jeff nelson sileighty
24-07-15, 22:56
Right ive been meaning to make this thread for a very long time so this is basically going to be a 3 year build crammed into the first post so bear with me
I sort of accidently picked up this shell off a fella on here about 3 years ago , i had zero intentions of buying anything when i logged on that day but somehow found myself out looking at the shell that evening, turned out to be a very good straight shell with no dents with no actual rust just bits of surface here and there from being left outside so ended up bringing it home :rolleyes:
So here we go
Got her home and threw on a bootlid i had spare from the drift car just to keep rain and shit out http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0483_zpsgx5acb5g.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0483_zpsgx5acb5g.jpg.html)
turned out for some reason the hinges wouldnt line up so just left it resting on it for now til i got another one
so i set about tidying the shell itself taking care of any bits and pieces that needed tidying of which there was virtually none , the underside of the car was absolutely perfect not a spec of rust anywhere so cleaned it all down and wax oiled it to make sure nothing ever would develop just for peace of mind …what a cunt of a job it was without a lift or even a decent jack, unfortunately never got any pics of it cause i was doing it on small jacks so hadnt the space to be getting pics
I went and cleaned the arches and legs , they were in very good nick but said i might as well spray them seeing as they were easily got at
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0475_zps8530d156.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0475_zps8530d156.jpg.html)
While she was jacked up i took off all arms and pollybushed anything that had a bushing in it
Once i had all that shit sorted i said id throw on a pair of kouki lights i had here and picked up a centre panel so that tidied up the back end nicely .
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0495_zpse685dd6c.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0495_zpse685dd6c.jpg.html)
I then needed to get the car off the trailer so borrowed a pair of rear hubs and picked up some almost new d2 coilovers , i dont know were they even driven on the road they were so good but fired them in so i could get her off the trailer
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0500_zps2ac33f9c.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0500_zps2ac33f9c.jpg.html)
Went and picked up a good shot of bits off slithertooth (rory) off here
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0583_zpstneesyqm.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0583_zpstneesyqm.jpg.html)
In that lot i got a pair of headlights
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0620_zps76976e85.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0620_zps76976e85.jpg.html)
you can see one surround had a piece gone out of it so pulled them apart and fiberglassed it up
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0621_zpsjajdg0qo.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0621_zpsjajdg0qo.jpg.html)
But even the good surround had loads of tiny little gouges that i circled http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0624_zpsbc5d65a4.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0624_zpsbc5d65a4.jpg.html)
so i filled them all up just to have them right
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0626_zpsb3995370.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0626_zpsb3995370.jpg.html)
even got right anal and sprayed the screws
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0628_zps0f9213cc.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0628_zps0f9213cc.jpg.html)
I cant seem to find pics of the end result but as i say it was 3 years ago so god only knows what phone theyd have been taken on
So next thing i picked up a pair of original steel wings which were stupidly hard got but got them anyway and sprayed them up and fitted them loosely for the mean time
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130802_001_zpsciibdtjb.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130802_001_zpsciibdtjb.jpg.html)
Also picked up a kouki bumper and cable tied it on to test fit it
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130803_003_zpstqheb0wc.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130803_003_zpstqheb0wc.jpg.html)
And put on the headlights
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130803_005_zpsmo1wagio.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130803_005_zpsmo1wagio.jpg.html)
So with that all done it was time to get down to the proper mechanical shit
To drop in the engine i dropped the car out to a buddy who has an engine crane and a proper garage , i had wanted to do this build absolutely start to finish myself but work had me tied up 6 days a week and the thought of trying to fit a gearbox without even a good jack was just stupid so leaving it out with the buddy just made more sense , so off she went and this is how she sat
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176935818769_zpsqt4gm1g5.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176935818769_zpsqt4gm1g5.jpeg.html)
…………………………………………†¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.For 2 years , i dont really know what happened , myself and the buddy just both kept getting side tracked with other shit and a job that should have taken very little time just dragged on i think it came down to the fact every time we looked at it we'd find more and more awkward hard to get parts so sourcing parts did take up a huge amount of time but it was productive it ment i took the time to either get the best new parts i could or else the best condition second hand bits so got an exedy triple plate clutch , all braided turbo lines , driftworks braided brake lines etc. threw in some subframe locking collars and got all the rolling side of things finished up
So roughly 2 years later i picked her up looking fairly sorry for herself but i brought her home and gave her a good scrub
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176932485436_zpsxe9gvy1z.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176932485436_zpsxe9gvy1z.jpeg.html)
So with the engine and everything fitted i cracked on with the wiring …this is where shit starts to go cuntish , i HATE wiring always have for some reason so this was never going to be an easy task but cracked on with as much as i could so started working out whats what
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176899152106_zps2fbvfiep.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176899152106_zps2fbvfiep.jpeg.html)
Went about fitting the fuel tank , lines etc. was a bit of a weirdly awkward job trying to get the fitting straps on and the neck properly in place but got there in the end
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176892485440_zpsm7tww4gp.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176892485440_zpsm7tww4gp.jpeg.html)
I was and still kind of am still going full kouki type x with this bulid due to the car being a 98 shell but i got serious horn for a zenki front bumper so picked one up off darenm on here with the lights,grilles and splitter still on
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642175665818896_zpsufo5aseq.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642175665818896_zpsufo5aseq.jpeg.html)
Test fitted it , loved it even more than i expected so went and sprayed it
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642175642485565_zpsvopvssmg.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642175642485565_zpsvopvssmg.jpeg.html)
I sort of accidently picked up this shell off a fella on here about 3 years ago , i had zero intentions of buying anything when i logged on that day but somehow found myself out looking at the shell that evening, turned out to be a very good straight shell with no dents with no actual rust just bits of surface here and there from being left outside so ended up bringing it home :rolleyes:
So here we go
Got her home and threw on a bootlid i had spare from the drift car just to keep rain and shit out http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0483_zpsgx5acb5g.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0483_zpsgx5acb5g.jpg.html)
turned out for some reason the hinges wouldnt line up so just left it resting on it for now til i got another one
so i set about tidying the shell itself taking care of any bits and pieces that needed tidying of which there was virtually none , the underside of the car was absolutely perfect not a spec of rust anywhere so cleaned it all down and wax oiled it to make sure nothing ever would develop just for peace of mind …what a cunt of a job it was without a lift or even a decent jack, unfortunately never got any pics of it cause i was doing it on small jacks so hadnt the space to be getting pics
I went and cleaned the arches and legs , they were in very good nick but said i might as well spray them seeing as they were easily got at
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0475_zps8530d156.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0475_zps8530d156.jpg.html)
While she was jacked up i took off all arms and pollybushed anything that had a bushing in it
Once i had all that shit sorted i said id throw on a pair of kouki lights i had here and picked up a centre panel so that tidied up the back end nicely .
