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Old 03-14-2012, 11:50 PM   #1
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Thao's S13 Coupe

I've been meaning to make a thread for my girl's new project, but we haven't had the time. I'll try to keep it short, post pictures, and links to her videos below.

Basically, she got this BARE coupe shell for free from Max (CleanAndLegit) in November 2011. Within the first month, we got all the body work done and painted at home. Next, we pieced together all the interior, suspension (Stance coilovers, 5-lug), and parts for her motor rebuild.

We pulled a few all-nighters to put together the motor and finally dropped it in last weekend. Now, we just have to finish painting her front end and the rest of the kit.

Our goal is to get most of it done for Formula Drift in Long Beach.. Other mods and upgrades will come as soon as she saves up. Eventually, she'll be learning to drift in this car. We'll keep you updated as the car comes along. Enjoy.


Prepping for paint with our good friend, Captain Morgan.


Engine bay is done! The color is called "Artic White".


Getting the rest of the body ready for paint.


READY!


Primered.


Artic white & clear coat is done!


Interior is almost complete. Just need a nice dash.


Taillights from our good friend, Zach.


Getting ready to cut her rear bumper.


Using my bumper as a guide.


Goodbye stock suspension! Picked up these Stance coils from Zach as well.


Test fitting my AME TM02's on her car. Got the DMAX style hood from a guy on Zilvia.


New wheels! They're custom MB Drifters without the holes.


Test fitting the BN kit on my vert. ;]


Rescued this puppy on the way to the bank. >_<


New goodies for me & her.


Three rebuilds coming soon!


Ali's Machine Shop in Signal Hill. Dropped it off Monday. Got it back on the same Friday.


Spent a whole weekend putting her motor back together.


Plasti gauging all the bearings.


Sup! Our good friend Jeremy helping with engine assembly.


All clearances good. Crank installed.


Checking the thrust clearance.


Installing the stupid clip.


Dropping the pistons and rods into their bores.


Torqued and cleaned!


ARP head studs and Felpro head gasket installed.


Head, 248/248 cams, and timing chain installed.


My 350z clutch on the left. Thao's baby clutch on the right.






She's ready!


Mating the transmission.


Powertrain in, ready to go. Brakes and clutch bled.


Intake manifold installed.


Installing new lower control arms and PBM tension rods from Jeremy.


Whoop there she is.


All we have left to do is prep and paint the front end and kit.


Aerocatch install.


That's how she stands for now. Hopefully finishing up the kit and front end by the end of this week.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gii_UyTx1GQ
Thao's NEW S13 Coupe Project (Part 1/4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwKCAw5Ki5l
Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 2/4)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7CEcbI7czw
Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 3/4)


UPDATE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvTOeAPVxbo
Thao's S13 Walkaround

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm4mbw98Lcw
Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 4/4)

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Old 03-15-2012, 12:23 AM   #2
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built is coming along pretty dope...! keep up the good work...! cant wait to see the finish project...!
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Old 03-15-2012, 12:32 AM   #3
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Old 03-15-2012, 06:16 AM   #4
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lol im sub'd to you on youtube. great build
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Old 03-15-2012, 07:39 AM   #5
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Good job Matt, hope she enjoys the car as much I enjoyed watching the vids and seeing the process of this build. Hopefully once im done with my build we can all chill.
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Old 03-15-2012, 09:29 AM   #9
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Good build, you've come a long way
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Like the car, guessing you guys kept the dog?

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Nice build.

I'm glad I don't have a girl that is into cars though.
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Take notes people........................

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Nice, im fixing up a teg for my wife..just did a b20 swap on hers
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haha on the third vid, I don't think i've ever seen anybody pull the throttle cable through vents on a hood...that's pimp! pretty happy this car went to a good home.

sweet new dog btw.
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sickkk mannn props to you and thao and helping friends, hopefully we kick it soon man!
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built is coming along pretty dope...! keep up the good work...! cant wait to see the finish project...!
Thanks, we'll keep this thread updated! Finish project will probably make it out to Formula Drift LB! See you there?!

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lol im sub'd to you on youtube. great build
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Nice what did u use for the paint?
I can't remember the brands, but I will look for the reciepts and get back to you.

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Thanks we will!

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NICE. what gun, air compressor, and air filter set up did you use?
Harbor freight gun and 5 gallon compressor.. it's small.. but with some skill, it can get the job done nicely.

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Good job Matt, hope she enjoys the car as much I enjoyed watching the vids and seeing the process of this build. Hopefully once im done with my build we can all chill.
I'm sure she will Edwin. For sure man soon enough!

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Good build, you've come a long way
we also use Ali's shop for the majority of our motor preps
Thanks! Yea Ali is a great guy.. I'm happy I went to him.

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Sick! Looks good man. I need to find a girl like yours lol
I'm sure they're out there lol.

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Like the car, guessing you guys kept the dog?
Yes, we kept the free dog and the free car :P She's growing extremely fast and no longer the height of the skirts. Here's a current pic.




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Haha I was about to say this is cooler than that other girl's build thread...
That's not nice. :P

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So far so good. Keep us posted
Will do.

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Nice, I hope all goes well with it!

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haha on the third vid, I don't think i've ever seen anybody pull the throttle cable through vents on a hood...that's pimp! pretty happy this car went to a good home.

sweet new dog btw.
Yes, that hood is awesome!

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sickkk mannn props to you and thao and helping friends, hopefully we kick it soon man!
Thanks again, Max! I'm sure we will see you soon.

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Quick walk around video.
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Sub'd. Best build thread I've seen on Zilvia, and i lurk ALOT. Adorable dog :3, thanks for poppin' my post cherry. if you're aware of anyone else giving away a 240 shell or selling one for cheap, lemme know.
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Haha I was about to say this is cooler than that other girl's build thread...
fuckers crucify me for talking shit in the other thread, then agree with me in this one. :-P

for all you punk bitches: pay careful attention to this thread, grab a fucking pen and take notes.




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Not the first time and probably not the last time its gonna happen. I'm just a confused teenager finding his way in life lol
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Nice build, but do yourself and her a favor and take that fram filter off. I've had 2 come apart and toss mesh outside the hole into the motor.
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hope all that work got ya some brownie points!!

she should be happy, looks really good
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