That's right, she is for sale.

I now have a company car and just don't have the time or $ to justify keeping her. My wife and I are saving up to buy some land and I am impatient!

This is essentially Michael's rebuilt 93 from the ground up. She started life as a white VE auto and is now a fully modded black VE 5. I'm sure there are many threads on the repainting of the car (valve covers and intake for example)

20k since rebuild (on rebuilt VTC's etc.), 20k on fresh paint, approx. 120k on motor now, 203k on original frame (odomoter)

The mod list includes the following:

Custom paint - black exterior, gray valve covers and intake (see pics)

(as of 20k miles ago New)
Performance
1. New Stillen aluminum flywheel
2. New Exedy Stage 1 clutch
3. UDP
4. CAI
5. WSP Y pipe
6. New 2.5” high flow Magnaflow cat.
7. New 2.5” resonator
8. 2.5” cat back exhaust with
9. Dynomax super turbo muffler
10. Blehmco ground wire set
11. Re-usable filter on CAI
12. Phenolic intake spacer for intake and TB (not installed, but included)

Transmission
1. Factory STS (moved the ball for a perfect and smooth throw much better than a cheap STS)
2. The transmission was rebuilt about 2 years ago (3 1/2 now) and shifts smooth with no noise
3. New axles (both replaced) (1 replaced since)
4. New axle seals (both replaced)
5. New slave cylinder
6. New clutch and flywheel (see performance)

Suspension
1a. 17" Michelin Pilot Sports up front, Kumho Ecsta Supras in the rear
1. Intrax springs (Now Eibach, replaced in 2008)
2. Tokico struts (could use new struts)
3. New Poly front bushings
4. New Poly rear bushings
5. ST sway bar set (front and rear)
6. Blehmco sway bar links
7. Blehmco RSTB
8. FSTB (Generic)
9. Rear solid parallel link replaced with adjustable for camber adj.
10. New wheel bearings

Steering
1. New ball joints
2. New tie rod ends
3. New tie rod boots (cover the inner tie rods)

Braking
1. New Brembo X-drilled and slotted rotors
2. New front and rear ceramic brake pads
3. New rear brake lines (the hard lines from front to back and from load sensors to rubber lines; four total)
4. New SS braided brake lines (from hard line to calipers)
5. Rebuilt front and rear calipers

Engine
1. Rebuilt VTCs (still no clack and V8 toyota filter w/ synthetic oil)
2. New gaskets throughout the engine
3. New Knock sensor
4. New water pump (OEM)
5. New thermostat (OEM)
6. New exhaust studs
7. New sensors (all sensors replaced on motor)
8. New vacuum hoses (all replaced)
9. New fuel lines (all replaced)
10. New spark plugs (NGK Copper)
11. Non cracked newer (not brand new) coils
12. Painted and polished engine pieces
13. Stainless steel bolts and nuts on motor and throughout engine bay
14. Stainless braided clutch line
15. New O2 sensor
16. New seals (all seals replaced on motor)

Appearance
1a. 17" Konig rims - polished aluminum, bare aluminum, but in good shape.
1b. Painted valve covers and intake (dark gray, very nice, see pics)
1. Full Stillen aero kit
2. New Nissan black paint (new in spring 2007, but was not perfect, Michael owes it a touch up - ask me about this)
3. tinted stock corners
4. E36 lights with projectors and angel eyes (not installed but will include)
5. Shaved antenna
6. Shaved rear spoiler
7. Factory grille

Interior
1. New leather shifter boot
2. New leather e-brake boot
3. New Ichibahn e-brake handle
4. ACC kit (not installed but will include)
5. HUD kit (not installed but will include)
6. 6.5” speaker brackets (James92SE made)
7. 6.5” Fosgate front speakers (replaced the busted Blaupunkt 6.5” that were in the car when I got it)
8. 6x9 Blaupunkt rear speakers (in car when I got it)
9. Blaupunkt head unit (in car when I got it)

I will include the E36 projectors, the intake/ TB spacers and all other parts I have (like ACC and HUD if I can still find them!). Also I have a gauge pod for the A pillar.

Pros: Car runs like a champ
pulls very strong
no VTC clack whatsoever, not even startup
Body is almost perfect

Cons: Needs respray of hood and bumper (Michael will do this for me or we can arrange for the buyer). The bumper started peeling - poor paint job underneath (not Michael's).
Needs new struts
Small exhaust leak before muffler (by right rear tire).
1 small door ding in driver's side (only noticeable at certain angles and up close), 1 small ding in right rear quarter panel (same)
broken bolt near cam sensor, no leaks though

An awesome 3rd gen for someone who can appreciate her for what she is. See the photos. I paid 5300 for her 2 years ago. I know I may not get close to that now, so the price is a bit below that.
Asking price: $4300 (reduced)

Fire away with questions! twelfthman01 at gmail dot com

 

 

WOW what a clean VE5. I miss my VE auto.. GL with the sale..

 

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price reduced to $4300

 

Wow, dang, never thought I'd see this day! Good luck with the sale, hopefully it'll go to somebody who will really appreciate the time and money put into that.

I'm basically doing the same thing with a blue VE auto I've had sitting around for a couple of years. Doing a 5 speed swap, replacing virtually everything on the car and engine ("new" JDM), rebuilt transmission, etc.

Anyway, good luck with it. Really a fantastic car!