Blackzenki82's Gold Zenki SR build thread.

[Blackzenki82]

for some history on this car for those who don't know.... this is a copy and paste from my former NA build threads on various forums...


we all know that i wrecked my car to avoid a deer... so the adjuster is coming by tomorrow to cut me a check for the car, and i'll be buying it back... since i can't retitle it I'm going to use it as a parts car, and for a part out, to try and make some of my money back on the buy back...

with whats left over, I'm thinking of buying this Gold S14 base for $4100 cash with around 85k miles on the chassis and around 70k on the black top, it's needs alot of TLC, most of which i can pull off of my Black S14 that's totaled... mostly interior bits here and there, radio bezel, shift boot, ignition surround, and few minor bits and peices on the inside...

engine runs kinda rough, it must be a a MAF sensor (will replace with Z32 maf listed below, and i have a feeling it's got a to be a vacuum leak somewhere, it idles like it's misfiring on a cyl, but as soon as RPMS are above 1k, it's smooths out great and pulls hard... Also, the seals on the turbo are bad and has no gasket between the turbo and the mani, turbo smokes and has moderate shaft play.. at anywhere after say 35mph, the steering wheel shakes like it's trying to piss it's self and run away, my S14 does the same, just not so bad... more parts of the parts car (i hate calling it that "parts car", and now i will cry for a minute)

Okay done crying, as for the outside as you can see in the following photos, the front panels are pretty much shot, both fenders, hood (which due to lack of fastening the hood pins, flew open and shattered the windshield), and the roof being dented... all of which parts, except for the roof i can pull off of my car, as well as my buddy's parts car, namely hood and fenders... the trunk is also bad, which a tree fell on, it's just misaligned and needs to be replaced, also another thing i can pull of my wrecked S14...

as far as the mods go it has....

S13 Black top SR20DET
hks wastegate actuator
greddy type s bov
greddy profec spec II boost controller
greddy turbo timer
Apexi safc2
Brian Crower stage 2 cams 264/264
VLSD
big ass intercooler
greddy intercooler piping
walbro fuel pump
autometer boost gauge
autometer oil gauge not connected
underdrive pully set
full 3" exhaust
Apexi N1 catback
Racing Hart 18" wheels
Eibach lowering/race springs, front are heated to lower car for SR
B&M short throw shifter with B&M round knob

extra things that come with the car...
two coil packs
sr20det fuel pump
ecu
300zx mas air flow sensor
sr20det cam angle sensor
bare sr20det head
greddy front mount intercooler (dent in the bottom)
two stock wheels with 100 percent tread

well here's a few shots of the car...

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motor...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/36/l_b531aaa6c8444eee9c2f0724e31a0336.jpg
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Apexi N1 cat back..
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/31/l_ac9aca070649449dbf93c6362982850e.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_b24e1fa500ef47e9b3601d7685aab337.jpg

and now to get current and up to speed....


well guys, i finally brought this bucket home... it made it on a 2hr trip with no screw ups.... the suspension is shot out, the brakes are non existent, and the idle is rough and the starter isn't getting enough ground/power one or the other...

today i went to start the five lug swap, then saw that it had a security lug nut... and i was an idiot and didn't check the glove box so i gave that up (later looked in the glove box and there it was).

so instead i figured i's take care of some of the cosmetic things, so i swapped over my headlights, and light bulbs (silvania silverstar ultras) and my cheap-o fake HID high beam bulbs... and found out that the driver side harness was ate up and i'll have to use the harness from the parts car (the black Zenki), to make it light up correctly (low beam is dim as hell)...

after that i decided to figure out why the shifter was soooo wobbly so i tore open the center console, and got in to the shifter, found out that the upper boot had no screws holding it down (why do i think this is going to be the story of this car??)... after i removed the upper boot, i realized that at least it is a true V2 B&M shifter... with no boot... again, pulled from the parts car...
after removing the shifter lever, i found out why it was so wobbly.. the lower bushing on the ball was missing, so since the car came with the stock SR shifter, i took it off and swapped it out... easy, got the boot on, trim all back and went to put in my radio bezel and another mess...

found out the crappy CD player wasn't fully secured and was actually hard wired into the original harness (weak sauce) and that wasn't something i wanted to get into... the SAFC is wired through the back of the vents in between so i cant remove the vent panel with out breaking it (two of the locking tabs are already broken anyways so when i get motivated i'll finish her off). so i reinstalled everything, got the radio bezel back on in a half way recognizable fashion, and even rewired the cigg lighter (I'm a smoker and use it, just not the ashtray, which i NEVER use)... got it all pieced back together and for now, called it a night... i had a long drive on shot suspension and a turbo that as soon as it started boosting, smoked out the car bad... had to ride most the way under 30% throttle (i know that cuz the SAFC told me, it is good for SOME things...) which was kind of a pain... i mean come up, you scoop up a turbo car that's most likely pushing 220 to the wheels and you can't even romp on it...

here's some pics, there will be many more to come as i document the resurrection on this car...

just got home, look at my two babies, popped the hood to get ready to jack her up...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/9/l_d7b28451f5ab45558f774a906204edf6.jpg
getting on what i thought was the five lug swap...
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just a quick little motor shot... first time boosting... EVAR!!!
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replacement turbo, Garret GT28...r? dunno... sez .63 AR... brand new, scooped it up for $350... Ball Bearing... woot woot..
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/6/l_f0cae83197b84e5bb8f8f2603f7d65be.jpg

ADD: i just went outside to look at this kids "custom downpipe" and it IS nice... but it's only held on with one bolt... no wonder the smokey turbo smokes all under the hood and in the car... ARG!!!! time to do more work...

at least i ended up picking it up for $3800

that's it for now guys, stay tuned for the rebuild of this heap.... more too come and thanks for reading through...

[240KA]

you got the whole car for $3800? nice

whered you buy that car canopy?
looks intense with that double layer, which it looks to have

[sblack13]

that car looks like problems.
The swap looks terrible, who knows what else is wrong.
I think the price you are paying for it, is about right.

[Blackzenki82]

the seats in the new40 are the dark gray color, single tone, and at first i was like hell yeah, till i saw that the fabric was coming off of the seat foam.... looks like i'll be swapping in my like new Black zenki seats with their two tone color... UGH... got to be put together, not raggedy.... i'll be out of town, down in St. Pete till Friday, but this weekend will be a MASSIVE rebuild day.... i'll be custom fabbing a turbo elbow to get this GT28 on there ASAP to fix the smoking.... it'll mostly be a weekend of putting everything back together, and tie up loose ends that previous owner got, what looks like, half way done, and called it finished.... just getting it right.... then comes engine... full maintainance, possible re wire in some places (starter isn't getting enough juice, need to figure out why), check for boost/vacuum leaks, get P/S high pressure hose situated... 5 lug swap (not to sure cause i kinda like these racing harts.. i dunno).... MOST DEFINITELY NEED TO GET THE BRAKES IN ORDER, they are in horrible shape... like to the floor and it's not stopping.... no pads, the base rubbing straight on the rotors... rear caliper on the passenger side has a leak ( brand new OM rear calipers on the parts car woot woot).... so with the five lug swap my cross drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads will get swapped over also.. to get some stopping power on par with the motor...


sblack13- remember, every project starts somewhere.... look at all the mods that come with it... hald my work is done, not just to get it all right and situated, and i'll be right on track.... this is a project... as my buddy calls it "projekt FrankenBoost"

[DOOK]

you got some work ahead of you, that is for sure

[Brian]

sick

a thread about pictures of a busted car and turbo.

now what...

[Blackzenki82]

sick

a thread about pictures of a busted car and turbo.

now what...

watching me rebuild this piece of shit... don't wanna see? haul ass...

[DOOK]

watching me rebuild this piece of shit... don't wanna see? haul ass...

do wanna see... how bout some pictures of the black one so we can at least see the style you like.

[Blackzenki82]

how bout some pictures of the black one so we can at least see the style you like.

pics as requested......

how she started....
http://a60.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_7b3856acd87f85f2a782c86162cd781b.jpg
to most recent before being totaled...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_7189f4dcc91a4097b2043632ca3e25db.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/32/l_72d4b1b97a4245fab9fc8cac5649d146.jpg
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http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/28/l_920ed17017724718a445694652af40ec.jpg
and how she sits now, as a parts car in the car port....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/12/l_c65692c34e9e4f3d8e093c8890104050.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_ca39ced2bf794418b738039729c97bbd.jpg

so now that you've seen what my past car was, and what i brought it to in under 5 months... imagine what this gold one will look like in a few months as well.... i do work, and on the regular... so stay tuned if ya wanna see this step by step....

[dogg4217]

Black on black is so sexy.

[Propaganda]

Hmm.. I wonder why this thread looks so familiar....


