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[David48]

Originally Posted by EnemyS15

Noob question, What consequences would I see by cutting the upper radiator support off of my s14 (right after the headlights) and leaving it off, like in the pic? . I need to make clearance for my air to water barrel.

Other than not having a place to mount stuff to? Nothing. I believe it's not a structural piece of the frame.

[dazed]

So I'm installing a new shift boot and knob in my car.

The OEM shifter bezel I guess came apart over the years into 2 pieces:





There's a bunch of glue in the second pic, previous owner wrapped it in carbon-look fabric, but you can see the two different pieces. I'm trying to figure out how they went together

[cj1977]

If you have a head on collision with anything or any hits your car your equipment could be damaged. Just make a protective bar for that section.

[codyace]

Originally Posted by EnemyS15

Noob question, What consequences would I see by cutting the upper radiator support off of my s14 (right after the headlights) and leaving it off, like in the pic? . I need to make clearance for my air to water barrel.

Structurarlly it really doesn't do much other than serve as an upper support for the radiator, and the latch bar. If you've got the ability to fab up hood pins on the outer edges, and can find a way to secure the radiator, you'd have zero issue by doing that.

Originally Posted by dazed

So I'm installing a new shift boot and knob in my car.

The OEM shifter bezel I guess came apart over the years into 2 pieces:

There's a bunch of glue in the second pic, previous owner wrapped it in carbon-look fabric, but you can see the two different pieces. I'm trying to figure out how they went together

I've only ever taken notice that it's a single piece, with the leather/fabric being tied into it. Looks like a custom setup from previous owner if you ask me.

[1993fdrx7]

How do you remove bottom bolt of S14 coolant waterneck with motor in car? I can't find a way to get on it, thanks!

[nismoracingsx]

Originally Posted by dazed

So I'm installing a new shift boot and knob in my car.

The OEM shifter bezel I guess came apart over the years into 2 pieces:





There's a bunch of glue in the second pic, previous owner wrapped it in carbon-look fabric, but you can see the two different pieces. I'm trying to figure out how they went together

Looks like an automatic shifter trim with a boot and trim piece glued to it.

[dazed]

Originally Posted by codyace

I've only ever taken notice that it's a single piece, with the leather/fabric being tied into it. Looks like a custom setup from previous owner if you ask me.

Originally Posted by nismoracingsx

Looks like an automatic shifter trim with a boot and trim piece glued to it.

Yeah, car used to be auto so that makes sense I guess. I couldn't figure it out, and didn't want to use tape, so I superglued some screw inserts and drilled holes in the other piece of trim that won't be visible, so it fits nice and tight. Probably not a lot of people will have the same issue but here's a pic of how I fixed it:

[Mister.E]

the factory 5-speed shifter trim comes with two pieces of plastic and one leather boot. there are these little shitty plastic posts molded into the main piece of the trim that go through holes in that second piece. They are then held on by these little clips. The plastic posts break off extremely easily and then you end up with the two separate pieces of plastic like you have pictured.

where did you get those little screw inserts? i need to fix my trim piece too.

[dazed]

Ah, yeah I did a little more looking and found those little plastic clips you're talking about, mine were long gone haha. Shitty design, and the plastic gets brittle.

And I just got them from ace hardware, nice place like 2 mins from my house. Any larger hardware store *should* have them.

[Mister.E]

hmmm, i may have to pick some of those up and jb weld them to the trim.

[wassupGUY]

Anyone know where you can find aero for a 91 cressida?

[I'm Redline]

Originally Posted by EnemyS15

Noob question, What consequences would I see by cutting the upper radiator support off of my s14 (right after the headlights) and leaving it off, like in the pic? . I need to make clearance for my air to water barrel.

Doesn't the water barrel fit if you move the battery to the trunk or get rid of the air box? I know Summit makes a shit ton of different sized stainless or plastic 'catch cans' and every zenki or kuoki has space for one or two of them under the hood once the intake is swapped out and the battery is moved to the trunk


DAVID, RE STARTER ISSUE
The bendix drive relay in the starter should not only move the gear to mesh with the flywheel, it should turn it to start the vehicle. If this is not happening there are two possibilities:
1: The flywheel is bad and is missing teeth
2: The bendix is worn and will not hold power to move the weight of the central reciprocating mass of the motor

If the bendix gear is moving to mesh, but not turning, the starter is no good. Monkeys at AutoZone can put a starter on a test board and make it turn, but unless their machine has a load set up, they cannot truly duplicate the movement a starter makes once it is meshed with the flywheel. It sounds like your starter does not have it's ability to push the weight or you have an afu flywheel that has worn teeth

[David48]

Would I be okay with just buying a new solenoid and putting it on one of the starters? Or should I just buy a whole new starter? I don't think it has anything to do with worn/missing teeth. It's gotta be electrical.

