Project McGoose

[Dobergoose]

After years of this I'm gonna start one of these project threads on my noose.
After spending more money than I should have, I should have more I'm sure but I have worn out, destroyed or swapped quite alot of the upgrades I've bought over the years . As it stands the cars sitting engine out and with still quite alot to do.
I bought the car totally standard about 4 and a half years ago, having never owned a jap car but always being a fan of rwd, the 200 seemed to fit the bill. After about 3 months I found my 1st decent car, no rust bar a tiny blister on the tail gate, 70 odd thousand mile, L plate, only had to travel 14 miles for it. I was aware of the cars performance figures but was still quite surprised by it and loved the feel of the steering and the driving position seemed spot on. I was sure that this was enough and did tell plenty of people I was keeping it standard.:rolleyes:
2 weeks after buying it and a trip to Crail and a 14.8:o quarter mile I drove it to Switzerland via Santa Pod and Amsterdam:wack: Toured the Swiss Alps and had a great time, late September dry empty roads.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/200sx/200sxswiss01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/200sx/200sxswiss02.jpg

[Dobergoose]

While in Switzerland I ran out of oil due due to piston rings, I had good compression I think it was the oil rings that were passing too much oil. Car made it home but the tubo was getting the blame for the smoke and loss of oil. While searching for a good used turbo I spotted a car breaking add on here by Marty t3. Not too far away at his folks house was his pre facelift with HKS Hiper exhaust, lowering springs, ND chip, ND Hybrid T28, and a K & N. And so it started. The shocks got swapped, turbo, exhaust, Kev:notworthy swapped the chips and I stuck on the filter and some colder plugs. I soon fitted a blitz DV, Bosch fuel pump, and a volvo intercooler.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fcd482c6.jpg
Marty's old car lives on though as the Bodged Barby cooler.
The shocks didn't last long so they got binned and on went a set of AGX's with hks top mounts.
Kosei Racers 17x7's with toyo proxes 215/45/17 all round were next and the toyos transformed the car especially in the wet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/200sx/200balmaha02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/200sx/200balmaha03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/200sx/200balmaha01.jpg

[Dobergoose]

I made my first trip to a rolling road and made 284.5bhp @ fly and managed to smoke out the place. Car was running like a dream scaring the crap outta me, but also depositing its oil out the exhaust, so a ball bearing turbo was bought as the compression tests were fine, but it still smoked like a chimney.
I rebuilt the engine in my shed in a weekend with new oil pump, big ends and mains, metal head gasket and a rebuilt head. I fitted a poly steering bush courtesy of Wak, a lightened flywheel, cusco clutch and cover, nismo clutch pivot, swapped gearboxes for a 3rd time, nismo engine and box mounts, pineapples on subframe, cusco front support, and a pair of strut braces. I got myself a Bee-r rev limiter and have ran it with no related problems for about 3 years.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/P1010029.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fc8ecfed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fc481ed3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fac26590.jpg

[Dobergoose]

I took the car to Crail and we had quite a gathering of 200's with Mikes and mine being the fastest and on our second race after I'd had a solo run with the starting marshal holding me on the start staged for about a minute, popping and banging off the Bee-r's limiter set about 4500rpm, my cusco cluctch desided it like the flywheel so much it welded itself to it and proceded to break up. Killing the friction plate and the fly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fbbf70af.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fbaf71db.jpg
So engine and box out again, swap gearboxes for 5th time while its out, Spec clutch from the states and a Jun lightened flywheel bought. Along with this I added a MSD Digital Ignition system, Apex FMIC, Stainless split turbo elbow, Z32 front brakes, swapped the AGX's for JIC coilovers, poly bushed TC rods, Splitfire coilpacks, FSE regulator, short shifter and a Profec B.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/fb50cf6e.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/splitfire.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/msddis4ho1.jpg
The Jun flywheel was a great addition, Spec cluctch not so, Kev fitted it for me and bled my brakes while I was at work as I was getting a ferry at Harwich the next morning and off to Switzerland again. I ran the clucth in for 1000 miles and in a traffic light drag near the border with Germany I got humped by a BMW 320@ when my new stage 4 clutch slipped its ass off. So it was clucth swap when I got home for an AP paddle and a Cusco cover.
Clutch cover had snapped one to clips that holds the springy part in place.

