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jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:43 PM

I've had a change of idea aswell with how i want the car to look,
I had a set of work e wing mesh wheels on the front of the car, i now want a full set :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/81_zps4d6cae3e.jpg

the wings are immaculate with no rust so thought i'd do a bit of undersealing first!
jdm bits!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/76_zps405e8241.jpg
no face!
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clean wings :D
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then sealed up properly on the inside
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/79_zpsfd6f65ad.jpg
lip flattened then some more sealer put on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/80_zps95e45575.jpg

removed clutch damper part and pedal feels better, then done some other bits and pieces for crail day
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/82_zps5e3e1e5a.jpg
9/3/13
SXOC CRAIL DRIFT DAY!
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car performed excellent, it certainly took a tad longer to adjust to the n/a powerless skids compared to always having turbo'd cars,
I'd say i learned alot more about drifting though as it took technique rather than just mash on the accelerator pedal, i'm very keen to get back into a turbo'd car now and try more things out

when it dried up the front tyres started gripping better making throwing the car into corners possible and i was entering the back corner on the 3rd gear rev limiter!
speed was everything! then you basically slow down skidding the corner and have hardly any power to keep going so a few clutch kicks would see you round the corner and still slide the straights :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/86_zpsc1e617df.jpg
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THANK YOU TO ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR BEARING THE COLD WEATHER!!! the pics are awesome :D russel, weiner, thacko, kyle :D (sorry if i missed any)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/88_zps7ad2be4f.jpg
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don't think i posted this earlier....after drift day haha
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jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:47 PM

went to the sxoc (200sx owners club) food meet....cambo's awesome ps13!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/93_zpsab1aa476.jpg

opened up my r32 diff from jdmgarage
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ratio 48:11
being 48/11= 4.363 final drive
let it drain overnight
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/95_zpsc11713aa.jpg
also gave it two coats of hammerite black
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/96_zps70e8e896.jpg
along with my r33 driveshafts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/97_zpsbd6baf5d.jpg
next was to toast the bushes out the rear lower arms i have spare
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they are about to get powdercoated black to match the subframe diff and shafts
i've got some new driftworks lower arm bushes to go in the arms

was at a local car meeting
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recently bought another S14a as a new daily driver so i can get serious with the silvia, took it out skidding one night in a closed private area miles out of civilisation
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/102_zpsafbd7196.jpg
it's only a single track place so it's tight and the corners are 90 degree bends so it was a tad tricky especially with no power.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/103_zps4dff6da4.jpg
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thanks to josh for a good price my r32 diff got welded :D so that'll be filled with some love juice then an s14 backplate put on once it's painted silver
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/106_zps23530938.jpg
had john over and it was pretty cool seeing my two s14's and his s15 together :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/107_zps6702185c.jpg

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:49 PM

jamie's epic sil80 showed up at my work, i gave it an oil change and fitted a pressure sensor to the oil sandwich plate
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/111_zpsb6554f84.jpg
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anyway here's the new fog light
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bought another exhaust, this time it's an apex exhaust, it's seriously the loudest thing I've heard .... ever!
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changed my front tension rod bushes for poly ones...thanks to joey200sx for the bushes :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/114_zps0d3c5599.jpg

painted my diff cover for the r32 diff
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/116_zps5a179b85.jpg

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:52 PM

started the buying of 1jz parts now as i'm getting serious about the conversion :D

bit of a bump in the build, I had stripped my first 1jz engine out of my soarer. ended up realising how much it would cost to rebuild the whole motor half way through the build jwhen I discovered it needed a lot more replaced than expected!

some pics of the driftworks r32 r154 gearbox i bought
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/117_zps69b2ffd3.jpg
r154 prop shaft end
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/118_zpsac10d7ca.jpg
cleaned up
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bought a crane, not lending this one out this time!! brings nothing but hassle haha
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/120_zpsb28b184e.jpg
my front sump has a problem....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/121_zps7936325f.jpg
was from an n/a so it'll need the oil return drilled out and machined flat :S
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/122_zps77c5b63f.jpg
another 1jz i found cheap online which has had a new timing belt, oil pump, water pump and a few other bits
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/123_zpse6f5173c.jpg
arrived and got it thrown in the back of my daily yellow box
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/124_zpsd59ba6ba.jpg
in the back
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also got a full genuine toyota head gasket set for my other engine so that'll be built up eventually when i get time and kept as a spare
original plan made easier by buying the other engine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/126_zps012b7b86.jpg
got the new engine in the garage, tomorrow i'll get the old block off the engine stand, get this one on and swap over the sump and make some checks/changes then it'll be good to test fit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/127_zps420227e5.jpg

gist864

10-14-2013, 02:52 PM

nice very clean

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:53 PM

recently ordered a full fabricage and act 6 puck clutch for the 1jz,
my parts list is almost complete, just got to get the gearbox work done then a test fit can happen :D eeeeek!!
as for the car the coilovers will be coming off when I get time and standard wheels put back on so it can go into the bodyshop and have the rear arches sorted
I have a deposit down on a greddy gracer lip from srb power so when it arrives from japan that'll be going on,

japspeed manifold arrived, when the manifold and gaskets were lifted out the box this was what i was greeted with
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all my bolts, studs, washers and nuts not in a bag just loose in a box which had a hole in it
so after a few days of daily phone calls to chase up japspeed i had the missing ones sent out
then set about cleaning my sump in prep for going on my engine
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got all my stuff organised to be posted away for final modifications to fit the s14 chassis
the rear casing has to be removed to get the shifter linkage off
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/131_zps416773fd.jpg
there is a small bolt which has a ball and spring, this bolt has to be removed and both ball and spring removed with a pencil magnet as they risk falling inside the box
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/132_zpsd60159f6.jpg
internal shifter/selector linkage rod
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/133_zps996c03d2.jpg

some other parts ready to go away
r154 front prop section
s14 front prop section
shifter
shifter housing
shifter rod
will also be sending away my spare fuel rail to be modified from a -6 to a -8 fitting for higher flow when i put in larger injectors
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/134_zps91a7504a.jpg
so got my diff built back up with the skyline breather and s14 backplate
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/135_zps95724b7f.jpg
thanks to [email protected] my clutch arrived :D ACT 6puck sprung paddle!
will be ordering my flywheel and walbro 400lph fuel pump this week from him, excellent service from him! top lad!
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unfortunately i was missing the release hub since it's a pull clutch on a toyota, so got on the phone to toyota and have made an order of a few parts i need
complete clutch release hub with all spring clips and washers as seen below in green, all pressure plate housing bolts and some other parts :)
wasn't cheap....
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so after recieving all my bolts i needed for the job that friday night i set about fitting the japspeed manifold to my engine to see how much work was required for making the external wastegate fit
however that was cut short
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the manifold wouldn't go over the head studs
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i'd tried filing them out but i was taking off too much in my opinion as it was more than just one hole that was drilled miles off
that manifold was sent back and after a few calls to constantly remind them i finally got my money back.
hockey pucks arrived for using as engine mounts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/141_zps5c0f9db6.jpg
also since i've got a greddy lip coming i've wanted a set of vertex skirts, rear spats and a dmax roof spoiler to go with it all which in my opinion will complete the car for me
bought some cheap vertex rep side skirts which have cracks, runs, chips, breaks and general turdy-ness everywhere, they're rough as a dog but will no doubt be knocked off a few times
fitment is actually quite good
so the car was put back on standard shockers and wheels to go into the bodyshop for some work
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/142_zpsaf7e7a87.jpg
it's going in to get the rear arches done as when they were flared by pervious owner they have started rusting which is unfortunate
also will be getting my skirts painted and have a new roof spoiler i bought from ep racing painted and fitted :)
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jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:55 PM

roof spoiler and skirts are painted, rear arches are done and look amazing! cannot thank stevie enough! the man has some epic skills, colour match is identical!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/145_zps435aa1a3.jpg

Finally have sourced an HX35 holset turbo in a 12cm housing, it has a 3" vband rear fitment and a t3 twin scroll flange
paying for it in a week if the guys cool to hold off as i bought a new sofa which unfortunately would have gotten me a manifold and a turbo together :S
so i've called wayne at auto extreme and he is pricing up a 6boost manifold for me :S .....
whilst on the phone i ordered a 400lph walbro from him and a competition clutch lightened flywheel

the car has had a lovely repair job on the rear arches by stevie, excellent work! car looks amazing now :D
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was sent a pic from stevie when the spoiler went on :D can't thank him enough!
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the injector rail is a tad restrictive in the 1j's, so it was taken out of my spare inlet section, cleaned up and sent away with my gearbox parts for modification
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stripped
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i'll be buying sard 800cc injectors so the standard yellow injec will not be going back in

walbro 400lph fuel pump turned up thanks to wayne at auto extreme
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got the soarer's original 1jz block off my engine stand, i cannot believe how heavy just the block is!!!
and put the new engine on the stand with the help of the crane
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so i can now commence work on it in prep for fitting rather than in prep for rebuilding!
plan of attack is swap over sumps to the front sump, remove air con, make up wiring loom, tidy up odds and sods
only pic i took is: fuel damper removed, water pump fan removed, air con pump and fan belt off
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/152_zps83dff723.jpg
turbo turned up :) it's a brand new holset hx351w (the most up to date hx35 by holset) with a t3 twin scroll exhaust flange, 4" inlet, internal wastegated and has slightly lighter 7 blade compressor wheel.
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removed the actuator just now and the plan is to have the internal wastegate welded shut and a small plate welded over the gap for it to keep exhaust gasses flowing smoothly
i will need to also have an oil feed reducer welded into the hole which was supplied with the turbo thanks to 'ian bizz phillips' pleasure dealing with you!
took my aircon pump with me to work, stripped it down for the bracket to put back on the jz engine to support the power steering pump
fairly straight forward to take apart, 10mm nut on the pulley, then a few circlips to take off then that gives you access to all the allen key bolts holding the bracket on the pump
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so got the car on a sorn since the road tax was due and it's now off the road, last picture before i started the strip
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and here's where it's at now, just about ready to have the engine taken out
removed aircon, radiator, abs pump bracket, all inlet pipework, carbon cannister, viscous fan plus cowling, front bumper and grill, clutch slave cylinder, exhaust unbolted
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however since i am in Scotland it started raining....and has not stopped, all day friday was pouring down with rain, hopefully going to get the engine out tomorrow afternoon if the weather holds up :S
i've just a few things left to do
pull ecu wiring through bulkhead
undo both fuel pipes
drain gearbox and remove propshaft
unbolt engine and gearbox mounts
undo both heater matrix hoses
unbolt power steering pump from engine and leave it in the engine bay for now
undo wiring to alternator/fuse box
brake booster pipe and a few earths

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:58 PM

y Trust greddy gracer aero lip arrived from japan :D
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engine coming out few weeks ago, remove the engine with box and loom attached, just pulled loom through bulkhead
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/162_zps0a0a68ce.jpg
started collecting more bits from toyota! having boxes like these show up reguarly now :S
this is all the washers, snap rings, clutch hub, pressure plate bolts and more stuff drivetrain related
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/163_zpsfdadc774.jpg
tried on my vertex skirts :D can't wait to see the car with the greddy lip, these skirts and some nice wheels on!
just need kouki spats to finish it off!
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got the dash out and began stripping the rest of the car to remove the sound deadening on the floor pan
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all done! just need to remove the glue left over now, using petrol, it seems to work well!
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swapped the engine's sump over from a rear to a front sump, bought a new baffle plate from toyota and i have also bought another front sump,
from an aristo it has the factory oil return hole and studs, this one has had the oil pan modified to fit around a standard s14 anti roll bar, that's also a big bonus!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/167_zps2bd1d26b.jpg
fitted the soarer throttle cable to the s14
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got steevo mounts fitted to the engine, don't have any pics but you can see them in above pics, used the auto flywheel bolts with a few mm chopped off the end of each bolt, then put lots of lock tight on the threads also

removed the ABS pump complete with all the brake pipes, clutch pipe and all fuel pipes
put in new brake pipes, i've ran a T piece join in behind the driver side strut top so it's out of the way!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/169_zps49e36e58.jpg
i've also moved the brake hoses over one bolt hole, seen it done before. I will drill and make a thread or rivet the other side of the mount, i've seen this done before and with what i have planned for lock mods i think this is an extra safety precaution just incase the tyre catches
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went out and bought some battery cable, a kill switch, a big roll of 8mm fuel pipe, hose clips and some other bits and bobs like oil for the engine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/171_zps2445e7b6.jpg
built the clutch hub together with the new bearing and all the washers and spring clips and so on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/172_zps2277f299.jpg
and the correct flywheel turned up, this time with arp bolts aswell, thanks to wayne at auto extreme for getting those sorted for me :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/173_zps44722c5c.jpg
fitted the 400lph walbro to the tank cradle
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/174_zpse131520a.jpg
some silvia matts showed up, this time though they are black :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/175_zps025fb4d7.jpg

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 02:59 PM

WIRING!!! thanks to mark for the advice and help!
pretty sure the loom is done now!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/176_zps20c9cbf3.jpg
made up a battery cable to reach the starter and also the solenoid wire has been extended to reach it since the starter is on the other side of the engine
HOPEFULLY won't have any issues with wiring when it all goes together for the first time!
here's what i cut out of the nissan loom's f4 plug and ecu plug
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/177_zps5a51b317.jpg
spent a rather long time like this: reading pinouts....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/178_zps520dd5b5.jpg
after some long thinking about it, the twins are going back on for now! don't have enough money to finish everything else, so for now the car will be ran this way untill i get enough cash behind me for a 6boost manifold and all the rest...ecu injectors etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/179_zpsdf677ae1.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/180_zps4dab25ed.jpg
finally fitted the forced fablic steering rack poly bushes :) they are a great fit, will see how they feel on the road!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/181_zps1db6d8b0.jpg
got chopping and now have a mid mount intercooler, the 600mm x 289mm x 76mm core, more ground clearance so no smacking off bumps like the last few s14's i've had with the standard location of an fmic, shorter pipes aswell for quicker spool
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/182_zpsd0a3c2c0.jpg
shifter back from steevo, modified and extended 3 inches, fited great and seems to work fine! box resealed and hopefully won't give me any troubles, his weldeding work is excellent, just waiting on my mount and propshaft now!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/183_zpsf986b4b9.jpg
back to standard looking engine instead of the red, looks 1000x better, black pulleys and standard cam covers. i'll have a timing cover on shortly, i need to get the bottom pulley off and get the timing cover off the bottom and replace it with my other one, the mounting tabs are broken on it so when the top cover goes on it scuffs the belt, i'll get that changed at my work with the air gun as it'll be easier that way
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/184_zps851e5c93.jpg
stripped out my heater box to remove the aircon matrix and pipework, have cut two stubds of pipe and jammed them in the back of the heater box to fill the holes left by them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/185_zps4207299a.jpg
can anyone tell me if my clutch cylinder from my N/A s14 is different to a uk turbo s14? apart from the brake pipe coming out the side rather than a bleed nipple?
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/186_zps74a73886.jpg

where i am at right now:
all finished engine work, just waiting on parts arriving before i can get stuff done now!
need steevo to send me my mount and propshaft
need an evening free to get the 1jz off the stand, get the clutch and flywheel bolted to the engine, bolt my gearbox on and get the engine in the car!
need to have DB power make me up a clutch hose s14>r154 conversion length

updates :)
fan belt on with the aircon removed
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/187_zps778cf3d7.jpg
got myself a clutch cylinder from a uk turbo s14, howeber i'm doubting it'll clear the top turbo pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/188_zpsfc9dc1cd.jpg
engine coming off the stand now since it's almost all finished
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/189_zps31da9e93.jpg
steevo gearbox mount arrived, gave it a quick blast in black
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/190_zps3f8c3aac.jpg
hockey pucks drilled out and some 12.0 high tensile bolts and nuts fitted
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/191_zps8324d47b.jpg
competition clutch lightened flywheel on with arp flywheel bolts and a good coat of the green loctight (the heavy duty stuff)

ACT 6 puck clutch and new toyota hub with all new clips and new bearings

R154 gearbox on

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/192_zps3f3c13d8.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/193_zps31f1bbfa.jpg
bought some 22mm castellated hose for the oil return pipework, this stuff is awesome! so simple to work with
thanks to dale from fullattack for the info on this!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/194_zps169ce095.jpg
so it was a nice day and i'd finished work in good time so didn't want to waste the sun and dry weather!
thanks to mike (mpig) for the hand with fitting we got the engine and box in!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/195_zpsa494cd39.jpg
just needs a little shove....BIG SHOVE!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/196_zpse924a8d3.jpg
and it's in!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/197_zps8d5d785a.jpg
there is a block on the bottom of the gearbox/sump which was catching on the steering rack,
that was what made it hard to get it in! will probably cut it off once i get the car up on a ramp and if it's not there for any important reason it'll be gone!
new problem: clutch cylinder space
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/198_zps1143e172.jpg
after speaking to maccyD (george) thanks for the info! i've ordered a vw golf cylinder
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/199_zps8b3c94a4.jpg
hopefully this is going to make enough pressure to work properly, i'll either have to drill holes on the bulkhead or have extensions welded onto the new cylinder to meet the original studs in the floor

plan now is to get the car towed to my work so i can get the gearbox mounts and engine mounts set properly as right now with my steevo mount kit the gearbox is sitting against the tunnel i think just where the shifter extension has been raised
going to see about spacing the mount down a little or cutting it up and making a few modifications to it
i need to get my propshaft back from steevo which he should be getting back this week from the propshaft place!
more updates soon! :S worked an 18 hour shift on Saturday and a 15 hour yesterday....so so busy just now at work with barely any time for this project just now :S my plan is to have it towed to my work this weekend and it can sit inside over the spare ramp in the workshop and I can do bits and bobs when i'm free...

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 03:00 PM

got the car towed over to my work, thanks mike (mpig) for the tow!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/200_zpsb1e125ed.jpg
got it up on the ramp to go over a few things
spaced down my gearbox mount as a temp solution, i waited 3 MONTHS for this and it doesnt fit 100%....it'll have to be cut and modified
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/201_zpsfa3c6e5e.jpg
looking around underneath the car, the gearbox bel housing sits seriously close....
i'm going to take the engine back out and try dent that area in to create a bigger space
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/202_zpsff720b79.jpg
took the heater box down a little and managed to get the loom through the hole, wasn't ideal i think next time i'll remove it
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/203_zps5b5143d7.jpg
connected up a few more bits and bobs like battery cable, brake booster pipe, and a few others then attempted to start it
led to this:
S14 1jz swap not starting. Injectors not pulsing - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTYkqM0k6M4)
few issues, the ecu relay was not switching the ecu on as it was wired backwards
traced it down to the ecu not giving pulse for the injectors
I replaced the crank sensor first in the engine as that's what i was led to believe wouldn't give a signal to the ecu to make fuel and tried again, nothing....
then went for a look at the cam sensor, found the rear sensor had a broken wire
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/204_zps7dcaba50.jpg
got the spare plug from my other engine loom and soldered the wires in so that was repaired
still exactly the same but can only be a little closer than it was with those issues sorted....
then after speaking to dale and dan from driftworks forum a few helpful things were mentioned
i ended up making new earths, one on the alternator, one on the bottom of the plenum i was missing, checked every other earth
then mark came over, cannot thank him enough for the help he's gave with the wiring! i'd still be standing screwing my face up at it all if it wasn't for him haha
basically we spent the evening checking out everything for power and so on. everything seemed fine, except the ecu would still not give signal pulse to the injectors for some reason
we ended up doing a fault code check with the noide light which had shown a few fault code flashes,
turns out i had a few error codes, we need to clear them and start again but for now it was coming up with a few, o2 sensor, air flow meter (i have a map sensor), vehicle speed sensor, IGF igniter verification
some of the codes could be because we have had things unplugged while the ignition was on for checks
anyway found out that for some reason the IGF wire had been cut on my ecu further up...it was my own fault for not checking, i'd always glanced at it and assumed it was an auto box wire cut to fool the auto ecu!!
anyway connected that wire back up and bingo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfUaj5bpGcs

i have the hunting/idle issue to sort out but i'll have to setup my TPS anyway as the throttle cable will be different etc

hopefully my propshaft will show up sooner rather than later as i've got alot of testing to do on this car as i've paid near £130 for the driftland weekender coming up in september:D

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some more updates! all this is rather unorganised now :D
right as things go:
steevo had sent my propshaft with his sizes away to the machine shop, 3 months later they send him it back and keep his sizes he told me.
finally got it back from him so i've taken my own sizes and the propshaft is now away at bailey morris being done!
i've taken a lever and managed to push back the bulkhead gently around where it was almost touching the gearbox bel housing so it now has a good clearance, saves pulling the engine out again
mounted the fuel filter bracket and fitted the z32 fuel filter up beside the engine, it's in a good place with lots of space around it on the inner chassis leg
got an s13 CA18det UK spec clutch master cylinder, bulkhead holes match up and it looks like it'll work perfectly, it has the bleeder on the top and the clutch pipe at the bottom which LOOKs like it's far enough away from the turbo pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/205_zpsf1bc5c59.jpg
i'll have to spin the clip around so the head doesnt touch the turbo pipe, it's a tight fit!
the mid mount core is in, it's now fitted with two bolts from the top slam pannel and will have two brackets welded to the bottom cross member for support
here's a funky picture, i've ordered some 90 degree bends for the pipes, and some reducers also, hardest part will be getting the metal pipes angles right!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/206_zpsde5f0774.jpg
i bought a brand new alloy rad from a guy on sxoc, it's an s13 CA18det rad with the oulets on the same side, i'll be able to chop the water neck now and not have the big pipe going across the front of everything
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/207_zpsb879ca74.jpg
need some slimline fans now!
mark (redsx) came over and we finished the wiring, the car now has a working battery and oil pressure light on the dash! the wiring is still a big excessive but it'll do for now to get the car running,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/208_zpsbadfadb7.jpg
i'm going to make another loom in the future using my spare 1j loom and an s14 loom, i'll be cutting out ALL of the extra stuff in a jz loom and heatshrinking the whole lot the same as one of the overpriced american looms you can buy online.
took out the heater box to make it easier to get the loom back through the bulkhead as it's the final time i'll be doing this!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/209_zps6304b7e7.jpg
FABRICAGE ARRIVED :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/210_zpsb9ada07c.jpg
brief mock up minus one door bar
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/211_zps024ffa2d.jpg
tried the cage in, then marked out the palces for welding in the floor plates
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/212_zps718fdf6d.jpg
had my mate josh come over as he is a welder. all the plates are now welded in solidly

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/213_zps34b22603.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/214_zps8efc761e.jpg
IN!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/215_zps1219407c.jpg
love this pic...
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/216_zps44f019c6.jpg

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 03:01 PM

and this one :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/217_zpsaefb33bb.jpg
car is starting to look serious now!
i strongly advise for any roll cage you guys speak to fabricage, pete has been an absolute 100% gem with customer service, really nice guy who knows it stuff and is very fair!
plus so far it looks like it'll be nowhere near my head compared to the apex cage!
got a spare 14a uk spec bumper which i'll be swapping for a black one for track days, also wired back in my HID headlight kit and everything works up the front now :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/218_zpsbe8a7842.jpg
thanks to dale i have one gearbox cover, just need the other side now which covers the slave cylinder pin and fork
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/219_zpsc5aa1439.jpg
have fitted the clutch fork and brand new toyota cylinder now to the gearbox
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/220_zps23af4529.jpg
some castellated hose arrived for the matrix pipes and the rad pipes, this stuff is expensive :S
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/221_zps989e1e20.jpg
propshaft arrived back! all posh with my name on it :D it is only a front section now as they couldn't do me a full length prop
it has now got new universal joints both ends and has grease nipples so is serviceable :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/222_zpsbfccd59e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/223_zps7f277dc2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/224_zps021eb8e8.jpg
bailey are really good, i was £270 though but they have made a lovely job!
thanks to mike again for the tow away from my work! the car is now in another garage, thankfully it's a double so i'll have some space to crawl about when swapping subframes over
so thanks to dan at DB power i have a custom clutch hose made up, it's a full braided hose with banjo fitting into the s13 CA18 clutch cylinder
just need to fit it into the gearbox cylinder and find out if i have a clutch!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/225_zps3aef0ec9.jpg
i also have now got chopping at more of the interior parts to get everything fitting around the cage
the door cards were basically cut in half, i've also trimmed back the white speaker plastic housings meaning i can keep door speakers :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/226_zpsd8fcebd2.jpg
done the same with the dash
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/227_zps8b98a229.jpg
bit rough but it'll do for now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/228_zpsca2484f8.jpg
i bought some peugeot 306 fans, i need to make up some sort of wiring to do with these and the fan controller i have, the fans will also need the housing modified alot to fit onto my rad....
hopefully these will fit between the rad and the engine and run safe enough!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/229_zps1d797ec6.jpg
finally found a nice set of work e wings that are mint! they are from john f's new 180, i bought his rear volks aswell :D can't wait to see these on the car once they get some new tyres
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/230_zps866103d7.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/231_zps470dcbdd.jpg
my favourite wheels!! e wings!!!
finally cut out the bush inserts from the standard rear lower arms, they're now off to get powdercoated black to match the subframe, then have new balljoints and polybushes fitted
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/232_zps18980af6.jpg
also bought a full rear arm allignment set, they are the hard bushed arms since i don't like rose joints
will soon be ready to have the subframe swapped, i need to buy some more brake parts and pick up some new rear hubs
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/233_zps6e391840.jpg

more updates, things have been very very quiet with the car as of late, i've not had any time at all to get near it :(
have seen it once in the last 3 weeks .....
anyway i'd like to thank dylan for this exhaust piece! (choppy)
it will be tidied up and sorted out but it's the flange i was looking for to fit the standard twin's downpipe and also a small 3" section kinked to give rack knuckle clearance
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/234_zps5fe649e1.jpg
had a meter of 3" bore pipe arrive also, it's currently at my welder's place being cut up into lots of 10 degree sections to begin the custom pipework for intercooler and exhaust
bought 4 moog balljoints for the underneath rebuild from rock auto, very good service and cheap, infact the time it took you wouldn't believe they were coming from america
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/235_zpsf360b217.jpg
went out to stuart (s14_stu's) house and bought 4 hubs from his s14 he is breaking as i'll now have almost everything ready to completely build a second subframe to just throw onto the car when i'm ready
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/236_zps404eb275.jpg
bought my first underseal proper spray gun and stone chip for the underneath, i'm not going to let this one rust into dust like every other 14!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/237_zpsf6a570aa.jpg
bought some z32 new brakes from conceptua
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/238_zpsb2b70482.jpg
then they arrived :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/239_zpsbe05ef36.jpg
i have given my z32 calipers another coat of black paint, and the inner hub section of the disc a coat of black to keep things looking nice
also these spare parts are now away to the powdercoaters to be made pretty like everything else :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/240_zps67efe6ae.jpg
have used an old tub with a good soaking of brake cleaner, then lid on and given it a good shake then a brush off with a clean paint brush
most of the brake dust has came off and the inner shoe fitting parts look alot better than before!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/241_zps0c660375.jpg

next job i'm focused on is getting this subframe swap done,
waiting on gktech.com.au excentric lockout bolts (could have just gone to a bolts shop along the road from my work but never thought of it),
and waiting on powdercoaters
almost ready to have a full subframe assembled and ready for the car
when my subframe is off it'll be getting the proper undersealing love and some replacement brake pipes since everything will be off for a freshen up anyway

made a start to cleaning up the z32 calipers and a coat on the new discs
just a first coat, going over with a second when dry
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/242_zps6f198618.jpg
poor dark pic but tried on the greddy lip before it goes to paint
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/243_zps1b5bac0f.jpg
getting very excited to see the finished result with paint, lows and the wheels
cut out some of the carpet and remoevd the loom plastic guides and taped it all up so it'll sit better since the cage has now gotten in the looms original route
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/244_zpse5f34e7b.jpg
bought some pipe and had it cut up with lots of 10 degree sections to begin making exhausts and intercooler bends, thanks to josh for cutting at his work
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/245_zps6353f9cc.jpg
gktech parts arrived, solid gearbox mount, rear eccentric bolt lockout kit and a handbrake button
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/246_zps69d24c37.jpg

jonny mac

10-14-2013, 03:05 PM

and that's all the pics for now :S

sorry everybody for the 200+ pics I just threw onto this forum but I thought i'd share my build :)

the car currently is sat in my parents garage on stands with the rear subframe/axle off and my new one is ready to fit with all the new parts I have bought for it

i'm very close to finishing the 1jz swap/build of the car now and I am super excited :D

Hatemy7

10-14-2013, 03:37 PM

wow... Awesome project!!! seriously

PrimeDirective

10-14-2013, 04:15 PM

I like that "castellated hose". Do you know of any other names for it? I'm having a hard time finding a source for it in the states.

jonny mac

10-15-2013, 01:27 AM

I bought it from these guys online. It's expensive for what it is.

