Eoken's S13

[Eoken]

**SORRY ALL THE PHOTOS ARE GONE! I HAVE RE-SHELLED THIS FIRST CAR AND WORKING PICTURES ON THE 2ND AND 3RD PAGE!**

BETTER THAN THE FIRST :) please check it out if reading bores you XD

Thanks for viewing my thread! I will be posting pictures of my progress on here for anyone that would like to see :) Enjoy the pictures!

My car is a 1992 Nissan 240sx hatchback.

Here is a Picture of the Car when I got it back in March of 2015.

The fairly clean look on the outside drew me in... and with the bonus of a "running SR20DET" with useful mods it was a good buy.

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switched over to Photobucket for images haha. It works but it is slow and filled with pop-ups

State of the engine bay... It had a nice and blue valve cover but it sucked up a bunch of water on the way to where the guy was meeting me and it caused it to die and struggled to star until we got all the water out of the inter cooler... Low mounted pod filters do not work with high puddles and rain very well. especially ones that have holes in them.

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[FaLKoN240]

Post pics I opened this back up per OP request


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[Eoken]

Here is a shot of the interior. This is pretty close to how it was when I got the car besides the S15 steering wheel and the shift knob which I changed these out pretty much right away because the stock steering wheel was all nasty and the shift nob was not to my taste. (I turned an old plaid shirt into a shift boot temporally)

I also added a drift button which was a quick and fun mod :)

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[Eoken]

One of my first modifications was a arcage style start button! I did this on my 350Z and was pretty happy with how it turned out. It also fit perfectly in the accessory power slot.

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I then relocated the accessory power inside the center console storage.

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[Eoken]

I started gathering some major parts at the junk yard which included all of the rear trim (new seats, speaker covers, MDF covered carpeted rear side panels, various plastic trim pieces). I also took note and gather screws and tabs from many cars in the junk yard to get mine as close to stock as possible).

I also got a complete A/C system from a DOHC S13 which I would install with an adapter bracket on my SR20DET.

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[Eoken]

The 350Z shift knob was a step up from what the last owner put on my car but it was a hammy down from my 350Z and had lots of wear on it. I decided to get a Nismo aluminum shift know which I also run on my 350Z now.

+ a new genuine leather shift boot (aftermarket) very good quality! :)

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[Eoken]

New pedals!! My car was originally an auto which one of the last owners converted to manual I assume when the SR20DET was swapped in. as a result they did not switch the brake pedal out and simply cut it in half and it looked like junk. Not to mention that one of the rubber covers was missing too lol.

I managed to land a set of 350Z aluminum pedal covers which will fit with some modifications. with hours of work reshaping the accelerator metal arm to get the 350Z pedal at the right angle and height. I also had to grind down the clutch and brake pedal to mimic the shape of the 350Z. for the dead pedal I paid a nice forum user $40 and he made me one that was the same style and would fasten right up to my stock dead pedal! works great!

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I spent a lot of time when grind the brake pedal down to get the spacing even for a natural heal tow feel. I have tested it and with a technique using the side of the ball of my foot I am able to smoothly brake and blip the throttle at the same time. definely not as natural feeling as my 350Z but I can get used to it :D

[Eoken]

Alright! because I planned on getting genuine bride low max seats I wanted to give the rest of the interior a similar theme. I found some "Bride" fabric on eBay. At the time I did not realize that it might me knock off because the picture were very convincing along with the reviews. I am really against companies making money off other peoples ideas (and logos) but you live and you learn... Anyways! everything turned out really well except for the door cards which were beyond tricky for me.

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I used 3M super 90 spray adhesive. I worked well but it took some practice for sure.

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Small piece of black suede to filling in the area the other fabric would to stretch into.

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Sorry for all of the purplely photos at the beginning of this build. This was due to my camera not taking pictures well in low lighting (I work mostly at night on my car because I am so busy during the day lol). Don't worry I fixed this later on. and I will give you guys better pictures of the overall result.

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Picture next to my 2006 350Z base, and 1996 Honda CBR 600F3.

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This is the part I had trouble with the most. I first tried to put the fabric directly on the door car which did not work as it put creases in it... I ended up making a mold out of dirt in a trash bag lol. then I inverted it and glued it in place. I will probably have another go at this in the future because It did not come out that well.

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I installed these with new power window switch bezels as my old ones had cracks. I also re-soldered the joints that were cracked in the little white box and fixed some sketchy wiring that one of the old owners did and magically the windows started working fine! lol

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[10psitx]

Clean car, decent work...can't say I've seen you around town though.....

The bride material will stretch....

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[Eoken]

Thanks, I don't go to meets all the time but I try to make it out when I can.

[Eoken]

I found a digital cluster which would not power on so I sent it to superwowfactory for repairs.

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I replaced my door with one that is better condition and could be made perfect when the time comes for paint.

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Thing come apart for more improvements!

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[Eoken]

Here is a little sneak preview of my new digital climate control. (I just wired up the power for this picture only)

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covered in suede and hole made for sunload sensor

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other interior bits and bobs covered in suede.

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Minor epoxy repair to a chipped edge on the Heads up display trim.

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Here is a better look at the climate control unit in the sunlight :)

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Hooking up all the sensors and testing the motor.

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It works!! but it seems like it is always on dim mode and it is impossible to see in the daylight while driving. I will have to go back and check my wires again sometime... I noticed that it brightens up when I turn the car off and turn the key to pull it out. very strange behavior that I am still trying to understand to this day.

