so i figured seeing as ive owned this thing for a little over 12 months now, and have been on sau since well before i owned a car, i figured it was about time i posted my build.
first off, a quick history lesson.
by the end of 2007 i was getting sick and tired of driving around in my parents magna, so i started hunting for something decent, i soon stumbled upon a toyota celsior, and in january of '08, i bought it.
its was a pretty cool rig for a first car. bought with the exhaust, wheels, and a field dhc. replaced the exhaust not long after with something that was half decent, 20% tint all round, and a suitably large and loud stereo. sounded like world war 3 with the straight through exhaust, rolled through defect and rbt stations without a second glance, and the ability to drop the arse and lift the nose at the press of a button never ceased to make me grin.
however, it was a 20 year old, so there was a lot of shit going wrong with it, decided to sell it late in '08, and sold it to the first guy that came to have a look at it.
about a month later, a bloke i used to work with gave me a call telling me about a clean s14a he'd just got in at the car yard he was then working at, i went down to check it out that day, was told it had already been sold to another yard, so i gave them my card and played the waiting game.
about an hour later i got a call from the new yard asking me if i wanted to pop round the next day to check it out. so i woke up bright and early the next day, and went and had a look.
on the first drive, 2 things became immediately apparent, there was a bad exhaust leak developing somewhere, and the rear muffler had simple been thrown on with the pipework bent to suit it.
but aside from that, it was mint, in incredible condition for its age and mileage, so i left a deposit, and came back the following week to pick it up.
(stock photo, i didnt take any pics when i picked it up).
dead stocker save for some 33% tint and a very cheap headunit that was at best temperamental.
had 152,000 on the clock (as of now, has 162,000), and a service history dating back to the 100,000km mark, it was pretty obvious that this thing had been babied for the majority of its life.
unfortunately it was the base model, so it didnt have the nissan lip kit, or the fog lights, but i wasnt complaining.
and this is how it looks now;
Interior & Electronics;
Clarion DB286USB HeadUnit
Clarion SRG1620R 2 ways (parcel shelf)
Clarion SRQ1620S Components (doors)
NISMO Gearknob (+ dildo shifter for shits and giggles)
JDM S2 stereo, climate, and gear surrounds.
VELO GP90 Drivers Seat on modified Bride rail (retrimmed in red)
STRI White Face Gauges for; Boost.
PIVOT Water temp gauge
Bosch 6000K HID kit and arctic white parkers
Extended + battery cables
SuperCharge Slim battery
35% Tint
Engine/Intake/Exhaust/Cooling;
Standard turbo rebuilt and highflowed to 2860 specs
Genuine Nissan coolant
Genuine Nissan Filters
HKS Alloy suction kit
Motul 300V Chrono 10/40
NGK BCPR6ES plugs (.8mm gap)
Modified Airbox w/ cold air duct + K&N element
M/Steel 3" Apex'i Catback exhaust
AM Performance S/Steel Dump & Front (with seperated wastegate flow)
X-Force Catalytic Converter
Brand new Genuine Nissan Gaskets for; Mani -> Turbo, Turbo -> Dump, Cat
Brand new Genuine Nissan turbo studs
Brand new Genuine Nissan Oil and Water lines
Deleted BOV
Cooling Pro FMIC w/ custom brackets
Custom S/Steel 2.5" intercooler piping
Turbotech MBC (hybrid ebc wired in, needs tune)
Earls oil cooler and relo kit with speedflow fittings
R33 GTR fuel pump
Blitz 550cc injectors (yet to be fitted)
Driveline;
Standard 5 spd Box
Xtreme Heavy Duty Organic Clutch
Standard Nissan "LSD"
Wheels & Tyres;
Front;
Enkei Circlar 17 x 8 +35 Resprayed in ROH silver
Work Mesh 17 x 8 +5
225/45 Kumho KU36
Rear;
Enkei Circlar 17 x 9 +38 Resprayed in ROH silver
Work Mesh 17 x 9 +11
215/45 Kumho KU25
Brakes;
Front;
RDA Slotted Rotors w/ QFM A1RM pads
Rear;
RDA Slotted Rotors w/ QFM HPX pads
Fluid;
Penrite syn 600
Suspension & Steering;
Cusco Zero 2 R Coilovers
Cusco Front strut brace.
Body;
JDM Kouki wing
Navan Zenki side skirts
Navan Zenki rear pods
Rolled rear guards to accommodate wheels
Crazy awesome (highly offensive) parrot dangling from rear tow point
Some random devil hanging from the tow hook.
Power;
136rwkw @ Graham West Workshop (Catback exhaust, exhaust leak at turbo, missfire, 11psi, 14/3/09)
171rwkw @ Morpowa (dirty and untuned, 2860, full exhaust, cooler, standard pump, 14psi, somewhat naffed pump)
170rwkw @ Morpowa, same as above, but with gtr pump and mega rich mixtures.
Coming Soon;
Rear Camber Arms (drift shop)
KTS High Capacity 'winged' sump
RAS kit
ADR Approved Braided Brake Lines
SR20DE t/body
STRI White Face Gauges for; Oil temp. & pres.
Shimmed LSD
its come a pretty fair way since i bought it, ill post some more 'in progress' pics soon.
as it is, its almost at a point where im happy to say its finished. currently looking into a new set of wheels (work xt7's in white, 17 x 9 +17 front, 17 x 9.5 +17 rear) and a remap in the new year.
