View Full Version : S13 track car GTX3071, Full-Race, Omex
Well, i bought my s13 in 2004 after seeing an old japanese drift clip on the net, i spent ages trying to find a white one as late as possible and as rust free as possible, finally i found one in kingston upon thames, it was mint and ran perfectly, unfortunately the oil filter came loose on the m25 on the way home and dumped oil the oil out killing the big ends and the turbo.
Bang went the keep it standard for a while thought:-
Engine spec:
Custom forged oversize pistons
aet custom spec turbo gt28/30 hybrid
ported cylinder head with 5 angle valve seat
cometic mls head gasket
os giken flywheel and twin plate clutch
megan racing 3" core fmic
Random jap fmic stainless hard pipes
modified throttle body
a/c removed
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This was how it looked when i first put it back on the road, horrible wheels and really poor offset.
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Had it rolling roaded, not bad for .85bar boost
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Bought some porsche calipers and had some mounts machined up so i could use them with r34gtr discs.... Awesome!
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Cut the bonnet out to fit a uras vent
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How it looked until recently
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This is where i ve got to now, the car is basically a rolling shell, i ve seam welded it and just started to plate the holes in the engine bay that i dont need any more, cage should hopefully be on its way soon.
The arches are jun and the rear spoiler is rocket bunny (lush) and will be painted body colour (when my painter mate gets off his a*se)
I m thinking i ll the roof black with some metal flake in it?
I ve got some bbs rs to go on the car 17x9.5 front 17x11.5 rear et 20
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I m gonna keep this updated properly from now on with decent pics!
hiphophustla
13-10-2008, 20:15
sent you a pm
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Some interior and seam welding pics:eek:
Woo this is gonna be awesome. The wheels are going to make it :D
Awesome wheels and awesome car! Loving it!
marcus23
13-10-2008, 20:58
looks good mate, those arches look awsome !
Loving the arches, spoiler and wheels mate. Good taste :thumbs:
Cheers chaps, gonna really push to get this finished for jan/feb time :eek:
Jeremy 200
14-10-2008, 15:01
very nice! I do like the Rocket bunny spoiler...Im considering having one on mine, or maybe one of the carbon Endless-R ones:)
Wheels are gonna look awsome!
zeppelin101
14-10-2008, 15:17
Where did you find the JUN arches?
I THINK driftworks are able to get them in for you.
zeppelin101
14-10-2008, 15:38
Oh aye, there's a company called karmotion which make some as well but you'd have to buy em from the US and get them over here.
Love screwed in / riveted over arches though every car should have them :D
Arches are genuine jun items, the copys looked terrible quality when i was looking around, got mine from www.rhdjapan.com .
Cheers the rocket bunny spoiler took me ages to source, quality and fit is awesome:)
really like the look of those arches on the car, it looks cool :thumbs:
Stuff turned up today and made me happy lol !
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I ordered a sard fender bender for my myself now that i m starting up on my own garage, really well made, much stronger than others that i ve used.
The outer rims are for my rear wheels to make them 11j and minus offset, still waiting for the fronts :cry:
They are muuuch bigger than i imagined and super lush!!
That arch roller is heavy duty. And those dish's look gorgeous!
Are you still free on the 1st Nov? :D
Looks like its going to be a refreshingly different project. Love the wheels, arches and spoiler mate
subscribing :thumbs:
The dishes are absolutely awesome mate, pics are off my iPhone (got one woo) and really don't do them justice they are mahooosive.
Yep kept the first free for ya bud, I ll get the springs dug out this sat:)
The dishes are absolutely awesome mate, pics are off my iPhone (got one woo) and really don't do them justice they are mahooosive.
Yep kept the first free for ya bud, I ll get the springs dug out this sat:)
Hahaha, I managed to convert you then :D
Good isnt it!
Cheers mate, I'll see ya on the 1st then!
Hahaha, I managed to convert you then :D
Good isnt it!
Cheers mate, I'll see ya on the 1st then!
Yeah loving the iphone, mines the 3g one its loads faster than my mates non 3g version
@stew, cheers mate my aim is to make it completely different to anything else, a sort of aggressive 70s look (if thats possible)
zeppelin101
21-10-2008, 11:20
Where did the mega dish bits come from?
tokyo_black
21-10-2008, 11:42
This looks *really* special.
Can't wait to see more progress!
Where did the mega dish bits come from?
Deutschland :nod:
Deutschland :nod:
Indeed, super special secret german spec :wack:
You can get them through www.justmatz.co.uk but they are pricey, something like 161+vat for 1 @ 4.5" width :cry:
paul-s13
24-10-2008, 07:45
car is looking good! how much does an arch roller cost?
Cheers fella, you can get arch rollers from about 200quid but they are poo and not very strong, mine is a sard roller and was 325 us dollars plus import duty from www.rhdjapan.com and flares as well as rolls:thumbs:
subscribed to this, this car is gonna look lush, i have just had my s14 roof painted black with metalflake in it, looks awesome, you should definitely do it, loving the wheels as well, negative offsets FTW
Wow, your pretty much on the way to having one of the best cars on the board imo once its finished:thumbs: those wheels are the shiznit:nod: keep up the good work:)
Minor update:- got the wheels built up at last, they come out at 12j et -18, about half an inch wider than i expected
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Test fitted the wheels on the back without the tyre so i can work out what width tyre to use
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They work out half an inch proud of the arch extension, which means i need to stretch a 255/40 on the rim, took a fair bit of work but got it on, in the future i may use a 285 tyre and flare the rear qtr out half an inch as the 255 looks a bit too stretched.
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I also got my mate to fab up some floor reinforcement to mount the seat to, more detailed pics of that when i remember to take my camera to my workshop, it sits loooow:D
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YES, those wheels look even better than I thought they would! Is the car at your workshop?
They look so awesome with the tyres on i almost peed my pants.
Yeah its up at my workshop mate so you can have a poke round it on sat. i m gonna fit the wheels on it sat. too with the tyres this time woo :wack:
ZOMG!!!! BADASS!!! :notworthy.
Fcuking Hero on the wheels dude!!!!
ZOMG!!!! BADASS!!! :notworthy.
