Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8597653)
Send Zook a PM plz this thread is going totally off topic now. I don't mind that zook is trying to sell some stuff but you should do you business privately with him and not on this thread.
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hey where can i get the lip from
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Originally Posted by likeapooch
(Post 8606011)
hey where can i get the lip from
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Sorry for the Delay.
Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8593564)
The hinges on my car are bent how would straighten them so that the new door fits? I will post pics tomorrow.
This is my Black Rx-7 That Has the screwed up hinges. http://i37.tinypic.com/21kcpkl.jpg This is the parts car, which i robbed the door and panel off. http://i34.tinypic.com/2uqncqq.jpg |
rofl i will be getting more pix of the rebuild haha.. i just wanna wait till its all done cause i cant wait ne more haha.. its been forrrevverrr!! hahaha
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Any ideas?
On how to straighten those hinge holes to get them flush against the body so I can put the new door on? I don't want to take it to a body shop if I don't have to. This and the exhaust are the only things keeping her from being legal.
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anyone know what the offset of ryosukes wantanabes are???
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Originally Posted by REsuperG21
(Post 8641089)
anyone know what the offset of ryosukes wantanabes are???
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I think mainly it's shown with MS-01s
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He also has these:
http://fc59.deviantart.com/fs5/i/200...S_by_Koebi.jpg They looks like SSRs or Work Meisters |
Originally Posted by DrifterDuo
(Post 8649390)
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1500
I got a quote from a body shop and they told me 1500$ to fix that whole side including the paint work as well. Considering I have no door and that I can't fix it my self I am gonna have to go threw with it. I should get my Financial aid soon so I can fix it :D
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Rims!!!
Found some MS-01s' on the forum and soon they will be mine
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I don't get the point of this.
You gonna do that RedSuns shit and all the stickers? Ew have some rice with that. |
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Originally Posted by cmanns
(Post 8704439)
I don't get the point of this.
You gonna do that RedSuns shit and all the stickers? Ew have some rice with that. |
Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8707051)
Since when is Initial_D Rice? I mean you see two Honda's on the show but they are far from rice. Besides it is my car I can do what I please with it. Have fun with your 91 and I hope any and all endeavors become a success.
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nice Sig
Originally Posted by K!NCH
(Post 8707096)
Well spoken! :icon_tup:
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Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8710739)
That is a cool Sig man.
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Status update
To be efficient I have decided to postpone this project until I can get a J-spec car from Florida that way it will already have a Turbo, be RHD, Fog lights, side skirts, ect. In the long run it will save me tons of time and money. Not that I couldn't do it with my current FC but it is a lot more work than I originally thought it would be. In the mean time I am just gonna get my N/A S5 body damage fix so I can cruise the road and enjoy Driving.
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Sounds like a good plan. Try to get a really rare J-Spec too. :D That way you can be like..
"That's right bitches. True JDM." lol |
Originally Posted by 1MZFE
(Post 8759953)
Sounds like a good plan. Try to get a really rare J-Spec too. :D That way you can be like..
"That's right bitches. True JDM." lol |
$1500
To fix all the body damage with paint and a Front end alignment. Also, my dad knows the guy so he is very flexible with the payments.
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Better than my daily driver, I was quoted around $3,000 for all the body work, with just primer and no paint.
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dont go off the initial d car.. lmao
in the early manga it was a S4 lmao |
what rims are those
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Question has been answered many times, read through.
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What about that Lazy ∞ ( infiniti ) badge on the top left rear of the FC?
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Originally Posted by lele73
(Post 8828850)
What about that Lazy ∞ ( infiniti ) badge on the top left rear of the FC?
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Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8829886)
They sell Decals of that sign. But I plan on getting a J-Spec anyways so it will be on there already.
1. Actually finding an Infini model 2. Actually paying to import one when your doing this b/c to fix your car, it would cost $1500? 3. And trying to import the car complete with the engine still inside the car? I would love to see this. Even if the engine was removed and in the same container. lol. Seriously. Customs is starting to crack down big time on people trying to import cars and slip through the loop-holes. We had numerous shops around us that flourished w/ business but they all are slowly packing up shop b/c the restrictions are getting too tight. I'm not saying it can't be done or anything by all means b/c it can. But it usually when everything goes smooth and according to plan will cost a lot of money. Probably more money than what most people would dish out for an immaculate FC from across the pond. |
Why do they care so much about cars being imported? Shouldn't they be worried about more harmful things coming into the country? The only valid reason I see is emissions, but not all states are butthurt about emissions. D.O.T. standards for lights and stuff are just retarded. You don't see people in Japan or any other country crashing into each other all the time because of lighting issues, if the lights are good enough there, they're good enough here. Safety standards are different from country to country, but if a driver wants to drive a car that could possibly be a death-trap, it should be up to them (I can see issues with insurance rising from that, but if it's insurable overseas, it should be okay here right?). And there's no way in hell an FC or a GT-R will cause more damage than a Hummer or Escalade in the event of a collision. Pedestrian safety is also an issue, but how come a car is okay in one country but not here? Last I checked, people aren't any less fragile in Japan or Europe.
