The "NEM86" Motor Build & Custom Widebody

[MisterSheep]

What size exhaust tips are you running with the greddy diffuser? Was thinking about getting the same diffuser and was curious what tips look the best/ fills the holes the best.

[pleong]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

What size exhaust tips are you running with the greddy diffuser? Was thinking about getting the same diffuser and was curious what tips look the best/ fills the holes the best.

Those are 5" outlets.. Got them off JEGs for $40 each if i remember correctly

[BigRuss]

Didnt notice the rears were flared that much. Looks OE when its by itself... parked beside another and I bet people would be struggling to figure out whats different in the sides

[pleong]

Originally Posted by BigRuss

Didnt notice the rears were flared that much. Looks OE when its by itself... parked beside another and I bet people would be struggling to figure out whats different in the sides

YUP! that's the point Until you see those meating 295s LOL I actually have room.. I could probably go 305 or 315

[Levi]

Not easy to see when not directly compared to stock. But I have to say I also don't like the rocket bunny flares, as they don't flow that well and simply 'cheap' looking.

[xwd]

How much wider are the rears than stock?

[pleong]

Originally Posted by xwd

How much wider are the rears than stock?

About 30mm on each side

[koyv90]

AWESOME WING TRUNK AND HOOD!! ALSO LOVE THE MIRRORS!

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[pleong]

Hey everyone.. sorry I haven't been keeping up with this. Everything has been so busy!!

Here are some updated pictures of the build..

The last shop in Mckinney really messed up a lot of things. I had to order new front fenders and quarter panels. I decided to take it to my old friend Nick at Killer Hot Rods in Arlington, TX. His shop has been known for amazing hot rod builds and exceptional paint work. I just never knew he was doing imports until he did a widebody on my teammates Lexus GS350.

I went back to an OEM front and rear bumper but slightly modified. I wanted to go back to OEM because a lot of products out there weren't fitting with what I had and it was causing a headache. And getting EVERYTHING custom was just becoming a headache.

I had a bunch of Driveway Labs aero parts sitting at the house for the longest time waiting to be put on, and this was the perfect time to put it all on.

I'm not sure if I ever posted pictures of the APR GT Front Bumper I had on there for awhile, but I was running that for awhile. It's extremely heavy and fitment is pretty bad. It needs to be worked a lot by a professional body shop. It took my last body shop about 6 hours to get it to fit... that's about the same price as the bumper itself, so save yourself the trouble and don't get it, unless you absolutely love it and willing to pay about $1200.

I also switched up the wing. Though the setup was nice, I thought it was a little too much. I was offered by a friend an amazing price on a Voltex Swan Neck so I picked it up and sold my wing with the aluminum uprights. I had Battle Aero (IG: @Battle_Aero) build me a one off chassis mount in the trunk. My new body shop cut slots in the trunk and reinforced it with panel bond and other materials to give it back some of its rigidity. Battle Aero has also developed a chassis mount wing that should be available for sale right now. It looks pretty sick too! And if he had made this a year ago, I would've definitely gotten it instead of spending about $5k on that other wing setup...

I thought since it would be at the body shop and the car would be done for awhile, it would be a great time to go ahead and get the interior done. I had most of the trim "skinned" in 2x2 3k twill weave carbon fiber by Dinmann CF in California. Anything else that wasn't done in carbon was either painted gold or wrapped in suede by Midnight Customs, locally by Nick and Nathan Taylor.

This isn't a track dedicated, but it has a lot of functional parts. It's not JUST a show car either. I wanted to build something that was different from others, streetable, but still ready for the track.

I'll be hitting up Texas World Speedway in about 2 weeks for track day with Chin Motorsports. I'll probably wrap it up real good in tape to prevent any damages to the body lol

The car will be going back to the shop after track day to get some small things done, like a block off plate created on the front of the bumper grill so all the air will be directed to the intercooler.

Let me know if you all have any questions! Hoping to get some better pictures soon! I also need to get some pictures of the interior.. I don't have any of it completely done, but I'll post the ones I do have so excuse the pictures if some things aren't in place.

[zeal86]

Clean as hell pleong! Good to see an update from you. Can't wait to see it in person at an upcoming show. Love the fenders and rear bumper. Intercooler looks sick showing through with no grille. It appears that we have similar tastes in how we mod our rides.

I kept things pretty simple with my exterior because I wanted to avoid the headaches you have suffered. Plus I just don't like anyone touching my car. So far I have done everything minus painting my aero... although I did install it.



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[DuMa]

this car changes so much. amazing. i liked the fender work better on the previous job but the new one looks good as well. both are better than the victory function setup

[pleong]

Originally Posted by DuMa

this car changes so much. amazing. i liked the fender work better on the previous job but the new one looks good as well. both are better than the victory function setup

lol yeah I think this will be the last change for a good while.. Not really going to be modding this car much since I have a wedding to plan/pay for..

My body shop is going to be making fenders to sell like on my previous setup (TRD Griffon look alikes)

I'll post up more when I learn more about their plan!

[zeal86]

Hey Pleong... any updates to report?

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[DHitHim]

nice build!