looks good brother!
G-rim is such an inspiration to me.
because by the time I'm done with school and shit, my 8G will be the same age as G-rim when you started.
Printable View
looks good brother!
G-rim is such an inspiration to me.
because by the time I'm done with school and shit, my 8G will be the same age as G-rim when you started.
so tell, me do the led's work as a blinker or parking/ driving lights? looks pretty sick man
They are parking/drive lights Lawrence. Thanks...I am just cleaning up some of the wiring a little and hopefully take a couple better pics.:cool:
Kev that looks so sick!
I saw an R8 the other day and the LEDs were the first thing that caught my eye. It was in a line of traffic but I heard the growl and saw that glare, I'm sure your car would grab my attention the same way. Sweet as always, keep it up.
Well its been awhile since I posted any type of progress to -G-rim and honestly...not too much I have done to the car lately. I am mostly gathering parts here and there for the next big upgrade(s).:evil:
Well I wanted to do something to the car as of late. I decided to do some interior changes. :cool:
One thing that I never really liked about -G-rim is the 2 toned interior. The bottom portion was a light color and it showed its age and easily shows dirt. I like a really dark interior and found a 7g locally that a guy is parting out and bought the pieces I need to swap to a dark interior.
Here is the original interior before I swapped out pieces.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050699.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050700.jpg
Here is most of the stuff torn down. I also replaced the vent actuator because of the infamous "clicking" from the previous one.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050706.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050705.jpg
I swapped the glove box door lock from the original one to the new glove box
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050703.jpg
Here are pics after the new pieces were installed. :cool:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050707.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050708.jpg
Got some Nokya hyper yellow bulbs for my highbeams and installed them. Nothing big.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050711.jpg
I saw pics of a JDM 6g Galant VR4 with the "donut" headrests a few months ago and wanted them bad because they look soo much better than the "breadloaf" headrests. Well after finding out from my JDM source how much they are which were $400 for the pair...I decided HELL NO. My boy who owns a shop owns a couple Starions and he had a pair of leather headrests that matched the interior of my GVR4 and he gave them to me. Well they fit PERFECTLY into the stock GVR4 seats and look 100x's better than the original headrests.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050702.jpg
Well obviously I got a idea and decided to "try" them on the stock 7g seats. Well, the fit PERFECTLY!! :cool: Well I acquired a set of Conquest donut headrests that were in awsome condition. Now I am rocking these headrests and look soo much better:cool:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/PB050701.jpg
oooooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! those donut headrests in your 7g would match my GS interior perfectly!!!!!!!
i want i want!!!!!
kevin, i'm surprised you didn't snag the starion seats in their entirety.
Peano is rocking them in his 7g and they look fantastic.
I'm pretty sure he bolted them in with very very minimal effort.
Me and Matt have been talking about how he got the Starion seats into his 7g. I actually went to buy them yesterday..but to keep a long story short, the drivers side seat was really bad shape.
I am keeping a eye out for some starion seats, but also considering actual "racing" seats too.
Buy yeah....I really love the headrests! :cool:
damn i wish i kept my 7g a lil longer but its in good hands now. i see it everyday but i dnt get to drive it :( damn my lil brother lol
I was gonna suggest the same thing with the starion seats, and if the seat is ripped, why not get them redone in the leather of your choice. what about 2g or evo seats
every since VRG or VR6 did the FTO seats in his car i've always wanted to do them.
I am looking at a few options for new seats. I am just looking for the best deal on the options I have. I am not looking to spend alot since I can't justify spending alot of money on them right now. I am also looking for something that looks somewhat "OEM" in the car...I am not trying to grab attention for people to look inside the car. Evo 8 or 9 Recaros would be sweet..but the going rate for them right now a little much, but you never know...they are worth it. Seats are kinda down in the priority list on what I want to do with the car. I got some other things I want to do first...to make it go faster and handling better. I know seats will be a definite when the car starts seeing course track use...but for now, the OEM seats are doing well for daily driving use.
Just read through the whole thing and WOW your car has come a long way dude! I love it! Cant wait to see what it is you have in stock to boost your cars performance Kev
Can't wait to see your upgrades G-Rim!!! We got to get together for a shoot or something when I get my ride up and running.
The seats look good but you could also look into Cloth Spray Paint for your seats to match the headrest.
A few people over on evom have been spraying the center section of there seats and have turned out pretty nice...
Not really an update but I found the autotrader ad that my fiance printed up when she was shopping for the Galant while organizing some stuff in my office.
