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Old 08-13-2013, 02:41 AM   #1
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S13 Hatch daily drift car build

This is definitely not the average thread you will read. I am 15 years old and a huge car enthusiast. Honestly, I don't even know if im old enough to be on Zilvia. But who cares about that, I recently purchased a 1991 s13 hatch, yes with all the coins in my piggy bank. I got it for $1600, 242k(or more) miles, the speedometer doesnt work, probably for a reason. Stock engine, tein springs, a newer radio, spacers and some aftermarket sway bar links. 3 rust holes in the floor, and a little exterior flaws. It runs and drives, and for $1600 it was my new project.
My plans for this car are take care of all the body work, sr20 swap it, and drift it. alot.

These pictures show the car exactly how i bought it.







And here I am with the car so you guys know i really am only 15.Very happy day for me, haha.



Thats just the car when i bought it. The first thing was to rip all the carpet out and paint the floor with truck bed liner, and yes i needed an 18 year old to buy the bed liner, Lol.
Starting to get all that gross carpet out.





After it completely dried and in daylight

Rust anyone?


Got some racelands for the car which i already regret and hope to upgrade to something better in the future.
It took me about 2 hours to take the old springs out and put the new coils in. I got new hardware for the front strut mounts too.


For wheels, i got BBS RS reps,17X8.5 all around really just cant afford real wheels but one day i want some baller wheels for sure.

Ride height:

I went with 205/40/17 tires
Had to roll my fenders, of course..

In this picture you can see the bicycle i rode to my shop because i can't drive, Lol.

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Old 08-15-2013, 02:32 PM   #2
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Old 08-15-2013, 11:16 PM   #3
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Pretty cool you're doing this at age 15. I shall be watching for updates, sir.
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Old 08-15-2013, 11:47 PM   #5
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Damn you're doing well for your age.

We're the same age, and here's my pile of shit 240 LOL

You're doing awesome man. Car looks great too.
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Keep it up didn't get my 240 till I was 17
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Old 08-16-2013, 12:37 AM   #7
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I appreciate it guys. thats my miata too and i started with that thing all stock, cars are the best thing i could even think of. they keep me away from todays kind of kids and i love seeing the progress. I can promise that this is a very motivated build thread so stay tuned.
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Old 08-16-2013, 12:38 AM   #8
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Damn you're doing well for your age.

We're the same age, and here's my pile of shit 240 LOL

You're doing awesome man. Car looks great too.
I like it a lot man keep working on it
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Old 08-16-2013, 01:09 AM   #9
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how are those coilovers?
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Old 08-16-2013, 01:10 AM   #10
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how are those coilovers?
they go pretty low. not bad for the money, ill let you know about the handling when i get it registered and my friend drives it cause i dont have my license
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Old 08-16-2013, 08:08 AM   #11
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Hmmm.. I can dig it. Just be careful, they might lock it because its not done (the build I mean.) If thats the kit I think it is, I have one similar to it, and I love it. Just be careful, youre gunna have WAY less ground clearance than the stocks.. so you might need to raise it up some. other than that, strong start! I'm from CT originally, so I got that New England love haha
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Rims look pimp

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Trying to change my approach to fanboyish members so I'll try to keep it nice.

-Please don't plasti dip the car. If it's in a body shop, chances are they have a paint booth. Keep it a base/clear color.
-Flat paint is nice on certain cars, it looks extremely cheap on a S-Chassis
-Bed liner in the cockpit? Why? You should've removed the old sound deadening and applied new aftermarket deadening, you literally added a layer of extra gunk with no benefit.
-Raceland coilovers aren't very good coilovers for the value. A used set of Megans would've been better and I don't even like Megans.

While I know you're on a budget, your purchases are very impulsive. We were all your age at some point so we kind of understand where you're coming from with wanting a cool car this very moment. The advice/critique usually comes from the experiences a lot of us have gone through so don't take it as offensive but rather, constructive.

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Old 08-16-2013, 11:28 AM   #14
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^Truth

But keep up the build...I like to see people getting into cars young like I did.
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Old 08-16-2013, 12:37 PM   #15
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Trying to change my approach to fanboyish members so I'll try to keep it nice.

-Please don't plasti dip the car. If it's in a body shop, chances are they have a paint booth. Keep it a base/clear color.
-Flat paint is nice on certain cars, it looks extremely cheap on a S-Chassis
-Bed liner in the cockpit? Why? You should've removed the old sound deadening and applied new aftermarket deadening, you literally added a layer of extra gunk with no benefit.
-Raceland coilovers aren't very good coilovers for the value. A used set of Megans would've been better and I don't even like Megans.

While I know you're on a budget, your purchases are very impulsive. We were all your age at some point so we kind of understand where you're coming from with wanting a cool car this very moment. The advice/critique usually comes from the experiences a lot of us have gone through so don't take it as offensive but rather, constructive.

Good luck.
Thanks for your criticism. It really does help, I am plasti dipping it with a sprayer and it will have a gloss clear coat. If i dont like it, then i will send it out to be painted. The body shop does have a paint booth but as of now they are just fixing the body. I will have to look into the floor more.
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keep up the work man. kudos to being so young and doing as much as you are.
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keep up the work man. kudos to being so young and doing as much as you are.
Thanks man i appreciate it
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Props for starting young,seems like good start minus the rust.I was reading how you used all your money and was about to say now your really gonna be broke but then I saw you bought other stuff so good job,keep it up and I'll be creeping.
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Don't forget to relocate the fender harness dude!
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Zooopreme is on point with everything he said. Please please please dont turn this into another typical 18 year old drift beater.

That kits not from Japan lol Thats an AIT racing kit.


Looking forward to seeing more progress though.
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Zooopreme is on point with everything he said. Please please please dont turn this into another typical 18 year old drift beater.

That kits not from Japan lol Thats an AIT racing kit.


Looking forward to seeing more progress though.
how much is the AIT racing kit?
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Like $5-600 new.
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Like $5-600 new.
could u link me to it?
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You remind me of myself,
It brings a tear to my eye.
Stay with it kid!
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It brings a tear to my eye.
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Thanks man, i am staying with it for sure. I applied to the technical school this year as it will be my sophomore year in highschool. I will be taking automotive repair too
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could u link me to it?
No, but you can google it. lol.
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Nice 240 bro. I'm 16 and ill post my hatch on here soon ;]
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Thanks for your criticism. It really does help, I am plasti dipping it with a sprayer and it will have a gloss clear coat. If i dont like it, then i will send it out to be painted. The body shop does have a paint booth but as of now they are just fixing the body. I will have to look into the floor more.
Dont plasti dip it, I rather have it how it looks now than with cheap looking dip.
Waste of time and money, good job so far!
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Very nice man, and I don't think ur too young, i'm 16 and I wish I had a 240 as nice as yours haha
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Just paint the kit the factory color. I really like that dark gray. And if you want to plasti it, go ahead. You can always peel it off.
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