"Koukimonster" s14 build thread

[driftwhat]

Well Ive been cruising this forum for about 5 years now and always wanted an s14.... One day that all came true!!

Now im sitting on my couch waiting for the snow to fly tonite as predicted and cruizing along I thought to myself why dont I make a build thread for my car....... So here it is!!

I got my car on a trade for a crotch rocket I had. Needless to say I added a lil bit of cash on top of the deal so it was a sure thing!

The car when I got her was a bone sotck 98 usdm s14, only exception was that it had a sr20 swap with a greddy front mount and an alluminum no name rad and also came with a white jdm bumper. The thing about the car was that it didnt run right, the kid that had it before me beat the shit out of it and therefore the turbo was f*cked spilling oil into the ic pipes etc etc...

Here are some pics of the car when I first got it. Please excuse the TERRIBLE ride height.





I then ordered a set of Megan Track coilovers and picked up a set of 19x9.5 +24 19x10.5 +27 Work meisters





The Coilovers took a while to show up seeing on how we live up in the great white north, so the wheels and bumper went on first.

After getting sick of looking at it and getting no where with the turbo problems I took it to a friends house and we started tinkering with it, meanwhile his brother was planning on building his rusty zenki s14 into a 1jz powered drift car... One night after a couple beers and swear words on how my turbo was shit the brother piped up and offered a strait swap for the 1jz with a r154 trans and mounts that he already ordered, for my sr...... I must say god was smiling down on me that night, I hummed and hawed about it cause I didn't know much about them and after my friend nudging me to do it, the handshake was consumed and the deal was done... so the swap began!!



After starting the swap the coilovers finally showed up so we put them in as well, this next pic is before any pulling was done in the rear.



After losing my job the car sat for a couple moths with wiring that needed to be done etc etc, after getting back to work and having flow coming in the work started up again on the car, next was finishing up the wiring...



Thanks to my buddy Mike and Steve and me soaking up there knowledge
the wiring was finished up!!

I had the car out for a month or 2 befoire going away again but it was nice to have for a lil while, I put it into one of the last car shows before the summer was over and got alot of good hype from it, of course there were the haters that commented on the zip ties and shit but what can I say.... It was a work in progress!!

Here are some of the show pics



I used 94 integra turn signals flipped upside down for turn signals mostly cause the jdm lights were a lil hard to find... but I do have some now!!



So another winter came and I thought I wanted to try out the drifting side of things so I put the Works up for sale, they sold pretty quick and I picked up a set of 18x9 +10 18x10 +8 AME's. I dont remember what kind they were and needless to say I could careless...... They were cracked when I got them.... Heres a pic of the wheels.





I was not impressed with the wheels when I got them from a contact from Japan so I setteled until spring when the cracks were noticed, The contact I dealt with was very apoligetic and after a couple of months we finally worked out a deal, heres a pic of the car how it was run untill the deal was met. Lucky for me my friend Steve had a set of gramlights kickin around that he wasnt using...



I sold my jdm bumper and usdm skirts and ordered a body kit but once again tradegy struck!! The tsunami hit japan and parts were getting hard to get a hold of again... Finally somthing went right and my wheel contact came through I ended up paying an extra couple bucks givng him back my AME'S and picked up a set of 19x8 19x10 +8 Allgeron Oltega wheels, and WOW did it ever change up the apperance!!



I also installed a knock off roof wing, hate the way it fits but what can you ask for with knock off junk, LOOKING for a dmax one if anyone is interestred in shipping one to Canada LEMME KNOW!!!!



Heres fittment with the new wheels and a lil bit of pull in the rear





I got a hold of some gauges and did a lil bit of custom install I think it looks pretty good! I removed the heater controls and mounted them below the cd player and mounter the 3 gauges in the stock heater control location... seems to be working well!



I waited all summer for my kit, and it never showed I drove the car out to Kelowna BC to meet up with some friends and check out a drift event. I ended up leaving the car out there instead of driving back there to park it for winter to get painted....... Of course the day I left the Vertex kit showed up!!!







The summer has come to an end again...... Cars finally gonna get painted before spring and a mega single turbo upgrade!! Ive got a wedding and alot of saving to have the car ready for the wedding cause the wife wants it to be part of the photos and such!!!! I couldn't be more excited for next spring!!

I hope you have enjoyed the start to my build thread and I will keep it updated as much as possible when parts arrive!! I promise to not dissapoint when it comes to the single turbo upgrade that is coming!!!

Keep the comments coming and such im always up for criticisum or applause!!

Peace out for now!!

[KOUKIboy]

Nice looking build so far!!! keep it up man!!!! I'm digging those wheels it looks tight!!!

[shevinkool]

klean kouki mane!

[dontxploitme]

if you're not tucking 19's you're doing it wrong

[harangatang]

Are you running a stock rear end?
I know the 4.083 is pretty high for a 1j lol. Been trying to find out what others are using.. cause I want a 1j too

[ManoNegra]

car peaked, downhill since

[oki2001]

The car looks clean man, keep up the good work. Love the rims. You never said anything about regretting the SR/1J swap, but then again your friend made a good decision for you. What are your power goals? I have a Single PT-67 turbo on my 2j and it has a “Seat of the pants” tune putting down around 550. Sh@t is fun, good luck.

[arty]

nice ride bro! really diggin those wheels keep up the good work.

[colombianbryan]

loved it from the beginning to middle... not crazy about the rest, maybe later! not judging on your taste keep it up

[7evil]

Fabulous project !!

