Some random shots of how the F sits now with all its bolt-ons. Coming along nicely!

 

Love the Enkei RS05RR wheels, great choice ! Car looks great!

I'm running the 18 x 10.5 +35mm out back on mine (love the concave lol). Any reason on why you decided on the square setup, if I may ask? Was it function or form you were going for?

 

Thank you! It was moreso i could rotate tires. I do love how the car handles with a squared set up. A little more understeer but nothing the hks coilovers couldnt correct

 

I understand lol! BTW, how do you like the 3 piece front lip? I'm always skeptical about lips that don't mount to factory mount points... And, if you wouldn't mind sharing how much you purchased it for and where, please? Thank you sir!

 

Oh i love it. Its very low maintenance. Instead of lowering the profile of the bumper, it actually extends it a small amount. At the time I believe I got it around $400-$500 shipped from Japan. It fluctuates depending on the Japanese Yen to USD conversion at the time you purchase. It was direct from aeroworkz japan, may have to go through a parts dealer (im not sure if the vendors here in the US can get ahold of it other than NigelJDM).

 

Got it, makes sense, thanks for sharing! I do love how it looks and it's certainly unique. It's also quite a bit cheaper than most of the lips out there.

 

No problem at all, happy to help! Yeah the seller for me was

1. Its different and you dont see it on many ISF's.
2. It is very cheap compared to other lips, so if it gets destroyed I wont be as devastated (although it did take a few weeks to get in from Japan LOL)

My whole build has been based on what I like/want for the ISF vs what seems most popular.

Its definitely not for everybody, but its definitely for me haha

 

an amateur shot of the F at Point Mugu earlier this month.

 

Looks great sir!

 

Thank you very much!

 

SO right about at 80k miles (and a week after installing headers) my radiator decided to die lol.

went ahead and did some maintenance while I had it taken apart:

OEM Water Pump (3A)
OEM Thermostat
OEM V-belt
OEM Radiator
OEM Rad hoses w/clamps

Also took some time to clean up the engine bay of pink stains lol

 

Got headers/New starter/Figs Engine mounts installed (Oct 16 @Project Import in Orange, CA)
Got new titanium F emblems from Mazterpiece Automotive (Oct 20)
Also refinished the Greddy Titanium tips (the purple/blue finish had faded over the years and wanted to give it some new life)
- Polished/scuffed up the old finish and then took a propane torch to it (that was alot of fun lol)

 

Why go through all that work and not install the koyo radiator and silicone hoses? With an all aluminum radiator you never have to worry about it failing like that again.

 

My car does more daily driving than track/spirited driving.

I really did not want to fight with fluctuating fluid temps for day-to-day driving (I have a 5 mile commute to work, so the fluid would probably never reach operating temps in that short of a drive back and forth).

The OG radiator lasted 9 years (80k miles), so im confident ill get at least half that for service life. Once we make our move to Texas ill probably go Koyo aluminum and big transcooler. Believe me that was a hard choice to go OEM knowing the limitations/restrictions with the stock set up.

 

Just some photos of the rear as it stands