<< LovEyDuBB

[Blackzenki82]

Hmm.. I wonder why this thread looks so familiar....


<< LovEyDuBB


whats up loveydubb.... yeah man, copy and paste for the world to see....

[Blackzenki82]

fixed shit....

brakes (HOLY CRAP, you should have seen the right rear caliper, pics coming soon)
suspension (heated springs, blown OE shocks)
driver side window and and switch assembly
cracked and leaking (UGH) stock oil catch hose
ghetto ass power and ground wires, rewired and fixed, car starts with out pushing
re did vacuum lines for the Greddy Type S BOV (missing a vacuum line to the intake)
adjusted trunk so it sits correctly, and not unflush


so after the brakes (replaces right rear with new or 1k miles caliper) and the suspension (sourced the Tein S-Tech springs and OE shocks from the black car) the car actually rides like a half way decent car now... and i can stop it without pushing the pedal all the way to the floor.. awesomesauce. also both driver and passenger windows work with no problems, car will start without having to roll it forward or backward to help the starter along (bad power/ground).

quick story, as stated, the oil catch hose was cracked, and he had the other end of the "T" on the PCV(?) capped off, no filtered, so while showing off for some friends, the oil pressure built up enough to fill the catch can, and push the oil dip stick out of the shaft, hence, blowing oil all over the engine, road, under car... just a horrible mess... so next day i got to advance, get a new hose and oil breather filter, problem fixed, and the car doesn't smoke NEAR as bad as it did when i first got it, even under boost... drove it from ST Pete to gainesville with almost no smoke... awesome.... it's the little things guys...

so far that's the update.... much more to come tomorrow when i replace the half blown stock T25 with a brand new Garret TB2804 for a Pulsar GTIR (need different exhaust housing first). which i may be getting free...

no pics tonight, which as most of you know, i usually post em, but i'll get some tomorrow of the progress, different ride height, and cleaned up vac lines...

[Blackzenki82]

well it's Saturday the 29th and once again, i got more work done on this heap, it's getting out of heap status and graduating to "pile" status...

things i did today....

removed stock T25 and manifold (bottom mounts are a bich)
did a test fit of the TB2804 on the stock mani, not sure if waste gate will transfer
reran some messed up vacuum lines
replaced beat and worn gray Base S14 seats with my nice SE's
fixed driver side kick panel (was hanging open with misc wires)
replaced F'd steering wheel with perfect one from parts car
replaced steering column trim (unscrewed, adhesive slag, just nasty)
replaced Base headlight, wiper lever switch with SE unit, very nice
replaced black faced Base gauge cluster with white SE cluster
tucked boost gauge wires in dash (we hanging lose between dash and door)
replaced driver side door sill (only two tabs were holding the old one on)
put the little button tab on the door panel by hinge (it's the little things)
got the ignition trim put on (was missing, not anymore !!!)
tucked misc wires that were hanging below the dash
REPLACED WINDSHIELD!!! no more shattered glass

just kinda started getting the turbo swap started, wating on a 5 bolt exhaust housing for the TB2804, and will be installing, hopefully i can find a way to mount the HKS adjustable waste gate to the new turbo, don't know if i can though, UGH... got a lot of the interior replaced, and fixed, to get it looking like a halfway decent car on the inside... driver comfort and all... I'm loving the SE gauge cluster, the blue LED upgrade in it matches the turbo timer, CD, player, greddy profec B II and will match the Auto Meter Cobalt gauges i have and will be installing as soon as i get a matching boost gauge and 3 A pillar gauge pod....

i'll let the photos do the talking from here....

pulling mani and T25
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/58/l_acc1ccc3b2d4450cb870cc762c375842.jpg
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turbo comparison, TB2804 on left, stock T25 on the right...
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getting the windshield taken care of... old guy was the installer lol
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http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/37/l_86459d3fce354e4b817050d15826b456.jpg
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starting the get the interior FIXED....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_20943bbb51a34205a707accc330df8ee.jpg
new old seats... miles better than base seats....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/36/l_48e8b50ffbf44aa6a6742fa0e44b7a5e.jpg
finished and CLEAN!!!
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for those who may have doubted how bad the right rear caliper was...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_8120f16181f84be4ac020173bf1b394a.jpg
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welcome to my office....
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well that's all for now guys, more to come tomorrow, and probably the next day.... hopefully i can get my turbo problems situated before too long so i can get this thing back on the road.... i dread driving that big a$$ Tahoe around all the time....

Stay Tuned.....

[97nismo]

you should sell the rest of your old car to fund a kouki conversion, since you have to buy a hood and a fender anyway??

just a question what is the complete suspension on the black zenki

[wgJoY]

that's a good idea 97nismo is got.

but as far as the build is going, good work man ^ ^

that really sucks about the deer though. Those damn fuckers. You got that second Zenki for a pretty good deal, I'd like to see this thread out.

[Blackzenki82]

I'd like to see this thread out.

just stay tuned and subscribe... i'll most likely be updating it daily which as much work i do, not to mention my obsession with these cars...


the suspension on the black car was just OE shocks with Tein S-Techs... not much, but i hand't had a chance a to get to the suspension... i only had the black car for about 5 months, and when i got it, it wasn't in much better shape than the gold one, and i brought that car back from the dead....

can't wait to see the gold one in 5 months.... getting giddy just thinking about it...

[Blackzenki82]

well guys, once again, Sunday the 30th, i did more work...

it all started with getting the interior in order, to match that of a REAL S14.. so what i did as far as inside the car goes, is pull the broken AC control bezel out and replaced with with my perfect one from the parts car, having to drill a pocket for the SAFCII wire..... since the CD player was ****, the one that came with the car, i replaced it with my Pioneer DEH-6800, a nice unit, kinda old but still kicks ass.... after i got that in, i cleaned up the locations of the turbo timer, and the greddy profec B spec II, just to tidy things up,. i also replaced the base rear speaker cover (damaged, 2 tabs holding it in) with my SE one (perfect condition) so the rear is deck is situated.. after all was said and done i topped off the gutz with the OEM "240SX" front and rear floor mats... car now looks like a CLEAN car, as afar as the interior goes... you should have seen it before hand....

after that i moved to the trunk, yet again, what a mess... i had to replace all the screwed up linings, trust me, it was bad, with the perfect ones from my SE parts car, pics below... you'd be surprised how much time it takes to get all that crap swapped... i also, while in the rear, replaced the dented and screwed up trunk lid with my black one from the SE, looks kinda cool, especially with the smoked zenki tails, not to mention it sez "Silvia" on it... you can't imagine all the hammer work i had to do to get it sit right (car was previously in a rear end collision, thanks for telling me seller...), anyways, it sits a lot better now, had to beat out the rear bumper cover support to get the bumper lines to match up with the tail lights correctly...

other than that, not much else was accomplished today, even though it took me about 4 hours to get everything right, hammering, screwing, unscrewing, blah blah... at least now the trunk and interior is presentable... more photos after the detail...

pics....

radio replacement.... crappy DEH-3800
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/2/l_b7d54676e318463b9d674bb9d4118887.jpg
confusing cluster**** of wires.... turned out plug and play, love pioneer..
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AC trim in, pioneer DEH-6800 installed and slighty relocated boost controller..
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redone and cleaned up trunk... needs to be detailed i know... should have seen it before..UGH!!!!
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_7bc74e841d1f49b1ac8fb4150667665c.jpg
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and the black trunk with smoked Zenkis, sorry bout bad quality, pics taken at night...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/48/l_e5ab744d347a4c639fb6b3a8968fb8a4.jpg
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baratatat came by today and pulled the good ol KA out of the parts car, got it done, was a process, but got it done... here's pics of the engine removal... i helped a bit... lol
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/43/l_f1af8b137f7144288c568ad97892e8db.jpg
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and for a BONUS of epic proprtions.... while brian AKA baratatat was pulling the motor the first time, the valve cover got hung up on the firewall and lifted the whole car up, and since his hoist was missing a bolt, it swung the car off the jack stands and resulted in this EPIC FAIL... someone photoshop plz.... i mean the car was sitting about sideways in my carport... loves...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/55/l_08860a0cd58840e6b3c2fbbf1334ecce.jpg
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other than that, that tops it off for today.... tomorrow i'll be seeing turbo charlie about my TB2804 and getting everything i need to get it on my SR, if it can without spending an a$$ load of money, but like normal, i'll keep ya'll in the know...

stay tuned...

[Blackzenki82]

couple new purchases, i just scooped up and Auto Meter Cobalt +/-30PSI 2 1/16 boost gauge to match my cobalt series oil pressure and A/F gauges, as well as a 3 pod A pillar mount to install them in....

the new gauge as well as the pod should be at my house in about the same time my custom/upgraded Garret T28 is ready on Tuesday of next week.... sweetsauce, will of course post photos and shite...

