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ucfz31s13

11-23-2003, 01:32 PM

Pretty productive for for me, getting her cleaned up for her new shoes that should arrive in about a week (work e-wing meshies). Gave her a nice good rub down, stripped her of the black fender trim, no more eibach stickers, and removed the stock coupe wing. Any suggestions on filling the holes? Think my best bet is going to be painting a rear deck lid that didn't come w/ a spoiler.

Also gave her the ol' sleepy eyes via toggle switch. As of right now it looks as if both motors work at equal speed, yay! That was one thing I was worried about.

Will post picks when the new wheels come.

Next on the list, SPL links/subframe collars, then coilovers. :bow:

z

240Degrees

11-23-2003, 02:09 PM

jawesome. i wanna see your wheels. you're lucky your homemade sleepy eye toggle switch works fine. what year is your car? mine are all crooked.

I JUST INSTALLED MY S14 VLSD YAY!!! 3 hours with help from a friend and all/most tools. the car was on a lift :)

ucfz31s13

11-23-2003, 02:18 PM

It's a 93 coupe. Is there any remedy for crooked sleepy eyes?

Wish I had a lift to do my installs!! Things would be so much easier. 3hrs is a good install time for vsld, no? Congrats.

Will post pics when the wheels come...I can't wait!

z

240Degrees

11-23-2003, 02:30 PM

mine is a '93 hatchback.. i guess the headlight motors are just whacky bleh

2240sx's

11-23-2003, 03:45 PM

7 words, "I have a girlfriend and no money."

Productivity is on hold....

Johny5

11-23-2003, 04:03 PM

ordered a sparco sprint finally with scroth harness, 5/16" spacers all around (still didn't do much, but noticeable), put on my braided brake lines and front rotors and pads with some dot 4 blue fluid, and an a/f gauge for shits and giggles.

Dousan_PG

11-23-2003, 04:13 PM

washed my car
off to lunch and a friend's shop to get some work done

WERD.
i layed around listening to GnR for the last hour and now its time to get up and do something w/ my life...its 3:15 pm.

Brian

11-23-2003, 04:56 PM

been working on the interior. getting the rest of the sound deadening out and painting the floorboards. what a long and tiresome process.:bash:

fastpace

11-23-2003, 05:03 PM

put on yoko's es100 this friday and hicas swaybar with 240keyy and had a fantastic autox earlier today.

silvia14

11-23-2003, 05:18 PM

I just came back from my 1st time AutoXing!!!! wowwwwwwwwwww

I think driving it to its limit is productive? no? haha

Matt_240

11-23-2003, 05:26 PM

i washed my car and put in new wiper refills. :)

omen2853

11-23-2003, 06:19 PM

washed, waxed, polished, and dusted mine. bought and installed extended studs and 10mm spacers. installed kazama tension rods in front and shouldve installed the kazama RUCA's as well but im guessing if i did id have to get an alignment as well. so theyre sitting on the floor for now. oh and i also bought new air fresheners

ucfz31s13

11-23-2003, 06:49 PM

no alignment needed after you put in those t/c rods? as long as you count/measure threads?

thanks

z

mastaflash05

11-23-2003, 07:11 PM

got it this far, i think ive been productive. im going to be painting prety much all from the doors forward.

Xren17

11-23-2003, 07:53 PM

It feels good when you a little productive. Washed my car and changed my transmission oil to Redline, it feels great, the shifting is much smoother now. Also put my cusco struct bar back on.

BadMoJo

11-23-2003, 09:25 PM

I didnt do all that I had planned for her, but I did an oil changed and put some finishing touches on the body work i had done... which I need to get some pictures of.

dori2 s13coupe

11-23-2003, 10:22 PM

put on my apex N1 exhaust that i bought a month ago and only found the time to put on.... on saturday... took only an hour and a half.... but it sat behind the bumber where the tow hook is... sounded real nice.... drove around the whole day and night.... took a look behind the bumber this morning... boy did the exhaust heat burn a section of the bumber off.... and melted the foamy stuff under the bumber... so off the exhaust went.... back to stock.... :wtc:

any one want a apex N1???

