91 S13 Hatch First build 15 years old

[futures14drift]

New toolbox alert.. could not resist they offered me 4k for my box that i paid 2200 for, and then my brother ended up buying it back for 1800 that same day. Couple grand in debt but i was already paying 50 a week anyway for the couple of tools a week i was buying and whats 6k on top of my 35k truck.. lol..

got a nice pay raise at work too
[IMG]20161007_205219 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[MattDuqueBMX]

Love the progress man! I'm currently 17 with a 1JZ Hatch. I was considering doing a build thread as well!

[s13silvia123]

Originally Posted by futures14drift

Some of it is a bit ugly, but it is very secure. any more heat id be burning through the 22 gauge metal. The metal is stainless so i think a big factor is that i dont have stainless welding wire.. But it worked out fine and im happy with it.

the reason the welds look like that is you are using the wrong gas for stainless when you are mig welding. gas types play a factor for mig welding stainless steel. i believe you are using 80%CO2 and 20% argon. generally used for carbon steel. the right gas for mig welding stainless is tri-mix, consist of 90% helium, 7-1/2% argon, and 2-1/2% CO2. you'll get better results with tri-mix gas for welding stainless steel. also these internet welders on here don't listen to them most have never pick a welder before or know the engineering process of welding. twirl your mig gun when welding doing the letter "e" in cursive. you'll get beads like tig beads. play around with it.

[futures14drift]

[IMG]20161106_142115 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20161106_142046 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Car is all primed time to sand out this primer and then i will be applying some color... car is going to look a million times better after all of this.

[tricky_ab]

Nice to see that you're still working away on this!

[200sx Se]

nice thread man, keep up the good work!!!!

[futures14drift]

Hello everyone,

I just got the car back from the tuner after i had to replace a rod and the crank due to a wiring harness failure. Wiring specialties has let me down since the day i bought that harness. the fuel injector clip slid back and let the plug come un done and stopped fuel to the 3rd cyl on the dyno. I bit the bullet and got it all taken care of. making 338 hp on a dynojet i think? the dyno that reads lower... so got the car back few small issues and now i am going to be painting it at my work.

Any reason my 75amp alt fuse would be blowing?? i know it will blow if there are wires hooked up backwards etc.. but not sure whats going on.

Updates coming soon with pictures!

[cespana]

Originally Posted by futures14drift

Sorry for the wait guys..Update!

Since i have so much time to wait for my turbo, i decided to start fixing the body and rust on my car. It has a ton of rust, but im happy it does. Its good for me to learn how to fix it.

Anyways, got my new MIG welder this week and i went to work with it, but my welds are nothing special yet for 2 reasons. 1, i am a beginner, and 2 i am still playing with the heat and wire speed settings and figuring the perfect setting.
The start of fixing that horrible plastic filler repair job that was done before i had the car.


I truly regret painting with that stupid ass truck bed liner. just another mistake i learn from.

Yes, my welds suck i know. brand new welder and im still playing with the adjustments, but it got the job done and it doesnt need to be a perfect bead but my welds will be getting much better soon.


Turbo is still on backorder but for now i will be continuing to fix my rust, weld my diff, install my aero (no idea how) and prep for my paint job..not plastidip.

Yo need to learn how to do a good welding. Thats look like popcorn.

Anyways i really appreciate your effort on spend all your hardworking money on your S13. Like many other members advice you, please dont go to with the drift missile style 18 years old fanboy style... if everyone is advicing you about the cheap parts its because probably we already fucked up our cars by buying fake / egay parts in the past.

[futures14drift]

Originally Posted by cespana

Yo need to learn how to do a good welding. Thats look like popcorn.

Anyways i really appreciate your effort on spend all your hardworking money on your S13. Like many other members advice you, please dont go to with the drift missile style 18 years old fanboy style... if everyone is advicing you about the cheap parts its because probably we already fucked up our cars by buying fake / egay parts in the past.

Yeah you quoted something from when i was a sophomore in highschool lol and that lincoln electric welder never worked well anyway. now i am welding rear body panels and quarterpanels on bmws in a body shop for work. lol.

[futures14drift]

Little update..

