Blackzenki82's Gold Zenki SR build thread.
 

for some history on this car for those who don't know.... this is a copy and paste from my former NA build threads on various forums...


we all know that i wrecked my car to avoid a deer... so the adjuster is coming by tomorrow to cut me a check for the car, and i'll be buying it back... since i can't retitle it I'm going to use it as a parts car, and for a part out, to try and make some of my money back on the buy back...

with whats left over, I'm thinking of buying this Gold S14 base for $4100 cash with around 85k miles on the chassis and around 70k on the black top, it's needs alot of TLC, most of which i can pull off of my Black S14 that's totaled... mostly interior bits here and there, radio bezel, shift boot, ignition surround, and few minor bits and peices on the inside...

engine runs kinda rough, it must be a a MAF sensor (will replace with Z32 maf listed below, and i have a feeling it's got a to be a vacuum leak somewhere, it idles like it's misfiring on a cyl, but as soon as RPMS are above 1k, it's smooths out great and pulls hard... Also, the seals on the turbo are bad and has no gasket between the turbo and the mani, turbo smokes and has moderate shaft play.. at anywhere after say 35mph, the steering wheel shakes like it's trying to piss it's self and run away, my S14 does the same, just not so bad... more parts of the parts car (i hate calling it that "parts car", and now i will cry for a minute)

Okay done crying, as for the outside as you can see in the following photos, the front panels are pretty much shot, both fenders, hood (which due to lack of fastening the hood pins, flew open and shattered the windshield), and the roof being dented... all of which parts, except for the roof i can pull off of my car, as well as my buddy's parts car, namely hood and fenders... the trunk is also bad, which a tree fell on, it's just misaligned and needs to be replaced, also another thing i can pull of my wrecked S14...

as far as the mods go it has....

S13 Black top SR20DET
hks wastegate actuator
greddy type s bov
greddy profec spec II boost controller
greddy turbo timer
Apexi safc2
Brian Crower stage 2 cams 264/264
VLSD
big ass intercooler
greddy intercooler piping
walbro fuel pump
autometer boost gauge
autometer oil gauge not connected
underdrive pully set
full 3" exhaust
Apexi N1 catback
Racing Hart 18" wheels
Eibach lowering/race springs, front are heated to lower car for SR
B&M short throw shifter with B&M round knob

extra things that come with the car...
two coil packs
sr20det fuel pump
ecu
300zx mas air flow sensor
sr20det cam angle sensor
bare sr20det head
greddy front mount intercooler (dent in the bottom)
two stock wheels with 100 percent tread

well here's a few shots of the car...

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motor...
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Apexi N1 cat back..
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and now to get current and up to speed....


well guys, i finally brought this bucket home... it made it on a 2hr trip with no screw ups.... the suspension is shot out, the brakes are non existent, and the idle is rough and the starter isn't getting enough ground/power one or the other...

today i went to start the five lug swap, then saw that it had a security lug nut... and i was an idiot and didn't check the glove box so i gave that up (later looked in the glove box and there it was).

so instead i figured i's take care of some of the cosmetic things, so i swapped over my headlights, and light bulbs (silvania silverstar ultras) and my cheap-o fake HID high beam bulbs... and found out that the driverside harness was ate up and i'll have to use the harness from the parts car (the black Zenki), to make it light up correctly (low beam is dim as hell)...

after that i decided to figure out why the shifter was soooo wobbly so i tore open the center console, and got in to the shifter, found out that the upper boot had no screws holding it down (why do i think this is going to be the story of this car??)... after i removed the upper boot, i realized that at least it is a true V2 B&M shifter... with no boot... again, pulled from the parts car...
after removing the shifter lever, i found out why it was so wobbly.. the lower bushing on the ball was missing, so since the car came with the stock SR shifter, i took it off and swapped it out... easy, got the boot on, trim all back and went to put in my radio bezel and another mess...

