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

[Petrol]

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.

Sure, I will get some pics of the spoiler posted. Better re fit the jack reinforcement plate then

Did u sandblast them all? They look mint

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No I didn't have everything done. Don't want to get grit in any bearings. This lot is being done by wire brushes / Deox

Diffy



Drive shafts



Lower arms



Bearing carrier



Got loads of parts in primer now

[Petrol]

These are all the pics I have of what I cut out of the spoiler. You can't cut all of the plates out - they are quite big and it would ruin the spoiler
















The plan is to seal the metal properly with sikaflex to prevent further corrosion.

[sx rider]

making good progress sir, keep it up

[Petrol]

making good progress sir, keep it up

Thanks. Sprayed quite a lot of rear suspension parts in 2K epoxy. As far as I know, it's the most durable paint there is for chassis components











Seems strange doing all this again The main thing with any project is to keep going

[alanjuggler]

doing it to the right car this time though pete

have you pulled the old S13 engine? it sounds like it might be worth sorting it out before selling the S13 and given I've got a fair few CA spares, I reckon it could be made whole again without much money spent on it

[Jonny Wilkinson]

I agree with Alan (as usual).

I have a few CA bits and pieces too if it helps.

[Petrol]

doing it to the right car this time though pete

have you pulled the old S13 engine? it sounds like it might be worth sorting it out before selling the S13 and given I've got a fair few CA spares, I reckon it could be made whole again without much money spent on it

Absolutely the right car Can't live without an S13

I agree with Alan (as usual).

I have a few CA bits and pieces too if it helps.

Thanks but it's time for the old car to move on. If I had the storage space, I would have kept it but have come to an arrangement with a long established member on here which is good. The old car will live on


Progress is slow at the moment due to other commitments but managed to get the rear subby sprayed in 2K epoxy paint





Some of it is OK



Other areas were a bit pitted so I sprayed quite a few coats on. This is what happens when you apply too much paint



It goes mega orange peel. The reason I did this is to get enough paint on to flat it back to hide the pitting

Few more bits done like the drive shafts

[zeppelin101]

What is it exactly you're spraying on to all this stuff? I've got a big tin of electrox zinc primer at my parents for a basecoat, I can't remember what I used on my last car as a top coat but it wasn't very durable. Looking for a better alternative.

[Pete C]

Thanks but it's time for the old car to move on. If I had the storage space, I would have kept it but have come to an arrangement with a long established member on here which is good. The old car will live on

From one Pete to another

[Jonny Wilkinson]

What is it exactly you're spraying on to all this stuff? I've got a big tin of electrox zinc primer at my parents for a basecoat, I can't remember what I used on my last car as a top coat but it wasn't very durable. Looking for a better alternative.

Have a look at BH Epoxy Mastic. Goes over Electrox and Etchweld at treat. I wouldn't use it on outward facing panels but its great for underbody.

[Petrol]

Have a look at BH Epoxy Mastic. Goes over Electrox and Etchweld at treat. I wouldn't use it on outward facing panels but its great for underbody.

The plan now is to get the bits I need off the old car (I say old, a lot of it is better nick than the new one ) Then Pete can pick it up

Kouki's off. I need to take the hatch lock out and swap the barrels over as they are different



Airbox removed to fit the Apexi induction kit



AFM looks clean as a whistle



Battery box only needs a quick fettle up



I have a Deox C tank on the go, it's great for cleaning plated stuff back to bare metal like the diff cooler pipes



I'm also using it to remove rust from parts like the diff pump mount and bumper mounting bracket




These will have a quick bead blast before primer.

[Petrol]

This is the difference between a Kouki hatch lock and a stock one



Kouki one is at the bottom, extended to allow for the extra depth of the rear trim

To change the barrel so only one key is needed, it's just a case of removing this C clip





Rear lights are held in with 4 nuts and butyl tape. The tape needs heating up to soften it before the lights will come out. Hairdrier is best for this but you need to get things quite warm



Old car jacked ready to swap some parts over. Looks a bit like a production line

[chappy]

Looks a bit like my dream driveway

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[Dastardly]

I'm liking the production line.

[Petrol]

Looks a bit like my dream driveway

Only trouble is, none of them work

I'm liking the production line.

These 2 cars must have come down the Nissan production line not that far apart


The brake backplate on the left, is from this 25K miles, garaged all it's life car
The one on the right is from my old car, 108K miles, parked on the drive and driven through winter





Kind of makes you think about garages

Took the back box off the Mongoose exhaust, this is going on the new car. Have to say I was pleasantly surprised how easily it came apart

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Mongoose is a quality system Mine still shines up lovely after 10 yrs or more.

[Pete C]

Best sounding exhaust you can get for the CA18DET bar none, IMO. I've never had anything else, nor would I. Got nearly 300bhp on one too

[Dastardly]

Does make you wonder about garages. My daily 13 was garaged for a long time and that's a rusty POS but my nice 13 hasn't been garaged that much according to previous owner.

[arry]

Does make you wonder about garages.

They need ventilation, otherwise once you've stuck the car away the heat soak makes for a really humid environment which just rots cars.

[Petrol]

Mongoose gets the then

I need to get the stock exhaust off the car and fit it to Pete C's so it can be driven on the trailer. So, a change of plan



The last SX's I have refurbed have been done in 2 halves. This time I'm going to do the lot in one foul swoop.

Damp garage = rust











Strange car this, it's either completely knackered, or absolutely mint. Turbo heat shield is still on and the plating is still on the gearbox bracket



Door cards off





Everything is perfect inside the doors




One extreme, to another

Started cleaning the Mongoose up, tar spots are easily removed with white spirit




11 Hours today, it's not as easy as it was 10 years ago