My S13.4 project build thread. 56k no no

[TheS14project]

Well Ive been a member on here for quite awhile so just thought I would share my build Ive been working on for the past 8 months.

Seth
Just thought Id share my build, that I have over on our forum.

The car itself is a 93 S13 Coupe. S13.4 Conversion, Rb20det swap, Stance Coils and all of the good stuff. This is not a show car, this car is going to be a track/street whore, I just like clean cars.
This is the second car Ive started on...lol..Allow me to introduce you to the first.

The first chassis I bought was super clean on the outside, I figured it would be just as clean underneath and on the rails, boy was I wrong.

Hard to believe this car was a rust bucket.....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/mycoupe.jpg

Once the engine and Interior were removed the cancer was found.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13coupedriversrail.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13coupedriversfloor.jpg

So I decided to clip the car with a RHD shell. Well that was going great until one day while bored I went to put my subframe connectors in, only to found the rear of the chassis was rotted away to almost nothing. So not only was I now out of 2 months of work, I was out of a car in general.

The car ready for the RHD, until the rear rust was found.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13coupefrontclipcut.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rhdclip.jpg

So, after searching for a few weeks for another coupe that was rust free I happen to come across the one I have now. It was so clean, not a spot of rust, the car was a Arizona car and had only been in Indiana for the last year. Only problem was it was hacked by the previous owner who thought he could make his own tube chassis and 1pc doghouse...lol

I knew I could clip the car and go RHD, but the car was too clean to chop, and after a few people told me I could never make it a car again, I had it set in my mind that this was the car I was going to build.

I will post the original posts from here on out in this thread. Just wanted to give people the 411 who might be interested in this nightmare Ive created for myself....lol

Seth

March 6th, 2007

Well Ive lost over a month of time in the old 240sx coupe. It was a really nice car on the outside, but the underneath and the front structure have been far from great. I have and I repeat have NEVER thought about giving up on this whole project. Just had to take some time to get things lined up and regroup my thoughts on where to go from here. Most people who know me, would know that patience isnt one of my stronger points and this car along with all the parts would be for sale on some Nissan site.

On to the good news. I did score a new coupe and its absolutely beautiful inside and out. Except for the front end. So with that being said, Ive decided to ditch the RHD theory and just put the OEM structure back on this car, using the JDM clip pieces. The car is far to nice and clean to just chop in half. If anything I will keep the JDM clip and components and do a firewall clip on it over next years winter break.

Thanks for all of the interest in the project. I know it will turn out to the car I want it to be. I know Im going to need help soon though. Ive done pretty much all of this alone, it was that hard just would be nice to have some extra hands around. I dont know what I need help with yet, but if anyone wants to volunteer I wouldnt turn them down. However please dont feel that your obligated to do so.

Onto the pics

Rolling my new whip outta the trailor.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/newcoupe1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/newcoupe5.jpg

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http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/newcoupe2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/newcoupe.jpg

March 13th, 2007

Anyhow, this weekends updates are as followed:

Cut the RHD up for the pieces I need to use for the new coupe.

Exhibit A

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RHD-rightstructure.jpg

These next two pics are of the complete Right Rail and Partial Left Rail removed from the RHD.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RHD-rightrailstructure.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RHD-leftstructure.jpg

I could only use half of the left rail on the RHD due to the fact that the car was hit in the left front corner wrinkling the rail and inner structure. Currently working on getting the other portion of this off my old silver coupe.

This process hasnt been hard, but drilling out factory spot welds can take some time and patience, oh and really good spot cutting bits....... :)

Updated April 26th, 2007

Well with the help from Jay and my buddy Chris we drilled a shit ton of spot welds out on Sunday. Thanks again Jay for coming down and learning the joys of spot weld removal...lol...After a few more hours last night of straightening out the sections of the new rails and inner structure. They are soon to be welded on and ready to be sanded down for a engine bay paint job overhaul. Ive started to work on the inside at the moment too, trying to maybe get a head start on the RB install. Hopefully Donnie(red 350z) will be over in the next day or so to weld this bitch up for good.

My buddy Chris drilling out the old rails to make room for the new rails to sleave into.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chrisdrillingspotwelds.jpg

Jay was the new guy in spot weld 101 but he knocked some serious shit out.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/jayinhismonkeysuit.jpg

I think it was Union Break Time

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/everyoneinthegarage.jpg

I did get some new parts for the 240 on friday.

Version Select IV front bumper (from my old s14)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/versionselectIV.jpg

[WangonwWarrior]

More PICS!!! i wanna see this thing put together

[TheS14project]

More pics as requested. This is farther along then this, but have to wait for people to reply to add more....lol

May 9th, 2007

One step closer to total chaos. ;)

Ok, so the entire sheet metal structure is in place and sheet metal screwed together. Im going to be taking it over to Donnies(Red 350z) place this weekend. Hes going to weld the chassis back together and then its sand/grind the bay and get ready for paint. Then after thats done the motor can finally go in the damn car....lol...It was so nice to see the car outside today for a change, last time it was out it was snowing and it had a horrible fabrication job on the front end from the previous owner as most of you know.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/onestepcloser.jpg

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August 11th-August 23rd, 2007

Well due to the extreme heat and plus how backed up donnie is, working on my car isnt really high on the priority list. Paying jobs always come first, then when we have time to work on our own cars we do so. However this week of heat hasnt helped much at all.........until now.

I asked my buddy Jay if he would come over and give me a hand with the car last night, donnie had some family plans but it seemed like it was going to be a awesome night to get some work done, and it turned out that way. The car is super duper welded now. Except for the lower radiator support but I have to bolt up a few parts to make sure of the angle before welding.

So now I have shit tons of grinding and sanding to do, then its seam sealer time and hopefully painting the engine bay soon. I appreciate Jay coming over and welding last night. It was a tremendous help and took alot of the worry off my mind that I had of the car getting done. For those who know me, I tend to over stress when it comes to my cars.

I dont know If Ive said this or not, and if i have Im going to say it again. This really couldnt of all been possible without the help of "The Don" Ive learned alot from him just being around and watching him work.


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/jay1-4.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/thecar.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/jay-1.jpg

Ok so the front end is done and needs to be grinded so I can seam seal it and then paint the engine bay. Once thats done, the heart of the beast will be transplanted.

The front end is off of donnies silvia, I used it for mock up since my kouki hood is at home.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/DSC06502copy.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/DSC06506copy.jpg

The large gaps in the factory structure have been welded up. I even used a 2in. wide by 1/8in. thick piece of metal to reinforce the frame rail to the structure to give it a bit more stiffness and support to the strut tower braces.

For those who havent read this build thread this is the nightmare that I started with when I bought the car.

Before
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13-teardown2.jpg
Now
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/DSC06512copy.jpg

September 16th, 2007

So my buddy Wheatley and Aaron came over last night to help me finish out the minor welding that needed to be touched up. We also stripped the motor down of all the things I wasnt going to use on it and put it in the car as a test fit. Im happy to say that all of the mounts line up perfectly and its not as hammered against the fire wall as I thought it was going to be. However Radiator clearance is pretty tight.

Matt and Aaron molesting my motor.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/a.jpg

Seat Belts used as Engine straps....FTW!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/a1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/a2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/a3.jpg

Next is to bolt up the downpipe and catback to make sure everything fits properly, then its time to take the motor back out, paint the bay, and the reinstall the motor and start the wiring procedure.

