LSx's are the next SR... everyone's gonna be jumping on that wagon when swap parts become a little more inexpensive... hopefully before the 350Z prices drop and it becomes the next 240... cause i'd like to rock a S13 coupe, sil front, and LS1 for a while...

 

well guys, a small update...

got my H&R extended studs on the front, with the 11mm spacers... now i can have my front wheels on with more that 3.5 threads of meat on the lug nuts!!! YAY!!! i also put my 8mm spacers on the rear, i had em laying around, figured I'd bring the back out a little bit, even though they cleared the coils...

H&R extended lugs, with Gorilla Lug Nuts... hopefully i wont need these soon as i'm getting a pair of Z32 Megan front sleeves for my coils that will bring the shock tube in 2in, and then i can remove the spacers all together... and sit nice and flush... i hate how they stick out past the outer edge of the fender...

wheel's on, lugs nice and tight!!!

finished shot, sorry for the dirty cars and wheels, it's been raining for 2 weeks, almost non stop..

i need to put the 11mm on the back, and have no spacers on the front, then all wheels should sit pretty much flush to the outer edge of the fender.... but they sit fine enough for me right now.... at least until i get some wider proper fitting tires... but I'm working with what little i got...


even with the +30 offsets, i can't complain for $600!!!!! **** still looks great!!


and as a final answer to my bogging at 4.5k, i've fixed the problem, it was my bad alternator, which i've replaced and it fixed ALL my issues.... i guess a SR20 doesn't much like going into boost with only 11V.. lol... on my road test, as soon as it hit 3.5k @ 11lbs, the left rear tire broke loose and spun with FURY.... i need to get my VLSD in there ASAP, so i can at least have some traction... that will prob go in later today...

3 more issues i need to address...

1. for some reason my PS fluid EXPLODED all over the bay the other day, so looks like i'm going to have to find that leak/cavern, and replace it with a part from the gold car..

2. Wiring up my AC, all there's, compressors mounted, all lines are intact, it's now just a matter or wiring in a relay for the comp to come on when i push the AC button... been working on it a few days with splicing wires in the F3 plug, as per a write up in fresh alloy..

3. Cruise control.... i thought it would be a simple hook up and go affiar... WRONG... the current cable bracket, OR the SR throttle body pulley does not have the provision for CC.. so, i'll have to put the KA bracket, and TB on there to get that situated... FUN!!!

other than that, just gotta put the VLSD in, and the swap is pretty much complete... until i get ready to put my 600cc's and Z23 MAF on, then it'll be over with, killing V8's like what? what?

 

VLSD is in.... car's washed, and lightly detailed....

finally DONE!!!!!!

FMIC lined up pretty good... better than in the gold car... UGH...gold zenki fail lol



wow so many posts in one day... sorry guys, i should have consolidated it it all in one... but you know how it goes, do work, stop, do work, stop... it's like an hour on, hour off... i'm about tired of doing work... I'm glad I'm so close to 100% (those three things keeping me from it), i'll be glad when all's said and done.... hell i might even wait to do my 600cc's and Z MAF... lol

 

clean looking ride man.. i like those wheels.

 

thanks!!!

i know it's kind of retarded after all the work i've done, but i'm considering selling/parting out this car...... it looks like i can get a REAL RHD Silvia Zenki for a really good price...

i'm kind of debating.....


on another note... my car runs ****ing AWESOME NOW

 

holy crap guys.... i just saw what the guy who bought my first black zenki with the aero has done with it....

it went from this....


then i wrecked it...



then sold the shell to Zoli, a D1 driver... and this is what he's done with it...










needless to say, i want my car back LOL...

just thought you guys who followed my little build thread on that car might have been interested to see where and how it ended up...

 

i know it's not Nissan related, but we just picked up a nice daily driver to keep the miles off the S14, and the 07 GT/CS.... i figured i'd post cause it's a REALLY nice car for what we paid for it... $3000

Blackzenki now presents, the new daily...

1997 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 5spd







not bad i guess... at least we get the wear and tear off the nice cars...

stay tuned, as i'll most likely start turning wrenches on this soon enough... wheels, suspension, intake, exhaust... maybe Euro aero...

back to the S14 tho......

 

ive done 4 clutches on that car... it belonged to a 95 year old man and he kept slipping the clutch and wearing it out prematurely lol. oh well its business for me, funny thing he knows what hes doing wrong but he cant help it lol.

anyway its a nice car

 

yeah, the audi seems like i nice car, but i've heard about alot of reliability issues with them, and the cost of maintainance... at least the clutch was replaced less than a year ago, and like 6mo ago there was over $3k worth of dealer service done to it... so hopefully it will turn out to be a pretty reliable DD

 

Damn, I have been really busy and havent been on much lately. Your car looks bad ***. Your old car looks even more bad ***. HAHA.

 

OH **** man . then you know DK Donnie Knight.. we are best buds here in Japan. I thought that Zoli name sounded familiar... what a small world

 

Zoltan's a good driver and good dood to boot....

 

i like how he stacked the rad and the fmic piggy backed. is that something popular to do? is there a reason for it other than possibly easier to mount/ you dont have to drill holes in your car?

 

that zenki is AMAZING looking..yours is nice too. (;

haha. but yeah, nice audi.

 

thanks nick!!!

as for the stacked rad and FMIC... i dunno why... space reasons? less chance on damage? i wouldn't like it as the heat of the rad always on the FMIC would kinda negate the purpose i would think...


well i got good news, and i got bad news.... we'll start with the good...

another DD!!!!!!! a 1995 Chevy S10 ext cab... a little 4 banger 5spd truck for work, dogs, trash, and parts pick up/delivery!!!




not too too bad for $2k...


and for the bad news...

took the S14 and it's SR out for it's first road day since the swap (only minor up and down road trips)... and didn't make it home.... drove into work just fine, lunch break boostin'... then on the way home... it's starts bucking, and bogging... OH NOES... home is 18 miles away, interstate... i have no idea what the prob is... but here's the symtoms if anyone can help me figure it out...

power steering hose, one of em, exploded the other day... that was fun, anyways, it prob sprayed all over the filter... this is just some backround info that might be helpful...

okay... driving down the road, it's like i'm hitting a fuel cut randomly... missing or something, idle is rough, and sometimes smooth, then give it gas, and it acts like it's missing.. car runs and drives, cranks up like normal, but has those symptoms... now, it's a bit more agressive than it sounds... as if my motor is dieing as i'm driving, but then comes back, dies, comes back stays smooth, then bucks/bogs...

i removed the air filter, thinking it may be clogged with PS fluid, and the engine acted like it wanted to die... then idled back up to normal...put the filter on and it surged...

during normal driving, the -hG should be around -10ish, give or take load... while cruising now, it sits at -21 and between -13 and -15 @ idle....

i'm leaning towards fauly MAF, but the ECU isn't throwing any trouble codes... i'm going to try and solve the problem with my 600CC injectors and Z32 MAF.. maybe that will help, i don't know....

it sucks having my baby parked in a wal mart parking lot over night... this will be the second night she'll be there... i may try to nurse her home, but i'm afraid of causing more damage...

could a stuck/seized turbo cause a problem like this?

sorry for the long post, but i try to be as detailed as possible for you guys....