Chris's S13 200SX - Front End and Catch Can!

**Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:41 am

ChrisL323f wrote:

cosmos1989 wrote:

ChrisL323f wrote:

Would be nice Shayne, but unfortunately, i caouldn't afford to keep both. As you might imagine, insurance on the SX is a bit steep! :shock:

Really good choice of car, looks great.

And you're about my age aren't you chris the insurance must be a bomb?!

And those alloys will look the shit if you brake out some power tools and polish the balls out of them.

I am indeed Paul, I'm 20.

For the standard car, fully comp with myself as the main driver and my parents named, a years no claims, it comes to about £2000.

Which is about the same as a 1.8 BA or mk1 mx5... but I get boost with this one

Any why would I want to polish them?! Just from looking at my F you should be able to tell I'm all about the black and white! :lol:

2k isn't that bad actually for a 1.8 turbo even with named drivers. And yes the black and white is kind of your thing from what I saw a JAE.

**Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:34 pm

eogbaker wrote:

I can help wrap the bonnet if you want but instead of using a mat black lets do a full carbon wrap...

Potentially, i'd be more up for a satin black though... maybe a real carbon bonnet at somepoint down the line!

Do you have any idea how to fit a blow off vavle? Got one of them arriving shortly

**Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:55 pm

ChrisL323f wrote:

eogbaker wrote:

I can help wrap the bonnet if you want but instead of using a mat black lets do a full carbon wrap...

Potentially, i'd be more up for a satin black though... maybe a real carbon bonnet at somepoint down the line!

Do you have any idea how to fit a blow off vavle? Got one of them arriving shortly

I dont at the moment but will find out now and let me know when you want to fit it

**Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:57 pm

all sorted

http://www.xspeed.com.au/manuals/FG-ADM-200SX.pdf

**Posted:** Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:12 pm

2k on your insurance?
I'm 22 with only my gf on the policy and mine is half that.
Do you have a bad postcode or do those 2 years i have on you make that much of a big difference?
Insurance will never cease to amaze me!

**Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:35 pm

eogbaker wrote:

all sorted

http://www.xspeed.com.au/manuals/FG-ADM-200SX.pdf

Nice one

Mines an S13 but shouldn't be that different eh?

I'll send you a message or two on facebook this evening mate :thumbup:

**Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:36 pm

jasonwoolcott wrote:

2k on your insurance?
I'm 22 with only my gf on the policy and mine is half that.
Do you have a bad postcode or do those 2 years i have on you make that much of a big difference?
Insurance will never cease to amaze me!

I think it may do... whats your no claims like?

Mine could be around £200 cheaper, if I was with direct line, but they wont insure me on the S13 until I'm 21!

**Posted:** Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:44 pm

ChrisL323f wrote:

cosmos1989 wrote:

ChrisL323f wrote:

For the standard car, fully comp with myself as the main driver and my parents named, a years no claims, it comes to about £2000

Im glad im an old bugger :shock:

**Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:30 am

ChrisL323f wrote:

_stuz_ wrote:

Don't be getting crazy with the satin black though, Could look silly,

Have you though of a satin black wrap on the bonnet ???

Comes in quite cheap really. . .

It does, but when you start to factor in stone chips after use, and things like bubbles, as i'd never be able to get it perfect... Professional wrapping is a bit of a rip of I think.

Chris, didnt realise you were quite that young, I truly feel for you when it come to the insurance prices, bloody crazy they are. Can understand why you cant keep both on those grounds.

Agree with Stuz on the wrap, and with warm soapy water the wrap is easily fitted without bubbles, and if you ever change you mind about the black, to change it back is simply remove the wrap (he he - simply !!!! yeah)

**Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:21 pm

ChrisL323f wrote:

jasonwoolcott wrote:

2k on your insurance?
I'm 22 with only my gf on the policy and mine is half that.
Do you have a bad postcode or do those 2 years i have on you make that much of a big difference?
Insurance will never cease to amaze me!

I think it may do... whats your no claims like?

Mine could be around £200 cheaper, if I was with direct line, but they wont insure me on the S13 until I'm 21!

Ah 4 years no claims, should be 7 but they won't take into account my 3 years of driving experience in new Zealand!

