Lifewater's Sileighty Build Thread

[lifewater]

Hello,

I'm originally from a local New York/NJ forum and this is the thread I posted there. I cleaned it up a bit but basically this just the condensed version of my 3 year continuing thread on my local forum documenting my progress. I hope you enjoy. I know Sileighty's arent the favorite here but I hope you can enjoy the work that went into making this car:


Edited: (Added Full list for my build)

Motor
CP Pistons (9.0:1)
Eagle Rods (w/ ARP Rod Bolts)
Clevite Bearings
Clevite Main Bearings
Nissan OEM Thrust Washer
ARP Main Studs
ARP Head Studs
Cosworth Metal HG 87mm 1.1mm (thick)
Supertech Dual Valve Spring/Retainer Pkg.
Tomei ProCam 260 12.50mm (in)
Tomei ProCam 260 12.50mm (ex)
HKS Cam Gears
New S13 Front Timing Cover/Kit
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers

Machine Work
Balance & Polish Crank
Machine Bearings
Deck (Block/Head/Oil Pump/Water Pump)
Overbore (.5mm)

Clutch
Exedy Stage 2
Exedy Lightweight Flywheel

Gauges
STRI Boost/Oil/Water 52mm Gauges
Greddy Profec Spec B
Innovate Wideband

Suspension/5 Lug
Stance GR+ Pro
5 Lug Conversion (OEM)
Z32 Front Brakes/Rotors
5 Lug Rear Rotors(Brembo)
Agency Power 5 Lug Sleeves
GTSPEC Strut Bar (REAR)

Wheels/Tires
Grams Light 57 Optimize 17x9.5 +12
Black Motegi Lugnuts
Falken Azenis RT615

Cooling
Mishimoto Radiator
Altima Fans
Fan Controller (DiF)

Shifter
Ebay Short Shifter

Intake Side
740cc Nismo injectors
Greddy Intake Manifold

Exhaust Side
Tomei Expreme Exhaust Manifold
Greddy Downpipe
RSR ExMag Exhaust
Test Pipe (Bung Weld for wideband)

ECU
Power FC (Map Version)

Turbo
GT2871r .64 Trim Turbo

Misc
350z Seats
350z Rail Fabrication

Exterior
Silvia Front Lip (OEM)
Kouki Tailights
Silvia SideSkirts
Kouki Valances
Brick Headlights
Silvia OEM Hood
GP Sports Replica Roof Spoiler
Type X Wing


The goal for this car is going to be 350-400hp on a GT2871r turbo with a fully built motor at around 18-20lbs.

Here's what it looked like when I bought it back in like 2007. Came with a SOHC KA in bad shape... Clutch was shot, but rust was minimal (Lil specs on the frame rail, shock tower, and rocker arm). So I decided to wait for my SR Swap before driving it.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr3daKuCMI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/GwopnKnFQ0Q/s800/front.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr3Q1QGgWI/AAAAAAAAAI4/4Jcmvqo4Um0/s800/side.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr3aW7M0VI/AAAAAAAAAJI/zMOsxxACqtY/s800/hatch.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr3WEWRQpI/AAAAAAAAAJA/5qoJJV4ZqSg/s800/cracked%20wing.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr3f9octKI/AAAAAAAAAJY/B5nIb3uAaq4/s800/speedo.jpg


Fast forward to my Wings Swap and Silvia Front :) Car drove like a completely animal. I had no idea turbos cars were so fast. I met Dane shortly after and he brought me back down to reality, showing me I was actually running 19lbs on my stock t25 turbo, making my car feel like a Ferrari. In the end the turbo ended up blowing at Drift Nirvana. Here's some pics of the progress made during Mid 2008:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr34mUWfSI/AAAAAAAAAKg/EHfAoqeITPA/s800/engine1.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr4FcQKs3I/AAAAAAAAALE/p_30bZtcbZk/s800/engine3.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr4Rauh_pI/AAAAAAAAALk/tJCC6bpYlBM/front.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr4YHLoZoI/AAAAAAAAAL0/EyKv9HUTUIw/s800/front%20quarter.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr4fUSqZaI/AAAAAAAAAME/yS4IIOriPdw/s912/IMG_2310.jpg
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr5HlKi3_I/AAAAAAAAANw/c1B_10Xj1QU/s800/Untitled-1.jpg


