Two for one special. US-spec S14 Silvia K's Aero build

[DJTTon]

Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

Man, I really like the matte clear on the hood. That's a cool idea. Replicates the factory look well.

What you are doing right now is exactly what I want to do... I just can't afford it, LOL. One of these days... looks like so much fun!

On the S15 yeah? It did look odd from the pic, I guess I know why

[CamryOnBronze]

Originally Posted by DJTTon

On the S15 yeah? It did look odd from the pic, I guess I know why

No, on the underside of the S14 hood, haha.

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by DJTTon

On the S15 yeah? It did look odd from the pic, I guess I know why

The S15 has the full Behrman GT Technora kit.

https://www.rhdjapan.com/behrman-d1-...ilvia-s15.html

https://www.rhdjapan.com/behrman-gt-...-technora.html

It's a glossy finish, just looks bad in the pic.

[CrimsonRockett]

Spent the day removing the crossmember, subframe, fuel tank, all lines, heat shields, and any hardware on the underside of the car.

Then, had a blast degreasing the entire underside of the car. Seriously my favorite part of the build. /sarcasm





I guess a better before and after would be once the fresh undercoat is on the car. Hopefully that'll be sorted this week.

Crappy picture, but these are all of the items being sent off tomorrow to be completely refinished in a matching color.



Back to using my actual camera rather than all cell phone quality pictures. This shot definitely captures the color a lot better.

Never mind the panel fitment up front. Fenders will be properly fitted once my hardware comes in.

[lunchmeat]

I'm in love with that blue.

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[I<3BEWBZ]

That blue is unreal!

[CamryOnBronze]

So good! Keep it up.

[tuzzio]

Can't wait to see pictures of those ultra racing braces installed. Their product photos aren't the best.

[tricky_ab]

[LoSt180]

I love this build.

[STL240SXDRIFT]

AMAZING color! Can't wait to see it assembled

[DJTTon]

Ahh so youre staying with the KA?

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by DJTTon

Ahh so youre staying with the KA?

Prepping the KA for my younger brother’s red kouki.

This is going into the S14:



Just cleaning a lot of it up. No wiring or hardlines against the firewall.

Here’s a much better “after” shot now that undercoating is complete.



Interior comes out tomorrow. Ordered about 200sq ft of sound deadening to cover the interior and trunk. Once the suspension comes back from paint, it’ll all be quick reassembly on the subframe, crossmember, suspension and brakes.

[DJTTon]

Is this currently inside that white zenki? lulz

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by DJTTon

Is this currently inside that white zenki? lulz

White zenki is long gone. Rusty screws on the sunroof delete panel and excessively pulled rear quarters. Just not my cup of tea.

[bardabe]

*skeet*

msglngth

[DJTTon]

Originally Posted by bardabe

*skeet*

msglngth

I second that, I can look at the setup all day

[gbaby2089]

Holy cow..

[CrimsonRockett]

Teaser shot from my painter.



Should have everything back within the next few days.

[CrimsonRockett]

Took some better pictures with my camera, but this is the only one I snagged on my phone.

Laying down the sound deadening hasn’t been overly difficult. Should have it all done by Wednesday. Then, interior pieces will make their way back into the car.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Hey man, mind sharing your diet secrets? I'd love to learn how to shit money.

Seriously though, this build is unreal; it's amazing.

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by ILoveMyRHS13

Hey man, mind sharing your diet secrets? I'd love to learn how to shit money.

Seriously though, this build is unreal; it's amazing.

Fortunately, everything I’ve acquired was spread out over the years. So, it wasn’t like I just clicked “buy it now” on these things in a week. I recently made a spreadsheet to see how deep I would be into this build by basing it on retail pricing on parts as well as the average going rate for the rare bits. It is over $50k and continues to climb.

Here’s a better pic of the color I went with on the cage, calipers, and other suspension components.



Interior sound deadening is almost complete.

I will update this come Thursday.

[TheRealSy90]

I'm really stoked for you to be able to finally resume on your builds. And to have had a part in helping fund some of it haha
I'm surprised you didn't paint match the interior of the chassis?

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by TheRealSy90

I'm really stoked for you to be able to finally resume on your builds. And to have had a part in helping fund some of it haha
I'm surprised you didn't paint match the interior of the chassis?

Haha, yeah.

Honestly, I decided against painting the interior because I had planned on installing a lot of sound deadening as well as running a full interior.

If this were a track car with a fully stripped/caged interior, I definitely would have made the extra effort by paint matching the interior.

The important and visible areas were all properly painted. Unless someone decides to pull apart the interior in the future, you won’t see a spec of white on this.

I’ve also had minimal distractions these past two months. Parts of me wish I had focused on my hatch instead, but I’m just glad I’m making progress. I’ll be moving in 2018. The more assembled these cars are, the easier the move will be.

[wolf904]

This is what a lot of true enthusiasts would strive for if we had the funds and patience to build a car to this level. The attention to detail is unreal. stripping everything for a paint job of that caliber, undercoating the car, oem aero, wheel and parts selection , THAT sr setup. Can't wait to see this shit done, so many years of collecting and waiting to see it finally come together. Definitely something to keep for life.

[Motary]

That blue is amazing!

[s13driftnut]

Love the color, love the quality, good stuff man! Always loved any car that's blue haha

[RVAE34]

Great build and love the color! Lots of clean cars in your stable!

[blo0d]

love builds that put in sound deadening, keep it up!! hate noisy how car interiors sound when that crap is removed... but as they used to say why? cuz racecar yo

[97nismo]

updates???????