My 13 put together quick build

[midnight180]

Hey everyone!!!!

Was never guna put my build in here, was guna just build it an blah, blah, blah!
Oh had a few vodkas so seems like a good idea now:D
Background is- Got a 91 black 13 for good money when my 14a got damaged, used it and abused it, and decided it would be ripe for a project:nod:

So im probobly 3-4 months into the project and told im loosing my storage area by christmas hence why its now gota be an uba quick build:eek:

So shorts of it is- 13 shell with an Sr20DET&box&all running gear inc rear subframe. No interior(done a million times before)etc etc.

Somehow though ive manged too loose all the pics up too this point bar a few:ghey: But hey, theres stack loads off builds going on.

So heres a pic till i find the others:thumbs: Input from you guys is welcome as its on a budget now too:annoyed:
So any ideas will be well recieved..
Oh an im guna do everything myself, bar ali welding and lathe work as a mate of mine works for a machine shop so works out uber cheap that way and easier:D
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[dread]

Ahh great to see you put a build up mate, I can watch your progress from afar now..

I saw this car last week and the work put into it already is stunning, will be an absolute minter by the time he's finished.

[midnight180]

Right managed to find 1 more pic for the mo!

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00036.jpg

The underside of the shell has been stripped bare and stich welded along the seams, this has also been done inside too. All none required bits of metal have been removed, bracketry etc.

And its all been undercoated with a zinc primer.
That is basically where i am up too now with regards too actual work done

[midnight180]

Right made a bit of progress but not as much as i need too....
Thort id best look at the boot lid as it was fairly shot:censored: (theres a suprise)
As the pics show, cut out a fair bit of grotty metal, grafted in some new, bit of filler an hopefully it`ll be tickety boo:wack:

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Also been trial fitting the front end, and chopping out more metal for my front mount instalation. Made a removable slam panel with captive nuts in it.... Should make engine in/outs super quick now:D

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Done cleaning up of suspension parts and rear subframe
Thats about all thats been done:(
Hopefully in the coming week my custom subframe mounts will get made, polybushes will turn up, hopefully it`ll be rolling very soon.

[midnight180]

Not managed agreat deal recently:down:... Been busy helping with engine swap an other random stuff


Finished cleaning some suspension bits during the week

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00113.jpg

And got them painted:D
My polybushes turned up, nice clean shinny orange ones

The rear lower arms are 14 items to go with the 14 subframe.
But i had new 13 lower ball joints(well primera ones) which are different to the 14ones:annoyed: So made a sleeve to go in the arm to locate it

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Spotted the sleeve in and pressed in the balljoint, everything seems quite nice and snug

[midnight180]

Also got my subframe bushes durring the week.
So after an absolute mare drilling them offset, fitting an refitting to test the subframe eventually got it to fit and do up square

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Also gave the underside a good coat off black paint, ready to be stonechipped and waxoiled to keep the nasties away

[midnight180]

Today.. Managed to get the inside of the car painted and the engine bay painted too. Now it feels like im getting somewhere with it.

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Was going too get it rolling before doing the painting but it saved masking stuff up, plus havnt quite finished all the rolling bits yet.

[nitrodave]

WOW! good work, wish i had the time do do a job like that, looking forward to seeing more.

[midnight180]

WOW! good work, wish i had the time do do a job like that, looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks:) Wish i had the time too, this is working in the evenings after work and at weekends. Motivation suffers a bit, but hopefully itll be worth it, best be as its all i seem to be doing at the moment, and helping my mates out with there 200`s

[D1 RWD]

great skills mate looking forward to seeing this one evolve:nod::thumbs:

[dread]

Looking sweet Sam, making some good progress!

Not long left now though, you better start thinking about getting that engine in there sharpish!!! I'll race ya to completion! :wack:

[M.D.]

cracking job mate, i so so badly want a silvia front :(

[kingj]

:clap: good work fella,keep it up:thumbs:

[midnight180]

Looking sweet Sam, making some good progress!

