View Full Version : S14a Project Rebuild
So the jap bug has been biting at me the past year, and I was saving up to find the right car when I had the money. But a little friend of mine had this 14 sitting in his drive 3 years and drove it about 6 times, not even knowing what he had sitting outside the door, "just liked the power" and "liked the look of jap cars". People constantly knocked on his door asking to buy it, offering him 3-4.5k knowing it was worth even more in parts alone. He wouldn't take any sort of offers for it and made it clear to everyone he wasn't selling it. Eventually people got tired of seeing this car parked up in the drive and actually tried to steal it. It was broken into 3-4 times, completely messing up the wiring underneath the steering wheel and ripping the seals off the passenger door. He eventually got sick of this, and had a little run-in with the law for other reasons, and coming up to xmas I finally made him a ridiculously low offer dreaming he'd say yes, knowing he'd need the money. And with a little haggling, I got it for my offer. Lets just say, an offer you'd make for the wheels alone. So here it is the night I picked it up, in with @benkouki's 180sx project.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1_zps880e883a.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1_zps880e883a.jpg.html)
Getting trailered away...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/2_zpse25b7b05.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/2_zpse25b7b05.jpg.html)
The typical Irish moss came free....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/5_zpsf638af09.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/5_zpsf638af09.jpg.html)
Trying to make heads or tails of that pesky wiring...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/6_zpsc3b1ee6d.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/6_zpsc3b1ee6d.jpg.html)
With a little elbow grease, the white respray on it came up quite well....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/3_zps467aca0d.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/3_zps467aca0d.jpg.html)
Ben's 180 finally has a younger brother to keep him company...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/15_zps06f2d1c5.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/15_zps06f2d1c5.jpg.html)
Clean...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/11_zpsbea7b796.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/11_zpsbea7b796.jpg.html)
Love the back of this...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/9_zpsd22a1f44.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/9_zpsd22a1f44.jpg.html)
Those ganadors...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/10_zps9340931b.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/10_zps9340931b.jpg.html)
Them arches... Threw on some 11J Viennas for the craic...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/13_zpsaec39eff.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/13_zpsaec39eff.jpg.html)
Whats quite cool is the side skirts are actually flushed into the door sills...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/16_zps572c112d.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/16_zps572c112d.jpg.html)
Threw in new plugs, changed the oils and filters, new battery and she started up fine for sitting up three years. I had already said from the start that no matter what condition the engine was in, that I'd definitely rebuild it as I like getting things done right. But what decided that for me was when we heard a rattle in the bottom end. So thats in my January plans, along with tidying up the minor rust in the engine bay and respraying it.
Here's where things get strange, people were talking on another thread saying its stroker and it used to be red and it was always white, came from Thurles and Charleville etc. etc. But someone dropped a little bomb on me, and showed me how this car used to look. In a way I'm dissappointed some brainless person done this, but I'm also delighted as it devalued it so much I got it for so little money. But here it is in all its glory roughly back in 2007. My long term plan is to see if I can get it back somewhat close to how good it used to be..... So stay tuned! ;)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/17_zpsb5b413fd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/17_zpsb5b413fd.jpg.html)
mattybyrne2008
24-12-13, 14:47
Always heard of story's about this car off Neil. Pretty amazing alright. Best if luck with it man all the more money for parts
Void_The_Warranty
24-12-13, 14:56
Great Find man,
Nice to see !
Best of luck !
Savage when it was red.. Who's doing the rebuild for ya?
It was in thurles alright . Gutted I didnt get my hands on it . Well ware bud nice project
mossyhennebry
24-12-13, 15:33
Well wear with it robbo
Very nice car! I'm very jelous i must say
awesome find! good luck with the re-build. can't wait to see it in the future! :D
So myself and 7 other of my mates have finally sourced our own unit to work out of in a business park in Waterford in the past couple of days. Couple of track cars and Two 180sx will be thrown in there too, one being @benkouki's. There really was no stopping us and we got straight down to business the night we got the cars in there.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/5F4353BA-211B-49DC-B051-DEFBEF737EA8_zpswsnv5oaj.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/5F4353BA-211B-49DC-B051-DEFBEF737EA8_zpswsnv5oaj.jpg.html)
Last daylight she will see for a while!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/0572D689-19B8-4142-8AF1-01CAA6BE3B95_zpszlilymf6.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/0572D689-19B8-4142-8AF1-01CAA6BE3B95_zpszlilymf6.jpg.html)
Transport...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/A4364325-C0C8-4E57-BE3B-15845C8B0882_zpsfgukuulf.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/A4364325-C0C8-4E57-BE3B-15845C8B0882_zpsfgukuulf.jpg.html)
14a's look very aggressive looking with no front bumper...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/D161B5F2-A548-442A-9320-006126869110_zpskkerhygd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/D161B5F2-A548-442A-9320-006126869110_zpskkerhygd.jpg.html)
Kept the daily dry too :p
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/E39688DA-A0A5-4BF2-92D1-0288D50FC132_zpswmrsirsq.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/E39688DA-A0A5-4BF2-92D1-0288D50FC132_zpswmrsirsq.jpg.html)
So once we got in there, I got down to work straight away. Front end off and start pottering away at taking it apart....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/7B855CC7-487C-4898-A029-D44BAA778736_zpscwfipwar.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/7B855CC7-487C-4898-A029-D44BAA778736_zpscwfipwar.jpg.html)
Tracing all this crazy wiring was my biggest problem, I'd say i traced about 50% of it back. There's some crazy hid kit, strobes, neon underglow kit, then the boost controller and other little bits and pieces thrown in. Because it was broken into before, there was a good few home made switches thrown here and there. So that was a bit of a nightmare tracing those...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/D13D17DA-BDD5-4A86-AC9B-90CB4C42D041_zpsewk8ljfd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/D13D17DA-BDD5-4A86-AC9B-90CB4C42D041_zpsewk8ljfd.jpg.html)
Pretty cool I thought :p
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/90C34D11-E8B9-452A-A2BA-8E9EACD64B52_zpsjzzei7fm.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/90C34D11-E8B9-452A-A2BA-8E9EACD64B52_zpsjzzei7fm.jpg.html)
And heres my progress in the past two evenings work, getting a crane on Wednesday so shes ready to be lifted then. As soon as thats out ill be prepping the engine bay myself and sending it to be sprayed. Whilst thats being sprayed ill be sourcing an engine to go straight back in. Bay is not too shabby all the same for a car thats been parked up three years!
good job man, was a nice find
seanyboy s14
06-01-14, 23:11
Your making some great progress are you going to paint it red like it used to be?
Thinking of a pearl white body and candy purple engine bay. Don't know yet, it's the two colours I personally love together and I haven't really thought about anything else, if I do I'll never pick a colour haha
Ah I love nothing more than a naked S-body, can't wait to come home and move mine into the new pad, I'm itching to get my hands dirty again. Nice to see your doing the same yourself!!!!
Holy Shit!!!!!!!!! Can't believe my eyes......i used to own this car.I ran a small import business back in the boom times and this was what i treated myself too when things were going well.
Was originally imported (frm what i remember) through Andy in Powervechicals who i got a good lot of stuff off,and again from what i remember was a Kazama Auto customer built car.
Wasn't a stroker at the time but ran a healthy 360bhp on the Power FC with all the googies n the engine.
I sold it to a fella from Cork i think in around 2008,and the last time i seen it was been drifted in Punchestown in 2009..........i nearly cried.
As car's go it was the 1 that got away and i should have defanitely held onto.
Why oh why did some dope ruin it................
Also the Gold sticker on the drivers window is Midnight in Japanese!!!:D
Jeez man thats some crazy story! Im actually thrilled to hear this back, its what i was hoping for by making a build thread. Was it originally imported like it was in red? With all that kit on it? And what year did you import it in?
