Build Thread: Adam's Nissan Stagea C34

[kidafa]

Adam here is my thread that you will find VERY helpful its got all the info i gathered and pictures from a heap of different sites that i visited....

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/331327-my-manual-conversion-findings/page__hl__manual+conversion

Parts list:

R32GTR 4WD Gearbox - Preferably push type as clutches are cheaper

Flywheel- 9 Bolt Turbo type and bolts

Clutch, pressure plate and bolts- and a thrust bearing to suit

Bellhousing bolts- M10 x 1.5 60mm and some washers to suit

Clutch pedal - R34gtst

Clutch bracket - R34gtst

Brake Pedal cover from manual car - r33

Handbrake - R32

Clutch master cylinder - R34

Clutch line - 650mm Long stainless steel clear coated braid with banjo bolt on one end and jam nut on other

Centre console - Auto plastic welded/modified for the stick and handbrake from sau

spigot bush - get one with clutch kit

Clutch slave cylinder - Get one with your gear box

Handbrake mount - Cut of trans tunnel of wrecked 33

Skyline primary shift boot

Shifter

gear knob

R33 foot rest

Transmax Z for Transfer case and attesa reservoir

box oil

[Run-It-Hard]

Cheers for that Chris!

Don't worry I've been eyeing out your thread and others constantly

[Run-It-Hard]

got these in during the week ... should have quite a bit more coming this week (hopefully)

and fitted one of these suckers

build the pressure

Oh yeah, took it skids on Friday too, starting to use full lock now, which is perfect timing as I have some inners/outers coming in.

Edited May 15, 2011 by RoadsterGarage

[RBLUV]

love this thing, got me thinking about buying a stag hmmmm

[WGNPWR]

love this thing, got me thinking about buying a stag hmmmm

buy mine

its for sale and its local

[Run-It-Hard]

Boing!

The BC Racing BR coilovers for the Nissan Stagea are odd, the rears are height adjustable until your chassis is laying frame, but the front is a completely different story. So for a temporary measure, I had the springs compressed to “guesstimate” what height spring I needed to order.

The new spring size ordered was 150mm long which is just about perfect. Check out the gap between the coils, whoever says compressed springs don’t effect ride comfort must be on crack! Not only were they a harsh ride, they would also bind on hard bumps.

The new springs were installed without much hassle, and are much better than the compressed pieces of shit. Now I can go as low as I want!

[Run-It-Hard]

box of goodies – Part I

Y’all know about that big order that keeps on accumulating, well most of it has actually arrived! The first batch consisted of Greddy catch cans, Nismo gear knobs, HID kits and some Bride material.

The only thing I ended up fitting was the Greddy catch can. After about 20 minutes of figuring out where to put it that is.

No idea when I’ll fit up the other gear from this order, but hang tight!

[Run-It-Hard]

box of goodies – Part II

Here’s the second batch of goodies in my Garage, these goods were organised by Rod at Tetsuya Garage over the past few months. This batch includes a NA grille, Works Bell boss kit, Kouki tail lights, KTS inners and outers, books and all sorts of other shit.

Oh, there’s also a manual centre console chilling in the above photo too.

So, the only thing left to do was to get it all fitted. I started with the easiest thing first, the eyelids. I realised half way through the order that I realised that these weren’t the eyelids I was after. But mocking them up on the car, I don’t mind them at all.

Next up was the grille, those factory clips are a pain in the ass to remove, but we got them off in the end. The grille transforms the front of the car completely, and I dig it.

To finish the night off, Aytac and I tackled the rear tail lights. These were an absolute bitch to replace. We needed to rip out the whole boot trim (or as much of it as we could) and then fight the sealant in the centre lights. I ended up snapping the Zenki centre lights trying to get them out. We managed to finish up at 2:30am. But it was all worth it.

The car is starting to come together now, I’d like a front lip and a few other things to tie the cosmetics together, but we’ll see what happens huh?

[Run-It-Hard]

Hurro Kitteh fitted!

Seeing that the Works Bell boss kit arrived yesterday, I decided to get it fitted. I actually intended to fit it last night but upon removing the OEM steering wheel, I realised that Nissan used security keys. So I had to get a socket to suit before I could do anything.

Other then that, it was all smooth sailing, and I had the boss kit installed within the hour. It’s amazing how heavy the OEM wheel is, I would say that it would be at least 5KG heavier then the new setup.

Not only does it look better, I’ve got more leg room too! Steering feels lighter too suprisingly. Now I want to get all the Kazama and KTS parts in, adjust the cars height and get an alingment.

Ok, now we are up to date!

[180fan]

NA grill makes the front of the S1 look so much better, one of the easiest and best visual mods i have done on mine i think.

Love how quickly you are getting stuff done, it makes me feel bad about my own progress though haha

[Run-It-Hard]

haha, cheers bud

[wyzokie]

looking great man, really loving the look of this! ive always liked the s1 front end.. dunno why i bought an S2

[RS4-S]

damn that N/A grille has improved that front end, same with the s2 taillights. 200% improvement in looks. nice bluepoint jack too

[KiwiRS4T]

90% of Stageas here are n/a. What are you paying (prepared to pay) for an n/a grill ? I could have a look at getting one or more to post over.

[Run-It-Hard]

I bought mine for $20

[Run-It-Hard]

Sunday morning 7am, I was still awake from my fourteen hour sleep the day before, bored and eager to do something. After smashing up COD for multiple hours with Aytac I thought it would be a good idea to do something productive.

I headed out to the garage and had a look at these clear indicators from Japan. The indicators I ordered were for a Nissan Cefiro, which happen to share similar indicators to the R34 and Pulsar, with the only difference being the plug shape/size. So, I got out my files and started grinding into the back of the indicator, until the Stagea’s plug fit. This probably took me an hour to do. After that I managed to get some shut eye.

[Run-It-Hard]

Also, my Bride style seats arrived and just purchased a Greddy E-manage Ultimate with a Kouki WGNC34 tune for a bargin price!

So next up, I want to fit all my adjustable arms, get an alingment and put in the brides before next skidpan. I might paint the eyelids too.

Then sort out things like intercooler, dump pipe and manual parts while I wait for the Emanage to arrive before the conversion starts.

[Jetwreck]

Still going hard I see Adam.......great work...love the dedication towards the cause!!!....I don't think I have seen you put a foot wrong in this build yet!

Keep it up

[SLDN-31]

I hate stageas But god I would do some dirty dirty things to have one like this

[Run-It-Hard]

hahaha, cheers guys!

Just edited a photo I took last week cause I was bored.

Hopefully I'll fit the adjustable arms I have lying around tomorrow and get an alingment on Saturday ... will be the first one for this car lawl. Oh, I want to sort out the height a little still to ... just a tad more low

Edited May 26, 2011 by Run-It-Hard