My "Beater" Build.

[Charlie240sxt]

I don't normally do build threads but, I have a good amount of pics and thought I would lay it out there since its been somewhat of a funny path.

It all started when I was elbow deep in gathering parts for my caged LS1 s13 hatch build. My buddy Scottie found a coupe with Sr swap and Silvia front for a good price and was going to pick it up for a street toy while we finish his track car. About the time to go get the coupe he found anther that was already done and SUPER CLEAN. So I thought no reason to let a good deal go.

So I bought it thinking it could get a few spare parts we had laying around and use as a street/beater car.

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Once I had the car I knew it had some problems but thought I could throw a few things at it and get it in OK shape. So I bought a cheap big turbo kit off Zilvia and Started my Beater Build.

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The more I took the car apart the more problems I found, torn bushings,broken spot welds in the chassis, Ebay/off brand EVERYTHING. With the turbo kit and freshly powder coated valve cover the engine looked good but the bay looked awful. So I thought I would patch the tares, nasty cut FMIC piping holes and broken spot welds in the car. Also decided to skip weld the chassis while I was in there so I laid out a pattern.

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Then my buddy hooked me up!!!!!

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MUCH BETTER!!!!!!!!

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[FaLKoN240]

Approved. This looks promising. I fixed your images. Make sure you're using the location of the image and not the URL.

[Charlie240sxt]

So the starting point of the suspension it was wore out.

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So I took ALL of the suspension apart and put all new EVERYTHING IN.

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It was at this point I knew it wasn't a BEATER build any more......:picardfp:

So I found a S15 HLSD and installed it along with powder coated everything and new hardware from Nissan. (not shown here)

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So I had bought these cool Cosmis xt206r in hyper bronze since I normally run black wheels on everything it was a huge change for me. They fit the car really well but ran into my CTSV brakes big time.

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So I had to buy a set that would be somewhat cheap, light and that I KNEW would clear. Enter the RPF1's.

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With mock up done and room to spare I wanted the bronze look back.

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The big turbo kit I had bought came with a H1C Holset and a DOC Racing manifold. The turbo was in great shape but was from 1980's and the manifold was warped so I did was anybody in my position would do sell the holset and send the manifold off to a buddy at a machine shop.

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Then a got my replacement turbo a Comp Turbo 5556 Triplex and got to fabricating my FMIC piping.

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[BiG MiKE86]

Very nice build

[Charlie240sxt]

Once everything was mocked up in the engine bay I had to fab up an exhaust. I built a 3" 304 downpipe and "midpipe" and used an old s13 exhaust that came with the car I just cleaned it up and re polished it. Only problem I ran into was I bought to large of a muffler.

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For some reason I didn't take many pics during this process. But after everything was built I sent everything off to powder/heat coating.

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Everything came together looking ok...:fawkd:

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[Tino93hatch]

very nice! how much power is it pushing out?

[snorkelcoupe]

"Beater" okay okay haha this build is super clean so far!

[Charlie240sxt]

No power numbers yet car just got running not to long ago and is now getting painted.

[240msh]

looks good!

[Charlie240sxt]

Little man inspecting my work, he said he would let it pass.

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I ended up buying the Dorki Dori Areo bumper and side skirts

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Never got pics of full mock up but its all off getting painted now. Also have all new weather stripping to go on the car. But for now that's all I have car should be back in roughly a month. For now I have a line of cars I've been putting off getting cages put in so I hope i can have all that knocked out by the time the car comes back.

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[Charlie240sxt]

Just some customer cars that have been rolling though. Thought you guys might like a few pics.

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and an S13

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[Charlie240sxt]

Got a s14 done here at the shop. I have a BMW to do then back into the Beater build hopefully.

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[PoorMans180SX]

Coming along nicely man. I'm interested to see how that Comp turbo performs for you.

[Charlie240sxt]

Got all my customers though the shop and am wrapping up a buddy's tube front on his truck. Also the car is done so i should be going to get it back in about a week or 2.

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I made the tube front on my buddy's truck flip up as requested.

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[zenkicpe]

Clean fab skills glad to see!!

[Charlie240sxt]

Can't wait to start reassembly.

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[EFITTZY]

Busting out cages like nobody's business. Keep up the good work OP.

Need pics of your paint in sunlight! :rawk:

[Charlie240sxt]

Pic's of it out in sun and washed off.

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