German S13 Chuki Project CA18DET

[Chuki]

Hi there everybody
My name is Manuel
and i'm from Nürnberg-Germany
i'm reading in this Forum for a long time, i love it
and now i want to introduce my littel ride
and what i have done the last few months on it...

PS: sorry for bad english!

Well i bought my "Chuki" in August 2005

2 Preowners
1st. Police Karlsruhe^^
2nd. the same name but privat driven of this Police guy
only summer driven car
so in very good condition
05/1991
178.000kms
for 1100€
because the engine went hot
so i took a ride with my dad and checked, that it was only the thermostat
so i throw this crappy thermostat away and drove without home
and got a nice little S13 for 1100€^^
-A lot of Luck:-)




put the Koukis on and drove around like everybody

in March 2006 a mate took me to a nissan garage who's specialized in Z32 tuning...



I should only help my mate to change his Headgasket of his S14a...


and later i get a new job....

leap in time

a few modifications on my own during the working time:

New Turboback from Motoria


205hp instead 169hp Stock

Nismo Boost/EGT gauge

0,9 kg/cm²

and put a 25% VLSD in it




and later i met a few mates who's drifting in Austria and driving almost every weekend the Nürburgring Nordschleife
and i was with them^^






thats how it begans.............

hope you enjoy my following part too

regards Manuel

[Chuki]

now in 2007^^

working a lot on other S13, S14, Z31, Z32
and helping other Friends from SXCE.de Forum.......

here some impressions:












....let me forget the probs on my car
and so i was on my way to Nürburgring in sept. 2007
and an oil leak destroyed my engines Rod bearings....

[Chuki]

so i decided to make it right and do all well.
before i killed my engine, i've done my
5-lug conversation with Z32 Brakes:




before:


after:


the finished look:



regards Manuel

[Chuki]

now after 4 months waiting an saving money in DEZ. 2007 on a rainy day
i began to take my engine apart:

put the shit out:



Trunk view:^^


and then i put the engine out:


dirt everywhre you look @ after 215.000kms this engine has already done her job


then @ Zex-tuning.com, the engine man of the Nissan garage i take the engine apart.....
for example the play between the piston an Cylinder was that big
that you can toss a penny between^^ but compression was 9,5 bar @ all 4 cyl.

[griffo20022]

Brilliant thread dude!

Lmao! I love how you get a job from doing a friends headgasket haha! Keep up the good work!

[Chuki]

now was the cylinder head giving by the specialist who was checking them for damages

so i had a few days for my rust streak



first of all take the fender of


drilling out the plate:



then clean it:


and weld some bracing in it:


put some rust primer on both side:



ready for anti rust coat:



then seal the spaces:


my other side - RUST FREE


then painted both sides in fresh KG2^^



and then clear coat:



regads manuel

[Chuki]

@ griffo

Thanks

and yes its really crazy if i'm thinking how i met all this people
and who i all met because of my car
i will never sell this S13!

regards Manuel

[Chuki]

now slowly the parts from japan are arriving........


not all my stuff
mine is:
ARC FMIC
Blitz DSBC
Nismo engine mounts


the Tein SD
and the HKS Silent
is my for my mates S14

i'm still running TEIN HR - Oldschool


so lets put the FMIC in

well if i'm in my work i dont take much pictures so
of cutting an drilling holes for the piping i got no pics sorry

here is the first fitting check:


then turning the water tank, for the piping:


and put (IMPORTANT) an 19 row oilcooler in my car:





and bumper fitting test - passed!!! with a little modification of the lower part

[Beezy]

Hello Manuel!
Nice car, Good luck

You live in the beast place in the World!!!

[Chuki]

so now back to the engine
i got my crank and block and head back from the engine guys...






now i was for a few weeks @ Zex-tuning.com
milling the valve seats


grind in the valves:


and put some new Tomei Springs in:


then i base coated my Block:


then KG2 on the block but heat resistant version
and double clearcoat


then putting rods and Pistons together:



and the pistons now ready to enter there position^^:


from the next steps i have taken no pictures
cause i was concentrate of making no mistakes

so here is the almost finished engine:




another CA of Zex:
colors are customers choosen so no commetns please. ^^


then time to fit my Turbo on T28 (S14 turbo) for now with new stock lines
cause i'm not a friend of steel braided ones.



here's a Nissan engine-family portrait:
SR CA RB

[Chuki]

Thank you beezy!
well we have here no practice place for drifting this sucks
i want a driftland *cry*

Regards manuel

[Chuki]

It's time to put the engine right back where it belongs:



then customizing the ARC piping
because it was a kit for SR20 and wont fit right.


on the other side i decided to let it look OEM^^


but modiefied my Airbox:
so he gets the cool air from frontbumber


battery in trunk with an wrench as holder and a samco as +safe



then turned back my speedo:


almost final view:



then my mates S14a ( you remember @ the start ) with his new URAS bodykit

and under the hood:
new HKS turbokit


testride without bumper.

[vtec mini clubman]

cracking project

Well done

[iwantans15!!]

Looks like a mint s13 lad, well done!

[skyline]

top work mate really good to read too

[Chuki]

Thank you guys
tomorrow i write the rest of my project.

[arChi]

Excellent work...!!!

[Gazelle]

Top build

[Corey_XR4I]

Awsome to read and nice cars too

Keep up the good work and you lucky bugger living near the Nurburgring lol

[Chuki]

Thank you for the compliments

i will keep up this good work!