Center Console Mod (Courtesy of Duplicolor!)
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr41fgAWzI/AAAAAAAAANA/yyFRr0eUwFg/s800/IMG_2313.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SRr4-AhPBiI/AAAAAAAAANY/MOSmI6_utD0/s800/centerconsole4.jpg


Got rid of the god ugly stock tails and replaced them with legit kouki tails!

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SVQDJGkKAkI/AAAAAAAAAqk/dTitmuIdFUA/s800/DSC_0640.JPG


Since the turbo was fried I upgraded to a 2871r, Power FC, and 740CC Nismo Injectors. BUT Due to a busted o-ring I ended up bending rod #4 and ruining my motor. So what else is one to do? Rebuild of course :P I hope to have the motor completely rebuilt by sometime toward the end of the summer. The motor should be good enough to handle around 500hp, but I will be keeping it around 350hp (turbo limitations).

Waiting for paint and a motor:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YLQ_TlfI/AAAAAAAADbQ/-Z93NeNYn5Q/s800/DSC_0987.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YKtUaxtI/AAAAAAAADbM/IcTJF2OcT-k/s800/DSC_0986.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YMlz381I/AAAAAAAADbY/fCJM6r0xMpU/s800/DSC_0989.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YNfeq4cI/AAAAAAAADbc/pJGnDtpT1do/s800/DSC_0990.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YNhxwclI/AAAAAAAADbg/4m9H-9O6E8Q/s800/DSC_0991.JPG


http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YQabXBaI/AAAAAAAADb4/F_3rRA4ndNo/s800/DSC_0998.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YRC2CpLI/AAAAAAAADb8/pzmYgiK_c1A/s800/DSC_0999.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YScQc-4I/AAAAAAAADcI/w67Ixnnvj_A/s800/DSC_1002.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YT8gBBFI/AAAAAAAADcU/c_PHuQTWWgQ/s800/DSC_1006.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YUeH7FfI/AAAAAAAADcY/MmiBAvW6tV4/s800/DSC_1007.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YVQZVxoI/AAAAAAAADcg/PVBg8fOcRmw/s800/DSC_1009.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YWsH0fDI/AAAAAAAADco/GnR1HCBtmAY/s800/DSC_1011.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YXSue3gI/AAAAAAAADcs/g47kJ3E8Rvc/s800/DSC_1012.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YY3pjlbI/AAAAAAAADc4/KOoLMNXHHnE/s800/DSC_1015.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YZ9toH8I/AAAAAAAADdA/NECRd9nBPsE/s800/DSC_1017.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_Yb5LvDYI/AAAAAAAADdQ/4De7wydXHUs/s800/DSC_1021.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_Ya4ZJPUI/AAAAAAAADdI/xYhj7Cyhx9s/s800/DSC_1019.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YcXgpMeI/AAAAAAAADdU/nHUfUAYZRqI/s800/DSC_1022.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_Ydb_awqI/AAAAAAAADdc/Ai2WkLKCaxY/s800/DSC_1024.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_YeCgQzHI/AAAAAAAADdg/GphgaZpObLA/s800/DSC_1025.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Sl_m79x5-4I/AAAAAAAADd0/Gl3Qg-jAxuU/s800/DSC_0657.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/SiH30-BalWI/AAAAAAAAA6g/tLiLReQjnVs/s800/DSC_0854.JPG


http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Ss9wjkTp9JI/AAAAAAAAFqw/tPEppaEyDHs/s800/top.jpg

Most of the motor is assembled at this point. All that's left is the lifters, cams and the rest of the timing chain setup.. Then all the peripherals can start going back on the motor.