Fcuking Hero on the wheels dude!!!!
Cheers dude, all thanks to the link you sent me for the wheels on gtroc:thumbs:
damn... those are large ...
Insprisational thread dude, am looking into some Dishu for my OZ splitrims :nod:
One thing you could probably answer is, am I right in saying if you had for example and et 40 rim and you added 2"/50mm, the offset would be -10 or does it work differently?
Oh my word , those wheels.
Best project thread ever! This WILL be one hell of a car :thumbs:
nearly soiled myself seein the wheel fitments, awesome! loving the rivetted on goodies too, awesome project:thumbs:
Insprisational thread dude, am looking into some Dishu for my OZ splitrims :nod:
One thing you could probably answer is, am I right in saying if you had for example and et 40 rim and you added 2"/50mm, the offset would be -10 or does it work differently?
Yeah that's pretty much how it works, you don't measure to the outside of the rim though or so I be been led to believe, you measure to the highest point on the inside of the rim !r
Nice car M200SX!
White S13´s for ever!
Where did you get your Tunk lid spoiler from? It looks great. I am looking for one of these, but could never find one!
Thanks for the help yesterday Alistair! Proper happy. Heres a couple pics I snapped at the workshop:
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@ nmk, Thanks dude, all the parts fitted are listed on the first page:thumbs:
Quail, no problem dude, hope your happy with it?, My god i love my wheels and the fitment is insane lol
tokyo_black
02-11-2008, 13:37
Awesome s13 :D
Hero wheel fitment :thumbs:
Simon998
02-11-2008, 14:52
lovely s13,
Random question though, interested in selling the s1 rallye?
lovely s13,
Random question though, interested in selling the s1 rallye?
Er possibly, it's not standard though, it's got 160odd brake from a 106 gti engine that I put in it, pm me if your interested though
Ok slight update time, finished seam welding the chassis rails under the car, wondering weather to make a section to put in where there is a gap? what do people think? i cant see it making a noticable difference but every little helps i suppose?
the cage has now been ordered and will be triangulated to the front struts and in front of the dash,
was a pain in the arse to get it on the ramp to take the brake/fuel lines off , as no weight in the front made the car try and fall off backwards:annoyed:
Pushed it into my mates workshop today so he can make the bulkhead a proper sealed firewall (and also pretty it up with some new paint), so pics i a week or so when it comes back to me for building up:thumbs:
Insprisational thread dude, am looking into some Dishu for my OZ splitrims :nod:
One thing you could probably answer is, am I right in saying if you had for example and et 40 rim and you added 2"/50mm, the offset would be -10 or does it work differently?
Not quite, for every inch of dish you add, you take 12.5mm off the offset, so if you added an extra 2 inch of dish on say a 7" et40 rim you would get 9" et15 wheel.
Wheels are measured from the inner tyre bead to the inner tyre bead.
This car will be awesome when it's done. Loving the wheels! I'm an RS's whore :D
Oh and keep the stretch on the rears, 285s wont look as good :)
samcourtney86
02-12-2008, 06:28
This is awesome! Ones of my favourite S13's ever. Just come across it! Dam you, I was planning on getting some Jun arches and rivets for my white s13 too! Beat me to it! Looks amazing though!
Cheers guys, mini update: the car is now at my mates workshop getting ready for paint and having the final tidy up bits of welding and plating doing, bulkhead will now be sealed bar where the loom runs through and all unnessacary parts have been lopped off
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Good to see this is progressing now!
Fake Ben Taylor
02-12-2008, 23:02
awesome machine! You spraying it white again?
sorry for hijack but ben thats the kind of spoiler you want for yours ;)
Fake Ben Taylor
02-12-2008, 23:18
i know ive said that in a few threads :) its just getting hold of one :(
Good to see this is progressing now!
Finally i know, hopefully i can start putting it back together this weekend, have you got your ride height sorted now mate?
awesome machine! You spraying it white again?
Yeah will stay mainly white with some sparkly black bits, roof etc
i know ive said that in a few threads :) its just getting hold of one :(
Pm.d:thumbs:
Yup ride height is sorted now mate. It's still clunking away though. I think it is the topmounts afterall!
Those wheels are truely awesome, your car is going to look fantastic:nod:
I need some split rims in my life:smitten:
Yup ride height is sorted now mate. It's still clunking away though. I think it is the topmounts afterall!
I wouldnt have thought so the bearings were nice and tight, when you next up mk way?
Those wheels are truely awesome, your car is going to look fantastic:nod:
I need some split rims in my life:smitten:
Cheers dude, split rims do rock hard:wack:
I should be back for Christmas from the 14th mate. I'll let you take it for a drive and you can tell me what you think!
Got a bit more done this weekend, cut the front wings out behind where the jun fenders will sit, they were really floppy once cut so i took them over to GarysbodyKraft, and gary put a lip on the edge i cut, then rolled it back on itself which has stiffened it up a treat, and once the arch is on its stronger than standard!!!
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And i stole the wheel out of my pug before it went to the new owner, as i like it better than my jdm tyte nardi wheel !!!
Engine bay is painted now and i ve had the supermades done a matching sparkly anthracite, hope it looks good
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^^^^ that is pure hotness right there:nod::thumbs: those wheels look awesome dude:clap:
Cheers dude, hopefully get some pics up soon of the fronts on aswell, should look badass:cool:
Fake Ben Taylor
08-12-2008, 19:00
'should'?!