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/2887331E-6FEE-4C4B-90FD-F676E560122B_zpszrf4ghje.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/2887331E-6FEE-4C4B-90FD-F676E560122B_zpszrf4ghje.jpg.html)
Powder coated my bonnet hinges matt black in work today just to see what theyd come out like. Joys of having access to the powder coating booth and oven in my factory! Think I'll use that more often....
So one of my mates managed to get their hands on a crane a little earlier today. So we said we'd make a burst into it and take out his 180sx engine and mine. Not too much hassle at all taking it out.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/46C2A918-AD39-459B-9EDB-CD59CA5FD3E0_zpsfaflwqlh.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/46C2A918-AD39-459B-9EDB-CD59CA5FD3E0_zpsfaflwqlh.jpg.html)
Stripped my interior whilst waiting on him to arrive with the crane, found the sound denting had already been removed in the back....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/D36BF53C-243C-42A8-9DFB-946F52395A68_zps1baoa6b8.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/D36BF53C-243C-42A8-9DFB-946F52395A68_zps1baoa6b8.jpg.html)
Showed no signs of rust at all, but did finally reveal the factory colour we had suspicions that it was....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/8B6360FC-1849-4C0A-9290-C30316B8B1D1_zpsxe8qughl.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/8B6360FC-1849-4C0A-9290-C30316B8B1D1_zpsxe8qughl.jpg.html)
Sorted most of the crazy wiring underneath...
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Began whipping out his engine...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/F166BA6E-10B8-4CF9-8783-08FD9373DABD_zpskawufhyw.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/F166BA6E-10B8-4CF9-8783-08FD9373DABD_zpskawufhyw.jpg.html)
Took out my turbo and manifold....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/62663157-DE05-48F7-883A-89DB8D4ED72B_zps4pwmiage.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/62663157-DE05-48F7-883A-89DB8D4ED72B_zps4pwmiage.jpg.html)
Found out I actually have an s15 turbo...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/B3A6DB29-962A-42AD-BF4B-8D2A262CDF40_zps4xhsqznc.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/B3A6DB29-962A-42AD-BF4B-8D2A262CDF40_zps4xhsqznc.jpg.html)
Compared the turbo in the 180 to mine....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/9A9CE149-8BB1-4515-ACB1-F43FE7B053FB_zpsu6t8hako.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/9A9CE149-8BB1-4515-ACB1-F43FE7B053FB_zpsu6t8hako.jpg.html)
And finally got out mine!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/9E3EAD0E-27CB-453A-AA55-C250CCA6F705_zpsghkbq692.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/9E3EAD0E-27CB-453A-AA55-C250CCA6F705_zpsghkbq692.jpg.html)
And thats a wrap for tonight, two sr's out and two naked s chassis' ready for engine bay prep work. Cant wait to get cracking on it. Still very undecided about a colour. Go crazy or keep it simple...? Hmmmm....
decobyrne106
08-01-14, 01:03
Paint the engine bay a pearl or mettalic grey! Its simple and classy looking in any well maintained engine bay or interior!
http://juiceboxforyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/plt26.jpg
I think I Imported it in around 2006/2007.
It was a similar crazy kinda of pearl red that no fecking panel beater seemed to be able to match,so a local bodyshop done up that colour you see it in the pic at Japfest.It was a candy red with gold kind of metalic underneath (wasn't the best of paintjobs mind) but when the sun was shining it was mental.
I think the picture above was in taken in Japfest 2007.
Crazy to think some tool wrecked that car.Car was imported otherwise exactly as you see in the Japfest pic.Kazama Auto didn't really do things by halfs,only mod i needed to do was the respray.
Return it to her former glory bud.People still talk to me today about that S14.
This is music to my ears, at what stage did someone start taking out the goodies then, like the power FC and that, there's none of that malarkey in it now unfortunately, and what was the story with the internals of the engine??
From what i remember ALOT of Tomei and GReddy stuff in that car when i had it, Tomei cam's,Injectoers,G Reddy turbo,manifold and intake,forged internals,......but who knows might not even be the same engine as the time i had it,just simply the engine cover moved over.
Been busy past couple days giving a hand here and there to the other lads and havent really got to mine to make any more real changes.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/0E2CF176-7A9A-42EE-8BA0-4EB1BA6DE7C3_zpsy3jrjwki.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/0E2CF176-7A9A-42EE-8BA0-4EB1BA6DE7C3_zpsy3jrjwki.jpg.html)
We burned out the bushes on one of the 180's.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/601F79E7-C7CB-41F8-8D1D-F77B1D8C365D_zpsonee2oyz.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/601F79E7-C7CB-41F8-8D1D-F77B1D8C365D_zpsonee2oyz.jpg.html)
Fitted all new arms and polybushes, hoping to do this to my own soon....
Started proper looking into my own car to try make heads or tails of the past stories, found some very good evidence as to what may have happened it.....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/F89F7A10-2A13-48AD-9A36-BC2A4519F8D7_zpsmgbu3ub5.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/F89F7A10-2A13-48AD-9A36-BC2A4519F8D7_zpsmgbu3ub5.jpg.html)
Came from Charleville anyway....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/3A2AC4AF-601B-461D-BD29-34978F362174_zpsh1pur0zd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/3A2AC4AF-601B-461D-BD29-34978F362174_zpsh1pur0zd.jpg.html)
Finally found some rust when I searched high and low on it, the usual 14 boot well, easy fix...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/9E410652-D094-405F-854B-5AE4BD05E6B8_zpskjxgyfbl.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/9E410652-D094-405F-854B-5AE4BD05E6B8_zpskjxgyfbl.jpg.html)
Makes me sad that previous red glowing up at me....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/3DBBC03C-6781-443A-A599-CA98EB536434_zpsu6symp2r.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/3DBBC03C-6781-443A-A599-CA98EB536434_zpsu6symp2r.jpg.html)
Cant wait to get at that battery bracket with an angle grinder and get sanding the engine bay...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/30348D6B-D47E-4149-AEDC-ADA86379CD57_zpsuxluepyv.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/30348D6B-D47E-4149-AEDC-ADA86379CD57_zpsuxluepyv.jpg.html)
Nice little after market anti roll bar...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/B20C2706-BB28-44DD-8CC0-CB08AA77D169_zpslpzpnocy.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/B20C2706-BB28-44DD-8CC0-CB08AA77D169_zpslpzpnocy.jpg.html)
That colour glowing at me again made me look even deeper into things....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/B0C025B4-528C-4ECC-924D-567ED6C6EDFC_zpsqhuaoidz.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/B0C025B4-528C-4ECC-924D-567ED6C6EDFC_zpsqhuaoidz.jpg.html)
And think I found the reason why it was sprayed white... She mustve got a tap! Poorly beaten out with a hammer but handy enough with filler... Guess that red colour was too dear to match and ended up doing it on the cheap... Which came in the colour white...
Hopefully dropping the subframes in the next two days. Then shultz the underneath and paint up the subframes... Get cracking on the engine bay then. :)
what about the big hole in the block the conrod made from drifting it down the port with the big ends rattling xmas day :cool:
Have been busy the past while and havent really got a chance to update this, we extended the new unit and 4 more of our buttys have moved in so its been all hands on board the past while. Heres the update....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/5C072AE3-A511-4078-A7A8-770320B67D39_zpsjses05et.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/5C072AE3-A511-4078-A7A8-770320B67D39_zpsjses05et.jpg.html)
Picked myself up a mint Sr20det, straight out of a 180 brought in from Japan that hadnt even been vrtd yet. 60k miles. Loom currently been sourced for me by Japenese Performance....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/C6354F4F-6DB7-43B7-A513-50286544B074_zpse1lse4hg.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/C6354F4F-6DB7-43B7-A513-50286544B074_zpse1lse4hg.jpg.html)
Cracked open my old gearbox to find a nice little ORC Ogura clutch....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/AD9DAB66-B336-4AFA-BBB8-0B0A2C1A180F_zpszw634ue5.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/AD9DAB66-B336-4AFA-BBB8-0B0A2C1A180F_zpszw634ue5.jpg.html)
Unfortunately, part of the deal with the new engine was he got to keep the box and clutch.... Dammnit....
