# Project Kouki s14 -- 56k AH **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 2, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609 "2008-03-02T20:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/1 "2008-03-02T20:39:28Z")
So i didnt want to show you guys anything until the end of winter but… i decided to take some pics along the way and pretty much record the process of the tear down and rebuild of my s14… It all started back 2 years ago when i picked up my 95 zenki from a girl in kitchener. it was grandma gold and clean no rust. interior was mint with no stains, dirt scratches etc… i was pretty excited… rwd was fun for about 3 months strait of tire cooking… the car may have more km on spun tires than proper daily use… im sure thats the case for alot of us… When i picked her up she basically looked like a 4 bolt se zenki… no lip… no suspension… and no mods… that got old fast… so i called up my buddie varun !! i said " hey im thinking about an rb25, he said fuck that, go sr… i said DEAL! and grabbed my first sr motor off him for a sweet price. 2 weeks later with the help of racing evolution and varun the install was done… i also grabbed some megan gauges, exhaust, hks intake, bigger injectors, a bings FMIC… you know the basic jazz so heres what she looked like with no heart ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3756.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3756.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3755.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3755.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3819.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3819.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3801.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3801.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3796.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3796.jpg) that plate is old so dont worry its okay… so she was comming together pretty nicely… got a nice mugen lip off an integra and custom fitted it to the zenki … ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3777.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3777.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3779.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3779.jpg) took some pics of the freshly painted stock wheels and new FMIC kit from bing… ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/AutoTrader1.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/AutoTrader1.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3876.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3876.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3883.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3883.jpg) everything was good until i cracked my old intercooler on the curb… and had to get another and cut the bumper to fit… so a few scratches later … we were in this postion ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3878.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3878.jpg) so now winter time comes… she gets parked… and i decided i want to do something drastick… i didnt know at first what i was in for… but here is the process so far on whats been going on … ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3905.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3905.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3906.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3906.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3909.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3909.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3910.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3910.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3911.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3911.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3912.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3912.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3913.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3913.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3914.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3914.jpg) all the rust on the side and rear 1/4’s is now fresh and clean, basically restoring it to new… with new metal and new welds… ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3916.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3916.jpg) so shes completely guted and in pieces ready to be prepped for paint… more pics to come of the process and the basically ground up restore… ---
**Author:** ![Pants](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pants/32/5590_2.png) [@Pants](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pants)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/2 "2008-03-02T20:51:37Z")
chad u need rims lol ---
**Author:** ![Keez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/keez/32/5570_2.png) [@Keez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Keez)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/3 "2008-03-02T21:21:33Z")
also, is that a s13 rear spoiler? im not to familiar with s14s sorry. ---
**Author:** ![duckJAI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/duckjai/32/5553_2.png) [@duckJAI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/duckJAI)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/4 "2008-03-02T21:21:52Z")
he needs 5lug first before anything! lol looking forward to what you have for 08’ chad, we got to hit up the track! ---
**Author:** ![DarkManX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/darkmanx/32/5569_2.png) [@DarkManX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkManX)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/5 "2008-03-02T23:22:03Z")
did you paint the valve cover black after the install? I think it looked sweet with its sand blasted look. oh btw, zip tied hid ballasts ftw ---
**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/6 "2008-03-03T00:23:58Z")
i agree with samson, you need to do 5lug before rims. post some pics of the kouki front. what colour did you decide to paint your car? ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/7 "2008-03-03T07:42:22Z")
> [@FS: Kicker AMP & Sub](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-kicker-amp-sub/12966/6): > > post some pics of the kouki front. seconded ---
**Author:** ![RED\_LINE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/red_line/32/5656_2.png) [@RED\_LINE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RED_LINE)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/8 "2008-03-03T07:45:47Z")
hmm, how much is it going to cost you bro, for the restoration work concerning that rust? ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/9 "2008-03-03T18:37:46Z")
