Some Random S14 Thing.

[scandyflick]

so i figured seeing as ive owned this thing for a little over 12 months now, and have been on sau since well before i owned a car, i figured it was about time i posted my build.

first off, a quick history lesson.

by the end of 2007 i was getting sick and tired of driving around in my parents magna, so i started hunting for something decent, i soon stumbled upon a toyota celsior, and in january of '08, i bought it.

its was a pretty cool rig for a first car. bought with the exhaust, wheels, and a field dhc. replaced the exhaust not long after with something that was half decent, 20% tint all round, and a suitably large and loud stereo. sounded like world war 3 with the straight through exhaust, rolled through defect and rbt stations without a second glance, and the ability to drop the arse and lift the nose at the press of a button never ceased to make me grin.

however, it was a 20 year old, so there was a lot of shit going wrong with it, decided to sell it late in '08, and sold it to the first guy that came to have a look at it.

about a month later, a bloke i used to work with gave me a call telling me about a clean s14a he'd just got in at the car yard he was then working at, i went down to check it out that day, was told it had already been sold to another yard, so i gave them my card and played the waiting game.

about an hour later i got a call from the new yard asking me if i wanted to pop round the next day to check it out. so i woke up bright and early the next day, and went and had a look.

on the first drive, 2 things became immediately apparent, there was a bad exhaust leak developing somewhere, and the rear muffler had simple been thrown on with the pipework bent to suit it.

but aside from that, it was mint, in incredible condition for its age and mileage, so i left a deposit, and came back the following week to pick it up.

(stock photo, i didnt take any pics when i picked it up).

dead stocker save for some 33% tint and a very cheap headunit that was at best temperamental.

had 152,000 on the clock (as of now, has 162,000), and a service history dating back to the 100,000km mark, it was pretty obvious that this thing had been babied for the majority of its life.

unfortunately it was the base model, so it didnt have the nissan lip kit, or the fog lights, but i wasnt complaining.

and this is how it looks now;

Interior & Electronics;

Clarion DB286USB HeadUnit

Clarion SRG1620R 2 ways (parcel shelf)

Clarion SRQ1620S Components (doors)

NISMO Gearknob (+ dildo shifter for shits and giggles)

JDM S2 stereo, climate, and gear surrounds.

VELO GP90 Drivers Seat on modified Bride rail (retrimmed in red)

STRI White Face Gauges for; Boost.

PIVOT Water temp gauge

Bosch 6000K HID kit and arctic white parkers

Extended + battery cables

SuperCharge Slim battery

35% Tint

Engine/Intake/Exhaust/Cooling;

Standard turbo rebuilt and highflowed to 2860 specs

Genuine Nissan coolant

Genuine Nissan Filters

HKS Alloy suction kit

Motul 300V Chrono 10/40

NGK BCPR6ES plugs (.8mm gap)

Modified Airbox w/ cold air duct + K&N element

M/Steel 3" Apex'i Catback exhaust

AM Performance S/Steel Dump & Front (with seperated wastegate flow)

X-Force Catalytic Converter

Brand new Genuine Nissan Gaskets for; Mani -> Turbo, Turbo -> Dump, Cat

Brand new Genuine Nissan turbo studs

Brand new Genuine Nissan Oil and Water lines

Deleted BOV

Cooling Pro FMIC w/ custom brackets

Custom S/Steel 2.5" intercooler piping

Turbotech MBC (hybrid ebc wired in, needs tune)

Earls oil cooler and relo kit with speedflow fittings

R33 GTR fuel pump

Blitz 550cc injectors (yet to be fitted)

Driveline;

Standard 5 spd Box

Xtreme Heavy Duty Organic Clutch

Standard Nissan "LSD"

Wheels & Tyres;

Front;

Enkei Circlar 17 x 8 +35 Resprayed in ROH silver

Work Mesh 17 x 8 +5

225/45 Kumho KU36

Rear;

Enkei Circlar 17 x 9 +38 Resprayed in ROH silver

Work Mesh 17 x 9 +11

215/45 Kumho KU25

Brakes;

Front;

RDA Slotted Rotors w/ QFM A1RM pads

Rear;

RDA Slotted Rotors w/ QFM HPX pads

Fluid;

Penrite syn 600

Suspension & Steering;

Cusco Zero 2 R Coilovers

Cusco Front strut brace.

