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marc-s13
05-13-2019, 12:35 AM
Always wanted to make a build thread, so I finally got around to it!

MAY 2017
Bought this car when I turned 16 and got my learner's license.

Found it on Craigslist in woodshop class one day, and went to go look at it that night.
https://i.imgur.com/9ADOhegl.png

The owner was a really cool guy. He had plans to drift it but said it was "too clean" (his words, not mine!).

Looked good, everything was in order except for a large rust hole on the driver's side rocker. 144,000 kms (89,000 miles), automatic. Completely stock aside from an S14 VLSD that the owner swapped in.
https://i.imgur.com/Apu5lOnl.jpg

Went back the next day and bought it! $4500 CAD and it came with a manual transmission (that I would later sell in favor of a better candidate) and clutch, pressure plate, etc.
https://i.imgur.com/goqM5H7l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/k006X0Wl.jpg

First thing I did was rip off the spoiler and replace the headlights with a Hella H4 set.
https://i.imgur.com/Lcz8dl5ll.jpg


JUNE 2017
My first real work on a car was replacing a seized rear left caliper.
https://i.imgur.com/TONorJOl.jpg

Also did the obligatory sleep eyes.
https://i.imgur.com/P11mNmhl.jpg

Around this time, my friend bought an S13 of his own. Very rare color, (#FG0, only ~700 in NA I believe), and 111,000 kms (69,000 miles). Needless to say I was jealous that he had the lower mileage one.
https://i.imgur.com/48JEdQ6m.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WKitS3Fm.jpg

Left it alone for the rest of June pretty much, this is how it sat:
https://i.imgur.com/C31ibGWl.jpg

Started collecting parts I knew I wanted to put on: a set of Ichiba 5 Lug Hubs (still haven't put them on by the way, more on that later).
https://i.imgur.com/ZtlxwW3l.jpg

The bay after some cleaning and basic maintenance (the serp belt had gone out):
https://i.imgur.com/uisZx2Pl.jpg

Still regret this to this day, but I had stupidly ordered a Sparco Wheel, Circuit Sport quick release, and an NRG short hub (I was 16, give me a break!).
https://i.imgur.com/jqALPsvm.jpg

JULY 2017
I don't know what was going through my head (maybe to waste as much money as possible?), but I bought brand new wiper and indicator stalks as mine were faded out.
https://i.imgur.com/5WMuyhcm.jpg

Still, I have to say it looked good.
https://i.imgur.com/xhPgxP9l.jpg

Since my priorities were clearly completely out of whack, I decided to pick up a set of Kouki taillights for $650 CAD off Craigslist. I still regret getting these so early, but not as much as the other purchases. All OEM parts, with everything included, and the guy even did the harnesses for it.
https://i.imgur.com/SnnBShLl.jpg

Got them fitted up ASAP.

Before:
https://i.imgur.com/YyMleUCl.jpg

During:
https://i.imgur.com/w6xX5A4l.jpg

After:
https://i.imgur.com/0hK61JZl.jpg

Painted the valence piece by myself with some spray paint. Turned out great!
https://i.imgur.com/1eDiy19l.jpg

Primed:
https://i.imgur.com/ISkIWiol.jpg

Few coats of base later:
https://i.imgur.com/crpfmW2l.jpg

After clear, wetsand, and polish. Not bad for my first time painting.
https://i.imgur.com/wag1ZIam.jpg

Done!
https://i.imgur.com/sPL7mill.jpg

Started attacking some minor issues like a broken driver's side lock cylinder.
https://i.imgur.com/8zkr6esl.jpg

Took out the broken alarm and immobilizer, shedded about a kilo of wiring and junk.
https://i.imgur.com/xTLGLERl.jpg

LEDs from superbrightleds.com for the gauge cluster.
https://i.imgur.com/58k9P5Al.jpg

Got around to installing my idiotic purchase.
https://i.imgur.com/xxVH1W5l.jpg

The rust (driver's side rear rocker/quarter):
https://i.imgur.com/Ea4rLMzl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QvzhVtZl.jpg

AUGUST 2017
Picked up some R32 GT-R brakes with DBA4000 rotors.
https://i.imgur.com/ZUP9mIFl.jpg

Started gathering parts for the manual swap:
https://i.imgur.com/cyn9MFtm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Gm7b6GEm.jpg

Got all of this from a part out for $100 CAD.
https://i.imgur.com/5mNcp0dl.jpg

Got the flywheel resurfaced:
https://i.imgur.com/XJcZYCzl.jpg

Went back to the same part out and got this transmission for $210 CAD (+metal dust shield and rubber shift boot). Sold the other transmission that came with my car for $300. It was pissing tranny fluid all over the trunk of the car, so I had to squat in the trunk and hold it for the whole ride home.
https://i.imgur.com/44tgwhol.jpg

Car came back from rust repair! Looks like a decent job but turns out there was like an inch of bondo. That's what I get for only paying $500 I guess.
https://i.imgur.com/C3sadmjl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/971Iqqwl.jpg

Painted the clutch pedal and crossmember.
https://i.imgur.com/iKHkGI2m.jpg[/IMG[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ZFGEQ6gm.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/xXgnctbm.jpg

Installed my beautiful freshly painted clutch pedal.
https://i.imgur.com/0BNkOqql.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qm438GAl.jpg

Dropped the auto slug.
https://i.imgur.com/fpaY6Sal.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zqHEt1ml.jpg

Z32 reman BMC off RockAuto, in preparation for the R32 GT-R brake swap.
https://i.imgur.com/82hIUf5l.jpg

It just sat like this basically until a year later. Decided school was more important at the time, and I was just too lazy to work on it.
https://i.imgur.com/b06mrTcl.jpg

That's it for now, until I upload the pictures from my phone to my computer. It's been kind of an uneventful build up until this point, but I promise it gets more exciting.