Super_OK_S13

update time.

Re-built the front and rear brakes, had to get an 8MM slip-on spacer for the fronts to clear the caliper-back of wheel. Rears were fine.



Decided it was time to see if the engine would start and run after putting in.



I put the rest of the parts on the engine to start it.


I'm not sure why it takes full throttle blips to start while cranking, it runs perfect after starting though! I didn't even change any wires on the harness. I have the coolant lines looped and will need custom A/C lines made when the time comes to put that stuff back in.

So, my girl and I both follow some wheel pages on Instagram and have shared mesh styles back and forth for her car... found these Volk Racing wheels for a good price from vrwheels. i had to test fit them on the car (nice change of scenery is good?)



After i got the car running, i ran wires/relay for the fans (i used the old small headlight retract button from the 180sx as a switch for the fans instead of a thermo controller.--i need a new sticker of fan blades with arrows around it for the switch) and changed the steering rack bushing for a gktech alloy version. I will need to make a line loop for the power steering in/out at the shaft gear box and eventually de-power the rack properly with grease and adjusting the tension/backlash. pulled the car out of the garage (under its own power) for the first time in over a year!



then got it stuck on the apron (needed more wood down) pulling it back in with no neighbors home or outside to call over, i had to get the jack out and lift the rear of the car and put more wood under the tires. It rolled back out of the garage, put more wood down and floored it, scraping the frame rails getting back in.



It is REALLY weird driving it on the right side of the car!

I Put the carpet in and finished up tucking the wiring to its final location and started trimming the glovebox to allow access to the fuses and relays if need be. I'm going to make finish panels for in the glovebox and mount the SAFC and A/F gauge. The water temp and oil pressure will be mounted under the radio or on the dash again, not sure yet.





Needed a seat bracket for the bride rep i have, (was gonna use it for a simulator but need a seat for the car) so i bought a Garage Star one and i'll probably get an s14 for now for the passenger side.



Since the engine bay was pretty much all together except cowl trim/wipers (still need the windscreen channel cleaned up before it goes back in), i bolted up the fenders,lights,grille, and new headlight covers i re-made.









There's a million other little things i want/need to do to the car yet, just wanted to share till they all get done and get around to post them in one shot. Next year i plan to have the body re-done and re-spray the same colors. i would like to drive it before then and break the car back in before the snow gets here in PA...

-Jimmy

S14rebuild

Sweet update! Looks amazing!

Thursday7

Solid update. PA's getting colder by the day, godspeed! Seems at this point you've created a good workplace to do shit over the winter. I've ran out of time to get a winter beater and may be driving my mint S13 in the salt if I don't figure something out soon.

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da_crew10

This project give me motivation to work and document my own!

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Krusty_s13

Look great Jimmy! The attention to detail is best!

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S14rebuild

That purple....=YES

Super_OK_S13

It's been waaaaaay to long for an update! I have posted in a few other threads on here, but i just want to update my build thread!

Thanks!!!

I've added some stuff and changed a few things in the garage... winter was pretty mild here this past year too so i lucked out with that.

Never Stop Having fun!!

Thanks dude! #itsinthedetails

MORE. TO. COME.



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Next on the list of putting this puzzle back together was the cluster. Using the JDM silvia book to find what goes where for the chassis, and the S13 KA24DE engine harness diagram, i made my own pigtail with the deutsch connector off the back of the cluster. I bit the bullet and bought the crimp too that goes with the connector set and im glad i did.





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On black friday 2019, Unique Auto Creations (UAC) had a sale that they were going out of business and wanted to get stuff specific to the RHD conversion like the carbon fiber cup holder and wiper motor cover.





I made a panel where the double din goes temporarily (to hold the water temp/oil pressure gauges) since i sold the radio brackets and decided to not have the radio at the moment. I painted it black and put some carbon fiber vinyl to jazz it up and match the cup holder. The gauges will go back on the dash when i get the radio brackets.






After just having the radiator sitting in the new bottom mounts, i made some for the top. maybe a revision later on but, it's functional and i polished it a little bit.



Another project i started but is just sitting is a spare upper intake manifold i shaved all the casting marks and threaded holes i'm not going to use.







After all the grinding i used my sand blaster and used a really coarse media and it made the finish uniform and back to the rough cast finish but made it kind of shiny (which i will leave that way) and will powder coat it clear when the time comes. Also bought some stainless plugs for the pcv ports.



Back in like March/April, I Bought a Woodward Fab Manual Tubing bender and a 1-3/4" die set. I mounted it to the floor and it sat there for like 2 months until i got around to using it.


Something i'm kind of proud of doing myself is bending the front cage bars.
Started making a rough template with some junk metal i had laying around to check angles and whatnot and started bending.







Had to notch some tubing pieces for the hinges








You didn't think I'd leave the dogs out of this update would you???
IZZY had to come out and supervise the manual belts i put in also.


When the cage was curing, i had the chance to put the rest of the interior in the rear of the car, although i thought the rear panels i made holes into were way worse than they are, they fit nice, but i needed rear seats. so, i picked them up locally along with new door panels with nicer vinyl and grey door inserts.


I took apart both pairs of door panels and re-sprayed the little pieces/pockets/knobs to re-fresh them to go with the nice(r) door panels.





After i put the rear pieces in, and the cage was in, i found some purple footwell lighting leds to go with the theme of the car...




I was collecting parts for the interior re-fresh... restomodninja decal sets for the wiper/turn signal stalks and an overlay for a button i re-purposed for the radiator fans!! I had a friend re-do the wiper stalks since he's done 1:24 models for a long time and was familiar with the water slide decals. (told me the restomodninja ones are really thin, and if you've never done water slide decals before, they can tear really easy) I also have some button decals coming for the others on the cluster surround.

Decal for the radiator fan switch. Goal was to keep the on/off factory looking.






Since I put the car back together, i've driven it to a couple small events and taken some pictures with my camera (i got a new 35mm 1.8g lens).


















My most recent purchase was this Alvis 365mm Wooden wheel. i re-furbed the spokes and polished them. they were pitted and oxidized but cleaned up with some 1500/2000 grit and some polish compound.






I have 2 more Lips coming for the rear wheels (eta was like 10-15 weeks from the email threepiece.us sent in the middle of july). They are 1" wider. I will be re-building the wheels, painting/powder coating the faces along with getting some rear overfenders OR having to modify the quarters/front fenders when i re-do the body work on the car.

Next on the to-do list is the rear z32 Ebrake setup, and while i'm in there, new cv axle boots/steering rack boots i'm pretty sure i have all the parts, just have to find some extra time where i can take it all apart. i will have a 1 piece driveshaft made as well since im digging that far into the job, also re-coating the underside of the middle part of the car since it needs it.

Super_OK_S13

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PoorMans180SX

Nice setup you've got here. I appreciate the time taken to make everything look smooth and clean.

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