We did run into an issue with the oil baffle pan. Apparently ARP main studs stick out of the girdle too far and you cant seal the pan properly cause they hit the pan. Having the choice of shaving the pan or the arp stud, the oil pan was chosen as the victim.

Here it is clearly not sealing correctly (this is with the pan bolted down)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Ss9wTs8btzI/AAAAAAAAFpo/O_ZVQqZJjWI/s800/oilpan1.jpg


Fabbing oil sump to allow mating with ARP main studs:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Ss9wT9yzrXI/AAAAAAAAFp0/dD1aoBRjh-o/s800/oilpan4.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Ss9wTj-qGBI/AAAAAAAAFpw/NoE4jTzokac/s800/oilpan3.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/Ss9wTwQ2kaI/AAAAAAAAFp4/nNbBefsA5y4/s800/oilpan5.jpg
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/1323/img03681.jpg

Recap of whats being done:
Full repaint, engine bay included, installation of Type-X wing/rear valances, silvia sideskirts, silvia front lip, GTR grill. Oh and I finally got brick headlights :)

Ground 0! Soon to be painted.
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo0.jpg

Engine bay work
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo1.jpg
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo2.jpg
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo3.jpg
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo4.jpg
http://www.lsdrift.com/pics/s13/stage3/photo5.jpg

[lifewater]

Primer, new seam seal, rust removal (On strut tower, battery tray, entire bottom of my rad support), removal of that thing that holds the sohc distributor
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo6.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo7.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo8.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo9.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo10.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo11.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo12.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo13.jpg

More updates as available :)

Removal of rust on the hatch:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo14.jpg


<3 that pull. Brought to you by my 3 childhood baseball bats. Thanks Pat & Dane:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo15.jpg


Zomg so exciting:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo16.jpg


Fender fixin:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo17.jpg


More fender fixing:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/photo18.jpg

Pulled the fenders:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/DSC_1103.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/DSC_1105.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/DSC_1106.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/DSC_1107.jpg


The owner was nice enough to let me see my car get painted:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/parts_noclear1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/parts_noclear2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/parts_noclear3.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/parts_noclear4.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear3.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear4.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear5.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear6.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/noclear7.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/parts_clear1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear3.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear4.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear5.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear6.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear7.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear8.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear9.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear10.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear11.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear12.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear13.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear14.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear15.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage3/clear16.jpg


Taking it home from the autobody shop:
http://i13.photobucket.net/albums/a259/Driver11324/photo-5.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.net/albums/a259/Driver11324/photo2.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.net/albums/a259/Driver11324/photo4-1.jpg

[lifewater]

I needed some motivation, so I dressed her up all nice. All thats missing is the JDM rainguards:
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front3.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front4.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front5.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/front6.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/rear1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/rear2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/side1.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/side2.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/side3.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/wheel.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/stage4/wing1.jpg


And heres how she sits as of today:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/S4YTTUEXDCI/AAAAAAAAGEM/z7vB6AworJc/s800/lip1.jpg

Whats next:
Powdercoat crossmember: (Black Chrome) - Done
Powdercoat Z32 Brakes: (Red, hopefully matching rim lip) - Done
Powdercoat Valve Cover: (Wrinkle Red) - Done

Motor Install
Wiring (fusebox relocation to passenger side + full tuck)

PS: Yes I will lower the car when its done! :)


UPDATE: 5/3/2012

I know its been forever since I updated, but a lot of shits happened and the car finally fucking runs. Alternator was rebuilt and then almost went on fire, a bolt snapped off on my z32 calipers. Wiring is a pain in the ass. But whatever the thing fucking moves now.Thanks to Dane (MTX450), Alex and Pat for all the support for the last 3 years. And thanks to my job for slowly paying for the build.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/410942_10150707318416024_667481023_9522810_6631464 39_o.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/467428_560682143320_198902864_31179130_290361478_o .jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/531346_10100417824932557_27605925_44964265_7831764 58_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/477324_560825201630_198902864_31180175_17103727_o. jpg

Finally bought a Xenon rear bumper, which is going to be painted this week and hopefully installed. Interior still needs work. Last weekend and this week was basically spent driving around with Dane street tuning the Haltech. Sometime in the next few months I will bring it to the dyno and post the results of our hard work.

