Turbo_dreams build.

[turbo_dreams]

UPDATED PG 2, POST 39.



So i don't post much about my car here but i'm in knee deep w/ the car at the shop and figured i might as well copy and paste my build thread i posted on my local ny/nj/ct forum, Import FanatiX Car Club Home (http://www.importfanatix.com). As most east coast s13's, mine was another rust bucket. I'm sure many of you know how they leak from the brake line by the drivers side strut tower, well mine did bad enough to make a huge crack through the strut tower.So here's what was done about it:
After dropping the front cross member and stripping the engine bay, it was time to weld up the rad support because it was held on by 1, yes, 1 spot weld.(No pictures) Then we went to the fender aprons. We decided that there was too much work fixing them properly, so tub it instead.
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Some blood from our good friend James:
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Mock up:
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One of the greatest "Father Son" moments I have ever seen!!
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Joe (Lifewater) practicing his welding
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Keep up the good work Joe, practice makes perfect:
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Our late night break with the Ferrari was a blast until we rolled it...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/Driver11324/IMG_1019.jpg

Onto today, the drivers side tub:
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My MIG welds are getting better:
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Hard Parking it....
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Finishing up the welding tomorrow, then onto primer and paint after cleaning everything up.

[wannabdr1ftr]

nice...cant wait to see more

[burnsauto]

not bad, just remember to take frequent breaks when welding sheet metal, do about 1" strips and space them out, don't hesitate to take a little break to let it cool. warping metal sucks.

[TiNMAN]

what color are you guys goin with?

[dmax_silvia_s13]

Why are you wearing dress shoes while welding?

[TiNMAN]

thats how they do it on the east coast

[smellslikecurry]

haha thats not him

turbo dreams is the brown kid with dorito in his mouth

plus

hes welding in his dress shoes like a baus.

[dat411kid]

Lol....Didnt even notice the dress shoes...
Gangstaa haha keep up the good work...

Is this at tarmac?

[driver11324]

Those are my beautiful welds hehehe... Turbo_dreams is there for support and feeding of ranch doritos lol.

[ranger240]

Our late night break with the Ferrari was a blast until we rolled it...
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/Driver11324/IMG_1019.jpg


whats the story behind that car? what happened? what is it specifically? a 360?

[TiNMAN]

looks like a 360 to me

fancy car + poor driving = fail

[turbo_dreams]

Gonna shoot the bay in a mettalic silver or an s15 silver. The fellow in the dress shoe's my friend joe (lifewater), he just got back from work. Mike, that's at chris's (driver1234) shop, out in huntington. And the ferrari was flipped on the track and i think it caught fire, Yes it's a 360...so light, one person can push it w/ one hand easily. Gonna head to the shop at 5 today and start sanding/smoothing the bay probably, more updated pix tommorow.

[S-Nation S13]

nothing like a good old build..keep it up i like to see the owners of the car get down and DO WORK!!!!

[lifewater]

Why are you wearing dress shoes while welding?

I just left directly from work... no time to change! Good things to come for this car. Cant wait to start my project

[undesiredshoe]

whats the story behind that car? what happened? what is it specifically? a 360?

He swerved to avoid hitting a kid riding a bike and it went into a lakee

[mtx450]

He swerved to avoid hitting a kid riding a bike and it went into a lakee

Sort of. He was on his way to Carvel.

[turbo_dreams]

Finished the welding, finished the bodywork, finished the rust patches, and finished alot of other things:
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GGU (undercoat) time:
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Should be painted by tomorrow or monday.

I got no sleep last night being so excited ! So right now i'm feeling:
S15 silver w/ alot more mettalic flake.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=&aqi=&start=0 (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=Nissan+s15+spec+r+silver&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0)

and Lexus Es silver w/ alot more mettalic flake.

http://images.google.com/images?ndsp...exus+ES+silver (http://images.google.com/images?ndsp=18&hl=en&um=1&sa=3&q=lexus+ES+silver)

The s15's a bit dull of a silver, but it's still an oem nissan color, but the lexus silver pops nice in the sun, and has some mettalic to begin with. I'M SO EXCITED !

[shmiddy]

nice work man. cant wait to see the finished car

[lifewater]

I'm liking the S15 silver also.

[blueshark123]

lookin good man

[96Turbo]

super sexy tubs man. keep up the good work!

the s15 silver is nice. also check out "silverstone metallic" i think it's called. it came on 350Zs as well as some other stuff and i almost chose that for my coupe.

looking forward to updates

[palmdale_mob]

I want to do that to my wheel wells so bad

Looking good man

[LimeLite Racing]

Wow that's some nice work right there.

