So to continue on, unfortunately we couldn't keep it in that nice garage, so we had to move it to a spot I got for free. Free is good right? We had some work ahead of us to get this car in here... (I took this picture on top of a bathroom shower unit
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We got most of it out of the way and enough room to get the car in! Her new home for the winter!
That following weekend we got back to the garage and decided to get the video deck installed. We hauled all the unneccessary wiring the previous owner had done and put everything back to factory! Crimped some wires and YAY video deck!
On the drive home after buying the car we noticed there was some play in the shifter but we said we would leave it until the car was in the garage. After installing the deck we decided to pull the boot and see what we were dealing with.
When we removed the boot, we seen a nismo short shifter, but piece holding down the shifter was messed up!!
The two bolts on the side were missing, making the shifter have excessive play. Causing the shifter itself to be chewed up around the bottom. Luckily I was going to replace it anyways....
I figured if i was going to be doing most of my work at this garage I needed a bench of somesort. So we me and my father made one!
We basically took a folding 6 foot table, and used small wood strips around the edges to prevent bolts and other small parts from rolling off the table!
With the car sitting and awaiting some TLC, it was time to start ordering!!
First I bought a cheap set of performance tires to get me on the road!
A set of replacement front and rear brake set!
Found these used on ebay for cheap! Great deal!!
Also picked up Nissan consult adapter for later!
I was so happy when these arrived AIR shipped from Hong Kong
Couple days later my Megan Racing order showed up!!
We decided while having the rear bumper removed to go ahead and touch up the support. We cleaned, sanded and just spray bombed to make it look decent
After installing most of the new parts and checking my codes, these were the only two I had. I later found out that the CPS was missing? and the subharness just laying across the transmission housing. To this day the CPS still sits in my tool box...
This is how she sat while she waited for spring! Next up, inspection and registration!
SPRING came!
Finally got the car out of the garage! but on the way home she was idling horribly!
Once I came to a stop, she would idle bad, sputter and then stall...issue I would have to check once I got it to my dealership I work at
Got temp permit to drive the vehicle to work, and after my shift me and co-worker started with the rest of the product install! Out with old exhaust, and in with the new!
We figured out what the idling problem was after. When I installing my new knock sensor, i had removed my intake manifold and moved it slightly, causing the old gasket to tear which gave me a mad leak. So we replaced the gasket, and she returned to normal!
Now, back earlier I told you I bought the car off the guy with trust he was registered with the car and such.. well THAT WASN'T THE CASE... so this is how the car sat for almost a month!
Once again it's late, and i'll continue this tomorrow evening... stay tuned!!