The get me to the Nürburgring project.

**JonoDT** · 15-10-2010, 20:29

Well finally after a year of happy motoring in the 13 i have finally got some time and space to start a proper project.

The plan was just to pop the odd mod on and keep it running for as long as possible, and this was going well giving me a respectable 248bhp @ 0.9 Bar. However after thinking the handling could do with a tighten up, springing a fuel leak and the boot filling up every time it rained, i thought sod it lets just rip it all apart and do it properly.

So things that i had done already.

Binned ABS,
DB Power ABS Removal kit,
R33 Rear Brakes,
S14 Front Brakes,
Apex Catch tank,
Apex rear strut brace,
New Garret T28r,
Braided lines,
Gizzmo EBC,
Colder plugs,
Walbro fuel pump.

As with any S13, rust was starting in some places, so some parts have already been sorted such as some nice new chassis rails,

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and some still need some attention such as,

and someones dodgy welding skills (not mine or my welders!)

but the plan is to strip back to shell, send to the welder, send to paint, then stick it all back together hopefully in time to get to the ring when the sxoc go next year

Unfortunately this is mostly going to be a one man job in a garage space (though to be fair it is quite a big garage), so it might take a bit longer but meah!

**JonoDT** · 15-10-2010, 20:38

So today i had a free day so it was down to the garage to start.

Rear interior out,

Rear end off,

Exhaust off (The hard way),

Ariel (sp) off,

And this is how i left it, not to bad for a one man show!

**remo** · 15-10-2010, 21:36

nice one dude

my s13 is looking the same tbh, minus the suspension :P

get the subframe off and get it blasted, baked and bushed!! you can get a full bush set from the USA for £112 inc postage

and it wont half make a difference in the suspension

which is what iam doing now.

**JonoDT** · 16-10-2010, 06:28

Yeah that's the first part of the plan, following the subframe off guide on the home page but only got this far as i forgot to take it to the garage with me.

While that's off tank will be dropped to find the leak which appears to be coming from one of the pipes coming from the top of it!

**JonoDT** · 18-10-2010, 17:40

So its Sunday and the hangover from hell is in full flow but i was adamant that the day was not to be wasted.

So it was off down the garage and a little bit later off come the rear shocks, probably just as well really cos they don't look in the best condition and are probably fit for the skip.

Looks like they might be kind of adjustable however!

After that it was onto the subframe, following a printed out guide from the front page of the site, and still fighting off the hangover with a big bottle of water and some dry roast penuts, about half an hour later this was the scene,

The good thing is the underside of the car looks good and will just need a clean and fresh underseal, the subframe however is a different story. Next it will be getting stripped to go to the shotblaster before some paint. Just need to pick a colour for it now!

**skinz180189** · 18-10-2010, 19:04

I don't think those shocks are adjustable. But good progress fella.

**JonoDT** · 18-10-2010, 19:12

Originally Posted by skinz180189

I don't think those shocks are adjustable. But good progress fella.

Cheers, Well no matter they are off to the skip anyway but whats the little threaded thing for on the top? Any idea?

**skinz180189** · 18-10-2010, 19:30

Just looks like any other shock, you need to hold the damper from spinning with the flat, remove the nut and you'll be able to change the spring. Have a go before you chuck them, you'll see what I mean. (For safety reasons, you should use a spring compressor. I don't however.)

**JonoDT** · 19-10-2010, 07:03

Ahh ok cool i see now! First time i have ever done anything like this so finding out a few things as i go.

**V12** · 19-10-2010, 10:39

Hi fellow if you need some help from the locals at sxce.org were quite a few enthusiats who can lend a helping hand if needed.

See you at the ring!

**JonoDT** · 21-10-2010, 12:07

Originally Posted by V12

Hi fellow if you need some help from the locals at sxce.org were quite a few enthusiats who can lend a helping hand if needed.

See you at the ring!

Nice one cheers mate

**JonoDT** · 26-10-2010, 18:40

So back to it after a few days off and all i had done so far was try out the old rust removal by putting the parts in vinegar

however for some reason this hasn't worked for me so must be using the wrong stuff or something cos they were in for nearly a week and it still won't brush off with the wire brush or sand off!

Anyway i started stripping down the subframe and it was all going well until 2 bolts rounded off

so i now have a subframe that looks like this

with these parts stuck on it

funny how they are both on the same side!

Hopefully a garage can get them off for me as i have no power in the garage!

As that was as far as i was going with that it was time to tackle the fuel leak and get the tank out. The removal of the pipes went well but one of the bolts sheared when taking the tank straps off

so now i am left wondering whether or not i can get that drilled out and re tapped. Hope so or i will need to think about a fuel cell or another way of securing the tank.

Dropping the tank

The tank removed

And the pipe that was the cause of the leak

After all that and losing the fight with a couple of bolts that was enough for the day! So i sealed up the pipes on the tank and locked up.

**JonoDT** · 26-10-2010, 18:42

Got back home to find these shiny parts waiting

**JonoDT** · 15-02-2011, 09:38

Not been able to work on car for a while but have managed to get the subframe finished

The ReFurbed Subframe.

Also took delivery of some nice new Apex control arms, so roll on the better weather so i can start putting the rear end back together!

**ChrisS13** · 15-02-2011, 10:00

Looks like a great project. Kudos to you for attacking it by yourself!

**JonoDT** · 15-02-2011, 10:07

Cheers Chris

Hope it all works out in the time frame i have or my next project will be getting it back to the UK in bits! LOL

**JonoDT** · 23-08-2011, 08:57

Well due to other commitments it has been a looooooong time since i have been in the garage but over the last week things have picked up a bit so time for an update.

First off i had to check out the shiny bits before getting dirty again

Now, not sure if this is the best way to set these up but it will do, as the car should be getting put on a trailer to the garage to get aligned.

Then i suppose it was time to get dirty again, so it was off with some more bits for the bin, and after reading on here that for normal use the diff oil cooler pump had probably never been used it was decided that it was time for the parts to go. I checked the pipes and they were dusty and dry inside and the pump looked fit for nothing anyway.

**JonoDT** · 23-08-2011, 09:11

After this i got stuck in about reconditioning a couple of parts for going back onto my nice fresh subframe so the hub knuckles and the ARB were off for shot-blasting. Managed to get those turned around in 2 days so then it was back to the garage for some paint and i started to rebuild some parts ready to go back onto the car.

ARB as was,

ARB and knuckles back from blaster

Some paint on them

However after rebuilding the rear ARB with new rubber from Nissan, I have discovered that it is almost as much as an uprated ARB, but i'd started so i'll finish!! Anyhoo it was time to try and put the subframe back together and i managed to get it to look like this.

**JonoDT** · 23-08-2011, 09:20

After seeing all this nice clean stuff waiting to go onto the car i decided that i couldn't put it back on without stripping the old underseal off and giving the underside of the car a freshen up. So i have been under the car for the last few days with a wire wheel, rust treatment and some primer, and have ended up with the car looking like this.

Starting with the wire wheel

After the wire wheel and rust treatment

I an slightly further on that this now but as i have no power in the garage and only have one battery for my drill, i am tackling this 1 hour at a time. So once i have got half way down the car, i will underseal it, fit enough back onto the car so i can roll it out the garage, turn it round, and start on the front end. I have also purchased an engine stand so once i get it turned round everything is pretty much ready to go.

**nismo** · 23-08-2011, 10:35

Good work especially with no power to the garage.

Is there no one who lives nearby you can connect an extension lead too and drop them a quid or two?

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