Relax, it's not a show car...

[anthony_240]

Looking good man! Can?t wait to see this back on the road! And supercharged this time [emoji1303]
Btw how do you like that snap on ratchet? My snap on guy had been MIA for a few weeks, had I ended up buying a mac one


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[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by anthony_240

how do you like that snap on ratchet?

This is one of the best tools I've ever purchased. The one in the photo is the newest 3/8" with about 70ft of torque more than the previous. I own two, should definitely get one.

[afishysilvia]

Update 4/14/20

Picked up the car and finally dropped off at JV Auto with JP for interior and bay paint.






While JP had the car I decided to weld up the 20AN bung to the PRW high flow water pump.





FINALLY!!!!!!!! SOME PAINT!!!!!!!!

Nardo Grey for the interior and bay paint, JP did an amazing job as usual.











Extremely happy to be here at this step. The car will be going back in June for the final body work and S15 grafting on the fenders. Going to install some interior parts and motor back in and get as far as I can on this while I'm waiting for the paint.

[IIIXziuR]

Shout out to your mom for helping you work on the car. My mom would tell me to go fly a kite if I asked for help.

Very nice color choice on the engine compartment.

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by IIIXziuR

Shout out to your mom for helping you work on the car. My mom would tell me to go fly a kite if I asked for help.

Very nice color choice on the engine compartment.

LOL!!! Yea she likes to come see whats going on sometimes, which ends up being "hey, can you grab that"? haha.

[afishysilvia]

Update 4/17/20

JP has been busy getting the hood painted and the rest of the body panels prepped for paint.






Picked up some Illumaesthetic LED kouki tails from a buddy of mine.




Took the S15 black carpet I bought and vacuum and steam cleaned/shampoo'd the JDM right out of it.

Before



After



Laid out some Fatmat on the front half of the car, put all the HVAC components in and the firewall insulation mat.



Brake master and pedal installed, clutch slave and pedal installed along with the throttle cable.



In the process of setting up the Mcleod clutch and Tilton throwout bearing, should be getting motor and trans back into the car by end of weekend. Then its off to paint on tuesday.



Progress is moving fast on this thing, excited to get more done and have it back on the road.

[afishysilvia]

Update 4/18/20

Got some more work done on the car tonight, routed the dash harness and started plugging in the HVAC components.



I also did alot of research on the differences between the DEI Gold Vs. Silver. Found out that silver actually has better reflective heat properties that the gold does. The silver also flows much better with my engine bay. I also ran out, so I will need to get more and finish up the areas I want extra in.



Had a slight delay with the clutch setup, didnt know I had the single disc set hardware, ordered the twin disc hardware from Mcleod but due to COVID I'm sure I wont see it till end of the week. This means to have the car to paint hopefully by weekend.

[afishysilvia]

Update 4/23/20

Made a bunch of progress on the car with some time off I took at work.



Got the PRW Hi-Flow water pump on, i welded a 20AN fitting to the inlet and put 12AN on the heater hose openings.





McLeod twin disc clutch mounted up, Quicktime bellhousing for easier removal and access. Also got the ZL1 3.5 Bar map sensor installed.



Once again mom came in for the win and helped me get it back in the car.



Got all the bells and whistles on the car in order to get it in for paint. Started playing with the Chase Bays Milspec harness.







Car is now at JV Auto with JP for exterior paint and final body work!!!!!!!



Have a few issues to sort with the LS engine and RHD. One being the clutch master cylinder is extremely close to the RH head. I cant use the wilwood I had while LHD. I'm working with just over 2" of room. Right now the Chase Bays solution is still too far forward, Sikky has a solution in the works but no ETA and I have another route that I might look into for now. Ill keep this updated on that part incase anyone else runs into it.

I will have photos soon of the S14.5 metal fender conversion, that is next along with body panel alignment.

[IIIXziuR]

I think mother's day is coming up pretty soon, you better get your mom something nice! Haha

The car is coming along nicely. I'm looking forward to the S14.5 updates!

[97nismo]

Good progress

Have you driven a RHD car before this conversion?

It will be quite a ride especially with the LS

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by IIIXziuR

I think mother's day is coming up pretty soon, you better get your mom something nice! Haha

The car is coming along nicely. I'm looking forward to the S14.5 updates!

Yea man she's already rubbing it in hard too haha!! Thank you, we're on the fender grafting portion now. The goal is to retain the factory s14 body line and delete the s15 marker light. I'm gonna have an update tonight on this thing.

Originally Posted by 97nismo

Good progress

Have you driven a RHD car before this conversion?

It will be quite a ride especially with the LS

Yes I have an Altezza that I drive about 2 days a week (or whenever I can really) so I won't say I'm an expert but very comfortable doing so. The power and handling of the 240 is way different than my sedan of course so it will take some adjusting.

[afishysilvia]

Update 4/27/20

The car is at the body shop getting the metal fender conversion done at the moment. Sort of resembles a frankenstein...