October 22nd, 2007

Now for this weekends updates. I finished the rest of the seam sealing, and man is that shit messy. Ive got to go back over and clean some of the crap up, but it turned out and covered very well. During the spare time I had while waiting on the seam seal to dry, I installed my Circuit Sports spin knob, and a few other odds and ends, then once it was all dry I started to mock-up the front end since I forgot I didnt have any mixing cups to mix my primer in....lol

Ok, now for the boring seam seal pics. Yawn!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/sealsealing.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/sealsealing1.jpg

Install of the spin knob.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/spinknob.jpg

Ive had this on for awhile now, but forgot to add some pics. Circuit Sports Steering Eliminator Bushing

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/circuitsport-bushing.jpg

Ok so since all the crap was done. I decided since I didnt have any cups, I still needed to get the front end fabbed up. It fits up better then I thought, but my driver fender needs some work. Im going to call Race-On and see if its something that can be exchanged, if not Ill just work with it.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/frontmockup1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/frontmockup4.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/frontmockup2.jpg
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http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/mockup.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/frontmockup.jpg

Ok for those who havent seen or are aware of the cars colors. The car will be two toned, black roof, decklid, carbon hood, and the engine bay. That color is House of Kolor - Sparkling Black Pearl.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/blackpearlbase.jpg

Also thinking of painting my Nardi Wheel to match.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/nardi.jpg

The entire rest of the car will be painted Fire Pepper Pearl Metallic with House of Kolor Radiant Red Flake. The pics do not do the red justice, its a deep blood/maroon red. Goes very well with the House of Kolor flake.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/redflake.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/redpearlbase.jpg

Not to mention I have everything I need in order to get this car painted. You name it, I have it. Now all I have to do is get the thing ready to paint.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/supplies.jpg

[WangonwWarrior]

I can tell thats gonna turn out CLEAN, i should start posting up my build thread

[Ninjabread]

Wow, nice work! You sure are dedicated. I wouldn't have kept either of those chassis.

BTW, don't paint the roof black, you'll want to kill yourself afterwards.

One color looks much nicer.

Good luck in the future!

[240sx_sr20det]

Put up more pics!!

I'm dying to see the rest of this!

[hellaflush]

very nice build

rb is a perfect receipe for an s chassis :)

[TheS14project]

Thanks guys.....more pics!

November 3rd, 2007

Ok so last week I had some updates and was going to upload them Friday night, but thats when the plague hit me and I was out of commission for the entire weekend. I have gotten more stuff done since then, so heres the status for those who give a flying fook! ;D

We shall first start off with the rear trunk interior panels which look like crap from the factory. Very dull grey and are almost like trying to keep white vinyl clean...lol

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/trunkplasticbefore.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/trunkbefore.jpg

So I sanded, prepped and vinyl dyed it all satin black. Its all put back in now, but please disregard the crappy carpet, its in the process of being fabric dyed now, so it looks like shit in the pic....lol.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/trunk-after-sorta.jpg

Heres a quick chop of a better finished trunk once the carpet is reinstalled.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/DSC07214a.jpg

Ok so after that crap was done, I then decided to pull out the carpet and fabric dye it as well. FYI, Car Brite Fabric Dye is the best stuff on the market, Ive used this on all carpets Ive fabric dyed. I did Jessicas old Si, from factory grey to dark blue and the color never faded or wore and it was done over 5 years ago.

After removal of the carpet I figured Id take a few pics to show the entire dry ice stipped floor.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/dryicedfloor.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/dryicedfloor1.jpg

I noticed that there were some plug areas that needed to be fixed so they were stipped and fixed.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/uhmok.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/uhmok1.jpg

I almost forgot to take pics of the carpet before so heres one, half way through my first coat of black.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/carpet-beforesortof.jpg

The finished carpet reinstalled in the car.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/carpet-after.jpg

After the carpet was reinstalled the rear interior was put back in and rear seats bolted in.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rearseatsin.jpg

Ok, on to more important things. Both inner fender wells, have been completed. Stripped, seam sealed, then primed, scuffed and then undercoated.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/innerfender.jpg

Now onto tonights festivities.

Well since I need to go borrow my buddies primer gun tomorrow, I figured I could go ahead and put the subframe connectors and Adj. Traction Rods in.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/sfc-tractionrods.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rear-before.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rear-before1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rear-after1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/rear-after.jpg

So those are all done now, Ive got a long day of sanding and bitch work tomorrow to get the bay primed. Hopefully I can get it done though. Really want to get the engine bay painted and the motor reinstalled by next weekend.

November 12th, 2007

One Step Closer.........

So yeah, today was the first time Ive realized that its actually a car again.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/bay1.jpg

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Primed inside, around, upside down and everywhere in between. It will need about 4-5 days to cure due to the cold weather, but I tried to get the garage as hot as I could tonight for a few hours to help speed the process up. Its already been guide coated, so all thats left to do, is a light sanding then its ready for base/clear....WooT!

Thanks to M3 Matt for letting me use his kickass SATA primer gun, and to Aaron(aaronsbig16g) for helping me out while I was priming.

[Sonic Motor]

lookin awesome....I too cant wait to see the rest. :)

[TheS14project]

Even more....lol

November 20th, 2007

Ok so after a long weekend of working on s-chassis, (TR's mainly) Sunday morning I was able to get the engine bay sanded and prepped for paint. Today, I finished retaping the car off and installed some new overhead shop lights to make visibility better. The car was final prepped and then ready to go. My friend Matt (M3 Matt) came over around 8 and started painting the engine bay. Matt Wheatley helped along the way, while Aaron and I stood outside to breath fresh air....lol.... The final layer of clear was put on, and it turned out way better then anything I had expected. Matt really did a incredible job for the not so body shop friendly condition my garage is. Here are some pics of the bay, some are kinda cloudy cause the garage looked like Steven Kings "The Myst" after it was done....lol... Youll have to see it for yourself though, because these pics really dont give it the justice it deserves.

Thanks again to M3 Matt for helping me out by painting the bay, it looks 100 times better then what I could do, and thanks to Matt. W and Aaron A, for coming out and helping as well.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/baypaint.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/baypaint1.jpg

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Saturday I went over to Jays house and pulled apart my stock open differential to have my super cool JDM diff welded up.

Jdm = Jay Did Mine

After it was pulled from the pumpkin.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/diff-before.jpg

During the welding process.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/jaydeemmm-diff.jpg

After. (After it cooled down when I got home, I cleaned it up to remove the burrs.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/diff-after.jpg

After that was done, I started putting stuff back into the engine bay.

Subframe is back in, Suspension is on, Brakes were a quick mock up, still have to buy the SS lines.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/frontsus.jpg

Clutch MC and hardlines were installed. Brake Booster and MC should be here today from UPS, so I can finish up with the hardlines.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/clutchMC.jpg

Circuit Sports Radiator Overflow Can Installed.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/overflow.jpg

The progress so far.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/startingthebay.jpg

Hopefully Ill get more done tonight once my parts get here from UPS. Not having the Brake Booster and Master Cylinder kinda put me into a bind, but I was lucky enough to find a guy online who had one and we worked out a parts trade deal. More updates in the next day or so I would think.

Ive got some more updates.

December 11th, 2007

Time for some updates.

Little things this weekend and starting of the week have been my p.i.t.a. Sucks when you go to put something together and you cant because you forgot something else you needed. Or something else that has to be done first, but Ive grown somewhat immune to the cars little quirks I often expect them so they no longer come as a suprise.

So friday, I went to M3 Matts shop to pick up the Brake Booster I had sand blasted the night before over at his shop. Thanks to Rob for painting it on such short notice looks great!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/booster.jpg

So saturday morning I went out and put it on, and to my surprise the fed ex man showed at my door bringing me and early xmas gift the wife bought me. A Mishimoto radiator from none other then Alex from Turbogoods.com (thanks again alex for the hook up)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/radiator-1.jpg

So today I started putting all the pieces together. The master cylinder is bolted down, all the brake lines are ran, the circuit sports MC heat shield was put on, and the radiator was test fit. (have to make some brackets for the radiator top supports.)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/enginebay.jpg

Next thing that Jay and I worked on was this.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/powerbrace2.jpg

This is a Nismo Powerbrace. $175+ship from mynismo.com

Well after looking at my factory parts and this said brace, Jay knew he could make me a carbon copy for alot less. So weve started the process. This is just the tacked piece at the moment, he took it home with him to make the support braces on the bar, and the lower reinforcement plates and I should have it back midweek.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/pbrace1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/pbrace.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/pbrace2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/pbrace3.jpg

So after Jay left I started putting my welded diff back together, but then realized Id forgotten to buy RTV sealant. So I worked on bolting up the exhaust after installing all new rubber hangers. (thanks TR)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/exhaust.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/exhaust1.jpg

Now all I have to do is get the brace back, put all the front end parts back together and the motor is ready to go in. Still have to do some custom fab work on the downpipe but really wont know to what extreme yet until I get the motor in, but its getting alot closer. I had my parents and the wifey get me nothing but car parts for xmas so stuff should be arriving this week and next to help further this process along.

More Updates......

January 2nd, 2008

Sorry for the delay in the updates, the month of December is craziness for the wife and I. Not to mention being down to 1 car at the moment, hasnt helped. Anyways onto whats been going down.

