Suprareal's S13 FB build (sr20det eventually)

[Suprareal]

What started as a restore build with SR20DET turned to track oriented LS1 and now currently going 2JZ

CURRENT AS OF 2/20

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Here's some pictures the day i brought it home

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This engine wont be in here for longer than another year ( im hoping) so the only money im putting into this engine is maintnence so it will stay healthy.

First thing i did was take off the 36 stickers it was covered in, then parked it and went in and replaced every exhaust gasket and put in new studs for the exhaust manifold.
Doing this i found out the cat was gutted, i wanted to keep the car registered so i borrowed a friends cat of his coupe got it smogged then put back the gutted cat. oh well.
Replaced the valve cover gasket also, was the only thing leaking up front whatsover.

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Then i fixed the taped up intake contraption the guy had going on and stripped/painted the valve cover.

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Gave the engine bay a complete wash
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I was given the stock bumper and support with the deal since the aftermarket bumper was held on with 3 zipties i through the stock on and put the headlight rods on so they would go down.

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The other owner destroyed the springs by torching them to lower it, he through in a set of stock front shocks/springs so i through those on for a while for a better ride but looked like Sh*** installed IMO

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Went to the junkyard and got the headlight housings i was missing along with the rear seat door plastic i was missing, wiper arm, side lights, drivers seat belt motor and other misc plastic and stuff. Im going to keep the far rear stripped.
Heres one of my doner's

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Mine getting cleaned up/scrubbed down
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I couldent take the suspension anymore and redid it " for now" Ill for sure be getting coilovers after the engine swap. All money towards swap for now.
I got the Eibach sportlines and a Megan camber kit since im not a big fan of negative camber.

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Speaking of negative camber the tires i got on this were like slicks and the inside steel belt were showing on all 4 tires and one rim was bent and eventually cracked through so i picked up a set of rims on craigslist.
Running 18's 225/40 on rear and 17's 225/45 in front on universal 4 lugs. not matching but close enough. They had 4 layers of thick paint on them i stripped of chemically. Still deciding on keeping them raw or going with dark bronze paint.

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Always had plans of refitting the aftermarket bumper back on, its in the works.
Re glassed it, primed, and sanded ready for me to paint it. And i got the lights and correct plugs ready also.

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It was VERY obvious my front LBJ's were on the way out, hitting dips and stuff would clunk bad and the front end squeaked like crazy.
Soooo I told myself i wasent going to spend any money on suspension till after the swap, i guess i lied.
I got the energy master kit, along with brand new front lower control arms with ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, sway bar links, the whole thing.


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The ride now is absolutely amazing/stiff compared to what it was.

Just went ahead and painted the rims bronze, hopefully the 5 lug conversion will come one day and i will upgrade to brand name rims...
Also threw on some blown kei office coilovers in the front to see what it would be like.

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[Suprareal]

Its time :ddog:
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Well... its started. Here's a bunch of photos.
Doing some tubbing, stitching, and other supports also.

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[s2k05]

Good progress man! Looks real good!!! Its come a hell of a long way since you got it!!

[zooopreme]

Just a heads up, you will also need OEM 180SX turn signals in order for your turn signals to to work properly. If you were to wire the position lights as turn signals, the blinking pattern will either be random or rapid. Seeing that your aftermarket bumper does not have the necessary tabs to place the turn signals, you will need aftermarket lights that work for both turn signals and parking lights instead of OEM lights.

[CleanAndLegit]

Just a heads up, you will also need OEM 180SX turn signals in order for your turn signals to to work properly. If you were to wire the position lights as turn signals, the blinking pattern will either be random or rapid. Seeing that your aftermarket bumper does not have the necessary tabs to place the turn signals, you will need aftermarket lights that work for both turn signals and parking lights instead of OEM lights.

Circuit sports/dmax/origin/junyan.

[zooopreme]

Circuit sports/dmax/origin/junyan.

Right. But just be aware that DMAX offered two versions--not sure about Origin and Junyan. One version is single filament and will be exactly like OEM position lights. Be sure to get the one that is dual filament or dual function.

[Suprareal]

Thanks for the heads up, ill make sure to do it right when i get to that point.

[Suprareal]

just added some pictures of where im at as of now. If anyone sees something i could use a tip on or some general advice please leave it !

[project_2fizzle]

how are you doing your ps lines?

[Suprareal]

how are you doing your ps lines?

Im looking for someone selling the dohc hardlines or i can just get them at pick your part. Ive already got the dohc reservoir. If it comes down to it i can just get the right pipe and bend it myself.

[Suprareal]

More of the tubs and test fit

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New tranny seal and filled mounts old one broke Of course the walbro 255

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Made the brace while i was in this deep

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PAINT ! My first time using a gun came out super good

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[WristWork]

Keep up the good progress (y)

[Suprareal]

Keep up the good progress (y)

Will do! added some more progress

[StryfeS13]

So are you just gonna do a wire tuck now that you have tubs or are you going to do custom chassis wiring?

[Suprareal]

So are you just gonna do a wire tuck now that you have tubs or are you going to do custom chassis wiring?

No wire tuck for me. If it was a show car i would have but i just made custom brackets to mount the fuse boxes around the same place as stock. But now it looks a ton cleaner as i was able to tuck some wires behind the tubs sidewalls. I will get some pics up of that soon

[HiddenCharacter]

Nice, I like where this is going, might hit you up later with some questions on fiberglass repair.

[Suprareal]

IT'S DONE! Started up first try like i hopped. Few kinks to work out like spedo and reverse lights not working but that is all. YES I KNOW ITS A MONSTER TRUCK!

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[s2k05]

looking good man...what turn signals are those?

[Suprareal]

looking good man...what turn signals are those?

