at first i was like ehhhh about the wheels too but theyre starting to grow on me. i like them on the car now

 

shes come along way. cant wait to drive this thing again...hurry up stupid winter!

 

Anyone have pix of a kseries fuel line set up?

 

Got rid of the weds?

 

Hmmmmmmmm.

 

khevin-yea a while back to finish up the motor
whiteslips- looking clean as always

 

Beyond clean.

 

is this celestial blue pearl B53P?


nice hatch btw

 

lookin good bro

 

im finally going original! hahahahaha

picked these up last night...with the tires too (185/60 though)



original 5Zigen FN01R-C... they are 15x7 +33....this offset for this wheel is pretty hard to find here... most are the +42 variant.

anyway...will be pairing these with Federal 595 RS-R in 205/50/15.

main concern though is the +33 and 205/50 causing scrubs with the fender...thinking of running -2.5 (f) & -1.5(r) camber for street driving use (about 60-80 miles/week) and since i intend on attending track days.... guess this is alright?

wat think u guys on the camber?


Rota Auto X will be up for sale as soon as I get these wheels refurbished

 

GreyGoose - Did you buy those NRs off Jon w/ the Red EK?

WhiteSlips - Looks perfect. Motor looks right at home in your bay. Maybe slap a nice ram horn manifold right in front and get silly!

 

whiteslips looking so fresh! love it.

 

Thanks guys! Plan is to get it running NA, make sure everything is good to go and then start saving for a little turbo setup. Nothing crazy, just want to make over 200WHP.


My wheels are 16x7 +35 and I run a 205-40, so the overall height is probably very similar to what you will be running. Mine rubs a tiny bit only at full lock with a little speed. My car has 2.5 degrees camber in the front and 1.5 in the rear. If you turn the tabs up in the front and do a slight roll on the rear you should be fine unless you plan on slamming the crap out of it.

 

Been a while since I've checked in here. Bay looks good white slips. You can make 200 without turbo though lol

 

I had 15x6.5 +37 with 205/50 615s and the rears would rub on hard turns. Rear fenders weren't completely rolled though.

 

Thanks! How's your car doing?

I know I could, but not with a stock non-vtec LS. I'm no engine builder, but I can throw a turbo kit on and have it tuned by someone though.

 

hhhmmmm... looks like i might be fine with the 2.5 & 1.5 camber... my fenders are rolled... thing is basically flat on the inner side... ex-owner used to run them rare +28(iirc) TE37s with 195/55/15

and no... i aint slamming it... its got 2 finger gap between tire and fender..leaving the height as it is... coz trackday car and mainly coz speedbumps

oh yeah... seems the rub is during turns... wat about straight road with some bumps and passengers in the rear? coz thats where my wife and baby sits when theyre in the car

 

If your fenders are rolled and you run that amount of camber you should be fine 99% of the time. If the tire rubs the fender occasionally at the track it will likely be okay as long as it isn't making cuts in the sidewall or anything.

I've had probably 100 pounds of stuff in the hatch/trunk for a car show once, but my car is pretty dang low and it didn't rub going straight at all no matter how big the bump. In the front I think the upper control arms will hit the strut tower before the tire will make contact with anything usually.

 

It really depends on the setup. My coupe practically tucked rim with skunk2 pro-s coilovers, front rates with in the vicinity of 6k and the tire hit the frame before the uca hit the shock tower with 195/50/15 on 15x7+32. With my hatch I had 15x6.5+24 with balloon 195/50/15 khumo ecsta ast's tucking a little tire with 12k springs, never had tire or uca contact. Then I replaced the uca with MOOG pieces when I did the ball joints and the UCA hit the shock tower on a daily basis

 

That is true. If you run a stiffer rate spring than the UCA is less likely to contact the strut tower just because it takes more force to bottom out the shock. I don't think I've ever had the tire contact anything, but you can tell where the UCA has hit either side of the strut tower a few times.

I think my car is pretty low, but still functional. I'm going up to a bigger tire soon though, so probably going to raise it up another 1/2" or so.

 

well i guess its gonna have to be a trial and error thing for now....hope all goes well....been wanting to run 15x7 (or 15x8) with 205/50/15 for over a year now..

and i hope my plans of 282mm BB1 rotor with Nissan Silvia 4pot caliper clears this wheel...theoretically it should, as ive seen +35 with R33 caliper clear, but theres always the barrel and spoke design to get in the way...

 

yea i got them off him.

 

want to trade your rega's for mint 16' te37's ? in white?

 

congrats haylex for making it to #4!!

http://stickydiljoe.com/2013/01/07/t...s-of-2012-5-2/

 

^ X2! Well deserved Alex! Always been a fan of your car! I've kept up with the build thread on NWP!