:) kill the thread then, stop bumping it :D

OK I'm surprised no one else has bit on this.
Your Z is NA and I'm tryin to figure how you can take your 225hp car and bring it to 400hp with less then $1000?

Also my ZX can be converted to the turbo version which can reach 100km in 5 seconds, never mind all the cheap mods that get me to 400hp for under $1000.

[edit ;Turbo conversions start from 3k+ and are preferred for left hand steering Zeds with 4 seats (like my car) as they always came as a non-turbo off the factory, but in Japan most of their 4 seater Zeds are turbo off the factory.
My kit future widebody kit will work with the 4 seater (also called 2+2) because its a bit longer and even better proportioned in my opinion. The weigh distribution is also more balanced for handling and also who wouldnt love 2 small seats in the back.

If you want a 700hp Zed the cheapest way, its best to buy a turbo one and just upgrade it. ]


The turbo version is 300hp and for 1k one can get it to 400hp.
There is a 700hp upgrade pack for the turbo Zed at the following store, 5k for parts only.
http://www.z1motorsports.com/product...iuiu66et7r5bc2

I like your enthusiasm, but so far you have no product and scream naivety.

Do you have any finished work, or is this your first project?

Thanks did you comment on the cars looks yet?
My first design build turned out bad because I focused on keeping the car kit cheap without much modifications, and it ended up that the car looked cross eyed. No offense to cross eyed people
http://i47.tinypic.com/2s6psvc.jpg
http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showpo...&postcount=113

So the car has evoluted'ed :p to what it is now.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_aqdJkNjP_iM/TI...912/bnnggg.jpg

you're giving me a ASSRASH

Get off your ass Kushy and go outside to get some sun, that's what Im gonna do anyway.

You should watch this Assrash

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_siver..._yourself.html

I see your Ted video and raise you professor Afro man.

As you can see Ive done pretty good for myself, I dont see other people making kits that change a whole cars design. And you can call me Mr.Assrash

So you think it can be converted to TT boosted and tuned for under a grand?

Assrash

A conversion can be reached many ways, but here is my run down on an average Joe's setup.

1 buy 2+2 Zed from Craiglist 5k
2 Find a competent Zed mechanic in B.C. and agree to a conversion sum
3 buy a "clip" (Zed part cars from Japan) and transport it to mechanic 4k
4 buy $1000 worth of parts for horsepower upgrade
5 pay mechanic for work ~3k+

400hp 2+2 Zed for 13k

or 8 grand for the conversion and upgrade alone if one already owns a non turbo Zed

i feel like this belongs here

http://www.itsnature.org/wp-content/.../platypus.jpeg

Inspiration

Lots of aerodynamic structure in that beaver duck, it relates to cars too
http://www.automagazined.com/wp-cont...ow-468x262.jpg

Hey, I converted my old Nissan 200sx into a TT for under $400... mind you, it was already a single turbo and I had the second turbo sitting in the garage from a previous car... but the statement still remains. :p

That said, I blew an oil feed line to one of the turbo's without realising it while on a long drive and... kabloey. Good-bye engine.



The thing is that it's easy to buy the big major pieces like a turbo, FMIC and basic piping for under $1g, though it's most definitely not going to be reliable... the money wasters come in the forms of proper oil and fuel fittings, couplings, t-clamps (none of that worm gear shit), stainless braided lines, etc., etc. Oh, and don't forget rebuilding your engine to be able to cope with that extra power. Aaaaand either a TT ecu or a completely new stand alone system like Megasquirt.

:lol

http://www1.garaget.org/archive/3/23...78-1368847.jpg


Apparently this is a 650whp car.
http://www1.garaget.org/archive/2/16...04-1258500.jpg

I guess widened steelies are blasphemous?
https://www.ipdusa.com/uploads/images_blog/424.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/u...08-127copy.jpg
http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/u...080831_008.jpg

Oh my God at the last vid. Wrecked a decent 300zx.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...iablo_VT_2.jpg
hmmmm Lamborghini uses 300ZX headlights and you decide that it's not supercar enough and need to put on something much uglier on it? Good idea.

LOL @ the video coz at 2:16 the lyrics say "leave it alone~"

even the song artist agrees.

Why do you compare everything to the NSX? From the sounds of it you only like fairly large, MR cars (with the exception being the Aston).

As far as why people don't do extensive body mods, well it's because it usually looks silly. I know there's a company in Japan that made S13's look like Cruella De Vils car (101 Dalmatians lol). In the end, by the time you made it look more like an exotic, you've still got a 90's Nissan interior and drivetrain...

That's a platypus...

so on a serious note, when do you think you'll have all this done? and why didn't you just post this in the Members Journal thread:

http://www.revscene.net/forums/membe...nals-f304.html

Company you're thinking of was probably Mitsuoka.

which sometimes get things right....although rarely
http://www.tmrtuned.com.au/wp-conten..._himiko_01.jpg
base is a NC Miata btw.

wow.. those dumped wagons look so cool..

Wow, this guy is so unaffected by all the hate

Mad props man, being laughed out of an internet forum is no easy feat