• Wolfpack Build Thread! •

[wolfpack]

My name is Nick Pullin, and this is my story. It all began on May 25, 2011. I had finally found what seemed like a decent S13 coupe on Craigslist. I promptly drove over to Pasadena to take a look. I didn’t really have any idea what I was looking for but everything seemed there to me! So I slapped some crappy tags on it and high-tailed it home.

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I didn’t really have a lot of experience with cars. I started to play around with my 350z a bit, but it was too expensive. But something about modifying the car was fun, and rewarding when you let the car down off the jack for the final time. So I began to look around for a cheaper chassis to play with, which is when I stumbled upon the S13. It was love at first sight. It took me a few months to find one, but I finally had one and I was ready to make some moves!

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I knew from the start I wanted a Silvia front. It was so cool and unique to me, I had to have one! So I did some searching around and wasn’t having a whole lot of luck. Until I stumbled upon a closed ‘For Sale’ thread on Zilvia with a $550 Silvia front. The seller didn’t post pictures, so the thread was closed and promptly floated a few pages back. I got him on the phone quick and agreed to meet that night. I asked if I should bring tools, he said I didn’t need to. Learning curve… I didn’t have any car friends, so I couldn’t convince anybody to go with me. So I packed up and headed out on a Friday night to give this shit a whirl! It ended up being a total nightmare with the guy leaving me in the parking lot for an hour, and me breaking all the bolts off with an 18-piece WalMart tool set while the seller asked me if I would like to smoke marijuana with him. The front end didn’t have the ‘Brick’ headlights as advertised, so the seller knocked off $50. It was already cheap so I ripped it off and got out of dodge! At this point I was wondering if car life was even cool. Seemed pretty ratchet to me, but I was home free with my Silvia front at this point so who cares!

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Swapped it on that weekend and was stoked!

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A couple weeks later I was at Japanese Engine Import in Manassas, VA and scored a set of ‘Bricks’ for $250! Nice. While I was there I got something else…

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SR20! Hell yeah we’re really moving now! It looks like the motor sat in the container for a year, but it’s better than my KA.

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There’s no way in hell I’m going to put the motor in the car looking that way. So I started to tear it down and clean everything up!

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Looking better…

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Back together and ready to give my first engine swap a try! When my parents asked what I was up to for the weekend, I told them that I was going to pull the motor from the white car. My dad felt pretty bad for me, because he knew I didn’t really know what I was doing. So he decided to come up for the day and help me out! It was quite the experience but we got a lot done for two people with very little automotive experience.

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Obligatory first-timers photo…

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All cleaned up!

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Ready to drop in! Let’s see how this goes…

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Wow, it actually worked. Now to get this thing running…

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Moved some stuff around…

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Reset my timing since I pulled my CAS out without really understanding what the hell I was doing… LOL

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Got some side skirts, hell yeah!

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Then… one day my SR actually started! That was awesome, I didn’t really have a clue what I was doing and sometimes I wondered what I had gotten myself into…

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So I took it out and drove it around as much as I could. Worked all the kinks out and was loving it! SR power! A few months before this time I had started hanging out with the guys from the local forum and a couple of them invited me out to a drift day at the local track. I had just planned to watch because I didn’t want to tear my car up. My dad told me I would be an idiot to go and watch when I have my car…

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He was right! So off we went. Open diff, stock suspension, whatever! I didn’t do much but I had a blast. I was hooked!

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So I bought coils, a seat, and got my diff welded (thanks Ivan!) I proceeded to thrash on the car for another few events. I was having a blast!

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Got 5-lug and some Battles. Did some more drifting. Flew up a grass embankment and smashed my intercooler. Had to rig it up and drive home because I had convinced my dad to ride out with me HAHA. I was having a blast. I wasn’t very good but it was so much fun to go thrash on your car and not have to worry about police or guard rails. But, I think when I hit the embankment I really shook the car and blew some of the rust holes open pretty good. Not cool. The plan was to keep drifting the car and hope I didn’t hurt myself, while I looked for a rust-free chassis.

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A couple months and a few events later the white car was on it’s last leg. Right around then I managed to find this piece of shit on Craigslist. It needed alot of work, but it didn’t have any rust and came with a few parts I could sell back to recoup some money.

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One good part about the car is all this was already done! I needed better suspension arms, and taking the subframe out of a 20+ year old car is never any fun. So at least all that is out of the way. I wanted to make the final Slideways event at ODS as well as 100 Drifters of December so I quickly got both cars next to each other and went to work. I started with all of the suspension stuff I wanted to switch over, and checked over all of the previous owners work. Unfortunately there were a lot of loose bolts and problems, but I got everything taken care of.

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Motor out! Ready to go into its new home.

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At this point things were getting pretty chaotic at the shop, but I just had to keep pressing on and getting things done! I would get off work at 5, eat dinner until 6, and work all night until 1/2am. Wake up for work at 6 and do it all again. This went on for about 3 weeks…

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Things were starting to come together though, just have to keep pressing on!

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Carlos came by and did some flexing, we got some shit done and…

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The new car is alive! Finally. Took it to H2Oi and drove the car for probably about 14 hours total in one weekend. Everything was great!

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Carlos put in some more work…
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Decided that I needed to clean up the shop a bit and knock some walls down for more room. Looking way better! If you look in the background of some of my earlier pictures (where I am in the engine bay), you can see how fucked up this place was to begin with. So it’s a huge improvement for ~1 year.

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Spray painted my Silvia front to match, put some Eurolines on and went to some car meets!

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Hit up the last Slideways event ever! Didn’t do that well but I had a blast! I got the ‘Scariest Driver’ award!

[wolfpack]

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Went to 100 Drifters of December and some people took pictures. Definitely had a lot of fun, can’t wait for next year! Car ran great for 2 days of constant abuse! It was now winter and I had a few months before any events. Time to make moves!

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Tore out the sound deadening… ugh never want to do that again!

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Got my valve cover powdercoated! Looking good!

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Peace out PBM skid pan!

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Met someone who does body work and paint. We were able to come to a deal and quickly got to work on the car! First up was a bit a body work. I wasn’t too picky though, it’s a drift car.

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Set up a booth in my shop and painted some stuff. What a job all this was…

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WOW! What a difference. Couldn’t wait to get this thing back together. Things were really starting to fall in place at this point.

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Got all my interior back in…

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Wow, what a difference that made!

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I couldn’t believe what a difference it made. It felt like a whole new car. I was so stoked! Couldn’t wait to see it in the sunlight.

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The paint came out great. Props to the painter! If anyone needs any paint or body work, let me know!

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Drove it around to make sure everything was still good… you never know with these cars.

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Devin took some cool pictures!

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Got my car aligned, what a painful experience that was. I took it to a Subaru place because they had an 'in-ground' rack. However, in order to gain entrance to the rack you must first complete the obstacle course in the parking lot. Wut? Then the owner comes out, takes one look at my car, and says "You'll never make it on the rack, there's a metal lip on it". Then proceeds to walk away. Hey there, nice to meet ya, fuck you too. But the tech was cool and he promised me he would try his best to get it done for me! Awesome. I went to have a seat in the showroom where I proceeded to get treated like an idiot and ridiculed about my car for about two hours before my car was finally back on the ground. LETS GO! [For anyone wondering/local to Maryland, this was IAG (Integrity Auto Group) Performance in Westminister, MD. It's not my first time there, and all I can say about this group of goons is that they are the most cliquey, unprofessional idiots I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. I stood at the counter for 10 minutes before anyone helped me, and when I said '240sx' it was like I stood up on the counter-top and yelled "I AM GAY!". People wouldn't even go near me. If you are living the low life and need and alignment I suggest you say fuck it, spend the $200 they will try to charge you on some tires and go fuck up the local business park!

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The 2013 season begins! Finally got to do some more drifts, and was starting to get settled down in the new car. Things were feeling good.

Next up was the Drift Valley IV event. It was a 3.5 hour drive from me, so I was alittle nervous about the trek. I would be a long way from home. So me and my dad set off for Shenadoah, VA. About 45 minutes in…

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Then another 3 hours later…

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At that point I was wondering what I should do. I felt like the day might be cursed, but I’d probably get pulled over 2 more times on the way home if I turned around. Fuck this, we’re going to have the best damn day of drifting ever!

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Great success! Had some of the most fun I have ever had behind the wheel. Man I was pumped! Everything was working exactly how it is supposed to. Can’t wait to get back out to this track again. What a blast!

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After the 4.5+ hour drive to Shenandoah I decided it was time for a trailer. I was tired of getting pulled over and harassed. This way I can sleep/drink coffee/etc. on the way to events.

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Got a sweet deal on a Safety 21 13-point steel roll cage!

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I couldn’t have been more happy with this cage. Amazing quality and great fitment! Fit right up with my Mazworx harness bar. It really came together nicely!

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Went out for some more drifts. Decided to give Bridge course a try. Was finally starting to get the hang of it when…

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BOOM! Tension rod let go. I was blown. Really cut my day short.

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I hate sitting there looking at my car when it’s broken, so I decided to lower it so I had something cool going on. I talked with PBM on the phone and they quickly had two new rod ends shipped out to me. They took good care of me.
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I was back out in time for Hyperfest and got to hang out in the car show on Saturday and do some more drifting on Sunday! Had a blast and the car was driving great. I’m really starting to get a good feel for this car, just have to keep at it!

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Then I met up with my friend Paul who took some awesome pictures of my car! Big thanks to Paul. You should definitely go check them out at Bushido (http://www.teambushido.blogspot.com) if you haven’t already.

That brings us up to where the car currently sits. The goal for the rest of the year is to get time with the car! Whether it’s a drift event, car show, car meet, whatever. I’m just trying to spend time in the driver seat and get the car out there and let others see it. I’ve dedicated the last two years of my life to this car and it’s finally starting to come together. I couldn’t be more proud. I hope you enjoyed my story, I will try to keep this updated from time to time.

You can also see this build thread here (http://wolfp4ck.wordpress.com/the-build-2/) !

Nick

[alexander240]

Badass story =d

[ayuaddict]

Dude, cool car. I also enjoyed reading the "build thread" presented as a story. Good luck!

[No 240.. No id]

Badass story =d

This. Very nice work.

[vehicle336]

Nice to see a total autodidactic person tell a story of where they came from and where they are going. Good stuff.

[mantas]

That is a pretty cool story. Gl with that driftlife. Why were the cops bugging you?

[LoL_FWD]

good Bed time story haha bad-ass car man.

[niSm095]

Also curious what the 5-0 were bothering you about? I'm moving back to MD soon...wondering what I'm in for. Like the build so far!

[SaNTi]

<3 <3 <3 <3

[Big Zee]

Love the paint job!!! your car looks so good :)
Love your shop too, If I ever build a house, I'll be building a shop with a mezzanine so I can take birds eye veiw pics also haha :)

[corkscrew]

awesome build dude

[Big Zee]

Also, loving the VS-KF's. they really set off your car :)

[Hoffman5982]

See, this is what I like. You drive the shit out of your car, but you have still kept it super clean. Too many fuck sticks think "it's just a drift car" and see that as an excuse to have a pos and make it a point to not even attempt to clean it up.

Awesome build and a great story. I'll be keeping tabs on this.

[PureRush]

Nice I like the transformation. Also interested in why the cops pulled you over

[1jzsilcoupe]

Quality build man with a great story, keep it up!!

[benarovi]

love your car, mines the shittier version of yours when you have the white grids on. white coupe sil front with white rota grids. you planning on getting a aero bumper ?

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Hey thats my burgundy hatch! Good work dude!

[wolfpack]

Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate the comments. Whenever I get the time I will try to gather up all the stuff I have done recently to make an update, be sure to keep an eye out for that!!!