found out the crappy CD player wasn't fully secured and was actually hard wired into the original harness (weak sauce) and that wasn't something i wanted to get into... the SAFC is wired through the back of the vents in between so i cant remove the vent panel with out breaking it (two of the locking tabs are already broken anyways so when i get motivated i'll finish her off). so i reinstalled everything, got the radio bezel back on in a half way recognizable fashion, and even rewired the cigg lighter (i'm a smoker and use it, just not the ashtray, which i NEVER use)... got it all peiced back together and for now, called it a night... i had a long drive on shot suspension and a turbo that as soon as it started boosting, smoked out the car bad... had to ride most the way under 30% throttle (i know that cuz the SAFC told me, it is good for SOME things...) which was kind of a pain... i mean come up, you scoop up a turbo car thats most likely pushing 220 to the wheels and you can't even romp on it...

here's some pics, there will be many more to come as i document the resurrection on this car...

just got home, look at my two babies, popped the hood to get ready to jack her up...
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getting on what i thought was the five lug swap...
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just a quick little motor shot... first time boosting... EVAR!!!
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replacement turbo, Garret GT28...r? dunno... sez .63 AR... brand new, scooped it up for $350... Ball Bearing... woot woot..
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ADD: i just went outside to look at this kids "custom downpipe" and it IS nice... but it's only held on with one bolt... no wonder the smokey turbo smokes all under the hood and in the car... ARG!!!! time to do more work...

at least i scooped it up for $3800

thats it for now guys, stay tuned for the rebuild of this heap.... more too come and thanks for reading through...

the seats in the new40 are the dark gray color, single tone, and at first i was like hell yeah, till i saw that the fabric was coming off of the seat foam.... looks like i'll be swapping in my like new Black zenki seats with their two tone color... UGH... got to be put together, not raggedy.... i'll be out of town, down in St. Pete till Friday, but this weekend will be a MASSIVE rebuild day.... i'll be custom fabbing a turbo elbow to get this GT28 on there ASAP to fix the smoking.... it'll mostly be a weekend of putting everything back together, and tie up loose ends that previous owner got, what looks like, half way done, and called it finished.... just getting it right.... then comes engine... full maintainance, possible re wire in some places (starter isn't getting enough juice, need to figure out why), check for boost/vacuum leaks, get P/S high pressure hose situated... 5 lug swap (not to sure cause i kinda like these racing harts.. i dunno).... MOST DEFINITELY NEED TO GET THE BRAKES IN ORDER, they are in horrible shape... like to the floor and it's not stopping.... no pads, the base rubbing straight on the rotors... rear caliper on the passenger side has a leak ( brand new OM rear calipers on the parts car woot woot).... so with the five lug swap my cross drilled and slotted rotors with ceramic pads will get swapped over also.. to get some stopping power on par with the motor...

Seems like every 240 owner has to own more than one 240 at a time. one broken, one in ok shape. goodluck

thanks man... i have a feeling i'm going to need it....

fixed ****....

brakes (HOLY CRAP, you should have seen the right rear caliper, pics coming soon)
suspension (heated springs, blown OE shocks)
driver side window and and switch assembly
cracked and leaking (UGH) stock oil catch hose
ghetto ass power and ground wires, rewired and fixed, car starts with out pushing
re did vacuum lines for the Greddy Type S BOV (missing a vacuum line to the intake)
adjusted trunk so it sits correctly, and not unflush


so after the brakes (replaces right rear with new or 1k miles caliper) and the suspension (sourced the Tein S-Tech springs and OE shocks from the black car) the car actually rides like a half way decent car now... and i can stop it without pushing the pedal all the way to the floor.. awesomesauce. also both driver and passenger windows work with no problems, car will start without having to roll it forward or backward to help the starter along (bad power/ground).

quick story, as stated, the oil catch hose was cracked, and he had the other end of the "T" on the PCV(?) capped off, no filtered, so while showing off for some friends, the oil pressure built up enough to fill the catch can, and push the oil dip stick out of the shaft, hence, blowing oil all over the engine, road, under car... just a horrible mess... so next day i got to advance, get a new hose and oil breather filter, problem fixed, and the car doesn't smoke NEAR as bad as it did when i first got it, even under boost... drove it from ST Pete to gainesville with almost no smoke... awesome.... it's the little things guys...