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Getting fresh gas as it has not been out for a while :)

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Key ring light! I got this off of a Nissan in the junk yard and modified my trim piece to fit.

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Digital cluster is working! thank you superwowfactory!

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Dash is getting some love :) filling in those cracks and sanding.

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Cutting dash for Heads up display. I found a template online that was very helpful.

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Heads up display wrapped in suede after the epoxy repair. Looks killer!

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All smooth and ready to be wrapped.

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Type-X tail lights! One of my favorite things about S13 hatchbacks.

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Wrapping the dash turned out to be very difficult and time consuming. I worked on it on and off for a few weeks. I was not able to cover the whole thing with one piece so I had to decide where the best places to cut it would be. besides some very minor wrinkles and bubbles it looks much better than before.

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Carpet comes out while I have the dash out :) I got the carpet from http://www.stockinteriors.com/

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I bought this cross brace from someone on Facebok which I planned to double up as a harness bar.

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Cleaned up the cluster surround and found a few plugs for buttons I no longer needed.

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I re-keyed all of my locks to match my key set that came with the Type-X Tail lights. This was pretty fun! I had to have a locksmith do my ignition because I could not figure out how to get it open lol.

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Here is just a quick side by side of the 350Z dead pedal and the custom S13.

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New carpet installed in the rear!

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Pioneer head unit I found on eBay for a really really good price!

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By playing with the stock radio mounts I can get it sitting in place with very little gap around it. It looks perfect!

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Some final cuts I made in my new carpet to finish installing everything back in place.

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Swapped my gas cap door for one that was in better shape.

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Time to start gathering the parts for the outside of the car! (the brakes squeaked very bad and did not work very well. the old bald tires did not help either). Something had to be done!

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[Eoken]

Dash goes in! looking amazing compared to before! Like I said not perfect but it makes me very happy.

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Nice mile stone as everything comes back together and works!

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Had a hard time with the center console but it turned out decent. There are a few spots that are not perfect but over all it is looking super.

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(in the bathroom for better lighting hahaha)

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I put in my old OEM 350Z mats since they where much better than the ones the car came with. I may just keep them in there lol.

console looks great too!

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Carpet looking fresh!

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It's always fun doodling on your dash lol

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Shorted intake to avoid sucking up water.

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[rawgarage]

Nice start... Suede all things

[d_nice]

looks real good man. GOing to to do the same with the dash.

[SoundEfx]

Wicked work man. Keep on pimpin'.

[Eoken]

For the satellite antenna right on top of the center vent ducting and it works perfectly :)

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After wiring all my speakers up and locating a mic in the old automatic seat belt track for the hands free blue tooth the unit goes in! (I tested it with one of my favorite DVDs)

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Unfortunately the pioneer using your predicted vehicle speed to disable the DVD (which is a good thing I guess except your passenger) I was able to disable this on my Clarion unit in my 350Z but the same did not apply to this one.

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It was a big improvement from this!!

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I made some fresh speaker mounts out of MDF. The old ones look like the humidity had gotten to them.

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When I installed the S15 steering wheel the horn did not work because there was no way for it to make contact with the copper pins. I purchased a cheap boss kit from eBay and robber the clock spring off of it and retro fitted away! lol

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I picked up a pair of cloth seats from the Junk Yard and cleaned at patched them up.

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I then dyed them black with dupicolor's spray on dye. It made the fabric very stiff but that is ok because no one will be sitting back there anyways lol.

I then made inserts out of bride fabric and used 3M 90 spray adhesive to attach them.

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The end result was really awesome and fresh looking! especially considering I glued them together XD

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I little doodling in class lol

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Sparco harnesses :)

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The collection of parts grows bigger!

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and bigger...

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My awesome girlfriend made me this Photoshop cake with one of my heros on it! I had to share it lol

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I got my new wheels in so I took a few fun photos lol.

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[Eoken]

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Sister backed into me... looks like the only damage was minor core support which I manage to fix and to the hood and hood latch. luckally I have plans for another hood anyways. still a pretty sad day, but the build continues!

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Awesome eBay seller made me a set of custom blue lights.

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hahahaha my cat Muffin helping me do an oil change on the Z

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[FaLKoN240]

How hard did she back into your car?! Christ.

[Hoffman5982]

Nice build! If you don't mind me asking, how much was the HUD repair?

[Hoffman5982]

How hard did she back into your car?! Christ.

It happens. My mom backed her new Lexus into my first s14. Good times.

[Eoken]

Nice build! If you don't mind me asking, how much was the HUD repair?

I think it was $125. They do not have it posted anymore but you might be able to email them and see if they can still do it.

https://superwowfactory.com/shop/product-category/services/

[Eoken]

Found a OEM Nissan strut bar that was a factory option for the 180sx thanks to Nismojunkyard.com. I have not seen too many of them for sale so I think it is pretty rare. It is very thick and very lightweight! I love how it looks in the bay!

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Comparison next to my old front strut tower brace.

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After a long time looking I found a used Trust DD exhaust. It was in pretty sad shape but I cleaned it up best I could with the tools I had. One of the baffles is stuck in the exit pipe and I can't get it out haha. It is something I have always wanted though :)

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New cobra down pipe with a flex pipe. The tubular manifold that come with my car cracked. I think it was because there was no flex joint and the mount to the transmission cross member was missing. I purchased a used Signal Auto tubular manifold which was thicker and stronger but moved my turbo back a little bit so I will need to shorted the cat. delete pipe I am using so the exhaust hangs correctly (no biggy)

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The proportions are pretty nice. These pipes are very close to 3.5 inches in diameter. I also like the look of 4 inch shot gun pipes.