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...5/Grim/IMG.jpg
hey how did you get the JDM 8g strut brace to fit? I have one also but once fitted the hood does not close down on it properly - the AWD models have shorter strut towers would you believe while the FWD models have higher strut towers not allowing that brace to fit (this was on my 7G E54A jap model).
-Phil
Mine fit just fine Chris ;)
My new license plate, and the police will like me more! :cool:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P3241035.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P3241037.jpg
Nice cars. Very clean.
Really nice 7G, great job.
Well one of the great perks in working in a race shop is that you get some sweet hookups and deals. I got these near mint Evo 8 Recaros for a insane deal...and now they are both in -G-rim.
These seats truly enhance the driving position and feel of the car...I Heart them! :cool:
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P4171089.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P4171090.jpg
very nice and i have to agree. i love the recaros in my car too, they really do enhance it
Dear Kevin,
One day soon I will have my masters and I'll be able to pull in some dough, until then, I'll just sit back and live vicariously through your mods... whilst hating and being UBER jealous.
Looks sick man. Glorious upgrade from the S seats, yes?
Oh geez John...I am envious of your 7g :cool:
The "S" (stock) seats are utter garbage compared to the Evo Recaros.....no comparison at all.
The Recaros really and honestly give a car a much more better feel. They are way lighter compared to the stock seats. Seating position definitely gives more driver to car connection.
My arm and hand postion is 100x's more better for the shifter and steering as also my legs and feet for the pedals.
Not to mention these seats look dead sexy in the 7g :cool:
Awsome writeup man. Very inspiring to see such a transformation take place. Keep up the good work. I think its time to ge outside and work on my G.
Nice job, did you ever figure out if the rear seats fit? And was it just a change of the rail?
looking good g-rim.. If you come across another set, let me know :) Ill make a trip up there for those....
How much are you willing to spend bro? I know a couple guys selling their Evo seats.
^^ how much? im looking for a set myself
on second thought.. I see a few going on ebay for about 400.00.... I got other plans for the 7g first, but Iam still interested in the exhaust setup from xtreme.
Do they only work from the cat back or do they do downpipes too?
Well yesterday my boy Mike who owns a white 7g currently rolling with 19's and just 5 speed swapped, went out to the salvage yard yesterday to pick up a few little things for our 7g's and maybe find something cool. Well we came across a 94 7g I believe and we were taking random parts off it and unknowingly realized something different from its side view mirrors. Denver (Qnzmostwanted) is the only other person that has owned a 7g that had mentioned these mirrors and up till yesterday NEVER seen this part on a 7g. Either he was pulling my leg or this is some super rare USDM 7g part.
Well..the part Denver had on his old 7g was non power folding mirrors. I thought these never existed...till yesterday. Apparently a very tiny milli percent of 7g's in 94 were imported from Japan. Why do I say this..because the 7g we pulled these mirrors off of had a VIN# starting with a J which means it was built in Japan. There were other things about this 7g which would indicate it was "higher quality" since it was built in Japan, like the dash board. The dash was MINT and my boy can vouch for me also. No fading and no seperation of the material in ANY part of the dash...it looked brand spanking new!!
ANYWAYS...these are authentic Non Power JDM folding mirrors for the 7g :mrgreen: 8-)
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091106.jpg
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091107.jpg
USDM "fixed" side mirror assembly (TOP) vs. JDM non power folding side mirror assembly (BOTTOM)
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091108.jpg
JDM (Left) USDM (Right)
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091109.jpg
Mirror installed on the car
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091112.jpg
Mirror folded
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...m/P5091114.jpg
The JDM folding mirrors have a different shape than the USDM and actually "flow" better with the 7g's curved body shape.
The mirror is definitely smaller than the USDM mirror assembly...so I would say I lost about 15-20% visual coverage from the USDM mirror was was wider.
Seth has them on his car.
cool find.
Nice find :)
nice folding mirrors!
very nice... never knew that
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2...to00871us0.jpg
So i'm wondering where you got the upper control arms from. needing a pair myself.
Yup, I snagged those non-power folding mirrors from a j-yard in Virginia. I like the shape of them much better then USDM.
They look cool painted.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3...S/IMG_4833.jpg
Lawrence...my fiance bought those forged aluminum control arms for my birthday. I know they run for around $400
I just applied some plastic polish on mine for now...I am thinking of getting my car painted sometime soon. I am thinking it may be a xmas gift from my family this year.