Thanks man, There actually running lights that come on as a constant with the headlights. I dont have signals at the moment.
But they are Nissan, that came on the type x package that was offered

[Suprareal]

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Picked up a set of Megan streets for 200$ on here. Good enough for me, ive got no complains on them yet.

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Interior shots. Wink mirror and s14 rear seats.

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[Suprareal]

Ive had this s14 Vlsd since before the swap

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Painted the bumper with dupli color color match spray paint and clear coat from a gun and fitted the license plate up.

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[Suprareal]

Got a few shots in the back lot of Wekfest Long Beach this week. Got a strut bar and coilpack cover, SR still running strong but with boost leaks.


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[aga]

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deathwish?

[Shanevasquez]

Have you had any engine cooling issues yet not having the shroud on? Car is coming along nicely. :)

[Suprareal]

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deathwish?

Supported on 4 jack stands in this picture. The jacks just sitting under the diff for extra precautions !

[Suprareal]

Have you had any engine cooling issues yet not having the shroud on? Car is coming along nicely. :)

Thanks! I should be using a shroud but haven't came across one, I want to go with e fans eventually I think but no I've had zero overheating problems. Guage has never went pass halfway even when driving it hard/drifting.
Also drove it 2 hours away and back with no problems at all.

[Shanevasquez]

hmm that's good then! :)

[aga]

i hope you re not relying on the dash gauge, cause if that moves, you ve already overheated...

[Suprareal]

i hope you re not relying on the dash gauge, cause if that moves, you ve already overheated...

wana explain this to me?

EDIT: i went ahead and searched. Looks like i should be running a aftermarket gauge because of false readings the stock wont pick up until its too late.
Although i dont think ive ever overheated i will go ahead and get a aftermarket and custom install to be safe. I check my compression every now and then since the day i bought it and its always 150 across. Just did a test last week and was 150 across. No other signs off overheating to me. I pop my hood atleast once everytime i drive the car to make sure nothing obvious is wrong. Stock gauge will slowley go up to just under halfway after the thermostat opens up and has never moved any higher than that even for a second. I hope im good.

[Suprareal]

I havent posted on here forever but the build never stopped.
Since the last post ive owned 7 separate s13's that ive either parted out, sold, or still have lol
Heres a few

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I was tuning myself off AEM series 2 for a while up until i decided to sell the SR.

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But months before i crashed her into a curb (yeah), then pulled her straight and got right back on the road.

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Then with the kouki tails, 326 power wing, rear bumper, 5 lug front and rear z32 brakes all around with z32 e brake etc..

Template made for the wing

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Extended by 25mm, boxed, and notched lower arms by me.
And incase your wondering "$TG!" stands for sweet tea gang (i drink a damn good amount of tea) and yes $$G gave me the thumbs up

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This sh^%*$ kept happening, i told my buddy "next time this happens im going V8" it happened again, yeah its my fault i was over revving and i set my rev limit at 7500 with a hard cut, it sounds coooool.... replaced rocker and posted it for sale and it was gone the next day.

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Took her on a last run

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Started my 50mm overfenders since now i will be running at least 265 or greater in the rear with eventually proper offset.

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Im white, i bought an american V8 and its going in my car. No i did not hop on some wagon.
Ls1 with Ls6 intake, ported throttle body and t56 trans. And until i regain some cash this is what my car looks like...


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After sitting for 2 months i finnally got the money to get everything going. Ordered $2100 in LS parts and thats just a start, not cheaping out this time.
Made the heads cam ready and safe. Went with all comp parts including Dual springs, magnum pushrods, trunion upgrade kit, seals, etc..


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Finally went for the overs, their 50mm. 265's shown. I used Nutsert rivets so i can take the overfenders off if needed

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Modded the stock fenders by riveting on another fender. This is temporary for me but they came out pretty cool. Just primed and cleared over.

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Painted the fenders and got the skirts on. Hoods still in the making.

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[Suprareal]

The build is back and active
If anyone has any tips or heads up on the Ls swap let me know!

[chanchoflores]

Was it hard to do the over fenders with the old front fenders?

[Suprareal]

Was it hard to do the over fenders with the old front fenders?

Not at all. You just cut the bottom half like the rear is done for clearance and rivet on the top fender after you line it up


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[Suprareal]

Sadly it looks as if the previous owner did not do frequent oil changes.

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Tore it apart, all new seals, trunions, springs, and push rods.

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For any LS owner; dont hesitate on the trunion upgrade. Just look at how easy these rollers come apart...

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Im running the canton oil pan specifically for the LS in S13. It clears stock sway bar and subframe with no modification and has 4 trap doors.
Also running Hooker headers made for LS s13.

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[Suprareal]

Decided to make my own solid mounts to save money to use on other parts. Stick welded them so not to pretty because of multiple passes but they are strong

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Heres the clearance with the headers everything fits nice and snug, so much that its annoying. But thats the problem you get with the V8.

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Shifter sits right where it should

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Clutch slave and master are all in and bled.
Running new LS7 clutch/flywheel. Pedal feels pretty perfect in stiffness.

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Still trying to get the best fiberglass fitment when i find time. Whole car will be getting painted in the near future

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I finnally got around to making my trans mount, came out perfect.
Using a energy poly mount for LS.

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Turn one power steering restrictor to get the right pressure for the nissan rack you can tell the difference. I have to say the Turn one has great over the phone representatives.

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Bought a brand new LS6 valley cover, just makes sense.
Wrinkled coated the intake.

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Made a quick dust plate for the trans since the canton pan does not cover the flywheel.
Ran my oil filter relocation, lines go under the oil pan between the subframe and route to the driver side wheel well.

