My 1992 S13 Drift Car Build up

[Volchok]

So I finished up assembling everything else for the manifold and actually got around to installing the steering rack bushings, they were really worn out and over due for a change. Old on top new on bottom, obviously.


Next up is the fuel delivery system upgrades which I will do tomorrow. I am recovering from a day of riding yesterday and one hard spill at 40+ Mph...



this is for fun during weekends with no drift events!

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by Volchok

which are you referring to?

Parts Shop Max

Knuckle thread here:

http://zilvia.net/f/advertiser-speci...-knuckles.html

Website:

::Powered by MAX::

Legit stuff.

[Volchok]

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Parts Shop Max

Knuckle thread here:

http://zilvia.net/f/advertiser-speci...-knuckles.html

Website:

::Powered by MAX::

Legit stuff.

OK I thought thats what you were talking bout cause of the orange but i call them powered by max, since that is there website. I got my hydro ebrake there. I am going to go with them or with MA-Motorsports for the steering angle modification.

[JohnnyDrfiter22]

I think he ment PBM, only company i know does orange.

This drift build is real nice! AT first i was like oh no not some dumb teenage kid again making terrible choices.....

[Black240Ct]

got any more pics of ur hydro ebrake bracket set up?

[PoorMans180SX]

Originally Posted by JohnnyDrfiter22

I think he ment PBM, only company i know does orange.

This drift build is real nice! AT first i was like oh no not some dumb teenage kid again making terrible choices.....

Dan says PSM, so I say PSM.

Anyway, Yeah, I'd like to see how you set up your hydro.

[Volchok]

yeah I do have more pics of the install I will post them up in a few, I love the hydro ebrake, it works amazing. I just need to upgrade to Z32's in the rear, well all the way around really, to be most effective. What I really like is the placement. It only takes a fraction of a second to grab the handle and initiate the ebrake, with very minimal hadn travel.

[Volchok]

a few people were asking, so here are some more pics of the Hydro ebrake install:

the brake with lines attached:




welding the brake to a 1/8" piece of steel:



grinding down the tranny tunnel to weld the plate to:


welding it in:

one side done:

on to the other side:


smoothing out the welds:


bout to runs the lines through the firewall:

through the firewall:

lines hooked up to the master cylinder, just took out the hard line and attached it to the rear port of the ebrake and the put the line from the top port of ebrake where the hard line used to be. Done.




and finished product again:

[Volchok]

Last night I finally was able to install the new fuel pressure regulator and new pro lite black braided lines with AN fittings. I am absolutely in love with the pro lite lines, and will convert everything to them!

the HKS fuel rail adapter:

Sard FPR with the Blitz pressure sensor attached:

I put a T in the line and attached the old Greddy FPR gauge into it, so I can read the pressure in the engine bay for adjustments.

also threw on the Blitz radiator 1.3 bar cap

and Greddy anodized blue oil filler cap. Need to anodize the valve cover.

[paulroesa]

car looks amazing , keep up the good work.............. s13 all the way !!!!!!!

[EDacIouSX]

i'm going to have nightmares and everything is going to be blue... lol. nice build! going to bed now...

[2slow2go]

looool crip drift car

[tincan]

I would put a rubber grommet where the ebrake lines run through the fire wall. Car looks good.

[pandapoo503]

papa smurf would be proud lol. but seriously looks good dude.

[Volchok]

Originally Posted by tincan

I would put a rubber grommet where the ebrake lines run through the fire wall. Car looks good.

yeah i will, i need to cover all of the holes in the fire wall with metal tape anway for FD compliance.

My rear bumper came off at Horse Thief Mile this Saturday, and even though it was about six feet off the course, 3 people managed to hit it! I repaired it with the trusty zip tie stitching method, but i need to get a new body kit. Most likely an Origin Aggressive type 1 or 2 and then I will repaint the whole car. Still deciding what color to go with. Either a nice blue or even possibly black. When I go to 5 lug and get new wheels I might go with polished or white wheels to again be compliant with the new change in FD judging rules which wnat you to have light colored wheels.

