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s14unimog

10-28-2008, 09:14 AM

So I've been meaning to take the plunge for a minute now and I think I'm finally doing it! The car's purpose is for drifting so every upgrade is attention to the departments that are lacking... I'll use this thread as well to give you feedback on the parts I'm using, in case anyone has been considering these upgrades.

Here is the car...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/VISCarbonHood002.jpg

Item 1: Control Arms & Tires

I've been meaning to do this one for some time now. My camber was all jacked up and making my wheels look sunken. So, I bought Circuit Sports Rear Traction Arms, RUCA's, and Toe rods. So to cover the suspension catagory we've got front camber plates, Tein tie rods, Nismo Power Brace, SPL subframe spacers, ST sway bars, Polly TC bushings and the Flex's with EDFC. After searching, I finally found a local shop that would let me back there while they did my alignment, so I've got -.05 degree camber all 4 corners and the car running straight as an arrow. The tires I bought we're a set of General Exclaim UHP 225/45/17 front and 245/40/17 rear; nothing special but they hold up well to some tire spin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall8.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CScontrolarminstall6.jpg

I took us almost 30mins to get the car on the rack; actually ended up pulling to front bumper to clear the wheel stops in the front. After they got the sensors on there we found out that I pretty much got the camber by eye but the toe was all fu*ked up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/alignment.jpg

s14unimog

10-28-2008, 09:16 AM

Item 2: Drivetrain

Currently I've got a factory s14 VLSD that has done pretty much all she can do for me; beats an open I guess. I've also got a 1 piece aluminum drive shaft from the driveshaft shop, a poly tranny mount from SPL, and spec Stage 3 6 puck with Spec 13lbs flywheel (I'll get back to that in a minute...). So to replace the Viscous unit, I got a KAAZ 2-way! Here is the progress on that...

I wonder if the fluid has ever been changed ( I bought this open from a friend:goodjob:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/WeldedDiffattempt2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/WeldedDiffattempt4.jpg

:gay:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/WeldedDiffattempt.jpg
Keep all this...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/WeldedDiffattempt1.jpg

:superman:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall004.jpg

Three freakin cans of carb cleaner!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall009.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall014.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall015.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall019.jpg
They sent me this sticker so I just slapped it on the rear cover..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/KAAZ2-Wayinstall022.jpg

I've still got to swap the housing out for my VLSD unit, but I was tired and wanted some food. I want to try and get that done tomorrow.

s14unimog

10-28-2008, 09:16 AM

Item 3: Engine

s14 SR block
Eagle H-beam rods
ALC bearings
OEM pistons W/new OEM rings
new OEM thrust washers
OEM Revised metal timing guides
new OEM front timing cover/oil pump
Revised OEM chain tensioner
Greddy oil pan
Cosworth 1.5mm metal head gasket
Refreshed head
JWT valve guides
New OEM valves and seals
HKS springs
BC retainers
Greddy RAS
HKS 264 Intake/Exhaust cams
Freddy intake manifold
Nismo FPR
Nismo 740cc injectors
Greddy Pulleys
P2 coilpack grounding plate
Tomei Expreme exhaust manifold
GT28RS .60 A/R (soon to be replaced with a 20G)
Z32 MAFS
Greddy turbo extension
Blitz down pipe
Nismo motor mounts
TAKA oil/coolent lines
Spec stage 3 6 puck
Spec 13lbs flywheel
Every single seal/gasket/o-ring OEM replaced
NGK iridium plugs

I had all the bottom end work done by Sammy himself at Tiger Racing. At this point I'm waiting on my new 20G and so misc. hardware that needs replacing.

As some of you might know, I've got an s14.5 that I stole most of these parts from. currently the car sits motorless and awaiting the relatively stock blacktop that sits in the blue car right now.

The goal is to have the blue car with the new motor tuned and running before the end of next month, but school and work are keeping me pretty busy.

As for the tuning aspect, I have a NIStune real time rom tuner with a Zeitronix wideband that I can monitor and make changes from with a laptop.

Everything to seal up an SR20det
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRgaskets1.jpg

Picking the engine up from Tiger Racing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/MotorpickedupfromTigerRacing001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/MotorpickedupfromTigerRacing002.jpg

Clutch and flywheel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SpecStage3Spec13lbsFlywheel1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SpecStage3Spec13lbsFlywheel.jpg

My progress so far
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/GettingthereSR20Build1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/BuiltSR20progress2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/BuiltSR20progress5.jpg

moonshinekouki

10-28-2008, 12:01 PM

nice bro very nice

sunnys14

10-28-2008, 01:34 PM

Just wanted to know why you pretty much built the bottom end, only to use OEM pistons in the end?

s13 @ fullboost

10-28-2008, 01:47 PM

Just wanted to know why you pretty much built the bottom end, only to use OEM pistons in the end?
yeah I had the same question ? wtf?? save money?

mxsx25

10-28-2008, 05:05 PM

i usually dont like zenki but i like yours .. also curious why you didnt upgrade the pistons? otherwise nice build man

s14unimog

10-28-2008, 06:52 PM

My ultimate horsepower goal is only 450 MAX. I think I'll most likely run a mid to high 300hp boost level and call it good. If you tune the car right there is no need to replace the pistons; that only forces you to re-bore and spend more money. This setup can accommodate 500+, the weak links for SR's are in the rods anyways. Think about it this way, unless you are going for a high HP amount on a completely optimized setup, there is no reason to incure the extra cost. Its like, "why didn't you port match?" B/c you don't really need it. Sure you might see a slight HP gain but who cares when you have a 2800lbs vehicle that has 400hp. Then on top of all that, Nissan OEM is great stuff! These motors are incredibly strong in the first place.

JRas

10-28-2008, 07:05 PM

I like

I'm in the process of changing out my differential

waiting on bolts and a pinion seal ...

forum04pl

10-28-2008, 07:15 PM

clark

10-28-2008, 07:16 PM

I like

I'm in the process of changing out my differential

waiting on bolts and a pinion seal ...

check your pinion bearings for pitting.

just wanted to say nice job on everything. i'm effing jealous. it's too cold here now to do everything and i dont' have a garage.

JRas

10-28-2008, 07:22 PM

check your pinion bearings for pitting.

just wanted to say nice job on everything. i'm effing jealous. it's too cold here now to do everything and i dont' have a garage.

I didn't start the thread :P

just a random stating I liked his build and I was in the middle of changing out my differential like he did, except HLSD :D

s14unimog

10-28-2008, 08:21 PM

The sr rods are pretty stout as they are, on the other hand the pistons can be weak. I think you may have your information backwards. I had stock sr piston fail on my 420 whp setup. Replaced all the pistons and reused stock rods. She still runs strong over 2 years later.

Hmm that is interesting, are you sure you can attribute the damage to piston failure. A close friend of mine is making 443rwhp on totally stock internals and beats the ever living crap out it at every drift event.

But either the case, I plan on running a stout 380ish and keep it reliable. I'm only running 245's

J-Team

10-29-2008, 04:32 AM

exterior shots?

s14unimog

10-29-2008, 11:59 AM

exterior shots?

unfortunately it seems all of my current shots are of the front, but here are some more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/VISCarbonHood003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/VISCarbonHood004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Painting%20Efforts/Re-PaintofthequarterandbumperSep-8.jpg

s14unimog

10-30-2008, 09:02 PM

So a little progress update. I got the motor out of the blue car in about 3 hours but had to do some Calculus HW before 12; fucking bull shit, homework on fall break!

