I've had my S12 for over a year now. Whoop! This is what it looked like when I bought it a year ago:
Then I fitted new wheels and made an aluminium mesh grille:
Removed the plastic trim and discovered titanic amounts of rot. Painted the grille black. This is what it looks like right now:
And so, following the path of the last two owners' ambition...cuz they were ambitious, to say the least... Lots of time and money have been invested in the CA18ET (not dyno'd, but I have tied even against a Chrysler 300C and a chipped Audi A4 2.0 TFSI at the lights). It even came with a new 2-way Nismo LSD fitted! Yeah, ambitious... There's no other word for putting a €3.500 differential in an S12, lol. The handling has been left untouched though. Stock S12 suspension with cut-up springs as the only "improvement" cannot possibly do the engine build or a high-end LSD justice, so...
...I got me a BC Racing RM coilover kit! That, matched with a full set of Prothane bushings and a stiffer sway bar in the back, should be enough to make
me the weakest link handling-wise. I've been living on ramen for the past nine months to save up, so this better be worth it, lol.
Also...
A 2-way LSD in the snow is beyond fun! It actually feels like you're breaking the laws of physics