[sincity_sil80]

wow... lookin good! +1 for a sileighty

[LayNLow]

Dang, I think this is the first time I have seen all of this new stuff! Awesome shit bro!

[gearhead55]

Your car looks gorgeous man. What size and offset are those rims? tires sizes?

[lifewater]

Your car looks gorgeous man. What size and offset are those rims? tires sizes?

17x9.5 +12 I think or maybe +15

[turbo_dreams]

That's my boy !

[sickstatus]

very nice. u gunna lower her a bit?

[Z33dori]

i guess these Sil80s are starting to grow on me!

get some coils overs asap...


what valve springs are those? they look like double springs, plz do share.

[lifewater]

i guess these Sil80s are starting to grow on me!

get some coils overs asap...


what valve springs are those? they look like double springs, plz do share.


The car has coilovers, its currently running Stance GR+ Pro setup. Its so high so I can actually jack the car up and so the body shop didnt have a hard time getting it up on any ramps.

As for the valvetrain... supertech 110lbs dual spring.

[ManoNegra]

digging the color, what's it from?

[lifewater]

digging the color, what's it from?
BMW Sparkling Graphite, its on some M3's and 1 series

[bboyoracle]

Looks great! Looking forward to more updates.

[tricky_ab]

It's looking great so far!

[omgRWDgoodness!]

That color is spectacular! I was pretty relieved after seeing the rest of the paint pics, realizing that you didn't keep it flat black :bowdown:
Love everything overall too, I'd do almost exactly the same if I were to build an S13. Can't wait to see pics of it lowered and with the motor finished.

Makes me want to visit my dad so I could see it in person...
New York, son! Ball hard and build em' RIGHT!
East coast > West coast

[ILoveJDM]

why did you pull the fenders first without test fitting the wheels/tires? 17x9.5+12 you can fit with just a roll/tiny pull.
wouldve looked 100000x better without that huge pull.

[Z33dori]

The car has coilovers, its currently running Stance GR+ Pro setup. Its so high so I can actually jack the car up and so the body shop didnt have a hard time getting it up on any ramps.

As for the valvetrain... supertech 110lbs dual spring.

damn, didnt know supertech made double springs for the sr thats awesome. Thanks

[lifewater]

why did you pull the fenders first without test fitting the wheels/tires? 17x9.5+12 you can fit with just a roll/tiny pull.
wouldve looked 100000x better without that huge pull.

I just like the way it looks really, no other reason... Mind you I have stock suspension arms so its cambered a bit. Once I get adjustable arms that is gonna sit outward more. Can always rock spacers if its a few millimeters off.

[lifewater]

damn, didnt know supertech made double springs for the sr thats awesome. Thanks

My one issue with them was installation is dangerous and frustrating. I almost lost and eye when the collets didnt sit properly. I think i spent an hour just looking for lost collets too.

[Silky_Johnson]

damn one of the cleanest sileighty built here. the other one was from LB. Ca but that one only had a KA... but yours, man... props to you bro....

btw. what kind of lip is that?

[lifewater]

damn one of the cleanest sileighty built here. the other one was from LB. Ca but that one only had a KA... but yours, man... props to you bro....

btw. what kind of lip is that?

OEM Silvia Lip (ABS Plastic). Came as an option on the silvia coupes i believe. Was ridiculously hard to find.

