After months of research, a clean-bodied 1996 Nissan S14 was tracked down in San Diego, Calif. and the buildup process began. Working for Sparco USA, it wasn't a surprise that the best products they had to offer were implemented within the interior of the S14. The factory seats were replaced with the driver side sporting a Sparco EVO bucket and the passenger equipped with a Monza unit; both stitched in Sparco's custom black leather with red contrast stitching. The rear seats also received special treatment in matching leather while the door panels were revised in perforated leather. A Sparco 345 leather steering wheel and litium S racing shift knob were to Viado's preference, as the Sparco SLP1 shift light keeps the engine from bouncing off the rev limiter. Castillo of Design Craft secured the vehicles safety, building a custom chromoly six-point roll bar while 3-inch six-point competition harnesses with nomex pads were fastened to the safety cage and god forbid engine fires should occur, a 2 lb. Sparco fire extinguisher is on call to save the day.
Those who know Viado on a personal basis can relate to his horrendous driving behavior--literally beating his cars to death. In an attempt to keep the S14 running as long as humanly possible, A'PEXi EL II series boost, water temp, and oil pressure gauges were installed. AEM's Uego air/fuel gauge keeps details on the vehicles vitals at all times. Slated as a weekend drift machine and a weekly daily driver, a full audio system was installed for the long commutes to and from work. The main unit consists of a Pioneer AVG-VDP1 vehicle dynamics processor and a Pioneer AVH-P7600DVD in-dash DVD with 5.1 surround sound. Pioneer's CD-IB100 iPod interface gives Viado the option to blast some of his favorite slow jams while cruising with the boys or uses the Pioneer GEX-P920XM XM satellite tuner when traveling on the road. Pumping the sounds are a set of DLS Audio 6.5-inch separates in the front and 7x10 rear speakers, powered though a DLS 4 channel amp. A Pioneer PRS-D3000SPL 2000watt amp keeps the Pioneer premiere 10-inch sub rumbling with every pound of the bass.