SM's V8 Banana Torquer

[SM]

Project Index.

Car Arrives
2007 Build Starts
VEMs Install
2007 Power Graphs
First Drive
Livery on car
TOTB Vid
On Scales
Trip to Sweden

2008 Build starts here
First pics of respray and kit
First Pics of 2008 Livery
2008 Power Graphs
Part 1 - HKS 264 cams 0.86 Hosuing on GT28xxR Turbo
Part 2 - TOMEI 270 cams 0.86 Hosuing on GT28xxR Turbo
Part 3 - TOMEI 270 cams 0.64 Housing on GT28xxR Turbo

2008 Events
Shakedown Trackday
Knockhill TimeAttack
Silverstone Time Attack
Brands Hatch Time Attack
Snetterton Final Time Attack

[2009]
Starts here
Elvington for Valantines
Donington Trackday
Ready for Round 1
Crashed into at Round 1
Rear 1/4 replacement
Second at Knockhill - Vid Podium Pic

Car on Fire Pics & In Car Vid Engine bay pic






After my love-tap with the Armco at the nurburgring it seemed daft to repair the old shell. It was the worst part of my S13, and it showed in how much the chassis flexed.

Goodbye G848 ECW it will have a final "bow-out" in full battle-scar mode at the Apex trackday and then will be stripped.





... and hello to my new S13, to be picked up at the start of next month.
Click for bigger pics








The old S13 came a VERY long way in a very short time, not without the help of the SXOC and in particular Graham @ TopGearNW where the S13 almost lived on his ramp, and the board traders Bren and Gary, for supplying many a "go-faster" part. I'll make a quick list but boud to miss somebody. Thanks for help, parts or advise ---- Yak, Buffy, Marty_T3, Petrol, Stone, ShawJohn, Nismo Pete, Pete@RAA, Tenman, Jez, AlanJuggler, Steve@EMS, Kev, Tony2sx, Kirunji, I_need_£, Lennie, Sideways Danny, Staff of Apex, APT, & TopGearNW

Spec is/was considerable, I think quite a few of you followed its progress in this thread and will know how much joy it brought me - even some silverware

Just for Philbo Baggins of the Shire

[SM]

1989 Pre facelift Silver / Baby Blue

APT Fast Road Stage 1 CA18DET
- Wiseco Forged pistons
- Lightened & blanced bottom end inc. flywheel
- Head work
- Cometic 1.9mm HG
- All Genuine Nissan Bearings, gaskets and oil pump

Apex 310mm Big Brake Kit with S14 Calipers.
Apex/Mocal Oil Cooler.
Apex Subframe Locking Collars.
Apex FMIC.
Apex (Goodridge) braided brakelines.
Apex Shortshift.
Apex Coilovers 10 kg/mm Front springs & 8 kg/mm rears.
Apex Engine mounts
Apex Gearbox Mount
Apex (old/original) Prototype Camber arms

S14 5 Stud Hub Conversion.
S14 BMC.
S14 Wheels.
S14 Gearstick Nob.
S14 T28 (off my S14a)
S13 LSD (Facelift).
Z32 296mm rear brakes.

Cusco/Saftey21 6 point full rollcage & padding.
HKS Adj. Actuator. (13psi)
K&N Panel
Mongoose twin exit full exhaust.
4 Point SA-Belt Harness.
Swoosh Oil temp + pressure gauges
Swoosh boost gauge.
WestCo small battery.
GReedy (Broken) EGT Gauge.
Exeedy Paddle Clucth
Walbro Fuel Pump
Stainless Steering Disk

H-dev stage2 chip

Removed items / weight Saving

Stripped interior (back in for sprints).
ICE Removed.
Diff Cooler + Pump removed (mistake).
Front Towing eye removed.
Front bumper support bar & brackets removed (another mistake).
Modded standard airbox.

Borrowed
Bride subframe and bucket seat (Thanks to TopGearNW)

So all this stuff will be swapped to the new S13.