The first time the police stopped me was because he didn't see my tag ziptied to my bash bar. Fair enough, he was polite about it and let me go. However, the second time I was deep in the sticks of VA and the officer busted out the ruler and all. Fortunately, I only had my bash bars on and no bumper so I did not violate any 'bumper height' laws. He scratched his head a few times, circled the car, and gave me a strict talking to about how I need to pay attention when I am backing up in case I hit my fuel tank :cops:. Thankfully I was able to get out of there without any issues because I was 3.5 hours from home!

P.S. - No grids!!! They're TE-37, purchased from member azndoc on here. For quite the deal at that!

[keifer]

First thread I've ever actually read. Usually if the first paragraph doesn't grab me I won't read it. This grabbed my attention and the pictures were also quality. Great car and build thread! Keep it up! Definitely subscribed!

[tengo240]

i wanna get back into a coupe ,but i like my hatch aswell , i need both

[killer240]

where is the like button

[d_nice]

great build keep it up ,,

[mantas]

where is the like button

I think you mixed up facecrap with tapatalk.

[mantas]

where is the like button

I think you mixed up facecrap with tapatalk. Hahahahah.

[WreckedS14]

Nick, have you pulled the sr apart to see exactly where that tapping was coming from? I missed seeing you drive at DV.. I was at the dollar store using the bathroom. If you need to crap while in Shenandoah, I highly recommend the dollar store..

On another note, you need to get a passenger seat in your car! I wanted to catch a ride with you!

[alexisthemovie]

Loved the read... that's what these cars are all about!

[wolfpack]

Thanks guys! I wanted it to be the 'story' of my car rather than pictures of receipts and a whole bunch of 'smoke-and-mirrors'. I am happy that everyone enjoys my story, I am sharing it in hope to inspire others. I purchased my first set of tools at the same time I purchased the white car and learned everything as I went. I have completed all the work on the car except for the paint (which I was able to lend a helping hand throughout the process, at least). I bought this car with the intention to learn, and will continue to push my boundaries! I have a few great things up my sleeve for the car. Once I am over this next hurdle, I will have an awesome update for everyone! Thanks again, and stay tuned!

[slideslidegnarslide]

Seriously man beautiful car

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Subbed...good story man! Keep it up!

[TXRB]

awesome story/build thread!

[Young Sileighty Kev]

Did you smoke the marijuana? Just stay living the ratchet s chassis life haha

[rb25 run]

great job keep on it ..

[mishimoto]

Awesome car! Loved seeing the changes it went through!

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Here we are. We have both gone a long way dude and continuing to make moves!
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[wolfpack]

So finally a little update for you guys...

7/22/13
After pushing through one of the hardest and hottest weeks of my life (I am a landscaper in case you didn't know), I was more than psyched for Drift Valley. It was just the break I needed from real life. Unfortunately after all the time spent getting ready, loading up, and driving out there; I was only able to make about 6 passes before the inevitable happened... Rod knock! Thankfully I caught it before something ended up flying out the side of my block but it's still a total punch to the gut. But this is the hobby I chose so I'm going to take it like a man and push on through! NEVER GIVE UP! Before I was even halfway home arrangements were made to purchase Tom's (Ramonesfreak2010) blacktop SR. It works out great for both of us because I can keep my car going and Tommy Boy can finally rebuild his redtop and MAKE SOME F*CKING MOVES! So we came home, unloaded the car and I ate myself to sleep, like a teenage girl going through her first breakup.

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Only made a few passes but I did manage to sneak in this video at 2:30!

But 8 a.m. Sunday morning hit, my eyes shot open and all I could think about was my busted car. So I got up, grabbed a few supplies, and headed straight to the shop. After a few hours on Sunday I had everything drained, removed, disconnected, and ready to go! I made great time and a lot of progress for the day. I was more than happy with what I was able to accomplish.

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Then Monday right after work, me and my Dad both dove right in. I love the days after work or long Saturdays working my my dad. It’s not only a great way to spend some time but we can come up with some pretty cool shit by bouncing ideas off of each other, and using parts here and parts there. We are both blown away at what we have been able to accomplish so far, and can’t wait to see what we can come up with in the future. We really make a great team working on the car. So we were able to pop the motor out of the car in no time on Monday. Now I have to begin the teardown of my motor to have all the parts ready for the new block, when it arrives. So far things have been rolling along pretty well and I am hoping to keep my momentum rolling! I am really glad I got on it right after it happened and I didn’t let it sit. It’s gives you a good feeling to know there is something out there that can wake up the determined beast in you!

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I also got a wild hair up my ass and decided to cut my core support off… I must have had too much coffee this morning. More on that later…

On a lighter note, Pedobro Paul and I both have been accepted to show our cars at WekEast in August! It is a great honor for the both of us and is sure to be a great time! If you have nothing going on the weekend of August 25 come check out both of our cars at the NJ Expo & Convention Center! This will be my first time taking the car to a pre-selected type of car show and I am anxious to see what people think of it. It feels really good to have accomplished my main goal throughout this build, to transcend the boundaries of your typical drift car and build a car that can both be driven hard on the track and still be taken seriously at a car show. With that said I have to get back to working on this damn thing so I can have it ready in time! See you all at WekEast on the 25th and the Swing Set Matsuri on the 31st!

[wolfpack]

My arms are sore… my neck is sore… my legs are sore… my brain is sore… BUT MY CAR IS ALIVE! Since I blew my motor it has been a constant grind. Every bit of my spare time has been devoted to my car for the last ~3 weeks. I couldn’t stand to see it sitting there that way, I had to get it back together!

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We left off with the motor out of the car. It was a relief to have the hurt motor out of the car, but I wasn’t even halfway there. I have a deadline now, and work is in full swing this season… time to grind! As soon as I could find a day off work I ran over to my friends house to pick up the new SR. Once I was able to get it back to my shop I was able to really start banging on it. Every day I would get off work, grab a cup of coffee, and go to town (if I didn’t have to go to job #2)! I started with my core support. I had the idea of taking the OEM core support and making it removable. It’s pretty flimsy anyway, and it will make it so much easier to pull/work on the motor. I started off by making up a set of tabs that I could weld up to the core support. I mocked everything up, drilled the core support and got some bolts that seemed up to the job. It came out awesome! Yanking the motor out with it cut was a breeze too! As long as it holds up to the stress of drift, it was well worth the time!

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Next I had to switch all of my things from the old motor to the new motor, and get the new motor looking nice! Unfortunately, I was really buried in work so it was tough to find the time to get things done. But, you have to make time! Every spare second I was down in my dungeon working my balls off! At this point my tools were already spread all over the shop, and parts were filling up every available piece of flat space.

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I got another crazy idea in my head (probably too much coffee again) and decided to see if I could move the lines on the intake manifold around to clean things up. A bit of brain power and a couple hoses later and we were looking good!

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At this point I was waiting on some parts to arrive, but didn’t have any time to fuck around so I started putting the motor back together and hustled to get it in the car. Removable core support, IS AWESOME! Took 15 minutes from the time we lifted the motor, to the time it was in the subframe. Not bad…

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Again, more work… But Saturday I had an open schedule. Time to get shit done. Couldn’t find any help so I had to get creative…

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But I managed to get the exhaust and driveshaft in alone, boy did that suck. I need to get my bargain basement lift working! Spent the rest of the day doing small knick-knacks because I was leaving the core support off while I was awaiting parts. Finally, this smashed up box arrived from Austrailia…

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What’s in the box?

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WOO HOO! Thanks Taarks! This thing is going to make people gasp for air! By now most of you are probably thinking ‘what the hell is that and why is he so psyched?’ Well, it is the new Taarks Low-Mount Powersteering bracket. I had visions of welding my own up like Nigel, but this is going to save me a lot of time and more-than-likely headache. Quick slapped it on because I was dying to see how it looked.

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Really awesome piece. The bracket is top-notch, comes with every nut and bolt you will need to install it. I would definitely recommend this piece to anyone. Now that we have that installed, let’s get this damn thing back together!

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Finally we got everything filled up and she fired right up! YES! Time to hit the street and make sure this thing is going to make a 3 hour trip to WekEast on August 25th!

I would like to take this chance to give a big thanks to my dad. He has been busting his ass as hard as I have since the motor popped. He is the only person in the world who is as connected to this car as I am. He is the only one who understands the feeling when it is broken, or feels the pride when it is running. He was right there with me every chance he got and he is the only one who can say that. If it wasn’t for him this would have been a hell of a lot more difficult process. When I don’t feel like working on the car, he is always there to call me a lazy bum or force me into working on this stupid-ass piece of 90′s shit Nissan. But together, we really get this shit done! WOLFPACK!

See you at WekEast! Hopefully I'll bump into some of you out there, don't be afraid to say hi!

[SaNTi]

Great work, dude!

Newbie question, what are the benefits of that P/S bracket?

[wolfpack]

Thanks Santi! White coupes will rule the world!

The low-mount powersteering is really just to clean up the exhaust side of the motor. By moving the pump down to the empty void where the A/C compressor would sit, you free up a lot of room around the exhaust manifold/turbo. I can imagine that working in this area should be a breeze from now on. Also, if you are running an aftermarket reservoir, it makes it a lot easier to properly place. The pump is gravity fed so the reservoir needs to be mounted higher [than the pump]. With the pump in the original spot, it was tricky to find a place above the pump and out of the way. Not to mention the power steering pump is completely out of sight when the radiator and intercooler is installed, awesome!

[vehicle336]

Spend $300 bucks and buy a baffled oil pan from Canton or Moroso. 300 bucks is less than a new motor...

[AdrenalineS14]

yoyo, curious as to what power steering rez that is? chase bays? if so how long are the lines that they provide unless those lines are ones you made? BTW car is looking great man!

[TwelveAM]

I love this build.

Keep it up man, love the way both your chassis came out.

[510erv]

very nice build

[208s14.5]

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[va240dude]

Car looks great man. Where did you get that front lip? If it's OEM it's rare as hell. I'm going to be selling mine off my car in Japan shortly haha.

[superdrifts13]

Sick build man looks great and has came along way

[alexander240]

AMAZING! what rear valance's are those?

[Dolph_KYAS13]

Cool read.

Just a quick question. Why did you mount the air filter behind the rad? In my eyes it would be better to mount it lower down on the driver side of the bay as not to suck in the hot air flowing off the rad.

[wolfpack]

Hey thanks everyone! I appreciate all of your comments!!!

AdrenalineS14 - It's a Chase Bays kit, TBH I have no idea how long the lines are. They're all long though. I would just save yourself the money and buy a reservoir and make the lines yourself. I helped a friend make some and it's not difficult at all. Also, if you buy the proper fittings for the rack it won't piss all over the place all the time like the Chase Bays ones do :goyou:

208s14.5 - Thanks dude! Stickydiljoe hooked it up! The quality on that camera is AWESOME!!!

va240dude - The lip on the car is a Forcewerkz. I managed to get a hold of a genuine OEM lip with all of the brackets and weatherstripping... but I couldn't bear the thought of running it over on the highway. For now it hangs on my wall... :Ownedd:

alexander240 - I was sold a Bomex rear valance for a 'coupe'. Turns out it was a few inches short... it was a hatch valance. A little creativity and that is what I came up with!

Dolph_KYAS13 - That was my first thought as well... Originally the filter was right in front of where the A/C compressor would be. But after a few unintentional off-roading trips at the local track, my MAF was dirty. So with the low-mount power steering bracket being in the way anyway, I decided to switch the two around. So far, the car has been running great! This weekend will be my first time out drifting on the new motor setup, so we will see how it holds up to the punishment.

Again, thanks to everyone who took the time to read or comment on the build!

[WreckedS14]

Are you coming down to Shenandoah this weekend?!

[wolfpack]

Hell yeah dude!

[xBtony]

Cool car and a great story. Keep it up!

[mechanicalmoron]

See, this is what I like. You drive the shit out of your car, but you have still kept it super clean. Too many fuck sticks think "it's just a drift car" and see that as an excuse to have a pos and make it a point to not even attempt to clean it up.

Awesome build and a great story. I'll be keeping tabs on this.

That's what i was thinking.... was like damn, that car's come a loooong way.

