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BiG MiKE86 · 05-10-2020, 07:06 PM

Little update - not much changed. Just cleaning up the bay a bit and throwing some wheels on the front to finally match the rears.

Some goodies from Driftmotion to help in pretty up the bay.

GKTech RCC Kit and Eccentric Lockout Kit

ESR SR04's 18x9.5+22 but running a 12mm spacer to clear brakes wrapped in Federal 595's 215/40/18. Car needs more low up front now. Ill be dropping it after I install the GKTech RCC Kit I bought along with DIFTech knuckle adapter sleeves I never realized I needed

Driftmotion power steering reservoir I had literally just bouncing around in the bay for years... I picked up a Chase Bays reservoir bracket and drilled 1 extra hole and it worked out super nice. Threw on a new turbo feed line, turbo blanket and the billet caps for the engine oil and ps reservoir. Waiting on the correct chase bays bracket to mount to a new coolant res by them.

Bracket I used for anyone looking to mount their DriftMotion res
https://www.chasebays.com/products/c...UaAgqgEALw_wcB

Slapped on the old front bumper again to high that massive front mount. Definitely time for a proper kit

Few random shots with my cousins clean ass Starlet

More updates coming soon! Got a digital dash on the way and im pretty excited about that one to finally have a working cluster again.

BiG MiKE86 · 05-12-2020, 04:15 PM

Nice package came in today! Finally getting dash back in the car now with this bad boy.

Almost fits like it was meant to be there. Ordering a sheet of ABS plastic to mount the cluster to and it should be good to go

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BiG MiKE86 · 05-13-2020, 05:21 PM

Installed the AIM MXS Strada 1.2 and customized a few pages and the splash screen. This thing is worth every penny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJ5QgMcnO8

DIENOW · 05-14-2020, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by big mike86

installed the aim mxs strada 1.2 and customized a few pages and the splash screen. This thing is worth every penny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdj5qgmcno8

siiick, mike!

EF_jaycee · 05-14-2020, 03:54 PM

is that 4age in the corolla? it looks sweet all chromed up with the hks cam gears

BiG MiKE86 · 05-14-2020, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DIENOW

siiick, mike!

Thanks Spen!

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BiG MiKE86 · 05-14-2020, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EF_jaycee

is that 4age in the corolla? it looks sweet all chromed up with the hks cam gears

I believe is a 3SGTE? Something out of an MR2 I believe - not entirely sure.

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BiG MiKE86 · 05-16-2020, 02:11 PM

I was in the market for pigtails to finally get all my front lights working. Missing the pigtails for the corners and finally found them.

Ordered some from Wiring Specialties that work!!!

https://www.wiringspecialties.com/connectors1.html
https://www.wiringspecialties.com/canesaswco.html

Perfect fit and brand new connectors. Its a shame to see folks on ebay selling a pair of beat up pigtails with 1" of wire for $30-$40! Get yourself these and you'll be set.

BiG MiKE86 · 05-21-2020, 08:15 PM

double post

BiG MiKE86 · 05-21-2020, 08:16 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7aMNs-mfg

Quick clip of the first burnout. Car feels solid and smoother than ever

ph1tnessjunk1e · 06-09-2020, 09:25 AM

This is a killer build and fun to read through. Thanks for keeping this updated and being detailed!!

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Originally Posted by BiG MiKE86

I wasnt having any success with the Xcessive engine/trans brackets so I ordered Get Nuts Lab engine and trans brackets as well as the matching steel 1 piece drive shaft thru Ace Up Motorsports (Awesome to deal with - spoke to Vitaly). So the brackets came within 3 days and boy did they look and feel much better than the Xcessive pieces (no offense to Rich whom has been awesome in dealing with and will be refunding my $$$ for the stuffs).

Hoping to swap out brackets this weekend. Ill be using my old SR nismo mounts and an MK3 trans mount with these brackets.

FYI problems I had with the Xcessive mounts, engine brackets, trans bracket.
-Hood wouldnt close
-Engine mounts didnt sit flat on brackets
-Trans bracket didnt line up well with trans mount (~1" off front front to back)

Is this a common problem with the Xcessive engine mounts? I think I'm running into the same problem you had, I can't get the brackets to sit flush on the mounts.

afishysilvia · 06-09-2020, 09:28 AM

+ A million for the bread trick. You must be a mechanic by family generations or have a good old friend. Only other time I?ve seen that is from an old mechanic buddy of mine.

Sweet build, makes me itch to drop my 2J

BiG MiKE86 · 06-09-2020, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ph1tnessjunk1e

This is a killer build and fun to read through. Thanks for keeping this updated and being detailed!!