Long story short, wife bought me some stuff for the RB for xmas....as I was getting the motor prepped for the waterpump and other things that were on there way. I discovered I had 5 broken exhaust manifold studs. I was beyond pissed, but I did manage to get them all out with reverse drill bits without fucking up the threads so that was the good news out of that ordeal.

So this is what I managed to get done while waiting on new exhaust studs and manifold gasket to arrive...

Ok so I managed to get all of the remaining studs out of the head. Im going to have to tap and rethread only one of the 12 so I did pretty well in that aspect. Im doing some research tonight to see if these exhaust studs are the same as the VG30, if they are they can be had a lot cheaper then what people ask for them as RB kits. A lot of the drivetrain is interchangeable with the VG30, I just hope this is one of them.

My timing belt should be here in a few days, so once its here. Its going on, and the motor is going in. As for the motor, due to my downtime I decided to start stripping various things off the motor to clean up, paint, polish, or simply 86 if I wasnt going to use them.

Christmas actually came early for me as of last week, when all of the things that Jes bought me started arriving. First was the Exedy Clutch Kit, then the OEM Water Pump, followed by the HKS Super Flow Intake Kit with MAF adapter. She also bought me a new red filter for the Intake.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/exedyclutch.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/hks-filter.jpg

She also bought me new shop lights for the garage. Yes the woman loves me, and Im grateful....lol

So as mentioned before, I started tearing things apart...........

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/valvecoversbefore.jpg

Aircraft stripper only worked on the spark plug cover. The valve covers were not fazed bu multiple attempts with it.
So I talked to M3 Matt over at the shop, and he told me I could bring them over and sandblast them. After sandblasting them, I started to polish them, all I can is fuck a whole lot of that....lol....that shit takes way too long. So we came up with another idea, which is in the pictures below.
Thanks to M3 Matt for the use of the shop and his painting skills, and to all of the guys there helping me out with everything I needed. Also thanks to Matt W. and Aaron for helping me out last week as well.

Let me know what ya think. I think its fucking awesomesauce!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/motor-shot1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/timingcover.jpg

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[sac]

looks clean man. +1 for the s14 front end decision.
i am gonna start my build here shortly..
i just want to get all my parts sitting on a shelf till i have the time to put them all on at once. its not as fun to just put one part on one week. and another on the next. all at once is fun.. :)

[TheS14project]

So now that the holidays are over, I can get back to working on the car more, so heres last nights update....

Fuck, shit and boobies even. So after trying to over my lazisauce this afternoon, from a long night of drinking at Wheatleys on New Year's, I finally decided it was time to get some shit done.

Well as the build thread shows a few updates or so ago, Jay was building me a rare JDM (jay did mine) Nismo powerbrace. Im happy to say, after getting it primed(few days ago) and painted tonight, its on the car, along with all of the other suspension parts. The steering rack is in now, and the steering column is back in and bolted down inside and outside of the car.

Before....(after Jay mocked it up)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/pbrace3.jpg

After....

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/brace1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/brace.jpg

Installed along with the tension rods, sway bar, steering rack, steering column.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/brace2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/baystuff.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/brace3.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/columnin.jpg

[AznDrftr.]

Holy crud. damn this shit is nice. very nice. Coupe all the way hell, s13.4 ftmw.

[TheS14project]

Thanks everyone I really do appreciate the comments, it does mean a lot.

Ok....update time.

The block and manifold are now painted. The new Ex. Manifold studs have been put it, except for one, have to borrow a tap to finish the one thats kinda jacked up.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/gasketstuds.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/block.jpg

I spent forever and a day removing all of the gray gasket goo from the bottom of the oil pan and motor. Never realize how long the oil pan is until you take the damn thing off....lol...I swear theres 25 10mm bolts holding it on.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/oilpan.jpg

I spent probably 2 hours reinstalling all of the heat and blower motor boxes. I put that stupid bar back in too soon, and it made my life difficult so I took it back out, installed everything and hooked all the connectors to it.

no pics, its boring, its heater boxes for christ sake....lol

I did get my HKS SSQV this weekend(Thanks Scott). Now I gotta come up with the chedda to buy my charge pipes, and pay for someone to make them...lol.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/hksbov.jpg

Thats it for now, Im tired and need sleep. More to come this weekend.

[Ninjabread]

Noooo! The last 20-30 pics are broken! (in your previous post)

[240sx_sr20det]

I demand more pictures. Obey me!

[ms!3]

cool stuff man. def worth its own thread.

[TheS14project]

Updates and pics with my new camera. (Im still overwhelmed on how to use it, so bare with me...lol)

So as stated before the motor is now finally in.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/Engine.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/Engine1.jpg

In this pic you can see that the trans and the firewall are very close together, we actually had to pull the motor back out to put the trans in, because I didnt want to beat on the painted firewall for starter clearance.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/Trans-Firewall.jpg

Speaking of tight fitting things, this car has quite a few of them, the only thing that needs to actually be adjusted is the O2 Housing, its almost rubbing the steering column, so Im going to have one fabbed up to clear it better.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/02housing-issue.jpg

This next one was kinda scary while the motor was going in, talk about tight fit, theres just enough daylight between the sway bar and the oil pan.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/swaybar-gap.jpg

Installed new Aftermarket Torsion Rods and Inner and Outer Adjustable Tie Rods. Big difference in thickness and quality on the aftermarket parts. Cant wait to test them out. ;)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/TieRodUpgrade.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/TorsionRods.jpg

[Full-Lock]

excellent work man!!

a build thread w/ actual progress. looks really good, i love that color red on the motor.

[sean1]

damn i always wanted to build a s13.4 just like this

[Jspec603]

WOW! I must say, when I first started scrolling thru the pics I was very nervous! LOL This car is great! It's looks very nicely put together, props to all you guys and the hard work!

[BoostedCoupe]

i love it. someone finally took a car that most would have trashed and made it into a nice car. I finally have the inspiration to get what little rust i have on the frame repaired. i wanna see more pics.

[sr20det drift]

lookin badass

[IIIXziuR]

The 13 coupe looks like an old school muscle car with no inner fenders, like the way you had it in the first pictures.
I wish they came like that, so easy to work on motors/swap

[240love]

HOLLLY shit man this is awsome...subscribed!!!

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Ok so after that crap was done, I then decided to pull out the carpet and fabric dye it as well. FYI, Car Brite Fabric Dye is the best stuff on the market, Ive used this on all carpets Ive fabric dyed. I did Jessicas old Si, from factory grey to dark blue and the color never faded or wore and it was done over 5 years ago.

I almost forgot to take pics of the carpet before so heres one, half way through my first coat of black.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/carpet-beforesortof.jpg

The finished carpet reinstalled in the car.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/carpet-after.jpg

After the carpet was reinstalled the rear interior was put back in and rear seats bolted in.


Can you post a link to where i can buy this ive been waiting to change my mats

[an_orange_s2k]

looks great cant wait to see the end result

[Aeroscraper326]

Awesome build thread man, great work:)

[Full-Lock]

yea definatly mora link on that carpet dye stuff.
id really like to change mine to black.

thanks

[Bushido]

looking good. when i first started reading this i was saying oh no, hes gonna cut a perfectly good chassis in half... but it turned out to be the opposite. keep it up!

also, more info on refinishing the interior panels. mine are all shitty and faded from the sun.

[D1S13]

very nice back yard build cleaner and more precise and some shops

[wisDOMination]

+1 on the carpet thing
i'd rather have mine repainted then buying a new molding
material you used?
keep up the dope work

[DJButton]

Goood deal man! Great progress so far! :bigok:

[MikeisNissan]

I can tell thats gonna turn out CLEAN, i should start posting up my build thread

I agree. I am a lone garage builder.

[tdub377]

Wow man this thing is gonna turn out so nice! Great build.

[MikeisNissan]

Gosh having more men that's as good as you in hand it a plus. I wish I had determined guy's to work with, my dad sometimes, but I don't like to bother him or make him work much.

[Wabash9000]

+1 on the carpet thing
i'd rather have mine repainted then buying a new molding
material you used?
keep up the dope work
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=81508

they have some info about the dye. sounds readily available. I might try to do that to the floor mats of my s14.