Why is it easier to smuggle in a kilo of cocaine than it is to import a car?:Wconfused |
Originally Posted by need RX7
(Post 8830490)
Why do they care so much about cars being imported? Shouldn't they be worried about more harmful things coming into the country? The only valid reason I see is emissions, but not all states are butthurt about emissions. D.O.T. standards for lights and stuff are just retarded. You don't see people in Japan or any other country crashing into each other all the time because of lighting issues, if the lights are good enough there, they're good enough here. Safety standards are different from country to country, but if a driver wants to drive a car that could possibly be a death-trap, it should be up to them (I can see issues with insurance rising from that, but if it's insurable overseas, it should be okay here right?). And there's no way in hell an FC or a GT-R will cause more damage than a Hummer or Escalade in the event of a collision. Pedestrian safety is also an issue, but how come a car is okay in one country but not here? Last I checked, people aren't any less fragile in Japan or Europe.
Why is it easier to smuggle in a kilo of cocaine than it is to import a car?:Wconfused |
I think what it comes down to is that fact that the car doesnt have a vin, doesnt meet the safety requirements set by the US. Because of those things, the US doesnt want the cars to come in.
What if a terrorist had a JDM vehicle that was impossible to find because it wasn't "legally" registered and what not. Or what happens when you drive around your JDM car and you get into a accident ? I know, i know, it is stretching it in those situations but seriously, if you just think about it, it makes sense And this is coming from a guy who really wants to import a R32 someday |
Japan's directed market for the specific vehicles, The US Department of Transportation's standards, and US customs doing their jobs all are obviously why its so hard to import said cars .
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If you can get even a JDM shell for an FC, and then build it like in your garage. You can get it registered as a kit car, and it will be legal. That's the best of I've heard of doing it. Otherwise join the military and asked to be stationed in Okinawa. My friend did that and has a completely legit Skyline R32
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J-Spec
The only reason I wanted to get a J-Spec would be because of the following:
1.It will already have a turbo and have all the stuff a regular T2 would have and would save me the trouble of doing a T2 conversion.(That is time/money right there) 2. It will be RHD! just like the actual car in the anime/Manga. Having it be RHD I think is what really makes the replica car an actual replica. 3. It is going to cost me $1500 just to fix the car. That is not including the paint to make it white, the T2 Conversion, or all the other features the Ryosuke's car has that are already on a J-Spec car. I am fixing my N/A no matter what but that is going to be my daily driver. It is going to be a while before I get the rest of the parts I need for a T2 conversion, and even when I do the conversion itself if I don't do it ASAP I will be with out a car until it is finished. I don't think making your DD you project car is a good idea what do you guys think? I am down with this project but I think getting an imported car is going to be the best way to achieved a perfect replica even if it is not the cheapest. |
My DD is my project car. Currently converting the body to S5. I drift my car at a track, and then take it to school the next day. It's n/a with 52,xxx original, so it in good shape. TII swap will come eventually. Sometimes you have to work with what you have.
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Originally Posted by K!NCH
(Post 8844660)
My DD is my project car. Currently converting the body to S5. I drift my car at a track, and then take it to school the next day. It's n/a with 52,xxx original, so it in good shape. TII swap will come eventually. Sometimes you have to work with what you have.
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Originally Posted by K!NCH
(Post 8844660)
My DD is my project car. Currently converting the body to S5. I drift my car at a track, and then take it to school the next day. It's n/a with 52,xxx original, so it in good shape. TII swap will come eventually. Sometimes you have to work with what you have.
i have an s5 NA thats been givin me shit. i just want boost already:icon_no2: :lol: im actually getting it towed home today :icon_no2: |
Originally Posted by SpideyFan6010
(Post 8844941)
I know but I just think if I want the perfect replica I should use a J-Spec car. I might still use my car. I have been through a lot with my car and I haven't even got a chance to drive her on the road legally yet just around the block annoying the shit out of my neighbors (Car had no exhaust at the time) lol. I have a T2 rear end with the half shafts and this guy in Waco is selling a T2 tranny for $150 and there is a place right by my house that sells T2 engines for $600. I can make my car the replica but it would be so much more work/time/money as appose to getting a J-Spec later. If I can get the T2 conversion on my car fairly easy I will see where it goes from there.
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Fixed!!!
Here are the pics of my car after the bodywork was done.
http://i44.tinypic.com/35nbkao.jpg Driver Side http://i42.tinypic.com/iemj4z.jpg Passenger side and front bumper Now I just need to sand down the body and paint her White :) |
That is looking very nice, and your red one looks like mine!
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Originally Posted by 1MZFE
(Post 8896728)
That is looking very nice, and your red one looks like mine!
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have you thought of importing a rhd dash and converting it to rhd? people on the forum who visit/live in japan would probably be willing to help you out....harnesses get shipped all the time with the jspec motors and are thrown away because the rhd/lhd incompatibilities--you could probably get a hold of a couple for free and make a decent one... iono food for thought.
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There is so many ways to go wrong with doing a RHD conversion though. They can turn really crappy, really fast, I've seen some bad ones before.
Better to import the shell, install everything, call it a kit car. |
or swap vins and call it an rx7 :)
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Jspec or my Car?
I am still debating weather or not to use my car for the replica project. If I can do the T2 conversion smoothly and with low funds and get everything to work right I will make my decsion from there. I was planning on just going to Florida and try to find a RHD FC Shell/Car for sale and just buy it and tow it home to Texas.
Like I said though I am still running threw all the little details and cost of doing each. This is my only car at the moment so I am trying to make sure anytime I take to do any long term changes has to be quick and short or I will be with out a car untill it is done. I also have that parts car with out a door that I could use. So many ways to do this project I just want to pick the one that will get the job done the cheapest/fastest way possible. In no way am I in a hurry though |
T2 Swap....
I almost have everything I need I will be getting the Engine and transmission for $400 soon and after that we will see what happens
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picking up the car from shop tommorow .!! cant waittt!! woohoooo!
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