The DIY Thread

[murda-c]

does gasoline hurt paint that much?

I've never noticed any paint damage and i'm sure i spill it all the time.

[brokeAs240sx]

not much in the lil amount that spills on the car normally - that's why I put "kinda sorta useful" :P

you can see from a quick google search that some people do have a problem w/ it:

Cleaning gasoline stains from paint. | Ask Metafilter

[pwr-adr]

I've used window glue for my motor mounts. If you section out the center of the factory motor mounts and just leave the outer trim for the shape, just fill up center with the window glue and let it dry for a day or so.. Doesn't have the vibrations at idle and when you give it some gas, the motor seats just like solid mounts.. sorry no pics on my mounts but its pretty straight forward..

[ZipTiedCoupe]

To the poster above me, its called Window Weld from Adavnce Auto.

[moses]

made a cold air duct from here

to here

this is the middle

its just hand bent aluminum with cheap rivits
i dont feel it much but i am sure it does help. colder air in the intake and colder air in the engine bay. my intake goes right above it.

this is another one i did that i got off of another site and it really does help out a lot. mine basically is the same. i recommend that people do this
http://home.satx.rr.com/nissanweb/RadTest/RadTest.htm

[rongfk]

#1: my custom tails




link: http://zilvia.net/f/chat/162484-my-c...-part-2-a.html


#2: my pop-up projector project (un-finnished):
first mock up


then i moved the projectors up a bit

link: http://zilvia.net/f/chat/164409-s13-...rojectors.html

#3: my suede interior project:


link: http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/167934-suede-anyone.html

#4: my dcc install:


#5: my jdm mirror install:



bonus diy: painting in my sons room:

[xxsptcuztomsxx]

nice job on the paint...looks really good!

[iluvpandas4]

Originally Posted by brokeAs240sx

I just did this one: 240z fuel splash guard retrofit

Kinda-sorta-useful for the few who care about trying not to spill fuel onto their paint @ the gas station:

Total project time: about 3-5 minutes

Equipment required:
- Scissors
- Rubber material or a 240z fuel splash guard (or whatever it is really called)



Step 1:
- Trim the splash guard


Step 2:
- Fit the piece - if you trimmed too much like I did (or just got a rectangular piece), you can wedge it between the fuel sender grommet & the chassis.







It actually works, too! Normally I don't spill any fuel. However, yesterday, I went to fuel up & 2-3 drops escaped the fuel sender & landed onto the splash guard instead of my nice paint, YAY!

This looks like something I'd like to do especially after getting gas this morning at a full service gas station. I watched the guy yank out the pump with a good bit of gasoline dribbling out onto the car.

[HyperTek]

hope one day ill have a thread thats good enough to be stickied.. hehe


did this to my old car.. fiberglass and white Racers tape =p

[Hawaiian240]

So I was in Northern Tools and Equipment to get some welding wire.

I found this


Looks like the vacuum manifolds selling for anywhere from 30.00 to 70.00 shipped.

I looked more and found these


Aluminum Air Manifold w/ one 3/8" and seven 1/4" holes. All NPT. I think blue is the only color available. Also comes with two 1/4" plugs in ends. $9.99 on sale, $14.99 regular price.


Brass 3/8" NPT w/ 3/8" barb $2.79 per pack.


Brass 1/4" NPT w/ 1/4" barb $1.99 per pack.


Put them all together and you get this




Total price: $18.75 + tax.

Found a website (fittingsandnipples.com) that has cheaper brass fittings:
1/4" NPT x 1/8" barb $1.00 each
3/8" NPT x 1/8" barb $0.93 each

No mounting brackets, but it beats paying 2-3 times the price! Besides, you can make your own brackets.

Haven't seen anyone on zilvia use a vacuum manifold so far, but for less than $20.00, I thought it a good DIY.

[mondojackal]

Forgive the noob-ness, but what's the vacuum manifold for?

Running a really large cam?