Just a length of floppy silicone hose with metal wire circled inside it. You could try looking up ribbed silicone hose? Or even metal banded silicone hose?

Artel Motor Sport - Castellated Hoses (http://www.artelmotorsport.co.uk/castellated_hoses)

d_nice

10-15-2013, 01:30 PM

looking good man

zenkiset

10-15-2013, 02:19 PM

your mate josh did a wonderful job on those welds. im going to school for welding and I cant tell you those are very pretty haha

jonny mac

10-15-2013, 03:23 PM

thanks guys,

yeh josh is a certified welder and has been for many years, we have a mig welder at my work but I don't use it often enough to be confident to ensure a weld like that would be strong and safe enough for a roll cage

jonny mac

10-15-2013, 03:58 PM

i finally have the car somewhere dry to keep it while i do the subframe change over/undersealing
got it lifted up high enough
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/247_zpsa7800749.jpg
off it comes :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/248_zps8f1dfc39.jpg
it's ridiculous how much the subframe locking collars have split the old bushes
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/249_zpsbad31358.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/250_zps5228005e.jpg
went and picked up some of my parts from the powdercoaters, was £110 though :S for two arms, two brackets and two backplates
maybe i don't know the proper price of powdercoating parts but that seemed a little too expensive for my liking!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/251_zpsa8df264d.jpg
never the less, they made an awesome job, the stuff looks really nice now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/252_zpscc606344.jpg
however with my lower arms i found out today that the s13 and s14 have different bushes :(
i was gifted some driftworks s13 bushes from a friend brand new for doing work on his car, unfortunately they dont fit my arms
i'm ordering some others tomorrow as i need to get the new rear end build up asap!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/253_zpsc384188a.jpg
in the meantime i've started refurbishing my r33 gtr wheels,
they're a nice 9j et30 offset with the 25mm spacers look great on the car,
these are now going to be my skid rims, but i wanted them looking fresh as i was bored of the grey so i've repainted them silver
no more lost in the wheel arch skid rims haha
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/254_zps3866113e.jpg

JBBNH

10-15-2013, 04:32 PM

looking good man, thanks for sharing your build with all of us. i hope to see some pictures of the Finnished project soon

jonny mac

10-17-2013, 03:44 PM

thanks!! I snoop on zilvia as often now I thought i'd be aswell sharing what I've done so far :D

thanks to paul at magic aero my kouki spats arrived, these are awesome quality and not that bad priced at £180 brand new!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/255_zps5c319a97.jpg

jonny mac

10-29-2013, 04:35 PM

last two weeks have been horrible haha, spent with the wire wheel on the grinder and the stonechip gun :D
i've got proper pictures from my camera to upload of this to show what the chassis looks like now
however i've taken the wire wheel on the grinder over all of the inner arches at the rear, above the subframe and the rear chassis legs/above exhaust etc
car has 3 coats of stonechip on now and each coat had two days to dry
the pics will show what i mean when i get them uploaded from the camera however here are a few so far
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/260_zps73213f86.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/261_zps892e67ff.jpg
also can i just say....god i love imports :D soo clean compared to UK cars!!!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/263_zps3f37114f.jpg
the 70mm boost 90 degree hose arrived for the throttle body, and the 64>70mm reducer for the turbo pipe arrived
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/262_zps0371f5ee.jpg
radiator is back to the welder to get modified again with a slightly different angle
picked up a genuine uras/monkey magic kit and another set of vertex skirts
only reason i bought it all was because i wanted the vetex skirts for spare and the guy wouldn't sell seperate
so worked out quite well, i'll be selling the uras rear bumper and skirts for cash plus another set of vertex skirts to a friend :D
so all in all i've managed to get myself 3 pairs of vertex skirts....always nice to have spares, don't know how many i'll destroy with delam tyres :D
just need to sell the front bumper to cover me the money it's due and i'll be happy
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/264_zps43346e7f.jpg
a pic of the sills mid clean up before spraying stonechip on....making all the uk 200sx boys jealous :P
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/265_zps8634576c.jpg
managed to source a jdm non abs sr20det turbo prop shaft which will work perfectly with my r32 non abs diff and bolt to the front of my custom prop for the R154
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/266_zps0e1f38f0.jpg
thanks to conceptua my s14 lower arm poly bushes arrived, can't complain at £50 delivered, fair price!!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/267_zps546a11b1.jpg
also ordered some brand new r33 handbrake cables from them, they should be here tomorrow so i can get on with the subframe build if i don't get a kick ass hangover this weekend
plan is to have the car back down on 4 wheels in the next week or two so i can roll it out the garage and turn it around to begin the front end work

xoxide

10-29-2013, 05:54 PM

So are you selling the front bumper? Is it kouki or zenki? Id be interested.

jonny mac

10-31-2013, 04:01 AM

I am yeh, it's a kouki, however it'd be a bit hard to post it to you without it breaking plus the postage costs from the uk to where you are would be well over the value of the actual bumper!

plus it needs some repairs as it has a crack on the front

tried to fit my super pro rear lower arm bushes yesterday, they don't fit too good! :( need to cut them down a little as they meet in the middle, so i'll shave a few mm off one and see how that goes

jonny mac

11-04-2013, 05:40 PM

bit the bullet and took delivery of these a while ago, brand new from driftworks, a full set of geomaster hubs+offset rack spacers, bought these for a few reasons,
one of them being the increased traction and stability they offer for higher horse power cars, when my big holset turbo is fitted these will be a good help for keeping the car driveable
they give loads of steering lock which is also a bonus,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/275_zpse77f3e12.jpg
after a discussion with daze coop' i'll be having some custom front suspension parts made up for fitting the front hubs rather than using the offset spacers

pressed my moog ball joints into the arms
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/268_zps8568e9a8.jpg
flipped them over and went to fit the super pro bushes, greased everything up and fitted them, bushes went in fine however when the metal tube was pressed in, one side would always pop out
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/269_zps0bad5c04.jpg
so thanks to daze coop' for the advice and everyone else on fb, i decided to rub out the insides of the arms with some sand paper....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/270_zps77bfc9f9.jpg
now they fit perfectly and stay in!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/271_zpsea703333.jpg
gave my bearings a good clean with the wire wheel on the grinder again, then got going with the hammerite,
looks poo but doesn't matter, just to keep it from rusting
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/272_zpsde3751be.jpg
made a start to my rear brake setup, swapped over the handbrake levers onto the new brake shoes
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/273_zps990d2517.jpg
was definately time for replacements, nothing left on the old shoes
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/276_zps91e55591.jpg
got them all built up and done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/274_zps1cc41c17.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/277_zpsd3d8c14d.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/278_zps4d91d081.jpg
I managed to get some extra time at work tonight and stripped all the arms into pieces to fill them with copper grease
all of the internal threads on the arms have a thick coating of grease and the exposed threads+under each nut has a coating of grease :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/279_zps5c784ad2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/280_zpse34a1287.jpg
got the pics off my camera of the chassis from a few weeks ago, half way through cleaning up the arch with the wire wheel on the grinder
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/281_zps375cc49c.jpg
just after adding the second coat in these pics
it was still half dry and looks wet in some of the pics
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/282_zpsd2f97b11.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/283_zps80233fa8.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/284_zps1f1485da.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/285_zpsfb8faeb9.jpg
hopefully this weekend i can get my subframe built together and fitted to the car! working so much overtime at work right now so it's hard to get 5 minutes near the car!

xoxide

11-04-2013, 05:43 PM

I am yeh, it's a kouki, however it'd be a bit hard to post it to you without it breaking plus the postage costs from the uk to where you are would be well over the value of the actual bumper!
Haha for some reason I didnt realize you were across the pond. -_- Nevermind then.... Cant wait to see more of your build though!

jonny mac

11-11-2013, 04:48 PM

got my rad back thanks to josh for adjusting it agian, this time it looks perfect

it has a different angle now and there are no kinks or folds in the top rad pipe now

just have to hope it seals on the engine

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/286_zps345a5623.jpg

hydro arrived from driftworks, not sure on where to put this, either on the left of the standard handbrake and gearstick with a massive wand
or down by my left knee....will decide later

also bought a bag of 7/16's UNF thread 3/8's brake pipe nuts for this

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/287_zpsfd7c8658.jpg

started on the subframe assembly

mounted the diff with r32 front bolts

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/288_zps500cd575.jpg

then went on all of the arms, shafts and hubs

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/289_zpsfca22a9b.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/290_zps8bfc9444.jpg

not too impressed with the distance between the rear traction arm and the driveshaft boot....

looks to me like if i run my car low i'll struggle to keep a safe distance between them, i'll be grinding them down if they touch

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/291_zps4410f270.jpg

old R180 N/A jdm subframe out of the garage and is now in my lockup/storage unit probably till the day it goes to be weighed in for scrap....unless i buy a cheap s14 and want a quick alternative to a factory 3.6 diff, could always throw this in

i've dumped this out of the way now but have to go back as i forgot to take measurements of the standard arms for a rough allignment on how to set my hardrace arms, also i've left my 25mm spacers on the hubs and i forgot to take off the caliper carrier bolts for my z32's

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/292_zpscd032836.jpg

I've not taken any pics of this yet since it was 2 degrees tonight in the garage when I was working but i fitted all new copper brake pipes/lines on the car with a new T piece at the rear as the standard ones are apparently restricted and can cause issues with the hydro i'm led to believe

also put my clutch pipe into the gearbox slave cylinder tonight, fits perfectly, about the only thing that does on this car :D tried to bleed it alone but need a second person to pump the pedal so i'll get a hand with that from someone later on

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/293_zpse034df0b.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/294_zps64521be9.jpg

jonny mac

11-20-2013, 05:47 AM

a few more jobs were done before the subframe was fitted

the pegs/studs on the car were all covered in copper grease,
the diff was filled up with new oil
brake pipes were fitted to the car with a new T piece

was going to fit the rear calipers but realised the s14 bolts are too long so i bought some new bolts from nissan for the z32 rear calipers
then after much hassle it's on....the solid bushes make it much harder to fit than a set of polybushes

this is the only pic i have at the minute, i'll take loads more once the brakes and coilovers are finished
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/295_zps6172154d.jpg

dropped off my coilovers, V brackets for sills and some more parts to be fitted

the problem now is that it was snowing a few days ago

it's suddenly become freezing here....the garage was too cold to work in, the main door lets in a draft because of a gap along the bottom

it's literarly too cold to do anything just now so i'm leaving it a few days to see if the weather picks up a little

on the plus side I decided to treat myself to a snap on creeper board....right at the end of the build :S wish i'd bought this from day 1...would have made life so much easier!

got it brand new for a good price from the local snap on dealer that comes to my work

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/OBJECTS/51200/51163.JPG

tricky_ab

11-20-2013, 05:49 PM

Looks like someone's going to be purchasing a space heater for that garage, sooner then later...

jonny mac

12-02-2013, 11:19 AM

haha yeh I tried to buy one at the weekend for cheap but I missed out :(

Full list of what remains to do so the car can be taken out of the garage and ready for alignment+first test drive

UNDERNEATH
-Tighten hub nuts, 36mm big socket and use new split pins
-coilovers clean, refit, adjust height and fit new boot to front
-backbox, weld hanger crack back up and fit to car in prep for custom middle section
-fit custom front propshaft and jdm non abs rear section
-secure handbrake cables to subframe
-fill up gearbox with oil, fit shifter with grease on ball joint
-fit spacers and new work wheels
-fit front to rear brake pipe and join into hydro then bleed
-buy an arb kit and fit that
-grease again any visible threads on show – subframe pegs, alignment arms etc
-make exhaust from bottom of turbos that reaches standard s14 fitment backbox
-fuel pipes to be made out of a roll of copper 8mm pipe along floor then heat wrapped for protection
-fit solid gktech gearbox mount

ENGINE
-fit strut brace
-p/s pipe washers to buy and replace Nissan/Toyota
-p/s vacuum pipework to be connected
-whole vacuum system pipework replaced with new pipes and routed correctly
-fit boost controller solenoid plus boost gauge take off T
-secure rad with new made up brackets on slam pannel
-exhaust to make up
-intercooler pipes to make up + pressure test system with bungs
-air filter to position as far away from heat as possible
-dip stick bracket made to secure it
-buy correct new plugs plus gap them to bpu stage 1 spec

COOLING SYSTEM
-smooth off water neck for top rad hose
-fit expansion tank hose to s13 rad (8mm silicone)
-make up something to get fans to fit
-fit water neck adapter for gauge sensor
-custom fan switch for drifting

INTERIOR
-fit rear strut brace
-tighten clutch pedal box bolt behind dash
-fit gktech handbrake drift button
-fit hydro and weld plate for strength on trans tunnel
-harness eye bolts to be fitted to trans tunnel with spreaders
-fit bride driver seat + recaro passenger seat with harnesses
-bolt dash in for final time with heater controls and cd player etc
-tighten all cage bolts
-fit rear view mirror and tie wrap sun visors around cage
-secure battery into boot with box and secure cable, make an earth that’s suitable for it
-fit battery kill switch with insulated terminals into center console or dash
-carpet rear bench where seat was
-fit rev counter onto dash and run wiring to engine ign amp box
-fit water temp gauge running wire to sensor on engine (or use existing wire down by ecu)
-fit boost gauge with silicone hose going to T piece in engine
-tidy up ecu loom finally and secure ecu, possible mount in glovebox for easy removal

STILL TO BUY TO GET CAR FINISHED AND READY FOR ALIGNMENT:
Tein steering rods+ends
DW geomaster tension rods
Custom extended lower arms
Custom Front Cross Member for moving rack instead of using offset rack spacers
Front brakes + braided hoses

I'm sure there's more which I've forgotten but not bad off the top of my head :D

It's not much left to do but money's tight right now as i'm going to start doing up my bathroom in January and it's bloody freezing! not much getting done at nights when the garage is one or two degrease above freezing

jonny mac

12-02-2013, 05:02 PM

have been buying loads of bits online, gauges, vacuum pipe, interior parts, seat rails etc
tried on the shifter and lucky enough my autobacs dildo fits on with the nissan thread insert remoevd
just think it'll be a bit high!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/296_zpscd97a425.jpg
bought some shit on ebay to use as temp monitoring, going to buy a dakota converted for the rev counter eventualy and an spa temp gauge once i have a bit more spare cash
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/297_zpsb30bf343.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/298_zpsc6f18c35.jpg
reason i bought an ebay coolant temp gauge was because i wanted to be sure that i had an acurate reading over the sr dash gauge
however my plan was cut short because the top water neck pipe was too small to take the water sensor take off i'd bought
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/300_zps34fd62b5.jpg
so after looking around online and speaking with a few people it seems the 1jz has it's own water gauge sensor
my thoughts then were to take that sensor out, fit an adapter and make my own gauge run off that hole
went on ebay
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/301_zps04125c28.jpg
hopefully this plan will work :)
just need to sort out small efficent fans!
also bought a factory soarer downpipe as apparently they help reduce chance of having boost spikes compared to a 3 inch downpipe, this should also help with making the exhaust
stripped the heat shields off and i'll be trying it on the car when i go to work on it next
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/299_zpsd3cff4ab.jpg

oh yeh, also had a massive 76mm greddy gauge show up and some new boost pipe 3+5mm, and some 8mm for the rad expansion tank but it's blue :( i ordered black
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/302_zpsb8e4396d.jpg

jonny mac

12-08-2013, 05:43 PM

slowly working my way through the list when i can get the time

coilovers were cleaned with a soft wire brush and washed down with some carb cleaner to remove the old grease, they've only done a few summer months on the road and they looked shit already! paint's started coming off the springs already!
cleaned, adjusted and regreased :) wound them up 3cm for now as the hubs lower the car roughly 50mm anyway

so i'll have a bit of playing around with it when i'm ready for allignment to get my height perfect
before on the left and after on the right

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%
20S14a/303_zps3739a0b6.jpg

and fitted to the car, along with brake pipe covers that have been painted silver
had somehow managed to fit a camber arm backwards on the passenger side so that was unbolted from the hub and spun round the correct way

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/304_zps1631c66b.jpg

welded up a hole on the apex backbox, it's an awful weld as i'd ran out of gas half way through haha

i also took a little bit off the prop, just wanted to make sure i had a safe ammount of clearance in the back of the gearbox since the prop is a tad longer than i asked for, dressed up the end again with a dremel and put a taper on it

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/305_zps6ac636e5.jpg

fits perfect now and with the prop in hard to the back of the box the left picture between flanges shows how much clearance it now has
so the prop was fitted front and rear sections, along with the handbrake cables being secured across eachother so they fit perfectly over the studs on the floor with both locating pins in

bought 5 litres of this comma 75w90 gl4 oil to just use to get me going first, i'll be changing all fluids to better oils before going drifting

put in 4 litres so far, going to open fill plug and fill oil till it leaks out of the hole next time i'm at the car, i don't want to risk overfilling the box

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/306_zps3a90816e.jpg

lastly thanks to clive for the recaro passenger rail it means i'll get my seat bolted in without any hassle :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/307_zpse884daf3.jpg

jonny mac

12-17-2013, 05:43 AM

a few more jobs done tonight after work as I managed to get an hour on the car,

rear driveshaft nuts set to 250nm with new split pins
all the cage bolts have been tightened and cage is finished,
gktech handbrake button is now on,
rear strut brace fitted and tightened in now,
clutch cylinder is now sorted and in for final time after a bit of messing about before and I have a full clutch pedal with full disengagement when pedal pressed
recut one of the bad threads on the turbo Y pipe so I can now bolt on the soarer front pipe and decide how it'll meet the rest of the exhaust

managed to get out to stevie's and collect my parts, he's made an awesome job painting them as usual!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/308_zpsd0e78720.jpg

as for now, i've got some parts on order from toyota, front sump dipstick tube (there is a difference between rear and front sump) and some p/s pump washers so hopefully i'll get my pipes to seal since it's leaking

possibly found fans, need to go over to the garage and measure the gap between rad to find out if I can fit them, they are 3 and 1/2 inch deep so I don't think I'll have space for them but here's hoping

jonny mac

12-18-2013, 11:03 AM

new ideas......been doing some research

so i measured the gap between my engine and rad, it's only 2inches....DOH!
after reading up as much as i could find, there are no 2inch thin electric fans which would be able to flow enough air to keep a jz cool

why is it that everyone goes from electric fans back to a viscous on an sr? because they are not efficent enough.

if they can't keep an sr cool, what are they going to do on a jz!

so the idea now is rather than rely on two tiny slim electric fans, i'll move the mid mount intercooler back down to the front position behind the bumper and run some big high power peugeot 306 push fans infront of the radiator

hopefully this setup will work better than having a mass of squashed parts

theory being build the car to be reliable and work well as a drift car, if the difference between having short intercooler pipes and overheating problems or

having longer pipes but can get an extra few laps each time before max safe temp reached then that's what i'll be doing

jonny mac

12-25-2013, 11:12 AM

some more parts arrived and got some work done on xmas eve since it was my first day off work in months

hks fuel cut defender
plugs bkr7e (need to gap them to correct gap for jz)
dakota digital rpm converter

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/309_zps7a147a28.jpg

thanks to dale again i managed to get a second gearbox clutch cover for my R154 :D
total of around £50 second hand for the pair, toyota want £200 :S

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/310_zps1f18a0f6.jpg

tried on a wheel :D

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/311_zpsbd349565.jpg

also tried on some more body parts, just roughly held up skirts and rear spats....car made it onto finalboss :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/312_zpsf05bc4ed.jpg

took home my brake pipe flaring tool from work, it can do 5/16's also which was perfect for flaring the 8mm fuel pipes :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/313_zps61936d33.jpg

so got some copper pipe ran along the chassis rail under the car, this is alot safer than having two rubber pipes along the floor

i'll be adding some heat protection along the back of these for when the exhaust is made

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/314_zps85ba6eab.jpg

still to stonechip the front half of the car, going to do this when it's up on a lift/ramp at my work :) not doing that job on my back again haha
wasn't happy with the top cooling hose so luckily enough the top sr20 rad hose cut in half has the perfect bend that i need :D

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/315_zps45407a22.jpg

this will work perfectly :) also swapped over the rail on the recaro seat
going back to the garage tomorrow (boxing day) to fit the dash for a final time and all the stuff around/inside it and hopefully get the car down on all 4's to have it towed to my work

jonny mac

01-04-2014, 12:30 PM

Happy New Year!

brake pipe on and have a good footbrake with no leaks, fuel pipes on,

forgot to post this earlier, that was the car being rolled out of the garage to be spun round, looks so stupid with coilovers on the back and standard
shocks/springs up front
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/324_zpse87dc997.jpg

the peugeot 306 twin push fans fitted where the mid mount intercooler was
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/316_zpsb4f3b5c5.jpg

they are a good fit!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/317_zpsd27c1f3d.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/318_zps5ff153f2.jpg

had chopped the cowling down a good bit on them to get them in and also means less of the rad is covered
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/319_zps86d7f65a.jpg

made up a secure mount at the bottom to keep the fans from touching the front bars on the slam pannel,

used threaded bar (cut it down to the nut with a grinder after pic) sand some big penny washers and nuts, only thought was though first sight of a slight bump and that bar will go right through the rad or the intercooler
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/320_zps3ce7eccf.jpg

will do for now though just to get it running safe

got the front mount fitted :D battery tray hole cut out also
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/321_zpsaec87e11.jpg

didn't realise until today that an aftermarket s14 intercooler kit uses 2.5 inch pipe for the turbo side and 2.75 for the throttle body side (well my kit did anyway)

so thankfully out of my massive box of crap i managed to get two s14 2.75 inch throttle body fmic pipes and cut them up to fit what i need :D

i do unfortunately have the recirc pipe and cold start pipe for an sr outlets still on one of the pipes so they will have to be blocked off, thinking about squashing them in a bench vise but don't know if they will stay shut under pressure, i'll probably just get bungs and fit them

so the setup consists of so far:
turbo 64mm to 70mm reducer
70mm pipe with bends
silicone joiner
70mm pipe
70mm to 76mm 90 degree silicone elbow
core
70mm to 76mm 90 degree silicone elbow
pipe
join
pipe
70mm 90 degree elbow to throttle body

happy enough as it's a fairly steady consistant size for air flow

i need to buy a 1m length of 70mm black silicone hose to cut up as i need to make sure i have enough pipework covered on two parts where i was a little short with the standard 3" silicone joiners

it can be seen here with the two blue silicone hoses
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/322_zps1b4ad3e5.jpg

apart from that it should all work pretty well in theory, it'll all be pressure tested to 1.5 bar with my home made tester and compressor :D
problem now is the kouki bumper won't go back on since the core is in the way, going to have to cut it up :( which means i'll probably have to take some off the greddy lip too since it goes to the edge that's hitthing the core

really want to retain the factory fogs too! will hopefully all fit ok with a little trim here and there :S
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/323_zps0e9b7eb6.jpg

jonny mac

01-05-2014, 04:08 PM

got the dash in tonight, bolted in and fully fixed in place,

just leaves gauges, dakota rev converter, harnesses, seats and few small things for the inside to be finished

going to get the seats and harnesses fitted tomorrow night if the weather stays up as i can't open the drivers door wide enough in the garage to get the seat in

also rerouted the battery cable a bit better behind the dash so it's out of the way

just need to fit a kill switch along the line and run it underneath the center console