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very exciting day!

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Pretty cool finish! I like how much depth it has.

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Some harness mounts available on evasivemotorsports. They are very easy to use!

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The pair.

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No contest.

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I could not wait to get them in and take it for a test drive!

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The car will not idle with out giving it a little gas from a cold start if the ambient temp outside is not 100 degrees or more. I have check the Maf signal, CAS signal, TPS, check for intake leaks... ect. it is like starting my carbed motorcycle with no chock. I think maybe before I bought it when the previous owner sucked up the water It messed up the idle air control valve (I have already replaced the MAF). It sometimes only runs on one cylinder for a few seconds and sounds absolutely horrible lol. I will have to replace the idle air control valve one day and see if it fixes the problem.

it also dies when it is warm sometime right after I come off of the throttle and i put in the clutch, but only on occasion. I think this is due to the same problem.

anyways I was inspecting my intake pipes and decided to clean my throttle body! this improved the throttle response slightly :)

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Some nice pictures in the daylight of how the car was at this point.

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I have been looking for this Garage-S hood since before I have owned the car... It was so nice when Japan Parts Service sent me a message on Zilvia and said they had one in stock. It was very worn with two major defects but it was the only one I could find in the United States with just over two years of looking. Sadly UPS damaged it even more when they shipped it! it is in a pretty sad shape but I plan of fixing it up like new after I get all the body parts I want.

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It is extremely light dude to the carbon fiber construction but very flimsy due to the structural damage that it has.

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The previous owner in japan probably cut this hole for a Greddy intake.

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The bracing structure underneath which is fiberglass needs to be re-bonded to the hood itself

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it has various cracks around that need to be reinforced with carbon fiber or fiberglass underneath. I will do fiberglass since I am planning on painting it black anyways.

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Got a slide hammer, sledge hammer, and 4x4 and pulled out and leveled the core support. Now it straight again and will look normal when painted.

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I am not sure why this rectangular hole was cut and then patched with fiberglass but it changed the couture of the hood which should match the shape of the valve cover underneath on the SR20. due to the thickness of the fiberglass and the altered shape it was making contact with the valve cover and bowing the hood up at that point changing how it lined up. This area will need to be completely reworked to get the old shape and clearance with the valve cover back.

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[Eoken]

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Found some S13 Ganadors with blue tinted mirrors :)

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They looked a little funny at first because they appear smaller but after you get used to it they are very nice looking :) super happy I found some!

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The parts are still continuing to pile up!

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My old bold tire with a slow leak rode on its side wall and completely ripped it all the way around. luckily I was only going about 30mph when this happened. My S13 was going on strike and demanded that fresh rubber be put on! sadly I would not be able to drive it for about 2 months while I saved up for the rest of the parts needed for what I wanted to do.

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I removed the tint all around so the black parts on the rear quarter glasses would show (I love this look). You can also see the nice interior from the back now :) It does get hot in Texas but I keep it in the garage most of the time so It is not too big of a deal.

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StopTech rotors.

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all the parts are ready!

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[5280VertDET]

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Not how I saw this coming along with the first installment...

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[rawgarage]

Damn TX kid shining

[Eoken]

Not how I saw this coming along with the first installment...

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Haha I love my dollar arcade button XD

[300ztt]

dude the interior came out fucking awesome! and yeah the post above me are on point lol. first mod had me like wtf.

[brndck]

whoa. this thread delivers!!!! i like the direction you're heading. clean and detailed!

[Eoken]

Maverick Motorsports duel caliper brackets. I found out the hard way you need to start the bottom bolt that holds on the second caliper before you finish tightening the four bolts that hold the bracket on... otherwise it will not clear the knuckle.

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At this point I just put the wheel on as a preview because I could not figure out how to fully attach the second caliper lol.

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Well excuuuuuuuse me!!!

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sad day! when I started my car the speedo when crazy and looked like this. I did not catch it on camera but it looked like cracks ran across the bottom and it glew very brightly. now the bottom of the display is burned out :'( not sure what caused this. the red lines sometimes come back on start up but go away shortly after. I will try to fix this but not for a while as I am not sure what the problem is. I might just replace it and break another one.

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I made a custom hand brake out of a $30.00 sword. I used a Wilwood master cylinder and a PBM bracket.

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I then welded up a bracket to mount it without having to cut any interior pieces.

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after much trial and error I found the perfect spot for it!

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First welding project!

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I love welding! It is so much fun!

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I added in an extra bolt to help spread the load and not bend the sheet metal on my transmission tunnel. The long L shape bracket also spreads the load pretty well. (this made a big difference but there is still room for improvement with my design so I will revisit it again! but for now it works. I will add another side support in the future.

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Small reinforcement plate underneath to spared the load of the bolt.

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I adjusted the angle back after a few weeks to reach it easier. but here is a good preview.

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A little paint on the bracket.

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275 wide tires lookin' good.

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Angle grinder + welding + auto seam sealer.

