My SR20VET...

[SR360]

Great garage! I have a nice size, white walls and good lighting are a must!

[future]

Now that's a garage

[tricky_ab]

That's a great space! I wish I had a wider garage

[KoukiMonsta]

glad to hear the new place is working well, garage looks great.

light fixtures are very cool.

who will be doing the tune?

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Everything looks great Glenn. I need to do an overhaul on my garage, I'm running out of space very quickly.

Steven, I'm glad I got the majority of the remodel out of the way before I started packing things into the garage. I didn't realize how much stuff accumulates so quickly.

Originally Posted by tricky_ab

That's a great space! I wish I had a wider garage

I wish my garage was wider as well. They consider it a "two car" garage, but I honestly am convinced it's an oversized one car. As always, I could use more space.

My Rents had enough space for another car to be parked along side of my 40 and I still had enough room to work on my car. It's a bit of a squeeze with two cars in the garage, fortunately, my girl doesn't mind parking her car outside nor has a problem with me taking the entire garage, but she knows it's my "space". I move the car over for her when I'm out of town so she can pull in into the garage at night though.

Originally Posted by KoukiMonsta

glad to hear the new place is working well, garage looks great.

light fixtures are very cool.

who will be doing the tune?

I believe we discussed who was tuning the car via pm's, but if not, he is a local tuner. He's been tuning Nissan's for 10+ years now and a fellow 240 and friend has used him in the past for tuning. I've talked with him and he is very knowledgeable on Haltech's and I'm looking forward to tuning with him.



So, I know it's been a hot minute with updates and I really don't have anything more on the progress of the car. Once I brought it down to the house I found a small coolant leak, or what I thought was one and it just ended up being the air bleed screw loose.

I also pulled my turbo blanket and installed my Stage 8 locking hardware. I have had issues with the hardware coming loose from heat cycling in the past and I felt this was the best solution, time will tell.



A few weeks ago I was sent to Bermuda on business( I know bummer right?). Let me tell you right now, if you have an opportunity to go, please do. There is so much to see on that little island. I killed my Canon batteries in one day taking pictures of this place. It is so rich in culture and history. However, you should be prepared for sticker shock. It is extremely expensive over there.




That's me checking this random passage out. We hiked and climbed for 6hrs the first day on the island.




Gunpowder cavern was built in the 1600's. History states that there use to be a moat around this man made cave, carved into the rock face here. The British use to store gun powder inside when the actively occupied the island. Apparently, this place has been shut to the outside world. We found a way inside and it was an amazing experience.



This is the main entrance/hallway into the cavern, which is the other side of that first picture. Some time in the late 1900's it was turned into a Restaurant/Bar. A lot of the bar area items were still in place.






Before I left for Bermuda, I had to pull my harness. So I spent part of Memorial day weekend pulling that out and getting it boxed up for the trip BACK to ChaseBays, which I hope is for the last and final time. They have been "looking" at it for the better part of two weeks now, I'm hoping to hear back from them any day now. I find myself a bit frustrated at this point with them. I can understand a few issues here and there. No one is perfect and there is ALOT that goes into these harnesses, but continuing to have issues and not having them sorted is getting tiring. Another issue is lack of communication. I don't like having to email someone and helplessly wait for a response. I like the luxury of picking a phone up, pressing a few buttons and getting a response immediately, especially after so much time.
Perhaps I've been too forgiving and patient, I just hope it works in the end.

Once the harness comes back, I'll have another update and hopefully a dyno date.

[FRhatch]

Seriously dude! I cannot get over how deep you went into this rebuild! I'm going to have to just post another compliment on your work! beautimus!

[tayloray]

It's a nice change to see a fellow Floridian (even though I loathe this state) doing a proper build. Looks great man.

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by FRhatch

Seriously dude! I cannot get over how deep you went into this rebuild! I'm going to have to just post another compliment on your work! beautimus!

Well, it was my second time doing the rebuild. I figured this time I would fix things I didn't do the first time. I absolutely had to take care of the rust spot on the strut tower. Thanks!

Originally Posted by tayloray

It's a nice change to see a fellow Floridian (even though I loathe this state) doing a proper build. Looks great man.

There are a few of us in the state that have dedicated the time and effort to put together a decent built car. I wouldn't say mine is the best, but I believe it's been thrown together well enough. Thanks for the positive words.

!!!Update!!!

-The harness is back in! I finished the install up sometime during the week. I added an Innovate LC1 wideband and wired that into the EMS for a permanent 02 sensor option. I had an LM2 but that thing is too big and complicated for what I was looking for and couldn't be integrated into the car for a permanent solution easily. Once everything was back in, I secured the Haltech in it's respective spot.

-I reinstalled my Intake manifold and associated items along with it. I verified I had no fuel leaks and cranked the car over. She fired right up, so it seems like all is right at this point. I'll hook the laptop up this week sometime and go over all the sensors and settings.

-I managed to get my turbo blanket in as well. Securing that thing with the safety wire is a nightmare. There has to be a better way of securing it or maybe I was doing it wrong. Either way, it's done and shall not be removed.

-Years ago(because that's how long ago this build started) I ran a Cusco 40D strut tower bar. When I purchased my Shakitto plates, the bar end plates would no longer fit, so it was removed. I like the look of a high quality polished STB residing over the motor. So, I modified and painted the end plates to fit along with the Shakitto plates. I also took the time to polish the bar. Over the years I had "preserved" it's finish with Mother's metal polish. However, it was time for some Rouge polishing compound and a high speed wheel. Results are below.




The bar pre polish...


The bar post polish...




Stay tuned, more updates when I get the chance.