Right now im finishing up on most of the body work… still needs alot of prep for paint, but we ended up patching up alot more than i thought. on the left rear 1/4 inside the wheel well there was a almost a 12 inch hole by 5 inches wide… so that we cut out and patched in a new piece tacked for now… and also shaved the antenna complete. The kouki wing i have is oem and the old wing i had was s14 as well… and yes i know i need 5 lug and rims, suspension is finally here STANCE FTW! and in doo time samson is going to hook me up with some baller status wheels to match my rolled rear fenders and flushnesss lol … if you notcie too the spots on the front area where there was a hella lot of rust is now cut out and re welded in so thats all strong… so basically whats left for body work is clean up the rear bumper… sand the front bumper and install the new rockers. heres some updated pics ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_195.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_195.jpg) the hole that was in my trunk basically haha ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_197.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_197.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_194.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_194.jpg) antenna and all of the damn dents are now cleannnn sorry for the shit quality im gonna get on it with my digi tomororw so i will have lots more… and the front end is ready to be painted so no pics of it on the car yet… heres what i have so far its just sitting in my garage in this pic pearl white now its all sanded and ugly ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_171.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_171.jpg) and here is just the last pic of my car while it was still gold… ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_166.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/IMAGE_166.jpg) Gangstar ? ---
**Author:** ![Sky14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Sky14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sky14)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/10 "2008-03-03T19:27:30Z")
loser ---
**Author:** ![reconJDM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reconjdm/32/5510_2.png) [@reconJDM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reconJDM)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/11 "2008-03-03T20:10:45Z")
so what colour is your car going to be painted? ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/12 "2008-03-03T20:43:40Z")
that shit is so hot… plates and everything… no pun intended ---
**Author:** ![Irff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Irff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Irff)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/13 "2008-03-03T20:47:28Z")
where did u get the hood and fenders for kouki from? ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/14 "2008-03-04T16:55:42Z")
i picked up the kouki front from an importer as a complete and some other stuff along the way… so heres more pics for the update … enjoy ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3933.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3933.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3932.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3932.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3931.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3931.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3930.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3930.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3929.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3929.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3928.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3928.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3927.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3927.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3926.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3926.jpg) ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3925.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/100_3925.jpg) this is the colour i went with… it was available on the 07 911 gt3 and the 2009 Reventon Lambourghini - ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/TRC2314.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/TRC2314.jpg) this is with a high gloss clear coat… and below is without ![http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/lamborghini20reventon20front.jpg](http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o172/chadillac_05/lamborghini20reventon20front.jpg) my car is going to be somewhere in the middle ---
**Author:** ![spilner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@spilner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spilner)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/15 "2008-03-04T17:16:51Z")
props for being original with the colour choice, too many people go black on S14’s and it hides the lines a little too much on the sexualllll kouki facia. GET ALL BLACK WHEELS (no polished lip) it would look bomb with the paint. Like nice 18" nismo LM 5 spokes or something. ---
**Author:** ![slipperysilvia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slipperysilvia/32/5485_2.png) [@slipperysilvia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipperysilvia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/16 "2008-03-04T17:20:07Z")
i want the wheels off that 997 right now ! ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/17 "2008-03-04T17:20:23Z")
> [@Callout DRDos](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-drdos/16139/4): > > props for being original with the colour choice, too many people go black on S14’s and it hides the lines a little too much on the sexualllll kouki facia. > > GET ALL BLACK WHEELS (no polished lip) it would look bomb with the paint. Like nice 18" nismo LM 5 spokes or something. man your in my head haha i have a plan for all black with a sattin red lip… but i donno yet… but yeah i hear you about the body lines and such… i left the k’s grill black, and i did the intercooler pipes in annodized black… i also have the oem badge which is black, then black tint, and black sunroof, black brides… so its all comming together. One sick thing i did which alot of ppl havnt is i did the center of the kouki wing in carbon fiber, and then im going to paint the sides silver and blend into the middle so it will look clean until you look real close to see the carbon in the middle… just little touchs to keep the V5 and black theme ---
**Author:** ![2fourti\_jordi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/c37758/32.png) [@2fourti\_jordi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2fourti_jordi)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/18 "2008-03-04T17:22:21Z")
> [@Callout DRDos](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-drdos/16139/4): > > Like nice 18" nismo LM 5 spokes or something. oh ya…this would def look noice! now i need a new color for mine this year… you got to it before i could!lol ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Dugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chad_dugan/32/5576_2.png) [@Chad\_Dugan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Chad_Dugan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/19 "2008-03-04T17:46:51Z")
something along the lines of these … [http://www.jlbmotorsports.com/PICS/KONIG/MAXXIM/17\_dead\_blkred\_s\_600.gif](http://www.jlbmotorsports.com/PICS/KONIG/MAXXIM/17_dead_blkred_s_600.gif) ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609/20 "2008-03-04T18:33:05Z")
Volk TE37 Time attacks Do it. Or the ones you posted are the knockoffs of the Volk CE28’s, if you want that style. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/project-kouki-s14-56k-ah/113609.md?page=2)