Chris's s14 kouki/SR clean street car project

[TerribleTopher]

At the nagging of a friend of mine (silviaks2nr) I'm starting a build thread for my s14. I'm a good ways along with it so I'll play catch up with the first post. I have a lightly modded 350z that I daily drive but wanted something I could tinker on so last year I bought a '96 zenki se for $3500 from a friend of a friend. It was in fair shape at best, but what made the car was the mods it already had. It came with Flta1 coils, work cr kai, all pbm arms, bushings, extended studs, sway bars etc. Here it is on the first day:

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I drove the car as it was for several months, getting it running well, replacing little things that had been neglected for it to run right like the IACV, MAFS, Alternator and doing much needed maintenance.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2011-09-04_19-51-24_96_zpsac514a6f.jpg

I did a projector retrofit when I was bored of the zenki headlights, but had really been keeping an eye out for a full kouki front so that was next.

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The front was cheap but wasn't 100% complete and the passenger fender was beat up so I bought a brand new passenger side fender and usdm grill.

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looks okay from 50ft???

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silviaks2nr gave me one of these hydrodipped valve covers so I threw it on.

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The old KA was just way too tired, and I was tired of it, so it was time for it to go.

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Prepped the bay

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Spencer shot it single stage black

I had a ton of photos of the motor as I went through it all but my Iphone took a shit so this is the only thing I could find.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/IMG_20120425_184926_zpsaf07ade0.jpg

S14a sr, resurfaced head, arp studs, apexi HG, new nissan waterpump, iacv, quest alternator, rocker arm stoppers, PS pump, act clutch and flywheel, oem complete gasket/seal set, new oem fuel rail (was crimped), new crank angle sensor, etc

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So then I needed another valve cover done for this motor...

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Motor was in and running on a street tune with Nistune ecu, 750ccs, z32 mafs, 2876r, greddy suction kit, mishi radiator fans and hoses, front mount, splitfire coilpacks, downpipe, hks hi power, ssqv 4 bov, new oem motor mounts, WS harnesses, tucked fuse box, deleted cruise, etc. I know there's tons of other stuff I'm forgetting at the moment. The red radiator hoses really bother me but that's all that was available at the time.

Next I got some kouki taillights and a new deck lid since my old one had fitment issues. The car was in a rear impact when the PO had it.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2012-07-23_17-29-29_14_zps36358215.jpg

Next up was paint. First I wanted to pull the rear fenders about an inch before we tore it apart. I used the 19x10.5 from my z for the rolling.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/IMG_0242_zps4b8d0eaf.jpg

Looks terrible I know.

it did the job, just a nice subtle pull.

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Then I disassembled the car and got to work with the DA

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I had to cover it outside the garage one night, so it became an impromptu delorean.

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I welded and filled in the antenna hole, squirter holes, and hood emblem holes. After more dissasembly and the 1st round of filler and sanding it was ready for epoxy. Yes the quarter windows can be removed, and yes it is a pain in the ass! You need to cut them out from the inside, there's no other way to do it. Don't fiddle with guitar string or you will ruin the trim.

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Epoxy down.

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Then after more bodywork it was sanded with 220 and Spen shot it with 2k primer.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2013-02-03_13-28-56_490_zps3c539b00.jpg

This evening i blocked down the 2k while Spen shot the bottom of the doors, hood, and trunk.

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Here's a teaser of the paint color.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2013-02-03_17-04-13_177_zps3104d7a0.jpg

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BMW A30 Interlagos blue. The body will get 3-4 coats of SPI clear on top.

Oh, and I have brand new sideskirts, endcaps, front and rear bumper, USDM front lip to go back on the car after paint.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2013-01-25_16-06-46_873_zps359b041d.jpg

I forgot, while the lights were off the car I had Spen do a tsx hid retrofit for me as well.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/2013-01-26_13-03-35_43_zps4b1b0ade.jpg

I think the blue "demon eye" mod will look great with the fresh paint.

[imthinkinrb'z]

Great work so far. I dig the color. How long did it take you to go from disassembly to now?

[jdizzy204]

Should look awesome once its back together. NC bro bump!!

[TerribleTopher]

Great work so far. I dig the color. How long did it take you to go from disassembly to now?

A while. Be prepared for a long journey when it's time to paint your coupe. Here is some progress from the last few days...

Here are the brand new bumpers, skirts, endcaps, lip etc.

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Products we're using:

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The super laf psuedo paint booth we constructed out of poly and chain link outdoor dog run panels.

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The weather was on our side yesterday and today so we got a good chunk of the base and clear laid down. Unfortunately Spen had trouble with the body as the last coat of clear went on with insufficient light (about 6:30PM yesterday) so it orange peeled up a bit. It's better than runs all over the place I suppose, but timing it as we did was still a mistake. We were planning on having to sand the trash that got in it anyways so no big deal.

