lightsource's S13 DOUBLE BUILD!

[lightsource]

Yeah that's right... I'm building 2 S13 240sx's, both with SR20DET, with a chance of building a track car, more details inside...

Just a side-bar, I want to make this thread as easy to read/understand and clutter-free as possible. So if I need to express detail in a picture I will, so I won't have a picture on the screen that takes up your whole monitor, just making it easier on everyone.

So I currently have 3 S13's...

1. 1989 240SX (My First 240SX)

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2918/pic1stocksr.jpg

then after that I started doing a few upgrades, which aren't all pictures.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9231/pic2upgrades.jpg

these were the only wheels I could afford at the time that were good looking to me, so I did it, the wheels played a huge role in making the car look a lot better to me, but as you will see, pispoor preplanning caused some problems got a really great deal and enjoyed these wheels. Thanks Jackson/Sonic Motor!

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1024/pic3pisspoorpreplanning.jpg
...should've got my damn camber/fender rolling done! rears were rolled though.

Got another set of upgrades, battery, intercooler, boost controller... such a huge difference, and then everything was ruined, thanks neighbors! Completely proper working Greddy intercooler that I got on the cheap, damnit! Causing for some DEFINITE unwanted color schemes. and driving of a beetle for the day it was inoperative.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9166/pic4intercoolerfiasco.jpg


The week before the car is sold, I get into an accident, which threw the entire SELLING of the car off considering the damage caused, but I believe everything will work out fine, the buyer still holds interest in the entire deal.

more details here: http://zilvia.net/f/chat/298191-falling-asleep-wheel.html

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9451/pic5thewreck.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/8072/pic8victim.jpg

2. 1990 240SX (Thanks Big E)
Got it with a blacktop and some other nice upgrades that I’ll be putting on the project car.
The engine in here will be going into 240SX #4, pics soon!

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/854/pic6my2nds13.jpg

May be using this car as a track car/crash box, some chassis fabrication and serious business could be in order!

3. 1991 240SX (Thanks mazersx, legit shell, appreciate it!)
At this point I was collecting shells like no other, so this will be the project car and what will be most documented in this build. Got it the week after Black Friday, mad deal! Came with power everything, and a sunroof AND A/C components!

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/6158/pic7my3rds13.jpg

So here’s the beginning of my project, I don’t know when I started but for the sake of argument let’s say I started December 1st.

Here are the upgrades going into the Project Car #1 (My DD/Main Project Car)

Greddy Profec B Boost Controller
Apex’i SAFC-II
Mine’s ECU (Redtop SR, 62)
Nismo FPR & Subaru 565cc Injectors
Nismo Grounding Kit
Nismo Power Brace
Nissan OEM Waterpump
Nissan Z32 VLSD
Nissan Z32 300ZX Brakes
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
B&M Short Shifter
Koyo Copper Radiator
WestCo small form battery
Mishimoto Front Mount Intercooler
Megan Lightweight Pulleys
Megan Front Strut Bar
Megan Exhaust Manifold & Nissan OEM 7 Layer Exhaust Gasket
Megan Downpipe & Custom 3” exhaust are being mated by Reseda Muffler
Megan Motor & Trans Mounts
Megan Rear Toe Arms
Cusco Rear Upper Control Arms
Parts Shop MAX Hood Vent Spacer Kit
CodyAce A/C Adapter Kit! (Thanks Codyace)

Still to Purchase:
Stance GR+ Pro Coilovers
Apex’i Intake

Dec 9, 2009
Took some parts off of the 2nd s13, installed them on project car. Megan rear toe arms, Cusco rear upper control arms and 300ZX brakes.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/47/pic11footworksnonsuspen.jpg

Dec 14, 2009
Picked up some Work VS-XX 17” wheels from RB wheels in City of Industry, CA found these in 4 lug which I was pretty happy about.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6456/pic12wheels.jpg

Jan 3, 2010
Working on the interior, bought SEM Color Coat Landau Black (15013), works very well. I need to give the dash a second coat, but this stuff works great! If you want black interior paneling and you’ve got good quality panels that are blue/brown, just get this stuff save yourself some money and time searching the for sale threads.

