Tips on Modding?

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Would like it to be a fun Daily Driver, but be "fun" to drive.
I don't wanna be the stock Ej1 at beyond meets, you know?
Anyone have any ideas?
1994 Ej1,
-D16Z6,
-No name Short Ram Intake
-Lowered on Neuspeed springs
-Compustar Alarm
Thats pretty much it,
My plans,

-Powder coat rims,
-Exhaust

[Skyline_Addict]

Well, what sort of goals are you looking to achieve via modding?


Daily Driver/Weekend Racer?
Exterior/Interior Aesthetics?
"ICE"?
Race Car?
Etc.


You should know what you want out of your car before you start modding it. It'll make your life easier and probably save you money down the road.

[Brutucus]

Depends on your budget/plans are man.
But if you are gonna mod your ride, you should upgrade the security on it. Nothing worst than having your car stolen, then go from there.

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by Skyline_Addict
Well, what sort of goals are you looking to achieve via modding?


Daily Driver/Weekend Racer?
Exterior/Interior Aesthetics?
"ICE"?
Race Car?
Etc.


You should know what you want out of your car before you start modding it. It'll make your life easier and probably save you money down the road.

Yeah i fixed that,
I want it to be a Daily driver, that isn't riced out and is a nice car.
Something that will turn heads, and not because it looks like it could fly.

and it has a compustar alarm

[speeed]

is this the car that's always at the superstore parking lot by dief?

clean car man keep it up.

maybe new wheels? just dont do anything fast and furious

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by speeed
is this the car that's always at the superstore parking lot by dief?

clean car man keep it up.

maybe new wheels? just dont do anything fast and furious

haha YEAHHH thats me man,
Thanks, i plan to keep it pretty much stock for the exterior,
maybe a mugen lip and cf hood for the outside, thats about it.
I'm either going to get some nice new rims, but i just bought new tires for my rims, and i don't wanna buy more tires, so i wanna powder coat them a gunmetal gray or a gold.

[speeed]

i see.
yeah rims and exhaust would be a good start. i say powder coat them gunmetal grey but thats just my opinion.

my car look familiar to you at all? i'm parked there everyday too

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by speeed
i see.
yeah rims and exhaust would be a good start. i say powder coat them gunmetal grey but thats just my opinion.

my car look familiar to you at all? i'm parked there everyday too

yeahh man!
what grade you in man?

[nykz]

If you're going to powder coat them, do it up gunmetal Or you could always get some new shoes, it has a pretty nice stance as it is, unlike my 4 runner. You go to dief right? I see your car everyday... as I'm usually parked in the same lot

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by nykz
If you're going to powder coat them, do it up gunmetal Or you could always get some new shoes, it has a pretty nice stance as it is, unlike my 4 runner. You go to dief right? I see your car everyday... as I'm usually parked in the same lot

Yeah you drive the white prelude right?

[nykz]

Haha yeah thats me. Your EJ is really clean

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by nykz
Haha yeah thats me. Your EJ is really clean

Thanks man,
Yours is clean too, you need some coils or springs like mad though.
Shit i now know like 3 or four people on beyond that go to dief,
We should have a dief crew cruise.

[speeed]

Originally posted by Nissan_Fanboy


yeahh man!
what grade you in man?

im actually graduating this year, so is nykz. so you probably wont be seeing us next year haha. good luck with your future mods

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by speeed


im actually graduating this year, so is nykz. so you probably wont be seeing us next year haha. good luck with your future mods

Shit man, that sucks,
Ill only be in 11 next year haha.

Well we should cruise man,
definitely hittin up the next beyond cruise.

[Scope951]

IMO not worth it if your as die hard of a nissan fan as you claim.

Save up and mod the car you actually want.

Right now I know what your feeling, you have a car, not the one you want but you just want to mod the shit out of it.

You will save yourself ALOT by simply saving up for that Nissan you want so badly.

This is my opinion: Maintain the civic and use it as a daily, save your pennies and buy the car you want, then you wont think back about all the money you wasted.

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by Scope951
IMO not worth it if your as die hard of a nissan fan as you claim.

Save up and mod the car you actually want.

Right now I know what your feeling, you have a car, not the one you want but you just want to mod the shit out of it.

You will save yourself ALOT by simply saving up for that Nissan you want so badly.

This is my opinion: Maintain the civic and use it as a daily, save your pennies and buy the car you want, then you wont think back about all the money you wasted.

Yeah your right.
God so many people with so many opinions.
I guess ill work for the summer and see what i got,
then make a decision from there.

[Skyline_Addict]

Originally posted by Nissan_Fanboy


Yeah i fixed that,
I want it to be a Daily driver, that isn't riced out and is a nice car.
Something that will turn heads, and not because it looks like it could fly.

and it has a compustar alarm

pretty much endless options. but what I gather from this, you want a "clean" car. JDM, I'm guessing.

well. oem or oem-style lip kits should do good. a nice set of wheels and a good drop is always nice. you don't have to buy Volks or forged wheels if you're just going for looks - nothing wrong with getting replicas to achieve this.

the most immediately cost effective way to lower the car is getting a set of springs, such as Tein and Eibach. this could considerably increase wear on the shocks though. coilovers are always a good option, and not all of them are super expensive.

[riced]

This is a pretty clean Ej1



To keep it clean and nice on a budget.. grab some rims, maybe a mugen lip, sidemarkers, window visors and a clean looking exhaust.

For me personally, I think a good looking car is a clean one. Since you have a black car, the swirls and the years have taken a big hit on it. Get it polished and waxed, and you'll already have a better looking car.

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by riced

To keep it clean and nice on a budget.. grab some rims, maybe a mugen lip, sidemarkers, window visors and a clean looking exhaust.

For me personally, I think a good looking car is a clean one. Since you have a black car, the swirls and the years have taken a big hit on it. Get it polished and waxed, and you'll already have a better looking car.

Thats a nice lookin car man,
Really clean. Thanks for the advice.

[Freestylin]

In terms of the exterior, you would be able to get some ideas here:

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1257947

or you can join a site that I find really resourceful:

http://www.ej1ownersclub.com