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Its getting close
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[Suprareal]

Swap was done until i drove it up the street and it spun a bearing due to no oil pressure. ( had no gauge ) rookie mistake. I seen this as a chance to have a brand new engine and chance to learn how to rebuild a engine for the first time. SO we did a stock rebuild on it including a brand new crank, and did some upgrades while inside.
Melling high pressure oil pump, ls7 lifters, ARP rod bolts, LS2 timing chain.
Didn't end up getting many pics of the process.
AND A STACK OIL PRESSURE GAUGE so ill never make the same mistake

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Once again its done, runs great, oil pressure is always good... still making little tweaks.


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My friends and I made friends with OMG Drift and got a article done in their online magazine seen here on PG.86
http://issuu.com/omgdrift/docs/issue_03
Heres a few shots from the day

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Power steering fluid was shooting out of the reservoir when drifting so i went ahead and added a Mishimoto fluid cooler with fan and it works great.

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[Suprareal]

Lots of upgrades being added at the end of the year this year.
Dual brake booster (painted with purple flake)

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3 Quart Canton accusump with switched valve to ignition. All push lock -10 AN lines with a very nice Vibrant check valve.

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I recently got a sponsorship with mishimoto and this 25 row single pass oil cooler was the first thing i used my discount with. Also using push lock -10 AN. Mounted to get great flow through my bumper.

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I made a new set of modded lower front arms this time 1.5" extended. Notched for tie rod clearance of course. And fresh ball joints.
First time modding knuckles. Just your typical shorten tigged up multiple passes and painted brass. (brass knuckles :keke:)

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These pictures shown are full lock with 255/40/18 on a 9" wide rim. Bottoming out on tension and sway bar that will later be upgraded.

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[Suprareal]

Here are the last pictures taken on this car while it looked like a bag of skittles.
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Body is now being prepped for paint. Body filler areas are very light where you see them. No filled holes or anything like that. This paint job wont be flawless because at the end of the day it is my drift car but will be very nice.

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[Suprareal]

First coat: Epoxy primer
Im using dark primers to help darken up my color coat as I don't want the finished color to light.

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[Suprareal]

I made my very first bash bar here. Came out great fits snug and holds up my bumper. This was made from 1 3/4" DOM but next time will be using a smaller OD.

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Coat of Poly primer and weeks of block sanding ...
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Ive got a discount on VIS kit parts so im trying out some fenders. The fitment is not all that bad but i can already tell i will replace them with wider fenders as my wheels are max cambered in and still barely clear. Lots of camber is not my style.

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Finally starting to wrap up paint. Heres some teaser pics. Im now buffing/polishing and putting everything back on the car. (as you can see my tent flew away during EL NINO)

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[Suprareal]

Was able to get my first mini photoshoot of the car before the car gets beat on.

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My buddy even put in the time to draw the car. Amazing colored pencil work.

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[va240dude]

Cool man, photos turned out great!

[Kev1n]

what rims are those? they're awesome, the white ones.

[Suprareal]

what rims are those? they're awesome, the white ones.

Ive had them for 3+ years and still dont know. Id really like to know though. The guy i bought them from said they were Rota's but they are stamped Made in USA on the backs.

[Suprareal]

Decided to get started on my hydro set up that i have been designing in my head for a long time.
(Anyone who sees this and wants to copy my concept go ahead)
Ive only seen a couple set ups similar to mine being extended. I used this design for 2 reasons, im tall and my knees would hit the Master cylinder if i placed it up front, and with a full interior car making things as sleek and hidden as possible is a plus for me.

Im using the GKtech dual caliper bracket that still allows me to use the Z32 ebrake. So yes i now have 3 separate brakes on the rears.
I fabbed the handle at a friends machine shop, SS lines made at Baker precision, and the bracket holding the master i made of some 304 stainless i had around. Keep in mind under the car there is a supporting plate to stiffen up the area i am bolting to that i did not get a pic of. If you dont do this the floor will flex like crazy when the brake is pulled.
The extension is stainless and threaded specific for the swivel joint on the lever and the master. The bracket holding the lever is designed to fit like stock directly under the shift boots with absolutely no trimming of the center console. All scews to take off the console are still accessible as well.

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[scottie]

I am currently making a similar setup myself. I really like the extra space of remote mounting the master toward the rear. I think both the Enjuku Racing Pro 2 cars use a similar setup. Very clean install, I love it. May I ask what rod you used and where you sourced it?

[Suprareal]

I am currently making a similar setup myself. I really like the extra space of remote mounting the master toward the rear. I think both the Enjuku Racing Pro 2 cars use a similar setup. Very clean install, I love it. May I ask what rod you used and where you sourced it?

It's a stainless 3/8 rod I was lucky enough to find in the scrap pile at my friends machine shop. Home Depot, lowes, ace hardware and places like that carry stuff like that to. Or you can settle with steel rod and paint it.

[Ronald_Mcdonald]

That's the same hydro setup I was planning on running.

Car looks cool and all, but something just seems off to me. I can't figure out what it is. Good thing it's not my car, right? Hahaha.

Keep up the good work, man.

[Suprareal]

That's the same hydro setup I was planning on running.

Car looks cool and all, but something just seems off to me. I can't figure out what it is. Good thing it's not my car, right? Hahaha.

Keep up the good work, man.

Lol not sure what to say to that. The outside or inside ? Or car as a whole looks off ?

[Suprareal]

It’s been years since any update and that’s mainly because the car stayed the same with little to no changes.
But now some big changes are in progress.
I took a big leap and sold my entire turnkey LSX swap and now going 2JZ CD009.
All pulled and picked up promptly from another member here actually.

