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16-11-2007, 22:17
Right thought it was about time I got my new project thread started.
This will be the story of my new Project, and company Demo Car
I’m currently starting my own business, GTB-Developments, a body shop and tuning company based in Taunton, Somerset.
I run the company in my spare time at the moment, with the hope of going full time in the near future.
I’m in the process of setting up a website for the business, which should be up and running in the next couple of weeks.
This S13 will be the first company demo car, to show what we can do as a company.
Its spec list isn’t going to be massive, as I don’t have a silly budget. And as I’m just starting up the business, money has to go elsewhere.
The car will also have to remain very drivable as I shall be entering it into Time Attack 09 once it is complete.
I did have a previous personal project S13 : http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=292838
But I was offered a very lightly modded matt black drifty S13 for a price I couldn’t refuse, it was a runner with a few months MOT left on it, which appealed to me, seeing has I hadn’t got to drive my other one yet.
All it needed to make it drivable was a new diff back plate, as the original one had cracked, and it had a intermittent misfire on boost.
The plan was to drive the new one, whilst I finished the other one off.
So I went up to pick the car up armed with some tools and a new back plate robbed off my other s13. Short while late I was driving it home with a big smile on my face. Especially as when I was looking around the car once I got there, and underneath it doing the diff, I noticed that there was absolutely NO RUST on the entire shell (not including boot lid). This made the decision for me to scrap the old project shell, and do all the planned mods to this one instead.
The 50 mile journey home was fine and she run lovely, then the next day the misfire came back.
Changed over the coil packs for some I new were okay, but it made no difference.
It had a 255 pump fitted to it, so I thought I would check the connections on this.
When I undone the engine feed pipe from the pump, the fuel started running back out of the pipe like it would, only the fuel started to go a funny colour, so I thought I would check the fuel filter.
Whilst I was doing some wiring inside the car, paulpen whipped off the filter, and found the problem.
Fuel was going into the filter clear, and coming out of the filter like cappuccino. :eek:
Swapped it over for one I had lying around, and took it for a drive. For the first time I got the full potential of the mods, and bugger me did it put a smile on my face…
…for one day, then the clutch decided to give up the ghost, it obviously couldn’t handle the new found power.
I decided to whip the clutch out an replace it with one capable of around 350 horses, so I didn’t need to change it in the future.
While I was doing that I though I would fit a new exhaust at the same time, and do the turbo gaskets……..and……….and……..
…….well, one thing led to another (as they always seem to do with my cars) and I now have a non running project again.
I have now cancelled the insurance, and intend to do the majority of the work before the car sees the road again, hopefully in the not too distant future.
This is the proposed spec for now:
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Nissan 200sx S13
Engine:-
Still undecided on final spec, but will definitely remain a CA for now, and will be controlled by a DTA P8 PRO ECU
Wheels and Suspension:-
Five Stud conversion, keeping rear shoe setup
18x9.5” Rota GTR alloys with 255/35 Toyo R888’s
Apex 10/8 coilovers
Apex Alignment arm set
Apex Front Lower Brace
Apex Comprehensive Bush kit
Apex Solid rear subframe mounts
Apex Steering Disc
Whiteline Antiroll Bars Front and Rear, with uprated drop links
FIA Spec weld in Rollcage
Stitch Welded Shell
Brakes:-
Front:
DB Power 330mm grooved big break discs
S14 4pot callipers
Braided Lines
Rear:
DB Power big break discs
Skyline R33 GTS-T callipers
5.1 Brake Fluid
ABS removed
Trasmission:-
S14 Gearbox
Exedy Paddle Clutch Kit
Apex Quick Shift
Exterior:-
S13 Silvia Front end conversion
Carbon bonnet
GTB’s own custom bumpers
GTB’s own wide front wings
Carbon wide rear wings
Kouki Rear Lights, with fuel filler in centre panel
Clear side repeaters
Carbon Fibre Rear Wing
GTB Signature Paint scheme
Interior:-
Sparco Bucket Seats
Sparco Harnesses
Sparco Steering wheel
Blitz Boost controller
Blitz Power Meter
Oil pressure gauge
Bee*R rev limiter
Turbo Timer
GTB’s own carbon doorcards
Fuel cell behind custom rear firewall
Battery behind custom rear firewall
Safety:-
Plumbed in fire extinguisher with pull handles on dash and scuttle
Battery kill switch with pull handles on dash and scuttle
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And here she is, in all her beaten glory:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/punto_nutter/11112007.jpg
Its not a very good pic, as my camera battery is flat, so its just a phone pic, but gives you an idea of what I’m up against.
Thanks for reading,
and shall keep updating as work is carried out.