Still hot from the ride down. I've been doing all of my work over at my dads since I live in an apartment; they tend to frown apon this sorta automobile work in the parking lot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03088.jpg

My swap kit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03089.jpg

piece of shit car covered died over the 2 months she sat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03090.jpg

So hot and no motor....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03091.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03093.jpg

Them both and my fathers "shop"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03092.jpg

Gettin there...:wiggle:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03094.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03103.jpg

Dad's donkeys:wavey:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03097.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03098.jpg

Played with some matches...:bowdown:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03104.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03105.jpg

UHH, out in 3 hours...:bump:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03106.jpg

going to bed...

Bigsyke

10-31-2008, 06:18 PM

I wouldnt use a jack when even being close to underneath the car. Mine fell off once and the brake rotor was 5" away from slicing my arm. If i was underneath I wouldve died.

s14unimog

10-31-2008, 07:08 PM

there were two on the front tow hooks and both rears were chocked. I've one fall of too...destroyed the screen of my phone...

Naughty240

10-31-2008, 07:36 PM

Nice build you got there. lol at the donkeys.

orion::S14

10-31-2008, 07:58 PM

Item 2: Drivetrain

Currently I've got a factory s14 VLSD that has done pretty much all she can do for me; beats an open I guess.

:gay:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/WeldedDiffattempt.jpg

If that's what came out of your car...then it was an open diff, not a VLSD.

Just a note, if someone later comes upon this thread and finds that pic to compare.

...FWIW.

...

Otherwise, nice work...keep it up.

- Brian

s14unimog

11-01-2008, 03:46 PM

If that's what came out of your car...then it was an open diff, not a VLSD.

Just a note, if someone later comes upon this thread and finds that pic to compare.

...FWIW.

...

Otherwise, nice work...keep it up.

- Brian

I had an extra open diff/pumpkin that I bought off a friend; if you read...:l101:

s14unimog

11-13-2008, 12:51 PM

I seriously procrastinated about doing an update so this will be a little behind the actual time. The next morning I got up and finished the install. Since I had trouble with that damn PS line I didn't take any completed shots from this day, but all is good b/c I just ran out side and took a few.

The dog was sleeping funny so I took a picture of that before I got started...:screwy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant024.jpg

a collection of body parts while I finish the swap
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant025.jpg

I pulled the intercooler from the blue car, since I have to use the pipes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant026.jpg

A little clean before we get started
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant028.jpg

I changed the oil, swapped over the short shifter, swapped in an extra set of Nismo mounts, and cleaned the rest down a bit. Unfortunately the drive shaft bolts at the diff were stuck so I had to get my dads help and wrestle the engine in and line the shaft up; all I know is that cars were in the air, I was under one, there was a tranny over me and the damn turbo outlet was getting all hung up on the steering column.... FUCK!:mad_pirate:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant029.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant030.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant031.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/SRtransplant032.jpg

A few shots from tonight, sorry they are a bit dark...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/s145DDstatus4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/s145DDstatus5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/s145DDstatus.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/s145DDstatus2.jpg

Mail man brought me a present!!! I bought this off a guy on here for a great deal :cheers: Forced Performance 20g with return tube, gasket set, HKS adjustable wastegate, and two option DVD's

:bump:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20gfinallyhere1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20gfinallyhere.jpg
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ZipTied

11-14-2008, 05:36 AM

I might be a little confused on this. Your pulling the SR out of the zenki to put it in the S14.5 then building another SR for the zenki?? I'm so lost haha. Nice looking cars either way.

Justin Bernstein

11-14-2008, 07:26 AM

I had the same problem. So did that swap just take you a few hours, or did you not take pics for a while?

s14unimog

11-14-2008, 12:50 PM

I might be a little confused on this. Your pulling the SR out of the zenki to put it in the S14.5 then building another SR for the zenki?? I'm so lost haha. Nice looking cars either way.

Correct. The zenki chassis is the only 240 I've got a soft spot for. I've been building this car into my idea of a drift car since 04', its just been recently I've been able to afford serious modifications.

I had the same problem. So did that swap just take you a few hours, or did you not take pics for a while?

I did the swap in two days, but got distracted with some of the swap over issues (PS line, wiring, etc...) and forgot to post the other pictures.

The picture of the turbo was taken last night, and I've got some more I took today of some parts I made for it. I'll post those when I get out of work.

s14unimog

11-14-2008, 04:02 PM

More updates...

Since the 20g doesn't have coupler connections on it I have two chooses: source out the s14 inlet and outlet castings OR make my own. Since I have the resources and am some what of a tight wad, I made my own...

On top of having access to these wonderful machines, I also have the privilege of working with a skilled machinist. This really helps when I can spend most of my time designing and detailing the parts and have Daniel produce them

Machining of the flange face with one of our Fadal 3 axis CNC mills
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00417.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00418.jpg

uhh money!:superman:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00419.jpg

Turned the barb out on a standard manual Lathe that's fitted with a DRO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00420.jpg

Took my hand at some Tig welding. Since its a butt weld, you can get away without using any filler rod (which I suck at doing by the way)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00423.jpg

Finished product!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00422.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00424.jpg

It was getting late and we got tired of fooling with it once food was on the mind. I'll get some updates as soon as I get the outlet flange finished.

fromxtor

11-14-2008, 04:36 PM

^^Those are some perfect welds man, looking good.

s14unimog

11-16-2008, 09:16 PM

I had to do a little house cleaning this after noon. I started thinking about it and realized it would make the install of the new motor go so much smoother if I could walk under the car, instead of scratching my back and crawling all over the ground. Previously, I had left the parts car over the pit to aid in strip down ,but the car ended up stuck, due to fact that it no longer had a suspension system, and I didn't exactly have a great way to move it. Well last week my dad calls me and suggested an idea on moving the car. He remembered that he had an extra boat trailer out in the field, from his 18' MAKO, and thought, maybe, we could some how get the shell on it. End of the story goes, an s14 shell WILL fit on an 18' MAKO trailer; so if anybody asks, that's the answer...:bow:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03160.jpg

I didn't fell so bad, because this was the damaged side, but something didn't quite feel right about doing this. I used the engine hoist, hooked to the cross member under the speaker deck, to support the rear of the car while be backed the trailer up. To help the hoist reach the speaker deck, we beat the shit out of the fender and gained a few extra inches; plus it made jacking the hydraulics more accessible. I then got a damaged hood I had, flipped it upside down, and placed it under the front cross member area; to aid in the sliding. Another great thing about this trailer is that it has a winch for pulling the boat, or 240 in this case, mounted by the tongue. Basically as my pops backed up I just kept winch'en the car onto the trailer. A big plus also, was the fact that the frame rails lined up with the carpet supports for the boat and she just slide right on.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03161.jpg
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NemeGuero

11-16-2008, 09:21 PM

Why'd you ditch your ka-t?

s14unimog

11-16-2008, 09:35 PM

b/c I've always been an SR fan, just never had the money to get there. I did that KA-T b/c I couldn't stand being n/a, slow, and that's all I could afford at the time. I still love to see KA-T's though...