more like 'will' :cool::D:D
ive gone wityh a wangan spoiler in the end so youre still unique with the rocket bunny :D
Lol, oh cool cool, Which one did you go for? I m agonising on which colour rivets to use to mount the rocket bunny now:wack: shiney ally? matt ally? or black??? Ahhhh my life is dull!!! :(
Fake Ben Taylor
08-12-2008, 23:12
shiny ally to show off the rivets!!:nod:
just found your thread, nice work, when are you fitting your cage and how are going to brace your front turrets:)
Cage will be going in in the next 2 weeks:(
I thinking of going straight out from the cage to the turrett, then back to the bulkhead towards the centre of the car like that :- I\ /I
Then some kind strut bracing, from strut to strut, going to use light thin wall steel tubing t45 i think its called? my mate will be doing that bit as he builds wrc shells for a living
Give me a shout when you're starting the cage mate, I may pop down and have a peak :D
Fake Ben Taylor
09-12-2008, 17:56
bracing the turrets is hard :(:(
i looked at it and theres always something in the way :rolleyes: i needed to rip out all the wiring and relocate to even think about looking at it so gave up :wack:
a job for another season
bracing the turrets is hard :(:(
i looked at it and theres always something in the way :rolleyes: i needed to rip out all the wiring and relocate to even think about looking at it so gave up :wack:
a job for another season
wiper motors in the way on an s14:nod: not sure wiyh an s13
Fake Ben Taylor
09-12-2008, 18:01
yeah thats one of em....think the brake servo interferes ont he other side :( and the throttle cable iirc needs relocating which i figured meant the pedal would be in the way........
yeah thats one of em....think the brake servo interferes ont he other side :( and the throttle cable iirc needs relocating which i figured meant the pedal would be in the way........
Yep pretty much everything is in the way, i ve just sealed off the whole bulkhead bar the steering column and then i ll do the bracing, and then i ll shit my pants when i realise i cant fit anything back where it used to go,
i reckon the wiper motor wont be a problem, and as for the brakes i could run a remote master cylinder inside the bulkhead, i love a challenge:wack:
Yep pretty much everything is in the way, i ve just sealed off the whole bulkhead bar the steering column and then i ll do the bracing, and then i ll shit my pants when i realise i cant fit anything back where it used to go,
i reckon the wiper motor wont be a problem, and as for the brakes i could run a remote master cylinder inside the bulkhead, i love a challenge:wack:
im going with a pedal box with no servo but a 6:1 pedal ratio:nod:
Got some more done this week:- put the arches back onto the wings, look how much clearance i ve got wooo awesome, means i can run stupid low now, and only worry about grinding down the chassis rails:wack:
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Finally the engine bay has been painted, not put any filler in it as i m being super anal about weight saving, so you can see all the welding, its an anthracite black, looks sort of dark grey most of the time but brown in certain light:wack:
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I got the supermades painted this colour at the same time (i ve got big plans for these!!!) Now i ve just got to put it all back together and fit the cage
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matt 360
12-12-2008, 19:20
loving where this project is going. :clap:
keep up the good work fella.
Glad to see some paints finally be layed :D. The lights are gonna be serious.
Update time: still no cage:cry: so i did a few bits on the front end, i really wanted the loom for the engine bay to be out the way of the tyres, as i rubbed through it both sides last time out at the nurburgring, so i cut some holes at the rear and front of the chassis rails and run the loom inside them, you can sort of see what i ve done in some of the pics, but the camera on my iphone is pap!!
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Picked the engine up to, i ll sling that back in at the weekend hopefully!!
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you have given me an idea on how to move my drivers side loom [rushes out to the garage to have a look]
keep up the progress :thumbs:
I ve stuck mine inside the hollow section where the wing bolts on, had to cut the loom and rejoin it to get it through, but sooo worth it, no clutter or rubbin issues, i ll get some better pics from my camera next time i m up the workshop so peeps can see what i ve done (much better than running it inside the engine bay imo) :):wack:
ooooh progress:D this car is gonna look sick when its done dude:nod: keep up the good work:thumbs:
ooooh progress:D this car is gonna look sick when its done dude:nod: keep up the good work:thumbs:
Cheers, i m finally starting to match the car to the image thats been in my head for the last year :D
its gonna look so good when its finished, i want bolt on arches look awsome
Rivet on, yeah they are cool, but not cheap dude ! :D
Did some more today, engine is in and wiring loom is connected, front suspension is all on, need to order all the braided brake and fuel lines and fittings now anyone know a cheap aeroquip or similar supplier? :thumbs:
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fookin A! nice job man, jamie's been sending me pics of the progress too. So many people manage to make JUN arches look like shit but you've made them super awesome! haha
is your workshop in the same yard as the bodyshop J had his polo painted at?
fookin A! nice job man, jamie's been sending me pics of the progress too. So many people manage to make JUN arches look like shit but you've made them super awesome! haha
is your workshop in the same yard as the bodyshop J had his polo painted at?
Cheers Matt, I m thinking of going for a slightly bigger dish on the front though, to fill the arch a bit more and because it looks weak next to the stupidly big rears :wack: !
Yeah same yard as Garys Bodycraft, he did all my paint and smoothing work on the engine bay, hows your s14 going ?
Totally forgot I promised to do this for you mate, sorry for the delay. Its a really crude job, but you get the idea!
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Jeremy 200
09-01-2009, 08:19
Wow, this is really coming along! The arches look fantastic!:)
Thats coming along well, the wheels look fantastic. I did look on the Image wheels website and found they produced a similar design... got me thinking but then I'm considering selling the car rather than spending loads on new wheels:wack:
I look forward to the finished article:thumbs:
That is looking ace fella, love the look of it :smitten:
Cheers guys, still got loads to do, the interior is still bare, and i m still waiting for the cage:cry: also still got to cut out the rear quarters behind the arches so the wheels can actually move, as the qtrs are sat on the tyres at the moment:wack:
Quail; cheers for the ps dude:thumbs:, dont think i ll go dark with the centres it looks horrible, may be white or sparkly gold at a later date????
I cant find the pic now, but I saw some BBSs with white centers, gold bolts, and polished dish. They were seriously seriously nice!
Looking good dude, I've not spotted this project before. I did the same with my looms running it through the top box sections but I moved the fuse boxes inside the car so there was only minimal wiring to pass through there. I like the colour you've picked for your engine bay, very nice. :thumbs:
kirby_sx
09-01-2009, 12:28
car looks mean in the photohop black wheels
will be ace when its done by the looks of things
scoobystu
09-01-2009, 12:59
That thing is imense!! very much loving this cant wait to see the finished artical!