[Dobergoose]

It was now I got bigger plans for more more power, all started when I accidently bought a Greddy manifold on ebay, which ment I needed a TD06 20g turbo, which ment I needed internals. About this time I took out a small loan and bought Barry Calenis freshly built engine which ended up in Brens S13 after my life changed quite a bit due to a long term relationship messing my head up and I sold it on to Bren. I got Wiseco pistons and Pauter rods as part of the deal I done with Bren so I had a start and started collecting bits for the rest of it. I got external wastegate, front pipe, 550cc injectors, emanage, head gasket, oil pump, water pump, hks cams, jun valve springs, OS giken twin plate and most the other little bits, belts gaskets etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/f998617d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/f9986174.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/rods.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/ymkr4family-img600x450-1119659044ds.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/cams05.jpg

[Dobergoose]

Next on the list was a pair of Cobra Suzuka seats which I made mounts for using the standard seat rails with brackets welded to them. To make sure my work was up to the job I went out one wet sunday and got a rear blowout and spun out of control done a straight bit of dual carrageway before slowing down on the barrier causing a bit of a mess. The seat brackets survived ok:thumbs:
The car was a mess though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/crash02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/crash01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/crash05.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/crash13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/986efd36.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/crash03.jpg

[Dobergoose]

Car eventually got taken to my mates work with a stripped and de-counterweighted subframe with alloy bushes and cusco top arms, all other bushes at the rear are poly bushes except the S14 diff bushes that are alloy.
Also fitted 300zx rear brakes to match my fronts along with a matching master cyclinder. Wheels are now Advans 17's x 7 & 8". And a new HKS hiper stainless fitted.
Rear Interior was removed and a Do-luck rear support fitted
Picture tomorrow in day light
The work my mate done was incredible, the most of it you don't even see, he made the inner and ouer sill, along with alot of little panels and the bottom few inches of the rear quarter panel that was cut from Marty's old shell before it became the BBQ. The swage line that runs along the top third of the wings and doors onto the rear quarter was also removed along with rear wiper, spoiler, and ariel. I had genuine Type X front bumper and sideskirts fitted along with fibreglass copies of the rear spats. Kouki rear lights also and the lower panel is a modified uk version. Also one of my favourite additions is the tiny little spoiler similar to those found on Audis and BMW's.
Its now Porsche gaurds red with black roof.
You'll have to excuse the rusty disks it not moved in a while.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx098.jpg
Thats how its sitting just now, Parked on bits of wood as a jack or the engine lift won't fit under it, and the engines out so its sitting a tiny bit higher than normal.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx099.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/my-spats01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx1.jpg

[Fake Ben Taylor]

where did you get the msd ignition from and what were the benefits?

im looking a lot into ignition upgrades on mine as my next little thing

[Dobergoose]

Next ups the engine rebuild again, I'll list the spec and that I've had it on the road for about 7 miles and its out again due to weird oil pressure and a bottom end knock. Bearings don't look bad but I'm replacing them as there is signs of some light scoring from some debri of some sort.