Body;

JDM Kouki wing

Navan Zenki side skirts

Navan Zenki rear pods

Rolled rear guards to accommodate wheels

Crazy awesome (highly offensive) parrot dangling from rear tow point

Some random devil hanging from the tow hook.

Power;

136rwkw @ Graham West Workshop (Catback exhaust, exhaust leak at turbo, missfire, 11psi, 14/3/09)

171rwkw @ Morpowa (dirty and untuned, 2860, full exhaust, cooler, standard pump, 14psi, somewhat naffed pump)

170rwkw @ Morpowa, same as above, but with gtr pump and mega rich mixtures.

Coming Soon;

Rear Camber Arms (drift shop)

KTS High Capacity 'winged' sump

RAS kit

ADR Approved Braided Brake Lines

SR20DE t/body

STRI White Face Gauges for; Oil temp. & pres.

Shimmed LSD

its come a pretty fair way since i bought it, ill post some more 'in progress' pics soon.

as it is, its almost at a point where im happy to say its finished. currently looking into a new set of wheels (work xt7's in white, 17 x 9 +17 front, 17 x 9.5 +17 rear) and a remap in the new year.

[scandyflick]

well, copped a canary at the ns christmas cruise on sunday. little pissed off, more of an inconvenience than anything though, was done for a lot of shit that isnt illegal, but whatever.

also bought a clutch for five fifths of f**k all, no idea what it is though, any ideas?

gonna pick it up on friday and take it down to acs for them to have a sus.

[NZM.031]

looks good mate... very simple "jdm" styling of that era... i like!

[P1RATE]

[NA_Goodness]

Looks good mate! Not a huge fan of the wing, but other then that looks great!

[scandyflick]

ha, cheers mate, i get a lot of mixed reactions about the wing. but i dont mind it, and it suits the feel of the car pretty well i reckon.

[scandyflick]

well, it looks f**king disgraceful at the moment. handles like a freakin school bus to boot.

little bit done today, coilovers have been swapped out for the stock shit, and a set of 16x7 wheels from a y33 (im guessing) with hella legal rubber thrown on. will rip the tint off whenever i can be arsed. boost gauge has been removed, temp gauge has been tucked under the dash, standard boost solenoid has been fitted, just gotta remove the seat, fit a baffle to the exhaust, and clean it up a bit, then ill try my luck with a cop shop clearance.

Edited December 17, 2009 by scandyflick

[scandyflick]

well, my wheels are for sale. were pretty much sold the other day. but the buyer fell through today. need these gone so i can buy my new wheels.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Sa...ls-t300557.html

[scandyflick]

also bought a clutch for five fifths of f**k all, no idea what it is though, any ideas?

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/sca...lick/clutch.jpg

gonna pick it up on friday and take it down to acs for them to have a sus.

got this back from acs today.

i was expecting it to be a single or maybe twin plate ceramic or metallic clutch, in which case a rebuild would set me back about $500.

but no, its a full carbon single plate clutch, and it needs a new clutch disc, and something else that escapes me at the moment. but yeah, itll set me back about $1100. which isnt too bad i spose when acs sell these for $2k new...

[scandyflick]

so in a couple weeks time ill be enjoying a holiday from my licence for 6 months.

with that in mind, i decided id stop being a slack flamin mongrel get the car ready for regency;

standard cat and exhaust have been fitted.

standard boost solenoid refitted.

standard suspension with spring packers refitted.

standardish wheels.

engine/engine bay/underbody/diff housing have all be cleaned to within in an inch of their lives.

if it doesnt pass first time, im gonna be f**kin shocked. its booked in for friday morning, and ill be getting my old man to take it through, so i should be sweet.

on the plus side though, ive sold my wheels.

decided against getting the cst's (cant be f**ked), so ive narrowed my choices down to these 2... well... 3;

CR Kais, matte carbon, 17 x 9 +17 all round.