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Basecoat went down nice thankfully.

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Then the clear. 3 coats of the high solids SPI clear. Then we put it in the garage with a space heater overnight so there would be no dew on the flat surfaces that could cause hazing.

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We rolled it out in the sun this morning to take a peek.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/IMG_0292_zps3fb464c2.jpg

Today Spen shot everything else but the hood, trunk, sideskirts, and mirrors. It came out a little bit orange peeley as well, again not a huge problem. When you're painting basically outdoors you're going to have to wetsand and polish for sure.

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[first_choice]

thats an innovative spray booth

[EnvyS13]

Well documented and very clean build

[dreaMervaj]

Car is coming along nicely.

Thumbs up for Spencer! :)

[s0fa king]

looking forward to more updates

[Kwolfe]

Awesome color!

[Hoffman5982]

Quick question about the valve cover. I had him do mine in wood grain as well last year. Did what looks like dust appear in the finish after it heated up?

[Extreme Dimensions]

kudos on the make shift paint booth.

[silviaks2nr]

Quick question about the valve cover. I had him do mine in wood grain as well last year. Did what looks like dust appear in the finish after it heated up?

Yours is the only one I've heard of doing that. Does it look like if it was cleared over it would look good again? It sounds like a bit of solvent pop perhaps. If you want to send it back to me I'll clean and wetsand and re-clear it.

As for chris's car, the weather has really held us up from more progress but should see something soon.

[Kishin Doji Zenki`]

"What the hell is a jig-o-watt?" That was funny stuff. Just an awesome build guys!! Really enjoyed seeing all the pics. Can't wait to see more.

[silviaks2nr]

I've had a head cold so I let Chris shoot the rest of the parts today when the weather finally allowed for it. With the Hood, trunk, sideskirts, rear lip, mirrors, and gas door all based and cleared the painting is 100% done now. Tomorrow we can start on the sanding portion but I'll probably just be "project supervisor" for that, as it's hard work and my back is killing me lately.

In other news, since Chris wants to basically copy every bit of my car besides the paint color... the little details are important. We candied and cleared the front blinkers orange and clearcoated the third brake light too. I cast the lens myself with acrylic resin but I wanted to be sure it was UV protected before we put it back on the car and the clearcoat should take care of that.

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[PLAYERO_LOKO]

nice work and keep it build and continue to post pics of it!

[badfish816]

these are the kinds of builds i like reading. very detail oriented. keep the updates coming man. good choice on color too.

[TerribleTopher]

As Spen said, I finished shooting the hood, trunk, mirrors, and skirts.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/IMG_0320_zps71cb7afd.jpg

Next on the list was wet sanding. I started on the roof while Spen tackled the doors.

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We called it a night after getting the doors installed back on the car. Snow haulted any plans of sanding yesterday.

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Unfortunately I caught the head cold Spen had, so not much progress today. After being here for a few weeks helping me with this project, Spen had to head back home. Thanks to him for everything. Tomorrow I plan to finish sanding the body and trunk.

[TerribleTopher]

I finished sanding the body and trunk. Next up is the hood, bumpers, skirts, and mirrors. On a side note, I disassembled the psuedo paint booth today. Minus pannels falling on my head, the deconstruction went smooth.

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[silviaks2nr]

Start polishing yet? Wish I was still there to help.

[silviaks2nr]

Chris f'd up his leg about a week back working on the car and hasn't made much progress unfortunately. I keep asking him to at least post some pics of the body buffed out. This is from a text I got. Not mad.

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[TerribleTopher]

I used Meguirs Ultimate Compound to buff. The SPI clear buffs very nicely.

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After taking this picture I went to move my trunk away from the car so I didn't sling compound all over the freshly buffed paint. While moving the trunk I must have stepped/twisted just right, or wrong in this case, and my knee went. As I went down I cradled the trunk preventing major damage. Luckily only the corners need a touch up of paint.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0378_zpsb54efa73.jpg

I should be able to blend it with no problems. After multiple doctors visits, having two giant syringes of blood drained off my knee, and a MRI, I have a dislocated knee, fractured knee cap, few torn ligaments that hold the knee cap in place, and a torn meniscus which is better than a complete ACL tear that they thought I had initially. Despite all that I am making progress although it's a lot slower. I finished sanding the fenders and hood.

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Tomorrow depending on how my knee feels I'll either sand the bumpers or buff the hood and fenders.

[turbo2nr]

looking good! body work is coming out legit

[Edwin562]

awesome work bro.

[mantas]

Love the color. Keep up the good work.

[slydin240sx]

Very nice build. Looking good man.

[RastaS14]

Great work man!

Hope your knee heals back to 100%. I know that feeling all too well..

