View Full Version : Mitch's 2008 Project Drift Sileighty
Well, it's time to start all over again. Paul Smith will be rocking up the S15 next year, and I'll be zippin' up my boots and going back to my S13 roots. I really regretted selling the 180SX and wasting the season messing with the S15, so decided to make another.
Last year's 180...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/180SX%20Drift%20Car/18011March20074.jpg
Farewell...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/S15%20Silvia/S15Oct28200712.jpg
Welcome? :wack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty4.jpg
I picked this sorry looking 180 up from Sammy. After removing most of the stickers and sorting through the rubbish, twisted bumpers and dead Mars bars in the boot, I took the engine out and refitted it again so I was satisfied that it would all go together properly. I'm glad I did, so it was an evening well spent for sure.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty2.jpg
No filter :eek: Didn't notice til the lump was out :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty9.jpg
Nice white house gloss or something :wack::D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/ProjectSilEighty10.jpg
Jeffrey and Leon from EP Racing (http://www.EPRacing.co.uk) offered me a full bodykit for 2008:thumbs::worthy:, so I thought it'd be rude not to make a wide bodied Sileighty this time round. We picked up the kit yesterday and will be trial fitting it this week. More pics as they are taken :thumbs:
I took this in PX for the S15 and will be raping some drifty bits from it for the project
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Stripping200sx2.jpg
I've got a PowerFC on the way, DW coilovers to come as they were so good on the S15, and a V mount intercooler to complement the turbo I'm going to put on (and reduce lag and add a bit of bling)
A five stud hub conversion needs to go on so I can fit the wheels when I've ordered them from Julian at Rarerims.
Not a lot done to the car itself last week, as I've been a bit busy with Crimbo pissups most evenings. I have been prepping for the days off I booked last Monday and Tuesday...
I received some nice bits, body kit and carbon bonnet courtesy of EPRacing :worthy: and a great deal on Rotas from Julian at Rarerims :worthy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Bodykitandrotas.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Wingsandoverarches.jpg
Bruno came in for a marathon tyre fitting session, and was still :euge: waiting for the tyre to pop onto the rim on the 10th one :D :wave: Hello mate :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Ohhitsgoingtopop.jpg
We pushed the ex Ian Harrison shell in, so I could rape some more bits off it, namely the Kaaz diff and the UK spec handbrake setup.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Subframechange1.jpg
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Popped to Driftworks HQ for some of their fantastic Control System Coilovers as I was so impressed with the ones I put on the S15, and picked up a set of poly subframe bushes. I removed the old bushes and cleaned up the subframe in preparation for the 5 stud conversion, and removed the diff to check it over and change the oil. I treated myself to some new discs all round and re drilled them on Monday prior to fitting the subframe complete to the 180.
The cage is now ordered from Peter at Fabricage, and should be here after the Christmas holiday.
Hopefully there should be a big transformation on the car by Tuesday afternoon with 5 stud conversion and front 4 pots and DS2500s, steering angle increased and anti bumpsteer tierod ends, arches flared, bodykit fitted and new rims on. Suppose I'd best get it running too, in preparation for the VMIC and turbo :nod:
Pics...
Few bits to fit...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Readytofit.jpg
Bushes fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Subframefitting3.jpg
Subframe fitting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Subframefitting5.jpg
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Arch rolling and trial fitting...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Archrolling5.jpg
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Front 5 stud and 4 pot conversion...
Hammered the chassis rail for clearance but with the ET12's, the rim is nowhere near. Maybe it'll help when more lock is provided from the other rods and anti bumpaclartsteer rod ends.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/5studconversion1.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/5studconversion4.jpg
Trial fitted the bodykit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Kittrialfitting.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Kittrialfitting1.jpg
Bruno came over and made some light brackets while I did other stuff on it last night :thumbs: Cheers Mate :) and the wings were fitted, along with the hugely bulged bonnet.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Kitfitting1.jpg
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Just need to sort a top end rattle (suspect a dodgy lifter) and fit the rocker arm stoppers, then secure all the bodywork before the modding starts proper.
That's how it's sat at the moment. Some of the posts are past tense becasue I transferred the thread from Driftworks. It's taken two weeks so far but hopefully things will move a bit quicker once the hydraulic lifters have been replaced on Tuesday and I drive the car home to get more done over Christmas.
