My Coupe build....The End Result... - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

turbotagteam · 11-15-2008, 11:21 PM

I don't think I ever posted anything here about my build that I completed in August.

I bought the car last January....ripped it apart...and built it from the ground up. EVERYTHING on the car was done by me. And I mean EVERYTHING. I painted it, did all the fab work, all the mechanical, even tuned it. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

This is what it looked like the day I bought it.

Drove it 900miles from Philadelphia to Western Michigan without a single hickup. Then it went into work with me. I worked at AllSpeed Performance in Muskegon MI.

On my lift waiting the tear down...

Interior gutted for roll bar

Picked up a Silvia front from EliteJDM

The beginning of my Defi collection

Rollbar allmost finished. I waited untill the seat was mounted to figure out how I wanted the harness bar

I cut out the stupid hump on the drivers side floor board. I'm 6'1 and it was a crunch for me in a racing seat and I really wanted more head room for when I was in the car with a helmet on. The main hoop of the roll bar really took up alot of space.

Before

All material removed

New floorboard welded in place

Next up was doing the body work on the front end. It wasn't too bad but having never done bodywork, I had to learn on this car

I painted the engine bay first. I was pretty scared that I'd have major problems with dirt and grease so I did it seperatly than the rest of the car. I actually had no problems at all. It came out beautifull..

Rest of the car in primer. After MANY MANY hours of painfull bodywork.

The end result...

I also picked up a set of used Gramlights. This is what they looked like on when I got them...

But I had a ton of extra paint so pearl white gramlights sounded sooooooo gangsta

Looks MUCH better

Now for the engine... I dont have too many pics of the internal work. I did all the headwork late one night and I was the only one at the shop and since I'm an idiot....I forgot to take pics. But....on with the goodies...

Engine in...I did this ALONE! NEVER try to drop in an SR by yourself! It sucked big time

But it got in there and I quickly started bolting everything in..

Installed the oil cooler set-up as well. Tomei oil block adapter, remote mount oil filter pedistal, Setrap oil cooler, and earls pro-lite -10an lines...

AN vacum lines under manifold

The first start-up.

New Seat installed...

Siebon carbon fiber hood installed. I DA'd off the crappy clear coat it comes with and sprayed 6 coats of good clear with a little bit of pearl in it as well.

Breathing fresh air for the first time!!!

And heres all the fliks of the finished product.

I still have a little I want to do. OEM Aero side skirts, either an Aero lip or pignose, and a differnt steering wheel with a quick release...

A complete List of Mods done...

Engine

Redtop Sr20
Stock Bottom End
Fully Port and polished head
Apexi Double Valve Springs
Apexi Retainers
Ferrea 6000 Series Valves
Tomei 256/256 Cams
HKS 1.2mm HeadGasket
Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers
HKS GT Tubular Manifold
HKS GT28RS .64 A/R
-4an Oil Feed Lines and Coolant Feed and Return Lines
-10an Oil Return Line
Custom 3in 304SS Downpipe
Nismo Transmission Mount
Nismo Engine Mounts
Greddy Oil Pan
Greddy Intake Manifold
HKS SSQV
Custom Polished Aluminum 2.5/3in Intercooler Pipping
Bulleseye Peroformance 700hp FMIC
Koyo Radiator
FAL Dual 12'' Electric Fans
SAMCO Rad Hoses
S14 Water Pump
HKS O2 Housing
Apexi GT Spec Exhaust x/resonator delete
Custom Catch Can Set-Up Using -10an Lines
Circuit Sports OverFlow Tank
Apexi Power Intake
Z32 MAF
Custom 3in Polished Aluminum Turbo Intake Pipe
Nismo Thermostat
Nismo RAD Cap
Power Enterprise Accessory Belts
Custom -10AN Catch Can System
Custom Oil Cooler Kit
-Tomei Billet Oil Block Adapter
-Custom Made Billet Aluminum oil Filter Relocation pedistal
-Setrab 32 Row Oil cooler
-10an Earls Pro-Lite Oil Lines

Drivetrain

Stock SR20 GearBox
Nismo Clutch Arm Pivot
Nismo Slave Cylinder
Blitz Active Single Disk Clutch
Clutch Dampener removed
Silvia VLSD
Silvia 5 bolt Axels
JDM Silvia 4.32 Rear End
Silvia Driveshaft
Ichiba 5 Lug Hubs
Z32 4 Piston Calipers
Z32 280x30mm Rotors
Project Mu Brake Pads
Brembo Sport Drilled and Slotted Rotors
GoodRidge Stainless Steel Lines