Is this a common problem with the Xcessive engine mounts? I think I'm running into the same problem you had, I can't get the brackets to sit flush on the mounts.

Thanks for the compliments!

I see a bunch of people running those brackets I just wasn?t thrilled with the fitment and went another route. What engine mounts are you running with the brackets?

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BiG MiKE86 · 06-09-2020, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by afishysilvia

+ A million for the bread trick. You must be a mechanic by family generations or have a good old friend. Only other time I?ve seen that is from an old mechanic buddy of mine.

Sweet build, makes me itch to drop my 2J

That bread trick I actually picked up on YouTube but definitely been wrenching most my life following the older generations in the fam

Thanks

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ph1tnessjunk1e · 06-09-2020, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BiG MiKE86

Thanks for the compliments!

I see a bunch of people running those brackets I just wasn?t thrilled with the fitment and went another route. What engine mounts are you running with the brackets?

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I?m using the mounts Xcessive recommends for a lower profile

https://xcessivemanufacturing.com/xm...h-umm-s15.html

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BiG MiKE86 · 06-09-2020, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ph1tnessjunk1e

I?m using the mounts Xcessive recommends for a lower profile

https://xcessivemanufacturing.com/xm...h-umm-s15.html

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Shit 2.6? is tall af - I have solid aluminum blocks @ 2.125 and my hood just barely closes

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05-10-2020, 07:06 PM	#421
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Little update - not much changed. Just cleaning up the bay a bit and throwing some wheels on the front to finally match the rears. Some goodies from Driftmotion to help in pretty up the bay. GKTech RCC Kit and Eccentric Lockout Kit ESR SR04's 18x9.5+22 but running a 12mm spacer to clear brakes wrapped in Federal 595's 215/40/18. Car needs more low up front now. Ill be dropping it after I install the GKTech RCC Kit I bought along with DIFTech knuckle adapter sleeves I never realized I needed Driftmotion power steering reservoir I had literally just bouncing around in the bay for years... I picked up a Chase Bays reservoir bracket and drilled 1 extra hole and it worked out super nice. Threw on a new turbo feed line, turbo blanket and the billet caps for the engine oil and ps reservoir. Waiting on the correct chase bays bracket to mount to a new coolant res by them. Bracket I used for anyone looking to mount their DriftMotion res https://www.chasebays.com/products/c...UaAgqgEALw_wcB Slapped on the old front bumper again to high that massive front mount. Definitely time for a proper kit Few random shots with my cousins clean ass Starlet More updates coming soon! Got a digital dash on the way and im pretty excited about that one to finally have a working cluster again. __________________

05-12-2020, 04:15 PM	#422
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Nice package came in today! Finally getting dash back in the car now with this bad boy. Almost fits like it was meant to be there. Ordering a sheet of ABS plastic to mount the cluster to and it should be good to go Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________

05-13-2020, 05:21 PM	#423
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	BiG MiKE's Little Build! Installed the AIM MXS Strada 1.2 and customized a few pages and the splash screen. This thing is worth every penny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDJ5QgMcnO8 __________________ Last edited by BiG MiKE86; 05-13-2020 at 09:45 PM..

05-16-2020, 02:11 PM	#428
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I was in the market for pigtails to finally get all my front lights working. Missing the pigtails for the corners and finally found them. Ordered some from Wiring Specialties that work!!! https://www.wiringspecialties.com/connectors1.html https://www.wiringspecialties.com/canesaswco.html Perfect fit and brand new connectors. Its a shame to see folks on ebay selling a pair of beat up pigtails with 1" of wire for $30-$40! Get yourself these and you'll be set. __________________

05-21-2020, 08:15 PM	#429
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	double post __________________

05-14-2020, 03:54 PM	#425
EF_jaycee Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: CA Age: 24 Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	is that 4age in the corolla? it looks sweet all chromed up with the hks cam gears

05-21-2020, 08:16 PM	#430
BiG MiKE86 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Age: 37 Posts: 1,776 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	BiG MiKE's Little Build! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7aMNs-mfg Quick clip of the first burnout. Car feels solid and smoother than ever __________________ Last edited by BiG MiKE86; 05-21-2020 at 09:15 PM..

06-09-2020, 09:28 AM	#432
afishysilvia Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cali Posts: 3,409 Trader Rating: (31) Rides Gallery: afishysilvia Feedback Score: 31 reviews	+ A million for the bread trick. You must be a mechanic by family generations or have a good old friend. Only other time I?ve seen that is from an old mechanic buddy of mine. Sweet build, makes me itch to drop my 2J __________________ Dont be a pussy...Leave your name