so far that's the update.... much more to come tomorrow when i replace the half blown stock T25 with a brand new Garret TB2804 for a Pulsar GTIR (need different exhaust housing first). which i may be getting free...

no pics tonight, which as most of you know, i usually post em, but i'll get some tomorrow of the progress, different ride height, and cleaned up vac lines...

well it's Saturday the 29th and once again, i got more work done on this heap, it's getting out of heap status and graduating to "pile" status...

things i did today....

removed stock T25 and manifold (bottom mounts are a bich)
did a test fit of the TB2804 on the stock mani, not sure if waste gate will transfer
reran some messed up vacuum lines
replaced beat and worn gray Base S14 seats with my nice SE's
fixed driver side kick panel (was hanging open with misc wires)
replaced F'd steering wheel with perfect one from parts car
replaced steering column trim (unscrewed, adhesive slag, just nasty)
replaced Base headlight, wiper lever switch with SE unit, very nice
replaced black faced Base gauge cluster with white SE cluster
tucked boost gauge wires in dash (we hanging lose between dash and door)
replaced driver side door sill (only two tabs were holding the old one on)
put the little button tab on the door panel by hinge (it's the little things)
got the ignition trim put on (was missing, not anymore !!!)
tucked misc wires that were hanging below the dash
REPLACED WINDSHIELD!!! no more shattered glass

just kinda started getting the turbo swap started, wating on a 5 bolt exhaust housing for the TB2804, and will be installing, hopefully i can find a way to mount the HKS adjustable waste gate to the new turbo, don't know if i can though, UGH... got a lot of the interior replaced, and fixed, to get it looking like a halfway decent car on the inside... driver comfort and all... I'm loving the SE gauge cluster, the blue LED upgrade in it matches the turbo timer, CD, player, greddy profec B II and will match the Auto Meter Cobalt gauges i have and will be installing as soon as i get a matching boost gauge and 3 A pillar gauge pod....

i'll let the photos do the talking from here....

pulling mani and T25
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turbo comparison, TB2804 on left, stock T25 on the right...
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getting the windshield taken care of... old guy was the installer lol
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starting the get the interior FIXED....
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new old seats... miles better than base seats....
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finished and CLEAN!!!
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for those who may have doubted how bad the right rear caliper was...
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welcome to my office....
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well that's all for now guys, more to come tomorrow, and probably the next day.... hopefully i can get my turbo problems situated before too long so i can get this thing back on the road.... i dread driving that big a$$ Tahoe around all the time....

Stay Tuned.....

well guys, once again, Sunday the 30th, i did more work...

it all started with getting the interior in order, to match that of a REAL S14.. so what i did as far as inside the car goes, is pull the broken AC control bezel out and replaced with with my perfect one from the parts car, having to drill a pocket for the SAFCII wire..... since the CD player was ****, the one that came with the car, i replaced it with my Pioneer DEH-6800, a nice unit, kinda old but still kicks ass.... after i got that in, i cleaned up the locations of the turbo timer, and the greddy profec B spec II, just to tidy things up,. i also replaced the base rear speaker cover (damaged, 2 tabs holding it in) with my SE one (perfect condition) so the rear is deck is situated.. after all was said and done i topped off the gutz with the OEM "240SX" front and rear floor mats... car now looks like a CLEAN car, as afar as the interior goes... you should have seen it before hand....

after that i moved to the trunk, yet again, what a mess... i had to replace all the screwed up linings, trust me, it was bad, with the perfect ones from my SE parts car, pics below... you'd be surprised how much time it takes to get all that crap swapped... i also, while in the rear, replaced the dented and screwed up trunk lid with my black one from the SE, looks kinda cool, especially with the smoked zenki tails, not to mention it sez "Silvia" on it... you can't imagine all the hammer work i had to do to get it sit right (car was previously in a rear end collision, thanks for telling me seller...), anyways, it sits a lot better now, had to beat out the rear bumper cover support to get the bumper lines to match up with the tail lights correctly...