Tomei 2.0 Litre stroker crank
Tomei stroker 84mm pistons
Tomei H-beam rods
Tomei/OS Giken Flywheel
Os Giken twin plate
HKS Head gasket
Nissan Oil pump
Remote Oil filter
Nissan Water pump
Koyo Radiator
Apex FMIC
Greddy TD06 20g
Greddy Stainless manifold
Greddy External Wastegate
Greddy Oil Cooler
Standard Head (basic valve job)
Jun Valve Springs
HKS Step 2 cams
HKS Vernier Pulleys
Denso 550cc Injectors
FSE fuel pressure regulator
Custom Plenum
Ford throttle body
Q45 AFM
Apexi AIr filter

Apexi Power FC
Datalogit
MSD DIS4HO Ignition
Splitfire coilpacks
Greddy Profec B
Greddy EGT Gauge
Autometer Oil Pressure gauge
Autometer Boost Gauge
Autometer Oil Temp gauge
Autometer AFM
Innovative LC1
Bee-r revlimiter

S14 Gearbox
S14 diff

I'm gonna take pictures as I do the rebuild, I've been made redundant recently so it'll be when funds allow, I'd like to use ACL race bearings if I can afford it, and possibly lookin at getting the crank knife edged.

I've got new front arms poly bushed, Cusco TC rods, Tie rods, ends and spacers and Nismo rack bushes all sitting to go on.

Power figures are a long way off, I'm hopeing to get 400+ eventually but I'm gonna take it easy with the boost and mapping til I'm more confident with it all. All the parts are there for it, its mapping that'll be the deciding factor.

Future plans call for a head with alot more work, some softer coilovers, a roll cage, diff, probablly 1.5 way and a tougher box, my choice of box is very much to be decided on by cash, I'd love a PPG dog box to use with a Ikeya Sequential shifter but realistically, a 300ZX or RB25 might be the one. I do have an OS giken 3 speed kit built up but 2nd gear is mashed and its still gonna be pricey to replace that.

[Dobergoose]

-r
where did you get the msd ignition from and what were the benefits?

im looking a lot into ignition upgrades on mine as my next little thing

Bought if from Summit racing or Jegs in the USA, noticably crisper throttle and more responsive, 2 step rev limiters good if your into drag racing at all and its got 2 different boost retard settings for launching or high boost.
Also the rev limiter is alot smoother than a Bee-r.

[Kev]

Fookin memories eh mate :)

Makes u go all gooey eyed:cry: :D

U forget most of the stuff u have done over the years, but fook me theres alot there:nod:

Hope this gives u the drive u need to get it done mate, cos it looks the mutts nuts just sitting there, so just think how it would look on the track :smitten:

[Dobergoose]

Fookin memories eh mate :)

Makes u go all gooey eyed:cry: :D

U forget most of the stuff u have done over the years, but fook me theres alot there:nod:

Hope this gives u the drive u need to get it done mate, cos it looks the mutts nuts just sitting there, so just think how it would look on the track :smitten:

Aye it was quite emotional writing it, been through alot with this car, the amount of swearing you guys must have heard from me some days must be some sort of record. Never really dished out many thanks but as it was mainly Kev and Jonnyspeedbump that've helped me, Kev I'd have been lost all those years ago if I hadn't have met you:ghey: , and then Jonny, I'd have probablly burned my car to the ground or destroyed it with a hammer if he hadn't been there to rip the piss and bounce about singing and dancing.
Seemed like a million years ago we discussed a Scottish meet outside Kimberlys and then our 1st meet at Livi. Its grown a bit since then.
Also a big thanks to Mad K for all the engine machine work, and bits, and especially for aloan of his 2-door Impreza, Jeep, Pulsar, BMW, Frontera, Van and any other cars you've lent me but especially the 2-door, gave me a good summers driving which I've not had in a few years.
Oh and James Veitch who without his help I'd be computerless.
I know there's loads other guys who've helped and I've missed but you aren't forgotten I'll never forget this day, don't think my neighbours will either.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/happyneighbours.jpg

[Chavbo]

Haha that rocked :D As I said in Kev's thread, good to finally see a write-up of the 2 of them. Awesome cars that nobody really knows much about :no: :)

[Kev]

Btw tonight marked the 3rd aniversary of those very meets :thumbs:

where would we be without the J mans dancing :wack:

[Fake Ben Taylor]

sorry to keep harping on abut this but when you fitted the msd dis4 did you remove the standard amplifier?