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Took one last hot lap before pulling and finally got to take a picture of the 2 cars together

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[Suprareal]

I didn’t move on from the LS for any bad reason. It ran great, was giving me no problems, and the torque power band was amazing. It was sad seeing it go.
My main reason for moving on was to use the money and fund my growing business.
2nd - The 2JZ I’ve had for over a year now and have been getting great deals on everything I’ve bought for it so I’m not anywhere near as much money into it as I was the LS.
3rd- I’ve been wanting to fix my frame rails from a prior crash years ago you’ve seen much earlier in this thread

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The JZ is a JDM VVTI aristo motor with a non vvti intake manifold and throttle body with the IACV chopped off and welded up. This set up is basically a cleaner way of doing a drive by wire delete on it.
It’s a stock motor just cleaned up nice. Fully oem resealed and cleaned.
BC cam gear, CX manifold, Garrett GT35 1.04 (Probably too big may be changed later), emusa pulleys, modified non vvti clear cam cover, powdercoated almost everything, and AN everything !


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I’m running the complete Collins kit with the 6 puck sprung disk

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Here you’ll see the old damage my chassis had and a few test fits before getting on with the surgery

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[Suprareal]

It just so happens we did the tub work 6 years ago down to the month as I start this new front end. Not planned!
If it were possible to replace the frame rails without chopping off the tubs completely I Probably would have done it.
My frame rails were tweaked just until the very end of the rear subframe bolts making the job just that much harder since the subframe will need to be remounted. Lots of measurements !
I ended up chopping just a inch past the rear subframe bolt. The strut bar and lower bar are in place to keep anything from shifting.

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For the frame rails I’m using 1.5”x3” tubing. This will slide into the stock frame rails like a sleeve after shimming one side with 1/4” plate

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You’ll see here the 1/4” plate shim. This makes it possible to weld both sides of the frame rail thru the old in a spot weld fashion.
I could have gotten away with using a 2”x3” tube and forced it thru but chose not to.
The new frame rail sleeve in nearly all the way into the old frame rail while the shim plate is only 6”
My thinking is if I do crash the car again it’ll create a weak spot that’ll bend again if not time for a new shell at that point.

Tons of measuring, mocking up, clamping down, measuring, tacking, and measuring before fully welding down
The holes for the subframe were drilled before welding everything in place to ensure proper fitment

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[Suprareal]

The motorset will have to go in and out a bunch of times for mock-up and fitment purposes
You can here see the rails aren’t fully welded yet I plan on tig welding them. But you can see the spot weld idea thru the side view.

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[da_crew10]

Super cool build!!!

[Suprareal]

I can use the practice with tig welding in hard to get spots so I’m tigging any and everything I can. Not to mention it looks way better

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Since I cut the tubs out the strut towers didn’t have much surface to work with. I tossed around a few ideas but this was the best finished look I came up.
It’s 10 gauge steel that I put a bend on all the way around and folded/welded up into the underside

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[Suprareal]

It’s hard to come up with an original tube front design with the amount of them that are being done now
In my opinion the pop up headlight tube fronts are the hardest due to the way the lights mount in so many places.
I could have came up with some over the top crazy design with all sorts of bends and make the car look like a piece of art but I’m choosing not to and that’s because this is now a full track car.
Everything I design and build for this car now backs the idea that it can be replaced easily if damaged, ease of access, and just have a good work flow in general.

With all of that being said I still wanted to prove to myself I can do something different and not keep it too basic.
I will be running a V Mounted intercooler/radiator set up so the main tubes needed to allow clearance for them.
This is the beginning to a design I think will almost fallow the stock lines

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There will be gusset work with dimple dies and bead rolling between the two bars creating them almost into one bar section.
Originally I wanted to tie in new tubs to this design. But after seeing how reachable the engine is to work on without them I may stick to no tubs.



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[RedSnow]

never seen that design before. looks good though for lots of room to tackle almost anything! Assuming that this is still going to be driven on the streets do you plan on putting some sort of fender liner in there?

[Suprareal]

never seen that design before. looks good though for lots of room to tackle almost anything! Assuming that this is still going to be driven on the streets do you plan on putting some sort of fender liner in there?



Originally I planned to but I’m most likely not going to add any paneling down the sides. We’ve had good luck with open fender wells on other track cars even at the dirtiest tracks. My car sees the streets less and less every year, I’ve probly taken it out 5-10 times in the last year.


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[jumpman2334]

you are a god damn animal. looking forward to more updates.

[BiG MiKE86]

Dope build. Did you have to bash the trans tunnel to fit that kit/trans in? Hows the shifter sitting for you?

[Suprareal]

Dope build. Did you have to bash the trans tunnel to fit that kit/trans in? Hows the shifter sitting for you?



Thanks ! My tunnel was already beat from the LS being in it. But yes this set up requires the tunnel to be bashed a bit.
I custom modded the stock shifter and it’s sitting decent. This is just a test fit and will need slight trimming for the actual linkage to move under the car https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190402/0526ef605e5a193d26bd343bd4c17fc4.jpg


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[Suprareal]

The forward tubes will be connected with a dimple panel. As you can see my mock up with cardboard here but the design might change slightly
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I kept the stock support to give me visuals along the way. As you can see the design somewhat fallows the stock lines in a way

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Since the entire structure is going to be tied together strong there’s really no need for the stock tension rod brackets / power brace so I came up with this design to free up some room for the v mount

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The tube is the same 1” .120 wall that I’ve been working with. The gussets are added under and on the face for strength.
I’m not worried about these mounts breaking or bending but more so the strength of the bolt in this position but I’m very confident in it.
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All the tubes and structure are now fully welded
Next I’ll be mounting the panels back on and knocking out the gusset panels
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[BiG MiKE86]

Shifter fitment looks dead on. That front end is coming along nicely

[240sx_sr20det]

Cool tension rod mounts!

[jumpman2334]

just gets cooler and cooler.

[Suprareal]

Earlier I mentioned that pop up tube fronts are in my opinion the hardest and most time consuming. That’s because the way the headlights mount in a flat plane rather then vertical like Silvia/ s14 headlights. I find it a lot more difficult to level everything out to have the proper panel gaps.

Earlier I made sure my front most forward tubes center was at maximum headlight height that way I can run a flat piece off it to mount to and have plenty room for front to back error. If I was really good I could have made the front tube exactly the length and height so the headlight can mount directly on to that ... but I’m not that good yet.

