Time for some zenki love

[tom.com]

picked this bad boy up off shanes14 at the weekend,sound fella to deal with! its a midnight purple zenki s14,I'm sure a lot of ye know the car. was very happy overall,some nice add ons and super clean...plan for it is a general tidy up,a new front bumper along with some personal touches and some stance changes..if all goes well i will have all done by japfest..sorry about the poor instagram pics,but i will update properly soon!

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/s14.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/s141.jpg

[JDMfrank]

Look's tasty man, Think it was down the Kilkenny way before. If it's the same car i know it. look's to be kept well :cool:

[batman026]

love this car, best of luck with it

[Sean180sx]

Nice 14 love the colour

[Danny O' Sullivan]

Looks to be a good buy man..best of luck with it

[DarrenS15]

Lovely car, best of luck with it

[BoBo]

Very nice, love the colour, enjoy and all the best with it.

[Chris-Hachiroku]

Very Nice silvia!!!

[tom.com]

thanks lads,been tipping away at few small bits....will update tomorrow!

[Darenm]

SWEETTTTTTTTTTTT :):):)

Now we need more pics ;)

[Aengus_c]

Well ware Tom. Did you get it up to japfest?

[Danjordan]

Lovely car Tom :)
As always ;)

[creepy]

Looking well Tom. Money went to good use :)

[tom.com]

right lads,time for an update....so here's how she sat,sorry looking outside the shed......

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0638.jpg

after a quick scrub a dub dub,i whipped off that slut of a bumper.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0656.jpg

the i spent several tedious hours trying to clean up the fmic and piping along with my oil catch,i also gave the oil cooler and calipers a lick of gold paint for good measure.
also decided on some aggressive camber for a meaner stance

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0664.jpg

some new d1 spec nuts...thought the colour was cool as f***
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0668.jpg
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0669.jpg

and after an evening of getting a feel for the car i was left with these...so time for some new rubber...http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0692.jpg

next up i decided to whip out the manky headlights and hit them with some 1200wd and a buff....lobbed in some 8000k bi xenon's while i had them out

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0670.jpg

time for some fresh lube and some more lows...lowered the front coilys 10 threads and the rears 4...

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0674.jpg

got myself a new omp dished wheel...far nicer than the momo race i had..

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0688.jpg

my front bumper then arrived from drive n style, painted it up in lp2 and required a lot of modification to fit,...damn fiberglass!!

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0701.jpg

checked on a a mates ps13 build....was looking bleak for japfest...

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0693.jpg

lobbed on a roof spoiler also...

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0745.jpg


as she rolled out of the shed i realised how happy i was with the final product
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0747.jpg

fitted a new jvc double din which i got at a great rate...thanks to d-turbo lad for the tip off!also threw some pink grip on the handbrake for effect,pulled off the shitty windscreen stickers also...
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0757.jpg

ghetto booty
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0758.jpg

gave the car a once over with the rotary buffer and some of 3m's finest
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0743.jpg

diggin my stance
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0752.jpg

http://http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/?action=view&current=IMG_0746.jpg#!oZZ7QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2F s252.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh26%2Ftomobrienle vin%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DIMG_0751.jpg

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/?action=view&current=IMG_0746.jpg#!oZZ8QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2F s252.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fhh26%2Ftomobrienle vin%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DIMG_0750.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0755.jpg

and ,my favourite snap from japfest.... courtesy of SubZero:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/IMG_0736.jpg

if anybody has more japfest pics i'd love to see them as i noted a lot of ppl taking snaps of the car and i have none myself!!

[D-turbo-lad]

looking really well now . but the main question is do the women in sligo like it over the cam ?;)

[tom.com]

thanks man,,hah yeah the women generaly didn t like the cam...hard to know though...the women next door are calling it the bat mobile

[ali-d1936]

Looks good tom, is your front mount hanging at a bit off plum? LOL

[tom.com]

a bIT?haha..its way off ...need to mod the whole going into engine bay as it forces hard pipe to sit lower adn in turn i cant bolt on the ds mounting bracket

[juice]

Saw it up at boofest all right, seriously clean

[Deco84]

Looks sweet man lovin the axel stands/ramp lol

[Dori_Rory]

Love it! Good work so far man, keep it up!

[Simon]

really reeeallly like that. nice work..

[tom.com]

Thanks lads,I'm happy with it,still not finished,but I'll update as I go!

[mayo s14]

lovely 14 man .. looks mint well ware ..

[derek89]

Really nice car man and such a nice colour. Fair play

[NoelB]

LOve it Tom. Ya dont waste time. The car holds such pressence in the flesh

[tom.com]

thanks again fella's!in the hunt for some checkered mats and a fewother goodies..in two minds whether to throw in a z32 and map it...:huh:....tuns pretty sweet at .9

[tarmac terrorist!]

savage car lad well ware with it

[tom.com]

Big things in the pipeline at he minute,engine is out and trying to gather the funds for a full rebuild along with a bay renovation and more will up date with pics soon....stay tuned ;)

[pepsterx]

Big things in the pipeline at he minute,engine is out and trying to gather the funds for a full rebuild along with a bay renovation and more will up date with pics soon....stay tuned ;)

Can't wait to see the pics :p

[tom.com]

Can't wait to see the pics :p

I think you've seen just about enough of it at this stage dude .:p

[pepsterx]

Look at it this way Tom, the car is a cracker already and dude its on it's way of getting hell of a lot better :)

[tom.com]

Ah yeah!onwards and upwards ;)

[tezdude]

Sweet Zenki man, love it in Midnight purple, Good work!

