Naptown S13

[Fearell]

I have a small build thread on my local forum, but I figured I would show it off here too. This is my 1989 S13 coupe. I picked it up in 2009 for $1,000. It had a shitty auto KA that was running super rich and had an ugly wing on it.

This is car when I first got it. Really pretty clean... unfortunately I put it through hell.



I only had the car for a few months when I had a minor fender bender. At that point I had the idea to start modifying the car. I didn't like the pignose bumper at the time so I bought a chuki bumper cover and the JDM turn signals. My plans at the time were to paint the car black, lower it and have a VIP look.



I saved up enough money to buy a blacktop SR20 from Zerolift Autolab. It came on a pallet and looked to be extremely clean.

My friend let me work on the car at his shop for awhile.




Going along with the plan to paint the car black I had a friend spray the engine bay the blackest black I could find.








After a few beers I had completed my first engine swap.

[Fearell]

My next task was to install my exhaust, replace the fuel pump and start doing my 5 lug conversion. I had to cut the brake shields to fit the new rotors so I tried to do it cleanly.





I then pulled the intake off so I could run the new engine harness I got.




Sometime in 2011 PBM had a pretty good sale so I picked up some much needed suspension parts





Sorry for the dark pictures... I was excited to start piecing together all these parts. Boxes were coming every week. I bought brand new parts to rebuild the Z32 calipers I had bought. I got all new brake lines, clutch master, brake master etc...



Cut the brake pedal and rounded it off to match the other side. I plan on covering all my pedals in grip tape. Hopefully that works ok hahah :P

(The car was originally automatic)



After looking for weeks I decided on Weds Kranze Cerberus. This particular set is 18x9+19 and 18x10+13.



Crappy picture but this is the chase bays power steering kit



Got my PBM coilovers + RUCAs slapped on and slightly adjusted.











That was as low as I could go without rubbing. I still needed to roll/pull my fenders.

[Fearell]

In October of 2012 I wrecked the car when somebody stopped short and I slid into them.





After a few weeks I managed to gather everything I needed to fix it... Went to bring it to work and start the process and BAM! Rod knock. The motor was toast, so I basically had a turd.

Should I continue to mess with it? Not for a few months f**k that car.

Fast forward



Time to pull the motor





I decide to start working on it again. I brought the car to work and pulled the bent core support out. Cutting the bent parts out and some of the aprons.





Back on the grind. I got the new core support all cleaned up. I also removed anything that wasn't necessary and welded it in.







Starting to look like a car again

If you couldn't tell the next thing was TUBS!



Also welded up some more holes

[Fearell]

Sometime in December I burned the tubs all the way in. Also started to patch up some holes in the rocker.









I did a lil grinding and got the tubs all ready for some seam sealer. I also did the mud work to finish everything and make it purdy.











Decided to do a quick fix on my trunk too. The seals leak and there was light surface rust all over this bitch.





I got my buddy to spray the bay/trunk for me. A little primer and it's on!















And the best thing of all, I put a deposit on a built SR20 and I'll be picking it up next weekend

[Juanizzle]

looks great man, keep it clean and simple

[Supra_Lover]

GOod JAAHB!!, JAMAL.......

[Fearell]

Put some grip tape on my slippery pedals.

[Fearell]

In March my friends and I switched over most of the accessories to my new block. Unfortunately the coolant line for the turbo was stripped. I ordered a heli coil kit from the internet because I couldn't find a 14x1.5 kit around here. I'm still going to see if I can clean up the original threads, but at least I'll have that for a backup.



Since today was warm I decided to finally install my solid steering bushing. It wasn't too bad since I had the motor out. I dropped the cross member and then it slid out.







The old bushing was so beat up. Before the aluminum one I could turn my steering wheel almost 1/2" further even after full lock.





I bought these sick Blitz gauges off the internet. The seller said they came with everything including sensors but showed up missing a lot. No sensors and 2/3 of the wiring. I finally tracked the missing parts down in Japan. Unfortunately they took like a month to arrive.



I ordered a new oil pickup tube because I accidentally let the hoist lower onto the old one. I guess I didn't have the knob-thigie turned all the way. I also found a crack & stripped bolt in the upper oil pan so I replaced that too.







