LarZ's ps13 reinCARnaton - see what i did there?

[michealkirwan]

Dude great start ive a few bits I've to get yet myself. Taking the engine yourself is very possible plenty of zip lock bags so you know what goes where tippex certain plugs and sensors remove as much as you can. While it's out change seals and gaskets save you in the long run

[LarZ]

Yeah good advice on the zip lock bags! The engine is going for a refresh alright. I want it to be solid and not need to come out again.

Got the engine crane delivered today. Delighted with life. Must make a start properly though. I have the axle stands ready to go and all.

I may have purchased some Jdm as furrrrk wheels too. More on those when they arrive. Wouldn't mind an auld money tree if anyone has one handy...

[LarZ]

So I was all set to get working on this at the weekend, but real life got in the way. Not to mention the cold.

In other news, an order has gone in for a bitchin' set of brand new wheels. I'll keep the wheel choice under wraps for now though

[Funnyonion]

Looking forward to seeing this!

[LarZ]

I picked up an Apex'i Auto turbo timer and a Greddy Profec B spec 2 boost controller for his a while back. The plan is to install these and whatever other electronics i need in the glovebox as i dont want to be looking at them all the time. I'll even be hiding the hand commander for the powerFC. I like power, but like OEM styling even more. I want as little crap cluttering my dash as possible.

[LarZ]

Looking forward to seeing this!

me too hope to have it done by March

[LarZ]

Well i said march... i didn't mention the year!

After this I set about taking the engine out with the help of some friends. This in itself was a great experience. I'd never taken the engine out of a car. I also wanted to know what i was dealing with from a rust point of view. I found some rust in the driver's sill, both rear arches needed a lot of work and some minor patches underneath, as well as the strut towers. Sounds like a lot but it wasn't really that bad.



Now that i knew what i was working with, it was time to decide the next step. Years ago, the car had been broken into, so you can see that in all my old pics the driver's door glass was blue and the driver's quarter window was tinted. this WRECKED my head as i just love the original brown glass.



I managed to source some replacement glass in the UK. but the headache of replacing rubbers and all that started to dawn on me. I guess there wasn't anything wrong with the inside of the car so i decided i didn't want to touch that to try and save some work. Here are some pics of the rust:





But all in all considering the car had never been treated for rust or undersealed, all was looking very clean:




So quite content, and with a massive list of parts ready to go into the car, I bought a trailer and loaded her up.



I still didn't know where i was going to take the car but obviously I wanted quotes. And to get a quote on any work, especially bodywork, they need to inspect the car in person. Top of my list was the prestigious Stone Motorsport as they had the facilities to do absolutely everything in house without me having to worry about it. I had a very clear vision of what i wanted.

I ended up leaving the car with them as i was convinced I wanted them to do the work. Everything was super top secret about my colours, wheels etc, so i didn't really want the world to know what i was doing. Surely Laurence wouldn't be caught dead in a nissan that wasn't black?!

to be continued

[lady89]

Although i kinda know the progress of it already, but would be great to see all the updates written down here (with pics!!)