my never ending projects !

[Marcus23]

got my shell a few weeks ago so i thought i should start a thread because iv been taking pics of all the work iv done to this one !

this is my old s13 :

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/DSC00271-1.jpg

was the first one i ever had, got a japspeed exaust, filter etc but because i didnt know much about these cars when i first got it i ran it into the ground !

when i finally decided to fix it i was told the shell was 2 rusty to bother trying to fix, so with the help of mick and ally i got my new shell from dunc !

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0244.jpg

when i got it it was pretty bare but had a few good extras, has 300zx brakes all round, lsd, walbro fuel pump and bigger filter and most of the interior has been stripped out

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got it back to my house, thanks to ally trailoring it back here for me !

and the next day got it down to the garage to prep it for painting, so started poking holes in it to fid the rust !

bootlid didnt really have any rust but the holes were just filled so i wanted to weld them !

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there was rust around the hole for the washer jet tho !

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set about welding and filling the boot :

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then atacked the rest of the car with the grinder !

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after revealing all the rust, we got rid of the surface rust and filled over it, still need to weld the rear quarters and sills, and then started sanding the car down ready for primer !

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thats all iv got for now but il update this again soon !

[Daz]

What are your plans for this one.

What colour is she being painted?

[Marcus23]

i plan to use it as a night time/weekend/ drift car :D ! got my focus to get me to work and college !

im gonna paint it primer gray then just leave it like that for a month or 2 until i can save up for some good blue paint, iv not decided what shade yet, was thinking either a sort of sky blue with white wheels or a metalic blue !

[kingj]

:)That looks in good nick mate,nice find:thumbs: keep the pics coming

[colinjy]

i plan to use it as a night time/weekend/ drift car :D ! got my focus to get me to work and college !

im gonna paint it primer gray then just leave it like that for a month or 2 until i can save up for some good blue paint, iv not decided what shade yet, was thinking either a sort of sky blue with white wheels or a metalic blue !

are you going to put any top coat on the primer ?

you will prob find that you'll have to start al over again on the prep before doing the other colour if you leave it in just primer for a bit as it's pourous and will let the water in.

[Marcus23]

hmm didnt know that mate, just thought it would be okay coz my mate said it would be fine to leave it in primer for a while, might buy some cheap paint and just so it asap now !

[Dunkz]

looking good mate, nice to see dunc's shell is gonna continue on. You should easily be able to pick up a nice blue from your local motorfactors in a standard colour. look at some of the cars on the road and see one with a nice shade and get that.

[Marcus23]

i really like the subaru metalic blue but iv been told its quite expensive ! also really like the sky blue colour that was on stavros from redlines r32 skyline ! just cant decide what shade i want !

[witty]

whats plans for the manta hidin in the back of the picture???? ca power in a manta!!!!!

[Marcus23]

thats my mates, hes got a gsi astra sitting in the yard, gonna take the engine out of that and stick it in the manta :D !

[Marcus23]

just a small update ! got paid last week so first thing i bought was a solid steering bush from driftworks :D ! was a bit of a pain to fit but didnt take too long because the engines out !

old rubber bush :

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0260.jpg

and nice and shiny metal bush :

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0262.jpg

most of the filler has been rubbed down, all thats left to do now is get the welding done then paint !

unfortunatley iv pissed most of my cash down the drain, and getting my own place this month, so probz next month before i can buy anymore goodies, but im sure il come up with something to do !

[Marcus23]

well finally got the car painted today !

i was working last night so didnt think any work would have been done to the car but i popped round the garage when i finished and my mate had finished the welding and primered the car, was a nice surprise to see it all one colour

then today we headed round at 9 and we sanded down all the primer, mixed up the paint to the colour i wanted then put 3 coats of it on, thanks to tinny steve for the paint !

it turned out exactly the way id hoped and i think the colour really suits the car, im off college tomorrow so im gonna go down and sand it all down to get it perfect :D !

sorry bout the crap pics get better ones tomorrow !

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[Marcus23]

get better pics tomorrow when all the dust settles ! last pics off my phone so its shit quality !

[kingj]

Looks cool mate,simple colour but shows the lines of the car:nod: I like:)

[Marcus23]

took me agees to decide the right colour, just kept adding a bit of blue into the white until i thought it was right ! i was originally going to paint it bright orange or yellow but thought id go for a more subtle colour !

[Marcus23]

okay got some decent pics today ! the car turned out exactly the way i wanted !

shame we havent got a decent place to paint, quite a bit of dust settled on the car so it kind of ruins it but im still happy with it ! so took a few more pics before we rubbed it down and polished it !

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engines going in on friday so hopefully have it on the road next week if all goes to plan !

