Project REFRESH

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n1smo200sx
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Project REFRESH

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Well its time for a refresh on my SX. Me and Charl are slowly but surely working on it.
Let me show where it came from till now.
Stock SR
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22082006 by Groot Mike, on Flickr

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22082006(001) by Groot Mike, on Flickr
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22082006(004) by Groot Mike, on Flickr


Aftter a few years and some bucks..
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good power for 0.9bar
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Now the work starts......
My car's a Hybrid - it burns gas and rubber

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n1smo200sx
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Wanted to change quite a few things on the car.Started with the intercooler.
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geting the piping correct.
Wanted it to go from 57mm before Ic to 63mm to the intake to try and get airspeed up.
old cooler was nearly twice as big with piping going from 50-76mm
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got the piping powdercoated-matt ferro black
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Ic fitted with new piping and T-bolt clamps
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Fitted 19 row oil cooler with filter relocation kit also.
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Trying a filter combination
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changing lower front control arms

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Loosening the stock ones.
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Installing beefier and adjustable control arms.
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changed wheelstuds to longer ones for 20mm spacers.
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lyk Goed !

Daai een controll arm luk na n bout en moere missing !
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I'd still love to go for a passenger ride in this! I'm just worried it would make me hate mine :oops:

Definitely one of my favorite S13's 8)
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Lekker Mike...lyk goed!!

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Calipers ready for paint

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got the calipers bead blasted and mil spec Aerofin undercoated.Need to spray and recon with new seal kits next.

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Nice! Make them HKS pink ;)
Power is nothing without control,
Control is not fun without power.
Traction is over rated. :twisted:

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Bought projector headlights,just need a HID kit now.
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calipers resprayed and fitted with new seal kits.

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spacers fitted

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A updated pics of the engine bay:

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