Hello Everyone, my name is Jon. Well, I always wanted to get a s13 since my friends introduced me to drifting, but never really got a chance to. Several months ago my girlfriend needed to buy a car. Just so happened, one of my friends was moving away, so he sold it to her. It is a 1989 coupe with an auto KA24E... Ever since then, its been in my garage back at home. (Its okay though, she has a car to drive since my sister left to college) I get to work on the car once a week, due to working mondays-saturdays in another town about an hour away. Anyways, just thought i would post my progress of what ive done so far and will plan to update hopefully every weekend. I didnt know if i should post or not, notice a lot of build threads lately too, so i didnt want to be just another build thread. but hey, i just thought maybe i could get some helpful tips if i need them... other than searching of course. Anyways, hope everyone enjoys the progress...
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List of Parts:
INTERIOR
Aftermarket Beige Carpet
JDM Manual Seatbelts
OEM Black Seat Buckles and Rear Seatbelt
JDM Power Folding Mirrors
JDM Instrument Cluster
Nardi Classic Steering Wheel
Splash Works Bell 602 Boss Steering Wheel Hub
Alpine CDE-9881 Deck
OEM Maxima DIN Cupholder/Tray
Black Dash Cover
OEM Manual Clutch and Brake Pedal Assemblies
Nismo Aluminum Shift Knob
OEM Black Shiftboot
PBM Handbrake Knob
Engine
KA24DE
Mishimoto Radiator
Dual 12" Electric Fans
HKS Hi Power Exhaust System
CS Thermal Intake Mani Gasket
OEM Upper/Lower Radiator Hoses
OEM Thermostat
OEM Z32 Fuel Filter
OEM Valve Cover Gasket
Bando Accessory Belts
DOHC Throttle Cable
Apexi Air Filter
Black Silicone Hose Kit
OEM Full Engine Gasket Kit
Timing Chain Kit
PBM Coolant Breather Tank
PBM Magnetic Drain Plug
Water Pump
Drivetrain
Manual Transmission W/ Complete Front Wiring Harness
OEM VLSD
OEM Clutch Master and Slave Cylinders
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
NISMO Motor/Trans Mounts
OEM DOHC Power Steering Lines
Empi Tie Rod Bellows Boots
CS Tie Rods
CS Steering Column Solid Aluminum Bushing
PBM 7mm Steering Angle Spacer
CS Rear Subframe Spacers
Suspension/Brakes
Tein Flex Coilovers
Energy Suspension Bushing Set
Megan Racing Front and Rear Sway Bar Endlinks
Ichiba 5 Lug Conversion
S14 5 Lug Rotors
Hawk Front Street Brake Pads
SPL Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Muteki Black Lug Nuts
OEM Brake Shim Kit
*Theres probably more, but ill add as i go
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heres before she bought the car, pretty much completely stock.
doo doo brown interior
rust on driver side frame rail
auto KA24E
stripped the interior out
cleaning parts with superclean to prep for paint
all the stuff that came off the panels
Used some can paint: Plasti-kote vinyl spray paint. Pretty good stuff, I accidentally scratched and dropped some peices on accident and the paint adhesion is pretty good, i havent had the paint come off yet... but hey, we will see how long it actually last when its installed.
Sample of the almost finished product, I think im gona install some fabric into the door panels where the old, stock fabric was.
Installed those "JDM" power folding mirrors. found that using the housings for manual mirrors work just fine. When i did the conversion i couldnt find any info on whether or not i would need at least the automatic mirror housings and those triangular peices. Also, i think i got a mirror switch for an S14, but got it wired up and made it work. Its just one of those nice little things to have :P
New carpet. I actually wanted it lighter, but i guess it will be better than brown.
More stuff... ichiba 5 lug conversion, new stock s14 rotors, hawk brake pads, spl parts stainless steel brake lines, tein flex coilovers, energy bushing set (i was bummed i got the black set, really wanted red)...
Removing/Installing bushings at home sucks, but i got it done.
the lighting in this pic is kinda cool. but yeah, pulling the sohc out
dirty, needs to be cleaned and painted of course
thats a lot of rust under the cowl
full front engine harness for a standard trans
decided to just take the whole front end off and prep it for paint
cleaning rear subframe for paint