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I’m choosing to only use one of the lower mounts for simplicity but it’s plenty to hold the lights solid.
I’ve threaded the bar stock itself to bolt onto
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Next before I can get to mount the radiator or anything else in the engine bay for that matter I need to build the bash bar.
I chose to cap the front of the frame rails with 1/4” plate. The plate is tapped but for extra thread contact I chose to weld nuts on the back side.
Since I’m using 1.5” tubing to mount onto the bash bar the bolt hole locations are critical for room given the frame rails are only 1.5”x3”
I could have made the plates larger much than the frame rails but I wouldn’t look as clean

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It’s starting to look like a car again and I can breathe haha

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[BiG MiKE86]

This thread just keeps getting better and better... awesome work


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[RedSnow]

Is it just the angle or is the gap between headlight and fender wider than it should be? but again, fantastic fabrication work!

[Suprareal]

Is it just the angle or is the gap between headlight and fender wider than it should be? but again, fantastic fabrication work!


The gap is wider than it should be. That’s because that’s where these fenders like to fit and still have great fitment on the door gap. I may tweak them overall though. Plus the hood I noticed is slightly narrow compared to stock so it adds to the gap


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[Suprareal]

Before I could start mounting the radiator and intercooler set up the bash bar had to be made.
You’ll notice I did not add a lot of extra bracing on it. This is so it has some place to bend if I crash and be easily replaceable without pushing force onto the frame rails
All tig welded !

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What makes this design actually come together is the gusset work on the front forward tubes. Originally I wanted to add bead rolling along with the dimples but the test piece wasn’t looking right so I have another idea for them that’ll be added later on

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I THOUGHT I would have plenty of room with the radiator & fan shroud set up I bought before starting the tube front.
Turns out I should have waited to order these 2 until I was at this exact point. This set up will work but not exactly as I planned.
The radiator could be a couple inches shorter while the shroud could be a bit slimmer but this set up should cool the coolant awesomely

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You’ll notice how low and far forward it’s sitting while in place
I’ll be cutting out and replacing the tube in front connecting the frame rails to allow more clearance

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What do you guys think ? Keep tweaking and get this V-Mount to work OR go back to a plain old vertical set up ?



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[RedSnow]

assuming that the car will be used for drifting wouldn't the V-mount be rather inefficient? I don't know too much about drifting since I just street drive my s13 so my thought process might be wrong.

It looks cool but doesn't look the most efficient way of cooling to me.

[Suprareal]

assuming that the car will be used for drifting wouldn't the V-mount be rather inefficient? I don't know too much about drifting since I just street drive my s13 so my thought process might be wrong.

It looks cool but doesn't look the most efficient way of cooling to me.



From my understanding and logic I wouldn’t think the v mount would be any less efficient than a traditional stock vertical set up.
The air coming in thru the bumper will go thru the radiator and draft directly into the airflow underneath the car instead of being pushed into the engine bay while the air traveling past the intercooler will be diverted out of the hood vents. ( I’ll be adding ducting thruout)
Formula D cars run the radiator in the trunk but I can’t see myself doing that. Atleast anytime soon.
And that requires properly placed and sealed ducts on rear quarter glasses to divert air while drifting sideways



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[CoupedupRB]

Sick af

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[UJCD]

dude, this is amazing!

[RedSnow]

From my understanding and logic I wouldn’t think the v mount would be any less efficient than a traditional stock vertical set up.
The air coming in thru the bumper will go thru the radiator and draft directly into the airflow underneath the car instead of being pushed into the engine bay while the air traveling past the intercooler will be diverted out of the hood vents. ( I’ll be adding ducting thruout)
Formula D cars run the radiator in the trunk but I can’t see myself doing that. Atleast anytime soon.
And that requires properly placed and sealed ducts on rear quarter glasses to divert air while drifting sideways
Yea you have a point there. In that case the v-mount looks pretty bad ass!

[Suprareal]

More gussets !
Started by removing and replacing the lower support tube since it was interfering with radiator clearance. Now I’ve got good fitment!

You’ll notice the strut bar design I went with is welded permanent. After cutting so much of the sheet metal off the lower strut towers they lost a good amount of structure. So adding this type of strut bar tying in with the firewall will add all the structure back needed

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I notched the gusset to be able to view the stamped vin number. The actual vin plate will be riveted onto the gusset right where the stock location would be. Not exactly legal but the design of the gusset wouldn’t look right if it stopped before the vin plate so oh well it’ll look stock when everything’s painted

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I’ve officially gotten the radiator mounted. I’ll go into that further on the next post

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[RedSnow]

Looks great! I didn't know there is an "illegal" spot to have a vin number. Maybe it's diffferent up here in Canada.

[Suprareal]

Looks great! I didn't know there is an "illegal" spot to have a vin number. Maybe it's diffferent up here in Canada.



For us any “tampering” can be a federal crime. Even just removing it for paint and reinstalling isn’t ok technically. I doubt most police would enforce it though but the states referees we have here would instantly


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[Suprareal]

I got the intercooler all mounted up now as well as the intake tube that’ll sit behind the bumper opening for fresh cold air

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Here’s a few shots of how the radiator and intercooler are mounted

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[Suprareal]

Intercooler piping all finished up. I decided to use HDi locking clamps for both aesthetics and performance as they are rated for over the psi I will ever run while being WAY easier to disconnect than traditional couplers and clamps
I will be running a tial Bov directly off the throttle body location

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Radiator is also finished up. If you haven’t noticed I’m running all AN 16 for the radiator connections. My actual AN braided line will only be around 6-8” on each inlet and outlet so flow won’t be badly compromised with the smaller inner diameter the AN 16 is compared to the actual inlets and outlets on the radiator

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[RedSnow]

never heard of HDi clamps. are they a similar mechanism to vibrant?

