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Zilvia Junkie
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My S14 Track Slut...
Hey guys....Im kind of a lurker on here, but I figured I would post up my big project finally. Ive been working on this since mid-july and have been able to make some good progress. My goal was to create a fun car for my personal use....the car will see the road course, drift days, hell maybe even the drag strip a time or two....so basically its just suppossed to be a lot of fun for me when its done!
That in mind....since i loved my first s14 so much....i decided to get another one. I found a 96 local to me with some front end damage and scored it sans motor for 700 bux. I cleaned the gutted the piss out of the thing and fixed the body. Then the fun started...the car is fully seam welded and caged. I built a semi-tube front to replace the mangled and wrecked portions and I also made some front tubs. So far the car has some good parts on it to the tune of: RB25DET Stance GR+ Pro coils R33 Front brakes/calipers Z32 Rear calipers/rotors+Ebrake Custom Cage Recaro SPG Rays GramLights 57Maximum 17x9 Et22 all around SPL solid subframe bushings Nismo Front arms etc etc....theres lots of stuff and even more to come! My plans from here include a custom radiator/intercooler setup to keep the plumbing short (not v-mount), big turbo + custom exahust mani + custom intake mani, custom exahust + DP, some sort of EMS, kouki front, SPL susp. links...etc....its a solid project IMO and its coming along very well! A ton of pics can be seen on a forum local to my area if you go here: http://racingsouthwest.com/forums/in...howtopic=31576 and can see way more pics thru the progress of the car, and below ill post the more interesting ones! How it started: Long story short....cleand and gutted + seam welding! Seamd' bay + wheel tub construction, also note lower rad support missing! BTW i built a little dolley to hold the car up so i could easily wheel it around the garage! Here is the front end all mocked up! The cage Skip even futher ahead, just recently slid the motor in so i can do more fab, and got the car back on the ground! Motor again...note custom battery tray and tie down! I plan to update this thread regularly...and if you want to see 17 pages worth of the work i have done, look at that other thread....this is a short overview of what has taken a long time, but i just wanted to share and i hope you all like it...let me know what you think! Stay tuned! |
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Damn man, that's hot stuffs.
I wish I can weld... and have a daily driver so I can turn the S13 into a track slut... |
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you and your cool welder and your welding skills
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very nice build up...should do more than fine at the track...wish i had resources to do work like that...oh yeah, and money...
loving the maximums!
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Nice friggin work, wow. I also wish I could weld, that would make working on my car so much easier. I don't quite understand the tubs, could someone explain the reasoning behind them too me because it looks interesting.
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sexy buildup man. its comming nice. keep us updated with pics
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nice project...hope it comes along well. I wish I had the skills to weld, the time and the money to do a project like that haha...
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hey you should look into the greddy intake manifold, it'll make running the intercooler piping alot easier plus gets rid of the weird intercooler pipe plumbing, just a suggustion, but other than that it looks great
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its suppost to "stiffin" the chassis...
it really doest do too much, but it helps for really paying nothing for it. when paired with a cage etc. its a great thing, the org seems are actually glued together, so this is a way to keep everything "together" anyways, so when are we all gonna hang out? the post office again? ![]()
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wow that is some GREAT work! once i get another car i'm gonna turn my 240 in to a track slut. welding is a pretty handy trade to know my dad has been welding for like 25yrs. taught me a few things! props on the car man looking great!!!
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omg...that's really nice work...how long have you been welding? teach me master...j/k...really clean. What are your plans as far as the motor? are you leaving it stock or going with the basic bolt ons??? update with more pictures. I plan on going RB25 in my s14 when my sr dies!!!!
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Thanks for all the response guys! Im glad you guys are stoked on it like I am!
Being able to weld really makes this project affordable and practical...I save tons of money making everything myself. To those who asked....I have been only welding for a year-year and a half. I just got a TIG last week too, so my turbo manifold and intake manifold will be built by yours truly too! I would highly encourage everyone to own a MIG welder....its a great tool and you can learn quick! One of my best buds has a degree in welding and metal tech, so I mostly learned my technique from him, so that helps too! Inlandsilvia - the RB will stay stock head and stock block until i have a reason to upgrade...i think it should handle what i throw at it for now....all im going to do is pull the head, throw in a head gasket and ARP's and check everything out. It will get a beefy fuel system, custom turbo manifold and turbo setup, custom intake mani, etc. Looking to be able to make over 500whp, but while I get used to a light car with lots of power....ill prob just run 300-350whp initially so I dont kill myself ![]() ledzeppelin240 - the tubs give more wheel clearance. On my black car, with 17x8.5's and 225's it rubbed the stock wheel well pretty bad with stock tie rod length....ive got bigger tires now and with adjustable rods, so im betting the clearance wouldve been worse, so i tubbed it for better clearance. If nothing else, this project has been an excuse for me to get a lot of nice tools ![]() Ill keep it updated guys....if you have any comments/suggestions/criticism, let me know i wanna hear! |
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Zilvia Junkie
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Zerogrips13, I use a lincoln Mig, the Pro Mig-140. Some of the best money ive spent ever...seriously.
Thanks 91ka...I try to keep it nice n clean! Quote:
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Zilvia Junkie
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This just in....an Albuquerque man puts a hole in his firewall and cuts out his upper radiator support...more on news at 10....
lol...um yeah....i did some stuff today and a few otehr plans have changed, but you all will see...for now im showing teasers of carnage only ![]() Are you suppossed to be able to see through the car?? Hmmmm Missing metal everywhere! As she sits at roughly 8pm this evening! Stay tuned :evil: |
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Best project evar.
Aside from the MR RWD H22a'd Integra...but that's cause he made a lame Honda into a cool Honda.
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