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4126/pic10interior.jpg

Jan 4, 2010
Got some work done for the project car, Nismo Power Brace had a stripped bolt coming out of the ’90 240sx, so we had to blow torch it and weld a new stud in there, got it installed, fit perfectly. Thanks Manny!

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/2205/pic9powerbrace.jpg

... This is just the first post, and I haven't added ALL of the details but I'll be sure to update as much as possible. The redtop should be in the project car by the end of the weekend!

[ZilviaKid]

cool stuff. i like the way you banner the pics. nice touch

[kalypso123]

kewl... I want to see the wheels mounted.

[smelly240]

if u use gas when u weld it wont look like poo.


i do like the fact u didnt panic and repaired it yourself tho -

[SilS13Coupe]

Where did you purchase the color coat?

Do you just spray it over the current panels?

Nice looking build. Good luck.

[lightsource]

cool stuff. i like the way you banner the pics. nice touch

Thanks!

kewl... I want to see the wheels mounted.

Def. They should be on whenever I find the tires I want. Soon, very soon.

if u use gas when u weld it wont look like poo.


i do like the fact u didnt panic and repaired it yourself tho -

Thank you :) I figured a brand new power brace was out of the question.

Where did you purchase the color coat?

Do you just spray it over the current panels?

Nice looking build. Good luck.

Purchased it from ToolTopia.com (http://www.tooltopia.com/sem-paints-15013.aspx?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=SEM15013&utm_campaign=googlebase_18u)

As for the painting of the panels, I washed them off with Palmolive to make them nice, dry and ashy, let them dry and got my spray on.

[lightsource]

Jan 8, 2010
The SR’s been removed from first 240sx, removed everything from the bottom end of the car, once we pick up the shell for the second project car we will move all of the exterior, engine will probably be done last. As for the interior we’ll be stripping all of it and transplanting that interior into the second project car. I will be piecing my interior together. I have most interior panels, just need to find manual seat belt compatible pillars!

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8909/pic13pipediffandfitments.jpg

Got some actual engine work done, nothing drastic at all, just removed my manifold and turbo and motor mounts and a few things I need to take off for the actual engine block. I’ve decided to go with flat black engine enamel on the entire block - any tips on this would be greatly appreciated.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3817/pic14engineremoval.jpg

I figured the turbo would be in bad condition because everyone was telling me that I needed a leakdown test… I guess not, however I did see some suspected blow by oil trails (see picture & quote below), maybe that could’ve caused the problem because I didn't have the problem after I actually posted about it on the forum.

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7907/pic16turbo2.jpg

This only happens to me when I'm idling for more than 1 minute, my exhaust starts to billow with white smoke, two things I can do to stop it is just continue driving and it won't happen OR I can turn the car off and when I turn it back on the smoke will stop coming out, whether it be at a drive-thru or a stop light, as long as I idle for a while it'll happen.

I think it's oil leaking but I don't know where to check and what to replace.

What do you all think?

TIA
Original Link:
http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/291719-idle-oil-leaking-question.html

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4875/pic15turbooil.jpg

This concludes today… I’m up @ 2:50AM, so I’ll be right back on it in the morning, hopefully I can get lots done! Tomorrow should be removal/stripping day.

[BustedS13]

so I won't have a picture on the screen that takes up your whole monitor,




http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4875/pic15turbooil.jpg


i'm very disappointed

[lightsource]

i'm very disappointed

:fawk:

I'm trying to get some DETAIL going! jerk lol

[Touge Noob S13]

I remember those SE's.

[mazersx]

Keep up THE WRITE UP :)
HOPE YOU HAD IT REGISTERED BY NOW??

[juve_240sx]

looks like its gonna be a a good build keep the updates coming

[airhead]

NICE wat kind of welder are you using?

[tricky_ab]

Looking good so far!

[Slammed Assassin]

good builds so far!!

[lightsource]

I remember those SE's.
Ohh yeee, my buddie's got them now, check it:
http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/295206-fs-1989-240sx-fastback-socal.html

Keep up THE WRITE UP :)
HOPE YOU HAD IT REGISTERED BY NOW??
Thanks! Nah, I haven't lol. Not running and I don't have a car to go to the DMV right now since the accident.

