driftwhat
05-03-2012, 05:49 PM
Well Ive been cruising this forum for about 5 years now and always wanted an s14.... One day that all came true!!
Now im sitting on my couch waiting for the snow to fly tonite as predicted and cruizing along I thought to myself why dont I make a build thread for my car....... So here it is!!
I got my car on a trade for a crotch rocket I had. Needless to say I added a lil bit of cash on top of the deal so it was a sure thing!
The car when I got her was a bone sotck 98 usdm s14, only exception was that it had a sr20 swap with a greddy front mount and an alluminum no name rad and also came with a white jdm bumper. The thing about the car was that it didnt run right, the kid that had it before me beat the shit out of it and therefore the turbo was f*cked spilling oil into the ic pipes etc etc...
Here are some pics of the car when I first got it. Please excuse the TERRIBLE ride height.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208228_7500849994_512754994_228594_3609_n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208228_7500849994_512754994_228594_3609_n.jpg)
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207488_7500829994_512754994_228593_4908_n.jpg (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207488_7500829994_512754994_228593_4908_n.jpg)
I then ordered a set of Megan Track coilovers and picked up a set of 19x9.5 +24 19x10.5 +27 Work meisters
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472005635226_682445226_11017537_400127_n.jpg (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472005635226_682445226_11017537_400127_n.jpg )
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472010315226_682445226_11017553_4704722_n.jp g (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472010315226_682445226_11017553_4704722_n.jp g)
The Coilovers took a while to show up seeing on how we live up in the great white north, so the wheels and bumper went on first.
After getting sick of looking at it and getting no where with the turbo problems I took it to a friends house and we started tinkering with it, meanwhile his brother was planning on building his rusty zenki s14 into a 1jz powered drift car... One night after a couple beers and swear words on how my turbo was shit the brother piped up and offered a strait swap for the 1jz with a r154 trans and mounts that he already ordered, for my sr...... I must say god was smiling down on me that night, I hummed and hawed about it cause I didn't know much about them and after my friend nudging me to do it, the handshake was consumed and the deal was done... so the swap began!!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/25666_10150170220645142_864990141_12083221_5049915 _n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/25666_10150170220645142_864990141_12083221_5049915 _n.jpg)
After starting the swap the coilovers finally showed up so we put them in as well, this next pic is before any pulling was done in the rear.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/39008_10150242105600142_864990141_14075548_4677020 _n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/39008_10150242105600142_864990141_14075548_4677020 _n.jpg)
After losing my job the car sat for a couple moths with wiring that needed to be done etc etc, after getting back to work and having flow coming in the work started up again on the car, next was finishing up the wiring...
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/44285_10150254232900142_864990141_14432801_8110217 _n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/44285_10150254232900142_864990141_14432801_8110217 _n.jpg)
Thanks to my buddy Mike and Steve and me soaking up there knowledge
the wiring was finished up!!
I had the car out for a month or 2 befoire going away again but it was nice to have for a lil while, I put it into one of the last car shows before the summer was over and got alot of good hype from it, of course there were the haters that commented on the zip ties and shit but what can I say.... It was a work in progress!!
Here are some of the show pics
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/75632_10150308896385142_864990141_15616889_3469856 _n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/75632_10150308896385142_864990141_15616889_3469856 _n.jpg)
I used 94 integra turn signals flipped upside down for turn signals mostly cause the jdm lights were a lil hard to find... but I do have some now!!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/150057_10150308896680142_864990141_15616896_611328 _n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/150057_10150308896680142_864990141_15616896_611328 _n.jpg)
So another winter came and I thought I wanted to try out the drifting side of things so I put the Works up for sale, they sold pretty quick and I picked up a set of 18x9 +10 18x10 +8 AME's. I dont remember what kind they were and needless to say I could careless...... They were cracked when I got them.... Heres a pic of the wheels.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183091_10150412434215142_864990141_17387529_639790 0_n.jpg (http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183091_10150412434215142_864990141_17387529_639790 0_n.jpg)
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225541_10150582180975142_864990141_18460697_246410 8_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225541_10150582180975142_864990141_18460697_246410 8_n.jpg)
I was not impressed with the wheels when I got them from a contact from Japan so I setteled until spring when the cracks were noticed, The contact I dealt with was very apoligetic and after a couple of months we finally worked out a deal, heres a pic of the car how it was run untill the deal was met. Lucky for me my friend Steve had a set of gramlights kickin around that he wasnt using...
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227447_10150607782430142_864990141_18723856_355532 6_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227447_10150607782430142_864990141_18723856_355532 6_n.jpg)
I sold my jdm bumper and usdm skirts and ordered a body kit but once again tradegy struck!! The tsunami hit japan and parts were getting hard to get a hold of again... Finally somthing went right and my wheel contact came through I ended up paying an extra couple bucks givng him back my AME'S and picked up a set of 19x8 19x10 +8 Allgeron Oltega wheels, and WOW did it ever change up the apperance!!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248815_10150631321540142_864990141_18986837_476419 2_n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248815_10150631321540142_864990141_18986837_476419 2_n.jpg)
I also installed a knock off roof wing, hate the way it fits but what can you ask for with knock off junk, LOOKING for a dmax one if anyone is interestred in shipping one to Canada LEMME KNOW!!!!
