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CLM_s13Type-x · 09-06-2010, 12:49 PM

Awesome build coming right along man

Sergio180sx · 09-06-2010, 01:47 PM

NICE!! cant wait to see more

*hOngsterr* · 09-06-2010, 02:16 PM

buhaha, you painted the underbody black but left the diff unpainted? but yeah great build.

xiaphin · 09-08-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by hOngsterr

buhaha, you painted the underbody black but left the diff unpainted? but yeah great build.

Haha yeah I didnt even realize that. Oh well

xiaphin · 09-08-2010, 07:10 PM

Got my 225/50/16 BF G-sport 2's mounted the other day. Spme shots of rims on car and lack of clearance, definitely have to run a spacer up front. Sways, JGY driveshaft, and IC piping installed. You are either gonna hate my rims or love them. Look totally different in sun compared to low light same goes with flash - no flash.

***S14DB*** · 09-08-2010, 07:31 PM

How was installing the starter after the motor was in the car?

xiaphin · 09-09-2010, 03:44 PM

As easy as it would be with engine out of the car I guess. Did it from the bottom.

VQMaxFan · 09-09-2010, 04:40 PM

The forgotten part was the spacer between the block and trans im assuming. Ive forgot to put that back 3 or 4 times now... The one on my car just has a big notch cut out of it so i could slide it in.

Oh and working on a car with a clean underbody is so nice and worth the work.

xiaphin · 09-09-2010, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VQMaxFan

The forgotten part was the spacer between the block and trans im assuming. Ive forgot to put that back 3 or 4 times now... The one on my car just has a big notch cut out of it so i could slide it in.

Oh and working on a car with a clean underbody is so nice and worth the work.

Ding Ding Ding... We got a winner... We got a winner... Mr. VQMaxFan

So you've ran without the backing plate without any problems? I got lucky and found one local. Yeah cleaning the underbody was a bitch and a half but it looks good for now. Still didnt get all the dirt and oil off though.

Sam_Well.13 · 09-09-2010, 08:29 PM

damn. great build man, but the UPS brown color, ehhh.. thats your thing. Other than that, keep up the good work.

***S14DB*** · 09-09-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xiaphin

Ding Ding Ding... We got a winner... We got a winner... Mr. VQMaxFan

So you've ran without the backing plate without any problems? I got lucky and found one local. Yeah cleaning the underbody was a bitch and a half but it looks good for now. Still didnt get all the dirt and oil off though.

Had a local guy that went from a DSM to an sr 240. Had the motor rebuilt and swore he had crank walk after he put it back in. When he pulled the motor he realized that leaving the plate out allowed the input shaft of the transmission to hit the crank. Nice wear marks. Put the plate back in and the sound went away.

VQMaxFan · 09-10-2010, 02:36 AM

No, we/i took everything back apart and put the spacer back on, very frustrating.

jlawdet · 09-10-2010, 09:31 AM

sweet build man. very clean. excellent pictures.

dr.klawn · 09-10-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by VQMaxFan

No, we/i took everything back apart and put the spacer back on, very frustrating.

I can't believe u could get the tranny to mate up fully without the spacer plate J... i forgot mine a few yrs ago doing the 5-spd swap & i couldn't draw the tranny tight enough to the motor without it. lesson learned tho
OP.. great lookin car man!!!

xiaphin · 09-10-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by az_240

One thing I suggest with those ES poly bushings in the uprights and LCAs is to trim the bushings slightly or put washers on the ends of the sleeves so the suspension can travel without binding against the brackets.

Zerk fittings would have been nice as well since the grease wears out after only like a month of driving and everything squeeks and binds. Zerks allow you to quickly re-lube.

Have to wait and see how mine reacts. Hopefully it will move freely and not squeak, if not, I like the zerk fitting idea. Just might have to do that on down the road.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Well.13

damn. great build man, but the UPS brown color, ehhh.. thats your thing. Other than that, keep up the good work.

Wondering how ppl were gonna feel about the UPS brown wheels, IC, and valve cover among other things. But I'm digging the color combo's and like being original. Hard to do with so many 240's out there nowadays.

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Originally Posted by S14DB

Had a local guy that went from a DSM to an sr 240. Had the motor rebuilt and swore he had crank walk after he put it back in. When he pulled the motor he realized that leaving the plate out allowed the input shaft of the transmission to hit the crank. Nice wear marks. Put the plate back in and the sound went away.

Glad that I sourced one and put it on. Sounds like the guy who switched to a SR got lucky.

