So I've been around for a little while, and I think it's time that I put together a little progress thread. It's nothing to spectacular right now, but I still love her.
Back when I was a junior in high school I was looking for my first car. I was not into cars at all, and I didn't really care what I got. Then I came across an ad for 2001 Infiniti G20. It looked pretty cool from the picture so we went to go check it out. I fell in love. It was a dark silver and wood grain on the dash with black leather seats. The test drive was a little funny, some rattling in back, so we passed on it. But after that I was set on finding myself a g20. The search continued on. As the driving test grew closer, the search intensified, and eventually me and my mom went out to Paterson, NJ to check out a 99 g20 with 104,xxx on the clock, auto transmission. Neither of us knew anything about cars but we ended up settling on this brown car with a few dents and scratches. Hey, it was my first car, it was no big deal right? And then I found g20.net...
I didn't take many pictures when I first got it, but I'll show the progression the best I can. Forgive my shitty pictures, I just have cell phone pics :throwup:.
Stock
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The first thing I did was refresh the suspenson. At a garage. And my family and I knew nothing about cars, and we paid a little too much for a stock suspension refresh.
Drove it around like this for a few months, and then my ricer friend got to me...
Painted the wheels black with a silver lip, painted the grill black, debadged everything but "G20" on the trunk, and spray tinted every light on the car :zoinks:
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a few more pics to come when I find them.
Next step was was ebay headers (2 inch) and cai, which was a giant piece of crap, and the A/T Relay mod.
Then I turned to audio. Kenwood deck, 2 10" Kenwood subs, and a kenwood amp pushing 500rms ar 2 ohms.
Somewhere along the lines I managed to destroy two finder liners. I dont know how but it happed.
I drove it around like this for my high school career, and during winter break of my freshman year of college, I ghetto rigged an "exhaust" with a Thrush Turbo muffler. I dont know what I was thinking.
And then got wise the summer of my freshman year.
I took off the tint off of all the lights, repaired the stock exhaust, and then starting doing slightly less tacky mods.
I reduced the cai to a wai with a spectre filter.
Installed a 91 intake cam and with the VC off, I painted my valve cover gold and sanded the letters:
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another pic to come. my phone sucks.
Unfortunately some of the paint bubbled and it now looks like shit
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My flexpipe blew out so I got 2.5 in headers.
I then got a 2.25 inch catback exhaust with 18 inch Magnaflow resonator, and used the Thrush muffler :shifty:. That absolutely needs to be replaced.
I then pieced together a grounding kit and installed that.
Finally, I meshed my stock grill
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Primered. Don't worry, I painted it, but I didnt take any finished pictures.
Then back to school.
Over fall break I lowered the car:
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Intrax Springs, GR-2 Shocks, OEM bushings, DMSentra top mounts front and rear.
Today I deleted my EGR which was leaking terribly and I think I'm back in love.
Out with the old, in with the new - BC COILOVERS
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As she currently sits on the BC's - will be dropping it more shortly
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Mods
Current Mods In Black
To Do in Green
Engine:
Ebay Headers
2.25 catback exhaust, Vibrant Muffler
91 Intake Cam
Ebay cai converted to wai, Spectre filter
Ground Wires
AT relay mod
Deleted EGR
Wrinkle Black VC
Suspension Refresh:
Lower Control Arms
Thinking either Beck-Arnley or Rebuild - Moog P10 ball joint, ES front bushing, SuperPro rear bushing
New Endlinks
New Axles #lowlifeproblems
ES or SuperPro Trailing Arm Bushings
Suspension:
BC Coilovers 10/8
Octotat Rear Strut Bar
Addco Rear Sway Bar
ES Endlink bushings
ES Sway Bar Bushings
Oz Lancer Rims
Cosmetics/Audio:
Removed Pinstripe
Kenwood HU
Wings West Lip
Replaced my long lost fog light covers
Now back to OEM chrome grill. Much better than hacked up mesh
Fix the dent in my rear passenger door :depressed: maybe some spot painting around the car
Duals
Shifter Surround Mod
Upholster Pillars Burberry :smoke:
Black Steering Wheel
New System - Small 10 in the back, amp with enough power to give said 10 some juice, component speakers up front
R.I.P Old System
Kenwood 1000w amp (500 RMS)
2 Kenwood 10's
Back when I was a junior in high school I was looking for my first car. I was not into cars at all, and I didn't really care what I got. Then I came across an ad for 2001 Infiniti G20. It looked pretty cool from the picture so we went to go check it out. I fell in love. It was a dark silver and wood grain on the dash with black leather seats. The test drive was a little funny, some rattling in back, so we passed on it. But after that I was set on finding myself a g20. The search continued on. As the driving test grew closer, the search intensified, and eventually me and my mom went out to Paterson, NJ to check out a 99 g20 with 104,xxx on the clock, auto transmission. Neither of us knew anything about cars but we ended up settling on this brown car with a few dents and scratches. Hey, it was my first car, it was no big deal right? And then I found g20.net...
