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Picked Up From Nismo Omori But...
So while I did pick up the car from Nismo last Wednesday, I'm not going to write about it here because I have a long overdue Speedhunters post on the event coming soon - I'll post here when it goes...
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Minor DIY Repair - Brake Light Switch Stopper
So as soon as I got my car back home and parked from the alarm shop where I had the Worx alarm removed,I noticed something strange as I parked the car...The car's brake lamps refused to turn off!Just...
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Keeping Up the Skills (or at least trying to)...
So thanks to my friends Derek and Mike at Pacific Coast JDM, I got to do some race driving as a guest driver at an endurance race last weekend, Race 3 of the Mobara Endurance Race Series at the Mobara...
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New(er) OEM Deck!
As you may recall from an earlier post, Nismo Omori Factory installed an OEM radio/cassette deck that I found on Yahoo Auctions to give the car an OEM look. They installed it but...Unfortunately as you...
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New Slatwall for the Garage (Garage Series)
Before I continue talking about the fixes I am being forced to make to bring the car's interior back to OEM, sharp eyed readers might notice that my garage is much more weekend mechanic friendly than...
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Cabinets for the Garage (Garage Series)
So after I installed the slatwall, things were looking better. But yeah, things were still not as organized as they could be. Plus, I really wanted a workbench of some sort for small projects. Â So...
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New Front Speakers (for now)
So as I alluded to in a prior post, in addition to replacing the OEM radio/cassette deck with one that actually could still play cassette tapes, I removed the Morel Tempo Ultra 602 mid-range component...
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Digital Sound! (But Still Period Correct)
So even though I am extremely impressed with these new Alpine Type X 6.5 inch coaxial speakers, and listening to cassette tapes takes me back to my youth, the natural next desire is to listen to...
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Sometimes You Gotta Do It Yourself...
So it all started with this:Yep, a distribution block installed by Worx in the trunk next to the battery (right above the fuel pump area) which Nismo Omori hadn't removed. Â Remember their job was to...
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OCD to the Max?
So as I was taking the car interior apart in order to strip out all non OEM wiring, I realized the moment I had been waiting for had arrived.You see, a while back while my car was at Nismo Omori...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 1
So now that I've been able to get the OEM look, but with digital sound - what next? Well as you recall, the front doors now have the Alpine Type X 6.5 coaxial speakers that I really like. But the rear...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 2
So as mentioned in my previous post, the new dsp amp had arrived, along with all of the professional grade OFC wiring, and accessories such as the fuse holder and a fused distribution block (power...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 3
So after doing a decent job creating a mount for the distribution block, I decided to go ahead and create the mount for the dsp amp.This was relatively straightforward and did not require a heat gun to...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 4 - Wiring
So this post will be about all the wiring I had to do to upgrade the stereo to a true hifi system. Â If you remember, Nismo Omori Factory had told me that Worx had stripped out the OEM wiring harness...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 5 - Rear Deck
So while waiting for the Alpine components to arrive, I decided to clean up the rear deck area and at minimum run new speaker wire from the DSP amp to the new rear speakers. I had actually already...
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Modernizing the Stereo, Part 6 - Almost Done!
While doing a decent job (if I may say so myself) on the rear speakers and deck, Â the Alpine X series component speakers finally arrived (thank you WoofersEtc!), meaning that in reality, I was jumping...
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Modernizing the Stereo - Part 7 - THIS is what makes all the difference...
So all the hardware is now installed. Cleanly, might I add, and as a side benefit I was able to clean up and fix the mess left by others. Â So does it sound good?Cannot wait to go for another spin in...
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A Necessary Mod? This Should Have Been An OEM Option...
In taking out all of the unnecessary and sloppy wiring that had been installed by others, there was one item I actually kept - kind of. Â In fact given how quickly the battery tends to go dead in these...
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One More for the Collection! (Garage Series)
So I think it's obvious, but in addition to being OCD about my car, I DO collect other things R33 GT-R. Â And the more unique and rare, the better. Â Hope to highlight some of the better ones here on the...
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The Other Thing I Put on the Wall (Garage Series)
 So as I mentioned in my last post, the official Nissan poster wasn't the only piece of art I put on my garage wall.You see, at last year's Nismo Festival, one of the vendors there grabbed my eye -...
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