SOLID-orange http://solid-orange.com Twistedsymphony's Playground Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:59:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Steering Wheel http://solid-orange.com/954 http://solid-orange.com/954#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:01:55 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=954 Well, not “new” but newly installed. As part of my goal to accomplish at least 1 thing on one of my cars every weekend I finally got around to installing this steering wheel.

S14 Kouki JDM Momo Steering Wheel

This is a steering wheel from a Japanese market “Kouki” Silvia with the Autech Sports Package (Which also included an Autech Spoiler, Autech Grill, Special Badging and  “Silvia” Logo seats). The only one of these I’ve ever seen for sale I bought as soon as I saw it.

This bolts right up and plugs right in but I did need to swap on a JDM clock spring, as it’s significantly different than the US model. I also recently picked up a digital hanging scale so I can compare weights of the various items I swap out on the car. The original Wheel weighed 9.48lbs while the Momo wheel only weighs 7.78bls … 1.7lbs isn’t a huge savings but it’s nice to know that I’m going in the right direction with these changes.

]]> http://solid-orange.com/954/feed 0 stopping power http://solid-orange.com/950 http://solid-orange.com/950#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:56:01 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=950 Sometimes to be fast you have go slow.
Wilwood super light big brake setup s14

]]> http://solid-orange.com/950/feed 0 Pictures of my Game Collection http://solid-orange.com/930 http://solid-orange.com/930#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:19:33 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=930 I finally got around to snapping some photos of the new shelving that Jamie and I put up a couple of months back..

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Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE Twistedsymphony's JDM Kouki S14 LS1 240sx SE engine_bay

I regret not having the LMGT4s installed, or my Momo steering wheel but other than that I’m very happy with how the car currently sits.

]]> http://solid-orange.com/915/feed 0 New shoes and new lacing http://solid-orange.com/908 http://solid-orange.com/908#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 01:34:51 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=908
I wanted to go with a ladder facing but with only 5 eyelets per side I went with a ladder facing instead. So far I like it better than the zipper pacing on my old shoes.

]]> http://solid-orange.com/908/feed 0 Rake http://solid-orange.com/902 http://solid-orange.com/902#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 04:31:31 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=902 S14 240sx Nismo Front Suspension (dampers and springs) S14 240sx Nismo Front Suspension (dampers and springs) S14 240sx Nismo Front Suspension (dampers and springs) S14 240sx Nismo Front Suspension (dampers and springs)

Rene wasn’t the only one upgrading their suspension today…

Thanks to Rudy I got a new torque wrench and was able to finally install my Nismo suspension. it took longer than expected since I decided to sand and paint all the hardware and mounting brackets with a rust inhibitor. Also I discovered that the brake line bracket on the Silvia is backwards from the 240sx so I had to make a small modification to the brake-line  to make it mount to the bottom of the strut housing.

I only did the front, so I’ve got a nice rake going on… I’m not sure if I’m going to do the rear too or just leave it like this.

]]> http://solid-orange.com/902/feed 1 Today’s Productivity… http://solid-orange.com/897 http://solid-orange.com/897#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 00:41:02 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=897 … finished building a Tube Based Headphone amp for Jeff

]]> http://solid-orange.com/897/feed 0 I F*CKING HATE MICE… http://solid-orange.com/887 http://solid-orange.com/887#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 02:08:43 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=887 S15 Silvia Rear Seats in an S14 240SX S15 Silvia Front Seats in an S14 240SX bsmice_6 bsmice_5 bsmice_4 bsmice_3 bsmice_2 bsmice_1

This is the bird seed and insulation “nests” I pulled out of the headliner and side panels of my car today…

at least I had new seats to put in front and rear.

]]> http://solid-orange.com/887/feed 0 Lug Nut Key http://solid-orange.com/883 http://solid-orange.com/883#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:24:36 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=883 Bought new lug nuts… key doesn’t fit the lugs … not happy

]]> http://solid-orange.com/883/feed 0 Bosstown 2011 Spring Bean Meet. http://solid-orange.com/869 http://solid-orange.com/869#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:02:01 +0000 twistedsymphony http://solid-orange.com/?p=869 Some pics I took at the Bosstown/240sxONE Spring Bean Meet.

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