braydo25

Well.. Why not make a build thread to document the ridiculous amount of time and money that's went into this thing over the last 8 months.

The car's original intention was to be a pro-am build, but then my irritation with constantly redoing my car to match my driving ability caught up with me and I figured why not just build something that can compete at all levels and go as far as my driving can possibly progress.

Alright!

I picked up my coupe back in 2012, it was a bone stock shell at the time, completely stripped down as the original owner was planning on doing a crazy pro-am build but no longer had the time.

Since getting it, I swapped in a ka24e, drove a lot of events at Evergreen Drift in Washington in 2012, the following 2 years would consist of tons of additional events and gradual changes to the car to match my progression as a driver, including swapping in a 1uzfe V8 motor from a Lexus LS400.

Then September 2014 comes around, and I'm wanting to try for my pro 2 license in the 2015 pro am series.. Here's what ensued.

For those not wanting to read through the build.. here's the general specs on the car:

S13 Coupe
2JZGTE VVTi, 10:1 CP Pistons, Eagle Rods, lots of head work, etc, etc.
1100cc Injector Clinic injectors for leaded 110 fuel.
Injector Clinic fuel rail.
ATL 10gal fuel cell
Radium fuel cell surge tank, aem-50-1000 lift pump, 2 aem-50-1000 fuel pumps.
Stock intake manifold with modified mkiv supra throttle body
vmount intercooler and radiator
GForce GSR 4-Speed Dog Box
Tilton triple disc clutch (holds 1,100ft-lbs+ of torque for $300, win!)
AutoDeriva flywheel
BW S300SX 8375 Turbo
Quick Spool valve
Tial BOV
Precision 44mm wastegate to dump
Full straight pipe exhaust
Haltech full engine management + RacePak
Custom KW coilovers built for our specific application courtesy of KW sponsorship.
Wisefab Front + Rear suspnesion arms / kit.
Cosmis S5R wheels, running 245/40/18F and 275/35/18R
Z32 brakes all around, dual caliper setup, etc.
Rocket Bunny V2 Kit
Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots more - see pics.
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How the car currently sits:


And now onto the build..

Loading the car up with a bunch of parts to go off to AutoDeriva in Lynnwood for Fabrications:




The old 1uz pulled out of the car:


Mocking up the rocket bunny kit at the shop:


Wisefab arrived:


Dogbox came!


KW's coils arrived, 10k/6k spring rates, valved to super secret specs and a lot of other stuff


Mocking up the VMount:


Starting the aluminum bash bar:


New chassis wiring:


Aluminum bash bar and dom tube front getting worked on:


Mocking up the rocket bunny kit some more, and the hood with the supermade vents


4.375 Ring and Pinion to mate up to the Weir Spool I purchased for my differential


Mocking suspension up, checking clearances


Work started on the tube rear & fuel cell mounting


Rear diffuser, rear bash bar and fuel cell mockups


Test fitting the Wisefab rear suspension setup


Mocking up the centered exit exhaust tips & RB wing on the rear


Test fitting & clearancing wheels as much as I can, wisefab's front kit widens the front track width an insane amount:


On the ground for the first time in months!!


Motor is back from the machine shop, ready to have the head mated to block and dressed


Misc body parts beginning to be painted - I decided to go with a Lamborghini Huracan orange with gold flake


VMount fab mockup


Assembled!


Fitting the motor, mockup up all the coolers and measuring out lengths for lines


Painted the valve covers, just doing some finishing touches with the motor out again


Ready for paint!


White sealer sprayed throughout the interior, rear and front tube - car is primered!


Rear subframe is back together, ready to go in


All the angle


More assembly while waiting for paint:


Motor is finally in for good:




Lots of stuff happened, car was painted - we were frantically trying to get everything assembled at this point to make the first round of pro am but didn't make it due to issues that were out of our hands.

Here's where the car currently stands:







I'll be updating as it gets closer to completion. Right now the car is still in need of a tune, and a few other minor things - should be shredding again by the end of the month!