93s13

11-23-2003, 10:49 PM

i probably had the most productive weekend i did all my suspension mod. i installed the following...
1. kazama t/c rod
2. tein tie rod
3. whiteline front lower arm bushing
4. nismo power brace
5. whiteline front and rear sway bars
6. kyb agx with ground control
7. greg dupri subframe spacers
8. blitz nur spec r exhaust
9. oil seal & oil gasket.

Grumpy

11-23-2003, 11:41 PM

Sorry I haven't been on the board much these days.... real busy working....

But I had a very productive weekend............

Got the old motor out and dropped in the new one. It was FUN.... trying to get everything to fit. Plus dousan36 came by to help out. Here are some pics...

Old motor set uphttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pc44f5b2fdcc7f298cc72f0b4f3ce1f5f/fa7b28e2.jpg

Got the new motor all in....http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p5a3d5c596bc38b77d4ac615a1a262a6a/fa7b2ac7.jpg

Lots more work needs to get done before the Nissan fest.....

Long nights ahead.............

Grumpy

Dousan_PG

11-23-2003, 11:46 PM

wait!!! some dood said Rb26Dett doesnt fit in S13 w/ tt setup! right right? wtf.

hahaha

thanks for letting me help out/hang out/etc it was fun. cant wait to dr--- it :p hehehehehehehehe..

97DubTruck

11-24-2003, 08:00 AM

dynamat everywhere. everywhere. went to go get an alignment and they said i needed tie rod ends. have to order those when west gets more moog ones in. savannah heat air freshener and there was something else....

CoasTek240

11-24-2003, 08:15 AM

its a new week now. monday!

all i got done over the weekend was wait for my car to leave the shop. i had to get my radiator brace pulled out. then i'm taking my front body panels(s13 silvia) off and they are going to get painted to match. (my car was just painted back in JUNE)
then i'm going to get my other dunlop fm's mounted
then installing a slew of parts sitting waiting @ my house.

oh i did get one thing done. i installed my greg dupree subframe spacers. red anodized bling!

Zemus

11-24-2003, 08:51 AM

Its snowing here, so car is in storage :-/

But im still getting stuff for it

HiPSI

11-24-2003, 09:01 AM

saturday: pulled KA. installed clutch and flywheel on SR. did other mild tuneup stuff on SR. dropped the SR in and fought with the motor mount studs for a while (a long while) but finally got it to sit in there right. bolted up the tranny support. filled engine oil, changed filter. installed belts. connected alternator wiring.

sunday: wired all parts of the SR. wrapped entire harness in tape. installed radiator and electric fan. installed/wired thermostatic fan switch. installed the driveshaft (after finding out you have to pop off the collar on the tailshaft of the tranny). installed downpipe and testpipe. re-installed the slave cylinder. filled tranny and installed short throw. re-installed interior pieces. put hood back on (supposed to rain today dammit).

basically all i have left to do is change the sparkplugs, cut a big hole in the battery tray and install the intercooler piping. then i'm ready to start'er up:D

mad s13

11-24-2003, 09:28 AM

Friday Night: Hung out at the shop..
Saturday: started removing power steering stuff from a junk 91 to put in my 90 when my sr goes in, then decided to take the whole front crossmember out and swap it in my car when I do my swap..lol. Rolled that car out and forklifted my clip in, removed motor from clip and inspected it..very nice. Removed driver side interior panels to make a complete mess of my interior and preparing for jdm 180sx seat belts(already put in on passneger side)
Sunday: won auction for hks d1 oil cap, went and looked at a 500 dollar 90 hatch for possible transfer of project car status..

not a bad weekend if I do say so myself.
tonight shall be a new bumper going on.

Gray

Steeles

11-24-2003, 10:13 AM

Sat. fixed ignition problem by shoving a screwdriver bit into #3 coilpack harness clip so it was actually on. thought about washing the car. decided it was gonna rain so I cleaned my room and played Need For Speed Underground.