Work Equip, murdered, 17 x 9 +18/19.

or basically the exact same shit as i just sold... but with caps.

(17 x 8 +5, 17 x 9 +11... yup, same.)

opinions?

sorta leaning towards the equips at the moment, always wanted a set of bastardised wheels, not sure how they'll work on a red car though.

Edited January 20, 2010 by scandyflick

[NA_Goodness]

I love CR Kai's, so I'll have to say them

Sorry to hear about your little "holiday" though. I'll be losing mine as well in about a month, but for only 3 months. Gives you plenty of time to work on the car!

[scandyflick]

eh, its more likely that ill sell the thing than spend 6 months tinkering.

regency today. passed without troubles. pays to be pretty meticulous i spose. put a deposit on my next set of wheels too.

[Volk34]

what wheels you getting champ?

[Chibs]

off with the wing ! and my god it would look so finee..... so fine i might sell my 32 and purchase a s14.... nahh never =p

[scandyflick]

what wheels you getting champ?

everyone'll find out soon enough.

off with the wing ! and my god it would look so finee..... so fine i might sell my 32 and purchase a s14.... nahh never =p

lol. the spoiler stays. so keep your r32.

[scandyflick]

couple changes, the wheels finally went, some chump with an r31 bought. nah, seriously, its a pretty rad car, head over and take a look.

anyways, there are changes,

ended up buying work equips, which a pretty cash, but im getting bored with them already. anyone want 'em? lol.

threw a set of cusco camber arms in there about the same time.

and i finally picked up a jdm front bar.

needed a bit of work though;

spent quite a few hours getting it all perfect. but should be ready for the painters by monday, and i found a set of foglights while randomly browsing ns the other day;

all for the bargain price of 70 squid. laughin.

another 'finally got around to', bought some gauges for oil temp and press. cheapies, but then, my boost gauge was a cheapie, and that works mint;

and finally, i pulled the brakes off to get the rotors machined and put a reseal through the calipers, and noticed that my rackends were covered in grease, and looser than a thai hooker, so i went out and replaced those with some fairly serious kts units. and ive got a set of kazama castor arms coming in the next few days.

and yeah, i lost my licence. so this thing will be up for sale soon.

Edited March 16, 2010 by scandyflick

[scandyflick]

n-n-n-n-new shit!

new kts rod ends compared to the old flogged out ones;

old ones were well haggard. probably been on since the car rolled off the line, both sides were leaking and i could move the ball joint around with my pinky. another upside is the kts units should help alleviate the bumpsteer i have to cope with every now and then.

finally picked up and installed a set of kazama castor rods;

probably gonna max em out, 6 or 7 degrees should be sweet. the engrish on the box made me lol

and new gauges n shit;

ill install 'em later. hella cant be f**ked.

and ive got a set of HEL braided brake lines on the way, and hobbsie has apparently sent off my foglights. sweet. set of toe rods and i should be set.

[scandyflick]

God it's been a while since I've looked at this thread.

Couple things to update.

Got sick of the brakes, so they were binned for R33 brakes all round, along with an R33 BM44 master cylinder.

Standard airbox was binned for an ARC box.

Cusco coils were beginning to show their age, so they were binned in favour of some new BC RM's.

Standard toe arms were also shown the door in favour of JIC arms.

Inlet was replaced with a HKS alloy suction kit.

Got a whole bunch of shit powder coated.

Made a fixed seat rail for the Velo.

Fit a 330mm Sparco and detachable hub.

I sold my Equips in favour of some much cooler 17x9+18 Desmond Regamaster Marquis Promadas.

... I feel like I'm forgetting quite a bit...

Replaced my crushed and utterly destroyed Apex'i exhaust with a custom made 3" stainless steel system by AM Performance.