[Silky_Johnson]

great. something i got my eyes on, yet is impossible to get by... i guess the pignose will do..

thnx though and keep up the great work

[BlitzRPS13]

Good progress man.. really like that color choice.

[cfreshs14]

wow, it came out looking great! keep us updated...

[EASTSiDe 2 WESTSiDe]

damn looking great loving the paint.

[gamble-did-it]

Nice Color.. Looks like they did a great job with the paint!!

[initial D]

Looks good, i like it alot. are you gonna clean up the wiring in the engine bay also?

[j00ni3]

props for the awesomeness, just wondering where did you get the paint done? , also how much was it for the full body paint with the fixing of blemishes?

[pinkarrowsnow]

awesome props for another awesome car coming out of the east coast.

[PureTorque]

that sucker is cleeeean, great work

[spooled240]

nice sileighty! If there's one thing I could change though, it would be the aero bumper!

[epics13]

Loving that paint job nice work

[blueshark123]

how mch did paint job cost?

[lifewater]

how mch did paint job cost?

a regrettable amount of money ;)

[LayNLow]

a regrettable amount of money ;)

Lol, aint that the truth. Im not sure if I could spend that much on paint, hell im not sure if I have put that much into my car as a whole. :eek3:
Actually I know I havent as everything I have on it came from my other car pretty much, minus the sr and i/c.
Keep us posted on your progress J. I cant wait to see it on the track. You BETTER get videos too!

[dreamin240sx]

this car is so badass where did u get your silvia conversion from>>

[lifewater]

this car is so badass where did u get your silvia conversion from>>

pandagarage.

[Enna]

nice sileighty! If there's one thing I could change though, it would be the aero bumper!

Yes.

Its been forever since I've seen a pretty clean one.

[mtx450]

Yay!:yum::yum::yum:

[rweezly_s13]

car is sexc my friend!
if you darken the tails
it would give the car a more
aggressive look!!!
but it's still sexc good work!

[Xbroke_kidX]

Wow for some odd reason this car just hits a sweet spot. Even though its Sil Front.
Good work keep it up!

[speedfreak90]

looks well done. congrats on a clean car.

[eklips3]

good work man , i like it alot. keep us updated !

[lifewater]

nice sileighty! If there's one thing I could change though, it would be the aero bumper!


I really wanted and aero bumper as well. It just wasn't in the cards this time. People are selling those things for $500 with damage, its rediculous. I'm at the point with this car where anything i buy needs to be perfect or in great condition.

If anyone knows someone selling an Aero bumper or a Xenon Rear Lip in good condition please direct them this way!

[Enna]

And that is the mentality to have.

[Max_PSi]

Cars lookin Good Joe. Can't wait to see it in person man.

[Wongger]

Looking great :)

[surge s14]

what an awesome sileighty

[juve_240sx]

great work.. keep updates coming

[tangch]

where did you get that gtr grill? ebay brand or those 150 dollar oem one?

[turbo_dreams]

where did you get that gtr grill? ebay brand or those 150 dollar oem one?

No Ebay parts were used in the making of this car.

[str33tprintz]

Nice build cant wait for the completed pics. What camera were you using for the first few pics they came out amazing.

[HyperTek]

nice quality build and attention to detail.. Kudos to you.


What are your suspension plans?

[lifewater]

nice quality build and attention to detail.. Kudos to you.


What are your suspension plans?

Stance GR Pro are already on the car, next up is SPC Arms, and subframe bushings need to be replaced.

[lifewater]

Need help from some users with powdercoating experience.

I just gave my powdercoater a ton of front end components including my entire front crossmember and steering rack. My question:

Are there any rubber components inside the steering rack that will get destroyed by the 500 degree oven baking process while powder coating (Ive already removed the Tie rods and boots)

Only answer if your 100% certain

Thanks!

[LayNLow]

The actual steering rack? Yes. There are seals inside that will most likely get destroyed from 500* temps.

