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ROUGE180 · 11-29-2007, 07:33 PM

Damn that ish is minty.. I got chills just looking at it.. WOW.. I need a garage. I would love to talke my car completely apart and clean it up in the manner you did. Shoot.. I may bring my car to you and pay you to make it minty HAHA.. Keep it up.. cant wait for more pics.

wannabe_drifter · 11-29-2007, 08:40 PM

Sooooooooo CLEAN !!!!
As good as new !! if not better !!

berz · 11-29-2007, 08:50 PM

lookin good keep it up

90KAcoupe · 12-15-2007, 11:26 PM

well just for a small update.. we i finally got everything figured out with the headgasket. they ended up sending my money back after 7weeks.. well i havent got it yet.. but i better... so i order the gasket strait from cometic like i should have to begin with.. and i ordered a bunch of more parts to get my car rollin...

1. oil filter relocation
2. blaster coil
3. hooker header muffler offset single 2.5" input/ dual 2.5" output (should sound mellow and not loud.. and im building the rest with some stainless piping.
4. good set of spark plug wires.
5. radiator hoses

i also traded a extra slave cylinder i rebuilt. and some flywheel bolts for 4 s14 se wheels. and 4 z31 wheels.

and well i made a ballin ass comp chair.

Subzeroqc · 12-16-2007, 12:52 AM

The gold is a little much for my taste, but damn thats hella clean!!! GJ man, keep us posted.

90KAcoupe · 12-21-2007, 11:04 PM

the car is finally starting to come together.. i have alot of parts coming in soon.. but i still have alot of work to do..

i love how i went back and read my build thread from the begining on 240sxforums.. and i noticed at first i thought this would take me 3 weeks.. then till june.... then till aug.....so im done estimating when my car will be driveable..

right now i need some type of struts/springs for my car.. so if u have any let me know.. i need something dirt cheap... or if u have any s13 rear upper strut mounts.. i can put a set of blown stock struts and springs on it..

i bled the brakes tonight so i have brakes... lol they do alot of good when u dont have struts or an engine.

SOMEBODY PLEASE SELL ME SOME CHEAP ASS STRUTS FOR A REALLY CHEAP PRICE!!!!!!!

thedecapitator · 12-21-2007, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatGuy

Where does this fit into your build?

LMFAO!!

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 12:42 AM

well for an update with no pictures..... sorry im to tired...

but well the engine is together and ready to go in the car but i have one problem...

THE FUCKING COMETIC GASKET LEAKS OIL!!!!!!!!!!

so the head has to come off..

oh and just for the record the cometic leaking problem commonly found is an error in the design of the gaskets. for the explination click the link below

http://www.ka-t.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30606
thats me on ka-t

so dont buy cometic untill this gets fixed!!! hopefully the first customer service guy is cool enough to listen cause i will call back untill somebody listens

HalveBlue · 12-30-2007, 12:56 AM

Yeah, Cometic gaskets are shit.

Just ask Steve Shadows.

morbid · 12-30-2007, 01:12 AM

damn man if you were gonna redo everythign like that you might as well gotten a cheap one in not such great condition.

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 01:17 AM

yea but then i guess thats just more work to do... cause my interior is perfect and all the weather stripping is good so i dont have to screw with that stuff.. and the body is strait and rust free.

slow40 · 12-30-2007, 01:22 AM

that sucks jeremey, cometic does shaft some people.
i've heard they seal better with copper spray and a surface Ra of
AT LEAST 60 or below (prolifometer) , but yours
seems to be a different problem altogether

haven't s13 ka's been using cometics without problems though?
gl man

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 01:26 AM

so do and some do and some don't.. i have searched ka-t about the problem and there are like 15 threads about peoples cometic gaskets leaking..

dops13 · 12-30-2007, 01:38 AM

Nice build... never get a cometic gasket!

alindeman1989 · 12-30-2007, 01:43 AM

keep up the good work

OBEEWON · 12-30-2007, 11:12 AM

Is the leaky gasket only with KA's, or is the SR design flawed too?

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 12:03 PM

idk... i haven't looked at the cometic sr gasket.

jbuckley · 12-30-2007, 03:09 PM

wow cool stuff man! glad to see someone who isnt doin gay stuff to their car . propppss

nismo tuned s14 · 12-30-2007, 03:25 PM

whats up. i havent seen you at joes in a while.

my cometic head gasket leaked for like a day. i was told it was because there is cork in between the metal. if it sits for too long in a warehouse or something the cork wont seal until liquid hits it and it expands again.

lol whether thats true or not i dont know. either way i freaked out and then it never leaked again.

-justin

PoorMans180SX · 12-30-2007, 03:55 PM

Nice build man. You're doing what I've wanted to do for a while now.

Why did you remove EGR though? Just to make it look cleaner?

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nismo tuned s14

whats up. i havent seen you at joes in a while.

my cometic head gasket leaked for like a day. i was told it was because there is cork in between the metal. if it sits for too long in a warehouse or something the cork wont seal until liquid hits it and it expands again.

lol whether thats true or not i dont know. either way i freaked out and then it never leaked again.