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306448_10150754305770142_864990141_20345392_803060 3_n.jpg (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306448_10150754305770142_864990141_20345392_803060 3_n.jpg)
Heres fittment with the new wheels and a lil bit of pull in the rear
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268565_10150675572030142_864990141_19356900_261034 5_n.jpg (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268565_10150675572030142_864990141_19356900_261034 5_n.jpg)
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264007_10150675574435142_864990141_19356939_555585 3_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264007_10150675574435142_864990141_19356939_555585 3_n.jpg)
I got a hold of some gauges and did a lil bit of custom install I think it looks pretty good! I removed the heater controls and mounted them below the cd player and mounter the 3 gauges in the stock heater control location... seems to be working well!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251100_10150626920690142_864990141_18930007_314865 2_n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251100_10150626920690142_864990141_18930007_314865 2_n.jpg)
I waited all summer for my kit, and it never showed I drove the car out to Kelowna BC to meet up with some friends and check out a drift event. I ended up leaving the car out there instead of driving back there to park it for winter to get painted....... Of course the day I left the Vertex kit showed up!!!
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296721_10150285529622815_505207814_7843126_3176537 20_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296721_10150285529622815_505207814_7843126_3176537 20_n.jpg)
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300916_10150285530532815_505207814_7843136_1459154 451_n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300916_10150285530532815_505207814_7843136_1459154 451_n.jpg)
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319363_10150285595202815_505207814_7843607_6841536 24_n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319363_10150285595202815_505207814_7843607_6841536 24_n.jpg)
The summer has come to an end again...... Cars finally gonna get painted before spring and a mega single turbo upgrade!! :fruit:Ive got a wedding and alot of saving to have the car ready for the wedding cause the wife wants it to be part of the photos and such!!!! I couldn't be more excited for next spring!!
I hope you have enjoyed the start to my build thread and I will keep it updated as much as possible when parts arrive!! I promise to not dissapoint when it comes to the single turbo upgrade that is coming!!!
Keep the comments coming and such im always up for criticisum or applause!!
Peace out for now!!
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Now im sitting on my couch waiting for the snow to fly tonite as predicted and cruizing along I thought to myself why dont I make a build thread for my car....... So here it is!!
I got my car on a trade for a crotch rocket I had. Needless to say I added a lil bit of cash on top of the deal so it was a sure thing!
The car when I got her was a bone sotck 98 usdm s14, only exception was that it had a sr20 swap with a greddy front mount and an alluminum no name rad and also came with a white jdm bumper. The thing about the car was that it didnt run right, the kid that had it before me beat the shit out of it and therefore the turbo was f*cked spilling oil into the ic pipes etc etc...
Here are some pics of the car when I first got it. Please excuse the TERRIBLE ride height.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208228_7500849994_512754994_228594_3609_n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/208228_7500849994_512754994_228594_3609_n.jpg)
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207488_7500829994_512754994_228593_4908_n.jpg (http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/207488_7500829994_512754994_228593_4908_n.jpg)
I then ordered a set of Megan Track coilovers and picked up a set of 19x9.5 +24 19x10.5 +27 Work meisters
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472005635226_682445226_11017537_400127_n.jpg (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472005635226_682445226_11017537_400127_n.jpg )
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472010315226_682445226_11017553_4704722_n.jp g (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/17157_472010315226_682445226_11017553_4704722_n.jp g)
The Coilovers took a while to show up seeing on how we live up in the great white north, so the wheels and bumper went on first.
After getting sick of looking at it and getting no where with the turbo problems I took it to a friends house and we started tinkering with it, meanwhile his brother was planning on building his rusty zenki s14 into a 1jz powered drift car... One night after a couple beers and swear words on how my turbo was shit the brother piped up and offered a strait swap for the 1jz with a r154 trans and mounts that he already ordered, for my sr...... I must say god was smiling down on me that night, I hummed and hawed about it cause I didn't know much about them and after my friend nudging me to do it, the handshake was consumed and the deal was done... so the swap began!!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/25666_10150170220645142_864990141_12083221_5049915 _n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/25666_10150170220645142_864990141_12083221_5049915 _n.jpg)
After starting the swap the coilovers finally showed up so we put them in as well, this next pic is before any pulling was done in the rear.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/39008_10150242105600142_864990141_14075548_4677020 _n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/39008_10150242105600142_864990141_14075548_4677020 _n.jpg)
After losing my job the car sat for a couple moths with wiring that needed to be done etc etc, after getting back to work and having flow coming in the work started up again on the car, next was finishing up the wiring...