Quick work there Mitch! Looking good :thumbs:
StokeNutter
16-12-2007, 16:07
Nice mate v nice
Thanks very much. I'm going to work on it Tuesday and Wednesday and will update again after that :)
SLIDEWAYS
16-12-2007, 20:48
looking good mitch will be a nice machine when its done
stueywalls1
16-12-2007, 20:51
Are you keeping the wheels of the old purple shell?
johnnyhillen
16-12-2007, 23:23
that looks sweet, i love sileightys
Cheers for the comments :)
The wheels off the purple shell are sold, mate.
blue boy
17-12-2007, 07:47
Excellent project Mitch:thumbs:
Looks awesome mate...It went from a shell, to a shhhexy sil in no time at all. Its crazy how different (and better) it looks already :thumbs:
Cheers. I don't like to have my cars off the road for any length of time, so can't wait to get it out of the workshop and onto the road. That's why my "projects" don't take that long. However, I now have a spare rolling MoTd S13 shell so may do that one up in slow time...
about 5months was the downtime on mine, so yes, I am well impressed with the quick work you do... :)
I now have a spare rolling MoTd S13 shell so may do that one up in slow time...
Bung the bits on the other one, flog, job done :thumbs:
Oh, nice work too!!
Rach S13
18-12-2007, 21:00
Nice work Mitch, looking good. I wish i could get mine done that quick:eek:
I've had the s13 for years now and it's still not complete, i've not even driven it yet:cry:
Yep, think I may do that. I was thinking of keeping it in case I slam this one into something immoveable :wack:
I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the comments :)
RADS_S13
19-12-2007, 09:01
Cheers. I don't like to have my cars off the road for any length of time, so can't wait to get it out of the workshop and onto the road. That's why my "projects" don't take that long. However, I now have a spare rolling MoTd S13 shell so may do that one up in slow time...
and you've done so many ground up drift car builds now its becoming a fine art :D
good work mate :thumbs:
looks sweet mitch, good luck mate and cant wait to see what itll look like finished:thumbs:
Thanks :)
Right, been back down to work for a bit to sort out the rattle from the top end. Three of the hydraulic lifters were replaced, and while the cams were out, we dug into the spares locker and pulled out the pair of Tomei cams that I got with my old 180 (nearly 2 years ago :wack: )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/TomeiCamsandrockerarmstoppers1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/TomeiCamsandrockerarmstoppers2.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/TomeiCamsandrockerarmstoppers.jpg
Fired it up and the rattle is gone. Great success :D
While Bruno drilled and riveted the rear quarters on, I tidied the engine bay up a little and fitted the engine cutoff assembly.
Then it was time to fit the kit proper and drop the car a bit.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Offtogetkitfittedandlowered4.jpg
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I dropped the front and fitted the DW rear coilovers while Bruno attacked the bodykit with a drill and angle grinder and some cableties, and it now kinda looks like this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/KitfittedandloweringPart14.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/KitfittedandloweringPart15.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/KitfittedandloweringPart1.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/KitfittedandloweringPart17.jpg
Next is to sort out the rear bumper. The sides fit, but the rear part is bent down in the middle and will be exchanged soon. It's probably a result of being stored with something on top of it. When I get time I'll be popping to EPRacing to swap it. The lights are just chucked on as Sam had the 180 lights back, and the replacement lights aren't here from NZ yet...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/KitfittedandloweringPart16.jpg
looking great mitch fine work :cool:
Cheers :)
I'm just chuffed it was a correct diagnosis of the rattling :thumbs:
diamondsink
19-12-2007, 19:32
This might explain alot of rattles that peolpe put down to VVT.
Your not holding the kit on with cable ties?
Yes, though mine is non VVT so it wouldn't be that :D
As for cable ties-why not? The kit on my S15 was held on with cable ties. It holds the kit on at any speed and they break when you hit stuff instead of smashing the kit. Don't be a snob ;) :D
RADS_S13
20-12-2007, 08:38
Cable ties rock :thumbs: quite a few things on my car are attached with cabe ties :D
looking good mate :nod: are little knockes painting it for you? and are they 18's?