[PoorMans180SX]

Hey, any updates? It's been a while and I'm basically doing the same thing to my newest car right now, just cleaning everything up and improving it at the same time.

[silviaz]

hope you painted the car other than...................... blue.

[Volchok]

Originally Posted by silviaz

hope you painted the car other than...................... blue.

wow how eloquent...


no updates as of yet. I need to fix my turbo/manifold. During practice for last weeks So Cal Drift comp, my turbo separated slightly from the mani causing a serious boost leak. It was like driving a KA! or worse...Apparently I made another mistake and didn;t use locking plates when installing the full race maifold and two of the screw backed themselves out. I did a bumper tap on the wall and it cuased the exhaust to swing out and seperate the two. I always learn the hard way. I have two locking plates coming in and will replace them in time for Vegasdrift on the 25th. The rear bumper is shot too so I am ordering a Origin Aggressive II full kit. I will paint the whole car very soon, and yes probably blue! I am consideing the Z33 daytona blue or something similar. I just bought a 2004 YZF450S and dropped some money into that, so no car parts for a few weeks.



Just put on new bars, AVS unbreakable levers, and grips. Need to replace the crankcase cover, and do a oil change/filter change this weekend, and then I am doing Hot Cams. That thing has some balls! I am riding every weekend that I am not drifting, makes the time between events go faster!

The to do list for the car over the next few months:

First fix the manifold then

1.) Five lug swap
2.) RPF1 17x9 front and 17x10 rear
3.) Z32 breaks
4.) Origin Aggressive II Full Kit
5.) full paint job exterior only
6.) Bride or Sparco FIA approved seat
7.) Battery relocation
8.) External Kill Switch
9.) Tow hooks
10.) Cover all holes in firewall

I will post updates iof all, thanks for looking and all of the support, positive feedback. Zilvia is a great community.

[Grip]

great progress.. definitely function before form!..

[Volchok]

So its been a while since I posted updates. I didn't do much work lately because I have spent so much time riding moto X. I have been getting in a lot of track time and jumping a lot. If I am not drifting I Want to be riding!. I did the So Cal drift competition two months ago and was killing it in practice, laying down some of the better runs along with Josh G and had a really good chance of placing well until my manifold separated from the turbo! Apparently I missed the memo on locking plates! SO I took off the mani and installed longer turbo studs I found at Ace hardware, put on the locking plates and two nuts on each stud.

Vegasdift 11 at Buffalo Bills was great, car running perfect and got in some great tandem action with Forrest Wang and some great drivers from AZ.


I let Josh drive my car a bit in the middle of the day because his car was out of commission. He wasn't used to my car, although after a few laps he said it drove great, and he accidentally spun on a wide line and hit a curb on the passenger side. The damage was pretty decent, and put me out of commission.

you can see some of th damage here:


and here you can really see the positive camber instantly added to the rear right wheel.

here you cant se the tears in my eyes but they were ther, well almost.


So it was time to go five lug and get new wheels, and I bought the five lugs from CFinch along with some z32 brakes and a nismo power brace. I picked them up form him at the VD11 event. Since Josh broke my car he offered to help fix it and was true to his word, he is a good guy thats why I didn't mind letting him drive my car. The worst part of the whole thing was the loss fo seat time.
We pulled the whole rear subframe off as the toe rod and rear lca were totally bent:

here you can see the lca bent but it is a blurry

Josh ordered a new battle version toe arm for me, and pulled a s13 sub frame form a shell at Spring Mountain Auto Body and was extremely helpful in the swap. HE did a lot of the work when I had to leave to get a tap and die kit to fix a bolt that the thread got trashed at the bottom. Of course it was the last bolt to get the sub frame in.

I also got my RPF1's!!!!!




So now I have the five lugs on the rear, along with the new sub frame and z32 brakes. I also got some 20mm H & R 5 lug spacers with Muteki light weight lugs in guess what...anodized blue!





