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update 9.1.08...
Last year this time I thought I was selling the spec...Now, with a bunch of maintenance done, some upgrades and tuning...the car is running better than ever...the power up top has finally opened up really nicely...steering and braking is much improved, better than new...I think the last 1200 miles (over the last 3 weeks) have been the most enjoyable since I bought myspecv 6 years ago this month...Only major work on my list is an 04+ rear brake swap so I can get 11 inch rotors to fit, and rear Nismo bushings install...this week I have to get an alignment and throw on some new radiator hoses...but here's a list of the work done over the summer:
Installed JWT Clutch/flywheel with techna-fit ss clutch line
Front 04 Brembo caliper swap with 12" rotors completed withTechna-fit ss brake lines and EBC Yellow stuff brake pads...
JWT BSR finished, previously had the chain cut...definitely a difference here...
Installed new tie rods and front control arms with Nismo bushings...
WRP exhaust sprocket installed and set to -4...
new ground wires
Advance timing to +2
Retune-safc II
Fixed oxygen sensors...
Installed a starter bolt (one was actually missing...stealership
...)
Front end refinished...here's a couple pics after the rain cleared earlier this weekend...




Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-09-12 13:36:53)

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Geoff

what rear lip is that? i think i have an idea.... looks great though.

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Kyle



i think its the erebuni one??? or something like that..
looks good!!
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Chris


looks awsome...
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Geoff

SpecHuy wrote:
i think its the erebuni one??? or something like that..
looks good!!
i think it is. lucky

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Jason


looks good man
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thanx guys...
Erebuni side skirts & rear lip with Nissan Motorsport B15 Front Lip Spoiler...debadged and destriped...

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cool in so many ways
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Lesyan


looks good.. where u got the erebuni lip?

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nismoB15 wrote:
looks good.. where u got the erebuni lip?
bought it off a member who lives in jersey...he was selling his sentra, I think it was a 2.0 LE...and was in the market for a 240sx...
I basically searched for I would say a good 6 months straight, every forum...and it just popped up on the classifieds on msv, late October...I almost sold the spec at that time...
the kit has been discontinued for at least a couple of years...limp_noodle, ironically, is credited with my obsession...he bought two of these kits, sold one to the kid I bought mine from...and I've seen limp's car in person which I absolutely love...so I guees it was meant to be, because it made its way into my possession...after admiring the look of his car...
If your not familiar with this kit, its made for the 01 sentra...front bumper is the only thing that is different from 02-03 and thats why he has to do the 01 bumper swap to get the front lip to fit...
In my situation, I had to find something it was going to match...to be honest, my orginal thought was the Onderground replica front lip they make for the 02-03 which never did much for me, but I got lucky talking to Gspec who found 5 Nissan Motorsport front lips in warehouse in Cali...yeh the real deal existed and was still around...pretty crazy...
the significance of that was how well the sides of the front lip matched up with front end of the erebuni side skirts...it basically looks like they were made to go together...(check the blueprint pic)...
So you can say the face lift my 02 received pushed me to finish off the N/A build I have going and the Spec will probably end up being a keeper, possibly going FI down the line...
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-04-28 20:09:32)

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lets see some more pics mayne
just drive it to the park and snap somethin 

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destrukt wrote:
lets see some more pics mayne
just drive it to the park and snap somethin
I'm going to be getting the brembo brake swap done this weekend w/ 12 and 11 inch rotor upgrades, along with other stuff...so I'm waiting till then to take pics...but I do have a spot in mind...
Since I've actually had the spec 5 1/2 years, bought in brand new Sept 2002, there is a little more significance as far as what I post in my showoff...its truly been a project...with 102,000 miles on the body and my 2nd QR (around 30K), this is the unofficial rebirth...
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-04-28 20:08:29)

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alright well can you pm me some normal pictures please
im on the fence between those skirts/rear lip and another setup i have in mind and am hoping to order them asap

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destrukt wrote:
alright well can you pm me some normal pictures please
im on the fence between those skirts/rear lip and another setup i have in mind and am hoping to order them asap
both the B15 front lip and the erebuni kit is no longer available...the closest thing you can get is the Onderground replica kit...
or keep fishing to see if anything becomes available...

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they're still very much for sale under sarona, just not the front lip
and i already had the onderground replica, sold it

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Larry


looks great joe. Andy's autosport sells the rear and sideskirts. I found that out when I was trying to find another front lip for my car..no one makes it..womp womp.
I want some normal pictures!!!!!
the car looks awesome.

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destrukt wrote:
they're still very much for sale under sarona, just not the front lip
and i already had the onderground replica, sold it
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limp_noodle wrote:
looks great joe. Andy's autosport sells the rear and sideskirts. I found that out when I was trying to find another front lip for my car..no one makes it..womp womp.
I want some normal pictures!!!!!
the car looks awesome.
thanx Larry....Andy's autosport??? when did this happen...I bet they want an arm and a leg for the sides and the rear...
yeh its tough finding a front lip...why dont you have Al fix the erebuni one you have now...btw, he did a great job...front and rear bumper's are refinished, had to remold/reinforce the right side of the lip...and I'm destriped...
ok, by popular demand...I had a professional photography request to take photos on the spot, a couple of weeks back...I was really taken back that my spec was going to be in a photo shoot...

Here's the link:
http://hmgphotos.com/cm/thumbnails.php?album=12
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-04-30 17:49:38)

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Larry


yea I was thinking of having al fix it, but there's a big chunk of it missing. Its probably going to cost me a lot. I'll get it done in the future though.
you car looks amazing. I love the lip. I know I won't get that replica CF anymore though, it hangs too low and I know I'll destroy it, lol.