[jspec240]

Very nice thread. Great detail!!! +1

[96Turbo]

vair nice!!! That thing has come a long way!! I very much dig the engine bay color, valve cover color, and the fact that you painted the block. Everything looks hella clean. +1 for building something that most people wouldn't dare touch into something bad ass.

[astrophixvox]

Truly amazing!!!

[PuffinPuffer]

nice work so far man, keep it up!!

[HyperTek]

im i the only one that thinks building on this chassis is a piss poor idea?? cool progress but dam id jus wait for another car to come along.... surely you can find a virgin s13 somewhere.. theres always gonna be that doubt in your mind that "what if..".

i think this is the same car, shits been floating the net for a while
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8467/32xu.jpg
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/6206/16uw.jpg

someone obiously smashed the shit out of the front and thought this would be a cool fix job

but i respect you got some major patients building that car and alot of devotion

[tschad]

wow.

what a build.

mad props.

[TheS14project]

im i the only one that thinks building on this chassis is a piss poor idea?? cool progress but dam id jus wait for another car to come along.... surely you can find a virgin s13 somewhere.. theres always gonna be that doubt in your mind that "what if..".

i think this is the same car, shits been floating the net for a while
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/8467/32xu.jpg
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/6206/16uw.jpg

someone obiously smashed the shit out of the front and thought this would be a cool fix job

but i respect you got some major patients building that car and alot of devotion

Those pictures are the guy I bought the car from. And no the car wasnt in a wreck he just thought he was better fabricator then what he actually was. He cut a perfectly good car almost into 1/3 including the fenders and hood. I bought the car for a $100 bucks and it had no rust what so ever. I didnt mind putting the time into it, it honestly didnt take that long to put back to OEM spec. This thing is honestly stronger now then when Nissan built the car. Thanks everyone on the comments, more updates soon.

Seth

[240sx_sr20det]

I need an update!!!!

[TheS14project]

Ill have some more updates this weekend, as for the request's on what I used to dye my carpet with this is the supplier. Im sure you can find a dealer close to you. http://www.carbrite.com/

[240sx_sr20det]

I can't wait that long!!!

[96Turbo]

looks great man. I hafta say that you have your priorities exactly right!!! Fuck the flashy ass wheels and fancy aero. Your engine, turbo, exhaust, fuel system, and everything that counts is top notch!! keep the updates coming

[JRas]

I bought the car for a $100 bucks and it had no rust what so ever.

I have a very hard time believing someone sold you that whole car for $100.

I want proof :2f2f:

[Farzam]

I have a very hard time believing someone sold you that whole car for $100.

I want proof :2f2f:


I believe it...

It had none of the fucking front shit.

That's a pain in the ass.

You can't just ziptie your front panels together and have your front suspension just chillin like that.


Well, you could but your car would probably suck more than a Cavalier.

[kingkilburn]

Can we get some high res pics of your paint? Red and black. I'm interested in your choice in black and very interested in the method used for the flake in the red(read it in the paint flake thread).

[sirhc]

I can't wait that long!!!

^----LOL

Nice build!

[drift freaq]

I have seen tubular front end builds like above on S chassis's before, for track cars. Done right it will work. Beyond looking at the pics that Hypertek posted its hard to say if the previous owner was doing it right.

I will give you major props for rebuilding the car like you did though. Thats fucking off the hook in the dedication and work department.

I would personally not even bother going there myself due to lots of S chassis's still intact floating around SoCal.

Though I can and will respect your efforts and say its looking pretty damn clean.

[S13Boosts]

i do gotta say that shit is the shit! +1 shits hot hahah!

[240trainee]

Yea, props for making that car solid again, those pics have been floating around forever, and the comments are always there goes a perfectly good car.

Kinda funny.

[ThAzOLa]

definetly sick project!

[sfljdmej2]

weres an update its coming out great dude.

[CoasTek240]

im glad to see another s chasis has been saved.
Mad props on your Fab skills and dedication, as well as your supporting cast (wife, friend who help you build your car, etc.)

good luck man. Keep us updated.

[ill_concepts]

CLean build!! Updates!!! :)

[HyperTek]

ok for $100 and you had the parts already, that i wont complain heheh

you could always call it a drift car and slang that thing back for a couple g's *provided the original pics disappear from the net and no one knows haha*

[dori_sil8t]

awsome build. may i:2f2f: ?

[240sx_sr20det]

It's the weekend....


WHERE ARE MY UPDATES?!?!

[TheS14project]

Sorry for the delay in posting updates, the weekend was uneventful and this week has just been a bad week altogether. However I did start to mockup the front end and started to get things ready for the wiring of the motor. This weekend is going to be shot for working on it, but I hope to get some more done on it next week. Thanks to everyone whos given me rep on this thread Im doing my best to return the props. Thanks again.

Seth

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/alone3.jpg

[awdfury]

Great job man! I think s13.4's look sick. Good luck with the build.

[driftyour40]

looks great, cant wait to see it finished.

[im2gq4u01]

updates please.

MATT

[ms!3]

9/10 people talk shit about rb20 and ive had my share too. but after awhile im somewhat liking them. Im sure you could have a cheap/fun set up out of that motor. Id imagine its be pretty reliable as well. hmm

ntm its a little different and im sure itll sound badass from being a straight 6.

[JesusFreakDrifter]

a lot of drift vehicles run these for good reason im guessing. on top of which they sound pretty nice. and go for cheap. +1 on the build btw

[duffman1278]

+1 for the build man AND patience! post up some updates asap, and whore the pics lol

[Om1kron]

beautiful man.

[ByeByeSti]

holy shitttttt, such a crazy ass build you got going on, but the mock up of the engine bay came out amazing! post more pics up asaP!!!!!!!!!! paaaleeeasee

[WagDatto]

Very clean, I absolutely adore the colors you picked! You make me want to do an RB swap in something.... +1 for ya, keep pictures coming our way!

[jackjack]

you're such a slacker :mrmeph: . hurry the hell up and finish. needS some BIG chrome D.I. vinyl too :fawkd:





<3 tyler

[PoorMans180SX]

You're awesome for reviving a chassis like this! There are only so many out there.

Definitely a cool build I'll be tuning into.

[TheS14project]

Thanks everyone. Ill be updating a lot more this weekend, been really busy at the bodyshop I work at and Ive been slacking on the car for the past few weeks.

[dsc4130]

looks fantastic seth, you'll love the rb. i think ill have to drive out to indy this uear for a few events since st.louis sucks for events. keep it up i cant wait to see the out come

[atutt]

Nice build!
Subscribed!

P.S.
The Foamy the Squirrel avatar is sweet! lol

[g6civcx]

Nice work.

I have an S13.4 as well. Do you think the front looks weird on a coupe? Mine is a fastback.

[ripnbst]

I think it looks better on coupe but thats just me, its all personal preference same as the normal coupe vs hatch battle

[blueshark123]

This build looks familiar to me was it on clubrsx as well?

[s14_legend]

very nice build

[PoorMans180SX]

Seriously this is the cleanest RB20 build I've seen.

You should setup a blog so we can scroll through it and drool when you're done. I'm sure this thread will be like 20 pages.

[sirhc]

Nice, looking good!

[PoorMans180SX]

Updates?!?!

I'm excited.

[TheS14project]

Thanks everyone, and Im not a member of ClubRsx so its not me...lol

I did get my Nardi wheel sprayed this week along with quite a bit done today.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/nardi.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/nardibefore.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/Nardiafter1.jpg

Onto todays updates, my buddy came over this evening and helped me get the new timing belt on and the car timed(twas being a hooker) After he and the crew left I started the wiring process. Still have to run a few wires once its in the car, clean it up, loom and tuck it, but for the most part the engine and trans harness are done. It looks like a spaghetti mess at the moment, but its coming along better then I expected.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RB-1.jpg

All of the tools needed when wiring a motor thats not suppose to be in that type of car...lol

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RB1.jpg

Trans Harness

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RB2.jpg

Engine Harness

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RB3.jpg

Starting to Install and tuck the Chassis Harness

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/RB4.jpg

[mr_240sx]

wow great attention to details! the build is amazazing!