Looking good dude, I've not spotted this project before. I did the same with my looms running it through the top box sections but I moved the fuse boxes inside the car so there was only minimal wiring to pass through there. I like the colour you've picked for your engine bay, very nice. :thumbs:
Cheers dude, i ve not finished with the fuse boxs yet though;)
I m hoping the dark colour will be easier to look after, as white was a nightmare to keep looking nice :D
Edit just found this:-http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/200sex/whitebbsrs.jpg
YEEEEEAAAAA white is definately the way to go
Cheers guys, still got loads to do, the interior is still bare, and i m still waiting for the cage:cry: also still got to cut out the rear quarters behind the arches so the wheels can actually move, as the qtrs are sat on the tyres at the moment:wack:
Quail; cheers for the ps dude:thumbs:, dont think i ll go dark with the centres it looks horrible, may be white or sparkly gold at a later date????
sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold......oh and did I mention you shopuld paint the centres sparkly gold:D
Looking awesome mate:thumbs:
sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold,sparkly gold......oh and did I mention you shopuld paint the centres sparkly gold:D
Looking awesome mate:thumbs:
Is that a thumbs up for the gold then? lol :wack:
Cheers:thumbs:
I think you should go for something a bit lairier :p
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kirby_sx
11-01-2009, 15:09
that looks realy good kinda purpley:thumbs:
go for something like that i doubt youll see many more with it :)
Oh my, they looks pretty sweet,
Maybe i should go for a super lairy colour that ll really clash ??
My cage turned up today wooo fitting it thursday, then let the bracing commence!!:D
I think lairy centers could really work. Mesh wheels suit loads of colours.
http://www.panthera-shop.ch/Jpg/Veredelung/BBS-RS%20veredelung%20blau-pol.jpg
Kid from my school did his BBSs in green!
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kirby_sx
12-01-2009, 17:34
fuel cap killed it but otherwise its good what about orange ?
wished i had of done something like that when i started driving and used a cool littlecar to its potentual, but then i guess i mite not have ended up where i am now?...
+ 1 for brightly coloured center, possibly the same wheel Quail posted :thumbs:
japdrifter
12-01-2009, 19:50
just seen the thread chap...car looks tough mate i really like it!!! looks really jdm ya know..i think jst for the sake of it you should leave the centres standard for now...looks gorgeous as it is!!!
I do really like the silver centers as well. If its going to be a demo car though, I guess it needs a unique selling point, and the wheels could be it!
japdrifter
12-01-2009, 20:32
but this s13 is fairly unique as it is....i see your point tho...i just prefer the centres silver....different centred colours have been done so much...i done mine now im getting bored
kirby_sx
12-01-2009, 20:35
alsong as it doesnt lairy vynals i think it would good as is or on coloured centers
EEEwwww certainly never gonna get vinyls, company logo maybe but thats it, So i ve been busy, not gonna brace the rollcage this year as i ve got far to much work on, painted the cage (thanks Garys bodykraft), painted the inside with arsehole cans, looks ok!! fitted the cage which was a mission to do without scratching it, i ve fitted the extinguisher too and also the fuel lines, couple of little pics (more to follow tomorrow when i remember to take my camers to the workshp) :-
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Looking very good indeed. Please do the perspex light covers for your Supermades. It'll look amazing
samcourtney86
08-02-2009, 08:27
This car looks so cool. Pretty much exactly what I want/wanted my s13 to look like. Looks sooo good though:thumbs:
Quail, all in hand mate:thumbs:, just got to apply the finishing touches, Cheers Sam i really like how its turning out
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The bumper is not bolted on, i just rested it on for the pics
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Took some higher res pics today, you can see how low and far back the steering wheel sits, thats so i can get my seat as low and far back as poss, to help with weight distribution, you may also notice the stupidly high ride height at the front, its so i can move it around the workshop easily, it ll go back down as soon as it runs,
Cant wait for this to be finished! Got an estimated completion date? :D
It could potentially be finished now, but I bought another interior wiring loom from a member of this site, however he happily took my money but has not been online since, or even bothered to return my emails, so looks like I'm gonna have to write that money off and look for another s13 being broken:cry:
Chriscooke
08-02-2009, 20:56
This is looking really good:nod: I have probably missed it but what skirts are you going to use?
This is looking really good:nod: I have probably missed it but what skirts are you going to use?
cheers, there is pics of them a couple pages back, I can't remember what they are tbh, it might be written on the first page of this thread:thumbs: ?
Ok, mega update to come later this week, but first i DESPERATELY need an interior loom so i can start the car (please please pm if you have one i may even consider driving as far as scotland to collect:nod:),
Also BIG BIG thanks to kingj for selling me what will make this car super awesome.
Also, has anyone run a gt3071r .64 on a ca? what was boost response/lag like?:wack:
Its all coming together now :D
yhpm mate
which interior loom do you need mate? when you come see me tues I may be able to help if you can remove it;) PM or call,you got my number dude:thumbs:
marcus23
23-02-2009, 08:44
this is looking really good now mate, glad to see you sticking with the CA too many people give up on it straight away !
this is looking really good now mate, glad to see you sticking with the CA too many people give up on it straight away !
Ha ha it feels like i m doing something totally different by sticking with the original engine, (although it will be even more extremely modified soon):wack:
japdrifter
23-02-2009, 18:53
oh my god im looking forward to this update...you run standard internals?
oh my god im looking forward to this update...you run standard internals?
Nope, no standardness these days:thumbs:, i ll put up a spec if it makes the power i want and stays together for a while:wack:, i studied race car engine design for a year before i started my appreticeship, so just trying a few things i learnt, it made 300bhp @ .8bar a few years ago, so somethings working lol:wack:
I finally got some bits done today, i ve recently made the move into running my own garage/business full time so not had time for the car:(
Anyways, i ve had the arches and spoiler painted now, but i m not gonnna put any pics up of the outside of the car till its finished now, so i decided to go for some really big power with the ca, so i bought omex600 management and loom from kingj (cheers mate), mainly so i can map it myself,
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I had a 36/1 toothed wheel machined up and mounted it onto the bottom pulley (easier said than done as it has to be absolutely perfectly centred with the pulley)
I ve started running the brake lines inside the car, more for a clean engine bay than for any other reason:-
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Having a nightmare getting the software for the omex working properly on my laptop atm, its driving me insane :annoyed:
Nice update mate. Just waiting for my braided lines through the post, then I can get my car to you :D
japdrifter
30-03-2009, 23:53
good man im planning to go with either omex 500/600...without looking back through the thread wat turbo/injectors do you run???
are you planning to run launch control/full throttle gear change etc??
