My "Super" Legnum VR4 Replica

[Bender]

I bought this Legnum back on 29th of September 2012 when it had done 181,846kms,

How she look back then

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With ugly beige intertor

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How she looking now

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Now with with Reacros seats and black interior

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Exterior Mods
Super VR4 front cannards
Super VR4 rear skirt
Super VR4 rear spoiler and hatch
Super VR4 side skirts (ordered, been here in few months I hope, Fibreglass)
DTM D1/Rush 18x8.5 29p offset rims, on Falken FK452 225/40 tyres
White Enkei EVO 9 rims, on Falken ZE912 225/45 tyres
Black pair Enkei EVO 7 rims, on Falken ZE912 225/45 tyres(spares)
Colour coded headlights
Facelift Grill
Gas struts to hold up bonnet

Interior Mods
Super VR4 recaors seats
With match red flake rear seats and door cars
Full black interior
EVO momo airbag steering wheel
Boost gauge

Mods
KYB stocks with Tein springs
Reflashed ecu wit no speed or boost cuts
12psi of boost with EVO 8 blow of valve
Large front mount intercooler
Large 40mm alloy radiator
Fujitsubo 3" catback exhaust with new AdrenalinR muffler
Exedy HD 5 puk clutch
EBS performance brake pads
Selby front and rear sway bar with bushes

Make my own intake pipe

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At 200,651kms she got a big birthday with the following work done
Replace
Cambelt
Idler
Tensioners
Water pump
Cam and crank oil seals
Engine oil (Castrol Edge fully synthetic 5w-30)
Spark plug leads
Spark plug tube seals
Spark plugs (Itidium BKR7EIX)
Rocker cover gaskets
24x Hydraulic lifters
Oil filter
Fuel filter
K&N panel filter
Both fan belts
Steering rack boot
Antifreeze

Things to do done
Side skirts to be fitted
Get 3" down pipe make
Buy a custom Y-Pipe
Get a reflash/tune done with dyno check

[kiwigalant]

The interior looks heaps better now Ben. I know you said you're done with it but maybe it could do with a bit more red, maybe retrim the steering wheel with red leather?

Can't wait to see it fully kitted with the super exterior and then painted up. Good progress, it's making me keener to get mine looking and driving how I want it

[Gly]

much better with the black interior, take long?

[Bender]

The interior looks heaps better now Ben. I know you said you're done with it but maybe it could do with a bit more red, maybe retrim the steering wheel with red leather?

Can't wait to see it fully kitted with the super exterior and then painted up. Good progress, it's making me keener to get mine looking and driving how I want it

Haha yeah you think? Maybe if I could find a Super steering wheel, I might buy it, Would cost way to much to get retrim.

I can't wait till those side skirts turn up



Ummm it was about 4 and half hours with giving the inside bit of clean before putting the black interior in. And I didn't break anything

[kiwigalant]

Haha yeah you think? Maybe if I could find a Super steering wheel, I might buy it, Would cost way to much to get retrim.

I can't wait till those side skirts turn up

Yea the super steering wheel would be awesome, you reckon it would cost a lot for a retrim?

So you've ordered them just haven't paid for them yet lol?

[Bender]

Bought set angel eye headlight what are make for USA 8G Galant

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Parklights with led rings to make angel eye grow

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HID lights

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Lights on high beam

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Since they are make for USA 8G's, They smaller and have slightly different fit on Japanese 8G's, Gap's between the grill & bottom edge corner of bumper, Think I will be changing back to PFL grill

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[SEAN-NZ]

Looks awesome, are you going to do anything about the gaps? Although they aren't very obvious

[Gly]

the cut offs for the light will be wrong to, and you will be blinding on coming traffic.

depending on who and how your headlights are checked legally its a fail.

why change the grill? there will still be the same gap.

[Adam.Findlay]

how come you went with the USDM lights instead of retrofitting projectors to the JDM lights like so many others have done?

and GLY is right being USDM they will be left hand drive so will cast too much light to the left, which when driving on the right hand side of the road throws light directly at oncoming traffic.
unlikely you will get pulled up on it but depends if you are happy being that dick who blinds everyone or not. haha

[Bender]

Will be doing something about the gap's, Unsure what I will do,

Deflector has been changed for right hand side so shouldn't have a problem with blinding oncoming traffic,

The person I bought them off said he never had a problem with getting wof's with them but will be interesting to see if they pass or not

Only reason I bought them as they were cheap

[Adam.Findlay]

sweet thats good to hear.

good luck getting the gaps looking better!

[kiwigalant]

I love the angel eyes, I want to retrofit mine now

[Davezj]

I was lead to believe these light would not fit jdm 8g vr4
But they obviously do.
I can handle a little gap between the headlight unit and grill. And they seem to be able to be taken apart to swap the hid masking plate over for the beam, so all seems good.

[Bender]

Well after she blew 2 radiators hoses in 2 days, She had a ride on back of a tow truck

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Bought a set of silicone radiators

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Bought a new EVO 9 metal blow of valve and make my own hoses for it aswell

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Finally finish making my own hard kit pipping

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At the same time when replacing the hoses, Though it would be good idea to replace most of the vacuum hoses with silicone and also bought a Walbro fuel pump

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After not being able to drive it for last 5 or so weeks and needing a good clean on the outside and inside
It great to drive her again, She running and boosting better then then, Is not more boost leak and it holding it boost at 12psi now

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And other good new is that, The Super VR4 side skirts I've bought, Will be there next week and hoping to have them fitted next weekend

[Badger_01]

Awesome Ben!

Be prepared to scrap on most speed bumps and what not with the Super skirts

[Bender]

Haha hope they don't scrap at all lol... But can't wait to have them on.

[Bender]

Today my Super side skirts turn up, I'm very happy with them, Very well make

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But with good new, Comes bad news

And the car has blown the head gasket,

Saw stem and open the bonnet to find this

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It blown water out of the radiator cap

I'm unsure what I'm going to do but probably going to look at rebuilding the whole engine.

[MarkSanne]

Ouch... what a bummer.

[Bender]

Next thing I bought was a set of EVO 8 Brembo's brake's

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How they will look with the 18" rims
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Standard VR4 rotor vs Brembo rotor
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Still need to finish off the lines, Repaint the caliper's, New brake pad's and new rotor's for the front

[Bender]

How the car is sitting at the moment

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Thing's to do over next few months
Is to finish pulling the engine out
Off to Justin place for full panel and paint
Custom make bonnet and mould the Super kit and put fibreglass kit on the car

And then thing I'm really looking forward to is, Stripping down the engine