[Charlie]

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Man I almost did this too when I was pulling the motor from my brothers crashed car with a broken hoist, but we stopped when it lifted from the front jack stands:coolugh:

[94cc0rd]

was the black car or your "parts" car really that bad? to the point where all this work rebuilding the gold chasis is worth it?

even if the black car would have a salvaged title, it seems as though it might have been cheaper and easier to replace the damaged parts on it...

not hating, just curious as to how bad the damage was on the black car.

[240love]

yea im wondering the same ^^

[Blackzenki82]

bad enough for progressive to total it.... cost me $1500 to buy it back from salvage... friggen drift tax... it was no longer abe to be retitled cause it has a cert. of destruction as of now, and when i get the title back, it will be a salvage... and i don't want to go through all the crap of shipping out of state, getting it fixed, titled in that state, and then shipping it back here to drive again....

so yeah it's worth it to me to swap all the parts over to restore the gold car... hell guys, every project has to start somewhere. i love to do work anyways, so me restoring this gold car is a labor of love fellas


Black car...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/12/l_c65692c34e9e4f3d8e093c8890104050.jpg
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[94cc0rd]

did you not want to drive a car with a salvaged title? you would only have had to ship it out of state and fix it and ship it back if you wanted it to retain a clean title right?

again, not hating, just asking...

btw, very good work on the gold zenki... i just wish i had the skills/know-how to do stuff like that.

[96Turbo]

you should sell the rest of your old car to fund a kouki conversion, since you have to buy a hood and a fender anyway??

just a question what is the complete suspension on the black zenki

excellent idea....

if you can make back the $1500 you had to buy it for and still come out on top a little

good luck. is it going to stay gold?

[Blackzenki82]

yeah it's going to stay gold, i think i'm going with a two tone, since the trunk is black, i might carry that over onto the roof and A and B pillars and the hoods as well... for that "mad tyte yo" whatever look, i think it'd look good...

as for making the $$ back, i've already made over $500 off it and i haven't even started parting it out yet.... not the mention saving the endless time and money seaching and buying small replacement parts i need to restore the Gold car.. even small things and the little screw cover tabs on the door pockets... i'm that much of a perfectionist... like me putting the SE "240SX" floor mats in the gold car was like "wow, the interior is now fully complete, and not trashed, and half there" it was the coup de gra or however you say that lolol...

once the part out begins, i should make my money back and then some, but i'm going to wait till i have absolutely everything i need off it before it goes... heck just the bit i've sold already has financed my fully custom/upgraded Garret T28 set up....

as for a kouki conversion, hells no... i know everyone loves the kouki, but i don't, i don't like how the front end is all agressive, and angular.. it doesn't match the rest of the car which has smooth and flowing sexy body lines... koukis to me look like some kind of weird front end conversion... just my opinion... nothing can beat a good CLEAN Zenki front end... FTW!!

[97nismo]

well if your going to keep the zenki, and i gots love for a zenki, at least get kouki tails and kouki side skirts and the navan front bumper

done

[Blackzenki82]

gold car has smoked tails... i kinda like... will rock those for quite some time, but the kouki tails ARE da sekz...

kouki sides are a little plain for my flavor, if i were to get any it'd be the navan side with rear valances... shit's expensive though, and this is somewhat of a budget build...

high priority right now is mostly mechanicals and suspension, aesthetics will come later...

[Blackzenki82]

Well, looks like i finally have all my gauges ready, the auto meter cobalt -/+ boost gauge just came in today... just tore open the box like a kid at Christmas, and it's pretty damn cool looking IMO...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/49/l_eecee872c3974097bda13038ada5ed13.jpg
The blue of the gauges will match my blue LED gauge cluster upgrade, my GReddy turbo timer, and my GReddy profec B spec II boost controller, APEXi S-AFCII as well as closely matching my pioneer DEH-6800 head unit..

Just a few more things waiting to come in the mail before my turbo is ready...

A pillar 3 Gauge pod
T28 HKS waste gate bracket
Megan Racing Stainless Steel bottom mount SR manifold

Will post updates as they come along ladies gents!!!

[Bushido]

hey dude, it's dom with the white fastback.

did you sell the KA from the black s14 yet?

[Blackzenki82]

hey dude, it's dom with the white fastback.

did you sell the KA from the black s14 yet?

hey whats up bro!! yeah man i sold it... $350 for just the motor, no harness or ECU... FTW!!! summabich ran great though, perfect compression, well worth it if you ask me... got plenty of other parts though.. lemme know if ya need something...

[Blackzenki82]

as another update, i got the power steering lines fixed on the SR, thank god for a parts car to source all this stuff from, makes my job a whole lot easier, AND faster, luckily enough, i already had the turbo out, and that made clearance to get down to those lines a ZERO problemo... so YAY for power steering!!! next up tomorrow, sway bar, and brake upgrade, brembo cross drilled and slotteds here we goooooooooooo!

[Blackzenki82]

alrighty guys, Friday Dec 5, and i've finally got all my things in the mail... HKS T28 waste gate bracket, Megan Racing SR manifold, and "glowshift" A pillar 3 gauge pod... also today, i got my amp installed (thanks to my buddy bryant for his profession help, he's an installer at an unnamed big box store), sounds okay, but not as strong as i would like it to be.... for his services and his amp, he got my 4-2-1 header and test pipe, and i installed it for him today after he finished with my amp install... really nice work... i also had a chance to help my buddy time on his KA-T project... been kinda busy...

i realized a few things that NEED to be done to my car before it's fully road worthy... as shown in the pics below, the driver side front and rear calipers are leaking (i'll source my perfect ones off the black car), as well as a few vacuum lines that need addressing...

i got all of my turbo parts removed from the stock T25 and ready to transfer onto the garret T28, got everything cleaned up.. and ready for it to go in....

well on with the pics i guess.....

misc turbo stuffs to be transferred, did you know that the KA after cat o2 sensor works perfect on the SR elbow? me either.... same wires, sensor, and coupler.... FTW!! notice the larger HKS T28 bracket? nice...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/48/l_4eca7609491f4e5a98af8d1a72b555ab.jpg
little ass amp for my components, 300watt 2 chan installed...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/27/l_7f8a2bc6977e44008dc92d0a0c8ddfb8.jpg
Bryant ran all new 18G rockford fosgate wiring (speaker and RCA) and here it is mid process....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_c70c27d424384139abebfecdb0a54cf8.jpg
here's Bryant hooking it up!!!
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/l_12339aa0a373407299944769c23e2374.jpg
here's some shots of the seriously fucked up SR mani.... i will be returning it ASAP....and i mean like returning it 34236487632 weeks ago... get it outta my sight.... looks like i'll be rocking the OEM mani for a while....
cracks anyone??
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/51/l_34bb5246640f444fabd90720446de33b.jpg
some mad tyte yo welds.... UGH!!!
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/7/l_a17934a21f524cf2bb73f9a10cb495e2.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/33/l_02a851d1c9504679ba50ef57b00de1be.jpg
right rear brake leakage....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_cb884f04ab834ea0a9f4e175f07bdf48.jpg
right front oil leakage.... time to do more work...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/48/l_5ff25ff9f4d74f7e9aeb335ec030ab03.jpg
PS reservoir properly installed... was down by the wastegate before unbolted... just danglin'
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/61/l_ac1164b46b744b839f6111f5669724e8.jpg
new used PS high pressure line... was cracked open by the crimped part there.. new one from the black car...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_e34b116b679f423bb81be028af441b35.jpg
YAY for dirty leaking PS fluid... gonna get this slop cleaned up before i get the turbo back in...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_94ae6ce4f46b4d5592b03d5281a335de.jpg
all gauges test fitted in the A pillar pod that came in today... NOOOIIIICE
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/33/l_42cddcf438814c219bf7afc422efda67.jpg

well that's all for now guys... i have my son for the weekend, and will be busy entertaining him.... but Monday is a work day, more pics and updates to come of doing all the work that needs to be done... planning on knocking out the brakes, the sway bar, and getting the gauges fully installed so when my turbo comes on Tuesday, it'll be a plug and play affair... hopefully anyways, you know how these things go..

[Bushido]

looks like that manifold has a venereal disease.

[Blackzenki82]

yeah, more than one... this thing is DONE.... shipping back monday... and not the speedy shipping either, like the $2.99 stuff...

