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Kostamojen
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datsunfreak wrote:
Get them from www.tirerack.com. No sales tax. :wink:

What size tire are you planning to use?

195/45-14 Toyo T1R's, which I have to buy from Les Schwab since they are the only ones who sell them and I have a $20 off coupon for them, hence the reason for buying them before the tax increase...

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Ah, somehow I thought the Enkeis were 13"... :P
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Great to see the rarity.
I think I have a copy of Car&Driver magazines first review of them.

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79cord wrote:
Great to see the rarity.
I think I have a copy of Car&Driver magazines first review of them.

I constantly see those on Ebay... In fact, I see those old reviews more than I see actual parts for the car :|

Small update: Got the wheel bearing finished today at work. Feels MUCH better now :D

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Coming from Japan courtesy keirnna on NASIOC!!!

I still can't believe I actually found it, let alone managed to win the auction for it!

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That is AWESOME! What size is the carb?
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datsunfreak wrote:
That is AWESOME! What size is the carb?

Weber IDF 44

I don't think it came with a filter or velocity stacks, so I think I need to pick some of those up.

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vw shops will have them cause the 44idf's are used alot on aircooled vw's
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My crown jewels have arrived :D

Weber manifold + IDF44 carb!!!

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Clear corner lights!!!

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New front valence from a "Sports" model!!!

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Special thanks to keirnna!!!

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Kostamojen wrote:
My crown jewels have arrived :D

New front valence from a "Sports" model!!!


Cool. I was wondering why this one looked a little different in the front... :wink:

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Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I've been working on things that aren't really worth photographing yet, but heres what i've got going on right now...

I put the front and rear suspensions partly back together (the front is almost done, minus bushings, and the rear is done but the whole torsion-rod setup back there will require me to build it off the car and reinstall it) so when my wheels/tires are done I can test the ride height and pick which shocks I'll used based on minimum-height.

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Here are a couple photos of the rolled front fenders that actually came out quite well:

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Oh, and I test-fit the "Sports" / JDM front grill!

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As you can see, it does a MUCH better job of hiding the front suspension than the original valence did...

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Just got the wheels back from powder coating!

Had it done at http://www.powdercoat-it.com/ HIGHLY recommend them to anyone in the Sacramento area that needs some powdercoating work done!

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Tires will be here Tuesday :)

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Tires will be here Tuesday :)


What size did you end up getting? 175/50?
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datsunfreak wrote:
Kostamojen wrote:
Tires will be here Tuesday :)


What size did you end up getting? 175/50?

195/45 R14 Toyo T1R's

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Tires installed and on the car!

I'll roll it out the garage this weekend and take GOOD photos... But I know what length of shocks I need now (its bottomed out right now, which means I need SHORTER shocks)

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Plenty of rear clearance now!

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Bad news...

The FRONTS need spacers :( They don't clear the center of the hubs... I saw a pic on that JDM blog that had spacers in the front and I wondered why, now I know...

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would machining a bit of the wheel help?
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burabuda wrote:
would machining a bit of the wheel help?


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They are looking hell of flush right now, how's a spacer gonna make them fit/look?

Or are we talking like a 3mm spacer?
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Yeah it looks like you need a spacer to clear that center section after looking at the pics again, should be a simple fix
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bajasoobnut wrote:
Yeah it looks like you need a spacer to clear that center section after looking at the pics again, should be a simple fix

This is what the dude in Japan did:

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But yes, that round center section is whats in the way :(

Machining the wheel or that hub is not really an option.

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Then spacers it is! :P
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