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/325_zpsff71ba18.jpg

juvi22003

01-06-2014, 11:36 AM

Where did you get your hardrace arms? nice build btw

jonny mac

01-24-2014, 05:55 AM

Where did you get your hardrace arms? nice build btw

the from a company in the uk called apex performance

they are big on the uk 200sx owners club, www.sxoc.com (http://www.sxoc.com)

jonny mac

01-24-2014, 05:57 AM

trial fitted the seats, both clear the cage....well just touch against it but it's enough that they will still move on the rails

it's ridiculous the difference in height with the bride low rail compared to
the recaro rail on the passenger side

will be looking for a bride low rail for passenger side in near future!!
made holes for the rear harness mounts so the harness eye hook's are all fitted

I NEED CAGE PADDING NEXT!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/326_zpsfd1527fb.jpg

i've taken off the intercooler brackets and will be modifying them as the core sits too far over at one side, plus will mean i can get the bottom pulled in more so i won't have to modify as much of the bumper to fit!

got an order through from driftworks over the holidays, tein track rods and ends with spacer, kinked tension rods, t shirt and offset spacer boots however i'm going modified crossmember if i can
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/327_zps01f5b68f.jpg

made myself a pipe beader for intercooler pipes, seen this idea online so made my own, it's just an old pair of vise grips with a 70mm exhaust clamp and a smaller 40mm clamp bar welded on
works perfect
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/328_zps0d55bcfe.jpg

last few bits from toyota arrived, thermostat, jzx90 dipstick tube, p/s pipe washers
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/329_zpsc3547a57.jpg

replaced every vacuum pipe on the engine, also removed the pipework for the carbon cannister crap, also fitted an mbc at the turbo's to do me till i get an electronic one
old crap
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/330_zps2406fd87.jpg

i've ran a wire into cabin for water temp gauge tucked along the spark plug loom along with a vacuum pipe for greddy gauge, tested my water temp gauge with sensor in a cup of boiling water and got no reading, gauge is either dead or sensor is broken so i'm waiting to hear back from ebay seller now.....

replaced the thermostat, purely just for peace of mind, no idea how old it is/if it worked,

fitted a genuine toyota 82 degrees one
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/331_zps736150ed.jpg

changing it was crap, should have done this when the engine was out on a stand!!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/332_zps4065f74f.jpg

gapped plugs to 0.028 and fitted them, wrapped some insulating tape around the coils while they were out, should really have used heatshrink but had none with me

fitted them and as usual with jz's 5/6 of my coil pack clips were broken haha, need some new ones!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/333_zps0c94119a.jpg

have done a few other things on the list! throttle cable is now secured into the pedal and i've adjusted the cable at the throttle body so it's shut when pedal is untouched and fully open when pedal is flat to the floor
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nothing much has been done to the car as we've had a week of hell!
we bought a puppy on saturday the 11th, a wee golden lab 7/8 weeks old :D
eddie
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/337_zps7d3def01.jpg

unfortunately after just 2 days he was very ill, he had picked up something from the farm he was on when we bought him
then was rushed into the emergency ward in the hospital quarintined with suspected parvo virus

he hasn't had any jabs yet so his immune system is basically non exsistant, got to see him every night at the hospital
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/338_zps5fe5f98f.jpg

annoyingly i had to foot the bill for the hospital which put it this way, i could have had that 6boost manifold i wanted.....as the breeder wanted nothing to do with it and his insurance doesnt start till the 26th of this month

anyway he's home now and on the recovery

so i've only had a very few hours this week on the car......
had to cancel my tow truck as i had no chance of getting it to work with the dog problem

swapped wheels over though so it's ready to be taken over to my work
i have modified the intercooler brackets so the core will sit central and can tuck in better at the back

got a 14a bumper for skidding, just a standard uk black one to save the kouki greddy bumper combo till i get better

few more parts have arrived like boost hoses and some stuff i needed for it
bought some fabulous profounds vip jdm wheels, 18x9 et20 iirc for skidding :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/334_zps9a253094.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/335_zps481957bd.jpg

also have been using my pipe beader on every intercooler pipe so they're ready for fitting minus a few bungs on one pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/336_zps31167884.jpg

juvi22003

01-24-2014, 08:59 AM

the from a company in the uk called apex performance

they are big on the uk 200sx owners club, www.sxoc.com (http://www.sxoc.com)

I cant seem to find it here for my 240sx, i used them before on my RSX-s big fan of their products

jonny mac

02-02-2014, 04:44 PM

got some time on the car last night (Wednesday) for the first time in 2 weeks nearly!,
managed to get the modified intercooler brackets on and the core now sits perfectly central and is tucked in tight at the bottom :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/339_zps2c4a28eb.jpg

the crank sensor and o2 lambda sensor loom has been secured correctly on the original bracket bolted to the front turbo

got the greddy boost gauge fitted in place on the dash with the brackets screwed in, need to find a light source that comes on with the lights on the dash, may just steal a feed from the back of the clocks

also got a second coat of silver paint on the battery tray and the other side where the i/c pipes go through to protect the area from rusting

found a wire at the alternator plug that has broken insulation and is down to just a few strings of wire holding it together, one of the 3 small wires on the alternator multi plug, so i'll have to remove the pin from the plug and solder it back onto a good bit of wire before it breaks!

jonny mac

02-02-2014, 04:46 PM

big update!! got all day saturday and sunday morning spent on the car :D

took my intercooler pipe over to a local welding shop and managed to get them to plate over the standard s14 recirc and cold start pipe

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/340_zpsb1a008c2.jpg

thanks to spice weasel for doing my lower arms and cross member

got the rack moved 25mm and +20mm in the lower arms and braced them

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/341_zpsaf9d51a5.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/342_zps71c3eca0.jpg

for the first time it came out the garage in months, looking ridiculous with standard suspension on the front

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/343_zpsb4916a7f.jpg

threw a battery in for lights and it was towed to my work, many thanks to mark (redsx)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/344_zps1fa9775d.jpg

so, up on the ramp saturday morning and the work started
welded on an exhaust hanger to the steevo gearbox mount bracket

then fitted an sr20 solid gktech mount to replace the worn old weak sr mount that came with my gearbox

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/345_zps1499a685.jpg

jonny mac

02-02-2014, 04:47 PM

secured the fuel pipes with more P clips in places that i couldn't get to properly lying on my back

then josh came over and i cannot thank him enough for welding up the exhaust joins, i'd bought a box on ebay of 3" offcuts from an exhaust fab shop with various bends etc

managed to get enough bends and straights made up to fit the car

started off my fitting the soarer downpipe retaining the flexi, then it needed shortening by around 2 inches as the flange sat too low

so the soarer downpipe was shortened and tacked into place then a few small bends were tacked into place to get the angle right for facing the back of the car

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/347_zps2c628e33.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/355_zpsf3cb0e25.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/346_zps3e0593bd.jpg

then welding and pipe making started

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/348_zps18bcc7d8.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/351_zps43a8a677.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/349_zps9e2683e4.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/350_zps72cb45f9.jpg

jonny mac

02-02-2014, 04:48 PM

me on the left and josh on the right

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/352_zps794b627d.jpg

one jz to s14 apex backbox pipe made up :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/354_zps5723b847.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/353_zpsbb9602ca.jpg

then heat wrapped the downpipe, i'll be doing the rest but i ran out of metal tie wraps

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/356_zps3ae49fc2.jpg

and fitted, going to spray the welds with paint to protect them a little better and heat wrap more of the pipe

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/358_zpsb27440ed.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/359_zpsff3b12c2.jpg

mates up to the apex backbox perfectly :D

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not a very good pic but the coolant temp sensor was removed, the adapter fitted and now the universal gauge sensor fitted so i can run an aftermarket gauge on the dash using the factory coolant temp sensor hole

[IMG]http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/357_zps37085943.jpg

then onto the air intake, i bought a mushroom filter and mounted it as far away from the heat as possible

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/362_zps014083e7.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/361_zpsb06d1976.jpg

jonny mac

02-02-2014, 04:49 PM

don't have any pics but i pressure tested the intercooler system from throttle body end to turbo end and it seems one of the brand new artel motorsport elbow's has a pin hole causing a leak!! annoying!!

also removed the 2 of the alternator multi plug wires and replaced them with new wires onto the crimps inside the plug. 2/3 were at that point of breaking off so i'd rather do it now than at the side of the road!

fitted the other side of the gearbox clutch inspection cover so i've now got a genuine toyota pair of covers fitted

oh and a dipstick arrived at toyota for the jzx90 finally after the tube arriving a few weeks ago

then got onto the cooling system stuff
-smoothed off the water neck as it had a sharp edge from cutting off the bend
-fitted rad
-fitted both coolant top and bottom pipes
-8mm hose going from rad to expansion tank

just need to get some brackets made up to hold it in place as right now i have s14 brackets and tie wraps

put in 3 litres of pink new coolant and around 5 litres of water in total so far, it took around 15 minutes to fill constantly squeezing the pipes to try bubble air out

hopefully a fair bit of air is now out so it'll be easier to bleed when i start it up later

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/363_zps1e56f087.jpg

also did various little jobs too like wrapped up the battery cables in wire casing blah blah blah

then it'll be tested out around my work's yard car park and back in for the front suspension/steering work to begin and will be taking off all remaining surface rust with grinder and stone chipping the rest of the chassis.

jonny mac

02-05-2014, 12:03 PM

so after filling the coolant up i came into work the next morning to find a small puddle on the floor

turns out the modified rad water next has a few pin holes from welding
so the rad is now at another welding shop being sorted and will hopefully be 100% sealed next time i get it back

lucky i didnt start the car as it would have sprayed everywhere
so moving onto wed night's work, got some of the stuff going onto the cars front suspension setup:

front geomaster hubs
replacement front wheel bearings
modded lower arms
tein rods and ends
offset spacers for now till i fit the modded cross member
bigger rack boots
cs2 coilovers with a new boot in one as it had torn after a few months on the road
(not all in this pic)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/364_zps07f90143.jpg

will be stripping the tension rods and greasing fully all the threads, same with the tein rods, a wee squirt of oil inside the rod end too stops threads siezing inside,
going to get the front bearings packed up with extra grease and fit them onto the geomaster hubs before going onto the car

started to remove the old stuff from the car, undone the calipers, tie rods from the rack, undone the tension rod bolts, lower arm bolts, abs sensors and shockers

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/365_zps6e4f8107.jpg

arb's off too. not sure if i'll be putting it back on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/366_zps011c7e76.jpg

empty arches ready for grinding any surface rust and stone chipping :D will look really good too!!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/367_zps2a1cba76.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/368_zps2d92d42f.jpg

also please excuse all the jubilee clips, that was just to get a pipe to seal

jonny mac

02-05-2014, 12:17 PM

got the rad back today from the welders, said he done 3 passes on it to make sure it was definately sealed :)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/369_zpscd2f4944.jpg

also the lower arms arrived, extended 20mm and braced
gave them a coat in black paint, will give them a second coat later

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/370_zpsfcb8fd65.jpg

called dan at dbpower, got some braided black front hoses coming for the brakes too,

looking for some r33 gtr brembo calipers and discs, i believe the discs on those will clear the lower arms better with the lock mods

BiG MiKE86

02-06-2014, 05:55 AM

Nice build

s13rhdhatch

02-06-2014, 06:52 AM

Nice build I dig it.

jonny mac

02-12-2014, 03:15 PM

called dan at dbpower, got some braided black front hoses coming for the brakes too,

looking for some r33 gtr brembo calipers and discs, i believe the discs on those will clear the lower arms better with the lock mods

busy weekend on the car

tested the radiator with a garden hose and it spat back out of the hose pipe before leaking out of any welds which is a good sign

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/371_zps18817547.jpg

got to work with cleaning the arches with a wire brush wheel on the grinder, this took forever, progress pic:

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/372_zps8ead96f3.jpg

2 coats later, done the arches and underneath of the car along the floor, i've left out the sills for now so i didn't spray all over the ramp/workshop walls

going to clean the sills then spray them at home simply because i'd never be able to clean any overspray off the walls of the workshop

freshly sprayed

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/379_zps37905fdd.jpg

dry

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/373_zpsc670576b.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/374_zpsea044e8f.jpg

jonny mac

02-12-2014, 03:16 PM

with the arches clean i moved onto the suspension, started stripping the cs2 coilovers for cleaning and regreasing,

also replaced a torn boot on one

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/375_zps1e7bee09.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/376_zpsf2a8a325.jpg

then moved onto the lower arms, moog ball joints pressed in and some energy suspension poly bushes

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/377_zps019c587f.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/378_zpsf82e5c97.jpg

fitted the driftworks offset rack spacers, used loads of loctite 270 strong for this, used my massive ratchet to tighten them on and left for many hours for the liquid to dry

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/380_zpsc1c43209.jpg

then the lower arms and tension rods went on, the tension rods have been stripped and threads fully greased both inside and out

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/381_zpsec69428c.jpg

then the tein rods, these were fitted again with the same ammount of loctite, also used the supplied 6mm spacer for extra lock

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/382_zpse5d8981b.jpg

then on went the cs2's, geomaster hubs, bearings and tein rod ends

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/383_zpscb198f16.jpg

jonny mac

02-12-2014, 03:17 PM

oh and also the driftworks rack boot, not too happy with it as it hits the lower arm bolt, it'll tear in no time i bet....

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/384_zps22274e59.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/385_zps846ae1a5.jpg

and the lock offered looks insane....i need to fabricate lock stops though
can see my tie wrap spec screen wash bottle

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/386_zps6369939c.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/387_zps185c1ac2.jpg

still to tighten on the bearings and set ride height, then allign it all

the front bumper was cut down to fit around the intercooler core

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/388_zps8917a4c7.jpg

managed to retain the factory fog lights too since my i/c pipe work has a little more clearance than normal

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/389_zps8f1c888b.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/390_zpsece5b5a2.jpg

strut brace was fitted too

also picked up some r33 gtr black 4 pot brembo calipers tonight from a local guy so i'll be buying discs and possibly pads from conceptua, not properly looked at pad condition but the guy said they have racing ferrodo brake pads currently fitted

and my db power front braided hoses arrived

alot of interior work left but apart from that it's making good progress :)

jonny mac

02-12-2014, 03:19 PM

so moving forward, had some more time to get stuff done, front wheel bearing nuts were a bit of an issue

packed the bearings with grease then called driftworks as i notice the geomaster hubs have not got the two recessed lines for the bearing washer,

the two flats were missing, so called driftworks and spoke to kam, he said to put just the nut on and it'll be fine,

a little wary of this as there isn't even any part of the nut there to hit flat as a retainer, so i covered the threads in the extra strong green loc tight and torqued to 250nm

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/391_zps8ca3fdb8.jpg

so the brake setup that was fitted to the car

Brembo R33 GTR Calipers
HEL Braided Hose
EBC 324mm skyline GTR Discs
EBC Yellow Stuff Skyline Brembo Pads

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/392_zps91d3990c.jpg

cleaned up the hub

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/393_zps3ec4f72a.jpg

had to put two spring washers under the original washers on the brembo bolts to space them out a little as the geomaster hubs are slightly thinner mounting points so the caliper was loose when the bolts were tight

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/394_zpsa341e103.jpg

fitted

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/395_zpsc8204918.jpg

tested a wheel on for brake clearance, et15 go on without a spacer....very tight though!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/396_zpsb399f1c1.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/397_zpsdf04c2e2.jpg

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jonny mac

02-15-2014, 04:59 PM

radiator rubbers arrived

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/399_zps44287e0e.jpg

got them fitted with a revotec fan controller in the bottom hose

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/400_zps1b08b376.jpg

rad filled up and holds water :D

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/401_zps9454fc47.jpg

this badge needs to make it's way onto the car somewhere.....i was thinking tie wrapped onto the kouki grill haha

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/402_zpsd94d5306.jpg

heatwrapped the exhaust pipe till i ran out

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/403_zps7767956e.jpg

some pics of the underneath with exhaust done

The sills will be ground back with a wire brush and stone chipped once the car is out of my work, couldn't do it because of the ramp legs being in the way so will do it on the floor back in the garage at home

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/404_zpsdaccf69c.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/405_zps06543d2a.jpg

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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/407_zps6f923637.jpg

looking nice! shame it'll get ruined

so did this....

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/408_zps8a511e2b.jpg

and i powered up the fuel pump and checked all the pipes for leaks, all good

after a discussion with stuart taylor, jamie and a few others local from sxoc i've decided to lock the length of the rear traction rods to the factory length

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/409_zps2e33caf8.jpg

that way i know they are the correct length and they won't be adjusted when the rear allignment settings are done

also took a little off with the grinder (looks rough) but it'll hopefully give that few mm more clearance around the driveshaft boot since the geomasters make the shaft sit almost touching it

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/410_zps6a537fd8.jpg

set the ride height and the preload on the springs, this is about as high as it can go i'd say before running out of threads on the cs2's

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/411_zps0c6586af.jpg

sitting pretty, tucking front tyre

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/412_zpscbf407cd.jpg

exhaust pipe hits the ramp middle piece that runs along the floor so it's pretty low as that's only an inch off the ground......:S
going to smash everything on the floor unfortunately

plan now is to finish off the wiring and get the car out for it's first road test

jonny mac

02-22-2014, 11:11 AM

big updates!

spent tuesday night doing most of the finishing work on the car
wired in the fans with a on/off switch on the dash under the clocks to a relay in the bay then to one of the fans

then wired in the revotec relay to the other one as it has a sensor in the bottom hose now

wired in the water temp gauge using feed from the stereo loom for a switched ign live

then wired in the greddy boost gauge using a light source from the back of the clocks

fitted all the interior back together with everything working too which was a bonus, just a few more bits to go back on like the glovebox and foot well trims

ran the battery cable down the diver side into the boot and cable tied to the cage and so on

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/413_zpsd59b01e8.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/414_zps1d044605.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/415_zpsb042baf1.jpg

got the bungs fitted to block the factory recirc, so the engine is finished now

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/416_zpsad9434b3.jpg

replaced one of the p/s washers for the fluid bottle to pump neck so was ready to go

pretty sure there was more stuff done too but i can't remember!

later on in the evening i thought i'd done everything and tried to fire it up

http://youtu.be/tQ5kIoRQvjg

http://youtu.be/tQ5kIoRQvjg

unfortunately wouldn't go....turns out, long story short an earth for the ecu relay didn't have good contact as i'd had it on/off a few times, so it was not turning on the ecu.

called it a night as it was 11pm and i'd been at work since 7am that day and had work 7am the next day again....

jonny mac

02-22-2014, 11:20 AM

wednesday night mark came round (redsx) to give a hand with getting it going

so with a new earth for the relay everything was working and it started up,

as expected it needed the coolant bled which was done in minutes and the power steering bled

this wasn't so simple, the pump was making some pretty bad noises and it was leaking everywhere

decided to carry on though, listen to that exhaust noise :D it sounds AMAZING!

http://youtu.be/CtZlThrvCsQ

http://youtu.be/CtZlThrvCsQ

so with the coolant bled and half power steering it was time to see if it would move on it's own......

ahhh wow!! what a fantastic feeling it is to drive it again!! needs alligned but apart from that it's amazing

really can't wait to get it out and open it right up fully!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZxzRuM48QM&feature=share&list=UUkfSq2ocy2bK4jNSccYGorA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZxzRuM48QM&feature=share&list=UUkfSq2ocy2bK4jNSccYGorA

jonny mac

02-22-2014, 11:21 AM

next day, after a discussion with dan smith, decided to do what he's done and fit a soarer banjo to the pump as that's the correct size and make it all mix together somehow

it would seem that the s14 factory pipe banjo is smaller than the soarer banjo

so emptied the power steering fluid and removed the s14 pipe

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/419_zpsd3c583e1.jpg

removed the power steering pump and swapped it with my spare one from my old soarer which i knew was good

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/420_zpsbd6eb3fb.jpg

banjo comparisson can be seen here

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/421_zps9e7bc654.jpg

so the hydraulic shop next door to my work managed to get the soarer banjo onto the s14 pipe

used a female fitting onto the s14 hose

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/422_zps2dd63685.jpg

and another nut onto the soarer banjo pipe
which went together like this

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/423_zps70983a2a.jpg

jonny mac

02-22-2014, 11:22 AM

fitted and filled up with new fluid

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/424_zpsb097ef10.jpg

started it up and it was perfect! such a difference, new pump was quiet and had no bleeding issues, was basically fully bled by the time i started the engine as i'd manually

turned the wheels lock to lock and left it overnight with the cap off
apart from that the noises are pretty cool too! sounds like a ridiculous race car now haha

took the car outside for a test around the car park, the brakes are a little odd, i don't know if my cylinder can make enough pressure for the r33 gtr calipers/z23 rear calipers, i need to find out about this

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/425_zps55c05fa6.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/426_zps03a0da5e.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/427_zps19ab7a10.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/428_zps10f7e65b.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/429_zps4cf8fda0.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/430_zps0902be58.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/431_zpsa4055199.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/432_zpsbfe78e34.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/433_zpsbffa9555.jpg

jonny mac

02-22-2014, 11:22 AM

i still have the skirts, spats, greddy lip to go on and some 25mm spacers if arches will allow after an allignment then i'll get some more pics

needs a polish!

the harnesses, dakota rpm converter and one or two little other things still are to be fitted

apart from that roll on the 1st of march so i can tax it and drive it!

blockedwizard

02-22-2014, 08:05 PM

Car looks great!!! I'm drooling over that 1j :faint:

jonny mac

04-26-2014, 05:12 PM

SO, updates....these are the main things

compression tested the engine, it made 170psi on 5 cylinders and 165 on number 2, so it's all good

stripped out the idle control valve and cleaned it as the car had a bad idle

turns out my bad idle/missfire was number 2 and number 6 injector plugs have broken lock tabs on them, so i've managed to wrap a tie wrap around them for now

revotec fan controller has been setup now and comes on at just over 90 degereese and will run for a few minutes then turn off when the temp drops,
I
still have a manual switch for the fans too

dakota rpm signal converter is fitted and i now have a factory rev counter working with the jz signal

battery tray arrived from ebay, this was fitted in the boot, along with a battery voltage gauge fitted to the dash with an on/off switch

also bought a new battery for the car
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/434_zpsd0ab534e.jpg

bought a new pcv valve and hose from toyota for a 2jz, these breathe better and prevent issues down the line, my old hose had collapsed anyway
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/435_zps0b21408a.jpg

i then put on the kouki spats, need to get some new tape for the top of them to keep them tight onto the body as it didn't stick very well, either that or sealant
apart from that they look good!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/436_zpsb063fa04.jpg

my bm57 skyline brake master cylinder arrived
hopefully this will work better than the small one i have on now for the n/a, will get that fitted soon
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/437_zps935092ba.jpg

so the night before allignment, 11pm when the bonnet was just about to be closed to head home from my work, some smoke started appearing at the back of the head
switched it off and after much messing around it was finally traced down to a split heater matrix pipe on the engine side,

I'd used the original matrix hose from the 1jz engine on one of the pipes which unfortunately had split since the hose was old and perished,
cut out the split and refitted the pipe, it's a temp repair until some new hose arrives
all is good for now, thankfully it didn't overheat or split when I was on the road to Wallace for the alignment

split matrix pipe.....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/441_zps8d401698.jpg

arrived at wallace for a 4 wheel lazer allignment
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/438_zpsc43287ff.jpg

had the allignment done using mitto settings from driftworks but the machine couldn't read caster, i'm going back in for another full allignment check and to set caster once the machine has been serviced in a few weeks
it's amazing to drive now!! and it sits 10000x better too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/445_zps6ff79f64.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/446_zpsef2e5389.jpg

sitting better
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/447_zps98075dd6.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%
20S14a/448_zps039d35c3.jpg

bought some schroth harness 3 bar brackets for wrapping them around the cage
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/439_zpsc470a04f.jpg

then got the harness on, passenger side is staying with the eye bolts as it'll be good for quick removal/storing wheels for drift days with seat back

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/440_zpsca85b2ac.jpg

a few new parts to go on, 16mm bendy silicone hose for the matrix to replcae that bad pipe, new jz coil pack plugs and dunno why the trs is in this pic haha

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/442_zps0dac6e21.jpg

got the water pipe changed, made it a little longer than normal so that it didn't have any sharp bends/kinks

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/443_zps92bcb92a.jpg

on went the new coil pack clips, the old ones broke up into a million pieces

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/444_zps37ac1379.jpg

annoyingly someone at my work has scuffed the freshly painted bumper, weather it was a delivery driver, a customer or whatever it's still very annoying especially when i had it painted to get rid of a mark in that exact same place!
as for now i've just been taking it easy in the car trying to bed in the clutch, i'd had to adjust the pedal again to get it 100%

my to do list:
-strengthen battery tray studs
-make new battery earth
-fit starter motor new cable direct from battery to starter terminal
-fit new battery terminal heavy duty posts
-sort out boost level with mbc
-fit brake master cylinder bm57
-wire in led alert flasher for when revotec turns on fan
-buy a sun strip or sort out visors with tie wraps around cage
-grind back and stone chip 2-3 coats on the sills that haven't been done yet
-fit vertex skirts and greddy lip
-buy component speakers for the front with an amp so i can actually hear the music
-fit lock nuts onto the eye bolts for harnesses on trans tunnel ontop of existing harness plates
-fit 2 new rear wheel bearings
-check tps voltage and set + timing
-buy an apex exhaust silencer
-secure rear fuel pipe on chassis leg wtih P clip
-buy a ton of cage padding

jonny mac

04-26-2014, 05:14 PM

not many exciting updates here......

struggling to find time/money for the car right now

a few pics of the lock stops made up by me and josh, basic metal plate welded onto the lower arm with a hole and some threaded bar with a thick square welded onto the end

i'll get some finished pics up once they are bolted to the car as i had left them off to let all the paint dry

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/449_zps4b357075.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/450_zps3ab8017e.jpg

that's the battery now fully secured, used some 10mm thick metal plate across it to secure it down firmly,

the 50mm starter cable and 40mm alternator/fusebox cable has been ran better, it now goes through the middle of the center console and then branches off to either side
along with a new earth point added on using some extra thick cable

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/451_zps4ce24bd0.jpg

boost has been screwed up to a bar and is now a bit unsteady, it has hit fuel cut twice but that's all, i'm going to drive it more and find out weather it keeps doing it or not and if i'll fit my fcd or just turn the boost down

also got extra lock nuts onto the bottom harness eye bolts for just an extra bit of security ontop of the harness plates

i've made an order from car audio direct, JBL GTO6508C- 210w 16.5cm Component Speakers, Pioneer GM-A3602 - 2-Channel 400W Bridgeable Amplifier, Amp wiring kit and some 1.5mm flat speaker cable,

hopefully i'll now be able to hear the music which will be nice :)
- - - Updated - - -

bench bled the bm57 master cylinder
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/453_zpsdfa75acb.jpg

changed it, old one on the left
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/454_zpsffef1942.jpg

done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/455_zps2f62ed1e.jpg

the brakes now properly work, they lock up too when stamped on hard enough! wouldn't do that with the old one!

my audio stuff arrived
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/452_zps8d70337d.jpg

next i cut out the tweeter mounts onto the door mirror plastic interior covers
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/456_zps0a757cb0.jpg

that's about the only picture i took of the speakers, i'll get more once the fitting is finished but right now i need to make brackets to secure the amp in one of the rear 1/4 pannels out the way

don't know how they sound as my remote/switch wire from the head unit isn't turning the amp on, works when bridged but not when stereo is on, will probably be a setting in the settings to turn it on

anyway more importantly this is happening,
http://youtu.be/qbdenAo_SkQ

so i need to sort this asap! it runs crap just now

i've got a few things going on to fix it hopefully.....
checked out the ecu, all looks good however i do have a spare to try in if none of the below fixes it

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/457_zpsd883d352.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/458_zpsf53e2587.jpg

the injectors are currently at injectortune.co.uk to get fully cleaned and flow tested
-i'm refitting that fuel damper pulse valve back inline with the fuel system as i've read on the supra forums a few guys have had issues after removing it
-i'm refitting the recirc valve just as another 'return to factory' change to try smooth out the idle
-replace the alternator if it's having charging issues on idle (they wear out)
-check/set tps
-i'll change the coils with my spare set, i've also found after pulling back some of the wiring loom protection that the coil wiring plastic outer wire skin has started to break up, the wires are also quite hard so i have a feeling they may be breaking up inside

just one of the joys of a 20 year old wiring loom

if none of the above fixes it then i'll have to move onto cam and crank sensors, either broken/poor wire condition and or bad/poor condition sensors

i wanted to check the timing as someone suggested the exhaust cam being a tooth out,
set it at tdc and checked with a long screw driver ontop of piston 1

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/459_zps9c8e7718.jpg

inlet cam timing

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/460_zpse57a5c5e.jpg

exhaust cam timing, just ever so slightly off, i've been told it's not enough to cause anything and that it will always sit like that

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/461_zpseef31702.jpg
so if anyone has any ideas about this running issue just fire me some suggestions

there are no air leaks, the plugs are new and were gapped to 0.28, the air filter is new, the exhaust has no cat so it won't be blocked, i have loads of earths on the engine, compression is good, timing is good....

