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01-22-2015, 07:52 PM | #3302 |
Nissanaholic!
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01-22-2015, 08:28 PM | #3303 |
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Still sits around. Got a baby on the way. Who knows when I'll actually put the damned thing together. Hah.
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01-23-2015, 08:11 AM | #3305 | ||
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Hey man, Hot Rod knows their stuff.
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If I could do it all again from a fresh chassis, I wouldn't shave the bay and I would leave the HVAC system in place and fully functional. But since I bought the car with the A/C components removed and some of the wiring cut out, it's just not something I have ever felt competent (or motivated) enough to tackle. Opportunities to drive the car will be few and far between these days compared to how they used to be before my kids were born, so it should only be a minor inconvenience really. When I do drive it, conditions should usually be pretty ideal. |
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01-23-2015, 12:18 PM | #3306 |
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A bit off topic, but humor me, thought you might like it.
I also thought maybe this might be one of your old Camry friend's ride. Since the guy modified a Camry and all. J/K By the way, do you ever miss that Solara? |
03-05-2015, 02:20 PM | #3307 | |
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__________________________________________________ _______________________________ I'm way behind on keeping this up to date. Let me see if I can get this caught up a bit. I carved out a good chunk of time last Friday night to work on the car and was pretty pleased with what I was able to accomplish. Here’s a quick list of what I was able to install: Alternator Power steering pump Drive belts Clutch fan Chase Bays power steering lines & reservoir Coolant overflow tank GReddy intercooler & piping SPC rear suspension arms Front coilovers Front brakes Rear brakes C’s short shifter & NISMO shift knob Nardi classic 350mm wheel and Works Bell hub I attempted to install my Koyo radiator and Samco hoses as well, but found that I actually purchased a radiator for a KA24 by mistake. I have the correct radiator on the way from Turn 14 Distribution and expect it to arrive any day now. Here are some quick photos of how the car sits from my phone: The next order of business will be running new fuel lines from the tank to the front of the car. The factory hard lines were removed by my friend and replaced with braided lines for the LS setup, but I prefer to run hard lines. I’ll be bending and installing my own lines with supplies I purchased from Jegs. Once the fuel lines are sorted out, I still have a few things to install before I can fire the car up. The main items include the downpipe, the rest of the exhaust, engine wiring harness, vacuum hoses, blow off valve, intake , MAF sensor, boost controller, and battery. When those items are done, I’ll be able to add the fluids and try firing it up. Shouldn’t be too long now. I am excited to have the car running so that I can focus on the fun stuff like the interior, exterior, and wheels & tires. I’ll post a more thorough update soon with details and nicer photos of the items I just installed so stay tuned. |
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03-05-2015, 02:24 PM | #3308 |
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It’s crazy that a month has gone by since my last update. This February has been one of the coldest on record for much of Michigan with numerous nights in the 0 to -25 degrees F range which has really done a number on my motivation. The car was close enough to completed for me to slow down a bit and only spend time out in the garage when I was really motivated to do so.
Despite the cold, I have managed to make some progress since my last update. The correct Koyo aluminum radiator arrived from Turn 14, so I was able to toss that in the bay and get all of the associated brackets and hoses buttoned up. I picked up a set of NISMO engine and transmission mounts from a friend of mine, but found that the engine mounts just raised the engine up too much. I decided to sell them and replace them with a set of Cusco solid mounts. I ran these on the car previously and thought they had been discontinued, but was happy to find out that they were still available. I decided to replace the knock off exhaust that came with the S13 coupe with some higher quality components, the first of those being another Cobra downpipe from Parts Shop Max. The craftsmanship is top notch and the downpipe is tucked as close to the chassis as possible, reducing the amount of scraping and blown turbo gaskets by a huge margin. I also really like the fact that it utilizes the factory downpipe to transmission mount bracket for a stronger overall setup. Along with the downpipe, I picked up a cheap test pipe from megan. This piece will see the most pavement, so I wasn’t too worried about getting anything nice. This setup worked well for me previously, so I figured there was no sense in changing a good thing. As I mentioned in an earlier post, a friend was able to track down a Kakimoto N1 catback for me and I finally got a hold of it last weekend. I’m really looking forward to getting it on the car and seeing what it sounds like. Finally, I grabbed another set of Circuit Sports exhaust hanger bushings to keep everything mounted up nice and high. Yury at Wiring Specialties was kind enough to hook me up once again with a brand new wiring harness. This time I am running the Pro edition harness which I am really impressed with so far. Super nice piece- can’t beat the quality of a brand new engine harness! With the wiring harness and most of the exhaust now mounted up, I turned my attention to the fuel setup. I ran brand new hard lines from the fuel tank to the engine bay. I forgot to snap a photo, but hopefully the fuel setup should be all set. This was not very fun at all and I really hope I never have to tackle a job like that again. Really glad to have that out of the way! I am very close to being able to try starting the car. I still need to fill all of the fluids, connect a couple more vacuum lines, and install the catback before I can give it a try. Hopefully with the weather warming up next week I’ll be able to complete the finishing