Ali-d1936's S15 Spec-R

[ali-d1936]

Sorted the loom in the drivers wheel well Today, was always cautious of it, so i always had that extra 2 inches i could have gone lower but didn't for fear of chewing it up, so i said id tie it up so i wouldn't have to worry about it again,
this is what it looked like it was actually resting on the plastic shield,



got to it just in time


pulled it out as much as i could to see what i had to play with


cut a notch out so the loom would run along the lip


then treated and fiberglassed around the cut metal so it was in no danger of sharp edges cutting into the loom,


undersealed everything while i was at it


and tied it up with the largest zip tyes i could find


thats how it should have been done from the factory Nissan

where i had cut the notch sits nice


had to run the bonnet cable under the lip as there wasnt enough slack to bring it over,


throwing on the wing i found out i had over done it the wing wouldn't go back on ... so had to adjust the loom again until it would stop fowling the wing,

still its out of harms way so i gained a good bit of extra clearance.

[ali-d1936]

Dropped the seats in to be retrimmed in the new Bride material Today so ill be waiting 2 weeks

then my new lips arrived this morning
wasted no time stripping two old wheels and sticking them on


turns out my old wheels where 18x9 not 18x9.5 so overall width are 18x10.5 now not too crazy up front


old vs new


test fit


going to be looking for 5" or 5.5" inner barrels so ill be able to run more camber if needs be






have 30mm front overs ordered but i think ill be putting them up for sale as soon as they arrive as i will unfortunately be needing 50 mm,

was hoping to stay with only 30mm overs front and rear as i dont like the look of the 50mm overs they bulge too much and ruin the whole look of the car,

so over the next few days im going to have to decide to stick with the plan and run with the comming 4" lips for the rear, or put these on the rears and just run 3" lips up front, and squeeze them under 30mm's

anyone interested in 4" lips if i decide to do that? let me know

[ali-d1936]

First off got Genuine Ganador Mirrors

spryed them up and stuck them on

Delighted with them,

then Coulour choice on the wheels where wrecking my head, was going to go with gold or Bronze centers, but thinking that they may cheapen the look of the car i played it safe and went silver,

first dark silver


but was unhappy so back to halfords again for another shade of silver

and shating,

very happy

then polished my bolts, left them on coke for 2 days,
broke down alot of gunk off them,


then wire brushed them,


then polished the Feckers right up


4 hours for 80 bolts :/

so puting these two back together tomorrow and onto the next two, i will be happy to see the back of these wheels, pain in the ass

[rico180]

First off got Genuine Ganador Mirrors

spryed them up and stuck them on

Delighted with them,

then Coulour choice on the wheels where wrecking my head, was going to go with gold or Bronze centers, but thinking that they may cheapen the look of the car i played it safe and went silver,

first dark silver


but was unhappy so back to halfords again for another shade of silver

and shating,

very happy

then polished my bolts, left them on coke for 2 days,
broke down alot of gunk off them,


then wire brushed them,


then polished the Feckers right up


4 hours for 80 bolts :/

so puting these two back together tomorrow and onto the next two, i will be happy to see the back of these wheels, pain in the ass

What do you mean you left the bolts in coke? Like coca cola?? Might sound stupid , but I'm just wondering .

[NoelB]

You have a lot more patience than me my friend!! Craicing job on this though

[Damien]

What do you mean you left the bolts in coke? Like coca cola?? Might sound stupid , but I'm just wondering .

Yea, Coca Cola I'd say, if you ever saw a tooth left in it for a day you'd see how good it is at dissolving stuff.

Car is coming along well, I'm sure the wheels will be worth all the work in the end.

[ali-d1936]

What do you mean you left the bolts in coke? Like coca cola?? Might sound stupid , but I'm just wondering .

Yea, Coca Cola I'd say, if you ever saw a tooth left in it for a day you'd see how good it is at dissolving stuff.

Car is coming along well, I'm sure the wheels will be worth all the work in the end.

Yes Coca Cola, broke down the Locktight on the threads and everything dose a great job iv herd people using Vineger aswell so when i split the other two wheels ill leave them sitting in Vinegar for a few days and see if its anybetter than coke.

You have a lot more patience than me my friend!! Craicing job on this though

Ha just have alot of free time i cant work ATM in and out of hospital so when ever im bored i just go outside and crack on with this for a few hours

[rico180]

Yes Coca Cola, broke down the Locktight on the threads and everything dose a great job iv herd people using Vineger aswell so when i split the other two wheels ill leave them sitting in Vinegar for a few days and see if its anybetter than coke.



Ha just have alot of free time i cant work ATM in and out of hospital so when ever im bored i just go outside and crack on with this for a few hours

Ya learn something every day!😃😃