Nextel's Imola Sedan ZHP thread (another imola sedan?)

[Cadeez]

Sounds just like it should

[nextelbuddy]

just picked up a set of these tonight locally so we can get to the alignment shop tomorrow. We rolled and pulled the fenders as much as we could with out going too crazy and it still rubs with a load in the trunk and over bumps slightly so these will help giet a tad more negative camber than the -2 max of the stock ones and we will raise just a hair as well.

https://www.tirerack.com/suspension/...0505015735%3As

[Sockethead]

How did you guys pull the fenders?

[nextelbuddy]

first we removed all the seam sealer where we were rolling. then used one of these to roll the folded lip/crease








then when we maxed that out with a heat gun and rolling/pulling as much as we could.. i resorted to the phone book method where i stacked a phone book, heated the fenders to 150 degrees and gently lowered the fender on the phone book laid on top of the tire.. then jumped on the passenger door area to bounce it lol.

it helped a smidge more but just not enough. i dont want to pull the fenders so much they get wavy and warped/ugly.

hopefully these camber arms will allow more than -2 degrees of camber so that we can tilt/pivot the top of the wheel in more to help clear more.

[Sockethead]

negative camber will definitely do it but your tires are going to hate you...

[nextelbuddy]

negative camber will definitely do it but your tires are going to hate you...

possibly but I believe if the TOE is set accurately and i dont do any crazy burnouts or aggressive driving, then it should be ok. considering the car probably will see less than 6000 miles a year lol


it will have to do until I get a pair of m3 rear fenders to weld on

[Sockethead]

possibly but I believe if the TOE is set accurately and i dont do any crazy burnouts or aggressive driving, then it should be ok.

Dude, you just put an S54 in you car....I don't think you'll be driving like grandma

[slater]

Dude, you just put an S54 in you car....I don't think you'll be driving like grandma

actually, i think he did admit to be our Resident Grandma...

[Cadeez]

Dude, you just put an S54 in you car....I don't think you'll be driving like grandma

This ^^

[nextelbuddy]

Ok major update car is out of the shop and back home in the stable.

So happy to report that the S54 ZHP is up and running like a champ. been driving it since Sunday and I have to say this car is a dream to drive. I had no idea an S54 + 3.62 would be this much faster and quicker than my M54 3.07 setup which i thought was quick and good enough before.

The exhaust is my favorite part, it just sounds so damn good that I went for an hour drive today literally just cruising and enjoying the car and exhaust tone.
Had a little photo shoot yesterday as well for her inauguration.

I never separated the transmission and engine so i have no idea what clutch/flywheel combo is in here but what I can say that it is definitely not stock. it grabs too touchy, too quick and feels too good to be a stock clutch and definitely doesnt feel like it has 138k miles on it. Makes me wonder what other goodies are in engine since we only did rod bearings replacement and never looked at cams, pistons etc... the engine feels super peppy, no valve train noise or ticking, no smoke or oil leaks..

2017-05-09_0010 by Shawn Robertson, on Flickr

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Also some exhaust clips. sorry its the same clip just different time stamps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqgcPLrk3WA

https://youtu.be/OTp7vk5QW0M?t=25s

https://youtu.be/OTp7vk5QW0M?t=1m27s

https://youtu.be/OTp7vk5QW0M?t=2m31s