Biggamehit

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dude so whats your plans for this car???

Lord Umoja

You know, I think you and I are going to end up with similar cars for similar budgets with completely different starting motors. When we get them done I gotta drive out there to get a set of pics of the two cars.

fadedsilvia

yea when its cold out dont wry to much, as long as it returns to normal after its warm then its all good

positron

It's just a project car. Now that the engine is in and I've changed out most of the suspension, I'm going to get the interior done then paint and body. I'll probably start autocrossing again though.



Okay.

positron

Still haven't cleaned it up and washed it since being in drydock but here's some pics from just before I pulled the KA. Like I said before, it needs paint and bodywork but most of these cars do unless you're lucky!


This is the car before I bought it. The owner pulled the radio, his wheels, his aftermarket exhaust, the springs/shocks and put the stock exhaust and spring/shock combo back on before passing it over to me. In hindsight, I'm glad this car was completely stock when I got it. I knew nothing of automechanics when I got it and I've learned quite a bit since then and gained a great hobby as well.

Exhaust was the very first thing I changed on the car. Look at those bald tires, shows you where my priorities were! The next thing was a spring/shock combo that my best friend put on at a shop where he worked. After that I made sure that I did my research and put every single part on the car myself from that point forward.

This is about a week after I bought the car. You can't see but it still has the pop-ups on the front. Look at that fender gap. I hadn't touched the suspension, brakes or anything other than basic maintenance.


This was the day that we changed the frontend.





I ditched the trunk with the OEM spoiler for another trunk...

...with..an OEM spoiler...?!

Frankenstein...black car, blue mirrors, white trunk and spoiler, champagne door handles.

R32 seat.

Some autocross pics...





From basically going from not even knowing how to change my own oil to doing a engine swap in just over two years is a good thing. Over the time that I've had this car I've had to learn how to do basic maintenance myself. I've changed the starter, alternator, suspension, brakes, steering wheel, climate control not to mention many many other small things. I've gone over, in and under practically every part of this car with my bare hands and I have to say that I enjoyed every moment of it.

This is pretty much what it looks like up to now.

NISMO Power Brace
NISMO Tension Control Rods
OEM Front Sway Bar
OEM Front Lower Control Arms
OEM Inner Tie Rods
OEM Outer Tie Rods
Energy Suspension Sway Bar Bushings
OEM Sway Bar Endlinks
Energy Suspension Steering Rack Bushings
Front Strut Tower Bar
Kilogram Millimeter(KG/MM) Race Springs
KYB AGX Struts
Project Nissan Rear Upper Control Arms
Megan Racing Rear Toe Rods
Megan Racing Rear Traction Control Links
Rear Lower Control Arm Bar
OEM Rear Sway Bar
JGY Customs Subframe Spacers
Transmission Tunnel Brace
C-Pillar Bar
Floor Bar
Nagisa Auto Fender Braces
Z32 Front Brake Calipers Aluminum
Z32 Front Brake Rotors
Z32 Stainless Steel Front Brake Lines
Z32 Rear E-brake Assembly/Hubs
Z32 Rear Brake Calipers
Z32 Rear Brembo Brake Rotors
Z32 Stainless Steel Rear Brake Lines
S13 Silvia Frontend Conversion
Amber/Clear Turn Signals
S13 Silvia Trunk with LED Spoiler
S13 Silvia Trunk Lock
S13 Silvia Power Folding Mirrors
S13 Silvia Digital Climate Control Conversion
S13 Silvia Steering Wheel
S13 Silvia Floor Mats
S13 Silvia Ignition Key Light
R32 Skyline GTR Drivers Seat
Freebox/Cupholder
OEM Console Buttons
OEM Guage Clutster Lid
OEM Speaker Grille Covers
OEM Door Handles/Locks
OEM Door Switch Bezels
OEM Door Locks/Handles...and the list goes on.

Lord Umoja

Yo, any updates? Also PM me if you still have your stock wing/trunk.....

positron

I have been plagued with belt squeal since startup. I've played around with the tension on the belt by tightening and loosening it and have gone from a squeal to a constant shrill like noise. Little advise for you inexperience mechanics like me...don't loosen your alternator belt too much or you will kill your battery...doh!!! Like I said, I had the belt too loose and robbed my battery and then I had it much too tight. I heard that having a belt that is too tight can cause premature wear on the water pump, can anyone confirm this? I also did some searching and found out that there should be a quarter inch to a half inch of slack, anyone else got anything different? Can you guys give me an idea of where the top bolt is on your alternator bracket? Standing in front of the car, mine was all the way to the far left corner of the bracket so tonight I loosened the top and bottom bolts and moved top bolt to somewhere around the middle of the bracket and tightened the belt but there is still a shrill? I'm going to go to the parts store tomorrow and get some belt glaze and see if that fixes the problem. Also, I mistakenly managed to put some scrapes on the alternator pulley when I was working on the engine on the stand...could that be causing the problem? Also I think that it is only torqued to 60ft.lbs whereas it's supposed to be 100ft.lbs. Opinions?

Bumnah

You're using the Greddy pullies....
Did you put that washer that came with the kit on the alternator before the pulley?

Did you hammer the washer all the way back?

I had a similar issue with belt squeal, but I just had to tighten it up a bit more.

positron

I put the washer on but didn't hammer it in. I do need to tighten the pulley some more to get to 100ft.lbs. though. The squealing has dropped to a lower pitch after I slid the alternator and played with the tension some more so I'm gonna try some more adjustments and that should do it. Thanks!

Bumnah

any updates? is the damn thing running?

positron

Yeah it's running fine, I just need an alignment and some new tires to truly enjoy it....Maybe start playing around with this boost controller....and clean up my engine bay with some stuff like a new strut tower bar and a coolant resevoir.

Lord Umoja

Congrats! Get some vids up!

jesus72

If you are going to do that swap. I recommend also replacing all water hoses and possibly vacume hoses as well. you never know if there would be a leak until the last minute.

Bumnah

Did you even read the thread at all?

What was up with the alternator belt whine?

positron

I believe you were correct about that washer sir, I'm gonna take that pulley back off and check that and make sure that the pulley is torqued to 101ft. lbs. Thanks for the help! I've just been super lazy lately.