[Suprareal]

never heard of HDi clamps. are they a similar mechanism to vibrant?



I believe they are Australia based. Same function as vibrant but with a different design. In my opinion the HDi are a better fit because they allow -/+ 2 degrees of wiggle room and or flex and have a much easier unlocking and removing procedure


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[Suprareal]

Wastegate is going out of the hood. I made that decision many many years ago while riding passenger in a similar set up ! Only since this car is on its way to being track only.
Later I will be making a garnish plate on the hood for it and likely have the actual tube flush mounted

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Oil cooler mounted. Power steering cooler with fan will be mounted on the backside of it

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Trimmed up the bumper to fit this giant set up.
Like I said before the placement of the radiator in the bumper scoop is not ideal but was my only option without buying another set up. This intercooler/fans/radiator set up is rated to cool 1000 HP. Eventually I want to be in the 600-700 range.

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I may do more trimming in the top area of the scoop to let more air flow in. I normally run no bumper at the track though.
All my measurements were correct and the intercooler sits just maxed out high enough to still fit the bumper on. You can see it’s actually trimmed perfect to rest on the intercooler and keep almost perfect gap to the hood

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A tip to anyone who’s never built a car all the way thru before.... leave your body work & paint job LAST if you want to keep it nice. I’ve accidentally dinged, cracked, scratched or dropped so many things thru out the process the last month haha


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[Suprareal]

Paint !
I went with a midnight blue pearl. The pictures don’t really show it’s true color.

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Re coated the subframe and booster the same black with purple blue flake
Steering rack went out for a fresh rebuild

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Powder coated a few bits
The trans mount, shifter housing, and power steering reservoir match my valve covers with a black “rainbows end” subtle in shade and pops in sun

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For those of you that don’t already know... you can swap your fuel lines from one side of the chassis to the other. Just unbolt the softlines from the tank and remove all the hardware holding them on the rails and wiggle them out. It’ll require slight bending to get them to fit right but for the most part they already match the other side.
I’m running this filter with AN fittings for my feed and just rubber hose for return. This set up may change later with fuel upgrades.

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Flowed in a fresh coat of underbody spray again

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[Suprareal]

I want to give credit to a few builds that have been a inspiration during my build before I forget. Great for others who may be considering a v mount set up.

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[Suprareal]

Motors back in and currently assembling things as I go

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Few shots of my shifter I made from the stock shifter parts

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Bash bar powder coated a nice silver

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Custom skid plate I made was powder coated the same silver

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My set up needed a catch can so like everything else I decided to build my own. This is my first time making one so I kept it simple. It also needed to be small enough to fit in the corner spot.
Stainless scrubbers for baffling work great.

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This shows the amount of fluid it holds before touching the filter. Plenty in my case as I’ll be draining it frequently.

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You can see here I’m also running a boost controller with the AEM tru boost gauge

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Lots of parts are getting powder coated as I put everything together. The turbo housing got chrome powder

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Custom throttle body finished up with tial bov.
The details are finally starting to come together
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[jumpman2334]

this build gets better and better. love the fab work!

[RB25GUY]

Geez dude this is badddddd asssss keep it up!!!!!!

[Suprareal]

I recently bought the Langmuir systems crossfire cnc plasma table to take Defworx to the next level. I’ve been making almost everything I usually do by hand with this now, it’s amazing.
Wishing I had it when doing the tube front sheet metal work
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As I find something I need personally I’m also saving and making batches of these parts that’ll soon be offered on my website if anyone’s interested.
Www.defworxshop.com

First was the z32 e brake cable bracket ! I’ve had some ugly makeshift bracket until now.
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Throttle cable bracket
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Wire tuck needed something to hold the fuse boxes up under the dash. Keep in mind I’m not running any heater/AC boxes under there.

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350Z bash bar gussets !
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Of course I had to make the 3 pod holder for the vent slot. Went ahead and made the climate control delete for an additional gauge and switches. Later I’ll be making a custom cluster in the stock location

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Got the booster and masters in. Tight fit but everything is still independently removable
Running gktech brake lines

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I’m running the stock JDM Aristo harness and ecu for now. I de pinned every wire I won’t be using from the harness and shrunk it down about half the normal size
The Aristo has the ecu box in the engine bay so in order to route the ecu into the cabin you’ll need to extend all your wires. I chose to also run the ignite into the cabin. An over all 30” extension.

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I’m choosing to use the stock Aristo ecu box shoved under the dash. Just zip tied for now since I’m not 100% sure I’ll be utilizing it when upgrading to standalone down the road

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After finalizing all the small things it was ready to crank. Fired right up !
Got all my suspension back on and I’m stoked to see the car come back together and roll again

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Fenders on and bumper mocked back up to check fitment
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I still haven’t test driven it yet besides going forward and reverse in the driveway.
Waiting on my water temp gauge to come in first while I finish wiring the rest of my gauges and clean things up



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[jumpman2334]

damn, this thread gets better and better. what are you using the bend the plasma parts after? a brake?

[Suprareal]

damn, this thread gets better and better. what are you using the bend the plasma parts after? a brake?



I use a harbor freight press with the swag off-road finger brake and additional “flat top” v die attachment


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[jumpman2334]

oh wow thats awesome. ive wondered about those kits that work off of a harbor freight press. based off your pictures, id say it looks like it works well!

[Suprareal]

oh wow thats awesome. ive wondered about those kits that work off of a harbor freight press. based off your pictures, id say it looks like it works well!



Yeah it’s a awesome tool. I’m still practicing with it but the possibilities are almost endless with it


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[NJs13_1993]

QUALITY fab work man! Keep it up I’m loving this build

[lilrookz]

There is so much great fab work here! Props! Mad f***ing props that front end looks absolutely tits!