EMS and Fuel System

Apexi Power Excel Stand Alone EMS
Apexi Power Commander
SARD 850cc Injectors
Tomei Fuel Pump
Tomei Fuel Rail Fitting
Aeromotive Adjustable FPR
-6N Fuel Lines

Chassis

Painted PPG Ferrari Pearl White
Custom RollBar Integrated Into Rear Strut Towers and Floor Boards
Frame Rails Fully Stitch Welded
DriverSide Floorboard Lowered 3-4in to Increase Head Room
OEM Silvia K's Front End Conversion
Tanabe Sustec F&R Tower Bars

Suspension

Tein HE Coilovers
Full SPL suspension arm kit---comming very soon
Tein Tention Rods

Interior

Bride Zeta III Driver Bucket seat
Sparco Steering Wheel
Custom Made SuperLow Seat Rail
Black Interior Conversion
Defi BF Gauges
--Boost
--EGT
--Oil Pres
--Oil Temp
--Water Temp
--Fuel Pressure
AEM WideBand UEGO Gauge
Nismo Shift Knob
GReddy ProfecB Spec-II Boost Controller

Wheels

Volk 57 Gramlights 18x8.5 19x9.5 Custom Painted Pearl White
Toyo T1R 245/35 275/35

I plan on having a nice photoshoot done soon. I'll post up new pics when I do.

R@ddy · 11-16-2008, 12:35 AM

wow! Nice car bro
And you are crazy for putting that sr in there by yourself..ahhaha

wgJoY · 11-16-2008, 12:41 AM

absolutely amazing dude! damn, it really turned out great, congrats on the end product!

96Turbo · 11-16-2008, 12:43 AM

BEAUTIFUL.............................

i like that white a lot...and i don't usually like white cars

+respect

SoguRacing · 11-16-2008, 12:57 AM

props to you! I wish i had the know-how to do what you've done.

SammyGreen · 11-16-2008, 01:04 AM

wow nice car!!! great work!!!

inferno s14 · 11-16-2008, 01:07 AM

damn! mad props G!

Enna · 11-16-2008, 01:37 AM

Great looking car. Was planning on the same color for my S14. And holy shit those white gram lights are sexy as hell!

ultraman019 · 11-16-2008, 01:42 AM

congratulations on your nice build!

Pho Man · 11-16-2008, 01:48 AM

Definitely +1 for you man. Only question I got is why didn't you do A Pillar bars as part of the cage?

LongGrain · 11-16-2008, 01:55 AM

so you custom fabbed the part that your oil filter screws onto? damn

i was just going to ask you what you used for that because i'm building a custom oil cooler setup and i plan on using the tomei block as well.

Crazian609 · 11-16-2008, 02:00 AM

CLEAN JOB MAN!!.... Im Jealose...... But to be a critique..... Gotta talk to you about your gages on ur dash........ -.-.. Dont look to good

junn · 11-16-2008, 02:12 AM

sick build!!

***CrimsonRockett*** · 11-16-2008, 02:53 AM

Holy shit is that nice.

Quail · 11-16-2008, 03:40 AM

Love it, so clean!

liv2drift045 · 11-16-2008, 05:09 AM

beautiful car, nice build
props for the gatorade water catch tank/bottle lol

1994Boy · 11-16-2008, 09:40 AM

Looks even better in person (when its cleaned haha). I must say every time i see your car it looks better and better. Also its Drifting240sx for TST

atutt · 11-16-2008, 09:49 AM

The colour of your car makes my pants get tight.

Beautiful car overall.

pinkarrowsnow · 11-16-2008, 10:32 AM

nice car know ya from TST haha

***FaLKoN240*** · 11-16-2008, 10:44 AM

Very nice.

Lower it some more though. :P

lukebaumstark · 11-16-2008, 11:17 AM

shes a beaut man, good job on her

Antihero983 · 11-16-2008, 11:18 AM

Clean, simple, and has decent power to back it up.

Props X100000000000000000000

burnsauto · 11-16-2008, 11:31 AM

congrats on the build. Great attention to detail (especially by taking the time to take off ALL the moldings during paint prep. I hate seeing painted window molding.)

