Mac's FC "Build" Thread
Haha thanks guys. Wanted to change up the look by going for more of a functional track look. Hence the painted tires. Everyone says my car belong in nascar haha, ohh well.
Showed the fc at Autocon today...I like this one (;
More pics to come when I find them lol.
Showed the fc at Autocon today...I like this one (;
More pics to come when I find them lol.
More from Autocon...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3QRZNjSqE
Pic of my buddies S2k.
Also got rid of the cute looking nuisance sticker and got new banners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3QRZNjSqE
Pic of my buddies S2k.
Also got rid of the cute looking nuisance sticker and got new banners.
I'm so jealous we didnt get those rims in Australia. They're fucken sick!!!
Keep the crown Vic's or send em over to me in Australia and I'll put them to use lol
Also why do so many American guys have n/a rx7s? Over here there pretty rare.
Keep the crown Vic's or send em over to me in Australia and I'll put them to use lol
Also why do so many American guys have n/a rx7s? Over here there pretty rare.
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Lol some one at corp. decided we shouldn't have more powerful things.. I ask why we don't have s15 and turbo s13 and s14 or b series crx
Americans during the 70s, 80s, and early 90s basically saw Japanese cars as stupid toy cars or econoboxes. Imports didn't really catch on as performance vehicles until the mid-late 90s. The N/A versions of the cars were cheaper and sold better because americans, for the most part, were to dumb to understand that a small displacement engine could keep with a larger displacement with some called a turbo that did witchcraft under the hood.
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Finally got some pics together of the 18s. I got a buddy of mine to take pics for me since I only have a camera phone at the moment.
XXR 527
-18x9.75 +20 all around
-225/40/18 all around
-Painted them w/ duplicolor white
I also shimmed my diff and took pics of the process. Its just a matter of uploading pics and doing a little how to. I'll hopefully get that up soon for you guys that were asking for it.
XXR 527
-18x9.75 +20 all around
-225/40/18 all around
-Painted them w/ duplicolor white
I also shimmed my diff and took pics of the process. Its just a matter of uploading pics and doing a little how to. I'll hopefully get that up soon for you guys that were asking for it.
Thanks for all the comments guys, I got a little photoshoot today, so you'll see that up soon.
Damn, after looking at that pic made me realize how much I miss that setup! Haha oh wells. Nope no spacers were used. No room for spacers, except maybe for a 5mm in the front. But fitment was pretty much spot on with those wheels.
Damn, after looking at that pic made me realize how much I miss that setup! Haha oh wells. Nope no spacers were used. No room for spacers, except maybe for a 5mm in the front. But fitment was pretty much spot on with those wheels.
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Thanks for all the comments guys, I got a little photoshoot today, so you'll see that up soon.
Damn, after looking at that pic made me realize how much I miss that setup! Haha oh wells. Nope no spacers were used. No room for spacers, except maybe for a 5mm in the front. But fitment was pretty much spot on with those wheels.
Damn, after looking at that pic made me realize how much I miss that setup! Haha oh wells. Nope no spacers were used. No room for spacers, except maybe for a 5mm in the front. But fitment was pretty much spot on with those wheels.
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i love the S4 look it makes me more than happy to keep my vert S4, but the S5 is top notch aswell keep up the prestige lol, and good luck with your progression in drifting, trust me, speaking from experience, the power will help, it will give you alot more head room, but you will miss flooring it, my track car is a big *** turbo KA-T s13 but i still often miss my bone stock KA S14 (stolen 
) i miss mashing the gas through the turn in 2nd, now it's like 1/2 throttle in 3rd and its mad loose lol, its good and bad i guess, i always loved giving a car hell and seeing how it responds( i think that is really how you see what a chassis is made of), i cant do that anymore but 3rd gears are a breeze now 
. Its a Trade off and i guess its welcome but if i can shim the NA diff and slide it i will enjoy the low power once again!!
) i miss mashing the gas through the turn in 2nd, now it's like 1/2 throttle in 3rd and its mad loose lol, its good and bad i guess, i always loved giving a car hell and seeing how it responds( i think that is really how you see what a chassis is made of), i cant do that anymore but 3rd gears are a breeze now . Its a Trade off and i guess its welcome but if i can shim the NA diff and slide it i will enjoy the low power once again!!
Did some freshening up to the motor this week.
Problems before:
1) Coolant leaking into intake due to lack of water jacket o-rings on intake manifold
2) Crack in oem radiator, eventually poured out while driving and temps shot up
3) Exhaust manifold gasket leak
4) Alternator wouldn't charge the battery until I revved the car to 6k
5) Leaky oil cooler lines
Solutions:
1) Instead of going to mazdatrix and spending $10 on 2 o-rings. I went to Oreilys and spent $2.50 for a pack of 5, very happy.
