Dabuu's NCP131

[hotracer_05]

Originally Posted by Dabuu

Thanks tmontague!

I was going to do the rear collars today, but decided I will do it another time when I have SS brake lines on hand. I needed to remove the flex section of the brake line in order to drop the front torsion beam mounts.

I painted the hubs with Rustoleum bbq grill paint, good for 1200F. And the hubcentric rings installed, so shiny.



Installed the DCSports. Big change was that cruising at highway speeds doesn't drone as much as before. I think the ecm is still adjusting the fuel trim, so I'll report back on that at a later time. Overall, the exhaust note is a little louder putt putting around town. Sounds more agressive as the revs climb. And as I mentioned earlier, quieter cruising around 65, 75, 80 mph. I love it.

Was there a reason you went with the dc header vs the weapon r one? just curious because i haven't really found too many head to head comparison numbers and starting to look into getting one

[Dabuu]

I needed top end, and it's ceramic coated.

[Dabuu]

Due to some unfortunate events, I'm returning my car back to stock. I'm still going to keep the driver's engagement mods; TRD quickshifter and sport pedals.

already started with the simple bits







FS thread soon to come.

[williew2]

Hey Mate, would you consider sending the above "simple bits" to me in Australia? :)

[joyahmed3244]

can i have the link to this exact exhaust header??

[joyahmed3244]

is RHDjapan website safe to buy parts from abroad???suggest please

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by joyahmed3244

is RHDjapan website safe to buy parts from abroad???suggest please

Yes it is. Expensive but safe.

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[joyahmed3244]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Yes it is. Expensive but safe.

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thanks mate gonna buy some parts now.

[joyahmed3244]

where do you buy online jdm parts from abroad?? suggestions will help a lot because couldnt find what i was looking for in rhdjapan
TIA

[WeeYari]

What is it exactly that you are looking for?

Also, not the greatest place to be asking this stuff buried inside of another's unrelated thread.

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[joyahmed3244]

started a thread

[Dabuu]

I haven't updated in a while.

A couple weeks ago on my commute home, a couple tried to scam me into giving them cash to fix the "damage" that I supposedly caused. Accusing me of swerving into their lane. Anywho, long story short, I insisted on getting the police and insurance involved and their whole demeanor changed, and they booked it.

This event kind of fucked me up, mentally. I know I didn't swerve into their lane. No impact was felt, nor did I hear any metal to metal contact in our tin can. I kept replaying the situation back in my head, and wished I had a dash cam.

so that's what I did.

LG Innotek 2 Channel system.





Oh and those assholes keyed my driver's rear quarter and scuffed it with scotchbrite or something in an attempt to make it look like I made contact with their caved in front passenger fender.
Passenger pinned my door close to prevent me from assessing the damage on my vehicle, while the driver got out and directly made their way to my rear quarter.



It's only the clear, I've yet to buff it out.

Also, as I part my car, my parts that I've ordered a couple months back are starting to show up lol. My TRD brake lines showed up, completing my TRD line collection. She's going to be a responsive daily driver. :)



Cusco coilovers should be showing up anytime now too lol.

[NYC-SE]

F'd up story. So many lowlifes out there.

[Captain Yaris]

If you got any tracable info on those people, thats hit and run. When approached by the police they'll probably change their tune and then its vandalization of private property, among other things. I'm sorry you have to deal with this but I am now wiser from your experience. I hope you don't ever have to go through that again. Nice cam too. Keep us posted.

[ern-diz]

Wow. The levels some people will go never ceases to amaze me. So sorry you had to deal with that, man. As long as the metal isn't dented, judging by the pic, it looks like that can be color sanded/buffed out.

[Dabuu]

Yeah, people suck. The whole event was stressful, I hope noone else has to go through something like this.

I got their license plate and filed a report the next day with CHP. More so to cover my ass. Last thing I want is for them to turn the table on me, and say that I did a hit and run. Hopefully karma catches up to them.

On a brighter note, people have stopped tailgating me once they realize that there's a camera recording them.

I'll upload some videos soon to show the quality.

[Dabuu]

Quick video of the front camera, I think I need LG's software to PiP the rear camera. Also, I haven't hooked up the GPS yet either.


https://youtu.be/1vXxWXdSBWU

Song: Binary Star - Reality Check.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Wow, that really sucks. Between stories like this and my job, I've lost faith in people.

It's also stories like this that made me get dash cams for both my FR-S (Thinkware F50) and Yaris (Viofo A119). Only front cams tho.