How's your going?

WangonwWarrior

11-16-2008, 09:52 PM

Damn that stuff is nice and gnarley. My dad does nothing like that lol

s14unimog

11-16-2008, 10:20 PM

^ the funny thing is I used to hear this all the time "If Nissan put it there, they did it for a reason"

HAHA, we've come so far!!

initial_drifter

11-16-2008, 10:46 PM

haha i wish i could do that to a car and laugh...

car's looking good. clear covers on the headlights would make it look even sexier ;)

NemeGuero

11-16-2008, 11:50 PM

97nismo

11-17-2008, 07:28 PM

Is this brandon I bought the z33 wheels from this summer, whats up man i remember you said you had an s15 front end

s14unimog

11-17-2008, 10:26 PM

yeah that's me; I have a black 97' with an s15 front end on it.

edit: found a better picture
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Sheshere009.jpg

97nismo

11-18-2008, 09:34 AM

i see you ended up using the navan front bumper, s15 is hot but the zenki is smooth, what kind of wing is on the blue zenki again??

s14unimog

11-18-2008, 12:54 PM

i see you ended up using the navan front bumper, s15 is hot but the zenki is smooth, what kind of wing is on the blue zenki again??

Sure did!:yum:

duck tail from Garage Impul. I've never seen another one like it; somebody had it listed in Japan on Ebay.

s14unimog

11-24-2008, 03:29 PM

I finally got the outlet flange made and the turbo installed and plumbed. Belts also came, so all I've got left to do is the coolant lines for the IACV, clutch and flywheel, finish up the oil lines and put it all in!

One thing to note for all you prospective 20G owners. If you have an S13 SR you might have to shave a little off the motor mount for clearance. I just eye balled it with some duck tape and went to town. After a little paint, it looks great and turbo doesn't hit.

here is how the motor sits:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00439.jpg

PARAD0X

11-24-2008, 06:18 PM

wow the new SR looks alot better since the last time i saw it. glad to see its all coming together nicely for you

edit: oh yeah, i'll be in the market for a s13/14 again in may-june. if you come across any you know who to call.

TravisSW

11-24-2008, 06:33 PM

You said your car weighs 2800.

On a 96 Zenki? My 95 Zenki says it's in the mid 3ks. lol. Misprint?

Anyways, friggin sweet ride and build. I'm jealous. ;o

simmode1

11-24-2008, 07:53 PM

You said your car weighs 2800.

On a 96 Zenki? My 95 Zenki says it's in the mid 3ks. lol. Misprint?

Anyways, friggin sweet ride and build. I'm jealous. ;o

You may be referring to your Zenki's gross vehicle weight, which is in the mid 3k lbs'. But thats not thier curb weight... lol... An s14 wieghing over 3000+ lbs...

s14unimog

11-24-2008, 08:38 PM

^ haha, you beat me to it. I've never weighed my car but I would say its some where around 2800, yeah.

wow the new SR looks alot better since the last time i saw it. glad to see its all coming together nicely for you

thanks Josh, when I get it running, you'll have to come take a ride in it! My s14.5 is for sale if you're interested!

TravisSW

11-24-2008, 09:11 PM

Hate to take a part of your thread, but what is the diff between curb weight and gross weight?

NemeGuero

11-24-2008, 09:24 PM

zenki > s15 kouki

s14unimog

11-25-2008, 07:06 AM

Hate to take a part of your thread, but what is the diff between curb weight and gross weight?

Google says...

Curb Weight: The weight of a vehicle with a full tank of fuel and all necessary fluids but no passengers or cargo.

Vehicle Gross Weight: is the total weight of the loaded vehicle. This includes the vehicle itself and the cargo that is loaded within that vehicle.

zenki > s15 kouki

I agree, I bought this s14.5 from a friend who was getting out of 240's. I haven't done much to the outside of the car other than a wash and wax.

PARAD0X

11-26-2008, 06:11 PM

thanks Josh, when I get it running, you'll have to come take a ride in it! My s14.5 is for sale if you're interested!

for sure. however it won't be til may until i'll be able to afford it. wanna hold it for me haha.

s14unimog

12-08-2008, 09:24 PM

I got a good bit done to the car since my last post. Not this past weekend but the one before that, I was planning to get the SR into the blue car when the man let the rain down from up there:bowdown:. It didn't exactly rain; actually come to think of it, it just stayed wet and miserable. You know those days when its sorta misty out side, and there is that thought in the back of your head saying, "you know what..., I bet I could work on the car and not get THAT wet..." Yeah, so that kinda day. With the risk of getting certain components wet, I decided to borrow a pair of overalls from the pops, and get to cleaning the engine bay. I felt like this would be a great time to also plan for the rerouted battery cable (sorta a mess I've been meaning to fix, since the battery relocation), mount by boost controller solenoid, and clean up a few odds and ends. Here's how that went...

I know I look hot:fawk2:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03174.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03177.jpg

see... just wet, not exactly raining
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03175.jpg

Hey donkeys :wiggle:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03176.jpg

Done! Forgot to take a before pic, but I did notice something after cleaning; did you know s14 steering racks are green and not black? Also, the guy that cut the holes in my engine bay should be shot; this is the only part of the car I hate to look at.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03184.jpg

...and this past weekend...

Got straight to dropping the motor, since I got so much time last weekend to sit and scrub. Working by myself has proven to be exhausting and slow, at best. I got the motor in and got straight to all the "little things" that make the whole picture.

Shhhh shhhh, this is a big moment...lets reflect:kiss:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03191.jpg

:boink:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03192.jpg

Got straight to mounting everything up when I decided to do a little extra. I didn't like how the RSPL sat so far out in front of the car, so I machined down the spacer and cut the little fronts off my frame rails; good bye tow hook. Next weekend I'll make some brackets to weld on, since the ones on there were useless; I'm assuming s13 kit, but who knows. I did the coolant system, fuel lines, flywheel, clutch, throw out bearing, thrust bearing, some vacuum lines and the front mount

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03197.jpg

Action shot, mmmhhhmmmm progress
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03200.jpg

Stage 3 clutch and flywheel package, they say it will hold 513hp... I guess we'll see...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03202.jpg

Vacuum and fuel run, see how clean... Keep in mind, I plan to swap over VC from the other car, as soon as that matters. The final color combination will be polished and black (I've got shinny new couplers too:naughty:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03207.jpg

I hope to finish, next weekend. I'm almost there...

k2daalvin

12-08-2008, 09:47 PM

lookin good.... uhh :hide:.. the car.....

nightshiftgarage

12-08-2008, 10:20 PM

cars like this are making zenkis grow on me , looks awesome

Cash

12-09-2008, 10:24 AM

brunswick240

12-09-2008, 11:19 AM

glad to see it was JUST a SLIGHT overhaul. lookin good man. that navan front makes me want another zenki....i must resist, i muuusttt haha

s14unimog

12-09-2008, 11:44 AM

Good story. That's important information right there.

Haha, nice progress!

Haha, thanks Chris; I know how you like the story behind the work.

glad to see it was JUST a SLIGHT overhaul. lookin good man. that navan front makes me want another zenki....i must resist, i muuusttt haha

haha, I don't want to do TOO much at once :naughty:

emersonLP

12-09-2008, 11:55 AM

Eww is your car purple?

