drift car build

[David B S12]

im david i work on this car, eh, kinda daily/weekly, im dedicated to drifting and thats all this car is ment to do, expect updates periodically

1984 datsun 200sx
1990 240sx ka24 swap
im 18 all my work $1000ish spent on car and swap combined

Drivetrain:
h190 solid rear axle bitches!
ka24 transmission
custom poly trans mount to use ka trans
welded differential
newish replacement clutch haha
frankinstein s13/s12 driveshaft combo

suspension:
rear billstein shocks, home made seperated coilover using random coil springs, and metal tubing
s13 coils
s13 knuckles
s13 balljoints
modded s13 tie rods


engine:
KA24E swap with 130 k miles previously auto now manual
random cold air intake with k n filter shoots through car under the battery tray
home made 2.5/3 inch exaust to HKS muffler
removal of lots of egr crap
replaced rear main seal and other small gaskets
e fan
jumper harness for ca20e to ka24e

interior:
wheel off a boat. but im going to be cool and say its some $$ brand
tach i got for cheap since my stock one doesnt function
unknown hub brand
momo seat
4 point sparco harness
fresh new automotive home-made carpet
rear is stripped, and lined,
battery relocated to rear
new oem headliner from california parts dealer
new oem door panels from dealer
home made rear strut tower bar out of gas piping
fully professionally dyed black interior, the dash, all the plastic
switch board for hard line pump/e fan

exterior:
200sx SE front lip
2 riken mesh wheels
4 jdm hoshino impul G5 wheels, super rare, over 30 years old, used in ae86 n2 compeitions in the late 70's
mk2 turbo hood
added a mk2 wing











heres my homemade suspension idea for the rear since i cant really find anything aftermarket for the car






heres the s13 suspension conversion going into the front, before next event on the 20th





megan s13 coils
q45 brakes
s13 tension rods
s13 lca
s13 tie rods
s13 spindle/hub


heres it when i got it non running with the stock engine









some progress pics





i moved

got a engine for 40 bux off a friend

home made trans mount for the new trans


cut shifter hole cause the trans is longer


finished the drive train


installed engine

moved, AGAIN!




my old s12
was clean
until i hit about 6 walls




sold it for 600 2 weeks ago



then, got some coilovers and started my s13 swap






i have q45 brakes but they dont clear my wheels i need a spacer, for now im using just s13 ones

s13 ball joints







got a disk brake setup from a nissan s110 (older 200sx)




started putting the suspension together











rethreaded and cut my tie rods to remove my toe in

[s13 @ fullboost]

dude I am really diggin this haha +1

[adam s]

Props for all the custom work.

[dakota_lyons]

looks good. reminds me of an AE86, which is an up

i love those wheels.

nice job

[vqdreaming]

nice man, doing shit differently...way different but oh so sweet

[David B S12]

thanks, it was all pretty clean till i started drifting, the ka is getting old and nasty, and shit breaks, i keep replacing it

its only been like 4 events but tis time for SR or CA18

heres the damages from last event (hyperfest)

more dirt, more grime, its funny how fast all this shit collects from drifting, but i like breaking shit it gives me something to do

pulled my driveshaft to find this out, THATS why my shit was clanking around halfway throught he day, some scrap metal got caught and messed it all




dyed my head, tapped valve cover nuts, i had stripped valve cover holes before, most reason to why i probally was leaking oil

u can see some of the leak onto the mani here



heres my crushed power steering line haha, i dunno how it broke loose and got under the member




check out my oil pan clearence! i love how it doesnt drop past the crossmember



more wires i gotta cut and remove lol.



started taking the h165 axle apart (disk brake conversion)
its not really common to find these disks so i dont have much info on the writeup





i could possibly swap those axles and bolt them into my other solid axle

but im not sure if

A my h190 diff has the same spleen gear as the h165 axles
and
B im not sure how much weaker the h165 axles are...

because the h190 differential on my car is rated at a silly 285 tq

possibly the h165 axles could be even more weak, and i dont want that shitt


if i had a god damn irs s12... aka any other year then 1984, id have disks, and a r180 good for liike 300+ tq

[Orly? Yarly.]

david when will we sex??

you know how i think about this car

[ZilviaKid]

nice corrado dude.

lol i kid, its looking good.

[MisS13]

impressive =) good job!

[burnsauto]

Its getting there. I'm interested to see what the car can do once you get rid of all the body roll.

[David B S12]

Originally Posted by burnsauto

Its getting there. I'm interested to see what the car can do once you get rid of all the body roll.

those are old pics i got most of the body roll gone

with the megans up front, but i need to redo my rear and get lower with more stiff springs, otherr then drifting drag style, ive gotten rid of most of the roll, it was very bad stock

from last weekend

[rage]

shit needs to go lower, frame rail scraping on yr driveway, lower

[David B S12]

dude my car beaches as i leave my driveway, once i drop the rear i have to tell myself to never go off track again haha

[David B S12]

dropped the rear another inch, i might raise the front a tad and add a 8 mill spacer


im buying 2 rear 20 mill spacers so work with me


man im not sure aboutt hese hoshino wheels, there cool, rare, i love the look, but there 14's, and trying to lower a car on 14's then go out and drift on 15's like i do, is highly annoying, not to mention my tire choices, and my contact patch

im probally going to throw them up for sale, and get some 16x8 i want a good =10 offset or something

here are the pictures

[David B S12]

[skate_osiris_4life]

damn man, props to all the customization on this beast, i gotta old 200sx myself and i lost the keys so i had to wire up a toggle switch for the ignition. hahaha

[David48]

Damn, looks nice. And my name is David B too!!

[XenoVibe]

I love S12 so much, wish I had one! Good luck with project, shes coming along nice

[civilized_drifter]

i love this car. keep up the good work

[artdrifter]

This looks pretty sick

[David B S12]

spacers on, i might add another 5 mill i dunno

[David B S12]

3 s chassis's

s12, s13, s14

[johngriff]

Looks good.

if you are keeping the Sohc in there I would def find a ca20e 87 or 88 car and take the rear end out for a irs, drive shaft and trans. Swap the KA bellhousing onto the CA20e trans, fix your weird driveshaft and shifter placement.

plus that short ca20 trans has super tight gearing, which will help drifting with such little power.

[wannabdr1ftr]

awesome

[David B S12]

Originally Posted by johngriff

Looks good.

if you are keeping the Sohc in there I would def find a ca20e 87 or 88 car and take the rear end out for a irs, drive shaft and trans. Swap the KA bellhousing onto the CA20e trans, fix your weird driveshaft and shifter placement.

plus that short ca20 trans has super tight gearing, which will help drifting with such little power.

fuck i gave my old ca20e away, i never thought about the shorter gearing, damn.

im pulling a ca20e from a s12 and doing a dohc ka swap at my house so id have a chance there to get it.. but that is alot of work




my plans, could possibly be to get a ca20 car, because i miss IRS, sra is kinda annoying but fun


i got a new job at autozone, i want a ca18det, or sr

[codyille]

Props on building one of the sexiest S12's out there!!! Keep up the good work!

[sukimoto]

is that seat leopard print?

[ILoveMyRHS13]

Damn! That's awesome, dude. I've seen the pictures from Drift Nirvana events, but I never knew there was this much custom work. It's good to see another 18 year old doing good. I hope to see you at some events this year.

[s13dan]

wow.. Thats thing is a beast. hooray for scabin shit together..
I lol at the scavenging from the toolbox for the switch panel...

[driftdemon]

sick s12 man