Z32 AFM, Hybrid EBC, Nistune, and Blitz 550cc injectors were fitted, which turned out to be f**ked, they were swapped for newer Sard 550cc injectors.

Got it on the dyno and we spent 4 hours chasing stupid problems (VCT, electrical, boost control, etc), and basically came to the conclusion that the humble HG high flow simply wasn't capable of controlling boost.

So with much frustration, I removed the turbo and purchased a Tial 38mm gate, then decided on a completely new direction.

The 2860 was sold with plans of buying a T518z or TD06-20g 8cm and running the ex. gate with that.

Then I started reading up on Borg Warner EFR turbos. Which leaves me where I am now, with an 8 week wait while I wait for my EFR 6258 to arrive. Current plans are to remove and sell the Sard 550's and replace them with short body ID1000 (or Bosch EV14 1000cc) injectors in a custom top feed rail, a new NPC clutch rated to 330rwkw, shimmed diff, new diff bushes, Brian Crower step 2 cams, Aeromotive Stealth 340 in-tank fuel pump, and E85. With an end goal of over 250rwkw with a conservative tune.

I may even take the time to relocate my oil cooler and add a thermostat.

To keep me occupied and excited in the mean time, I have a lovely pair of 17x10 +20 Regamasters due at my door any day now.

I'll get pics up eventually.

[scandyflick]

This thread is basically my red headed step child. Ignored until it's near death, and then laughed at.

So in the spirit of things, here's an update.

Binned the idea of converting to top feed, hella couldn't be bothered at the time, and for some reason I was concerned about legality. Something I no longer really care about. Ended up going with a set of Sard 850cc side feeds, single point. Though at some point in the future, it's likely they'll get swapped out for ID's.

Cradle was dropped..

And then stripped, painted, and bushes replaced while the diff copped an 0.8mm shim.

These arrived and were recently installed;

This was sent off to be chemically stripped and recoated.

A giant ass box from America arrived;

In it was this;

Had some machine work done;

Picked up a pair of these;

Attempted to fit the very large (for a T2) BW to the standard manifold with questionable results;

So I tried it with an Apex'i manifold, with much the same results;

I eventually got jack of it, and left it sitting there for many months while I burned my money on strippers and cocaine... Which I for some reason eventually grew tired of, so I returned to spinning spanners. Had all the Ragamuffins resprayed in a particularly lovely metallic silver for $150.

Made all this jank work;

Put the rear end back in;

Got a fellow SAU'er around, plied him with alcohol and got him to turn this;

Into this;

Eventually I called some mates over and we put it here, and laughed hysterically;

Rolled onto this;

Took it all to the very capable Andrew at AM Performance, left it with for a little while, and the end result is this;

That was a couple days ago, since then, dump, front and cat has been made up and fitted, along with a very complex looking hot pipe, and a 3" intake. Unfortunately, the new positioning of the turbo meant that my lovely ARC box couldn't be used and therefore, was sold. Shit happens.

Should have it back in my garage and taking up space this evening. Still have a clutch to install, some minor wiring to be done, guards to be flared, LS2 coils to be installed, and a multitude of other things, but now at least the big stuff is taken care of.

[scandyflick]

Back in the garage doing what she does best. Absorbing space, time, and money. Big thanks to Matty T for driving all the way out to tow her home.

Gotta plug up this and the EGR at some point, I've only got the bung there for tuning. Won't be running an O2 sensor.

Dump, front and cat are all one piece. So in the entire exhaust system, I only have 2 joints, v-band at the turbo, and your run of the mill 2 bolt flange where the cat joins the rest of the exhaust. More pics when I next find myself under the car...

... Which is probably tomorrow.

Intake;

Gotta find a filter, trying to find a Pipercross suitable for a Z32 AFM, once I get that sorted, it'll be back to Andrew to weld on suitable mounts, and if necessary, mod the pipe to suit.

And the rather complicated lobster back hot pipe. A dozen different sections welded together;

Pretty damn cool.