Om1kron · 09-27-2010, 12:17 AM

best thing you could've done to that motor before dropping it in was getting rid of the water feed for the turbo around the back of the block and buying an s14 upper water neck and feeding it through that. That caused me so much headaches after I got my swap in.

negrosx13 · 09-27-2010, 01:15 AM

im with him on that^^^^^

awesome build,i really like how fixed up the engine bay with using the sealant. Did you buy that 3m Auto Body Sealant online or from a store?? I want to do that to mine.

also the brown looks cool as hell,maybe too brown for say myself but looks good

xiaphin · 09-27-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Om1kron

best thing you could've done to that motor before dropping it in was getting rid of the water feed for the turbo around the back of the block and buying an s14 upper water neck and feeding it through that. That caused me so much headaches after I got my swap in.

Always wondered why the coolant line for the turbo was in such a terrible place. Would have done that for sure if I knew about that. Did your line leak or come loose? That would be a PITA to fix.

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Did you buy that 3m Auto Body Sealant online or from a store?? I want to do that to mine.

also the brown looks cool as hell,maybe too brown for say myself but looks good

Got the sealant at my local NAPA paint store. Never seen the brown done before and said why not plus its my favorite color.

Big update coming this weekend after I pick up my cage and interior. Been working on this lately. Never seen this done before, two 60mm Defi BF White gauges sandwiched by a 70mm 350z door vent. Space is non existent here. Still have to reinforce it and paint it.

Zach-sr · 09-30-2010, 07:29 AM

Pretty good idea with the vent. I think it would look better flush but still looks awesome.

Datenshi · 09-30-2010, 11:46 AM

^ I have to agree.

Try to get them to sit more flush and it would look amazing. Still looks dec. already though.

oldboy · 09-30-2010, 03:20 PM

looking forward to following this. not a fan of the amount of brown used and where is was used. but thats all on u and either way, looks clean. Also very informative!!

shinhed · 09-30-2010, 03:46 PM

In before he paints the car brown.

om3ga · 10-09-2010, 10:22 PM

It appears that your injectors are installed backwards. Clean overall though.

Keep it brown.

KiLLeR2001 · 10-10-2010, 12:42 AM

Very nice build. I would have dropped the gas tank when you had the whole rear end removed and flushed it out / cleaned it up. Then probably paint the bottom of that black as well. Either way, good work so far.

xiaphin · 10-11-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by shinhed

In before he paints the car brown.

Hahah that would be overkill even for me. When the car gets fresh paint it will be some shade of grey. Happen when I get 180sx OEM bumper, skirts, CF hood, and tails. Long way away.

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Originally Posted by om3ga

It appears that your injectors are installed backwards. Clean overall though.

Keep it brown.

Wondered why the harness didn't fit on the injectors well. Thanks, will fix that when I run my AN fuel lines.

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Originally Posted by KiLLeR2001

Very nice build. I would have dropped the gas tank when you had the whole rear end removed and flushed it out / cleaned it up. Then probably paint the bottom of that black as well. Either way, good work so far.

Did that just forgot to take pics. Bought the POR 15 gas tank kit. Also undercoated the outside of it black after I saw how crappy it looked in the exhaust pics.

Here are some pics of my progress with the Autopower Bolt in cage, interior and sound system. PITA getting the cage in while retaining the rear interior panels. Hope to have the interior 95% complete this week minus some gauges, switches, and alarm. Ignore the nasty looking sunroof gasket in early shots its been taken car of. Might paint the light grey accents a darker shade.

xiaphin · 10-12-2010, 07:40 PM

Definitely painting the grey accents a darker shade. Something in between my headliner and seats. Looks too close to white, not what I was going for. The brown is alot darker in person, the flash doesnt do it justice.

Def · 10-12-2010, 08:38 PM

Why the sound system + interior + cage? Seems like a weird mix.

xiaphin · 10-13-2010, 08:15 AM

I want to have as many daily death rattles as possible. haha jk. Had planned on the Kappa perfects from the get go but the rollcage just fell into my lap, got a good deal on it. Getting all the rear interior and cage in was the biggest pain in the ass ever. And if you haven't noticed yet, I do things a little different than everybody else.

tommytwo40hands · 10-13-2010, 08:52 PM

why brown???

*Wake* · 10-13-2010, 09:18 PM

Why not?

Props on following through with a color. I dunno about the white on the interior honestly i would like to see it with black n brown.

