ezza

While finishing the welding on the drivers side tub i managed to somehow melt the wire to the swan neck liner (inside the neck), so while i waited to get one I couldnt be getting on with the tubs so i spent some time on other bits and bobs that needed sorting.
Got the new Fidanza friction plate for my unknown lightened flywheel:

because i didnt know the make of the flywheel i had to make an educated guess at which pcd friction plate to get, luckily i was right!
before:

^it was that fucked even a couple of the screw heads had been worn!
after:

also got clutch kit:

I was going to clean the engine down and spray it with some high temp enamel i ordered, but with my spare time i spent a few hours with a few wire brushes, white spirits, some rag and a tiny screwdriver cleaning it up, im well pleased with the results, i really wish i took a couple of before pics.
Took the alt, power steering pump and belts off to give everything a good going over.
anyway:



I didnt get any pics but i also sealed my diff back together, im thinking about painting the back cover (you can probably see it from behind the car lower down)
The next day I managed to swing by a machine mart to pick up a swan neck liner so i could carry on with the tubs:

That afternoon the mrs picked me up from work, so in the car i start messing with the neck liner out the packet, when we pull up i bend down to grab some bags and "plop" my new neck liner slips out my grasp straight down the drain!!!!! I was PISSED!!
Luckily my dad had some mad magnet on a stick thing and we actually managed to rescue it!
So the next day i was off work and managed to crack on with finishing the drivers side and getting the passenger side done.
Also my new twin fan+ally shroud setup came, had to throw it in to see:

anyway:

my welds are getting better so im going to take back the worst, most concpicuous welds back with a grinder and redo them

turbo2nr

this is like watching a movies with commercials!

damm it keep going!

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ezza

In no particular order:
Jay started some filler work and i started work undoing the JDM bodge that some jap dude did to my front end, the vertical supports were cut and bent out, then bolted to a huge tray which my intercooler sat on.
You can kind of see it here:

the middle support had been cut shorter to suit so i welded a new one in (was a chopped up shelf bracket :P ), did the job though, before when i would unbolt or bolt anything that was connected to the slam panel the whole thing was so flimsy it would twist, now its completely solid
So now the front intercooler bodge was sorted i had to actually fit the intercooler again, made up some brackets, bolted them to the IC then supported it on jacks in the position i wanted and tacked the brackets to the car, then removed it and welded it all up.


I mounted it at as much of an angle as possbile so i had maximum ground clearance:

Put some of the front back together to check alignment, not perfect but good enough for now, il make any changes once its all back together:

Went to halfords and got some shit for the car/bay;
acid 8 primer
underseal for the arches/tubs
sandpaper
filler
Just as i was finishing the welding on the intercooler brackets my welder ran out of gas, so now im stuck without a welder for about a week
in the meantime iv been getting on with bits that needed sorting, i got round to getting the arches/tubs undersealed:

Removed the passenger side driveshaft, when i was taking the diff out i noticed some minor damage from when i dirfed, so i figured i might aswell chuck a new one in while its apart.
Oh yeah, the teg sold so i have most of the money for my lips, in preperation i put the car on stands, while i was doing so it fell off the jack :shock: :roll:
Luckily the only damage was this:

So on the list of things to do/buy/get:
things i need:
New grinder
grinding/cutting discs
welding gas canister (pub gas)
Work Lips
Split rim nuts/bolts x 160
driveshaft
things i need to do:
take rims apart
nitromorse centres
paint centres
rebuild wheels
fit new driveshaft
refit diff
finish welding on driver side arch
Thats just to get things straight in my head more than anything lol
Also on a positive note, Loom should be here by friday, the CORRECT ONE :cheers: and il be ordering my rear overfenders tommorow for a bargain price, 50mm chargespeeds (thanks ben), they also agreed to do my fronts for a bargain price when they start production for the 14.

ezza

hai

ezza

He posted another pic up

Went to romart today and spent £70 on
twopack primer
primer hardner
paint
laquer
base coat hardner
scotch pads
2" tape
brown roll (masking paper)
vacuum sanding block
heres a crappy pic of the paint:

