My First Car: Daily Driven S14

[Devocat]

Hey my names Devo, I'm from toronto ontario and this is my s14's build thread.
So it's not a secret that these cars like to disappear. They rust like crazy, especially in wonderful Ontario. Even if you buy one from the south, as soon as it gets to a winter here, its days are numbered. Looking at the car, I didn't think it was that bad. Sure, It had some bubbles in the rockers, but when I managed to kick holes through all of them, I was pretty shocked. It was not a job I could do on my own. I had never welded, I fucking hate body work, and my attention to detail fucking sucks; I'm okay with mechanical shit, brakes etc but ironically this car was mechanically fine. Everything worked. Anyway, I needed help. I asked around, lots of people said they were going to help me but were either too far or hard to get too, or just fell through. Till i texted my friend Mike. He has a dope exhaust shop in Oshawa, a town over, and said he would help me out. I brought the car there and got started. I can honestly say this build would not have happened without Mike. On to the pictures:
The day I bought it, Sitting on the Lot
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At my buddy trevors place, on his driveway (Because my parents wouldn't let me park it on my drive way) . I had to fix a headlight
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In the parkinglot behind my house, Lots of skids were had there
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The day after i kicked the holes in the rockers; I tried just putting tape over them to see if a shop would pass it, but they obviously declined. I even bondo'd over the tape!! (it was a fucking mess)
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Then we started digging in on the rockers; They were worst than i thought
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It was probably the most eye opening experience I had ever had. Life really sucked, but it was nice knowing I had a friend cool enough to help me with this.

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One part of the rear quarter was straight up rotted through, so i cut a piece of metal to replace (i cut, mike welds)
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turned out pretty shitty looking, but it was my first time ever doing anything like that and i was proud. plus from 10 feet away it looked fine! hahaha. anyway:

things were looking good and my car finally looked normal:
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I immediately got a legit safety and some sideskirts: extreme dimension because at the time, I had issues listening to people with more experience.

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fit like absolute shit.
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straight up had to chop the ends off both of sides, they werent long enough.

then i got a cute little blast pipe because i thought it was hilarious.

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then i got shitty coilovers that were 10 years old and HKS branded and hated my life they were blown up and i got ripped off 600 bucks.

then i let my buddy borrow my car, he came back and my clutch softner line exploded. who would have thought, it rotted right through :fawk2:

got a stainless steel unit locally from my buddy jay. saved my ass, got it installed and bleeded in time for work the next day.
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then i saw some cool rims come up for sale so i bought them. four for 250 with tires. feltgoodman
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had them on the car and even though it was sunk as fuck i still loved the way the car looked. huge morale boost.
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took more cool pix
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i was feelin noice

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then i was out sliding in the parkinglot behind my house and hit a bump, knocked the camber out and the wheel was rubbing the coilover. so i put some bolt on spacers i had had sitting around for a while on. car looked beefy.

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then it snowed.
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I was really enjoying the car, in hindsight it was super super super reliable and an awesome daily. never left me stranded (except that time with the clutch line)
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unfortunately i had some shitty neighbors who liked to fuck with my shit. i dont know if its because i parked in the street or if the neighbors just didnt like me. but it happened before i lowered the car and made it loud if that helps, and kept happening throughout the stages of owning the car. so i dont know.

but id basically wake up to a ton of spit on the car. like, alot. either one person was hangin out there for 10 minutes balling up spit, or there were a few people fucking with me shit.
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so i decided to make my car even more unbearable, deleting my oem resonator and throwing in a welded diff.
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oh, and put on a bigger blast pipe.
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then i put a number on my door
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it was pretty weirdly contraversial. i really liked it, but i got so much flack for it from peers it just sucked the fun out of it for me. the goal wasn't to really piss anyone off, i just really like the way it looked and wanted to try something different. oh well.

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then i did some much needed maintenance, spark plugs/oil/valve cover gasket
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but partsource gave me the wrong gasket, and by the time i noticed they were closed...soooo yeah.

