T3 powered s13 tatty rocket build

[Razzario]

Well its about time i made a project thread about my car since its just topped its bottom end.

So far some of the engine parts amassed are:

T3 cossie turbo, super trim 60
Mahle .5 oversize pistons
Norris knife edged crank
Norris Head
2 Exhaust Cams
Vernier pulleys

I'll get pics up shortly of whats going on, its looking like it'll turn out to be a restoration/rebuild type affair :wack:

Target power is around 300bhp but its response, handling etc i'll be after too :thumbs:

[IKRAM]

Hurry up with those pics Andy! :smash::smash::smash: :D
Its been two whole days already.

[TM_S13]

yeah... IKRAM is right... hurry up with those pics ! :P:P

[Starks]

Sounds promising, good lucky :thumbs:

[Razzario]

Sorry guys, far too much beer has been consumed :wack:, pics tomorrow.

Also got some chargespeed bits, bootlid and hopefully fenders.

[Razzario]

Ok The base car:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/FRONT.jpg

bit scabby atm...

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/PATCH.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/SIDE.jpg

Interesting paint effect :wack:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/QUARTER.jpg

Engine bay in need of TLC and containing a dead engine :annoyed:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/BAY.jpg

[Razzario]

Overall she's not that bad considering the mileage.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/CLOCK.jpg

Will need a sill and the turrets repairing which will be done when the engine comes out.

Heres a few rebuild bits i have so far:

New block, still has some honing marks :)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/BLOCK.jpg

Nice clean and inspected standard rods

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/RODS.jpg

Mahle oversize ceramic coated pistons:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/MAHLE.jpg

Knife edged crank:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/CRANK2.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/CRANK.jpg

Norris head (only pic i have atm)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/HEAD.jpg

ARP Head studs ( i have more than 2 :p)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/ARP.jpg

2wd Cossie T3:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g121/razzmon/Car/T3.jpg

lots more bits to come and i'll update as and when i build/make progress :)

[TM_S13]

looking good...

[japdrifter]

any updates on this mate im interested....

[Razzario]

a bit of progress, apex rollcage is installed and i'm doing subframe locking collars and hopefully s14/300zx brake conversion this weekend if my discs show up :)

Oh... and its all stripped out behind the front seats, i'll get pics this weekend

[Starks]

Looks like its coming on well bud nice one :)




Cant wait to get my hands on my new s13 again now!!!

[Razzario]

it is coming on now aye, its nice to actually work on my own car for a change!

[IKRAM]

Thats good progress mate :thumbs:
Keep the pics coming :)

[Razzario]

Well a bit of progress this weekend, s14 calipers, bmc and 300zx front discs installed complete with braided brakelines. What a difference it makes to the car :D Pics to follow

[Scougar]

Too... many... projects... arghhhh!

Get the piccies up then Raz :D

I take it your building the engine yourself? Interesting Pistons... will the ceramic coating make that much difference?

I'll be doing this conversion (300zx alround) very soon, so additional info useful :D (won't be using the BMC though as can't afford that just yet).

Matthew

[TM_S13]

we (I ) want pics !! =P

seems to be coming along nicely... by the way... if it's not too bothering for how much did you get those Mahle pistons?

keep up the work

[Razzario]

Too... many... projects... arghhhh!

Get the piccies up then Raz :D

I take it your building the engine yourself? Interesting Pistons... will the ceramic coating make that much difference?

I'll be doing this conversion (300zx alround) very soon, so additional info useful :D (won't be using the BMC though as can't afford that just yet).

Matthew

I'm doing all the work myself :nod: (apart from machining etc) and will be having an ex porsche teccy look over/supervise me, i've built engines before but i'm a bit rusty :)

The ceramic coating is supposed to reduce any tendancy to DET and improve heat transfer, and for £170 off this board it would have been rude not to buy them :wack:

As for the brake conversion it's really straight forward to be honest, i was amazed that a set of calipers i stripped and rebuilt actually worked :D. I even had to recruit the missus to help me bleed the brakes. Main things i can think of are.

Prep:

If the brake pipe fitting in the wheel arch looks manky, wire brush it off and soak in wd40 (i used graphite penetrating oil).

Take the master cylinder lid off and trap cling film/ a plastic bag under the lid and re-fit (minimises fluid loss). I replaced the bmc anyway as the pedal feel was poor.

Use a proper brakepipe spanner on the nut which connects the hardpipe to the flexi, saves you rounding it off.

Discs - bought from iezura for £54 (ebay) and redrilled by me to 4 stud (they fit perfect)

Hoses - Just use conversion hoses, they're braided and really easy to fit

****make sure that the system is bled correctly as per the manual, i've never seen so much air come out of a brake system, the rear calipers were easily the worst closely follwed by the abs unit, DO NOT let the master cylinder become empty when bleeding ( i used nearly a litre of fluid) ****

Progress may well be a bit slow, i've a far from unlimited budget and i'm doing this outside the house on the road :wack:

[Razzario]

and on top of this i've found my wobbly wheel problem, two ill fitting front spigot rings :rolleyes: They are tapered so the small diameter bit of the ring doesn't actually sit on the hub!

That aside this weeks plans are to fit subframe locking collars and swap the gearbox and diff oil

[Razzario]

Pics of the brakes:

before

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020025.jpg

after

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020026.jpg

Bit of a tight fit

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020027.jpg

[Razzario]

Apex cage, missus wanted the seats back in :ghey:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020028.jpg

Chargespeed goodness:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020029.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l75/Rileysport/S4020030.jpg

[Chriscooke]

Why did she want the seats left in:confused: It's not as if you can use them now anyway:)

[Razzario]

it was incredibly noisey on there :nod:

[Razzario]

can a mod please delete this thread, i'll do a new one once my revised project gets under way :)