Author Topic: Greetings, and salutations! (Read 22550 times)

darahhitam · « **on:** Jun 20, 2008, 05:55PM »

My first post, after been hanging around the threads for quite some time.
Name is Himi, nick of darahhitam means blackblood, with respect to my strong interest (since the age of eight) in Metal music.

I currently drive a 1996 Nissan U13, MDM, with some JDM add-ons.
My other ride (weekend thrashing ride) is a Proton/Mitsubishi.
Former ride is a Proton too, but that is when I was in Newcastle (that's Newcastle in UK, Land of the Geordies, 96-99)
Am attached to education institution now (and since 2000), and by July 1st, will be attached to one of Australian University local campus here, in Malaysia.

For my rides, more can be found here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/darahhitam

Am also a regular in local nissan forum (http://nismoclub.6.forumer.com), general auto-enthusiasts forum (http://www.zerotohundred.com & http://www.autoworld.com.my) plus some obscure ones as well.

I'm on the facebook too.

Cheers.

Some snapshots of my main ride.

Latest project I did was to have the rear glass with wiper installed. MDM doesn't come with rear wiper.

Budgie · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2008, 06:02PM »

Welcome mate!

Those rear wipers are awesome if your up early and off to work when its still dark, especially during winter!

darahhitam · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 20, 2008, 06:20PM »

Sadly we don't have a winter season here, just a year-long (humid) summer with tropical rain during monsoon season.

But yeah, it works perfectly esp when driving off to work early morning, clearing the mist, fallen leaves and whatnot.

Hey Budgie, are you in bluebirdcarclub.co.nz? Your nick seems awfully familiar...

Budgie · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 21, 2008, 12:16PM »

Indeed I am mate. But thats dying a slow death, so don't hang around there much anymore!

Ammerty · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 01:00PM »

WELCOME,
That grill looks sweet as!!

-Have fun on our site - good to know we're gettin a bit of international attention every so often...

Drift Princess · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 01:09PM »

yay for inters!

welcome *wave * hope you find this site usefull

darahhitam · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 02:57PM »

Budgie, really? No wonder my postings have note been replied in ages!

Ammerty, thanks, the grille is a stock Series 2, but sprayed black

All MDM Bluebird/Altima SSS came with a boring Series 1 grille.

Drift Princess, you drive a Daihatsu? Plenty of those (rebadged ones) here in Malaysia. (Toyota)Passo/(Daihatsu)Boon/Mira/Cuore/Terios.

Drift Princess · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 02:59PM »

heheh yeah i had a trx, but was getting soooo many problems with it so i sold it... i got a daihatsu sirion just to get me by while my partner and i are building our house... its 1L so doesnt have much guts but it can keep up with the traffic and is great on fuel!

[JAZZIE] · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 01:59PM »

Welcome to ANTRX and wow its taken you almost 2 years to put your first post! crazy!

hope you enjoy your stay here.

Ive been on these forums off and on for the last 5 years.. and i keep coming back haha.. its a really good place to get knowledge on your car with the tech sections and for sale sections. I generally love it here. I however no longer own a TRX but am still as loyal as i can be to ANTRX.

once again. welcome!

Jazzie

darahhitam · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:16PM »

Jazzie,
I have even forgotten that I've actually registered to this forum a couple of years ago, until I realized the nick has been registered.

Could be registering last time to gain the access to the photos and whatnot. Man, my U13 could've been a "virgin" by then.

Yeah, I've to several forums and a number of them stood out, really. While a number of then just swallows the whole thing (read: too many mixed up posts between models, up to the point you can't even find what you want, even with the search button), or just plain unfriendly and hostile.
I think that's not the case here right?
What happened to bluebirdcarclub.co.nz actually? Any particular reason why it's dying down, a slow death?

darahhitam · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 26, 2008, 01:19PM »

latest shot of the rear glass with wiper.

Here's what it is, in raw form.

And installed.

btw, you guys know of any other nz/aus bluebird active forums, or nissan in general?

darahhitam · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 26, 2008, 02:04PM »

Some of the recent shots of the U13 gathering.
Photos courtesy of "siluman".

More photos here: http://nismoclub.6.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=16565

Drift Princess · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 26, 2008, 03:03PM »

hheheh i like the yellow one

Ammerty · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 27, 2008, 11:47AM »

mmm the yellow or the black one - both are hot!!

Milford · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 27, 2008, 09:55PM »

heavy metal you say?!?!
such an art form is rare around these parts

darahhitam · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 28, 2008, 01:07AM »

a fan of anything that plays in the vein of Manowar, Slayer (old), Morbid Angel, Sodom, Kreator, Deicide, Nocturnus, Cradle of Filth (old), among (hundred of) others..

Down south I believe you guys have good ones - Sadistik Exekution (pardon the Ks), Mortification, The Berzerker, to say the least.

cruizer · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 29, 2008, 08:34PM »

You are lucky to have such nice u13's!! Welcome to the site, get more of your u13 mates to sign up

BILL*69 · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 29, 2008, 08:39PM »

im in love with the blue one, but yes get your mates to sign up here, theyd be more than welcome!!!

darahhitam · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 01:28PM »

Will do, and I believe a couple of 'em are already here, maybe just a silent "reader".

