Life and Times of Garagelu: S15 Build in the Dirty South - Page 3 - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

xGUNKX · 02-28-2012, 09:16 PM

subscribeddddd

shnice s15

garagelu · 02-29-2012, 05:06 PM

Another episode of "what's in the garage"...I was up at the garage this weekend working on my car and saw this car for the first time. I sat there staring at it for a minute.

garagelu · 03-21-2012, 08:21 PM

Damn, life and work have been incredibly crazy and busy these past few weeks.

I got my brand new Z32 backing plates in from nissanparts.cc. Still waiting on R33 e-brake cables from them. Also I got my Agency Power front conversion lines and SPL rear lines.

Since I had a S13 Greddy RSPL FMIC kit laying around, I decided not to let it go to waste and did some cutting to make it fit the S15. I finished mocking everything up for the most part. Just waiting on my Tial bov to come in so I can get the flange and piping all welded up.

Also received my Greddy intake pipe in. Since inlet is 3 inch for z32, I'm planning on getting a spacer made so I can use the stock s15 maf on it for now....instead of using an ugly 3 to 2.5 inch reducer coupler.

And since S13 and S14 intercooler mounting points are different on Greddy kits, I made mounting brackets for it. I bought 6061 aluminum flat bar and bent it on a vise. I didn't have a torch handy so I went ahead and bent it and then welded where it cracked...should work great!

tricky_ab · 03-21-2012, 10:08 PM

You're alive!?!

Just playin'

Thanks for the update....

turbo_dreams · 03-21-2012, 11:35 PM

Awesome build. Been a good week on Zilvia among S15 owners past/present.

garagelu · 03-29-2012, 08:30 PM

More parts! HKS purple is so beautiful...

leung · 03-29-2012, 09:27 PM

Love that oil cap, have one myself

Funny that thats the wastegate I'm planning to get for my purple bay too haha

Chl_drifter · 03-30-2012, 09:51 AM

What do you do for a living if you do not mind me asking?

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

garagelu · 03-30-2012, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leung

Love that oil cap, have one myself

Funny that thats the wastegate I'm planning to get for my purple bay too haha

That's actually a bov.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chl_drifter

What do you do for a living if you do not mind me asking?

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

Na you're good. I work for a company called The Tool and Gage House. I'm the site manager for my group that works on site at Caterpillar Griffin, GA. We do all of CAT's tooling so this includes everything from fixtured spindles to air guns.

You don't have to be rich to own an S15. You just got to be ready when the opportunity comes along.

HPKMotorsports3 · 03-30-2012, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

You don't have to be rich to own an S15. You just got to be ready when the opportunity comes along.

BOSS!!!

garagelu · 04-08-2012, 06:08 PM

Finally received my wheel faces back from polishing. Spent some of Saturday doing some touch up. A company in cali called California Chrome Wheel did the work. I only paid 300 bucks plus shipping there and back. I felt like it was an amazing price considering other companies were quoting me 500+ dollars for the work. There was even one company that quoted me 800 dollars.

Then spent today doing the final assembly at the garage. Still need to install my Volk Racing center caps that I recently bought new so people will stop calling these things VS-XXs. 160 dollars for center caps was hard to swallow but oh well...

garagelu · 04-08-2012, 06:12 PM

Snapped this picture of my buddies LS FD while I was driving home from the garage. This is my first rolling shot and considering I was driving while taking the pic, I think it turned out pretty nice.

tricky_ab · 04-08-2012, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

I'm loving the vibe in this picture (and the rim choice)...

D.Dro.S14 · 04-08-2012, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

Finally received my wheel faces back from polishing. Spent some of Saturday doing some touch up. A company in cali called California Chrome Wheel did the work. I only paid 300 bucks plus shipping there and back. I felt like it was an amazing price considering other companies were quoting me 500+ dollars for the work. There was even one company that quoted me 800 dollars.

dang that was an amazing price! not too many chrome guys out here do stuff for that cheap. just wish i contacted them before i redid the chrome and seals on my works.. =\

kyles1988 · 04-09-2012, 07:07 AM

Looks great Kevin!