I didn't take many pictures when I first got it, but I'll show the progression the best I can. Forgive my shitty pictures, I just have cell phone pics :throwup:.
Stock
The first thing I did was refresh the suspenson. At a garage. And my family and I knew nothing about cars, and we paid a little too much for a stock suspension refresh.
Drove it around like this for a few months, and then my ricer friend got to me...
Painted the wheels black with a silver lip, painted the grill black, debadged everything but "G20" on the trunk, and spray tinted every light on the car :zoinks:
a few more pics to come when I find them.
Next step was was ebay headers (2 inch) and cai, which was a giant piece of crap, and the A/T Relay mod.
Then I turned to audio. Kenwood deck, 2 10" Kenwood subs, and a kenwood amp pushing 500rms ar 2 ohms.
Somewhere along the lines I managed to destroy two finder liners. I dont know how but it happed.
I drove it around like this for my high school career, and during winter break of my freshman year of college, I ghetto rigged an "exhaust" with a Thrush Turbo muffler. I dont know what I was thinking.
And then got wise the summer of my freshman year.
I took off the tint off of all the lights, repaired the stock exhaust, and then starting doing slightly less tacky mods.
I reduced the cai to a wai with a spectre filter.
Installed a 91 intake cam and with the VC off, I painted my valve cover gold and sanded the letters:
another pic to come. my phone sucks.
Unfortunately some of the paint bubbled and it now looks like shit
.My flexpipe blew out so I got 2.5 in headers.
I then got a 2.25 inch catback exhaust with 18 inch Magnaflow resonator, and used the Thrush muffler :shifty:. That absolutely needs to be replaced.
I then pieced together a grounding kit and installed that.
Finally, I meshed my stock grill
Primered. Don't worry, I painted it, but I didnt take any finished pictures.
Then back to school.
Over fall break I lowered the car:
Intrax Springs, GR-2 Shocks, OEM bushings, DMSentra top mounts front and rear.
Today I deleted my EGR which was leaking terribly and I think I'm back in love
.Out with the old, in with the new - BC COILOVERS
As she currently sits on the BC's - will be dropping it more shortly
Mods
Current Mods In Black
To Do in Green
Engine:
Ebay Headers
2.25 catback exhaust, Vibrant Muffler
91 Intake Cam
Ebay cai converted to wai, Spectre filter
Ground Wires
AT relay mod
Deleted EGR
Wrinkle Black VC
Suspension Refresh:
Lower Control Arms
Thinking either Beck-Arnley or Rebuild - Moog P10 ball joint, ES front bushing, SuperPro rear bushing
New Endlinks
New Axles #lowlifeproblems
ES or SuperPro Trailing Arm Bushings
Suspension:
BC Coilovers 10/8
Octotat Rear Strut Bar
Addco Rear Sway Bar
ES Endlink bushings
ES Sway Bar Bushings
Oz Lancer Rims
Cosmetics/Audio:
Removed Pinstripe
Kenwood HU
Wings West Lip
Replaced my long lost fog light covers
Now back to OEM chrome grill. Much better than hacked up mesh
Fix the dent in my rear passenger door :depressed: maybe some spot painting around the car
Duals
Shifter Surround Mod
Upholster Pillars Burberry :smoke:
Black Steering Wheel
New System - Small 10 in the back, amp with enough power to give said 10 some juice, component speakers up front
R.I.P Old System
Kenwood 1000w amp (500 RMS)
2 Kenwood 10's
