The final hurrah – S13, 25K miles, 1 owner from new, full refurb

[Zeldoz]

Wow!

[Petrol]

It's been a few year since I sold my S14, so I don't check these forums too often anymore. But now that you're back with another project, I will be watching with great interest! Can't wait for more updates! Great work so far, Pete!

It's been a long time This whole project is like a blast from the past

What a find! Great work as always!

It was a million to one shot I found it but it's thanks to

Any more progress?

Just wire brushing under the back of the shell at the mo, pics below

Wow!

I'm hoping it will be mechanically bang on when it's done.








Should be doing a full on blasting day tomorrow

[alanjuggler]

not teaching you to suck eggs or anything but try and take a look at the inside of the chassis rail that runs above the exhaust - mine was pretty bad from being rather warm and rather wet.

not sure if dynax from the inside would get to all the worst bits.

[Petrol]

not teaching you to suck eggs or anything but try and take a look at the inside of the chassis rail that runs above the exhaust - mine was pretty bad from being rather warm and rather wet.

not sure if dynax from the inside would get to all the worst bits.

Thanks

[Petrol]

7 hours of blasting and wire brushing.....





Can be difficult to see when blasting. This lamp helps













Then sprayed it with 2 coats of Electrox primer





Quite a large chunk of the back end done now

[CrazySx]

Wow! Good work as always! What is hold the car in the air that high?

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[pointz]

I want to do mine this winter wish I had the time and equipment to do the job to this standard! Awesome job as per, do you want to do mine next?

[CrazySx]

I want to do mine this winter wish I had the time and equipment to do the job to this standard! Awesome job as per, do you want to do mine next?

Winter is the worst time to do it, unless you have a garage, good light and a good heater!

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[pointz]

Winter is the worst time to do it, unless you have a garage, good light and a good heater!

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I better find a garage then! I want to enjoy my car during summer!

[Petrol]

Wow! Good work as always! What is hold the car in the air that high?

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I have the shell on these axle stands under the chassis rails. Since the back of the shell weighs little, they will take the weight

I better find a garage then! I want to enjoy my car during summer!

Main problem in winter is damp and getting the paint to dry


Cut the OS sill out. Marked up with masking tape



Then used a 1mm cutting disk





It's that rotten the spot welds at the other end just came off



Right behind the outer sill is a stiffening plate

The reason the sills rot is that the distance between the outer sill and the stiffening plate is about 1mm. Nissan sprayed box wax in this area but it's that tight it didn't get in

The stiffener is folded and spot welded to this lip



To find the spot welds I wire brushed the lip with this



Easy to see with the paint / rust removed



I then ground them down a bit



Then used this to split them





Then cut along the stiffener to get rid of the rot

[nismo]

Your lucky you can still see spot welds. Most 13's including mine there was no metal left, nice work mate.

[Petrol]

Your lucky you can still see spot welds. Most 13's including mine there was no metal left, nice work mate.

Looks like the 10 years storage in a garage has saved it. I will be selling my old S13 as a rolling shell (everything bar engine and gearbox) when this car is finished. The shell on that is mint

This is another stiffener that needs some work



Then cut part of the outer wing out



Clamped it to a piece of sheet steel



I used various hammers and dollys to make a repair piece

[Jonny Wilkinson]

I will be selling my old S13 as a rolling shell (everything bar engine and gearbox) when this car is finished.

Why aren't you selling the old 13 as a whole ? PM me if you don't want to clutter the thread.

[chappy]

I imagine that the engine and box is going in this one?

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[Petrol]

Why aren't you selling the old 13 as a whole ? PM me if you don't want to clutter the thread.

I'll keep it short and sweet.
The engine was rebuilt 8000 miles ago but it still burned oil - most likely turbo
It was taken on a long trip and run short of oil which damaged the big ends
The engine has a lot of parts which are good - +20 forged pistons, head has had a full on refurb, new cam idler, clutch, refurbed starter etc. The clutch was brand new and the gearbox is 100%. I would sell it as a complete car but feel there could be more value in these parts.

I am also going to swap a few parts over as those on my old car look better -
NSF wing (small dent in new one)
Rear bumper (scuffed)
Fuel tank
Brake backplates

I'm also going to take off -
Wheels
Kouki's
Induction kit
Mongoose exhaust

I have everything to build the car up to sell as complete if needed.

[craiglancs]

Pete on the tools again eh.Awesome!

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[Pete C]

For obsolete parts, try Humphris in Oxford, they're really helpful with the old stuff, unlike my local one. I got a front rad support crossmember from them and it turned up in record time. They also do mail order

http://www.online-parts.co.uk/nissan/

01865 779900

Good luck with it Pete

[Petrol]

Pete on the tools again eh.Awesome!

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I must be mad

For obsolete parts, try Humphris in Oxford, they're really helpful with the old stuff, unlike my local one. I got a front rad support crossmember from them and it turned up in record time. They also do mail order

http://www.online-parts.co.uk/nissan/

01865 779900

Good luck with it Pete

Thanks Pete


Not sure if this a jacking stiffener or an alignment point used during manufacture.



Either way the inner sill is rusty so I cut it out



Further up is OK




Ground the rust out of the rear spoiler





This is why they rot. The black foam is porous. Any gaps or cracks in the paint and it sucks water up like a sponge



Brush painted Electrox on the bare metal



Had a load of the back suspension parts blasted.

Subby hung up for primer









All primed now

[CrazySx]

Did u sandblast them all? They look mint

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[Jonny Wilkinson]

Hi Pete, Any chance of some really clear close-ups of the spoiler before, during and after remedial work ? I really want to see the shape of the metal brackets so I can remake mine properly.

The bracket you pointed to in the first pic of Post78 is a jack reinforcement point. Corrosion in this area is what leads to collapsed sills when people jack on them.