Yes, Martin at Littleknocks will be painting it once the colour is decided. Dunno whether to go for Black, blue or red at the mo. Photoshoppers are welcomed :D
JulesS14200
20-12-2007, 13:01
Nice, gonna be proper sexy when thats finished :D
I can reccomend a nice shade of green that will save you thousands in Car Wash n Wash Fluids ;) LOL :D
RADS_S13
20-12-2007, 13:25
I'd go black or blue:nod: not a fan of red :no:
but then again as it's me I'd go gun metal grey :D :wack:
Not for me thanks Matt :D :wave:
I wasn't a fan of red but the S15 looked sweet in that colour :nod:
The_BULK
21-12-2007, 07:00
:notworthy:notworthy awesome start Mitch :nod: i reckon you should think outside of the box with paint.
keep up the good work :thumbs:
tokyo_black
21-12-2007, 08:57
This is looking really great, i'd love to know what sort of budget you set aside to build a car like this on such a tight schedule. I guess you save a packet because you do most of the work yourselves?
Looking Good Mitch - i love reading your project threads - everything seems to move so quickly - u certainly dont hang about :thumbs:
:notworthy:notworthy awesome start Mitch :nod: i reckon you should think outside of the box with paint.
In what way, mate? I don't want to go over the top because it is being built to be thrashed around track, and if it gets damaged I want it to be able to get it repaired without too much hassle/expense.
Tokyo Black-I wanted to build it for about £6-7k all in. If I didn't do the work myself, I wouldn't be able to afford it.
Mikec-thanks :)
diamondsink
22-12-2007, 15:54
Yes, though mine is non VVT so it wouldn't be that :D
As for cable ties-why not? The kit on my S15 was held on with cable ties. It holds the kit on at any speed and they break when you hit stuff instead of smashing the kit. Don't be a snob ;) :D
Thats cool, its just a shame to bodge what will be a nice car.
Great work, keep it up! :)
driftnut
22-12-2007, 17:07
Its looking good!!! Cant wait to see it finished and thrashing around.
Thats cool, its just a shame to bodge what will be a nice car.
You haven't drifted much, have you?:D;)
I'm thinking of this blue...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/RX8blue.jpg
Or possibly Millenium Jade or maybe red like the redtop rocker cover colour. I dunno :D
Anyway, while I mull that over, I picked up some 555 injectors yesterday, and received a Greddy T518Z turbo and an ECU to match it in the post. I'm debating whether to put on the Greddy as it matches the ECU, or the GT2871R that I was planning to put on it originally, and going for a remap. I'm just concerned about back up and rebuilds for the Greddy in case it goes tits up. Would someone like Owen Developments be able to do them or is there somewhere in UK that could? They don't appear to be a popular choice over here but are used quite a bit in Australia.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/T518Z3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/T518Z.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/RedtopECU2.jpg
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Essex Turbos in Witham (10 mile or so from me) rebuilt the GReddy TD06 that was on Richie Beaumonts 500bhp CA S13 mate if that helps :)
This thread is awesome,keep up the good work!!:thumbs:
Essex Turbos in Witham (10 mile or so from me) rebuilt the GReddy TD06 that was on Richie Beaumonts 500bhp CA S13 mate if that helps :)
It does help. Cheers mate. Any idea on how much it cost-ish?
No probs, I think I've found one. The TD05 18G kit should do it.
diamondsink
27-12-2007, 23:15
You haven't drifted much, have you?:D;)
I have done a fair bit and know the consequences. If it works go with it, fair play:D
I mean it saves the bumpers when they're not attached by bolts and screws :thumbs:
BeerBringer
28-12-2007, 13:27
Nice car!!! :thumbs:
What bonnet is that?
i wish i had the car know how to do half of that stuff scares me messing with anything, i need to get a cheap jap banger and have a go:wack: but i must say mate truly awesome work:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:
It's from www.epracing.co.uk mate.
Cheers for the comments. We spent some of today traipsing round the car dealerships in Derby to see what colours caught the eye for the respray.
Andynissan
29-12-2007, 17:01
Ahhh! Nice to see those Tomei cams are finally getting some use :D
Looking great Mitch, where is the old 180sx nowadays?
