Finished the hardware on the fuel pump, Still on the lookout for a turbo, can't bring myself to spend £1k on a new unit, might go Mamba?
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Finished the hardware on the fuel pump, Still on the lookout for a turbo, can't bring myself to spend £1k on a new unit, might go Mamba?
Also completed the brake upgrade with new YellowStuff all round. Have done 1 track day and they were faultless, surprised for the money tbh.
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I bought one as suggested :)
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y540/dwruston/200SX%20S14%20Track/s14_foot_zpsjgygax2a.jpg
and relocated the extinguisher to in front of the drivers seat for...
Wales too far for me for a trackday at the moment :( maybe when I get another trailer later in the year.
Trackday @ Lydden Hill on the 18th so I had to crack on and get the car sorted, blooming...
Its cold and wet outside, the Lydden Track day got cancelled in January so I have a list of tasks to do, and no enthusiasm to do them.
1. Put it on axle stands and flush old brake fluid out
2....
I have gone for Brembo 5.1 race stuff that works from cold and doesn't boil easily apparently. Going to get 'nost***ia' on axle stands next Sunday and sort it.
You've got perseverance for sure, keep going and it will come good. You still in Kent?
Ordered a foot plate from Rally Design today :) - I am booked in for Lydden Hill on the 28th, so I have also ordered 1ltr of brake fluid as need to flush the old stuff out. On last track day when...
Ok so some important parts arrived this week:
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y540/dwruston/200SX%20S14%20Track/s14_sxoc_zps909bvmfx.jpg
This morning I collected the car from RP Garage...
They might break as much as a rover, but also just as easy to fix pretty much.
I am back to s14 ownership after a few years away. Bolts are all still in the same place as I remembered them ;)
Update:
Well not much of one, but yesterday I dropped 'nost***ia' as I'm calling the 200sx down to the garage to be welded up and then re-MOT's. Hope to be out in her at the weekend for a local...
I will have a look round the for sale section.
For inspiration I have been reading about a few of the cars I remember:
Matt_S Refresher, Bizzle's 14.5 and Mitto's S14.5 and of course Polo's...
Update: Collected the Top Mount Manifold, Downpipe and External Wastegate bits yesterday. Now Turbo hunting.
CX Racing 11 gauge SR20 T3/T4 top mount manifold...
Hi Doc - for sure its been a few years! I got married and now have 4 children (3 x Boys 14yr, 12yr, 11yr and 1 Girl 3.5yrs). Still doing consulting for Microsoft but luckily part-time these days :)
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Update Other Things I have done to it so far:
I created a simple centre panel to hold the switched and boost gauge.
• Relocated ECU to Glovebox
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Update: So I have been using the car and it’s been pretty faultless. 1 incident at Lydden where I fitted a radiator cap and that turned out to be faulty. I popped home, grabbed the standard one and...
I bought this from DSI earlier this year and did nothing with it except took it straight to the track. I bought it because the nasty jobs were already done, it needed a new windscreen but apart from...
Does anyone know any history about this car from before it was sold to DSi? I acquired it a while back and am now piecing together its history?
I have seen the YouTube video by MonkeyLondon - the...
from the day the insurance started, to the day you phone them to cancel it - how many days actually was it?
you are a modifying god!
all hail Dan - fecking looney :)
olla -
anyone know where this car ended up? was my green s14 a couple of years back
as soon as I sold it the new owner pretty much dissapeared - keen to know of where the car is now (mainly because I...
looking nice, I have a 180sx based Sil80 and in Japan that cost me £2800 before shipping etc.
Mines got a forged engine and with some other toys etc, but still by the time it was home was £4000 so...
Just looking through and found this old post :)
The company is SVA Imports (www.svaimports.com) and they seem to get bigger every year. I'm down there a fair bit tinkering with their dyno etc.
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good call