O.k so finally got around and Spike is awake.
After priming, Gas, oil, and water, it start it right away.


-Manuel

woooaaaah that engine bay looks unbelievable Manuel

Well here is what mine looks like now:

holy crap.... haha

Here's a pic of mine... needs a wash and wax

So THAT's what my car's going to look like when I get the rims and front bumper on.

Thanks.

Nice car!

Garret OMFG good job man I am doing a similar thing to my car I am jealous. That thing is going to look so clean.. I wish I was as far along as you are.

He's had his bay re-painted.

I thought he somehow bought a blank chasis from the dealer, actually

Hey, Manual. That upper rad hose might be a little long. Watch out it doesn't trap air in the system.

It is long, but I noticed that he elevated the hose slightly after adding fluid - I've hear of people with similar braided stainless setups doing that to prevent air from getting trapped.

Haha well I am glad you guys approve of my work sofar. I am currently not working on the car do to a family emergency, but will be back at it in the near future. Motor is pretty much ready to drop in, and then its just put things back. Should move fairly quickly once the motor gets back in.

I will take another picture when I get more work done.

Current Look and setup:

ENGINE BAY:
http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp232/DSM934g63/2009%20SETUP%20ON%20THE%20SMIC/JamalsPhone008.jpg


EXTERIOR:
http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/...0ON%20THE%20SMIC/RIMS/JamalsPhone014.jpg


http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/...0ON%20THE%20SMIC/RIMS/JamalsPhone013.jpg


http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/...0ON%20THE%20SMIC/RIMS/JamalsPhone027.jpg


http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/...0ON%20THE%20SMIC/RIMS/JamalsPhone017.jpg

^^^Awesome looking DSM. Your car is so clean is that new paint.
I've always been a fan of the black on black rims setup.

Im a lover of the black on black too, and that is one sexy 1g!

Original paint, the car will get a bigger turbo next year or a paint job.

Doesn't really look like it needs a paint job But do I see dents in the roof?

That was my fault. I forgot to shut the stock hood down the night before, got up the next morning started to drive to work. Got to 401 and Keele and "BANG" the hood flew open smashed my windshield and slapped against my roof.

Thats why I now have a carbon fiber hood.

Ah right, I remember you posting that a while back. Nonetheless, nice car.

Sweet car Jamal, but you have to give her a lowering job

Nice rims Jamal.

Now lets go break those fresh tires in tonight!

What rims are those Jamal?

Reminds me of my car. Just with popups and missing a lower cladding on the driver side.

I believe they are IKON 17" x 7 with a 42mm offset.

What you guys think?

I think you should replace that worm clamp off your turbo with a T-bolt clamp, thats what I think!

Nice FMIC

I am kevin just run out of t-bolt clamps and had to use a worm clamp just to get the piping to fit on right monday gona go grab some redline fluid and im going to grab another couple t bolts to finish the install.

Niiice! FMIC's looking good!!

Holly crap bud. That bumper is guna have to be hacked to crap
You gotta lower it and it will be baddass! Er well it already is but whatever.

didnt have to touch the bumper at all

with the thickness of that thing I dont understand that, but if you say so. Your fogs are gone now though thats for shure. Try and at least keep the bezels

I'm gonna keep the bezels on it and yea fogs are gone witch really sucks lol ill post pics when bumper is on.

Here's my almost current shots (driveshaft is now installed as well):





Been held up several times waiting for parts (& currently am again) but hoping its on the road in the next week or two...

Wow, that is amazing... every thing looks so new and shiny..

You make me sick, that looks AWSOME. Is that new or powder coated?. how many km on the car?

Daren that is PRO-ISSUE

Holy sh!t daren one day that you post that car for sale im gona be on it lol such a clean car.

Looking good Ruben!!

Nice Darren!! I wish my car looked like that!

Thanks guys, its taken ALOT of prep work to get the awd pieces to look better then factory

Alot of the doner parts were rust free from Cali. Everything was still refinished. Some parts were powdercoated (all suspension parts), which others I sandblasted, applied rust bullet (a very tough epoxy coating that should never rust, even if I did drive the car in the winter) & then finished it off with some Eastwood Chassis coating.

Some parts like the toe adjust lower control arm, parking brake backing plates/dust shields, wheel bearings, etc are new OEM.

Alxes are all DSS level 2's

Here are some recent pictures of my new rims! I got the Enkei EVO GSR 18" rims and powdercoated them black.