Glad you got it all wired in mate:) its looking good:thumbs:
Nice update mate. Just waiting for my braided lines through the post, then I can get my car to you :D
Cool cool, when you down then? got Frank/Lukes? car from the 3rd
good man im planning to go with either omex 500/600...without looking back through the thread wat turbo/injectors do you run??? I will initially be running with a gt28/30 hybrid that i have on there at the moment and 440cc injectors, but i have a gt3071r and 800cc injectors that will go on once the car has run on the omex for a while!!
are you planning to run launch control/full throttle gear change etc?? Deffo going full throttle gear change, and i might try anti lag for a while too, depends how much heat it starts putting through the exhaust/turbo.
Glad you got it all wired in mate:) its looking good:thumbs: Cheers buddy, is the map sensor that came with it a 3bar sensor?
Cool cool, when you down then? got Frank/Lukes? car from the 3rd
Deffo going full throttle gear change, and i might try anti lag for a while too, depends how much heat it starts putting through the exhaust/turbo.
Cheers buddy, is the map sensor that came with it a 3bar sensor?
Yes mate, 3 bar map sensor:thumbs: Ive also looked for the tool you left at mine and couldnt find it anywhere:( didnt want you to think I just wanted to keep it:wack: Il keep looking though(it was dark last time I checked) and have told my bro and the lads to keep a look out:)
McRearout
31-03-2009, 11:52
Very nice :)
Subscribing.
Yes mate, 3 bar map sensor:thumbs: Ive also looked for the tool you left at mine and couldnt find it anywhere:( didnt want you to think I just wanted to keep it:wack: Il keep looking though(it was dark last time I checked) and have told my bro and the lads to keep a look out:)
Cool, omex want £100 for a 3bar sensor, so i m glad i dont have to buy another, balls i cant believe i ve lost that ratchet, £116 they are to replace from snap on!!! :cry:
I finally got some bits done today, i ve recently made the move into running my own garage/business full time so not had time for the car:(
so i decided to go for some really big power with the ca
Good luck with the new move :thumbs:
Great to see a few high spec ca builds going on at the minute :nod:
Did you go for the 3071r or have you decided on what turbo yet?
Going for the gt3071r bud and some big injectors, 800cc or 850, i cant remember which ones i bought:wack:
I m hoping a good cam choice will help with the extra lag the big turbo will give me!!!
Couple of pics from sundays okishima meet, (cheers morf, awesome as always)
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Lovin the pic of mine tokyos and cartas, Still got loads to do, refit bumper, lower ride height, tidy and repaint interior, map omex etc etc......
Headlights are obviously far from finished, watch this space........:thumbs:
samcourtney86
04-05-2009, 19:32
That looks absolutly stunning. My favourite s13 ever. Keep it up!
lower ride height
:D
you at the workshop full time now?
Yes mate, unit18 is now my sole income, usually here fro
8.30-6.00 every day except Sunday.
Coilovers are all the way down by the way, gonna have to get inventive to drop it more!!
yours are apex yes? they do suck for lowness, especially the rears:(
theres a couple of tricks though!
tokyo_black
05-05-2009, 13:16
Your car looked and sounded awesome :D
A very unique S13 :nod:
Cheers dude, i set out to try and make the car as different as poss as it is the demo for what my garage can do:thumbs: and i m really happy with how its turning out, still lots to do though!!
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Fixed the bumper, and sorted a few bits underneath this morning:)
Alistair it looks awesome mate:clap: one of the nicest looking s13's in the UK imo:thumbs: good luck with both the car and your new venture mate,Il definately give you a call if I need anything doing on either of mine:)
Cheers J, i could do with another bit off that old s13 of yours if you dont mind? i ll pm you in a bit:)
Yeah man,let me know what it is and Il do my best to hook you up:thumbs:
just seen this thread. really nice build. original and tastefull imo. wheels look the nuts, bet they cost a few ££££. arches and bumpers a good mix too. nice one.
Snurrespratt
29-05-2009, 13:34
Your car looks really nice! more pics and an update please! :)
What make is the bodykit?
This is looking very good, it intresting that I have been through lots of the same things with my project
Not really much of an update, lowered the coilovers more by taking out all the locking collars bar one, still not low enough for me though, the camber has gone spaz at the back now, looks about 3 degrees so i ll sort that when i ve got time again, i ve re done the bonnet too, i filled in all the holes from the rivets that i put in 2 years ago then got gary (gm bodygraft) to paint it, i re drilled all the holes evenly this time and riveted it back on, well pleased with it,:nod:
only thing left to do now is map it and get some headlights sorted!! whoop the end is near.
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Damn I love this car :D Looking savage!
New toolbox?
Ha ha no mate, it's the one I had at the dealer I was working at, took them a month to deliver it back to me:rolleyes:
Scotty_s13
31-05-2009, 15:39
Looks amazing mate where did you get that bonnet scoop from...:nod:
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Cheers mate, it's a uras eurobon vent (large as there are 2 options), I got it from www.rhdjapan.com :D
japdrifter
31-05-2009, 17:24
looking quite wangan if i must say so!!!!
[QUOTE=M200sex;4703301]only thing left to do now is map it and get some headlights sorted!! whoop the end is near.[QUOTE]
:annoyed: famous last words. it is a s13
looking really nice though. will it go as well as it looks?
Looks great Ali! I'll check it out when I'm home next week :nod:
We need to get my decat back on, the car feels strangled!
[QUOTE=M200sex;4703301]only thing left to do now is map it and get some headlights sorted!! whoop the end is near.[QUOTE]
:annoyed: famous last words. it is a s13
looking really nice though. will it go as well as it looks?
Ha ha, i m hoping 5 odd years of evolution should make it somewhere near reliable:wack:, it will go yes mate, i m looking for 450+ hp with the gt3071r, but for now it ll be running aroung 350hp,
Looks great Ali! I'll check it out when I'm home next week :nod:
We need to get my decat back on, the car feels strangled!