Darkside7
29-12-2007, 17:05
I want those rota's on mine
Andy-I know. Can't believe it took so long to get around to using them :D
The old one now resides on track in Norway :thumbs:
The engine died on New Year's Eve, and the car was recovered to Littleknocks and I left it there with Martin and borrowed his car so I could forget about it for a while.
On Thursday I fitted an S14 SR20DET with the help of a mate from work (Cheers Simmo :wave:) and made up a loom to fit it to a UK S13, but I guess there are some differences somewhere...
I picked up the car from Littleknocks (Thanks Martin :worthy) on the transporter and brought it home for a bit, as I'm away from work for a couple of weeks and it needs a bit of elastictrickery doing to the loom because it isn't firing at the minute...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Painted1.jpg
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JulesS14200
13-01-2008, 14:07
that rocks :cool:
Dont crash it :wack:
looks awesome mitch. hope u get it running soon mate:thumbs:
Cheers milez.
Can't crash it until it's running, Jules :D
Got some nice crystal lights front and back and the V Mount to put on it when the enthusiasm returns, along with the bigger turbo and other bits to make it quick. I need to strip down the redtop SR before I decide which engine will remain long term, and so which ECU I'll use, which engine to fit the Nismo injectors to etc..
Just checking out some forgies and rods and MHGs on US Ebay :cool:
Right, it's been some time in the making, but it's now running again with an S14 blacktop VVT engine fitted. The swap itself took a night, but the loom and ECU has been a complete bastard. All the parts came out of the same running car, so I thought it would be safe to assume it was my lack of wiring talent that was the problem. Thanks to John Bennett on SXOC for possible suggestions on how to fix it :thumbs: Must have removed, stripped and refitted the loom and ECU 10 times this week.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Engineloomfun2.jpg
Tried the Consult thing, but that wasn't throwing up any ideas...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Engineloomfun3.jpgImagine my delight when I found I was barking up the wrong tree and discovered that the ECU was fooked:mad:. I had to teach it a lesson it'd never forget...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/HammertimefortheECU.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/HammertimefortheECU3.jpg
And the Jord arty shot...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/HammertimefortheECU2.jpgThis is as far as it has moved under its own power this year...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Underitsownsteam-yay2.jpg
...When I drove it out of the garage to start on some other bits. In this case, wire in the new crystal lights.
Hopefully it'll move on a bit quicker now...
Ol'_200sx_thing
27-01-2008, 19:02
that car is fookin lovely mate, keep up the nice work :thumbs:
Glad you sorted it, mate. :thumbs:
Had a similar issue with my 180...ended up being the ECU, as well.
...and it was John Bennett who sorted that. :eek:
Cheers, I'm dragging it back to work to fit the Koyo rad and V mount intercooler setup, and tidy up a few bits next, then I'm getting the turbo rebuilt by Turbo Dynamics for a little peace of mind. It still works but I have a rebuild kit and want as much reliability as possible.
Haven't commented yet but looks like an awesome build Mitch.
Think it looks really nice in white with the white wheels :nod:
That looks really nice:nod:
cool really really looks good
Stunning looking car! I really like that. :thumbs:
Cheers for all the nice comments, I'm coming round to it a bit now :)
Put the crystal lights on and sorted the number plates and light out today. I also started smashing the sound deadening out (how many times have I said that it's the last time?:wack: ). It's the easiest time ever, due to the weather :thumbs:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Crystalrears.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Strippingout.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Strippingout1.jpgHere's the consult cable junction box from when I let all the smoke out of the wires...it still stinks of burning now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Consultjunctionbox.jpgAnd boxed up the turbo and rebuild kit to send off to Turbo Dynamics for a refresh...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/T518Zforrebuild.jpg
V mount next...
Loose Hand Luke
02-02-2008, 22:38
Mate those rear lights are gorgeous!
Where did you get them? Are they good quality and fitted easy etc?
:notworthy
Cheers chaps :)
I got them from New Zealand and they fit just fine. The inserts from the original lights just clip in to them.
Turbo Tim
03-02-2008, 07:56
Great work Mitch, its looking a lovely car.
Rear lights look really nice, i want a set! :thumbs:
Loose Hand Luke
03-02-2008, 08:58
Cheers chaps :)
I got them from New Zealand and they fit just fine. The inserts from the original lights just clip in to them.