Not long left now though, you better start thinking about getting that engine in there sharpish!!! I'll race ya to completion! :wack:

:D Hopefully engine will be in, in a few weeks, depending on parts arriving and trying to get hold of a 14 loom for the car, I see yours is moving along nicely:thumbs:

[midnight180]

cracking job mate, i so so badly want a silvia front :(

They are pretty cool:nod: Though really need some twin squares and a uras bumper would be nice too

:clap: good work fella,keep it up:thumbs:

:thumbs:

[midnight180]

Got a little done

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00128.jpg

Pics a bit rubbish, looks much better in person, though did think about machining some nylon bushes instead of using polybushes, Especialy at the cost of poly`s:eek:

[bluestar]

how hard was the s14 subframe to fit into the s13 chassis, was it basically a direct bolt on or did you have to do a bit of modifications, really interested as i have a s14 subframe lieing around

[Girth]

****ing hell mate you have put a lot of work into that :thumbs:

[midnight180]

****ing hell mate you have put a lot of work into that :thumbs:

Honestly guv, got no help with cleaning the shell up, So when we doing yours then:whip:

[Dunkz]

Looking good dude, you should paint her yellow and green and we would have a matching pair. :wack::D

What you planning on doing as far as your front mount goes, got any intresting wheels waiting to go on? Also are you using the s13 or s14 rear camber arms. I know people use s13 arms when they fit the 5 stud hubs but i'd have thought it wouldnt matter when the whole subframe goes in?

[johnpaul200sx]

nice work so far lad.

[dread]

Any updates mate??

[midnight180]

Any updates mate??

Got a few photos to load onto the pc to update . but progress has been slow recently:cry: everythings taking ages, ie paint drying on parts, oh and me being lazy/picking parts up.

Fear not though, this weekend will be a good one though.......:thumbs:

[dread]

Haha I do hope so, i'm miles ahead of you now :smash:

[midnight180]

:D Thats cos everything bolts straight onto your car:whip: :wack:

[midnight180]

Right, not updated this for a while.
The underside of the car is now fully waxoyled. Got no photos- it just looks black and waxy:D

Painted some more chassis/suspension parts

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Over the weekend i bolted up the rear suspension parts and dropped the rear onto its wheels. Attached master cylinders. Some front suspension parts and the steering assembly.

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[midnight180]

Also modified the metal bar behind the dash to allow the 14 dash to fit.
Made it using the 14 centre section and the 13 ends

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Then started to modify the dash so it would fit. Bearing in mind im also fitting the 14 heater boxes too, ment theres a lot of parts that need to line up so that the heater blows air where required.Got the dash to fit well though and line up with the heater matrix box too. Just got to finish the fan blower box fitting then thats done.

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Also started to modify the 14 looms too, mainly started stripping all the unused crap out of them, theres a lot of it too:eek:

[nitrodave]

impressive stuff! are you going to use the s14 door cards?

[midnight180]

impressive stuff! are you going to use the s14 door cards?

Not going to run any door cards. not sure whether i should leave them bare or sheet ally them or see if i can get hold of some sheet carbon. Not really shure. Bare will be the lightest though:wack:

[Dunkz]

She's looking good dude. Its nice to get that dash in isn't it. Brings it all nicely up to date. Good work with the cross bar aswell, glad I don't have to bother with that. I think your ahead of me now, i could do with a few days off work to catch up. :)

[midnight180]

She's looking good dude. Its nice to get that dash in isn't it. Brings it all nicely up to date. Good work with the cross bar aswell, glad I don't have to bother with that. I think your ahead of me now, i could do with a few days off work to catch up. :)

Takes a while shaving the front to get the door edges too line up.:nod: Too the point that i was starting to get bored.

Hopefully itll be on the front wheels tomorrow evening after the boo boo i made with the front lower arms and polybushes:annoyed: If youve a sharp eye youll spot it in the photos:D

[kingj]

good work mate:clap: really enjoying watching how this progresses:nod: keep it up:thumbs:

[dread]

Takes a while shaving the front to get the door edges too line up.:nod: Too the point that i was starting to get bored.

Hopefully itll be on the front wheels tomorrow evening after the boo boo i made with the front lower arms and polybushes:annoyed: If youve a sharp eye youll spot it in the photos:D

I know what you did, because I nearly did it to..... :whip:

The lower arms are supposed to keep the standard metal bush collars, and not remove them.... Looks like you will need to do a bit of fabrication.

Looking really good otherwise :thumbs:

[midnight180]

I know what you did, because I nearly did it to..... :whip:

The lower arms are supposed to keep the standard metal bush collars, and not remove them.... Looks like you will need to do a bit of fabrication.