[mtx450]

BUMP for awesomness. Wiring harness to commence this weekend!

[S14DRFTX]

This car is powered by Konstant Design bad ass ... I also live in new york we should meet up and make out or somthing....

[Ceepo]

Wow, that is a beautiful color man, lower the car some more and she will be sexy as hell!!! one of the few sil-eightys i like...

[initial_jc]

i like the pull and the color good job

[8Nismo9]

This is one of the few sileightys i like.

[HWYKING]

great job, car looks awesome!

[tricky_ab]

Any updates?

[93nismo]

the car looks beautiful man:] i cant wait to see it done


on a side note:
maybe im just tired or maybe people arnt reading... but he said he was going to lower it more when everything's said and done... lol stop telling him to lower it. and think of paint costs this way. im in school to be a collision repair tech. if i want to fix my car and do a full paint job like he did with a SINGLE STAGE paint, it would probably be around 500(paint/materials). and i don't have to pay labor. granted, im learning still but if you figure it takes me a month to do everything working on it 2 hours roughly a day, 4 days a week. and the lowest ive seen a shop charge for labor is 40$/hour your talking almost 1300 in labor alone. and that's with a single stage paint. maybe another tech can chime in and give another estimation for something like this but either way, a complete paint job is pretty damn expensive.

[initial240sx]

wooh really nice, where do you find the rear window spoiler?

[The Hamsterball]

this is the nicest sil80 i've seen in years.. (exterior wise).

i literally went "VROOOOOOOOOOOMMMM VROOOOOOOOMMM!!!!" after staring at the after-paint pictures.

i'm lovin the wide assed tires too.. what are they 255 or 275's? i can't tell.
they look pretty stretched so maybe they're 245's..
vroooom..

[initial240sx]

yes, i also want to know what messure are the tires....??????

[freckle]

siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[Shogun_S14]

i'm not a fan of pulls, but that one is clean. wider/lower offset wheels will utilize that pull better though. Great color and setup. Always good to see some sil80's

[bb4_96]

Updates yet?

[Spring Break '92]

Thats a really nice Sileighty. I got a friend to spray my S13 in single stage Toyota white and wet sand and buff it late last year. It was only then that I really started to get compliments from people. Paint is the single most important thing that makes a car that is older stand out.

[Jonnyblaze]

Not digging the front end but everything else looks good, especially that pull.

Throw some 25mm spacers on the rears.

[90white240]

That piggy front end was so clean, but your car looks so amazing!!

[kalypso123]

nice work and you've worked hard to buy all these parts,

but this car doesnt look right. :hyper:

[lifewater]

nice work and you've worked hard to buy all these parts,

but this car doesnt look right. :hyper:
What do you mean?

[kyles1988]

probably just sil80 hate

[lifewater]

Not much has been going on in terms of the build lately. All the powdercoating is complete and i just installed the motor. Wiring is slow but I've removed all emissions and unneeded relays (popup retractor relays, fogs etc). I will also be adding in my own relays for the headlights to run higher wattage bulbs.

Heres what was removed:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkuBWviKI/AAAAAAAAHdc/HkL-ujAfjH4/s800/722.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkt1HbqMI/AAAAAAAAHdY/SqN6HtmB_SY/s800/721.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLku03X2yI/AAAAAAAAHdg/AsqVj_V_QLI/s800/723.JPG

Small pic of the completed wiring:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkvlKYFaI/AAAAAAAAHdk/fZw4fr0zK3Y/s800/724.JPG

Pretty valve cover:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLksqcWvrI/AAAAAAAAHdI/UdaR0lTiCIM/s800/720.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkrpdpxKI/AAAAAAAAHdA/rjR8E0x2YAc/s800/718.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkqnsGfmI/AAAAAAAAHc8/eHuM8Vj5_Q4/s800/717.JPGhttp://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkqnsGfmI/AAAAAAAAHc8/eHuM8Vj5_Q4/s800/717.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLkp2GjMvI/AAAAAAAAHc4/W5rEeGR8Xbk/s800/716.JPG