Class. Got a link to those per chance? :D
Search for ltcparts Powerpro on Ebay. That's the seller's name :thumbs:
Loose Hand Luke
03-02-2008, 11:55
Thanks mate :thumbs:
Despite how long this has taken, it's still standard under the bonnet. I haven't had much time to do anything while the electrical gremlins were about so thought I'd better start cracking on.
Looking all sad and standard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/VMICFitting1.jpg
Few bits and bobs to go on. I was going to use the Koyo rad, but it has 6 or 7 pinholes in it, so needs to be repaired first, and will probably end up on another car I have planned.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/VMICFitting2.jpg
Ripped all the clutter out...
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Started hacking holes and removed the bonnet catch and test fitted the cooler...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/VMICFitting5.jpg
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Kenlowe fins nicked from the ex Harrison 200...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/VMICFitting10.jpg
Getting there. It's fitted now, but I didn't take any more pics.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/VMICFitting12.jpg
I need to make some ally ducting to direct the air through the rad and IC and tidy it all up and test the fans, but that will be part of next Friday night's project when I get back from Cardiff and need to get it ready for Saturday. Still needs suspension levelling out and pointing the right way, brakes bleeding, handbrake adjusting, temp sensor fitting, boost controller fitting and harness fitting. Then load it all up and go play. That's the plan anyway...
Following that, once the turbo is back from Matt at Turbo Dynamics it'll be time to fit the injectors and Z32 and get it mapped for a bit more powers, and then tidy it up under the bonnet and inside and fit the cage.
And a few shots of how it looks at the minute...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Parkedup.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Parkedup1.jpg
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With the new runabout 320i
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xborninthefight
09-02-2008, 09:54
That just looks sweat.
Is it me or is that IC a bit on the small side:confused:
I look forward to your projects every year and they always manage to surprise.
Standard of work is top notch (again).
:clap:
That just looks sweat.
Is it me or is that IC a bit on the small side:confused:
It is, but I used the same setup on my last 180 and it worked just fine. We don't all need massive intercoolers, and I don't intend building a 500hp monster. The last one had gave good throttle response, which is more important to me than outright power.
xborninthefight
09-02-2008, 12:30
fair play. What power are you looking for then
About 350hp and lbft if possible.
Here are a few pics from the practice day at Silverstone yesterday, courtesy of Ross I'Anson of www.doristars.com :notworthy
He's made it look as though I knew what I was doing but was actually pretty poor for the bulk of the runs I did. A few tweaks when Pete Barber was in the car helped a fair bit (cheers mate) and it should be fine with a bit of time in the seat :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Firsttimeout.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Firsttimeout4.jpg
Advice from the big GMaster :wave:
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Nice. :)
Looks like it needs lowering 1/2" or so at the back tho mate. THat would help if it feels too light on the rear end aswell ;)
Ol'_200sx_thing
17-02-2008, 11:48
Loving it mate :nod:
Would like to try drifting at that kinda level, but not done much more than a few roundabouts and empty spaces :wack:
Nice. :)
Looks like it needs lowering 1/2" or so at the back tho mate. THat would help if it feels too light on the rear end aswell ;)
Nah, it will just about go on the transporter. And I kind of like the back end to feel light :)
looks good mitch, so clean and simple!
Paul_S13
18-02-2008, 17:26
Top work Mitch! :D
Cheers. I'm taking the engine out tonight in preparation for getting another engine, and so I can make some new brake pipes, change the lower steering joint and tidy up the engine bay that was attacked by brake fluid. 3 engine lifts in 3 months :rolleyes:
Paul_S13
20-02-2008, 06:57
3 engine lifts in 3 months :rolleyes:
Is that all :p :D :D
GmasterT
20-02-2008, 09:06
Cheers. I'm taking the engine out tonight in preparation for getting another engine, and so I can make some new brake pipes, change the lower steering joint and tidy up the engine bay that was attacked by brake fluid. 3 engine lifts in 3 months :rolleyes:
did you buy the only SR Ive ever wanted then?! :wack::D
Yes, so if it all goes Pete Tong, I have someone to blame:D
GmasterT
20-02-2008, 11:48
oooh, you have to let me have a go now then :D (even more blame :wack: )
did you buy the only SR Ive ever wanted then?! :wack::D
Hes excited - he phoned me to tell me as well :D
Rather like you phoning your entire phone book to tell em you hooked 4th the other day bigstuff :D
GmasterT
20-02-2008, 11:54
Hes excited - he phoned me to tell me as well :D
Rather like you phoning your entire phone book to tell em you hooked 4th the other day bigstuff :D
With the running gear he has just aquired, its PROPER Bo I tell the! :notworthy:notworthy:notworthy
Oh and only rang 4 people... although I only have 5 in my phone book... And my mum wouldnt have understood anyway :wack:
Fake Ben Taylor
20-02-2008, 12:15
which sr is this then?