This block also had a stripped oil passage for the turbo. I hadn't ever done a heli-coil so that was a learning experience.

My friend Adam and I got the engine in and set it TDC so we could install the CAS.



It's almost all hooked up now except the radiator and FMIC. I also need to drill holes for the FMIC pipes.



I decided to clean up the last little bit of rust and finish off my tubs.





Etch prime + seam sealer =



The first coat. I'll let it dry and hit it again tomorrow. The thinner the coats the harder the stuff gets.

[Oakville]

Car looks sharp as a two tone! don't paint it many

[Fearell]

Thanks. Yeah it's staying a two tone. That's why I painted the bay and trunk silver this time. Also keeping the blue interior : )

[Fearell]

Drilled holes





Cut the pipe on the bottom and made an extension piece for the top







My hole saw wasn't big enough for this side. I needed to make a hole though so I would know if I had to chop this side up as well. Unfortunately it's not as pretty, but I'll use a die grinder and clean it up.

I decided for now just to order a 45° coupler and see if it solves my problem. EDIT* It will work temporally. It looks ugly as sin and is super close to the radiator. But for now it will do.

[WristWork]

Thank god you didn't rattle can your 2 tone black like some kid did.

Keep up the good work!

[jiggysnitz]

My old wheels! Car looks killer.

[Snatch'D Factory]

Very nice.

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by Fearell

Thanks. Yeah it's staying a two tone. That's why I painted the bay and trunk silver this time. Also keeping the blue interior : )

Thank God! I read you were going to spray it black and my heart sank. Car looks good do far, glad you brought it back to life.

[dsim93]

This is awesome dude keep it up, ALSO I live in Severn, and I'm in your area a lot, it's nice to see an S13 getting the love it deserves

[Oakville]

I really like this, got my eye on it!

[Fearell]

Rolled and pulled the rear quarters to fit the wheels. I still need to buy adjustable toe rods.





Also cut in the trunk, hinges, hood and fenders

[Fearell]

Unfortunately for the past few months I didn't get to work on my car. However I'm back on it again and have made some progress.

Since I pulled the AC out of my car and welded up the holes, I no longer needed the evaporator. So I dropped the box it was in and gutted it. Then I reinstalled the box so all my other options would still work.



I still had to assemble the front end. I rolled my front fenders while I was doing the body work to them. When I put them back on I had distorted them a bit so I had to play with the fitment for awhile. This was also the first time I had put the front end together since I tubbed it and welded in the core support so I was a bit nervous. I'm happy with the gaps though. Everything looks 100.

[Edwin562]

very clean work.

[Fearell]

At this point the car was almost ready to drive again. It still needed some electrical work completed and some stuff tidied up so I brought the car to Freed Engineering. If you don't know about them they work on some of the cleanest cars around here. You might have seen their 2J S14 or their FRS. I've also seen Matt Predmore's S15 up there this sick red 2J RX7 and a bunch of other nice cars I've seen in magazines etc.

On Friday I dropped off some fluid and snapped a couple pictures of the car.







They also welded my diff and built this sweet cover to hide my relays. (My fusebox is relocated in my center console)

[Rich260z]

What did you weld in the tubs with? like what brand welder

[Fearell]

Miller MIG welder. I don't know what model it is.

[uhWuh]

Could you take a picture of the relocation of your fuse box?

[Keenan Galley]

Great work man!

[Fearell]

Started collecting some aero pieces and getting the car ready for paint.

The first things to come in were OEM silvia sideskirts and some aftermarket valances.

Test fitting:







Also got a chance to install my seats



Last I bought a type x bumper. I also bought an OEM silvia aero bumper because I might swap front ends later.





On Saturday I worked all day and I mean ALL day to get the car ready for some paint. I pulled the doors off and repaired the rust on one and re seam sealed it.





And the finished product:





In the next couple of weeks hopefully I can fix the major dents and prime the outside.

[juvi22003]

Great work, coming along nicely

[Pirate117]

Man, the attention to detail is absolutely beautiful.

[Fearell]

Quick update. I figured I would throw my aero on because I'm obviously not painting it for a few more months.

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Cmon man post more pics up close of the aero. Side shot, front shot, etc. lol Its look real good