Some of you may recognise it, its was OniOnes until the engine blew up, it was then sold to Mellon Stu to use as a new project, but he has kindly changed his plans and sold it to me Its in very good nick. It is an auto but that can easily be fixed

some Quotes from people who have seen it

I have seen this shell and can testify that this is, indeed, a 100% spangly shell. You won't find another one in this condition

It's just a shame the engine's so fecked

Then Mellon Stu bought it

The shell is nye on immaculate mate, couldn't believe it when it turned up. The sills i'm 99% sure are original, and they're as smooth and rot free as you could hope for.
The chassis rails are unbent, no evidence that it's been jacked up off them for most of its life like most S13's.
There's a couple of really minor dings in it, nothing serious, barely noticable in fact.
The suspension turrents are immaculate i shit you not. It's a very clean car

The only rotten bit is the tailgate, which is a bit worse for wear.
I'll get you some pics later on mate, it really is immaculate, i figured it might interest you, especially with the amount of trackwork you do as it's a nice rigid straight example you'll be amazed when you look underneath it, this is my 6th and you know how long i've been bashing away at them, it's honestly one of the cleanest i've seen, certainly one of the least rusted ones.

.... it is indeed lacking in rust A few little dings here and there, the tailgate needs welding and the rear bumper needs a respray, but overall it's in good nick. It's almost too good to be turned into a a battered track slag

And Yak, Bren, Petrol and Marty_T3 saw the pics and said something along the lines of ..

Feck me thats well clean! Under the bonnet its cleaner than mine! If you dont go for that one you DO need a slap.

Well MONSTER post, wish me luck !!

[GAV200]

Best of Luck with the resurection

One question though

In the first pic , I uderstand all the silver gaffer tape type stuff holding everything together, But what are the fecking huge bolts through the front bumper for

[SM]

But what are the fecking huge bolts through the front bumper for

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showpost.php...&postcount=669
Cooling enhancement

[necromancer]

good luck with the swap kev

on another note you and yak will need to have his and hers put on the sunstrip just to identify each other

[Cookie!]

Is that tin foil?

[GAV200]

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showpost.php...&postcount=669
Cooling enhancement

lol , very Mad Max

[SM]

you and yak will need to have his and hers put on the sunstrip just to identify each other

lol, yeah, we have already thought of that, especially with out matching race suits and helmets too
Yak will get "hers" as he has girly hair and nails

Is that tin foil?

Its like Gaffer tape, but foil-like.

[necromancer]

Yak will get "hers" as he has girly hair and nails

pmsl

[nene]

Yak will get "hers" as he has girly hair and nails

lol, and I get told off for giving Yak a hard time!

I hope the transition to the new S13 goes nice and smoothly

By the way, the links on the pictures are 404s

[SM]

arse, I'll edit the link to .jpg from .JPG

Yak can take the abuse

[Dr Bob]

good luck with it Kev - usual offer of help applies

[Petrol]

Nice one Kev Probably a blessing in disguise The shell on the silver car was always going to be a battle
No bodgetastic stuff on this new project please, it used to look like this

[SM]

Hey, its in clean but 4*4 mode.
NO! bumper mods are planned Unless charge temps or water temps become an issue. My truck-sized rad should sort the water temp problems I'll try and keep it as clean as what it deserves to be. Also it wont be a straight swap of mods, a little more than that is planned

Cheers Bob

[sunnybono]

where you come off at the ring? what happened? how much did they charge for the armco repair? my mate just got raped for the repair bill after stuffing his car into it.

[MeLLoN Stu]

hope she serves you well kev

the back bumper doesn't really need a respray, it has 2 scrapes, but it's faded, just needs cutting back and lacquering really.

I'll give her a wash and take some proper pics for you. It's in great nick
As for welding the tailgate, i wouldn't bother, it's proper fcuked, get an FRP one and a perspex screen for it the rest of the chassis, and bodywork, is in superb condition, not seen many as clean in recent years that are original
Bennettettett seemed very impressed with it

[SM]

Dont go changing your mind again
Cant afford FRP one, and plastic windows arent allowed in my sprint class. Looks like it wil get my current bootlid then, as thats not too bad.

I did minimal damage to the armco @ 'ring, £305.

[sunnybono]

not too bad. i guess that like 10-12m that needs replacing?

[SM]

nah, 1 * 4M piece
supply and fit €120
Remove old piece €40
Admin charges €195
Saftery inspector charges €40
Tax, other bits - total €433.86

[jrtuning]

you made a bit of a mess of that poor s13 didnt you

looks like a very solid base for a track car , i almost got a grey automatic that was totally rust free before i got mine and had the intention of converting to manual but decided against it in the end, starting to wish i hadnt looking at my sills

im assuming there are going to be a few more track specific modifications carried out to this one then


after elvingotn at the weekend is it going to be the end of the 2006 track season for you and do this project over winter or are you going to want it done asap to get a few more trackdays in this year