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then i got a cool blastey (benefits of pals with exhaust shops)

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then i ended some debates by putting s13 ruca on my car and using it for a full winter/drift season

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but at that height the toe was so far out i was going through a set of tires a week. it really really sucked.

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it was still alot of fun in the winter time.

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low pressure 205/50 winter tires and a welded diff led to constant fun in the snow. i learned and progressed so much as a driver.

then i put my friend jesses wheels on for shits and giggles. kept them for a week because whynot. tires were toast, so i was just doing burnouts everywhere.
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and then i got more spacers

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then i lowered it

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fast forward a few months, im on new coilovers. got some random front wheels because my old ones were giving me issues with tires, and i threw an s13 pignose on.
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car was looking extra ratchet.

then i got hit in a parkinglot. cant find photos of that, but some lady basically drove over the side of my car while iw as at work. my first drift event the next day, i decided to not worry about it and party on. I took her number and we worked out a deal, which ultimately lead to me getting a new front end and overs.

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i was having alot of fun, winter really helped out alot with the whole sliding skills thing.

[Devocat]

then that lady gave me cash, so i bought some new rims and other things

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put the rims on the car, moved the rear wheels to the front. 17x9 all around
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it was pretty cool, felt like the car was sorta coming together. also i had bassboat front fenders
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then we started cutting for overs
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said overs installed:
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then i got a cool wheel from a buddy at a good price. ebay hub.
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took some cool rollers:
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car was lookin noice, it was a ton of fun.
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then i did more drift events:

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car looked extra shitty here for some reason^^
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transformation tuesday thing i did

then the season ended so i parked the car. my aunt has a cool spot on her driveway and was nice enough to let me use it:
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plans were to basically refresh the car, whole new rear end, new bushings etc.
step 1: remove rear subframe
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then i got some bushings/risers and threw them and the new multilink into the new rear subframe
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then i put the subframe in the car, felt pretty accomplished.

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special thanks to my friend steve for helping all along the way.

alignment is terrible, but thats something i can figure out in the spring.

step 2: do stuff in the front of the car
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as you can see the alignment is out of control

removed bumper and lca's for extendies
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got my friend mitch to do them, he does awesome work. i decided against getting them dimple died because whatsthepoint
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then he gave them to me...looking like this...

i laughed, its pretty hilarious
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got the wild idea that i want to fit the fc wing to the car.
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still gotta tinker away at that. some more grinding and filling to do but once its on it will look cool

then steve and i each took a side and installed the front lower arms

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it was pretty rad
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even at full droop the camber was hilarious.

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then i randomly balled out one day and got spl outers and stainless steel conversion lines for some z32s i got a while ago

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then i got the car back on four wheels for the first time in what felt like ages

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then i got hood pins
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snowed again:

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i sold my old sideskirts and with the money bought new ones that looked identical but actually fit.
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got an R32 master in exchange for some video work for my friend steve (i've been peiceing togehter this swap for a while hahaha)
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said video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoYKTb9IqnA

found another cool drift photo
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took a collage
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put my body panels on to see where i sat with the subframe risers. actualy sits higher than before because of the stupid fucking camber.
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next day its warm out im fixing it.

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incase anyones wondering what happened to my front bumper..
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i still have it, but its not in the greatest shape.

ordered a centric kit for my brakes
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all i need are pads and rotors, which i wil be buying after xmas

got a little warmer out so i decided to fix my overfenders. one of them cracked in the summer time a while ago when i didnt tighten my wheel enough and it fell off. yeah. growing pains.

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then i put my broke ass front bumper on and took a selfie

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still yet to see the car with all the panels on, aligned and whatnot

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it moves and stuff and i love it. i still want to do hood pins and move the battery to the trunk and an alignment, but for now it sits until spring. super stoked on my progression with the car. thanks for taking the time to read this long ass build.

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alot of updates are on my instagram first, i just bulk post them here and on stanceworks.

@devocat

thanks again guys

[QX8C]

Looks good man. Keep up the nice work.

[nujabe]

I really like this build plus kinda reminds me of mine. Do you have a Instagram pm meh haha

[Pblesh85]

Poor car....

[onehundredoctane]

Poor car....

