My S14a build

[Daz]

alright Daz,


I just wanted to say I have read through this whole thread and I think you have done an amazing job with a daily driven car!
How you have slowly tuned this car but still also used it everyday to get you around.

I have to admit , it is one of the most stunning damson's/200sx around, I dont think there is a better look for a s14a than all standard bumpers,splitters and spoilers. Finishing the car off nicely with the ROTA's and lowered suspension.

Keep up the good work because it is inspiring and good to read.



Si

Hey Si,

Thank you for that. I'm glad my car is inspiring. The downside is that I'm getting to a point where I'm gonna start changing the look of the car to try and make it a bit more sleek and aggressive. No massive bodykits going anywhere near it though but there will be some changes coming along .

[Daz]

Gday!

The car is still lookin good matey, keep up the good work

Im glad i havent been "paid" for the favours

did the NGK's arrive yet, if not ill kick him up the arse and get him to send them

Cheers Greg. When your next over here I'll give you payment for the favours as I know your jealous really .

Not yet although I haven't checked the post in the last few days, will check tonight.

Got a few new bits to update later tonight on here aswell .

[MaccyD]

Gotta say, this car looks even better in the flesh, a bit gutting when my parents and girlfriend all say they prefer your car to mine, bastards. In fairness i will be getting there, getting rid of all the poo and going back to standard look, nice and clean. Just need some dishier wheels or to get mine powdercoated.

Anyway, let me know how you get on with the power steering pump.

[stus14a]

love this car real clean and simple mods whats the current engine spec with that turbo??

[Daz]

Gotta say, this car looks even better in the flesh, a bit gutting when my parents and girlfriend all say they prefer your car to mine, bastards. In fairness i will be getting there, getting rid of all the poo and going back to standard look, nice and clean. Just need some dishier wheels or to get mine powdercoated.

Anyway, let me know how you get on with the power steering pump.

Was good to finally meet you after chatting for so long Maccy, The engine looks good mate, just need to get it in and running. Thats gonna be awesome.

I'm glad your family and gf liked the car , Thank you mum again for the dinner, very unexpected and was very yummy

Oh and the drive to yours Maccy was immense, the roads near you are so so much fun, lots of fast overtakes and lots of places to mess about .

I fitted the power steering pump the other day. Was alot easier than I thought it would be (took about an hour all in) and all seems well now. Steering feels nice and smooth again. Thanks buddy

love this car real clean and simple mods whats the current engine spec with that turbo??

Thats Stu, Current spec for the engine is as follows:

Mongoose Cat back exhaust
De-cat
Apex downpipe
GT28r
Apexi Air filter with hardpipe intake
DB-Power Front mount intercooler
NGK Grade 7 spark plugs
Walbro 255l fuel pump
Apexi AVCR

Currently running about 1 bar and that hit a nice healthy 285bhp & 260ft/lb (might of been 250ft/lb, can't remember now) but that was with the turbo hanging off.

The car feels nice and fast at the moment and the Auto diff (yet to post the photo's yet) has made a massive difference. 4th & 5th gears are completely transformed now.

[Daz]

Done a few more little bits to this like fitting some R33 GTS-t front brakes, replacement rear pads and a nice Auto Diff.

The car is running spot on again and I'm loving it. I took a few mates out for a blast on sat night and every one of them grabbed the jesus handle on full boost.

Can't wait to run the car up the hill at the weekender, just a shame the exhaust will be so quiet.

Will post up some more photo's before the weekender .

[nash`s]

am looking forward to seeing go up the hill mate

[Aj82]

Looking forward to the pics mate. Car is getting better all the time.


Cheers Aj

[Daz]

am looking forward to seeing go up the hill mate

I can't wait to take it up, it won't be the fastest by any means though.

Low & Slow for me .

Looking forward to the pics mate. Car is getting better all the time.


Cheers Aj

Thanks for that Aj, will try and get some up later once I've got everything packed

[Mark]

I took a few mates out for a blast on sat night and every one of them grabbed the jesus handle on full boost.

Your friends are all

Get mine back from the paint shop tonight (hopefully ) let us know if you want to pop out anywhere and get some photos of the cars together

[clive]

[QUOTE=Daz;5387801]Done a few more little bits to this like fitting some R33 GTS-t front brakes, replacement rear pads and a nice Auto Diff.
QUOTE]

could i ask why you have down graded from the 330mm kit Daz?

if prefered- you could answer the question via pm

[Mark]

Its a temporary downgrade and cheaper than refurbing his fubarded calipers

[Daz]

could i ask why you have down graded from the 330mm kit Daz?

if prefered- you could answer the question via pm

As Mark has mentioned my S14 calipers were fubarded and needed rebuilding. I bought the R33 GTS-t brakes for the same price as rebuilding the calipers , so I'm selling the 330mm kit for the time being and will be replacing the disk's with a nice big 345mm kit instead .

The reason's I haven't bought the 345mm kit yet is because I didn't want to risk not bedding them in properly before the weekender. So give it a few weeks and I'll have some 345's on there

[MEL]

you dont need bigger brakes driving miss pansy

[Daz]

you dont need bigger brakes driving miss pansy

[Bud180]

Awesome Project man, real fun to read. Where can i get a set of clear front and sde repeater lenses.

THere were some a t japfest i should have got but didnt. Now i cant find any!!!

[clive]

you dont need bigger brakes driving miss pansy

plus 345mm is a lot of rolling weight on the hubs

[Daz]

Awesome Project man, real fun to read. Where can i get a set of clear front and sde repeater lenses.

THere were some a t japfest i should have got but didnt. Now i cant find any!!!

Thanks Bud.

Indicators can be found here http://www.apexperformance.co.uk/cat...a49dd7fc94bcff

plus 345mm is a lot of rolling weight on the hubs

I want them, although to be fair the R33 GTS-t's are coping really well. If knowone buys the 330mm's from me then I'll just get some new brackets to fit them back on.

[Daz]

Another update and another thing broken with the car

Andrew popped over tonight to borrow my coilpacks to see if that could fix his running problems but it didn't sort it.

Whilst I was taking the coil packs out of mine I noticed something on one of my boost pipes.......a nice big split. So that explains why the boost has been a bit crap lately. So I need to sort a new boost pipe before friday morning otherwise I can't take my car to the weekender . Anyone local got a spare bit of pipe, its 50mm internal diameter and about 110mm long.

Anyway, here's the pics.

[Chriscooke]

Could you not get a samco delivered in time with express delivery?

That s14 is very orange