hmmm, i bet an educated guess could be made going by one that is no longer for sale that was rather special and the fact that mitch's managment is up for sale as well as just his engine. :)
GmasterT
20-02-2008, 12:25
which sr is this then?
hmmm, i bet an educated guess could be made going by one that is no longer for sale that was rather special and the fact that mitch's managment is up for sale as well as just his engine. :)
Sssshhhhh I'll leave it to Mitch, but its very cool :) :cool:
Dunkz, Its not known on here tbh so little point in sleuthing!
Sorry, it's no real secret as that sort of thing I find super gay. I'm getting a redtop SR that has a PFC D Jetro, GT2871R, injectors etc and is already mapped up by a bit of a legend and it's apparently very very nice to drive. And no you can't have a go:D
GmasterT
20-02-2008, 21:10
Sorry, it's no real secret as that sort of thing I find super gay. I'm getting a redtop SR that has a PFC D Jetro, GT2871R, injectors etc and is already mapped up by a bit of a legend and it's apparently very very nice to drive. And no you can't have a go:D
:cry: you were my favorite for a while :wack: In that case I will just have to steal the running gear from you when you arent looking :smash::D
LOL :D
Engine's out now (again), brakelines and steering UJ have been replaced, engine bay is tidied up and now eagerly awaiting the new lump. It will hopefully be picked up and dropped in by mid week, as it's not out of the old car yet.
Well, the ex Greg Gush's Silvia engine is now dropped in...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Morepowerssoon.jpg
Fitted the Ikeya Formula sequential shifter. Wonder how long it'll be til the novelty wears off and it's up for sale?:D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/IkeyaFormulashifter1.jpg
Fitted the adjustable pressure regulator
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Enginetake31.jpg
And now it kind of looks like this. Not greatly different visually from before, but a little tidier. It still needs ducting for the intercooler and some more tidying when the blue rocker cover arrives, and definitely something to replace that Green filter :nod:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Enginetake3.jpg
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Tomorrow will find the PowerFC fitted, along with the catch tank and Walbro to replace the GTR pump and a couple of other bits and bobs and it's off to Weston Performance to get it checked over and the mapping tweaked on the rolling road.
Hopefully all will be well and we'll be out to play at Santapod on Sunday, and then get the safety gear in to get it ready for round 1 of BDC. Then it's practice, practice and more practice.
Great build sir, top notch, one of my favourite sil80's
Loose Hand Luke
06-03-2008, 20:43
Wow, is the sequential shifter a mod on the standard manual box!?
If so I wonder if you can get them for the CA18 manual box!
Yeah, they are the same fitment on the CA box too.
RADS_S13
07-03-2008, 08:33
good work mate, hopefully seeya sunday :thumbs:
GmasterT
07-03-2008, 09:31
only SR Ive ever wanted... well done Mitch! :thumbs:
What's the craic with this special SR, then?
RADS_S13
07-03-2008, 10:16
I think G is making it sound more special than it is possible as he normally hates SR's lol
but I don't know if its had more specail bits added than just being rebuilt or something.
its a non VVT isn't it Mitch? ( can't see pics at work otherwise I could answer my own question :wack:)
GmasterT
07-03-2008, 10:24
Yeah, non VVT raaabish, Its just amazing, super solid powers, the car it was in was amazing to drift, so should be uber cool in the Mitch mobile :thumbs:
Arr. Cool. I now own 2 of these engines. I'm starting a collection. :wack:
Mitch! Is it going to stay like this, now? Are you keeping this one?
