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tuzzio · 03-23-2025, 05:08 PM

This winter was a quiet one in terms of the S13, which is usually a good sign. Mid January I got heat installed into my garage, which is such a pleasure to be honest. It really helped a lot of the winter depression to be manageable.

Turbosmart recommends one of their Direct Mount Turbo OIl filters, so I grabbed one of those and threaded it on.

The big project for this winter was swapping out the Solid Subframe risers for some GKTECH Poly Subframe Bushings. I'm a big advocate for quality of life mods, and for a full street car, solid risers are a bit overkill.

For the aluminum ones being in there for 10+ years, they came out easier than I thought, because for some reason I remember them being a bitch to get in. These abrasive wheels come in handy for a lot of projects, and this was no exception to clean up the holes.

Obviously spent some time cleaning up all of the components, as this car develops a road film like you wouldn't believe. Seems like an S-Chassis thing, or maybe its just New England in general?

While I was in there, I decided to re-do my fuel lines. Very priviledged to order my parts through work, so all new Vibrant -8AN Line, and fittings were ordered, and ran. Riv nutted some of the fuel line holders to the floor to keep things neat and tidy. I also ran a 2ga GROUND wire from the battery directly to the block, as well as moved my aeromotive fuel filter to a much more accessible location.

I had been searching for some time for a spare LH brick, as mine had a broken lower tab (grille side) and the whole corner marker side had some form of epoxy on it ever since I had gotten it. It was starting to get pretty bad, so really needed to replace it.

I stumbled upon an absolute steal on marketplace, of bricks that were already retrofitted with the same components used in my retrofit from someone in AZ. So I gave them a shipping label and they arrived a week later.

They had taken them apart and painted the reflector bowls, outside of the housing etc, and did a very poor job. I spent some time sanding the inside of the housings, hit them with SEM trim black, swapped over my bowls, and put them together with new clear lenses. Grabbed a small roll of 3M vinyl to mimic the factory paint on the glass lenses, which is a feature I've always felt was missing all along.

Aside from that, the weather has been good enough here, and the roads are pretty clear. I've got about 200 miles on it so far this season, and you know, some coffee time too.

Thanks for lookin', see ya in the fall.

03-23-2025, 05:08 PM	#168
tuzzio Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 2,649 Trader Rating: (3)	This winter was a quiet one in terms of the S13, which is usually a good sign. Mid January I got heat installed into my garage, which is such a pleasure to be honest. It really helped a lot of the winter depression to be manageable. Turbosmart recommends one of their Direct Mount Turbo OIl filters, so I grabbed one of those and threaded it on. The big project for this winter was swapping out the Solid Subframe risers for some GKTECH Poly Subframe Bushings. I'm a big advocate for quality of life mods, and for a full street car, solid risers are a bit overkill. For the aluminum ones being in there for 10+ years, they came out easier than I thought, because for some reason I remember them being a bitch to get in. These abrasive wheels come in handy for a lot of projects, and this was no exception to clean up the holes. Obviously spent some time cleaning up all of the components, as this car develops a road film like you wouldn't believe. Seems like an S-Chassis thing, or maybe its just New England in general? While I was in there, I decided to re-do my fuel lines. Very priviledged to order my parts through work, so all new Vibrant -8AN Line, and fittings were ordered, and ran. Riv nutted some of the fuel line holders to the floor to keep things neat and tidy. I also ran a 2ga GROUND wire from the battery directly to the block, as well as moved my aeromotive fuel filter to a much more accessible location. I had been searching for some time for a spare LH brick, as mine had a broken lower tab (grille side) and the whole corner marker side had some form of epoxy on it ever since I had gotten it. It was starting to get pretty bad, so really needed to replace it. I stumbled upon an absolute steal on marketplace, of bricks that were already retrofitted with the same components used in my retrofit from someone in AZ. So I gave them a shipping label and they arrived a week later. They had taken them apart and painted the reflector bowls, outside of the housing etc, and did a very poor job. I spent some time sanding the inside of the housings, hit them with SEM trim black, swapped over my bowls, and put them together with new clear lenses. Grabbed a small roll of 3M vinyl to mimic the factory paint on the glass lenses, which is a feature I've always felt was missing all along. Aside from that, the weather has been good enough here, and the roads are pretty clear. I've got about 200 miles on it so far this season, and you know, some coffee time too. Thanks for lookin', see ya in the fall.