And then I realized he's one of those people who allegedly likes 240s, but who treats them like they're disposable.... ruining more and more cars out of our finite number.

Nice car, but causing the death of 240s is not cool. If you can drift it or let it rust, you can fix it.

[maces13]

Awesome build bro. Having a good attitude can make any project easier for sure. It's really cool that you and your pops can share a hobby like this, you don't hear about things like that anymore. The build is awesome in my eyes because your not spending 100 grand on parts with a crazy ass build but building a high caliber car on a budget like mine. I work a physical job outdoors too and my free time is almost all devoted to my car. Definitely inspiring dude, keep up the good stuff

[BenRice]

Very good build thread. Really like how the car isnt over the top, just clean and effective. I also like how you're putting emphasis on learning in everything you do (building the car and your driving) but still retaining pride in it by continuing to tidy it up.

Keep it up.

[wolfpack]

Cool car and a great story. Keep it up!

Definitely inspiring dude, keep up the good stuff

Very good build thread...Keep it up.

Thanks guys! Hopefully within the next few months I'll tear some stuff apart and have some updates. For now I've just been enjoying it!

Here's a short video I threw together from a couple clips taken at the March 30th Drift Valley. Hope you enjoy!

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[s0fa king]

thank you for doing it right. the car looks amazing!

[wolfpack]

thank you for doing it right. the car looks amazing!

Thanks a bunch dude! Right back at ya! I always use your car as an example of how a kouki is supposed to look!

[GTR-Garage]

Thanks for sending me the link to this thread. I really enjoy reading these. It reminds me of my younger days! You're going to have to put a mirror under the rear of your car at shows so people can see the RYO fuel tank guard.

[kpnasty]

very cool and inspiring build. saw pics of this car in the silvia thread and wondered who built it. keep on rollin!

[crazywoody]

Keep it up man! Awesome build.

[justanotherbluesbrother]

this has me motivated. very dope build! id kill for a coupe haha
just wondering, what size are your wheels? MB's and KF's 17s??

[wolfpack]

Thanks for sending me the link to this thread. I really enjoy reading these. It reminds me of my younger days! You're going to have to put a mirror under the rear of your car at shows so people can see the RYO fuel tank guard.

Thanks so much Kunio! I am glad you enjoyed it! I can't wait for the RYO guard, it will surely be in my next update ( hopefully along with some other cool stuff :hyper: ).

very cool and inspiring build. saw pics of this car in the silvia thread and wondered who built it. keep on rollin!

Keep it up man! Awesome build.

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the comments! Stay tuned for sure!

this has me motivated. very dope build! id kill for a coupe haha
just wondering, what size are your wheels? MB's and KF's 17s??

MOTIVATED!!! That's what I want to hear! When you finish reading this you should immediately head to the garage to put in work!

Battles and VS-KF's are both 17x9.5 +15. Depending on the tire I may throw a 3mm slip-on behind them... I have some 18x10 +22 but as I get closer to the Earth they don't want to fit as well as the 9.5 +15. A hammer and some smaller tires for the front should fix this...

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[Tougegtr-33]

That thing looks amazing.

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[maces13]

This is by far my favorite build thread, reminds me of my build except I have a hatch. Any chance of you posting a parts list of what's in your car as of now?? Thank you sir !

[wolfpack]

Thanks guys!

maces13 - The best 'part list' I have right now is the one posted up on Team Bushido's blog (http://teambushido.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-white-bit.html), but this is more of an 'upgrade list'. I have replaced almost all of the gaskets, bushings, and hardware as I worked my way through the car... but I didn't think people wanted to read about that haha. If you have any specific questions feel free to post them here or send me a PM!

[maces13]

Thanks bro what a awesome link ! Photography is amazing

[wolfpack]

Big thanks to the man Paul F. for that! He has a nice touch with the camera for sure.

No build update... but I did get a chance to go drifting!

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I've missed the last few events because of work and weather. Felt good to be back in the car. It ran great from 10am-6pm. I had a blast!

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[rb25 run]

its pretty cool man .

[s13livin]

very nice sir

[240s3x]

Thanks so much Kunio! I am glad you enjoyed it!
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What wheels are these?

[wolfpack]

its pretty cool man .

very nice sir

Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words.

What wheels are these?

Work Euroline SL

Here's a few more pictures from the drift event a few weeks ago...

Thanks to Richard Thompson for these!

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Thanks to Tunergy.com for these!

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[skimmpysb]

dont know if this was already asked or addressed, but how much camber are you running all around?

[double zero]

and you have a link to where I can get that lip from. and good job on the build!!

[wolfpack]

dont know if this was already asked or addressed, but how much camber are you running all around?

I am running ~6.5 in the front and ~4.5 in the rear.

and you have a link to where I can get that lip from. and good job on the build!!

Thanks dude! The lip is just a Forcewerkz replica of the original OEM lip. You can purchase it from their website Forcewerkz Aero USA (http://www.forcewerkz.com) .

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[wolfpack]

Finally, an update! I managed to gather up a few cool parts and had some free time to do a little work over the weekend. First things first, I've been wanting to install this R•Y•O fuel tank guard that I got from Kunio at GTR-Garage.

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Packaged very nicely for the long trip over the pond...

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Definitely a quality piece, just as I expected! I couldn't wait to get it on the car.

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Got the old, nasty plastic guard off and out of the way...

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... and the nice, new aluminum guard in place!

Next on the list was something I have been looking forward to for a very long time...

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MAX pro knuckles! I have been driving on stock knuckles for almost two full seasons (15 events), and after banging on the bump stops a few times I could feel myself wanting more. These should be just what I need!

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Old stuff out...

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Tein S14 Tie Rod vs. MAX Tie Rod

Quick comparison of the old equipment and the new...

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:naughty:

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After a couple quick laps around the parking lot, I can already feel what a change the knuckles have made. I can't wait to get out on track and really see what they can do! I have just under a month until the last event of the season, and I'll have two full days to feel out the car and adjust my style to suit the new knuckles. Then it's back into the garage to get started on my winter project...

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[titopr06]

car looked awesome at summit,
loved the bride zeros, te37 and r33's
good job.

[wolfpack]

Thanks titopr06! I appreciate it! What a great time that event was. I have never gotten my car that dirty before! I will be cleaning mud out of this thing all winter.

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[Ramonesfreak2010]

She's a dirty girl!

[TWest]

Car is looking nice!!

[Snatch'D Factory]

This is a sick build. How much power are going to the rear wheels now? What can we expect in the future? I would like to see this get even more powerful.

Nice to see someone work on car with their dad.

Keep it up!

[wolfpack]

She's a dirty girl!

Haha oh man dude, you have to come by the shop before I clean this thing. It's a MESS!

Car is looking nice!!

This is a sick build. How much power are going to the rear wheels now? What can we expect in the future? I would like to see this get even more powerful.

Nice to see someone work on car with their dad.

Keep it up!

Thanks guys! I love working on the car with my dad, not only is it a good way to bring us together, but we make a pretty decent team for a bunch of 'shade-tree' mechanics. It also goes beyond just working on the car. My father got the drift bug just like I did. Ever since the first time he came out to an event he was hooked, and he has been a major help to me at every event since! He is always there at every event, ready to roll under the car at any given moment. He is such a big help behind the scenes, I couldn't be more thankful for everything he does. As far as power, no idea how much I am making right now... Just a stock SR on 10 pounds with basic bolt-ons. This winter I will be installing the Tomei M7960 that I scored locally (thanks again BoostinIX!!!). The plan is to run off the wastegate (~14-16 pounds) and see how the stock motor likes it. That should put me somewhere around the 300 horsepower mark, which is a reasonable jump from where I am at. While I learn to drift with that, I plan to rebuild the motor that gave up on me in July and have that ready for when I feel comfortable to take the next step up (or the other motor says 'fuck you!'). This will be my first time tackling any sort of serious power modification, and I would like to take it one step at a time and learn as I go. I am sure I will probably be able to have more fun with ~300 horsepower than my motor will be able to handle haha! :rawk:

[jorge1190]

Nick you were looking good out there dude. Car looks awesome.

[Drock30]

Duuuuuude! You cleaned her up nice man. I remember seeing this at Wekfest. I could tell that the work was done in house which is better IMO because it shows the hard work that was put in. Love this man. Keep it up

[ls2funky]

DEFINITELY subscribed to this. Loving the dedication you've put into it. I'm just getting back to my project (after she spent 3+ years in a storage unit), you've got me wanting to go home and put parts I haven't even received in the mail yet on her haha! Very legit, beautiful car, and massive thumbs up for home work. Keep it up brother!

[wolfpack]

Nick you were looking good out there dude. Car looks awesome.

Thanks Jorge! Your Zenki was looking good too. We gotta get a Wolfpack sticker on there! :rawk:

Duuuuuude! You cleaned her up nice man. I remember seeing this at Wekfest. I could tell that the work was done in house which is better IMO because it shows the hard work that was put in. Love this man. Keep it up

DEFINITELY subscribed to this. Loving the dedication you've put into it. I'm just getting back to my project (after she spent 3+ years in a storage unit), you've got me wanting to go home and put parts I haven't even received in the mail yet on her haha! Very legit, beautiful car, and massive thumbs up for home work. Keep it up brother!

Thanks guys! It's definitely been a long road, but everything is finally coming together and it was worth every second of it. It's amazing what a little hard work and some dedication can do! It's a strange feeling to look back at the early stages of the car and think about how far the car [and I] have come. I hope that this thread will motivate more people to chase your dream! I have no automotive background whatsoever, or any connections to the automotive industry. Just someone with a burning desire to bring their dream to life! :hyper:

[R_Rod_s13]

Damm sick ass build man ! Car came out super nice !

[triad0000]

Great build. Finally a drift car built good and clean. Hate seeing damaged 240s held together with zip ties, duct tape and multiple color body panels.

[wolfpack]

Thanks guys! Gotta keep it clean!

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[s0fa king]

whats new??

[bova17]

I like it, I like it a lot!!! I need to buy those PBM lca and knuckles

[gusisboosted]

I honestly never really read this build threads unless they are some insane swap which I must see done.

But gotta say man, this reminds me of every car project I have ever taken on.
Especially the first few when everything is still pretty scary haha.

Just started a MKII VW project and its the first time I mess with a watercooled VW, also first time I mess with something FWD. This thread honestly made me want to write up something for this MKII since its just so alien and wierd to me....

Any way bad ass car, bad ass build.
Nice to see cars bringing people together.

[BigPawr]

I'm disappointed in lack of Black and Red nWo logos on your vehicle. Please step your WolfPack game up BROTHER!

[wolfpack]

I like it, I like it a lot!!! I need to buy those PBM lca and knuckles

Any way bad ass car, bad ass build.
Nice to see cars bringing people together.

Thanks guys!

I'm disappointed in lack of Black and Red nWo logos on your vehicle. Please step your WolfPack game up BROTHER!

Hahahaha :rofl: I'm slacking, all I have is the t-shirt...

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whats new??

Unfortunately, not a whole lot. I took a few pictures of it before winter came... But my friend is having issues with his computer and I haven't got a hold of them yet. I did take a few myself though...

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Then I pulled the motor out to do a few things, and it started snowing once or twice a week. I work in the snow so I have not yet found the time to finish my project, but all of the parts are finally in place as of last week! I will be running a Tomei M7960, Nismo 740cc , and Nistune ECU. Big thanks to BoostinIX for the sweet local deal on the Tomei turbo.

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Trying to get everything together for the first drift event of the season, can't wait! :eek3d:

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Hey bro! Make some space so I can get the coupe next to your original coupe! I'm trying to make moves too! lol

[s0fa king]

that motor is sexy!

[A54]

aaa 240 life... Thanks for sharing...

[wolfpack]

Hey bro! Make some space so I can get the coupe next to your original coupe! I'm trying to make moves too! lol

Get all the parts together and we'll do it this summer! I barely have room for my own stuff right now. :facepalm:

that motor is sexy!

