pics man pics.

what do you want to do w/ the car? that is the first question you need to ask yourself.

 

get a tune-up?

 

Body kit...suspension...rims...interior work..exterior work.. i dont know, what kind of project are you looking for ?

 

coilovers, rims, 3inch exhaust to make your car sic while saving up for a turbo haha.

 

KA, CA, SR, RB, VG, VH, VK???...
Speakers, subs, amps, TV, and car PC???...
Brakes, seats, custom paint, tint???...

 

You can drive it.... thats what I whould do I I bought a new car :eek3dance

 

well, i want to buy some new wheels and tire, and Lesch swab was going to hook me up for cheap, but i dont know if i want to go 5 lug or not. Is there any real reason to go 5 lug? do you need it for bigger breaks? It seems expenisve to do also. I need wheels soon, mine are stock wheels that were spray painted black, but he cleaned one off with paint thinner. So i have 3 black wheels, and one silver wheel with gray patches... I want to upgrade my suspension also.

I also tried to install my cd player out of my old car, but couldnt figure out how to do it. do i have to buy adapters for the wires and stuff? I dont want to pay to get it done, because its just a temporary cd player until i can get a whole new setup.

i was looking at a "k spec aero wing," but it was a replica and over 300 dollars. does anyone know where i can find the k spec body kit?. i guess i need to decide what kind of headlights i want also.

I know i want to put an SR in eventually, and i have some money put aside to get me going on it. should i wait until i have an sr before i can install new exhaust?

 

oh yeah, and im building to drift.

 

if youre building to drift, the first thing you need to do is coilovers and the rest of the suspension. your sound system isnt going to help you drift, so you might want to hold back on blowing your money on electronics. and the next thing youre gonna want is a turbo, which is even more money. and the purpose of the 5 lug is for bigger brakes, which youll want when you get more power, til then its not really necessary.

 

and the purpose of the 5 lug is for bigger brakes, which youll want when you get more power, til then its not really necessary.

Wrong... You can get brake upgrades in 4 lug. I got my 300zx rotors redrilled to fit. The reason to get 5 lug is so you have a better selection of wheels because finding wide wheels in our lug pattern is difficult.

 

5 lug gives you a better selection of wheels. Brakes (Q45 or Z32) can be redrilled to your 4 lug pattern. Coilovers are suspension are good places to start for a drift setup. Check out KTS coils from www.splparts.com
www.boostdesigns.com has Mookeh (sp) coilovers but I havent heard much about them yet...

 

oh yeah, i forgot to tell you that its an F***ing automatic right now...

what about a nismo suspension setup?

http://www.nissanusa.com/content/0,.../content/0,,action-NStaticLoader_path-@nissan@nismo@static@nismoLanding,00.html

 

I think you should convert it to a manual first

 

I think you should convert it to a manual first

You definately need to do that and get a LSD.

 

seems like it would be easiest to swap the motor and tranny all at once... i think i wll start working on the suspension and buy some new wheels.

i have also wondering if a turbo charged KA would out perform an sr20...is there a reason people dont like to work with the KA?

 

I hope this thread doesn't become another SR vs. KA thread....I'm not going to comment on the KA....its really personal preference.


Anyways, it is easier to swap the motor and tranny at once. Just make sure you have neccessary pieces to complete the swap (i.e. clutch pedal, hardlines).

 

Goto the KA section and read... then goto the SR section and read... then goto the RB section and read. Drive your car for a whlie and decide what you want to do.

 

first replace all the fluids, and do a tune up like simple s14 said. especially if you don't know who it belonged to before you. do routine maintence. stuff that can go wrong.. will! make sure everything is good before you spend all your money on performance, or (body kits and headlights :nono) and have a giant winged flashlight sitting in your driveway.

 

Check for leaks and stuff like that. If your drifting and the slightest thing goes bad KA BAMM your gone and your pride and joy is gone.