Lmao. I'm not installing them. This is why we have a body shop... And decide when I get to that point. While down the road.

 

You haz no skillz like me.

Jk I had 2 autobody workers do like 95%

 

what are you serious??? u can change the front end, but cant install a wide body. its like installing a body kit. idk, it fairly easy, some custom fitment has to be done, but for reals???

well, on any note, ill find out what that stuff is called that way you can look into it, and let your body shop guy know about it. i dont know how good they are w/ this type of stuff, but a lot of people just put it on w/ rivets and kind the rivets w/ bondo or fiberglass; and eventually will lead to cracking. anywho, it wont hurt to look into it. besides, it'll be like a few weeks, my friend just went up north and wont be down until then. as soon as i know, you will know.

 

what are you serious??? u can change the front end, but cant install a wide body. its like installing a body kit. idk, it fairly easy, some custom fitment has to be done, but for reals???

Don't bother with looking. I'm not doing it. My body guy is the same guy that took my STi down to half a car and rebuilt it from the B-pillar back after a race crash before I owned it. He knows what he's doing.

In any case, it's going to be raw rivets, no molding or

Now. Onto the quote. You DO realize there's a huuuuuuuuuuuuge difference between bolting up and nudging into place a used pre-fitted fenders, with OEM hood and bumper....and cutting/welding the rear quarters and fitting up the kit right? You cut and added flares, we're cutting welding and adding entire quarter panels. It's a wee bit more than installing a body kit....

Not the first rodeo into body work. It's the same as engine internals. Sure I have a general idea of how I would do it, but for a reasonable price, I'm going to let the guys with years and years of experience and the specialized tools do it right. That large of a panel, you'll see in a second if it's messed up.

 

lmao every one so MAD

it doesn't look that bad

 

..s15 front end swap is a walk in the park compared to molding on rear over fenders.. can hardly compare the 2 lol. I've done both.

Seen the work his body guy did, he is more then capable Baha.

 

^Haha that's right, forgot I showed you the during of half-car. Rear overs will be riveted and glued though, not molded.

In other news, finished the headlight wiring and tidying up of the harnesses. Looks OEM now. (Right plugs, right lengths of harness, taped, etc)

 

Not the exact headlight, but all of these are still city lights:

You need to do this, hawt:

 

^Rick had to find me the bulb. lol

 

i get where your coming from. i've helped my friend with his, and it seemed easy from when we did it; and thats how he compared it to me. anywho, thats some good shit, if you got a good body guy. its hard to find good people here, which is why i'd prefer to do my own work, and with a friends help from time to time. a lot of shops around here rip people off. over charge for little stuff. makes me a little scared to find out how much would be charged for a big accident here lol.

 

Ordered:
Origin front fenders
Quality HID kit
Bumper retainer bar

Delivered today: BNIB Oem bumper from dealer. Despite giant FRAGILE stickers on the box, something hard and sharp apparently hit the box during shipping, and UPS dumps it and doesn't even ring the bell. Huge hole in box, and a giant gouge in the bumper. Least the dealership didn't hesitate to send me the shipping label and refund. Yay trusted venders.

Still, no fresh bumper for BBQ


In other news, tracked down my body work guy, so I might get the current bumper worked on a little and fresh coat for it and the hood.

Lee's also backed up a solid month, after which the crash bar will be coming in.



Back to crazy work days, updates when I feel like it, lol

 

Ok. Quickie update since it's late.

Dealership found me a new bumper, so that should be here next week.
HID's get here tomorrow.
Bumper retainer is here.

Le' Sexy Shot

Alignment tweaks after a tension rod loosened.

Shiny

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Polish polish polish

Gas station angry is angry at gas prices.

Tonight's addition:

Sanded texture off, painted OEM Millennium Jade to match the valve cover. Came out looking sexy. Reminds me of the R34's painted console.


This weekend:
Install HID kit
Install bumper beam
Adjust LED kit to stabilize on bumps, order more ambers.
Trim FMIC piping and remount core closer in

 

oh baby gurl! touch me gently. dat shit is SEXY!

love it bud! oh and btw i fucking love the s15 front convers.

 

The damaged bumper was probably me...


s15 fronts FTL!


(runs away) :door:

 

rocking RE01-R tires in the rear. i hope your taking care of those tires and not wasting them lol

 

Planning to paint the front end to match the body?

I'm aware theyre both black, but I believe you are OCD in a good way and will make it match and it will look even moar sexier

Me gusta strawberries

 

Haha if by take care of them, you mean play around with predictable traction loss/gain, then yes

And yeah, it's getting painted as soon as the fenders get here from ze ocean ship.


Hokay. Nother fast update, as it's once again almost midnight, and I get up in 4.5 hours.

Totally forgot to get daylight pics of the console, maybe tomorrow.


HID's didn't come in.

Played with the LED's in the cluster, all work again and have uniform light.

Ordered a couple little aesthetic touches for the car, think they'll add some shiny factor.

OEM Bumper Retainer came in. This is probably the most important part of the front end swap. Why? Because now the fenders, bumper, and headlights are all connected by a single bar. But that's not even the important part!

Like most cars, it's had a fender bender or two, like the deer I piledrived. Headlight brackets and front end in general gets bent and warped easily.

S14 Kouki Brackets = S15 Brackets
Core Support mounts = same.

What's this add up to?

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Knowing where the mounting points are supposed to be when new, I was able to properly bend the brackets back to near-new spacing. Booya. Front end looks a lot better, will look baller with the crash bar taking the weight too.


Also figured out the easiest way to redo the FMIC setup. Woooo.

More tomorrow? Maybe.

 

what i mean is not doing unnecessary burnouts with them lol. i wish they didn't discontinued them. they were amazing tires def the best tire I've ever used.

 

They were fun...but that's why they make the RE-11.

 

dude i looked up the re-11's and they seem like really good grippy tires for a good price!

 

True they made the RE11 to replace the RE01-R but RE01 will be legendary lol well least here in Japan. RE11 are way to pricey here so we have Federal 595 RS-R which are the best for the buck. I have a pair of 245/45/17 RE01-R for track use only

 

Looking good. Did you have someone do the S15 gauge cluster install?

 

Coming right along. Looks good.

 

You do know the RE-01R was the same price as the RE-11, around 200 a tire right?

Monk- Nope, I did it myself. Pieced together the info from the last decade of crappy info out there, as well as the 2 FSM's and got it working no sweat. One giant jigsaw puzzle of wires.

Anyway

New toys ordered:

-Redline shift boot custom made to work with my 15 knob
-Fuse cover:

Caught the mail lady and got my HID's from custom HID conversions, HID kits, LED, CCFL specialists - retrosolutions . Expensive, but lifetime warranty and quality parts. In retrospect, wish I'd ordered the slims. Thought I had, must have changed my mind at some point. /shrug.

Too bright for pics of them on, will try to get some tonight. They're seeeeexy though. 6k bulbs.


Might have found a Kognition Sunroof Delete and standard headliner. Woooo

 

Ok, so I've read this from page 1 in the last 2 days after work. I've never liked S14s, being a S13 owner/fan. BUT, that being said, I am madly in lust with your car. When your posts started sounding like you were going to have to sell shit, I was bummed. Glad to see it all worked out.

I like the S15 too, piss on the naysayers. Do what you want, it's yours.

 

Haha I do that from time to time to see where it's come from and what still needs doing.

6K Goodness

Before I compensated for them being RHD lights

 

looks sick boostin. The S15 front works well on your car.