[Dobergoose]

sorry to keep harping on abut this but when you fitted the msd dis4 did you remove the standard amplifier?

No it wires straight into the loom, and connect directly to the battery terminals, unfused. Kev wired mine into my coil pack loom but this doesn't fit the splitfire coilpacks and rather than hack into the splitfire loom, I've got a cut off from a scrap S13 that I'm gonna make a kinda emange type plug n play loom to fit between my coil pack loom and where it connects to the main loom. I don't know what will happen with MSD and the splitfires together, if it doesn't go well I'll maybe look at 4 MDS coils and some HT leads.

[Fake Ben Taylor]

MDS coils and some HT leads.

thats my plan:nod:

thor racing sell some pretty good looking coils and there is an aem box on driftworks. or i may end up going for a wasted spark system

[Chavbo]

Another wee pic from along the way, Crail October 2004 looking shiny

http://www.btinternet.com/~sam_mclean/sxoc/crail_oct/img1.jpg

Taken about 30 secs before I got pumped :wack:

[Dobergoose]

Thats our little secret Sambo:ghey:
If you've got any more from back them get them up, I've lost most my old pictures.

[Jibber]

you have not been doing/spending tooooo much then goose:wack: :wack: :wack: :clap:

[Dobergoose]

you have not been doing/spending tooooo much then goose:wack: :wack: :wack: :clap:

I try not to think about that or it makes me cry. Being jobless right now has given me the fear:wack:

[Chavbo]

That's the lot mate, only got a couple more from that day and it's mine and Kieran's twins the first time they met :ghey:

[dunc]

Nice write up goose, I'd love to see this thing back on the road it's become a legend up here :thumbs:

Dunc.

[ekjim]

great write up!...the car looks excellent the way it is sitting now:thumbs:

[Jeremy 200]

Looking good:cool:

[twaiter]

car looks excellent pitty about the job your kinda in the same boat as me:(

[Dobergoose]

Small update, still jobless and approaching breaking point but their is a small amount of progress with my car.

Decided to remove the front arms and tc rods to fit tein rose jointed tc rods and new front arms with polly bushes. Straight forward enough so I removed the arb, tc from front arm, and set about removing the brake caliper as I'd decided to remove my discs and clean the rust off them and give them a coat of paint. First problem was one of the bolts rounded very easily but I managed to get it off by forcing a smaller socket over the rounded bolt. Caliper off, so pop the disc off I thought. It wouldn't budge after getting a hammer and knocking it about so I had to resort to removing the whole front upright and battering the crap out of the disc til it came off, hour and a half it took and my discs probablly fit for the bin. While under there I managed to bend my steering tie rod, not a problem I've got Z32 ones and anti bump steer kit to go on. Noticed my coilovers are looking pretty much scrap, the chrome from the stanchions is flaking off and rusted. Also lots of little bits of rust appearing on the inner wheel arch, so its wire brush and some hammerite thats in order for that. Front tc rod should be a breeze, I'd replaced the bushes with poly ones a few years ago and everything was well greased. The bolt that holds them on to the chassis had seized into the metal sleeve that passes through the bush, so spent about half anhour grinding the head off the bolt and cutting the other end throught the side of the bush. So I've now got one new arm and one tc rod fitted, still to remove the steering rod as I didn't have a big enough spanner, 30mm I think it is.
Also got the head off my block, removed the rods and pistons, my crank is in a machine shop getting knife edged and the rest of the bottom end internals will be getting dropped off soon as I get some clutch cover bolts for the OS to get balanced, I've also ordered up some new mains and big ends. Gonna strip the block back completely and clean it all out, same for the oil pump and water pump, I'm not happy with the amount of friction on the water pump.
Hopefully the weathers gonna be ok and I can get cracking with it and get the other side started.

[Kev]

good good :thumbs:
didnt u take my 30mm spanner with u Martin?

[Damo]

looking good mate very good read :thumbs:

[Dobergoose]

good good :thumbs:
didnt u take my 30mm spanner with u Martin?

