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Owner’s Name: Nick Moy
Owner’s Age: 27
Vehicle Info:
(Year) 2002
(Make) Nissan
(Model) Altima
(Chassis code) L31
(Engine code) QR25DE

(City) Woodbridge
(State) NJ

Occupation: Human Resource Manager
Hobbies: Cars, Photography, Women

When and how did you get into cars:Back when I was younger my brother and his friend were into mini trucks I would always look up to them and told them I wanted to build a custom vehicle when I get my licence and have the money.

Influences:By going to a lot of car shows and picking up on trends and incorporating it into what I wanted done to the car in my own style.

Previous vehicles owned:1987 Oldsmobile Cutlas Callis, 1995 Buick Century, 1995 Ford Bronco, 1995 Pontiac Grand AM, 2008 Nissan Sentra, 1990 240sx.

Other vehicles you own:2010 Nissan Versa

Why did you buy this vehicle:I chose this car because when the new 3rd generation Altima came out I just fell in love with the lines of the car and the new fresh style.

What made you start modifying your vehicle:I bought the car as a daily driver and just wanted to put aftermarket wheels and a stereo but it turned into a addiction. I enjoyed the car even more as years went by and decided to make it totally one off. I wanted to be different by customizing a car that you don’t see to much at car shows and make it stand out. Basically I got bit by the mod bug.

Purpose/goal of build:To do it for me and that front cover of a national magazine.

What problems (if any) did you encounter:‘t figure why my original motor was having idling issues….came to find out I had crank walk.

How did you solve those problems:got another motor from a salvage yard.

What were the stages in which the car was built: This past build of the car was wire tuck, 5speed swap, paint, interior, audio install, and vinyl graphics.

Cost to build: $100,000 and counting
Estimated value: Priceless

Trophies/honors/awards: I don‘t compete with the car since its been redone…but before it received numerous Best Nissan, Best of Show‘s and Best Undercarriage Awards. I just go to shows to have fun and do it for me.

What advice would you give to someone who is thinking of building a similar vehicle: Don‘t compromise quality, I have learned that from when I started in the beginning with this car, A lot of custom work/research was done to the car due to not that much aftermarket support compared to WRX‘s, 350Z‘s and EVO‘s.

What are the most unique features about your vehicle: 1st 3rd gen Altima with Chrome and polished suspension, wire tuck and 5-spd manual swap.

What did you learn from building the vehicle:A LOT!! I tore down this car 3 times to the unibody chassis and every time I learned more and more about the car. The 1st time I had no clue what I was doing and just wanted to learn about the car.

Future of vehicle: To keep on pushing the limits of this car by customizing it to my own taste.

Any future project(s): A rear wheel drive platform will find its way into the chassis soon with a full metal wide body

Any other stories regarding the build: When I did the wire tuck I did it in the winter in an unheated garage, cut and rewired 411 wires to complete it and the car started up the 1st time…

Please list people or shops you would like to thank for the buildup: I would like to thank Rico Baez from RIX Mag, Mike and Wayne from Eshift Performance, JP and Colmn from DesignTech, Tony from Cadence, Nick and Jeff from Grafx, Cooper Tires and Joe from Racingline.

Please list appropriate Websites (URLs) for any applicable sponsors/thanks:

www.rixmag.com , www.grafxnj.com , www.Cadencesound.com , www.coopertires.com , www.racinglineperformance.com , www.e-shiftperformance.com

Modifications
Exterior
-E-Racings Full urethane body kit
-Active Tuning Grill
-Raiden carbon fiber hood
-Spoiler Factory rear window wing
-”JDM style” headlights
-SE-R tail lights
-SE-R wing
-APR Carbon fiber F1 mirrors
-Custom made tow hook
-Two Tone paint job (R34 Black Pearl (GV1) and R33 Grey Pearl (KN6) -3
layer vinyl done by Grafx

Interior
-Bride BrixII seats
-BRIDE floor mats
-Rear seats stitched in Bride fabric
-Bride Headliner, rear deck, door panels and pillars
-Bride shift boot
-Corbeau seat rails
-Speed Hut Indigo gauges
-Push button start
-Carbon fiber center dash
-ARC titanium shift knob
-Shutt Steering wheel
-Takata Racing harnesses
-Carbon Fiber dash trim kit

Engine
-Stillen header w/downpipe
-HKS dual Hi power Ti custom exhaust system
-Custom made air intake
-Unorthadox lightened crank pully
-Racingline motormount inserts
-Kinetik HC1800 battery (relocated to trunk)
-B15 Sentra Mishimoto radiator custom fabricated to fit in car
-Flexalite slim fans
-Zex Direct Port Nitrous kit
-ATL 15 Gal Fuel Cell

Engine  Misc.
-Wiretucked enginebay
-Stillen aluminum oil cap
-Motor/trans painted hightemp silver
-Various chrome/polished parts
-Removed radiator overflow tank, windshieldwasher fluid tank,
airconditioror and heating system fully removed.
-Relocated powersteering reservoir tank to under the cowl where the
windshield wiper motor is located

Suspension
-Ksport coilover suspension (in custom silver color from Ksport)
-Suspension Techniques rear sway bar (chromed)
-Racingline strut tower bar
-Racingline front and rear endlinks
-All suspension parts are chromed or polished

Brakes
-Stillen 13in. big brake kit(front)
-Steel braided lines(front)
-Rotora rear rotors

Wheels/Tires
-Sevas S7 20″x8.5″ (38mm offset)
-Cooper Tires Zeon 2XS 245/35/20
-Rays red lugnuts

Lighting
-Yellow fog light bulbs
-Blue turn signal bulbs
-Hyper white reverse bulbs
-OTTO H.I.D. 12000K

I.C.E.
-Pioneer AVIC D3
-Cadence CVL-6K Components (4 sets)
-Cadence iA7 4 channel amplifier
-Cadence XRS 10in. subwoofers (2)
-Cadence iA9-HC mono amplifier
*Install done by Design Tech of Union NJ

Comments:
The car was originally a automatic and has now been converted to a 5-speed
manual.