other than that, not much else was accomplished today, even though it took me about 4 hours to get everything right, hammering, screwing, unscrewing, blah blah... at least now the trunk and interior is presentable... more photos after the detail...

pics....

radio replacement.... crappy DEH-3800
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confusing cluster**** of wires.... turned out plug and play, love pioneer..
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AC trim in, pioneer DEH-6800 installed and slighty relocated boost controller..
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redone and cleaned up trunk... needs to be detailed i know... should have seen it before..UGH!!!!
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and the black trunk with smoked Zenkis, sorry bout bad quality, pics taken at night...
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baratatat came by today and pulled the good ol KA out of the parts car, got it done, was a process, but got it done... here's pics of the engine removal... i helped a bit... lol
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and for a BONUS of epic proprtions.... while brian AKA baratatat was pulling the motor the first time, the valve cover got hung up on the firewall and lifted the whole car up, and since his hoist was missing a bolt, it swung the car off the jack stands and resulted in this EPIC FAIL... someone photoshop plz.... i mean the car was sitting about sideways in my carport... loves...
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other than that, that tops it off for today.... tomorrow i'll be seeing turbo charlie about my TB2804 and getting everything i need to get it on my SR, if it can without spending an a$$ load of money, but like normal, i'll keep ya'll in the know...

stay tuned...

couple new purchases, i just scooped up and Auto Meter Cobalt +/-30PSI 2 1/16 boost gauge to match my cobalt series oil pressure and A/F gauges, as well as a 3 pod A pillar mount to install them in....

the new gauge as well as the pod should be at my house in about the same time my custom/upgraded Garret T28 is ready on Tuesday of next week.... sweetsauce, will of course post photos and ****e...

Well, looks like i finally have all my gauges ready, the auto meter cobalt -/+ boost gauge just came in today... just tore open the box like a kid at Christmas, and it's pretty damn cool looking IMO...
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The blue of the gauges will match my blue LED gauge cluster upgrade, my GReddy turbo timer, and my GReddy profec B spec II boost controller, APEXi S-AFCII as well as closely matching my pioneer DEH-6800 head unit..

Just a few more things waiting to come in the mail before my turbo is ready...

A pillar 3 Gauge pod
T28 HKS waste gate bracket
Megan Racing Stainless Steel bottom mount SR manifold

Will post updates as they come along ladies gents!!!

Damn, wish my project was moving along as fast as yours. I want to rebuild the SR sometime this winter.

Project looks awesome.

Moving along nicely man. Hope your back on the road soon. I have to wait for charity...I mean christmas money...to come in before I can do any real work on my car.

Keep up the good work!

and this is why i want to move to Florida. its way to cold to work on a car right now where im at. you have virtually no downtime and can work on a car all year.

thanks guys!!! all you're support actually keeps me moving on this project, a few times, just standing back and looking at this bucket, i've been like "do i really want to do all this to this car?" but it folks like you, who keep me truckin' and doing work...

as another update, i got the power steering lines fixed on the SR, thank god for a parts car to source all this stuff from, makes my job a whole lot easier, AND faster, luckily enough, i already had the turbo out, and that made clearance to get down to those lines a ZERO problemo... so YAY for power steering!!! next up, sway bar, and brakes, cross drilled and slotteds here we goooooooooooo!


thanks again guys, and more updates to come soon...

Seeing projects move like this gets me motivated to work on my 240, its depressing when your project car can not be driven. :bluecrying:

mine can't be driven, cause my turbos in cali, and it blows balls, i just bought the car last Tuesday, and i haven't been able to drive it since sunday...

but even if the car wont move, don't let that stop you, i take it as an opportunity to get other things done... restoring the interior, trunk, getting some loose ends tied up, anything i can till she's running again... hopefully money isn't a factor in your build, it sure is in mine... i went into the negatives when i bought this car... i hadn't had friend hook ups and selling parts off my black car... i wouldn't be anywhere near where i am now with it in such a short amount of time... if i didn't i'd be driving it right now with a bad oil seal on the turbo, blowing smoke out my ass every time i get into boost...

all ya gotta do is keep on truckin, find little things, like just clean the engine, rebuild stuff, even if it doesn't need it, you'll gain the knowledge and exp from it, and will thank yourself later when said part/object fails, and you already know how to fix it... it's what i do...

