I also go around to putting in my Stack mechanical boost gauge, but I need to fix the dash lights before I run power to it for the light. Any ideas why the instrument cluster lights would stay on...
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I also go around to putting in my Stack mechanical boost gauge, but I need to fix the dash lights before I run power to it for the light. Any ideas why the instrument cluster lights would stay on...
The wheels have been on for about a week. SO MUCH BETTER. The car now looks like somebody actually likes it.
The arches had been hammered out, so I tidied up the rears and the fronts needed a pretty...
Looks like a nice s14 mate! Interesting about the modified knuckles, I've been finding it pretty far to spin as well. Any idea where you can get these?
If you're wondering what's involved in retrimming the interior panels: Contact adhesive, patience, and a HEAP of clothes pegs. This has been my evenings for the last three weeks!
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The wheels...
This is lovely. OEM+ FTMFW.
That's a tasty spec list on the new engine. I'd love to hear it running on the poncams!
The interior retrim is coming along well, though only the dash is back in right now as I'm waiting on a few parts. It's slow going, but it looks SO much better. I wish I'd taken a before photo of the...
For reference, this does it for me.
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Oh, sweet mother of all that is holy, THIS DOES IT FOR ME.
Mostly because I'm sick of the electrical gremlins. My plans for the weekend fell through, so I'm going to have a romantic weekend in with the multimeter.
The dash is badly sun damaged and cracked...
Yeah, I get over excited. Point in case, this happened when I got home from work today....
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Thanks mate, it will be nice one day! It's a good starting point.
I guess I was lucky. There was a couple of spots where it looked like it might tear, so I lubed them with window cleaner and gently pried them apart with a dentist pick, worked fine but wasn't quick....
It's two pieces of rubbery plastic with a metal clip in the centre. Fits perfectly as you would expect of oem. I was very careful taking the old one out as it clips around another moulding that looks...
Oh, and I took the spoiler off. Unfortunately the ducktail doesn't cover the holes from the old one, so they're ducktaped until I can be bothered to fill them and repaint the bootlid. I'm going to...
I've also removed the recirc valve and bunged up the holes, need to sort out my dump valve to work at full boost and allow surge at low boost. The carbon catch can thingy is gone as I need space for...
I finally got around to making up new looms for the indicators, now I have two on the side of the front bumper and two in the fog light position. So now it's happy and flashing at a sensible speed...
I seem to be spending my life fixing annoying little electrical problems, mostly I have no idea how it got like this in the first place, somebody has had some odd ideas about wiring. This is a good...
Oh, and the clean bits on the subframe are where I spilled a heap of fuel while fixing the sender unit. Who knew fuel was such a good subframe cleaner?!
I'm getting right into the spirit of silvia ownership, today I had to bodge the alternator tensioner to get it home from the garage, so now it's held on by zipties. I'm fairly certain that's what the...
That ducktail is AWESOME. You're making mine look like weak sauce.
I'm loving the retro theme, this build is right up my alley. I hope to see this in the metal one day!
Thanks, I'll investigate that as soon as I have the car back home.
If I do need to replace the whole cluster, does anybody know if a UK spec cluster will be a straight plug-in on a JDM car? And...
Ah, is that a common problem? I'll pull that out when I get the car back, I was going to pull the instrument loom out too. Thanks!
I've got a s14 with a speedo problem. I'm really not good with electronics.
Firstly, it just didn't work most of the time, with brief moments of erratic and unreasonable indications. I took it out...
Oh aye, straight in at the deep end! I've had plenty cars that don't behave, but never one that has made me say "uh, wait....f**king WHAT?!" so many times in the first month of ownership!
That...
I know, I know...
Yep, hence I turned down the boost and drove very sensibly.....
I also had to buy and tape a torch to the steering column so I could see the dials, zip tie the front bumper...
Plans are, as always every changing, but currently:
Fix that bloody speedo.
Rebuild brakes.
Fix indicators (from oem four down to two on the front, just need to track down the wiring and fix)....
Since I got it I've mostly been fixing all the annoying problems. The boost has been turned right down and I'm taking it really easy on the old girl until I get a few more things done. I had moved...