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update from today, (saturday 26th)

swapped coils, made no difference, then tonight when driving home from work the car suddenly stopped revving up and was dyling slowly, the only way I can describe it was like an sr20 when you unplug the maf

new rev limiter of 2-3k rpm is cool......

going to check ecu codes now to find out what's going on, hopefully it'll be a cam sensor as I have 2 spare from my other engine
took a video showing what it's doing:

http://s283.photobucket.com/user/jdm-997/media/Silvia%20S14a/99836FE3-F6FD-4A7A-8B94-E35673D24D95_zpsyoyxvbjj.mp4.html
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/th_99836FE3-F6FD-4A7A-8B94-E35673D24D95_zpsyoyxvbjj.jpg (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/99836FE3-F6FD-4A7A-8B94-E35673D24D95_zpsyoyxvbjj.mp4)

jonny mac

05-02-2014, 03:09 PM

update from today 02/05/2014
big thanks to dan smith, mark and struan with the help trying to diagnose the problems
done a load of work on the car over the last few days, staying late at work till 12 on school nights sucks!
mishimoto oil cooler is here, it's MASSSIVE
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/462_zpsf6cd5669.jpg
checked coil pack wiring beneath the heat wrap stuff from the factory, found some broken wires, so i replaced them with renault megane clips and lengths of loom, much stronger
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/463_zpse4de1e29.jpg
got an oil filter housing bolt from a 2jz n/a which can take an oil pressure sensor in the end, i'll be using it with a T piece for a pair of gauges on the dash
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/464_zps46bda657.jpg
sent my spare injectors away to injectortune to get flow tested and cleaned, got them back and replaced my injectors with them, all in an attempt to get it running smoother
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/465_zps1f4cee1c.jpg
i've now removed the coolant pipework from the car that goes from the front of the head, through the throttle body then through the idle controlve valve, mainly because it was pissing me off every time i took off the idle control valve the coolant hoses would make a mess, it also acts as a way of cooling down the intake temps as the throttle body isn't so hot without the coolant running through it
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/467_zps23466a2f.jpg
bunged up the coolant pipes on both the idle control valve, they are probably just a through hose with no effect anyway but i bunged them just incase
ran an 8mm silicone hose fron the front coolant outlet right the way over to the back bypassing it all
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/466_zps1ebfcadd.jpg
so in an attempt to get the car to idle better, i'd tried my spare coils, igniter, ecu and that made no difference

then the coil pack look was replaced as mentioned above, the injectors were replaced and it still wouldn't idle good
mark came round late one evening and we messed around for a while, disconnected the o2 sensor and it sorted out the fueling,
next day dan smith had posted me his spare o2 sensor (thanks mate), which at the same time i'd bought a new one just incase his spare wasn't good
not cheap either :(
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/468_zpsaf9a6cf9.jpg
then mark and struan came over with the wideband, the car was sitting with the afr's between 15 and 20 every time the exhaust backfired
after alot of messing around trying to work out if the fuel pressure was bad etc, mark checked the voltage at the pump and it came to 11 volts
which then led back to the whole begining of the alternator not charging on idle....things clicked
so today (friday), i setup the relay trick for the fuel pump
need to tidy the wiring but it's done for now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/469_zps95b1ae6b.jpg
fitted the new o2 sensor
and then fitted my spare alternator from my old soarer
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/470_zpsa8a56ca4.jpg
it isn't perfect but it's certainly doing more than the last one was, not fully charging but it's making an effort
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/471_zps0cc14d6c.jpg
this has sorted out most of the idle issues, it now runs smooth with the odd pop out the exhaust, in theory with the alternator not charging on idle, none of the sensors/fuel pump would have been working correctly
that's why when it was reved up the car would run afr's in the 14's as the alternator would pump out some extra voltage
i threw on the vertex skirts and went for a run, 4th gear pull from 10mph and it hits fuel cut 3-4 times haha, i've turned down the boost for the rolling road day tomorrow
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/472_zpsbdfd8433.jpg
i'm now hunting down someone who can rebuild/refurbish 1jz alternators as the local companies stopped supplying them, they are all non stock items and cannot be ordered anymore....apart from toyota who are £400

rolling road day tomorrow, i'm thinking it'll make anything between 260-280bhp :) which will be just perfect, gives me something to go by for when i go single turbo later this year

jonny mac

05-03-2014, 05:33 PM

done some 4th gear pulls before r/r day and it was hitting fuel cut so I turned the boost down to actuator pressure to be safe,

it made what I predicted, 270bhp and 285 lbft of torque,

fueling was really rich so it would have made more power if I'd left it at a bar of boost but just didn't want to risk hitting fuel cut and spoiling the runs. All I can say is bring on the holset big single times next year :D

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/th_S141jzSilviaRollingRoadRun1_zpsf11151f0.jpg (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/S141jzSilviaRollingRoadRun1_zpsf11151f0.mp4)
http://s283.photobucket.com/user/jdm-997/media/S141jzSilviaRollingRoadRun1_zpsf11151f0.mp4.html

jonny mac

06-03-2014, 11:25 AM

as of late i have been really busy with work/that other blue s14 i picked up
the car hasn't moved much lately

i had it over at my work on saturday for a few jobs and some prep for the up coming practice drift day, didn't get many pics though

the lock stops were finally bolted in place and seem to work well, time will tell how they hold up

i changed some tyres, one was leaking on the back as the sidewall had a tear just on the bead, so it always had a slow leak, must have happened during fitting so that tyre was thrown out

the skirts were removed and ground away any bad areas back to clean metal then stone chipped, that was a job i'd been needing to do for a while so i can now say it's fully stone chipped :)

still looks fresh underneath, just needs a good wipe down
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/473_zpsf6cc8f49.jpg

changed the water temp gauge to a digital one as the last one stopped lighting up anyway
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/474_zps8015724f.jpg

and the best thing about the day was fitting the greddy lip! cutting it was a bit scary, had to take it back a few cm to clear the intercooler, the fitment is spot on!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/475_zps8c041a34.jpg

i can't describe how happy i am now with it!

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got tired of the spaghetti mess laying around behind the slam pannel, bought a mini fuse box from ebay, i now have both HID's coming from this, the revotec and also the power for the second fan relay
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/476_zpsdc83af0d.jpg

also added in another relay bridged across the revotec going to the same switch feed wire as the second fan,

that way the swith on the dash turns on both fans at once now as there was no point in having it just control one of them only
tucked the igniter up by the wiper motor
and added a 3" black air filter with a 90 degree reducer
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/477_zps8269b7c9.jpg

next i moved onto the amp in the back, it was thrown together to make sure it all worked/sounded good, so now was time for wire tucking/cutting to the correct size

before
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/478_zps7a9762cb.jpg

after
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/479_zps1bfc1080.jpg

although now i'm getting noise through the speakers that matches the engine, i think my phono cables are touching a power cable somewhere, also it doesn't help the amp casing being screwed to the chassis metal, i'll fix it later

also wired in an led flasher so i know when the revotec switches on the fan, it sits on the dash next to the gauge

skid bumper ready for sat, chopped alot out the back to fit around the i/c core, also chopped out the number plate hole, just doesn't show in this pic
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/480_zps55dc2d03.jpg

cleaned it and met jordan who owns my old green s14, he's done alot of work to the car and it looks really different now!

my favourite pic:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/490_zps5b6c0b04.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/481_zps8aed16b2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/482_zps60aed3c5.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/483_zpsac56c710.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/484_zpsa9d4a59e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/485_zpsaba0b857.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/486_zpse47e8448.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/487_zps56893b5e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/488_zps9e7b7a04.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/489_zps4b647fe9.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/491_zpsdfc1b6c9.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/492_zpsa6af1cd6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/493_zpsc0aea07c.jpg

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so with crail private oval drift day coming up i loaded the car up with as many wheels as i could, got 4 inside and 2 in the boot, think i was lucky as the 4 inside were 40 profile tyres

also for the first time had all my skid rims in the one place
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/494_zps61afbeaa.jpg

arrived at crail, whipped off the bonnet as it was a roasting day, emptied the car and threw on 2 skid rims on the back, helmet on then it was time for my first drift run in over a year!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/495_zps464f3d5d.jpg

what a smoke machine!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/496_zps8865fc87.jpg

jonny mac

06-03-2014, 11:27 AM

after about 5-10 minutes of unsteady unconfident sliding i feel i have finally got the hang of it, the car is very different to any normnal s14 i've drifted, the grip level is insane, the transitions are able to snap your neck if you're not ready, the chassis is so flat/planted

the geomaster hubs are an epic piece of kit, they really do as they say, deliver massive grip levels and offer huge lock

currently i only have this short video, my mate was chasing with a go pro on his mx5 bonnet, they are uploading all the footage to a new fb page for car media

like the page cabrabros to support them if you want!

https://www.facebook.com/CabraBros

so here's a quick vid of how the car was
http://youtu.be/QQ1yVsN2rlU

http://youtu.be/QQ1yVsN2rlU

was pushing very hard throughout the day and was going too fast on one corner which led to this

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/497_zps8dc1aeac.jpg

luckily no damage, just stuck in the mud haha, that was exactly how i'd stopped, i had managed to scrub off all my speed just before i ran out of tarmac so it was just a little dip into the puddle, thankfully no bent chassis rails etc either

was getting close to stevie with his s14, or what at least felt close haha, we were taking turns at chasing each other, so much fun!

then my power steering went heavy so i pulled off track instantly only to find my fan belt had broke up

so this is how i made it home as i couldn't get a new belt locally since it was late
saturday afternoon

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/498_zps3c466822.jpg

the monday morning i'd had a closer look, found the fan belt tensioner's bearing has play and is noisey, it looks like it's had a bit of slack and the belt has ran through it cutting a groove in the belt which led to it snapping

threw on my spare tensioner with a new belt and it's all fixed now

http://youtu.be/szaoPMNdPtA

http://youtu.be/szaoPMNdPtA

all in all i got pretty lucky as that belt does the water pump, could have been 100x worse and burst the head gasket, the car's temps when drifting didn't really go much over 108 degreese, which was great as that's with water wetter, ran really good the whole day so i'm happy with the testing,

bring on the next drift day for more mad fun :D all the hard work paid off and i'm finally relieved!

oh also, i'm waiting on mike/graeme to upload more footage/pics, especially the chase cam footage :D

tricky_ab

06-03-2014, 11:35 AM

Nice to see that you were finally able to get out and enjoy your car, after all the work that you had put into it :)

jonny mac

06-06-2014, 05:00 PM

^^^^ thanks man

so with massive thanks to michael and graeme from cabra bro's the footage and pics are up

there is a cool video here to watch with some footage of my car

http://vimeo.com/97303441

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/97303441" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/97303441">CabraBros Crail (31-5-14)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/cabrabros">CabraBros</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

and some pics/screen shots from the video

silly wheel angle from the geomasters/front setup

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/502_zpsd348947a.jpg

chasing down stevie while the exhaust shoots a flame

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/503_zpsfa59b963.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/504_zps87621dd9.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/505_zps564db59a.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/500_zps8136a989.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/501_zps8e3e4578.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/499_zps4ffe3d48.jpg

jonny mac

06-29-2014, 12:52 PM

booked a driftland day for friday the 27th, we get 4 hours on the track so i'm very keen to get to drive it
can't wait!!

i have been doing some maintenance and cleaning on the car lately
washed off the mud on the underneath
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/506_zps30f60502.jpg

then went for a run to dry it off since it was a roasting dry day
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/507_zps763b3a38.jpg

i've done a few other small jobs, new front tyres, went for dunlops this time, if they don't perform well enough i'll be onto either 595 RSR's or r888's next
also for some reason the front wheel on the driver side has now started making contact with the coilover, i have a feeling the 1mm or clearance i had before has been taken up now the spring has settled

so i've bought some 6mm hubcentric spacers and will be lowering the car a little more
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/508_zps5a4b21ba.jpg

also threw in a new rear wheel bearing from camskill as the last one was noisey
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/509_zps1c70728f.jpg
the old one
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/510_zpsd0661339.jpg

then my spacers arrived, 6mm hubcentric's
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/511_zps10c7bfba.jpg

applied copper grease on both sides
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/512_zps74fa8085.jpg

also gaining me a good bit of clearance from the springs now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/513_zpsc6104d56.jpg

lowered the car half an inch again, the ride height is perfect now,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/516_zpsf12320f2.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/514_zps1f38e692.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/515_zpse8430f5b.jpg

jonny mac

06-29-2014, 12:55 PM

so, friday was amazing!

started off with an early 6am start and a long drive to driftland
arrived nice and early

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/517_zpsf65ff395.jpg

signed on, car was noise checked and then i removed the bonnet/bumper (helps keep it cool) also swapped on skid wheels and done a few other things

behind john and his s15 that i'd converted to an sr20det earlier this year, we were first up

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/518_zps12295684.jpg

then it was time to go!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/519_zpsdae2c2f6.jpg

boom instant problems, car wouldn't go anywhere in 3rd gear, kept rev limiting at around 3-4k rpm and holding back

fuel cut for some reason had suddenly gotten worse
the whole day was spent fighting the car to stop it gripping in third and keep sliding

eventually i screwed the manual boost controller to basically fully off which gave me only actuator pressure on the turbos

it was a crappy 0.6-.7 bar which came in late so it was a bit of a challenge with the ammount of grip given from the geomaster hubs
never the less the day was epic!

(looks like tyre is sparking at bottom)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/520_zps161017ad.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/521_zps72194c1a.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/522_zps783ccfee.jpg

the car really did well given the circumstances with power delivery
driftland is a seriously grippy track with having fresh tar down, it's such an amazing place though!!

near the end of the day i was managing to hold it pinned in 3rd from the bottom corner and manji all the way along the straight wall section and throw it into the big corner with a change down to second mid way through in an attempt to keep some sort of power down!
it was an epic feeling when you nailed a run!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/523_zps6d266a54.jpg

later on in the day i had been making efforts to chase john

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/524_zpsca1b2e47.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/525_zpsc6d99e06.jpg

all in all, an epic day! we are doing it again soon as a private day for 4 hours gave us so much seat time which is exactly what i wanted
thanks to cabrabro's michael and graeme, there is a video to watch which shows some great clips!

also a thanks to ross (tfrenegade photography) and martin!

http://vimeo.com/99414521

http://vimeo.com/99414521

S14_kouki504

06-30-2014, 05:28 PM

Looks like alot of fun. I have been considering doing the 1jz swap into my car.

jonny mac

07-15-2014, 01:54 AM

few more pics of the driftland morning a while ago
chasing john with flames
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/526_zps30be0a92.jpg
and a big entry
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/527_zpsacdfcfa6.jpg

so during the last week i've had a bit of a hassle getting the car ready for finalboss
the fuel cut controller i'd ordered from the states arrived and instantly died when bench testing it
howver my RSR's arrived on time for the front wheels
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/528_zps488e1988.jpg
put them on the wheels and balanced them, eddie couldn't bear to look at them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/529_zpsbf981550.jpg
thanks to my mate billy for cleaning the car! he spent a whole day giving it all sorts of dodo juice and wax and all that fancy jazz....
it's never been this clean before!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/530_zpsedc51636.jpg
then got some of the finalboss weekender prep work done
fitted the gk tech driftshaft spacers
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/531_zpsa8f16194.jpg
also threw in an exhaust 2" restrictor gasket which solved my boost issues i'd been having
renewed the diff oil and gearbox oils too

thanks for the facebook post :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/532_zps049537ea.jpg
then came the finalboss drift day!
gotta be honest, it was the best car related weekend i've ever had....
so many cool cars, the quality of driving was through the roof!!
got to put faces and names together meeting most of the english guys.
it was just so cool seeing the cars i've read build threads on and stuff actually in the flesh for once!
the que for the track was always interesting!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/533_zpsbf376414.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/537_zps8515522b.jpg
i started the day off really well, going at my own pace, keeping a safe enough distance from people to get into the swing of things
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/534_zps4c4ce241.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/541_zps5f94235d.jpg

then later on in the day i was attempting a massive flick entry along the wall and i must have lifted or something but i caught grip and it shot me around
thankfully i'd managed to spin the car around and lost all my speed, it resulted in what can only be described as the same force as someone bumping into your car when reversing out of a car park space
it was possibly the gayest bump at driftland haha
nothing important damaged, all chassis parts are straight thankfully! i got lucky. The front mount core broke and broke a headlight bracket, the pannel below the headlight was a little bashed in but that was pulled out by hand :S just shows how soft the nissans are!!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/535_zps2bffb97b.jpg
so with a massive thank you to [email protected] and cal tucker they sorted me out with a loan of a fmic to get me back on track, i removed the lights as they were not secure and didn't want them falling out on track, and borrowed a ratched strap to hold the fmic up since the brackets were different
the car looked CRAP
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/536_zpsd1b1414c.jpg
HOWEVER, thank god i didn't have my greddy lip or kouki bumper on or else they would have been toast....to be fair they probably would have saved my headlight and fmic core though haha

and i got back on it!
it was cool getting to drive with alex!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/538_zps82fa7762.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/539_zps894d76d2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/540_zps4995bf38.jpg
was such an epic day! everyone was on it! serious driving. well done to gary for sorting it out! finalboss ftw!
roll on number 2!
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so i found a 14a that was being broken local just by chance, i went out and bought the headilght pannel and a pair of lights
thanks graeme!
stone chipped them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/542_zpscd1904fe.jpg
got the car to my work and stripped the front off so i can change the broken fan
new fans in and the front pannel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/543_zps56b4024e.jpg
along with a brand new fmic
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/544_zps75ef20a4.jpg
all done,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/545_zpsf6ffed26.jpg
i'd say it's 99% fixed, still a few small pannel gaps that i can get a hand adjusting later with stevie
no point worrying, it's a drift car, these things happen, it's the nature of motorsport!
i got off very lucky with no serious chassis damage, just a few parts that i could swap with a few bolts

so with that out the way it's time to look into what's coming up for the car :D

I've got a single turbo manifold coming for the car

i've also bought some 550cc supra injectors from a 2jz twin turbo uk spec, also a resistor pack to make them work
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/547_zps13ef9354.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/548_zpsc53828f0.jpg
and i'll need something to make it work :D so i bought an e manage blue,
it'll do for now, there is alot of hate towards this ecu but for what it cost compared to others it'll do me for now until i can afford a proper stand alone setup
comes with a 3 bar map sensor and cable and stuff
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/549_zpse0c66d71.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/550_zpsd5f773ee.jpg
i'm having a fly lead made so it'll be a direct plug and play between my ecu plugs so it saves hassle.

jonny mac

08-11-2014, 02:41 PM

still waiting on parts arriving so i can start the single turbo swap
however a few things have been done during the wait
removed the silencer ring from the inlet on the turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/551_zps4453942b.jpg
removed the exhaust housing
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/555_zps8da27479.jpg
josh welded up my holset turbo internal gate, it's now fully sealed shut, also had had the wastegate arm hole welded closed
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/552_zps498739bf.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/553_zpsc3c4763e.jpg
because the holset factory fitting vband flange is hard to get, i'd bought a pair of 3" v bands, one was welded to the turbo
this will save buying a 2.5 > 3 inch step up exhaust pipe too, i can run 3" direct from the back of the turbo
welded inside and out
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/554_zpsdae03e72.jpg
have also had some parts show up
3" flexi with heat wrap
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/556_zps6c10fec1.jpg
greddy emanage
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/557_zps0a3622d1.jpg
supra 550cc injecctors and resistor pack
(they will be getting cleaned/tested by injectortune.co.uk before fitting)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/558_zps0139f36a.jpg
i also spent an afternoon working on my spare soarer ecu loom from my 1st car i originally broke
removed so much junk from the loom
all the auto box wiring
all the original soarer chassis plugs (5 of them)
abs stuff
traction control stuff
heater matrix valve wiring
starter motor solenoid wiring
oil level sensor wiring
cruise control stuff
and a load of other junk i didn't need, i've kept the wires for the rpm signal, the oil pressure light, the alternator charge light and some other bits for the s14 to keep my current loom the same :D
basically the plan now is, remove the old loom, fit this new loom and pray it works!
also i'll be replacing the injector plugs and the coil pack plugs on this loom before it goes in as it'll be 10x easier on the floor rather than on the car
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/559_zps4532cf01.jpg

jonny mac

08-27-2014, 06:01 AM

thanks to auto extreme for good service again! highly recommended!
my 6boost mani turned up with a turbosmart 44mm wastegate
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/560_zpsf6893aa8.jpgw
some fuel rail fittings to convert them from the factory banjo fittings, needed for when an aftermarket fpr is used
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/561_zpse24a2f47.jpg
and my injectors came back from injectortune, they will be like brand new ones now!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/562_zpscf7f8ee4.jpg
the connector harness for the emanaage arrived, nice piece of kit! speak to nigel west if you want one of these done, very good guy to work with!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/563_zps1fc4231e.jpg
i'd also sent away my injector rail to be re-bored out to 10mm as the factory rail is a little restrictive
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/571_zps2d8a8848.jpg
so, got the car over to my work and removed the twins
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/564_zpsa762547e.jpg
space was a little tight so i had to strip the turbo setup in place and take it out in bits
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/565_zpsca691a6b.jpg
done, minus one of the manifolds
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/566_zps9d90f29d.jpg

all the old crap
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/567_zpsea768791.jpg
on goes the 6boost
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/568_zpsad6c53e9.jpg
and then the holset for a test fit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/569_zpsd89b680b.jpg
after turning the front of the turbo around to position it correctly for the intercooler pipework, the fuse box sits in the way.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/570_zps4bfd17bb.jpg
so the fuse box came out
after a chat with clive and stu taylor i've decided to put the box under the dash board passenger airbag slot so there is still access, thanks to them for the advice,
fuse box isn't too bad to remove, inide there are all the plug on the steering collumn, then one big white connector with a 10mm plug, there are also two smaller plugs behind the interior fuse box in the back of it that need removed
then i pulled the loom down out of the arch, removing the abs wiring and brake master cylinder plugs
so that was that side done, then inside the bay you have to disconnect both the smaller connectors under the fusebox for the lower loom, the power connector into the fuebox and some earths,
and lastly the loom running along the front of the car for the headlights, indicators/fogs, horn and depending if your car is an a/c model, the fan wiring for that, also an abs wire behind the coolant expansion tank
pulled it all out the car like so
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/572_zpsddd45480.jpg
giving me alot of space around the turbo now for a massive 4" air filter and the intercooler pipework
if i get time i'll hopefully manage to get a new fuse and relay board made up for inside the car which will include my fan relays and hid relays so again it's less junk around the bay
p.s THAT'S NOT RUST IN THE CORNER, IT'S THICK GREASE TO PREVENT RUST BECAUSE THE PAINT SPLIT FROM HAMMERING THE ARCHES, i'll paint it and tidy that up laters
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/573_zps68cdbc05.jpg

