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to be honest I don't expect it to last for an incredibly long time. When the time comes, I'll repaint it to Midnight Purple like I was originally planning!
You must have a good Mrs to allow you to get away with that comment, after the amount of time and patience it has taken to complete it!! Especially when it looks soo damn good!

When the car is completely finished and before it hits the track; Invest some time to take a great photo of the car. Enlarge it and frame it with a few "progress pics", this will show her you really appreciate her work, effort and talent :P

Just something i would do if it was my car.

Well, she knows it can't last one way or the other. But once the car is ready to go, we are going to have a professional photoshoot done. One in a studio, and then again outdoors.

started on the roof today, and also the interior progress. Can anyone tell me ECU this is? it says Project Mu-COM Kids.. but I though they only made brakes.

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dayyyyyum, how massively over-engineered is that portico? i know you get snow and the occasional earthquake in japan, but those bolted splice connections look like they belong in an industrial plant.

nice work on the car too.

I know right. it's like they are too polite to sue each other over copyright infringements here.

Got the dash out, now I gotta get all the sound deadening out that is back there, but it looks like even more has to come out. And my house is turning into a car.

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It might be true if she could drive worth a damn! Haha. I let her drive us down the street yesterday and I was like.... CLUTCH INNNNN!!!! BRAKE!!!!! OH SHITTTT, WATCH OUT FOR THAT POLE!!!!! I seriously couldn't breathe the entire time.

So today I bought a seat. well ordered it. It's a Prodrive Competition (Japanese Market only), gotta get a seat rail now. I've been told that most seat companies seats will work with the majority of low mount rails. Is that true? The seats mounting holes are the same as Sparco if that helps.

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Also here's an update to the weight reduction tally......................

Removed rear seat and rear seat safety belts for 31 pound/14.1kg reduction. I removed a host of other items back in january.

Stock Trunk Carpeting - 11.5lbs/5.2kg

Stock Floor Mats - 13.0lbs/5.9kg!!

Stock Jack/Tire Iron - 4.5lbs/2.05kg

Stock Spare Tire - 34.4LBSSSS/15.6kg

Nissan Air Purifier,sound deadening behind back seat, car jack - 9 lbs/4.1kg

metal plate behind the back seat - 6.4 pounds/2.9kg

Stock suspension 57.8lbs/26.3kg and HKS Hipermax 47.0/32.3kg - 10.8lbs/6kg net loss

door panels 14lbs/6.35kg

carpet and various pieces of plastic 16.2/7.3kg

Center console 7.6lbs/3.5kg

passenger seat 34lbs/15.4kg (with rail attached)

=

192.4 pounds/87.5kgs

11 pounds is roughly equivalent to what 1 HP would give you in straight-line acceleration in a R33 GT-R so 192.4/11= 17.5HP. Doesn't seem like much, but once I change out the exhaust/cat, I will lose 15-20 pounds minimum, the new seat will weigh less than the stock one, and so forth.

That's all for now.

Today's happenings...

Went to my favorite place to pick up my seat. UPGARAGE!

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New definition of JDM mad tyte. haha This seat is too small for a meth head to fit in!

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but I made it happen.

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also ordered seat rails!

just keeps it in line with my hand so i don't have to reach as far for shifts. combines with a short throw kit it won't be too bad, but eventually a sequential box is going in anyway, just don't know the time frame yet.

Well I went to pick up my part yesterday from my local Misawa heros 'Street Station' and they were closed! Japanese businesses pick some random days to be closed.. Anyway, got my test pipe and installed it. vroooom. I love that the box calls it "produce" like it's vegetables and fruits inside.

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Japanese hand trap

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In there. Now I need to install the rest of the exhaust system. The bolts on the cat all had to be ground off, they hadn't been touched in 15 years and there was no other way to get it out. I can't wait to see the condition of everything else.

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^^ I love Japlish.

My Veilside Cat Back Exhaust says "Racing The Condition Of Your Heart"...

Tomei's Head Office in Japan says "We Will Make A Dream Of Motor Sports"...

I remember Seeing APex'i with "Find Your Driving Fun!!!"

:laugh:

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