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Nismo coppermix clutch, pressure plate, and an S15 autech flywheel (I think). I got this in a deal with a S15 six speed transmission and an aluminum driveshaft I can shorten to fit my car. I could not turn down the deal for $300! I just have to buy an S15 trans. cross member and possibly a different clutch set up that is sprung.

I also need to somehow transfer over my speed senor gear.

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+Stock S15 shifter :) I will need to get a S15 shift knob because it is a different thread pitch.

I don't like the feel of the short shifter that is on my five speed at all. >. >

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Front set up is on!

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[brndck]

NISMO coppermix is one of the best clutches I've had. Even though its unsprung, it was still super easy on the left leg, and held fine for 280whp. I ran it for a number of years until I got a carbonetics carbon disc clutch.

[Eoken]

found this cool R33 GT-R at the COBB tuning meet here in Austin, TX :D

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Origin +40mm fenders. they are not attached and fitting properly yet but they still look much better than stock with these wide wheels! I also plan on filling in the two vent holes, I never much liked them in the front fenders.

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I ended up getting GKtech duel caliper set up brake lines which made hooking everything up really easy.

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A nice shot of the front brakes :)

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Next up on the list is body work!! I am so excited to finally get the exterior looking good. My goal is to have body work finished by March of next year. It will take me some time to save up and buy the parts that I want. At that point the car will look like I want finally :) then you will see what comes next!

[Eoken]

NISMO coppermix is one of the best clutches I've had. Even though its unsprung, it was still super easy on the left leg, and held fine for 280whp. I ran it for a number of years until I got a carbonetics carbon disc clutch.

Thanks for the input! I know when I put the six speed in I will have to pull the engine to do so. I don't want to have to do it again if I don't like the clutch lol.

[Eoken]

Hey guys, It has been a while since anything has been done to the car! :(
Good news! I was able to find a cleaner chassis which was an original black car and original 5sp with is cool :) I will be reshelling everything to the "new car" in the next month and making a new hand brake bracket that does not flex while the carpet is out.

right now the car is all stock besides upgraded speakers and headunit. It looks like it has had an alarm in it at some point before which has been taken out aswell.

This chassis has working pop up headlights, no frame damage, and no rust. the suspension in the front is also not damaged so for me it was nice to start from a better platform. The other car was super good to learn on and it is time to make a better one!

I plan on transferring everything over except the engine, and coilovers. the Megan coil overs get the job done it you want to drive and lower and raise your car as you please, but they where harsh on the street. I will be buying a set of KW coilovers as soon as I sell the parts car :)

I will also not be taking the SR20DET which had low compression (about 120). I will be swapping in a fresh one that is all factory which should make my life a lot easier and make the car stronger and more reliable.

After the engine I will finish off the body and buy a Cusco roll cage and some nice Defi gauges and a trust boost controller to finish it off :) should take longer than I thought originally but I am more excited than ever to make this car awesome!!

[Ratpack_Chad]

Good luck on your re-shell dude

[tougefactory]

Damn, Bride the effed out.. Probably one of the cleanest interiors we've seen.

Hit us up if you need anything! Zilvia prices all day everyday..

TF-WORKS

[Eoken]

Good luck on your re-shell dude

Thanks man! Just got my PS Duce 180sx rear bumper in today. It is looking pretty sweet! I also got another carpet in from stockinteriors.com and I have to send it back... again... they can't seem to get the tow pad right... like not even close!

Damn, Bride the effed out.. Probably one of the cleanest interiors we've seen.

Hit us up if you need anything! Zilvia prices all day everyday..

TF-WORKS

WOW! thanks so much for the recognition! I love you guys and this made my day. I will work hard to make it even better!

[Eoken]

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Coming back to Texas from Louisiana with my friend Tyler with the new car!

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Made it back to Texas, looking pretty straight sitting in the Buc-ee's parking lot :)

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Almost ready to transfer parts over!

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Ordered a carpet with a better insinuated backing too bring the tire noise and exhaust drone down on the highway since that is where i will be using the car most of the time. Unfortunately stockinteriors did not come through this time leaving the toe pad off and the black color was looking hella faded lol.

So... they said send it back... so i did, and they sent me this...
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Currently waiting for UPS to pick this one up and they are sending me a third one... hopefully they can get the toe pad correct this time. It looks like they where drunk when they put it on lol.

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where it should be.

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Muffin loves exploring in all the spots.

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PS Duce bumper ordered form alpha 9 wheels! big shout out to them as they are the only dealer of this bumper I could find haha. This will be the first of the many body parts I am planning for the car.

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Really good quality product. Super happy with it. Freight shipping was appalling though lol but how else are you doing to do it?

[10psitx]

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If you want to sell the one with the messed up toe pad, i'll buy it!

[Eoken]

HAHA thanks for the support, the company kept wanting me to send them back to them before they would send out the next one. Wish I could man! I will have a stock carpet available which does not have any rips as far as i know and just some discoloration around where the floor mats have been resting. Might clean up well with a wash.

[Eoken]

Getting the car ready for welding

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Scrapping the sound deadening.

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Spot welds were the way to do to avoid over heating and warping the transmission tunnel or over heating it. It does not look pretty but it made a strong bond.

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[Eoken]

Got some more welding done after much test fitting and measuring. I took the dash in and out about 5 times along with the seat a few times to make sure I was putting the master cylinder in just the right spot. Compared to where it was before it is more out of the way of my right leg because of the angle and should be slightly tighter fitting to the dash.

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This was my first design, It seemed to be very stong but did not look how I wanted.