Motor Install:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLaZEQM9cI/AAAAAAAAHcY/i8Vk_M8LLmA/s800/DSC_0020.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLabGextAI/AAAAAAAAHcY/wQJWM1mW5VU/s800/DSC_0024.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLacMgC6jI/AAAAAAAAHcY/3-TsrTMbPVw/s800/DSC_0026.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLafhOds_I/AAAAAAAAHcY/FjIcWxwBLec/s800/DSC_0034.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TCLai081ULI/AAAAAAAAHcY/fgxmKATvyis/s800/DSC_0039.JPG

[808nismo]

fukin awesome. now thats a beautiful paint job. how much was it and what color is that?

[lifewater]

fukin awesome. now thats a beautiful paint job. how much was it and what color is that?

BMW Sparkling graphite (think the color code is A22)

[The High & Mighty]

im loving that paint job. clean build

[mtx450]

My farmers tan is awesome!

[gsr-boost-dc]

Very nice build man!

[tricky_ab]

It's nice to see that the engine has been dropped into the bay :)

[conrad_s13.5]

(looks like) Rinkle red is the shit!!!!...it all looks sick son!

[lifewater]

Alright guys some awesome progress this weekend. Me and MTX450 really started to get deep into wiring this weekend. Heres what was accomplished:

1: Drill holes for super stealthy wire install. Headlights, Horns, Signals, and Altima Fan wiring all went through the passenger side holes drilled below. They should be high enough to avoid water going into the car, and gromets will be installed next weekend.

Picture from alongside the fender:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdADNJ33I/AAAAAAAAH20/itwMMwxWiFw/s800/DSC_0053.JPG

Terrible shot from top of where the dashboard would be on the drivers side.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAL1QrhI/AAAAAAAAH20/teVWP_7gvyU/s800/DSC_0054.JPG

Passenger side hole:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdB4Gny_I/AAAAAAAAH20/Et_Qi4MfpuI/s800/DSC_0066.JPG

Headlight wiring ( 14 gauge )
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAf9DOFI/AAAAAAAAH20/MmHYJ71hMIU/s800/DSC_0055.JPG

JDM Turn Signals/Parking light lead (this will be spliced to both once we actually start terminating connections)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAe3B66I/AAAAAAAAH20/dGEp9tZATqc/s800/DSC_0056.JPG

Shots of loomed wire (This stuff is a pain in the ass to loom btw, but it looks so dope):

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAS7AZ3I/AAAAAAAAH20/weW6MuhFVEs/s144/DSC_0057.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAuAtFfI/AAAAAAAAH20/BuWxWjsIaIA/s800/DSC_0058.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdAtqgpoI/AAAAAAAAH20/HdD_-YQMKJ4/s800/DSC_0059.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdBFt9RAI/AAAAAAAAH20/mtCosV8bo9w/s800/DSC_0063.JPG


This is a ****ty shot of the main chassis harness. Its not inside the car as we are doing a nice wire tuck. WE had a choice, hut like 60 wires and repin them or just run it all behind the dash, this probably saves us about 2 weeks of headaches:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdA1NDNYI/AAAAAAAAH20/EFTTxOzt4C8/s800/DSC_0060.JPG


At the peak of the wiring extravaganza we took the engine harness out to play, hooked everything up, and made the lights, signals, horns, and A/C work. Heres a wonderful shot of that mess:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8HxSU196GDs/TFYdCKXtP9I/AAAAAAAAH20/3MtztdGTX6w/s800/DSC_0067.JPG

And in probably one of the funniest events of the evening, we tried to make an awesome video showing our work in progress, and this is what happened:

Take 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QL9XgZBFqQ)

Annnndd then 2 seconds later when we adjusted the ground :( The whole situation was kind of ghetto. We had this little Black and Decker jump starter we were using that had no power left so everything was getting 9 volts. But hey it works right?! :)

Take 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_c3UNr-Qoc)

Next week is probably going to be terminating whatever wires we can, setting up the DiF Pulse modulated Fan controller, and more wiring tucks. A battery relocation, and start legitimizing the engine harness for stealthy installs :)

[conrad_s13.5]

damn man!
i digg it!

