Project Two Tone Coupe, Build Thread!

[s13 drifta]

Hey whats up everyone? I decided I should post up my project two tone coupe Ive been working on for the past few months. I bought the car about a year ago for $750 in good condition with only some minor dents. It was an automatic with a sohc and has 116,000 original miles, but I have already pulled the motor and started on my dohc 5 speed swap. I have an s14 motor with about 80-90k on it and all the 5 speed parts I need, so thats one less thing to worry about.

Here is how the car sits of now except now the pignose front end is off and ready for a silvia front end.http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2069/twotonecoupe007yo3.jpg

Right now Im fixing the only rust spot on the car, which is all around the existing battery tray. I will get pics of the steel I welded in that has been smoothed out with bondo. I also started on pulling everything from the engine bay and masking off some things to get ready to primer and paint, I will show the steps of that later.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/104/twotonecoupe005lz6.jpg

There is the lonely engine bay

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6531/twotonecoupe001ie7.jpg

Bye! Bye! sohc

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/4494/twotonecoupe008zo7.jpg

Installed dohc power steering lines

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7831/twotonecoupe002tv8.jpg

I driledl out the holes for the clutch master and pedal

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/3286/twotonecoupe003oe6.jpg

My interior is a wreck right now!

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/5482/twotonecoupe006bb3.jpg

[s13 drifta]

Thats it for now, more updates later.

[Grenade180sx]

+1 rep.. because i personally enjoy even the little builds. anytime there is pictures it can always help someone do something to there car :)

[s13 drifta]

Thanks man, yeah I dont have a lot of cash to spend, but every extra dollar I get is going towards this build.

[RedStage]

good luck with the build :)

[WagDatto]

Engine bay = CLEAN! 2 tones are the ish. They definitely make the coupes look longer and lower, SICK! +1 good luck, keep it updated!

[s13 drifta]

Thanks everyone, if I get a chance to work on her today I will definatly get some more updated pics. I know I cleaned the bay pretty good, but I had to paint the passenger side so I just decided heck with it and paint the whole thing gunmetal. I think it should turn out well. Keep the comments comming.

[IIIXziuR]

Nice bro, I love two tone coupes

[S13Boosts]

two tones are the shit holla! nice!!

[heyitzalan]

outside looks clean, fix the rust.
by the way, nice s13 project.

[alindeman1989]

Sweet build. Keep us updated. +1 for you.

[civilized_drifter]

hey. your doing the same thing that im doing!
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j91/STidragster/2-tone%20coupe/DSCF1549.jpg

[s13 drifta]

Thanks for all the positive feedback, I love two tone coupes and will never change the color. More people should preserve them instead of painting them another color or having them crushed. This car is very clean inside and out and the only downside was the little rust and some small dents. I really got a great deal on this car and I just cant wait to get her up and going again, but with more power and a 5 speed.

[sick_lazy_gray-s13]

EPIC.....it will be. good luck.

[agustin lopez]

nice good luck bro! pretty coupe. :ugh:

:love:

[unicoladron]

just as advice...sit in front of your engine bay..observe it for a while and think of ways to clean it up, re-route things, make it better, rust repair, anything like that. i regret not taking more time in there, now there's a damm engine in the way lol.

but i did a swap similar to yours. have fun!!

[s13 drifta]

Well I finally have the engine bay painted, now Im ready to put everything back on and drop my motor in.


http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3305/twotonecoupe009dx8.jpg
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2944/twotonecoupe013om7.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5464/twotonecoupe021ej0.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/75/twotonecoupe025yw3.jpg
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6132/twotonecoupe028xx4.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2192/twotonecoupe030mw8.jpg
Its a little dusty and dark out, so the pics dont do the justice. I will get better pics later.

Here are some goodies waiting to be installed.
Silvia front end ( body panels not pictured yet)
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7697/twotonecoupe035hx0.jpg
Im going with BBS crosslaced meshies. Also short shifter and razo knob.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2161/twotonecoupe037mi5.jpg
My ichiba 5 lug conversion, brembo 5 lug slotted rotors, nismo motor mounts, obx pulley set, silicone radiator hoses, aluminum overflow tank, apexi filter, n60 maf, and tein tie rods.
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4272/twotonecoupe042we6.jpg
Mishimotor radiator and 2 12" fans
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1998/twotonecoupe043zl7.jpg
Apexi dual exhaust
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/989/240parts005pd5.jpg

Thats as far as Ive got for now, I know Im moving slowly, but surely.

[juls213]

LOOKS NICE, keep up the hard work

[allntrlundrgrnd]

nice work dude, love the 2-tone

[khilgers]

nice job so far, auto-manual swaps are fun. It's gonna be a whole new car.

[ZX88]

I love that two tone color combo great job!

[babowc]

2tone forzewinnar!

[ki_JDM_ds]

looks great nice start man... two tone ftw

[s13 drifta]

Thanks everyone, this makes all the time and money worth it.

[kornaz]

Looks hella sweet build. +1 for keeping it 2 tone. Lovin' it so far.

[Slammed Assassin]

good start man..keep us updated..

[jon_mr2]

reminds me of my project im working on. auto sohc to manual s14 dohc swap, lol. also looking for a silvia front end too, haha... but hard to source parts in hawaii. looks like yours is coming along great though, goodluck with the rest.

jon

[s13 drifta]

I might be able to help you out on getting a front end, but I dont know what it will cost to ship everything. Yeah I saw your build thread as well, nice work. Are you going to use the auto lower tranny harness?

[jon_mr2]

I might be able to help you out on getting a front end, but I dont know what it will cost to ship everything. Yeah I saw your build thread as well, nice work. Are you going to use the auto lower tranny harness?

oh cool, yeah let me know about the silvia front end. as for the tranny harness, me and my friend pretty much swapped the whole auto front engine harness with a manual front engine harness from the firewall forward. i was gona do the wiring, but he decided to swap the sohc auto into his other car, so i got pretty much everything i needed for the swap with no wiring needed... but im thinking of extending the wiring to tuck and hide all the harness.

[s13 drifta]

Yeah Im doing the same thing, I just pmed you.

[TiNMAN]

hurry up. wtf?:love:

[jon_mr2]

Yeah Im doing the same thing, I just pmed you.

oh cool. well, thanks for the quote on the parts though. ill probably check this thread see how your project goes, nice to get ideas from other build threads.

jon