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I made a plate for the front and used two diameter circle saws to make a 3D circular hole :)

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Welded up and ground down.

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Masked off the car lol.

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filler primer to fill in those imperfections I could not get with the grinder.

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The paint looks pretty good! Can't wait to see it with the carpet around it.

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[Eoken]

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trimmed the carpet up nicely to fit.

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[Eoken]

New engine going to be here next Tuesday!

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Super clean about 43k miles on it with good compression.

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cut off the bottom of the S13 OEM blinker canceler to fit on the S15 steering wheel and it works great!

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S13 clock-spring cut and mounted to the S15 steering wheel. It works great! much better than my old set up :)

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LHD glove box cut for OEM cool box (still have not hooked it up to the A/C vents. I will need to get some flexible hose for this and the OEM ports will not work at all!

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After some cutting and fitting...
and plastic welding lol it fits well!!

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looks messy, but it is strong and will hold it in place for sure!

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I think they sell plastic welding kits but all i used was a rotary tool with a grinding bit on it to heat it up with friction and move the puddle around lol.

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Here is the factory RHD glove box.

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KW Clubsport coilovers installed.

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LOOKING SWEET!!! first time I looked at this car and got really excited!

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BLITZ SUS power intake for my new SR

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FPR hopefully for E-85 set up way down the line.

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Type LS intercooler and radiator.

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S13 shift knob for my six speed.

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Looking nice and low!

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[tougefactory]

I have a thing for simple and clean interior.. and yours delivered. Great job man!

[Eoken]

Thanks! Always good to see positive feed back :trogdor:

[Eoken]

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cut some small steel pipe and painted it black to make some spacers.

I also got new black hardware for my handbrake set up to make it look better.

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had to modify the metal frame that the glove box mounts to. It was not clearing the cool box sticking out of the back lol.

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cool box fits snug! mine did not come with insulation foam on the right side of it and it may have been an advantage to getting it t fit. I know it comes off of most of them for some reason.

I also took a hair dryer and just slightly bent out the outer lips of the glove box so it clears the coolbox door when it opens for smooth operation. A few pieces of tape over the magnet can also help it open easier.

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out comes the cluster again for repairs. I managed to salvage the digital speedo off another broken cluster to make one good one again XD

I plan on replacing where the harness plugs into the speedo unit to because it has something wrong with the pins and it makes it flicker from time to time. took me a year to discover which component was causing this... lol >.> pretty involved with soldering!

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mounted in the car and opens and closes with no issues. I will hae to make some flexible ducts to direct air in and out of the box from the main A/C ducts. I will probably go to the junk yard and get some flexible hoses just like are going to the defrost vents under the windshield from some 90's Nissan and modify them.

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hydro installed and plumed up. The bracket I welded in is perfect! super low key and the line is almost completely hidden lol.

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always fun to chill out and enjoy the fruits of your labor for a little while:b

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tail lights and ganadors transfer ed over! this car looks really cool now! XD

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new engine is here! N1 oil cap installed!

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cutting out the fenders. I learned a few things from the last time I did this and I went about it a little differently.

I first made a cardboard template of the shape of the factory wheel arch shape. then I moved it up about two inches just bellow the body line the runs the length of the car. I wanted to leave the body line untouched because the crease in the metal provides it strength.

I then traced a line with sharpy and highlighted it with tape to make it easier to see when cutting with the angle grinder.
for the inner layer I just tore off the outer layer from it with pliers and hammered it out after making relief cuts. welded, seam sealer, undercoat, primer, paint.

and the part sticking out may provide support for my over fenders I'm thinking.

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[Eoken]

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paint

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undercoat

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can't wait to do the other side tomorrow! I will take more pictures of the steps I take because it turned out well and was very easy!

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fully on the ground

[5280VertDET]

Can you please make DIY with this on the other side? There is one sorta out there, but this method has better fore-thought.

[Eoken]

Yes. I will take some good pictures and hopefully video to help people out.

[MistyBlueS13]

Love how this car is coming together, especially the interior. Nice to see quality parts in a 240 haha. Keep up the good work!


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[Eoken]

Time to tuck my harness so I am not shredding it! I cut a small notch out of the pinch weld with my angle grinder and gave it some paint in order to reroute the harness.

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passenger side was really easy, no cutting required.

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Cross bar installed :)

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the privacy cover even fits and sits in the proper place so the trunk can close like normal! XD I really like the way it looks with it on.

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First drive with my new suspension set up! the car got hot so I had to pull over and top up the rad. lol car feels awesome though!

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I noticed my old car was making a horrible racket from the exhaust! I thought it had a leak at one of the gaskets maybe... after taking a look under the car I realized that my Trust DD resonator had enough!!!

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It was time to restore my exhaust again but this time I would do it properly! :)

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Opening up the hole reviled that the resonator Had an inner skin, a layer of thin fiberglass, and an outer skin.

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Inner skin welded up first. I worked very very slowly as it was super thin metal and the more holes I blew in it ment more time patching it up lol.

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I used some fiberglass exhaust wrap I had laying around to replace the insulating layer.

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Made a cross brace to protect the resonator.

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hung up and ready to be primed and painted! I used navel jelly to remove any rust before paint.

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Time to polish up those stainless tips!!

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I used 2000 grit sand paper in all directions to get a consistent surface. Then I went all in one direction to get a nice finish before using some metal polish to give it a final shine.