As far as the body work, it seems pretty good. When you get a chance though, reinstall the bumper support, or make a support so the bumper doesn't sag. Yes, I realize with the front mount, you need to cut out about 80% of that sucker, but at this point its not about absorbing energy during a front end collision.

WangonwWarrior · 11-16-2008, 11:39 AM

I love the simplicity and cleanliness of this car. Its highly modded yet almost looks factory. Nice work

Slammed180 · 11-16-2008, 11:48 AM

Not a fan of same colored wheels. No contrast at all, looks funny.
Also, with everything out of the car, why didn't you stitch weld the bay/interior?

240lookis · 11-16-2008, 11:57 AM

do you plan on staying with dual projectors and ugly grill?
the same color wheels do look interesting, but i think it can work.
done with criticizing. your car is awesome

deadghost · 11-16-2008, 12:13 PM

Very nice and simple, I plan on doing something very similar to my hatch, AND I FUCKEN LOVE THE ROLL BAR. But I got to ask though how were you on time: how long did it take.

OH yhea fuck the fags that were talking shit with there criticism, like to see them do anything near of a project you did, and not fuck it up. -to each his own.

projectRDM · 11-16-2008, 12:17 PM

All that effort on the engine, and you put the OE shitass oil pressure switch back on. -1. It will leak and make a mess out of the nice underhood paint. Otherwise it's an A+.

abstrakt · 11-16-2008, 12:26 PM

Looks really good. Great job.

qt_240 · 11-16-2008, 12:31 PM

flawless build

11-15-2008, 11:21 PM	#1
turbotagteam Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philadelphia Age: 37 Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My Coupe build....The End Result... I don't think I ever posted anything here about my build that I completed in August. I bought the car last January....ripped it apart...and built it from the ground up. EVERYTHING on the car was done by me. And I mean EVERYTHING. I painted it, did all the fab work, all the mechanical, even tuned it. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. This is what it looked like the day I bought it. Drove it 900miles from Philadelphia to Western Michigan without a single hickup. Then it went into work with me. I worked at AllSpeed Performance in Muskegon MI. On my lift waiting the tear down... Interior gutted for roll bar Picked up a Silvia front from EliteJDM The beginning of my Defi collection Rollbar allmost finished. I waited untill the seat was mounted to figure out how I wanted the harness bar I cut out the stupid hump on the drivers side floor board. I'm 6'1 and it was a crunch for me in a racing seat and I really wanted more head room for when I was in the car with a helmet on. The main hoop of the roll bar really took up alot of space. Before All material removed New floorboard welded in place Next up was doing the body work on the front end. It wasn't too bad but having never done bodywork, I had to learn on this car I painted the engine bay first. I was pretty scared that I'd have major problems with dirt and grease so I did it seperatly than the rest of the car. I actually had no problems at all. It came out beautifull.. Rest of the car in primer. After MANY MANY hours of painfull bodywork. The end result... I also picked up a set of used Gramlights. This is what they looked like on when I got them... But I had a ton of extra paint so pearl white gramlights sounded sooooooo gangsta Looks MUCH better Now for the engine... I dont have too many pics of the internal work. I did all the headwork late one night and I was the only one at the shop and since I'm an idiot....I forgot to take pics. But....on with the goodies... Engine in...I did this ALONE! NEVER try to drop in an SR by yourself! It sucked big time But it got in there and I quickly started bolting everything in.. Installed the oil cooler set-up as well. Tomei oil block adapter, remote mount oil filter pedistal, Setrap oil cooler, and earls pro-lite -10an lines... AN vacum lines under manifold The first start-up. New Seat installed... Siebon carbon fiber hood installed. I DA'd off the crappy clear coat it comes with and sprayed 6 coats of good clear with a little bit of pearl in it as well. Breathing fresh air for the first time!!! And heres all the fliks of the finished product. I still have a little I want to do. OEM Aero side skirts, either an Aero lip or pignose, and a differnt steering wheel with a quick release... A complete List of Mods done... Engine Redtop Sr20 Stock Bottom End Fully Port and polished head Apexi Double Valve Springs Apexi Retainers Ferrea 6000 Series Valves Tomei 256/256 Cams HKS 1.2mm HeadGasket Tomei Rocker Arm Stoppers HKS GT Tubular Manifold HKS GT28RS .64 A/R -4an Oil Feed Lines and Coolant Feed and Return Lines -10an Oil Return Line Custom 3in 304SS Downpipe Nismo Transmission Mount Nismo Engine Mounts Greddy Oil Pan Greddy Intake Manifold HKS SSQV Custom Polished Aluminum 2.5/3in Intercooler Pipping Bulleseye Peroformance 700hp FMIC Koyo Radiator FAL Dual 12'' Electric Fans SAMCO Rad Hoses S14 Water Pump HKS O2 Housing Apexi GT Spec Exhaust x/resonator delete Custom Catch Can Set-Up Using -10an Lines Circuit Sports OverFlow Tank Apexi Power Intake Z32 MAF Custom 3in Polished Aluminum Turbo Intake Pipe Nismo Thermostat Nismo RAD Cap Power Enterprise Accessory Belts Custom -10AN Catch Can System Custom Oil Cooler Kit -Tomei Billet Oil Block Adapter -Custom Made Billet Aluminum oil Filter Relocation pedistal -Setrab 32 Row Oil cooler -10an Earls Pro-Lite Oil Lines Drivetrain Stock SR20 GearBox Nismo Clutch Arm Pivot Nismo Slave Cylinder Blitz Active Single Disk Clutch Clutch Dampener removed Silvia VLSD Silvia 5 bolt Axels JDM Silvia 4.32 Rear End Silvia Driveshaft Ichiba 5 Lug Hubs Z32 4 Piston Calipers Z32 280x30mm Rotors Project Mu Brake Pads Brembo Sport Drilled and Slotted Rotors GoodRidge Stainless Steel Lines EMS and Fuel System Apexi Power Excel Stand Alone EMS Apexi Power Commander SARD 850cc Injectors Tomei Fuel Pump Tomei Fuel Rail Fitting Aeromotive Adjustable FPR -6N Fuel Lines Chassis Painted PPG Ferrari Pearl White Custom RollBar Integrated Into Rear Strut Towers and Floor Boards Frame Rails Fully Stitch Welded DriverSide Floorboard Lowered 3-4in to Increase Head Room OEM Silvia K's Front End Conversion Tanabe Sustec F&R Tower Bars Suspension Tein HE Coilovers Full SPL suspension arm kit---comming very soon Tein Tention Rods Interior Bride Zeta III Driver Bucket seat Sparco Steering Wheel Custom Made SuperLow Seat Rail Black Interior Conversion Defi BF Gauges --Boost --EGT --Oil Pres --Oil Temp --Water Temp --Fuel Pressure AEM WideBand UEGO Gauge Nismo Shift Knob GReddy ProfecB Spec-II Boost Controller Wheels Volk 57 Gramlights 18x8.5 19x9.5 Custom Painted Pearl White Toyo T1R 245/35 275/35 I plan on having a nice photoshoot done soon. I'll post up new pics when I do.