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limp_noodle wrote:
yea I was thinking of having al fix it, but there's a big chunk of it missing. Its probably going to cost me a lot. I'll get it done in the future though.
you car looks amazing. I love the lip. I know I won't get that replica CF anymore though, it hangs too low and I know I'll destroy it, lol.
thanx bro...
Its been on about 2 months and I rubbed twice...(only twice though, very bottm)...and where I never expected that I would...its more of a challenge driving now, but I'm pretty much used to it...I'm sure its going to get banged up sooner or later, especially when I really start driving it on the track, ect...so I'm taken all the pictures while she's mint...
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-04-29 10:21:30)

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Nathan



limp_noodle wrote:
looks great joe. Andy's autosport sells the rear and sideskirts. I found that out when I was trying to find another front lip for my car..no one makes it..womp womp.
I want some normal pictures!!!!!
the car looks awesome.
andysauto sells what kind of rear lip n sides....link?

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Nathan



lol sorry dude, jus one question i promise....oh btw awesome car...gotta get some clear pics to c the lip n all

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Larry


I'll threadjack all I want, hahahah
http://www.andysautosport.com/nissan/20 … ts/sarona/
first kit. call them and they'll probablypart out the kit

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...no problem...just bustin balls...IMO, this how the spec should of been made...so the more the better...

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Jason

looking forward to some other images.
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bump...update pg 1 w. new pics...
really want to take some city pics...some crazy backgrounds...no time latetly, but I've been meaning to give this update...
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-09-02 01:31:40)

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michael


very nice i like 

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Nathan



Love the rear lip cause i got one!!!!
awesome brembo brake in the front. I want those soooo bad!

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nice setup
i personally think darker rims would look a bit better but the ride is clean for sure
you scrape that lip often?

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Chris O


car looks good man I likes what part of jersey are you from btw


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atomicguy7 wrote:
Love the rear lip cause i got one!!!!
awesome brembo brake in the front. I want those soooo bad!
I remember...great choice...
atomicguy7 wrote:
limp_noodle wrote:
looks great joe. Andy's autosport sells the rear and sideskirts. I found that out when I was trying to find another front lip for my car..no one makes it..womp womp.
I want some normal pictures!!!!!
the car looks awesome.andysauto sells what kind of rear lip n sides....link?

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destrukt wrote:
nice setup
i personally think darker rims would look a bit better but the ride is clean for sure
you scrape that lip often?
I've had black rims...I've seen the nismo bronze on the silver spec in person...but imo, by far across the board on my car...silver looks better than bronze (not that bronze looks bad, I just dont like the contrast nismo bronze & Motlen Silver)...Nismo Silver is obviously lighter, but it does blend nicely if you've seen the setup in person...I was going for more of a match here...(anything close to the same color of the body or lighter)
bottom line, its always preference...both look good, it depends on what you prefer and what you're going for...fyi...if I had a black Spec V, I would of gone with the Nismo Bronze...
As for the lip...my drop is perfect (always has been thanx to larry)...its not slammed, around 2" or so...but there are still definitely major issues driving this car, especially in jersey...the lip has recently been tightened and resecured to the bumper...I originally had it so there was some give...and maybe the 1/4 to 1/2 inch I took up, has honeslty made a difference...75% of driveways I have to back in...including my own...at highway speeds I need to brake and slow down in areas where the road is uneven...and specifically on the streets, city streets, I do not guess...when in doubt, make a u-turn and take a different street when you see a potential problem area in a road...
the Nissan motorsport B15 front lip spoiler, is something I will take care of because of how it matches with the erebuni sides and rear, but even more so because it is rare and cant be replaced...but I can honestly say I am looking forward to showing some wear on my front bumper...this car was bought and built to be driven...the face lift it received will only last so long...1200 miles in the last 3 weeks 104k+ total...
Last edited by urbanjacup (2008-09-02 09:08:57)

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tristatesentra wrote:
car looks good man I likes what part of jersey are you from btw
Union County...hopefully we bump into each other down at Englishtown...trying to clear up some weekends, I need to get on their autox...also trying to get up to the Poconos...

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mikeeonfiya wrote:
very nice i like
thanx bro...

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Ben

nice ride

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r0nni


where do you live at? we should meet up sometime.
-r0nni

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r0nnii wrote:
where do you live at? we should meet up sometime.
-r0nni
I aint far from you bro...time is everything though...and btw, your ride is coming along nicely...

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so...I've been messing with the Procharger SC for some time now...I've been pricing a kit together and then it happened...
T3/T4 E-50 Ball Bearing Turbo becomes available, practically brand new...basically a Turbonetics kit shy of fuel pump and injectors, probably some couplers as well ect...the fucking price is ridiculous...gonna piece together some parts and maybe some upgrades...I got a ballpark estimate on an install, a guy out of state from me who's more than reputable...and there you have it...
I cannot believe I'm boosting myspecv!!!...more specifically, w/ a Turbow...gonna be conservative with this setup, but we'll see what happens...
All I can say is, one day you think one thing then next another...slash that, I never thought I would turbow my car...and thats been well documented...
btw...its an 04 kit need to fabricate piping from MAF???...any thoughts...
looking forward to your support an encouragement...to be continued...

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Mauricio

nice ride!!
looks pretty clean!!
and the lip kit makes it more unique!1
keep it cool!!
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