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(stage 1: after 2000 grit on the left) (stage 2: after 2000 grit all in the same direction on the right)

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after polish :) looks awesome!

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After a long and exciting night it was finally on and looking better than ever!! I also removed the old baffle that was stick inside one of the pipes lol.

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polished up my strut bar.

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Raybrig headlights off a 180SX!! I love these headlights. they are brighter than my old sealed beams and have a layer of light on each side which gives me better visibility when going around corners. These make me feel much safer driving at night.

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[Eoken]

I love my Nissans.
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More pictures of the exhaust installed.

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a couple nice pictures of the hydro in my new car.

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I spent so much time taking in and out the dash and seat while welding the bracket to get the position, angle, height.... everything just like I wanted :)
I also wanted it too not take up too much space so there was not a big hole cut in the carpet. I am very pleased with how it came out. I tested it many times and with a two pump technique I am able to lock up the tires pretty easy entering a corner at 15+ mph. anything slower or in a slight line it just slows the car down lol. pretty fun to play with and learn how to use!!

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Alarm system install! it is nice to have a digital tilt sensor to protect my wheels as well as keyless entry now :) lots of wires removed for functions my car will not be using! haha

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Que the music and get to wiring!

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Sweet remote OLED display

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Nice little shot after installing the alarm. It was so nice using the locking feature while walking away from my car for the first time! lol

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A little more work on my digital cluster as I got a good deal on two more parts clusters. I ended up swapping mine for one of the parts clusters because it was working well and did not have the flickering problem my current one had. It was so annoying when driving at night!! probably a bent pin or something.

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If anyone ever needs one of these worked on I can change parts around no problem and I have lots of spare parts now so hit me up! lol

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Learned a thing or two last time I installed these 350Z pedals on my car so I figured I would share my refined process for anyone interested!
It is pretty basic, just cut some thin cardboard with even spacing as shown on the back of the cover, trace, and cut.

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As you can see the Z33 pedal is taller and skinner than the S13 one. not to worry! just take your time making the template perfect as shown and it fits nice and tight and will not move on you!

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I took this picture to very clearly show the spacing you want when you make your template. (notice how much of the top and bottom half circle are showing).

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I will say again I had the dead pedal custom made and it bolts right up to my OEM dead pedal to match the 350Z look. For the throttle pedal I just modified the hell out of the OEM rod to get the perfect spacing, angle and height using my 350Z as a model.

I know you guys like shots of my interior! lol sorry these were at night but It was one of the first times I had the inside pretty much complete on the new car.

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350Z Nismo floor mats out of my old Z RIP.

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Time to do a little 6 speed work!

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S13 VSS Drive gear was bored out by hand from 25.0mm inside diameter to 27.9mm using a round file. The steel ball that keeps the drive gear rotating interdependently from the shaft sticks out 5.1mm when installed in its hole. I used a small green rotary tool bit to make the half circle in the drive gear deeper to fit the ball. I then used two a 1-1/18 inch external snap rings to secure the drive gear from moving up or down. to do this I had to take off a mil or two off the top and bottom inside portion of the gear and notching out a place for the ends. It fits well and the S13 VSS installs smoothly and seems to spin nicely when I spun the output shaft when it was all back together. I know people have talked about doing this but I might e the first S13 guy to try it lol! If you are interested in any more details/ methods/ tools just let me know and I can help.

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[Reece]

Like this build so far.

Why the shell swap if you don't mind me asking?

[k00laid83]

Where did you get that cross bar?

[Eoken]

Where did you get that cross bar?

I believe it is a PLM bar. I bought it off some dude in Florida on a Facebook page for $200.

[Eoken]

Like this build so far.

Why the shell swap if you don't mind me asking?

Old shell had frame damage on the passenger side which caused the door to not shut properly. There were also a million other little things about the car that bothered me. I wanted an original black car that I could do my own swap on in the end.

[edspecR]

good stuff!

[Eoken]

Time to sort out the leaky coolant overflow tank.

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eBay tank with a custom bracket I welded up works nicely.

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Five speed off! six speed on!

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Autech S15 single mass lightweight flywheel + Nismo coppermix clutch installed.

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Six speed mounted and looking good!

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I have always wanted to make an inter cooler sprayer using the rear washer fluid pump. I picked up some spare OEM fittings including single hose mounts, Y connector, spare pumps, reservoir and hose.

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I routed the hose through the frame as shown.

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the sprayers came free with the car and they work great!

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I cut out a bit of the reservoir and epoxied it back together to make some room for the inter cooler piping. It is a work in progress and I might have to take more off later.

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filler neck was shorted and RTV was used to seal it back up.

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works like a charm!

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I even wired it up to the blue arcade button that used to be a start button in my old car :)

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S15 helical differential came in! the drive train is complete and I am now ready to pull my engine and put in my SR20DET XD let the fun begin!

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smaller battery for inter cooler piping room.

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[Eoken]

More pictures coming soon! I got my engine out and did some other cool things that I would like to share including integrated windshield sprayers on the wipers like the 350Z and some G35s have! Now I can still use them but don't have to drill holes and mount them on my aftermarket hood.

[Eoken]

I took some wipers off of a G35 in the junk yard and cut out the sprayer mounting points on the wiper arms and welded them to my S13 wiper arms. I want the function to still be available without mounting sprayers to my hood so this is what I came up with. Enjoy!
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the driver side has one mounted on the bottom and the passanger side has one on top and on the bottom. This design is on some G35 models and all 350Z models as far as I know of.