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Got into the new part of the unit and work got immediately underway....
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Front subframes got dropped
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Stripping back of the major surface rust began....
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Got the arches back to get a proper look at where it needed to be rewelded...
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Only one way of tidying up this, and its off to get tubbed in the coming week or two!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/76FC2E9E-B3E8-4065-886B-0E77F304ECF9_zpsrjb4cxlh.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/76FC2E9E-B3E8-4065-886B-0E77F304ECF9_zpsrjb4cxlh.jpg.html)
Etch Primed & High Build Primed what I had ground back to bring up a smooth finish...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/88263EC4-5CA2-4F21-8CD1-3AB444E7B415_zpsg1ns7wjb.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/88263EC4-5CA2-4F21-8CD1-3AB444E7B415_zpsg1ns7wjb.jpg.html)
Quick spray of stone chip sheild for the time being....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/39D91DDC-738E-4D46-8372-C90D4F7E75B8_zpsi3bhpdms.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/39D91DDC-738E-4D46-8372-C90D4F7E75B8_zpsi3bhpdms.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/A1C5F323-B281-4422-B129-DB7875CB773F_zpsczv6fne9.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/A1C5F323-B281-4422-B129-DB7875CB773F_zpsczv6fne9.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1779169_10202341758242748_674760258_n_zps685b13e0. jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1779169_10202341758242748_674760258_n_zps685b13e0. jpg.html)
Now to do something with the inside....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1966817_10202341755802687_524962537_n_zpsc53158b6. jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1966817_10202341755802687_524962537_n_zpsc53158b6. jpg.html)
Quick wire brush and Etch Prime...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1004960_10202341755642683_2061461807_n_zps78705296 .jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1004960_10202341755642683_2061461807_n_zps78705296 .jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1896950_10202341755442678_1126346183_n_zps209acea8 .jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1896950_10202341755442678_1126346183_n_zps209acea8 .jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/1781910_10202341754762661_772821020_n_zps829f7bcd. jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/1781910_10202341754762661_772821020_n_zps829f7bcd. jpg.html)
Small bit of welding in the boot and a quick wire brush back, high build primer and a lick of raincoat... Tidied up a small bit I suppose...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0140_zps368efd2a.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0140_zps368efd2a.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0150_zps97b3d149.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0150_zps97b3d149.jpg.html)
Out came the back subframe...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0152_zpsc1b3df94.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0152_zpsc1b3df94.jpg.html)
Found some solid bushings already put in.... welded in I may add... the japs mean business....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0157_zps698238b2.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0157_zps698238b2.jpg.html)
Hupppp she goes' ...!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0163_zpsef76e1d4.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0163_zpsef76e1d4.jpg.html)
Nice wire brushing and a healthy coat of Schultz... Lick of clear coat to harden it up now today.... http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/GOPR0171_zps89b0382d.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/GOPR0171_zps89b0382d.jpg.html)
Even the gearboxes got a little TLC...
Hopefully off to be tubbed in the next fortnight, in the meantime subframes will be stripped, cleaned and repainted... and treated to some new polybushes.
mossyhennebry
04-03-14, 19:27
Serious progress now
A friend of mine had that in charleville back in 09 a fair pony she was lad well ware lookin forward to seeing how it turns out
decobyrne106
05-03-14, 03:54
Fair fucks to you lad your doing it all properly anyway ill be keeping an eye on this. The washers welded to the subframe means that your going to get good height on the subframe so all the better!
Just a little update so far on how the builds going... New arms on the way hopefully arriving tomorrow so full speed ahead cleaning up the subframes and replacing the bushes.... Lick of paint here and there, makes all the difference in cleaning it up....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0424_zps44b1ccec.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0424_zps44b1ccec.jpg.html)
Got me some driftworks polybushes....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0399_zps682c5a85.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0399_zps682c5a85.jpg.html)
Cleaned up the wishbones....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0409_zps1240239f.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0409_zps1240239f.jpg.html)
Sprayed up the rear subframe...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0402_zpsd0b769e3.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0402_zpsd0b769e3.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0404_zpsa189f55e.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0404_zpsa189f55e.jpg.html)
Anti roll bars got a seeing to...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0411_zpsd97354b1.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0411_zpsd97354b1.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0413_zps021f7d30.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0413_zps021f7d30.jpg.html)
Actually only discovered as i was wire brushing the subframe, theres some extra support plates welded on... Japs meant business
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0414_zps160dfc42.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0414_zps160dfc42.jpg.html)
Finding I had solid diff bushins was a plus too...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0431_zps48b9abf6.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0431_zps48b9abf6.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0428_zpsb2a71d6d.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0428_zpsb2a71d6d.jpg.html)
Attention to details becoming a big factor...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0434_zpseb9b9607.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0434_zpseb9b9607.jpg.html)
Second lick of paint tonight, made it a little goldier....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0436_zpsed7c4fd9.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0436_zpsed7c4fd9.jpg.html)
Diff got a clean up...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0440_zps6489eba5.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0440_zps6489eba5.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0441_zpsf65c540f.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0441_zpsf65c540f.jpg.html)
Black'll do, nothing crazy...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0415_zps923d9a1e.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0415_zps923d9a1e.jpg.html)
Picked myself up two front tein coilovers... Now to source two rear...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0449_zps8dd79fa2.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0449_zps8dd79fa2.jpg.html)
Must say taking out the old ones is some pain in the arse.... But nothing beats the feeling of getting in the new ones....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/DSC_0439_zpsfd975eee.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/DSC_0439_zpsfd975eee.jpg.html)
Now just to wait for the new arms coming tomorrow.... Clean up the front subframe, get it back rolling and off to be tubbed... Wont be long now and it'll all start coming together and I can get the running gear in...
delboyrb25
16-04-14, 20:18
Class car mate werd u get the jap plate made? Or did it come with car?
jeff nelson sileighty
17-04-14, 07:14
I'll be selling the teins out of my car if you're interested in the rears
Came on the car when I bought it lad, sure any autofactors can make them up at this stage!
I'll be selling the teins out of my car if you're interested in the rears
yeah might be, pm me man!
brettautostyling
21-04-14, 18:25
Nice work going on here... Keeping an eye .. :D
Nice work going on here... Keeping an eye .. :D
Cheers mate;)
Starting to get the subframes back together now, another week or so of work and itll be back rolling.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/D87B5634-DC24-4159-B9BD-464D4C5DFA63_zpsl6jjqldz.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/D87B5634-DC24-4159-B9BD-464D4C5DFA63_zpsl6jjqldz.jpg.html)
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All new arms I managed to get for free... how bad, they'll do me for a while!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/39EAF9E3-4164-4831-9D43-257CA7883EF3_zpsby2avuzo.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/39EAF9E3-4164-4831-9D43-257CA7883EF3_zpsby2avuzo.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/F99213D6-A4E1-476B-9220-00761564736C_zpsnx767mc7.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/F99213D6-A4E1-476B-9220-00761564736C_zpsnx767mc7.jpg.html)
Sprayed up the calipers and got me some braided brake lines from driftworks!
Looking for two rear tein coilovers if anyone has any going for handy money! Must be in good good nick!
seanie R.33
28-04-14, 09:49
Comming along nicely,u get my pm?
Comming along nicely,u get my pm?
yeah man got it!
