345ci Nitrous'd Notchback Progress Thread

[Cobra912]

you know your adding weight right lol???? car looks killer man! sorry to hear about all the hiccups but it will all worth it when you get finished.

I WANT ONE OF THOSE FRONT BUMPERS!!!!!

watcha running for a fan / water pump set-up?

 

[90lxcoupe]

you know your adding weight right lol???? car looks killer man! sorry to hear about all the hiccups but it will all worth it when you get finished.

I WANT ONE OF THOSE FRONT BUMPERS!!!!!

watcha running for a fan / water pump set-up?

HAHA, yea car is gonna be slow now. Realisticly it only added about 30 lbs, and the body shop cut the door bars out so it all evens out.

Im running a stock WP with a FMS 3 core radiator and a dual taurus fan with a derale controller that i got from summit. Other than the relay popping, i have had no issue with the cooling setup.

More pics






Adjusted the exhaust last night, the collectors will get re-welded when we can get them off the car and actually tig them like they should be, and i now the tailpipes are where im pretty happy with them, hopefully they wont rub the tire too much

 

[Shaolin Crane]

now you need a camera as nice as your car

 

[90lxcoupe]

those are cell phone pics, not bad for what they are, look out for some SLR photos soon.

Edit: as a film guy ive been trying to buy a camera for like 5 years, but this fricken car eats up all of my extra cash

 

[Shaolin Crane]

those are cell phone pics, not bad for what they are, look out for some SLR photos soon.

Edit: as a film guy ive been trying to buy a camera for like 5 years, but this fricken car eats up all of my extra cash

Yeah i know, i bout **** myself when i found out my dad payed 11k for his camera

 

[Cobra912]

I just did too, 11k for a camera? yikes!

 

[90lxcoupe]

the only good thing about me not buying a camera is that you can now get a canon SLR camera for under a grand that shoots full HD

 

[Cobra912]

what x-pipe are you running?

 

[90lxcoupe]

the whole exhaust is bassani. It fits pretty good, if i paid 1800 bucks for this exhaust or whatever it is new though, i'd raise some hell, cause it dont fit 1800 bucks new!

 

[90lxcoupe]

YouTube - MVI 0084

Sound clip, sounds pretty pissed with the bassani pipes, this was to about 5000 rpms

 

[NIKwoaC]

Black tails? Hmmm, I never thought of that myself, and it actually works really well on your car. Me likey.

 

[90lxcoupe]

Black tails? Hmmm, I never thought of that myself, and it actually works really well on your car. Me likey.

I was pretty skeptical about coating and expensive set of tails cause i wasnt sure if i was going to like it either, but i think polished ones would stand out like a sore thumb on the car

 

[NIKwoaC]

I was pretty skeptical about coating and expensive set of tails cause i wasnt sure if i was going to like it either, but i think polished ones would stand out like a sore thumb on the car

Yea, it's definitely unique, and works well on your car. Fits the theme.

I've actually pondered in the past painting/powdercoating the tails a metallic silver or metallic gunmetal (similar to a lot of OEM painted wheels these days). I think it would be a subtle touch that you wouldn't catch right away, but would be a unique concept.

 

[90lxcoupe]

Yea, it's definitely unique, and works well on your car. Fits the theme.

I've actually pondered in the past painting/powdercoating the tails a metallic silver or metallic gunmetal (similar to a lot of OEM painted wheels these days). I think it would be a subtle touch that you wouldn't catch right away, but would be a unique concept.

That would look good, ive seen it done on intakes, like a clear silver, and i really liked it, my pipes are actually ceramic coated though, done inside and out. I talked to the coater about powdercoating, and he said over time it would crack from heat cycles. Tailpipes are sweet by the way, so much nicer on the street.

 

[Shaolin Crane]

Nik, why not clear powerdercoat so they always stay shiney? Or clear ceramic.

 

[NIKwoaC]

Nik, why not clear powerdercoat so they always stay shiney? Or clear ceramic.

Reason being, you could have a slightly different color than plain polished stainless steel, and also have a sort of "glitter" effect(as ghey as that sounds, haha).

Like so:

Or, you could do it to match a painted wheel, like the center section of Mach 1 wheels (this picture is not of my wheel, just found it on google).

Edited for epic post fail reasons.

 

[90lxcoupe]

Got the slicks mounted, toook it for a ride on the street, dont know why i didnt switch to these earlier. Will be dropping the hammer at Atco next friday with them on the car. Second pic is a good shot from a high quality camera at a work car show and the last is a pic from my blackberry that i thought was cool. Im picking up a Canon T2i camera, so look for some quality pictures and an update on my "10 second" thread with good news hopefully.........

 

[NIKwoaC]

*Waiting impatiently*

 

[90lxcoupe]

*Waiting impatiently*

You and me both.....

 

[Shaolin Crane]

mmmmmmmm niiiiiiiicccccceeeee