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alrighty guys, Friday Dec 5, and i've finally got all my things in the mail... HKS T28 waste gate bracket, Megan Racing SR manifold, and "glowshift" A pillar 3 gauge pod... also today, i got my amp installed (thanks to my buddy bryant for his profession help, he's an installer at an unnamed big box store), sounds okay, but not as strong as i would like it to be.... for his services and his amp, he got my 4-2-1 header and test pipe, and i installed it for him today after he finished with my amp install... really nice work... i also had a chance to help my buddy time on his KA-T project... been kinda busy...

i realized a few things that NEED to be done to my car before it's fully road worthy... as shown in the pics below, the driver side front and rear calipers are leaking (i'll source my perfect ones off the black car), as well as a few vacuum lines that need addressing...

i got all of my turbo parts removed from the stock T25 and ready to transfer onto the garret T28, got everything cleaned up.. and ready for it to go in....

well on with the pics i guess.....

misc turbo stuffs to be transferred, did you know that the KA after cat o2 sensor works perfect on the SR elbow? me either.... same wires, sensor, and coupler.... FTW!! notice the larger HKS T28 bracket? nice...
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little ass amp for my components, 300watt 2 chan installed...
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Bryant ran all new 18G rockford fosgate wiring (speaker and RCA) and here it is mid process....
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here's Bryant hooking it up!!!
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here's some shots of the seriously ****ed up SR mani.... i will be returning it ASAP....and i mean like returning it 34236487632 weeks ago... get it outta my sight.... looks like i'll be rocking the OEM mani for a while....
cracks anyone??
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some mad tyte yo welds.... UGH!!!
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right rear brake leakage....
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right front oil leakage.... time to do more work...
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PS reservoir properly installed... was down by the wastegate before unbolted... just danglin'
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new used PS high pressure line... was cracked open by the crimped part there.. new one from the black car...
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YAY for dirty leaking PS fluid... gonna get this slop cleaned up before i get the turbo back in...
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all gauges test fitted in the A pillar pod that came in today... NOOOIIIICE
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well that's all for now guys... i have my son for the weekend, and will be busy entertaining him.... but Monday is a work day, more pics and updates to come of doing all the work that needs to be done... planning on knocking out the brakes, the sway bar, and getting the gauges fully installed so when my turbo comes on Tuesday, it'll be a plug and play affair... hopefully anyways, you know how these things go..

well guys, all aside, today is the day to do more work..... things on the list

Brakes-Caliper replacement, and cross drilled and slotted rotors, Bleeding as well...
Sway Bar-sourced from the SE parts car onto the base
Front body alignment-gotta get the upper bracket on the bumper reinforcement to secure the bumper properly, since the car was previously wrecked, i can foresee some hammering in my near future....
GAUGES!!!!-going to install the 3 pod and 3 gauges in the previous photos, anyone know where the OEM oil pressure sending unit it to T off for the oil press gauge?
Vacuum lines-just replacing old worn ones, inspect for leaks, put clamps on em (previous owner just had em slid on nipples without any kind of clamps)


i'll have pics and everything for those of you who are interested

I kinda hit a deer 2 days ago on my way to my sisters house.

dude that sucks.....

here's the update... less talk more action this time....