-justin

idk.. its cool urs isnt leakin but i went and bought a felpro headgasket.. and im calling it done.. i just hope i can get my money back from cometic.

but whens the last time u talked to joe?? bobby told me he wasnt doin to good.... if u kno wat i mean..

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoorMans180SX

Nice build man. You're doing what I've wanted to do for a while now.

Why did you remove EGR though? Just to make it look cleaner?

yea basiclly. i dont need it for emissions around here.. and i got rid of the carbon canister and everything.. so it just cleans up the engine quite a bit.

JDS Performance · 12-30-2007, 04:20 PM

Cleans engine bay and keeps the engine itself cleaner - not as much carbon build up everywhere.

I even noticed the throttle to be more responsive - of course I did alot of others things which could have contributed to that so...

nismo tuned s14 · 12-30-2007, 04:27 PM

yeah felpro shouldnt let ya down. but i know how ya feel when you get everything together and your f'n head gasket leaks. i almost went on a rampage.

sofo259 · 12-30-2007, 04:31 PM

damn son !!! this build up gave me a shit ton of encouragement to get my coupe rollin !!!

awesome build, why didn't you just run an OEM head gasket to begin with ?? from what i have read on this thread your not going to be making enough power to need the cometic..

drftwerks · 12-30-2007, 05:39 PM

so stock links and arms??

90KAcoupe · 12-30-2007, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drftwerks

so stock links and arms??

yea but i have made them adjustable by adding rod ends in them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofo259

damn son !!! this build up gave me a shit ton of encouragement to get my coupe rollin !!!

awesome build, why didn't you just run an OEM head gasket to begin with ?? from what i have read on this thread your not going to be making enough power to need the cometic..

i just wanted it to be safe when i was out at the track and peggin the rev limiter and stuff.. but the head is back on with the felpro gasket.. so im back where i was last night.

90KAcoupe · 12-31-2007, 01:31 AM

the engine almost went in tonight but the flywheel bolts had stretched threads so if u have any flywheel bolts lmk asap....

90KAcoupe · 12-31-2007, 11:01 AM

who just neg repped me thinking i neg repped them.. i didnt do it..

90KAcoupe · 01-01-2008, 07:21 PM

I guess its time to post an update..
the engine is in the car and i didnt get any work done on it today cause we had some family come over and we had a hardcore ping pong tournament. but here are some pics of the engine in the car.

and i bought a set of agx's with intrax springs off here today. so i will have something decent on my car untill i build my koni setup that im wanting to build
koni setup will be:
koni 8610 race inserts
custom strut housings
GC coilover sleeves
some type of camber plates.

ms!3 · 01-01-2008, 07:25 PM

pretty fresh, i'm assuming everything was powered coated?

11-29-2007, 08:40 PM	#92
wannabe_drifter Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Québec, Canada Age: 40 Posts: 245 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sooooooooo CLEAN !!!! As good as new !! if not better !! __________________

12-15-2007, 11:26 PM	#94
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well just for a small update.. we i finally got everything figured out with the headgasket. they ended up sending my money back after 7weeks.. well i havent got it yet.. but i better... so i order the gasket strait from cometic like i should have to begin with.. and i ordered a bunch of more parts to get my car rollin... 1. oil filter relocation 2. blaster coil 3. hooker header muffler offset single 2.5" input/ dual 2.5" output (should sound mellow and not loud.. and im building the rest with some stainless piping. 4. good set of spark plug wires. 5. radiator hoses i also traded a extra slave cylinder i rebuilt. and some flywheel bolts for 4 s14 se wheels. and 4 z31 wheels. and well i made a ballin ass comp chair. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

12-21-2007, 11:04 PM	#96
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the car is finally starting to come together.. i have alot of parts coming in soon.. but i still have alot of work to do.. i love how i went back and read my build thread from the begining on 240sxforums.. and i noticed at first i thought this would take me 3 weeks.. then till june.... then till aug.....so im done estimating when my car will be driveable.. right now i need some type of struts/springs for my car.. so if u have any let me know.. i need something dirt cheap... or if u have any s13 rear upper strut mounts.. i can put a set of blown stock struts and springs on it.. i bled the brakes tonight so i have brakes... lol they do alot of good when u dont have struts or an engine. SOMEBODY PLEASE SELL ME SOME CHEAP ASS STRUTS FOR A REALLY CHEAP PRICE!!!!!!! __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

12-30-2007, 12:42 AM	#98
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well for an update with no pictures..... sorry im to tired... but well the engine is together and ready to go in the car but i have one problem... THE FUCKING COMETIC GASKET LEAKS OIL!!!!!!!!!! so the head has to come off.. oh and just for the record the cometic leaking problem commonly found is an error in the design of the gaskets. for the explination click the link below http://www.ka-t.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30606 thats me on ka-t so dont buy cometic untill this gets fixed!!! hopefully the first customer service guy is cool enough to listen cause i will call back untill somebody listens __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

12-30-2007, 01:17 AM	#101
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea but then i guess thats just more work to do... cause my interior is perfect and all the weather stripping is good so i dont have to screw with that stuff.. and the body is strait and rust free. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

11-29-2007, 07:33 PM	#91
ROUGE180 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Potomac, MD Posts: 880 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: ROUGE180 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Damn that ish is minty.. I got chills just looking at it.. WOW.. I need a garage. I would love to talke my car completely apart and clean it up in the manner you did. Shoot.. I may bring my car to you and pay you to make it minty HAHA.. Keep it up.. cant wait for more pics.