[ByeByeSti]

nardi wheel came out real sexyy

[its_teddd]

omfg! just finish already ! you and your silly updates! its soo suspenseful. like i think your gonna finish in the next page but you dont! wth?!?! its SO ORGASMIC! gg though :] i would rep you if i knew how or if i could :] im new to the forum. 1 million brownie points though! hellz yeahs :D

[EchaKqulo]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/alone3.jpg

This project is coming up very nice. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
I have been searching around for S13.4 conversions i have been reading in couple of places that the S14 front end is a bit wider than the S13s so a wide body kit would need to be used. I have seen from this pictures that the fender used does not seems to be wider as i have seen in some other S13.4 projects. I see that the in the front of the fender has the S14 "lines" and in the back it matches the S13 "lines" that goes all the way to the back of the car. Where did you get the fenders from? Did you have to cut the radiator support to fit?

[blueshark123]

that steering wheel looks 10x better keep up the work man

[AznDrftr.]

damn this shit is nice. love the build up. props big time.

[TheS14project]

This project is coming up very nice. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!
I have been searching around for S13.4 conversions i have been reading in couple of places that the S14 front end is a bit wider than the S13s so a wide body kit would need to be used. I have seen from this pictures that the fender used does not seems to be wider as i have seen in some other S13.4 projects. I see that the in the front of the fender has the S14 "lines" and in the back it matches the S13 "lines" that goes all the way to the back of the car. Where did you get the fenders from? Did you have to cut the radiator support to fit?

Thanks man, the fenders were from RaceOnUSA. Ive never heard of anyone having to run a widebody kit on theirs, as far as the hood goes Im using a VIS OEM style carbon hood with S14 Hood Hinges, and a Version Select IV front bumper. I do know that the BMagic Fenders are a 20mm(??) conversion overfender though so maybe thats what theyre referring to. No cutting was involved on the radiator support.

[blu808]

wow good job man. I would have thrown away both cars.

question. Why didn't you just purchase a clean shell from say cali and have it shipped. It looks like it would have saved you money if you consider your time being worth anything. Which you should because you look to be doing professional work.

[MikeisNissan]

So whats up with this build?

[cmj]

Hurry the eff up seth.. DI is having an event in august, you should be there to hard park ;) <3

[TheS14project]

Sorry for the delay on updates been busy with work and the car itself.

So I worked on the bodywork Saturday. Im happy to say that Ive got bodywork done on both doors and the passenger quarter as well as the trunk lock and antenna that were shaved. Ive got a small ding on the roof to repair then thats done, only thing thats really left is the passenger quarter which is close as well.

Im still needing to get the front fenders lined up properly but thats something Im hoping to get done towards the end of the week. Im started ordering the parts Im needing but unfortunately Ive hit a snag on my rear bumper, the Origin Lab one I was wanting has jumped in price from what was once $250 to now $335 dollars plus $120 for shipping. So thats thrown a small wrench into my game plan, but hopefully Ill figure something out.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1body.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/3body.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/2body.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/4body.jpg

Ok so now both doors as well as the roof and passenger quarter are under primer. Ive started blocking them and hope to have them finished soon. Hopefully I can get the drivers quarter and decklid under primer soon. Ordered my intake manifold gasket I needed so I can put the motorstuff back together, and Im planning on ordering the rear aero from Touge Factory tomorrow.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1ert.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1ert1.jpg

I stayed up at the shop for several hours tonight. The conversion fenders were ok in areas then suckfest in others so I had a few hours in getting them to where i was happy with them. I still have some body work to do on them, but theyre now bolted in place. After that I started working on the sideskirts, those are now fit up and bolted into place. Next I moved on to the bumper, it was quite the pain in the ass getting it on the car and bolting up alone but with some 2x4s I was able to get the job done. Its now bolted up but a few brackets need to be made for the middle since its not really designed to be on this car. They really dont need to be there, but Im adding them for extra support. I still need to mess with the hood a bit and get the gaps more even, but thats a easier job with two people. Ive finished blocking the car with 150, followed by 320, now Im ready to wet 600 the car and hopefully get the trunk and driver quarter under primer soon. Im going to be ordering the rest of my parts on monday so hopefully that will bring the rest of this jigsaw puzzle together.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1woot.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/3woot.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/2woot.jpg

I borrowed one of my buddys M3 wheels and threw on it, stock wheels and shadow offset ftl....lol. However 19s are a bit too big....hahaha

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/4woot.jpg

[ZenkiCam]

hey seth, offtopic but, people on nico were calling you a scammer not too long ago, i told them you wernt. but finish this damn thing lol..

[chris300zr]

very nice buildup man, dont get discouraged by all the work, it will pay off in the end. my s13.4 is currently in the bodyshop and i have to bide my time by reading other peoples builds lol. But yours definitely will be one of the cleaner s13.4's im sure(yuri and gleb aside)


What radiator support did you end up using with the Raceon fenders?

[Entry Speed]

Wow, mad props for your dedication to saving/restoring a dying coupe

great fucking work man +1

[Gjohnson7]

Man everything is looking top notch. Keep up the progress and keep the pics coming? What wheels are you planning on running???

[TheS14project]

hey seth, offtopic but, people on nico were calling you a scammer not too long ago, i told them you wernt. but finish this damn thing lol..

Yeah a guy bought window motor off of me, and then emailed me to tell me it wasnt working I hadnt checked my email in a few weeks because I was busy. I gave the dude a refund, hell I even gave the dude my cell phone number the day the transaction was completed..lol. Thanks for letting them know what was up, appreciate it. :bigok:

very nice buildup man, dont get discouraged by all the work, it will pay off in the end. my s13.4 is currently in the bodyshop and i have to bide my time by reading other peoples builds lol. But yours definitely will be one of the cleaner s13.4's im sure(yuri and gleb aside)

Thanks bro, yeah Yuri's car was the reason I wanted one. I had a 96 with a kouki front but i had to sell it due to a surgery I had to pay for, I found the coupe on a deal but I wanted my kouki back so this is how it all started.


What radiator support did you end up using with the Raceon fenders?

Using the stock radiator support, Just making my own headlight brackets, its not really that hard and it will save you a lot of time and money. I think Yuri is the one who told me to do this in the first place..lol

Wow, mad props for your dedication to saving/restoring a dying coupe

great fucking work man +1

Thanks man, appreciate it.

Man everything is looking top notch. Keep up the progress and keep the pics coming? What wheels are you planning on running???

Will do thanks, hoping to have the paint on it in a few weeks. I dunno on wheels I want something wide, flush and with a lip, but whatever my wallet can afford at the time...lol. I wish I lived closer to cali those guys get all the cool wheels...lol

[azndan2]

ba da ba ba ba im lovin it

[Excursion745]

+rep nasty build.. how much time have u been investing into this thing?? did u start last winter and ur already this far.. thats impressive, good job keep up the work..

[SuicidnS13]

Awesome build thread keep up the great work...

[gregfarz78]

wow great build don't know how I missed this one before

[Bushido]

hopefully the body work you are doing will prevent the front end from aiming TO THE MOON.

It seems every s13 with s14 front end has an awkward alignment where the bumper ramps up.

[TheS14project]

+rep nasty build.. how much time have u been investing into this thing?? did u start last winter and ur already this far.. thats impressive, good job keep up the work..

Thanks man, I started the build last year in March, most of last summer though I spent working on anything but the car so it couldve been done by now, but sometimes life happens...lol

Awesome build thread keep up the great work...

Thanks man.

wow great build don't know how I missed this one before

Thanks, I try to update when I can.

hopefully the body work you are doing will prevent the front end from aiming TO THE MOON.

It seems every s13 with s14 front end has an awkward alignment where the bumper ramps up.

Yeah definitely dont want that happening...lol. So far it looks good though, waiting on the headlights I ordered to get here, then Im going to tweak and adjust everything into place.

[energy0uth]

great build...another one im glad to hop on here and see

[Leetheslacker]

hopefully the body work you are doing will prevent the front end from aiming TO THE MOON.

It seems every s13 with s14 front end has an awkward alignment where the bumper ramps up.

it doesnt help that a lot of kouki s14 bumpers have that giant ramp angle to begin with. like dousans car when it was silver.

[jspec240]

Nice thread bro!! I really like it cause the updates arent too far apart.. Cant wait to see the paint bro..

[TheS14project]

Thanks again everyone.