And here's some shots of the U13 that made it to the local car mag, months after the first owner sold it off.

It was "comprehensively" done, inside out (minus the 4WD) with the guy ordering the entire HNU13 from Japan, cut into half - well, that's the regulation here, or else, the price will be triple fold with the tax and whatnot.
He swapped in Pulsar's SR20DET though, and sold off the existing SR20DET.
Now the car has been sold to another guy who's not in the forum - and it suddenly come up in a magazine!

Everything else is JDM, except for rear lip, it was taken from Ceffy A32.

darahhitam · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 01:45PM »

Just to share some close ups of the custom hood.
No, it's not CF.

None of the U13 here uses CF, same goes to U12, but a number of 'em customize it, with add-on vents/scoops, etc and had it sprayed black or "CF weavin' colour". It costs bloody expensive to have on here, or worse to order from the States. Lucky 93-97 States model have plenty of aftermarket options.

Foot note: The shiny, autoshow-level neat, clean rides are mostly weekend rides for most of these guys, while the plain janes commonly belong to those who use it daily to/from work.

That includes myself.

darahhitam · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 01:50PM »

And the one below belongs to a workshop owner. Currently up for sale, with engine options of SR20DET, SR20VE or hybrid SR20VE(T).

darahhitam · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 01:58PM »

Here's one in red.

JelloBello · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 30, 2008, 09:10PM »

that red one is HOT!

Ammerty · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 5, 2008, 05:13PM »

its funni - no matter how much you work those cars - the arse end as still crap hahaha - no offence to the u13 owners of the world

the front end can look wikid tho...

darahhitam · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 02:27PM »

I couldn't agree more. Even with S2 rear end, considering the S2 rear bumper + end caps is already less crappy, IMO.
Could be the way the back end just going lower and lower like a Hyena. It helps with the aerodynamics (and space) I suppose. What's the Cd for the U13? 0.34? The 2nd gen altima is 0.32.

here's a shot of the S2 endcap+bumper.

darahhitam · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 02:31PM »

1 of the 2 U13s had new headlights fitted to theirs from Sonar.

Mine has been DIY-polished like nobody's business, to prevent it from "yellowing" - it doesn't help when my new workplace has no sheltered carparks.

AUDM all comes with glass headlamps right?

darahhitam · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 02:38PM »

a shot from wreckers last weekend.
Courtesy of "Cak" from nismoclub.

darahhitam · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 02:42PM »

Siamese (Malaysian) twins

photos courtesy of "siluman" from nismoclub

bones · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 03:29PM »

u12s not existant over there or just not very popular....?
but some of those u13s are hot as!!
wouldnt mind an attesa, but still stuck with my atmo pintara none the less...

good work on your by the way its looking good...

darahhitam · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 7, 2008, 03:33PM »

Apparently there are much much more U12s than U13s on the Malaysian road.. it just happens that I'm a U13 user so I tend to post up U13 pics..

Shall post some good-looking U12s if I come across one.

Ammerty · « **Reply #30 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 12:05PM »

Quote from: darahhitam on Jul 7, 2008, 02:42PM

Siamese (Malaysian) twins

photos courtesy of "siluman" from nismoclub

Actually the back end of those two isnt bad at all - must be something to do with the fact its white n that spoiler or something, but those tail lights are nice too

darahhitam · « **Reply #31 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 12:57PM »

The BDV759's taillights are actually stock taillights that went thru "whitening process", which is the removal of the amber layer of the markers.

But in order to do that, they need to find the stock taillights that look like this:

the type that has a clear layer on top of the amber layer.

Ammerty · « **Reply #32 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 01:11PM »

awesome - i thought they were full aftermarkets, good stuff...

darahhitam · « **Reply #33 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 01:33PM »

Aftermarkets (exterior-wise, esp the lightings) for the U13 here in Malaysia is far and between.
Yet, a couple of us did manage to get one (albeit on a very high side).
DEPO, Sonar from Taiwan.

The rest just settled with JDM lips and skirtings and own "creativity", so to speak.

Engine and powertrain-wise are not that bad, plenty of skillful mechanics here plus the availability of SR-related parts are quite abundance.

Serena's C24/X-Trail's clear side markers are known to fit the U13, and Sentra N16's all-round skirtings have also been applied beautifully to a U13.

darahhitam · « **Reply #34 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 02:01PM »

here's the one that uses Sentra N16's aftermarket, on the U13.

And yes, this car is one of the earliest (if not the first) to use the aftermarket taiwanese head and taillights. Nobody knows who the owner is, as it was spotted by the roadside but some suspected that he works at one of the Nissan's Sales Branches.

ZEXTCY · « **Reply #35 on:** Jul 8, 2008, 04:41PM »

Welcome to site, some very nice U13's there mate
That last one looks great on the ass end besides the tail lights IMO

darahhitam · « **Reply #36 on:** Jul 9, 2008, 12:48PM »

Guys, just need to confirm, is it true you guys down under have glass headlights instead of plastic, fitted as standard to the U13?