No worries mate, its proper gay that you never even needed it on :annoyed:
looking quite wangan if i must say so!!!!
Wangan?? as in midnight racer? not really what i was going for lol, but all complements welcome:D
japdrifter
31-05-2009, 22:17
im just thinking that imo it looks more of a top speed runner than anything else...wat look are you going for?
that thing looks savage:nod: love the rocket bunny spoiler:thumbs:
im just thinking that imo it looks more of a top speed runner than anything else...wat look are you going for?
Sort of a 70s nascar was what i was going for, maybe the window nets will change things ??
that thing looks savage:nod: love the rocket bunny spoiler:thumbs:
cheers dude, yeah fits really nice too, just painted it and plonked it on !!! :thumbs:
Definitely has the retro vibe with the rivets, ducktail and BBSs. Window nets will be quality
japdrifter
01-06-2009, 21:15
thats probably wat i was thinking more than anything however i just couldnt hit the nail on the head
70's nascar look :D quality. im getting a little mad max vibe from it in a really good way.
along with tokyo_blacks 180sx this is one of my favs :thumbs:
looking better and better dude!
Just needs General Lee style style number on the door, maybe just the outline and in a light colour so its still subtle?
70's nascar look :D quality. im getting a little mad max vibe from it in a really good way.
along with tokyo_blacks 180sx this is one of my favs :thumbs:
ha ha mad max, thats bang on, i wanted it to look like it would tell you to f*ck off :wack:
looking better and better dude!
Just needs General Lee style style number on the door, maybe just the outline and in a light colour so its still subtle?
I thought about something like this, maybe using my company logo somehow? i m currently getting a few bits done by sjs over on dw:thumbs:
After driving the car in and out the workshop a few times i realised that with the seat so far back and so low, the gear lever was too far away from me, so i decided to make a new one using a lever from a kia 7 seater thing (about all the piles of cack are good for):-
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Well happy with it, pics dont really show how much closer it is now, think i might move the handbrake now too so its out the way:D
cool:D you certainly got some skills dude:thumbs:
Cheers dude, how you getting on with yours now?:thumbs:
I finally got hold of some z32 rear brakes and whacked em on, damn i wish my wheels had a slightly more open centre : S mapping this wednesday whoop wont be alot power wise (300ish) till i ve got the 3071r stuck on,
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sweet:thumbs: Ive sold my project s13 mate:( need the money for a house and tbh I just dont have the time with work at the mo to ever get anything substantial done!! so gonna use the 14a as my "fun" car so to speak and get a cheap runaround:nod: glad to see yours is coming along fella,shes one mof the best s13's Ive seen with out a doubt:)
Ok i finally got some enthusiasm back for the car, its now finally running perfectly on the omex management, all my problems were due to an out of balance crank pulley:wack:
I ve decided to ditch the supermade lights too for now as they just wont fit well enough for my standards, and now the pop ups are back in i kinda like em:
And finally the car went into GM bodycraft for a brand new look and some serious front bumper repair, cant wait to see it on friday, :thumbs:
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w00t, glad its up and running mate
Looking good dude, I see you've done something very similar to what I'm going to have to do with my track car with the gearstick. I planned on just cutting the shifter in half and welding a piece in sort of like this: -|_ (accept thats turned on its side.
Just wondered if you'd had a chance to drive it much to see how it feels changing gear as I didn't want to go too far and leave an awkward shift. :thumbs:
Yep gave it a good blast round the private roads near my workshop today, gearshift feels exactly the same as before but much easier to get to than before, one thing i ll say though is sleeve and weld as weld alone broke on my first attempt :thumbs:
Quail:- i m so happy mate, i cant believe i was doubting the whole car when you were up, i was on a proper downer lol :wack:
just a few pics from the weekends work, corner weighted the car too 1082kg with all fluids and a full tank of fuel, 53.3% front 46.6% rear, Exactly 50/50 side to side and diagonally with me in the car:thumbs: should be awesome
had a lot of metal flake put in the paint on the roof, pics really dont do it justice, its awesome:)
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Big thanks to GM Bodycraft again, awesome job as always!
Yea! Glad you kept the pillars black. Looks quality
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Couple of yey its running celebratory vids :thumbs:
Cheers Q, the roof has worked soooo well, it just looks normal black untill the sun hits it, then the flake goes mad and all kinds of blue,purple and black tints happen
Wow, that lights em up real easy! Sounds awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_kioktB9wA
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Couple of yey its running celebratory vids :thumbs:
Cheers Q, the roof has worked soooo well, it just looks normal black untill the sun hits it, then the flake goes mad and all kinds of blue,purple and black tints happen
that does sound good:nod: great build:thumbs:
Wow, that lights em up real easy! Sounds awesome.
Oh yeah, second is just as good, thats with just 1degree neg camber too so not because of poor alignment, raw power lol
that does sound good:nod: great build:thumbs:
Cheers mate:thumbs:
zeppelin101
16-08-2009, 20:01
I want it.
Annoyingly, you've pinched my idea before I've even had a chance to put it into action :wack:
I want it.
Annoyingly, you've pinched my idea before I've even had a chance to put it into action :wack:
which one? Roof?
zeppelin101
16-08-2009, 20:42
No, pretty much the whole car :wack:
Ah, its looked like this well over a year now pretty much, sorry dude ha ha :wack:
zeppelin101
16-08-2009, 21:02
I'll just have to make mine moar awesome when the time comes... somehow lol
If i were to do it again i would have tubbed the car properly and lifted the turrets all round so as to run ultra low with limited rubbing, maybe a good idea for you to make your version more awesome? also i wish i had bare metalled the whole thing while it was apart
zeppelin101
17-08-2009, 17:50
Well my aim is similar to yours for the most part - but it will inevitably end up a weekend track toy so I'll be doing stuff from that perspective. The turrets is a good mention, I'd be looking at sorting the actual suspension geometry and mounting points in that instance anyway - tbh I'd want to look into it regardless.
