Ben Sale's white 1990 NA6

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:42 pm

A little. Last year I had Other Side Productions written down the side and I quite liked the look... I was thinking of doing it again and then thought why not try it in Japanese..! My other thought was to write courier down the side =P

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:58 pm

I think the last photo is the best Ben, you should put it on both sides.

davidau · Postby **davidau** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:46 am

bensale wrote:

I personally like the second last one. But was thinking about the commercial benefit of having it in Japanese ?

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:43 pm

Thanks for your opinions. Probably leaning towards the sill at the moment... I like the smaller one but it's maybe too Initial D... I don't really like the smaller angle one anymore, but the larger one could still work... And yes, it would be symmetrical.

Good point re the commercial benefits... Although as my 'product' isn't really an item that is going to be sold just off the back of of a brand sticker perhaps having people ask what the Japanese sticker means could result in a discussion which could be of more benefit.

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:19 pm

I like the last pic best it seems to work with the numbers rather than compete with the numbers.

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:52 pm

That "25" bit drives me nuts!!
The font makes it look as though they dont line up!

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:48 pm

I'm going to measure it tomorrow... I know they look crooked but I'm sure they're straight... It's going to drive me mad... Grrrrrr

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 6:54 pm

I fitted a Sparco Sprint V today, something I had been wanting to have for a while. . I was lucky enough to grab the one Boyracer was selling a while back, it's brand new but at a substantially reduced price, cheaper than a lot of second hand ones I've seen actually! So thanks to Lou for selling me the awesome seat and a special thanks to Owen and Chris Boak for picking the seat up for me while they were in Sydney and bringing it back for me!!! You guys are both awesome!!!

It actually surprised me how comfortable the seat is for me and it holds you in so much better than the stock seat! You also sit substantially lower which is brilliant, I feel more like I'm sitting in the car now, rather than on it. Fitting it was pretty easy, just drill 2 new holes in the OEM seat rail and you're good.

I just need to sort out the harness now. Chris and Owen gave me a 3'' Sparco one with a few years before cams expiration which they didn't need to replace my 2'' Sabelt which would be a pain with this seat due to the design of it which would make it difficult to get it out the way when you want to just use the standard belt.... I just need to get some 3'' bolt mounts for the shoulder straps and a fifth strap then I can get that in too =)

Binks · Postby **Binks** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:56 pm

Looks very comfy Ben. I might buy a Sprint V to replace my Bride near the end of the year too.

mxfive95 · Postby **mxfive95** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:15 pm

bensale wrote:I'm going to measure it tomorrow... I know they look crooked but I'm sure they're straight... It's going to drive me mad... Grrrrrr

It looks like the 1 and 5 are at the same level but the 2 is sitting too high (1 or 2 mm) and leaning forward a fraction...

I agree the sill sticker rocks! What if it was on the black part of the sill and white? Though it might not be noticable that low :lol:

What are you doing with your old harness? i just fitted 2 new sparco sprint V seats so need one

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:42 am

You're welcome to try it out sometime Henry and see what you think!

Craig, you're right that it's the 2 that is leaning, but it's the 5 that is the wrong hight... It's so minor but annoying. I'm going to take them off tomorrow and do them properly next time and leave it. I think the black will work better, but I might as well photoshop your idea too! I really should get around to making that up sometime soon!

I figure I'll put that one on the passengers side, maybe it will be handy for instruction sessions? I think it only has another year until it's out of date so isn't really good for track days for much longer anyway.

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:25 pm

We test fitted Alex's SSR Mk2's to my car yesterday. Currently sad due to the fact that my car will probably not look as cool ever again... 15x8 +6 and pumped but not rolled guards caused a few scrubbing issues but the fitment looked awesome! Need new wheels!!! Now to try and decide what I will buy next year...

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:06 pm

i think your decision has already been made for new rims

looks flippin awesome

Bizi · Postby **Bizi** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 5:22 pm

Ben the green wheels really give meaning to your company name, too.

I'm sure you will come up with something equally impressive and I suppose you can always try someone like Dan aka Ruprecht since he's in Melbourne.

I've seen some MS and some Watanabe wheels on his forum but nothing as edgy as the SSRs recently.
Best I could find there were these babies.

Enkei bigend barrel -5/-10
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r82039105

If you could do something under your guards. Which could be interesting making them fit!