Those mudflaps look so good with those wheels! Really nice setup

 

I miss the clean look on 16's sometimes. These wheels were sadly stolen along with my brother's 10th AE

 

Hate thieves... Learned my lesson when I got my 610 coupe stolen.
when my Datsun got stolen it allowed me to make an irresponsible car purchase.




Back O/T

Got some ssr lug nuts and new koyo rad in the mail yesterday. Also scored some used fogs that should be coming in fairly soon

 

Aluminum ssr lugs next to some project mu lugs I might toss on if I ever have a need for extended studs.
Shot of them on the wheels with my koyo dual pass rad in the background

 

End of year update, enjoying the last few moments of being all white till the s5 front goes on.

 

Another pic of the dual pass radiator
Got my fogs and some other goods from Banzai Racing in.
Today's agenda is an easy and simple engine bay clean up

 

How are you liking that new radiator? I'm looking to get a new one for my build just was looking for some input on these.

 

Visually it looks great, just feels quality in your hands. Im sure with proper ducting and a fan it should be overkill for my setup. 10/10 would recommend. My only complaint is the finish is less than mirror. Should buff out nicely with some polish though

 

Shout outs to Banzai for the hotwheels fb! Haha you guys are so rad

~dual alternator pulley
~misc delete plates
~omp delete




Fog light set I will be reconditioning whenever new bulbs come in the mail.
Still waiting on the turn signal assemblies to come in the mail too but the new lenses sure are a nice back up to have just in case

 

This month is going to be mostly dedicated to getting this engine bay prepped since I need to pay off some debts..

This was a while ago after cleaning up a rats nest of aftermarket wiring.




Here she is cleaned up a slight bit more with the dual belt pulley installed and the air pump and ps pump removed.





Broken omp line, hoping it's not too late but eh not a big deal

 

Wish I could have a section of this thread dedicated to the silly things I find from the PO... This can't be stock...
Why would you ever want to tap into the air pump!? there's bolts on the underside of the intake tube as well smothered in silicone

Also found an exposed vac hose for the cruise control and plugged that up

 

Disassembly



Prep

All sanding+buffing done in alternating directions and by hand
-1000 wetsand
-1500 wetsand
-2000 wetsand
-3000 wetsand
-buff out w/meguiar's plastx
-buff out w/protectant



Assembled

-painted exterior housing plastic black krylon fusion
-freshened up plastic with back to black
-sealed with black rtv
-kept silver fog trim
-cleaned hardware

 

Lots of meticulous hard work! Bravo!

 

Yeah, your refurb work on the fogs is admirable.
Too bad the factory fogs are so pathetic that you'll never know if they're on or off.

 

haha thanks, much appreciated ^^

Thanks
Anything helps when sticking to factory halogens

 

Very interesting. I did the same with my fog lenses and yours turned out much clearer, at a glance, than mine. May just be the angle of the picture. Thanks for giving me another reason to go back over mine haha. It's looking good, keep up the good work. The more time you take on the little things will reflect in the end.

 

Its funny how this is becoming a thing now. I just polished all but two of my plastic lenses around the car and I can honestly say that akomix has a valid point.
Keep up the good work man it's starting to show.

 

More progress, it's still very grimey. Did the s4 have a manual rack with a/c option?
Might section off the ps bracket and weld a bracket for the a/c pulley (keeping a/c)

 

Relocated some wiring and other small things





Action shot of the banzai block off plates but I need a gasket for the acv, fuel injector wiring courtesy of the previous owner once again.
Will have to redo the harness and injector o-rings

 

New aero came in today
Mandatory test fit

 

Just chilling and brainstorming sideskirt options
A successful day otherwise

 

Ssr valve stems
Notice the pinch on the shot stems is non existent on the ssr, much better design
Really happy I went with these

 

Trying out Lamin-x for the first time, $18 shipped for two 4"x8" squares and a gold squeegee card.

Got some fog bulbs as well that need to be modified, hoping for nicer weather soon so I can continue
cleaning up the engine bay outside

 

Yes, they did. I don't think the bracket is all that easy to come across, but there are some out there.

 

Thanks a ton!
If it exists I will find it, time to hunt.