I love the neo-retro look so if I achieve that in any way possible I'll be happy :D
Yours is just kick ass though, should be quite the weapon once it's mapped :)
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Couple of quick almost finished pics, i ve now mounted the bumper using quick release spring couplings, i can now take it on and off in a couple of minutes woo !!
Just need to book in with mr sadler now for the holeshot:wack:
That is looking awesome bud, so much effort but so so so worth it :smitten:
The popups don't look too bad at all! The bumper/bonnet is sitting much nicer now :nod:.
yeah nice choice back to pop ups
Cheers guys,the gaps are pretty much bang on now, and those supermades were seriously pissing me off, i ve grown to love and cherish the pop ups again :wack:
Couple of pics, one from the BANZAI stand last weekend at jae and one of this weeks mag as amazingly they stuck my ropey old motor on the cover :eek:
I ve mot d and taxed the car now but it probably wont leave its little home much unless the weather is good, due to a bit of a spin coming out of a roundabout in mk (and no diesel or rain in sight lol) i m a bit wary of driving it on the road:ghey:
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I realy need to start carrying my camera and stop using the shite iphone cam
spin king
20-09-2009, 18:44
Cracking looking car that
yeah sen the mag today. well deserved
japdrifter
20-09-2009, 23:59
its looking lovely mate...well deserved cover imo....is the car mapped now?
Cheers guys, yeah steve sadler mapped it 305bhp 310lbft, which will do for now, bigger turbo coming soon though:thumbs:
japdrifter
21-09-2009, 13:23
305 is still a nice solid figure on a ca18det...i bet its fun.seems to come onto boost very early??
so wat turbo you going for then?
Yeah its spooling from 1500 and making full boost about 3000 right upto the redline at 8000rpm!!!!
Going for a GT3071r but not until next year now, i just wanna do a few track days before the weather gets too bad and generally enjoy driving it for a while, :thumbs:
slider200
22-09-2009, 09:29
read the feature last nite on the crapper lol! very nice car you got there and the feature made me come find this thread and read it! wish i could afford such awesome rims!
read the feature last nite on the crapper lol! very nice car you got there and the feature made me come find this thread and read it! wish i could afford such awesome rims!
Thank you very much, the wheels were not that expensive to be honest, it was the making them fit that was:wack:
AAARRRRGGGGHHHH.... 347 miles, thats how long my turbo gasket lasted, boooo to shite uk roads !!!
AAARRRRGGGGHHHH.... 347 miles, thats how long my turbo gasket lasted, boooo to shite uk roads !!!
Its a ****er isnt it,my car did the same on the shite rods round my way too:wack: its costs to run low and look cool:D
AAARRRRGGGGHHHH.... 347 miles, thats how long my turbo gasket lasted, boooo to shite uk roads !!!
pardon my ignorance but why do the gaskets go beacause your running it low?
steve
japdrifter
02-10-2009, 14:21
well if your running stiff suspension the exhuast scrapes and gets knock around more often then not pulling and pushing it about...as the turbo is connected to the exhaust that also moves around causing the gaskets to blow:thumbs:
^ Yep it's constantly smashing the floor too , time for a flexi joint and a skid plate methinks :smash:
japdrifter
02-10-2009, 18:58
yeah man just a small upside down ramp shaped plate on the lowest part of the exhaust....japspeed to a flexi joint downpipe iirc
Ok i think ive just about had enough now, engine went pop weekend before last, my fault entirely, i missed a gear out on track 4th to 3rd at 130ish mph, smoke everywhere, i think its melted the rings amongst other things (i ve not pulled it apart yet), bottom end seems ok though, no knocking, but lots of piston slap.....
Do i re build again or turn gay and stick an sr or ls1 in it? :wack:
swiftmini
28-10-2009, 18:25
Engine conversion ftw :D
Gutted for you Ali :(
Nothing gay about V8s!
Ok i think ive just about had enough now, engine went pop weekend before last, my fault entirely, i missed a gear out on track 4th to 3rd at 130ish mph, smoke everywhere, i think its melted the rings amongst other things (i ve not pulled it apart yet), bottom end seems ok though, no knocking, but lots of piston slap.....
Do i re build again or turn gay and stick an sr or ls1 in it? :wack:
part of me says stick with the ca18det,but then another part of me says a V8 would suit your car sooo well:D
Cheers guys, i think the answer is going to be sr20 for the moment, and i ll source an all alloy v8 ready for next summer:thumbs:
:( Boo :( Gutter dude.
I reckon the character and the style of the car will really suit a big snarly V8 :nod:
It doesn't even have to be that quick, just has to sound like 3 bowling balls in a tumble drier on idle.
marcus23
29-10-2009, 08:07
V8 would be perfect for your car mate ! Either that or stick with the ca :D
welcometohell38
01-11-2009, 10:42
So beautiful !
:( Boo :( Gutter dude.
I reckon the character and the style of the car will really suit a big snarly V8 :nod:
It doesn't even have to be that quick, just has to sound like 3 bowling balls in a tumble drier on idle.
Ha ha it sounds like 3 spanners in a tumble drier at the moment:wack:
joshm8991
18-01-2010, 19:41
I ve got some bbs rs to go on the car 17x9.5 front 17x11.5 rear et 20
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I m gonna keep this updated properly from now on with decent pics!
where did you get ur rims? pm me plz:thumbs:
LOL, i m pretty sure it says earlier in the thread, but i bought the wheels second hand from a limited edition r32 skyline, then i bought wider dishes from germany and built them up, they are coming apart next week actually for some paintingzz :thumbs:
ferretca18
20-01-2010, 19:14
oh man, i forgot all about this thread. Those rims are sexual!!! good job:)
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Sneek peak at the revised back end, lots more changes have been made recently, more chassis wise in preperation for the track day season :thumbs:
You finally got those bloody koukis on! Looks loads better :nod:
Damn photobucket, I can't see!
Did you get the toe sorted in the end then? Or was it bimmer power on monday?!
