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    Just glue it back on with something that won't dissolve in oil and use a washer to hold it all down

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick. View Post
    Is this your first part you broken? Probably not

    Nope, I broke a lug off a plastic brake pipe clip I should have known better than to over tighten a magnet as they are quite brittle For what it is, I will have to get a replacement

    Gearbox mount assembled








    Loads of parts have arrived at Nissan, just waiting for the hose clips and I can finish the engine
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    Incredible as usual dude. You going to sell it back to Nissan afterwards?

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    you must be insane, the work your doing on this is above and beyond what any sane person would contemplate but good work keep it up very inspiring
    1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammond View Post
    Incredible as usual dude. You going to sell it back to Nissan afterwards?
    I bet Nissan have a brand new S13, S14 and a 180 SX in storage somewhere.


    Quote Originally Posted by Chriscooke View Post
    you must be insane, the work your doing on this is above and beyond what any sane person would contemplate but good work keep it up very inspiring
    The thread title got changed accordingly but even that was wrong It should have been “How to waste 2 summers and a winter”


    Old wing brackets




    I'm just glad I could get some new ones



    I will spray some 2K over the chassis black for extra protection

    Gaskets and filters









    Rocker cover bolts and sealing washers shotblasted and primed

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    This is most certainly not a waste of time. As it inspirers people, like myself to get out there and do stuff on there car rather than playing on the playstation..

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    Quote Originally Posted by nismo View Post
    This is most certainly not a waste of time. As it inspirers people, like myself to get out there and do stuff on there car rather than playing on the playstation..
    And I have to say your making a top notch job of your refurb

    Loads more progress but no pics I’m afraid. Fitted new gaskets to the plenum and it’s now ready to bolt on. My main concern are leaks from the pipe work underneath it. Decided to use some of the stainless clips from the fuel lines….




    A fluid leak from here would be difficult to sort once it's all built

    Carbon canister pipework thanks to teh200SX

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petrol View Post
    A fluid leak from here would be difficult to sort once it's all built
    You're not wrong I've just done that job on my CA, it was horrible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petrol View Post
    And I have to say your making a top notch job of your refurb

    Loads more progress but no pics I’m afraid. Fitted new gaskets to the plenum and it’s now ready to bolt on. My main concern are leaks from the pipe work underneath it. Decided to use some of the stainless clips from the fuel lines….




    A fluid leak from here would be difficult to sort once it's all built

    Carbon canister pipework thanks to teh200SX


    Glad you received it ok, sorry about the fuel line clips but i could only find the one. If i find any more than that i'll drop them in an envelope to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by base-1 View Post
    You're not wrong I've just done that job on my CA, it was horrible.
    I can't even imagine how difficult that would be

    Quote Originally Posted by teh200sx View Post
    Glad you received it ok, sorry about the fuel line clips but i could only find the one. If i find any more than that i'll drop them in an envelope to you.
    OK cheers, I assume you got the catch tank?

    Spraying small components can be quite tricky. It’s easy to end up with hardly any paint on one side and runs on the other. This is how I spray 2K paint on small stuff.

    First coat is a dust coat and it's easy to gauge how much you have applied




    Second coat is applied 10 mins later and is pretty much the same. It's still not covered



    What happens is the paint starts to go gooey. It takes ages to be touch dry, but whilst it's in this gooey state you can apply a decent coat. What happens is this coat melts into the thin coats underneath. You can see the paint flow out as you spray it on



    One final coat and the result




    I did the same with the rocker cover bolts



    This might not be how the pro's do it but I find it a good way of getting even coverage and a decent finish
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    Why didn't you plate these bolts and washers? That's original.

    It certanly looks nice ofcource

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick. View Post
    Why didn't you plate these bolts and washers? That's original.

    It certanly looks nice ofcource

    Cheers
    Original "look" for every part was binned some time ago I painted them to match the rocker cover



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    That rocker cover looks the business.

    Not that you're probably anywhere near finishing this one, have you had any thoughts on what your next project might be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr G View Post
    That rocker cover looks the business.

    Not that you're probably anywhere near finishing this one, have you had any thoughts on what your next project might be?
    I don't think that I will ever restore a car to this standard again. I thought long and hard before I refurbed it but did think about the RS Ford / Audi Quattro route Maybe I should be messing around with "proper" cars
    A chap I know who lives just down the road runs this business

    http://www.twaengineering.co.uk/index.html

    Makes you think
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    there is a guy on the passion ford forrum who you should meet, he has restored and modified his red rs turbo to a similar amount of detail and thouroughness.

    it would have been better if you had done this type of restoration on something propper such as an old quatro, or 3 door cosworth etc, but the 200sx is quickly becoming more and more rare so definately not a wasted effourt,
    have to say well done again as your attention to detail astounds me,

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    Quote Originally Posted by m.d. View Post
    there is a guy on the passion ford forrum who you should meet, he has restored and modified his red rs turbo to a similar amount of detail and thouroughness.

    it would have been better if you had done this type of restoration on something propper such as an old quatro, or 3 door cosworth etc, but the 200sx is quickly becoming more and more rare so definately not a wasted effourt,
    have to say well done again as your attention to detail astounds me,

    I was thinking in terms of an old Aston I really should restore a "proper car" That said I have no regrets refurbing my S14a It will be completed My S14a, despite the low mileage has visited places no other car's have seen

    I posted on passion ford but got FA reply

    Happy here though
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    How are you planning on getting those nicely painted rocker cover bolts on and more importantly tightened without damaging the paint?

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    Quote Originally Posted by D1HKS View Post
    How are you planning on getting those nicely painted rocker cover bolts on and more importantly tightened without damaging the paint?
    Cure the paint in the oven - 30 mins at 100 C
    Plastic liner in an oversized socket

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    There you go. He's intellejunt you know

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    Quote Originally Posted by m.d. View Post
    there is a guy on the passion ford forrum who you should meet, he has restored and modified his red rs turbo to a similar amount of detail and thouroughness.

    it would have been better if you had done this type of restoration on something propper such as an old quatro, or 3 door cosworth etc, but the 200sx is quickly becoming more and more rare so definately not a wasted effourt,
    have to say well done again as your attention to detail astounds me,
    There is a guy at the top of my road who's not long finished restoring a red RS Turbo and that looks immaculate, he stripped it down to the shell and rebuilt it. I wonder if its the same guy?

    Ps Yes Pete i received my catch tank thanks. Still in its envelope currently though

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