track preparation

ok... few new mods for the track... i had them lying in my garage for a while... was planning to leave the car stock... but i cant stand it anymore... he he he


preparation, jack up the car, and take all the wheels off....

• Megan Racing XO2 down pipe - DONE
  
  
  
• APS true Twin Stainless cat back exhaust (2.5in pipe) - DONE
  
  
  
• wheel alignment check - DONE
  
  
• change to thicker oil - 10W60 - DONE
  
• RBF600 brake fluid - DONE
  
  
  
• fit it the BRIDE seat (hehehe, i couldnt wait anymore...) - DONE
  
  
  
• Project Mu HC plus brake pads - DONE
  
• REDLINE GL-4: MTL 70W80 & MT90 75W90 gearbox oil mixture - DONE
  
• REDLINE GL-5: 75W90 diff oil - DONE
  
• Tail light and rear lights ricer project - DONE
  here it is when its off..
  
  
  here it is with parker and indicator..
  
  
  here it is with brake light and indicator..
  
  
  
• put on the 17inch BBS and the RE55s
  
  
  
• debadge the 350Z on the rear left hatch door...
  
  
  

THX TO:
unco/Jason - for the help, especially hours of sanding and painting...
kthl/kenny - for the help

DIY Smoked Tailight

*this might be illegal, so do it at ur own risk.... i've got another spare of tailight, so i can swap it back anytime...

need:
* 1 can of 'Night Shade' tint
* 1 can of clear coat
* appropriate tools
* sand paper 180, 800, 1200, 2000
* masking tape

1. remove your taillights... may be different on every car, so i wont discuss into detail here... please refer to your workshop manual... or just common sense... lol...
   
   
2. mask the area that you dont want to be painted... and sand with 800grit...
   
   
   
3. i cracked my tailight when im trying to take it off, so i fixed it with some plastic filler, sand it back, and im planning to paint matt black around that area to hide the flaw... so i mask that area off...
   
   
   
4. then after i painted that area matt black, i masked them again, but remember to overlap... leave some bits unmasked... just hopefully you dont have to go thru this
   
   
   
5. spray thin layer at the time of the night shade.... allow 1 minute drying time between each coats.... i did 3-4 thin coats... depending on your taste, you can go darker.... me, i'll go medium...
   
   
   
6. after that, remove the masking of the matt black parts, and spray clear coat thru the whole surface... this will blend the matt black and nightshade together.... i sprayed 2 thick layers... or maybe 3
   
   
   
7. heat gun is optional... dont burn the paint... i did it coz me and jase did the painting pass midnight and it was quite cold... u wont need this when its warm day...
   
   
   
8. and now the bumper lights... repeat the same process for this...
   
   

finito!


THX TO:
Unco / Jason... for staying up 2 nights and helping me sand... now ur gonna get used to moving that hand up and down... lol... thx man...

photos

finally got a chance to upload some more photos...

Hot4s issue 145 - December 2006

thx to Jun Sawa for these great photos...

[RONIN]

originally japanese word that means: Samurai that serves no master... but also can be a japanese student that rejected from any school coz of failing, bad record or misbehaved... ho ho ho.... i prefer the first one...

picked her up this morning.... 1000km on the clock...




Specifications 2006 Yamaha R6
Engine Type 600cc, Liquid cooled, 4-stroke, forward inclined inline 4 cylinder, DOHC, 16-titanium valves
Bore x Stroke 67.0 x 42.5mm
Compression Ratio 12.8:1
Carburetion Fuel injection w/ YCCT
Ignition TCI
Transmission 6-speed w/multi-plate clutch
Final Drive #525 V8 O-ring chain
Suspension/Front 41mm inverted telescopic fork w/adjustable preload, separate high & low-speed compression damping, rebound damping; 4.7" travel
Suspension/Rear Single shock w/adjustable preload, separate high & low-speed compression damping, rebound damping; 4.7" travel
Brakes/Front Dual 310mm floating discs w/radial mount, forged 4-piston calipers
Brakes/Rear 220mm disc w/ single-piston caliper
Tires/Front/Rear 120/70-ZR17 180/55-ZR17
Dry Weight 357 lbs.

Volk GT-N

just bought this Volk GT-N
- mercury silver
- 18x8 and 18x9 with 235 and 265 Yokohama S-drive rubber

i havent got time to put it on yet... probably this week...

this is just the Photoshopped image... i scale the rims to exact size of 18, and i lowered the car abit....


and probably next year if i had some spare cash, i'll powdercoat them together with my track wheels (the 17in BBS)...

my options are:
Volk's Gold


Gun metal

EXE DYNO DAY

EXE DYNO DAY

did dyno day with exe-crew last week....


spec on dyno:
- stock 18inch wheels with 245/45/18
- Custom K&N pod filter + Custom heat shield

result - 162.4 KW ATW

will post the Dyno Printout soon...