pre "refinished" brembo x drilled and slotted rotors....
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replacement driver side fender and bumper support bracket, no dents, just messed up paint....
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misaligned front bumper due to shoddy work... not my work either asshats....
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car going up for the rotors and calipers off the black car... right rear was blown and leaking, right front leakage was from a bad line, also replaced with part from black car...
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my pit crew... my son helping me "resurface" those rotors, just getting the bult of the surface rust off, they'd been sitting at my neighbors house outside for a while....
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my son took this pic, calls it "my daddy doing work" lol... i was replacing that leaky line with the good one off the black car...
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NEW BRAKES!!!!!
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sway bar time.... remind me next time i install a swat bar to drop the exhaust before... what a pain... but finished!! little less body roll for now on...
Before....
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after.... lookie at the S14 VLSD... weaksauce, gonna weld the open in the black car...
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got the front bumper off to see what kinda can of worms i opened... and it looks like i got this can from SAMS CLUB... it wasn't a family size can, it was a restaurant sized can....
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guy had the front bumper attached with some nut and bolt that was rusted solid so i had to pull the whole front off in one piece...
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and that's as far as i got today... spent the earlier time pulling the five lug swap for the buyer... that was a pain and took a good while...

i wasn't able to get to the gauges, fender, or reattaching the front bumper cause the bumper reinforcement is way out of whack and the bracket wouldn't fit without modification... looks like i'll have to fab some **** up at my buddy tims house to make this work.... tomorrow is another day, and one full of trying to get this car ready for the turbo... funny how everything on this car is centered around this turbo... oh well...

more updates to come tomorrow when i get more **** done.. so as always, stay tuned!!!!!

updates!!!!!

crooked intercooler...
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not so crooked intercooler....
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and finally... GAUGE WERKZ!!!!
drilling holes, and running the wires/lines...
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just a little test fit...
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soldering and running power and ground in line so i end up at the end of the "harness" with just one power and ground wire...
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getting the "harness" organized...
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pre hook up...
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post hook up....
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some night shots....
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thats about all i got knocked out today... i reran some of the vacuum lines for the turbo and GReddy type S BOV, just trying to get things cleaned up... all i got left to do is bleed the brakes, connect the oil press gauge and tap into the o2 sensor for my A/F gauge (fire works YAY!!)... i also got that fender on, hence the burgundy color against the gold... i'll be painting that whenever, not too high on the list right now, but it was a pain to mount for some reason...

more updates tomorrow when my turbo comes in!!!!!! HELLS YEAH!!!

thats tight stuff man, good to see ur project goin along so danm fast!

car port was from pep boys for $299 with a $50 rebate.... the Garret turbo was a hook up from a friend who didn't need it any more, it was sitting in his closet for like 2 years in the original box...

so my internet was kinda fubar over the last day, so i was unable to post an update, so here i am, posting and update.. pics and captions....

so here's the custom/upgraded turbo.. and specs...
TB2804.........*note* this thing spools fast as ****...
GT28 Turbine wheel
10 blade high flow turbine wheel
step gap turbine race wheel
.49 A/R exhaust housing profiled for GT28 turbine wheel and
wide set radial bearings
360* thrust washer
GT28 compressor wheel
GT28 high flow compressor cover and adapter ring for .60 A/R housing
waste gate preloaded for 9lbs boost, and gets there fast!!!
pre assembly, and clocked...
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manifold, lines and elbows ran...
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this oil line will be the death of me... the kid had the hole stripped, and originally had it held in with JB weld... FAIL!!! fixed with a new longer threaded fitting...
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got it bolted in there....
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FINISHED!!!!... or not.... intake was a FAIL... had to re do it..
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not much clearance
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photos taken today, after i fixed the intake i was telling you about... still need to tweek it a bit...
love the fender....
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crappy flex pipe and "specter" couplers....
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super tight fit... this was a PAIN IN THE ASS to get done... but better than it was before, the filter WAS below the sway bar in front of the radiator..
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final product....
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after job mess... lovely....
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new bunk bed/ computer desk i got for my son when he comes over... took me like 2 hours to put this thing together... but i do work...
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other than that, all i got left to do is to hook up the oil pressure gauge, already have all the fittings and lines.. just need to T off the factory oild sending unit and it's gooooood, then i have to find my vacuum leak, boost at idle is reading at just over -10psi and my buddy with a SR sez his is around 20-25 at idle... ARG... few other issues, starter (rolling starts for the FTMFW!!). and not to mention, i NEED an oil catch can, i got some serious blow by, and oil spray out the T filter, ugh... more work...