Little bit more progress now, starting to shape up...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/4AB2DEFB-AC9E-4B7C-A638-90098D6D489C_zpszhlp3lev.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/4AB2DEFB-AC9E-4B7C-A638-90098D6D489C_zpszhlp3lev.jpg.html)
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Burnt the bedreaded bushes out....
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Cleaned up the stub axles with an unusual lick of colour...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/F3235CE4-AE0E-4F99-9329-EBE0DF033293_zpsbgwdwifh.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/F3235CE4-AE0E-4F99-9329-EBE0DF033293_zpsbgwdwifh.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/BB00B980-6E63-451E-A1BB-5EB15BAF71BE_zpsurhtfccp.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/BB00B980-6E63-451E-A1BB-5EB15BAF71BE_zpsurhtfccp.jpg.html)
New driftworks polybushes all round....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/37702F14-AD38-4BB8-92F8-2E5A0621404F_zps2llpzgak.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/37702F14-AD38-4BB8-92F8-2E5A0621404F_zps2llpzgak.jpg.html)
Subframe back up... Let the jigsaw begin..
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/EB5EB57D-B7FD-49EB-A049-BA9F5A3DB54C_zpsokjx4sim.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/EB5EB57D-B7FD-49EB-A049-BA9F5A3DB54C_zpsokjx4sim.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/53CA7C3E-01B5-4173-AA45-3FD96ECC0357_zpsaqckaj8l.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/53CA7C3E-01B5-4173-AA45-3FD96ECC0357_zpsaqckaj8l.jpg.html)
All new arms, everything cleaned up, had to stick back in the lowering springs for the time being till i source two rear tein coilovers..
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/6557D97E-640B-449E-9208-52F6F86F5816_zpsczqm6x9f.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/6557D97E-640B-449E-9208-52F6F86F5816_zpsczqm6x9f.jpg.html)
Finally looking someway decent at the back now... Yes I know the antiroll bar is on wrong, need to get two new droplinks... Hopefully get the front subframe cleaned up and back in now in the next day or two and it should be off for some tubbin' & lovin'!
very nice, and sooo clean!
fair play!
Quick update....
Front subframes finally back together and a kit sourced!
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/C41A402E-FBCF-47C5-8694-D80AF26F3AD0_zpsietz3q2e.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/C41A402E-FBCF-47C5-8694-D80AF26F3AD0_zpsietz3q2e.jpg.html)
Quick lick to the front calipers....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/8538E2B0-B344-4EAC-914F-B8937771BD5E_zpsga0c3i1i.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/8538E2B0-B344-4EAC-914F-B8937771BD5E_zpsga0c3i1i.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/45D5D2A3-9E35-43BB-A637-3D539F3247A5_zpsuoxbmyyf.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/45D5D2A3-9E35-43BB-A637-3D539F3247A5_zpsuoxbmyyf.jpg.html)
Anti roll bar.. (I like gold)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/2AA4C246-5609-440F-9CBC-580A6F38C3D3_zpstu1j3xf7.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/2AA4C246-5609-440F-9CBC-580A6F38C3D3_zpstu1j3xf7.jpg.html)
Subframe cleaned up...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/6F6B1F4A-FF2B-4E08-9016-437A01EF8F6E_zpsilcuql7u.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/6F6B1F4A-FF2B-4E08-9016-437A01EF8F6E_zpsilcuql7u.jpg.html)
Cleaner than what it was..
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/70505ADB-2B3F-4C19-8804-E4EC2C4E97B9_zpspynwvbfb.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/70505ADB-2B3F-4C19-8804-E4EC2C4E97B9_zpspynwvbfb.jpg.html)
Subframe back in.. Hopefully off to be tubbed soon... For like the 5th time saying that....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/46C78107-06E4-48AF-9A1A-88AED67E03F8_zpsh9tjh0hq.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/46C78107-06E4-48AF-9A1A-88AED67E03F8_zpsh9tjh0hq.jpg.html)
Ordered myself two Aerokit 50mm rear quarters, some lovely fit on them...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/4E8EA30B-2835-4AF3-AB72-0FB75AEA8703_zpsicl6biz9.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/4E8EA30B-2835-4AF3-AB72-0FB75AEA8703_zpsicl6biz9.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/4E8EA30B-2835-4AF3-AB72-0FB75AEA8703_zpsicl6biz9.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/4E8EA30B-2835-4AF3-AB72-0FB75AEA8703_zpsicl6biz9.jpg.html)
Must get working on the back soon... Drop it on its arse, flip the dish in the SSR's and sort spacers....
Todays special delivery...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A5A005C7-5C28-4A90-B935-CD55469AF348_zpsjswyp2lb.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A5A005C7-5C28-4A90-B935-CD55469AF348_zpsjswyp2lb.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/7D151F4C-F8F3-4B28-99C5-9F2E137A5D70_zpsiiyaz9hk.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/7D151F4C-F8F3-4B28-99C5-9F2E137A5D70_zpsiiyaz9hk.jpg.html)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A877022C-69F5-45C9-AEF8-08DA4E2CB85F_zpsr3ketzwm.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-05/A877022C-69F5-45C9-AEF8-08DA4E2CB85F_zpsr3ketzwm.jpg.html)
Treated myself to a full uras kit.... Originally from Drift bits... Hope to get it test fitted today or tomorrow and suss it out... Hopefully goes well with the aerokit back quarters. Slowly coming together...
thetangerine
21-05-14, 18:41
Just read dis start to finished. Some work done in 5 months fair play pal
Some work goin on here lad fair play, the car looked insane back in the day. I was one of those lads mentioned who called to the door a few times with cash but nobody answered ha. I have a good few s body spares here in dungarvan if you want anything give a shout.
200sx-slider
21-05-14, 22:04
i know the lad that changed the colour of that car and put in all the stupid switches he recked it he is my neighbour he sprayed it white after hitting a pole one night diffing it YA I KNOW DIFFING he didn't know anything about sr's or s bodies
she's coming back to her old self fair play to ya lad keep the good work up id luv to see it back the candy apple red it used to be it looked so nice that colour and mean looking
Just read dis start to finished. Some work done in 5 months fair play pal
Cheers man, hope to get it back to her original glory!
Some work goin on here lad fair play, the car looked insane back in the day. I was one of those lads mentioned who called to the door a few times with cash but nobody answered ha. I have a good few s body spares here in dungarvan if you want anything give a shout.
Helped knowing him and knew the right time to jump on it and got it for little money! A steal! Nice one man, I'll give you a shout if I'm stuck. Looking for rear coilovers is you have any?
i know the lad that changed the colour of that car and put in all the stupid switches he recked it he is my neighbour he sprayed it white after hitting a pole one night diffing it YA I KNOW DIFFING he didn't know anything about sr's or s bodies
she's coming back to her old self fair play to ya lad keep the good work up id luv to see it back the candy apple red it used to be it looked so nice that colour and mean looking
Probably a daddys little boy with loads of money that didn't know what he had! It would sicken ya! Sure look, he devalued it enough for me to get my hands on it, happy days eh? :)
So got the kit out this morning, done a quick mock up... Getting excited about my choice now, quite happy with it. Here's the mock up:
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Happy enough with the choice, rear aero kit quarters need a small bit of a trim just to get the back bumper and side skirt to fit properly. Plan is to hopefully flip the dishes of the ssrs, rechrome and a polish and big ass spacers to get the right fitment. Gonna look into seeing if i can mount the exhaust a bit higher into the subframe to get more low and not worry about speedbumps. Then I'm also considering venting the bonnet and be cheeky and go for a BGW or a 326 wing. One way or another I'm going rivet on the back quarters as I quite like them on an s14. Coming along....