Thanks dude! Alot of blood, sweat, tears, and dollars in that thing!

aaa 240 life... Thanks for sharing...

Haha the life!

Big thanks to my friend Paul for taking the time out of his early Sunday morning to block up the road with me and take some cool pictures! :w00t: Also big thanks to Kunio for posting them up on over at GTR Garage! Go check them out if you haven't yet! http://www.gtr-garage.com/blogs/the-highlights/12457873-the-wolfpack-s13 Also, don't forget to take a look at some of the cool parts he has for sale. :naughtyd:
Here are some of my favorites:

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Big things coming for 2014!!! Keep an eye out for the Wolfpack this year!

[timandytimandy]

Love this car, it's like a wet dream of parts I should be buying.

[wolfpack]

Haha thanks dude! Cool parts are my kryptonite. My fingertips start tingling when I see them! :eek3d:

[KevinEdgar]

Build is pretty awesome, couldn't see all the pictures at work but I'll go through this again when I get home. What was the process like painting your interior white? I want to do the same once I get my cage installed, I have a nice compressor and decent HVLP gun, just no experience.

[wolfpack]

Build is pretty awesome, couldn't see all the pictures at work but I'll go through this again when I get home. What was the process like painting your interior white? I want to do the same once I get my cage installed, I have a nice compressor and decent HVLP gun, just no experience.

Thanks! I didn't actually paint the car, a friend of mine did the painting. I did hang around and help out though, and can tell you the interior was a real pain. First off, getting the sound deadening out blows! Be ready to contort yourself in some weird positions trying to sand everything well. I didn't spray the inside, but it looked absolutely terrible. You're basically sitting in a cloud, so get some good protection for yourself. Take your time and mask everything off well, it will be less clean-up later. I have to say though, I am so glad I did it. It gets tons of looks, and tons of compliments. It looks awesome!

[wolfpack]

A bit of an update… Found some spare time and my dad [or the coffee] got me all revved up to start working! I had to grind down the motor mount bracket a few MM to clear the turbo, and painted that back up and reinstalled. Stuck the transmission back on and bolted everything up tight. No pictures of any of that, it’s mostly boring stuff.

Then I tossed the injectors in, Nismo 740cc.

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Stuck the new Tomei oil pan on! About time I got this…

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Then dropped the motor back in!

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It’s about time! I’ve been so busy this winter I have hardly had any time or motivation to work on the car. Now that the motor is back in I can do small tasks day-to-day and finally get it reassembled and ready for a tune! I have a few other things I plan to do, but I need to get the car running and drivable before I get concerned with other things.

I also took a quick picture of my interior. It came out pretty nice!

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[Ramonesfreak2010]

The knob *SNIP*. Post that shit up.

[wolfpack]

Haha as per Thomas's request... Here's a picture of a Nismo shift knob I won on Yahoo Japan a few weeks back. As soon as I saw it, I got in touch with Kunio from GTR-Garage. Kunio said in his 10 years on Yahoo Japan, he has never seen one of these shift knobs that includes the original packaging!

http://wolfp4ck.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/shift-knob.jpg

[mechanicalmoron]

That shift knob is sick.

Maybe it's just the angle, but it looks like your passenger side front camber is -1.5 more, or so, than the driver....

[schoja]

Good looking, clean car. Awesome story to go along with it

[wolfpack]

That shift knob is sick.

Maybe it's just the angle, but it looks like your passenger side front camber is -1.5 more, or so, than the driver....

It's just the picture I suppose. Looks fine in person, and I've had it on an alignment rack recently.

Good looking, clean car. Awesome story to go along with it

Thanks!

[STL240SXDRIFT]

That knob tho...awesome!

[Aaron240sx..]

your car is sexyy !! i have a question , are your tailights tinted all red ? what did you use to make em like that ?

[wolfpack]

That knob tho...awesome!

:naughty:

your car is sexyy !! i have a question , are your tailights tinted all red ? what did you use to make em like that ?

Thanks! Yes the tail lights are all red. I used this stuff called VHT Niteshades. It's a translucent red in a can. My first set came out terrible, and this set is okay... Sooner or later I will spray another spare set of tails and see if I can get them to come out better. Niteshades is really thin and watery. You have to spray the coats very thin, and very few. If you spray too much it starts to have a black-ish tint.

A bit of an update...
I've got just about everything either installed, or have some sort of solution. I am still looking for someone to tune the car. Unfortunately, it has been a bit harder than I anticipated. I have sent out a few e-mails... hopefully someone will get back to me. I hope to get the car running within the month. :hyper:

Also, I recieved a very special e-mail from Kunio at GTR-Garage last night... be sure to stay tuned!

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[tricky_ab]

Man, this one of my surprisefavourite build on this forum. Judging by that last picture, things are going to get rad rather quickly!

Keep up the great work my man!

[wolfpack]

Man, this one of my surprisefavourite build on this forum. Judging by that last picture, things are going to get rad rather quickly!

Keep up the great work my man!

Thanks tricky! :bow: Got a few things up my sleeve for this season! :w00t:

[GTR-Garage]

This is going to get very interesting in a few days...

[niSm095]

Just throwing it out there for the OP- Instead of that Nightshades stuff, try Testors Candy Apple Red spray. It's model car paint but holds up very well. I've done it on several sets of taillights and they all still look fresh. If you prefer, after that, go over it with some high gloss clear...just a suggestion.

[wolfpack]

This is going to get very interesting in a few days...

:rawk:

Just throwing it out there for the OP- Instead of that Nightshades stuff, try Testors Candy Apple Red spray. It's model car paint but holds up very well. I've done it on several sets of taillights and they all still look fresh. If you prefer, after that, go over it with some high gloss clear...just a suggestion.

Thanks dude, I'll look into it. The Niteshades is a pain to work with. Whenever I do decide to do my tail lights right (hopefully this season), I will start with a clear tail light which will make the whole process much easier.

[Oakville]

How much did the knob run you? If you don't mind me asking

[wolfpack]

The bid went up to ~$78 dollars, plus fees and shipping from GTR-Garage. Well worth it for such a cool piece!

[wolfpack]

When we last left off, I had the motor in and it was time to reassemble everything and go for a tune. Well I began getting everything back together, and was well on my way. I felt about a week out from needing the tune, so I decided to give the tuner a call. Unfortunately, one of the more reputable local tuners said that he would not tune my Nistune (although it is listed on their website as one of the platforms they work with). :facepalm: Great... So I started to ask around. Sent some e-mails, made some phone calls... Nobody called back. The first drift event of the year is right around the corner and I still have a lot to get done! I spent the whole winter working like a maniac and hardly touched the car, so I was way behind on my 'plans' already. Kept working on the car and hoping for the best. Then, I finally got a hold of a tuner who was willing to tune my setup. Quickly buttoned everything up, raised it to 4x4 status :hey: (a friend tipped me off they would just call me back and charge shop labor to raise it anyway), and winched it up on the trailer! Here's how it was looking when I was right about finished...

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Hauled it out for the tune... It was a bit nerve wracking, it is the first time I have done any of this. :bite:

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It took a bit longer than I expected, but I finally got the call to start headed over to pick her up! I am just glad they didn't call and tell me my shit fell apart LOL. :Ownedd:

It did ~267 HP at ~15 PSI. Apparently the Tomei wastegate isn't doing me any favors, so I will look into upgrading to an electronic boost controller eventually.

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I chose to keep the boost lower, because it is already ~60-70 HP jump from where I was at. I took a couple test laps around the lot when I got back, what a blast! :2f2f: I am going to have to start taking traction more seriously perhaps, my car is not set up for much grip.

Hopefully this will help?

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That's all for now! Stay tuned! :bite:

[KevinEdgar]

Damn, good shit. I like the way your car looks at the tune height.

[tricky_ab]

Ah it's always a nice feeling to finally be able to drive your car after it's been down for a bit :)

[Oakville]

Something about white TEs on white nissans, faptastic

[wolfpack]

Damn, good shit.

Thanks!

Ah it's always a nice feeling to finally be able to drive your car after it's been down for a bit :)

Ah yes, feels so rewarding to hear it rumble. :hyper:

Something about white TEs on white nissans, faptastic

Can't go wrong! :drool:

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[wolfpack]

http://wolfp4ck.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/superdamper.jpg

!!!

[tricky_ab]

!!!

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[wolfpack]

Happy 3/26 everyone! In celebration, I have an update on the state of my 326power coilovers! :hyper:

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All I can say so far, is that these are some seriously high quality coilovers. I was really on the fence about spending the money, being that there is hardly any information available… But at first sight, you can tell that these are some well-built pieces of equipment. I will go into more detail after I button a few things up and get the car out to the track, where I can really see what these coilovers can offer. Enough talking, heres some pictures!

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They come with some sweet spanner wrenches as well, to fit the awesome collar design that they have! More on that later...

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Here is the front lowered all the way (with the collar still in) on 17′s. You could still take the collar out and go another ~1/2″ or so lower. Unfortunately my subframe was dragging on my flat concrete shop floor, so I had to raise it another 5 turns. Still unsure how this will do… my exhaust is in for it haha.

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Here is the final ride height in the rear. :wiggle:

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Then I went ahead and took the car over to a local alignment place, that my friend Daniel had recommended. I was typically having to make a journey to find someone willing to align my car. When I arrived, they were extremely friendly and more than willing to align my car. What a relief! Alignment shops in the past have become very nervous, or even hostile (LOL don’t waste your time driving to IAG). The ramp to get into the place was pretty hairy though… but we were able to come up with an idea!

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That trailer has come in handy in so many ways, it has surely more than paid for itself!

Andrew got it up on the rack and got everything back where I needed it.

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Also, I managed to assemble my Tomei Trax LSD this weekend and stick that in the car! I am still in the process of breaking it in.

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That’s where I currently stand. I need to check out my exhaust because it’s just getting ravaged right now. I broke an exhaust hanger at the last drift event, and I can’t stand not to have it at this height. So far everything looks great, I just have a few more things to button up and I can head out to the track and see what she can do!

Oh yeah, I got a pretty cool package the other day as well…

http://wolfp4ck.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/meister.jpg

Stay tuned!

[TMW]

idk how I haven't been following this build/car. Looks great man.

326 coils look super nice too. Inspiration for my coupe.

[FaLKoN240]

Who did you order the coils from? Their arms and other parts are really interesting, they have a totally different design from most of the stuff on the market.

[TopLetBack]

AYE Nick, exhaust solution for you.
OPEN DOWNPIPE YEE YEEE

[tricky_ab]

Specs on the new rims? (That looks great by the way).

Did you purchase a set or a pair?

Who did you order the coils from? Their arms and other parts are really interesting, they have a totally different design from most of the stuff on the market.

He purchased them from GTR Garage (last page)

[wolfpack]

idk how I haven't been following this build/car. Looks great man.

326 coils look super nice too. Inspiration for my coupe.

Thanks dude! Stay tuned for more cool stuff! :snoop:

Who did you order the coils from? Their arms and other parts are really interesting, they have a totally different design from most of the stuff on the market.

Like tricky said, I ordered my set from GTR-Garage. 326 has certainly been thinking outside of the box when it comes to their suspension parts. I love the innovation!

AYE Nick, exhaust solution for you.
OPEN DOWNPIPE YEE YEEE

LOL I will do what I have to do! Who needs an exhaust anyway?

Specs on the new rims? (That looks great by the way).

Did you purchase a set or a pair?


Thanks tricky! They're 17x9 +20, and I just got a pair. They do look great though :eek3d:, I may have to look for another pair for the front eventually!

[jr_ss]

Looks like a sweet car man. That thing is stupid low.

[conrad_s13.5]

sweet jesus this is great!

im sure you know all too well,. but exhaust arent the only thing to watch out for being that low. Had a buddy shear a greddy oil pan in half

[s0fa king]

lovin' this shit

[wolfpack]

Looks like a sweet car man. That thing is stupid low.