[HWYKING]

any updates on the build?

[wannabdr1ftr]

wow man your car is looking good....i cant wait to see it all done. Im digging the wiring youre doing.

we need updates.

[$nicklefritz]

sweet like butter bump bump , EAST COAST !!!!!!
this thread makes me wish i had documented my build oh well save that for the next rust bucket , btw is the color code a45

[lifewater]

I know its been a longggggggggggg time since an update but me and MTX450 decided to stop the project to help a friend with his build so its been down for over 3 months now. You can see his thread (killer s14 kouki build) here (http://www.importfanatix.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=11170&highlight=s14drifterx)

Last night we began the re-start of my project. We are still on wiring so pics would be pretty lame. I might take some progress pics this weekend though.

[2muchboost]

Yeah Alex's car turned out amazing. i wish I had some wiring skills because I would start that ordeal on Thursday but I am a moron when it comes to anything electrical. Keep us posted, I am sure I will see you at one of the CB meets or at a local shop. GL with build and Godspeed.

[lifewater]

So heres the progress for this weekend. We bought a mounting board for the fuse box and mounted the electronics, I decided to mount it in the glove compartment for stealthiness. Its a bit bare, but it does the job just fine. Remaining stock relays + my new headlight relays will be mounted on the back since they wont need any maintenance.

Tested a headlight and looks like it works. Only issue we are currently having is when u turn the car to ACC power the dash cluster does not light up. Need to go back and check on this, hopefully we didnt depin/toss a neccessary relay :O

http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/wiring/fuse_block_front.jpg
http://www.sileighty.net/pics/s13/wiring/fuse_block_top.jpg

[smoked240]

This is so awesome! You need to update this with some more shit.

I can't wait to go through mine completely this winter. Going to be a task haha.

[tinys s14]

clean ass build.....cant wait to see final product

[lifewater]

I havent forgotten about this thread. I just ran out of cash and my top mount fuel rail has been on backorder for 3 months -_- DOnt worry, it will run soon :)

[d-man478]

Read the whole thread. Car is sick and paint is beautiful. Can't wait for you to start updating again!

[GWB654]

i would like to thank you lifewater for posting up about the ARP mains hitting the upper oil pan. you are a lifesaver!!!

[turbo_dreams]

Earth to Joe.

[lifewater]

UPDATE: 5/3/2012

I know its been forever since I updated, but a lot of shits happened and the car finally fucking runs. Alternator was rebuilt and then almost went on fire, a bolt snapped off on my z32 calipers. Wiring is a pain in the ass. But whatever the thing fucking moves now.Thanks to Dane (MTX450), Alex and Pat for all the support for the last 3 years. And thanks to my job for slowly paying for the build.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/410942_10150707318416024_667481023_9522810_6631464 39_o.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/467428_560682143320_198902864_31179130_290361478_o .jpg

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/531346_10100417824932557_27605925_44964265_7831764 58_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/477324_560825201630_198902864_31180175_17103727_o. jpg

Finally bought a Xenon rear bumper, which is going to be painted this week and hopefully installed. Interior still needs work. Last weekend and this week was basically spent driving around with Dane street tuning the Haltech. Sometime in the next few months I will bring it to the dyno and post the results of our hard work.

[HWYKING]

niice finally got her out and runnin! what happend to your rear valence and k's lip? different route now?

[turbo_dreams]

what happend to your rear valence

They went to a good home :)

[Edwin562]

wow, a very detailed clean build. this is what i like to see. bravo on the build sir...