Max1008's Build thread
 

Don't know if you guys care but I'd like to start me build thread. It's a 99 five speed and pretty much got her bone stock.

So with that said enjoy and comments sugguestion are welcome and appreciated!

First off here is max almost how I bought her (minus the audio, DIY blackout headlights and corner)

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So fast forward a couple years and purchased all new gaskets for under the hood. This thing was spilling crazy oil out of almost every gasket but the engine was strong and no smoke what so ever. So I decided to go with a dual core aluminum radiator, new upper and lower radiator hoses, degrease the whole bay, replace both valve cover, upper and lower oil pan gaskets. Wrinkle painted valve covers and UIM. Here how it looks

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Next I replaced all rotors and brakes with cross drilled and slotted rotors with full ceramic pads (sorry no pics)

So now to pretty much current New exhaust from Headers all the way to exhaust tip (2.5 inch)
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So I have no leaks from the engine all that's left is the tranny, so I've decided to get an LSD (thanks to someone on here talking me into looking for it) tranny, which I have purchase and still waiting for. It's being totally built from Man-Tran. It's an i30T transmission from a 99. I got a lightened flywheel (almost half the wieght of OEM) and a stage two pressure plate with 6 puck sprung clutch.

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So to get rid of the ugly grill I bought an aftermoarket one and painted it black.
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Put some rear Hubcentric 25mm spacers on the rear.

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When the tranny goes in I'll be putting this Lightened crankshaft pulley.
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For right now that's all I've done. More to come of course. I bought some 19x8 Axis Ne-o from a person and looking at some BC coilovers. But the coilovers are a little down the road. Right now, I'm looking into buying a CAI to get rid of the nasty setup that was on the car when I bought it. One thing I can say about Nissan (first one I've owned) they are a ***** to keep a decent idle. I have replaced the TB, IACV, and numerous coilpacks along with sparkplugs. I've accomplished it but alot of research helped me accomplish it.

Here are the rims I purchased tonight.

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I plan on repainting them but just undecided what color to paint them but the lips are almost perfect. Little curb rash on one of the rims. Also, anyone about these rivets, if I can replace them? Also unsure of the tire size to go with for the stretched look.

Good stuff. I like almost everything except for the grille. Should of only painted the mesh black. I cant answer your stretched tire question. Ask Clashez

Agreed... I don't like the grill or the 4x4 look. But other than that, not too bad. Keep up the work :D

who makes the lightened flywheel

Not a fan of the grill either...but maybe if you put the nissan emblem in the middle to break it up it would look better??

That car is begging for a drop. It legit looks like a 4x4. Everything else looks good aside from the tails and grill but to each his own.

A tip for your rear: Get some worm clamps and install them on the rear muffler hangars and tighten them down to pull the muffler up. It'll look much better.

at least 3 inches or even better "slam" :king: if you can see the top of the tire its not low enough lol...just my opinion

lookin good.

drop is definitely needed, other than that, coming along nicely

Chris thanks for the worm clamp idea. Yeah the tails (actually all lights) will be replaced, just did this when I first got the car when I was very tight on cash. Going to repaint the grill, not feeling it either. AS far as drop, just waiting on a good deal for some coilovers.

way to do it right the first time...keep your eye out on the classified section i just got a steal on some d2 coils, and im sure someone is gonna sell theres again...who makes the flywheel

Competition clutch yeah I watching the classifieds.