Can we put the donkeys in my old car?

s14unimog

12-09-2008, 02:46 PM

^ we might have better luck getting them to kick it. I've got a little dent on the rear quarter to prove it.

F*cking donkeys.....

emersonLP

12-10-2008, 10:39 AM

^ we might have better luck getting them to kick it. I've got a little dent on the rear quarter to prove it.

F*cking donkeys.....

Awesome. Next time I come up we are going to round up all your farm animals and have a party beside my shell.

s14unimog

12-29-2008, 07:29 AM

As I'm sure you guys are fully aware, finals are done, Christmas is behind us and we're looking at 2009 to be here pretty soon. Over my Christmas break, which was luckily about 7 straight days of freedom, thanks to my employer; I got a ton of work on the car done. For starters, the VSPL kit I had was for an s13, so I decided to modify it some. I cut the front of the frame rails down on the car, machined down the GReddy spacer and cut the lower brackets off, replacing them with some of my own design. Thanks to those efforts I now have a very snug, and well secured I might add, FMIC and on top of all that, an un-cut Navan bumper!:bow:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily031.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily030.jpg

I'm still learning how to TIG weld properly so my "pennies" are a little jacked up compared to GReddy's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily029.jpg

After that I turned my attention back to the transmission. I did get the transmission in last time but ended up removing it again . Unfortunately I discovered that the aluminum sleeve the throw out bearing rides on, had broken from the 5 bolt aluminum piece that mounts in the bell housing. Since I was eager to get things moving I opt'd to use liquid gasket, since I couldn't find the factory gaskets I had bought. Long story short, I found them, pulled the tranny back off and fixed it properly.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily052.jpg

Basically all the upgrades to the transmission include, B&M shifter, SPL poly bushing, Nismo slave cyl., new throw bearing, fluids, and aluminum drive shaft. The gearbox is factory and from what I've heard typically breaks down at the power level I'm going for. My hopes are that my clutch, not being ridiculously over rated, will fail before it does; we'll see I guess.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily050.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily059.jpg

Next on the list was the throttle cable. Since I'm using a GReddy style intake manifold I wanted to do it up nice. After a little research I found out the S14 SR throttle pulley works out way better than the factory s13 one; plus it deletes the cruise control pulley. On top of that I made a little bent aluminum bracket that I think came out nice.

BEFORE:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC03203.jpg

AFTER:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily032.jpg

With the finish line in sight, I got to business and set the camera down for a minute. Everything else can be picked out from these next pictures....

With the aero back on, you can see how the IC sits really nice with the bumper. Also, if you'll notice, I'm utilizing the space where the A/C compressor went for the filter. I'm still undecided about how well I should protect the filter in that location but it sure does clean up that side of the engine bay. After that it was just a matter of running the harness, finishing up the coolant lines, and straightening everything up.

I love oil pits!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily060.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Christmaswiththefamily057.jpg

Since I was still running wires for the wideband I just threw the rest of the harness up on the windshield for the pictures. If you'll notice the harness IS run to the rest of the sensors on the engine. the loom has been cut apart, minimalise'd, and tucked!

should start next weekend :2f2f:

OTG Vinyl

12-29-2008, 07:31 AM

Nice overalls. Great touch.

What cars did you get started working on? It had to be a V8 car!

s14unimog

12-29-2008, 07:32 AM

nope! It all stated with a 1962 Unimog (hence the screen name)

OTG Vinyl

12-29-2008, 07:33 AM

nope! It all stated with a 1962 Unimog (hence the screen name)

I saw one yesterday on the road actually. Love those things!

They had diesel inline sixes right?

s14unimog

12-29-2008, 07:45 AM

not all, mine was a gasoline model, the diesels didn't come along until the 70's models.

DOOK

12-29-2008, 07:54 AM

I want 404 mog axles for my yota....

only thing I would change is that filter location. God forbid the turbo start spooling when you're right over a puddle of water... you'll suck gallons. Now, if you got an undertray and got enough air in through where the fog light hole is, you might be a little safer.

s14unimog

12-29-2008, 08:08 AM

HAHA, that would be awesome. Mine was a 1962 404s soft top. With factory tires, I could clear 15" underneath the pumpkin!

^ yeah that was the only thing I was worried about. the good thing is, I plan to only use the car for events and the occasional weekend drive but I still think it could use SOME shielding

Cash

12-29-2008, 08:46 AM

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/donkpups.jpg

s14unimog

01-05-2009, 08:07 AM

Well guys, with the last of the holidays behind us, including my 08' holiday hours, I can proudly say that I have done it. After all the sweat, hours of work, freezing hands, and busted knuckles; the car is running!:boink:

Starting from where I left off last time, the harness was the first on the list of things to finish. Unfortunately the weather wasn't very cooperative this weekend, but I pressed on anyways (ya'll can laugh at my outfits). Since I was using the harness from the original setup in the black car, I had to remove the SAFC wiring and swap wiper motor plugs (another diff. between Kouki and Zenki chassis). After that was all straightened up I turned my attention to the lower transmission harness. Since my chassis was originally an automatic, I've had a mess down there for years. I split apart my automatic harness, pulled the FSM out, and got to work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress013.jpg

you can't tell, but in a scale of how mad I can get; this is about an 8 out 10 right here. Cold ass temperatures mixed with dewy fog and the thought that yesterday and the day before were right at ideal, just irritated the fu*k out of me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress015.jpg

look at this, WTF!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress023.jpg

After the wiring was complete, I put the battery on charge and got to finishing up the boost sources for the various gauges; then ran the lines for the catch can. Since I don't exactly have an intake "pipe", I didn't have anywhere to connect my catch can to, so I found an aluminum hose barb I had and turned it down on the lathe. Right in the middle of that, I ran down to Home Depot and grabbed some E-clips to make my "quick tap". here's how that looked...

The shop is a little messy, but it gets the job done!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress019.jpg

I turned the threaded end of the barb down for the inside of the coupler and then made a small groove for the E-clip.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress022.jpg

I didn't plan for a cock tease, but with all the excitement, I somehow forgot to take a final picture of the engine bay; fail, I know...

BUT, I did get her all washed up and snapped an outside shot. I will take some of the engine bay, once the weather clears up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress028.jpg

s14unimog

01-05-2009, 11:15 AM

got a small clip of it running up

YouTube - Built 20G SR20DET - (First Start) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtmRNAFh5cA)

superbraut

01-05-2009, 11:49 AM

deleting .

lukebaumstark

01-05-2009, 12:30 PM

got a small clip of it running up

YouTube - Built 20G SR20DET - (First Start) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtmRNAFh5cA)

shes a beaut man, she sounds like my 70 plymouth duster.. hahaha great build forsure, nice job

onepuff

01-05-2009, 12:46 PM

Looks really nice man. Great work.

And don't let the turkeys jack your ride. LOL

s14unimog

01-05-2009, 01:13 PM

HAHA, thanks guys. Those birds are actually guineas and for some reason LOVE to see there reflection. If I try to run them off, they end up making me run circles around my car with no success, lol.

97nismo

01-05-2009, 05:52 PM

looks good, no grille??

