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Xise · 05-19-2011, 08:14 PM

So let me give you a little rundown of this fine piece of machinery. I purchased it about 2 years ago with some blown struts and I thought "easy fix" so I nabbed it for $1900 with 120k and thought I had a killer deal. So I limped it home in good ol' pothole ridden Rhode Island.

then...I tried to jack it off the ground and the rocker panel collapsed!!

I look at the other side, same thing already happened over there...so I jack it up under the crossmember and it is now high enough to see this.....

:insert dramatic reverb here:

Xise · 05-19-2011, 08:22 PM

After I get the s13 all the way in the air I think "wait something doesn't look right...something is missing" then I realize there is no cat, the frame has about a golfball sized hole in the driver's frame rail and also the asshole that sold me this car has cut ALL the exhaust flanges and welded in some cheap galvanized steel piping all the way to the mufler!!! WTF!!! and I was wondering why it sounded like a raspy shit-rocket...

So mind you rust and shenanigans aside it doesn't appear that bad , so I decide to just ignore it for now until I do a motor swap or want to rebuild the KA that's in there now.

So to freshen things up some I order the following things to freshen er' up a bit;

-Catco cat
-NGK iridium plugs
-NGK wireset
-ebay 4-2-1 header
-Bosch 02 sensor
-ebay catback
-circuit sports exhaust hangers
-tokico blue strut kit and got some strut mounts from a member here

***S14DB*** · 05-19-2011, 08:27 PM

Quote:

S Chassis Technical discussion related to the S Chassis such as the S12, S13, S14, and S15.

http://zilvia.net/f/chat/153667-pic-...ting-pics.html
I assume this was an attempt at a build thread:

Quote:

Originally Posted by West

Build threads:
Almost everyone enjoys building their cars and sharing that experience, as well as checking out others' builds for inspiration. Sadly, far too many users have a tendency to do half-hearted builds and either rarely update or update with trivial progress. In the interest of keeping the Chat forum clear of three hundred 'Install SR, ziptie aero, rattlecan paint' threads, incomplete, or in-progress build threads are not allowed. If you have completed your build, wrangle all those pictures into a post and tell us about it, but make sure the build is finalized. If you insist on having an in-progress build, Premium members have a specialized subforum for that specific purpose.

05-19-2011, 08:14 PM	#1
Xise Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 37 Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Super 80s Rustbucket 9000 So let me give you a little rundown of this fine piece of machinery. I purchased it about 2 years ago with some blown struts and I thought "easy fix" so I nabbed it for $1900 with 120k and thought I had a killer deal. So I limped it home in good ol' pothole ridden Rhode Island. then...I tried to jack it off the ground and the rocker panel collapsed!! I look at the other side, same thing already happened over there...so I jack it up under the crossmember and it is now high enough to see this..... *:insert dramatic reverb here:*

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05-19-2011, 08:22 PM	#2
Xise Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New England Age: 37 Posts: 179 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	After I get the s13 all the way in the air I think "wait something doesn't look right...something is missing" then I realize there is no cat, the frame has about a golfball sized hole in the driver's frame rail and also the asshole that sold me this car has cut ALL the exhaust flanges and welded in some cheap galvanized steel piping all the way to the mufler!!! WTF!!! and I was wondering why it sounded like a raspy shit-rocket... So mind you rust and shenanigans aside it doesn't appear that bad , so I decide to just ignore it for now until I do a motor swap or want to rebuild the KA that's in there now. So to freshen things up some I order the following things to freshen er' up a bit; -Catco cat -NGK iridium plugs -NGK wireset -ebay 4-2-1 header -Bosch 02 sensor -ebay catback -circuit sports exhaust hangers -tokico blue strut kit and got some strut mounts from a member here