Me Little S13 Project - Page 3 - Drifting forum

PeterT · 09-03-2008, 13:06

could you pm me why the turbo elbow didnt fit?? mine looks exact same as that from where im sitting

xborninthefightx · 09-03-2008, 16:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by steady eddie

I hope the stage 2/3 chip you purchase works better than the stage 1 you sold.... I bought it and the car wont even run with it in.
Fair play though, it was E-bay and you pays ya money and you takes ya chances

Thats weird cause Ive seen a few people using them and they had no problems, thats one of the reasons i got it.

xborninthefightx · 09-03-2008, 16:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by podge07

best way for removing the sound deading is get an angle grinder or a drill and fit a metal wire brush will take it back a bare metal and them just respray over it keep up the work great project build

I didnt have one so had to do it the hard way.. with my hands

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrtuning_ben

towel soaked in petrol, then leave over the sound deadening for 10mins come back and it all wipes off

Yeah i tried it with petrol and it works much faster but it is a bit messy and you got very high

xborninthefightx · 09-03-2008, 17:09

Little update.

I used petrol instead of white sprite and it worked much better, but did make it look like this.

After a good clean with white sprite and after some soup to get rid of the smell. it looked like this.

Worked my ass off all the day long till about 7ish and was happy that it was finally all done.

I couldnt fit the bucket seat as the mounts that were with it didnt work/fit

so back with the old ones, and its going to be really

drifting on Wens at pod with them

Does anyone know of any mounts or subframes that i can get for cheap. The seat is a bottom mount.

skyprince · 09-03-2008, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by xborninthefightx

I didnt have one so had to do it the hard way.. with my hands

Yeah i tried it with petrol and it works much faster but it is a bit messy and you got very high

Coming along mighty fine dude!!!!!you could make the runners/subframe,you got a welder and the old sub frame.....Make one! that seat is bottom mount aint it? if its side then ist a little more tricky but doable...Keep it going dude!!!!wish my garage was as clean as yours even when you thought yours was messy lol

xborninthefightx · 09-03-2008, 22:52

yeah i just wish i had the time to do it before wens for pod

. oh well just gonna have to use my legs to stop me from moving about

. See you then

xborninthefightx · 19-03-2008, 22:20

Little update, got myself a run around car for free

and now only using the S13 for drift days.

It was a good day starting to get the hang of things

, went through a bit of rubber and need to make another trip to kwik fit soon.

Done this on the day

, i think i hit a cone and there was rust there anyways.

xborninthefightx · 19-03-2008, 22:22

Had a little go at fitting the rear bumper on yesterday. Bit of a pain getting that old one off, too many screws.

Once it was off it looked like this.

2mins later and it looked like this, (if only it was that easy)

Put the side skirts on to see what it all looked like. Really liking it now, the sides should be really easy.

The light thingys for the plates were rusted to shit and i couldnt get the screws out, so just broke parts of it off (need to sort that out)

Had to do a bit of hammering to get the panel back to shape

As you can see its even a worse fit then the front bumper, and it cracked

as i tried to fit it

Will start at some point drilling all the holes and stuff.

Stavros · 19-03-2008, 22:34

Honestly mate, drill enough holes and use enough cable ties and they kits flex enough to fit just fine!

It will only get the frick ripped out of it at next DWYB anyhow

If only someone did cheap kits for JZX81s on UK Ebay id be sorted

xborninthefightx · 19-03-2008, 23:35

Yeah i will see how it goes, I will try and be careful with it at drift days

.
Whats wrong with the kit on ours, its really nice

xborninthefightx · 26-03-2008, 23:16

Got some more drift wheels, its a good thing that they have OK tires as my front ones really need changing

(im poor and cant buy new ones

.

Now i said to myself that im not going to another drift day without a welded diff, sooooo i got down to sorting that out for the next pod day (9th). First started off with taking the back box and prop, which wasnt hard.

Only problem i had was with the drive shaft bolts... bit of a pain but got there, the other bolts were really easy.