EvilEgg13

08-27-2014, 07:09 AM

Which Holset model did you end up going with? HX35? HX40?

jonny mac

09-03-2014, 04:34 PM

Which Holset model did you end up going with? HX35? HX40?

hx35

my model number is hx351W which is the most up to date holset apparently, it's the 12cm housing model too.

jonny mac

09-03-2014, 04:51 PM

now for the wiring...
not many pics as it was a horrible job that i just wanted over and done with
first thing saturday morning
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/574_zps2cfdf405.jpg
inside the passenger airbag hole with the airbag removed, just 4 10mm nuts and two clips at the front
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/575_zpsf31cc0f1.jpg
wish i'd done this last year when it was all stripped
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/576_zps5980f438.jpg
done and back together, box secured etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/577_zps5e4653c7.jpg
with the lid on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/578_zps6b3d3d68.jpg
i've changed a few bits.....some wires have been extended too, will end up having a few notes in here for future reference if needed.....
-moved my screen wash wiring to now sit behind the passenger seat rear 1/4 pannel joined and extended using a red wire as the pink one and a black wire as the green one

-two of the s14 alternator wires are used in the jz plug, so i've lengthened them from the fusebox using a red wire the the s14's red/white cable and a black for the solid yellow cable
also added a kill switch for the main battery feed for emergency use on the dash
some new parts arrived today too (monday)
some heat protection sleeve
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/579_zps01e4a5fa.jpg
a brand new alternator fromn america
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/580_zps02ca8de8.jpg
and my gfb boost controller from aus
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/581_zps55c727cd.jpg
also a bit of a silly impulse buy, a dc5 recaro seat
ideally i wanted a black one but it was local and i thought i could replace my bride with this so i have a matching pair of seats for once
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/582_zps1adc7f17.jpg
if a pair of black recaros or matching bride brix seats comes up i'll take them
i've also managed to find a local tig welder who should be able to weld on the front elbow onto my holset when it turns up
tomorrow night's plan is to make the downpipe and mount the wastegate
that just leaves the wiring to extend for the headlights, indicators and fog lights, also the horn too
still waiting on more bits arriving, sard fpr and some more heat protection parts

jonny mac

09-03-2014, 04:52 PM

well a big thanks to josh for welding and mark for lending a hand, making the downpipe was a bit of a nightmare....
started off using an ebay soarer downpipe chopped up into pieces then tack welded into place and it seemed pretty good
adjusted the angles, shortened some parts and extended the straight part,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/583_zpsa43564d2.jpg
then it was welded up and test fitted on the car, unfortunately there was a problem, it had warped with the heat and changed the pipe's angles
so it was removed again and extended 2cm this time with bracing added when welding
also added in a small flange for retaining the oem o2 sensor since it's only a few months old
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/586_zpsfb032ca1.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/584_zps1119ba3a.jpg
then the manifold was bolted to the head properly this time, only to discover 3 of the studs underneath need shortened and two need the washers ground down on the nuts as they hit the welds
the manifold comes with a slight angled pipe offcut and it's perfect for positioning the wastegate,
just a short while later with the wastegate being on / off the pipe was welded on and a screamer pipe was made by welding the vband onto an old offcut of 45mm pipe i had laying around
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/585_zps8b610809.jpg
everything was placed on the car at once and it looks like it's going to work perfectly
i've got everything off the car now and will be replacing 3 studs on the head that are shortened, manifold came with new spares which is good
every weld will be cleaned/inspected fully both inside and out to make sure it is sealed/won't cause any problems flowing through my turbo or wastegate....
then i can start the heat wrap job and get everything protected
also just remembered it's been a year now so it's time for a full fluids change on the car, everything, brake fluid, p/s fluid, gearbox, engine oil, diff oil was done just weeks ago but i will be changing the diff so new oil for that too for when i fit the new one

jonny mac

09-14-2014, 04:23 PM

drained the engine of fluids
oil
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/587_zpsbecf13d6.jpgss
coolant too as i'm changing the matrix hoses since the silicone hose from artel motorsport is shit and has perished after only 6 months use, the company is so useless with returns that i chased them for 3 weeks the last time, not going to bother asking for a replacement as it'll probably do the same again so i'll be using ASH stuff from ap motorsport
coolant came out really clean which is good, no oil etc, ignoring the cloth i dropped in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/588_zps67626538.jpg
also washed through the whole system with a hose pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/th_589_zpsbfa3bda2.mp4 (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/589_zpsbfa3bda2.mp4)
got my oil filters :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/590_zps5b601af3.jpg
and a sandwich plate so i can run oil temp gauge and oil pressure
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/591_zpsb13141d0.jpg
really need to get an oil cooler pipe kit and sandwich plate to fit my mishimoto oil cooler
new alternator fitted and i have also heat wrapped the bottom lower rad hose with the shielding
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/592_zpsca96d226.jpg
made up a new headlight loom for driver side and it runs along the original route, just had to extend it from the old connectors that were pulled through the bulkhead from the fusebox relocation
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/593_zpsfa1e0082.jpg
really boring job.....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/594_zps40ae7770.jpg
also got the 6boost on for the final time, cut down all the studs along the bottom except one,
i had to grind the washers off the nuts and then get some m10 washers and grind them down into almost half moons so that it would work
the problem with this manifold is the welds are too close to the stud hole meaning when i tightened the nuts down they would bottom out on the weld before tightening against the flange so the manifold would be slack
all sorted now though
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/595_zpsd554d798.jpg
heatwrapped the downpipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/596_zps1dc1380b.jpg
going to get more done this week hopefully
a few more parts have arrived also, sard fpr and a few others, I've also got some more parts on order so they will hopefully arrive this week

jonny mac

09-17-2014, 01:09 PM

put my blocker bolt in the spare oil feed from the twins
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/597_zps00e7a50c.jpg
after bolting the manifold and turbo on for a final time, annoyingly the exhaust now just brushes the steering rack input shaft, it was all on finger tight, so the mm's of clearance i had before, was taken up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/598_zps56fdc6b6.jpg
it's literarly just brushing it however i'd rather be safe than sorry, any adjustment on the top would make the manifold hit the downpipe so i got 'creative'.....or rough, whatever you want to call it
heated the pipe untill it was cherry red, then had it flat in the vice against a block of wood on the back and used a big socket to press the pipe in slightly around where the rack would touch
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/599_zpseb12b3a5.jpg
works perfectly, i now have a good bit more clearance, this won't make much difference either to be honest as it's just a slight dent
i know it's hard to see in this pic but the clearance is there....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/600_zps22b35393.jpg
put in a new water temp sensor, used the original copper washer and a bit of intant gasket sealant
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/601_zpsc02f1030.jpg
also made a start to my oil drain for the turbo, bought a flange from ebay and a 22mm drill bit, bored it out and put my 22mm pipe inside,
i'll have a tig welder seal this up and then the pipe can be chopped and welded into position to meet the sump, i plan on using the oem oil return into the sump since it's 22mm also and can easily be matched since i have spare 22mm silicone hose
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/602_zps51858611.jpg

jonny mac

11-24-2014, 11:05 AM

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made a start at cleaning up the spare rocker covers in prep for stevie to paint them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/603_zpsd72baa2a.jpg
removed the baffle plates and cleaned up the inside with engine gunk remover and alot of brake cleaner
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/604_zps212b37c1.jpg
resealed the baffle plates and put loctight on the little screws that hold it on as the last thing i want is them falling into the engine
oil feedd pipe fitted with heat/fire sleeve
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/605_zpsd5eeca82.jpg
fittings thread taped into the turbosmart gate
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/606_zpsb10edb63.jpg
fitted

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/607_zps680a41f3.jpg
however it'll be coming back off as i've decided i want the screamer to face the floor, just for safety
had some spare time one morning at work waiting on parts to arrive for a job so i cleaned up the brake pads, cleaned the surfaces of them and greased the caliper contacts so the pads stay free
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/608_zpsdc84e4a9.jpg
put up an advert on a local car facebook page for aberdeen asking if anyone would do some tig welding, found a local guy named paul jamieson for anyone who's wondering, got him to do some tig work for me
90 degree onto my turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/609_zpsf37069ce.jpg
also using my spare pipework we managed to get the intercooler pipes sorted for the new turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/610_zpsf4138333.jpg
i now have only 4 silicone hoses on the car for the i/c as every other join has been welded, he welded the intake manifold i/c pipework side too
also got him to knock up some oil drain flanges since the stuff i had from ebay was basically cheap rubbish
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/611_zpsecb5c3ee.jpg
these are really thick and will not warp or cause any troubles down the line
ran out of time for welding the oil drain so that'll be done next week
i also thread taped up the fpr that's going in soon and also done my oil temp sensor and blank plugs on the sandwich plate
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/612_zps1e4525d6.jpg
then fitted to the car along with some fresh oil :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/613_zps0a08169f.jpg

jonny mac

11-24-2014, 11:05 AM

also extended the loom for the lambda, downpipe then was bolted on for the final time, along with the chavvy air filter (k&n soon!), i/c pipe on, heat blanket on, breather pipe on and heat sleeved,
an ALMOST finished picture of the bay.....it's a very busy place with not much room but alot of stuff....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/614_zps80fb254e.jpg
so now i'm waiting for tuesday night to get the last bit of tig welding done on the oil drain :)
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i chopped up some spare pipe i had which was bought for the screamer anyway, cut the end off at an angle with a grinder and it looks safe enough to me :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/615_zpsab6d99e9.jpg
paul came round and began welding on the oil drain for the hx35, i've retained a 22mm pipe as i wanted to match the size of the sump and also the holset has a 19mm drain so regardless i'll still be safe enough without any oil drain issues
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/616_zps2a8d764b.jpg
tig welder was on the lowest setting as the pipe was very thin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMWBDnyqZg&list=UUkfSq2ocy2bK4jNSccYGorA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipMWBDnyqZg&list=UUkfSq2ocy2bK4jNSccYGorA
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/617_zps8f0319f5.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/618_zps05bd1a45.jpg
finished the top :D it has a 22mm i/d silicone pipe with heat wrap for allowing a little flex
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/619_zps53c00ecb.jpg
this goes into a the the same again at the bottom, 22mm pipe into a flange bolted onto the sump return fitting
then the screamer was done and heat wrapped
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/620_zps33f88dd1.jpg
and came the first attempt to start the car with the new turbo swap......
didn't work! wouldn't start.....
ecu was giving power to coils and injectors but wouldn't fire them
turned out to be a battery live missing to the ecu however i hadn't touched any of that,
ran a temp power wire to the ecu relay and BOOM!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXpZ8Z1RIxM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXpZ8Z1RIxM
so after a long evening with mark (many thanks!) and dan smith on the phone, we worked out that when i'd cut out the aircon relay and hicas relay, i'd actually chopped out the main power to the fuse box relays
they are split in the fusebox and all get feeds looped from one another, so with me breaking the feed, none of them worked, a bit ridiculous tbh as i didn't see all the relays looped together...

so that also solved my issue with the fog lamps and indicators not working too

however by this time i'd removed the dash back out the car and the fuse box loom

so after a few late nights messing with the car, i tidied up the loom one saturday morning and made it a good bit neater, ran power to hid's and fans etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/621_zps9518a9cb.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/622_zps8164a84f.jpg
on the plus side, my aem wideband arrived
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/623_zps90819bd6.jpg
just a few more jobs, test greddy emanage, fit injector rail with new injectors once fittings welded on, new gauge pod for holding them on dash, fit new fpr and fuel filter
and a few other bits like tidy up main kill switch etc

jonny mac

11-24-2014, 11:06 AM

bought a tripple pod gauge holder on ebay, pretty much the same as a subaru and threw in the aem, water temp and oil temp gauges and my led flasher to tell me when the revotec turns the fan on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/624_zps1d21cc81.jpg
just need to fit the boost controller to finish the dash, does anyone know what bulbs fit the climate control pannel? i'm trying to find some blue ones to match the stereo/gauges etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/628_zps49a9fa0b.jpg
then had paul weld on the wideband exhaust fitting and rewrapped that part
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/625_zps058f7003.jpg
also one major thanks to pete at fabricage again, he is awesome! customer service like i've never had before, called up and said hey i bought a cage from you last year that was sent up to scotland, instantly said oh yeh is that jonny from aberdeeen :D was hard to believe!
anyway thanks again pete! i had some standard seat belt mounts sent up and while paul was here, i had him weld them into the cage so i can run standard seatbelts too now rather than just harnesses
just need to clean it up and repaint the area, it'll be covered with cage padding anyway so i'm not that worried
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/626_zps62b14017.jpg
had a new bride passenger low mount rail arrive, unfortunately it's missing the recaro fitment adapters so i've ordered them from nengun
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/627_zpse62b2dd8.jpg
and to tackle the non matching interior, i've managed to find and buy a very rare plain black set of recaro SR seats
I sold my pair of red integra recaros and bought a set of evo 4 recaros....however I seen these come up for sale the next day and had to have them! they are so clean! a small tear on the back of one and a fag burn that's it! so the evo 4 recaros were sold on and my r33 skyline calipers that were on my car previously which has gave me enough money to get these!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/629_zpsf76a8193.jpg
i've ordered a new bride super low recaro fitment driver side seat rail from jdm distro and it should be here in a few weeks from japan so i'll be able to get both seats fitted :)
then the fun bit starts.....
injector resistor
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/630_zps4dc38aed.jpg
and the manifold work....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/631_zps7b7ffc68.jpg
first part of the manifold removed, including the plastic loom trunk which is massive and in the way!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/632_zpsd810b623.jpg
the autobox loom, diagnostic plug, soarer fuse box connectors and some other plugs were chopped out and pulled through from the bulkhead,
this ment loosing the 4 plugs i had lying spare on the footwell too from the soarer loom,
i'll now hopefully have no more dead connectors lying filling up the engine bay
along with the footwell, it'll be less cluttered now!
all these wires in my hand were removed
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/633_zpsdd3c57e6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/634_zpsa03a999b.jpg
next thing i'll be doing is rotating this water pipe around into the block where that other pipe is, it removes the oil / water heat exchanger mix and will hopefully make a slight difference in temps! i'll also be adding an oil cooler later which will remove the oil filter housing all together on the block and just run a stud out of the block
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/635_zps18662993.jpg
then onto swapping the injectors over, if anyone wants to buy the yellow injectors, they are £100 delivered and have been freshly flow tested and cleaned little under a few hundred miles ago, they are like new!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/636_zpsd68d961c.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/637_zps1b8d3af8.jpg
had a bit of a problem with the injectors and the plate that holds them down, the old o rings were flat and useless
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/638_zps20ddd7c6.jpg
thankfully the hydraulic shop next door had a box of various sizes, so i used one around the whole injector and packed the tiny gap with a small one on top
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/639_zpsf022d575.jpg
that's it for now, i'm waiting on an6 90 degree fittings arriving for my fuel rail as it turns out i had ordered the wrong fittings as push fit, doesn't mean push a hose on :S it is for a certain type of connector, so i'll have the right ones arrive along with some new braided hose then i can get started with refitting everything including the sard fpr, new fuel filter and a few other bits

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so basically not a good update!....i'm yet again waiting on the post man.....
massive thanks to mark for helping recalibrate the tps, tedious job!
my 90 degree fittings arrived for the fuel rail
got them assebled onto the braided hoses
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/640_zps9ee6bcb6.jpg
then swapped the fuel filter with a new one
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/641_zps32146198.jpg
and went to fit the new injectors and fuel rail....
nope
the plugs are different, went online and couldn't find anyone breaking a uk spec 2j supra or 7mgte with the same plugs, so i was impatient and went and paid driftmotion alot of money for 6 new plugs with pig tails
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/642_zps16cc28a2.jpg

then 6minutes after i paid them, nigel my mate messaged me saying he had sourced me some....doh! so i bought them and will just sell the driftmotion ones on when they get here
i know you can grind down the tabs on the side however every single injector plug on my loom was broken anyway and all held on with tie wraps, in the end it's better replacing them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/643_zps40dde4b7.jpg
along with a new alternator 'extension' lead but i'll be chopping that off and using the new plug on my loom
made a new set of power wires for the injectors, they all came from the resistor pack and stripped the loom back to one of the injector main black/orange feeds to give the resistor pack some power
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/644_zpsfd64d183.jpg
then put on the rail for a test fit to make sure the fuel pipes weren't leaking
just aswell i checked....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG9RDVApsO8&list=UUkfSq2ocy2bK4jNSccYGorA
http://youtu.be/uG9RDVApsO8
http://youtu.be/uG9RDVApsO8

turns out the welder had marked the sealing face of one of the fittings when pulling away with the torch just simply with the heat :(
anyway, new fittings are on the way and i now cannot get anything else done until they arrive....

so i made the screen wash work by stealing the rear wash pipe and ran some cable from the fusebox up front, just need to make a support bracket
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/645_zps59f54239.jpg
and put in my black recaro just to see how it will look, still waiting on nengun to send me my rail adapters, after being told a posting date, they have delayed it twice, quite annoying!
pretty annoying to be honest as i'm so close to booking for mapping!
oh also ment to add, i bypassed the heat exchanger's oil/water cooling mixer, this will hopefully keep temps seperate/down too, i'll be removing the fitler housing with just a stud coming from the block next and an oil cooler too!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/646_zps0a397ec5.jpg

jonny mac

11-24-2014, 11:06 AM

i've decided to properly convert the car into mph and make up something to correctly display the speed rather than what i've previously had
original cars mileage in km's: 100456
new mph clocks: 69489
so i've added around 8-9 thousand miles onto the clock with using higher mileage mph clocks but it's all i have available,
i tried winding back a higher mileage set i got free from handsomedez on sxoc but that didn't work
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/647_zpsa145a2ee.jpg
and some blue lights as i'm matching the whole dash
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/648_zps521dc38a.jpg
along with some t3 blue led's for the climate control pannel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/662_zps536fa072.jpg
then onto the gearbox work, my box runs a cable drive speedo setup, this is the martin crawler speedo driver converter to allow a toyota multi plug and dakota converter
bought the converter from martin crawler brand new, along with pins and a plug from toyota, luckily i managed to pickup the dakota second hand for £70 ish
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/649_zps85232dab.jpg
assembled the plug with a little grease, then extended the 3 wires on the plug around 3 feet to make sure i can have enough length to run the converter inside the arm rest for easy access
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/650_zpseac25785.jpg
will update this with more pics later when i download them from my phone
my bride recaro passenger rail adapters arrived from nengun
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/651_zpse40c5f3e.jpg
unfortunately one month on, i'm still waiting on my driver bride rail from jdm distro, was told to expect up to 3 weeks delay for posting....apparently the parts aren't even in the country yet eithe

had my welder come back and weld on new fittings
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/652_zps738e1219.jpg
so the fuel system is now sealed, so with that i put on the new toyota inlet mani gasket set and throttle body gasket
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/653_zps827efaf0.jpg
and got everything back together with the new sard fpr and braided hoses
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/654_zps1e36136b.jpg
then the annoying part......the emanage
tried the emanage on the car and it wouldn't run
thanks to nigel, mark and dan for all the suggestions and help!
turns out the boost cut map was set to 0.0v so the emanage wouldn't output a map sensor voltage to the ecu
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/655_zps48a9a09c.jpg
the emanage would start the car but run stupidly rich and die on it's own, i set the injector sizes up correctly too.
i wasn't going to keep trying it as i don't want bore wash, the aem wideband can only read as low as 10 and it was stuck at a solid 10.0......
the red light was flashing when running saying fault codes 24, 25 and 26
so i took it apart and checked the jumper pins, they were all setup as it says in the manual, checked the rotary screws on the front, 7-4-0 as they should be
everything was setup as it should be, i was stumped and spent a weekend testing everything,
injector wiring, both cam and the crank sensors are within factory spec, timing is ok, was stumped,
all the plugs were coated so fuel was definately getting through, certainly no faulty injectors
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/656_zps3f34437d.jpg
eventually i sent the harness and the ecu down to nigel who i bought the harness from for checking, massive thank you to him as he found the firmware on the unit was corrupt and causing issues after trying it on his car and laptop (after many connection issues)
he updated it with the newest version and has sent me the most recent software for emanage which has wideband logging and a few other new features
decided since it's a matter of days until mapping, i didn't want anything failing on the rollers when the boost is turned up, after speaking with paul whiffin, he runs these whifbitz uprated ignition coils on his 1000+bhp supra
since my coils are nearly 20 years old, i bought a set of them and some new BKR8EIX since i'll need to swap out my 7's for 8's with running more boost
by the looks of it and what i've read on various supra forums, they are basically super sparks but without the branding or the yellow jackets
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/657_zps5003e893.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/658_zps5bc8d3a5.jpg
also bought one of the studs from him for removing the oil filter housing/heat exchanger
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/659_zps967ea8a2.jpg
renewed the propshaft seal since i had caught it putting the prop in months ago lying on my back in the garage and just wanted to change it for maintenance, was only £9 for the seal
drained the oil
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/660_zpsa11973b1.jpg
regreased the universal joints with the gun, put some rubber grease on the shaft to help it slide in the prop seal on the box without tearing it this time
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/661_zpsbfff3609.jpg

so tomorrow i'll be fitting the emanage again hopefully without any issues and get the car ready for a base setup so i can drive to mapping!!! :)
FINGERS CROSSED!

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so, the new plugs and coils went in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/667_zps4c6b8193.jpg
then the emanage
everything worked :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/663_zpsce85b904.jpg
afr's are good and the live realtime data is all displaying correctly
many thanks to nigel west for all the help with sorting out my bad emanage, it's working great now, if you have an emanage, give him a shout as he sells usb cables and harnesses for them, made my harness and it's perfect
tidied it up into the glovebox, made a nice hole with a big drill, then realised my plugs wouldn't go through so i cracked out the dremel and made a rough square
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/664_zpsfcaf7219.jpg
unfortunately my bulbs were too small for my climate control so i've ordered more, t4 this time
because my alternator plug was worn, the wires were not being pushed onto the terminals correctly,
i've since sorted this with buying a 3 pin round alternator extension on ebay,
then just depin the side you don't need and push them into your current crimps on the toyota loom and tape up
all works fine now and no battery light anymore! and a total cost of £9, which is cheaper than just a plug from toyota if i remember correct
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/665_zps2a979c8a.jpg
also fitted the martin crawler box speedo adapter and cable, just need to run them up to the dakota and a wire to the stock speedo unit via the old sr gearbox loom i've left connected behind the dash against the fusebox :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/666_zpsd84f8497.jpg
i've assembled together the bride MO adapter plates onto my bride rail and then onto the bottom of my recaro seat, they didn't take too long to get here from nengun but the driver rail from jdm distro is still not here!! getting annoyed waiting now as i was told 3 weeks....
also put in some cage padding, need to order more though as i've ran out before the job was finished
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/668_zps213ea229.jpg
had a little problem with my temp gauges, they would shoot up when i turned on the lights, after a big struggle, it turned out the greddy gauge bulb holders were causing a short in the system, not enough to blow a fuse but it was enough to throw positive voltage down the earth wire which was earthed to the same point as the gauges!!
all fixed now though!
and while i was trying to find this issue, i removed the HID's from my car temporarily for now as i was trying to fault find,
i have put back in two new standard h1 bulbs with the original wiring back together, i had the headlight allignment checked by the mot tester at my work as i've never done it since swapping the headlights over, they were basically facing the ground haha.
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/669_zps3f86f2bc.jpg
skirts are back on and now i'm just waiting for mapping to happen on thursday :) woohoo!!!
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jonny mac

11-24-2014, 11:07 AM

stevie had painted my spare timing cover and cam covers, made an awesome job as usual! so i threw on the belt cover for now, i'll be doing the timing belt and rocker covers+new gaskets over the winter
colour is awesome
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/670_zps707d5adb.jpg
thursday finally came! drove down to performance hq to have russ patton map the car for me
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/671_zps171d9d55.jpg
this is a very strong recomendation, seriously good mapper! very talented guy. i learned quite alot in a short period of time with him also which is always good.
the car now drives awesome, it's like an animal on the road!
i'll make a start about what went on....only had one real issue of the whole day which was a bonus! as i expected much worse since it's this car haha
got the car setup on the dyno
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/672_zps40e58272.jpg
started checking everything before we started, base timing, fuel pressure, inj 1 was probed and a few other things
sytec gauge says 3bar, which you can clearly see here their pressure sensor says 3.4 bar! so i'll have to findout who i bought the gauge from and request a new one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwLg1An55RM&feature=youtu.be
http://youtu.be/rwLg1An55RM
anyway, that was setup correctly and the runs begun
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/673_zpse5c7fbf4.jpg
first few runs on the wastegate spring at 1.0 bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVobta4klf4

http://youtu.be/IVobta4klf4

then started to up the boost, which wouldn't go up, turns out i was missing a small blanking plug on the wastegate top half so the pressure was not being made,
sorted that and the car began to hold boost very well
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/674_zpsfbc1bdc1.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/675_zpsf9eb42bc.jpg
then setup the boost properly,
basically i have too much video footage from the day and my laptop isn't powerful enough to chop it all down with movie maker without freezing or crashing since it's all big files, so i'll just upload the final pulls to youtube at 1.5 bar
the car made 406 bhp and 357 lbft at the wheels! russ says due to the dyno using the smallest rollers, he said it will be around 470bhp at fly and 400 lbft at fly
the afr graph shows the last two runs, russ added some fuel and finalised the run using the safer map which is best for me since it's a drift car, i wasn't worried about chasing the max figure achievable, i wanted a powerful safe map
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mYgmMzUiPE&feature=youtu.be

http://youtu.be/8mYgmMzUiPE

so that's about it pretty much! roll on the next drift day.....although the car might be going into my mums garage over winter to keep it from the snow, as me and the girlfriend are looking at selling my flat to buy a house together,
which will mean one thing....finally MY OWN GARAGE! to keep the car in!
there are still a few other things to tackle first with the car,
i need to fit that oil cooler as the turbo is making my oil hotter than usual
the cooling system needs done again as it just doesn't do the job well enough in my opinion on track, so after some research, i've bought a gktech s14 sr20 cooling fan which is much more efficent than the standard viscous,
i've seen it used on a jz before online so hopefully without too much work, i can make it fit a jz water pump viscous coupling.
the front end will be tubed and move the radiator forward to make space for the viscous, proper ducting will be made for it along with the oil cooler placement