Everything up to 29mm:wack:

[Kev]

Sods bloody law:wack:

well the 30mm is there too mate :D

[Dobergoose]

OK update with a couple of pics.

Yesterday I went out and took a wire brush to my drivers side inner arch area, cleaned any surface rust and dirt off, then applied this spray on stuff called Metal Ready, which prepares the metal for the paint I used POR15. This is used by the classic car people alot so its worth a try, it drys very hard and very tough, draws any moisture out and seals against rust. While I was waiting on it drying I removed the ABS unit, haven't done anything about the pipe work I'll tackle that at a later date. As I was doing this I took the caliper that was already unbolted and drained the brake fluid into a big tub which I managed to kick over when it was about full making a lovely mess on my driveway.
Today it was dry and so I fitted my new lower arm and TC rod, re-attatched the brake pipe bracket which I'd sprayed in hammerite silver only because I had some kicking about. I removed the drop link for the arb as it was feeling a bit tight and the top bolt is seized in the bush centre pin, so its next to do, before I grease it back up and put it back on. Next up is get over to Kev's to borrow his 30mm spanner and replace the steering rod and fit the anti bump steer kit. Cleaned up my brake disc a bit and painted the centre, didn't take alot of time over this as a front brake upgrades on my future plans.
Tommorrow weather permitting I'll get the steering rod done get that side back together for now and start stripping the passenger side down, and I can't find my Nismo steering rack bushes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx0011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx0012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx0013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/sx0014.jpg

[Ninja]

It`s great to see some of the old cars re-emerging:thumbs: :sxoc:

[Dobergoose]

Right! I've done bugger all with this for long enough, so 2011 is when I get the finger out and get stuck in. As a little incentive I bought myself some new wheels. I don't subscribe to the whole offset police thing, I prefer my wheels to bolt on without spacers if possible and not needing camber or stretched rubber to make them fit. Anyone offended by that best stop reading now:wack: For wheel choice I had a couple of things that made my mind up, size and weight, looks was way down the list of priorities though they have grown on me now.
They are Enkei RP-F1's in 17 x 9.5" et38. I'm hopeful they will go on with either a 265 or 275 wide tyre without any rubbing, I've got the GTR back end(diff/uprights/axles) and if I remember correctly its 10mm a side wider than the S13 stuff and I had 17 x 9's with a 245 and had plenty of room.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/rpf1-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v254/dobergoose/rpf1-02.jpg
They feel bloody light.

[dunc]

Bloody hell, where did this come from :D

I like new years resolutions like that though :thumbs:

Oh and I specced my radical wheels specifically to get rid of the spacers so agree with that 100%

Dunc.

[Chavbo]

Stop yer whining and throw 195's on that bish :D

Srsly though - will they clear the coilovers without spacers on big rubber?

P.S They are fcuking lovely right enough.

[jatpoolsx]

Wicked wheels. Get them on the car!

[Dobergoose]

Oh and I specced my radical wheels specifically to get rid of the spacers so agree with that 100%

Srsly though - will they clear the coilovers without spacers on big rubber?

You have got me wrorried now, if what I worked outs correct I might need to give the arch a wee bit more of a pull.


Wicked wheels. Get them on the car!

I would but I only have 2 of them, no tyres and no suspension/subframe on the car.:wack:

[Chavbo]

You have got me wrorried now, if what I worked outs correct I might need to give the arch a wee bit more of a pull.

All part of my GooseFlush campaign :thumbs:

[NickS13]

They are Enkei RP-F1's in 17 x 9.5" et38. I'm hopeful they will go on with either a 265 or 275 wide tyre without any rubbing, I've got the GTR back end(diff/uprights/axles) and if I remember correctly its 10mm a side wider than the S13 stuff and I had 17 x 9's with a 245 and had plenty of room.
They feel bloody light.

i think you need a spacer to clear the front coilovers, if you intend on using them on the front, rears should only need a roll.