Thanks dude! One day I want a VET like you. :bow:

sweet jesus this is great!

im sure you know all too well,. but exhaust arent the only thing to watch out for being that low. Had a buddy shear a greddy oil pan in half

For sure! When you start to push your limits it all becomes trial and error. :x:

lovin' this shit

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Also, got a chance to get it up on stands yesterday and play around with the exhaust. I've got it up where I need it and now I feel alot better driving at this height. Every MM counts! The only issue now is the tension rod brackets, which I don't really mind. It's like insurance for my oil pan. http://www.driftworks.com/forum/images/smilies/wack.gif I was also able to catch a break in the weather and take it out for a spin around the lot. It's amazing, it feels like a whole new car!

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[Kwolfe]

Love this car.

[iStayBroke]

Nice pickup on the 326 coils

I've got them on my slowly coming together hatch, so I'm really interested to see what you think about them after an event. Especially since I'll most likely end up at the same events.

[AMIGOSTYLE]

This guy makes hella moves
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[wolfpack]

Love this car.

Thanks!

Nice pickup on the 326 coils

I've got them on my slowly coming together hatch, so I'm really interested to see what you think about them after an event. Especially since I'll most likely end up at the same events.

A local with 326 coils? What in the... :tweak: Where have you been at?! Time to paint your car white and get out here!

Keep an eye out... I'll be posting the review very soon!

This guy makes hella moves

LMFAO you're gana get a nut punch next time I see you! :w00t:

[crzsteveo]

I call dibs on those SLs when I got the money

[510erv]

It just keeps getting better and better

[I<3BEWBZ]

All sorts of baller in that last picture.

Car is gorgeous :)

[wolfpack]

It just keeps getting better and better

All sorts of baller in that last picture.

Car is gorgeous :)

Thanks! :wavey:

Finally went drifting again!!! :hyper:

Here's a couple pictures that my friend Paul shot for me...

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...and some footage that my father got at the event!

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If you look close enough you can see me tip the cone in the first clip!!! :Ownedd:

[20thbryce]

Yoooo nick, it's Bryce who had the yellow gti that worked at tutti, let's chill soon man


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[Zero-Offset]

love your style dude. keep ripping.
staying positive after many setbacks is difficult i can attest to that. but im sure, as you know, when things are really going good, its worth every minute of struggle!!

[STL240SXDRIFT]

Nice man! Car looks killer!!

[wolfpack]

love your style dude. keep ripping.

Nice man! Car looks killer!!

Thanks! :bow:

Here's a few more pictures from the last event...

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Courtesy of Duncan and Kenny!

[[email protected]]

Looking real good bro!!!

[Mofuhcka]

All sorts of baller in that last picture.

Car is gorgeous :)

Lol forreal, you got great wheel taste my dude

[Carl H]

looks like it does something.

[wolfpack]

Looking real good bro!!!

Lol forreal, you got great wheel taste my dude

Thanks guys! :bow:

looks like it does something.

:Ownedd:

I was invited to a car show this weekend to help promote my friends clothing company. Some people took some cool pictures...

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Thanks to Tony from MeatyFlush!

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Thanks to Erik from PRPL! Also a big thanks to PRPL for inviting me out! I had a great time. Be sure to check out www.prpllife.co !

[Jcoleman134]

im mad i missed this meet! car looks on point as always dude!

[O$mo]

Could you go more into detail with your suspension setup, before your knuckles, because I love your stance and want to get my s14 to same way, also see you have a PBM FLCA tension rod combo, what did you have to do to run them properly?

[wolfpack]

car looks on point as always dude!

Thanks!

Could you go more into detail with your suspension setup, before your knuckles, because I love your stance and want to get my s14 to same way, also see you have a PBM FLCA tension rod combo, what did you have to do to run them properly?

Roll your fenders, lower your coils, and find some wheels that fit! The FLCA is what gives you the wild camber up front. To run extended FLCA you will need a longer inner tie-rod. I would recommend S14 Tein inner tie rods (and you will need to buy S14 outer as well, I recommend MOOG or Tein).

[O$mo]

Roll your fenders, lower your coils, and find some wheels that fit! The FLCA is what gives you the wild camber up front. To run extended FLCA you will need a longer inner tie-rod. I would recommend S14 Tein inner tie rods (and you will need to buy S14 outer as well, I recommend MOOG or Tein).

Fenders rolled, and my PBM comps are practically maxed out on 18x8.5 XT7s im thinking about extending my FLCA as i scored a dope deal on PBM tension rods so buying the combo you have would be redundant.

And Tein Inners are longer than OEM?

[wolfpack]

Fenders rolled, and my PBM comps are practically maxed out on 18x8.5 XT7s im thinking about extending my FLCA as i scored a dope deal on PBM tension rods so buying the combo you have would be redundant.

And Tein Inners are longer than OEM?

Oops, totally forgot that you mentioned you have an S14! :doh: The Tein tie rods are S14 length. I don't have a lot of experience with S14, so I really couldn't comment on how far you could push the FLCA with the Tein tie rods. I can tell you though, the PBM tie rods I run are very long and would definitely work if you pushed past the 'comfort zone' of the Tein. If you already have a nice set of tension rods, I wouldn't get excited about the tubular FLCA. Honestly, I think that it adds too many stress points. A lengthened OEM FLCA will do the job just fine, at a fraction of the cost.

[Threeplus10]

Awesome build!! I know its been said a number of times but your thread is an inspiration!! I love your positive attitude and excitement, its definitely refreshing to read!! :) THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!

I don't know if I missed it but: did you mention how the car handles now that you cut the rad support?? Do you feel much difference when cornering??
I am actually thinking of doing something similar to my AE86 since I am going to be running a KA and I know space is an issue with these swaps... any tips or advice??

[O$mo]

Oops, totally forgot that you mentioned you have an S14! :doh: The Tein tie rods are S14 length. I don't have a lot of experience with S14, so I really couldn't comment on how far you could push the FLCA with the Tein tie rods. I can tell you though, the PBM tie rods I run are very long and would definitely work if you pushed past the 'comfort zone' of the Tein. If you already have a nice set of tension rods, I wouldn't get excited about the tubular FLCA. Honestly, I think that it adds too many stress points. A lengthened OEM FLCA will do the job just fine, at a fraction of the cost.

yeah i saw that you snapped it twerking the beast :cops:

so chopping, extending and boxing it up my FLCA would be best :hyper:

[wolfpack]

Awesome build!! I know its been said a number of times but your thread is an inspiration!! I love your positive attitude and excitement, its definitely refreshing to read!! :) THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!


Thanks dude! No matter how many times it's been said, it always feels good to hear! :wiggle:

I don't know if I missed it but: did you mention how the car handles now that you cut the rad support?? Do you feel much difference when cornering??
I am actually thinking of doing something similar to my AE86 since I am going to be running a KA and I know space is an issue with these swaps... any tips or advice??


I have zero experience with AE86, but as far as the rad support is concerned on my S13... it has been the most 'time-saving' modification that I have done yet. It makes pulling the motor a breeze! I was a bit wary to cut the core support off of my perfectly good car, but I am so glad I did it! If you look at the stock core support of an S13, you can twist it with your hands... It is a very weak piece of the chassis. If anything, I would say that it feels stronger now. I have not noticed any changes in handling with the removable core support. I also run a front strut tower bar at the track, which will soak up a lot of the energy in the front end. I would recommend this modification to anyone! But I would also recommend that you take your time and have a solid plan.

so chopping, extending and boxing it up my FLCA would be best :hyper:

This would be the best way for you to go, in my opinion. It is a tried and tested setup, that is proven to hold up... and costs a 1/3 of PBM FLCA. I extended a set 30mm for a friend and he loves them! Good luck!

[Threeplus10]

it has been the most 'time-saving' modification that I have done yet. It makes pulling the motor a breeze! I would recommend this modification to anyone! But I would also recommend that you take your time and have a solid plan.

Thanks man!! I appreciate the advice!! I think it is definitely something I want to do. And I can see how running a strut brace could help reinforce the rigidity in the front end. Thanks again!!

[wolfpack]

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So at the last event, I kept running into issues with the car... I was able to press on and keep driving, but that car was not enjoying it. When I got home from the event, I began to look for the problem. Checked the spark plugs, tried another set of coilpacks, checked for boost/vacuum leaks, tried another MAF, replaced injector o-rings... Some things seemed to help, but nothing fixed the problem. I was stumped...I decided to yank my ECU out and make sure everything was well, but when I got the case out of the car I could hear something rattling around inside... :squint: Opened it up, and my Nistune daughterboard was laying in the bottom of the case. Awesome! :smash: Reassembled everything, and it seemed to be running fine. Headed out to the car show I had last posted about and had no issues. I was hoping that the board had not been damaged when it had fallen off, but I was wrong... I found out the night before the next drift event, while I was letting the car warm up. After it sat for about 20 minutes, the ECU lost connectivity and the motherboard reverted back to some sort of default programming. The car was struggling to idle, black smoke pouring out of the exhaust, and the check engine light was on. I frantically tried to find the solution, but was running out of time. I had a hard decision to make, and decided to pack the car up on the trailer and bring a few spare parts to the track with me hoping that I could fix it at the track the next morning...

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I got to the track and decided to try a spare coolant temperature sensor, since my problem seemed to be occuring when the car would get up to temp. Stuck it in there, let her warm up, and back to stumbling and smoking. It was worse than the last event, the car would hardly move under its own power. I ended up messing with the car most of the day, and couldn't get it to run right. We got tired of it and decided to pack up and head home. I got right on the car trying to find the problem... After much deliberation, I decided the ECU had to be the problem. I do not see any visible damage to the ECU, and do not understand the board enough to dive much deeper into it...

At this point, I was one week away from Club Loose East Coast Bash, and really wanted to try and make it out to that event. I went through the motor one more time, and made sure all seemed well. The car would run fine until the 20 minute mark, and then die out. Everything looked, and seemed healthy enough. I rushed to find a PowerFC and get the car over to my tuner. I only had a few days to work with, and he said he could squeeze me in... Awesome! Got everything together, and took the car over to MA-Motorsports. At this point, I had 3 days until the event. I got skunked the last weekend and really wanted to get back on the track. On Thursday I get the call from MA that cylinder 1 had low compression... F#@! :dead: I was in such a hurry trying to get the car ready, I didn't even bother to do a compression test since it seemed healthy enough... rookie mistake :doh: What an emotional day. All sorts of thoughts rushing through my head... I had no idea what to do at this point. I was so frustrated and disappointed. Got everything together and headed over to pick the car up. That was a crappy ride... When we got there I was talking with some of the guys about which way I could head next... Someone had suggested to throw some heavy-weight oil in the motor, and give it a go! What could go wrong at this point? The motor was already damaged.

Got it back home and was rushing to find a solution to get the car running for just a day... The ECU was not operating, so I tossed in a stock ECU to see what it would do. The Z32 AFM would not allow the car to idle properly, so back in the stock AFM went. Car would idle great now... But drove like ass. I decided to dig around in the back of my shop and see what I could find... I came back out with a set of stock injectors and a manual boost controller. Turned the boost back to 10psi, tossed the stock injectors in... and the car was running fine! Despite one cylinder not being too happy... :ughd: Stayed up late prepping the car for the event, and even had to take off work the next day... The car seemed like it would be good enough to make it through the day. So I loaded up, and off we went.

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I was a little nervous about the setup all day, I had just pieced it together and had zero time to test it. I had my fingers crossed, but had no idea what I was in for... Took it out for a test lap around the track and it seemed alright. Made a few passes around the track and was plagued with small stupid problems all day. The track was really rough for a low car, they told me I wouldn't make it around the track at tech :rofl:. I didn't get a lot of runs with the crazy long lines, but I had a decent pass on the track with my frankenstein setup so I was happy. I just needed to get out there and get my fix.