[CrazyTrance]

Possibly an ITB setup??

Or just to clean things up maybe since that looks a little small for an itb setup

[bejota180sx]

it also works for people who have very few vacuum sources on theyre engine and don't want a bunch of T's all around... instead just one of these and each fitting goes directly to what you want (FPR,wastegate,bov, gauge... whatever...)

[kalypso123]

$17 nissan altima fans.

they work great.

c&r rad


sliced the edges off... especially near the bottom.


drops in real nicely...

[kalypso123]

silvia bumper resto mod











:P

[kalypso123]

sr starter resto mod



ok im done.

[xs240]

Man you need to post more on those tail lights and project build up!

[shaggy sr]

Idc if dis thread is still old or dead. Update more!!!! Steve's rhd style n etc!!!

[alexander240]

pretty badass thread i never knew existed im going to do that seat belts conversion now...

[NJs13_1993]

seat belt conversion is pretty cool. subscribed

[tapdeznutz]

subscribed.

[59bhp]

Originally Posted by kalypso123

sr starter resto mod



ok im done.

could you provide more details of this? was going to rebuild my starter soon and could do with a few pointers before hand (parts suppliers etc)

cheers

[cured13]

don't let this thread die guys

[sil14zenki]

turn signal delete
tape

fiberglass

some bondo

and some icing to get the lil bump the rest of the bumper has.

should have it painted this week

[DialedLife]

Thats interesting ! Post painted picture, i'd like to see how it turns out

[sil14zenki]

bumper in primer. ordered some smoked out side markers than make some time to paint it

[DialedLife]

That looks really good. Thanks for following up! Do you have a blog/thread or something where i can see more of your car?

[jaysgottaredtop]

what's that? you bought a new downpipe and that shit hangs way too goddamned close to the ground? no worries, there's always a ghetto way to hold that shit up.

1: unbolt your cat heat shield (three bolts).
2: with the exhaust jacked up against the floor, bend a strip of aluminum to hug your test pipe and barely reach those front two threaded heat shield holes.
3: using the old heat shield bolts, bolt the strap in nice and tight.
4: release the jack and ensure that the exhaust is satisfactorily held up.

before: my flex was 1/8" off the ground. after: 1 and 1/4" off the ground. huge difference.

[bmxer882x]

^ my megan downpipe the bottom part is completely frayed off. looks wack if u look under my car. Had this idea but was to lazy. now its flat enough i dont scrap

[NoPistons!]

Relocated my rack/extended tie rod ends (1 pair of oe's cut, beveled and welded to stock length ends)
Built, modded and tuned my own megasquirt
Rewired my car completely (it's shitty but functional)
Built my own turbo manifold from recycled oem header parts
Built my own downpipe
Built my own power steering system from SS hose, added a ps cooler
Built my own sketchy tube front and strut tower braces
Wet sanded and rattle canned my car
Built my own oil pan complete with swing door baffles.
Built my own vg30et "engine swap kit"
Built tons of other stuff i'm probably forgetting.

All in my driveway and kitchen table on tooth skin budget because. Even when i had money to have a shop do the work for me i opted to diy. If something fails i can be mad at only myself.

All of it is mad ghetto but functional.

Mostly pumped on my turbo manifold. First one that came out decent. It's not perfect but gets the job done so far. I haven't done any heat cycles past 8 pounds yet.

















Pretty much because my last car had a stock gutless engine, low low with shit suspension geometry, bn aero and ultimately never made me happy. This thing? It came to me a janky drift car with a dying ka24de. It's still pretty janky. Less crying if i smash it into something. The mentality zilvians typically dont want to hear. Bent frame. Trashed framrails, so much rust....figured i'd have some fun for once with a car i dont consider "clean worthy". Strictly post apocalyptic punk rock drift car.

Originally Posted by racerx83858

This came off a Caprice cop car. Both sides of course..

This is awesome. Would try. Solid work!