Like i said got the car back from the tuner its running great need to button up a few loose ends but everything is good. spent some time this weekend wetsanding the primer getting it ready to bring to my work and spray it. I think i have made my mind up that the car is going to be grey... nice and subtle. some pics and then some more pics of what i have been up to at work, i have been getting to spend a lot of time working with the master tech at my shop cutting off body panels and welding on new panels. I have been learning so much
Wetsanding away
[IMG]20170225_214048 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Chopping off a rear body panel on a bmw
[IMG]20170220_143948 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Welding up the new one
[IMG]20170220_154128 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Mazda 3 rear body panel and lower right side pocket replacement
[IMG]20170131_164306 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Mazda CX-9 quarterpanel replacement..
[IMG]20170207_154734 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

And another quarter on a VW
[IMG]20170221_143413 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Working in Collision repair has really taught me so much about corrosion protection and body work.. i cant wait to start with a fresh shell one day and really build a perfect car.
Up next i will update with pictures of the car painted..

[futures14drift]

Doing some test fitting before paint..

hating these fiberglass fenders i found a pair of oem fenders i might run up to CT and get
[IMG]20170305_180820 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]
Also have to extend my right sideskirt this much.. time to break out the fiberglass
[IMG]20170305_143129 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[futures14drift]

Finally got to lay down some color tonight...

Really thankful i have found such a good place to work that they let me use the shop this weekend to paint my car. I am really enjoying my job.

Anyways, started off my saturday morning with my car on the trailer and headed over to work.
[IMG]20170311_070223 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Spent a couple of hours in the morning aligning those shitty fiberglass fenders and did some final prep before getting everything into the booth.
[IMG]20170311_155052 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Love my 3m accuspray gun.. this thing is the balls.. they came out with a bunch of tips so you can spray anything from clear to undercoating.
[IMG]20170311_161524 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

First coat of sealer
[IMG]20170311_163409 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

All sealed, spraying the roof black first
[IMG]20170311_172157 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

ended with 4 coats of black on the roof
[IMG]20170311_174545 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

basecoat all done about to spray clear
[IMG]20170311_201042 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

few coats of clear..
[IMG]20170311_210114 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Bumpers looking nice and wet
[IMG]20170311_210104 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

And thats all for now.. making 350 hp on a mustang dyno and cant wait to drive this thing this spring!!! I spent 15 hours at my work today painting this dam car.

[Standard]

Nice update!! So happy you went with a black roof, it'll look great. Can't wait to see the end product

[futures14drift]

Fresh out of the booth sunday morning, looks awesome..
cant wait to throw the mirrors and the wing back on.
I can see i didnt throw enough clear on the sideskirts the car is so dam low.. if i cant buff it ill have to reclear the sideskirts
[IMG]20170312_131145 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

Little wet sanding and buffing and ill be ready for reassembly
[IMG]20170312_143354 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[5280VertDET]

All that body work, paint and effort and you kept the side skirts on with screws?

[scottie]

Originally Posted by 5280VertDET

All that body work, paint and effort and you kept the side skirts on with screws?

My thoughts exactly.

[greenwood]

Persian rug makers put a purposeful flaw in their pieces as well.

Nothing is perfect


Before you know it you will no longer be 15, you'll be 30 and still doing car stuff haha

[futures14drift]

Originally Posted by greenwood

Persian rug makers put a purposeful flaw in their pieces as well.

Nothing is perfect


Before you know it you will no longer be 15, you'll be 30 and still doing car stuff haha

Hahaha i am 18 now.. but yea the screws are there because i like the way they look.. it gives it character and its my car so thats how i wanted to do it. I really like the way the hardware looks.

[5280VertDET]

Originally Posted by futures14drift

Hahaha i am 18 now.. but yea the screws are there because i like the way they look.. it gives it character and its my car so thats how i wanted to do it. I really like the way the hardware looks.

Fair enough, just leave the bold out of it. We know that; it also makes you sound like a twat. Which, I doubt you are... :2cents:

[Standard]

Looks pretty good man, what size tip are you using for base and clear?
I bought an Iwata lph400lv today, comes with a 1.4, hoping I can get away with shooting both with it, thoughts?