Also managed to get my wheels apart today with the help of tesh.
The nuts and bolts are perfectly fine, so to save money im just going to buy as many as i need (there are a few missing as i brought the wjheels in peices)
Im selling the lips if anyone is interested
Iv been reading about people using coke to clean up rust so i got the mrs to pick up some cheap coke and threw the nuts and bolts in, il let you know how it turns out.

ezza

So I got my new gas bottle (thanks duane) and managed to finish the welding in the bay off a couple of days ago.
then today Jay came round and we got the filler work done, its not perfect but its ok for me for the time being, i have to draw the line somewhere or i would be on it forever.
anyway a few pics i snapped while i was standing around, threw a couple lips/faces together to see too

ezza

Got some very strange looks off the neighbours today:










quick snap of the rear quarters held in place, there alot wider than i expected:

bear in mind the tyres rub against the oem arches :shock:

ezza

sorry for the lack of updates, iv been busy.
Today i started and finished the passenger side rear arch and fitted the overfender (thanks mark)

ezza

finished patching up the drivers side arch that i started before i even took the engine out, finally! started fitting the drivers side rear over, lining up the fuel cap is a complete bitch!
been messing around with the ride height too, i spent aaaaages on the rear trying to get both sides level, still not perfect
snapped a quick on while the back was off the ground:

ezza

ezza

Until i get a new engine start/charge loom i cant actually put the engine back in so im hopefully looking to get one end of the month latest.
Im also having a little trouble fitting the drivers side overfender, the drivers side rear wheel seems to be toeing in quite alot, i can only assume this is from when i slammed the passenger rear wheel off a curb. After that happened i brought a new subframe and arms, the subframe was completely rotten so i just changed the arms and it seemed ok, but now the arch-wheel clearance is si tight its become an issue.
Luckily the guy i got it off was working for GDUK jap parts, the boss has since said i can have a new one free of charge if i can pick it up!! he also has a start/charge loom for me!
gunna get the new subframe sandblasted, powdercoated and fit new solid ally bushes, but this is all looking to throw off the JAE deadline
The next big step is the arch loom, it turns out that my car is going to be VERY hard to find a loom for so im looking to make a copy of it using one of my UK looms, which should be.......fun
anyway a couple pics from today:

ezza

in no particular order
I gave it a wash a couple of days ago, got some of the metal bits and rust off the paint, still a way to go but its better, a few thourough washes should sort it out........hopefully
how it sat before we started, i threw everything back on to de clutter the garage and just to see



my gearbox lifting rig,

ezza

thats up to speed

if some of it doesnt make sense im sorry but to try and filter through all the chat is a bitch.

If anyone has a JDM s14 arch loom PLEASE let me know as im after one

thanks, comments welcome good or bad, although i wont care about the bad ones, haha

19kouki98

im really diggin the bay color. well done sir

adam s

At first, I was going to laugh at this thread.

Then after I had finished laughing, I was to do my usual, and report it.

Nahhhhhhhhhh, I'm interested, can't wait to see what's in store

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tricky_ab

Well I like where this is heading so far. It's good to see that other members have not put you on blast...

chiboy002

wait, so you dislike driftworks yet bought 3 of their stickers to make it talk shit about em?

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jdm2191

JDM cars are rare in the states well at least in CA so when i saw you cuttin her up i kind of scrinched my eyes but it looks like you know what your doing, Interested in the progress

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Killa_D

i dono i like where its going but i would of done that to a pos s14 not to that pretty nice car lol.

thefro526

Best thing I've seen, ever.

Radical.

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adrians_s13

not gonna lie, the first post threw me off... but i'm really liking where this is going!

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surge s14

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xoxide

Looks good so far, wanna see where this goes! Loosing the stickers would help alot.

blueshark123

what overfenders r those?

ManoNegra

I've been inspired...
if I ever were to do a build thread it be titled: "Exceed Moat Wannabe - Chapin Powered S14"

Om1kron

hahaha seriously at first I was like fucking noob

but now I'm like

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l2edken

looks like your doing it all right so far! Good job man!

tricky_ab

Crap I totally missed that...

steelbreeze

fuck yeah, i definately did not expect anything good from the thread title. Keep it up, this has great promise.

btw, where did you get the barrels for your wheels from?

worangejuice

Sick, dude, I say youre in , now get some hi-res dslr pics (ala Risky D's). Amazing nose to the grind work there mate!!!

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