[Jissan]

Fantastic build. Truly, that bay shot has me like :O

[Apex Eight]

Beautiful. Great work

[Drifting Kalamari]

Kaleeeeen!!!!

[KoukiMonsta]

Good stuff! Glad the wiring seems to be all sorted, and you took care of a few other bits.

Engine bay looks fantastic! Top notch

[ka-titties]

that money shot at the end.

[aga]

amazing build! you still haven't tuned /ran this car? the only excuse i can think of is being chest deep in supermodels.

[jr_ss]

Thanks for the kind words guys, appreciate it.

Originally Posted by aga

amazing build! you still haven't tuned /ran this car? the only excuse i can think of is being chest deep in supermodels.

First off, thanks for taking the time to read through the build. Second, I've run into a few hiccups throughout it. Obviously, the main one being the wiring harness. Now that it's sorted, it should be good to go. The other things that have prevented the tuning of this car were the purchase of a home/minor remodel and now the purchase of an engagement ring. All of these tend to cut into my funds pretty hard. Hopefully, by the beginning of Oct I'll have a date pinned down to get her tuned. Until then, I have a few things to do which I will update as they happen.

[aga]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

The other things that have prevented the tuning of this car were the purchase of a home/minor remodel

i knew it had something to do with models

good luck man.

[FRhatch]

Hey man! this looks so good! if you don't mind me asking what apexi head gasket did you get? can you just get an det head gasket? forgive the stupid question...

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by FRhatch

Hey man! this looks so good! if you don't mind me asking what apexi head gasket did you get? can you just get an det head gasket? forgive the stupid question...

A DET headgasket will work. You will have to modify one front cover bolt hole though, which isn't a big deal.

[FRhatch]

awesome! I have an S13 bottom end, does that matter? I know the S14 and S15 heads have the variable valve timing.

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by FRhatch

awesome! I have an S13 bottom end, does that matter? I know the S14 and S15 heads have the variable valve timing.

Just get one for an S13 bottom end and you'll be fine.

S14/15's have variable intake cam timing only.

[s14unimog]

Love it! Excellent work and great attention to the details. Sub'd for updates.

[600supersport]

my setup seems to be quite close to yours jr...with less clean details mind you, but the basics are quite similar....I'm still debating the VE(t) head swap. It seems quite early in your driving of this setup process (if much at all, idk), but other than the more reliable valve-train and higher potential for big power, I know it's not a stroker kit, but did the VE give u noticeable gains early in your powerband or is it all gonna translate to more top end...not that a bunch more top end is a bad thing lol.

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by s14unimog

Love it! Excellent work and great attention to the details. Sub'd for updates.

Thanks man! How's your ride doing? I'm still fighting to get this thing on the road.

Originally Posted by 600supersport

my setup seems to be quite close to yours jr...with less clean details mind you, but the basics are quite similar....I'm still debating the VE(t) head swap. It seems quite early in your driving of this setup process (if much at all, idk), but other than the more reliable valve-train and higher potential for big power, I know it's not a stroker kit, but did the VE give u noticeable gains early in your powerband or is it all gonna translate to more top end...not that a bunch more top end is a bad thing lol.

Well, unfortunately I cannot give you my first hand experience with any differences in spool and power delivery, as I have still not had it tuned. I'm currently trying to figure out a MAP issue and it looks like I've narrowed it down to a faulty sensor, but I'm not 100% on that. I'll speak with a Haltech tech tomorrow about my findings. If I do, I'll get one shipped right away and hope for the best.

Another problem is, I've forgotten what it was like to drive a BPU'd SR vs my built SR. My BPU'd SR was fast but over 6years ago. The built setup was faster, but again, it's been some time. The comparison would be a bit muddled as I'm past the 4year mark of this thing being down. Hopefully in the next month I will have this driving, atleast to shake out the bugs.

I'll be getting the harness bar in asap now that I know my issue doesn't lie in the ECU harness.

[s14unimog]

Originally Posted by jr_ss

Thanks man! How's your ride doing? I'm still fighting to get this thing on the road.

No problem, well deserved. I'm happy to see this kind of work. Mine is still running quite well actually. I'm still running ~20psi on that 20G and the same top/bottom end and it's holding up great. Seems strange that it's lasted this long actually; lol. 2yrs and counting; can you believe it's been that long?

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by s14unimog

No problem, well deserved. I'm happy to see this kind of work. Mine is still running quite well actually. I'm still running ~20psi on that 20G and the same top/bottom end and it's holding up great. Seems strange that it's lasted this long actually; lol. 2yrs and counting; can you believe it's been that long?

It's crazy that it's been two years already. I believe we started our builds around the same time and here I am, still putting the final pieces into place.

[KoukiMonsta]

Glenn, WTF is BPU'd?

dang I am a noob apparently.

[Yellow4g63]

Basic
Performance
Upgrade

Fmic, intake,Maf ect.

[ka-titties]

a popular term on supra forums... fuckin supra people lol

[jr_ss]

Originally Posted by KoukiMonsta

Glenn, WTF is BPU'd?

dang I am a noob apparently.

It's not a new term by any means. See what Yellow wrote below.

Originally Posted by Yellow4g63

Basic
Performance
Upgrade

Fmic, intake,Maf ect.

Originally Posted by ka-titties

a popular term on supra forums... fuckin supra people lol

It is frequently used by that crowd, isn't it? I've always considered a stock car slightly modified as BPU'd.

[KoukiMonsta]

I can say I learned something today. I've never heard the term. I also hate
1)basic bitches
2)performance things
3)upgrades in general

Stop thinking about the future engine build, and dyno this badgirl (please)