[futures14drift]

Originally Posted by Standard

Looks pretty good man, what size tip are you using for base and clear?
I bought an Iwata lph400lv today, comes with a 1.4, hoping I can get away with shooting both with it, thoughts?

Thank you, you will probably be fine i used a 1.3... i really love my 3m accuspray because you can get any size tip 1.2-2.0mm (one time use tips) and all you have to clean is the needle after use. its like spraying with a brand new spray gun every time... its only $200 +/-

[futures14drift]

Need some help here... this car is a never ending nightmare

Got the car back from the tuner and painted it, all was good. went to drive it after sitting for a few weeks. No boost. intercooler is good all pipes and couplings are good, the Tial Q BOV was wide open at idle?? weird. so i made a block off plate and tested it, not the problem. everything looks good i have no idea why its not making boost.

No play in the turbo, no oil in the pipes..

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

I really want to enjoy driving this car but i havent even had the chance.....

Thanks

[feito]

you're gonna have to be more detailed if you need help:
Did you drive the car back from the tuner? If so, how was it driving then? Did you ever drive it hard after the "tune"?
Did you do any kind of work around the engine bay afterwards?
What exactly is the car doing? Does it drive perfectly good until positive pressure starts showing in the boost gauge? Or is it only at higher psi? When boost doesn't "kick in", does it only feel sluggish, or does it sputter?

[okoye]

Check your wastegate.

[futures14drift]

Originally Posted by feito

you're gonna have to be more detailed if you need help:
Did you drive the car back from the tuner? If so, how was it driving then? Did you ever drive it hard after the "tune"?
Did you do any kind of work around the engine bay afterwards?
What exactly is the car doing? Does it drive perfectly good until positive pressure starts showing in the boost gauge? Or is it only at higher psi? When boost doesn't "kick in", does it only feel sluggish, or does it sputter?

Thanks for the response..

I didn't drive it back i trailered it, it was boosting fine directly after the tune. I didnt even really drive the car. I didn't do any work in the engine bay at all. when i drive it, it feels like an all motor car. no sluggish ness at all or anything just 0 boost... any thoughts? The BOV was wide open at idle, so i made a block off plate and tried to test that.. still the same... all piping looks good, the wastegate is secure. i am not sure whats going on.

[futures14drift]

Hey guys!! the thread from the dead..

If anyone is still following this..

I just pulled my car out of storage since last may. I fixed the boost leak, car is running 100% and i literally just put the mirrors and other misc. painted parts on today. I have found some new motivation and i am so excited to start driving this car again. I should have it on the road in a few weeks.

*** I am having the normal brake light short issue.. fuse keeps blowing im 99% sure i found the issue which is 2 torn wires in the hatch opening, but this is to the 3rd brake light, Im waiting to see if the fuse blows like it has been after a bit of time. Once i button that up, ill just need to put the bumpers on and other small misc stuff but its road ready !

[IMG]20180401_193016 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]20180330_202823 by [email protected], on Flickr[/IMG]

[dalecl9]

wow man, great rust work.

[futures14drift]

Originally Posted by dalecl9

wow man, great rust work.

Thank you, Honestly some of that work was when i was a little kid and i used a mig welder i could never dial in properly (lack of knowledge)

I can't wait to start a new project and really do everything with the knowledge i have now.

[futures14drift]

Whats to come next..

Gonna get it registered, put the bumpers and the wing on. Im 99% sure that i fixed the taillight issue (torn wires in the hatch going to the 3rd brake light) so once thats squared away ill be able to put some miles on the car.

In the next few months...
I am going to try and get up to clubloose north (NH) and get some seat time on the track sliding this thing.

To come is definitely a 5 lug swap, bigger brakes (z32?)?? and replacing my racelands with some fortune auto coilovers. Once i cover the suspension and brakes, maybe that will involve some new 5 lug wheels and this car will be in such a good place.. updates to follow soon!

Thanks for reading!

[Zenki_559]

Damn, i remember reading this thread a couple of years back. It's pretty cool to literally be able to see how much you've grown, learned, and how much effort you have put in to this car. With all of your set backs, down time due to paint and engine building/tuning, etc, how many miles do you think you have actually driven this since you first bought it? Keep up the awesome work!