touches and try cranking it up. As for the interior, I received my Bride FG seat rail for the driver’s side and was able to finish installing the interior. I found a pair of rear plastics locally and tossed those in, as well as the hatch carpeting and NeXt Miracle Cross bar. I ended up selling the Safety 21 roll cage I had purchased because it was designed for a non-sunroof chassis. Rather than go through the work of cutting, welding, and powder coating it I decided it was best to make a little cash and address the cage later down the road someday. I still need to install the gauges and Pivot controller, but I’ll worry about that stuff later. I sourced an OEM kouki 180SX wing from Japan (with cool racing stripe), thus completing the exterior setup. I dropped everything off with my friend Tim to have a buddy of his paint it, so that should probably be done soon. Still waiting on the Hot Road hood to arrive from GTR Garage, but I would imagine that will be here just in time for spring. I am definitely pumped to see the exterior of the car come together and hear it come to life again soon! Some boxes arrived the other day from Work Wheels. They should contain some pretty nifty doo-dads. Waiting on a set of tires and I will be ready for spring! I’ll try to keep the updates going, I know I am bad at that. There should also be a lot of new content hitting Speed Academy soon as well, so stay tuned for that! Thanks for reading. |
03-11-2015, 03:09 PM | #3313 |
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This was a great read! ill be following it closely now! im currently doing my first s13 sr20 build i have the engine it and ready to fire but it only cranks, its getting no spark im thinking it could be my ignitor chip! but ill get it figured out! but been struggling threw picking a color i want the car and what body i want to use as well as rims and sizes lol, so much thinking but your build is by far one of the best ive ever read! keep up the good work plus happy to see you back and building
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04-01-2015, 11:01 AM | #3317 | ||||
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Thank you as always my good man! __________________________________________________ _____________________________ Well, I haven't spent a lot of time on the car during the month of March. I did manage to button a few things up so that I could fire the car up though, so I was pretty happy about that. Prior to firing the car up, I buttoned up a few of the many loose ends that need to be addressed on the car. After finishing up the putting the Wiring Specialties Pro engine harness on the car, I filled all of the fluids, installed the driveshaft, and bolted the remainder of the exhaust in place. I also picked up another Braille battery and mounted it where it previously resided in the hatch area. The car didn’t want to start initially, but I quickly realized that I did not have any ground straps in place like I did when I owned the car previously. A couple crude & quick ground wires from the head to the chassis and the car fired right up! Here’s one of the first starts prior to installing the catback: Here are a few other relatively boring videos of the car running. I was a little excited so I took too many, lol. I ended up selling the Work XT7s I bought because I am super indecisive. I decided they just didn't fit the period-correct look I was going for so I sold them and picked up something else. Hopefully they will be here around the end of April when the weather breaks, if not sooner. My Hot Road aero is painted, I just haven't had the time to pick it up. Hoping to get that next week so that I can begin fitting it all to the car. My hood should finally be stateside as of yesterday after about three months or so, so I hope to have that here soon as well to complete the exterior. In addition to switching wheels, I also decided to part ways with my red Zeta II and Ergo. I picked up a black Brix 1.5 a friend found for me at Up Garage and installed it last week. The new driver's seat should be here by the end of the week. I will always really like red seats, but I wanted to change it up this time around and keep things a little more subtle. It's getting to the point now where I am working on the small styling details and buttoning things up to be able to drive the car which is always my favorite part of a project. Really excited to see it come together. Hopefully by the end of April the weather will have turned and I will have the car on the road. We'll see! |
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04-02-2015, 01:46 PM | #3318 |
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Love the build man!!!! Been following since I first came across the thread on NicoClub when you had the black wheels with the red lips and CF hood. lol!
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04-02-2015, 09:45 PM | #3323 | |
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04-06-2015, 02:55 AM | #3324 |
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God that thing looks good, cant wait till it finishes. Just wondering about the rear trunk/rear seat carpet, is it custom made? Or is it an off the shelf item from somewhere? Makes the rear seat delete look so tidy.
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04-06-2015, 08:36 AM | #3326 | ||||
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__________________________________________________ _______________________ My new driver's seat has arrived, so I am going to pick that up on my way home today. With any luck I'll finally pick up the aero after work tomorrow so that I can begin putting the interior back together later this week. New front wheels will be here Thursday and really hoping the hood ships sometime this week. Should be pretty exciting! |
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04-06-2015, 08:57 AM | #3327 |
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Cool. Maybe you will inspire me to make a new car someday.
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04-06-2015, 09:33 AM | #3328 | |
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04-07-2015, 07:22 AM | #3329 |
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COOL car man!
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04-07-2015, 07:46 AM | #3330 | |
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It's called "restoration". 25 year old cars now. |
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