[Blackzenki82]

well guys, all aside, today is the day to do more work..... things on the list

Brakes-Caliper replacement, and cross drilled and slotted rotors, Bleeding as well...
Sway Bar-sourced from the SE parts car onto the base
Front body alignment-gotta get the upper bracket on the bumper reinforcement to secure the bumper properly, since the car was previously wrecked, i can foresee some hammering in my near future....
GAUGES!!!!-going to install the 3 pod and 3 gauges in the previous photos, anyone know where the OEM oil pressure sending unit it to T off for the oil press gauge?
Vacuum lines-just replacing old worn ones, inspect for leaks, put clamps on em (previous owner just had em slid on nipples without any kind of clamps)


i'll have pics and everything for those of you who are interested

[96Turbo]

pressure sender should be right next to the oil filter. post up some pics of the progress when you get a chance!!

[97nismo]

next time you see the previous owner, you should punch him right in the mouth for doing EVERTHING half assed!

to never have had a turbo you seem to know your way around??

[Blackzenki82]

i know my way around cars, been working on em since i was like 13... as far as boost, i know jack shit about it... but i have a very mechanical mind, and i have this weird ability to figure things out in my head by visualizing how it works, and how it WILL work.... i dunno... been like since i was 4 playing with legos....

here's the update... less talk more action this time....

pre "refinished" brembo x drilled and slotted rotors....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/28/l_904e8285af324285986ed9071784b7ce.jpg
replacement driver side fender and bumper support bracket, no dents, just messed up paint....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/54/l_de8e7881f42e4120b7e7f1e675fbb538.jpg
misaligned front bumper due to shoddy work... not my work either asshats....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_2db00542cfff40acb6a3ccfd3887a9ae.jpg
car going up for the rotors and calipers off the black car... right rear was blown and leaking, right front leakage was from a bad line, also replaced with part from black car...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/28/l_a0112f6ee42f4ceaa50cdfa741af20a3.jpg
my pit crew... my son helping me "resurface" those rotors, just getting the bult of the surface rust off, they'd been sitting at my neighbors house outside for a while....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_4b0f24936c8d41c381a1feb013e8ad76.jpg
my son took this pic, calls it "my daddy doing work" lol... i was replacing that leaky line with the good one off the black car...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/56/l_c2db75ab87b1460bb0706b49c39d7666.jpg
NEW BRAKES!!!!!
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/2/l_9b74d1e1c92949b8b8f8d3c89b7c063a.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/36/l_290c675729e441d69a820a0a6e1a0e3c.jpg
sway bar time.... remind me next time i install a swat bar to drop the exhaust before... what a pain... but finished!! little less body roll for now on...
Before....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/62/l_d4c13c275ab84f65812a81087c267a0d.jpg
after.... lookie at the S14 VLSD... weaksauce, gonna weld the open in the black car...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_0861d96489e0407bbbdb67e4c88d3324.jpg
got the front bumper off to see what kinda can of worms i opened... and it looks like i got this can from SAMS CLUB... it wasn't a family size can, it was a restaurant sized can....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/46/l_962db6204aa1462e9042b4c8f19fc3c9.jpg
guy had the front bumper attached with some nut and bolt that was rusted solid so i had to pull the whole front off in one piece...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_23c5a8bfe6054e07a1382a4df79035ef.jpg

and that's as far as i got today... spent the earlier time pulling the five lug swap for the buyer... that was a pain and took a good while...

i wasn't able to get to the gauges, fender, or reattaching the front bumper cause the bumper reinforcement is way out of whack and the bracket wouldn't fit without modification... looks like i'll have to fab some shit up at my buddy tims house to make this work.... tomorrow is another day, and one full of trying to get this car ready for the turbo... funny how everything on this car is centered around this turbo... oh well...

more updates to come tomorrow when i get more shit done.. so as always, stay tuned!!!!!

[Blackzenki82]

updates!!!!!

crooked intercooler...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/46/l_962db6204aa1462e9042b4c8f19fc3c9.jpg
not so crooked intercooler....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/28/l_a7c995b2fe1547768d3a2d42a7aaca22.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_a80b1705345d43b5aee3323d93ee95d4.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/7/l_3afb1695bda0427eba1283138e986bd2.jpg
and finally... GAUGE WERKZ!!!!
drilling holes, and running the wires/lines...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_08ae2e1cbcf14f76aefe3c2d1247b18d.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/46/l_70f32d8d8b9f4d068e8e39779f66bb42.jpg
just a little test fit...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_f6bf54f7ec934c0e8ce956c2f278bf8e.jpg
soldering and running power and ground in line so i end up at the end of the "harness" with just one power and ground wire...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/44/l_411ca1c816d94297901f84ce112c4630.jpg
getting the "harness" organized...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/5/l_d0f1bfc72ef94053939751b0f169b9e4.jpg
pre hook up...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_03ef33dbb40e4bafa9e5d37c55c5167b.jpg
post hook up....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_677e372553b242f8af464569d382344c.jpg
some night shots....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/10/l_c98c79aa8e7a4b8f8e973bd031434e13.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_0fe0d42ceb6945c39ce92ca30704b158.jpg

thats about all i got knocked out today... i reran some of the vacuum lines for the turbo and GReddy type S BOV, just trying to get things cleaned up... all i got left to do is bleed the brakes, connect the oil press gauge and tap into the o2 sensor for my A/F gauge (fire works YAY!!)... i also got that fender on, hence the burgundy color against the gold... i'll be painting that whenever, not too high on the list right now, but it was a pain to mount for some reason...

more updates tomorrow when my turbo comes in!!!!!! HELLS YEAH!!!

[Bushido]

comin along nicely man,

will it be running by thursday?

[Blackzenki82]

it will be running tomorrow night... can't wait for my first full boost drive... when i first bought the car, i was unable to take it past 3-4lbs cuz the turbo smoked so bad, but now, i'm gonna crank it up to about 8-9lbs (still stock ECU and what not) and see what she does, maybe control the amount of detonation i'll be getting with my SAFC lol

[Blackzenki82]

so my internet was kinda fubar over the last day, so i was unable to post an update, so here i am, posting and update.. pics and captions....

so here's the custom/upgraded turbo.. and specs...
TB2804.........*note* this thing spools fast as shit...
GT28 Turbine wheel
10 blade high flow turbine wheel
step gap turbine race wheel
.49 A/R exhaust housing profiled for GT28 turbine wheel
wide set radial bearings
360* thrust washer
GT28 compressor wheel
GT28 high flow compressor cover and adapter ring for .60 A/R housing
waste gate preloaded for 9lbs boost, and gets there fast!!!
pre assembly, and clocked...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/32/l_73f6496d598940cda4f63fe558143998.jpg
manifold, lines and elbows ran...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/17/l_c62904feb90e4090b047a2fd84c7a798.jpg
this oil line will be the death of me... the kid had the hole stripped, and originally had it held in with JB weld... FAIL!!! fixed with a new longer threaded fitting...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/33/l_dce1cf79255c46c7b1cbc84d85451454.jpg
got it bolted in there....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_8c7ea109c9074cd3a4c2d5238ce1cc29.jpg
FINISHED!!!!... or not.... intake was a FAIL... had to re do it..
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_18d44378c2f1444da5a607f7bf7dd24d.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/12/l_cda5b20694844031a2c48fd625647519.jpg
not much clearance
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_b4fb83edb1914caf889c907af16a0ede.jpg
photos taken today, after i fixed the intake i was telling you about... still need to tweek it a bit...
love the fender....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/3/l_4dd77a7f94fd495ea557d1a1122210e0.jpg
crappy flex pipe and "specter" couplers....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_fa757c2624944f2980e2547add3369a3.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_e4c43cdc49e341609433ac8c4b625a33.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/23/l_65dc40d868b643b7b20dfb601c4ec6c3.jpg
super tight fit... this was a PAIN IN THE ASS to get done... but better than it was before, the filter WAS below the sway bar in front of the radiator..
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/l_f5c22352556547af978b8c7d54fe27c6.jpg
final product....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_1f7716f9110c47fcad894034e56cf720.jpg
after job mess... lovely....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/l_d76acf7b6b2d4a8895b8b5cffb8dc337.jpg
new bunk bed/ computer desk i got for my son when he comes over... took me like 2 hours to put this thing together... but i do work...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/31/l_c737e0ab5e9642dca7260f08ca5191fd.jpg

other than that, all i got left to do is to hook up the oil pressure gauge, already have all the fittings and lines.. just need to T off the factory oild sending unit and it's gooooood, then i have to find my vacuum leak, boost at idle is reading at just over -10psi and my buddy with a SR sez his is around 20-25 at idle... ARG... few other issues, starter (rolling starts for the FTMFW!!). and not to mention, i NEED an oil catch can, i got some serious blow by, and oil spray out the T filter, ugh... more work...

and remember kids, keep doing work lol... stay tuned for more updates tomorrow when i get some of these kinks worked out!!!
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_8c7ea109c9074cd3a4c2d5238ce1cc29.jpg

oh yeah, i also got my Riken Raptor 225/45/ZR18 tires off the white wheels from the black put on those Racing Hart M5 18's... the old tires was BALD in the back, thanks to the VLSD, they were both bald lol... so got those swapped out too....