Few more snaps of kit:
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Must finish that front right hub tonight and drop it on its belly :)
seanyboy s14
22-05-14, 18:32
Looks like it's coming along well .overfenders aren't doing anything for it In my opinion I think rolled metal arches look way cooler but still looks awesome .you going for white again or red?
Have to agree, much prefer metal arches on S bodys but savage progress with it so far!
yomamagoes/sideways
22-05-14, 22:26
Savige looks very aggressive
Cheers men... Dunno what to do with back arches yet, they were flared originally but done poorly and have rusted up. Kind of wanted to go all out aggressive looking and rivet on the fenders and rivet on the bonnet vent. I was gonna keep the colour a surprise, but as I said, I'm gonna bring it back to all its former glory... But put my own twist on it ;)
Few more mock up pics....
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Sexy back end man, cant wait to see how she turns out!
seanyboy s14
29-05-14, 21:25
Can't wait to see this finished but please don't put the overfenders on it :p try and make the metal arches work they look so much more badass
Would stick with the other front bumper and rear metal quarters. Lines under the headlights are shocking with that bumper.
Sexy back end man, cant wait to see how she turns out!
Cheers man, cant beat a uras back bumper! Dont know do I go BGW or 326 wing... Decisions........
Can't wait to see this finished but please don't put the overfenders on it :p try and make the metal arches work they look so much more badass
Unfortunately the flared arches that were on it were done poorly, and a lot of filler used and starting to rust.... Plus, I want a fat ass on the back with tasty fitment and wide wheels eventually!
Would stick with the other front bumper and rear metal quarters. Lines under the headlights are shocking with that bumper.
Lights are only cable tied in, they actually line up fine.. Need to find myself a centre grill also, will tidy it up.
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Threw back on the ganadors... To vent the bonnet or not......
Havent had a whole major lot of progress with my own car at the moment, helping the mates with theirs and getting the track cars ready the whole time. But finally managed to get mine outside which I thought I'd never see! Took a few photos to do a little photoshopping to see what colour I wanted to go and what sort of wing to go with. Still so undecided! So heres just a few snaps of it to give ye an idea of what its looking like.... Opinions appreciated...
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Yes, theyre 11J Viennas on the front... Fallen in love with them
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May just have flipped the dishes in the ssrs as well :P
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Thats all for now... Gonna knuckle back into it very soon and get a big burst on getting the running gear back in and getting her running! Just wanna drive it! :P
Very nice man ya wer lucky to get that so cheap! There's a lot more out there sitin up too I'm sure
Very nice man ya wer lucky to get that so cheap! There's a lot more out there sitin up too I'm sure
Too lucky man! Wouldnt mind picking up a few more little hidden treasures like this! Would love to know of some
Car looks unbelievable! Do you mind me askin is it safe to flip dishes in rims like that? Might try it myself
Car looks unbelievable! Do you mind me askin is it safe to flip dishes in rims like that? Might try it myself
Yeah man its safe! A lot of people do it, go for it, its worth it!
Gona look epic !!!!!
I hope so :) !
Delighted to see this car being freshened up top to bottom.. Loved every page until that dodgy looking kit was introduced!
Please bin rear over fenders and do all you can to save the rear flared metal quarters! Every car has been molested with over fenders its done to death.. Get the original kit together and front bumper to match I would say its Origin
Keep up the good work! I hope it will see road again soon
Seriously This look is where its at .
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/17_zpsb5b413fd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/17_zpsb5b413fd.jpg.html)
Been a while since I updated this, so time to let ye know whats been going on. Not a whole lot, but some nice progress now and its full steam ahead now....
So as some of you have suggested, keep the flared arches and don't use over fenders, just to clear up, unfortunately the arches were pretty much beyond repair. The car sat up for 4-5 years at a 45 degree angle and unfortunately, our irish skies destroyed the rear arches. They were flared with filler, and the filler cracked from behind and ate away the inside factory arch. So over the past couple of weeks, I've had the car completely worked over on, and everything has been repaired and welded back up. So here it goes....
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Eventually I ended up buying these SSR Viennas 11J & 8J just for a change of shoes to the Proffessors...
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Split the Proffessors and sent away the barrels for a full polish, as well as sending away the faces and got painted in R32 GTR Silver and clear coated in a rainbow fleck. Centre caps ordered online so should look pretty sweet finished.
So we got down the tubbing...
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Our main aim was to keep the welds out of the engine bay, trying to make it look as neat as possible.
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Threw in a small gusset just to strengthen things up...
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Small patches in back boot panel completely repaired...
So we went at those arches...
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Rivnuts for easily taking on and off the arches if needed...
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Fitment will be interesting when I put in the coilovers in the back considering that's without spacers...
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Tidying up the engine whilst the car was away ....
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So got it home, did a little mock up and put on the dmax spoiler I bought... Still undecided on a rear wing or not... Bought a driftworks bonnet vent but the fitment is cat, looking for a full fiberglass vented bonnet now... Heres a little consideration I had on a wing...
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Plan now for the next couple of weeks is to replace every nut and bolt in all the arms underneath with brand new ones, picked up 2 cusco rear coilovers so throw them in, full new brake set up with braided lines, paint the bay & drop in the engine and running gear. Full steam ahead....
Andrew200sx
03-03-15, 12:30
loving the loook of it....will be cool to tweek it a bit. but keep the stickers from when it was red. maybe change the uras front bumper. they look too cheap. dmax is far nicer, chunkyer and not so in your face with all the sharp edges.
Thats gonna look savage! As said above, would go dmax as well or else vertex!
Ye can see wat ur goin for. Will look savage dude. keep it up
Cheers lads! Have a few tricks up my sleeve for that sharp front bumper look youre talking about, Its what I'm going for, and something I'm working on, but hopefully I can pull it off in the end :)
Great project, in my eyes its almost spot on the way it is without the wing. Then again do whatever you want
Nice work fella .. good job on tubs !! When ya planing having done ??
Hope no over spray got on my car now.....:eek: hahaha Nah its looking good though man, get it done!! :cool:
michealkirwan
05-03-15, 21:16
any room in that garage for one more?
Couple days off work and I'm knuckling in to this, the interior was fully stripped before and Ive put everything back together again, painted the carpet so it looks like new, dropped in some cusco rear coilovers, nice rear tein strut brace, a B pillar roof brace and FINALLY managed to source myself a 326 power wing. Resprayed the boot floor a gloss black and done a nice wire tidy in the back.
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Tub of Black Velvet, actual carpet paint, it made some noticeable difference.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/FD730FDB-CD34-4EF2-8912-FEDA0CA82406_zps5zvsfwwg.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/FD730FDB-CD34-4EF2-8912-FEDA0CA82406_zps5zvsfwwg.jpg.html)
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Resprayed the brace gold and threw in the boss kit and temporary OMP steering wheel
(And no, that isn't a screwdriver in the ignition, its some crazy little SnapOn screwdriver handle/key, came with the car, pretty funky haha)
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/734863F9-8939-4026-A7F7-C4177AD394B1_zps6te6yzvk.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/734863F9-8939-4026-A7F7-C4177AD394B1_zps6te6yzvk.jpg.html)
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Got me some cusco rears
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Pretty happy with the 326 choice, looks a lot better lowered but gotta sort out the tracking a little better and run some slight camber and play with tyre size and stretch to keep the wheels under the arch. Hopefully this time tomorrow ill be pulling filler and dust out of my hair and I'll have the engine bay prepped.