2) My buddy did a rad swap on his s2000 so I figured I'd rock his stock one since he just gave it to me. I flipped the radiator over and clamped the hoses down on it. Over all the s2k rad is wider but the core is thinner, still keeps my car cool though and no leaks. Again I'm still happy.
3) Just replaced the manifold gasket.
4) Threw out the fd alternator, got me a ford taurus alt and wired it up. Charges at 14.3, no more revving the car up to charge. Very very happy at this point.
5) Came up on some brand new oil cooler lines for the fc at the junkyard, super steal!
Finished product and ready for the weekend...
Moved oil cooler to receive fresh air from my bumper cut out. (I'll be moving the coolant tank out of the way, just don't know where yet.
S2000 rad fits like a glove in the fc.
Problems before:
1) Coolant leaking into intake due to lack of water jacket o-rings on intake manifold
2) Crack in oem radiator, eventually poured out while driving and temps shot up
3) Exhaust manifold gasket leak
4) Alternator wouldn't charge the battery until I revved the car to 6k
5) Leaky oil cooler lines
Solutions:
1) Instead of going to mazdatrix and spending $10 on 2 o-rings. I went to Oreilys and spent $2.50 for a pack of 5, very happy.
2) My buddy did a rad swap on his s2000 so I figured I'd rock his stock one since he just gave it to me. I flipped the radiator over and clamped the hoses down on it. Over all the s2k rad is wider but the core is thinner, still keeps my car cool though and no leaks. Again I'm still happy.
3) Just replaced the manifold gasket.
4) Threw out the fd alternator, got me a ford taurus alt and wired it up. Charges at 14.3, no more revving the car up to charge. Very very happy at this point.
5) Came up on some brand new oil cooler lines for the fc at the junkyard, super steal!
Finished product and ready for the weekend...
Moved oil cooler to receive fresh air from my bumper cut out. (I'll be moving the coolant tank out of the way, just don't know where yet.
S2000 rad fits like a glove in the fc.
Last edited by _Mac_; Dec 22, 2011 at 07:29 PM.
Figured it was about time I make a thread, always getting a bunch of pms for my car(which is cool) I just forget to respond to some haha. Hopefully this will help people who may have questions. The first couple pics may just be more of a picture thread since I didn't take any pics of the process of building and installing parts. This is just to get you guys caught up to where I am now lol.
Here we go anyway:
Bone stock, right after smog and registration:
MB Weapons
-17x9 +17 all around
-235/40/17 front
-255/40/17 rear
BC Br-Type Coilovers
S5 Tails
Pignose Lip off of a early model 240sx(zenki s13)
205/40/17 Front
235/4017 Rear
VMR VB3 Wheels
-18x9.5 +22 all around
-Redrilled to 5x114.3 by VMR
-225/40/18 Front
-245/40/18 Rear
S5 Mirrors
Smoked Turn Signals
Varrstoen TE37 Style
-18x9 +15 all around
-215/35/18 Front
-245/40/18 Rear
Crown Victoria Wheels
-16x7 +6ish all around
-5mm slip on spacer in front to clear 4pots
-205/40/16 Front
-225/45/16 Rear
Sorry if most pics are the same and it just seems I just get new wheels all the time, I do get other parts for my fc as well haha.
Things not pictured:
-BC BR-Type Coilover 8k front 6k Rear
-TCS Lateral Camber Link
-Shimmed LSD with beer can method (It actually WORKS!)
-Momo Monte Carlo Steering Wheel
-Pioneer HeadUnit
-Security Alarm
-Nismo Shift ****
-MMR DTSS Eliminators
-Pinion Snubber
-ABS Delete
Motor is 100% stock, I replaced and freshened up everything up.
Here we go anyway:
Bone stock, right after smog and registration:
MB Weapons
-17x9 +17 all around
-235/40/17 front
-255/40/17 rear
BC Br-Type Coilovers
S5 Tails
Pignose Lip off of a early model 240sx(zenki s13)
205/40/17 Front
235/4017 Rear
VMR VB3 Wheels
-18x9.5 +22 all around
-Redrilled to 5x114.3 by VMR
-225/40/18 Front
-245/40/18 Rear
S5 Mirrors
Smoked Turn Signals
Varrstoen TE37 Style
-18x9 +15 all around
-215/35/18 Front
-245/40/18 Rear
Crown Victoria Wheels
-16x7 +6ish all around
-5mm slip on spacer in front to clear 4pots
-205/40/16 Front
-225/45/16 Rear
Sorry if most pics are the same and it just seems I just get new wheels all the time, I do get other parts for my fc as well haha.
Things not pictured:
-BC BR-Type Coilover 8k front 6k Rear
-TCS Lateral Camber Link
-Shimmed LSD with beer can method (It actually WORKS!)
-Momo Monte Carlo Steering Wheel
-Pioneer HeadUnit
-Security Alarm
-Nismo Shift ****
-MMR DTSS Eliminators
-Pinion Snubber
-ABS Delete
Motor is 100% stock, I replaced and freshened up everything up.