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/44285_10150254232900142_864990141_14432801_8110217 _n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/44285_10150254232900142_864990141_14432801_8110217 _n.jpg)
Thanks to my buddy Mike and Steve and me soaking up there knowledge
the wiring was finished up!!
I had the car out for a month or 2 befoire going away again but it was nice to have for a lil while, I put it into one of the last car shows before the summer was over and got alot of good hype from it, of course there were the haters that commented on the zip ties and shit but what can I say.... It was a work in progress!!
Here are some of the show pics
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/75632_10150308896385142_864990141_15616889_3469856 _n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/75632_10150308896385142_864990141_15616889_3469856 _n.jpg)
I used 94 integra turn signals flipped upside down for turn signals mostly cause the jdm lights were a lil hard to find... but I do have some now!!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/150057_10150308896680142_864990141_15616896_611328 _n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/150057_10150308896680142_864990141_15616896_611328 _n.jpg)
So another winter came and I thought I wanted to try out the drifting side of things so I put the Works up for sale, they sold pretty quick and I picked up a set of 18x9 +10 18x10 +8 AME's. I dont remember what kind they were and needless to say I could careless...... They were cracked when I got them.... Heres a pic of the wheels.
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183091_10150412434215142_864990141_17387529_639790 0_n.jpg (http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183091_10150412434215142_864990141_17387529_639790 0_n.jpg)
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225541_10150582180975142_864990141_18460697_246410 8_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225541_10150582180975142_864990141_18460697_246410 8_n.jpg)
I was not impressed with the wheels when I got them from a contact from Japan so I setteled until spring when the cracks were noticed, The contact I dealt with was very apoligetic and after a couple of months we finally worked out a deal, heres a pic of the car how it was run untill the deal was met. Lucky for me my friend Steve had a set of gramlights kickin around that he wasnt using...
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227447_10150607782430142_864990141_18723856_355532 6_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227447_10150607782430142_864990141_18723856_355532 6_n.jpg)
I sold my jdm bumper and usdm skirts and ordered a body kit but once again tradegy struck!! The tsunami hit japan and parts were getting hard to get a hold of again... Finally somthing went right and my wheel contact came through I ended up paying an extra couple bucks givng him back my AME'S and picked up a set of 19x8 19x10 +8 Allgeron Oltega wheels, and WOW did it ever change up the apperance!!
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248815_10150631321540142_864990141_18986837_476419 2_n.jpg (http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248815_10150631321540142_864990141_18986837_476419 2_n.jpg)
I also installed a knock off roof wing, hate the way it fits but what can you ask for with knock off junk, LOOKING for a dmax one if anyone is interestred in shipping one to Canada LEMME KNOW!!!!
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306448_10150754305770142_864990141_20345392_803060 3_n.jpg (http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/306448_10150754305770142_864990141_20345392_803060 3_n.jpg)
Heres fittment with the new wheels and a lil bit of pull in the rear
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268565_10150675572030142_864990141_19356900_261034 5_n.jpg (http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268565_10150675572030142_864990141_19356900_261034 5_n.jpg)
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264007_10150675574435142_864990141_19356939_555585 3_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/264007_10150675574435142_864990141_19356939_555585 3_n.jpg)
I got a hold of some gauges and did a lil bit of custom install I think it looks pretty good! I removed the heater controls and mounted them below the cd player and mounter the 3 gauges in the stock heater control location... seems to be working well!
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251100_10150626920690142_864990141_18930007_314865 2_n.jpg (http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251100_10150626920690142_864990141_18930007_314865 2_n.jpg)
I waited all summer for my kit, and it never showed I drove the car out to Kelowna BC to meet up with some friends and check out a drift event. I ended up leaving the car out there instead of driving back there to park it for winter to get painted....... Of course the day I left the Vertex kit showed up!!!
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296721_10150285529622815_505207814_7843126_3176537 20_n.jpg (http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296721_10150285529622815_505207814_7843126_3176537 20_n.jpg)
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300916_10150285530532815_505207814_7843136_1459154 451_n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/300916_10150285530532815_505207814_7843136_1459154 451_n.jpg)
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319363_10150285595202815_505207814_7843607_6841536 24_n.jpg (http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/319363_10150285595202815_505207814_7843607_6841536 24_n.jpg)
The summer has come to an end again...... Cars finally gonna get painted before spring and a mega single turbo upgrade!! :fruit:Ive got a wedding and alot of saving to have the car ready for the wedding cause the wife wants it to be part of the photos and such!!!! I couldn't be more excited for next spring!!
I hope you have enjoyed the start to my build thread and I will keep it updated as much as possible when parts arrive!! I promise to not dissapoint when it comes to the single turbo upgrade that is coming!!!
Keep the comments coming and such im always up for criticisum or applause!!
Peace out for now!!
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