Looking really good otherwise :thumbs:

You got it:thumbs: Annoying really.... Got some stepped sleeves machined up yesterday and fitted them this evening, so its all good again:D

[dread]

You got it:thumbs: Annoying really.... Got some stepped sleeves machined up yesterday and fitted them this evening, so its all good again:D

Well at least you're little set back was cheaper to solve than mine. Keep it up mate, your doing alright.

Whats the story with the ammount of time you have left now, when do you lose the use of the workshop?

[midnight180]

Well at least you're little set back was cheaper to solve than mine. Keep it up mate, your doing alright.

Whats the story with the ammount of time you have left now, when do you lose the use of the workshop?

Well theres a possibility that i mite not be loosing the space now:D, i should find out fairly soon. Which will be awsome:nod:

[dread]

Well theres a possibility that i mite not be loosing the space now:D, i should find out fairly soon. Which will be awsome:nod:

Ahh good stuff. I wish I could of had your facilities to build mine in, it's been so cold recently.

[midnight180]

Ahh good stuff. I wish I could of had your facilities to build mine in, it's been so cold recently.

:no: Its colder inside the workshop than it is outside at the moment. Just handy when it gets dark i can still see what im doing:wack:

[midnight180]

Finished fitting the heaterboxes this afternoon. what a pain that was. Lots of removing of old brakets on the bulkhead, then work some magic with rivnuts and some spacers and they fit:D

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00141.jpg

Also fitted the front lower arms and some borrowed tension arms. And thats it for now....

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[dread]

Good work man, does it all line up with the ducting in the dash now then?

[stig's nemesis]

Looking good, nice work :thumbs:

[midnight180]

Good work man, does it all line up with the ducting in the dash now then?

It does indeed. Although its a pain to do:nod:. Especially as the matrix pipes have a different distance between them to the 13 one so its all a bit poo on the bulkhead side but i have a plan to hopefully sort it without ruining the paint(Should have done this first)

[midnight180]

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Just thort id add a picture of the rear actually on the floor with wheels:smash:

[midnight180]

Fitted the front Hub parts and suspension:D

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00145.jpg

Which means its on its wheels

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Started sandblasting the disc backplates, got one left too do, So hopefully they should be painted and on soon.

[stig's nemesis]

wow its getting there:nod:

[dread]

Its so satisfying to get the damn thing on wheels isn't it :)

Hows ya wiring coming along?

[midnight180]

Its so satisfying to get the damn thing on wheels isn't it :)

Hows ya wiring coming along?

Trying to do the wiring at home, but everytime i try to get more done i get attacked by a small child:wack: Hopefully i will get it done over christmas though.

[midnight180]

Been working on the wiring looms, getting there slowely with them. Started to make an arch roller today which i will finish tomorrow and then roll the arches(should be better than using the steel pole bodge style:D), hopefully will get pics of it all tomorrow:thumbs:
Other than that i havnt done a great deal:ghey:

Spent all my free time recently grafting an RB25 into my mates 14 with him:thumbs: About 60-70hours worth approx:nod: Im sure he will put a thread up about it. But basicaly 5 longish days from start to finish:smash:

Imagine where my car would be now with them hours put in her:cry:

[midnight180]

Thort its about time to update this, had a mare of a time recently so not done as much as should have been done.

Got the brakelines fitted, definatly one of my favorite things at the moment
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Also the intercooler fits well in its new home
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[midnight180]

Also put a lot of hours in recently to get the shell prepared for paint
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[midnight180]

Ive also nearly finnished modding the looms although i have no pics of it.
Modified the 14 loom to take 14a clocks and re-routed as much crap from the centre console area to behind the dash, so hopefully there wont be much wiring showing inside the car.

Also got hold of a couple of small sheets of carbon fibre too, just gota work out what to do with them:D

[bluedanny]

looking good mate! what colour you going to go then?

[midnight180]

Guna repaint it in kh3......
Was really tempted by a pastel colour, like yellow:nod: but it`ll draw too much attention i think, id rather it looked fairly plain on the outside if that makes sense.

Now the next one i build, that will be a different story:thumbs:

[bluedanny]

Guna repaint it in kh3......
Was really tempted by a pastel colour, like yellow:nod: but it`ll draw too much attention i think, id rather it looked fairly plain on the outside if that makes sense.