Looks like it's not the only one that's poor.

[Standard]

Some really noobish shit right here haha but hey keep working on it man, it will probably turn out cool

Surprised you would even post a pic of the car with an alignment like that though hahah

Good luck with your build my friend!

[Reece]

What the fuck is wrong with your rear wheels?

[CamberWear]

This type of build gets me hype lol. Average kid figuring it out as he goes but still making something pretty cool. Best of luck bro. Ps is there not a shop that does alignments near you? Kinda important..

[Devocat]

hahah thanks for the comments guys!
I posted photos of it because its a stage that the car is in and the whole point of a build thread is to show the stages hahaha. theres no pride in alignment, who cares. the car is sitting anyway.
the goal was to get the old subframe out, and a new one in with new arms before it snowed, and the day we threw the new subframe in it started to snow so i sorta got accomplished my goal!! haha. I decided not to waste time i could be using pulling the front lower control arms/working on other things aligning the car, when i could just do it later at my buddy's shop since the cars off the road anyway. but yeah it is pretty hilarious

but yeah i am a total noob and am just learning as i go!

[Devocat]

my alignment like:

http://impossiblehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Final-Form.jpg

it will be aligned to zero camber in the rear and im leaving the front camber where it is.

[Onevia177]

I'm diggin this thing man. Kind of the same way i'm S13 is progressing. Need to start a thread on it lol.

[mickluvinnz33]

Can someone help me? I'm trying to post an add for stance 350z coilovers with swift springs on heee


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[Devocat]

Can someone help me? I'm trying to post an add for stance 350z coilovers with swift springs on heee


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im sure someone can help you, just not on my thread plsnthnx

[Devocat]

I'm diggin this thing man. Kind of the same way i'm S13 is progressing. Need to start a thread on it lol.

ahaha do it man!! its always super cool being able to go back and remember the fun times, trials, tribulations and lessons i learned owning this thing.

[Devocat]

hey dudes. bringing the car to the shop tomorrow, so ill have some more updates then. in the mean time, i tinted and installed my lights.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10406412_10154860511340062_3800228019287309802_n.j pg?oh=02e91c5610074ea2178c28cf2c2bacfd&oe=5542EBCF&__gda__=1430254746_7b0b31a85a7745575ae8bc7dd334110 a

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first time tinting anything, its alot harder to do it without getting bubbles than it seems. I super underestimated how hard it would be. I sorta got the hang of it on the last light
-_-

anyway, I also reinforced my overfenders with duct tape. put most of the attention around the arches. I haven't really heard of anyone else doing this but i thought i'd give it a try. Im also going to be putting a thin piece of sheet metal behind there to really stiffen them up and make them tire proof. I know it looks dumb but nobody ever sees the inside and if it will save me from this:
http://lifeblasters.com/awesome/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/juliansmasho-42-3.jpg

ill give it a try. the fenders already much stiffer and stuff so i think thats good news.

[driftsucky]

This that ish I DO like. Solid build kid. You're on your way to enjoying things and not being a snob. Kudos.

[Devocat]

This that ish I DO like. Solid build kid. You're on your way to enjoying things and not being a snob. Kudos.

Thank you man I really appreciate the words of encouragement

[Wheel Lounge]

dude this is amazing! love builds where people do all their own work!

[Onevia177]

It's funny reading the hate about your alignment on the doing it wrong thread. I'm waiting for my car to pop up there after my thread is posted ��

[Devocat]

It's funny reading the hate about your alignment on the doing it wrong thread. I'm waiting for my car to pop up there after my thread is posted ��

hahaha those guys crack me up. full of wannabe trolls with nothing better to do. it represents everything wrong with the car community imo. live and let live, man.

[Devocat]

dude this is amazing! love builds where people do all their own work!
thanks dude!! i try.