NICE wat kind of welder are you using?
I honestly don't know what he was using :ugh:, but it's a craftsman welder. I'll ask him.

[lightsource]

Alrighty! Back with more news…
Plans have sort of changed, not for the worse but rather for the indifferent. I spoke with my bud Manny and he told me that it wouldn’t be too practical to do what I wanted to do, which was painting the engine block and even though it may sound like a minimal task since the engine is out… It really isn’t and I don’t have a car right now so for me to paint the engine block would be a waste of a couple of days. So fuck the bullshit, let’s get this car RUNNING!!!

Jan 11, 2010

Removed most of the interior and fuel pump from the crashed car… Fuck removing the dash for the carpet, I’m going to do the carpet on Project Car 1 and Project Car 2. All of this interior will be painted and will go into Project Car 2. No pics… Just obviousness, of course I’ll have pics of the crashed S13 once it’s stripped though.

Got the engine bay cleaned up, this thing is clean as hell, I’d eat off of the cross-member, but then it’d get dirty :(
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7638/pic17enginebaycleanup.jpg

Replaced my Water Pump
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1138/pic18waterpumps.jpg

Jan 12, 2010

Got some experience with the S13 Redtop intake manifold.

Let’s see what I learned… There are one or two brackets that it has to support the lower plenum and let me tell you… They’re ABSOLUTELY USELESS! Take them off and never have them bug you ever again, me and my friend Alex spent 15 minutes trying to figure out why the intake manifold that we removed EVERY BOLT for wouldn’t come off, looked around a little on the forum and sure enough found this Official Write-Up for the Greddy Intake Manifold (http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/211615-s13-sr-greddy-intake-manifold-official-write-up.html), thanks burnsauto!

I initially removed this manifold because my IACV wasn’t working correctly, no idle change after modification of the screw, then my dumbass didn’t realize that I had screwed the replacement IACV’s screw in all the way… No biggie except for 2 things…
1: I cracked the screw a little bit but it’s easy to turn when you’re doing it in the RIGHT DIRECTION!!!
2: I cracked the screw a little bit because I wasn’t turning it in the right direction and it’s fucking plastic.:duh:

Altogether I think it will turn out okay. Hopefully the IACV was my idling problem!
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3346/pic20intakemanifoldiacv.jpg


I went to the nearest alternator shop, got my shit rebuilt yo! (Do you really need pics? It’s an alternator, it’s rebuilt, and you’ll see it when it’s on the engine… and its 50 fucking degrees outside! Much too cold for me.)

Last minute surprise addition!
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5122/pic19poncamho.jpg
Picked these up from big Manny! :D
Now that I’ve got these, it’s time to beef up my head, not ANYTHING major just some tomei rocker arms.


So on the agenda for Jan 14, 2010 is…

1. Reinstall All Motor Mount Brackets on to Project Car 1 Redtop Motor
2. Install Motor Mounts
3. Install Short Shifter
4. Install Exhaust Manifold
5. Install Turbo
6. Install Turbo Elbow
7. Install A/C Bracket & Compressor
8. *Secret Step*
9. Install Injectors
10. Install Downpipe
11. Install Tie Rod Boots & Rack Bushings

After all of these steps have been completed… It is then time to drop the motor into the chassis.

"Let’s do this! Big Money"

[godrifttoday]

i give it 2 days before it gets locked

[lightsource]

You give WHAT 2 days?

[sincity_sil80]

entertaining thread..

[s.steven18]

double troube :)

[lightsource]

The engine's in!

Pics of the process come soon :)

YouTube - SR installed and running (Open DP) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcngM8cZ6EA)

[surge s14]

i like this thread

much fun :D

[lightsource]

FIRST UPDATE IN A GOD AWFULLY LONG TIME...

Here goes!

Jan 14, 2010
This entire procedure was a lot more difficult than it should have been but seeing as how megan doesn't like using quality metals for their studs and bad/inconsistent threads for their 4bolt manifold, it makes things a lot more difficult than it should be.

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3348/pic21manifoldandpressur.jpg

This apparently wasn't a good enough job however, maybe a week later the car developed an extremely bad exhaust leak, the 4-bolt gasket was evaporated and somehow my downpipe disconnected itself???