[Kieran_e1]

ahhhhhh driftmidz blue!!!! ( don't worry marcus it was before you're time here :) )

car's looking good matey baby blue ftw!!

[Marcus23]

aww gutted is there a lot of s13's this colour ? iv never seen one that shade of blue before so thought id give it a go !

[Kieran_e1]

aww gutted is there a lot of s13's this colour ? iv never seen one that shade of blue before so thought id give it a go !

lol seriosuly???

I tried a quick google search but it's all expried stuff now. basically there were about 10 of them with matching wheels and painjob's almost exactly the same colour as your's.

most of them couldn't drift for shit and they were almost all useless chav twats. was funny stuff at the time.

do a search on here might throw up a few comedy gold threads

[Marcus23]

never googled it or anything, just from looking on here n driftworks never seen any this colour, just an r32 skyline !

hopefully after a few weeks at crail ill be able to improve my drifting skills :D !

[Kieran_e1]

never googled it or anything, just from looking on here n driftworks never seen any this colour, just an r32 skyline !

hopefully after a few weeks at crail ill be able to improve my drifting skills :D !

make sure you grab some seat time with one of the guys i've listed and you'll be alright

[Marcus23]

yeah was gonna pester ally and steve to go down to crail with me one day once the cars ready to give me a few pointers ! not seen u down there in a while mate ?

[Mick]

Ahhh noo Duncs car is driftmidz blue :eek:



On a serious note cant wait to see it mate i recon that will look much better in the flesh especially when its at the right height

[Marcus23]

does look good compared to the way it was, once i get some decent suspension on it should be sorted !

[Mick]

Ill wait till i see it but i recon it would look awesome with a black roof

[Marcus23]

was thinking about doing that but the wheels are gonna be white so if i done the black roof would look daft

[Marcus23]

update time :

got the car up to ultimate vehicles :D so i could put my engine back in !

got the engine in on friday during the day, had to work all day saturday, and had it started up and running on the sunday, still have a few issues, ie its spitting massive flames out of the exhaust but im happy its running !

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my exhaust that doesnt fit so its held on with cable ties, getting my new one from steve this weekend

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0300.jpg

and steve let me have his old catch tank :D does the job lol

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0301.jpg

and some serious bodging of pipework for the sabb fmic

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0302.jpg

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and a big thanks to steve and ally for helping me out in between doing there own cars !

[jony9]

mad looking colour but nice!

[murray]

am loving this, like the color!

[Chriscooke]

Are you going to get some proper pipes made up for the cooler? Seems a shame to have a bodge on such a nice looking car:nod:

[cr33ch]

lol i wouldnt boot it anywhere mate cable ties do melt :D:D:D

[Marcus23]

not gonna have it on the road with that exhaust that was just to hold in place so i could start it up, getting a proper one this weekend, and im getting a front mount when i get paid so itl look a lot better :D

next plans are to get the cam covers painted and paint the wheels white, get some lowering springs to go with the kyb shocks and then get it up to crail to get some sideways action !

[Marcus23]

finally got to use the s13 in anger :D got it up to crail for a drift day on the 23rd !

was a really good day got a better feel for the car !

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0340.jpg

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heading up again in a few weeks hopefully !

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0314.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm42/marcus2304/100_0310.jpg

still needs a bit of work but im happy with the way it is just now, and maybe just after xmas its gonna have a lot more power etc !

[Marcus23]

just realised iv not updated this in soo long

cars changed quite a bit since i last updated

i bought another s13 to rob bits off of

now running full stage 2 setup including

hd stage 2 chip
s15 turbo
hybrid front mount intercooler
custom made exhaust
walbro fuel pump
z32 fuel filter
adjustable cam pulleys ( just fitted )

welded diff
coilovers
bodykit

and a whole lot more

the bodywork has seen better days, been drift damaged a few times and rust has started taking over !

anyway pics speak louder than words !!

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[Marcus23]

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[EMENEAR]

nice :thumbs:. Did you put clearcoat over that colour?

[Marcus23]

to be honest i cant remember mate, i think we did tho !

[murray]

i saw this at KH looking good with the side ways!

you still got a old s13? i need some bits off it.

[Marcus23]

not got any other s13's mate but got loads of bits, what you looking for ?

[StevenC]

Like this man, never realised the work that'd gone in to it!

[Dunkz]

Looking good dude, love the complete lack of masking whenever you painted stuff. :D

You've not listed the countless engines you've been through during your update. :nod:

So whats next on the list then?

[Marcus23]

Masking things off takes too much time and effort ! Besides most of the kit is brush painted lol !

Only on my 3rd or 4th engine but my current one has lasted me a long time :D still going strong with no issues

Next plans are get my works wheels repaired and then painted then fit some big ass spacers!!