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My New Daily Drive. Nm35 Stagea - You May Recognise It :)

Dane

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Hey all

So After owning about 8 foresters over the years and recently a toyota aurion as my daily ...(it was cheap) I needed a new daily driver that was a jap wagon and NOT a forester (for once)

Stagea seemed like the only logical choice -Caldina , legnum - not for me..... always loved the older WC34 - as it had the same flavour as the jap forester sf5 that I love so much......But I wanted something a bit newer looking and a daily I wouldnt spend weekends on modding, just drive and enjoy....and with that in mind I started looking at Autech Axis 3.5's with the idea being - non turbo so I wont mod it...maybe change wheels and suspension thats it....

Took one for a test drive, had a look at some more...Then I thought: maybe I can find one with all the hard work done in Turbo - and do small things If I have to....So I found one on Carsales and made a call - arranged to see and test drive Haydn's OM350 - Took for a drive, loved it.

That day I was due to check out another Autech AXIS but I knew what I wanted. I put a deposit down that day.

Im sure you all know the mods but Ill copy paste from Haydn's ad incase you havent seen it!

Here's the details:
2002 NM35 250t RS Four
88,000kms
QX1 white pearl
M35 Dayz bodykit & rear spoiler
Impul ECU
Blitz NUR 3" stainless steel catback exhaust
Heatwrapped Scotty dump & catted mid pipe
Inlet runner spacer
Blitz panel filter
HDi front mounted intercooler
Turbosmart plumb-back BOV
2 x oil catch cans
Transgo shift kit
LSD rear diff (no HICAS)
Tein coilovers
Whiteline front & rear swaybars with HD rear links
Daleobrace front lower chassis brace
Ox Motorsport rear chassis brace
SPC rear camber & toe kit
Hardrace adjustable front upper A-arms
Superpro front caster bushes
350Z 'Track' Brembo gold calipers with QFM pads & slotted DBA rotors front & rear
Gloss black 19" x 8.5" Rota Grid wheels +25 offset
Engine oil cooler & power steering cooler
Scotty coolant bypass & bleed valve
Nismo thermostat
Samco silicone radiator hoses
Boost, engine oil temp & pressure, transmission temp gauges (factory triple gauges also)
HKS OB-Link hooked to 6" Android tablet mounted in factory pop-up screen location
Alpine Double-DIN touchscreen DVD headunit with Bluetooth & Satnav with reverse camera
DTV-B TV Tuner using factory antenna
Brake wire cut mod with switch
Recently replaced O2 sensor, AFM (old p/n), front lower ball joints, front hub bearings, rocker cover gaskets (both), Philips D2R headlight globes, battery, Attessa pump
March '14 rego

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Look forward to a Stagea cruise if I have time (new Father)

Dane

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Welcome mate, you sure picked up a bargain with a lot of good stuff already done.

Plenty of info on here, have a search, and you'll pick up on the most common things.

Enjoy your stay :)

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Dane

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Thanks guys very happy with the car, credit to Haydn, The mods are exactly my style :) I had a forester gt automatic (black one on bags above) which also had a tune to 15psi, the "stall turbo, launch!" feeling is so great to have back. My black foz made 170kw atw - wondering what this beast makes though it's definitely way quicker !

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I won r35 wheels on ebay ! Now if only I could find some r35 front seats cheap!

The wheels it already has look so good though.

Good luck with those seats. If you find some they look awesome.

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lidz

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I won r35 wheels on ebay ! Now if only I could find some r35 front seats cheap!

what about these ones, seems like a pretty decent price

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/436315-fs-r35-gtr-factory-oem-redblack-front-seats/?hl=%2Br35#entry7146391

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