VIP F50 cima from DFW,TX

[boosted_teg817]

Been on the forum for a couple years now, but never post pics of my car, still a work in progress...


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Fender work
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need to lower it more
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At a Import Face Off in Ennis,Tx
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[widebody_Q]

Not a huge fan of the wheels in general but love them on the F50. Kyle from Hawaii had the same set for a couple of months and I been hooked since then. Looking good so far. (just lower it some more)

P.s. just found the cocaine drink thats in your avitar today. Havn't seen it in years. They watered it down though. It doesnt burn like the old version lol

[Tony Two-Tone]

Looks good! Love the wheels!

[lo_dit]

nice wheels, what are the specs?

[boosted_teg817]

Not a huge fan of the wheels in general but love them on the F50. Kyle from Hawaii had the same set for a couple of months and I been hooked since then. Looking good so far. (just lower it some more)

P.s. just found the cocaine drink thats in your avitar today. Havn't seen it in years. They watered it down though. It doesnt burn like the old version lol

thanks man, i actually bought my car 5 years ago after i saw what you did to your f50. p.s. i love that drink it make me go :saiyancrunks: lol

Looks good! Love the wheels!
thank you sir


nice wheels, what are the specs?
thanks they are 20 by 9.5 -16 hi disk front and 10.5 -5 low disk in the rear

[Q45er]

Nice! No camber??

[kingpin]

very promising .. dont really like the front fender work .. but it looks tight :biggthumpup:

[droo]

wheel's look great on your q! what are the specs?

[boosted_teg817]

Nice! No camber??
Custom front camber at -4.5 and rear are g35 camberkit at -5

very promising .. dont really like the front fender work .. but it looks tight :biggthumpup:

Thanks man I can't wait to see the new look of ur m45

[Dranom]

Looks great! Love the color same color as my f50
Did you use camber plates upfront??

[4DGS]

Really it's running that much camber? It's not even noticeable.

I also had no idea the F50 could use G35 suspension parts.

[boosted_teg817]

Really it's running that much camber? It's not even noticeable.

I also had no idea the F50 could use G35 suspension parts.
yea it is ill get some better pics of it soon, the f50 and g35/350z rear suspension are pretty similar expect the strut and springs are a little shorter and smaller than the q.
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Looks great! Love the color same color as my f50
Did you use camber plates upfront??
thats badass we have same car and color lol, is it tan interior or black? i wish mine was black.
I didnt make a custom plate just drill new holes on the current coilover plate =) and it work. thanks to my man kalam at kustomz unlimited in garland, tx
excuse my dirty engine bay lol
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1663/camberplate.jpg


i feel like this should be move to the build section soon? mods if you want to move it feel free to. Ill be adding more things to the car in the next couple months and going air bag in spring time :giggity:

[Dranom]

Mine has black interior. I thought the exterior color at first was "midnight blue" but the dealer said its "San Marino Blue".

Anyways :biggthumpup: on the make your own camber! lol

[Kouki Monster]

looks great!

I got -5 out the box on stock suspension. The rear sus is on uprated g35 coilovers as well. Was thinking about doing the 350z aluminum spring buckets too. Then I thought whats stopping me from doing a full custom subframe? If you like, and want to go crazy with your f50, there is a lot of peeps on here to help you out. Agi is a big help on this too.

[waijai]

Love F50's, was looking for one when while I was shopping for a car last year but ended up picking up the LS430. Saw the pics that Khamla posted on Facebook.

[boosted_teg817]

looks great!

I got -5 out the box on stock suspension. The rear sus is on uprated g35 coilovers as well. Was thinking about doing the 350z aluminum spring buckets too. Then I thought whats stopping me from doing a full custom subframe? If you like, and want to go crazy with your f50, there is a lot of peeps on here to help you out. Agi is a big help on this too.

Thanks, my plan is to go air next year and a full bodykit, I wonder if there's any Japanese company that make urathane bodykit. 3-4 k for fiberglass kit is not worth it to me lol

Love F50's, was looking for one when while I was shopping for a car last year but ended up picking up the LS430. Saw the pics that Khamla posted on Facebook.

I saw your car at wekfest and ifo in ennis,funny how i wanted an ls430 but at the time I bought my car too. Only thing about the f50 is the audio system wish I could upgrade it

[Kouki Monster]

You would want to upgrade? Maybe add more speakers but mine is solid throws tons of bass and clarity is on point. I think it could use more speakers. But that is about it I think 8 is wonderful.

[CrazyHawaiian]

Hey just a thought (not knocking this at all) but beware when you mod how coilovers are mounted/installed. Keep in mind that you are modding something that supports the weight of the car, especially in front with a heavy V8. If done incorrectly, it is a possible safety issue. Companies that make these parts R&D and test them to make sure they are safe. So if you do something custom, you might be circumventing their design. Keep an eye on it, check it periodically both top and bottom. Do not want to see a fellow VIP enthusiast damage his ride or be hurt from an accident. Im speaking from experience after doing my own "mods" to one of my JIC coilovers that were on my G50. The countersunk bolts supplied had snapped. I made my own bolt/washer setup. When I removed them, they were very close to failure and I was completely unaware. It is entirely possible my custom bolt/washer setup could have failed with more use, meaning the coilover itself could have dismounted at speed. The mods you've done there look a little crazier than the stuff I did. Does not look like the coilover is centered, meaning you might be putting more stress on the parts than they were designed for. But I also realize that looks are not everything, and it is also possible this is no problem. I am not in a position to say I know what is safe/unsafe. Anyway, just wanted to let you know what happened to me.

[Kouki Monster]

Like he said^ dont buy JIC LOL

[CrazyHawaiian]

Hahahaha, or even worse, don't let me install them!! Hahahaha nah but for real my only complaint with JIC's was the provided countersunk bolts. Installed them to spec with a torque wrench and 2 out of 8 snapped. Will need to source a set of grade 8's for the reinstall (assuming I can fix the perch I broke)

Hey btw OP, depending on how far you wanna go, you can still upgrade the sounds in the F50. Upgrading the head unit is tough because of the integrated A/C and other controls, but JL makes equipment that will allow you to integrate and install aftermarket amps and speakers using the stock HU. Or you could install an aftermarket HU and run it parallel (and change everything). When I had my F50 I thought the audio was great, probably one of the best stock systems I ever heard, but I still wanted to add some subs in the trunk hehehehe

[waijai]

The guys at Kustomz Unlimited are pretty well versed at custom suspension setups. Here is their shop demo vehicle.

http://image.truckinweb.com/f/18189655+w750+st0/0907tr_15_z+nissan_titan+sheetmetal_bed.jpg

[brainneeded]

i love cantilever setups!!!

[CrazyHawaiian]

Yeah that is really nice. I kind of get the feeling that picture was a reply to what I posted, so I just wanted to say something. I did not mean to imply that his coilovers were installed wrong, or the shop did a bad job. I'm not in a position to determine what is safe / unsafe. All I was saying was for him to keep an eye on it. It does not matter who does custom mods, or to what extent you mod, could be the most well known shop or someone doing it in their backyard. When you customize potential safety related parts of the car, suspension or brakes, it is always a good idea to keep an eye on it, and check it periodically. This does not mean anyone did anything wrong, it is just a common sense safety precaution. The last thing any of us want to see is some kind of freak accident. Like most things, out of sight, out of mind, and we might not even be thinking about it. But after the experiences I had, I realized I was taking my safety for granted, and changed my ways. So Im just passing that on, optional of course, but the more we know, the better. Hope I did not step on any toes.