[wgJoY]

but i do work...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/31/l_c737e0ab5e9642dca7260f08ca5191fd.jpg




that thing is tight!!!!!


and congrats on finishing the car man. I read all of it, very nice work yo.

[97nismo]

Lots of work, I have a question is the motor sitting correctly, it almost looks as if its crooked, maybe the angle, have you checked to see if it even has the correct motor mounts??

great, just burn the wheels

[Dark_Undead]

I love your gauges man! keep going bra!

[Blackzenki82]

thanks guys!!!

the motor sits straight, after you saying tat i went and looked at it and it's all gravy... just the angle of the pics i guess...

[xplicit240]

i always say never give up never surrender. im on my 5th s13. its the love.

good work so far. keep it up. sorry to hear about the black s14

[rightcoastimports]

so many times i want to sell my car but i stick with it... got to man. As long as your not spending most of your paycheck on the damn thing. And have another car too, if possible; to take your mind off the 240.

[Blackzenki82]

well just another quick little update...

car drives awesome, pulls super hard, and rides out like crazy... a few problems though, under heavy boost (7+lbs), i get some serious blow by coming out of the "T" on the valve cover, enough to blow oil out of the breather filter.... also, under heavy boost, i smell coolant, but there's no smoke, no water spots on the ground under the car... no symptoms, i think it may be the Moroso cap sticking, who knows...

to remedy the oil blow by problem, i went and scooped this up...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_45553a45b869450dbf637c081a85140d.jpg
a nice little Circuit Sports Oil Catch can... hopefully this will alleviate my problems with spraying oil all over the front driver side corner of my motor and exhaust mani... i'll be installing it tomorrow, with pics of course...

crazy stuff... blow by, and smelling coolant, but absolutely no smoke coming from the car...

stay tuned!!

[96Turbo]

if you've got a lot of blow-by, then you've got bigger issues than just installing a catch can. You're gonna be emptying the thing pretty frequently if it's as bad as you say it is. Have you checked the compression??

[Blackzenki82]

will be checking compression tomorrow.... i know what you're thinking, rings... but i don't get ANY smoke coming out my exhaust, so i dunno... god i hope not... i think the previous owner strung this thing out in search of more power, lets just hope it's not too bad...

[Blackzenki82]

Anyone want to buy a 1995 S14 with a black top SR in it???

well guys i got good news and i got bad news... i'll start with the install pics and captions and end it with the final result after test drive...

Circuit sports oil catch can and hoses....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_8f76e0635b0342279b9b386957329683.jpg
set up as it was before install using factory oil catch can and a random breather...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_47ba6cae0d234ff4ba3c09be9169932d.jpg
after the install....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/38/l_a25cd7e9a0d84a349bf9c786ddfff537.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/27/l_ca0478d789244a4681a994e64d560d73.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_3b6b29a1855d4b2c836df89ca6ebd89f.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/2/l_d9a2276d049c4b3599082a86d1fd6301.jpg
getting started on oil pressure gauge lines.... turns out i didn't need the "T" fitting as the OEM sending unit wasn't even hooked up... so i just went straight into the block with it....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/55/l_c36ab3d902e94f55aa173b828de1e40f.jpg
in da blox...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/5/l_63ba39fea6ec43578dd1a83b978ede3e.jpg
first start up, still cold with the oil lines in...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/43/l_3bde37d3b30048659d25448876edf353.jpg
interstate cruising....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/7/l_0b458bb961d04095b15efc712489d29a.jpg

other things i knocked out was my starter, figured out the problem, it was a loose remote wire on the solenoid, no i just cut off the OEM connector, and used a spade, solved the problem... i also added about 3-4 ground wires (sourced from the black car) and ran those to various points on my engine and frame... end result? awesome, more responsive throttle, brighter gauges, just a better tighter feel to the motor...

now for the bad news... this has got me punching myself in the face... so i get everything installed, and go for my little drive, less than say 5 miles, i boost it up a couple times, get up to like 9.5lbs on one pull... a drive that took me no longer than 10-15 minutes. i get back, still smell the oil smell a bit, as well as a bit of coolant which i think is the radiator. so i pop the hood, check the oil catch can i just put in and it's half full... WTF!!!!! i look at the oil coming out of the outlet hose that i have running into my fender well, and what do i see? is it foamy like a vanilla milkshake? yes it is!!! so i think we all know what that means... but what was weird was that it was foamy on the outside, but in the can was fresh and clear, could it have possibly been foamy cause it was the vapors coming out, and just "airy"???

so yeah, that's where i stand, i haven't had a chance to do a comp test on it, but I'm not sure if i need to anymore... all signs point to a bad motor... but it pulls SO hard... maybe it's something i'm overlooking...

although i do know that the previous owner blew the stock turbo by running to high boost, on a stock tune/injectors... i think he said he got it up to 14-15psi...so he strung it out, got it hot and probably blew the oil rings...

sonofabitch....

[MrFixIt]

Note to self: Don't buy pre-swapped SR.

Haha, seriously though, thanks for the parts today, and good luck w/ the blowby bull...

[96Turbo]

i have a feeling you might have the catch can plumbing wrong. Find a write up on how to do it and check your routing

that could be the cause for extra oil going into the can when it should go back into the valve cover or somethin

[Blackzenki82]

so i did the compression test.... how fun, let me tell you guys how this went....

i get the coil pack harness off, great, unscrew the coil packs, pull off Cyl #1 and it is FULL of oil... i cant even see the spark plug, i pull Cyl #2, and i can just see the tip of the spark plug, the rest is submerged in oil.. Cyl #3 and #4 were high and dry... so at this point i'm like holy shit, i can't believe this.... my thereory on the #1 and #2 is the inner gasket went out, because the plugs were nice and sealed... so new gasket set...

on with the compression numbers... Cyl #1 being closest to the radiator, and #4 being closest to firewall...

Cyl#1=180 wet (no choice with oil), so most likely around 160-165
Cyl#2=110 wet (no choice with oil), so most likely around 90
Cyl#3=165 dry, SCORE!!!
Cyl#4=165 dry, WOOT WOOT!!

so as we can all see, Cyl #2 is just about dead in the water... i guess that explains all that excessive blow by i'm getting and high crank case pressure... also might explain why there's coolant in my oil, the asshole who owned this car before me dogged the shit out of it, raped it, and dumped it on me for $3800...

possible 400whp SR rebuild in the cards..... might as well....

possible purchases if i rebuild....
CP pistons
Rocker arm stoppers
ARP head studs
Cosworth head gasket
felpro/mrgasket rebuild kit


opinions?????

[97nismo]

I would pull it out and rebuild it, because i haven't seen a lot of sr's, but this swap looks very sloppy anyway

[Blackzenki82]

update is this, my engine is fucking shot, i got bad oil ring lands on Cly#2 and needs a complete rebuild or swap... fuck this car i'm so pissed.... bout ready to give up on it... all this work i've already got into it... sonofabitch

[96Turbo]

don't give up man!! Just another learning experience.... At least you got a taste of sweet boost...You got it going this far, might as well see it through.

Do a "cheap" rebuild and just throw in some forged pistons, get the block machined well, and a nice headgasket

I would say go all out and do some headwork w/ an upgraded turbo, but you should probably just focus on getting the bish running and putting some miles on it. Once you have time/motivation/money in the future it will already be ready for a big turbo

i dunno what else to say. but it would be a shame if you gave up now

[Blackzenki82]

life gives you lemons, make lemonade... this now gives me the opportunity to learn how to rebuild an engine, something i was planning on doing later on down the road anyways in my search of MOAR POWAZ.. so cool deal, as i rebuild it, i learn, and while i'm in there, i can beef it up with stronger parts, to make it a more reliable engine for me in the long run

granted, at this point i may be broke, but ya know what? it's JUST A CAR.. it can be fixed, when i bought this car, i bought it as a project car, i just didn't know it would be THIS much of a project, but after some research, reading write ups, it seems like something i can comfortably undertake myself, with the help of a friend or two...

[Blackzenki82]

alrighty, after long consideration, and thought, i've decided i'm going to buy another SR from JDM-Online, but just the long block, and swap all of my parts onto it, and sell the old motor and supporting shite... things i will be selling to cover the cost of the long block are as follows..

