1990 hatch build from the fail state

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by cchondro

If your talking about a mil spec plug its totally worth the investment if you are going to be pulling the motor a lot.
I'll be getting one done on my chase bays harness once I get the car going.
I know Jordan's innovation does them for a fee.

Yeah that's what I am talking about. I will see what happens down the road.

[KoukiMonsta]

I know everybody likes pictures...

Brake master, clutch, and PS res. are all in place, perfect spot top right for PS. That throttle cable isn't going to cut it...

Wish I could recall who made that heat shield. few years back some guy on here, its sweet.



Picked up this AN fitting, put it in the lathe, turned down the hex portion.
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Drilled a hole in the waterneck and bam got that sucker welded in. also tapped it for aftermarket water temp.



swapped out the steering column bushing



New rack bushings, also made up some new lines since the others were beat to all hell.

We can also note at this point there's no motor....back out for paint!


During mockup I didn't have a clutch or flywheel in there. and only a few bell-housing bolts, so had to take care of that

This is an old ACT clutch of mine, its got some life left so just gonna rock it till it dies. HD pressure plate, 6 puck un-sprung.






I have seen it a couple times before and thought the idea of low mount PS pump was cool so one day I thought I'd fab up something. Took a couple tries but its pretty sturdy. Im not sure how much stress it will be seeing..?



Just for fun


I'll leave you guys with this...makeshift paint booth. 'Merica

[alexander240]

Ahh nice work so far! ahh I miss florida...I'm originally from orlando...

[smoked240]

Nice build man! Coming along nicely. I was in the same boat as you, never touched a welder and one day I just picked it up. What I've found best when learning, cut a practice piece and do some welds on it, play with the settings some till you get a nice weld. I've learned to run the welder hotter to get a nice burn in but if you do make sure you move the bead fast

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by smoked240

Nice build man! Coming along nicely. I was in the same boat as you, never touched a welder and one day I just picked it up. What I've found best when learning, cut a practice piece and do some welds on it, play with the settings some till you get a nice weld. I've learned to run the welder hotter to get a nice burn in but if you do make sure you move the bead fast

I can agree with every point you made! Lots of practice and things become a bit cleaner/neater/stronger.

[CleanAndLegit]

nice progress man! would mind posting info on that ps pump bracket?

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by CleanAndLegit

nice progress man! would mind posting info on that ps pump bracket?

I took this pics after i made it. I never remember to take in progress pics since its just me working and im usually dirty and in the zone lol

I used the mounting points for the AC compressor. the top one is a pivot point and the lower to tension the belt simply using a turnbuckle.

also note sweet XRP fitting from Toby. Re-did the high pressure PS line with xrp stuff. its great quality!









please dont hate my horid welding






Hope that gives some insight to anyone wanting to attempt something like this.

thanks for reading!

[KoukiMonsta]

I am gonna leave this here...updates soon, been super busy with not car junk

color is Eastwood- hot rod black. i was going for a bit more flat color as to let the engine itself 'pop' more. first time using a real paint gun id say i did a fair enough job.

[CleanAndLegit]

looks great man!

[cchondro]

You better post some closer pics
and that's not so bad for your first spray
looks really good.
it gets pretty easy as you continue on with it

[greenwood]

lolled at the RTV party

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by CleanAndLegit

looks great man!

thank you sir

Originally Posted by cchondro

You better post some closer pics
and that's not so bad for your first spray
looks really good.
it gets pretty easy as you continue on with it

have no fear, more (better) pics soon enough, its not the greatest job..that pic is a bit deceiving. i was learning to use the gun as i went through, next time ill be able to do a better job.

but as i stated in the beginnning this whole build is a massive learning process for me, before this all i did was bolt on mods.

but thanks for the kind words brotha!

Originally Posted by greenwood

lolled at the RTV party

haha, right on

[KoukiMonsta]

alright finally an update..

Ive got some stuff back in the bay. Finalized how the brake lines will run. As per this entire build, my first time dealing with flaring and bending brake lines. I like how it came out, and most important it takes care of the hideous hardlines up on the firewall...(brake booster is another story i havent found a good solution for that)



I also ave those extra large oil filter. took my summit relocation block to vatozone and tried a bunch of filters till i found a larger one that fit.

you can also see the connection in rear brake lines, slightly altered but from there back its stock. the fuel hard lines will remain the same as im going to run the oem fuel filter holder.


and the lines running through interior. and the 3 pedals! got a legit ma nual brake pedal too.


i undercoated my brake booster, love me some texture



heres an oil filter comparison. the left is for a sentra w/ sr20. they couldnt tell me what the K&N was for but its much larger.



since i did a 5 speed conversion i had to piece junk together anyways. decide to do something about the clutch line also. got an isis line and changed up the fitting for the slave end. straight line master to clutch no silly damper.






i also knoecked out the rear bushings one day. knuckles and RLCA.