**Posted:** Sun Nov 14, 2010 5:28 pm

jasonwoolcott wrote:

ChrisL323f wrote:

jasonwoolcott wrote:

2k on your insurance?
I'm 22 with only my gf on the policy and mine is half that.
Do you have a bad postcode or do those 2 years i have on you make that much of a big difference?
Insurance will never cease to amaze me!

I think it may do... whats your no claims like?

Mine could be around £200 cheaper, if I was with direct line, but they wont insure me on the S13 until I'm 21!

Ah 4 years no claims, should be 7 but they won't take into account my 3 years of driving experience in new Zealand!

I should have over 5 years no claims but I only have 1 at the moment as they dont account for the years i was driving in Zim

**Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 6:50 pm

I had the same problem when I moved here, so had to start all over again, but thankfully have 9years of no claims now, but only counts for the first car, the second is down to no - no claims. Not sure I understand that as I can only drive one at a time ???? But they dont accept that.

**Posted:** Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:21 pm

chris thats a tidy looking drifter

loads of potential :badgrin:

**Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:03 pm

Cheers Rich, looks better on photos than it does in the flesh I'm affraid

No rear drive antics.... yet :evil4:

**Posted:** Thu Nov 18, 2010 9:14 pm

well not sure about you but i am looking forward to Saturday evening.. you want to come up to shields earlier on in the evening and then we can go in convoy with my friend to the tunnel

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:59 pm

So,

Parked outside my girlfriends house Saturday night, a lot of snow fell off the roof...

Bringing with some bits of roof tile...

Onto my windscreen...

:evil:

Fortunatly that was the only damage, and its a small horse shoe shaped crack, but still enough to warrant a new windscreen. Dammit.

Still, 146000 miles of use, the current windscreen could do with an excuse to replace it :lol:

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:14 pm

wow that sucks mate... hope you have it all sorted with the insurance soon

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:24 pm

Autoglass fellas coming to fit me a new one on Friday.

Not affecting my no claims thunkfully!

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:25 pm

that is lucky... go buy yourself some rain x now and put it straight on when its fitted on friday

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:26 pm

Got lucky there. I should probably go to my mates house and check on mine to make sure it's not been hit by roof tiles. At least it was only a windscreen, and not a body panel.

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:29 pm

phill what is happening to yours? when is it going to be back on the road

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:32 pm

And when is it having bits painted bright green..!?

**Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:33 pm

As soon as I can afford it. Still need to fit the front disks, but I didn't want to do it till I can MOT it so they don't rust.

There's really nothing to it, just can't afford the MOT (Including a new tyre and exhaust center section) then the tax. Hopefully in two weeks I'll get it sorted. Hopefully. But I need to pay for a few parts I've wanted for ever so I may have to push the MOT back till January. (I hate being skint

)

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:12 pm

saw the title and thought you'd stacked it :oops:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:59 pm

eogbaker wrote:

go buy yourself some rain x now and put it straight on when its fitted on friday

Nah, go to a Duxback dealer - it'll cost you about £30, but you won't need it again for a good 6 months...and it actually works, without all he smearing you get from rainx

Sorry to hear about the damage fella, but like others have said, it could have been worse, could have been the roof...or the bonnet...

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:56 pm

Yeah I'd much rather the windscreen than anything else :lol:

sucks though, I know how it feels to have your car busted thanks to snow :evil4:

Is your new windscreen free on your insurance I take it?

I wonder how much a BA windscreen would cost...I have a teeeeeny stonechip in mine that keeps me entertained for about 10 minutes when washing the car :lol:

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:17 pm

HughieW wrote:

Is your new windscreen free on your insurance I take it?

Tis indeed thankfully!

Autoglass dont have any windscreens with no tint stip accross the top, so I get one of those too, which could be quite handy this time of year

**Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:19 pm

Murray wrote:

saw the title and thought you'd stacked it :oops:

Touch wood, I've had no scary moments yet.

Only spinny moments have been in an empty carpark after work

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:23 pm

the most ouch thing for me at the moment is petrol costs :lol:

. How many mpg u getting from that beast?

**Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:02 am

No idea at the moment. I'll do some calculations when I next pop some fuel in... 127.9 at my local garage at the moment, what a joke..!

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