[Devocat]

hey guys cars in the shop!! on the list is:
1)Hot cam swap (done)
2) replace bummed axle
3) battery relocation
4)ALIGNMENT
5)Vent Hood
6) tie up any other noticeable loose ends :)

I was going to buy wheels with some cash i got for christmas, but im leaning towards just buying an electric fan as i've already deleted the mechanical one while doing the hot cam swap.
Here are some photos:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/16135445815_ae8b95ed06_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7562/15949366429_1853e6d7b0_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/15513111464_50d9bf1fcb_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7500/16134698602_747c8ba135_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/16109656916_e7f6047c9d_b.jpg

[Devocat]

i miss this stage most
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[nick Ritter]

awesome thread ! i subbed can't wait to see how it turns out.

i might have missed it but …. what is the specs on those front wheels ? i love em !

[Ka24Power]

I was going to buy wheels with some cash i got for christmas, but im leaning towards just buying an electric fan as i've already deleted the mechanical one while doing the hot cam swap.


Two things here.
1- Cost of wheels =/= cost of e-fans.
2- Put your stock fan back, by far the most reliable and efficient cooling method.

[Devocat]

Two things here.
1- Cost of wheels =/= cost of e-fans.
2- Put your stock fan back, by far the most reliable and efficient cooling method.

1- ok
2- ok


i bought altima fans and some stuff to wire em in (relay, switch etc)

from what i've seen with my friends, and they work great.

[Devocat]

awesome thread ! i subbed can't wait to see how it turns out.

i might have missed it but …. what is the specs on those front wheels ? i love em !

thank you very much, man.

[RobbinYoBizkits]

Dig the thread homie! had me laughing from the start of the shit you've dealt with and overcome, but awesome to see you enjoying the car. This build reminds me of when i first got my integra and not knowing a damn thing about cars haha. Keep it up and definitely subbing.

[PG BOOSTED]

Enjoying this build.

Buy a 1JZ.

[Devocat]

thanks guys! As for not knowing shit you are right but i am definitely learning as I go. and the JZ will not happen with this chassis :( the coolest i'd get is rb20 or ka-t, but we'll see what the summer brings when I graduate school.

anyway,

update friends (in no particular order):
First off thanks Steve (Dutchy) for sticking it out with me from the early morning until the early morning pretty much every day over the last few days working on this heap. Although I couldn't get some things I wanted done, I got a ton of shit finished and feel super accomplished and learned a bunch. So ya, here we go. These are my tension rods, one s13 another s14. This is what happens when you ball out on some things and your budget eventually says no. Thanks for the free multilink brandan and Masashi you guys are rad. Took them completely apart, wire wheeled and anti seized and adjusted them to the same legnth
http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10899403_763558750360174_1413943954_n.jpg
I also swapped my trusty old differential for an s13 pumpkin with an s14 rear cover. the reason for this is that the s13 differentials do not have the bushings in the pumpkins, so they make the rear end feel that much stiffer, and its alot more cost effective than buying solid bushings for the s14 rear diff.
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Little things seemed to take the most time, bolting down the ball joints took alot of time because they just kept spinning, even with the impact gun. We also had a rude reminder that this is a 20 year old nissan (haven't had one of these in a while) in taking out the drivers side tension rod, it had to be cut out in pretty much every place, bushing burned out, at one point my car was on actual fire (for like, the sixth time since the rockers). Idk, shit happens. but its done!
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did hotrod style hockey puck motor mounts. After installing the 248/232 can (Steve installing it since I have no idea what I'm doing) I noticed how undeniably terrible my engine mounts were. So I looked around and then did some research and decided on a set of mounts, but, with Christmas time here to budget said no. 2.5 hockey pucks per side along with some hardware does just fine. That being said, with the cam and pretty much solid mount the car feels aggressive. Literally everything moves. It's awesome.
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I got the car basically aligned, threw an s13 diff in there with a new axle, got my fans in, fixed a tensioner, got my stubborn ball joints finally bolted down, the cam in, engine mounts and all that's really left to do is some wiring for my HIDs, battery relocate and efans
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now all i basically have to do is wiring of the fans, HIDs and battery, which i will be doing inside and just taking out to my car since its freezing outside.

Thanks for reading! More pictures soon.