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4766/pic23manigasketw.jpg
(this went down on Jan 26th)

Jan 16, 2010
Next up was assembling the rest of the engine, now that all of the gaskets to the head were complete it's time for ac comp and alternator. The brackets for the A/C were made by CodyAce.

On a side note he's got great customer service, I called him up because the belt that he sent me didn't actually work for my compressor/bracket, reason being was because his buddy who has the same setup as me has a different bracket so the tensioner wheel sits differently, he simply refunded my belt money and told me which belt to get, spent a good amount of time with him on the phone good guy. :naughtyd: And as of right now I STILL haven't gotten the belt, no reason in getting the belt if I don't get the system charged first. (More on that later)

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1962/pic22altandac.jpg
Jan 20, 2010
The new car is ready for it's heart and the old one is slowly losing it's luster minus the fact that it's already fubar. I've decided to trash her once all of the parts have been removed but I'm keeping the steering wheel for keepsake ;)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5/pic24swapreadyold240.jpg

We finally got the engine in and prepped from the bottom, driveshaft and diff and all that crap installed. The VLSD isn't going to be mentioned much because the damn thing is trash. It needs a rebuild so I'm going back to the welded differential from my old car. As for the VLSD I may get it rebuilt or just buy one that works depending on what would be the better choice.

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9010/pic25swapdtgearoil.jpg

Jan 23, 2010
Grabbed some things from phase2 and painted my intercooler for mad tyte discretion.

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8928/pic26dpfmicras.jpg

This is my update for now, I should have more tonight, I've got about 20 days of labor worth of pictures just sitting on my pc waiting to be edited so I'll be pushing the rest of the build's info out this weekend:rl::rl::rl:

[Om1kron]

cool build thread kid.

[NismoDriverS13]

this thread is motivating, i got my lazy ass up and washed my hb. ha.

cool thread mang!

[lightsource]

My first post in quite a while. Many things have happened, this post will explain the prolonged delay.

Jan 27, 2010
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1691/pic27engineinplaceengin.jpg
Finally got everything set in and started up!

Feb 1, 2010
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2232/pic28intercooler.jpg
Had my buddy Brian chop up my bumper support to get my intercooler/bumper fitting properly.

Mar 19, 2010
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3705/pic33pc.jpg
Got my powder coated parts from Steve at Brickhouse, he did a damn good job!

Mar 23, 2010
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/9828/pic30relocation.jpg

Mar 27, 2010
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/8762/pic29suspension.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4492/pic31dynainterior.jpg
Decided to go with sound deadening and bought some dynamat. I'd also been working on the interior for a bit, got all the basics in, now to match the rest of the interior! Looking for JDM B pillars for Manual Seatbelts and a Headliner.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/954/pic32q.jpg
The problems never end, got a new ISIS Power Steering A/N line to replace my leaky high pressure line. Found the cause for a boost leak I was having. Time to replace all new couplers for my intercooler setup!

Now... To explain why I haven't been able to drive my car since late april.
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8003/pic34j.jpg
Driving home and about two streets before I get home the car starts running funny, starts misfiring, so I make it home pop the hood and sure enough the spark plug has flown out as well as the coilpack melting. In addition to that the spark plug would not screw back into it's place, the threads had been destroyed causing me to have to send the engine to get repaired.

Got it started the next day, took it to remove the engine and send off with Mario for an engine rebuild. Nissan rebuild kit, cosworth metal head gasket, arp head studs, rocker arm stoppers, cams.

After diagnosis from Mario he told me there was pitting on a couple pistons, not sure how that even happens. Had him rebuild the engine fully, new rings, bearings, pistons & rods.

It's about time to get the car running again. Taking the car to SR motorcars to get tuned and after that I install my new suspension

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4452/pic35suspension.jpg

although it has been a lengthy process, I feel like a lot of progress has been made.

although the car has been painted I won't be showing pictures until the paint has been colorsanded.

Currently the car is at Joel's (xpertsnowcarver) crib getting finished, this week is Koyo radiator and the car starts!

[zooopreme]

pretty fun build thread, I'm going to check in as long as OP updates

[lightsource]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs131.ash2/39894_1478994088240_1035390079_31372238_8289060_n. jpg

Crappy cell pic.

