PerilousActs

Awesome build so far! On the floor mount pedals: Yes, they will eliminate the booster, but be sure to properly size the master cylinders you put behind the new pedal assemblies. There are proper ways of sizing them based upon the calipers piston surface area. Unfortunately, I don't know the method.

Also, look into a Tilton/AP Racing Pedal box, it's floor mount, and also includes the throttle, brake, and clutch pedals, along with brake bias adjustment. They pop up on ebay from used race teams from time to time with master cylinders for decent prices.

bllabong89

cool, thanks for the heads up

I didn't get to work on my car last night. I have realized I am addicted to Crackdown 2 on the 360. I did buy the fiberglass materials tho and then today I was raped by cycle gear on stuff to do a tune up on my bike.

It was $215 for oil, oil filter, spark plugs and front brake pads. I found out I have some of the most expensive plugs for bikes at $19 a pop...thats depressing

bllabong89

bllabong89

Ok, I dont know why the pics aren't working so when they are, I will give the full update. I removed my battery tray and some a/c lines, the condensor and the a/c dryer. pics to come...sry

bllabong89

***UPDATE***
So I have been in Mexico for the last week and couldn't get my pics to load of the last update before I left so here it is.

I decided to remove the battery tray since it will be re-located to the trunk anyways. I started by removing the a/c system components that were in my way since I will be stripping and cleaning up the engine bay anyways.


I drilled out the spot welds on the top and after the a/c stuff were removed, I got to the spot welds on the bottom side.


Air hammers also work well...


and this is what I was left with after it was removed. I circled the spot welds on the tray to help out anyone confused on where they are hiding.






This is the link to the write-up I did if anyone needs some more help.
S14 Battery Tray Removal : 240sx General Discussion

and here are a couple pics of where the engine bay is at so far. I also removed a bracket on the right side but that one didn't turn out so pretty so I will leave it out...lol.


the dirtyness called an "engine" in my engine bay...


So after I got back from Mexico, I started looking around for some goodies. I went down there with 750 in my pocket and left with 200. Bad news is that it was all inclusive.lol


but I got home and found a replica Bride Low Max for 350 bucks...before you say your retarded for spending that much money, I offered him 150 and ended up settling at 175 for a brand new seat. Don't worry, the seat will become a gaming chair for the xbox once the car is deserving of an 900 dollar seat.




either a gaming chair or a bed for nismo...


I also ordered some Muteki SR48 Neo Chrome lug nuts today and am waiting for my new rear valances to come in that I bought off a guy on here.






I might buy a D2 hydro ebrake if I can find a deal too. This is what happens when you come home from vacation to a pay check.lol.

And for the update on the car...I started mocking up the rear bumper to begin my fiberglass work. It fit like shit before. Each side was atleast 6in. bowed away from the car(bad pic)...


So I decided to cut the sides of and fiberglass them back on so it would fit better.






and this is how the exhaust fits tucked away...






Enjoi!!!

OBEEWON

Why did you buy rear spats when you have rear aero? Have you picked a color yet? good work so far.

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bllabong89

I bought them because I figure I will inevitably mess the rear up at some point so I found a good deal and jumped on it. I would rather hang on to them if I ever do need them ya kno.

I am most likely going with a dark silver/gunmetal color with either white or black wheels. Thanks

97240TB

I appreciate what you've done for this car so far man, very awesome just keep trucking and don't give up on it like some people do.

As far as engine's go, I'd say go 1J. Most purist think that's not right but they are great engine's and as mentioned turbo's are on passenger side, plus parts for them are much cheaper than RB parts. LS would be cool too but a steel block kills it to me. No matter what you decide just keep up the great work man.

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kalypso123

Nice build! @[email protected]

bllabong89

Thanks for the compliments guys. Yea I would like to go to a 6 or 8 cylinder but we will see when the time comes.

bllabong89

***UPDATE***

So I worked on the back bumper some more. The work looked a little sketchy at first but after going over it with my grinder and a flap disk, it is coming together.

I had laid some strips of fleece that I had dunked in the resin on the top to close the gap between the bumper and the trunk. This is kind of a bad pic but I still don't have my camera so I took them with my phone and was kind of rushing. I still need to put a little more on top to level it off so remember this is just a rough draft for now.


I also laid some strips on the outside of the lower parts that I cut off. I laid down one strip of fleece that went from the top of the cut to the bottom at about 3 inches wide. I also threw on about 3 or 4 squares of fleece about 3x3 on the inside to strengthen it.

