My new project!

by **Alex B** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:03 pm

This year has been so hectic I haven't had much time to spend on this, other than repairing rot, but have managed to spend the last few weekends getting the last jobs finished, it's now on the road and to a spec I'm happy with for now.

This is where it's been sat for the last 8 months:

Airbag light removed:

Nardi deep corn suede steering wheel, Driftworks were doing a good deal on Nardi wheels in September so I couldn't resist:

Stripped out interior, the glus has been removed since this picture:

Wiring loom relocated, this has to be done if you want to run your car low and not cut through the wiring loom!

Alex B

by **Alex B** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:12 pm

First time it's been out of the workshop since February!

New wheels fitted, it's had 12mm wider front spacers since this picture was taken, still need to play about with spacers to get the right look:

Spec so far:

Driftworks CS2 coilovers
polybushed subframe
Polybushes front lower arms
Rose jointed tension rods
Rose jointed rear camber arms
Apexi induction kit
Stainless 3" downpipe
Stainless exhaust
Stainless decat
Quick release bonnet pins
Recaro SPG drivers seat
R32 GTR passenger seat
TRS 6 point harness'
Nardi deep corn suede steering wheel
Manaray 17x8 and 17x9 wheels
HEL braided clutch line

Yet to fit:

Blitz oil pressure guage
Blitz oil temp guage
Blitz water temp guage
Blitz exhaust temp guage
Blitz fuel pressure guage
Blitz boost guage
Blitz SBC IDIII
Cusco catch can
R32 GTR rear brakes
R32 GTR 2 way diff

On order

6 point roll cage
Rose jointed rear toe arms
Blitz Nur Spec

Alex B

by **ImVarma** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:36 am

Like the wheel choice, is it roadworthy now?

by **Alex B** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:15 am

Yep, needs a re-alignment when the rear toe arms arrive, but it's taxed and MOT'd

Wheels were bought mostly on cost, but may be getting changed for better fitting ones, as one of them is badly buckled so will be used for drifting.

Alex B

by **hallsy67** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:46 pm

looking very nice so far. I do miss my old 200 was great fun :mrgreen:

by **Alex B** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:29 pm

After deciding the Manarays had a more severe buckle than I was happy with, (well, it drives absolutely perfect, but it's a good enough excuse for new wheels!), I found a set of used Rota Boosts on Ebay that were sitting cheap, I ended up getting them for £430 delivered, not bad for 18x10 et20 I thought, especially from RareRims, so I knew they'd be good condition.
Turned up 2 days later, seems there was some confusion and they were actually et35, I was a little gutted. Few emails backwards and forwards to Julian, (this was about 9-10pm!), he said they'd be collected and gave me a choice of brand new wheels at no extra charge!
Incredible, and almost unbelievable customer service.
Got them fitted yesterday, found the fronts hit the coilovers, so I've added 5mm spacers all round, so it's ended up with 18x10 et15, with 235.40 tyres all round.

Should be going back for more alignment adjustments this week, so may have to tweak the arches, also need to do a bit of dressing to stop them hitting the inner arches on lock.

Alex B

by **Alex B** » Thu May 31, 2012 10:42 pm

Hopefully I'll be able to update this thread with some nice pics soon. Here's a full spec list now that I've jusy done a load more work.

Engine:

Apexi air filter
stainless turbo elbow
stainless downpipe
De-cat
Blitz Nur spec exhaust
DW Rocker arm stoppers
Braided turbo lines
HEL braided clutch line

Chassis:

DW CS2 coilovers
DW rear camber arms
Apex rear toe arms
Rose jointed front tension rods
Nylon rear subframe bushes
Nylon front lower arm bushes
Rota Boost 18x10 et15 wheels

Interior:

Stripped out
Recaro SPG drivers seat
Recaro passenger seat
TRS 6 point harness'
Apex 6 point cage
Nardi deep corn steering wheel
Blitz gauges

Exterior:

Boot spoiler removed
Rear number plate surround colour coded
Tinted windows
Tinted front indicators
Tinted side repeaters
Tinted headlights
Tinted rear fog

Alex B

by **Alex B** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:14 pm

Few detail pics, I'll get some good ones at some point!

Few pics of the 200 and dads GTR polished ready for Japfest:

I decided to paint my engine bay while I was held up waiting for parts during the turbo hose change, rocker cover was painted when I changed the VTC cam:

Smoked headlights and front indicators, I done the side repeaters to match:

Colour coded rear number plate surround, I've also smoked the rear fog lights so they blend in a bit better:

Alex B

by **ianlea73** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:07 pm

Hi Alex met you at BS Mowers today.Your car looks the nuts.After I've said hi in newbie section I'll post a build thread.

by **Alex B** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:29 pm

Engine:

Apexi air filter
stainless turbo elbow
stainless downpipe
De-cat
Blitz Nur spec exhaust
DW Rocker arm stoppers
Braided turbo lines
HEL braided clutch line
Front Mount Intercooler
Blitz boost controller

Chassis:

DW CS2 coilovers
DW rear camber arms
Apex rear toe arms
Rose jointed front tension rods
Nylon rear subframe bushes
Nylon front lower arm bushes
Rota Boost 18x10 et15 wheels

Interior:

Stripped out
Recaro SPG drivers seat
Recaro passenger seat
TRS 6 point harness'
Apex 6 point cage
Nardi deep corn steering wheel
Blitz gauges

Exterior:

Boot spoiler removed
Rear number plate surround colour coded
Tinted windows
Tinted front indicators
Tinted side repeaters
Tinted headlights
Tinted rear fog
Small personalised No. plate
Ganador style door mirrors

Alex B

by **Verybur** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:24 am

Alex B wrote:I know I should have finished the GTR project before starting the next, but I've bought this for http://www.niceledlights.com Track/Drift, only doing basic mods until the GTR is finished.

Alex B

Great job done man. Can you design a sports car for me?

by **Verybur** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:49 am

[quote="Alex B"]Few detail pics, I'll get some good ones at some point!

Few pics of the 200 and dads GTR polished ready for Japfest:

I decided to paint my engine bay while I was held up waiting for car parts during the turbo hose change, rocker cover was painted when I changed the VTC cam:

Smoked headlights and front indicators, I done the side repeaters to match:

Colour coded rear number plate surround, I've also smoked the rear fog lights so they blend in a bit better:

Alex B[/quote]

Surely you are nice in building those cars. I have a future project for my car and if you can help me it will mean lot to me.