SR block w/head minus cams (bad oil land rings in Cyl #2)
SR heads, one loaded with springs, minus the cams, and one bare blacktop head in good order
Brian Crower Stage 2 cams
GReddy Profec B spec II Electronic boost controller with all wires and stuff
i am also considering selling my S14 VLSD (no J30/Z32 hybrid low gear ratio stuff)

i will have a for sale thread on these items if your interested in any of them, or just PM me (preferred it if you did PM).

i will post a link to the F/S in this post later on an EDIT note so you can link directly to it from here, make it easy on ya so ya don't have to search...

DO NOT ASK TO BUY THESE THINGS IN THIS THREAD PLEASE!!! lol, just PM or send a email to [email protected]

[Blackzenki82]

alrighty guys, so i just ordered my new/used blacktop long block from JDM-online, guy sounds like a real straight up guy, and i've read some reviews, eBay feedback (not an eBay store, but sells on eBay), and 98% of customers seemed VERY pleased with the motor they got... comes with a midnight blue (although scratched), valve cover, and good compression across the board. looks like it'll be basically plug and play, just got to swap all my parts over on it and drop the bastard in WOOT WOOT!!!! might even come with a few internal goodies.... oh and it has between 50-55k miles.... time to roll back that 260.5k odometer lol

MOAR PIKTOARS!!!!!
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_17_17.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_18_17.jpg
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http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_18_18.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_19_16.jpg
http://http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_21_13.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_17_19.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_18_19.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_19_17.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_21_14.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_22_11.jpg
http://www.jdm-online.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_23_9.jpg

so that's it... i got it for a decent price of $1075 shipped to my door step, and it should be arriving Monday or Tuesday of this coming week.... talk about fast shipping... now to get ready to pull the motor and trans out of the gold car, and start pulling parts off to go on this one... i will finally be able to realize the full potential of the turbo, and the SR....

stay tuned guys for the motor pull and swap pics... as well as a final answer to how this overall business will be going!!!!

[Charlie]

Wow nice build:rawk:

[96Turbo]

hell yea! that looks to be a pretty nice/fresh motor you're gettin there

[Fries]

I want to see how this works out for you.
I've always been curious about their long blocks.

[Blackzenki82]

i have a feeling everything is gonna work out okay, but the standard rule applies, hope for the best, but expect the worst.... that way you never get set up for the big let down when soemthing fails....

been talking to Nesar from JDM online on the regular about this motor, i was going to pay with my master card but they don't have thier merchant account set up, but should be ready monday to use the card... as a consolation for taking so long, he's throwing in a FREE coilpack cover, something the car i bought didn't come with, nor thier long blocks, so an extra $40-70 part extra, just cause it's taking a few days to get the kinks worked out... so far, a GREAT seller, excelent communicaton, and just a great experience so far dealing with them... as for now (wont say too much till after the motor is in) i would HIGHLY recommend JDM online to anyone....

so either way, looking like my motor will be here by mid/late this coming week, not sure about shipping with christmas and all, but i'll be yanking the bad SR out this weekend, and putting the new one in next weekend, so stay tuned!!!!

[Blackzenki82]

bad motor comes out today.... got the hoist, the tire (to set the motor on) and getting it done today..... updated with pics later

[Blackzenki82]

got the motor out, went out without a hitch.... talk about easy, i hope it goes in just as easy, but knowing my luck, probably not.... i also found out that the ACT stage 3 6 puck clutch has almost NO friction material left on so it will prob need to be replaced within 10-15k miles, if that, the way i drive lol...

anyways on with the pics, oh and there's a few suprises i found in my half blown SR that i didn't know i had... will fill in after pics...

getting started, pulled some IC piping and random shit off the SR, then put the piston on the hoist....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/22/l_35082cf7dcbb44e79f69f7a362b3b650.jpg
random shots with stuff pulled...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/34/l_fb7918b0c851408bb435cd085b264ed5.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/48/l_7d6e63d907ad4abea089f0f41240ee9b.jpg
pile-o-parts, got bigger before the day was over though...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/18/l_598ed1e715884d60933dcae85ffc9a25.jpg
straight gutted, if you guys could only see the damage up close on this core support and front part of the frame.... SHIT!!!
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/27/l_760479f59da5483aa73d7c1915b48355.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/61/l_a019fb4b2335491490833d1f9c8bad10.jpg
almost ready, just had to pull off fuel rail, and unbolt the tranny brace...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_cdb3723af5a24db988d8e676de31f911.jpg
chain hooked up, and pulling the beast out....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_77315f6f7a5b42fe92821f4318db5e6c.jpg
my boy johmar, working the hoist while i pump the jack, and manueve the motor out... he's got a bad ass Sil80, things sweet...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_ae22283fc8e44c03b4fee8d4f689a06c.jpg
motor out, and tranny off, ACT stage 3 6 puck, loud and yellow.... KA>SR tranny conversion pics coming up soon..... and no, the chain IS NOT on the breather "T"
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/56/l_ad82950789344566893889141cd44d2b.jpg
looks like the tranny might already be a KA>SR conversion, it's two tone.... lovely B&M SS sitting there... NOICE!!!
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/30/l_8e9635dcdd30465290a5a054b43b2269.jpg
baller ass turbo.... custom built upgraded Garret TB2804 Pulsar GTIR turbo...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_0ed0f1d246b54c64aec6f41f5e470787.jpg
and my busted old SR, as she sleeps...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/l_1aab2ec8b8ff45788227ab0e924727d0.jpg

thats all for pics and the tear out....

now for the AWESOME little treats i found at the end of the pull.... so i randomly pulled the valve cover off, just to check and make sure the guy i bought the car from wasn't bullshitting about the Brian Crower stage 2 cams, and well he was bullshitting, but i wasn't angry, only because instead of the Brian Crowers, they were HKS Stage 2 cams, AND there was some GReddy rocker arm stoppers in there as well..... like an early Christmas!!!

well, that's all for now, i'll be pulling the cams and RAS's out of this motor tomorrow to put in my new SR that should be here around Friday.... might also work on the KA>SR conversion, who knows, i have all week, minus Christmas and Christmas eve...

more updates, with pics to come!!!!

[Blackzenki82]

okay guys i just pulled the clutch and flywheel off..... and yet ANOTHER SURPRISE!!!!!!

FIDANZA 9LB FLYWHEEL FTMFFW!!!!!

all these suprises makes me wonder what may be INSIDE the motor..... Pistons? Rods? stroker crank? lolol


new purchases-

Fidanza replacement friction plate
F1 Stage 3 6 puck sprung clutch (i know it's a cheapo, but i don't have a very big budget...)

[Rapier46]

I don't understand peoples obsessions with sr20's... i have one in my silvia and i think its extremely underpowered.

but the again there's something wrong with it... :/

[97nismo]

Are you going to straighten the engine bay and clean it up a bit first, might help with problems down the road

[Blackzenki82]

Are you going to straighten the engine bay and clean it up a bit first, might help with problems down the road

i was planning on it... i have a week till my new motor gets here, so i'll have plenty of time for hammering, painting and cleaning....

[Blackzenki82]

Updates!! i got the HKS cams and rocker arm stoppers out of the old SR, and ready for the new one, just sitting in my car port looking all sexy, i got the cheap ass clutch on the way as well as a a new friction surface plate for the Fidanza coming... no new clutch set up in the new SR FTMFW!!

i also finally got the motor paid for on Monday through paypal, Nesar at JDM online wasn't able to run my MasterCard for some reason even though his merchant account was set up, and it shipped out yesterday from Canada, and should be here around Friday...

what's good about JDM online, is that since i've had to wait over a week to get this motor shipped, he said go ahead and use pay pal, but it kinda screws him... how you ask? due to the exchange rate from US to CA money, when he gets paid, it will equal roughly out to $800CDN, and not the $1075USD, but he said he'd do it cause i've been waiting for a while, nice guys over there, and he's throwing in the coil pack cover w/allen bolts for free, so woot woot!!!

i also traded my Ebay cat back for a 5 lug swap (traded mine for a Xbox 360 w/games and all kinds of other stuff), a Zenki hood (you've all seen mine, and how beat it is), a Zenki bumper in perfect condition, and a KA AC compressor (there's a guy on Zilvia who sells KA to SR brackets for like $150, AC!!! and PS!!!)... damn good deal you all say right? well it's from a buddy of mine, and he's hooking me up cause he needs a cat back for his swap project but is out of $$$ and is about to get laid off.... so awesome sauce...

also as a teaser, i might be having some staggered Rays Engineering G Game 77Fs on the way, 18x8 +20 up front and 18x9+20 in the rear with BFG tires all around... they are 2pc and forged as well.... look like these...
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/joedeyne23/personal%20pics/P1010261.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/joedeyne23/nissan/ggames003.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/joedeyne23/nissan/ggames77f.jpg
just imagine them on a Gold S14....



that's all for now guys.... stay tuned....