Hopefully work will progress quickly :thumbs:
Thanks
Matt
GTB-Developments
This will be the story of my new Project, and company Demo Car
I’m currently starting my own business, GTB-Developments, a body shop and tuning company based in Taunton, Somerset.
I run the company in my spare time at the moment, with the hope of going full time in the near future.
I’m in the process of setting up a website for the business, which should be up and running in the next couple of weeks.
This S13 will be the first company demo car, to show what we can do as a company.
Its spec list isn’t going to be massive, as I don’t have a silly budget. And as I’m just starting up the business, money has to go elsewhere.
The car will also have to remain very drivable as I shall be entering it into Time Attack 09 once it is complete.
I did have a previous personal project S13 : http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=292838
But I was offered a very lightly modded matt black drifty S13 for a price I couldn’t refuse, it was a runner with a few months MOT left on it, which appealed to me, seeing has I hadn’t got to drive my other one yet.
All it needed to make it drivable was a new diff back plate, as the original one had cracked, and it had a intermittent misfire on boost.
The plan was to drive the new one, whilst I finished the other one off.
So I went up to pick the car up armed with some tools and a new back plate robbed off my other s13. Short while late I was driving it home with a big smile on my face. Especially as when I was looking around the car once I got there, and underneath it doing the diff, I noticed that there was absolutely NO RUST on the entire shell (not including boot lid). This made the decision for me to scrap the old project shell, and do all the planned mods to this one instead.
The 50 mile journey home was fine and she run lovely, then the next day the misfire came back.
Changed over the coil packs for some I new were okay, but it made no difference.
It had a 255 pump fitted to it, so I thought I would check the connections on this.
When I undone the engine feed pipe from the pump, the fuel started running back out of the pipe like it would, only the fuel started to go a funny colour, so I thought I would check the fuel filter.
Whilst I was doing some wiring inside the car, paulpen whipped off the filter, and found the problem.
Fuel was going into the filter clear, and coming out of the filter like cappuccino. :eek:
Swapped it over for one I had lying around, and took it for a drive. For the first time I got the full potential of the mods, and bugger me did it put a smile on my face…
…for one day, then the clutch decided to give up the ghost, it obviously couldn’t handle the new found power.
I decided to whip the clutch out an replace it with one capable of around 350 horses, so I didn’t need to change it in the future.
While I was doing that I though I would fit a new exhaust at the same time, and do the turbo gaskets……..and……….and……..
…….well, one thing led to another (as they always seem to do with my cars) and I now have a non running project again.
I have now cancelled the insurance, and intend to do the majority of the work before the car sees the road again, hopefully in the not too distant future.
This is the proposed spec for now:
********************************
Nissan 200sx S13
Engine:-
Still undecided on final spec, but will definitely remain a CA for now, and will be controlled by a DTA P8 PRO ECU
Wheels and Suspension:-
Five Stud conversion, keeping rear shoe setup
18x9.5” Rota GTR alloys with 255/35 Toyo R888’s
Apex 10/8 coilovers
Apex Alignment arm set
Apex Front Lower Brace
Apex Comprehensive Bush kit
Apex Solid rear subframe mounts
Apex Steering Disc
Whiteline Antiroll Bars Front and Rear, with uprated drop links
FIA Spec weld in Rollcage
Stitch Welded Shell
Brakes:-
Front:
DB Power 330mm grooved big break discs
S14 4pot callipers
Braided Lines
Rear:
DB Power big break discs
Skyline R33 GTS-T callipers
5.1 Brake Fluid
ABS removed
Trasmission:-
S14 Gearbox
Exedy Paddle Clutch Kit
Apex Quick Shift
Exterior:-
S13 Silvia Front end conversion
Carbon bonnet
GTB’s own custom bumpers
GTB’s own wide front wings
Carbon wide rear wings
Kouki Rear Lights, with fuel filler in centre panel
Clear side repeaters
Carbon Fibre Rear Wing
GTB Signature Paint scheme
Interior:-
Sparco Bucket Seats
Sparco Harnesses
Sparco Steering wheel
Blitz Boost controller
Blitz Power Meter
Oil pressure gauge
Bee*R rev limiter
Turbo Timer
GTB’s own carbon doorcards
Fuel cell behind custom rear firewall
Battery behind custom rear firewall
Safety:-
Plumbed in fire extinguisher with pull handles on dash and scuttle
Battery kill switch with pull handles on dash and scuttle
********************************
And here she is, in all her beaten glory:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/punto_nutter/11112007.jpg
Its not a very good pic, as my camera battery is flat, so its just a phone pic, but gives you an idea of what I’m up against.
Thanks for reading,
and shall keep updating as work is carried out.
Hopefully work will progress quickly :thumbs:
Thanks
Matt
GTB-Developments