[Extreme Dimensions]

Nice! keep up the excellent work.

[KoukiMonsta]

Get ready ladies. I got some sweet stuff on the way!

[va240dude]

I like what you did with the brake lines. How hard was it to bend and flare them with the tool?

[Mr.Clerc]

that engine bay <3 my make shift paint booth looked a lil like that ahahah. keep up the awesome work mang!

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by va240dude

I like what you did with the brake lines. How hard was it to bend and flare them with the tool?

First ill mention this isn't standard old school stainless line. It's called 'poly armour' I got it at autozone. I can clearly tell it is more pliable and easier to bend/manuver around. I def recommend it after playing with both types.

I had 5 of 6 flares done by a shop with hydraulic flaring equipment. I have used the cheap tool from summit before, and used it for the sixth flare. Though it was easier for me to just have them done. That said the flare I did seems to hold fluid.

Originally Posted by Mr.Clerc

that engine bay <3 my make shift paint booth looked a lil like that ahahah. keep up the awesome work mang!

Thanks!

[rwtf]

thats pretty sweet setup for the PS pump, I would like to do something like that myself But I want to get A/C workin.

[KoukiMonsta]

So the motor is in! for good....Ideally. Not mant pics of the process since i had previously bolted everything up. was pretty stright forward slapping everything back together. check the photos, there always the best part.



















stay tuned, suspensions going on and wiring soon after.

[ryandriftingfat]

What size wheel / tire are you planning for up front?

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by ryandevilhorns

What size wheel / tire are you planning for up front?

Not sure yet honestly.

This build isn't going anywhere fast.. I did my best to enlarge the front wheel wells to the 'max' so down the road I can put some serious rubber in that bitch. And stay low.

[Dylan22]

Wow, engine bay looks great! Awesome job on that. Can I ask how you are routing your PS reservoir to the pump with it located in that position? And(Forgive me if I over read this) are you using low pressure hose/clamps or AN fittings?

[240drifter1]

That looks awesome. I hope you keep the car and vc red.

[Bumpkin203]

Build looks awesome man!

[BossHogg]

looks great!

[KoukiMonsta]

Originally Posted by Dylan22

Wow, engine bay looks great! Awesome job on that. Can I ask how you are routing your PS reservoir to the pump with it located in that position? And(Forgive me if I over read this) are you using low pressure hose/clamps or AN fittings?

I am using high pressure steel AN fittings for the high pressure line. Since I never had any oem ps lines with the shell it was a no brainer. Ordered XRP stuff from Tody. So worth it, awesome product. For pump feed, return, and to the cooler it's low pressure with just hose clamps. The reservoir lines sneak up behind the booster. Tight fit but man it's dang near perfect.

Originally Posted by 240drifter1

That looks awesome. I hope you keep the car and vc red.

The car will always be red, vc I imagine will change at some point.

Originally Posted by Bumpkin203

Build looks awesome man!

Originally Posted by BossHogg

looks great!

Thanks for the words everyone. Helps keep motivation going on this sucker.

I got an update coming soon!

[KoukiMonsta]

Well the next step was to get this thing back on four wheels and rolling for the first time in a year. So thats exactly what i did.

can you fucking say MONSTER TRUCK, but so sweet to see it roll outside and catch some rays.

finished up a bunch of engine bay stuff






mocked up some stuff for fun






brackets for my super corroded rad



stock arms, ES bushings, z32 hubs, stock calipers, drilled/slotted rotors, baller bolts for entire subframe...for now



So now its on the ground...well 5 miles above it but she rolls. as i said before gotta wire her up. now wiring sucks i will tell you so its kinda a procrastination thing.

thanks for lookin

[KoukiMonsta]

Ive been doing work. hope you fuckers like it

So i want to put the ecu, fuses, relays etc in a location that allows for easy access. to swap fuses, test shit, check ecu codes ect.

so the glovebox seemed like a brilliant spot for this, hidden but easily opened. so i got this setup going on



blue sea 12 fuse, its awesome



ditching all the dummy lights and other bs



So at this point ive spent a couple months looking over the fsm wiring diagrams trying to get a solid grasp and now i really understand them. as always in this build, this is my first time. and i wil be entirely re doing everything. this is only going to have "racecar" wiring no accessories.





decided to go a little overkill on relays, i like the idea of seperati ng things so its easy to determine the circuit at fault in the case of issues down the road...of course inevitable.



i dont really have many pics from the engine harness creation. heres a process pic






wiring for tail lights and fuel. cut tons of stuff from the rear



made this quick panel to get wires run. those switches are IGN and fuel



stay tuned, this thing will be running soon

[supersayianjim]

kick ass build!!