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How many miles on the motor?

I went a little backwards a few days ago and tore out most of the interior. I was hesitant but it kind of needed to be done sooner or later. I really want to pull the carpet, but that might be too far at this stage. The plan was to hunt down the factory speaker wires and remove them due to the car having premium sound, and upgrade to standard +/- speaker wire that all heads to the back seat of the car. I managed to remove everything needed and cleaned up unused wires for who knows what previously.  [image: RYHJ7618.JPG] I ordered a full Infiniti reference component set to replace all the speakers and tweeters. Man I had no idea the factory tweeter housings were so expensive for what they are ($150 a side!?) I carefully removed the old tweeter which was glued in really well and mocked up the new ones. Sadly as I was about to trim the housing my rotary tool died, so I ordered a new one and didn't get to finish last night. [image: IMG\_2113.JPG][image: BNEL7209.JPG][image: ERWV6669.JPG] I moved onto the head unit area which I think I mentioned before, but I will not be running a head unit, as my amp connects directly to my phone. So I ordered a single din storage tray/ dual cup holder combo to fit in its place. This was the only one I could find that I knew would fit and wasn't overly complicated. I wasn't please with the quality as it felt cheap and the trays pulled out loosely and uneven as there are no guides/ slides for the drawers. I fixed this by adding felt to the inside edges of the drawers which completely changed the feeling of them. This made such a huge difference. I also added some green felt inside the drawer to class it up a bit.  [image: IMG\_2081.JPG][image: IMG\_2083.JPG][image: IMG\_2085.JPG] That's all for now until I finish the tweeters and get the amp mounted. I plan on building an enclosure in the void between the rear seat and the trunk for a sub eventually, but for now this is a huge improvement.

Wow that's an awesome result, I bet it's a riot to drive!

Glad to see it back on the road

I think they are too low, their facebook page is putting corvettes down for like 345go. Idk I'd take a carbed vehicle there fi I'll do on my own

Rekpoint said: Dibs on the shell  I’ll be messaging you. If anyone is interested in a refreshed S52, clutch/pressure plate/flywheel, csf radiator, spal fan, etc. let me know. Trans, driveshaft, diff might be accounted for. But the plan is to get it running first. Clutch works, exhaust is done. Then possibly sell it as a running/driving car. Obviously I would love to keep both cars, but 1) I don't have the space. I could leave one outside over winter, but would prefer not to do that(I might end up having to leave the calypso if I don't sell it before then) and 2) the money I would get from selling it would be really nice to have. Could pay off the remainder of my student loans/put some money into the red car.  [image: B98A13C2-D75A-4074-8D41-A1805E9BD6EA.jpeg]