And about an hour later,

after trying to take off the hoses for the cooler and the plug thingy it was off. First time doing this so didnt really wont to feck anything up. Could do with giving it a bit of a clean and painting it.

I found this side to be really hard to move the drive shaft off the diff and then found this stuff on it which was strange.

After cleaning it and looking at the other one i remembered what happened. This happened when i hit and broke my standard toe and lower arm

.
What really worrys me is that its been like that all that time and I just now find out

Im lucky that nothing happened to it while i was driving it and also lucky that ive got a spare one too

Took off the back thingy and had a look to see if everything was OK and now its ready to be welded

xborninthefightx · 03-04-2008, 22:29

Right the diff is now welded up and ready (thanks to Polo, cheers mate

)

Spent yesterday night and tonight getting it back on, just need to see if im going to have time to put the rear bumper for Wednesday. If not then plates with cable ties

Also got some now goodies

I know.. a bit

but i really needed some and they are nice and long ones, which is what i need.

Oh and got all my tyres ready too, not sure if i will be able to fit 12 rims in the car

.

That is all for now

jayz · 04-04-2008, 07:57

fair play mate just read your post from the start to finish,
will have to have a word on the 9th as it looks like we are doing the same thing but mine was always gunna be just a drift car.
must say you've done an amazing job at building it in your garage.
all you need to do now is paint it and hey presto one complete drift racer....

kornboy119 · 04-04-2008, 10:45

yeah you are right the car does really badly need a paint job (oh and the rest of the kit fittedLOL) and some nice wheels and its done. (well not really cos there is a lot more to do on it)

T.K · 04-04-2008, 10:57

Yes. Great post.

el diablo · 04-04-2008, 11:23

just read this through start to end (instead of working) and this is good stuff - I'll be referring to this for my own build

what did you end up doing with the wheel? I want a quick release wheel as I'm too big to get in and out as it is (knee keeps fouling the steering wheel lol) and once I get bucket and cage in it'll be worse.

kornboy119 · 04-04-2008, 12:36

In the end we didn't even use the quick release and took it off. Just used the boss. Cos you need the boss on for the quick release

xborninthefightx · 04-04-2008, 12:42

If you want it pm dude, im not going to use it really

xborninthefightx · 04-04-2008, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayz

fair play mate just read your post from the start to finish,
will have to have a word on the 9th as it looks like we are doing the same thing but mine was always gunna be just a drift car.
must say you've done an amazing job at building it in your garage.
all you need to do now is paint it and hey presto one complete drift racer....

Will do mate

Im just waiting to start on changing the subframe

, its goin to be hell with that little space there.
My plan is go get it for 300ishbhp and leave it at that, if the engine goes BANG then might think about getting something different (if i have the money that is

)

fatdave · 04-04-2008, 18:34

Awesome project mate i am doing simaler think apart from i painted mine first
( because i had to do it at xmas in a day was hard work but did it in 18 hours with a mate lol) cant wait to see the progress

.

09-03-2008, 22:52	#46 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	yeah i just wish i had the time to do it before wens for pod. oh well just gonna have to use my legs to stop me from moving about. See you then

26-03-2008, 23:16	#51 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	Got some more drift wheels, its a good thing that they have OK tires as my front ones really need changing (im poor and cant buy new ones. Now i said to myself that im not going to another drift day without a welded diff, sooooo i got down to sorting that out for the next pod day (9th). First started off with taking the back box and prop, which wasnt hard. Only problem i had was with the drive shaft bolts... bit of a pain but got there, the other bolts were really easy. And about an hour later,after trying to take off the hoses for the cooler and the plug thingy it was off. First time doing this so didnt really wont to feck anything up. Could do with giving it a bit of a clean and painting it. I found this side to be really hard to move the drive shaft off the diff and then found this stuff on it which was strange. After cleaning it and looking at the other one i remembered what happened. This happened when i hit and broke my standard toe and lower arm. What really worrys me is that its been like that all that time and I just now find outIm lucky that nothing happened to it while i was driving it and also lucky that ive got a spare one too Took off the back thingy and had a look to see if everything was OK and now its ready to be welded