11-16-2008, 12:57 AM	#5
SoguRacing Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: (714) Age: 38 Posts: 2,967 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: SoguRacing Feedback Score: 23 reviews	props to you! I wish i had the know-how to do what you've done. __________________ Pre Tune Checkup! Compression,LeakDown,Vacuum Test $80. Cams Install: $180

11-16-2008, 02:00 AM	#12
Crazian609 Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 132 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	CLEAN JOB MAN!!.... Im Jealose...... But to be a critique..... Gotta talk to you about your gages on ur dash........ -.-.. Dont look to good __________________ Pissing Off Daily Commuters

11-16-2008, 03:40 AM	#15
Quail Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Age: 37 Posts: 1,378 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Love it, so clean! __________________

11-16-2008, 05:09 AM	#16
liv2drift045 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicagoland Age: 41 Posts: 1,483 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: liv2drift045 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	beautiful car, nice build props for the gatorade water catch tank/bottle lol __________________ StreetSliders.Blogspot.com

11-16-2008, 12:35 AM	#2
R@ddy Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Zacatecas, Mx; Paramount, Ca Age: 34 Posts: 1,628 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	wow! Nice car bro And you are crazy for putting that sr in there by yourself..ahhaha

11-16-2008, 12:41 AM	#3
wgJoY Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 626 Posts: 634 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	absolutely amazing dude! damn, it really turned out great, congrats on the end product!

11-16-2008, 12:43 AM	#4
96Turbo Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AZ Age: 35 Posts: 1,315 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	BEAUTIFUL............................. i like that white a lot...and i don't usually like white cars +respect

11-16-2008, 01:04 AM	#6
SammyGreen Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Appleton Wisconsin Age: 35 Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	wow nice car!!! great work!!!