CamryOnBronze · 04-09-2012, 07:13 AM

Dang, that is looking awesome Kev! You made the right choice for sure.

tuktuk23 · 04-09-2012, 07:36 AM

man i just got a chubby...updates!!!!

garagelu · 04-10-2012, 09:39 AM

Today I took my greddy intake pipe and chopped off the bov recirculation port and the port where one of the crackcase vents goes. I am not recirculating my bov and I guess this was made for s13 sr since there is already a crankcase vent port on the turbo inlet that bolts to the stock turbo so no need for either. I filled/welded the holes up first.

Then I grinded the welds down smooth. I need to go back and fill some of the thinner areas. I'll regrind and go back and polish the whole thing.

garagelu · 04-17-2012, 12:55 PM

I got the intake all done. Just need to do some final sanding with 3000 grit and polish it. I took a hone and smoothed out the inside of the intake as well.

Here is the plastic spacer I had machined so I wouldn't have to use a reducer coupler.

Bryan Fuller built Impala. Every bolt on this car is ARP.

CamryOnBronze · 04-17-2012, 01:15 PM

I'm working on having a friend do something similar to my GReddy intake pipe right now, haha. Looks good man!

240drifter1 · 04-24-2012, 08:53 PM

Nice running into you and seeing your car. Thing is sex on fire.

I have the red kouki that was lost and asked for directions, haha.

colombianbryan · 04-25-2012, 04:27 AM

I love this car so much! Looked amazing as always at IA this past weekend!

S14_kouki504 · 04-25-2012, 05:44 AM

looks really nice bro

bigs · 04-25-2012, 06:21 AM

Favorite car at IA hands down, wheels look great!

garagelu · 04-25-2012, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240drifter1

Nice running into you and seeing your car. Thing is sex on fire.

I have the red kouki that was lost and asked for directions, haha.

Thanks man. I do not remember giving anyone any directions but then again I was so zoned out the whole weekend. I had been stressing out all week to get the car running for IA and finally got it done at 8PM on Friday.

PrimeDirective · 04-25-2012, 11:54 AM

Wow, that is one clean and beautiful car.

Can you post some pics of the interior and engine bay?

240drifter1 · 04-25-2012, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garagelu

Thanks man. I do not remember giving anyone any directions but then again I was so zoned out the whole weekend. I had been stressing out all week to get the car running for IA and finally got it done at 8PM on Friday.

Haha, it was when everyone was leaving sunday, you were making like a 6 poin u-turn in the middle of the street and I was behind you trying to find 75 north.

But anyways. Moar updates.

garagelu · 04-25-2012, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240drifter1

Haha, it was when everyone was leaving sunday, you were making like a 6 poin u-turn in the middle of the street and I was behind you trying to find 75 north.

But anyways. Moar updates.

Yea that definately was not me. I didn't make a u-turn anywhere after IA. Me and the PGK guys left around 2 PM to go eat Taco Mac. We were trying to avoid the post-IA traffic.

Updates coming!

garagelu · 04-25-2012, 02:07 PM

Awesome shot from my homie Khris H. at the Southrnfresh Welcome to Atlanta Pre-IA meet.

My instagram photo from IA spring meet. Follow me! @garagelu

kyles1988 · 04-25-2012, 02:15 PM

new color on the wheels is looking great man

03-21-2012, 11:35 PM	#65
turbo_dreams Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: queens, n.y Age: 33 Posts: 1,333 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Awesome build. Been a good week on Zilvia among S15 owners past/present. __________________ www.tm-spl.com Kouki's & some apple juice.

04-09-2012, 07:13 AM	#76
CamryOnBronze Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MI Age: 38 Posts: 3,916 Trader Rating: (131) Rides Gallery: CamryOnBronze Feedback Score: 131 reviews	Dang, that is looking awesome Kev! You made the right choice for sure. __________________ CamryOnBronze.com

04-17-2012, 01:15 PM	#80
CamryOnBronze Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MI Age: 38 Posts: 3,916 Trader Rating: (131) Rides Gallery: CamryOnBronze Feedback Score: 131 reviews	I'm working on having a friend do something similar to my GReddy intake pipe right now, haha. Looks good man! __________________ CamryOnBronze.com

04-25-2012, 04:27 AM	#82
colombianbryan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 32 Posts: 430 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I love this car so much! Looked amazing as always at IA this past weekend! __________________ I love drifting into curbs and guardrails

04-25-2012, 05:44 AM	#83
S14_kouki504 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Orleans, LA Age: 44 Posts: 194 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looks really nice bro __________________

02-29-2012, 05:06 PM	#62
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Another episode of "what's in the garage"...I was up at the garage this weekend working on my car and saw this car for the first time. I sat there staring at it for a minute.