So Ive started working on the wiring the past few days. Ive got quite a bit done actually but theres still a few more hours of work that need put into it.
I went to Napa like 3 freaking times today, buying various hose clamps, an assortment of, by the foot, vacuum lines, wiring loom and made my heater hoses.
My intake manifold gasket came in today as well. (Nismoparts.com is awesome for having OEM RB parts in stock) Its now installed, and the wiring on the top of the motor is now pretty much complete.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/wiring.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/gasket.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/enginebay.jpg

[Ady682]

awesome project, cant wait to see it when its finished

[Edgar]

hey seth, offtopic but, people on nico were calling you a scammer not too long ago, i told them you wernt. but finish this damn thing lol..


NICO is fucking stupid period, that shit should be burned from the internet. Seth is the most stand-up guy that I know and always comes through. Yes, the dude is always busy but fuck he has a life. I would love to know who called him a scammer and for what reason.

[240SX2high2aim]

hey man I have been watching this build for a long time and I just felt like dropping by to say WOW nice work and build good luck and hopefully I can see more updates with a shit load of pics well nice build take care.

[TheS14project]

Ok so the updates for these past few days are as followed. Im about 90 percent done with my wiring. Just gotta make sure ive got everything plugged in correctly, have the maf and O2 wires to extend still but thats it for that portion. Ive got the alternator bolted on as well as the power steering pump to make sure everything was going to clear where I had moved things around. The pics shall explain the rest a bit more.

With all components bolted into place.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fj.jpg

Talk about a tight fit....lol
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fj3.jpg

This doesnt look like much but these were a real pain in the ass to put on and bend around the crossmember without kinking them.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fj2.jpg

New heater hoses and all new vacuum lines have been ran on the car.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fj1.jpg

The new FMIC arrived today, so I should be able to get it mocked up for charge pipes soon.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1ekl1.jpg

And the VIP taillights showed up as well.....haha
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1ekl.jpg

[TWOFUNKY]

mad props bro. you are a true 24osx lover. lol

[Teambadrun]

I like everything except the RB20 part. They are gutless even with awsome turbos.. Why didn't you put an SR20 in it??

[TheS14project]

mad props bro. you are a true 24osx lover. lol

Thanks man!

I like everything except the RB20 part. They are gutless even with awsome turbos.. Why didn't you put an SR20 in it??

I had a Sr powered S14 before this, so I wanted to try something different.

[Dominic Axelson]

I like everything except the RB20 part. They are gutless even with awsome turbos.. Why didn't you put an SR20 in it??

I-6 do sound nice too...

[Teambadrun]

Thanks man!



I had a Sr powered S14 before this, so I wanted to try something different.
Ahh thats understandable but hehe.

Good luck anyway dude!!

[idriveattz32]

i've always liked this front end body combo, keep it up!

[juice.def]

damn doing the whole 9 props man looks good

[Bomber 570]

Cant wait to see her run man, gonna look sexy. Great job so far, +1 for you.

[TheS14project]

Thank you thank you.

Ok, so the following things are now done. Plugs have been changed, o2 sensor has been installed, around 95% of the wiring is completed, the maf harness has been extended, fuel filter and new fuel lines are ready to be ran, and almost all of the vacuum lines are now ran. One of the major things that is done though is the o2 elbow has now been modified to clear the steering shaft. Guess a common problem when using the R32 xmember, now that its done Im ready to make a downpipe and then the exhaust is done.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1hj1.jpg

Also have a few new parts in as well. First is the Apexi AFC II

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1hj3.jpg

My headlights came in today right before i was headed back to work from lunch. The quallity and fitment are really awesome, however I did have to cut a hole in the radiator support to get them to recess far enough, not a big deal and only took me about 15 minutes for the one side that I mocked up.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1hj2.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1hj.jpg

The goals for this weekend if the shop is going to be the typical car saturday is to get the car fired up, possibly a downpipe made, and get the fmic into place to start the charge pipe build.

[TheS14project]

Next couple of days Im not going to be able to work on it, next update will probably be monday at the very latest. Holiday weekend kinda messed up my plan of attack, but hopefully I can something done in amount of time I have to do so.

[PoorMans180SX]

Sick Vertex headlights. This whole time I didn't know you were in Indiana. I go down there semi-often to visit friends and such. It's so rare to see an S-chassis owner around here, they're getting a little more speckled throughout the midwest.

[jackjack]

you are a very sick sick man. i love it :yum:

[TheS14project]

Thanks everyone, appreciate it.

Well this weekend was an extremely busy one for me. However most of it was not spent working on the car, I did manage to get up to the shop saturday evening and get some stuff done. The doors have now been removed as well as the trunk and thanks to Scott (whitebugeye) for helping me scuff the jams, Ive got them now taped off and ready to spray.
Couldnt do any paintwork that night cause it was getting late and dry time wouldve taken me into hours I didnt want to venture into sunday morning. Not to mention there was too much other stuff going on at the shop so overspray wouldnt of worked either...lol. I do plan on painting the jams tomorrow after work though if all goes according to plan.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13uih.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/s13uih1.jpg

[Om1kron]

oh yeah jam that bitch lol. great stuff man I love this thread.

[golds1400]

pureeee sexxxx

[TheS14project]

Thanks again.

So after work tonight I painted the jams, and my buddy here at the shop flaked and cleared them for me. The color is amazing and the pics do not do it justice at all. Going to try to get the doors sprayed towards the end of the week so I can put them back on.

Prepped and Bagged
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg.jpg

After the basecoat was sprayed
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg2.jpg

After the HOK radiant red flake and clear were sprayed
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg4.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg5.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg3.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/1jhkhg6.jpg

[sirhc]

I can already picture the finish product in my head. Your car will be HOT!

[bardabe]

nice keep it going looks clean so far.

[TheS14project]

I can already picture the finish product in my head. Your car will be HOT!

nice keep it going looks clean so far.

Thanks fellas. Heres todays updates.

Finished off the actual door jams last night with the help of my buddy here at the shop doing the flake and clear work. This afternoon after work was done, I built the doors back up and they're ready to go back on the car. Ive got to order a new hinge pin from Nissan cause one of mine was bent to shit, and no parts stores carry them in stock (WTF?) Sorry for the crappy pics, the paintbooth wasnt being camera friendly..lol

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fdk4.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fdk3.jpg

It definately sparkles in the sun, not like I thought though, when the suns directly on it you see more color, but the shaded areas are discoballrific.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fdk.jpg

Took a few more pics since the chassis has now dried and that are at a better angle to show how deep the flake is buried, not to mention how much flake is actually in the there.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fdk1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fdk2.jpg

[DohcKA]

fuckin sick bro... the whole 9

[Smurf_240SX]

damn dude evertime I come on this thread it just gets better and better, I'm pretty sure you've inspired alot of people. I love the colors.:bigok: keep up the good work!

[KwKouki]

HA! your car will match my valve cover, very nice work man.

[hassanbakar123]

can't wait for the finished product

[Edgar]

get that pool finished

forget the car

i want to go over and swim

[P_856]

damn thats gonna be one sweet car cant wait to see her when shes all done

[xplicit240]

damnnnnn. making me so jealous. keep up the good work.

[Dominic Axelson]

pics dont work anymore. any more pics??

[BBSilvia]

nice build up can't wait to see more and you better take some pics when you take it to the track!
+1 for you!

[Pacman]

"upgrade to pro now! Bandwidth exceeded -Photobucket"

Pics not working :(

[s13 @ fullboost]

your car is coming along great I love your choice in color simply amazing =]

[sldbyuramg]

car looks really nice. just wanted to point out that when i installed my RB20 without beating in the firewall i had serious clearance issues.. even sat too high. nothing rubbing but definitely close. so i pulled the motor out and beat in the firewall and repainted that spot...(nobody will see it although i matched it pretty well) my clearance issues completely disappeared i pushed my motor back at least 2.5 inches and a good inch or so lower. idk if its too late, it may be, but just letting you know. im dealing with a blown headgasket so continue the build and posting pics for us. looks good

[l2edken]

holy fuck i just read this entire thing, im so excited for this to be finished JUST to see the paint job alone!

[spoolandslide]

super badass

i envy your skillz

[deadstock40]

this is gonna be beautiful man, jealous :/

[piranhamatt]

I've seen you on the local boards and never knew you had this awesome build thread going! I'll have to come see it when you are finished.

[bblack_91240]

:wackit: I pretty much love everything about this car! S13.4, RB, whole 9 build +1 for you!!

