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matts13vert · 03-14-2012, 11:50 PM

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.

Thao's NEW S13 Coupe Project (Part 1/4)

Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 2/4)

Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 3/4)

UPDATE!

Thao's S13 Walkaround

Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 4/4)

97_kouki · 03-15-2012, 12:23 AM

built is coming along pretty dope...! keep up the good work...! cant wait to see the finish project...!

Tearlessj · 03-15-2012, 12:32 AM

Thao was my ex girlfriends name. haha She was nothing like yours.

Trinidrift3 · 03-15-2012, 06:16 AM

lol im sub'd to you on youtube. great build

revert · 03-15-2012, 07:39 AM

Nice what did u use for the paint?

project-D180 · 03-15-2012, 08:28 AM

niice!!.......

airhead · 03-15-2012, 08:51 AM

NICE. what gun, air compressor, and air filter set up did you use?

Edwin562 · 03-15-2012, 09:15 AM

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.

*ManoNegra* · 03-15-2012, 09:29 AM

Good build, you've come a long way
we also use Ali's shop for the majority of our motor preps

va240dude · 03-15-2012, 09:32 AM

I'm liking it...

NismoTuner21 · 03-15-2012, 09:35 AM

Sick! Looks good man. I need to find a girl like yours lol

hobbs · 03-15-2012, 09:43 AM

Like the car, guessing you guys kept the dog?

Quote:

OBEEWON · 03-15-2012, 10:31 AM

Nice build.

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

ixfxi · 03-15-2012, 10:59 AM

Take notes people........................

^^^^ THIS...
qualifies as a build thread.

ThumbsUP

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice:
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/...9/b_160600.jpg

pacotaco345 · 03-15-2012, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

Take notes people........................

^^^^ THIS...
qualifies as a build thread.

ThumbsUP

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice:
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/...9/b_160600.jpg

Haha I was about to say this is cooler than that other girl's build thread...

godrifttoday · 03-15-2012, 12:36 PM

Dam zilvia politics

ship2236 · 03-15-2012, 01:53 PM

So far so good. Keep us posted

OutlawLui · 03-15-2012, 02:19 PM

Nice, im fixing up a teg for my wife..just did a b20 swap on hers

babyjesus · 03-15-2012, 02:44 PM

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.

CleanAndLegit · 03-15-2012, 02:51 PM

sickkk mannn props to you and thao and helping friends, hopefully we kick it soon man!

matts13vert · 03-15-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97_kouki

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?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trinidrift3

lol im sub'd to you on youtube. great build

I appreciate the sub!

Quote:

Originally Posted by revert

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etta62

built is coming along pretty dope...! keep up the good work...! cant wait to see the finish project...!

Thanks we will!

Quote:

Originally Posted by airhead

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin562

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!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManoNegra

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NismoTuner21

Sick! Looks good man. I need to find a girl like yours lol

I'm sure they're out there lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbs

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

Take notes people........................

^^^^ THIS...
qualifies as a build thread.

ThumbsUP

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice:
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/...9/b_160600.jpg

Haha thanks! We really appreciate it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacotaco345

Haha I was about to say this is cooler than that other girl's build thread...

That's not nice. :P

Quote:

Originally Posted by ship2236

So far so good. Keep us posted

Will do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilpanamajack

Nice, im fixing up a teg for my wife..just did a b20 swap on hers

Nice, I hope all goes well with it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by babyjesus

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!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CleanAndLegit

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.

matts13vert · 03-15-2012, 04:15 PM

Quick walk around video.

240 sideways · 03-15-2012, 04:38 PM

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.

ixfxi · 03-15-2012, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacotaco345

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by evilpanamajack

Nice, im fixing up a teg for my wife..just did a b20 swap on hers

uhm... yeah.

no one cares.

Quote:

Originally Posted by matts13vert

Quick walk around video.

edit: that fan looks fucking scary, put a shroud on that bitch.

airhead · 03-15-2012, 06:44 PM

5 gallon air compressor?!? Did you paint one panel at a time? props

pacotaco345 · 03-15-2012, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

fuckers crucify me for talking shit in the other thread, then agree with me in this one. :-P

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

benz88 · 03-15-2012, 07:42 PM

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.

Vicious Beaner! · 03-16-2012, 10:52 AM

nice matt looking real nice! gl

Darren · 03-16-2012, 11:34 AM

hope all that work got ya some brownie points!!

she should be happy, looks really good

tricky_ab · 03-16-2012, 11:38 AM

It's looking great so far...I'll be following this build

03-14-2012, 11:50 PM	#1
matts13vert Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Long Beach Age: 32 Posts: 1,202 Trader Rating: (31) Feedback Score: 31 reviews	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. Thao's NEW S13 Coupe Project (Part 1/4) Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 2/4) Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 3/4) UPDATE! Thao's S13 Walkaround Thao's S13 Coupe Update (Part 4/4) __________________ VISIT OUR NEW SITE! streetfaction.net Last edited by matts13vert; 04-11-2012 at 06:02 PM.. Reason: New video update.