[tricky_ab]

I'll be following this build for sure!!!

[driftwhat]

Apperciate the props, I know it may "peaked" at the stock (jdm) look and I was really diggin it at first... Untill I saw pictures like this,,,,














I wanna tuck my 19's!!!! lol Was gonna just pull but my drivers side rear quarter has be mashed at some point before ownership so im gonna go the overfender route.

Rear end wise im running a q45 diff with 3:69 gear set. Thinking or re gearing that diff to a 3:13 wanna get more highway wangan time in!!

The diff swap is pretty simple to do if you can find a Infinity q45 at the wrecker your set.

DIFF SWAP -

All Infiniti Q45's came with VSLD differentials, making this a great upgrade for those looking to upgrade to R230 durability without having to modify the S13/S14 subframe.

The 90-96 Q45 had a 3.54 final gear, and the 97-01 had a 3.69.

Then source out some rear r32 gtr axles. driver and passenger side

Believe it or not its pretty easy to swap if your doing it in an s14 you dont have to swap over your diff cover. Just bolt it all in

Swap your yoke off your stock diff and replace the q45 diff with your stock one. No drilling or anything needed!!

Make sure you keep the bolts for the axles, as they are a bigger axle they need the hardware they came with... as I found out by using my stock hardware from my car they came lose and lost a few and popped an axle out!!!


I definitly don't regret my swap from sr to 1jz I love it and should be pushin 400hp next spring, parts list is soon to follow of my turbo setup!!

Updates to follow!!

[RB Me]

^^ that wannabe VIP shit just dont look good to me on a 240, but its your car your choice.

[driftwhat]

Don't know whats wannabe about the wheels but as you say to each there own!!

Figured I would drop a parts list of what is done

Motor
Chaser 1jz motor with r154 trans
HMS mount kit
Greddy Intercooler
Custom ic piping
Autopower dual 12" fans
Knock off alluminum rad
New 1jz water pump
Drift motion polished pulley kit
Custom made down pipe 3" exhaust into dual 2.5" with 4" magnaflow tips
Clutchmasters 4 puck unsprung clutch with flywheel
Custom harness

Interior
Personal steering wheel
No name quick release stubby wheel hub
Auto meter gauges (boost/temp/oil pressure/air fuel)

Exterior
Allgeron Oltega 19x9 19x10 +8 wheels
Vertex body kit
25mm rear overs (soon to come)
Custom mad front fenders (soon to come)
6000k Hid's
Knock off roof spoiler

Suspension
Megan track coilovers
Competition Engineering rucas
More to come...

[s13silvia_R]

LoL @ Wannabe VIP look.

Dude your car looks freaking sick, definitely enjoying your build can't wait till it is completed in one whole colour.
Ganador mirrors in the future?

[HPKMotorsports3]

nice looking car... not a fan of the rims but thats me

[driftwhat]

Originally Posted by s13silvia_R

LoL @ Wannabe VIP look.

Dude your car looks freaking sick, definitely enjoying your build can't wait till it is completed in one whole colour.
Ganador mirrors in the future?

Ya thats a possibility, i'd like them a lil more if they were solid.... any ideas??

[EazyS13]

i agree thing looked sick befor swapping wheels and stuff, to each their own. clean swap none the less

[300ZXttZMAN]

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

car peaked, downhill since

It was looking awesome before you ditched the works and went with the no names

[tricky_ab]

The front bar look a lot more like Uras type 4 and less Vertex.

It works for me...

[driftwhat]

Well after some reserch and forum browsing I noticed the seller I bought my kit from had the rest of the uras kit and sent me the wrong rear and sides... After chatting with him and realizing the mistake I should have the proper uras type 4 rear and sides to match the front!!!

The version selct 50 mm overs showed up a couple weeks ago and im picking up my new turbo kit tomorrow night!

Heres whats going on turbo wise in the near future>>>

-Hx40 with pro 60mm inducer bulls eye performance .70 a/r turbo housing
-1jz manifold fully braced
-3" downpipe (v-band) with v band o2 sensor and egt bungs
-Tial 44mm wastegate
-4" k&n filter with slowboy vented catch can
-Greddy type s bov
-Custom 280 degree cams with shims and fresh arp head studs
-Turbo feed and drain lines with adapters

Still debating on managment, any ideas??

[HIGHFIVEBETA]

Went from pretty to pretty hideous...

[MrFairlady]

19's
Nice....Mine are on the way.
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What size tires are you running?

[driftwhat]

Thanks man, running 225/35 front and 255/35 rear

Went from pretty to pretty hideous... I love haters!

[WanganWizard]

This car is SICK!

[WanganWizard]

Originally Posted by HIGHFIVEBETA

Went from pretty to pretty hideous...

what a joke

[driftwhat]

So when I bought my body kit I recieved the wrong side skirts and rear bumper, not buying it from a compay and off a forum I thought I was hooped...

Turns out buddy the sold it to me had the right stuff sitting at home and thought he was in the same boat I was, long story short we worked it out and I recieved the uras type 4 rear and sides!! YAY ME!!

I should be posting pics of the bumpers and skirts and new rear overs in the next couple weeks!! Stay tuned to see some MEGA flare!

[tricky_ab]

I'm in for the new pictures!!!

[driftwhat]

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

I'm in for the new pictures!!!

There comin bro, im excited as you are lol

[240drifter1]

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

I'm in for the new pictures!!!

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