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by David48

Would I be okay with just buying a new solenoid and putting it on one of the starters? Or should I just buy a whole new starter? I don't think it has anything to do with worn/missing teeth. It's gotta be electrical.

For the amount of time and effort your going to be putting into swapping the starter, it may be more beneficial to just swap in a new assembly. It's a wear item and they do to bad over time. There are some shops still around that can and will refurb them. I can't remember if this is for your daily or not, but I would purchase a new one to save the headache of having to uninstall/reinstall/spend more money if the solenoid is not the problem.

[nismoracingsx]

if you just bought this starter for the 3rd time, take that bisch back and exchange it

[David48]

I swapped in one from another car I had laying around which was bad, then I bought the 3rd one from a friend for pretty cheap, so it doesn't bother me too much. I'll probably buy a whole new one just for the peace of mind.

And for the record I'm down to 1 s14, no more S13s lol

[codyace]

Originally Posted by 1993fdrx7

How do you remove bottom bolt of S14 coolant waterneck with motor in car? I can't find a way to get on it, thanks!

Wrench or socket with extension? 1/4 drive IIRC fits in there easily.

[1on1]

It would be nice if someone with ganadors can help me or can answer this question:

Anyone know the spring length of ganador mirrors so it will settle back into position?

[EnemyS15]

Originally Posted by I'm Redline

Doesn't the water barrel fit if you move the battery to the trunk or get rid of the air box? I know Summit makes a shit ton of different sized stainless or plastic 'catch cans' and every zenki or kuoki has space for one or two of them under the hood once the intake is swapped out and the battery is

The length of the barrel won't fit where you mentioned. Basically it is going to be placed right in front of the motor. I use a chase bays rad so mounting stuff on that section isn't important.

[Lugged]

what brand the is front bumper?
Thanks in advance.

[David48]

Looks like a Silvia K's aero bumper with a random lip on it

[eZiR- rps13]

I have a r32 gts-t driver seat... the left rail front mount (I guess was cut an rewelded)
won't mount ....

is the rail interchangeable with schassis rails?? or do I need another r32 rail?

[dazed]

^ not an aero bumper but idk what it is.

Does anyone have exp with zeal coils? How low do they go

[ME GUSTA]

zeals were amazing on my evo. didn't go that low though. they aren't really known to slam cars. but they're superb coils.

[terrence]

Originally Posted by Lugged

what brand the is front bumper?
Thanks in advance.

G-Corporation

[dazed]

Originally Posted by ME GUSTA

zeals were amazing on my evo. didn't go that low though. they aren't really known to slam cars. but they're superb coils.

Thanks. I know they're really nice, I'm just looking to upgrade from KTS , but I want something that will go really low.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by E Double

When installing an NRG short hub on an S14, is it still necessary to widen the holes on the hub for the turn signal cancellation? Or did NRG finally get smart and do it themselves? I was reading info from some installs done several years ago and they were talking about having to dremel or drill the holes on the hub out to a bigger size, so that the hub would work correctly on an S14.

Anybody?

[David48]

Just in case anyone encounters my starting problems through searching, I finally found out what it was. I have a bad battery cable, apparently.

Originally Posted by David48

I picked up a new to me S14. It's a 96 so it's OBD2 if that effect anything. It's running sluggish so I started tracing the ground wire off the negative terminal and as I pulled it up there was an exposed piece that hit the positive terminal and it shorted something out. All it does when I try to start it is make a click. I traced the click to the clutch/ASCD cut relay. I swapped it out with the AC relay which is the same, but it still clicks. I swapped out the starter with a known good one and it still just clicks. I'm about to hit the FSM but does anyone have an idea of what it could be?

Originally Posted by David48

Oh and it's worth mentioning the car still starts with a push. After it happened I drove it home from a friend's shop and everything was perfect, it just seems to be affecting the starter.

Originally Posted by David48

Also, it wouldn't start when we jumped it so it's not a battery issue either. I'm lost. I suspected the 100 amp fuse after searching a few hours but it looks fine.

My answer is most likely on page 29 but I'm too stupid to know how to read this. Anyone willing to help?

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/240sx/1996/el.pdf

It's a factory 5 speed, no theft warning system.

[I'm Redline]

Originally Posted by Lugged

what brand the is front bumper?
Thanks in advance.

echo G Corp, adding copy of 270R front, and 270R sides. Overfenders can't remember the name but they seem to be getting heavy use on JDM stuff right now...Vertex?

[terrence]

I am 6' 2" and 150lbs and my last seat was a Bride Vios III. Which was a little short for me and uncomfortable but got me the head room I wanted. So my question is, sticking with Bride what would be a better option for a bucket seat? Would the zeta III L still give me decent head room? Anyone else in my position have any experience with this?