[Om1kron]

props all round

[Phaze*2_Mizzark]

this is soooooo sick! props to you brotha! also, wanted to ask what the "whole 9" thing means... sorry I'm not in the know...

[Om1kron]

it's just some phrase...

[240sxdrifterS14]

I want to see more now!! lol, I love the paint color it is so sick

[TheS14project]

Thanks fellas, sorry I havent been online lately, been really busy with work and the car as youll see here in the pics below. Heres the updates from the weekend......

Sorry for the delay the past 48 hours have been crazy busy so heres whats been going on.

These pictures are from the wifes camera, shooting with a 50mm fixed lens is ftl so rather then be without pics I took hers.

Early Sunday Morning, I cleaned the shop for about 4 hours the night before.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11j.jpg

Mr. M3 and I taped the car off
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11k.jpg

Mr. M3 tried to offer me 50 bucks to leave it on the hood....lol
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11l.jpg

After the Sealer was laid down.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11m.jpg

After Basecoat and flake.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11n.jpg

After Clearcoat.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11o.jpg

Kinda Hard to capture how much flake is on this car with a camera, those who have seen it know theres quite a bit...lol
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11i.jpg

Today: Cleaned up the mess today, there was flake fucking everywhere..lol. Wouldve been a total disaster if we wouldnt of washed the floor before we clear coated...haha

I also started putting the car back together as well. It needs a good wet sand and buff, but it looks amazing, far better then these pics below will do. I used the SLR on these so the angles are kinda funny cause I had to stand a bajillion feet away for a close up...lol

Rolled the car outside to let the sun bake it.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11.jpg

Installed the Rear Aero and Tails
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11a.jpg

Installed the Front Bumper
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11b.jpg

Installed the Side Skirts
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11d.jpg

Then the hood.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11c.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11e.jpg

Random Shots

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11h.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11f.jpg

Heres a better shot of all the flake on the car.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11p.jpg

More Updates to follow tomorrow.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/11g.jpg

I would like to thank Matt(mr m3) for painting the car for me, he saved my ass from disaster cause we almost ran out of paint.

Stay tuned.......

[808_s13]

what color is that car?
almost like the origin red

awsome build brah

-makua[ace]

[hassanbakar123]

yummy just wondering what it says on the hood

[luv2spedup]

wow dude great work nice build.... keep up the good work

[Dousan_PG]

awesme color and look
just wish the hood was all one color. sigh

[FaLKoN240]

awesme color and look
just wish the hood was all one color. sigh

I agree, if you're gonna paint the hood at all, might as well paint it all!

[!Zar!]

I concur. Nice car, fail hood design.

Paint the whole thing and it will look great.

[KwKouki]

prolly around this much flake huh? I love how you cant get a focal point, and it seems like theres an endless amount of flake

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/kwkouki/ValveCover2.jpg

I have a animated gif of a spray card we did, and it looks incredible in motion, ill try and find it for you

[TheS14project]

Thanks everyone, and yeah the hood was pretty busted on the sides so we did that to make it look a little better. I wanted to paint the entire thing, but we were running thin on paint and it would look wavy as fuck...lol. Im going to get a new hood over winter, this one was a 50 dollar hood that needed work..haha.

The color is NSX FirePepper Pearl Metallic, with F20 House of Kolor flake.
The hood says Madcou.com, its a local car forum im on and its the county I live in (Madison County)

[gottdeskrieges]

Awesome job man. Read all 6 pages today and really enjoye watching the process. Better you than me haha. Keep up the great work.

[deep in silvia]

Great job...... I cant wait to see more.

[zugoi]

holy crap that looks amazing. How do you find time to work on that,customer cars and post all of it up as well. Props to you sir

[Croan]

omg so sex

[TheS14project]

Thanks fellas. Appreciate it.

Pics are back up, had to upgrade to PRO on photobucket
Bandwidth exceeded ftl...haha

[jackjack]

bro.......... BRO........... BRO...........


you drag.......... ahahahahahahah

kick ass man. i dig.

need to come down there and see it in person.

[DriftMUH]

you see.. these are the kind of threads that inspire me to go make more money.

[ms!3]

That is so clean. Did you get new weather stripping as well?

That is my dream. To have an s13 at like, at least 1998 spec. Fresh paint, seals, undercoating, interior. Damn that would be awesome. So much work though!

[Z33dori]

my god that paint is so sexy.....

making me rethink what i want to paint my car....


Project is looking super fucking sick now..... can't wait to see the rest

[clark]

stunning.......

[240driftin[Sil80]]

wow man. one of the sickest builds ever. i love your car!

[TOVI]

man your car is badass! love the paint!

[DJButton]

Friggin beautiful man. LOVE the paint! :bigok:

[TheS14project]

Thanks for all the compliments it does mean a lot. Its been a long build, but its starting to get so close to being completed.

Today was bracket making 101. I made brackets for the FMIC, the Headlights, as well as the front bumper for reinforcement. Amazing how fast this is turning into an actual car now...lol

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/12.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/12b.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/12a.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/12d.jpg

[essforteen]

:drool::bowrofl: what an awesome build and i love the color if i was baller enough ill paint my car that color:rolleyes:

[Slammed180]

absolutely gorgeous!

I've been searching for sooooo many reds to paint my car. So far yours is my favorite. I may have to do some sort of variation of it.

Props to an amazing build!

[TheS14project]

Thanks.

Ill have more updates tomorrow.

[SexPanda]

dear sweet jesus... I'm going to take out a 5,000 loan so I can do that to an s13...

In all seriousness though I wish I could do that. So clean, so fresh.
+1

[BlueKpS13]

MOOOOAAARRR!!!!! that has to be the nicest red ive ever seen on any car, great project

[TheS14project]

Thanks guys, Ill have more updates hopefully tonight, been really busy here at the shop as well as working on the car. :bigok:

[fromxtor]

I would love to have brackets for my FMIC on my S13.5, lmk if you can fab me up some.

[Edgar]

this shit better see the track

[scribbles6]

A tittie bouncer for sure. that car is sex all around. good job dude.

[GabeS14]

Subscribed, cant wait to see more,

I think the hood looks just fine, when its all done you decide if you like how it looks, nevermind what others think!

[UfoZ8myCow]

It's an amazing machine...

[300zxdude]

wow thats an amazing build man!

[TheS14project]

Thanks fellas, and yes it will be hitting the track. :2f2f:

With the help of my friends I work with at the shop. They wet sanded and buffed the car for me so I could work on other things that needed done.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd.jpg

After the car was wetsanded
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd3.jpg

After the car was buffed.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd4.jpg

Radiator Brackets
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd2.jpg

Also installed all of the Interior back in the car as well, since the wiring is now finished.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1fd5.jpg

Friday afternoon the glass guys came over and installed the new windsheild and seal and pulled the rear window to reseal it and installed a new seal in it as well.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd3.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd2.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd4.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1grt.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1grt1.jpg

[drftwerks]

park side by side a real s14 please, i want to see the diff in the width.

[singlecamslam]

Nice buid man, i'm doing an s13.4 as well, you give me motivation.

[davirene]

Great motivating build....Just got my daily driver 89 S13 coupe RB20 swap running...Yeh Yeh I heard it from my friends how an SR20 is so great....

But there is no better sound then an RB20 with an HKS header back....It sounds so mean and turns plenty of heads..

[UfoZ8myCow]

Mooooaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!!!

[efsees are best]

niceeeeeeeeee

[240driftin[Sil80]]

so wait im confused, you had your car painted and looked great. then you wet sanded the good paint then buffed it to make it look good again? sorry for sounding so noob!

[DriftMUH]

Great motivating build....Just got my daily driver 89 S13 coupe RB20 swap running...Yeh Yeh I heard it from my friends how an SR20 is so great....

But there is no better sound then an RB20 with an HKS header back....It sounds so mean and turns plenty of heads..
jeez im afraid to put an exhaust on my DD rb20... i dont want any attention.. at ALL

[ms!3]

;2264756']so wait im confused, you had your car painted and looked great. then you wet sanded the good paint then buffed it to make it look good again? sorry for sounding so noob!

wet sanding is needed to get rid of the orange peel. rubbing compound brings out the shine.