After that stuff dried over a couple days, I grinded off the fleece on the outside of the bumper. The fleece is thick so even if I tried to sand it smooth, it wouldn't quite look right. I took all of it off now that the bumper was strong enough and began to lay fiberglass mat over it. It should be good enough to start sanding it down tonight or tomorrow.


You have to love sanding fiberglass.lol


I still have a ton of work to do to get this to look right so please bare with me. I am also going to have to fix a small crack in the valances that I bought.


I also ordered some new parts. I got some lug nuts, a d2 hydro ebrake and some EVO powerslot rotors for my brembo brake upgrade. Just need the brackets for the front brakes to be complete now.


And can anyone guess what I will be doing with this?




Enjoi

nothix

Impressive. Especially for a first build. Seems like you got the money and skills to make this an awesome build. Can't wait to see it finished!

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Om1kron

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this is retarded... why would you do that to yourself? second make sure you're wearing some kind of mask that shit can get into your lungs and cause internal bleeding.

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bllabong89

Thanks man, I'm actually just gettin by money wise...lol. This is using all of my money but whats a good build if it doesn't?

Yea, I wear a respirator. Its like hot as balls here so I can deal with a little itchy. All I have to do is blow it off with my air gun and take a cold shower to get it off my arms. Theres only so much I can do.

nathanong87

kouki front was a mistake. cool build though.

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bllabong89

Yea, I'm sure alot of people agree with you but zenki looks like an old person car to me and kouki looks like an angry tasmanian devil.lol. I like it more so thats why I went with it.

I am going to be selling my navan wing so if anyone wants it before I put it up, pm me.

I laid down some more fiberglass on the back bumper. It is turning into a pain in the ass but it will look good once its done. I dont have any pics of the work but I have some shots of the pit at drift indy in the STL over the weekend.









And my buddies s14 with Kouki front and sr




I need to figure out something for the back brake setup. Does anyone have any ideas and if so, what all is needed for the conversion. I suck with brake knowledge so I am clueless on this stuff and I don't think I will be finding sti rear brembos any time soon.

bllabong89

***UPDATE***
So since I am selling my Navan wing, I decided while I was letting some fiberglass dry that I would start to sand the drivers quarter panel and begin grinding it down to the metal by the holes for the wing to close them up. While I was doing this I noticed some bondo so I continued to get everything off so I could weld on that area.

I also began to sand down some scratches and chips on the quarter panel. While doing this, I noticed some more bondo so I threw a flapper pad on the grinder and began to take it off. This is not all of it but just to give you and idea of about how much was hiding under the paint...


So that was some good news to find a shit ton of bondo. I took it all off so I could check for any rust or imperfections so I will either fix it, if I can, or put some over fenders on it.

I sanded on the top of the back bumper yesterday night and layed another layer of fleece over it to thicken the bumper so that it is even with the bottom of the tail lights. Now that it is dry, I will sand it tonight and try to smooth everything out.




I smoothed out the sides pretty well and just need to smooth out the bottom of them now. Once the bottom of the bumper is smoothed out and the top is sanded I will apply a thin layerof bondo to take out any dips and block sand it.




I am going to end up doing the same thing on the car. Pulling all of the dents out as much as I can and then block sanding and applying bondo(if needed). The front is pretty set but I will still repeat the block sand and bondo if necessary.

The side skirts will have to wait until I get the fenders back on so I can do my final measurements and so on...

Enjoi

conrad_s13.5

hope it all smooths out for ya!
that shit looks scary!

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bllabong89

Yea, its a little tough to work with but a 80 grit flapper disk on a grinder, a da sander and a block are you friend.lol

I met you at drift indy. I was with andrew lacrone and mike. That was a pretty sick time.

conrad_s13.5

oh hell yeah!

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bllabong89

So apparently my photobucket account's bandwit is exceeded. It should be back up by the 12th so sorry for the inconvenience.

I cleaned up the garage and organized some of my tools so I could function a little easier in my garage. After that, I began working on the back bumper some more.

I sharpied a line across the back to mark how far to sand up so I could round off the fat lip left from the fleece but not cut into the shape of the bumper. After that, I used a piece of a cardboard box to paint a line that is a little easier to see...




I sanded that down and smoothed out the point of the fleece and the bumper. Now I just need to get the top of it level and square so the trunk can properly close with no gap.






So one thing that I don't really care for is how I have a legitimate question about something and the thread gets locked(atleast I thought it was legitimate)...I thought this was general chat.

Everytime I ask a question in the small questions thread I never get an answer so I can't see 4 questions being answered at that. My thread gets locked but there are threads like I have a turbo lying around, can I put it on my sr or my dp is busted, can it be fixed. I'm not saying those are legitimate questions but I would think my question should have the same permision to have a thread if those do...don't you?