[Blackzenki82]

here's some shots of the actual wheels that i MIGHT be getting.... not too sure yet....

http://by130w.bay130.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=0&messageId=4bf01461-9832-4e73-9713-56e387e00d2a&Aux=40|0|8CB337D478E66D0|
http://by130w.bay130.mail.live.com/att/GetAttachment.aspx?tnail=1&messageId=4bf01461-9832-4e73-9713-56e387e00d2a&Aux=40|0|8CB337D478E66D0|

they're not too bad if i don't say so my self, and are +20, half the offset i have on my current wheels.... still a little high but oh well....

[Blackzenki82]

pics of possible new wheels.... fixed now? had complaints they didn't work.... but here's the actual wheels... not "file photos"....

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/12/l_7f3544b215da46668af5e1c98d481490.jpg
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_11fe6e4aeab44d7abcd3d60a1ffb9566.jpg

opinions???

[Blackzenki82]

another update, KA>SR tranny conversion is now complete, and i have REVERSE now woot woot... now i can back that thang up when i spin out into the infield drifting, cause i spin out A LOT.... i'll let the pics and captions do the rest of the talking....

the beginning, bust SR trans with no reverse....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/26/l_122c892747584efba4501e5190173913.jpg
got the shift fork, bearing, and "back plate" (i dunno what that plate is called), and removed the C clips, which was a pain in the ASS...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/8/l_32de620d8d1a45e4bc51500261c82e8e.jpg
SR bell housing is off and old gear box sitting to the side, bell housing ready for the ready for the KA gear box...
http://http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_79866181525d499dbfa9456fe6920131.jpg
B&M baller status.....
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/13/l_3c7a6e0a8745430b94dd90f91a9b3676.jpg
KA tranny from the black car, ready for transplant...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_66210f480d824296ad3acf63f3b5d27a.jpg
FINISHED!!!! had a few problems with some rods on the inside and getting them to line up, so i just stood the tranny up on it's bellhousing on some bricks, and twisted the gear box around and it dropped right in place... wasn't too bad...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_41c040b2b5e049559247e5ea7cecc51f.jpg
got the "back plate" and bearing and shift for in.... used bearing though, will be replacing with a new OEM unit... also swapped the little slave cylinder thing off the KA bell housing and swapped it on the SR as it was in near perfect shape and the SR unit was kinda shot...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/31/l_3caba2de37a64c199723a741f28ef252.jpg
AND i now have a full lower harness for my tranny, and all sensors, so AWESOMESAUCE... it's the little things guys, the little things...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/51/l_9ea1e787e0974dec852530c406046cd8.jpg
call me pig pen, with my messy work area....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/l_24bd1ea38d1947418b172c41ebd05c45.jpg
this one speaks for itself.... no more double parking, pull through parking spots, or parking way out in the back of a parking lost cause i can't back up with out flintstoning it...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/17/l_d90355d22bc74195b86052ddf75936b3.jpg

well that's it for now guys, just waiting on the clutch, fidanza friction plate, and the the motor, and i'm almost ready for the install....

stay tuned...

[97nismo]

i really like those wheels

[t67s13]

Car looks nice keep it up

[JRas]

How much are you picking up the wheels for? I'm not a fan but price is important.

I'd get shanked in the ear by my step-dad if the garage mess looked like that :P

[Blackzenki82]

next to free actually.... trading my GReddy Type S BOV and hotpipe for the guys Blitz BOV and hotpipe, swapping out his welded diff, and hooking up his Z32 ebrake cables, installing some interior trunk peices... and i get the wheels, good deal aye??

ballers only.....

Neon pink SR tranny FTMFW!!!!!!!
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_0482129a01fd4da8971a31015e91dff3.jpg
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_a1540478412740208c3e3101ee386a58.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/57/l_82d02761efb44c4f9ea7861460a690cd.jpg

don;t hate cause you didn't think of it first.... neon bitches...... neon....

if anyone ever works on my car but me, when it goes up the lift/over the pit, the tech/mechanic is gonna ge like WTF?!?!?!?

[97nismo]

i dont know about the neon tranny

[Blackzenki82]

yeah, most people can't handle the heat...cause that shit is HOT son...

[MetricHotrods.com]

im still laughign at that dude saying he doesnt get peoples obsession with SRs, they are underpowered, but his doesnt run right....

"RBs are so slow, but then again mine is on 3 blown coil packs" lolol

[Blackzenki82]

i know right....

underpowered my ass.... up the boost to 13-14lbs and you have around 230-250hp in a 2700lb car... thats quick for DD....

[Sileighty_85]

Need to swap that Turbo elbow with a megan atleast

A 3 in exhaust aint gonna do shit with a stock elbow still on

[Rapier46]

im still laughign at that dude saying he doesnt get peoples obsession with SRs, they are underpowered, but his doesnt run right....

"RBs are so slow, but then again mine is on 3 blown coil packs" lolol
that made no sense.

how do you know anything about my rb? "lolol" i think you meant SR.

[Projectenzo]

I got some work to do on my car ,but nice work. I enjoyed reading your thread.

[96Turbo]

that made no sense.

how do you know anything about my rb? "lolol" i think you meant SR.

if you're the kid who originally posted about your sr being slow...then he was clowning you....so that would be a double fail, friend



As for the neon tranny. that's ingenious. wish i woulda thought of that. only i woulda painted it gold

sounds like this second engine is gonna be the nuts. might as well get a GTxx and a powerFC while you're at it :keke:.......I know you're ballin' on a budget

[Blackzenki82]

i never said anything about MY SR being slow... even with the bad ringlands in Cyl#2, with the GTIR turbo preloaded to 10lbs, this thing HAULED ass and boost was almost instantaneous ...that kid said he didn't know what the fascination with SRs were cause they're underpowered, and continued to say something was wrong with his... no wonder he thinks they're underpwered...

as far as getting the GTxx.... i'm assuming you're talking about a GT28xx turbo kinda deal right? no need, if you read back a few pages, i have a pulsar GTIR tubro, which is the same thing as a S14/S15 turbo, just not Ball Bearing FTW btw...it's custom rebuilt, with custom internals and upgraded parts... a smaller exhaust housing for more low to mid range power...fer da mad tyte dorifto spoolz an instunt boozt...

i can't afford a PowerFC, all i have currently is a SAFCII which bout all thats good for is controlling the amount of detonation i want... as far as tuning goes, i'll eventually be going with nistune, with a full consult port for in car, on the fly tuning... and the Nistune ECU if fairly inexpensive for what it is... around $350, and it's damn near a stand alone, and VERY user friendly to a novice like myself..

so being the person that i am, always rushing shit, when i attached the SR bell housing to the KA trans, i moved one of the gear selector "rods" and so the only gears i had were 5th and reverse.... UGH.... so i tore it all back down, used the old SR gear box to figure it out (who cares if i fuck that one up).... turns out there's three gear selector "rods" and they each have three settings.. in, middle, out.. i figured, after some "rod" moving, that if there's the wrong combination, it wouldn't go into a particular gear... put them all in "middle" and boo yah, all gears shift smoothly.... just a thought for any of you doing the same thing, and think you screwed up.... just a tip!!!!

i even checked the SR gear box to see if that's why reverse didn't work in it... nope, something else is fucked up with that...

now i have to repaint the damn tranny... cause now it has greasy hand and finger prints all over it... DO WORK!!!

[Blackzenki82]

well guys, did more work today, i'll let the pics and captions take it away....

here's the engine bay AFTER i cleaned it, i know, it doesn't look like much, but the car is a POS and a lot of these are stains, i would paint it, but why? it's going to be a my DD/drift beater... 4 cans of engine degreaser and 2 scrubbers later....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/31/l_646ab27d5b8e44dcb8b78e5d6b92de67.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_1fc71fe734574cd882cb6d41d98741e7.jpg
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/50/l_f2b273741aa2463f8c030d0025a2f939.jpg
so i sourced all the AC stiff from the black car, cause well, i live in Florida and it gets HOT here.... plus, an SR with AC and PS? FTW!!!
AC radiator/condenser
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_aa859dcaccfc4b1b988ed2e59a2f47fb.jpg
Rear AC line ran, even with that strange weighted plate... also, got the perfect condition PS reservoir and GReddy EBC mounted.. PS reservoir that came with the car was JUNK!!
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/16/l_3b8c6579ab3c4faa9465dd8cf6821575.jpg
"cleaned" my Koyo radiator... doesn't look like it but it's actually 10x better...i'll be bending back some of the fins as well... improve the flow of air and all...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_a5e73c3ad61549109dd7ecbb0e1b44af.jpg
good little shot of my HKS step 1 cams and GReddy RAS...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_57810eab8d124450991e4408adac4da2.jpg
so here we have a shot of the fan relay wire cut, and was taped up... original owner had the flex-a-lite fans wired directly to the fuse box, so i'll be using the relay, and the S14 KA single radiator fan (flex-a-lite has only one working fan anyways..), i sourced the connector from the black car as well
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/21/l_56682d6cfff74d3daf6f3c3681c6606d.jpg
FIXED!!!
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/15/l_c85c9a25ef004665a911a17406fe591e.jpg
also, the previous owner did some weird **** to the driver side headlight plug, and i once again, sourced the perfect one off the black car... before the repair, the dirver side headlight would be dim, due to a bad connection.... no more!!!
burnt plug..
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_34bbcebd23954d3293815cc0b88bd7ea.jpg
black car plug FTW!!!
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/32/l_696457df909d4a69ac221fe471a326bb.jpg
and fixed.... PROPERLY... the previous owner did it with no solder, just electrical tape..
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_cb027a4626f4491085f98606f632e400.jpg

well that's all for now guys.... i pulled the front bumper off to see if i could knock some **** around on the core support to get the driver side headlight to align right, and got lazy, came in side, and now here i am typing this....