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/676_zpsdfda4261.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/677_zpsd90a96e2.jpg
also one last thing, unfortunately jdm distro couldn't get my rail to me 5 weeks after i'd ordered it so i canceled the order and got a refund.
i'm now looking for a bride n049 MO rail with adapter paltes to fit my recaro seat, they said it was outwith their control and was a supply issue

jonny mac

12-29-2014, 05:24 PM

got my T4 blue LED blubs from ebay to finish the climate control pannel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/678_zps5e6100d3.jpg
i've done a write up about fitting recaro seats using bride rails on sxoc, it includes a few options with different types of bride rails
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?575361-Recaro-Seat-Fitting-With-Bride-Rail-Guide-Diy-Reference
made my old bride superlow rail fit my recaro
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/679_zps46d638cc.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/680_zps69092c93.jpg
i'll be selling my takata harness soon as my mate's taking back the other one and i fancy a black pair of black TRS 4 point harnesses
instigram y0
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/681_zps788a8f8f.jpg
as for now, i've spoke to my tig welder and he's happy to come up with his pipe bender during the xmas holidays and make up a front crash bar, along with hopefully a removeable slamm pannel, supports for oil cooler and new radiator mounts etc

oil cooler kit has turned up along with a new hid kit, oh and my gktech sr20 viscous fan which hopefully i'll be able to fit to my jz water pump
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decided to get rid of the takata's as i want to keep with the whole black/oem type theme
got one trs black 4 point harness for a good price on ebay, will be buying another brand new one but i'm just waiting to see if anyone will be doing january sale deals
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/682_zpse959f6fd.jpg
bought some aero catches from ep racing, and got myself a snap off boss for the wheel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/683_zpsac58c1c8.jpg
got a new timing belt from toyota, was originally going to do it while the engine was on the stand in the begining but i didn't bother as it was replaced by the previous owner, however i'll be doing it since all the front of the car will be apart over xmas anyway
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/684_zps360dfa82.jpg
russ emailed me a jpg of the dyno graph
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/685_zps9cbaa399.jpg
next up, my gk tech fan arrived (thanks kinghorn for sorting group buy) shame gktech don't do anything with postage deals etc on big orders
the gk tech fan for an s14 sr20 is one of the best upgrades and potentially one of the best fans on the market, they have a 60% increase in cooling capacity from what i've read
i was browsing speedtek's facebook page one night and came across a cefiro with a 1j using this fan, looked more into it and realised it can be done
compared the size to a stock 1j viscous and it's pretty similar
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/686_zps42ed2327.jpg
got a guy with a mill to measure the toyota water pump viscous unit's pcd and then match it into the gktech fan, it has bored out the middle of the gktech fan and some material from the toyota hub had to be removed to let the fan go all the way on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/687_zps560cb701.jpg

jonny mac

12-29-2014, 05:25 PM

hopefully with a custom made cowling this should see my coolant temps stay pretty low and work better than the electric fans i had
my new oil cooler kit and some extra 90 degree AN10 fittings are here now, these will all go onto my mishimoto cooler and hopefully keep temps low enough during drifting
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/688_zpsa77be2ae.jpg
the spare core from the kit will probably be for sale, unless i can somehow modify it into the power steering system and use it as an extra cooler for that
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/689_zps6c13f0c5.jpg
replaced the bearing in my spare fan belt tensioner so when the timing belt is done i'll have a good tensioner going back on, nothing wrong with the one coming off just that it was cheap for a replacement bearing so might aswell do it
also cleaned the unit up and gave it a lick of paint
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/690_zps732defad.jpg
so got the car over to my work and started stripping stuff
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/691_zpsb3f7d6c2.jpg
rad will need modified again to get the top water neck straight or spun 180 to angle it away from the new fan setup
washed out the cooling system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQxM2sU9eHw&feature=youtu.be
http://youtu.be/LQxM2sU9eHw
http://youtu.be/LQxM2sU9eHw
got the crank pulley and timing covers off, alternator removed and laid out of the way
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/692_zps4b5e0c57.jpg
then set the timing ready to remove the tensioner and then the old belt
had to cut it short as i was running late for my work's xmas meal, i'll be back after christmas day to finish it with the new timing belt, new fan setup etc
the exciting stuff starts at the weekend though as my mate is coming over with his pipe bender and we will be making a new slam pannel to move the radiator forward a few inches,
i'll be replicating a nismo s14 front brace by bracing the front tension rod brackets and joining them with a piece of roll cage pipe,
also will be making some sort of intercooler protection with a few bars incase i have another facial wall tap haha

jonny mac

12-29-2014, 05:25 PM

loads of work has been done over the last few days, basically haven't had a christmas holiday, spent all my spare time on the car when i'm not out dog walking haha
new timing belt on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/693_zps503298aa.jpg
also a new fan belt just because i had it spare in the boot
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/694_zps8043f14a.jpg
then the painted rocker covers went on, the paint on these is cool, sparkles nice when hit by light
new toyota rocker cover gaskets, new toyota pcv valve rubber seal for side of cover and a new toyota breather middle pipe
also resealed the halfmoons on the back of the head behind the cams
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/695_zps0bfa59fe.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/696_zps3b18313e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/697_zps7c172487.jpg
whipped off the oil cooler housing and fitted the oil filter relocation plate along with the garage whifbitz oil housing removal stud
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/698_zpsab4d199b.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/699_zps40c6cd4d.jpg
made a start at making some of the oil pipes, can't go any further now though until the oil cooler is mounted in it's final position so i know what lengths to make
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/700_zps74ced7ea.jpg
my mate paul has got some mega fab skills and done a few jobs in the past for me
I have gave him the awful lengthy task of making the front end mega!
first of all
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/701_zps44ae4b07.jpg
a DIY nismo power brace with extra bracing
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/702_zps5559fc1e.jpg
painted
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/703_zps901d09dd.jpg
was a complete bitch to go back on with the tension rods still in position
and as per my usual, every single thread was greased
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/704_zps9a1e6867.jpg
then came fitting the aero catch bonnet retainers
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/705_zps74f5c244.jpg
unfortunately we were a bit off with getting the pins exactly right,
using the original holes behind the headlights we put the pins in position but left them up too high which means the bonnet wasn't in it's final postion,
so when everything went together they were off by about 1cm unfortunately, However it's not all bad as the new slam pannel can just house them slightly further back and all is good :)
choppy choppy, on goes the gktech fan
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/706_zpsb042c1b5.jpg
paul made a start to the crash bar using the oem front mounts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/707_zps008b02dc.jpg
made out of 42mm roll cage pipe and a proper pipe bender
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/708_zps5c942e9c.jpg
after ALOT of fitting/removing the bumper to make sure it's a nice snug fit, the front bar is done

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/712_zps68f75165.jpg
beefed up the oem mounts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/710_zpsa35c7bf9.jpg
(it's upside down in the pic) including an extra lower mount which will be using a 12.0 strength bolt each side
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/711_zps07f0547b.jpg
pretty awesome tbh
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/709_zpse4c7703e.jpg
bumper hides everything and the headlight will cover the side impact bar, pretty much all looks oem from the outisde
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/713_zps63165e09.jpg

jonny mac

12-29-2014, 05:26 PM

a good mate of mine fraser mac has started a new car group called 'aberdeen hardstyle' and came round to take some pics for that and potentially a write up on fueltopia

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/714_zpsfa23e1a4.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/715_zps708fcfc6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/716_zpse9362d16.jpg
paul made up some thick tubes with nuts welded ontop for the bonnet pins,
these have been welded to the 'floor' of the engine bay behind the headlights and will be braced to be strong enough to support the bonnet pins
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/717_zps117e7ea7.jpg
that's up to date for tonight, i've literarly stuck every spare minute i have on the car just now and too many late nights are getting boring now...
tomorrow's plan is brace up the aerocatch pin mounts and then out of 20mm tube make up a new front end holding headlights, oil cooler, radiator and whatever else

jonny mac

01-20-2015, 03:11 PM

the last 5 nights in a row have been spent working on the car to get it finished, even a cheeky new years eve visit before drinking!
cutting out part of the battery tray to make way for the new solid aero catch pin mounts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/718_zps514a4ad2.jpg
towing this car has ALWAYS been an issue because the i/c 90 degree bend had always sat in the way, it would always mean removing the pipe or wrecking it when the rope tightens
also the bumper covers it so it's quite useless, I had a spare trs tow strap lying in a box so i asked paul to weld it solidly to the bottom of the crash bar, that was no damage will be done if the car ever needs pulled at the front
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/719_zpsc14e67df.jpg
used it to hang while painting
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/720_zpsfb374ddf.jpg
feet chopped off the rad and rewelded in new positions using other holes on bottom mounts
this has allowed the rad to come as far forward as possible without chopping the cross member beam
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/721_zps094d1f15.jpg
the begining of the new slam pannel, it's removeable and the ends have been capped with holes for two removeable m8 bolts
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/722_zps946b40a6.jpg
rad mounts made up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/723_zps05fddf3d.jpg
and oil cooler mounts too!
i bought some extra 90 degree AN10 fittings, decided to use them wrapped around the radiator to make pipework easier
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/724_zpse1904d36.jpg
filter relocation mounted, only trouble was the threads wouldn't match the toyota oil filter in the kit so i had to use that filter as it was the only one which would fit and was the same size
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/725_zps0211f2a1.jpg
starting to come together now!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/726_zpsad9c9dc5.jpg
fmic got some new solid mounts, this is to mount it solid as i had an idea for the headlights
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/727_zpsd1c7527d.jpg

jonny mac

01-20-2015, 03:12 PM

new headlight mounts made up, plan for these is (hopefully it won't happen) but if there's another bump or anything along that lines, it'll hopefully fold the brackets back before destroying anything else, allowing the slam pannel to remain untouched and undamaged
they are weak enough to fold but strong enough to hold the lights in place steady enough
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/728_zps341f5d35.jpg
new slam pannel finished minus a mount for holding the bonnet stay pin
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/729_zps316bc984.jpg
with moving the rad forward, my coolant hose wouldn't work so paul made up this
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/730_zps30edc96e.jpg
after a little chopping and some more tig welding to make a bead around the ends it's finished
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/731_zps4b049567.jpg
done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/732_zpsf6239d3b.jpg
chopped up an old sr20 lower rad hose and it worked perfectly
pretty much minus some HID's, a custom made fan cowling, a bonnet stay and some painting, the front end is finished now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/733_zpsd873bc72.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/734_zps0de4516d.jpg
the gktech fan sits there perfectly, it's a little higher than the radiator but that'll be covered with a cowling
i've had to chop out alot of my bonnet inner skin though to get all this to fit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/735_zps8ceda191.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/736_zpsa5ff1b1e.jpg
wings still need adjusting to get them sitting right and so on.....
looking mean!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/737_zpsdd9e7e20.jpg

jonny mac

01-20-2015, 03:13 PM

next thing to do is go back and paint a few areas that have been ground for welding etc, make a fan shroud, fit my new hid ballasts and the rest of the headlamp loom will need tucked along the front somewhere
unfortunately one of josh's welds broke off inside my exhaust pipe and it's the stud which holds on my o2 sensor, it's not tight at one side so i have an exhaust leak,
which will throw off my wideband gauge so i'm not to keen on driving it until this is fixed as i want to be sure my afr's are exactly as should be reading!.
pretty much it'll be a pain to sort so i'll be making a new downpipe with a new flexi which a full 3" with bends around the rack input shaft point,
the exhaust hits the floor everywhere so we will be making an oval exhaust next month to gain ground clearance, hopefully i'll be able to go a little lower too :)
i'd like to thank my mate paul jamieson for putting in SO much time and hard work into this job lately, highly recommend him to everyone for tig welding and such like, his work is SPOT on! and if it's not right he will keep going until it's perfect. If you need his details pm me aberdeen guys!
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got the front end back together and put in a new set of 6k HID's i bought online weeks ago
i need to allign the lights again with the beam setter
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/747_zps077086b7.jpg
car was then moved onto the spare ramp which is never used and i could begin the next job i've wanted to sort for a while
since going single turbo the exhaust has always pissed me off, keeps catching the speed bumps outside my house, without a flexi in the downpipe either i was worried i'd cause some damage above
it had buffed through one of the welded joins on the back too and was leaking out there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/748_zps83017706.jpg
also when on the rolling road, i had to remove the wastegate to make an adjustment, done this by removing the lambda sensor from the downpipe and it came out the top
the lambda sensor stud which was a bolt welded onto the back of the flange had snapped the weld and was spinning!! tightened it with vice grips holding the thread and an open end spanner
overtime with the heat etc it must have worked it's self loose as when i tried to tighten it again the stud just fell out in my hands
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/749_zpsd6783d91.jpg

so as per usual with my car, nothing's done in half measures....:S new exhaust time
the stud left me in a pickle, josh had welded the bolt to the lambda sensor flange, then the flange was welded ontop of the downpipe we made then the hole for the sensor drilled out
so i couldn't get a welding torch inside at the angle to tack a new bolt in place and my exhaust was badly leaking from there since only half the sensor was held on, throwing off my afr gauge which i couldn't risk
new exhaust time then!

jonny mac

01-20-2015, 03:14 PM

took off the downpipe and exhaust, checked the manifold for any leaks incase it wasn't just the downpipe i was hearing, all is good!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/750_zpsca80bd25.jpg
bought a few v bands for making a new system, no more gaskets to ever leak!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/751_zps5b41bf17.jpg
spare 3" flexi from previous box of spares
and took delivery of some 3" 1.5 meter lengths of pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/752_zpsa7108715.jpg
the apex exhaust backbox will possibly be going too as i'm potentially making a staggered shotgun backbox now....NO silencers :D BLAST PIPES!
my mate paul is chopping up some 3" pipe into loads of little angle pieces to make a 'lobster back' style downpipe, basically loads of pieces put together to form tight angles
the exhaust will be tig stainless welded and the plan now is to make it a full oval system along the floow for maximium ground clearance
the last thing i've done lately is get the reverse lights working
the reverse light switch on the gearbox had basically no loom left as someone cut it super short before i bought the box, managed to get two wires soldered onto what's left and joined them into the oem sr gearbox loom which was still hanging down the back of my dash from the fusebox
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/753_zps9e1c78c7.jpg

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some more work was done last night

v band on apex backbox and on bottom of flexi for new downpipe

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/754_zps3619ba7c.jpg

paul had managed to use the massive press at his work on some pieces of my pipe for the floor of the car, however when they squash normally the ends pinch and become almost pointed

so a solid bar in the vice and each pipe was hand beaten into a circle at the sides, took me ages haha

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/755_zps5dd56a37.jpg

while i was doing that, paul started making the new downpipe

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/756_zps5de0a5a6.jpg

the last pipe had to be dented in with a hammer to clear the last cylinder's manifold branch, now, since we have more time/material etc it has correct clearance and much more room to allow for expansion etc (not that it'll be much)

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/757_zps8d73ce23.jpg

and same again with the steering rack, rather than a mashed in pipe, this time it has max clearance

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/758_zps3658d871.jpg

one 'finished' downpipe, needs welded up which paul's going to make a jig for to stop any flex/movement with heat

the other thing needing added is my lambda sensor stainless fitting which will be made up and a wideband bung which i have

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/759_zps94c2afbb.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/760_zps0e78d10e.jpg

winter

01-20-2015, 04:50 PM

I haven't dived in too deep on my single turbo setup, but is that oil feed for the twins from stock like that or is that a tapped portion?

jons14

01-21-2015, 03:54 PM

Just spend a fair bit of time reading your whole build. Wow, I mean wow, this car is sick! Great work, getting a lot of inspiration for my build here.

jonny mac

01-25-2015, 06:48 AM

thanks guys!

the oil feed is one of the twin turbo oil feeds from the block into an AN4 adapter with a 1.5mm restrictor, then just a braided hose up to the turbo oil in hole, the back oil feed has been blocked off with a bolt and a sealing washer as it's not needed anymore

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friday evening's work!
made up the last section to join the backbox on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/768_zpsb6f1f0cc.jpg
also got the exhaust sitting at a slight angle which was exactly what i'd wanted
then every join was stainless tig welded
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/769_zps8d979bfb.jpg
paul had to take the downpipe to his work to use a different tig plant which could pulse and go slightly lower amp's than his own one, this will hopefully stop the downpipe moving with good heat management
took my camera down to the workshop for some better pics,
anti roll bar will be off again, it was only on there to use as a guide for making the exhaust
the front is also support with tie wraps since the downpipe was off
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/770_zpsd608ca0d.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/771_zps92ea1ba9.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/772_zps2e1495b7.jpg
wish i could weld properly, i'll be looking into my own tig plant soon and going to make an attempt at starting to learn, i know a fair bit now through picking up from what paul's told me so it should be good fun :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/773_zps44390960.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/774_zps1a504923.jpg
diff will be changed this week because i'm sick of the green backplate now haha!
***update, downpipe has been done, will get more pics of that later! and it fits perfectly still, just need to get the lambda sensor, wideband sensor and some brackets fitted to it!

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:16 AM

downpipe back from welding :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/775_zps872ae221.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/776_zps643a088e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/777_zpsa4152f1a.jpg
including the lambda sensor flange i'd made
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/778_zpsb433d6bb.jpg
a tag was welded onto the downpipe and a bracket made up with an A brace to support the downpipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/779_zps04f6837f.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/780_zps6f69c8c4.jpg
also the wideband bung was put in further down and a new hanger made for the center pipe off the gearbox mount box section
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/781_zps89bdc480.jpg
unfortunately when starting the car up last night the vband connecting the downpipe to the floor section had warped when welding,
it's not the downpipe side it's the center section piece, so i have a new vband on the way to replace the fitting on the exhaust then it should be ready for wrapping up and finally getting finished!

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not very much going on lately, the dog has gone through a serious leg operation so he requires constant care for the next 3 weeks, no walks or exercise, no climbing on/off the sofa or bed, no jumping etc
it's a complete nightmare to be honest
so the car has been put on the back burner for the moment
after the annoying vband leak, new vbands were welded onto the pipes with a new clamp
i'd wrapped up the exhaust with black heat wrap, soaked it in water first and it goes on 10x easier that way
the warped vband can also be seen in this pic
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/783_zps1a9c5d34.jpg
however, even with welding on the lowest setting and being left clamped together overnight there was still a slight distorsion on the brand new pair of flanges
gap can be seen here slightly
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/782_zps2a1e4d2d.jpg
afr's are bouncing around all over the place on idle from cold as the wideband sensor is after this, so i'll get a vband gasket and some copper sealant paste in the join and it should be 100% :) as it's nothing like it was before

i had done some diff swapping with people/selling some and finally got myself another welded 4.3
cleaned and painted the diff, new oil and painted the backplate silver this time
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/784_zps8de49bc0.jpg
looks much better than the green now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/785_zpsaf1b9394.jpg
the diff had a little end float on the half shaft as the retaining clip was worn, shouldn't matter much anyway as the gktech spacers keep it pretty much pressed in tight into the diff anyway
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/786_zps9c1d71c3.jpg

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:17 AM

got sick of the gfb controller laying ontop of my dash just flying arond
tiger sealed a bolt onto the back as it doesn't come with a holder, you only get a piece of sticky back tape for mounting it which didn't work well on my dash
used an existing hole for the old fan switch and put it to good use :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/787_zpsf21e71c2.jpg
removed the 70mm greddy gauge and sold it to a mate,
replaced it with a smaller 60mm greddy gauge and a random ebay holder which broke as soon as i tried to push the gauge through
had some spare time at work waiting between jobs, took the backbox off and had some proper buffing pads on the grinder, finally got a good shine back
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/788_zps533fe79a.jpg
bought a new wide angle lens attachment on ebay for a tenner so tried it out
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/789_zps451acfd5.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/790_zps1836d2d0.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/791_zps74a83298.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/792_zps6de4aaa6.jpg
chopped up a silencer and made it fit my backbox
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/793_zpsfcb68da4.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/794_zpsdbce4e9c.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/795_zps0d325f65.jpg
car is nearly ready to come home, all that's left is a fan shroud and i've got some 1200 degree capable silicone on the way for sealing the turbo vband better
also got a black turbo blanket on the way so i'll be selling that kevlar one i have on just now

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had a few issues lately and all sorted out now
the top vband had not sealed correctly, turns out when the old vband was welded onto the back of the turbo, it had warped both flanges the same, then made the downpipe from there
however they had sealed fine since they had warped together against each other
then when a new flat vband was used when we made the new downpipe, the new flat face wouldn't seal against the warped vband face on the turbo from the old downpipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/796_zps4e0083db.jpg
however, it couldn't be heard which was odd, just noticed a tiny bit of water dripping out on first startup,
probably covered by the noise of the new viscous fan, the afr gauge was thrown off by miles so i knew i had a leak
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/797_zps11d084c4.jpg
had a piece of pipe welded inside the turbo to bypass the vband and create a sleeve, it was cut down a bit too so it's not that long
sealed perfectly :D exhaust is done!
moved the oil filter relocation block aswell to stop the oil draining back out the filter, also has made the pipework easier to access and clears the intercooler pipework fine now
awful pic, but basically it's 100x better there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/798_zps11e2ae69.jpg
nearly finished now :D wish my black turbo jacket would hurry up and need to make a fan shroud before i go skidding
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/799_zpse4df14f7.jpg

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:19 AM

new turbo jacket turned up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/800_zps4336ef8d.jpg
thanks to my mate alex, we rolled the front arches as the tyres were constantly catching, wasn't too worried how they would turn out as i want vented wings anyway, plus one wing is slightly bent from my headlight hitting the wall at finalboss last year
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/801_zps99982030.jpg
one side came out really good
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/802_zpsad4eb2de.jpg
the passenger side, not so well, the arch liner retainer tab caught the inside of the arch and caused a crease so we gave up while we were ahead haha
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/803_zpsd34a68e2.jpg
it'll be sorted one day however i'm really keen on getting some vented +20mm front wings from srb power and a dmax bonnet so i'll see what 2015 brings
tonight i properly done the driver side harness, it's wrapped around the cage and properly adjusted for me now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/804_zps87488623.jpg
with all that done i took her out for a run since the roads had sort of dried up

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/805_zpsede5e65c.jpg

drives crap, needs alligned again so bad, since removing the front tension rod brackets for making the front brace, it has thrown off the allignment
pulls all over the place when accelerating and that's before the back end slips
unfortunately due to money circumstances i'll have to sit the car out of this month's drift practice day
me and the mrs are looking at selling my flat and getting a house together (WITH GARAGE) so i have to clear my credit card before we start a new mortgage deal so that's getting worked on at the minute haha
i'm going to the sxoc drift day at driftland in march anyway so that's something to look forward to!!
can't afford to spend the price of the drift day, fuel (£130 average), allignemnt (£150) this month, it's too much money that i don't have spare
however that's only for now, i'll be good to go again over the next few weeks :) !!!!

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few updates, haven't been drifting yet, life got in the way, sold my flat and bought a house....ran out of time to get it alligned for a driftland practice day
going to head to the next private day with a few mates when we get it booked unless something comes up before then
pretty much the car is on hold until we get the keys next month for the new place, it has a garage so the car will now have constant dry storage :D

picked up a set of r33 gtr skid wheels and put on some 225's
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/806_zpsaz9oe2qu.jpg
reverse light sensor from the toyota gearbox wired into the s14 reverse light switch wiring
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/807_zpsbhatshds.jpg
along with the dakota speedo converter, that was also calibrated correctly and now the car reads correctly in mph instead of kilometers

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got a mint set of 350z alloy wheels with basically new tyres all round
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/808_zpsfeemevbn.jpg
since rolling the arches out, i managed to squeeze the alignment gauges over the wheels at my work to set the front toe
anyway after alot of messing around, it didn't work as the gauges didn't sit correctly in the wheels as they fell inside the dished part of the rim,
so it's booked into wallace performance again for a full 4 wheel lazer setup
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/809_zpsuwcqnhdo.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/810_zpscb6tq8to.jpg
tried to sort out he wavy passenger arch, done not bad, it has a kink where the arch starts to flare out and i can't get rid of it. just in an attempt to get it looking better until i can afford new wings
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/811_zpspzohdm05.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/812_zpsxaarxxsw.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/813_zpsdeewauqd.jpg
bought a house with the mrs and moved out my flat, best bit....repainted the garage and got it ready for the car's arrival to it's new bedroom haha
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/814_zpsjhvjgk9z.jpg
it's not very big, just a basic single with a 7ft wide door and it has a bloody waste pipe for the upstairs bathroom runing through the garage making it again 7ft wide at one point inside
it does open out slighty as you go further in so pleanty of room to get the door open
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/815_zpsfsk4sul1.jpg
going to put some racking up the back, one side for all the cleaning stuff and the other side for the jz spare stuff
good thing is though, there's just enough room to get in and clean the car....gave her a clay bar, polish and wax :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/816_zpsvymkigby.jpg
also picked up another pair of work e wing, 17x9.5 (et10-15 at a guess) need to get these polished and i'm going to compare these to my current front wheels and work out if they will give more clearance on full lock as my current front wheels are 10j
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/817_zpsxq6pgjql.jpg
booked into wallace performance this week for a 4 wheel lazer alignment,
and i've got a few more cooling system things to do before i go, going to swap to an s14 sr radiator so the top hose it on the other side, i've done some research and this will cool more efficently than the s13 rad
also got a mk3 supra fan shroud to collect from a mate to try on the car as my alloy tig welder is mega busy just now with other jobs so he can't manage
i desperately want a rear bash bar/jacking bar
then i'm off to driftland for a practice day with a few mates that we have booked so hopefully everything will go well with the cooling system/new power and it'll be good to get back out in it properly!