and remember kids, keep doing work lol... stay tuned for more updates tomorrow when i get some of these kinks worked out!!!
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oh yeah, i also got my Riken Raptor 225/45/ZR18 tires off the white wheels from the black put on those Racing Hart M5 18's... the old tires was BALD in the back, thanks to the VLSD, they were both bald lol... so got those swapped out too....

well just another quick little update...

car drives awesome, pulls super hard, and rides out like crazy... a few problems though, under heavy boost (7+lbs), i get some serious blow by coming out of the "T" on the valve cover, enough to blow oil out of the breather filter.... also, under heavy boost, i smell coolant, but there's no smoke, no water spots on the ground under the car... no symptoms, i think it may be the Moroso cap sticking, who knows...

to remedy the oil blow by problem, i went and scooped this up...
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a nice little Circuit Sports Oil Catch can... hopefully this will alleviate my problems with spraying oil all over the front driver side corner of my motor and exhaust mani... i'll be installing it tomorrow, with pics of course...

crazy stuff... blow by, and smelling coolant, but absolutely no smoke coming from the car...

stay tuned!!

Anyone want to buy a 1995 S14 with a black top SR in it???

well guys i got good news and i got bad news... i'll start with the install pics and captions and end it with the final result after test drive...

Circuit sports oil catch can and hoses....
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set up as it was before install using factory oil catch can and a random breather...
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after the install....
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getting started on oil pressure gauge lines.... turns out i didn't need the "T" fitting as the OEM sending unit wasn't even hooked up... so i just went straight into the block with it....
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in da blox...
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first start up, still cold with the oil lines in...
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interstate cruising....
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other things i knocked out was my starter, figured out the problem, it was a loose remote wire on the solenoid, no i just cut off the OEM connector, and used a spade, solved the problem... i also added about 3-4 ground wires (sourced from the black car) and ran those to various points on my engine and frame... end result? awesome, more responsive throttle, brighter gauges, just a better tighter feel to the motor...

now for the bad news... this has got me punching myself in the face... so i get everything installed, and go for my little drive, less than say 5 miles, i boost it up a couple times, get up to like 9.5lbs on one pull... a drive that took me no longer than 10-15 minutes. i get back, still smell the oil smell a bit, as well as a bit of coolant which i think is the radiator. so i pop the hood, check the oil catch can i just put in and it's half full... WTF!!!!! i look at the oil coming out of the outlet hose that i have running into my fender well, and what do i see? is it foamy like a vanilla milkshake? yes it is!!! so i think we all know what that means... but what was weird was that it was foamy on the outside, but in the can was fresh and clear, could it have possibly been foamy cause it was the vapors coming out, and just "airy"???

so yeah, that's where i stand, i haven't had a chance to do a comp test on it, but I'm not sure if i need to anymore... all signs point to a bad motor... but it pulls SO hard... maybe it's something i'm overlooking...

although i do know that the previous owner blew the stock turbo by running to high boost, on a stock tune/injectors... i think he said he got it up to 14-15psi...so he strung it out, got it hot and probably blew the oil rings...

sonofa*****....

so i did the compression test.... how fun, let me tell you guys how this went....

i get the coil pack harness off, great, unscrew the coil packs, pull off Cyl #1 and it is FULL of oil... i cant even see the spark plug, i pull Cyl #2, and i can just see the tip of the spark plug, the rest is submerged in oil.. Cyl #3 and #4 were high and dry... so at this point i'm like holy ****, i can't believe this.... my thereory on the #1 and #2 is the inner gasket went out, because the plugs were nice and sealed... so new gasket set...

on with the compression numbers... Cyl #1 being closest to the radiator, and #4 being closest to firewall...