[Apex Eight]

So sick. Subbed

[AreOhWhy]

Great choice of colour! A friend of mine painted his BMW E30 this colour two years ago and until this day it looks great, especially in the sun!

Can't wait to see finished results!

[treeafodo]

Looks great so far, in for updates!

[05subysti]

Love the interlagos blue, you are brave for working with your knee that severly injured. More updates!

[Twinkies!]

nice attention to detail, i like the color it looks awesome

[Boss_S14]

serious shyt looks really clean glwb

[TerribleTopher]

I took some time off from working on it. I got fitted into a new brace that allows my knee to bend but holds the knee cap inwards so the tendons can repair themselves. It hurt pretty bad for a week. The new brace put pressure on the fractures and bruised bones. I decided to let it heal up a little. A couple days ago I painted the corners of the trunk that had gotten damaged.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0392_zpsd5f6a39c.jpg

It turned out pretty good. Not bad for a "arts and crafts" paint brush haha. I buffed the trunk.


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I got the front and rear bumpers buffed also.

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On a side note, while buffing today this sketch middle aged guy came out of my woods trying to sell cleaning services. He had a poorly made name tag and a bag of clear spray bottles. There were no actual lables, only hand written identifiers. They read special widow spray, tuff carpet spray, hard stain spray, and all purpose general disinfectant orange spray. I declined all services. He then talked to me about my car for 10 minutes then randomly asked me for a drink and a bag of chips. So I gave him a drink to get rid of him. He walked away singing/dancing/snapping along to what he was singining. I don't think he was a hobo. He had to be on something.

[DeadNation]

come on! wanna see it together :cj:

[Extreme Dimensions]

^^

yesss!!

[TerribleTopher]

come on! wanna see it together :cj:

Working on it haha. Now that the knee is a little better I should be able to make some good progress. Still hurts like hell but it's good enough.

[mantas]

Loving the finished product. I wish my pos paint was as good. Although i get a lot of compliments about my hoopty i see every imperfection in that damn paint and it drives me nuts. Lol.

[Apex Eight]

Hey man, the car can wait. Make sure that your knee heals properly, it's more important in the long run. Great work though!

[TerribleTopher]

Loving the finished product. I wish my pos paint was as good. Although i get a lot of compliments about my hoopty i see every imperfection in that damn paint and it drives me nuts. Lol.

Thanks man. When you paint your own car you always see every imperfection. My car has it's share of imperfections, but that's to be expected when painting without a real booth. I have a couple dings I missed and added a couple when my knee went out holding the trunk. But all and all it looks pretty good.

[TerribleTopher]

Hey man, the car can wait. Make sure that your knee heals properly, it's more important in the long run. Great work though!

I put it on the back burner for a few weeks but I think it's time to get heavy back into it. My physical therapist told me to try to be active on it. Ill regain range if motion quicker.

[Apex Eight]

I put it on the back burner for a few weeks but I think it's time to get heavy back into it. My physical therapist told me to try to be active on it. Ill regain range if motion quicker.

Oh, in that case, hell yeah lol

[TerribleTopher]

I buffed the hood and got it on.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0412_zps7cd7a00f.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0418_zps76080190.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0419_zps9dbb9719.jpg

Before I bolted the hood on, I painted the bolts black.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0417_zps37db50a0.jpg

I finished buffing the fenders and installed them along with the rear bumper. (not quite in that order)

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0420_zpsc7f7f120.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0421_zpsbd00c8c9.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0423_zps3a9389b0.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0422_zpse9f03c89.jpg

I had to hurry and get everything in. Rain started to move in. Apparently it's going to rain for the next couple days, so I don't think I'll be getting to much done. Wednesday I'm getting a new winshield installed. Hopefully the forcast doens't change and it stays rain free wednesday.

[bc.]

I love that blue, it's so good to see a nice paint job on Zilvia again.

+1

[bova17]

nice and clean, love the paint color too

[240drifter1]

This is gonna be nice!

[HiddenCharacter]

Nice work, like the detailing of the painting process.

[TerribleTopher]

I haven't gotten a lot done in the past week. Physical therapy has been rough. I did however get a new windshield installed. I also finished buffing the side skirts, lips, and fuel door.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0425_zpsfbbb3841.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0426_zps55ce1c39.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0427_zps00013c10.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0428_zps56501680.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0429_zpsf4d12773.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0430_zpse08009bd.jpg

I also installed the trunk and lights. Like I had mentioned before, it had been in a rear end collision before I had bought it. Among other things this caused the right rear tail light not to fit perfectly. It had a gap around the top of the lense and didn't line up with the trunk portion of the lights. Nothing a hammer and drill couldn't fix.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0432_zps4b7cac33.jpg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0444_zps55f6dfee.jpg

I then began installing the custom rear lip made from an accord. In the process of drilling holes, paint chipped away. I wasn't happy with that so i touched up the rear bumper. Everything should be cured on sunday so I can finish the rear lip. I installed the harness and relay for the hids. In the near future I plan on doing bi-xenon dual projecters, both demon eye with halos, and clear lenses. But for the time being here's my demon eye teaser.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0435_zps5d4278f3.jpg

[navans14]

what size compressor did you use to shoot your car? If you don't mind me asking

[silviaks2nr]

I'll answer as it's mine. It's a 1.5hp husky 25gallon and flows 4.0cfm @90psi it works fine with an hvlp gun but a traditional gun can not keep up if you want top paint a whole car at once.

