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    Finished the hardware on the fuel pump, Still on...

    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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    Also completed the brake upgrade with new...

    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 :) ...

    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...
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    Wales too far for me for a trackday at the moment...

    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...
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    Its cold and wet outside, the Lydden Track day...

    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....
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    I have gone for Brembo 5.1 race stuff that works...

    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.
  7. You've got perseverance for sure, keep going and...

    You've got perseverance for sure, keep going and it will come good. You still in Kent?
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    Ordered a foot plate from Rally Design today :) -...

    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...
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    Ok so some important parts arrived this week: ...

    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...
  10. They might break as much as a rover, but also...

    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 ;)
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    Update: Well not much of one, but yesterday I...

    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...
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    I will have a look round the for sale section. ...

    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...
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    Update: Collected the Top Mount Manifold,...

    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...
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    Hi Doc - for sure its been a few years! I got...

    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: ...

    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...

    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...
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    DavidRuston's S14 200sx Track/Race Car

    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...
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    Does anyone recognise my S14?

    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...
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    from the day the insurance started, to the day...

    from the day the insurance started, to the day you phone them to cancel it - how many days actually was it?
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    you are a modifying god! all hail Dan -...

    you are a modifying god!

    all hail Dan - fecking looney :)
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    olla -

    olla -
  22. Thread: M20 dwr

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    M20 dwr

    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...
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    looking nice, I have a 180sx based Sil80 and in...

    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...
  24. Just looking through and found this old post :) ...

    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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  25. good call

    good call
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