[Wheel Lounge]

Nice job with the hockey pucks, I used them as bump stops for my car when I ran 18x12s on my E39! Those things sure do wonders... :naughty:

[Devocat]

i wrote an article, take a look!

https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10384666_10154972655535062_3472788995740947616_n.j pg?oh=a07f71cae5d74141b9e8f98cb4de7fef&oe=553776D8 (http://scrapedcrusaders.com/2015/01/07/getting-lost-in-the-build/)

(click on the picture)

[nick Ritter]

GOOD WORK DUDE ! sounds a lot like me in that article …. reading all these build threads thinking i have to have a complete monster when I've never even ran at a track yet.

[Devocat]

GOOD WORK DUDE ! sounds a lot like me in that article …. reading all these build threads thinking i have to have a complete monster when I've never even ran at a track yet.

Thanks for the comment man! glad you liked the article. First time ever trying my hand at writing anything so this is cool.

[Devocat]

Got to do some fun stuff today. started by going out and picking up some brakes, found a good deal on the local classifieds. Seller was awesome, brakes are brand new so thats pretty noice

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/16259328881_b242f6808a_b.jpg

I cannot get over how giant the brakes are compared to the ones I have on the car now. Its just ridiculous
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/15638738544_8fda5b8444_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/16235236716_42daf74224_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7576/16235236336_be50a2482c_b.jpg

all I need is to paint the calipers, then Ill just wait for a day warm enough to install em.

Then I did some scary stuff with my hood. The idea behind it is that it pulls air through the rad when I'm driving, so it cools down my engine and keeps under hood temps low which is nice
I started by gutting the hood
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7560/16235237956_a27340bb33_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/16075019169_db4d4a8d21_b.jpg

then I measured and drew out my cuts. this took the longest, measuring stuff out on a non flat surface really sucks, but I got it straight. I used the spray nozzles for reference

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8599/16235237586_4171a46cf8_b.jpg

I then taped the edges so I had a straight line to cut on.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8574/16073625878_d541922660_b.jpg

and whammy, vented hood

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/16073626238_a21384b348_b.jpg

I still have to smooth out the edges, and im not sure if i should cut more up the hood and make the fold longer and less aggressive. I'll put the hood on the car and see, for now I like it.

oh, I also got an aluminium rad
https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10413333_10154999315955062_493473632808357767_n.jp g?oh=af5620028f38c3c715a58f5874c51271&oe=55274AA8

[nick Ritter]

don't cut to much off the hood

[Wheel Lounge]

I like this build thread, usually people update it every 4 months but you go right at it.. keep up the good work!

[Devocat]

I like this build thread, usually people update it every 4 months but you go right at it.. keep up the good work!

thanks man! im sure it will slow down a bit in the summer time, but right now until (hopefully) march is build time.

[Devocat]

good news and potentially really really shitty news

i installed my hood and it looks friggin great with the vents

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10544395_10155009921190062_6670481556983786318_n.j pg?oh=de14af4ab9e24033bb98a8688ff03bf9&oe=552BCEEE
bad news:

I may have killed my engine

jk i just havent timed it yet so its flooded with fouled plugs and doesnt like running atm.

[nick Ritter]

post more pics of the finished hood !

[Devocat]

after all this research i realized the car just ran out of gas. haahahaha. classic

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starts and runs like a dream :2f2f:

heres another shitty hood photo:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/p526x296/10358875_10155020538380062_1349398188877822864_n.j pg?oh=716a8363230dbc7641346e42c035e1d5&oe=552149F1&__gda__=1432687876_826ea75cc1636da9e2bb8259a47f5cc 7

[Devocat]

so i've been gone for a while, ill just do a big update... i think im going to keep the thread updated here from now on, since this is a way cooler website than stanceworks.
so, on to the update. my friend steve and i had an agreement that would lead to me being able to use his shop/hands for some help on a ton of shit and loose ends (this is my first car, dont forget). this time, on the list of shit to do was
1)Hot cam swap (done)
2) replace bummed axle
3) battery relocation
4)ALIGNMENT
5)Vent Hood
6) tie up any other noticeable loose ends

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/16135445815_ae8b95ed06_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7562/15949366429_1853e6d7b0_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/16109656916_e7f6047c9d_b.jpg

so onto alignment: the first step was rebuilding the tension rods i got (i got them for free)

http://photos-g.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10899403_763558750360174_1413943954_n.jpg

which wasn't a big deal at all. got em all free'd up, layered in anti seize, and ready for the alignment guy to take hold.