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I also forgot to mention, that somewhere in between all of this mess I finally recieved my Nismo R32 Skyline spoiler and got it painted and mounted to a spare trunk lid. I am loving how this thing looks!!! I will try to get better pictures sometime.

So I brought it back home and had some time to finally relax, and think about what I should do. It could be cheaper to rebuild one of my damaged SR, but it may cost me a lot of time. Our drift season is only a few events long, and I would like to be back at the next event and finish the rest of the season strong! So the plan is to find another stock SR local, and once everything is running well again I will rebuild one of the damaged SR to have as a spare.

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Carlos came by and we pulled the motor out. Now I need to strip all of my good parts off of it, and go pick up an SR that I found at one of the local importers. I only got a few passes in at the first track day before the car began to run weird, which I now know was the daughterboard falling off... :naw: So I have had a very limited amount of time driving this car at full-tilt... I can't wait to see what it is really capable of!

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[wolfpack]

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So we last left off with the blown motor out of the car... I began to call around to all the local importers, and it seemed that I did not have a whole lot to choose from. I found some time at work, and decided to just ride down and take a look. When I arrived, it was not long before I had each employee pulling me off to the side telling me that if I waited a few days they could give me the deal of a lifetime LOL :rofl:. I did some searching through the shop, and found an automatic SR20DET blacktop tucked away in the back. It took a bit, but I finally explained to these guys that I wanted the automatic SR. Asked to see a compression test... wow, what a fiasco that was. :duh: Compression tester was leaking, battery was not charged, employees were just casually sitting around... I wasted my entire day at work. But I came home with a new motor!

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Stripped this motor down to the block, and put all of my parts on it. The automatic pilot bushing is a real pain in the ass! :rant: Eventually just caved in and bought the damn tool, which popped it out in a matter of seconds. I've been awfully busy, but it was coming together piece-by-piece. Finally, the motor was ready to go in the car!

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Kept chipping away at it every chance I got... Got everything hooked up!

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Finally got an appointment on the dyno to get the new PowerFC tuned! Took it over there and the fuel pump decided to die on me. :Ownedd: They found another one locally and put it in. Then the wastegate started to act up. :Ownedd: Some days this car will really test your patience...

But, worked past that and now the car is running again!!! :hyper: Buttoning up a few small odds and ends, and taking it out for some testing soon! :naughtyd:

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Stay tuned!

[tayloray]

Dude, Awesome build thread man, I usually just scroll through the picture because i'm at work, but I read through the entire thing. I absolutely love this car, can't wait to get home and put in some work on mine. Keep up the good work.

[wolfpack]

I finally got my car back out!!! :rawk: I last left off with the car tuned, just a few more small things to do! I took the car out to get the alignment back in check, and spent some time under the car securing and protecting everything the best I possibly could. :Ownedd: Gave the whole car a once over, and we were ready to go!

Hauled the car Shenandoah Speedway for DriftValley 11. My last time here my motor gave out on me, and I was hoping to make the most of this trip! Got there early, and unloaded everything. Drove the car around the lot a bit and it was feeling solid, but I can't say I wasn't worried in the back of my mind.

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Took it easy the first lap around, got it up into boost and everything felt smooth. After having just blew up the motor, I was a bit timid to push the pedal down all the way. Took it out again and started to push on it a bit. Everything still felt smooth, and at this point I was ready to give it everything it had. Went back out and and held the pedal all the way down through third and into the big bank...

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What a fucking blast! To feel everything working in harmony made me feel a certain type of way. The way the car handles, the way the power comes on, the way the car sounds... It is the dream I have been chasing for years, and here I was sitting in the driver seat thrashing it for all its got!

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Now everybody knows, a drift day rarely goes by without a little drama... Sure enough, I was tinkering with the car a bit between run groups and got distracted. Buttoned everything up and got back out for my run group. First.. second.. third.. clutch kick.. wide-open throttle... aaaand my hood flies up! :Owned: Mother fucker! I couldn't believe it happened. For a second I didn't even realize what was going on. Drove off track and all of my people were just waiting to see my reaction... I knew the hood was toast, and I could see the sunroof was smashed. But the windshield and roof were fine. Removed the sunroof, tossed the hood in the grass, and got the fuck back out there! Not letting some stupid shit like that hold me back, no way!

Got back out there and drove better than I had all day. The smoke was pouring out and my speed was picking up each and every run. Of course somewhere in between all this I mashed a cone in third gear and tore my new Aero bumper up, but I'll fix that later. A friend of mine had been bugging me to tandem [for my first time], but I had not been feeling it up until the end of the day. He pulled up next to me in line, and I already knew what he was going to ask. I give him the thumbs up and he jumped in front of me in line. What a fucking blast that was! I managed to keep up (with a 600hp car) and was really rolling some coal! Probably one of the best runs I had of the day, and of my life. I was stoked!

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Got home and found a spare hood hinge and switched out the remnants of my Aero bumper for a bash bar, in preparation for the next day. Hauled the car out to Summit Point Motorsports Park for the Drift Nirvana event. This was my first time drifting two days back-to-back, and probably my last. I could hardly wake myself up in the morning, as opposed to waking up 30 minutes before my alarm on a usual drift day. We dragged ass out to the track, slapped the car together, and I was out on track again! I was on the same track that claimed my tension rod last year, and is a terrible track for low cars. However, it is a pretty 'standard' course in our area and I need to learn how to drive it. Spent most of the day fighting my suspension as I rode up and down the waves of asphalt, listening to the symphony of my frame rails grinding off in unison. But I made the best of it and finally started to get the hang of the track. Towards the end of the day I made a few respectable passes and I left happy.

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It felt great to have the car last two straight days of thrashing. Hopefully it lasts many more! :w00t: Now I need to fix my bumper and figure out what to do with my hood/sunroof and I'll be ready for the next event!

[Ramonesfreak2010]

At the :10 second mark in the last video, I thought you were going to hit a reverse entry dude! lol

[KravingAKouki]

Damn Nick! Car is rad as hell. How long have you been running the expreme exhaust manifold? I heard mixed reviews on them. You said you have been waiting for a long time for your car to sound like that. What has changed for you to achieve said sound? Reading through your build, it looks like you have always had the expreme manifold, the new add of the tomei turbo, tomei outlet?, what else am I missing? Definitely makes me want to go turn wrenches on my cars man! Keep up the motivational build!

[wolfpack]

At the :10 second mark in the last video, I thought you were going to hit a reverse entry dude! lol

Haha one day!!! :rawk:

Damn Nick! Car is rad as hell. How long have you been running the expreme exhaust manifold? I heard mixed reviews on them. You said you have been waiting for a long time for your car to sound like that. What has changed for you to achieve said sound? Reading through your build, it looks like you have always had the expreme manifold, the new add of the tomei turbo, tomei outlet?, what else am I missing? Definitely makes me want to go turn wrenches on my cars man! Keep up the motivational build!

Thanks dude!

I was running the Expreme manifold and turbo outlet when I was still on the stock turbo. I have been using the Expreme manifold for two years now with no complaints! It is a high-quality piece, as you would expect from Tomei. The turbo is what really changed the sound of the car. It has a very signature sound compared to any of the other SR20's at the local track. I love it!

[1gr8bar10der]

Sweet build. White coupes truly rock!

[wolfpack]

Sweet build. White coupes truly rock!

Thanks dude! Right back at ya! :bow: White is right! Your car is one of the reasons I finally bought an Aero bumper.

[1gr8bar10der]

Thanks dude! Right back at ya! :bow: White is right! Your car is one of the reasons I finally bought an Aero bumper.

I wish I could utilize mine to its full potential just like the way you do man. Job well done!!

[wolfpack]

Grab a cup of coffee and a pack of cigarettes, this is about to get awfully interesting...

After many long, hard weeks at work...it was finally time to head to the track! I had no time to mess with the car in between events, I was just hoping to load up and head out. It was a small event so I was not worried about things like bumper and headlights, I was just hoping to get some good practice in. I got to the track, unloaded everything, and set up our area. I was switching my rear wheels to ones that actually had some tread, when one of the lugs decided to start rolling in the hub. I spent the majority of the morning fucking around with that, and was becoming very frustrated. My friend Adam had a goliath electric impact gun, which finally extracted the lug nut. So out on track I went. I only made a few passes before it happened… I was coming in hot, yanked the handbrake, and the car did not respond. I am still not sure why, it all happened so fast. I had came in fast and wide, without much room for error. I tried to stop the car using the foot brake but there was not enough space. I went hurdling in to the wall in third gear. So many thoughts were rushing through my head. It all felt like a bad dream. I could not believe what had just happened. This could quite easily have been one of the worst moments of my life. Physically, I was fine. Mentally, I was crushed. As I sat there looking at my car, I couldn’t help but think of all the great times I have had with the car. It was such a shame to see the car that way, it still bothers me to this day. However, there was one thing I knew for sure… I couldn’t let this get me down! I did not come this far to go out this way. I have way too much invested in this to stop now.

As soon as I arrived home I knew I had to get to work. I wanted to prove to myself that I could beat this. This was by far the most serious accident I have had on track, and I knew it was really going to test me. I had to push all my emotions to the side, and get the fuck to work! I began furiously tearing apart what was left of the car. The next day the motor was out, sitting on a pallet. I assessed the damage, and began to make a list of what would need to be replaced. This list was staggering, to say the least.

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Thankfully, I had a hatch sitting around. I had found the car on Craigslist for cheap, and jumped on the opportunity. I had plans to use it for something to cruise around in, but never had the chance to get the pissy little single-cam up to par. So it sat and sat, until finally one day it was pulled in to my garage. I worked on it every single day. I would set small goals to get done each day, then start thinking of what I could do the next day. I did my best to keep the parts flowing in, so I could stay working. I worked on the car as much as I possibly could, I wanted to get the new car running and out on track ASAP! I would work every weekday from about 5 p.m. until around 10 or 11 p.m., only taking a break to eat. Weekends I would usually get started by noon and work until around 4 or 5 a.m. Some nights I could not find any help, and would have to work alone in to the wee hours of the night. I am pretty sure I was going crazy, but I couldn’t stop. I had one thing on my mind, building my new car. It became hard to concentrate on real life. I was missing a lot of sleep, and it was dragging me down. But I kept pressing on, giving it 100% of what I had.

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For the first few weeks, I was really feeling overburdened. I was still bothered by the loss of my old car, and progression seemed very slow on the new car. Finally, after about three weeks, the new car began to take shape. After all the hard work, I was finally beginning to feel a connection with the new car. Progression was picking up and I was becoming very excited. At the rate things were going, it was looking like I may be able to make the next drift event that was on my schedule! Despite my serious lack of sleep, the excitement provided me enough energy to continue pushing on in to the fourth week. Which is, of course, when I started to become very sick. I knew that if I could keep the pace at which I was working, that I could be at the next event like I never missed a beat. However, it was steadily becoming more and more difficult to continue on.

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But, I kept visions of the next event in my head and worked towards it with everything I had! I found myself working on the car until around 9:30 p.m. the night before the event. Which is extremely out-of-character for me… unfortunately, I had no other options. At around 9:30 p.m. the night before the event, I decided that the car was ready to be taken to the track and tested. There was still some interior/exterior work to be done, but the car felt sound mechanically. We loaded up and quickly went to ‘sleep’ before the big day. I could hardly shut my eyes though, as I went through everything I had done in my head.

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We woke up bright and early the next morning, and begun the trek out to the track. It was a very tense ride up, all I could think about was the car. Did I rush through it too quickly? Is it ready for the track? Did I tighten that bolt enough? Finally, after a long three hours, we arrived at Shenandoah Speedway. It was a weird feeling for me. A combination of ‘nervous-as-a-motherfucker’ and ‘so-happy-that-I-want-to-scream’. Here I was, back at the same place that I crashed, exactly one month and four days later. With a brand-new car ready to fuck shit up! I cannot explain to you how great it felt to beat the crash like that. As soon as I passed through the gates a giant shit-eating grin took over my face, and I am not sure that it ever left until the weekend was over.