[Suprareal]

Thanks for all the positive comments !

Work picked up for a while and progress slowed down a little on the build but it’s all finished up now !

CNC designed and cut out my new gauge holders. ( Will be available soon on my website if anyone’s interested )
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Interiors back together and thru in a new stereo while I had everything apart
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For the shifter I utilized the stock boot and just cut it to fit and added a flap of rubber over the cut out section. Completely forgot to take a picture of it but here’s how it sits. No cutting of panels
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One of the things I never really liked about the LS was the noise. It was obnoxiously loud. Was at the same time a cool factor but the drone inside got very annoying to me.
I knew I wanted the JZ to be super quiet besides being on wastegate
I’m running 3” stainless all the way back with a reducer into a small section that came on the muffler that’s 2.5” that goes back up to 2.75”. Which works perfect to tuck up under the subframe where room is limited.
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The muffler is a giant Greddy with lots of baffling. Twice the size of the old Blitz.
The car is dead quiet ! Like quieter than stock.
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CNC designed and cut out a wastegate garnish. ( will also be available on the website soon)
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New logo that’ll be making its way onto more products
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[Suprareal]

First test drive didn’t go great. Few bugs made their way out like one would expect. Nothing that wasn’t fixable and was back on its next test a couple days later

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Now that the car was running great I drove it around normally in the neighborhood for a few miles monitoring the gauges and what not.
After seeing nothing but good signs I continued to drive harder not only on the motor but the suspension to test out the fab works design ( heavy braking, quick fast corners, etc)

Parked the car jacked it up to inspect the entire chassis and found my tension rod mount on the passenger side started to bend just enough to crack the paint. So I addressed that problem quick with a added gusset which meant grinding paint down, welding, and re painting ( with airbrush)
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This was something I should have done originally but overlooked it but now all is fine !
Around 100 miles later and surprisingly nothing else has went wrong ! Car drives like a daily besides the heavy clutch.
Wish I could upload videos
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Finally the cars “finished” for now. It really kicked my ass ! Fuel system and management will likely come sooner than later.

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Will soon do a quick photo shoot on the car and upload lots of quality pics !


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[gixxerbob]

These heavy fabrication DIY/at home builds are the best and builds like yours solidify my decision to make a thread with my s14 when I pull it out of storage. Its awesome to see another garage fabricator getting it done! You should be really proud of your work. A lot of shops can't turn out this quality of work. Keep the fabrication updates coming!


.....where's your radiator cap?

[RedSnow]

looks fantastic! good job!

[Suprareal]

These heavy fabrication DIY/at home builds are the best and builds like yours solidify my decision to make a thread with my s14 when I pull it out of storage. Its awesome to see another garage fabricator getting it done! You should be really proud of your work. A lot of shops can't turn out this quality of work. Keep the fabrication updates coming!


.....where's your radiator cap?



Thanks much appreciated !
I’m running Evans waterless coolant so there’s little to no expansion with it. A radiator cap isn’t actually needed in this application BUT there is one on the radiator Incase pressure does build up. I also made a custom cap that bolts onto the AN on the upper neck if I decide to later run regular coolant
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[Suprareal]

looks fantastic! good job!



Thank you !


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[Suprareal]

Still running strong ! My walbro 255 gave out after 6-7 years of use. I replaced it with the e85 compliant walbro 450 for later hp goals.

Here’s a few better pics
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[d_nice]

Wow man looking good. Bump for you.

[Suprareal]

2 events on the JZ already and loving it
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I had a problem with my work wheels hitting my tension rod and stressing the bolt so I came up with a bolt on brace solution
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I’ve finally moved my business Defworx into a shop with a lift. Wishing I had this when building my cars !
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Decided to make a new trans mount for myself since what i made before was meant to be temporary. This one I do sell on the website !
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Designated hard park zone
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[s13 @ fullboost]

Your car is beautiful.:hitit::love:

The quality of the work & fabrication is outstanding.

[Suprareal]

Stock axles weren’t cutting it anymore so I went ahead and did the 350z swap. This service is also something Defworx offers ! Just bolt up stock 350z axles after the service it’s that easy.
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[nick_d_240sx]

Top notch quality build! Awesome fabrication work! Just plain wicked!

[S14rebuild]

Car looks amazing! Im running ur s14 front bashbar. Fits perfect!

[BiG MiKE86]

Decided to make a new trans mount for myself since what i made before was meant to be temporary. This one I do sell on the website !
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Hey maybe I missed it but whats your website? Im actually looking for a trans mount bracket at the moment for my swap and yours looks really good.

*Edit*

Nevermind i found it! For anyone else who may be interested
https://www.defworxshop.com/product/s-chassis-universal-transmission-mount

Which mount are you using? Im looking up stock trans mounts for that tranny and im getting some weird results that dont match.

Thanks again! Truly inspiring build

[Suprareal]

Hey maybe I missed it but whats your website? Im actually looking for a trans mount bracket at the moment for my swap and yours looks really good.

*Edit*

Nevermind i found it! For anyone else who may be interested
https://www.defworxshop.com/product/s-chassis-universal-transmission-mount

Which mount are you using? Im looking up stock trans mounts for that tranny and im getting some weird results that dont match.

Thanks again! Truly inspiring build



Hey I think I got your order thanks !
My actual mount is just a eBay solid aluminum from stock ka/sr. They bolt right up to the CD trans. You can use any mount that style with my crossmember. Let me know if you have any more questions
[email protected]


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[Suprareal]

Car looks amazing! Im running ur s14 front bashbar. Fits perfect!



Awesome thanks for your support !


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[Suprareal]

Top notch quality build! Awesome fabrication work! Just plain wicked!



Much appreciated!


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[Suprareal]

Your car is beautiful.:hitit::love:



The quality of the work & fabrication is outstanding.



Thanks I really appreciate it !