03-04-2008, 22:29	#52 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	Right the diff is now welded up and ready (thanks to Polo, cheers mate) Spent yesterday night and tonight getting it back on, just need to see if im going to have time to put the rear bumper for Wednesday. If not then plates with cable ties Also got some now goodies I know.. a bit but i really needed some and they are nice and long ones, which is what i need. Oh and got all my tyres ready too, not sure if i will be able to fit 12 rims in the car. That is all for now

04-04-2008, 18:34	#60 (permalink)
fatdave tail slider Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: christchurch Posts: 103	Awesome project mate i am doing simaler think apart from i painted mine first ( because i had to do it at xmas in a day was hard work but did it in 18 hours with a mate lol) cant wait to see the progress.

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09-03-2008, 13:06	#41 (permalink)
PeterT arse bandit Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bray, Ireland Posts: 846	could you pm me why the turbo elbow didnt fit?? mine looks exact same as that from where im sitting

09-03-2008, 17:09	#44 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	Little update. I used petrol instead of white sprite and it worked much better, but did make it look like this. After a good clean with white sprite and after some soup to get rid of the smell. it looked like this. Worked my ass off all the day long till about 7ish and was happy that it was finally all done. I couldnt fit the bucket seat as the mounts that were with it didnt work/fit so back with the old ones, and its going to be really drifting on Wens at pod with them Does anyone know of any mounts or subframes that i can get for cheap. The seat is a bottom mount.

19-03-2008, 22:22	#48 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	Had a little go at fitting the rear bumper on yesterday. Bit of a pain getting that old one off, too many screws. Once it was off it looked like this. 2mins later and it looked like this, (if only it was that easy) Put the side skirts on to see what it all looked like. Really liking it now, the sides should be really easy. The light thingys for the plates were rusted to shit and i couldnt get the screws out, so just broke parts of it off (need to sort that out) Had to do a bit of hammering to get the panel back to shape As you can see its even a worse fit then the front bumper, and it cracked as i tried to fit it Will start at some point drilling all the holes and stuff.

19-03-2008, 22:34	#49 (permalink)
Stavros DEYTUKURJURBS Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Posts: 9,790	Honestly mate, drill enough holes and use enough cable ties and they kits flex enough to fit just fine! It will only get the frick ripped out of it at next DWYB anyhow If only someone did cheap kits for JZX81s on UK Ebay id be sorted

19-03-2008, 23:35	#50 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	Yeah i will see how it goes, I will try and be careful with it at drift days . Whats wrong with the kit on ours, its really nice

04-04-2008, 07:57	#53 (permalink)
jayz cars for sale Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frome Posts: 276	fair play mate just read your post from the start to finish, will have to have a word on the 9th as it looks like we are doing the same thing but mine was always gunna be just a drift car. must say you've done an amazing job at building it in your garage. all you need to do now is paint it and hey presto one complete drift racer....

04-04-2008, 10:45	#54 (permalink)
kornboy119 doughnutter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 32	yeah you are right the car does really badly need a paint job (oh and the rest of the kit fittedLOL) and some nice wheels and its done. (well not really cos there is a lot more to do on it)

04-04-2008, 10:57	#55 (permalink)
T.K kudo fruiting Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,745	Yes. Great post.

04-04-2008, 11:23	#56 (permalink)
el diablo tail slider Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 86	just read this through start to end (instead of working) and this is good stuff - I'll be referring to this for my own build what did you end up doing with the wheel? I want a quick release wheel as I'm too big to get in and out as it is (knee keeps fouling the steering wheel lol) and once I get bucket and cage in it'll be worse.

04-04-2008, 12:36	#57 (permalink)
kornboy119 doughnutter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 32	In the end we didn't even use the quick release and took it off. Just used the boss. Cos you need the boss on for the quick release

04-04-2008, 12:42	#58 (permalink)
xborninthefightx dorifto kingu! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ashford, Middlesex Posts: 654	If you want it pm dude, im not going to use it really