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We unloaded the car off the trailer and I was quickly greeted by a few ‘WTF?!’ faces. I was so busy working on the car, that I hardly had any time to post what was going on and not a lot of people thought I would be driving the next event. I teched the car in, and started getting ready for the track. The first few passes back out there were strange… I felt a whole new respect for the track. I spent a few laps just driving the course. Feeling out not only the car, but myself as well. I could already tell it was going to be weird throwing the new car back at the same wall that claimed the old one. After a few laps and some small adjustments, the car was feeling solid and I was ready to get it sideways. I started on the small, open turns in the infield. Just trying to get back in the groove. Let the steering wheel spin a bit, stab the throttle a few times… I was feeling pretty good. I decided the best place to try and get back up to speed, would be the second-to-third gear turn coming out of the infield on to the bank. I came through the infield, hit the limiter in second and latched third as I started to get close to the clipping point. The car jumped around the point just as I had planned, and the smoke started rolling. It felt so good to be back out there again! The new car was felt solid. It ran great all day despite wanting to heat up after too many passes, which was expected in the hot summer weather. Once I was feeling settled in, I decided to run the solo comp for the hell of it and ended up taking home first place! The ride home was much more relaxed, the new car had done it’s duty. It took a full day of hard drifting, and I even brought home a trophy with it!

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Now I need to go back through all of my work to check everything for the umpteenth time, and start on getting this thing painted! I still feel strange about the loss of the old car, but I am excited to see what the new car could bring.

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I would also like to take a second to thank my father (again). Throughout this entire process, he was there every chance he could get. He is willing to push himself, as hard as I am willing to push myself. Once we got in to weeks 3 and 4, we both started to become really worn out. You could see it in our faces. We began to constantly bicker about stupid shit, and it would even get pretty serious sometimes. But we managed to stick it out, and build yet another track-proven machine. I can’t thank you enough for all your help; whether it is laying under the car with me, or just giving me your straight-up honest opinion (even when you know I don’t want to hear it). It’s awesome to think about how we are still kicking after all these years, here’s to many more!

I would also like to thank Thomas. Probably one of the coolest dudes that I have met through this ‘junky-old-Nissan’ obsession. I appreciate all the tools you loaned me, and all those late nights you spent in the shop helping me!

“The only way to find your limit, is to push your limit.”
-Ben Williams, Fresh Roots Motorsports

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Hell yea dude! Glad I could help in anyway possible man. It sure was fun. Get ready to help me swap my SR soon. :)

[O$mo]

That hatch is KILLING it, RIP to the Coupe though, look on the bright side we are XT7 bros now :kiss:

[borprS13]

Great post Nick and way to keep your head up kid! Can't wait to rip with you once I finish mine. Giving up is not an option. And the car looks sick!

[TongWoo]

Nice update, Nick. I was blown away to see photos of you drifting at Swingset. You got that new chassis setup so damn quick, man. Stoked.

[corkscrew]

one of my favorite 240's. sucks the coupe crashed, but awesome to see how quickly you moved onto a new chassis

[eds13]

Woot woot!!!!

[R_Rod_s13]

Sad that you crashed your coupe RIP ... But I can't wait to see what your plans are for the hatch. Great work man!

[wolfpack]

Thanks everyone! No sense in crying over spilled milk. It's the risk you take every time you go out on track. Like falling off your skateboard... You gotta get back up and do it again! :Ownedd:

Here are a few pictures from my friend Neil DeVera!

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[vJilly]

what a hell of a comeback. thats fuckin awesome you just got right back at it man. major props. not to bring up sore times but do you have pictures after you wrecked the coupe? sucks to see one of my favorite s13's gone but its fuckin awesome to see you get right back on the saddle.

[wolfpack]

what a hell of a comeback. thats fuckin awesome you just got right back at it man. major props. not to bring up sore times but do you have pictures after you wrecked the coupe? sucks to see one of my favorite s13's gone but its fuckin awesome to see you get right back on the saddle.

Thanks dude! No pictures of the coupe, I had other things on my mind at the time.

Here is some really cool chase-car footage I got at the last event!

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No major updates, but I have gotten a few small things done. I received my bash bar, Street Faction gets an A+ on that! Great fitment and quality welding. Got my front bumper on, and installed some blue Raybrig headlights. The front end looks so much better now! Also put some Kouki rear valances on. She's getting there! :naughty:

I also got the [awesome] opportunity to do a demonstration! What a blast! I am very grateful for this opportunity, and would like to thank Ben Williams for inviting me along. I sure hope there are more of these in my future! :rawk:

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[WreckedS14]

I can't believe Ben won the spectator drags in his dually.. You're going to be at the next DV, right? I haven't seen the hatch in person yet. I still need to get a feel for those 326 coils!

[Sleepy_Steve]

Hey... I know that car!!

[nismo_bill]

Dumb question. but i dont see it anywhere. Are you running 17/18 staggered witht he XT-7's?


awesome read btw. cant wait to see where you take the hatch!

[Ramonesfreak2010]

17 all around.

Free bump for a good friend.

[OBEEWON]

That coupe was really good looking. But I am partial to hatches. Confident it will eclipse the coupe.

[wolfpack]

I can't believe Ben won the spectator drags in his dually.. You're going to be at the next DV, right? I haven't seen the hatch in person yet. I still need to get a feel for those 326 coils!

Haha that was halarious! Ben got that truck rolling too! I'll have to sort a passenger seat out and give some ride-a-longs next year. Something else always seems to come up.

Dumb question. but i dont see it anywhere. Are you running 17/18 staggered witht he XT-7's?


awesome read btw. cant wait to see where you take the hatch!

17 all around.

Free bump for a good friend.

T-Nasty knows what's up! 17's all around!

That coupe was really good looking. But I am partial to hatches. Confident it will eclipse the coupe.

Thanks OB. I'm trying!

My hatch.

[wolfpack]

So... after a long two months, a very exciting package showed up! :naughty:

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Inside were two TE37V!!! :faint: Around this time, I also managed to snag some Origin canards in the classifieds.

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Shortly after, I packed everything up and headed out to the last Drift Valley event of the year. This would be my first time back to Drift Valley since the crash. It felt great to be back, and the hatch was very well-recieved.

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The course was a bit tricky, and took some time to get used to. But I played around with the tire pressure a bit and seemed to get the car dialed in pretty well.

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All-in-all it was a good day, and a great finish to the Drift Valley season. It was a goal of mine to make all five Drift Valley events this year and somehow I was able to, despite all the technical difficulties I encountered. :Ownedd: But I still had a f*@#ing blast! I can't wait to see what next season will be like at these events.

[bmaddock]

Great seeing you out there man, car looked great! Just want to let you know I look at your build thread for inspiration to keep pushing and step my car and driving up to the next level. I hope to make some more (if not all) events this next season.

[OBEEWON]

Good lorde I love those new wheels.

[KoukiMonsta]

sweet deal.

what are the headlights, on the hatch?

[Charlie_91]

man i love this car ! keep up the good work buss

[wolfpack]

Great seeing you out there man, car looked great! Just want to let you know I look at your build thread for inspiration to keep pushing and step my car and driving up to the next level. I hope to make some more (if not all) events this next season.

Thanks dude! Keep at it! Good things take time. Come stop by the tent at the next event and say whats up!

Good lorde I love those new wheels.

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sweet deal.

what are the headlights, on the hatch?

They are blue crystal Raybrig housings.

man i love this car ! keep up the good work buss

Thanks!!! I'm trying! :2f2f:

[RurouniMidnight]

Those front wheels are amazing, get some for the rear too haha!

[Oakville]

My lord! What are the specs on those TEs?

[wolfpack]

Those front wheels are amazing, get some for the rear too haha!

Thanks! I'm working on it!

My lord! What are the specs on those TEs?

The TE are 17x9 -10 :cool:

Got the chance to take the car out this past weekend. Had a blast ripping around a new track, and met some cool dudes. Car ran great all day until the Chase Bays coilpack #1 connector broke, another problem from them. :rant2: It was getting late anyways, so I just packed it up. All-in-all it was a great day!

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[PG BOOSTED]

Wow! What a story of 2 awesome builds done by son and father. its just simply awesome.

Nice build and good luck next season.

[wolfpack]

Wow! What a story of 2 awesome builds done by son and father. its just simply awesome.

Nice build and good luck next season.

Thanks dude! It took a bit... but my father really started to catch on! Now he loves these cars almost as much as I do! We make a great team!

We actually picked up a project for him over the weekend...

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Stay tuned for more on that! We have some cool plans for the winter. :naughty:

[PoorMans180SX]

The car looks awesome as always, and looks like you're having a great time out there!

[maces13]

Kouki looks super clean even just looking at that picture. Hell yea man, lookin forward to seeing more!

[Camsauce]

Wolfpack does it right!

[wolfpack]

The car looks awesome as always, and looks like you're having a great time out there!

Thanks! I'm having a blast!!! :hsdance:

Kouki looks super clean even just looking at that picture. Hell yea man, lookin forward to seeing more!

It definitely is! My dad got it from a local who took great care of it, which was one of the main reasons he jumped on it! Thanks Gilberto! :wavey:

Wolfpack does it right!

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[wolfpack]

So my father and I both had birthday's coming up (November 30 and December 1)... When my mother asked what we would like to do for our birthday's, it didn't take much thinking to come to an agreement. We got on the phone with the owner of the local track, and booked the track for the weekend of our birthday's!!! We were beyond excited! Not only for a bad-ass birthday party, but to be hosting our first event as well! I quickly got in touch with all of my closest friends and told them to start getting their cars ready!!! :naughty:

Of course... It decided to snow the week of the event! :rant2: We were really bummed, and figured the event would be called off. I decided to press on, and keep prepping the cars anyway. Worst come to worst, everything would be ready for the next time I need it. My father called up the owner of the track the day before the event to see how things were looking. He was not very optimistic, but said he would ride over to the track and give us a call. Minutes felt like hours as we awaited the call back. Finally the phone rang, and we were informed that although everything around the track was still covered in snow, the track itself had all melted off and would be ready to go! :hyper:

We were not sure if the event would go on, so we were a bit behind schedule! We rushed to get everything packed up and ready. But come 6 a.m. Saturday morning, we were all loaded up and ready to go!

We quickly set-up as the drivers started to roll in. By the time everyone had arrived, everything was set up and we were ready to rock! What would ensue, would be some of the most fun I have ever had at a track in my entire life!

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There were even some neat little snacks to go along with all the hot chocolate and coffee that was available!

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Everything went smooth, and we had a full day of awesome drifting (with no major issues)! It was surely an experience I will always remember. I couldn't have asked for a better way to spend my birthday. Big thanks to my parents for all the time and work they put in to making this happen!

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The 2014 drifting season is now officially over for me. This was surely the most eventful season I have had yet. Despite the blown motor or the crashed car, my driving has improved tremendously and that's what keeps me coming back for more!!!

Winter is here, and I finally have some time to go back over my chassis and get everything just right! Stay tuned! :hs:

[Ratpack_Chad]

This whole thread was such an awesome read, both cars are super inspirational. Cant wait to see more!

[wolfpack]

This whole thread was such an awesome read, both cars are super inspirational. Cant wait to see more!

Thanks dude! :wavey:

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[Ramonesfreak2010]

That gif......... :O

[wolfpack]

That gif......... :O

:naughty:

Happy New Year everyone! :w00t: 2014 was a blast, and I'm going to try and make 2015 even better! I have spent some time cleaning up the hellacious mess I made in my shop throughout the season. :keke: Organizing what I need, and getting rid of what I don't need. It's looking much better already! I have made a lot of space and it will be much easier to work now.

Hopefully you will get to see a bit more of my S14 Kouki this year! I bought it at auction a while back, it has a bit of front end damage but is extremely clean otherwise. I have not had much time to work on it due to how hectic last season was... But with the season finally over, I found some time to put a bit of work in. Expect to see more of this car in 2015!