So yeah.... Really got the finger out and knuckled into the engine bay prep and heres the results...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/62F0770D-E15A-4842-B451-63AB4B9827E6_zpsnepopiug.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/62F0770D-E15A-4842-B451-63AB4B9827E6_zpsnepopiug.jpg.html)
Re sealed everything that needed resealing in the bay
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As we kept the welds to the outside of the engine bay as not to be seen, there was obviously the smallest of little grooves/knotches in the tubs that bugged me, very small, can only see up very close, so I gave each side a lick of filler and a nice sand down...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/78BF410B-6EE6-4546-834E-18EDB6AD1552_zpskbreleqt.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/78BF410B-6EE6-4546-834E-18EDB6AD1552_zpskbreleqt.jpg.html)
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Then primerrrrrrrr timeeee.........
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And that's a wrap for tonight... Have the paint ready for tomorrow anyway... Weel see how things go :cool:
So I left the primer sit for a couple of days and settle before I painted it, so in the mean time just began to prep my bonnet for the bonnet vent...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/CFA51465-5B1E-4CE3-B5E6-C106F2399B1C_zpsmcfeptug.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/CFA51465-5B1E-4CE3-B5E6-C106F2399B1C_zpsmcfeptug.jpg.html)http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/47B2B58E-153A-4559-8BEE-573A9982F505_zpswnyddtkn.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/47B2B58E-153A-4559-8BEE-573A9982F505_zpswnyddtkn.jpg.html)
Obviously wanted to keep it as structured as possible so kept the underneath bracing only cutting the actual skin of the bonnet, still allowing for ventilation. But also tack welded the brace back to the skin as much as possible to keep it that structured...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/C9CE8BAC-8DA4-4540-AFAD-E63BD60E9349_zpswvhpbpup.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/C9CE8BAC-8DA4-4540-AFAD-E63BD60E9349_zpswvhpbpup.jpg.html)
Lick of sealer all round then just to stop any corrosion from water build up or any sort...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/0CBBF81E-311E-4A51-8500-C4FE9F605D90_zpsssoojrsp.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/0CBBF81E-311E-4A51-8500-C4FE9F605D90_zpsssoojrsp.jpg.html)
And then the primer seemed okay to work with tonight, so gave it a light rub down with p400 and got to work. The colour probably doesn't look very appealing in the photos, but it was still wet and its a part of a process.... Chose this dark gold subtle kind of base colour and have a little something special on the way in the post that I can hope I can pull off.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/5055B5E0-9C30-4EA5-85BC-FFAC560641C6_zps87biezx6.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/5055B5E0-9C30-4EA5-85BC-FFAC560641C6_zps87biezx6.jpg.html)
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Leave it settle for a while and hope my delivery comes sooner rather than later :) But in the meantime.. Gotta riv-nut on tht bonnet vent and do a little more of a tidy and prep on my engine for it to go in as soon as the bay is finished :)
Brief update;
Driftworks bonnet vent finally fitted, rivnutted on once again for simplicity.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/539921CA-9CD4-4830-9870-8A8F1F0467AF_zpsnpuk4mza.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/539921CA-9CD4-4830-9870-8A8F1F0467AF_zpsnpuk4mza.jpg.html)
And heres the little package I was waiting to come in the post, took its time! 30g of Gold Holographic 0.004 metalflake....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/F4CD0ABD-057B-4F1F-9085-F85B8863CC52_zpsrigmtutw.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/F4CD0ABD-057B-4F1F-9085-F85B8863CC52_zpsrigmtutw.jpg.html)
Got mixing!
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And heres the final result, so hard to get a good picture to actually show what its really like, nothing compared to the naked eye... Its a lot more.. Gold, shiny, holographicy....
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/BEE67E8F-878A-4628-AEF1-6DE6E5CB419E_zpsajolqng4.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/BEE67E8F-878A-4628-AEF1-6DE6E5CB419E_zpsajolqng4.jpg.html)
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Now... Time for the very last burst of hard work! Game on...
Jesus I thought driftireland was gone for good there last two or three weeks :confused: Just a little update seeing as were back in action!
Just a little close up of the engine bay paint with a decent camera that wasn't an iPhone
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/53875549-EBEB-476D-A9CA-CCF509D93708_zpstufqnxwe.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/53875549-EBEB-476D-A9CA-CCF509D93708_zpstufqnxwe.jpg.html)
Clutch & Flywheel acquired and time to put the jigsaw back together
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In goes the engine and box, treated it to a nice little aluminium rad too, cleans it up :)
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All new gaskets
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New driftworks clutch lines
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Out with the LSD, in with a cusco two way
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Glad I've cleaned up and painted everything before going back in, makes it look 100 times fresher and better underneath
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Wheels got some stickers after the spray and furb
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Few more little jobs here and there, running a s15 turbo so bigger injectors etc and all going well itll be sent away for full custom loom, nistune ecu and map. The urge to have it on the road for nice sunny Sundays is starting to eat me alive! Full steam ahead :)
fluffmister
06-04-15, 21:57
really liking the wheels great thread!
Small update seen as I'm on... Car finally seeing a bit of daylight for once. Engine, box everything in underneath, and currently gone off to Tom in Mad Racing for some more trusty work, this time making up some custom intercooler piping, intake pipe and a few other small bits.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/40245AB9-D3B8-4F73-8E36-C97A0FD27B73_zps1cwfvxmg.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/40245AB9-D3B8-4F73-8E36-C97A0FD27B73_zps1cwfvxmg.jpg.html)
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Bought some dimpled and grooved brake discs and new pads all round, shiny is nice...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/18FB070E-DEEC-4F5C-926C-ABD559D0B890_zpsqxtgexfd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/18FB070E-DEEC-4F5C-926C-ABD559D0B890_zpsqxtgexfd.jpg.html)
Picked up these for handy money, haven't even been sat in..
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/C50C216B-5B63-46E9-A19C-44D5A3F7E573_zpsixyrnscd.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/C50C216B-5B63-46E9-A19C-44D5A3F7E573_zpsixyrnscd.jpg.html)
Engine and Power prep going pretty good too, got myself some sard 550 injectors, Z32 AFM with hks filter, GReddy intercooler, upgraded alloy rad, walbro fuel pump, GReddy boost controller and blitz turbo timer.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/AAB9BFEE-DDF3-4746-BB11-E499840BE59D_zpsddh6r5za.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/AAB9BFEE-DDF3-4746-BB11-E499840BE59D_zpsddh6r5za.jpg.html)
Car booked in for full wiring with custom switchboards etc, and also a full nistune with Stiv at MDTuning in 3-4 weeks. So in the meantime, finish the last few bits, off to get tracking and every nut and bolt gone over on all the arms etc, finish bleeding the brakes and fitting the calipers, battery relocation, then its make or break time when it goes off for wiring. :o
Andrew200sx
10-05-15, 22:05
wow i wasnt sure about the kit when you mentioned it earlier on in the build....but seing it out in day light in them pics with the 326 wing and wheels on as its taking shape realy does change the whole look of it. liking the look of it...drifty lokin.
wow i wasnt sure about the kit when you mentioned it earlier on in the build....but seing it out in day light in them pics with the 326 wing and wheels on as its taking shape realy does change the whole look of it. liking the look of it...drifty lokin.
Cheers Dude, I like an aggressive look. Hopefully it'll look even better all the one colour haha!
So were mounting the intercooler in front of the rad but behind the lights bars for neatness and also shorter intercooler piping so less chance of lag...
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/95A045DF-3B20-4A8E-B14E-E1237190C871_zpsdyjr5qd6.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/95A045DF-3B20-4A8E-B14E-E1237190C871_zpsdyjr5qd6.jpg.html)
It did require a little trim behind the headlights themselves, but its very neat and hidden compared to your usual front mount holes which would be located in front of the tubs.
http://i1312.photobucket.com/albums/t525/deanrobbo93/19D251CC-D876-4359-A410-89D31956A493_zpsqfiut1zn.jpg (http://s1312.photobucket.com/user/deanrobbo93/media/19D251CC-D876-4359-A410-89D31956A493_zpsqfiut1zn.jpg.html)
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I also invested in a hks filter as its shorter so should be easier tuck in neatly around or under the intercooler piping, and making a custom stainless pipe for the intake also.
