

 

yep..Ilya is coming over to do his brakes and stu is coming over to do the hfc's..

chris - glad you like your new whip..its a whole diff car now.. WIN!

 

All the bodywork comes off with ease so that may help. I dunno, just thought I'd see if you were interested. I was guessing you'd never done a bike before. Most people don't ever mess with using an orbital on a bike I guess.

I just effed up and bought a solid black bike. For a long time I've wanted to get it repainted to match the PPW Z, but can't justify the couple of quotes I've gotten to do it.

 

Chris... I'm glad I could help yall. Now you definitely wil do some damage on the track!!!

 

Looks nice Chris,
To bad all the upgrade penalty points will now through you out of contention in the VQ series.

Looks like I have sept 11 off so I'll be at mineral wells.
Car should be home from the shop this week and new rims and rs3 will be in also.

 

Your bike looks awesome though! I saw it at one of the Grapevine meets when you met up with everyone for lunch.

Just let me know when you want to do it, I'd certainly at least give it a try.

 

Your bike does look awesome Eric. I still want to learn to ride one day. I don't know about a 7" pad on a bike though lol, but you can definitely polish the bike up. Probably would be much better/easier with a 4" pad. I would think it'd be harder if you pull the panels off, not sure what you'd be able to use to hold it in place.