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There are a few things I would like to tighten up on the hatch over the winter, and things are going well so far! Stay tuned! :naughtyd:

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[Salvarath]

Wolfpack it might be time to change the title from coupe build to hatch build. lol

[BoostinIX]

Hit me up on text/fb bud. I wanna see the new chassis x2 :P Plus you haven't seen my setup lol

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Make space for my future shell. :wavey: Gonna make moves!

[Ramonesfreak2010]

Free bump. I demand an update, or I'll be knocking on the door come the weekend.

[wolfpack]

Wolfpack it might be time to change the title from coupe build to hatch build. lol

Let's just leave it a little more 'open-ended' for now. :naughty:

Hit me up on text/fb bud. I wanna see the new chassis x2 :P Plus you haven't seen my setup lol

Hell yeah dude! I'll hit you up!

Make space for my future shell. :wavey: Gonna make moves!

Free bump. I demand an update, or I'll be knocking on the door come the weekend.

You should come by the shop anyway! It's not quite time for an update yet... But I'll leave this here for now. :cool:

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[iStayBroke]

Glad to see the Grenade's finally made it on a car after I sat on them for so long.
Almost makes me feel bad about not finishing my car
Excited to see what comes after this.

[wolfpack]

Glad to see the Grenade's finally made it on a car after I sat on them for so long.
Almost makes me feel bad about not finishing my car
Excited to see what comes after this.

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I threw them right on! My friends Corey and Justin got me a pair of tires for my birthday (thanks again!), so I was ready to rock!

Hopefully I'll see you at some of the events next season!

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[wolfpack]

I made up a short video with some of the highlights from my 2014 season. Enjoy!

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[relaxamigo]

let's get pumped for 2 0 1 5!

[wolfpack]

let's get pumped for 2 0 1 5!

:rawk:

The 2015 season is getting close! Time to start buttoning everything up! Here is a little preview of one of the things I have been working on over the winter...

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More to come!

[Salvarath]

Update muthalicka! I want to see what that hatch looks like in white, might paint mine white.

[wolfpack]

Wow, what a winter it was. It started off slow, but once it got going I was extremely busy! I didn't have much time for the car other than collecting parts. When I heard that the first event of the season would be a month earlier than usual, I knew I had to kick things in to gear! :2f2f:

I had all of the pieces for my oil cooler setup so I want ahead and installed all of that. I used Earl's lines/fittings and oil filter adapter, Tomei N2 oil block (thanks Thomas!), and a Setrab cooler. I mounted the cooler just above the center vent in the Type-X bumper, with a slight angle down towards the vent. I also went ahead and switched back to a clutch fan setup, using a GKTech fan, brand new OEM fan clutch, and a brand new OEM fan shroud. Last season I was having trouble with the temperature creeping up after multiple laps, and I was set on fixing that!

Once the car was mechanically sound, I reassembled all the body panels and the car saw it's final wet sand and buff. I am really pleased with how the car came out! :cool: I took it back to the garage, and went over everything one last time before the first drift event of the season. Everything checked out, and all we had to do was load up.

Then... It started snowing again. What the hell? :rant2: At this point the car was the shiniest it has ever been... So I held back and tried to wait it out. I swept the 2 inches of snow from the bed of my truck and wedged it in the garage to start loading up. Thankfully the snow finished up just in the nick of time for me to get the car on the trailer and a couple hours of sleep.

My eyes burst open, and it already knew what time it was! Filled up my giant coffee mug (thanks Mom! :hs:), and off we went! I was very excited for everyone to see the car. It was not 'finished' until the day before the event, so nobody had seen it yet. I had developed a reputation for having the 'white car', and it felt good to be living up to that again. The car was very well recieved, and now it was time to put it to the test.

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I had not driven the car in months, so I took it easy the first few laps. As the day went on, I became more and more comfortable. By the end of the day I was feeling really good, and had a handful of great passes! The car really felt solid, and the temperature was staying right where it should even as the line got shorter and the runs more frequent. The day was a great success, and an awesome start to the season! Stay tuned for some cool pictures and video!!! :naughty:

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[Krusty_s13]

Those grenades. Drooling over here!

[TheRealSy90]

What are you running for the rear differential/axle setup? Currently having trouble with mine at very low ride height. What do you run for rear camber degree?

[wolfpack]

Those grenades. Drooling over here!

:naughty:

What are you running for the rear differential/axle setup? Currently having trouble with mine at very low ride height. What do you run for rear camber degree?

S13 diff and axles. Not sure on rear camber, I am in need of an alignment.

My friend Duncan Burdette got a couple cool pictures at the last event! :cool:

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[Carl H]

car looks good all white man!

[RurouniMidnight]

Looking sick brother, white is right! We are having our first event this weekend can't wait.

[slow40sx]

The white looks great, solid driving too

[TheRealSy90]

:naughty: S13 diff and axles. Not sure on rear camber, I am in need of an alignment.

I'm guessing that's oem axles and not any Autozone/Oreilly's brand, since I always break those shortly after installing them... No axle spacers or anything like that? Maybe now that i installed oem axles i'll be ok.

[Sleepy_Steve]

NICK!!

What the heck oil filter remote mount block is that? I has a janky summit racing one that i don't really trust.

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[Ramonesfreak2010]

Looks like an Earls, sleeping Steve.

[wolfpack]

car looks good all white man!

Thanks Carl! You'll get to see it soon! :naughty:

Looking sick brother, white is right! We are having our first event this weekend can't wait.

Thanks Justin! Your car is looking nice as well! It's a shame we're so far apart!

The white looks great, solid driving too

Thanks dude!

I'm guessing that's oem axles and not any Autozone/Oreilly's brand, since I always break those shortly after installing them... No axle spacers or anything like that? Maybe now that i installed oem axles i'll be ok.

Yes, OEM axles.

NICK!!

What the heck oil filter remote mount block is that? I has a janky summit racing one that i don't really trust.


Steve, Thomas hit the nail on the head, it's an Earls block. Nice piece!

Here are a few more pictures from the last event. This time from Ali Uguyr.

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More to come! :cool:

[TheRealSy90]

Now I just gotta know what your rear camber is set at! That's amazing. With mine sitting right even with the rear rim on 17's and 0 camber it was a no-go lol.

[wolfpack]

The Drift Valley 14 video is now live! Check it out! :naughty:

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More pictures coming soon!

[wolfpack]

Here's a bit more media from the last event!

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Big update coming soon! :naughty:

[dluevanos01]

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love the car!!! Any updates??

[LaMaR-]

one of my favorite builds on here by far. Great job man.

[TheRealSy90]

Bump for grenades, I just picked up a pair for drift spares myself :D 17x9+20 4x114.3

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[OBEEWON]

This thing is murderation.

[wolfpack]

As soon as the first event was finished, we got the car back home and all of the interior out. The bolt-in cage was taken out, and the car went to MA-Motorsports where Dylan Hughes fabbed up a sweet cage! Awesome fitment, and the bars are stitched straight to the chassis. Definitely happy how it turned out.

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Then I threw on a set of GKTech e-brake extenders that my friend Corey Landis gave to me! Thanks a bunch dude!

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Buttoned everything up and it was off to Summit Point Motorsports Park for their first drift event in years on the Washington Circuit (kart track). I had a good time. Got in a bunch of runs with my friend Ivan and managed not to drive up on to any of the giant grass mounds haha! The e-brake extenders were great! Made a huge difference. The rear will now lock up with very minimal effort. Definitely recommended to anyone who isn't looking to run a hydro!

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Brought the car back, quickly went over everything and back on the trailer it went. We were off to Drift Valley 15. Had a bunch of great runs in the morning, but the day was cut short by rain and issues with the fuel pump in the afternoon. All-in-all it was a good day!

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In the midst of all this, my mom got a really cool picture from Drift Valley 14 printed and framed! It came out awesome! Thanks mom! :o

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I also had a run of t-shirts printed with the car on them! Stoked how they came out!

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Then the new issue of USDM Freax came out... Where they have a whole page about the Wolfpack! :naughty: Huge thanks to my friend Paul Fregeolle for making this happen! Haven't got my hands on a copy yet, but I have a few on the way!

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That's all for now. Still have a lot more going on though. Stay tuned! :wiggle:

[chrislu18]

Awesome build and entertaining thread. Love the car and love the drifting! Really motivating me to get my green POS s14 up like yours!

I bet it's great to have a shop to work out of.. Do you rent it out or is it an extension of your home? Love the stuff!!!

[pfregeolle]

How bout some news? :cool:

http://s-chassis.com.au/wolfpack-drift-club-240sx/

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[wolfpack]

Wow! It has been a while since I have gotten a chance to update!

When we left off, I was in the midst of getting the car ready for East Coast Bash. I had got a few laps in when all of a sudden my car cut off on me coming in to the first turn. :ugh: I went back to the pits and went over the car in search of the culprit. I thought I had found the problem! But sure enough, after a few passes the car cut off again and I decided to call it a day. Still had fun and got in a few solid passes!

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Brought the car back to the shop and dug through it to make sure that it was ready for May Matsuri. Also took the time to do some much-needed maintenance to the car. When everything was ready we packed up and headed to May Matsuri! These events run a bit later than typical events around here, so I was excited to get a few passes in under the lights! The event went smoothly and the car ran great! I had a blast and managed to win second place in the solo competition!

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Next up was Drift Valley 16, where my day was cut short by a stray cone on course! :rant2: I came out of the infield and was picking up speed fast. I nailed the manji and threw it in to the bank hard, when my eyes locked with a cone laying in the middle of the bank. I was in a tough spot, with very little time to make a decision. I decided to stay in it and try to go around the cone, but it didn't work. The cone got sucked so far underneath my car that it shredded my power steering belt! :facepalm: I had never shredded up a belt at the track before, and didn't have any with me. The track is in a remote location, and the local part stores are not usually much help. You live and you learn!

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The next event was July Matsuri! I wanted to make the most out of this event because it was the last time I would get to practice before USDrift Round 3! Of course it was raining the whole ride up, and the forecast wasn't looking too good. But we pushed on! Finally, we arrived to the track only to be greeted by some of the hardest rain I have seen all year. I was less than pleased, but we waited it out. The weather broke and we quickly got the car off the trailer and ready to go! It was very wet the first few laps so I decided to park it for a bit and hope the track would dry up. The sun popped up one last time for the evening, and the track dried up so back out I went! I ran the car hard all night, only taking breaks to change the tires! It turned out to be a great event, and I surely got in the practice that I was looking for!

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Brought the car back, and went over it one last time before USDrift. Stocked up on tires and off we went! I was stoked that USDrift was coming to my home track, and was excited to give it a shot. Got the car unloaded and prepared, and went out for practice. Everything was running smooth, and I was able to make the absolute most out of my practice time. The time came for qualifying and I was ready to go! Took two solid passes and it was back to the pits to wait...

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The time came to announce the qualifiers, and my name was called! 13th place! I was stoked! Having never drove one of these events before, I had no idea what to expect. The level of competition was much higher than I was used to. So I quickly went back to prepare the car for my battle against Tyler Nelson.

He was a fast driver, which was never really my strong suit. I knew I would have to keep the pedal down for this battle! We lined up, and took two awesome passes when we pulled back up to the line for the results. One more time!!! Back to the pits I went, where my friends were waiting with a pair of tires and a jack. We lined up for the second time, where I spun on my lead run and Tyler took the win. It was an awesome experience, and I learned a lot! I couldn't ask for more from my first serious competition!

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Some of the pictures from USDrift Round 3 were used for the Wolfpack Drift Club feature on S-Chassis! :naughty: Check it out here (http://s-chassis.com.au/wolfpack-drift-club-240sx/)!

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Well I'm going to leave off there for now... Stay tuned! More to come! :naughty:

[Sinamex]

Sick build

[MacDaddyyyyy]

FUCK YESS!! stylee, speed speed, goood driving, angle, wicked fucking car, so fun to watch!!