Matt, i ended up going up there on sunday and trying to sort it, i measured and measured then cut 20mm out of each toe arm to correct it, turns out i should have only cut out 10mm:rolleyes:
So yeah i took the bmw to the trackday only to arrive at bedford under 3" of snow on monday, the stupid gayers cancelled the trackday just for that??? re booked for 29th march and i expect to see you there matt. :wack:
chrisdsx
28-02-2010, 09:46
nice car mate!
where did ya get the duck tail spoiler im on the hunt for one myself ?
zeppelin101
28-02-2010, 10:04
RHDJapan sell them, although Skylinepart can get them now as well.
badlad69er
28-02-2010, 12:47
is it illegal to marry this car ;) lol love it mate job well done!!!
is it illegal to marry this car ;) lol love it mate job well done!!!
Lol thanks matey, I dunno if it'd be illegal but you wouldn't wanna marry it, she's a tempermental old girl at the best of times
Dori Mat
06-03-2010, 11:18
You finally got those bloody koukis on! Looks loads better :nod:
you took the words out of my mouth quail :D
Ok update time, i ve recently fitted some apr canards to try to cure the lightness during high speed corners on track, they seem to have done the trick as at bedford autodrome on monday the car was awesome, i m not sold on the look of them however so they may not stay and i might build a splittter/ flat floor to take their place.
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Also i had a visit from the one and only piman on saturday and he dropped off his old sr for me in exhange for some work i m doing for his project, i pulled the head off yesterday as piman said the head gasket had potentially failed, he was right and you can see the carbon deposits between cylinders 1&2 and 3&4, the head and block look fine so its just a gasket failure it seems, i m in the process of making a flange to fit my gtir throttle bodies to the head but i ll get pics of that up when its done !
Fake Ben Taylor
04-04-2010, 10:26
boo sr!!
as si said it needs a v8 and ive got the mounts done and ordering a sump you could copy on tuesday ;)
swiftmini
04-04-2010, 10:58
those cannards look poo don't they :( i think a splitter will look and work better anyways.
I think function over form for canards. If they've solved the problem they've solved the problem, so what's the problem? lol ;)
EDIT: It just 'looks' like they are mounted too high so don't quite fit in with the bodykit, if your after looks. I'd rather have a planted front end however!
Love the wheels :-)
swiftmini
04-04-2010, 13:06
Yes but ultimately you want to reduce frontal lift by stopping air getting under the wheels, under the front ect to regain a planted feel. Creating down force and increasing drag isn't ideal :(
pffff, canards to make the front end planted? just un-plant the other end to make it feel better you nancy:D
I finally got an alternator tensioner for you too!
boo sr!!
as si said it needs a v8 and ive got the mounts done and ordering a sump you could copy on tuesday ;)
It will be eventually dude, but its got to be a spastic v8.... ls7 etc which i cant afford at the moment so sr with a gt2876r will have to suffice at the moment i m afraid
those cannards look poo don't they :( i think a splitter will look and work better anyways. i think you could be right, the canards have knocked about 5mph off my back straight speed at bedford gt circuit :cry:
pffff, canards to make the front end planted? just un-plant the other end to make it feel better you nancy:D
I finally got an alternator tensioner for you too!
shh you, keeping the front planted is allowing 80-90mph power slides out of the longer bends which obviously = win :wack:
Ok made some progress on the engine front today but not enough to get it on track tomorrow at castle coombe:cry:
Anyways, skimmed the head flat again and re lapped the valves as the head was so warped it had distorted the seats.http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/200sex/IMG_0721.jpg
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I wanted to use the injectors from the ca as they are 740cc and i know they flow evenly so i ordered a top feed fuel rail for the sr20 manifold and all the assorted ally fittings to make it look posh, also ordered a remote fuel pressure reg to go with it, unfortunately the fuel rail needs a fair bit of modding to make workas its designed for the 180sx manifold.
after seeing quite a few customer cars with leaky sensor take off plates i ordered myself a greddy sandwhich plate which looks lush, but worth £70 ???http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/200sex/IMG_0723.jpg
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Just got the final connecting up to do now and fab up a bracket to hold the crank sensor for the omex (which is proving to be a very reliable solution ecu wise i m extremely impressed considering so many other so called tuners slag it off).
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/\/\/\ Pics of all the fabrication needed to get the top feed injector rail to work, i m assuming the rail was originally designed to fit the 180sx low mount manifold?? any ways just waiting for a spacer plate to be made to go between the 2 sections of the manifold now then mapping woooo :thumbs:
I feel great and bad. I didn't realise the head had distorted quite badly dude :( Glad it's turned out okay though and it really was just that!
Top work on the fabricated rail fixings though, that's mint!!
Its all good just cant wait to get her running now :wack:
swiftmini
29-04-2010, 10:44
awesome, be good to see this thing up and running again :nod:
swiftmini
29-04-2010, 10:47
are you going to do a wiring/plumbing tuck job? it would really finish this car imo
are you going to do a wiring/plumbing tuck job? it would really finish this car imo
Yes definately that was the idea from the start but i got impatient and just wanted it running again, i ve started making a new loom with all relays/fuses on a board inside the car, i probably wont get it in until winter now as i want to do at least another 5 trackdays and a trip to spa hopefully :thumbs:
I finally got some time to get back on with my own car, so i decided to order a mazworks manifold spacer plate rather than make something up and i m not dissapointed, the quality is amazing, we got some brackets tagged onto the fuel rail too and got that fitted up, i also fitted the new fuel pressure regulator which looks cool :thumbs:.
Now for the bad news, when i built the car up i spent alot of time decided where to put the fuel lines, eventually opting to run them in the car, i spoke to a well known hose supplier about my requirements for fuel line and was advised to buy some very expensive teflon lined braided fuel hose, however when i was fitting the fpr i noticed the fuel lines were a bit inflexible and on closer inspection were cracked and would snap if you tried to bend them:eek:, shocked as i had been driving round bedford autodrome all day with fuel at 3bar next to me :eek:, vet unimpressd so i m now going to fit solid copper fule lines which look pap but cant fail :ghey:
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Scotty_s13
11-07-2010, 20:10
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Looking sweet probably the best s13 on the board...:smitten:
Ok small update although alot has happened:
Sr20 number 1 died due to oil surge and when i took it out i decided to get rid of the top mount injector idea and go with some sard 850cc side mounts and a circuit sports fuel rail, i also went a different route with the turbo but i'll put some pics of that up later on
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