coupesallday!
11-02-2020, 02:10 AM
Hello my name is Christian I've been on Zilvia for awhile now and I've owned about 14 different s13s, s14s.
They are awesome cars however I wanted to build something a little different so I purchased this s12 off a guy in Long Beach for cheap back in August of 2019.
It took me a full year to get it to where it is now, when I bought the car it came with
full s13 front suspension stance coilovers, pbm arms
rear s13 subframe conversion which not a lot of s12 guys do cuz its pretty hard
tomei 2 way diff
fully adjustable arms in the rear with Porsche shocks and z32 aluminum uprights
this is how it looked when I had the car picked up(not me in photo lol):
https://i.imgur.com/byssXQ1h.jpg
this one is a little rarer because it came with a vg30e but the car wasn't running
and I had my mind set on swapping a sr in it so out goes the vg:sadwavey:
https://i.imgur.com/ehKcJcqh.jpg
Once I had the motor pulled it was time to prep the engine bay for paint.
this isn't a show car so I just rattle canned it black came out ok.
https://i.imgur.com/NuUuf3Wh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jcbQthJh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/neB7Gamh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CRfAS2Hh.jpg
Also before I painted the bay I made holes for the IC piping
they're not perfect, I also added rubber grommet
https://i.imgur.com/whTDZ5Hh.jpg
the rear hatch glass was shattered and trying to find parts like that for
these cars is a bitch! its not like 240sx where there's plenty of parts
luckily I found a guy in Oakland so I drove 5 hours to pick it up
and this is how we strapped it to my friends Yaris lol
https://i.imgur.com/4RJaLcsh.jpg
Installed
https://i.imgur.com/DU5qwA9h.jpg
My rack&pinion was leaking so I got a new reman one from vatozone
I also installed new bushings but didn't snap pics of that
https://i.imgur.com/lhum5d2h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DXxatBYh.jpg
Alright so this is how I bought the motorset. the bottom end was
already assembled and was bored .020 over
has Wiseco 86.25mm pistons
ACL race bearings
Eagle H beam connecting rods
head is stock, had oem turbo
the motor was missing a few things I had to piece together
but got everything for $1200 which I thought was a really good deal!
https://i.imgur.com/IlCTPL8h.jpg
Tomei head gasket I also used ARP head studs.
https://i.imgur.com/iH1L1eSh.jpg
the head was hot tanked and decked. and tested
fresh from the machine shop :hsdance:
https://i.imgur.com/OjDfobUh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fE3sX2Sh.jpg
getting there haha I also had the valve cover powdercoated
https://i.imgur.com/eQPtL5gh.jpg
ACT lightweight flywheel and exedy clutch
https://i.imgur.com/sGiGBHVh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FJhg06Fh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Z8utb9Oh.jpg
transmission is mounted!
https://i.imgur.com/fv6fLEVh.jpg
putting the motor in for test fit. the sr bolts right into
the s12 but since the car had a vg30 they sit higher
so that's why I got bmw motor mounts to lower it.
oh and I did all this by myself in my garage!!
https://i.imgur.com/FJYo9H0h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NMtJoKdh.jpg
trying to figure out the intercooler piping.
CX racing FMIC for s14 sr20det
https://i.imgur.com/Sk5p8uSh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xrQT9E0h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ebvWFUeh.jpg
I cutoff the recirc pipe and had the BOV flange welded in
along with the IAT sensor
https://i.imgur.com/MtDpA6bh.jpg
I'm surprised I got the FMIC to work with the s12 lol
https://i.imgur.com/XU3nM3Dh.jpg
trying to figure out how the radiator was going to sit
https://i.imgur.com/JhICkwAh.jpg
had to cut some of the bracing on the hood
https://i.imgur.com/Mvya6kxh.jpg
bought a Tomei cover and drive belts
https://i.imgur.com/j1SQrlQh.jpg
bought a timing chain tensioner from MAZWORX such a nice piece
https://i.imgur.com/YEuISVDh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ff7VH4gh.jpg
circuit sports 3 inch turbo elbow
https://i.imgur.com/uTIjGrAh.jpg
tomei 87.1mm headgasket
https://i.imgur.com/nFKKcfDh.jpg
Probably the best purchase I've made for the car is this
wiring specialties universal standalone engine harness
https://i.imgur.com/x9Jl8jrh.jpg
Tomei Expreme turbo manifold
https://i.imgur.com/6oHVFW4h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EudPVHDh.jpg
new oem oil return hose and bmw motor mounts lol
https://i.imgur.com/blsjipqh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JPRs4PVh.jpg
750cc five o injectors
https://i.imgur.com/RfJQRP2h.jpg
Garret GT2871r brand spankin new lol
https://i.imgur.com/N3UiLpjh.jpg
oh yeah
https://i.imgur.com/ORMh9o4h.jpg
swapping a couple things over to the new turbo,
I did run the oem one for a bit but had to upgrade
https://i.imgur.com/FlNnAEqh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gFBa7woh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/mlRWpeTh.jpg
the water pump was leaking so I replaced with
a new oem one! this is a must buy forsure
https://i.imgur.com/JkUtqtFh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SwikbrZh.jpg
They are awesome cars however I wanted to build something a little different so I purchased this s12 off a guy in Long Beach for cheap back in August of 2019.