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:20 AM

had the car into wallace performance for an alignment check, they still couldn't get the castor set as the machine won't pick it up on my car
needing to get it checked somehow soon as it's never been set right!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/818_zpskg9wkpk3.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/819_zpsubrwddrq.jpg
then loaded the car up and made the trip to driftland for the may weekender
only done the saturday and went home as i ran out of tyres/had stuff to do on the sunday
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/820_zpsq9bwbc4x.jpg
arrived there after a long drive with the garage hobo lot, unfortunately paul's mk3 supra done the bottom end in on the way down so his weekend was cut short
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/821_zpsrruqybjf.jpg
got my first few laps in....was VERY nervous and shi**ing myself haha, first time drifitng in 10 months (ignore the temp gauges, camera caught them funny)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/822_zpsaebhee92.jpg
ran the full outside anti clockwise so loads of speed along the wall then a big throw into the corner
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/823_zpsm4twwlb8.jpg
thanks to the photographers who took pics of me skidding, hit them up on facebook and give them a like! :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/824_zpsucr2moz1.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/825_zpsf7gdfmg4.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/826_zpsupbffcrm.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/827_zps5pngh1w9.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/828_zpsufsgbggz.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/829_zpsh4s1l8lt.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/830_zpsrztt1z1e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/831_zpsdkh0hwpb.jpg
new cooling system: works 10000% better and last thing i need to do is swap my s13 radiator to an s14 sr radiator as the hose is in a different place which apparently cools the water better due to being forced through the rad differently, also a fan shroud to be made up
new turbo setup: awesome! i have had to re-learn how to drive the car on the track, it requires a solid commitment to keep it in boost while drifting since it's a big laggy as it'll immediately grip throwing you wherever it wants if you don't keep your foot planted
however, all the upgrades have been worth it, the car sounds so cool now with the new stuff and the cooling system has bought me alot more seat time, temps still rise but nowhere near as quick as they used to, also that's with the bonnet and bumper still on!
Had loads of nice compliments about the car when people seen it at driftland which was really cool :) :)

i'd bought a gopro hero 3 white edition, here's a small clip from one of my track sessions, took a young lad out from the pits who loved it! was his first time in a drift car :D
i still refuse to skid/manji along the wall after last year's spin haha. MORE SEAT TIME NEEDED!! i was slowly building my confidence by the end of the day,
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MORE SEAT TIME AND PRACTICE IN!!
not sure which link will work best:
http://vid283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/832_zpslkjsmnkh.mp4
http://vid283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/832_zpslkjsmnkh.mp4

https://youtu.be/dtX3MBBpyfM

https://youtu.be/dtX3MBBpyfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX3MBBpyfM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX3MBBpyfM

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:21 AM

so after some more thought about improving the car further, i've decided a few things i'd like to do, first is the rad water neck, have it moved instead of using another rad i bought since my slam pannel is made to fit my rad perfectly
using an exhaust bung for a reference of where i'd want the new pipe to come out the rad from
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/833_zpsxc2sq2c0.jpg
since it was sunny and i had saturday off work i took the old rad and top pipe out the car, drained the water from the engine and washed it through with the garden hose
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/834_zpsyhsxr2e0.jpg
washed out the rad, i just need to get it dropped off at my tig welder's place and he will be adjusting it for me :) got a length of aluminium pipe and a few silicone pipes so hopefully it won't take too long to make something up for a top hose
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rad top water neck moved over and a new top tank made so it looks cleaner :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/835_zps4ev2wdxa.jpg

put on a new top pipe with a 90 bend off the engine instead of having the water neck changed again
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/836_zps9kiixygl.jpg
had a fan shroud made up but it didn't fit well enough so it has been put back to be changed,
pulled car out the garage to test fit on the other wheels and bleed the coolant
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/837_zpsr4mlnfzn.jpg
leading up to finalboss, i finally got round to fitting the sunstrip i bought last year
was rather tricky on your own haha! was good enough to last the whole weekend though
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/838_zpsjbfdaudj.jpg
and one on the rear window
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/839_zpsw17qpqiy.jpg
ready
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/840_zpsc9jko0ut.jpg
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arrived at finalboss, screen shot from jeek's video of the pits in the morning :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/841_zpss2rsvvon.jpg
heading out
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/842_zpskoqxinvd.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/860_zpsypdr3kjz.jpg
didn't enjoy the first layout, the shiftlock layout, pickup alot of speed along the straight then have to go in at such a tight angle
like this:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/843_zpshlwzq8mv.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/844_zpsujf4pjbe.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/845_zpspwoqj07c.jpg
it's basically a U shape but tighter, stuck in second gear giving it man foot
done one line completely wrong and clipped the grass verge on transition with the driver side 1/4, went wide and dropped a wheel of track putting a ding in the bottom of the rear 1/4
no paint damage, just an awkward part where it has been pushed in underneath, the bumper also broke off it's mounts and left them bolted too the car
snapped a magic aero spat in half which is more annoying as he has gone out of business now :(
thankfully it's nothing serious, all easily fixed and didn't stop me having fun the whole weekend
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/846_zpsuh4umnwn.jpg

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:21 AM

once the track opened up to the full outer layout i was having possibly the best time i've ever had in a car. such a good weekend and many thanks to finalboss/gary boyd for organising it
marshalls were ace, photographers were ace, banter in the pits was 1st class too, was good seeing all the english lads again :D
here are some of the pics :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/848_zpsx0dxpt3d.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/849_zpstbyrcmwk.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/853_zps6mkytwr5.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/854_zpsacz0v2t5.jpg
also getting my bumper back
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/850_zps4uxqnzqc.jpg
team tekno guys in the 86's were so good to watch, let alone drive with, that's me up front
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/852_zpsu0ndaph3.jpg
my fav pic, so good!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/851_zpsciwnbfwk.jpg
gave my mate fraser a lift home on the sunday, thanks to him and jamie for taking wheels down, bad luck his wheel spacer sheered and gave up down there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/855_zpsqglu5cas.png

since getting home, the car has sat in the garage, been busy with other stuff
got the bottom of the rear 1/4 pulled out,
bought a new pair of spats and they are now off to get painted silver, i only needed one but couldn't buy them seperate

i'll get some of the footage i'd asked photographers to send me uploaded to youtube and on here soon

my changes for the next drift day, i want to put a set of anti roll bars on my car (never ran any), get the alignment done properly, soften the rear damping, run less tyre pressure on the back and run wider rear tyres

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spats arrived
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/856_zpsxc1c8k0y.jpg
dropped them off at stevie's to get painted
took the car for another alignment, this time at a different place
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/858_zpszevd3itz.jpg

front caster wasn't too far off for having never been setup since i put the car together, annoyingly nobody could set it/had a machine that could that i knew of until now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/857_zpslztwwvvv.jpg

all better! just got too try level off my front camber as one side has more, i think it's because recently i had the front hub bolts slack and maybe didn't pull the hub out when tightening them again
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/859_zpsint924vd.jpg

jonny mac

08-30-2015, 06:22 AM

bought some more parts, can't wait to go drifting again
A31 Cefiro front anti roll bar, ultra racing 27mm
Super pro Front anti roll bar drop links and bushes
ultra racing front 27mm D poly bushes
super pro polybush rear anti roll bar D bushes
super pro rear drop links and poly bushes
also bought a stock rear anti roll bar (18mm) and then had it blasted and powdercoated along with all D bush brackets

conceptua tuning gave me an awesome deal on the roll bar parts and some other engine bits i've ordered for something else
unforutnately i got ripped off £80 just for powdercoating the roll bar, i'm not going back there again!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/861_zpsiq7ewb1t.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/862_zps4mhupco5.jpg
everything is absoltuely covered in grease and the superpro supplied grease, i'm very much against leaving things dry and prone too failure
plus it means next time you come to work on it, you just wipe the grease off and the threads/bushes are like brand new underneath, for example, my alignment last month!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/863_zpsvmyz1gqs.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/864_zps0yqiadyj.jpg
the a31 rb cefiro anti roll bar clears the 1jz front sump fully, i did have too trim down two brace brackets on the nismo style front bar however it still has the solid bar fitted so no difference there really
also had to reduce my steering lock, thankfully i'd thought about this when making the front end, the lock stops were easy, just undone the two 22mm nuts and unscrewed the lock stops forward so the wheels don't hit the new roll bar
it has been a great weekend, i took the car out for a run afterwards and it's quite different now, it certainly stays more level now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/865_zpssk3nvpgb.jpg

also this week a spare kouki rear bumper turned up which i have planned to get repainted as mine has a few marks
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/866_zpslw6foyua.jpg
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so i'm starting a new project, a new engine, some fun basically to get going in my spare time.
the plan is to have an engine with some better down low power, spools the turbo quciker and is 100% reliable and fresh
new piston rings, new head gasket, new cams, new gaskets everywhere etc

bought a new block, more info on this later
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/867_zpsngh2bobu.jpg
started stripping my spare 1jz head
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/868_zpstxjwz4bi.jpg
took it down to a local head shop
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/869_zpsvfnir2pa.jpg
along with some new stem seals, (24 in total)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/870_zpscqrozl3a.jpg
all valve guides are nice and tight, he said the only bad bit was one valve was showing sign of burning the seat, you can see it in this pic
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/871_zpshbkas4zx.jpg
so 24 valves cleaned, polished, shimmed and reground later, and 24 new stem seals
the head had 7thou remvoed and resurfaced
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/872_zps105tv5my.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/873_zpsvdsm0vxy.jpg

P.S THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CURRENT ENGINE! this is just a bit of a fun side project

jonny mac

11-04-2015, 10:21 AM

bought some ep racing bonnet spacers, seen them on a few comp cars and decided that funciton>form, not a huge fan of how they look but if they work then they are staying
next option is a vented dmax bonnet
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/874_zpsppbadgwp.jpg
repaired my wind deflector which snapped in half at finalboss on track, used tiger seal and found a perfect method of holding it still haha
not sure why or how but the broken off half was found by one of the staff there, many thanks to that dude! can't remember your name sorry :(
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/875_zpsx5clw0ie.jpg
also got round to putting the original Q's badges back on, hopefully they will stay on and won't get slapped off by a tyre haha
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/876_zpsb1uwrjik.jpg

new 235/40/17 federal 595 rsr tyres bought from mytyres.com for the front
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/881_zpsivnovacy.jpg
on and balanced
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/882_zpsavkhetql.jpg
bought a 350z steering pump
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/877_zpsj9ypjvlv.jpg
and some cnc made brackets from steven donnelly at diemax, great guy and very helpful! highly recommend him!
these retain the stock location of the power steering pump but using the 350z pump, so i didn't even have to change my aux belt
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/878_zpswpsfd45l.jpg
installed, i just had to change the position of my fuel pipe since the feed pipe is slightly different now and the fuel rail AN fitting i used was originally made around the old pump
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/879_zpsmrfyizjc.jpg
rolled her outside and started the car
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/880_zpsb1pdksgw.jpg
filled with fresh new steering fluid as i'd drained the system
unfortunately my japspeed radiator had cracked along the bottom tank, it was spraying water onto the aux belt and causing it to squeak
that was the end to my weekend, i had arranged to go drifting on sunday too :( so the saturday was a massive disapointment for me after doing all that work on the car with the roll bars, new tyres etc then this....
koyo rad ordered through auto extreme, which also means i now have to make a new front pannel as it was made around the s13 japspeed rad which isn't as wide as the koyo one
got my 1jz rocker covers back with 2xan10 breathers welded on, one hole blocked off by the turbo
also a 22mm pipe welded into the alloy sump for the drain
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/883_zpsdfvue4ri.jpg

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thanks to auto extreme, my koyo rad arrived :) also ordered a koyo rad cap, unfortuantely doesn't come with a new cap!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/884_zpsvnknnw1x.jpg
fitting was a bit of a nightmare due to the old japspeed rad being smaller, the new front rad pannel had to be redone
chopped off what was there, cut slits into the existing pipe and bent it further forward to gain more angle, then paul it welded back up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/885_zpshd7pthow.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/886_zps9rwqgo5s.jpg
then cut out a small piece on each side and welded the gaps, this allowed the rad to come properly forward this time
welded shut the gaps then sprayed to prevent rust
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/887_zpsmnjsfn0x.jpg

getting there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/888_zps0erwlvay.jpg
tacked rad mounts in place before fully welding
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/889_zpsaniyxgsa.jpg

top hose done, i have ordered a mkiv supra radiator hose kit to see if that will work better and just have one silicone top pipe rather than a join
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/890_zpsmopp4iij.jpg
was missing the lower part of my mk3 supra fan shroud so paul shaped a piece of aluminium to fit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/891_zpsufn3upgz.jpg
oil cooler mounts welded back on and it just needs painted now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/892_zpsh9asp5fm.jpg
this time with a fan shroud :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/893_zpspird8szu.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/894_zps4rhx4lis.jpg

unfortunately i had to miss out on the november 1st skid day at driftland as i bought a car the weekend before
so all my spare money/drift fuel money was used on the car and transport tickets to england and fuel all the way back to scotland for my new daily

one last thing, finally got a few of the clips taken by people uploaded into one small video from finalboss 2015
https://youtu.be/FMlMKkbDHSA
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jonny mac

12-09-2015, 11:48 AM

got myself a 4.1 ratio diff and had it welded
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/895_zpsmx5oq8wl.jpg
then painted the casing silver, also put in new oil and sealed on the backplate
also put in some driftworks solid front diff bushes
the next thing i'd wanted to do was black out my headlights like i had done on my first s14a 5 years ago
used a bosch heat gun and made them toasty hot to break the sealant, then pulled them apart which was quite tricky
took out the screws and removed the chrome insets and painted them
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/896_zpsjegxla8s.jpg
did the same to the sidelights, these are a bit harder as they are all plastic as opposed to the headlights, so more chance of bending them out of shape
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/897_zpsbpgal3eg.jpg
all i need to do is reheat them back up for refitting and i'll also be adding a bead of tiger seal around them before i push them back together
i've also ordered a pair of +25mm vented front wings from kinzuru kits
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/898_zpstctp0l2e.jpg

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bought red lense tint spray and done the amber corners on the back lights
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/900_zpspuf4cj16.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/901_zpsdbdlvhgn.jpg
just need to add a light layer of black over them

bought new gauges from demon tweeks, 2 SPA designs 52mm half and half gauges
one is water temp / battery voltage
other is oil pressure / temprature
all come with new sensors / loom
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/899_zpsjkd3xdwq.jpg
bought an inline rad hose fitting and put the new water temp sensor in there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/902_zpsmcezld0o.jpg
changed the water neck on the engine and used the old oem 90 degree bend i had for my other head, (looking for one of these if anyone has one for sale)

also renewed the O rings in the water pump return top pipe and put a new gasket in behind it against the head....£3.19 plus vat per washer :S
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/904_zpshm468m9n.jpg
then a new supra 2jz top rad hose which had to be cut down to fit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/903_zpsrainixsu.jpg

since the tiger seal was out for the headlights i thought now would be a good tinme to do the bung on my rear window
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/905_zpsr0zkvuvf.jpg
then the black front lights
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/907_zpse8kww02v.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/906_zps4ihxhb4t.jpg
unforutnately the car sat like this during the wait for my new front wings....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/908_zpsn11jqo0a.jpg
after alot of chasing and so on, turns out they were behind on production, i couldn't wait as i had to get wings on the car for a test fit / drop them off to paint / refit them back onto the car in time for a photographer
one quick call to EP racing, within 24 hours they were here :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/909_zpscfh6cc7f.jpg
dropped them off at stevie's on friday night, went to collect them at 8am sunday looking like this.....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/910_zps6sfv08pa.jpg
can't thank stevie b enough! match is perfect and paint is perfect as usual....so good of him to squeeze them in with such a short notice of time!
rushed home to get them on the car as i only had two hours spare on sunday to get things 100% for monday's photo session

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monday 30th nov 2015 :D banzai japanese car magazine shoot day!
I arrived nice and early to get everything setup and the car cleaned again
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/911_zpssz9c8ogu.jpg
photographs were taken by Steve McCann, nice fella and will be doing my wedding next year too which is cool
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/912_zps4zdzbnhq.jpg
I will post his pics when i get permission, from what i've seen already they look next level!
no date when it will be featured in the mag as it's just up to the editors whenever they fancy using it so i'll just be keeping an eye out for it
all i can say is i'm over the moon :)

number plate ain't real.... ;)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/913_zpsv4xjkwd3.jpg
shots continued into the evening/sunset
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/914_zpsmfs7fa0k.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/915_zpsyu8ylxib.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/916_zpsdwzptdf5.jpg

anyway, for now, the car is stored in the garage all nice and warm for winter coming
possibly sold my rear wheels too which will give me some money to get my other work wheels chrome coated and cleaned up so the car will finally have a matching set

Hoonigan19

12-10-2015, 10:52 PM

nice build man

Heywood Jablomie

12-11-2015, 03:25 AM

Fuck this thing is sweet

jonny mac

02-19-2016, 05:06 PM

bought this (thanks mike)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/917_zpslr5lidap.jpg
and modified my bride basemount rail to fit as a temp solution
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/918_zps2dffi1ln.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/919_zps4kh0sck7.jpg
sold the black recaro recliners i had that were in the car, they are great seats but i wanted something more supportive and it made sense to get some cash back out of them

not much to post tbh, car hasnt came out the garage since the banzai shoot....saving money just now for the new engine build :)
swapping cylidner heads with my mate steve with a 1jz fd rx7 as my head has been skimmed and had new stem seals put in, so he is giving me his old head plus some money as i've had a change of plans for the head
going to have steve's 1j head ported out and bench tested to get as much gain as possible :) that way it wont mean tearing down a fully built head + possibly skimming it again for no reason

i did however pick up a new timing belt 2jz oem toyota kit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/920_zpsthlw8ilb.jpg
also ordered a genuine toyota 1jz head gasket kit which has new stem seals, new rocker gaskets etc etc
and the last thing i've bought is a new crank pulley from toyota....yeah for those who know about them :S they aren't a cheap part :( !
so hopefully that's the last of the toyota parts i've had to order and i can focus on getting the actual block and head done now
currently have a stock s14 seat in the passenger side now, keeping my eyes open on the forums for a cheap black recliner bucket seat
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oem crank pulley
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/921_zpsre2ph8lt.jpg
got steve's head as we've done an swap plus money my way to cover me for the work done on previous head
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/922_zps0yeilmxm.jpg
oem toyota head set turned up, head gasket, valve stem seals, intake manifold gasket, every o ring in the engine, front and back crank seals, exhaust manifold gaskets, rocker cover gaskets, rocker cover stud gaskets and so on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/923_zps9doxcecm.jpg
2jz timing belt kit turned up, my new toyota part collection is getting bigger! almost finished with ordering parts though which is good
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/924_zpszmi0htw9.jpg
lay the 264 cams in the head and gently bolted them in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/925_zpsz4jxyhux.jpg
i made a box for posting the head and it's now sent down to a specialist down south for a massive job list to be done, mainly porting the chambers and polishing etc, blueprinting/port matching
i think there will be good gains to be had, especially seeing how much material there is to remove
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/926_zpsfs9dpjne.jpg
my wood work skills aren't up too much! however the box is strong enough to protect the cylinder head
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/927_zpsbzwkxnef.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/928_zpsnemz9jzl.jpg

also 2/6 oil squirters showed up for the GE block
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/929_zpswzagadsg.jpg

jonny mac

02-19-2016, 05:07 PM

not much to update really, been collecting parts and getting organised
two cam sensors, one new crank sensor, one water temp ecu sensor and a thermostat
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/930_zpsr9kgsyyc.jpg
6x oil squirter bolts arrived from japan
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/931_zpsv1eizwjk.jpg
ordered some brian crower titanium retainers and valve springs from conceptua, I wish i'd planned this earlier as i could have gone up a cam size
swapped some parts for another front sump, this is an original jzx90 with factory oil return flange, started cleaning it up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/932_zpsuosmykbt.jpg
oil squirters finally showed up, again some missing but heh never mind, i ordred two sets as i've got a set for a friend
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/933_zpsnbxvc0uv.jpg

also a new water neck from a vvti this time, this only has one water outlet for a turbo so if the new turbo i buy needs water cooled, i'll take it from there
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/934_zpswzwebqi9.jpg
as for now, my head is still down at the head shop and will be there for a while
monday i plan on taking my block to get machined for squirters :)
have a provisional buyer for my current setup which i'm relying on bringing in money so i'll find out what's happening there once he updates me

also I need to research top feed 1jz fuel rails now as those plus intake manifolds are basically the last thing I need to decide on / choose, then they are added to the ridiculous shopping list....

Reece

02-20-2016, 12:08 AM

This is also a very pretty car

jonny mac

04-16-2016, 07:07 AM

can't remember if i posted this earlier or not but the block is now at mac motorsport in dundee, marcin has the blocks machined out to match a 2jz gte and will have a full set of oil squirters, full oil gallery work done and the oil feed machined so they are identical to a gte block in every way
he's supplying all the parts for the build from real street performance in america for the bottom end, bar the oil squirters, pumps and seals which i already have

current 1jz setup is now sold, not removed from the car yet but the buyer is happy to wait as he stll has a little bit left to pay up
stripped the pistons off the GE rods, these are the strongest version of the rods toyota made for the 2jz and they are staying as marcin said they can handle up to 800hp ish which is fine for my application
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/935_zpsaarag3dk.jpg
thanks robyn at conceptua for the rapid delivery on the arp head studs :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/936_zpshk6dmqzg.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/937_zpsuge0wg2o.jpg
while on the phone, i'd also ordered a set of brian crower tianium valve retainers and stiff sprigns
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/938_zps7vp9z5oa.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/939_zpspedspxhv.jpg
got my spare gold e wings sprayed silver for the time being, couldn't find anyone who can mirror polish them so it'll do for now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/940_zpshcrh5dfg.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/941_zpsgwbccbel.jpg
went through with the decision to run a bmw diesel gearbox, this is the 5 speed 330d gearbox kit from clarke motorsport in aberdeen, designed by marcin i believe
twin plate clutch and comes with all the adapters needed to run on the back of the 1/2jz block
rated to 850bhp from memory :D more than enough
will drive ace too since it's a twin plate
was not cheap however this setup will be awesome when done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/942_zpsmonbsixh.jpg
then came the bmw 330d gearbox, got it from a breakers yard but unfortunately turned up with a dead propshaft doughnut, a un-usable front prop section and a broken gear selector.....typical
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/943_zpslgmppanw.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/944_zpsr8hbxrky.jpg
gear selctor is away being repaired now by tig welder paul

the dead prop bushing is fit for the bin....bought a new bilstien one for £100
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/945_zpsjbuuhjpo.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/946_zpsypniop9r.jpg
bought another bmw propshaft for the 330d box, new prop doughnut on that now and it's ready to go onto the gearbox and be chopped to size to meet the rear half of the s14 :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/947_zpsjaw2tmir.jpg
been ordering some more parts from japan, this time i've ordered sard 800cc injectors and have them as 'drop in' fitmenet for the factory fuel rail
however, been told by the supplier that sard have them on back order until end of april, so i'll have to wait
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/948_zpso9c31vag.jpg
i did buy a top feed rail but in the end decided side feed drop in ijectors will do for now unless the car is having issues during mapping/making power
marcin sent me this picture of the bottom end parts that have arrived for my/other 2jz bottom ends he's building just now (one being for my mate cam's jzx100)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/949_zps6yhnfzvb.jpg
getting excited now!

got this for the front of the engine once it's complete
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/950_zpse42pykf2.jpg
also looking at doing a dual feed on the stock rail to keep fueling equal and not risk starving the injectors at the return end of the rail
so the theory is, drill into the center of the rail and have a return made
going to use this extended an6 fitting so it'll be easily accessable even when the intake manifold top half is on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/951_zps2hpnyhnf.jpg
just taken delivery of teflon braided an6 hose, 3m length and also a few an6 fittings/m14x1.5 conversion fittings as i'm going to redo the full power steering system pipework when the new engine goes in

jonny mac

04-16-2016, 07:08 AM

Marcin has sent me some pics of the block progress, it's now ready for collection so i'm heading down in a few days to collect it
my and my mate cam's blocks
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/952_zpsyudnzyro.jpg
block machined to have gte oil squirters and the gte oil feed on the side for the turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/953_zpspaufv7gc.jpg
my new toyota squirters and bolts in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/954_zpsrb9va1cb.jpg
my crank back in with the oem bolts and caps with new ACL bearings
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/955_zpsrglqpbku.jpg
forged 8:5:1 ratio cp pistons onto the stock strongest 2jz rods from the non vvt n/a block
(compression should be around 9 with the 1j head)
reason for not going forged rods is that marcin's advice was stock rods are good for 800hp+ which i won't be near
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/956_zpsme5dpi9a.jpg
pistons in :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/957_zpsdvcwoevo.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/958_zpsw24sefol.jpg

my precision turbo has arrived at marcin's, however the turbo housing on the back was the wrong size so it's being exchanged
went for the gen2 dual ball bearing 5858 model with a .6 t3 housing on the rear, 4" inlet and 2.5" air output
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/959_zpso4s4bibe.jpg

my 6boost manifold has turned up thanks to wayne at autoextreme, i bought this on the group buy at the start of the year
t3 twin scroll, dual 40mm wastegate outputs and the 32nb pipe diameter
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/961_zpsy0kcghd0.jpg
the collector is well done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/962_zpshkhnqgmc.jpg
along with that came two new turbosmart 40mm external wastegates