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0495_zpse685dd6c.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0495_zpse685dd6c.jpg.html)
I then needed to get the car off the trailer so borrowed a pair of rear hubs and picked up some almost new d2 coilovers , i dont know were they even driven on the road they were so good but fired them in so i could get her off the trailer
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0500_zps2ac33f9c.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0500_zps2ac33f9c.jpg.html)
Went and picked up a good shot of bits off slithertooth (rory) off here
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0583_zpstneesyqm.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0583_zpstneesyqm.jpg.html)
In that lot i got a pair of headlights
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0620_zps76976e85.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0620_zps76976e85.jpg.html)
you can see one surround had a piece gone out of it so pulled them apart and fiberglassed it up
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0621_zpsjajdg0qo.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0621_zpsjajdg0qo.jpg.html)
But even the good surround had loads of tiny little gouges that i circled http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0624_zpsbc5d65a4.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0624_zpsbc5d65a4.jpg.html)
so i filled them all up just to have them right
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0626_zpsb3995370.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0626_zpsb3995370.jpg.html)
even got right anal and sprayed the screws
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/IMAG0628_zps0f9213cc.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/IMAG0628_zps0f9213cc.jpg.html)
I cant seem to find pics of the end result but as i say it was 3 years ago so god only knows what phone theyd have been taken on
So next thing i picked up a pair of original steel wings which were stupidly hard got but got them anyway and sprayed them up and fitted them loosely for the mean time
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130802_001_zpsciibdtjb.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130802_001_zpsciibdtjb.jpg.html)
Also picked up a kouki bumper and cable tied it on to test fit it
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130803_003_zpstqheb0wc.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130803_003_zpstqheb0wc.jpg.html)
And put on the headlights
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/WP_20130803_005_zpsmo1wagio.jpg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/WP_20130803_005_zpsmo1wagio.jpg.html)
So with that all done it was time to get down to the proper mechanical shit
To drop in the engine i dropped the car out to a buddy who has an engine crane and a proper garage , i had wanted to do this build absolutely start to finish myself but work had me tied up 6 days a week and the thought of trying to fit a gearbox without even a good jack was just stupid so leaving it out with the buddy just made more sense , so off she went and this is how she sat
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176935818769_zpsqt4gm1g5.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176935818769_zpsqt4gm1g5.jpeg.html)
…………………………………………†¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦.For 2 years , i dont really know what happened , myself and the buddy just both kept getting side tracked with other shit and a job that should have taken very little time just dragged on i think it came down to the fact every time we looked at it we'd find more and more awkward hard to get parts so sourcing parts did take up a huge amount of time but it was productive it ment i took the time to either get the best new parts i could or else the best condition second hand bits so got an exedy triple plate clutch , all braided turbo lines , driftworks braided brake lines etc. threw in some subframe locking collars and got all the rolling side of things finished up
So roughly 2 years later i picked her up looking fairly sorry for herself but i brought her home and gave her a good scrub
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176932485436_zpsxe9gvy1z.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176932485436_zpsxe9gvy1z.jpeg.html)
So with the engine and everything fitted i cracked on with the wiring …this is where shit starts to go cuntish , i HATE wiring always have for some reason so this was never going to be an easy task but cracked on with as much as i could so started working out whats what
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176899152106_zps2fbvfiep.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176899152106_zps2fbvfiep.jpeg.html)
Went about fitting the fuel tank , lines etc. was a bit of a weirdly awkward job trying to get the fitting straps on and the neck properly in place but got there in the end
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642176892485440_zpsm7tww4gp.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642176892485440_zpsm7tww4gp.jpeg.html)
I was and still kind of am still going full kouki type x with this bulid due to the car being a 98 shell but i got serious horn for a zenki front bumper so picked one up off darenm on here with the lights,grilles and splitter still on
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642175665818896_zpsufo5aseq.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642175665818896_zpsufo5aseq.jpeg.html)
Test fitted it , loved it even more than i expected so went and sprayed it
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h403/jnelson19/road%20180/received_642175642485565_zpsvopvssmg.jpeg (http://s1108.photobucket.com/user/jnelson19/media/road%20180/received_642175642485565_zpsvopvssmg.jpeg.html)