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Only a mock up as of now, but hopefully welded together in the next day or two :)
Few more goodies to add to the list...
Full custom intercoolerpiping finally done, soon to finish custom intake piping in the next couple of days.
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Brakes finally done, dimpled and grooved discs all round and new pads. Brand new driftworks lines and wilwood bleed nipples.
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Got a custom switch panel made up, and mounts to hold it in place in replacement of the air con unit...
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New HKS Hybrid Oil Filter
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Got my hands on an Owen Developments adjustable actuator
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Picked up a HKS fuel pressure regulator, some Torques AN fittings, and also a Torques fuel filter and some shiny braided hose, and a Sytec gauge from Driftworks to top it off
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Brand new slave cylinder, and a full braided clutch line to finish that off..
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Pretty well set up and all looking good for wiring and mapping etc next week. Huge thanks to Tom at Mad Racing for the last couple of weeks work, with the tubbing, custom piping, brakes etc. Super work. Hopefully next update will have some rubber burning in celebration :)
Car finally gone away for custom wiring and mapping in MDTuning.
Here's the more or less finished engine bay ...
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Odyssey dry cell battery relocated to boot, with custom mounting brackets made up.
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Lot of people prefer to remove sound deadening, but I got some nice light stuff for the boot, seeing as it is a road car... I'd like to be able to listen to the radio haha
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Custom switch panel mounted in place, with the AC Control unit relocated to glove box just to be awkward and different.
Endless amount of goodies bought... Can never have enough really...
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Rear view from the new broadway don't look too bad!
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Nothing like lots of gauges with flashy lights and beeps, cant wait to see these light up the dash!
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And finally in for a quick track before goes on the dyno.
All going according to plan, should be back in 2-3 weeks. And straight to paint, final few finishing touches and job almost done :)
Some amount of money been thrown at it! Can't wait to see it finished! Keep the updates coming!
man some amount of money going into it :O
love the engine bay now and the custom piping, can't wait to get that done too!!!
neat as f**k!
Cheers lads! Sure is a lotta money but be worth it all in the end hopefully! Go big or go home! :P
Finally an update worth waiting for!
So 6 months on, quiet a lot of waiting, waiting for the right man to do the right job, the s14's heart is finally beating.
I originally gave the car to Stiv at MDTuning 6 months ago, but being a very busy and a very sought after man lately, with his great work being recognised more and more it was pushed aside and made me contemplate many times whether to get it done elsewhere. But I stuck to my guns, kept faith, had a little patience and waited for him to finally free up some time and he got to it. I originally asked him to do up a few switches, wire up a non vvt engine to an s14, and maybe just tidy up the fuse boxes a little to make the engine bay a little more presentable, get it running and map it. So here's the process;
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One custom loom was made up to run everything the engine needed.
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Everything was stripped from behind the dash and ran to ecu and all controls.
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Gauges were wired in
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All fuse boxes went on a severe diet and were impressively relocated to my glove box. I intend to make up a neater little box and holder for them in time.
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Car was got running with not many problems arising which was a good sign, tuned, then mapped to 304bhp with 319 ftlbs of torque.
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Got it home and done a little tidying and playing around to see what it could do.
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Apexi Turbo Timer
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Greddy Gauges are impressive. Little spaceship.
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Reliable Profec b Spec 2 Greddy boost controller.
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Safety comes first
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Steering wheel is desperate, Custom GripRoyal ordered.
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Took it for a little drive around, but more interested in getting it done and finished and having my fun in it when its done. The power is excellent and reliable, there when you want it and doesn't run out. Car grips like mad even with part worns all round due to the stiffness and rigid set up with solid bushings and poly bushes all round. But that doesn't stop the cusco two way throwing it out when the car boosts. It is impressive to go. Big ups to Stiv at MDTuning.
Very happy all round with the work completed, and so good to finally see it run, and run very well after two years of building. It was more or less two years to this day that I bought this car. Now to finish the body, bit of aligning of the front to do. Oil catch can and coolant overflow tank still to be added to the bay along with a nice bit of tidying and polishing. Few more interior bits. Then off to be sprayed soon.
Figures.
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Nice to see it coming together!
Great progress man! I do enjoy reading the updates for the thread! What's the next steps for it?
Great progress man! I do enjoy reading the updates for the thread! What's the next steps for it?
Cheers dude! It's great to have it running perfectly after so long. As of now it'll sit for a bit, still have a bit to do to it before paint. Make up brackets for skirts, bumpers, wings front headlights etc. Aero catch bonnet catches, oil catch can, coolant expansion tank etc. Align the front tracking set up, work on getting myself some extra lock maybe. Then get down and dirty and get sanding for paint. 😎
Here's a little video of the car going on my Instagram; https://instagram.com/p/-Pawl8uAz6/
Follow me for more updates 😎
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Progress is good so far on the 14, finally getting the front end lined up, lights all working and aligned, centre grill etc. Few bits here and there added like an alloy oil catch can and alloy coolant overflow/expansion bottle.
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Girlfriend bought me a genuine Nardi for the birthday, ye must get yereselves one of them sound ones lads :cool:
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Cockpit starting to look decent
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Finally acquired a genuine Nissan centre grill also.
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Makes all the difference..
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Left this headache to Tom in Mad Racing. Wirings not my thing!
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We're almost there though, sooner I source indicators for the bumper the better.
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Almost forgot after 2 years how clean this car now is underneath.
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Catch can and alloy coolant expansion tank added. Silicone hose must do temporarily till I get the correct braided hose.
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Next plan? Well.... I don't really know myself, im still just tipping away and tidying up and finishing bits and pieces here and there. Must get it tracked again back and front, just waiting on spacers this week for the front. All up in the air about colour... paint... hmmm... ? I know what I want. But that'll be my plan for the next couple weeks scratching people off the Christmas list and saving some bucks to put towards the final task.
michealkirwan
28-01-16, 21:53
any updates?
Only browsing through and seen this now Michael! No major updates, car is ready for bodywork and a new colour. Heres a few pictures of how its looking at the moment.
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Lights are all working, need to source indicators, any man woman or child have a set of uras bumper side indicators?
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Finally got some 30mm spacers for the front, fitment is just how I want. Threw on Ali's front bumper for the craic.... Might be something to look at down the line.
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Sprayed the door shuts/inside of doors gloss black, sills got a coat of shultz where the sideskirts will sit to protect them.
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All door seals and trims back in, dunno how i managed to keep every single one of them in the two years.
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Boot shuts sprayed gloss black, and fully shultzed below the back bumper as well
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Found a previous owner and was sent some photos.
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Stripped and ready for the final process, thank goddddddd. Need to extend my air intake pipe as not enough air in it when you come off full throttle and will bog down. Need to solve a small issue with the cusco two way, little more rattly then normal. Its tight, seen it in action, and was in the car when it was going. Brand new diff oil, solid diff bushings. Need to get it up on the lift and have a look. Other than that, its nearing completion and would hope to have it on the road in two months or so.
that is so full of win deffo my favorite s14 well done sir
Quick update before the most important update....
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Rocker cover got a colour change, looks a lot more presentable now. Dirty rust manifold got a lick of High temperature heat resistant paint up to 650 degrees. Few more little bits like cleaning up brackets, replacing pipes, polishing intercooler piping and it should be finished soon enough.
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But best of all..... This arrived today.
You might ask, why in the name of god am I wrapping the car? Who wraps a jap car? Why not paint it? You ruined the car, blaa blaa blaa.