Sorry, just a little rant but it annoys me how I can't get a question out and get atleast one answer before it gets locked...so I will ask it here. hopefully this thread doesn't get locked.lol

So I have some questions about the Dmax overfenders on the s14.

First: Does anyone have pics of them installed? I tried google and I tried here but couldn't really find any pics of them on an s14.

Second: If you have had them or have them now, how do they fit? I was thinking of going with origin but after having to do alot of work on them, am questioning if I should give them another shot.

Third: I have heard of people making overfenders wider than what thy are made. Is this just by pulling the bottom sides together to have the flex?

Fourth: I have an origin kit and was wondering if the bottom of the fenders will come down to the bumper and side skirts?

Please don't think that I am just making another useless thread for the hell of it, I couldn't find any info on them so just wanted to see if anyone has some input. I am going wider so this will def. help me.

Thanks
Andrew

These are the only pics I could find...

bllabong89

I have been busy lately so I haven't been able to put too much towards the car. I did receive my hydro ebrake and got some time in on the car.

First I will start with the ebrake, It was 200 plus shipping and I am thinking about selling it so if anyone wants it, I will sell it for the same price. It looks good and has the lock so you can park your car and not worry about it rolling away.lol.


I am waiting on my rotors and my lug nuts so I went up to Auto Zone and bought a standard lug nut and installed my lug studs. They are circuit sports 60mm and are quite large than factory...


I slid them in and put some washers under the nut.


And then I used a 19mm socket and my impact to suck them in.


After that, I figured I would make a tub template just to see if I would like it or if it would influence me to tub the front...




I helped my buddy put BC coilovers and some 18x8.5 Rotas on his 2006 wrx. He has an HKS cat back with turbo back piping and an sti turbo.


This pic is right after they were installed. He still needs to figure out his ride height that he wants.


And last but not least, I got my new Xbox controller


Enjoi

tricky_ab

You just got that Ebrake...why the quick sale?

bllabong89

I am thinking of making my own and having a custom handle cnc'd for a logo. If it doesn't sell, I will use it.

I want to make a toilet where the bowl is surrounded by tires, the tank is a head and the cover is a valve cover and then to flushi it, you pull a hydro ebrake.lol I think that would be a ballin toilet

bllabong89

***UPDATE***

I got some more work in on the car. I had been waiting for my lug nuts and my brake rotors from Adrenaline(local shop) for about a month and a half or so. I just got back from Pittsburgh after spendin around a week or so intsalling a conveyor system up there.



So I threaded on my purple Muteki SR48 lug nuts and I thought these were supposed to be some decent quality pieces...I guess not. I threaded them(by hand) on to my hubs just to take a look and see how I like them. I used the socket provided to snug them up and the paint was already taken off. Just by using my hand to tighten them...That is depressing.lol


I put one of the rotors on the hub to get a good look.


And then a comparison...


The new brakes are quite a bit larger.lol.

I also borrowed a 36mm socket from a buddy to get the rear end apart. I seperated the arms from the rear spindles(if thats what its called) to get rid of the 4 lug stuff at last. I will be buying some of those roll center adjusters I think.





I am gettin pretty close to dropping the subframe. Once that is dropped, I will get the gas tank out of the way and check for rust. I there is no rust, I will begin stripping the undercoating and re-doing the under side. I will also be refreshing the bushings. Now, I am just waiting for my buddy to give me my jack back.

I also have the holes from my wing prepped and ready to shave.

Enjoi

Here is a link to my NaVan wing that I am selling.
http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/34651...ml#post3671663

bllabong89

I shaved the holes on the quarter panel and trunk yesterday. I forgot my SD card at work tho so I don't have any pics yet. The only issue I had was the person who installed the wing did a terrible job at cutting the metal ribs on the trunk so I had to go in with the cut off wheel and do some weight reduction. Now I have a piece of metal floating around in my trunk lid

Martino

Such a good build!

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heyitzalan

yo man, i'm on the same boat as you. gold 95, have same rust spot as your zenki.

damn, i need a welder.

HPKMotorsports3

sweet build man... what do you do for work? and yea kouki front was def the way to go... keep it up

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Thanks guys. I sell conveyor systems and over see the installations. I just got back from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. I am joining the Airforce once I get my speeding ticket payed off.

So my camera went missing but I am going to buy one from my gf's parents so I can keep steady pics coming in. I am also waiting on my jack to return from a buddy so I can drop the subframe and gas tank.