[rakooda]

Out of curiousity, ever consider Silver Moss (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=silver+moss&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g3)? Good start btw, keep it up :)

[turbo_dreams]

Thanks everyone....silver moss is a nice color but at some angles it gives a hint of green. I want more of a suttle silver that would shine and blind in the sunlight.

[tricky_ab]

Looking great so far! I wish I had any type of welding skills....

[epics13]

i see the new job is giving u a lot of tine to work on the car, looking real nice. btw is mohammed, cant wait to start working on mine.

[eh?]

Hey what ever happened to the RB25's I gave you guys..
lol

[RossAto370z]

Nice work so far.. wish I had your skills!

[turbo_dreams]

Hey what ever happened to the RB25's I gave you guys..
lol


Hey man ! Long time, thanks alot for those rb's bro, unfourtanetly after realizing how much it'd cost to build up those rb's to have them running, was a bit over the budget =(....but we passed them along to a good friend of ours who already has an rb25 s14, i'll have him post a build thread once he starts it.

UPDATES !

Putting cross member back on, monster truck status...
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Finally painted...
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[wgJoY]

damn, that's looking fresh!

good work!

[Drifting-pedobear]

wow a build that is actually getting done lol.

love the tubed look, sex. jus wondering, do you buy them premade, or do you make them? from the pic it looks like you just welded them in, end of story...

[turbo_dreams]

wow a build that is actually getting done lol.

love the tubed look, sex. jus wondering, do you buy them premade, or do you make them? from the pic it looks like you just welded them in, end of story...


They were made from sheets, hand/roller bent, and welded/patched in, didn't really have a cam at the time. I know there are companys out there that do sell pre made tubs, and i've even see people go to the extent of using trailor wheel wells to utilize as tubs

[drift_limo]

damm car is coming along nicely...

[Genovese.Jr]

He swerved to avoid hitting a kid riding a bike and it went into a lakee

wow this is looking clean btw is this the one that was in the thread a while back where he didnt evan hit the brake's just drove straight into the lake

[turbo_dreams]

wow this is looking clean btw is this the one that was in the thread a while back where he didnt evan hit the brake's just drove straight into the lake


That was a joke, the ferrari was flipped on a track and caught fire.

[tinys s14]

Why are you wearing dress shoes while welding?
lmfao thats funny

[turbo_dreams]

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/1466/mymotor.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/mymotor.jpg/)

[turbo_dreams]

Took about 10 months (I think) but i got her started. Between School and this it's been hard keeping up. For a while i wasn't getting spark on the first harness me and my friends extended/tucked. I had no clue why, friend of mine stripped down the whole harness and found that the coil wires were burnt along with some other wires. Turns out this harness was in an engine fire.:other_beatingA_Dead So, acquired another harness, plugged everything in as it should from factory and she started right up. I should have done that with the first harness but being that the motor along with anything else in the bay was taken out i just had alot on my plate to deal with/remember. So instead of going as crazy as i did on the first harness i'm just doing a mild tuck on this one, just extending the igniter harness as well as distributor and starter/alternator harness, however i may have to extend some more but as of now that's the most noticeable section of the harness in the bay...good news is i'm using the failed oem harness from the first time to extend wires with so all wires look to be oem. Here's a pic from today while extending the ignitor plug wire,

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs481.snc3/26332_367722808131_708983131_4952358_2053965_n.jpg

Dunno how to post vids, but here's a link to my FB with the first and second start up vid,
I'm aware i look 12 and act 10.

First startup.
Login | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=362213848131&ref=mf)

Second.
Login | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=362216393131&ref=mf)


As of now, i still gotta finish extending/tucking, and then finish my V-mount setup as well as piping and then some misc undercarriage stuff along with mounting my aero and finally laying paint and carpet down. In the market for a Radiator, My I/C is 18.5 end tank to end tank and about 11-12inches tall ( :jerkit2-1: ). If anyone has recommendation, i'm all ears. Spring's about 2-3 weeks away, seeya guys soon !

[dat411kid]

Good Job getting it started man....Cant wait to see this thing running...I'll hit you up this weekend...

[speedfreak90]

def. looks legit. good work

[BlitzRPS13]

That's some good work in the engine bay.

[turbo_dreams]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs450.ash1/24768_393107553131_708983131_5030071_5719072_n.jpg

Temporarily secured harness onto frame, however i don't trust zip ties for such a thick harness, so will be looking for some legit hold downs this weekend. Also, Plexiglas enclosure will be made and mounted for the fuses/relays in fender wells. Approx 13 more to-do's till i start worrying about exterior. Deadline for her is June, painted, running, tuned and ready to be driven. Fingers crossed.