Heres the simple reasons behind it; The colour choice I've had in my head the past two years and my personal favourite colour, more or less couldn't be painted. I got a couple of quotes, cheapest being about 3,500 euros, dearest being 5k. That's stupid for a car that will be driven on, the car will be a road car, but also see the likes of Autoheroes and Clubloose. I smack a bumper? I rip a sideskirt? Big dollars to spray it this colour again. Within the week, I'll have a new piece of kit returned to me freshly wrapped the exact same colour without having to worry about a paint match. Also, if I want to change the kit? Which I probably will change the bumpers and skirts, easy peasy!
I have found the right guy at LM Autostyling here in Waterford, he is absolutely awesome. His time and patience going into getting absolutely everything right is nuts. Before I made any decisions or jumped the gun, I've studied all his work, watched him do his job, and explained to him how I needed it done. And he fully understands. The way he finished the wrap, in door shuts or the boot shut is crazy, he brings it to every factory line possible.
With this vinyl, its a special new gloss wrap, looks exactly like a freshly painted car standing back looking at it, and probably only a panel beater or someone who is anal about paint will notice its not paint. I can wash, shampoo, and polish the wrap just like a paint. Even better, I have a 7 year warranty with the wrap. Meaning it wont fade, blister, bubble, peel, crack, and if by the off chance it does, immediate replacement. Nice to know after 6 and a half years.
But again, my car, and I'm doing it how I want and how I'd love to see it. I don't listen to begrudgers, if you want a colour you like and don't have that sort of money to be throwing out, wrap it. The car will be getting some cool late 90's/early 00's sticker styling also. If I don't like them, I can peel them off. If I don't like the wrap in 6 months or a year, I can peel it off. Win Win situation all round.
I won't be posting any more pictures of the colour till it's more or less completed, but have a guess:p. It's a good feelin getting a move on :cool:
michealkirwan
07-04-16, 22:30
the best 14 in ireland no offence to anyone especially when shes got her colour on !
Cheers Micheal! You'll soon have the best road going zenki soon! Time is the key!
In other news on this miserable Monday;
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The front end is almost complete.......... Rest of the car will be finished this week and will have final completion on Saturday and Sunday.
Andrew200sx
11-04-16, 10:57
color combination will look class lad. did u do the wrapping yourself?? i was thinking of doing the same on my r33.
Lets just say its very shiny and different!
Laimis at LM Autostyling in Waterford is wrapping it for me. If you have any enquiries holla at me on facebook man! Hes top notch and serious quality. Window tints, full car wraps, wrapping spoilers, carbon fibre wrap, you name it! I couldn't trust myself wrapping it as the vinyl cost quite a bit! haha
I'm getting impatient and excited....
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Picked up this universal underbody kit from the Tyre Hangar guys, 250 euro, bargain! Get on it.
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Oh yeah... This little purchase has made my week. A genuine fibreglass origin wave bonnet. Managed to rescue this little piece of Japanese art from a barn locally! Covered in cow shite, dust and bird shite. Gotta love it.
Lets just say its very shiny and different!
Laimis at LM Autostyling in Waterford is wrapping it for me. If you have any enquiries holla at me on facebook man! Hes top notch and serious quality. Window tints, full car wraps, wrapping spoilers, carbon fibre wrap, you name it! I couldn't trust myself wrapping it as the vinyl cost quite a bit! haha
Nothing short of a shiny and different colour would suit this to be fair! Really looking forward to seeing the finish!
It's verrryyyy shiny Dave! It should be completed Friday or Saturday and be sure of it I'll pepper the net with pictures!
Here we go;
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I'm pretty happy. The colour is different, deeper, and even more metallic in the eye. Its mental, it changes colour in every different lighting situation. 4/10 people that came up to see the car in the last two days asked me who painted it. Its a real good job.
Big thanks to Laimonas at LM Autostyling. He is AWESOME! Anyone want anything wrapped, window tint, carbon wrapped, vinyl graphics etc, contact me, or find him on Facebook @ LM Autostyling or call him on 0857742036. Attention to detail is nuts, only the best quality wrap vinyl and customer service is unreal.
Looks savage man! I'd say your delighted now after all the hard work! Are you going to raise the front a bit or lower the rear or rock the reverse rake?
Thanks men! The tracking is still off in the back and front, and its raised unevenly. Once I track it all correctly, and play with the right tyre sizes, it should sit sweetly all round. I love the staggered 18/17'' look as well, dont know why. Just does it for me. Kit has still to be fitted properly, bumper bar made up, headlights aligned, wing brackets made to pull them a little more and also the underbody kit. Still not the finished product. Loads to do!
Fair play! Looking forward to seeing the finished product anyway! Have you a deadline in mind?
looks great man only thing throwing me is front to rear wheel fitment
brettautostyling
25-04-16, 20:02
Fair play for bring it back.. looks great!!
How the men! Havent been on this in a while. Probably cause that finger just cant seem to come out of my arse again. Heres an update of anything that has gone on since the wrap.
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Basically it left my unit after the wrap, to go back to Tom in Mad Racing here in Waterford to finally put a big push on and finish it. I needed a lot of stupid little stuff done, stuff you couldnt see but i knew was wrong with it. We literally made a list and stuck it to the car. A LIST.
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A LIST! It had a lot of stuff on it.
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50mm spacers were a must to sort out that front fitment
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picked up a glitter back low max and bride rail
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interior essentials
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crash bar made up and fitted so that the only way to take off the front bumper is two cable ties and its solid out, god love anyone i shunt! haha (ft neons underneath)
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Diffuser fitted. I liked this one from the TyreHangar Components guys, I wanted something back there, but not too aggressive, I wanted a subtle diffuser, if there was ever such a thing. Watch the attention to detail Tom went to fitting this, its crazy......
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Tidy work!
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Some shpiiiiikey wheel studs, gonna custom make some centre caps to tidy that shit up.
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Japspeed twin fans wired to a switch
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Almost bought a pair of vskfs, offset was desperate so didnt bother, looks badass though.
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Fitted some nice little set of fibreglass side steps I also got from the TyreHangar components lads. Just an inch, nice and simple. Im a sucker for detailed things.
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If anyone is looking for any work done around the south, I highly reccomend Tom at mad racing. Hes been going years, and the newer younger generation dont really seem to know about him. The experience he has is insane. The work is top quality, and hes absolutely anal about doing it the right and best way, with everything. Hats off to him, hes done some work on this car and it stands to it.
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Fitted some front Canards, and also finally sourced a set of front bumper indicators. Thanks Petko, u d man. Got some shpiiiikey bumper quick release also to go with all the shpiiikey bits. Gonna tear the legs off some aul one in a car park some day.
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With all that done, and the big push on to get it finished, I thought it was only fitting to bring it along to the Juicebox BBQ seen as I was invited anyway. Unfortunately the car has decided to go on a mad one. When boosting, its like a fuel or boost cut, and lags and jumps, and when you come off boost it dies. The GTR Fuel pump started whining like a bitch and was dropping fuel pressure so I presumed it was that, and replaced it with a brand new Walbro 255 from Dave Lee at JdmDistro. Nah. No joy. I reckon its something to do with the map. Unfortunately, just as you think youre done, youre never done. It aggrivated us so much, we fucked it on the trailer and dropped it over the road to the BBQ anyway. Wouldnt let it ruin our fun. So heres a few pictures;
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Rocked the wave bonnet just for the sake of showing it off, also made the Speedhunters craic. Good stuff.
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So thats this update. Get a passenger seat, fix a leaky caliper and time to get it on the road. Let me know what ye think!
michealkirwan
11-11-16, 22:00
its some machine and ive fallen in love with it. it just needs to see road now and you to enjoy it! some sunny day when its ready youll take a drive and youll forget all the stress its caused, then get pulled by some garda who things its a fucking fighter jet! : ))
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