Stagea Daily Driver

[Califunky]

Had a search for a projects section but couldnt find one, also had a search for rules for posting pics up and couldnt find that either. If this is the wrong way to do it let me know and i will sort it

I brought this back in January as i was leaving my old job and rather crap 2007 civic ima hybrid company car and heading for a nicer job and my own car.

These are a few pics from the original for sale thread

Tints...

Or something...gotta love the Japanese descriptions

Clean underneath...

Masses of room to sleep in...

[Califunky]

This thing is as clean as any used car i have ever seen, the sills are spotless as is the rest of the underside of the car. These are a few pics of the worst points

The rust

The scuffs

Weird bobble in the inner arch area

Paint flake on the fromt bumper

Interior - so clean for a 12yr old car, amazing condition.

[Califunky]

The first mods

I ordered these before i had even picked the car up - load cover and dog/safety net

Next i brought myself a decent set of R33 GTR rims,

[Califunky]

Someone from sxoc did this for me

Much better

[Califunky]

The start of February brought snow and most of the UK to a complete standstill - not me

Took the mrs to work and had some fun in the carpark

[Califunky]

Start of March - start of the proper mods, the manky old filter

New shiny goodness - limited edition Apexi kit

I am guessing that due to the skankyness of the old filter i was down on performance a little. The new intake kit has perked things up a treat. Feels more responsive on the throttle, eager to pull a little quicker and it makes a lovely noise too

[Califunky]

Soon discovered Serious Performance Autos http://www.skyline-owners-club.com/forums/...ance-autos.html through the SOC

My new coilies. Seems the shocks are made by KYB so the quality should be top notch

My next mod (not!)

This is going on a stagea

Some monkey with a torque wrench had been let loose on my locking wheel nuts and over torqued them so much they actually bit into the wheels

Andy at work trying to get it off

My mates are weird

Del

Daz

[Califunky]

On the ramps - as you can see the rear wheels are finally off

New studs required at the back,

New coilies

Quick comparison

While we were working on it i noticed the front pads were wearing very thin so i decided to upgrade seeing as there was a spare set lying around. New R33 GTR stoppers compared to the standard stuff

And fitted - got some braided lines on too and filled with a good 5.1 fluid

New NIsmo exhaust compared to the standard item

[Califunky]

And fitted

S.P.A frontpipe

S.P.A frontpipe & Rising Sun Performance decat pipe

The finished article

Much betterer now its been lowered (about 2" rear, 1.5" front) and noisy'd up a bit. What do you think?

[Califunky]

I need to check local speedbump clearance but there is plent of scope for more lowering, bigger/wider wheels and arch rolling

Definately sitting better now

[Califunky]

Due to the standard stereo being knackered when i got it i was left without tuneage for a few weeks 2 sets of these in the doors but without the grills

and a pair of these

In this

Going to paint the woodwork a dark grey and cover the top in a dark grey acoustic carpet - stealth shelf style to hide the 6x9's

Edited April 17, 2009 by Califunky

[Califunky]

After all of that i had a brake line wear through and pop on me - luckily i was just parking up

The old & new (just used the bottom line in this pic) Do-luck goodness

The reason why i needed new lines

New lines fitted -

Thats it to date, bit long winded but i had some catching up to do. Next on the list ecu (upgrade or standalone - not sure yet), arb's (probably the whiteline stuff), ebc, fmic and a gtr/greddy style intake plenum with front facing throttle body

Edited April 17, 2009 by Califunky

[KiwiRS4T]

Well done! You certainly haven't wasted any time. Next item should be an upgraded fuel pump as your 12 year old one may struggle to keep up. Since it looks as though you are going for serious power ( front facing plenum etc) you may as well go for the Link computer now. Then bigger turbo, injectors and a cold air box for the pod filter. Solid minimum 24mm rear anti-roll bar (BNR11XX or adjustable BNR11XXZ) will give a noticeable improvement (front not so important).

Now you are faced with the choice of beefing up your auto (advisable if you're going for better than 250AWKW) or converting to manual.

Keep us posted!

[southern_tango]

Excellent job...love your brakes...(BTW you made a family album of your stag )

[skidkid]

She needs a wash!!

[_Ryan_]

f**k washing cars, this one is pretty much my twin, but mine is brown atm

The guard damage looks to be from the liner being pulled out to get at the SMIC???

Makes me want 33GTR rims more! stockies are so yuk.

[unique1]

lookin good, i also have a silver s1 with 33 gtr rims, just get some sideskirts and its set

[Califunky]

lookin good, i also have a silver s1 with 33 gtr rims, just get some sideskirts and its set

Theres a lad just down the road from me who has just got a nismo copy kit, i am going to be getting his old skirts and rear lip to finish mine, silver to so no painting required

Cheers for the comments guys

[Califunky]

Well done! You certainly haven't wasted any time. Next item should be an upgraded fuel pump as your 12 year old one may struggle to keep up. Since it looks as though you are going for serious power ( front facing plenum etc) you may as well go for the Link computer now. Then bigger turbo, injectors and a cold air box for the pod filter. Solid minimum 24mm rear anti-roll bar (BNR11XX or adjustable BNR11XXZ) will give a noticeable improvement (front not so important).

Now you are faced with the choice of beefing up your auto (advisable if you're going for better than 250AWKW) or converting to manual.

Keep us posted!

On the hunt for a gtr fuel pump at the moment - nice cheap upgrade

Unfortunately i cant go manual due to an accident i had years ago so upgrading the standard box and a beefier torque convertor are on the list for some point in the future. Arb's will be purchased at the end of the month (roll on payday). Need to get some new pads fairly soon aswell. WHen i got the gtr setup it had standard pads which are ok but i am doing a hill climb at the start of july here - http://www.prescott-hillclimb.com/ as part of the sxoc weekender so am going to need suitable stopping power.

[KiwiRS4T]

I have a Walbro GSS341. the Bosch intank is also popular and both can be fitted to the existing cradle without too much trouble. Good luck with hill-climbing an almost two ton wagon! I guess its like me taking my similar car to the track - its never going to win races but its a lot of fun and some people are surprised to be passed by a "volvo hearse"!