Carisma•FR

11-24-2003, 10:49 AM

I installed my 5 lugs , Z brakes & RUCA this Saturday.

The front Attain hubs fit like a glove!! Very high quality, expensive but definately worth it!
The RUCA is the Pro-series one from SPLparts, very nice piece also, strong in construction and they look so beautiful against my Tein HEs!!:D

I'm running Z32 TT rims right & back, with 205/55/16 front, 215/50/16 rear. Even with 205 the front still rubs against my coilovers I need to get a set of spacers to clear them.

the head

11-24-2003, 11:09 AM

got my trans back in the car on friday go in for surgery on tues hoping my friends come through on saying they would help me out next friday then i might be able to take the thing for a test drive

rancid240

11-24-2003, 12:12 PM

Tried to put the new SSR up front. Found out i have one lug that will not come off..impact, breaker bar, nothing. call around and no one will let me leave with only 3 lugs on. Im going to go to some small place on wednesday to have it taken off.

TopStreet_KA-T

11-24-2003, 12:13 PM

did an oil change and gave the new motor boost for the first time! damn she moves pretty good on 8psi, well atleast good enough to take my friends 14.1 talon bad. (hahaha)

old_s13

11-24-2003, 12:17 PM

I did fucking __NOTHING__ this weekend, how's THAT sound?

I had to rip out an SR for my buddy, which means my car got NO love. I am fuckin lucky to have working wipers and headlamps my car is so damn stripped.

I hate all of you bastards.

- Mike

JasonNagra

11-24-2003, 12:19 PM

But Mike, we all love you!:kiss:

BTW, I finally put the 17s and Z brakes on. Damn...

Dousan_PG

11-24-2003, 12:21 PM

Originally posted by JasonNagra
But Mike, we all love you!:kiss:

we? haha

i think you're a little FRRRRUUUUUUUUUIITY!!!

:ghey:

hahahaha
pics jason pics show us pics of yoru z and 17s" youll be at nisasn fest right??

JasonNagra

11-24-2003, 12:42 PM

Naw I wont be at nissan festival. The car is barely running. Just getting the car prepped for next season. Doing all maintenance and tieing up all the little odds and ends. I hate waiting for the mailman...

Edit: GF has the digi cam for now, but ill post them once I re-finish the wheels...

nokeone

11-24-2003, 01:52 PM

diff oil changed
oil and filter change
re-ziptied front bumper
checked all fluid levels in engine
car being prepped for painting
installed Eibach Springs on friend's 300ZX (this sucked!)

overall fun weekend of car stuff..

:D

RBS14

11-24-2003, 02:48 PM

i washed her, armoralled , changed diff and motor oil, and adjusted coilovers. I don't even want to think about what i have left to do.....yikes.

CO S13

11-24-2003, 03:27 PM

Pulled the KA Friday night and had the SR towed to our house on Saturday.

240Driver39

11-24-2003, 03:57 PM

hmm, wanted to get more done, but ended up just finishing installing s14 rear seats into my s13 fastback, and doin a few lil things..still have a lot to do over my break...

HiPSI

11-24-2003, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by rancid240
Tried to put the new SSR up front. Found out i have one lug that will not come off..impact, breaker bar, nothing. call around and no one will let me leave with only 3 lugs on. Im going to go to some small place on wednesday to have it taken off.

just have them break it loose then put it back on and tighten by hand. problem solved:D

kazuo

11-24-2003, 06:21 PM

I fixed my seatbelt with the help of a friend. :P

Rennen

11-24-2003, 06:58 PM

I finally got a chance to vaccum all the dirt out of the interior of my car from rallycross. Today I also removed my AIV system and capped off all the hoses, just for kicks. Tomorrow I will try and figure out why my tail lights fill up with water and seal them, and maybe get to work on de-rusting some of the parts before winter. Eventually, I will wash and wax the car. Thanksgiving Break is awesome.

-Matt