Absolutely loving the front end look.

I cleaned up the RHD wiper motor and sprayed it.





Also moving forward with the tuning the car will be utilizing speed density over MAF so I purchased a thread in IAT sensor. I had the machinist at work whip me up a bung and got it welded into the hot pipe.





Spoke to a buddy overseas with a S15 LS2 and got my clutch master issue resolved. He utilized a Volkswagon European model vehicle's master and drilled new holes in the firewall to fit it. One other key feature of how compact the master is the factory remote reservoir which I may just plumb into my brake master. I took apart the Sikky Wilwood adapter plate and popped out the studs. I plan to make new holes when the new clutch master arrives from the UK and then weld the studs in place.







I hope to have more updates on the fender conversion soon!

[97nismo]

I was at a car show years ago and saw some fiberglass s14.5 fenders that’s looked fantastic with some work

Any chance to go glass instead of metal?

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by 97nismo

Any chance to go glass instead of metal?

Not a chance in hell...

[afishysilvia]

Update 5/3/20

Only a few builds I've seen being done during quarantine....









JP has been grafting the metal S14.5 fenders, now just time to shape and final prep.



Car is at JV Auto as previously mentioned, primer has been laid. Hopefully have some color soon!







Cleaned up the RHD engine bay fuse harness and trimmed unneeded circuits, and will lengthen for the tuck.







New Greddy Airinx 100mm filter.



Had to dig some parts out and stumbled upon this NOS Tomei brake master I will install once car is back.





Stumbled accross the media blaster we have at work, decided to use is on my RHD wiper arms that were super rusty and my valve covers that need some modifications.

Left is 1 pass, right is original.


2 passes.



Had the wiper arms powder coated in a satin black to match OE.



Valve cover will need 10AN bung welded on for the catch can setup, but also found this awesome oil filler adapter 10AN fitting for the other side.


I will have more photos of the car completed soon, but will not post a color photo of the switch until I have some decent pics of it. Follow along!

[IIIXziuR]

Nice! Already in primer! Excitebike

[97nismo]

What is the plan for the hood?

Stock s15 ? Or scooped type?

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by IIIXziuR

Nice! Already in primer! Excitebike

Extremely! I?m trying not to bug my paint guy....lol

Originally Posted by 97nismo

What is the plan for the hood?

Stock s15 ? Or scooped type?

Yea man stock s15 hood. I?m not sure you noticed yet but I?m thriving to keep all oem stuff here. As long as engine temps permit me to keep running that hood I will. Even then if not I?d try small ducting or cuts in the hood before a scoop again.

[da_crew10]

This is going to be awesome once complete.

[afishysilvia]

5/8/20

JV Auto doing some of his best work...

Very hard to tell but trust when I say body lines are still there. Here are the S14.5 metal conversion fenders. Beyond excited to be staying all original Nissan metal and plastics.





I have so many updates parts wise on this but I cant post yet cause of the color reveal. I will have some updated photos soon!

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by da_crew10

This is going to be awesome once complete.

Thank you, I am not sure when "complete" will actually be complete. My main goals for this year are to have it put back together from paint wise and running. I have many other interior things and wiring to sort through so that will be the biggest hurdle.

[97nismo]

I like this

Thoughts about upgrading to the advan version 2 ?

I had yours at one point but found it was a pain to polish the lips

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by 97nismo

I like this

Thoughts about upgrading to the advan version 2 ?

I had yours at one point but found it was a pain to polish the lips

Oh yea man, I will forever love these rims and they?re not going anywhere.

With that being said...the car already has a new set of wheels I acquired almost a year ago in spark of this build. Once I get some photos of everything on I?ll post them. The car had been painted!!! Excited to have some new stuff to put on here!

[97nismo]

Post it !!!

[afishysilvia]

Originally Posted by 97nismo

Post it !!!

I?ll have photos of the rims up tonight

[afishysilvia]

Update 5/10/20

As I stated previously...here they are finally.

LMGT4's

Fronts:
17x9 +22

Rears:
18x10.5 +15






Car will be getting picked up this upcoming Saturday unless we run into any issues.

[97nismo]

I love those wheels!!!!!!

[IIIXziuR]

My man. Delivering the goods. Those are some very handsome wheels

[afishysilvia]

Major Update!!!! 5/12/2020

Finally, My Vision Is Surfacing. So many things I have to say on this project. It has been such a journey to start. There were so many changes in direction, setbacks, and unseen circumstances that caused this build to take time (Testing my impatience). Thank you to all of those who have helped push me and had their hands on this car.











Full OEM metal and plastic conversion. JP absolutely killed it. The S14.5 conversion fenders came out exactly as we wanted. The color is spot on from what I chose, so many options and going over it and over it again. The plan now is to start getting the smaller stuff on and interior back in before we have glass. Still have more updates soon!

[97nismo]

Well done well done