next on the list (might get to today)-

passenger side Tension Rod bracket
Z32 fuel filter
go pick up new hood and front bumper and install
put in inner fender linings from black car into gold car
get driver side of the trunk to close properly (car was rear ended, previous owner said a tree fell on it... if i see him again, he's getting punched in the face with no warning) ... plus the black doors are in PERFECT condition, and the golds are kinda dinged up...
swap the whole driver and passenger doors off the black car and ignition switch as well (original key is so worn, it can't be recut, and i have to jiggle the door locks for like 10 seconds to get it to unlock... PITA)
a few other little loose ends to tie up before motor gets here and some of the parts i ordered come rolling in....

Stay Tuned!!!

[UndftdSole]

cant wait till its done

[Blackzenki82]

so i rounded up some parts, and my fidanza friction plate came in.... you guys know how i was worried that it was a spec flywheel and not a fidanza, and that the friction plate i ordered wasn't going to fit... well it lines up PERFECT, even came with all new hardware for install... awesomesauce...

new friction plate, w/old one.....
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/10/l_70c19122cf4247879a8ee724fd2055af.jpg
truck full of parts, and FREE parts... i have another truckload to grab... as for whats here....

S14 Zenki hood (some dings, but nothing major... easy fixes)
S14 Zenki front bumper MINT
S14 bumper reinforcement (need to fix the junk job on mine)
CLEAN fuze box cover
OEM AC fan (one one fan working on flex-a-lites anyways, and bolt to factory location on Koyo)
random misc nuts and bolts i need to finish/tie up loose ends.....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/38/l_8edeafc043f640dcb921d37dc9ecbd08.jpg

and for those who haven't seen it.... this is also coming in the mail..... DOPE!!!!!
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p300/emansun/IMG_0634.jpg


more updates on installing this ****e coming soon... tomorrow is a big DO WORK day.... my clutch, should be coming in the mail tomorrow, so big big tranny day as well....

STAY TUNED!!!!

[Blackzenki82]

well guys, got more work done today.... getting **** done FAST.... once again, pics and captions.....

first thing was getting the replacement bumper reinforcement on... no pics of that but it took me about 45 minutes of beating the **** out of the frame on the driver side to get this thing to fit and work right but i finally got it on... here's my buddy EZ cutting the notch out for the 4" FMIC...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/39/l_93808eed44624a14853168235ccbf179.jpg
end result... the drive side isn't sagging... that's loose frame right there... got it fixed though....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/26/l_6d61fd0dac904086a60eb5322ab6eaf9.jpg
here i am, grinding down so extra space for the FMIC... lovely sparks...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/19/l_62296db66c8f4b389e8898f9385d9e9b.jpg
just a pre install mock up of the FMIC, and EZ throwing up his deuces... finally the bumper bracket lines up perfectly with both of the fender bolt locations... i can have a grill again!!! i completely reinstalled the FMIC the PROPER way... custom fabbed some brackets, drilled like 23489623498723 holes, and now that ***** isn't going anywhere....
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/38/l_3d5a465eacc94ce6a271f6bee61b63c1.jpg
another mock up of the front end... i know, different colors=FAIL, but appearance isn't high on the list right now.... notice how the headlights finally sit nice and in place like they're supposed to now? a 3lb sledge is my friend.... cut out all the stuff to fit the FMIC from the bumper.. cut myself pretty good too....
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_a2c55382884d46bbad6d97390d7a1e58.jpg
all my stuff came in the mail today, except my polished valve cover....
APEXi SUPERINTAKE filter and APEXi MAF adapter...
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_ec548231bba0424dbb1ecbbbde1f0534.jpg
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/11/l_44c38815f5d54c779858bfab3e3c6dab.jpg
my clutch stuff also came in today.... F1 stage 3 pressure plate, ACT un sprung 6 puck disk, and i installed the new friction plate on the Fidanza flywheel... also came with new pilot bushing, throwout bearing, and alignment tool...
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/58/l_121b05f5a74746fab24efeebf9168a75.jpg

another thing i got knocked out today, was the cracked tension rod bracket... it was cracked, and soft as cotton so i sourced it from the black car, as well as the "like new" tension rod from the black car, and installed all that.... talk about a pain in the ass... replacing simple parts on a car with front end frame damage is a pain in the ass..... was too busy doing it to take pics though, sorry guys....

things i've still gotta do before motor gets here (estimated arrival date 1/5/09)

put the hood on, drill holes for hood pins (factory bracket and mount is DONE, remember core support is F'd up..)
fully secure front bumper
reinstall all front lights and wires

almost there guys....

stay tuned.....

[burnsauto]

hey man, just for future reference, never install a windshield if the car is jacked up on one side.

congrats on the build though, good luck :)

[Blackzenki82]

i know, car was dropped as soon as the window was in so the glue didn't have time to settle...

thanks for the comments man... this car has been a labor of love, as well a few other things...

[97nismo]

i liked the body kit on the black car, the stock zenki bumper and lip looks kinda weird.

[Blackzenki82]

yeah, i liked the aero on the black car as well.... eventually i'll be getting the same kit for this car, it's really the only aero that looks good on Zenkis... all the rest are too agressive for the body lines, or look too rice...

this time, i wont go with the cheap ass Raceonusa knock off, i'll go with the REAL version, either the Version Select V1 or the origin stylish (same aero, but top quality)

[Om1kron]

it makes me sad when people cut up the front bumper supports like that... =(

[Blackzenki82]

it makes me sad when people cut up the front bumper supports like that... =(

i had to do it cause my FMIC is a 4" unit... and would only leave the bottom "corner" on the FMIC anyways....

[97nismo]

i wonder how the factory silvia uses a support for the FMIC??? and still remains stable, without looking like the american boo boo FMIC

[Blackzenki82]

the factory Silvia doesn't use a FMIC, it uses a SMIC.... side mount....

if i had a 3" FMIC i wouldn't have cut the whole support, just notched it and tucked it behind it..... who who really cares anyways? it's not like you see it anyways.... and once you cut and notch, it really doesn't retain any of it's structural rigidity....

hey guys, i posted this question on my other build threads on the various other forums.... just figured i'd check your guy's in put... here we go...

what kind of REAR WHEEL HP numbers do you think i'll be making once this is completed, here's a list of my mods.... remember, factory ECU and injectors....

mods....
Black Top SR20DET
HKS cams 264/264 10.5/10.5
APEXi SAFCII (in know, i know, but i can tune a little bit with it)
APEXi Super Intake w/ 3" elbow
APEXi Full 3" DP back exhaust
Fidanza 10.5lb flywheel (yes is a mod, as less rotational mass increases/frees up WHP)
Nissan Pulsar GTIR TB2804 T28 turbo set at around 12-14lbs (custom/upgraded/rebuilt for low/mid rage spool and power)
NGK R plugs
4" FMIC
GReddy RAS (to be able to rev higher)
GReddy FMIC piping, 3" cold, 2.5" hot
Fully pulleys (water, PS, alternator)
Walboro 255
Z32 fuel filter (higher flow i guess....)


there's other "mods" just not performance oriented....


lemme get your guesstimates!!!!

[Blackzenki82]

thanks for the over enthusiastic reply to my WHP guesstimates lol, long time since my last update (like a week), so here we go....

been a while since my last update but here goes....

my new SR long block will be here tomorrow!!!!!! confirmed!!!! to my door!! after two weeks, I'm finally getting it....

JDM online is a good company to buy from, but screw the shipping company that they use, and screw the holiday back log on shipments....

this motor WILL be in my car before Friday, so i can have some good weekend cruising, stay tuned for install pics, trials and tribulations...

I'm feeling like a kid two days before Christmas...... almost have a automotive rubbery one...