Cyl#1=180 wet (no choice with oil), so most likely around 160-165
Cyl#2=110 wet (no choice with oil), so most likely around 90
Cyl#3=165 dry, SCORE!!!
Cyl#4=165 dry, WOOT WOOT!!

so as we can all see, Cyl #2 is just about dead in the water... i guess that explains all that excessive blow by i'm getting and high crank case pressure... also might explain why there's coolant in my oil, the ******* who owned this car before me dogged the **** out of it, raped it, and dumped it on me for $3800...

possible 400whp SR rebuild in the cards..... might as well....

possible purchases if i rebuild....
CP pistons
Rocker arm stopppers
ARP head studs
Cosworth head gasket
felpro/mrgasket rebuild kit


opinions?????

My vote would be to rebuild it, that way you can uncover any other flaws that the car may have and then fix it so somthing does not leave you stranded in the future. A 400hp build sounds pretty good:smilie_thumbsup:

No matter what you do goodluck and keep us posted.

posted with pics as alaways....

whats up with the speedometer? ur at 0 on the highway, u werent stopped in the center lane hitting 2 step were u?
cuz that would be hilariously boss!:headbang2:

otherwise sucks bout the engine man, hopefuly its just a headgasket an u dont gotta do any machining

update is this, my engine is ****ing shot, i got bad oil ring lands on Cly#2 and needs a complete rebuild or swap... **** this car i'm so pissed.... bout ready to give up on it... all this work i've already got into it... sonofa*****

ouch man!
major ouchsauce

alrighty, after long consideration, and thought, i've decided i'm going to buy another SR from JDM-Online, but just the long block, and swap all of my parts onto it, and sell the old motor and supporting ****e... things i will be selling to cover the cost of the long block are as follows..

SR block w/head minus cams (bad oil land rings in Cyl #2)
SR heads, one loaded with spings, minus the cams, and one bare blacktop head in good order
Brian Crower Stage 2 cams
GReddy Profec B spec II Eletronic boost controller with all wires and stuff
i am also considering selling my S14 VLSD (no J30/Z32 hybrid low gear ratio stuff)

i will have a for sale thread on thises items if your interested in any of them, or just PM me (preferred it if you did PM).

i will post a link to the F/S in this post later on an EDIT note so you can link directly to it from here, make it easy on ya so ya don't have to search...

DO NOT ASK TO BUY THESE THINGS IN THIS THREAD PLEASE!!! lol, just PM or send a email to snoozebutton2001@hotmail.com

lol @ snoozebutton2001
noicccceee...

snoozebutton is awesome, i got it from a song from a band called snot... weird name but AWESOME music, ya should check em out!

That song by snot is pretty good. I sent you a pm btw. It sucks that you have to go this route with the car but atleast you can look things over and make sure they are completed right.

sorry to hear.
i guess you must have not read a post of mine on the same subject in another thread so here it is.

yes sometimes i feel the need to quote myself.

makes perfect sense to quote yourself when you're right, i live and learn i guess... new long block on the way!!!

we've all been caught up in the moment and failed to think things through from time to time. that's just the way things go.

alrighty guys, so i just ordered my new/used blacktop long block from JDM-online, guy sounds like a real straight up guy, and i've read some reviews, eBay feedback (not an eBay store, but sells on eBay), and 98% of customers seemed VERY pleased with the motor they got... comes with a midnight blue (although scratched), valve cover, and good compression across the board. looks like it'll be basically plug and play, just got to swap all my parts over on it and drop the bastard in WOOT WOOT!!!! might even come with a few internal goodies.... oh and it has between 50-55k miles.... time to roll back that 260.5k odometer lol

MOAR PIKTOARS!!!!!
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so that's it... i got it for a decent price of $1075 shipped to my door step, and it should be arriving Monday or Tuesday of this coming week.... talk about fast shipping... now to get ready to pull the motor and trans out of the gold car, and start pulling parts off to go on this one... i will finally be able to realize the full potential of the turbo, and the SR....

stay tuned guys for the motor pull and swap pics... as well as a final answer to how this overall business will be going!!!!

all the red silicone oozing out the sides isn't very assuring though.