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/963_zpss8tfgro6.jpg

so right now i'm waiting on my head from bret sims motorsport, my sard injectos from nengun (which are on back order)
and marcin is supplying the ecu+sensors+universal loom to be made up from emu ecumasters
one of these: http://www.ecumaster.co.uk/products/engine-management-unit

jonny mac

04-16-2016, 07:14 AM

collected the block at the start of the week
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/964_zps2vg84t47.jpg
oil feed holes machined just the same as the 2jz gte
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/965_zpszb4d4lhc.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/966_zpseaoxugh8.jpg

cylinders look in great condition after a hone
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/967_zpsathqfu3e.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/968_zpslzy1gve6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/969_zpss0pqr1ya.jpg

also picked up the ecu at the same time

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/970_zpscil8eonz.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/971_zpsmdrppqrm.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/972_zpswzdj58mb.jpg

paid extra for the bluetooth sensor to run live data on your mobile phone or tablet,
2m universal loom
the nox sensor,
new coil pack clips for new style coils,
oil pressure sensor
i'm now waiting on marcin to get delivery of the air intake temp sensor for the throttle body side i/c pipe and oil temp sensor which will go into the oil pan/sump

going on marcin's recomendations on coil pack upgrade, i've bought 6x bosch fiat turbo coil packs, part no 0221 504 024, they have built in igniters so i don't need to run the box anymore
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/973_zps5jhmyr4q.jpg

ordered a new AEM/K&N filter which is HUGE!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/974_zpsr123vhcf.jpg
and for now lastly the fuel system parts are starting to roll in, AN8 ultraflow torques 90 degree fittings, a few -8an weld on fittings and some -8am ptfe teflon fuel pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/975_zps1cwu9te2.jpg

jonny mac

06-26-2016, 05:50 AM

went and collected my clutch from clark motorsport, actually comes with the flywheel starter ring gear now as one piece
so i have an auto starter gear for sale for £50 for anyone looking for one with a jz haha,
i bought one last month on the knowledge that i needed it for the kit but because i've ended up with the revised version of this kit i don't need it anymore
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/976_zps8dmaolgb.jpg
also got the bel housing adapter plate with correct bolt kit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/977_zpstmlic02h.jpg
bought an aeromotive fpr, just need to get the fittings and the gauge for it next
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/978_zpsmunmfebn.jpg
along with a new tial 50mm bov from the states
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/979_zpsvbnt9k9f.jpg
also i've now got some pics of the precision 5858 gen 2 dual ball bearing turbo, t3 housing .63, will be mega fast spooling!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/980_zpsr6gqowll.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/981_zpsrqqbc1zw.jpg

loads of other parts have started turning up, like the 90* 2.5" alloy bend for the turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/982_zpshyxwh3hf.jpg
stripped the brand new oil pump
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/983_zpsaffufssc.jpg
they are bad for having poor flow castings and rough bends, this helps flow, i've opened it up a fair bit too just like the performance pumps you can buy in america

this is only a 'during' pic to show some difference, this was tidied up and finished after
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/984_zpsrvfm6zp1.jpg
likewise, you can see all the rough sharp edges and even lumps in the casting on the oil path ways
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/985_zpswlrgqzfq.jpg
every single screw/bolt was tipex'd and marked in its original postion, even numbered them all so they went back on exactly where they were
also marked the gears to make sure they were bang on where they should have been before i stripped
loaded it up with engine assembly lube and lubed up the gears teeth too
the green stuff:
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/986_zpslt7btqx5.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/987_zpsg0e5mhz3.jpg
began gasket matching the inlet manifold
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/988_zpsjtjl1eq2.jpg

also done a new aux belt tensioner bearing for the new engine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/989_zpsgy36qxqx.jpg
changed over to an s15 spec s clutch master cylinder i had spare at my house as the old one was leaking, however i'll be taking it back off soon to paint the bay when the engines out so all the brake fluid burnt paint will be cleaned up and sorted
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/990_zpsszidus5c.jpg
bought a pair of straight rack spacers from opjp, these are the kaizen drift brand if i remember correctly, this will elimnate the need for offset rack spacers when i fit my modified cross member
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/991_zps39ybhjed.jpg
after being ripped off 150 quid import duty, my sard 800cc injectors showed up :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/992_zpseoicq8rk.jpg
air intake temp sensor for new ecu
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/993_zpsgqrkix5w.jpg
had the rear of the crank gear teeth welded up to prevent them breaking off,
this is a common fault of the jz's and i want to eliminate any risk of problems with the new engine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/994_zps29dssa1h.jpg
parts shop max arb shorter mod brackets turned up,
will see if i can make some sort of drop link out of what i have to use these :)
this will regain me that wheel clearance on full lock like i had when i ran no arb, it shortens the arb's length and relocates the D bush brackets
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/995_zpsbqqpgfdb.jpg

have my modified cross member off to the powdercoaters, the rack mount has been moved forward 20mm and all the welds on the frame have been 'beefed' up by spice weasel on sxoc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/996_zpsyyvoqagd.jpg

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car in banzai uk magazine next month!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/997_zpspk6hia9i.jpg

replaced the water pump and timing belt on the engine, it's only fair to do this for the new buyer of the engine as it had a small leak/pink coolant stain around the gasket, it means i can carry on using the car as need be without worrying too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/998_zpsws8vgjh3.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/999_zpshydtysqf.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1000_zpsl4fyqps1.jpg

engine head came back from bret sims motorsport, it's beautiful! it has had a huge port and polish job, all chambers balanced, 264 bc cams shimmed in correctly, multi angle valve seat job, new oem stem seals, all ports gasket matched and exhaust side opened up

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1001_zpsufdvdru6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1002_zpsqjae7zmq.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1003_zpsqs4nxxoi.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1001_zpsufdvdru6.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1006_zps6vrga6ey.jpg

it wasn't cheap and i cannot argue with the price as it was a few days worth of work but i believe it's all worth it as the head is where you get alot of power from,
It's a shame i didn't just go for a vvti head but heh that's something i can do with another car one day as i've got another 2jz ge vvti engine sat in storage now

i got my subframe back from the powdercoaters :D nice and black
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1007_zpsdsbte6ax.jpg
the car is now in banzai magazine in the june month's issue, please purchase a copy to support an awesome magazine!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1008_zps5ibl9jpq.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1009_zpsztjx9tol.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1010_zpsngl5cpyc.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1011_zpsdbu22kno.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1012_zpsl2oimoml.jpg

now, this is something i'm NOT going into online as it's not for forum's and such like,
I do not want to be seen or made out as someone causing trouble or slagging people off,
i wasn't happy with some marks on the block when i got it back and the previous builder had a disagreement with me and voided my warranty on my block,
he did offer to rebuild my other 2jz ge block so i could reuse the 86mm pistons he'd supplied but that's not what i wanted,
i was keeping that block for something else (hopefully a 3.4 stroker engine for another car in the future)
not going to sit online and make nasty remarks about people etc,
i have my block getting rebuilt and having oversized pistons put in by another place now as oversizing was the only way to have a correctly remove the scoring off the cylinder sidewalls,

I'd lost my warranty on the engine as I'd removed two conrod cap bolts and pushed a piston out to see if a cylidner could be rehoned to remove some markings, during that i discovered other things so i didn't feel too pleased about using the block

things haven't went good for me lately and i've had to sell the turbo to pay some money back into rebuilding the block again
if anyone would like to buy a set of 86mm 8:5:1 cp forged 1jz 2jz pistons please let me know, i'm asking £650 for them,
they are brand new and only in an engine that has been turned over by hand a few times, they come with wrist pins and piston rings etc

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1013_zps65psyvzo.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1014_zpstletathj.jpg
i've managed to get back £100 for my arp studs and GE n/a conrods so that just leaves anything i can get back for the pistons and i'll have to write off the rest as a loss,

so now the block is having a .5mm oversize cylinder job done by an engine shop that usually does sr's and rb's, it will have wiseco pistons and eagle forged rods, an expensive and annoying loss however i do not rip into people online and i am not to be seen bad mouthing anyone here
i want to make it clear i'm not slating the previous builder, i've already been accused of talking about him online weeks after we spoke which was someone else on another forum but somehow it came back to me, i don't like being involved in politics,
all i want is to get my engine finished properly and drive my damn car now!

so hopefully the next update will be pics of the freshly fully forged block sat in my living room having the mental head put on top and i can begin the exciting task of bolting on all the new bits and have a fast spooling 1.5jz soon!

jonny mac

08-06-2016, 12:35 PM

Great Progress, Pistons sold!
engine block's nearly finished too and on it's way home to me next week

so, to start off, paid over the odds for a rad cap because it's genuine koyo...to be fair i thought my japspeed one was leaking which it turns out it was
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1015_zpsekcgn9fk.jpg
bought another pair of black recaro dc2 integra seats again, seen them appear on a local page on facebook and made an offer on them
did end up putting the drive side in, just don't have pics
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1016_zpsu9gikmbq.jpg
sunstrip came off and i've left on the finalboss part for now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1017_zps1w1grjo3.jpg
Got married, used the Silvia as the wedding car :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1018_zpspwnfeaxn.jpg
engine pics :D
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1027_zpsm1np8ooi.jpg
ZRP Forged H Beam Rods
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1019_zps0980kf7x.jpg
Wossner 86.5mm 8:5:1 Ratio Comp Pistons
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1020_zpsyvikxcfs.jpg

Crank back from balancing against all new parts inc my clutch and flywheel assembly
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1021_zpsni0tbr4e.jpg
block after having 3 days in the acid/descale tanks
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1022_zpshmka1wt3.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1023_zpsbuehaqar.jpg
oversized block work done, now decking the surface (surface was very uneven he said)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1024_zpseqminwq8.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1025_zpskrmt6hvn.jpg
Look at the cylinder finish!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1026_zpsdvlb7d42.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1028_zpsjbvf6z19.jpg
block painted
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1029_zpsyelye04f.jpg
rings gapped
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1030_zpsdosfwcez.jpg
crank in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1031_zpsib80ix4u.jpg
line up
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1032_zpsgxs2vqm8.jpg
my new toyota oil pump on with new o rings and it was ported out inside for flow restriction issues that can come with stock pumps
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1033_zpsalzfcilo.jpg
now i'm just waiting for the core plugs to arrive with him on monday then the engine's coming my way :D

as for the next big, turbo choice, i think i'll be going GTX3582R with the T3 Twin scroll exh housing as garret seem to be the only ones that offer twin scroll
borg warner and precision both don't list it in the turbo model's i like, so not to worry, a gtx will be fun :D

soundboy

08-09-2016, 09:34 AM

damn, very good work. Im not to familar with the jz engines but wont a stock 2jz be a good option rather than doing all that work building up a engine?

supersayianjim

12-12-2016, 12:26 PM

Updates???

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:40 PM

damn, very good work. Im not to familar with the jz engines but wont a stock 2jz be a good option rather than doing all that work building up a engine?

after realising how much I'd spent on this build...hell yeah I should have just bought a 2j gte vvti

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:42 PM

bought a gtx3582r
4" anti surge intake
2.5" out
.83 t3 divided exhaust housing
3" vband exit

it came from universal turbo's
formally known as CR turbos,
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1034_zpsp0vt75sh.jpg
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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1037_zpsakcoqbhi.jpg

had to take the cams, shims and buckets out the head (kept in order) as the head needs skimmed now a little more
this is to let the compression come back to 8:5:1 as the oversized bore has increased the total cc in the cylinders
the head is now in a machine shop in a que of jobs to be done
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1038_zpscmiku81y.jpg
block arrived home, i'm super happy with it
you can also see written on the piston is 20cc, the stock pistons are 9cc! hence the compression change so head work is needed as i'm not reducing the gasket thickness as the stock 1.2mm 1jz head gasket works really well

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1039_zpsbdxolh0l.jpg
got the cam covers powdercoated electric blue with metalic flakes :D these are insane in the sun!
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1040_zpsubxlrduc.jpg
also have started tidying up little bits in prep for assembling the engine

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1041_zpszoagyli9.jpg

literarly waiting on the head to have some more taken off then it'll be build/checking time as i need to make sure i have enough piston to valve clearance etc :D

oh also invested in a Link g4 engine management package :D

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link arrived, with a 2jz loom which i'll need to modify to fit the s14 harness, vw coil packs, map sensor, fuel perssure sensor too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1042_zpsj9nk25qt.jpg

pulling an engine out in a 7ft wide garage sucks....
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1043_zps8n2f77rl.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1044_zpseodu2tgy.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1045_zpsozykliqd.jpg

i then took the engine over to my work and changed a few things on it,

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:42 PM

got it ready for the new owner's car. rear sump back on etc
spent friday evening pulling the old 1j/twin setup/w58 out of the soarer
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1046_zpsivetuiin.jpg
swapped the looms over, starter, p/s pump, injector resistor pack was added into the loom and a few other bits. then dumped it into the soarer on friday night around midnight
then over the rest of the weekend messed around getting the car finished along with paul making exh pipes, intercooler pipes, gearbox mount etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1047_zpss7oicdsq.jpg

big thanks to mark for saving my bacon with the alarm, it freaked out and wouldn't send power to the starter relay

so, back to business
made a start at getting the engine together, put the dowel pins and studs into the block for the sump (not in the pic)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1049_zps4fihujd7.jpg
new o rings and so on for the sump where required
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1050_zpsdyxxwpat.jpg

arp head studs and oem toyota head gasket on, dowel's put into the head too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1051_zpssidyslwe.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1052_zpsyexh38fd.jpg

head on, all shims and buckets back in head in the correct order
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1053_zpsfuxm4fse.jpg

engine mounts/ bc cam's in with engine assembly lube

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1054_zpsdjojkrm0.jpg

water pump
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1055_zpsbcisiv8t.jpg
crank sensor
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1056_zps15jpwaqs.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1057_zpspijmx9po.jpg

2x new camshaft sensors in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1058_zpswvtuzs0h.jpg
cam gears
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1059_zps1urhtpxc.jpg

2xnew toyota oem cam seals in too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1060_zps66ndv9vp.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1061_zps5hukjuwn.jpg
timing belt
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1062_zpskj7rnzg2.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1063_zpsp9fxvxcr.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1064_zpsem2gga4b.jpg
82*c toyota oem thermostat, seals and lower water pipe
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1065_zpsppoachjd.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1066_zpssbwk0pyb.jpg
how i've left it for now, waiting to get another free evening to finish it, bought a dti gauge for dialing in the cams, need to get a length of threaded bar the same pitch as crank to setup timing wheel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1067_zpsph0uggpi.jpg
also not putting on the new blue cam covers until the engines fully finished so i don't risk marking them :)

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:44 PM

things have been a little slow with this, i've bought a supra so have been busy working on that in my spare time, it's now off to the bodyshop for a full respray so i've now got some available time to push this thing forward

6 boost going on, had to chop down a few studs underneath the same as the last time
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1068_zpsgnmlo4sl.jpg
new o ring and refreshed oil filter housing on, however i'll be using a smaller 2jz ge one for space as i need to run two sandwich plates for stuff now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1069_zpsfcu8flkg.jpg
gtx3582r t3 twin scroll turbo goes on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1070_zps1phimq8m.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1071_zps3qjbvewa.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1072_zpscvkngjwp.jpg
turbo smart wastegates ready to have v bands welded on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1073_zpslgwmgyiv.jpg
vibratechnics 'drift' mounts going on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1074_zpspkzq8tis.jpg
degreed the cams in as per brian crower spec sheet
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1075_zpser0gvztb.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1076_zpsp4iccfle.jpg
new intake manifold arrived, 90mm throttle body, top feed fuel rail conversion, all o ring seals and looks pretty
i'll be able to start supplying these on demand for around £620 delivered within the uk too which is cool
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1077_zpsbwkrsqgv.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1078_zpsyh9casiw.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1079_zpszdx2ijaw.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1080_zpswrarxlxy.jpg
also dumped the engine in the bay for now as i needed the space in the corner for something else, i'll have it back out to put the gearbox on properly as i couldn't get it lined up with the twin disc clutch
more pics later :D

grade 7 copper bkr7e plugs in for initial start/run in
will change to iridium grade 8's during mapping
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1081_zpsqwmmimy8.jpg

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:46 PM

got the car transported over to my work

got this back out the engine bay
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1083_zpsgj0fpn49.jpg
so there was a bit of a problem with the adapter plate i had with my pink clutch, it would not line up with the box when on the engine, holes were a few mm off all over
thankfully the guys that sold it refunded me the full amount due to the time restricitons i had as i couldn't wait for them to order another batch of newer/remodified plates etc
shame really as i liked the clutch, it looked like a good piece of kit
i got straight onto abc and ordered one of their new style kits with the redesigned adapters, within a few days the new kit had arrived
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1084_zpsr4rtskrm.jpg
went with the tilton twin disc setup
while that was in the post i swapped over the front subframes
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1085_zps4w3ff2uw.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1086_zpsfmlayi9j.jpg
rack relocated so no more offset spacers
had paul make up a new oil drain since the last one stayed with the holset setup, made a new flange too as the supplied one from universal turbos wasn't up to much
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1087_zps64dajue0.jpg
will heat wrap the silicone hose
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1088_zpsviovnmoa.jpg
cross member in, I need a new set of rack pipes, ignore them, they got caught when i put the old 1j/r154 setup into the shell outside in the driveway, the r154 had extra material at the base of the bel housing which tugged on one of the pipes
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1089_zps9zkivps4.jpg
clutch on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1090_zps1uxh5biz.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1091_zpswayybvok.jpg
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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1094_zpsvmhj9w7d.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1095_zps7jmnjxtf.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1096_zpstgbzgyhi.jpg
came with a good instruction set explaining that you need to take material off the release bearing shaft on the gearbox
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1097_zpsm98zc0pc.jpg
new gearbox prop bush
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1098_zpserbm54oy.jpg
release bearing installed on the correct tabs following the guides
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1099_zpsgue9skk4.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1100_zpsjkuflfra.jpg
engine was in and out a few times sizing up things like wastegate positions, downpipe modification for new turbo, gearbox mount etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1101_zps3z1ogtj4.jpg
had to shave the box as it has a big dowel pin for bmw starter motor and a few various high points that aren't needed, the box is seriously tight in the tunnel, a small massage with a hammer soon fixed that
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1110_zpsqshklcyg.jpg
used my old r154 mount but extended the tabs to reach the bmw box mounts, also used pucks as stiff bushes between, i'll repalce with proper poly the same size
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1102_zps5ifcpdxs.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1103_zps8sw9z9ic.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1104_zpsbnm9ynts.jpg
starting to look cool, can't wait to hear both screamer pipes on full throttle on the rolling road for the first time
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1105_zpsnzivr5so.jpg

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:47 PM

intake going on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1106_zpso82ayf2q.jpg
throttle body is also on now, using oem toyota 1jz tps sensor which is cool
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1107_zpshcnxpevr.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1108_zps5j8wxqcc.jpg
thread taped the vacuum fittings
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1109_zps1pexjhpv.jpg
also had to cut/flatten/modify the oem water pipe going around the engine for it to clear the abc kit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1111_zpsxxsggfcw.jpg
one thing that has always pissed me off about the car is the hammered arches, i had to smack them up a few years ago to clear the wheels after the geomasters went on and gave more lock
have now got half tubs done, battery tray removed and old intercooler holes cut out and replaced with new sheet metal
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1112_zpsohdoqm56.jpg
the old fuse box loom holes/air con holes/oem intercooler/airbox pipework holes are also gone and filled
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1113_zpsgync5svm.jpg
made a start at painting, haven't got any proper finished pictures yet
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1114_zps5aa2ca9e.jpg
needs cut back and polished but it's good enough for now
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1115_zps94daxzwf.jpg
threw on a water pump pulley and a non aircon belt, going to run it first time without the fan on so i'll be able to hear any noises etc
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1116_zpsox3ml5ne.jpg
new water gasket on the pipe going around the block and then it was time for final fit (hopefully for the last time)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1117_zpsiwhr9ewv.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1118_zpsdsoq5vle.jpg
it's in
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1119_zpslvyru5d8.jpg
made a start at a propshaft myself so i have it the right length before sending away to be professionally made by a propshaft shop hopefully with addition of a spline in the middle to allow for movement

jonny mac

01-22-2017, 12:48 PM

roughly mocked up the prop to get the correct length, used a bit of boost pipe to hold it true at the correct length then tack welded
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1120_zpshqzytpbv.jpg

that was then sent away to bailey morris, used them last time for my prop and the were good

after speaking with paul beechey he'd said to use maxima rods since the rack's moved forward now and the offset spacers are gone
had the ends machined down 3mm to allow more travel
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1121_zpsgbemzcwz.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1122_zpsrzr0q19s.jpg
new rack boots on and recentered the rack after realising it's off (thanks to paul and clive for some advice there!)

made a start at a few coolant pipes on the engine
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1123_zpsruyql9jw.jpg
oem sensor and spa designs coolant sensors in the water neck, along with an6 outlet for turbo
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1124_zpsqvojvdtw.jpg
got a an6 fitting for the rack
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1125_zps7m9venyg.jpg
made a teflon line an6 high pressure pwoer steering hose
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1126_zps1dkw3tti.jpg
and a fitting on the pump high pressure side / resovior hose done also
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1127_zpsejiyclny.jpg
need to shorten the shifter
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1128_zpsglrmy4nz.jpg
bought some shockproof gearbox oil and millers engine run in oil from opie oils
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1129_zpsetoiurgc.jpg
got that in the box after draining out the old stuff (actually looked clean!)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1130_zps8ni77jh4.jpg
new set of propshaft bolts from bmw
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1131_zpsnueqhos9.jpg
been having some bother getting the clutch to clear, cylidner doesn't feel like it's doing enough, abc recommended a 3/4 cylidner so i've bought an adapter plate to allow me to use a wilwood cylidner

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1132_zpsau9igsbb.jpg
wilwood cylinder on order and should be here next week

oil level sensor block off plate from a jzx90 from toyota
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1133_zps1hny2dwy.jpg
prop's done, brillaint job by the guys at bailey morris, has a splined slider added in too
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1134_zps5k2rzhk9.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1135_zps3qns4cw7.jpg
made all the an6 water lines to/from the turbo now, it has feeds from the engine,
turbo smart wastegates on but without screamer pipes as these are going to be a bit tricky to make, alot of bends needed just like the downpipe, due to shortage of spage
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1136_zpscsdjlbs4.jpg

made headlight brackets again this time from the radiator support tube,
i've flipped the incercooler core upside down and now i'm waiting for paul to come in and do some alloy welding to make up pipes to fit the throttle body etc

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1137_zpsywryvml6.jpg

Makstraw

01-23-2017, 08:29 AM

Damn this is hot.

RB25GUY

01-23-2017, 08:59 AM

FUCKIN ELLL these build threads are on point as of late!!!!

jonny mac

02-12-2017, 06:47 PM

had the gearbox on and off a few times as i couldn't get a good clutch pedal, the clutch wouldn't let go
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1160_zpsgxbse8p0.jpg
result was i hadn't had the clutch cover correctly aligned on flywheel, thanks to fraser stark for spotting that
i don't know how i managed it tbh, it was maybe when i used the gearbox to line up the clutch discs, when pulling box back off it maybe knocked the cover down a mm or so which threw it off
abc were great too, really helpful and very willing to chat at almost any hour in the day for help and advice
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1161_zpsxp8vcnng.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1162_zpso1ovwaty.jpg
got to the bottom of it eventually, cut a hole in the box to see if all working, i need to shorten my pedal now as it's releasing too early but it's all working as should
gap closed as it should be :)
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1163_zpskrzcd7hs.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1164_zpsucpvxeim.jpg

so at this moment in time, i'm doing a final mechanical fit this week, every part is being bolted on for the last time hopefully, i'll have alot of wiring to do
but mechanically it just needs reassembled since everything is made now :)

exciting times!
seriously can't wait for this machine to get on the rolling road and find out what the story is! after all the bull shit and hard work it should be great fun

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1165_zpsuwbvtbru.jpg

hvp014

02-13-2017, 10:07 AM

wow amazing update! Can't wait for the start up vid!!

EnvisionMore

02-13-2017, 11:19 AM

Interested in how those coils work for you and how you mount them. Great work!

jonny mac

03-02-2017, 12:59 PM

Interested in how those coils work for you and how you mount them. Great work!

the coils are tight on the plugs so they keep themselves mounted with no need for any brackets or bracing, only issue I can see I'd have so far is the wiring clips, not a lot of room left for that

had my spare 3.6 diff welded

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1166_zps49aakeb2.jpg
also got an order through from torques uk
it's the twin bosch 044 fuel pump with bosch filter setup
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1167_zpskn3xpfkk.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1168_zpskblmlc32.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1169_zpsfuty6dve.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1170_zpsj7pkbaj5.jpg
1/8th npt boss welded onto the cooler pipe for intake air temp sensor just before throttle body
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1171_zpsssmoimrv.jpg
had some braces made up to try prevent boost pipes jumping off at high pressure
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1172_zpstd6depva.jpg
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1173_zps7ffj6t2c.jpg
painted the diff, new oil in and a pair of painted 6 bolt shafts + abs rear prop section
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1174_zpsb9ef0e4d.jpg
got the powdercoated cam covers on
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1175_zpsirq5ok53.jpg
mounted swirl pot and new fuel pump setup, i've added a 10mm thick rubber square under the pumps where it's bolted to the car's body so they won't have to deal with chassis vibrations and it'll dampen the noise a bit
http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk282/jdm-997/Silvia%20S14a/1176_zpsxyfl4ddg.jpg
kept the fuel parts mounted up there because i wanted tyre space in the boot, also if i'd put these in the corner of the boot if i ever had a rear impact it would take out the pumps and surge tank and probably cause a fire with fuel everywhere
all lines i'm making in and around the pot/pumps are motorsport rated teflon lined pipes

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