Project Not Long Now S13

**Pablo13** · 12-09-2006, 17:34

Balanced, shot-peened and bored out too budget £1000

**Pablo13** · 12-09-2006, 17:38

Got in today and found this waiting for me from DW, only ordered
sunday!!

A drift button. But whats in that box?

Nice new front rods

Well my bushes had gone so I went for the adjustables

Will get them on tomorrow

**Pablo13** · 13-09-2006, 20:04

Them dam front arms! I tried to take off the oldies and the front bolt dont budge
it has rusted itself to the metal sheath in the bush. When I tried to turn it the
bush just ripped . I will attack it with an angle grinder tomorrow cos ive tried
everything else!! Talking of grinding I decided to take one to the bootlid and get
that done lookin OK ish.

**Razzario** · 13-09-2006, 20:39

pics remind me... i've got my a tc rods to fit and my boot to grind

**Pablo13** · 14-09-2006, 18:24

Well this is what I got upto yesterday till my battery died

and todays efforts (could only spend a while on it)

Thats 3 tubs in there

Murder trying to get all the knobly bits off, my pal is gonna bring a surf form board thing in tomorrow

**Razzario** · 14-09-2006, 18:40

nice progress

**Pablo13** · 14-09-2006, 18:43

nice one, thanks

**Pablo13** · 15-09-2006, 18:00

I run out of filler! still a bit more to do. I stuck a coat of primer on it to see how much more is needed there are two main areas to do.

The photo hides alot, its far far from perfect, but when a FRP boot is in the pipeline it will do for a while. gotta add more filler yet though!

**Pablo13** · 18-09-2006, 19:43

Lil' Update......
Got a new screen!!!!!

I carryed on with the filling.......

but a word or warning, Halfords nissan gold aint nissan gold!!

hmmmm.........me thinks thats gonna get a coat of black along with the roof
Me currys just came, more to come!

**Pablo13** · 18-09-2006, 20:43

well thanks halfrauds! Its either that or there is some serious colour fade going
on. Thought Id post up where I mounted my guages, cos they been in there for
about two years!

Still need oil pressure and temp, they will come when i fit oil cooler and plate.

**spencer_foxwell** · 18-09-2006, 22:50

Great work I would have given up by now, I nearly did give up with mine but it got rescued by a small rectangular piece of plastic

**Paul200sx** · 19-09-2006, 07:14

its getting there mate! good work!

**Pablo13** · 19-09-2006, 19:51

Just a quick update . Got myself a nice black roof . This has confirmed my choice for the bootlid to go black too. Also fixed a split pipe I had from the turbo oil return pipe, it was leaving an annoying drip on the floor .

That was all I could do tonight....got roped into doing my girls brakes on her E30

**IIvIIitch** · 19-09-2006, 21:48

did you weld the boot lid or is that just filler and wire mesh?

**Pablo13** · 27-09-2006, 17:17

Nah its all filler, mesh and two plates of metal at the top what I put in place with.....wait for it.....filler

**Pablo13** · 02-10-2006, 18:52

Its update time

but first I have to post this speed cam outside my
work, does exactly what it says on the tin!!

I grinded my arms off today. Well, only one needed grinding the other came
off easy......

Yes I am the numpty with the grinder

Lined up the new rods so they are same length as oldies till I get the
geometry done

And presto! On

Thats about it for now, few bits and bobs then its off to weld. Judging by
my previous welding attempts

I think im gonna get someone else to do it, so If anyone can recommend a good/cheap welder in the east london essex area let me know!

**Pablo13** · 14-10-2006, 10:59

Hey peeps! Just picked my car up today from the welders. 7 miles now covered on the new engine run in, so far so good

I still need more work (and paint!) on that bootlid. I never had any pictures of the rusty sills cos I was too ashamed of them

but here is the finished articles:
Right

Upside down left

I can assure you they look ten times better than the black patchwork that used to be there

Also done was a patch on the chassis rail and a spot on the passenger floor. Gonna Go give it a hover out cos its covered in dog hair on the inside fit a few more bits and clean it up.....more pics later today

**ferretca18** · 14-10-2006, 14:27

good stuff mate

next on my list is to sort all the rust

**d1fter** · 14-10-2006, 16:53

in process of doing all the rust on mine what a pain, all mines on the front right arch lol welding time me thinks.

**Pablo13** · 15-10-2006, 14:36

Been Fiddling. I attempted to fit and ebay front strut but whilst fitting it I realised just how crap it is. It fouls the brake reservior and doesnt actually look like It will keep it stiff anyway so its going back where it belongs........on ebay.
I also fitted my leather nismo knob to replace the one I tore earlier on and got
my head unit in

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