Pacman

01-05-2009, 08:10 PM

[B]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jan09progress028.jpg

That car is beautiful, I had to save it on my computer to admire. Good job with it.

s14unimog

01-07-2009, 08:26 AM

looks good, no grille??

yeah, for some reason I'm not feeling the grille. My thoughts are to get an appropriately sized oil cooler for the gap.

^Thanks!

97nismo

01-07-2009, 07:03 PM

do you have a different hood?
how does this motor compare in power to the other?

nismo 240sx

01-07-2009, 07:31 PM

sick car man! i love it!

s14unimog

01-08-2009, 08:28 AM

do you have a different hood?
how does this motor compare in power to the other?

Since I'm still doing the break in and can't exactly romp down on it, it feels pretty laggy; in comparison to the black car (T25 SR). I'm sure once I get the car on a dyno and tuned properly, there will be a dramatic difference. With similiar mods, I've seen over 400rwhp out of this sort of set up!

sick car man! i love it!

thanks!

As promised, here are the finished engine bay shots!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots001.jpg

Here is my catch can setup, sorta continued from my last pictures of the hose barb construction. I think some of you guys should consider reducing the size of the WOT vacuum hose that's connected to the intake pipe. Its a lot easier to route smaller hose.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots002.jpg

And a few glamor shots of the VSPL behind an un-cut OEM bumper...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Enginebayshots006.jpg

97nismo

01-08-2009, 09:05 AM

I really like it, looks good so clean as always. So you have 2 cars now; you should sell the blue one to me.

s14unimog

01-09-2009, 08:21 AM

haha, I think it will be a long time before I get rid of the blue car.

s14unimog

02-05-2009, 11:22 PM

I've decide to go with a much more aggressive wheel setup; since I'm planning to stay OEM aero. I bought a set of J-Line 7SL2, F/18x9.5 +18 & R/18x9.5 +13. I figure since the body is simple I need to complement with some simple wheels. Once the wheels get here, I plan to mount 225's up front and 245's in the rear. I had the wheels repolished because apparently there was some tire dissmounting damage plus the aluminum was looking a little dull. Here is a shot of them after polished; the tires will be here soon.:bump:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/jlinescont.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/Jlines.jpg

brunswick240

02-06-2009, 08:05 AM

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta. <----office space anyone?

nice work man, those new wheels are going to set it off real nice.

s14unimog

02-06-2009, 08:45 AM

^^ haha, very well put, I love that movie

s14unimog

02-13-2009, 09:37 AM

So I've continued my progress on the issue I've been having with my A/F's; but really haven't gotten anywhere. I have, although, pulled the exhaust manifold to replace the leaky gasket with a Mr.Gasket seal. And in the mean time, took advantage of the removal to install an EGT sensor for my Zeitronix unit. I know most people drill the manifold, but given that mine is a tubular and I wasn't in the mood to weld on a bung I choose to drilled and tap my turbo (yep, drilled a hole right in the side of the turbine housing). I like this much better, b/c it keeps the sensor base out of the "flow" and gives the senor a good grip. I also took the time to figure out my USB converter for the Nistune system. I took a few pictures but they're with my cell phone and it was a little dark in the shop. Aside from all the troubles, my WHEELS ARE HERE!!! I will get them mounted tonight but here is a another teaser pic.

The OEM gasket disintegrated, for lack of a better word; which was weird since it was only on there for 300 miles. Can you tell where it was leaking....?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00485.jpg

AN fittings make this SO much less of a pain in the ass; really.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00482.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00483.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00484.jpg

Even though it WAS wrapped, I decided to remove it. I guess from being on there for a few years, the wrapping sorta of fell apart. The biggest pain was every time I worked in that area, I would get fiberglass in my skin and the wrench would enevitably tear the fabric. when I removed it, it literately fell apart as I pulled on it. I cleaned the manifold up with a scotch brite pad and reinstalled it. I might wrap it later but at the moment, I'm happy with it gone. I guess the heat shield for the BMC is going back on... (notice the EGT sensor sticking out)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00486.jpg

I'll get some screen shots once the car is running good and I have time to play around more.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00481.jpg

WHEELS!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00488.jpg

97nismo

02-13-2009, 06:16 PM

put them on

s14unimog

02-15-2009, 10:55 PM

Finally got the wheels on tonight. I'll be renting a fender roller soon, but this is how she sits with a newspaper stuff roll.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting022.jpg

Money shot...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/J-Linesfirstmounting029.jpg

SR240C

02-15-2009, 11:19 PM

Oh this thread reeks of epicness :faint:

fcf sil80

02-16-2009, 06:26 AM

FUCKING NICE!!!:boink: good job bro.

97nismo

02-17-2009, 08:06 AM

Smooth, those wheels are sweet. Do they rub in the front?

emersonLP

02-17-2009, 08:30 AM

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj147/emersonlp/Random/wheelgap.jpg

Ugh now I have to get ballin wheels too. Can't let you and Chris show me up.

s14unimog

02-17-2009, 10:49 AM

^ you shut your filthy mouth David!:fawkd: We should throw these puppies on your Z for a quick picture. I'm only gonna let you do two though, otherwise I bet you wont give them back

They're rubbing the fender liner up front a little bit but I've got to remove it anyways and tuck my harness on the drivers side. I threw them on b/c I couldn't help myself so I'll need to come back and do some finishing work to the fenders and liner.

s14unimog

03-04-2009, 10:02 AM

OK.... so I'm still working on the car. I know its about time to see some dyno sheets, but I don't have them yet...I have yet to figure out why my A/F's go so rich on decel and it doesn't help that I get distracted with all these side projects. With that having said, here is another side project. Since I've left the realm of BPU's, I've decided its too risky NOT to have gauges on the car. Sooooo....I went out and got me a set of STRi, X-Line series 60mm gauges.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/STRiX-Linegauges1.jpg

Here is a close up of one. the flash from the camera is why you can see them...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/STRiX-Linegauges.jpg

Since I plan to do a cage, at some point, I decided to ditch the a-pillar pod and just get down to making a custom piece for the dash. This is what I got done last night....

The tape is a regular painters tape, but in the widest I could find it...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00495.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00496.jpg

I used an X-Acto to cut out my template (If you attempt to do this yourself, make sure you keep the knife slightly angled away from the dash material. I didn't cut mine, but a razor will pass right through that vinyl without you ever feeling a thing)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00497.jpg

Since I put about 4 layers of tape on it, it holds it shape really well. I stuck it to a piece of cardboard and started bending it to match the dash.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00498.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00499.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00500.jpg

Since I've got a large plotter at work, I plan to model the dash panel in Inventor and print out some 1:1 pieces. Once I get some concrete dimensions and a perfect fit, I'll have the panel, and the gauge holes, liquid flow cut out of aluminum. I'll post more, once I get more done...