[40craz]

Beautiful deep dark blue bro hope to see this car at following shows and meets in NC

[KoukiMonsta]

Sweet!

Keep it up

[garciahenry63]

I just got a 96 zenki 2 days ago for $3500 with coils, sway bars, rp03's, extended stud, etc.. and i wanna go kouki as well. This is crazy. It's like im seeing the future of my car.

[TerribleTopher]

I just got a 96 zenki 2 days ago for $3500 with coils, sway bars, rp03's, extended stud, etc.. and i wanna go kouki as well. This is crazy. It's like im seeing the future of my car.

That's awesome. Good luck with it.

[navans14]

How much did you guys use to use to shoot the whole car?
epoxy primer
2k primer
universal clear
base coat
Im looking to use SPI products on my project but idk how much ill
need of each.
thanks in advance

[TerribleTopher]

How much did you guys use to use to shoot the whole car?
epoxy primer
2k primer
universal clear
base coat
Im looking to use SPI products on my project but idk how much ill
need of each.
thanks in advance

I wanted to have clear left over for other projects, but this is what I bought.
1 quart of epoxy primer
1 quart expoxy primer activator
1 gallon 2k primer
1 quart 2k primer activator
1 gallon universal clear
4 quarts of universal clear activator
1 gallon of base
1 gallon of reducer (good to have extra to clean up or reduce primer of clear)
With the color change I needed more base since I painted the door jams, under hood, etc. It took about three coats of base to fully cover.

[mewantkouki]

That color looks awesome! Two thumbs up.

[pacotaco345]

A couple days ago I painted the corners of the trunk that had gotten damaged.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/IMG_0392_zpsd5f6a39c.jpg

It turned out pretty good. Not bad for a "arts and crafts" paint brush haha.

How did you touch this up with the paint being base-clear? The leading edges of my fenders and the end of my hood is starting to get a bit worn..

[TerribleTopher]

Well I'm done with paint. Next will be the interior, some brakes, and some new wheels.



http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/DSC_5671_zpsfcd9c4ad.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/DSC_5674_zps5fe85d1e.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/DSC_5675_zps0aaf2f14.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/240sx%20project/DSC_5678_zps708677cd.jpg

[Apex Eight]

DAAAAAAAAMNNNN. Came out great. Super clean. What wheels are you thinking about getting?

[bigstick]

looks great, awesome thread man.

[TerribleTopher]

DAAAAAAAAMNNNN. Came out great. Super clean. What wheels are you thinking about getting?

I'm thinking about CCW Classics. My friend has then on his 240 and they look amazing. I don't know if I'd want them polished, polished with a black center, or anodized gold.

[TerribleTopher]

How did you touch this up with the paint being base-clear? The leading edges of my fenders and the end of my hood is starting to get a bit worn..

I applied the base with an arts brush. I repeated coats until it covered well. I waited a little then brushed on the clear. I laid it on semi heavy. You don't want to acually brush the clear on, rather kind of spread it over the area. If you touch the underlying base with the brush it will remove the paint. I pretty much just used the brush to dispurse it. Let it cure for a couple days, wet sand to blend and buff.

[rawgarage]

looks damn good...post pics of the daily 350z as well....

[TerribleTopher]

looks damn good...post pics of the daily 350z as well....

Here are some cell phone pics. I'll take some decent pics and post them soon.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/266858_608605329820_7547183_o_zpsd6b5cc21.jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/166edit_zps4600164e.jpg

[rawgarage]

looks good i also daily a 350z and my recently picked up s14 will be similar setup aero wise....SALUTE

[Big Zee]

I love your color choice for your car, you have done amazing work painting and polishing it

Kudos to you good sir!!

[silviaks2nr]

let's see the black car!

[TerribleTopher]

New S14

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/970745_10101394083668890_2127755716_n_zps6de9f14a. jpg

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/meatydeer/166066_10101394083618990_2136416495_n_zps64937351. jpg

[navans14]

those are some really nice cars you have there.

[RB180sxChris]

damn i wish i had the time to do this to my kouki =(....great work man!