[I10cruiser]

+1 on the next to a s14:P. . but seriously i envy that color! that shit is fucking fireeeeee

[burnsauto]

great paint work my friend :) can't wait to see it with some decent fitting wheels on it.

[bardabe]

god damn it give me your paint codes!!! PM please

[240driftin[Sil80]]

wet sanding is needed to get rid of the orange peel. rubbing compound brings out the shine.

thank you! so wet sanding doesn't mess up the nice paint? barely scratches the surface or what?

[ms!3]

Sure, fresh paint looks nice from a distance, but you look up close and its textured hella. Wet sanding smooths out the clear coat (makes the paint flat) Rubbing compound brings out the shine.

Wet sanding does stratch the paint, but not like rocks or anything. Were talking 2500 grit sandpaper. Doesn't feel any different than a sheet of paper.

[MrFixIt]

w-o-w.

Outstanding.

[punxva]

wow.... all i have to say is wow, i just read through the 7 pages and i am loving the determination, attention to detail, and overall quality of this build, people should really take notes on this as it's a textbook what you should do. Subscribed

[TheS14project]

Thanks Fellas.

And to answer your wet sanding and buffing questions. The car is actually wet sanded with 1000 to start with. You need to make sure the car has a good amount of clearcoat before using a 1000 or you can go through it quickly an into the basecoat and thats bad...lol. This cuts it down pretty quick and removes any dirt that might be in the clear. After the car has been wet sanded with 1000, it was followed up with 2000 to remove the scratches the 1000 leaves behind(very minimal) after that the car was wet sanded with 3000 which does feel like notebook paper but helps in making the car look like glass.

After the sanding is finished the car is buffed with a wool pad and we use 3m Rubbing Compound, this helps bring the finish back to the car. After the the rubbing compound is done we then went over the car with 3m PerfectIt Foam Polish. For this step you need to ditch the wool pad and go with a soft foam pad, this is basically a clean up ordeal. It removes the haziness that compound will leave behind and makes the car shine like no other.

I can do a small how to write up for those who might be interested. Thanks again.

Seth

[240cracker]

man i really like that red...
keep up the good work been watching since the start

[Whitebugeye]

I have seen this car in person and pictures do not do it justce the paint is perfect and the attention to detail is like to other. Seth I'm glad to see your car getting done man you deserve it. (anyone notice the mirrors)

[ZX88]

so nice .love the color.

[bblack_91240]

I've been watching this thread for a while now and every time I look at it I think my dick moves haha EVERY TIME!!!! keep it up man

[TheS14project]

Thanks fellas, I havent worked on it in the past week or so. Been busy with work and some other projects I have going on. I did order some more stuff for it, and should have it running by next week if everything goes well.

And, sweet Jesus my car needs wheels bad....lol

[efsees are best]

bump for interest.....

[Ben G]

this car is sooo clean fuckin sick

[TheS14project]

Not much of anything going on lately, the wiring is giving me some issues at the moment. Getting power to certain things and not to others, just trying to track it down, which blows....lol

[Om1kron]

that's wiring for ya! lol

[Landers]

Oh snap what mirrors are those? Fucking awesome build man

[TheS14project]

Oh snap what mirrors are those? Fucking awesome build man

Thanks man, and the mirrors are from a 350z.

[niSm095]

clean car man, keep it up! I want to see more progress

[96Turbo]

is it completeish yet???

[TheS14project]

Sorry for the delay, the car still isnt done. Wiring was being a whore, so I took a few weeks away from it. More updates soon to come though, thanks everyone.

Seth

[wynnEZ]

My roommate talked with a friend of yours at BSU. I think your around the Muncie area if so, I need to see this thing.

[majinraver1115]

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/1sfd.jpg








damn soo baller that cops pull him over even before he gets out of the shop

[SilviaDoctrine]

Excellent work!!! Car looks awesome!

[wgJoY]

unbelievable devotion man. I envy you. good shit and keep it comin!

[xDsKuba]

moreee!!! i want to see moree! this is so awesome!! keep it up man!!

[ZenkiCam]

wow seth, a year ago, this thing was just a shell, so glad its starting to come together for you now! props.

[MikeisNissan]

Are you gonna fix the fitment of the headlight to the hood?

[ZX88]

looks beast. good job!

[Maiku240sxS14]

Damn very nice build! makes me want to buy a coupe. Can't wait to see the final stages...

[nismo 240sx]

jaw dropping car bro!...you got your self a hot sexy car!!!!!...keep it up!

[TheS14project]

My roommate talked with a friend of yours at BSU. I think your around the Muncie area if so, I need to see this thing.

Im actually in Anderson, who did your friend talk to? I have quite a few muncie friends.

wow seth, a year ago, this thing was just a shell, so glad its starting to come together for you now! props.

Thanks Cam, appreciate it.

Are you gonna fix the fitment of the headlight to the hood?

Yeah, it was kinda thrown together for some pics. Ive spent this much time on the car, so its pretty safe to say thats a given it will be fixed.

Thanks everyone on the props, theres been nothing going on with it at the moment unfortunately. Weve been super busy at the shop I work at so the car has been put on the back burner. However the car is at my house as of this week, which will give me a better chance to work on it this winter. Hopefully some updates soon to come though.

[wynnEZ]

I dont really know who im in Florida right now so ill ask him when I get back. But if your only in Anderson im down on taking a look at this thing, i havent seen a 240 forever down here...

[TheS14project]

Well the cars wiring and me arent jiving really well lately. Im hoping that Ill get it figured out, some jumper wires and a fresh battery should show me if im right or still way off.

I did pick up some new wheels for the whooride, early xmas gift from the wifey and parents and some of my own chedda.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/volks.jpg

Volk GTN
18x9 +12
18x10 +15

[Om1kron]

nice, I like those wheels. I just don't like the color scheme. I wish volk would offer a custom color on those without a 9 month wait and a 300 dollar tax bill every other wheel, cocksuckers.

[TheS14project]

I agree, Im not sure on what Im going to do exactly but the centers are going to be powder coated or painted.

[TheS14project]

So after watching a much needed day of Football, I decided to go throw a few of the wheels on.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/wheels.jpg

Super Happy with the fit on the front running a 225/40 on the 18x9

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/wheels1.jpg

However the rear tires are too wide (285/30) so Im thinking 245/40s and some camber should get me flush.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/bondokings/chops/thes13project/wheels2.jpg

[THEMkris]

dude. i never comment on people's thread, but DAMN clean, sick ass car.

[jdm 240sx]

Sick ass paint and great work on it man
5 out 5 on it man
Keep it up and show some pic of the car when you are done!

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

hurry up and finish...awesome thread

[jon_mr2]

dude! this project looks great. love to see good progress.

s13.4's with a coupe looks pretty sick when done right.

and the gold color on the wheels look alright on the car

this gives me motivation to work harder on my project.

and btw... whats up with the fitment of the rear bumper near that right corner?

[holaback]

excellent work. I see too many half assed conversions that don't look right at all but this one looks awesome!

[Om1kron]

and btw... whats up with the fitment of the rear bumper near that right corner?

could possibly be a fastback bumper?

anyway the paint is beautiful and yeah thinner tires in the rear maybe, but yeah some camber should set you straight either way. Hopefully everything is rolled.

[TheS14project]

Thanks, and the bumper just needs a little bit of adjustment still. I tightened everything down then I realized that it wasnt flush like it shouldve been. Its not going to be dead nuts perfect but itll be closer then what it is now. Just a lot of small things that need done but christ they take as much time as the large things when they all start adding up. :2f2f:

[240lookis]

i just looked through all 8 pages and damn! this car is sick. that 285 is way too big though haha. can't wait until it's finished. what do you plan on doing with the interior?

[jspecfuzion]

wow...just wow

[Teh Luckinator]

sweet build up but dude.

why would you do that to the hood.

[s13dan]

I LOVE SEEING CHOPED UP 240s!! Looking great! And great choice on paint house of Kolor is hard to beat when the right people apply it. Some of the deepest and most eye catching paint i have ever seen is HOK.finish the damn thing..

[imnotmatt1189]

wow i skimmed through this thread to look at all the pictures and then went back and read everything. sick ass clean car! update pleeaaassee! lol

[Walperstyle]

... I gotta get a welder

Thinking of the same thing, with KA-T and black, and LMGT4 wheels. Just putting money toward the engine and suspension first.