SILVIA_KIDs14.5

03-04-2009, 10:28 AM

s14unimog

03-06-2009, 01:08 PM

So I finally got around to putting the panel into Inventor. Once I can be sure the panel will fit properly, I'll have the flat pattern cut out, as I said. Here is one idea for the gauge layout. The 4 holes are obviously the 60mm gauges. The larger square opening is for the Zeitronix Wideband, the smaller rectangular one is for the EDFC, and the last one, with the radius on one side, is for the SBCi-d EBC. I also took some time to figure out the maximum throw of the B&M shifter and design the hole to suit. Once I make the panel and am confident it won't change, I'll weld some tabs on the backside to snap into the clip points the OEM trim used. I'll also weld on some brackets to support the various electronics, and give everything a uniform flush-ness.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DASHPANELRENDERING.jpg

s14unimog

03-12-2009, 08:52 AM

Well I got to working on the car last night and got a few things done. For starters, I built a boost leak tester and found out that my charge system is leaking in a few different places. Most of which were fixed by adding a clamp or tightening the existing one. After fixing those, I noticed I was still hearing a leak somewhere around the manifold. Turns out, the intake manifold flange gasket was leaking on three of the four runners. Most people would be pissed to discover this, but I had my fingers crossed that this was the culprit behind my weird A/F symptoms. So instead of using another OEM gasket, I bought a Circuit Sports thermal intake gasket and some gasket tack spray. Here's how that went...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0416.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0417.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0418.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0419.jpg

After bolting everything back up, I took it out for a spin. It seems to run a bit better but the symptoms still remain and the car is still running rich as hell. I'm running out of idea's here....

After messing with the motor and pretty much getting no where, I decided its time to roll/pull my fenders. Overall I think I did about a 1-2" pull and I think it came out really well. Forgive the pictures, it was late and the overhead lights make it hard to see well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0423.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0424.jpg

I'll post some better ones, once I get it outside...

ItsToo

03-12-2009, 09:20 PM

This thread thread smells like........sex. This car is coming together so clean and unique. Props to you man.

s14unimog

03-13-2009, 10:28 AM

^ thanks! Now, if only I could figure out why its running so rich!:bash:

s14unimog

04-07-2009, 09:33 PM

Ok, so I've figured it out! It turns out that the TPS had bumped adjustment, and so the ECU always thought the TB was just a little bit open; hence the dumping fuel on decel symptoms... Now that that's solved, not to mention every other little issue, ranging from massive vacuum leaks to PS leaks, the car is FOR SURE ready to go. As for the miles count, I'm pretty close to 500, so there will be no concern of anything not being adequately broken in. What I do want to get done, are the gauges. Tonight, I finally made time to form out the flat pattern for the dash panel; I picked it up yesterday from the flow jet place. I may have been a little ambitious to get it cut out of 5052 1/8" aluminum plate, but at least it will be sturdy... I tried running it through my sheet metal roller and it just bowed the rollers:-/. I finally ended up clamping it to the edge of a rounded counter, with a piece of angle iron. I proceeded to beat it....:boink:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0591.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0592.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0593.jpg

Aside from all that...

A buddy of mine, and a member of Zilvia (Emersonlp), took a minute and snapped some shots of my car and his 350z....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/PhotoShootthewall001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/PhotoShootthewall005.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/PhotoShootthewall049.jpg
That's David and Paul :loco:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/PhotoShootthewall065.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/PhotoShootthewall069.jpg

emersonLP

04-07-2009, 09:41 PM

Nice! Can't wait to see that panel installed.

BLKS13

04-07-2009, 10:06 PM

^ Agreed. Looks great.

s14unimog

04-10-2009, 08:43 AM

after some persuasion, I finally got the panel and all of the gauges to fit. I still plan to powder coat it black and use some black trim, to line the edges, but I just wanted to get a first mock up and I preview of the final product...:naughtyd:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00512.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00513.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00515.jpg

miggypq21

04-10-2009, 10:22 AM

Holy fuck that's an awesome piece.

Any plans to mass produce?

pinkarrowsnow

04-10-2009, 10:46 AM

Looks so good man nice work and I loveee those wheels. how much ya pick them up for?

s14unimog

04-10-2009, 12:13 PM

Holy fuck that's an awesome piece.

Any plans to mass produce?

Thanks! I wouldn't mind building another one, but I would like to do it out of a thinner material; although I love how stout mine feels. The only pain, was that is took so long to form, due to the material thickness. Also I wouldn't be sure how to market the product (custom layouts etc...); my time can get expensive...

Looks so good man nice work and I loveee those wheels. how much ya pick them up for?

I got the J-Lines off here; Zilvia. They sat up for sale for a minute and no one jumped on them. I feel like I got them for a steal @ $1700.... Brand new, they're something like $780 a piece....

97nismo

04-10-2009, 08:42 PM

so i am guessing no AC, this is a track car now??

s14unimog

04-11-2009, 06:20 PM

so i am guessing no AC, this is a track car now??

We'll say, play only car....:2f2f: I've got a Jeep Cherokee I daily and the A/C works great!

OutToWinPAHC

04-11-2009, 06:27 PM

Oh great build man. BTW I love you old wheels on my car. Just cant get traction. Soon the rubber will be gone then I'm going 285's

s14unimog

04-11-2009, 06:28 PM

hell yeah man, that's great to hear you like them... Shoot me a PM with some pictures; if you have any.

prang11

04-11-2009, 10:02 PM

badass gauge panel! More please..

fcf sil80

04-11-2009, 10:14 PM

wow awesome piece.

Epic_Velocity

04-12-2009, 09:47 AM

Looks really good, makes me want a Zenki :D

J240sxxx

04-12-2009, 10:04 AM

Nice build!!

97nismo

04-12-2009, 11:09 AM

what kinda hp you putting down??

JohnnyDrfiter22

04-12-2009, 01:38 PM

Wow i soo want to make one of those panels for my S13, is it possible to see pics of the tabs you made and brackets for controllers.

s14unimog

04-12-2009, 09:03 PM

So I got to wiring the other night and figuring out the mounting for the panel. After turning over some intricate bracket design, I finally landed on a simple and extremely effective way to mount the panel. I cut 4 small pieces of aluminum 1/2" x 1/8" Eq. angle. After that, I applied strips of the soft style velcro to the dash board and dash panel. Lastly, I used Dual-Lock hook-and-loop Velcro for the angle pieces. When combined, you get a retardedly strong Velcro action; I'm not even sure if Velcro's tried this. Since I got the fitment on the Wideband display and the EBC just right, they actually just pinch in place. As for the bigger EDFC controller, I bent two little pieces of 1" aluminum bar stock and TIG welded them on the back. The STRi gauges are held on by the brackets provided; minus their little feet for dash mounting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0611.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0612.jpg

Here is a night shot of the interior...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0602.jpg

Since I've decided to change the gauge theme, I removed my factory, white faced, SE cluster for a German Spec 200sx cluster. This will be great since, they match the STRi displays, after I get some white LED's, and they read up to 160MPH:2f2f:, plus the redline is appropriate for SR...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0603.jpg
A couple of other difference I've noticed, the "F" and "E" on the fuel gauge aren't there, neither are the "C" and "H" for the temp gauge. Another weird change is the e-brake light, instead of saying "BRAKE" it now has a little exclamation point "(!)"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0606.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/IMG_0607.jpg

what kinda hp you putting down??
I hope to make over 400RWHP @ ~20psi

DALAZ_68

04-13-2009, 12:31 AM

dude...that panel it bitching!!!!!

g-via

04-13-2009, 12:40 AM

PROPER build thread, love it!

s14unimog

04-17-2009, 12:01 PM

^ Thanks guys. Just a small update; I got all of the sending units installed and I'm just waiting to get my boost gauge back (it wasn't calibrated correctly so it read vacuum without the car on). Once it returns, I will set up a dyno date and see what she puts down!