I wasn't able to get many pics due to the time constraints. I had to much to get the repairs dne as Van and Tom were nice enough to let Josh and I use there facilities and stayed late for us to finish, but I didn't want to keep them too late.
Next week I am going to install Tein s14 inner tie rods with SPL v5 outer tie rods, the front 5 lugs, spacers and z32 brakes. I have Hawk brake pads and stainless steel brake lines coming in tomorrow. We will also put in a rebuilt steering rack and the nismo power brace. I will try to get more pics of these and the car with all four wheels on.

I love the RPF1's, simply a great lightweight wheel for the price. I have 8 and am getting 4 more soon. After the May 31st RAD Experience at HTM, its time for body kit and paint! I can;
't wait. I will also powder coat the intercooler piping and valve cover.

Thanks for reading! and happy drifting.

[brndck]

oooh i love those rpf1s in white! i have a set of 17x9.5 and a set of 17x10 in silver, but after seeing yours i may hafta get mine refinished.

nice build too! well balanced.

[Volchok]

So this past weekend I was able to get some more things done. I was going to get a Hicas rack, but I decided just to pull my rack and swap it with a rebuilt rack from ARE here in Vegas, so I could get the car back together as quick as possible.

Old rack and new SPL outer tie rods, Tein S14 inners.

the new s14 spindles and LCA with the bump stops cut off, courtesy off CFinch.

spindles and LCA Installed

The new steering rack, clean and beautiful and most importantly, leak free!

new rack installed

nismo power brace

power brace Installed, tie rods installed


new z32 brakes, Hawk pads cleaned up and painted silver



and with the wheels on


sorry for the bad quality pics, cell phone pictures.

Still need to install the rear z32 brakes and then bleed the system, and take it for an alignment.

Almost ready for RAD Experience HTM on the 31st!

[Rapier46]

Hahah dude, the dameg that was done when you hit that curb, bender the wheel in like tha,t i did the exact same thing. the drive home was fun, the angle i bent my wheel was similar lol.

[Volchok]

I didn't hit the curb my friend Josh did.

[FaLKoN240]

Be careful using all the bumpsteer adjustment in the tie rod ends, you can snap the shank. Drifting is harsh on those, especially when hitting the bump stop.

[JohnnyDrfiter22]

Wow Great Updates since i last saw!!!
Why are you useing S14 Inner tie rods, any advantages?

[Volchok]

Originally Posted by JohnnyDrfiter22

Wow Great Updates since i last saw!!!
Why are you useing S14 Inner tie rods, any advantages?

They are a little beefier than the stock ones.

So some new parts on order:

URAS style 4 knock off body kit, going to get a 2 stage metallic blue paint job at spring mountain next week when the kit comes in.

Summit racing battery relocation kit
Taylor Master battery disconnect switch
summit racing tow hooks
4 more Enkei RPF1's
2 Sparco Pro 2000 seats in black
Sparco Monza Black Suede with anodized blue center Steering Wheel
NRG Anodized blue quick release hub.

Also got some safety gear for the Pro Ams:
GForce Pro Eliminator Helmet Matte Black
GForce GF525 Racing driver suit in black
GForce G5 Gloves black
GForce Nomex socks
Sparco Race Pro Shoes black
Oakley Carbon X Balaclava

I can't wait to get the body kit and paint job done, will post up pics along with pics of the battery relco and shut off switch, seats and steering wheel.

After this the car will be done! Wow....

[240love]

awsome build!!!

but can an s13 ever really be done?

[Volchok]

yeah thats very true, in fact I realized that I still need to do the power steering cooler, they were out of the one I wanted when I ordered from Summitt the other day. I still have to do that and I need more gauges and replace the existing non functioning cluster with a custom one that does work. So that would be a fuel gauge, tach, E.G.T and maybe speedo.

But it will be almost complete! I am really excited about all of the parts that are on order. I seriuosly can;t wait!!!! The pain job is going to be great, make the whole car look completely different.

[s13skank]

Dude that is truely a bad ass build!