03-15-2012, 12:32 AM	#3
Tearlessj Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Memphis Age: 32 Posts: 1,907 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Thao was my ex girlfriends name. haha She was nothing like yours. __________________ Nagasaki Motors Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.

03-15-2012, 06:16 AM	#4
Trinidrift3 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NY (845) Age: 31 Posts: 951 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	lol im sub'd to you on youtube. great build __________________

03-15-2012, 08:51 AM	#7
airhead Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IE/OC Posts: 1,885 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	NICE. what gun, air compressor, and air filter set up did you use? __________________

03-15-2012, 09:32 AM	#10
va240dude Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 千葉県／Virginia/Under my 240 Age: 42 Posts: 2,833 Trader Rating: (161) Feedback Score: 161 reviews	I'm liking it... __________________ 180SXオタクだ!

03-15-2012, 12:23 AM	#2
97_kouki Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2009 Location: cali Age: 37 Posts: 559 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	built is coming along pretty dope...! keep up the good work...! cant wait to see the finish project...!

03-15-2012, 07:39 AM	#5
revert Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: houston Age: 32 Posts: 91 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice what did u use for the paint?

03-15-2012, 08:28 AM	#6
project-D180 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: south caroloina Posts: 987 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	niice!!.......

03-15-2012, 09:15 AM	#8
Edwin562 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Whittier (562) Age: 34 Posts: 4,721 Trader Rating: (35) Feedback Score: 35 reviews	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.

03-15-2012, 09:29 AM	#9
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	Good build, you've come a long way we also use Ali's shop for the majority of our motor preps

03-15-2012, 09:35 AM	#11
NismoTuner21 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wellington, FL Age: 33 Posts: 658 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Sick! Looks good man. I need to find a girl like yours lol

03-15-2012, 10:31 AM	#13
OBEEWON Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hightened State of Emergency Posts: 6,053 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Nice build. I'm glad I don't have a girl that is into cars though. __________________

03-15-2012, 10:59 AM	#14
ixfxi Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangin on my chest Account: BANNED #fucksupreme Age: 82 Posts: 5,932 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Take notes people........................ ^^^^ THIS... qualifies as a build thread. ThumbsUP Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice: http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/...9/b_160600.jpg

03-15-2012, 12:36 PM	#16
godrifttoday Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: los angeles Age: 40 Posts: 3,120 Trader Rating: (82) Feedback Score: 82 reviews	Dam zilvia politics __________________ NEED Bolt kits for your car?

03-15-2012, 01:53 PM	#17
ship2236 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lancaster ca Age: 38 Posts: 2,126 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	So far so good. Keep us posted __________________

03-15-2012, 02:19 PM	#18
OutlawLui Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Anaheim CA Age: 37 Posts: 1,491 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Nice, im fixing up a teg for my wife..just did a b20 swap on hers __________________ .

03-15-2012, 02:44 PM	#19
babyjesus Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: moreno valley Posts: 716 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	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. __________________ thelittlebigblock.blogspot.com Last edited by babyjesus; 03-15-2012 at 02:44 PM.. Reason: kjgdakfhauiebdfc

03-15-2012, 02:51 PM	#20
CleanAndLegit Post Whore! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 3,693 Trader Rating: (55) Feedback Score: 55 reviews	sickkk mannn props to you and thao and helping friends, hopefully we kick it soon man! __________________

03-15-2012, 04:15 PM	#22
matts13vert Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Long Beach Age: 32 Posts: 1,202 Trader Rating: (31) Feedback Score: 31 reviews	Quick walk around video. __________________ VISIT OUR NEW SITE! streetfaction.net

03-15-2012, 04:38 PM	#23
240 sideways Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: The great white north. Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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.

03-15-2012, 06:44 PM	#25
airhead Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: IE/OC Posts: 1,885 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	5 gallon air compressor?!? Did you paint one panel at a time? props __________________

03-15-2012, 07:42 PM	#27
benz88 Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada. Posts: 81 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	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.

03-16-2012, 10:52 AM	#28
Vicious Beaner! Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Moreno valley/ Riverside Ca Posts: 1,505 Trader Rating: (38) Feedback Score: 38 reviews	nice matt looking real nice! gl

03-16-2012, 11:34 AM	#29
Darren Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: kelowna, bc, canada Age: 48 Posts: 680 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	hope all that work got ya some brownie points!! she should be happy, looks really good

03-16-2012, 11:38 AM	#30
tricky_ab Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: It's dark, and hell is hot! Posts: 9,414 Trader Rating: (23) Feedback Score: 23 reviews	It's looking great so far...I'll be following this build