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the distance from one wall to the other was shorter so I just took a very very small amount off the end of each hose and it fit perfectly.

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to make this work I had to cut out a little notch in the S13 wiper arm and cut out the part of the wiper arm that held the sprayer in place and combined the two. because the S13 wiper arm is so shallow this ment the sprayer had to hang down slightly below where the normal frame ended. at first I thought this would look funny even though it was the only way to do it. I think it turned out pretty nice end the end after paint.

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Time for the KA to go! it seems like such a normal, reliable, uneventful engine. I am looking for something more interesting and exciting :D and it has to look cool too!

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some latches I liked the design of that I will be using for my front and rear bumper.

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swapping over the gready oil pan onto my new SR

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this was the last piece I needed off of my old car, at this point I guess I could say the re-shell was complete as far as the parts I wanted were concerned. YAY! I did it!

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preping the engine to come out

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Houston, we have liftoff

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The engine bay was dusty and grimy! but with some cleaning it would look awesome!

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one engine mount had broken in two and the bottom bolt had somehow tightened itself on so hard I could not get it off after hours of trying... sign.

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wipers on the car.

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[Eoken]

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Engine mount would not come out so I had to cut it lol.

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GT-1 replica sideskirts from duraflex. I could not find the real deal for sale or I would have bought it. It looks impressive though.

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it is time to do my first engine swap! I installed togue factory heat core hoses and a wiring specialties OEM series upper engine harness to make my live easy. I also painted and install a new set of cody ace brackets for the AC (tho old ones went with the other car when I sold it).

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I am not sure if it was because the bell housing of the S15 six speed transmission is a little thicker at the front or because I did not loosen the top engine mount nuts but I had to drop the subframe down as far as I could get it to get the engine slotted into place.

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Probably the most excited I have ever been after finishing any job, ever. what a feeling!

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S15 OEM shift knob looks right at home.

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Greddy intercooler kit next on the list of things to do!

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rear housing swapped for the one off my S13 open dif to fit it to the rear sub frame. I used an OEM mounting kit for the front two mounting point.

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out with the old

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in with the new!

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battery tray cut.

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I lined both holes with a fuel line cut down the middle.

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ohhhhhhh yeah......

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driver side pipe fit through the OEM hole for the air box O.o who would have thought. lol

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put a small amount of oil in each cylinder and turned it over buy hand to make sure it was all good to do for the first start.

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driveshaft customized to fit. I am running 42 and 1/4 inches from one end to the other the overall measurement from the trans to the dif was 43 inches. I think the driveshaft could be 42 and 1/2 inches and it would fit also.

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I will need to make a new exhaust bracket because the stock one does not fit. with the six speed.

[Eoken]

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G-Corp wing!! Type-X style but longer. It is like the 326 power wing but the wiglets do not go down and almost touch the rear quarters.

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Nismo thermostat installed and SR20 fan shroud modified to fit with USDM A/C fan and A/C drier

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The end result! I just have a few things to button up like replacing the fuel pump, exhaust bracket for the downpipe, waste gate line, air filter bracket to keep it out of trouble, and a plug for oem intake pipe where the resurrecting valve would feed into. But other than that the swap is complete :)

AND NOW FOR SOME NEWS!
the 6 speed was messed up... I found this out when I tried to back it out of my driveway last week. 5th and revere would act like neutral when I let out the clutch (the nismo copper mix clutch does feel really amazing too). I figured it was a problem with the selector fork since both 5th and reverse use the same selector fork.

anyways I have read online that if you have this engine and transmission set up in a S13 you must remove the engine in order to take the gear box off. I was a bit depressed but I found another 6 speed 3 hours away and bought it for $300 and had a second go.

I was able to use the knowledge I picked up from installing the engine and dropped the sub frame down as far was it would go. Next I loosened the bottom engine mount nuts all the way off to allow them to freely move how they wanted. I then got a long wooden board and a jack and jacked up the front of the engine from the oil pan. I jacked it up until the engine fan touched the top of the fan shroud (maybe about 2 or 3 inches). This was in fact enough to get access to the bolts and remove the gearbox.

After about 12 hours of work yesterday I had the old one out and the new one in. It works really well and the gear ratios are really awesome! It is better than I imagined.
the only downside was the output shaft did not have the same machining as the old one despite having the rear casting with plug in it. kind of a let down but I am planning on using a Dakota digital box and use the S15 abs sensor in the dif to get a speed signal I can use. I have no experience with this and would love some advice here!

[Reece]

That wiper thing is the coolest shit I've ever seen done to an S13.

Glad this got updated again, I have high hopes for this car!

[TSSS22]

Nice build man, I like your wiper arm washer mod, its insane. I need to copy it :naughty:

[Eoken]

Haha I swap an engine in and people geek out the wiper arms! I love it! I'll dig up some pictures of how I made the cuts and joined the two and post them up here tonight for all you do it yourselfers. :D

[TSSS22]

Swapping the engines is too mainstream you know :keke:, people need to see something new and revolutionary like your wipers :rawk:

[Eoken]

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To start with here is a sample shot of what the G35 or 350Z wiper arm will look like that you get from a local salvage yard. I got both of mine with the hose and nozzles for $9.00

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here is a shot showing the side of the nozzles and how the clips fit into and hold it onto the metal.