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Its time for an UPDATE! Holy shit has the past month been a stressful but rewarding in the end, so thats why I have been slacking on updates here haha For starters the street tuning went well. There's still some touch ups the tuner wants to make which I'm fine with but the car rips pretty well! 20210526_200253.mp4 Here is the completed version for now. I made some delete panels for the rear diffuser, it turned out good enough lol. [image: 20210526\_211751.jpg] [image: 20210526\_212232.jpg] And with the tune being safe to drift on that meant it was time for some testing at DD80 at USAIR. [image: 20210530\_083412.jpg] The car did well, stayed cool the whole day even though it was not super hot out. The power difference is definitely noticeable although I still can't run 3rd. (Might have to consider playing with a different diff, but it does not hinder driving at all) [image: FB\_IMG\_1623329968985.jpg] [image: 670A6059.jpg] [image: 20210530\_164310.jpg] 20210530_161118.mp4 The bumper fell off and got scratched to shit so that's lame but oh well lol. [image: 20210605\_185350.jpg] The biggest issue that arose was the clutch was slipping once the car cooled down at the end of the day, not surprised that it glazed over lol. The current clutch was a FX "HD" kit with a single mass flywheel. Now began the headaches.... We unloaded the car on Thursday and put it on the lift. Pulled the trans and installed a brand new FX stage 2 kit (e36 style without the self adjusting pressure plate). [image: 20210603\_192145.jpg] While that went smoothly and the car was back on the ground and driving that Thursday night there was a vibration between 2k and up in almost every gear. I ended up bringing the car home from the shop anyways. I then decided I was not okay with that vibration, so I jacked the car up and pulled the trans out on the following Saturday.  [image: 20210605\_124313.jpg] I replaced the pilot bearing as I was ignorant and didn't do it the first time at the shop. I checked and retorqued everything without finding any true smoking guns. I drove the car Saturday and Sunday and the vibrations still persisted. So Monday night I went back up to the shop and snagged Sam's old FX stage 4 kit since we know it is tried and true.  Then on Tuesday I pulled the trans again and threw in the stage 4 kit. At this point I'm getting way to fast at this job lol had everything taken apart and back together in about 3 hours and 15 min hahaha [image: 20210608\_195328.jpg] [image: 20210608\_211153.jpg] I then test drove the car on Wednesday and the vibrations were gone thankfully! I also should have mentioned that the vibrations happened when free revving so thats how I knew it was clucth/flywheel related. Now the reason there was such a big rush to get this clutch situation solved is because we had a big event coming up at the Milwaukee Mile hosted by Track Day Direct. In final preparations for the Milwaukee Mile event I added some seems legit garage axle spacers. [image: 20210611\_121529.jpg] [image: 20210611\_121536.jpg] Now on to the fun! We made it!  [image: 20210612\_090633.jpg] The track was FAST and took quite a few runs to get the balls up to really send it. This was my first time drifting using 3rd gear and eventually I figured out how to set myself up to get back into second for the final turn, she didn't seem to have enough to let it eat in 3rd on the last turn but I would like to try again next time we are here. Here are some photos! There was a night session as well and I will share a few photos when they become available! [image: FB\_IMG\_1623802096538.jpg] [image: FB\_IMG\_1623594570809.jpg] [image: FB\_IMG\_1623629210185.jpg] [image: FB\_IMG\_1623699745800.jpg] Here's an in car. I really struggled on turn 1 and had to straighten and re-initiate into turn to but when I did that she absolutely ATEEE and thats where the speed came in! Super fun! received_499992047905259.mp4 received_499992047905259.mp4 received_318451406669939.mp4 received_681255366018396.mp4 And here is proably my favorite clip I have seen so far. VID_23610504_061746_537.mp4 All in all it was a great event. I learned alot and was able to put on a show too.  [image: IMG\_9232.jpg] I do have a few things I want to address before the next event hopefully. But summer and this season is off to a hell of a fun start!

This thread needs a comeback..

B C said: There are a few non-car-related goals i’m aiming for More MTB's, got it! I'll support the trade-off in that instance

Saw a plate in my apartment complex, "S4IGON" 'Nam guy, I'm sure

KaiserRolls said: with an LSD they make  really fun winter daily. (ice racing time!) Couldn't agree more!

HipMF said: Unpopular opinion: By the time a vaccine is widely available, the virus will already be on the decline because ~50% of the population will have already contracted it. at this rate, yes. and some people twice. but we'll still need that vaccine to quell outbreaks for years in the future.

that's good news, congrats!

#lowlife #racecardaily

straight6pwr said: glad to hear the deal went through! whats next? i feel like an e31 is up your alley. I would LOVE to find one. But I am trying to stay away from getting more cars that I plan to "keep."  This one was totally worth keeping, but I didn't really have a use for it and it was a distraction from other projects( E30) that I wanted to focus on. If I did happen to find a new keeper at this point, its likely to be a wagon.

If you have any questions feel free to ask but you got the right idea, you'll have to piece the puzzle back together since the pics weren't hosted here.  Looking forward to more updates as always.

Congrats. Cant wait to see whats next!

car looks fantastic with those wheels.