'88 mx73 build

BeanBone · **Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:31 pm

This thing is so mean! Love it.

glassjaw · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:19 pm

do like the color of the new one

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:30 pm

What are using to lower your car, Shane? I forgot, it's been awhile. Also, how is the ride quality... with or without a full load?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:28 am

Well its still kind of up in the air, but currently I'm planning on air suspension. Going to try a few ideas for the front suspension out on the spare chassis, rear is going to be easy. Right now I'm on sustech springs and camaro/sw20 shocks/struts, and it rides pretty rough (using a 1/4" thick urethane bushing as a bump stop, and damn near resting on it). I'm going to start mock up of new suspension when weather gets better.

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:19 pm

okay, ordered/received lots of ish this weekend.

- slambags #2200 for the front and f/s #2500 bags for the rear.
- T3 camber plates
- T3 RCAs for clearance
- sw20 front struts for the front (replacing my current sw20 rears)
- airbagit.com 5gal tank with 4 3-position valves (same as 8 standard valves)

The plan currently is to shorten the strut tube more for use with the sw20 front struts. Then shave the spring seat off the strut. The front sway bar is coming out, and I'm going to be building a mount on the lower control arm, and building a bracket off the inner wheel well, which will also tie into the upper strut tower for support. Rear is going to be easy, cutting the bump stop housing out (about 3") and welding a bracket to the upper spring seat for the top of the #2500, the lower control arm only needs a hold drilled into it, and it will make a perfect lower mount. The only snag I might run into is tie rod clearance in the front. I don't want to have to notch the unibody, but it's an option.

Hoping to start this next week when the T3 parts get here. I'll update

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john · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:26 am

Can't wait. :tu:

Will it be controllable from inside the car with a reasonably fast rise and drop?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:21 pm

Not going to be too horribly fast, just 3/8s fittings, but ill be able to control it from inside. It'll be fast enough

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:25 pm

Shane, both your cars, got an awesome slammed stance. :tu:

Do you ever get ticketed or pulled over, for having such a LOW ride?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:19 pm

Nope. Cops where I'm at don't look twice. There's enough "race cars" driving around that they don't really bother me. To most people its a grandpa car, even slammed, lol.

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:03 am

shane_lxi wrote:

Nope. Cops where I'm at don't look twice. There's enough "race cars" driving around that they don't really bother me. To most people its a grandpa car, even slammed, lol.

Lucky. I ENVY you Washington/Oregon guys... 1st, you guys have the cleanest, rust-free JNCs aside from Florida and California... and 2nd, you guys got the most laid-back police out there.

Now, can you bring a slammed car like that, in for an inspection sticker... and have it PASS, just like that?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:31 pm

We don't need inspection stickers or emission testing in my county

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KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 7:18 pm

shane_lxi wrote:

We don't need inspection stickers or emission testing in my county

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Whaaaaaaaaaattttt the heeeeeell? :shock:

I gotta move to Washington... screw lameass Massachusetts.

Er, I would move to WA, but I have an ex-girlfriend who's moved back to Lakewood, WA... that's a nightmare, I DON'T want to revisit.

john · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:40 pm

KresSlyda180 wrote:

Now, can you bring a slammed car like that, in for an inspection sticker... and have it PASS, just like that?

You can't?!?

FYI, Oklahoma (and several other states) don't have inspections either.

Here in Texas, JNC's just need lights, brakes, and a horn. :tu:

yella81celica · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:21 pm

that was the one thing i loved about being in WA. i never even did emissions on my 81 celica and when i got an 85 i only did the test once , passed and never had to do it again because it just hit the 25 year mark. Now that im in OR i have to get the 81 tested. just went this last week and failed... need to get together with my friend so i can pass and then switch everything over

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:46 pm

datsunfreak wrote:

KresSlyda180 wrote:

Now, can you bring a slammed car like that, in for an inspection sticker... and have it PASS, just like that?

You can't?!?

FYI, Oklahoma (and several other states) don't have inspections either.

Here in Texas, JNC's just need lights, brakes, and a horn. :tu:

You LUCKY bastards, in other states. Next, you're gonna tell me... marijuana is legal there, too. LOL :wink:

I feel like I'm living in Communist Russia.

liquid51 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:56 pm

Washington pot basically is. All you need is a green card which is super simple to get, I mean you don't even have to be truly hurt to get it. I think you have to pay like 50 bucks or somethin like that for a green card hahahaha.

kingtoy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:40 am

datsunfreak wrote:

KresSlyda180 wrote:

Now, can you bring a slammed car like that, in for an inspection sticker... and have it PASS, just like that?

You can't?!?

FYI, Oklahoma (and several other states) don't have inspections either.

Here in Texas, JNC's just need lights, brakes, and a horn. :tu:

LOL, actually I think it is lights, brakes, horn, wipers and tread on the tires.

kingtoy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:47 am

Sexy Hammer wrote:

I need to get out of Tarrant county.

Why is that?

shane_lxi · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:23 pm

UPDATE! T3 stuff is very nice, I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the package, good quality over-built parts! Should be starting this next week hopefully. I need to get rolling on my s13, but that should be done very soon.

strmrdr23 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:46 pm

wait, t3 has a bag kit for the cressy?!? holy moly! i'm excited to see your build! you going to the golden garden's meet this weekend?

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