There's nothing super special about the engine, but it produces decent power and torque and delivers it nicely. G likes it so much because he's been brainwashed to believe CA's are good :D
I had it mapped last night at Weston Performance by Greg, who also hard wired the fuel pump in, and switched to a Walbro because the GTR one was making it run lean. I'm very glad I took it down there to get done and checked over, rather than assume it would be fine just to chuck it in and run it because it wouldn't have lasted long.
On the dyno it made 325 powers and torques, which is lower than some of the figures you see bandied about for a similar spec, but I'll be more than happy if it drives as well as I think it will on the road :thumbs:
I finished fitting the ancillaries before taking it down to Weston. I started to sort heat protection for some of the pipework because my last 180 caught fire at Santa Pod. I want to get some heatproof shielding for the wiring and fire extinguisher tube, but for now there's just a bit of braiding and sleeving.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Heatprotection.jpg
I took out the Ikeya Formula shifter as it will require adjustment to get to work properly, and I haven't got time to mess about with it and adapt the handbrake for easier access...I need to find a standard one by tomorrow because the other one was fitted to the purple car :rolleyes: For now, Stanley has come to the rescue with a big ass screwdriver from my toolbox :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Cheapgearlever.jpg
The pump was hardwired in last night. I'll be tidying the wiring up this morning, as it was on the dyno when it was done, so was a bit hurried.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Hardwiredfuelpump.jpg
And just a rolling road pic as I haven't used one since I had my RS Turbo many many moons ago...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/RollersatWeston.jpg
Huge thanks to Greg Gush at Weston Performance for taking the time after work on a Friday night to do his mapping voodoo :notworthy
Loose Hand Luke
08-03-2008, 08:51
Yeah, they are the same fitment on the CA box too.
How do they work!? Do they change the shift into a sequential style from the H-pattern? :confused:
A load of cams and ratchets and ting inside which make the backwards/forwards into a H pattern.
Loose Hand Luke
08-03-2008, 10:03
Amazing!
I want one! Where did you get it bud?
Loose Hand Luke
08-03-2008, 10:09
A wha? :confused:
Dobergoose. He's a member on here that I bought the shifter from. Anyway, it's off now as I didn't really get on with it. And it's sold, before anyone asks :D
I popped into EPRacing yesterday and picked up a new anodised catch tank and snap off boss security lock. I was wondering about the best way to secure the car before, as the diskloc isn't the most effective with the removable boss in place. I have my own idea on making my own boss non universal, but a little extra can't hurt.
They are so new, the prices weren't properly finalised, but ring Jeffrey at EPRacing on 01509 844300 if you fancy one :nod:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/D1Specbits2.jpg
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blue boy
13-03-2008, 07:34
That locking key looks liek a lethal weapon:eek:
Suits the rest of my key bunch for the car then :D
bet that was a few quid :eek: looks the buisness tho and you cant really compare it to the cost of replacing all your hard work if the car got stolen
GmasterT
13-03-2008, 11:59
Damn you Mitch and your mind reading. You knew full well my steering wheel and boss would have fitted...
Back to the drawing board :wack: :D
You mate?
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=344049
Yes mate :wave:
I'll update soon when I load pics but when you saw me I was on the way to Santa Pod to the new garagemac setup for my alignment sortings. Now the wheels are pointing the right way, the car drifts fantastically and I had a great day at Teesside in round 1 of the BDC, despite the weather in the evening in which there was a bit of using the force to drive :wack:
Right then, bit of an update as I've been a little lazy lately
I stripped it for the cage fitting festivities
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Rollcage3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Rollcage.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Rollcageandinterior3.jpg
Managed to keep the glovebox and the dash is quite tidily cut for the cage, but there are a few bits to still tidy up which I'll get round to when everything else is done, Maybe.
Then went to Teesside to do some of this at Round 1 of BDC...Which is the whole point of the exercise really. Good times. Massive thanks to Jamie at Garagemac for sorting my alignment and Greg at Weston for the mapping of the PowerFC.
It was a touch damp in the afternoon/evening though...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/BDCRd1.jpg
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The car performed its duties very well, aside from the clutch slave cylinder dropping its guts. Huge thanks to Polo for lending me the one off his car :thumbs:
I thought I'd best get a new slave cylinder so went for the Driftworks uprated unit. While I was shopping, I bought some posh oil from the nice Mister James to go into the GReddy sump I was going to fit...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/GReddysump5.jpg
It has posh flappy bits to help the oil remain in the pickup area...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/GReddysump6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/GReddysump.jpg
Had to also keep up the family duties...
