[VR Foe] - Progress pics of my Legnum Super VR4 -VR FOE

[OSiRiS]

Hey guys.

I keep adding new stuff to the Legnum [VR FOE]. If you know me you know I've got something new monthly if not bi-weekly lol.

I have slowed down modding the VR4 over the last month or so as I have aquired myself a GSR [FEWGTV] 1.8L turbo with some very interesting and unique mods to make it oh so fast. I'll be using that as my dedicated speed/track car and the Legnum as my dedicated show pony :P

I keep having problems with vBGarage and they don't seem to be going away so I'll keep my running history here for anyone that is interested in the progress etc :)

Here are the details which will always be kept up to date:

1998 Legnum Super VR4
Super VR4, 1 of 500 ever made
130,000kms
1 NZ owner, 1 Jap owner
No expense spared
Purchased from car yard completely standard April 2005 with approx. 100,000km

Dynatron 7 series 5 star GPS tracked alarm system (can log into website to view and control car anywhere in the world)

Super VR4 standard:
Carbon fibre dash
Factory 20% tinted windows
Full Ralliart exhaust system
Rear bumper
Rear roof spoiler
Red gear shift
Red handbrake
Red interior carpet
Red Momo steering wheel
Sideskirts
Ultrabright hi-vis purple glow dash

Engine:
APEXi 600x300x76 intercooler
Cambelt, power steering pump, water pump, all tensioners, all pulleys, all bearings etc. replaced with new items less than 10,000km ago with receipts from "Mitsubishi Manukau"
Custom cold air box intake
HKS Super Sequential blow off valve
Pod filter
Racepro manual boost controller
Serviced every 5,000km with receipts from "Quality Automotive Repairs Pakuranga"
Spec R oil catch tank
Walbro intank 255lph (500hp) fuel pump

Interior/Exterior:
APEXi RSM (rev speed meter)
APEXi S-AFC (super air flow converter)
Autogauge stealth boost gauge
Carbon Fibre Evo 7 bonnet
Custom unknown branded front kit
Evo 6.5 Recaro seats
H.I.D. (high intensity discharge) 8000k headlights

Suspension/Driveline:
Aftermarket transmission cooler less than 10,000km ago with receipts from "The Gearbox Factory East Tamaki"
Brand new strengthened 5 speed tiptronic gear box less than 10,000km ago with receipts from "The Gearbox Factory East Tamaki"
Full TEIN adjustable coilover suspension setup

Wheels:
18" x 8" Koya Inox 10 wheels
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 215/35/18 tyres
Red aluminium racing wheel nuts

In Car Entertainment:
1 gauge size wiring throughout
1 x Eaudio 480ab (2 x 240wRMS) amplifier running:
1 x set of 6.5" Digital Design C6.2 component speakers in front doors
1 x set of Soundstream speakers in back doors
4 x Eaudio 1000d (1000wRMS each) amplifiers running:
2 x 12" Digital Design 3512D sub woofers
2 x Optima competition gell cell batteries relocated to boot
3 x 7" roof mounted LCD screens
Custom subwoofer enclosure made to specifications
Digitor 150w power inverter running:
XBOX with modified hard drive filled with music videos, wireless controller
Miscellaneous Tsunami wiring, interconnects and distribution blocks throughout
Pioneer 7" motorised in dash LCD screen
Pioneer DEH-P1Y competition spec head unit
Certificates and trophies for various sound off dBdrag competitions claiming 2nd loudest Street B (2 x 12" subs) vehicle @ 147.1dB
1st in recent Botany Auto Sound & Security, Street B @ 148.1dB

[OSiRiS]

Hell yes, at least give us a tempter shot:party3:

Here is a tempter shot of my new wheels my friend :)

Wheels are brand new 18" x 8" Koya Inox 10 on brand new Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 215/35/18 tyres.

Oh, and my red wheel nuts which I think I'll keep forever :iloveyou:

What do you think?

[mpau009]

Cool and a half:2thumbsup That dish is awesome, really adds to the stance.

Keep up the good work, but are you really gonna ruin all that shiney paint?:5shots:

[OSiRiS]

Cool and a half:2thumbsup That dish is awesome, really adds to the stance.

Keep up the good work, but are you really gonna ruin all that shiney paint?:5shots:

Thanks for the comment about the wheels :) I've always loved dish. Every wheel that I've had has had at least 1 inch of dish hehe.

What you mean ruin that shiney paint?

[mpau009]

What you mean ruin that shiney paint?

I thought you had a respray lined up? or has that been put on the back burner. The paint certainly looks good in that pic though

[OSiRiS]

Oh hehe yea I was going to do it Candy Red. Which will go with the whole red interior theme.

I was planning to do it over the Christmas period or early next year, but that might have to wait because the GSR keeps begging for more attention lol

Thanks UC for dropping off that 17mm ring spanner at like 11pm. Oh and the torch so I didn't have to use the street light when working on the GSR LOL ;) Oh and your VR4 sounded ****ing awesome on boost, twin gates and SSQV blow off valve. Good stuff! :)

[OSiRiS]

This was when I had to get it towed home after I hit a little stump on the ground which wrapped the fuel tank shield around the driveshaft :( Waaay too low :inquisiti :thinking:

[OSiRiS]

Some recent pics with my old wheels and front ;)

[d i c k i e s]

nice bro, sad to see a VR4 on the back of a tow truck!

[Gly]

saw ya today :P

looking good... see you got the new bumper on..
looks the part.