03-21-2012, 08:21 PM	#63
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Damn, life and work have been incredibly crazy and busy these past few weeks. I got my brand new Z32 backing plates in from nissanparts.cc. Still waiting on R33 e-brake cables from them. Also I got my Agency Power front conversion lines and SPL rear lines. Since I had a S13 Greddy RSPL FMIC kit laying around, I decided not to let it go to waste and did some cutting to make it fit the S15. I finished mocking everything up for the most part. Just waiting on my Tial bov to come in so I can get the flange and piping all welded up. Also received my Greddy intake pipe in. Since inlet is 3 inch for z32, I'm planning on getting a spacer made so I can use the stock s15 maf on it for now....instead of using an ugly 3 to 2.5 inch reducer coupler. And since S13 and S14 intercooler mounting points are different on Greddy kits, I made mounting brackets for it. I bought 6061 aluminum flat bar and bent it on a vise. I didn't have a torch handy so I went ahead and bent it and then welded where it cracked...should work great!

03-21-2012, 10:08 PM	#64
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,414 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	You're alive!?! Just playin' Thanks for the update....

03-29-2012, 08:30 PM	#66
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	More parts! HKS purple is so beautiful...

03-29-2012, 09:27 PM	#67
leung Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC - HK Posts: 1,234 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Love that oil cap, have one myself Funny that thats the wastegate I'm planning to get for my purple bay too haha

03-30-2012, 09:51 AM	#68
Chl_drifter Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Dallas,TX Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	What do you do for a living if you do not mind me asking? Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201

04-08-2012, 06:08 PM	#71
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Finally received my wheel faces back from polishing. Spent some of Saturday doing some touch up. A company in cali called California Chrome Wheel did the work. I only paid 300 bucks plus shipping there and back. I felt like it was an amazing price considering other companies were quoting me 500+ dollars for the work. There was even one company that quoted me 800 dollars. Then spent today doing the final assembly at the garage. Still need to install my Volk Racing center caps that I recently bought new so people will stop calling these things VS-XXs. 160 dollars for center caps was hard to swallow but oh well...

04-08-2012, 06:12 PM	#72
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Snapped this picture of my buddies LS FD while I was driving home from the garage. This is my first rolling shot and considering I was driving while taking the pic, I think it turned out pretty nice.

04-09-2012, 07:07 AM	#75
kyles1988 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 1,026 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Looks great Kevin!

04-09-2012, 07:36 AM	#77
tuktuk23 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: maryland Age: 35 Posts: 61 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	man i just got a chubby...updates!!!!

04-10-2012, 09:39 AM	#78
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Today I took my greddy intake pipe and chopped off the bov recirculation port and the port where one of the crackcase vents goes. I am not recirculating my bov and I guess this was made for s13 sr since there is already a crankcase vent port on the turbo inlet that bolts to the stock turbo so no need for either. I filled/welded the holes up first. Then I grinded the welds down smooth. I need to go back and fill some of the thinner areas. I'll regrind and go back and polish the whole thing.

04-17-2012, 12:55 PM	#79
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	I got the intake all done. Just need to do some final sanding with 3000 grit and polish it. I took a hone and smoothed out the inside of the intake as well. Here is the plastic spacer I had machined so I wouldn't have to use a reducer coupler. Bryan Fuller built Impala. Every bolt on this car is ARP.

04-24-2012, 08:53 PM	#81
240drifter1 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,505 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Nice running into you and seeing your car. Thing is sex on fire. I have the red kouki that was lost and asked for directions, haha.

04-25-2012, 06:21 AM	#84
bigs Nissanaholic! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Age: 33 Posts: 1,674 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Favorite car at IA hands down, wheels look great!

04-25-2012, 11:54 AM	#86
PrimeDirective Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Olympia WA Age: 36 Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Wow, that is one clean and beautiful car. Can you post some pics of the interior and engine bay?

04-25-2012, 02:07 PM	#89
garagelu Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 38 Posts: 1,856 Trader Rating: (60) Feedback Score: 60 reviews	Awesome shot from my homie Khris H. at the Southrnfresh Welcome to Atlanta Pre-IA meet. My instagram photo from IA spring meet. Follow me! @garagelu

04-25-2012, 02:15 PM	#90
kyles1988 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Normal, IL Posts: 1,026 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	new color on the wheels is looking great man