It took me a full year to get it to where it is now, when I bought the car it came with
full s13 front suspension stance coilovers, pbm arms
rear s13 subframe conversion which not a lot of s12 guys do cuz its pretty hard
tomei 2 way diff
fully adjustable arms in the rear with Porsche shocks and z32 aluminum uprights
this is how it looked when I had the car picked up(not me in photo lol):
https://i.imgur.com/byssXQ1h.jpg
this one is a little rarer because it came with a vg30e but the car wasn't running
and I had my mind set on swapping a sr in it so out goes the vg:sadwavey:
https://i.imgur.com/ehKcJcqh.jpg
Once I had the motor pulled it was time to prep the engine bay for paint.
this isn't a show car so I just rattle canned it black came out ok.
https://i.imgur.com/NuUuf3Wh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jcbQthJh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/neB7Gamh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CRfAS2Hh.jpg
Also before I painted the bay I made holes for the IC piping
they're not perfect, I also added rubber grommet
https://i.imgur.com/whTDZ5Hh.jpg
the rear hatch glass was shattered and trying to find parts like that for
these cars is a bitch! its not like 240sx where there's plenty of parts
luckily I found a guy in Oakland so I drove 5 hours to pick it up
and this is how we strapped it to my friends Yaris lol
https://i.imgur.com/4RJaLcsh.jpg
Installed
https://i.imgur.com/DU5qwA9h.jpg
My rack&pinion was leaking so I got a new reman one from vatozone
I also installed new bushings but didn't snap pics of that
https://i.imgur.com/lhum5d2h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/DXxatBYh.jpg
Alright so this is how I bought the motorset. the bottom end was
already assembled and was bored .020 over
has Wiseco 86.25mm pistons
ACL race bearings
Eagle H beam connecting rods
head is stock, had oem turbo
the motor was missing a few things I had to piece together
but got everything for $1200 which I thought was a really good deal!
https://i.imgur.com/IlCTPL8h.jpg
Tomei head gasket I also used ARP head studs.
https://i.imgur.com/iH1L1eSh.jpg
the head was hot tanked and decked. and tested
fresh from the machine shop :hsdance:
https://i.imgur.com/OjDfobUh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fE3sX2Sh.jpg
getting there haha I also had the valve cover powdercoated
https://i.imgur.com/eQPtL5gh.jpg
ACT lightweight flywheel and exedy clutch
https://i.imgur.com/sGiGBHVh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FJhg06Fh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Z8utb9Oh.jpg
transmission is mounted!
https://i.imgur.com/fv6fLEVh.jpg
putting the motor in for test fit. the sr bolts right into
the s12 but since the car had a vg30 they sit higher
so that's why I got bmw motor mounts to lower it.
oh and I did all this by myself in my garage!!
https://i.imgur.com/FJYo9H0h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NMtJoKdh.jpg
trying to figure out the intercooler piping.
CX racing FMIC for s14 sr20det
https://i.imgur.com/Sk5p8uSh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/xrQT9E0h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ebvWFUeh.jpg
I cutoff the recirc pipe and had the BOV flange welded in
along with the IAT sensor
https://i.imgur.com/MtDpA6bh.jpg
I'm surprised I got the FMIC to work with the s12 lol
https://i.imgur.com/XU3nM3Dh.jpg
trying to figure out how the radiator was going to sit
https://i.imgur.com/JhICkwAh.jpg
had to cut some of the bracing on the hood
https://i.imgur.com/Mvya6kxh.jpg
bought a Tomei cover and drive belts
https://i.imgur.com/j1SQrlQh.jpg
bought a timing chain tensioner from MAZWORX such a nice piece
https://i.imgur.com/YEuISVDh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Ff7VH4gh.jpg
circuit sports 3 inch turbo elbow
https://i.imgur.com/uTIjGrAh.jpg
tomei 87.1mm headgasket
https://i.imgur.com/nFKKcfDh.jpg
Probably the best purchase I've made for the car is this
wiring specialties universal standalone engine harness
https://i.imgur.com/x9Jl8jrh.jpg
Tomei Expreme turbo manifold
https://i.imgur.com/6oHVFW4h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/EudPVHDh.jpg
new oem oil return hose and bmw motor mounts lol
https://i.imgur.com/blsjipqh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JPRs4PVh.jpg
750cc five o injectors
https://i.imgur.com/RfJQRP2h.jpg
Garret GT2871r brand spankin new lol
https://i.imgur.com/N3UiLpjh.jpg
oh yeah
https://i.imgur.com/ORMh9o4h.jpg
swapping a couple things over to the new turbo,
I did run the oem one for a bit but had to upgrade
https://i.imgur.com/FlNnAEqh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/gFBa7woh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/mlRWpeTh.jpg
the water pump was leaking so I replaced with
a new oem one! this is a must buy forsure
https://i.imgur.com/JkUtqtFh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SwikbrZh.jpg