11-16-2008, 01:07 AM	#7
inferno s14 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: QUEENS, NY METS STADIUM Age: 34 Posts: 489 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	damn! mad props G!

11-16-2008, 01:42 AM	#9
ultraman019 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: California Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	congratulations on your nice build!

11-16-2008, 01:48 AM	#10
Pho Man Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 41 Posts: 109 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Definitely +1 for you man. Only question I got is why didn't you do A Pillar bars as part of the cage?

11-16-2008, 01:55 AM	#11
LongGrain Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,741 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	so you custom fabbed the part that your oil filter screws onto? damn i was just going to ask you what you used for that because i'm building a custom oil cooler setup and i plan on using the tomei block as well.

11-16-2008, 02:12 AM	#13
junn Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: lynwood/cpt Posts: 777 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	sick build!!

11-16-2008, 09:40 AM	#17
1994Boy Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA Age: 30 Posts: 134 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks even better in person (when its cleaned haha). I must say every time i see your car it looks better and better. Also its Drifting240sx for TST

11-16-2008, 09:49 AM	#18
atutt Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: barrie, ontario, canada Age: 38 Posts: 997 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The colour of your car makes my pants get tight. Beautiful car overall.

11-16-2008, 10:32 AM	#19
pinkarrowsnow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 639 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	nice car know ya from TST haha __________________ http://allies-drift.blogspot.com/

11-16-2008, 10:44 AM	#20
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Very nice. Lower it some more though. :P __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

11-16-2008, 11:17 AM	#21
lukebaumstark Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: inland empire, land of the lifted trucks, rancho cucamonga Posts: 265 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	shes a beaut man, good job on her

11-16-2008, 11:18 AM	#22
Antihero983 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilmanton, NH Age: 39 Posts: 4,409 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: Antihero983 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Clean, simple, and has decent power to back it up. Props X100000000000000000000 __________________ "So here I am, right back at it again, just like I've always been"

11-16-2008, 11:31 AM	#23
burnsauto Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 717, PA Age: 38 Posts: 3,324 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: burnsauto Feedback Score: 6 reviews	congrats on the build. Great attention to detail (especially by taking the time to take off ALL the moldings during paint prep. I hate seeing painted window molding.) As far as the body work, it seems pretty good. When you get a chance though, reinstall the bumper support, or make a support so the bumper doesn't sag. Yes, I realize with the front mount, you need to cut out about 80% of that sucker, but at this point its not about absorbing energy during a front end collision. __________________

11-16-2008, 11:39 AM	#24
WangonwWarrior Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Amerika24 alabama: Where if your not first..... your last Posts: 1,163 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	I love the simplicity and cleanliness of this car. Its highly modded yet almost looks factory. Nice work __________________

11-16-2008, 11:48 AM	#25
Slammed180 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calgary, Canada Age: 37 Posts: 1,445 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Not a fan of same colored wheels. No contrast at all, looks funny. Also, with everything out of the car, why didn't you stitch weld the bay/interior? __________________ Blow me, bitches.

11-16-2008, 11:57 AM	#26
240lookis BANNED Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Seattle Age: 32 Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	do you plan on staying with dual projectors and ugly grill? the same color wheels do look interesting, but i think it can work. done with criticizing. your car is awesome

11-16-2008, 12:13 PM	#27
deadghost Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: az Posts: 1,230 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	Very nice and simple, I plan on doing something very similar to my hatch, AND I FUCKEN LOVE THE ROLL BAR. But I got to ask though how were you on time: how long did it take. OH yhea fuck the fags that were talking shit with there criticism, like to see them do anything near of a project you did, and not fuck it up. -to each his own. __________________ IG Holy_khal Last edited by deadghost; 11-16-2008 at 12:58 PM..

11-16-2008, 12:17 PM	#28
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 50 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	All that effort on the engine, and you put the OE shitass oil pressure switch back on. -1. It will leak and make a mess out of the nice underhood paint. Otherwise it's an A+. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

11-16-2008, 12:26 PM	#29
abstrakt Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2003 Location: Saint Petersburg, FL Age: 37 Posts: 50 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Looks really good. Great job.

11-16-2008, 12:31 PM	#30
qt_240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CHI Posts: 2,122 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	flawless build