As many of you may know, I have been working on swapping an LS1/TH400 into my Z. I figure it is time to start a thread as I approach completion of the project in the next couple weeks. To start I want to say that I cannot tell anyone how much this swap cost. I […]
This is where things started. I was 17, and this ’90 Si, started in my possesion with the paint faded to factory primer, so I figured some fresh paint, and a JDM front would clean things up. Bare with me on the pic quality for the red car, these were from back in the day. […]
So it started with this: Completely revising the front axle. It’s not my daily job, but luckily all the necessary tools and expertise are just a shout away. All parts for this job are available in the surrounding shops. Some parts are must be made from scratch on the lathe like the brass inner rings […]
It’s been quite interesting for me to read over these old updates, and in hindsight, I was so unbelievably optimistic about getting the car on the road quickly and how, at every step of the way, I was convinced that we were “close”!
So this year’s project is about to get underway. The idea of the build is to really show an upgrade path for us Hybrid builders and to do so using some of the newer vendors and products on the block. Like most guys who ended up with a hybrid motor (2.0L WRX heads mated to […]
‘Prologue Hey all – as some guys here know, I’ve been doing an NA build on my own car for quite some time. It started about 2 years ago when I acquired a spare set of heads, and some Tomei cams. After much time spent with the flow bench, and a variety of other tools […]
I’m gathering parts since a while for this build and my appointment at Rombotis tuning is in less than 10 days so I’ll start the thread
The short story. 2008. Stage 3. VAST. Prince. Mike. Michigan. Neil. Milwaukee. Awesome. Misfires. WTF! CEL? WTF? New program. Cool. Misfires!! Help! Again. Neil. Cool! Loving. Life. Summer. Base file. 12.2@116mph. VAST! 2009. Winter. Hit. Pot hole. Shit. Totaled! Sell parts. Prince. “Dude…Race Car!” Me. “Hey honey, do you care if I build a race […]
I had oil problems with my car after hybrid RS6ss were on the car. And as such, i spun a bearing on cyl6. This than prompted me to rebuild the motor. I originally was gonna just replace the bearing and rods and freshen up the motor, but after thinking it through and getting my finances […]
My 325ti was rearended so i bought the clubsport that was ever so gracefully sideswiped/tboned into a curb and totalled. This brings us to project number THREE…. :suicide: Finally picking the car up on Tuesday after being dicked out of the chassis in california. This one is black on black/greay and is a sport. Comes with […]