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[BiG MiKE86]

Hey I think I got your order thanks !
My actual mount is just a eBay solid aluminum from stock ka/sr. They bolt right up to the CD trans. You can use any mount that style with my crossmember. Let me know if you have any more questions
[email protected]


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Yep that was my order this morning. Thanks for the info!


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[slider2828]

Yep that was my order this morning. Thanks for the info!


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Oh shit Big Mike you are still on Zilvia... Its been ages!!! Defworx definitely sick...

Elephant in the room is that Ivan Stewart's Tacoma??!? That livery looks super familiar.

[BiG MiKE86]

Oh shit Big Mike you are still on Zilvia... Its been ages!!! Defworx definitely sick...



Elephant in the room is that Ivan Stewart's Tacoma??!? That livery looks super familiar.



Haha yeah man just be lurking and dormant the past few years. Bringing the build back to life with some goodies which now include a Defworks bracket


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[Suprareal]

Oh shit Big Mike you are still on Zilvia... Its been ages!!! Defworx definitely sick...



Elephant in the room is that Ivan Stewart's Tacoma??!? That livery looks super familiar.



The shell on the wall? Yeah I rent the place with Ted moncure / Long Beach racers and wicked strong monster truck team
Here’s one of teds current trophy truck
I’m slowly trying to get into the off-road world both for fun and fabrication wise. Much more expensive to dive into then drifting!
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[Suprareal]

Few more pictures to share in the shop
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Our local track AVS can really get a car dirty. Almost fitting it with the other Baja guys here haha
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[BiG MiKE86]

Hey what engine brackets and mounts are you using? Thinking I need something other than solid mounts this time around

[Suprareal]

Hey what engine brackets and mounts are you using? Thinking I need something other than solid mounts this time around



Hey sorry for the late reply. The brackets are Defworx I make myself. The mounts themselves are just KA/SR ISR


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[Suprareal]

This covid plague has really slowed down business for me like most and instead of going insanely bored I decided to start on my roll cage.
It will be a full cage with interior
Im using typical DOM tubing 1.5 .095 wall

Started with stripping the interior and sound deadening. I will be adding back some new deadening after though.

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I built the front boxes outside of the car for a much easier job when they need to be welded in
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Harness lap belt bolt on plate. You can simply use one of the stock bolt holes with your harness but I found this centered the bolt allowing the strap to come out of the carpet hole much cleaner
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The rear plates counter the chassis nicely to get great coverage
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I?m TIG welding the entire cage minus the base plates to chassis. The entire main hoop was built and welded outside of the car
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I?ve built a few cages in the past but never with interior. Finding it a lot more difficult to build working around the panels
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The rear section I decided to do a little differently than a standard X. Since these are extra added tubes not needed for a standard cage you have more design freedom. This to me was unique and gave me a little less blindspots on the driver seat in comparison to the X design
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[BiG MiKE86]

Hey sorry for the late reply. The brackets are Defworx I make myself. The mounts themselves are just KA/SR ISR


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No worries thanks for the response.

Cage is looking fire!


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[Suprareal]

After the windshield and A pillar bars were finished it was time to drop the cage down in order to weld the tops. A lot of people will skip this and be left with a unfinished cage
I do this by simply pushing the cage forward till it drops off the boxes.

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[Suprareal]

With that finished the dash bar could be made along with the mounting brackets for the steering column and fuse boxes
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Before I move onto the door bars it?s easier to trim the dash, carpet, and any other panels now.
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I used my spare dash to cut since I can?t see myself using my original Uncracked dash. This dash will be reupholstered and have the top protrusions cleaned up
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I?ll still be using the lower half of the s14 rear seat
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[Suprareal]

Work turned around when everyone got their stimulus checks. The past 2 weeks I was lucky to get a hour a day on my cage
A lot of thinking and changing my mind on the door bar designs and I finally decided on this style because they clear my seat perfectly, required only minor trimming of the door panel, and my legs/elbows won?t hit them when getting tossed around drifting
Vertical bars will be added to them
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A pillar gussets nicely contour the chassis
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My bride reclinable sat way to high causing my head to hit the a pillar bars ( I?m 6?3?) so I picked up this Bride Cusco XL seat. For the first time I have a authentic seat!
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Rear trim was further trimmed to fit. Now is in 3 removable pieces
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My buddy from Socal auto image came by to get a part welded. My twin in Silvia form
(My rear fenders are off and changing to type3)
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[Suprareal]

With the door bars finished up I was able to prep and mask for paint. The color is a mix of body color and black but turned out straight black
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Decided to throw a little bit of deadening back in to reduce the tin canning of the sheet metal
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Interior is going back in little by little. My dash is being wrapped before it goes back in
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Custom cluster I made and had a friend draw up and cut decals for imitation gauges since none of mine worked anyways
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Interior is all back together now
Had my interior guy wrap the dash. It was his first dash so it?s not perfect but I think it turned out great.
New gauge pod for the ac hole and I threw the digital climate control back in. It?s just wired so it lights up.
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[koukis13]

Looking good man!

[cured13]

That battery box ruin all the effort for me. Did you ever consider getting rid of it and mounting the battery to the bottom where the spare goes?
With all that awesome fabrication available to you it's such an easy and effective change.
Love the cage, congrats.
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[S13project]

Cage came out rad. Nice seeing the progression of it.

[Suprareal]

That battery box ruin all the effort for me. Did you ever consider getting rid of it and mounting the battery to the bottom where the spare goes?
With all that awesome fabrication available to you it's such an easy and effective change.
Love the cage, congrats.



I run a full size battery in that box. It wouldn?t fit where the spare is without making a big bulge in the carpet. To me this plastic box is clean, I personally hate exposed battery?s/ boxes.
I may later make a delete panel to hide the rear section and have it wrapped the same material as the dash though


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[Avayo]

This thing is rad, props on all that fab work man!