Here is my winter project. I traded for it used and abused from a guy who had transplanted a jspec engine and turbo drivetrain, only to have it blow after 3 months IIRC. Anyway, I put a stock engine and drivetrain back in it for the time being, and will explore engine mods at a later time.

Here is a list of mods.

-new blaze red paint
-mitsubishi 3kGT wing
-89-91 turbo front lip
-89-91 turbo sideskirts
-power antenna relocated 2" forward to accomodate the wing
-custom catback (cheap mufflers, man do they sound deep)
-turbo hood
-front turnsignals converted to eurospec with seperate turn and parking lights
-silver reverse glow gauges
-MOMO shift ****
-FD efini japanese steering wheel
-custom shift boot and e-brake boot, made by Ralf Wilms in SC (vertrx7@yahoo.com)
-Kenwood japanese MD/CD/MP3 deck
-89-91 coupe console (holds MD's perfectly)
-18" x 8.5" MOMO sport wheels and tires
-foglights rewired to run anytime I switch them on (versus only with headlights on lowbeam)

Here are some pics with the stock wheels, and more with the 18's.

 

 

 

Nice vert

 

VERY NICE...suprised how well the 3kgt wing looked....i thought it would be huge seeing how the car is...wellll...huge!

wanna sell me your vert wheels?

and did you have to do any modification to the steering wheel / hub to get the efini wheel on...cause i was thinkin of buying one

 

pretty tight. dont care for the spoiler. run it hard.

 

DAMN NICE LANDERS
damn nice.
anything less impressive would not have been expected.

 

very cool man, but where are the 18s?

makes me want to go bug that guy across town with the black vert to sell it......

 

Kevin that is pretty much my secondary dream car. Very nice indeed. Me likey, me likey alot.

 

GO VERT GO!! I love mine, have fun

Why red though? There's too many damned red cars on the road already...yes, it looks pretty but...oh **** it, nice car

 

That is one sweet looking vert. WOW!!

 

Nice loking vert. Looks good with the new wheels. Why did you switch the drive train back?

 

wow, those 18" momo's look like they should be accompanied by some HUGE amounts of bass with the top down. aren't those heavy? i had some 17x8 momo sports they were 46lbs with Potenza's on them. huge difference over those vert wheels

 

wow that looks good. you need to paint the "grill" black though

mike

 

excellent looking car!!!
wut did u do with the old rims?

 

How much are you offering? Ah, I'll prolly keep them, theyre nice wheels in case I get tired of the 18s one day.

I had to trim about 1/8" material off the back of the wheel to gain clearance for the column covers, and I had to remove the turn angle cancel sensor/rotor from the steering column for it to fit at all, the FD one is apparently much flatter. As a consequence now I have to cancel my own turns.

Didnt wait for the last few pics to load huh? lol theyre in there.

Hell yeah theyre heavy as a bitch. But, hell, it's a 'vert, so it really doesnt matter. Im not out to make this a fast car, just a nice one.

Well, I decided not to run a turbo engine for the time being. So, I didnt need the drivetrain either. It adds almost 100lb to the car which isnt necessary. Plus, Im now running an ultra rare 3.9 LSD from an AT GXL, this helps me keep the revs and noise down on the highway, and this is important seeing how it is a 'vert with an exhaust (more for looks than performance). Plus, I took some of the money I got from the drivetrain and put it back into some of the other mods for the car. I felt it would be best if it looked nice before I tried to make it fast.

 

damn..i want the wheels so damn bad...400 + shipping

 

Nice job, sir.

 

Always got something hidden up your sleeve! I don't like the 18's all too much, think the vert ones looked better. The wing looks pretty damn nice, where'd you come up with that idea? And what kind of cheap mufflers are those and are you still runnin the cats on that?

 

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What, you dont think I can go rex-less do you? lol

I think you either hate em or love em. Im undecided as of yet...I bought em off ebay for dirt cheap, so either way it doesnt matter. They still retail for $400+ EACH rim, IIRC it was $479. IF I wanna sell em, I wont lose out.

The only thing I dont like about em is the fact that they stick out a little more than Id like. Theyre actualy offset and sized more for something like a 300Z or 3kGT, but I have no rubbing problems as of yet.

Think so? I think they look good, but are just too small for the car, especially with the ground effects now. IM stil seriously thinking of getting some s5 t2 rims and putting on it.

About 6 months or more ago I saw a post in the FS section where a guy had a turbo vert same color as mine with that wing, and I promptly had to find out what it was from. It fits the car so well.

3A racing or some ****? I got em free, along with the catback (2.25" pipe) on a partscar.

Yes, the stock precat and main cat are intact, but not for long. I plan to remove the main cat and put a pipe in it's place. IM worried it will become quite a bit louder with the catback though, so I might ahve to find a presilencer or something. Right now the sound is PERFECT. IT is deep as hell, and not really intrusive on the road.

 

Nice, that's how I'm hoping my NA setup ends up (with those el cheap-o bomz evo things) I do agree that the vert rims look too small for the car, didn't you have a set of s5 TII rims you sold for dirt cheap not too long ago? I've been trying to find a set for so long I think i've been looking longer than i had the car! Is that the same car I bought the AFM from?

 

Kevin, are you into performance at all, as in like drag racing, auto xing, etc? With your know how you could build an awsome 1/4 mile beast! Nice vert though, looks nice! Oh and, is that your house? Is that where you do your work then too or do you have a seperate place for RR?

 

Kev, now all you need is the silver wheel lip trim from the parts car and you are golden!

Where did you end up getting it painted?

 

NOW I see those rims.....I like em but not as much as the rest of the package. Kinda reminds me of the old Conquest wheels....but they fill out the wheel wells nice though. VERY cool ride.

 

Kevin, you must answer thine question now! hehe.