Disciplined Tuning VH45 S14

[DT_VH45_S14]

Hey guys, just posting up a build thread for a street/road course car we are currently building for a customer.

Before anything happened, we had to do the customary shop burnout before the original KA heart left it's body for good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9Z-2QYajw&list=UU-is2VfnxapOxEIiQ10hkhQ&feature=player_detailpage

First, got the VH45 and started ripping into the intake & pulled the valve covers
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Pulled the KA
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Stripped the interior
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Picked up an N/A Z32 Transmission
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Picked up some ISIS rear toe arms from Blake @ TOPP, since the one of the Megan arms were bent from a drifting...incident...lol.
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Battery Tray Removal (for trunk relocation)
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Test Fitting the VH w/ the Xcessive mounts
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P/S Rack De-Power & Re-Finish
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[DT_VH45_S14]

Sending parts away for Powder Coating
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All rubber removed & mount being prepped for solidification
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Completed solid tranny mount
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Freshly powder coated parts :).
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Intake Manifold in wrinkle black
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Mazworx VH swap headers
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Body harness tucked up into the wheel well frame
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Cleaning block for prep & paint
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Block painted satin black
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Motor mocked up, still need top end gasket set. Can't wait to paint the bay & drop her in ;).
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Rear antenna shave
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[FourtyKid]

Hey another VH45 swap! Yay! I love the colors!

[DT_VH45_S14]

Thanks. A lot of ppl seem to like the colours, lol. We're painting the bay & dropping in the motor this week :)

[Apex Eight]

sick subbed

[DT_VH45_S14]

UPDATES! YAY! Sorta long overdue, but here's how the bay came out. Motor goes in soon :).

Initial Prep
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Final Prep
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Annnd, PAINTED!
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[Carl H]

solid trans mounts are ok if the engine mounts are rubber but its a really bad idea to have solid motor and solid trans mounts.
need to have some give and twist for when the body contorts under load, else things start to happen like split/cracked trans casings or block damage.

[DT_VH45_S14]

From what I've heard and read, you should never do a solid trans mount with engine rubber mounts, because then the motor is twisting while the tranny has no give. As for the solid mounts all around, that seems to be a highly debatable topic, some swear it works, some swear it doesn't. Many race cars run full solid mounts, however I do realize those cars are heavily braced. This car will be getting a cage & underbody bracing, but I will keep your advice in mind. THANKS!

[Carl H]

no worries, i have solid engine/rubber trans on my car with no issues.

[DT_VH45_S14]

Oh ya, have no doubt, there's definitely no issues with that, the issue is with the opposite (rubber engine mounts & solid trans mount). Anyway, a little update :)

Decided to replace all the front end bolts as everything is apart, and the old ones were in bad shape. While removing the subframe, one of the bolts actually tore out of the flatbar bracket it's locked into, so I decided to make my own beefed up set, with a much thicker flat bar and some new grade 10.9 bolts.

Here are a couple of comparison pics:
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Pre-paint
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Post-paint
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[nickmat619]

I love the color! Build is looking great so far excited to see how everything works out for you

[DT_VH45_S14]

Subframe & Steering Rack together
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Annd...in the car she goes...
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[NismoRich]

hey, stop touching the damn engine bay. lol keep it up

[DT_VH45_S14]

Some more updates! Motor is in! We have installed the Mazworx headers after some fun clearancing work (but no pics of that yet), she's moving along nicely now! Transmission & Driveshaft should be going on soon :)

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[DT_VH45_S14]

Also, back tracking a little, we did most of the top-end assembly out of the vehicle. All new hoses & clamps, still need to run the vacuum lines. All coolant passages were blasted and refinished.

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[DT_VH45_S14]

UPDATES! Yay!

First, some pics of Mazworx header clearance...seriously tight...
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Modded the OEM Waterpump tensioner. Since the P/S & A/C are deleted (forget which one is on the same belt), the stock tensioner would be useless.

The belt I used (4-groove ; 31.5")
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Initial Mock up:
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Final product (minus paint):
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Everything installed & tensioned:
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More updates soon. Transmission & driveshaft go on soon, and we've already begun the wiring.

[2muchboost]

Dude you went HAM on this....love it. Keep up the good work and great choice in engine bay color. It will make the motor setup pop.

[DT_VH45_S14]

Hey guys....Been a good while since our last update. We've since moved to a new shop. The car was put on pause for a bit. But the ball is rolling again. She turns over, just finishing up some wiring before she starts.

Decided to reroute the fuel lines through the passenger side wheel well
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After which it goes through the frame rail to re-connect to the OEM lines.
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I'll have more pics/updates soon...

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