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here shows the area that I cut out of the G35 wiper arm and the section cut out of the S13 arm to fit it in. you can see one corner is trimmed off so it does not show that much when the nozzle is clipped into place. You can't trim it all the way down or the metal will become too week.

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all welded up! you want to do this in sections because you will risk warming and bowing the whole wiper arm if you put too much heat into it. I ended up having to go back and fill in some more spots I missed after grinding it down and inspecting it.

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Here is a picture of the inside. you can see the cut i made on the S13 wiper arm bottoms out on the main support rod that runs along the the bottom. no welding required on the inside of the arm :)

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and here is my girlfriend Natasha! She comes over and helps out with the car whenever she can with her busy school and work schedule!

[Eoken]

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Kazama auto oil catch can installed! Going to get some black lines for it but it is looking really good for now. Still waiting on my big shipment of body work from origin and my custom roll cage from Cusco!

[Eoken]

Swapped the hoses out for black.
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[95 maxima se]

loving this build, hopefully one day ill see it in person in the austin area

[Eoken]

Yeah! Come out to the wells branch meet Saturday night. I will be bringing it there.

[Eoken]

Cusco roll cage test fit with the option rest cross bar. Basicly the 7 point cage with one extra cross bar in the back to make it symmetrical.

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[RB25GUY]

^http://images.complex.com/complex/image/upload/t_in_content_image/johnwallbruh_nve7lf.jpg

[tuzzio]

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[Eoken]

Made more progress test fitting my S13 bolt in Cusco roll cage with the interior still in the car. Still not bolted in yet but it is sitting in its proper place now. I used an extra panel I had and drilled a 3 - 3 1/2 hole in it to see where exactly to cut my holes in the permanent panels.

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Working at 3AM in Texas has it's advantages... lol. Not only is it cool outside but I was able to free hand some guide lines in the dew That was settling. I went off the curves of the plastic panel to get the perfect placement for my holes!

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The straight cuts were made with a hacksaw to flex the plastic panel around the bar of the cage. they are covered up completely by the rear seat. This makes assembly much easier and more of a flexible process (the order in which you assemble stuff does not matter as much.

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[Teddy Bruckshot]

Does anyone have the link for the Photobucket plugin, I cant see any pics. Sounds like a great build free bump for you

[Beijing_Raccoon]

Does anyone have the link for the Photobucket plugin, I cant see any pics. Sounds like a great build free bump for you

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobucket-embed-fix/naolkcpnnlofnnghnmfegnfnflicjjgj

This build is awesome! Great work mate

[S-Nation S13]

Mounting the harness on the c pillar bar ? Is that correct and legal for track use ? I’m just wondering


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[Eoken]

Mounting the harness on the c pillar bar ? Is that correct and legal for track use ? I’m just wondering


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I'm not sure :b

[Eoken]

Drilled holes and mounted my G-Corp wing today! I found some plugs out of an infinity G20 trunk. I used a very large washer and a standard Nissan 10mm bolt with blue loctite on it to secure the wing. For the measurements I used some that I found on drift works and did about 20mm from the back of the hatch and 30mm from the wi Dow and 60mm on either side left and right.

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Top (left)

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Bare metal will get painted soon when everything is finalized with the body work.

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Origin shipment gets to my house on Thursday this week!! Stay tuned!!

[greenwood]

neat cage, be sure to always be harnessed in tight or running a helmet as people die not wearing helmet in wrecks on their cages quite often.

[Eoken]

neat cage, be sure to always be harnessed in tight or running a helmet as people die not wearing helmet in wrecks on their cages quite often.

Any excuse I can use to wear a crash helmet on the streets is cool with me lol. I ride a motorcycle so it won't really be foreign for me lol.

[Eoken]

Body work came in so I could not help to tape it up and get a preview of how it looked!! Need to put the Garage-s hood on and PS Duce rear bumper on still but it is looking incredible!!

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The body work oh course needs trimming to fit properly but it still looks pretty nice!

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Comparison to before.

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[Green Arrow]

Eff yea, looking good!

[95 maxima se]

nice build man! just curious if you still have the other shell? trying to locate a couple of parts locally.

[Eoken]

nice build man! just curious if you still have the other shell? trying to locate a couple of parts locally.

Sorry I don't have the old shell any more. I sold it a few months back.

[Malik]

I love this aero combination.

[supersayianjim]

now time for coils!!

[Eoken]

Photo taken by at the last Cars and Coffee I went to.
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[95 maxima se]

Saw you doing driving on parmer by the Apple campus on Friday. Looked clean

[Eoken]

Saw you doing driving on parmer by the Apple campus on Friday. Looked clean

Thanks man! I'll keep working hard!

[dalecl9]

ive gotta say the windshield wiper sprayer mod is pretty cool!

[Eoken]

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I had a chance to work on my car a little bit after going to my first drift event. Almost finished with mounting all of the body work after a week of working on it!

[wolf904]

this thing fucks!!!!! Love the simple but oem plus engine bay, interior is fucking killer and exterior is on point! Unique aero setup

I think the exterior will really come together after the panel fitting and paint, and also dialing in tire size and ride height/alignment. so far so good!!

[Eoken]

Thanks! I worked on the rear bumper somee more today and put my wheels back on.

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[Eoken]

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[TheRealSy90]

I have to ask, why the release latches? Do you plan to take the bumpers off all the time?

[Eoken]

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