[tom.com]

soooooooo......where to begin....first off ,cylinder 3 took a bow :(:


http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/91795854-343C-4D18-8D9F-34336A8F0C64-1105-0000015B5211C5AD.jpg

so we ripped out the old det :

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/B208854C-18BF-4265-968B-5BD8B5E88688-1105-0000015B56D0AC05.jpg


so then pepsterx and i went on a road trip and picked up a whopper of an engine off mark keane in dungarvan,was'nt long built,and the compression was bang on,and ran perfect,spec on the engine is as follows:


Wiseco oversized pistons
HKS metal headgasket
ACL race bearings(thrust,main,big end)
TDP Machined Head
TDP Cam gear
BC Valve Springs
Trust Large capacity baffled sump
New NISSAN oil pump
New NISSAN water pump
New Nismo thermostat
Rocker Arm Stoppers

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/2B859C42-FAEA-4E20-8718-F45454BD9260-1105-0000015B5B708F14.jpg

while the car was off the road i decided to make some stance changes,so i lowered the back 10mm,spaced the wheels out 10mm more in the front and 15mm more in the back along with some skinnier tires.

before:http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/2CED0FF1-7321-465E-9DA3-9C891A21D3FE-1105-0000015D1B63C6C3.jpg


after:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/6592C329-6024-4FA9-B553-94221497E15A-1105-0000015B473621A6.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/059200C1-FE12-49AE-BA10-69463EA5A21C-1105-0000015B4CA4B4DC.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/20AC69B5-ADD7-46EB-9FB9-960C8771793D-1105-0000015B41EDDB15.jpg

Then i decided since i was having bad luck i was as well check the clutch,and as luck would have it it was raped,so went for an exedy 3 puck...got the car all back together and running to find that the drivers side loom was being eaten by the lowness of the car,so that is currently being sorted along with a new falcon predator evo4plus being fitted....just sourced a fpr reg and gauge along with a z32,and ordering my pump next week,so offto tdp soon i hope,plan is to map the car on the t28 for the time being,and upgrade to a better turbo in september when im back for the states and get a re-tune......been a rough few weeks for a student :(

[180sxbreaker]

Savage lookin Zenki and ya hav a good lad in Petko doin the work, so it be mint all round when finished

[tom.com]

Savage lookin Zenki and ya hav a good lad in Petko doin the work, so it be mint all round when finished

Thanks!thats for sure,i would have been lost without him!

[ali-d1936]

good call on the Engine Tom :) should be great once finished, who is tucking your loom? if its yourself iv some advice for ya ;) ill post it up in a minuite

[ali-d1936]

I Moved up my loom aswell,
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/ali-d1936/IMAG1054.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q171/ali-d1936/IMAG1055.jpg

its dead easy to just lift it up and it will be out of the way but too high and the wing wont go back on as the loom will keep it out from being fasened back in,

after doing it i found that even tho its up and out of the way on full right side lock the wheel is still mm away from where the loom goes from the wheel arch into the footwell, (you might not have this issue as my fronts are 18x10 +6 but do it once and do it right ;) )

so ill be doing this at some stage its just as quick and wish i did it in the firstplace.

http://forumbilder.se/images/f90201285046P825b.jpg

there is apparently just one big block connector in the footwell that connects to the fuse board, just unplug it and fish it out, you may need to extend the two wires for the passanger side wing indicator,

you just need to drill a (3 1/4") hole with a hole saw and bring the loom into the footwell from the side, will solve all my problems but be carful as there is not alot of free loom available, oh and block up the hole the loom came out of originally :)

[tom.com]

Thanks for the advice dude,pepsterx is doing it for me,he did a sweet Jon on his 180sx too!

[tom.com]

Sooooooooooo.....finally got this baby back on the road,complete with relocated loom,nct and a falcon predator evo 4 +....did a bit of photo whoring on facebook ,so said i would do the same here....massive thanks to pepsterx again for all his help!

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[IMG]http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/franklowfront_zpsc9066773.jpg

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http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/frankinterior_zpsedb39d68.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/franksidelarge_zpsb7a4ba4e.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/rearfrank_zps5c932660.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/tomobrienlevin/franklowrear_zpsc30d72dc.jpg

[RayW]

Fucking hell this is one epic zenki! Thought the wheels wouldnt suit it but they do

[danny86]

lovely zenki that you have it sittin real well now..

[PeterT]

this yoke gives me a boner. a taaaaad lower at the front and itd be spot on!

[nikkisixx69]

im going to ride this car up the exhaust pipe at the di shtand its so sexay <3

[tom.com]

this yoke gives me a boner. a taaaaad lower at the front and itd be spot on!

Yeah it's that taaaaaad that unfortunately would keep me from getting into the shed and driveway...but exceptions will be made for mondello


im going to ride this car up the exhaust pipe at the di shtand its so sexay <3

Well there's plenty of oil still in the exhaust from the previous engine blowing its load so lube won't be an issue.....<3

[NissanSilviaLover]

very clean motor you have there best of luck with it.

[pepsterx]

Two words is all i have for this car ''Zenki porn'' and i can easily say it is as fit to move as it is cool to look at !!!!!

[decobyrne106]

this looks the dogs elder lad fairplay, wheels suit it and colour is mad lookin on it.

[Darenm]

Every time i see a zenki i cry as i wrecked mine on track ahhhhh well :(

this is awesome dude fair play wheels suit it down to the ground

[NoelB]

Simply class Tom.

[Simon]

yes yes yes.. Awesome.. have always liked this car..

[tom.com]

Thanks lads,still not fully content with it,but shur we're gettin places!

[brian_ie]

Quality work Tom, fair play!!

[gpparts]

Very nice car. ;)

[JDMfrank]

Love it :cool:

[srbrian]

that car is saweet, what the specs on the wheels?

[tom.com]

I think the wheels are 17 x 9 et 35....40mm of spacer in rear and 35 up front..