[Om1kron]

Ah so that was your car Joel was working on, glad you took the motor out and did the right thing instead of trying to helicoil another spark plug in there.

[lightsource]

Ah so that was your car Joel was working on, glad you took the motor out and did the right thing instead of trying to helicoil another spark plug in there.

yeah, I was sick of all of the problems I had in the past with my engine so I figured this was my chance to get a fresh start so that's what I did. Pretty clean engine setup now, and I'm getting it tuned soon so it should be running correctly for a reasonable amount of time.

[Homer_Simpson]

Hi Lightsource, its Agent0024. Good luck wit the build man.

[lightsource]

Mar 15, 2010
After a couple months of looking for a shell, we finally found one. Nothing special but picked it up with the intention of it going to the body shop almost immediately.

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4844/pic39sergiocar.jpg

Mar 23, 2010
Had to change water pump, thermostat and clean out the water system. Not sure what was in this engine but this block has caused me more trouble than it has happyness. The block's turbo coolant inlet was stripped, we finally fixed it by JB welding an A/N fitting inside of the inlet and that became the new unstripped port for the turbo line, got a custom line made and no more coolant leak.

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5338/pic37watersystem.jpg

Mar 25-30, 2010
Rebuilt turbo, resurfaced flywheel and installed stock SR clutch. The donor blacktop flywheel was extremely worn, the engine came with a 6 puck but the springs were screwed up.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2388/pic38turboflywheel.jpg

Apr 23, 2010
Swap Complete! Time for paint!
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9306/pic36swap.jpg

May 9-28, 2010
The owner of the car knew where he was going to take his S13. South Gate, CA.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9118/pic41paintshop.jpg

Great paint job overall, everything was done great except for a few things were overlooked (at no fault to the painter)

After a week of trying to figure out why the clutch wouldn't engage after more than 3 miles of driving, I decided to take it to xpertsnowcarver, finally found out what was wrong and fixed the problem. The car has been running ever since.

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/9669/pic42paintdonetranny.jpg

As of 9/12, these are the issues with the 2nd build:

Misfire on Cyl 1
Broken Clutch Fan
Broken Water Pump
^^ these two happened simultaneously as a result of another, broken fan = broken water pump.

So once again the car is out of commission, the plan is to take the car to SR Motorcars this week after I install the water pump and clutch fan.

[lightsource]

Hi Lightsource, its Agent0024. Good luck wit the build man.

Thanks man!

[Likethunda]

whats the name of that Color you painted the 240sx.


that looks kinda of like an OEM Dark Blue i have seen on a few 240sx around town...

[iLagX]

bring this thread BACK!!

[ManoNegra]

Didn't know you had a build thread going Zojer
looks like you got your hands busy
updates?

[OoAtreyuloO]

ancient ima post this to his fb

[shaggy sr]

his car crashed!

[Imarvin240]

his car crashed!

really?????

[lightsource]

whats the name of that Color you painted the 240sx.


that looks kinda of like an OEM Dark Blue i have seen on a few 240sx around town...

I wish I knew the color... it's actually a GM color, if you find anything let me know I'll see if I can verify for ya.

bring this thread BACK!!

Didn't know you had a build thread going Zojer
looks like you got your hands busy
updates?
UPDATES!! They are here lol. Sorry for the delay.

ancient ima post this to his fb
:)
his car crashed!
NEG
really?????
DOUBLE NEG

[lightsource]

So back to this thread's resurrection after almost 2 years... sorry for the delay but to be quite honest I wasn't up to going through all of the things that was wrong with my car, especially since they were bugging the shit out of me. I've documented as much as I could have but it still isn't much.

To pickup where I left off Sergio's (blue car) engine has been through a lot and we've been trying to get everything going but it seems that every time we fix one problem another arises.

The Misfire was fixed by changing the ignitor chip, I either wired it incorrectly or received a faulty ignitor chip. We found him a clutch fan as well as a water pump, an oil pump, timing chain tensioner... the current problem now is his transmission. He's in between buying a rebuild for his tranny or just buying a fairy lightly used sr tranny... suggestions?
12.16.10
http://i.imgur.com/5BOO9.jpg

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Now as for my car... wow, what a journey it has been. I ended up getting my motor rebuilt by let5lide / Mario Madrid at GR Performance, he did a great job but for the longest time I was running into problem after problem, all being non motor related. So much has been done to the car that since I didn’t make a log of it, I’m sure I have lost track of most of it. But I will list the most important…
Work done to engine after dropping it off at the shop...