PARAD0X

04-17-2009, 03:02 PM

another great update brandon! good luck with the car, i should be back in Atlanta in June. i'll make sure to get out there

s14unimog

05-24-2009, 11:44 PM

Still workin on it...

Its been a minute since much has really happened. The faulty boost gauge was replaced after a two week delay from STRi... kinda gay... Formula D Atlanta cropped up, and since Road A is only about 45mins away, and I can't get in contact with the tuner, I took the car and enjoyed an off weekend. For some reason, my ignition switch decided to take a shit on me; leaving me stranded at Road Atlanta on Saturday night...45 minutes after finding that out, Terry's Towing was here to save the day; yay, 75 dollar flat bed ride to the house. Didn't really do much to the car for about a week, so I got to it this weekend...

Task 1: Turn all of this "mess" into something more manageable but not exactly get to redoing the chassis harness. This is a picture of behind the dash, its slightly dated b/c its a picture that I took back in mid 2005 or something... The point to take is that's a lot of shit, and none of it really does much for me that I couldn't do without...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/s14dash002.jpg

Fast forward to present... Here is most of that stuff out of the car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash007.jpg

All the shit removed behind the dash...Enter Alex...:rawk:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash001.jpg

And the result...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash004.jpg

Made a few brackets, mounted some stuff:werd:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash005.jpg

Put it all back together, and now I can almost crawl behind my dash...Yay, more storage space:cj:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/cleanoutbehinddash012.jpg

On top of all that, I swapped ignition switches from my s14 parts car, courtesy of Emersonlp and the bitch that rear ended him, and the car lives again! Tuesday I'll get on the phone and schedule a dyno date!:2f2f:

JDM_SMOKE

05-25-2009, 08:14 PM

Really nice project man!

Terminus2k

05-28-2009, 09:38 PM

finally have access to photobucket..thanks to emersonlp as well..he sure whores himself out

car looks good buddy..i remember when you bitched for days about taking the dash out.. lets get that bitch tuned!

s14unimog

06-04-2009, 07:52 AM

^ Thanks Kevin, and I'm trying trust me. The problem is Ed is got the most retarded schedule and selective attention to his email. I'm ready and willing but I'm fighting for his time...

ON A SIDE NOTE! SCHEDULED THE TUNE DATE! JUNE 12TH @ 9AM! DYNO SHEETS TO COME!

hazer396

06-07-2009, 09:25 PM

love your car..
what happened to the S14.5?

4x4le

06-07-2009, 10:58 PM

Awe man, I though i was going to tune it.. lol.

I understand, It was going to cost a little to get me to drive down. Oh well, at least Ill be able to see you at some events and drift with you.

I have seen this car in person guys. Its beautiful! Hes a lucky bastard too because the passenger seat is equipped with an asian girlfriend!

s14unimog

06-08-2009, 08:07 AM

love your car..
what happened to the S14.5?

Had to sell it, it didn't make sense to have two cars demanding attention... it was a great car but I can't take credit for it. It was built by a member on here; Statik.

Awe man, I though i was going to tune it.. lol.

I understand, It was going to cost a little to get me to drive down. Oh well, at least Ill be able to see you at some events and drift with you.

I have seen this car in person guys. Its beautiful! Hes a lucky bastard too because the passenger seat is equipped with an asian girlfriend!

I know I know I know....It kinda happened all of the sudden. I went to eat lunch with my engine builder, just a quick catch up, and he offered to pull some strings to get Ed from Balanced as a favor for him. This guy travels the country for a FEW race teams, one of which is team BMW for their Grand Am series, so I couldn't turn it down. I feel fortunate that he went to those lengths to get the guy, so I don't want to pass up the opportunity. Shoot me your address and I'll ship you that IACV; its the least I can do for all your help!

Btw... she's 100% Peruvian :naughty:

JDMSTYLE

06-08-2009, 04:36 PM

awesome build.
makes me wanna start building up my zenki.

PARAD0X

06-08-2009, 06:55 PM

hey. i hope i can see the car before i head out again. i'm in Atlanta until the 20th. then i'm stationed in san antonio. i'll send you my new number on facebook.

s14unimog

06-14-2009, 08:54 PM

Finally The Results!

Well June 12th has come and gone and I've got good news from it and bad news... The bad news is that the shitty actuator, provided with the FP 20G, leaks boost during the initial spool up; causing my graph to look like an N/A platform. Also the tuner had a few software issues with the Nistune. On top of it being his first time on this system, some values wouldn't cooperate with his direction; I plan to get more information on those particular issues and some answers from Nistune. I'm not the most computer savy, so I wasn't much help. Fortunately we got the car tuned and running well. It put down 394hp/296tq @ 17psi on a Dynojet in ground dyno. As you'll see in graph, with the late boost, my torque curve suffered. I plan to get that sorted with an HKS actuator, and re-tune. Some more good news, for my wallet especially, the car only took about 2 hrs and we didn't run into ANY mechanical problems; what a relief for me...:werd:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/394RWHP-June093.jpg

4x4le

06-14-2009, 09:15 PM

do you have any graphs without the smoothing set on 3? I always set it on 0

It looks good other than the low tq, I looked at the graph at first and was trying to figure out whats going on but then I read whats up.
Get you that actuator and call your tuner back or holla at me.

jvladamir

06-29-2009, 01:13 PM

wow. great build up. you're the guy i met somewhere in Athen's one night. Glad to see that the car is running and you are apparently kicking ass. I am loving the exterior and can't wait to get some paint on mine, Navan FTW. see you around SED events maybe

s14unimog

08-11-2009, 07:44 PM

It's been a minute since much has happened; mainly due to my work load and some vacation scheduling. I've given my self an outline of a few things problematic with the car, and I want to see if I can't make it a little more drivable. As you know with an atmospheric BOV you can have idle issues, and since I'm using Nistune I can't exactly "trick" the ECU. To coincide with that, the tuner suggested that distancing my MAFS from the compressor might help some of the stall issues. So I've moved the BOV over to the hot pipe, made a recirc. fitting and am building an intake with all of the appropriate fittings. Aside from that, I'm replacing the originally equipt forced performance actuator with an HKS one; I'm hoping that will help the slow boost issue. Next is the problem of the leaking Tomei Expreme. I contacted Tomei and they were excellent! They replaced my manifold with an brand new one and the turn around was amazing; this is why you buy quality stuff. So that's going on, plus I decided to ceramic coat the turbine housing, dump pipe, and the manifold. I couldn't exactly do much without the turbo back on the car, so with the parts back, here's where I'm at.