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next i swapped my s14 diff for an s13 one, due to the solid carrier bushing. still welded, but now less rubber in the driveline. i also fixed and replaced a bummed axle. one thing i will say is that those back bolts are super lame to get to with the subframe risers! damn spare tire well gets in the way.
then we put the cam in, i realized how deadly my engine mounts were, so i started taking care of them while i removed my stock tension rods

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10410591_10154967788895062_6783331733022104061_n.j pg?oh=a6552e17a19132a15247281daf53476e&oe=55276173
lol hockey pux
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1461267_10154967796530062_4084373684067540774_n.jp g?oh=8dfca0e5f9cdec4b2f7def7ecec50747&oe=556EA8C8&__gda__=1429550915_0d6e6eaee12a52c35eda8178672002f 7

they certainly dont look the best, but work great.

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then i aligned it and brought the car home, my work schedule really conflicted with me being able to use the shop. engine still out of timing, and other loose ends undone. also the car was unalignable due to the stock s14 inners with the spl outers and stock knuckles.

while the car was sitting at my aunts i started piecing together a z32 bbk

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7564/16259328881_b242f6808a_b.jpg

managed to get the calipers, pads, rotors and lines all said and done for under 300 bucks which is nice

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7524/15638738544_8fda5b8444_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/16235236716_42daf74224_b.jpg

i then cut and vented my hood, mostly because of looks but i know it provides coolings too

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/16075019169_db4d4a8d21_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8599/16235237586_4171a46cf8_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8574/16073625878_d541922660_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/16073626238_a21384b348_b.jpg

then a few days later i got an aluminum rad for a pretty good deal, shits cash, since my old rad was stock and wonky.

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here it is with the hood/vents installed

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then at one point after doing tons of reading on the internet i thought i bent my valves, but the car just ran out of gas *lol)

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got it figured out (obviously)

one thing i will say about the 248/232 cam swap, dont bother reading anything online about it. not one forum, thread or video has helped me at all with this. all the install how to's are misleading and leave out super important information. the fact is, the car will idle like junk no matter what. we timed mine at 20* (stock timing) and although the cam is in and it idles cool and shit, i would not do this again. i honestly do not notice the power, and having a car with a surgey idle is NOT AT ALL AS COOL AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
/rant

anyway i was going through some shit, so i decided to retail therapy and bought this cool bumper.

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10933771_10155043326925062_7377125268226014943_n.j pg?oh=1d2893070eff3bfb19211ed1dfe0e03b&oe=552CABAA

i also sold my steering wheel, and bought a new wooden one with a quick release
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the car is quite wide

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10377255_10155054861380062_1212577994833447973_n.j pg?oh=7ba56de2d00e6f30493dfcf0d236c198&oe=5552A406

then i took some actual photos of it

http://scrapedcrusaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mg30.jpg

http://scrapedcrusaders.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mg17.jpg

(these are actually shot with film)

(i took out a spacer, my front fitment isnt that aggressive anymore. shit was undrivable)

[Devocat]

got funny stickers printed as well

https://scontent-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/l/t1.0-9/10995850_10155143340100062_6420150336594158881_n.j pg?oh=9c99eb2456d39b3f78572f0a88c64e27&oe=55890C36

support team money gang and buy one. 5 bucks.

anyway, back to the build:
found a cool racing seat (ya its not a sparco but w/e mismatched shit seems to be a theme with this car)
got it for a steal at 100 bucks. its literally mint.
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then it snowed, so i just didnt cars for a while

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took a pic of all the stickers i compiled

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then i took it to the shop again for more work,

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8752/16682988517_25504eba9d_o.jpg
decided to do some general maintenance, especially since i ran the car clean out of gas (who knows whats in the bottom of that tank)

plugs, fuel filter, battery relocate, wire in efans, HIDs, install z33 inner tie rods with rack spacers, z32 brake upgrade, overall bolt check
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7647/16267940224_0a4eec321a_b.jpg

my brother was also around so i got him to put the stickers on (he's 12)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7594/16704161629_669a0640d0_b.jpg

then while running the engine to warm up to time so i could drive home, power steering hose took a total poop

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left ps fluid everywhere, i was so happy i jumped for joy

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at least it looked cool.