STi 555cc injectors
Tomei Poncam Stage 1
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
ARP Head Studs
Cosworth 1.5mm Metal Head Gasket
Rebuilt Stock Bottom End
Full Redtop Gasket Kit
Rebuild T25 Turbo

http://i.imgur.com/79EjR.jpg

I was not too happy with the paintjob but that was the least of my worries, I needed to get the engine started!

http://i.imgur.com/FxmIz.jpg

After having the car back in my possession the first thing I did was install my suspension parts. The next thing I worked on was getting the car started, i took it upon myself to attempt and wire the MAF sensor, and injectors... needless to say my electrical skills aren't worth shit so I didn’t have any luck even after taking it to SR motorcars… $650 later, I ended up taking it back to Mario to get everything working and he got it done for me. Car ran pretty good except for an overheating issue that I later found was my koyo radiator all along, even after swearing up and down it wasn't the radiator.

Got it fixed by a local welding company in Bellflower, CA
http://i.imgur.com/5lP1u.jpg

After getting it running I worked on getting a tune for it, I went to Road Race Engineering in Santa Fe Springs. After having the car tuned it ran great, felt like a completely different car. I was disappointed with my numbers but Sam told me their dyno gets lower numbers than similar model dynojets. I’m not sure the validity of the statement but that’s what I remember him telling me.

http://i.imgur.com/QICZb.jpg
I decided to change the exhaust to a completely new unit, something discreet. I’m happy with what I got, but I would still like it to be a bit louder, however quiet is what I asked for so it’s what I got.

http://i.imgur.com/0X5KQ.jpg
After the tune was complete I started to concentrate on getting everything for the body, my xenon front lip, side skirts and anything else I would want incorporated into the bodywork. I brought it to a good friend of mine to paint, took him about 4 days. The paintjob however is still incomplete, it needs to go back in for a color sand but I haven’t had a chance to be without my car for a day or so.


http://i.imgur.com/x1rh1.jpg
In the meanwhile this would be my transportation, trek 1.5.

http://i.imgur.com/6ND6w.jpg
I was extremely happy with the paint job, there are a few things it will need to look where I want it to be.

After I had enough cash to put down for tires and all of the accessories for the wheel, I made a move and got the tires mounted and speed balanced and put on the car. Had to wait an extra day to get a broken stem repaired for the wheels, came back the next day, ‘tested’ for tire rub, and with the help of OoAtreyuloO, rolled my fenders soon thereafter.
http://i.imgur.com/DwXJB.jpg

Everything went as planned... cept for a bit of paint bubbling? :nono:
No more rubbing afterwards, however I DO still get rubbing on the wheel well when hard cornering... time for tubs? :D that would be fun.
http://i.imgur.com/8PTc9.jpg
it’s very close to how I want it to look but there are still a lot of things I plan on doing, such as:

Repurchase Kouki taillights 
Nissan Door lower weather stripping (Nissan oem $$$)
Origin / Supermade hatch top spoiler/maybe bottom as well
Nissan Window Rain Guards
Powder coating wheel faces

Suspension work:

Rebuild rack & pinion
Tein Inner & Outer tie rods
DiF Steering Bushing
Whiteline / Tanabe Sway Bars
Energy Suspension Bushings
Full subframe refinish: DiFsolid subframe bushings, ES arm bushings & black powdercoat.
Diff (vlsd or lsd) – I’d like to use the welded diff I already have from my last car but not for the street.
300ZX rear brakes

After these things are done, there won’t be much left for me to do but make the car faster and maintain it. This project has been a money pit, but well worth it. I’ll be sure to keep you all updated this year, I’m hoping very good things will become of the car this year.

http://i.imgur.com/lXF1d.jpg
These are the latest pics I have of the car, once I get the rest of my weather stripping and bodywork accents completed I will be sure to have another photo shoot and maybe even video ;)