They sent me the whole kit, what a champ
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/ProgresscontinuesJuly09001.jpg

Here's my little "home made" recirc. fitting for an older style HKS SSQV
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/ProgresscontinuesJuly09002.jpg

Parts back from Ceramic coating. I was backwards on some stuff. I didn't realize this stuff goes on like paint, it's baked on, but isn't applied by a P/C method. Anyways, it came out pretty sweet...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CeramicCoating001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CeramicCoating006.jpg

It seems they've changed the collector, from the older units, it now has "Tomei" embossed on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/CeramicCoating005.jpg
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Last time I had the turbo off, I installed an EGT for my Zeitronix unit and broke a tap. Once I carefully removed the rest of the broken tap, I called it good. When I got to installing the EGT, I realized the projection wasn't very far. I've been meaning to fix that too, but I didn't want to run the risk of getting shavings in the turbo; now was a good time to fix that.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20GReassemblePainting1.jpg

Also looked like the wastegate fell shut before the coating could dry; there was an uneven finish and I didn't want to take any chances. you could tell it sealed better after the sanding.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20GReassemblePainting2.jpg

HKS actuator, its used so I cleaned it up... I promise its a real one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20GReassemblePainting3.jpg

I also painted the center section, since everything else was going to look so clean. Dupli-Color High Heat Enamel; tape and spray.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/20GReassemblePainting.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/DSC00535.jpg

Tomorrow night, I should at least have it back on the car.

EDT007

08-11-2009, 08:14 PM

Looking good! Glad to see another DIY project with great results!

emersonLP

08-12-2009, 07:55 AM

Dope! Get your shit together so you can give me a proper scare with this beast.

4x4le

08-12-2009, 02:04 PM

s14unimog

08-13-2009, 08:02 AM

Dude i had your car running perfect with open air bov and nistune but you didnt like how i made the lope from the cams smoother so i changed it back to dieing out. Go blow through, your spinning you wheels trying the other stuff.

You had it running better, in the sense that it wouldn't stall out completely when falling to an idle, but raising the idle is not the correct way to fix the issue. I don't want to be sitting in grid and have my car idling at 1200RPM... We can't forget what the problem is here and recirculation of the BOV is a tried and true method used by various OEM manufactures. Secondly the Z32 MAFS was never rated for pressure. I've seen countless sealing issues from others who have attempted this route. There are alternatives to using the entire sensor in line, but I'm not so much interested in the headaches that will ensue. Anything outside an SAFC, or comparable system that tricks the ECU, I can't correctly fix the issue and I refuse to change other perimeters just to deal with a problem; and it is a problem. you know all of this Brandon...

Started the reinstall and assembly of the exhaust system. I love pretty parts!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation001.jpg

This is that change to the collector I was talking about. Its minor but, with a camera in hand, its worth noting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation002.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation006.jpg

Coolant and oil lines reinstalled.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation007.jpg

Here is something I noticed on my old manifold. The Tomei Expreme flange face misses every other rivet on the layered gasket, except this middle one. After inspected the one I returned to Tomei, I noticed a small circular indention on the flange face. At first I didn't think much of it but I realized that is was caused by this center rivet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation009.jpg

Since there are 4 other ones on the gasket and none of them fall under the flange face, I decided to drill it out and remove it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation011.jpg

looks so much better than before!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/s14unimog/TurboReinstallation015.jpg

Cash

08-13-2009, 08:12 AM

murdered out. no more exhaust leak i would assume?

tricky_ab

08-13-2009, 11:54 AM

Damn I'm diggin' this build! Keep up the great work!

4x4le

08-13-2009, 09:52 PM

I guess I misread what you were doing with the bov, I thought you said you were going to move it, I didnt realize you were going recirc. That should work great. If you were going to go blow through I was going to suggest a ford maf.

Anyways, I really dont consider raising the idle a patch for a problem, but it is the cure for a problem. That cool sound you get when you have lopy cams is because your engine is running poorly at idle. There isnt enough air speed entering the cylinder. That causes a weaker mixture of air and fuel which is usually suffering at idle on our small motors when idling at 600 rpms with such large injectors. I really didnt mess with any settings that should not be messed with, they are all there to make the car run good and I did that minus the high idle you didnt like.

Either way, your engine is looking tits, and recirculation of the bov should fix the issue. Are you coming up to nashville the 22nd? You need to hit up some of the events this way.

s14unimog

08-14-2009, 08:11 AM

Anyways, I really dont consider raising the idle a patch for a problem, but it is the cure for a problem. That cool sound you get when you have lopy cams is because your engine is running poorly at idle. There isnt enough air speed entering the cylinder. That causes a weaker mixture of air and fuel which is usually suffering at idle on our small motors when idling at 600 rpms with such large injectors. I really didnt mess with any settings that should not be messed with, they are all there to make the car run good and I did that minus the high idle you didnt like. Either way, your engine is looking tits, and recirculation of the bov should fix the issue. Are you coming up to nashville the 22nd? You need to hit up some of the events this way.

The reason why I consider it a patch is because there is an obvious problem with metered air escaping from an otherwise airtight system. The computer has read an amount, supplied the appropriate amount of fuel, and its not there anymore. So by raising the idle, we're attempting to fix a problem that was caused by an atmospheric release. I know you didn't do anything inappropriate and it has nothing to do with the sound of my idle; which is not a symptom of a poorly running engine. That noise you are hearing is called cam overlap, which I'm sure you are aware of, and is merely the product of the split second the intake and exhaust valves are opened simultaneously. If I wanted to really take advantage of the potential of these 264's, I would get a set of adjustable cam sprockets and proceed to spend $$$ on the dyno figuring the best mechanical timing for my setup. I would lose the lope then... With recirculating, I know the problem will be correctly cured and I can rest assured that on an 80mph entry, where the engine might have a chance to hit idle, It wont shut down. ontop of that, I avoid anomalies in my air/fuel readings.

I would love to get out to some events but first the car needs to be 100%. on top of that, I need more wheels! Since, I've moved into the higher power range and pulled the body to accommodate the new wheels, I can't so much as slap on a set of s14 SE wheels, lol! I've been keeping my eye out for a hauler too, I think the days of driving to events are almost over with. I'm lucky I can drive it to the store without to much attention :coolugh:

s0fa king

08-14-2009, 08:54 AM

holy shit! epic

iROCKchucks

08-15-2009, 02:42 PM

quick detour question... Are you going to update your headlights?

(German Headlights, sand and buff originals, Retro-fit, Aftermarket Lense covers)

Just wondering.... your Zenki is sick, makes me not want to do a Kouki Face lift now...hmmmmm... Navan Bumper Cleanly done.

swpdwgn

08-15-2009, 05:44 PM

just a question about your swap. i did an s13 sr into my zenki too and my stock temp. gauge reads almost fully hot even when the car is still cold. the car doesn't overheat it's just something wrong with the gauge i'm guessing... have you had the same problem? any suggestions?

DALAZ_68

08-16-2009, 06:36 PM

this thread and car make my penis hard...

s14unimog

08-16-2009, 07:31 PM

quick detour question... Are you going to update your headlights?

Mine have been replaced about 4 years ago. I wish I knew what I know now and spent the money on the German ones; but they weren't as widely known back then. I will buy the German ones, I'm not a fan of the clear lenses.

just a question about your swap. i did an s13 sr into my zenki too and my stock temp. gauge reads almost fully hot even when the car is still cold. the car doesn't overheat it's just something wrong with the gauge i'm guessing... have you had the same problem? any suggestions?

I would almost bet its just b/c you have the factory SR20 coolant temp sensor in there. Go buy one for the 240sx/ka24de.

Once I get everything back up and running, I'll make sure to get some video. This thing sounds awesome pulling away.