Budgie · « **Reply #37 on:** Jul 9, 2008, 01:25PM »

Yep, glass! No yellow poo-ness here

Ammerty · « **Reply #38 on:** Jul 9, 2008, 01:49PM »

lol yep hehehe - poo-ness makes me laugh *coughs at slim*

slim · « **Reply #39 on:** Jul 9, 2008, 03:09PM »

Quote from: Ammerty on Jul 9, 2008, 01:49PM

lol yep hehehe - poo-ness makes me laugh *coughs at slim*

WTF ?

i have glass headlights you numbskull

Ammerty · « **Reply #40 on:** Jul 9, 2008, 03:48PM »

hahaha my bad - meant jamie - but his lights are fkn sweet now...

darahhitam · « **Reply #41 on:** Jul 10, 2008, 04:07PM »

darn it, so that's what you guys call the yellow-headlight-infested-syndrome for U13 market elsewhere eh?

how much $$ is the replacement for the stock (glass) one down there? Any good supplier who can actually ship it over to Malaysia?

to solve the "yellow poo-ness" issue, three of the guys had theirs installed and showed off to the rest of the drooling and deprived owners.

The silver one is on DEPO

while the black and maroon is on SONAR.
Maron, however, has SONAR on taillights as well as DEPO for the front markers.

comparo: left = stock standard, right = depo

JelloBello · « **Reply #42 on:** Jul 10, 2008, 04:32PM »

hmmmmmmm - not a huge fan of aftermarket rears on u13's. Although I definately want to remove the orange reflector out of my stock tail lights at some stage.

These are my headlights, Black DEPO's

darahhitam · « **Reply #43 on:** Jul 18, 2008, 07:55PM »

This kind of taillight isn't too bad, eh? Minus the chrome bit.

One of the guys here finally got one delivered, safely.

darahhitam · « **Reply #44 on:** Jul 18, 2008, 08:00PM »

U12's halfcut

check out the lip. Not bad eh?

BILL*69 · « **Reply #45 on:** Jul 19, 2008, 12:33PM »

what lip is that? i want it

Budgie · « **Reply #46 on:** Jul 19, 2008, 12:48PM »

optional extra on the RNU12's. Jap delivered only, obviously!

darahhitam · « **Reply #47 on:** Jul 24, 2008, 04:08PM »

Yup, on the CA18DET'ed 4WD U12.

darahhitam · « **Reply #48 on:** Aug 13, 2008, 12:52PM »

some of the on-going projects by the local U13 community. Still very much in the design stage though.
Getting the majority votes.

Sample photos courtesy of "siluman".

darahhitam · « **Reply #49 on:** Aug 13, 2008, 12:55PM »

Some of the earlier "sketches"

cruizer · « **Reply #50 on:** Aug 13, 2008, 01:27PM »

The 'SSS' one looks awesome!

marcus · « **Reply #51 on:** Dec 8, 2008, 08:48PM »

MAN PLEEEEEZZZ HELP ME MAN IAM LOOKING FOR ANY U13 PARTS LIKE THE REAR CAPS THAT'S ON REAR PANEL AT THE BOTTUM OF THE U13 IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OF THEM OR KNOWS SOME ONE WHO IS SELLING THERES LET ME KNOW PLEEZ THE PAY IS GOOD ANY PARTS FOR A U13 HIT ME UP ON [email protected] THANKS!!!!!!!!! PS AND IF ANY ONE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THAT ONE PERSON THAT HAS ALL THOSE PIC OF THOSE U13 LET HER OR HIM KNOW I WONT TO BUY SOME THING PLEEZ THANKS AGIN LADYS AND GENTS

darahhitam · « **Reply #52 on:** Dec 22, 2008, 03:42PM »

It's been a while since I drop by this thread/board.

Just sharing something that might pick some interest in some of ya.

Someone locally managed to fit in Legacy's driving/foglights onto the Series 1 U13 Front Bumper.

Check out his end product. Not too bad eh? (Photos are courtesy of miee, nismoclub malaysia)

darahhitam · « **Reply #53 on:** Dec 22, 2008, 03:42PM »

And this is how the original combo looks like. Gotten it off from wreckers.

darahhitam · « **Reply #54 on:** Dec 22, 2008, 03:49PM »

Haven't been to many wreckers lately, but a short trip to one last weekend was a good one.
Found myself a hard-plastic rear shade that has a small "nissan" wording on it. I am aware of gold-ish hard plastic (with stripes) that came with some of the halfcuts found at wreckers, but black tint?
Thought it's from an A32 but it seems like it fits the U13 almost 98%.
Note the slot for third brake light.

Once installed (in a hurry, though)

Ignore the Swift/Cultus AB44's mid reflector + Jap plate number, those are meant for wifey's ride

darahhitam · « **Reply #55 on:** Dec 22, 2008, 04:36PM »

Quick Q -

Wifey will be in Melbourne for 2 weeks from Jan 29, 2009. Just wondering will there be a good Nissan Parts shop you'd recommend around there? That is easily accessible and of course, affordable. She'll spend most of the times in Clayton/Gippsland though.

Looking to get a pair of GLASS U13 headlights. how much is it in AUD?