11-29-2007, 08:50 PM	#93
berz Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: sgv Posts: 862 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lookin good keep it up

12-16-2007, 12:52 AM	#95
Subzeroqc Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mtl Age: 36 Posts: 108 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The gold is a little much for my taste, but damn thats hella clean!!! GJ man, keep us posted.

12-30-2007, 12:56 AM	#99
HalveBlue Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I'm somewhere where I don't know where I am! Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, Cometic gaskets are shit. Just ask Steve Shadows.

12-30-2007, 01:12 AM	#100
morbid Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: . Age: 34 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	damn man if you were gonna redo everythign like that you might as well gotten a cheap one in not such great condition.

12-30-2007, 01:22 AM	#102
slow40 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: TN Age: 38 Posts: 360 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	that sucks jeremey, cometic does shaft some people. i've heard they seal better with copper spray and a surface Ra of AT LEAST 60 or below (prolifometer) , but yours seems to be a different problem altogether haven't s13 ka's been using cometics without problems though? gl man

12-30-2007, 01:26 AM	#103
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so do and some do and some don't.. i have searched ka-t about the problem and there are like 15 threads about peoples cometic gaskets leaking.. __________________ the sig rules are gay!! Last edited by 90KAcoupe; 12-30-2007 at 01:40 AM.. Reason: i cant spell at 2:40a.m.

12-30-2007, 01:38 AM	#104
dops13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 732 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Nice build... never get a cometic gasket!

12-30-2007, 01:43 AM	#105
alindeman1989 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newark/bayarea,Ca Age: 34 Posts: 902 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	keep up the good work

12-30-2007, 11:12 AM	#106
OBEEWON Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hightened State of Emergency Posts: 6,053 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Is the leaky gasket only with KA's, or is the SR design flawed too? __________________

12-30-2007, 12:03 PM	#107
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	idk... i haven't looked at the cometic sr gasket. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

12-30-2007, 03:09 PM	#108
jbuckley BANNED Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of Riche$ Posts: 297 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	wow cool stuff man! glad to see someone who isnt doin gay stuff to their car . propppss

12-30-2007, 03:25 PM	#109
nismo tuned s14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashville Age: 36 Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	whats up. i havent seen you at joes in a while. my cometic head gasket leaked for like a day. i was told it was because there is cork in between the metal. if it sits for too long in a warehouse or something the cork wont seal until liquid hits it and it expands again. lol whether thats true or not i dont know. either way i freaked out and then it never leaked again. -justin

12-30-2007, 03:55 PM	#110
PoorMans180SX Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 5,573 Trader Rating: (16) Rides Gallery: PoorMans180SX Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Nice build man. You're doing what I've wanted to do for a while now. Why did you remove EGR though? Just to make it look cleaner? __________________ Build: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=643065 Friends don't let friends buy knock-offs.

12-30-2007, 04:20 PM	#112
JDS Performance Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 3,127 Trader Rating: (53) Feedback Score: 53 reviews	Cleans engine bay and keeps the engine itself cleaner - not as much carbon build up everywhere. I even noticed the throttle to be more responsive - of course I did alot of others things which could have contributed to that so... __________________ http://www.240SXTECHDVDS.org http://www.JDSPerformanceTurbos.com

12-30-2007, 04:27 PM	#113
nismo tuned s14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashville Age: 36 Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yeah felpro shouldnt let ya down. but i know how ya feel when you get everything together and your f'n head gasket leaks. i almost went on a rampage.

12-30-2007, 04:31 PM	#114
sofo259 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: georgia Posts: 95 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	damn son !!! this build up gave me a shit ton of encouragement to get my coupe rollin !!! awesome build, why didn't you just run an OEM head gasket to begin with ?? from what i have read on this thread your not going to be making enough power to need the cometic..

12-30-2007, 05:39 PM	#115
drftwerks Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: california Posts: 2,343 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	so stock links and arms?? __________________ giantroboteyes.wordpress.com/

12-31-2007, 01:31 AM	#117
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the engine almost went in tonight but the flywheel bolts had stretched threads so if u have any flywheel bolts lmk asap.... __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

12-31-2007, 11:01 AM	#118
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	who just neg repped me thinking i neg repped them.. i didnt do it.. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

01-01-2008, 07:21 PM	#119
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 32 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I guess its time to post an update.. the engine is in the car and i didnt get any work done on it today cause we had some family come over and we had a hardcore ping pong tournament. but here are some pics of the engine in the car. and i bought a set of agx's with intrax springs off here today. so i will have something decent on my car untill i build my koni setup that im wanting to build koni setup will be: koni 8610 race inserts custom strut housings GC coilover sleeves some type of camber plates. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

01-01-2008, 07:25 PM	#120
ms!3 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Age: 34 Posts: 1,563 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	pretty fresh, i'm assuming everything was powered coated?