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test fit steves wing, might grab one of these in the summer. no, its not BCL.

so since i did not modify my knuckles, the only combination of inner/outer tie rod I could get was SPL Outers with Tein Z33 inners, with a rack spacer; Z33 because they're substantially shorter than S14. SPL outers are also way way longer than stock.

So since I was getting my control arms extended 30mm I needed the longer outer. which lead to me getting the shorter inner. feel me?

so I get em all installed and steve points out that im at the end of the threads on both the heim/shank side and inner tie rod side of the spl outers. Which is scary. Having only two or three threads on a tie rod is deadly. I dont want to hit a bump and have that shit go flying. and that was just eyeballing it; what if im not even at zero toe?

So i started spitballing solutions.

1) Weld nut onto the end of the center hex of the outer tie rod
2)Cut the hex piece down the center, weld a piece of metal tubing in the middle

I opted for option 2 since
A) it would be much stronger
B) aluminum bolts are tough to find
C)I got a piece of aluminum tubing thats the exact size of the outer for 2$

I opted to have them lengthened one inch on each side; plan of attack was to cut them right down the center and weld the tube in the center, using a spare tie rod to keep everything all lined up.
onto the pics
spl tie rod end for reference; the black part is what we had to extend

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we threaded one half + the tube onto the cut off threads of a random z33 inner i had lying around (dont ask), welded it together, then flipped it and did the same to the other side.

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SO. if you have an s14, want some more lock and poke and extend your control arms 30+mm, and want to keep stock knuckles, what you need is SPL outers, with a longer hex piece (either do this or take the piece to a machine shop to be replicated), and z33 inners with a rack spacer. I spent months trying to fucking google that shit and ended up just having to find out the hard way, so hopefully this helps someone out in the future

edit: i also realize ikeya formula make inners that would have worked, but spending 200 bucks on inners is not my style.

got em installed, took it for a test run and some highway onramp skids and its great. had to zip tie the crank to the water pump though, haha. kind of sketchy, but it works for now. drifting with no power steering is really shitty.

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[claine650]

Cool thread man, not a bad solution for the tie rods. At my work we have a good bit of hexagonal hard stock in different sizes, I've chucked it on the lathe drilled and tapped to make control arms for my jeep with heims. It's funny seeing those SPL rods cause they are like identical to what I made for my jeep, mine just much larger. Guess I'll be making some tie rods for the 240 sometime too!

also what front bumper is that, ballistix?
Been looking at getting the same one

[Devocat]

Cool thread man, not a bad solution for the tie rods. At my work we have a good bit of hexagonal hard stock in different sizes, I've chucked it on the lathe drilled and tapped to make control arms for my jeep with heims. It's funny seeing those SPL rods cause they are like identical to what I made for my jeep, mine just much larger. Guess I'll be making some tie rods for the 240 sometime too!

also what front bumper is that, ballistix?
Been looking at getting the same one

haha feel free to make me one and send it this way! (im not kidding)

it is a bomex bumper, btw. looks alot like hippo-sleek.

[claine650]

I can make a few sets, what length did you end up with?
And what diameter are those from flat to flat?

Gotcha, thanks for the info, the one I've seen is the same just different brand ViS.
looks pretty slick tho.

[Devocat]

I can make a few sets, what length did you end up with?
And what diameter are those from flat to flat?

Gotcha, thanks for the info, the one I've seen is the same just different brand ViS.
looks pretty slick tho.

I can call SPL for the information on the dimensions, but i extended the buckle an inch in the center... they adjust with a 22mm wrench, yeah. im not sure the inner diameter or thread pitch of the heim side, but can always call. shoot me an email, lets talk more about this.

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