[You See]

Thanks UC for dropping off that 17mm ring spanner at like 11pm. Oh and the torch so I didn't have to use the street light when working on the GSR LOL ;) Oh and your VR4 sounded ****ing awesome on boost, twin gates and SSQV blow off valve. Good stuff! :)
No worries dude! Hope you sorted out whatever you were doing!..hehe :2thumbsup

[BraindG]

we dont wanna see pics with old wheels, and front!!..

get ze new ones up /Grrr :2thumbsup

[OSiRiS]

Gly: Thanks :P Saw you twice in two days. lol and I was supposed to try keep it on the low until it was painted :P

Haha

BraindG: Will get them up later tonight ;)

[ShadyNZer]

looks primo bro, should look mean with the new kit....man those mags are choice too, hard out want some deep dish

[OSiRiS]

Front still needs to be painted, it's not perfect yet :thinking:

Look how low it is :inquisiti The outside diameter of my new wheels, 215/35/18 are alot smaller than the old wheels 215/45/17 so it sits even lower than before! :evilgrin:

[CANDEE]

Looking good dude.. :happy:

[OSiRiS]

Ta ;)

[d i c k i e s]

that is pretty low, specially that last pic at bp. the bac looks real low (those people need to walk).... hahaha. just kiddin.

[OSiRiS]

that is pretty low, specially that last pic at bp. the bac looks real low (those people need to walk).... hahaha. just kiddin.

lol yea I know :o I got a few more street sweeping pics on the Mrs digicam which I'll upload when I get home :)

[d i c k i e s]

wish my mrs cleaned my rims! hahaha.

[OSiRiS]

wish my mrs cleaned my rims! hahaha.

Apparently I don't know how to clean, so she took over and finished it off. I'm not complaining ;) Did a ****in good job, better than I could anyway. Hehe.

[mpau009]

:thinking: Must say i was a skeptic about that bumper, especially since i like the SVR4 one as is, but that looks damm good.:2thumbsup
Are the coilovers maxed out, or can you put it totally on the ground?:evilgrin::afro:

[OSiRiS]

:thinking: Must say i was a skeptic about that bumper, especially since i like the SVR4 one as is, but that looks damm good.:2thumbsup
Are the coilovers maxed out, or can you put it totally on the ground?:evilgrin::afro:

Thanks ;) Me too. I took a gamble as I figured it would be hard to beat the SVR4 bumper, but in the end I'm happy. And it'll look even better once it's painted :)

Coilovers, front has 1cm of adjustment, back has about 4cm. Don't think I'd need to wind it down anymore to be honest LOL

[BraindG]

that is pretty low, specially that last pic at bp. the bac looks real low (those people need to walk).... hahaha. just kiddin.

lol yea I know :o I got a few more street sweeping pics on the Mrs digicam which I'll upload when I get home :)
wow, that is low :2thumbsup looks good.


p.s. that woman cleaning your wheels, think she needs some suncream.. perhaps to late for that.. some after sun is needed!

[OSiRiS]

wow, that is low :2thumbsup looks good.


p.s. that woman cleaning your wheels, think she needs some suncream.. perhaps to late for that.. some after sun is needed!

/lol

[BraindG]

/lol
No wanting to hijack, but its either that, or she has a pink top on under the white top. :inquisiti

[OSiRiS]

No wanting to hijack, but its either that, or she has a pink top on under the white top. :inquisiti

Nope definately burnt from washing and cleaning the car the whole day :P

[OSiRiS]

BraindG, can you change the thread title to: "Progress pics of my Legnum Super VR4 -VR FOE" thanks :)

[d i c k i e s]

yeah wondered about that... thought it was a faded red top! :inquisiti

[BraindG]

BraindG, can you change the thread title to: "Progress pics of my Legnum Super VR4 -VR FOE" thanks :)
yes master :afro:

[OSiRiS]

Thanks LOL :P

[Munta]

Look how low it is :inquisiti The outside diameter of my new wheels, 215/35/18 are alot smaller than the old wheels 215/45/17 so it sits even lower than before! :evilgrin:

ummm yea... bigger rims = smaller sidewall tyre size, to make the rolling circumfrence the same so your speedo isnt out... yes your car is lower but only 1cm lower so thats not that much really... if u have your old rims and tyres still sit them nxt to your new 1s you will see the they will be the same size if not VERY close.
put your tyre size's into this to see how much 'smaller' your new tyres really are..
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[bradc]

Got some common tyre radiuses for VR-4's here:

205/55/16 315.95mm
225/50/16 315.70mm
215/45/17 312.64mm
225/45/17 317.14mm
235/45/17 321.64mm
215/35/18 303.85mm -3.82% compared to standard!
225/40/18 318.60mm
235/40/18 322.60mm

My personal favourite is 235/45/17 with 17x8" rims, but my car will have 255/40/17 (317.89mm) on it with 17x9.5" rims :D

And for people with 19's:

215/35/19 316.54mm
225/35/19 320.04mm
235/35/19 323.54mm

[Munta]

3.8% is not much really compared to standard... its 4km/h less than wot u are really driving at when u consider most ppl walk faster than that its not much of a difference at all

[OSiRiS]

ummm yea... bigger rims = smaller sidewall tyre size, to make the rolling circumfrence the same so your speedo isnt out... yes your car is lower but only 1cm lower so thats not that much really... if u have your old rims and tyres still sit them nxt to your new 1s you will see the they will be the same size if not VERY close.
put your tyre size's into this to see how much 'smaller' your new tyres really are..
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

1cm lower is alot if the car is already less than 10cm off the ground...

[Munta]

not really... my car is also less than 10cm above ground. bt yea, i give up

[OSiRiS]

:) :)