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So I carpetted the floor in the garage with the old living room bit, which is a bit more pleasant when rolling round under the car. Chelle stopped me for a sip of vino. Which was nice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/GReddysump9.jpg
I had the rocker cover poshed up a bit by Martin at Littleknocks...Cheers mate :wave:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/Newrockercover.jpg
So this is how it sits at the minute. I still need to get tyres sorted for round 2 and also wire my fan switch into the cabin until I can get a fan controller. I'll do more to it once my gas course is out of the way.
Little update time.
The season's battering of the car saw the clutch slave cylinder fail up at Teesside, and Polo kindly lent me his as his car was dead that round :notworthy Apart from that, the car has been pretty much spot on and the only mod really required is to sort the interface unit that goes between the seat and steering wheel. That starts tomorrow at Teesside.
As it is, I thought I'd start to get it ready for next season to save the normal rush in the new year and got the engine remapped as I thought there was more to come from it for the mods it has. I have heard so many people bang on about how good Steve Sadler is, I thought I'd try him for myself and I'm glad I did. He explained everything as he went and spent a good couple of hours on tweaking the PowerFC and trying various things. The manual boost controller was the limiting factor but I've picked up an electronic one now and will be booking it in for final touches once it's fitted and I can get the time to drive down there. The car feels so much faster now, so I'm really looking forward to getting the last bits done. Next up is uprating the drive train to take the extra powers, and I'll probably be going for the Z32 upgrade.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/MappingMotorworx1.jpg
Appeared down on power on the initial run...
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That'll be the pubtalk figure :wack:, but the boost was turned down a little for now due to boost controller issues so currently a bit less...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/MappingMotorworx5.jpg
He printed me a load of bits out but it was a bit damp on the drive home. Trying to keep it straight was a mission :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/MappingMotorworx.jpg
So huge thanks to Mister Sadler of www.fctuning.com for his efforts there, and I'll soon be calling again to get the final tweaks tweaked :thumbs:
The car was bashed about a bit at Lydden Hill, so thought I'd better make it look a bit more presentable. Jeffrey and Leon of EP Racing.co.uk (http://www.epracing.co.uk) had run out of Silvia front bumpers so it was mend and make do up until now. I've had lots of thoughts about what to do for next season, including the fairly obvious 1JZ conversion :nod: and also looking for something else (surprise surprise:D) but decided on improving the car and just getting some seat time to try and keep up with everyone else. Around 12th in BDC was better than I hoped, but I'd like to improve upon it next time.
More power is now in hand, so while I look out for gearbox conversion parts I thought it could do with a new look. I replaced all my 18 inch rims with a couple of sets of 17" Rota GTR's, which may appear a retrograde step but everyone is running Torques and 18 inch tyres were becoming more difficult to get hold of, so it seemed a good idea. My tyre pile is growing, thanks to a local lad (no names, but thank you :)) that digs out 17's for me while picking up his 18's :thumbs:
I noticed on a thread on SXOC that a guy in Derby was struggling with a new graphics and printing company so I approached him for a new theme for the car. I figured we could help each other out, as I needed a new look and he wants to get his work noticed and was very keen to do a drift car.
I know lots of people talk about urban camo but not too many actually go for it, so after consulting a couple of people and hassling Jord for PS skills, I thought I'd take the plunge. I'd like to thank Jordan for his help, although it came out a lot different to the original ideas. What I'm saying is if you hate it it's not his fault, it's mine.
Anyway, pictures paint a thousand words so here they are. Be nice. In fact no, be honest. It's not quite finished yet as we ran out of time yesterday and will be doing a bit more today. Let me know what you think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/mitchyc/Sileighty%20for%202008/DSC01567.jpg
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Top lad :thumbs: Many many thanks to Ron at sull-n-bones.co.uk - signs and design (http://www.skull-n-bones.co.uk) :notworthy <<<<<<That's skull-n-bones, so not sure why it comes out like that.
Looks good mate. Would be lovely to see some pink camo :thumbs:
200sxdon
24-10-2008, 09:43
very nice:thumbs:
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