Take 2! First thread was so photo heavy a few people said they couldn't load it up! So this time around im going to have to post it over a few pages so the more comments the more i can update! (thats not click bate honest! haha)
Hey all, long time member but not a massive poster, Im not sure why i never made a thread on here before now? i had a main one on the RSOC but after falling out with an admin on there a good few years back i mainly stuck with the american focaljet forum and a local track group, both of which have dried up a little with little traffic. Facebook is normally my place to post recent work and going's on but i love reading though build threads so figured mine mite be of some use to some people, although im not sure we will see much more FRS's getting chopped up these days with the way the market it going with them. A lot of this is copy and paste job so if it looks like im talking to no one its because iv missed a question from someone out lol!Bare with me, this is nearly 10 years worth, and my English sucks...
My names Jack , some will know me , others wont , some might know my car also
Long story short , My Car = My Life , worked my ass off at 17 > 18(going on 19) to get it , nothing other than my reg plate which was my 18th birthday pressy has been given to me.
Bought it on Friday the 13th of march 2009 when i was 18 , couldn't insure it when i was 18 so had to wait 2 months until i was 19 so i could. it sitting on the drive was the biggest tease in the world!
so this is a little story about my car and its progress to date, and future plans! , enjoy!
so like i said beging of 2009 i started looking for my new car, at 18 i was going through a JDM faz with a close mate having a 800bhp skyline , i was determined to go jap and get into that scene! , looked for a EP3 and started to find a few with my budget , but one think kept stopping me , INSURANCE! , young driver insurance is nuts , but aswell as wanting a new car , i had the speed bug in me so i dint want to go for something slow and JDM , it had to have a bit of get up and go about it!
long story short it turns out just about any import car is high on insurance for that reason, its a import!
, so the list was cut short to what i liked and could afford to buy and insure!
The RS was actually a laugh , i didnt think i would get insure due to the fact it was 1. a RS , 2. a Turbo! , but thanks to its CAT1 alarm , it was insurable !
took me 2 months to look for one i liked and this beauty turned up at blackburn, over my price range but justified due to the fact it only had 17k on the clock!
love at first sight! and i bought it!
nothing wrong with it btw! i was just cleaning the engine bay!
like iv said above had to wait untill may to get behind the wheel!
got to take my hat off to the previous owner , she was mint! lovely standard car and that was my plan to keep it standard! lol soon got side tracked! lol
took it along to a PH RR day at wallace where the car made a healthy looking 221bhp (213bhp standard)
then i got into the polished bliss way of life and gave it a detail!
by this point it was on about 20k , thought it would be rude not to show off my "practically" concourse car ,so i did a few car shows with it!
was also up a alford for the SIDC day just to show the car again , but i heard track was on so i went on just for fun! was a good laugh! (leaning over makes you go faster!)
a wee vid!
another show
now by now i had got a few things done to the RS's engine , decat full system , remap and a KN
Much to my surprise she made 300bhp !
back on track at another SIDC day
Then came a big deal for me ! , after i had done them little sprints if you want to call it that , i wanted to go faster , rather than sit down and think about maby going to KH or that , i decided to go to the RING! lol
i spent about £2000 just on bits for the car to make sure it made it back , a heap of little bits that were bothering me and also some coilovers as i found on track i was moving a bout to much under braking ! not what you need at high speeds at the ring!
had a ace trip and made it back in one peice which is always a bonus!
lapping in the rain!
ace photo!
little vid ! , i think this was my 6th lap, 9:45 i think was the time
, and that was it ! i was hooked on track days and speed!
so as soon as i got back , guess what! , SIDC day again! lol
followed swiftly by a KH day!
then because the car had been well behaved , and not cost me anything , i had a few coin sitting so bought a set of TD pro race 1.2's!
and now i had a spaire set of rims i bought 2 slicks and fitted them for feutre track days!
didnt have to wait long!
then got a hybrid turbo and 4-1 manifold on
glowing mani!
then i started to think more track!
365mm AP racing disks and calipers were fitted! aka fooking big stoppers!
along with a pro200 seat and SD 6 point harness!
one final clean as i knew it was going to go down hill from here!
also wheels got a make over and a full set of slicks!
slicks and ap's!, tight!
action shot!
vid
keeping the GTR behind me!
Also did KH backwards , kinda hard and i dont like it if im honest! also had a off!
opps!
vid 1 off at 2:15
vid 2 nearly at 4:25
poor pic!
and the car as it sits today!
also plan on doing Time Attack next year (just some OHW's)
Plans for the car!
Full poly bush the car w/powder coated everything w/new nuts and bolts
KW V1's or some AST or something custom
Adjustable rear camber arms
Adjustable top mounts of some sort (looking like evo mounts)
Vibra tech race mounts
3" BCS system
Front mount intercooler
Under floor swirl pot w/044 pump
Live Map by sarbe
7-point Safety Devices cage w/harness bars + cross door bars
Another pro2000 seat and harness
Rear defuser/flat floor
Flocked dash w/custom radio blank (made already)
WRC ex-Mcrae MSPORT bonnet (got)
Fiberglass rear boot
Poly carb windows
Sparco electric fire system
Electric cut off
I want 400bhp at least and similar ftlb's
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thanks for all the comments guys!
bought some more bits and bobs for the RS ,
got the bonnet sent to a mate for fixing (it came of a WRC's car so was kinda bashed up haha!)
next got a carbon radio surround for the car , the dash will be going away to get flocked some point soon and then this will go in with my custom radio blank i made , it looks shinny but its matt finish
then got my other seat and fitted that! matching pair !
next been toying with the idea for the rear diffuser , got two options top is like off a RX7 bottom is off a S2 lotus ,
got a bit carryed away in photoshop! haha
think the lotus one is what im going to do!
enjoy!