09-08-2010, 07:10 PM	#35
xiaphin Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pleasanton Age: 40 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	Wheels and tires, sways, and piping Got my 225/50/16 BF G-sport 2's mounted the other day. Spme shots of rims on car and lack of clearance, definitely have to run a spacer up front. Sways, JGY driveshaft, and IC piping installed. You are either gonna hate my rims or love them. Look totally different in sun compared to low light same goes with flash - no flash. __________________ 2018 Audi RS 3 \| Unitronic Stage 1 ECU and Stage 2 TCU tune

09-08-2010, 07:31 PM	#36
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	How was installing the starter after the motor was in the car? __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

09-09-2010, 03:44 PM	#37
xiaphin Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pleasanton Age: 40 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	Starter As easy as it would be with engine out of the car I guess. Did it from the bottom. __________________ 2018 Audi RS 3 \| Unitronic Stage 1 ECU and Stage 2 TCU tune

09-27-2010, 12:17 AM	#46
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 43 Posts: 6,990 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	best thing you could've done to that motor before dropping it in was getting rid of the water feed for the turbo around the back of the block and buying an s14 upper water neck and feeding it through that. That caused me so much headaches after I got my swap in. __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com

09-27-2010, 01:15 AM	#47
negrosx13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston,tx Posts: 948 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	im with him on that^^^^^ awesome build,i really like how fixed up the engine bay with using the sealant. Did you buy that 3m Auto Body Sealant online or from a store?? I want to do that to mine. also the brown looks cool as hell,maybe too brown for say myself but looks good __________________ MORE BACON STRIPS

09-06-2010, 12:49 PM	#31
CLM_s13Type-x Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: greenville, SC Age: 34 Posts: 54 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Awesome build coming right along man

09-09-2010, 04:40 PM	#38
VQMaxFan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile AL Age: 34 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	The forgotten part was the spacer between the block and trans im assuming. Ive forgot to put that back 3 or 4 times now... The one on my car just has a big notch cut out of it so i could slide it in. Oh and working on a car with a clean underbody is so nice and worth the work.

09-09-2010, 08:29 PM	#40
Sam_Well.13 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	damn. great build man, but the UPS brown color, ehhh.. thats your thing. Other than that, keep up the good work.

09-10-2010, 02:36 AM	#42
VQMaxFan Zilvia Junkie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mobile AL Age: 34 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	No, we/i took everything back apart and put the spacer back on, very frustrating.

09-10-2010, 09:31 AM	#43
jlawdet Leaky Injector Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: bucks county Age: 33 Posts: 60 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sweet build man. very clean. excellent pictures.

09-30-2010, 07:29 AM	#49
Zach-sr Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Greeneville, TN Age: 34 Posts: 98 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Pretty good idea with the vent. I think it would look better flush but still looks awesome. __________________

09-30-2010, 11:46 AM	#50
Datenshi Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 91 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ I have to agree. Try to get them to sit more flush and it would look amazing. Still looks dec. already though.

09-30-2010, 03:20 PM	#51
oldboy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 29palms Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	looking forward to following this. not a fan of the amount of brown used and where is was used. but thats all on u and either way, looks clean. Also very informative!!

09-30-2010, 03:46 PM	#52
shinhed Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 954 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	In before he paints the car brown.

10-09-2010, 10:22 PM	#53
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	It appears that your injectors are installed backwards. Clean overall though. Keep it brown.

10-10-2010, 12:42 AM	#54
KiLLeR2001 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: オーランドフロリダ Posts: 7,955 Trader Rating: (46) Feedback Score: 46 reviews	Very nice build. I would have dropped the gas tank when you had the whole rear end removed and flushed it out / cleaned it up. Then probably paint the bottom of that black as well. Either way, good work so far. __________________

10-12-2010, 07:40 PM	#56
xiaphin Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pleasanton Age: 40 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	Definitely painting the grey accents a darker shade. Something in between my headliner and seats. Looks too close to white, not what I was going for. The brown is alot darker in person, the flash doesnt do it justice. __________________ 2018 Audi RS 3 \| Unitronic Stage 1 ECU and Stage 2 TCU tune

10-12-2010, 08:38 PM	#57
Def Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,701 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Why the sound system + interior + cage? Seems like a weird mix. __________________ S13 Hatch - Goes around tracks quickly DEFSPORT

10-13-2010, 08:15 AM	#58
xiaphin Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pleasanton Age: 40 Posts: 451 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	I want to have as many daily death rattles as possible. haha jk. Had planned on the Kappa perfects from the get go but the rollcage just fell into my lap, got a good deal on it. Getting all the rear interior and cage in was the biggest pain in the ass ever. And if you haven't noticed yet, I do things a little different than everybody else. __________________ 2018 Audi RS 3 \| Unitronic Stage 1 ECU and Stage 2 TCU tune

10-13-2010, 08:52 PM	#59
tommytwo40hands Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield, MO Age: 35 Posts: 145 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	why brown???

10-13-2010, 09:18 PM	#60
Wake Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, ca Age: 41 Posts: 6,699 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Why not? Props on following through with a color. I dunno about the white on the interior honestly i would like to see it with black n brown. __________________ S.P.P.S. Member #00 CoUpe LOve Member #00