Now the next one i build, that will be a different story:thumbs:

thats good:nod: there a few stripped out sil80 sr20 being done at the min me being one of them:thumbs: just glad your not got the same colour as me other wise i would have to go buy a different basecoat:whip:

[Dunkz]

About time you got back to work. Starting to come together now, intresting that you did all your looms away from the car, lets hope it all fits nicely. :thumbs:

[midnight180]

Did about 75% of the looms away from the car. They look a bit like this near the car

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Also modified the fuse/relay box under the bonnet from the the 14 one to a combination of bits to fit inside a 13 box.

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[midnight180]

Got the shell painted too.

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Doesnt look too bad. Needs flating and polishing really, whether it gets it or not is another matter

[midnight180]

Also have put the engine and box in over the weekend.
Engine had a non rattling sprocket put in and all un-necessary crap removed from the engine.

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Never got the elbow fitted as the one i brought from apex didnt fit:censored:
Not best pleased it has to be said, so will have to speak to them.

[midnight180]

Today i did some random wiring and started sorting/fabbing/modding the intercooler pipes

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[dread]

Lookin good sam. The paint looks pretty decent in the pictures :thumbs:

On the face of it, it looks like your on the home stretch now.

[midnight180]

Finished the intercooler pipes:D Took some time but im pleased with how they all sit, And its nice only having 4 bits of hose connecting it all

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[midnight180]

Then got on and started getting my radiator to fit. So managed to modify some brakets i had taken of another car to mount the bottom feet of the rad

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp320/oldskooll/DSC00240.jpg

Then made some top brackets out of some ali, not quite finished but you get the idea:thumbs:

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[S13b]

looking posh mate, hurry up and get that wiring finished so we can go out and thrash it :thumbs:

[midnight180]

looking posh mate, hurry up and get that wiring finished so we can go out and thrash it :thumbs:

You will only moan when i thrash you:whip:

[smiths14a]

I would love your skills. Im in awe sir :nod:

[Girth]

You will only moan when i thrash you:whip:

:D

Just have to watch out for those rouge tires huh Sam :nod:

[swiftmini]

I like how you have mounted the fmic. thats how i wanna go when i fit the sil front end, if i have enough room that is.

kev

[swiftmini]

Any chance you can take a couple pics of how the headlights are mounted to the body? I can almost see in a couple of your pics.

kev

[Paulpen]

I like how you have mounted the fmic. thats how i wanna go when i fit the sil front end, if i have enough room that is.

kev


Same here - seems very sensible now looking at it - must cut down on pipework too :nod:

[midnight180]

Any chance you can take a couple pics of how the headlights are mounted to the body? I can almost see in a couple of your pics.

kev

Im sure i can sort out some pics of that, though my camera has just blown up so gota sort out a new one first:annoyed:


Same here - seems very sensible now looking at it - must cut down on pipework too :nod:

About 2-3 ft less of pipe work, hoping to notice it in the driving:nod:
I mounted it there as its out the way, ie should help protect it in the event of a front ender or anything of that nature too

[midnight180]

:D

Just have to watch out for those rouge tires huh Sam :nod:

Just finally got what your talking about:wack:
Should have an update tonight if my pics ever upload on this ancient pc of mine

[midnight180]

Got a few more pics to add. Not done much recently due to an accident....
But this weekend/bank holiday hopefully:nod:

Got airfilter pipework sorted and afm and filter on

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With the massive amount of issues ive had with my elbow, i got another sent out from apex. angle seemed better and just cleared gearbox, but the turbo face was not flat at all. Sent it to the machine shop and got the face skimmed. They took off just under 3mm were the exact words to get it flat:eek:
All i can say is quality control!!!

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Dont know how well you can see in the pic.

So got the elbow and the downpipe on

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[midnight180]

Done some wiring of late, its getting close now. Should have some pics soon.

I STILL need some s14 high beam wires of the back of the lamp units. So if anybody has some:thumbs: As my wanted post dont seem to be doing the job.

[retardrift]

you on the weekender mate??

[M.D.]

nice work mate, be careful with not a lot of flexable joints in your intercooler, you need a few to allow for engine rock, id be tempted to cut the hot side pipe and put a strait connector in there somewhere, the ones with the hump back, that is unless you have some very stiff engine mounts.