My S14a project ## RB inside ##

[II Timmi II]

As above!! lol Changed these first posts as the question was never answered but all good lol, Finally making good progress now so i thought i would alter the thread, hope to have everything ready except the electrics which are going to be a nightmare in two weeks or so maybe that japfest deadline will be a possibility now, or even better ready for a dwyb event. Will update this as often as i can

[PeterT]

duno, but dont you have another project thread on this?

[II Timmi II]

Yeah, thread titles bit wrong. My previous thread was titled 1jz project

[II Timmi II]

The cars been collecting dust for weeks now as had problems with the starlet turbo so been stressing with that lately. Got my friend Luke in today to seam weld the engine bay, wanted to tig it but the seam sealer that was tucked in between the seams was causing some carnage so we opted for the mig.
Im very happy with it, will do the sills and rear struts etc when the engines in and running. Few fire issues but all good in the end.
Back in tomorrow to prep bay for painting, black with metal flake not the pink my mrs thinks i should do lol

[II Timmi II]

Finally got it in today, well mounted and tacked, taking it back out in the morning to weld it properly so all in all a good day! As for the paint i decided to leave out the flake and just paint the bay black, in fact ive changed my mind on the exterior paintwork too, all will be revealed soon!

[II Timmi II]

Still need to take the engine out and weld the mounts for good but still spent 6 hours with it today. Seeing how things will sit, air filters and stuff. A few people have said my old SR20 fmic will be ok but im not so sure so any advice will be appreciated Im sorting a water rad out this week so should look a lot better next weekend ( i hope!) Im leaving out the ABS and putting in a bias vallve operated off a lever so lots and lots to do yet

Made a custom gearbox brace using my old one and some steel, and even though ive been told i will need to get a custom prop made it fits perfect!
Im feeling a lot more motivated now, its been a long winter and not much progress made till now so things are looking on the up!

[bandit1]

Going to be bad ass man

[II Timmi II]

cheers mate, i hope so!

[xborninthefightx]

That looks like Stav's old RB.

[II Timmi II]

Originally Posted by xborninthefightx

That looks like Stav's old RB.

Might be..

[II Timmi II]

These might also Now extra deeeeeep though

[podge07]

looks well so far dude

[II Timmi II]

Just bought an aluminium race rad for a good price, ive seen the same fitted in an R33 and their good radiators so hopefully have it plumbed up on saturday.
Work in progress, opting out of the tubbed arches for now but my bosses bro is making a custom forced air feed for the air filters as im writing this chilling at home with a beer!
It will look good if it all works out and be productive too! Ive requested a scoop to prevent water splashes, i will be back working on it friday

[II Timmi II]

Will weld up properly when the engines out again tomorrow or saturday. Also need to put a shield there but hopefully it should be ok, fingers crossed the rad turns up early tomorrow so can sort where that sits and get all the fabrication out the way ( for now! )

[Stavros]

Badass mate! Good plans etc with this!

You sticking with full interior etc for now? I think I would TBH, decent drivers bucket seat, and a slick black S14a with full leather and serious power, be mint.

[II Timmi II]

Yea cheers man its been a headache like you told me and the worst (the electrics) is still to come!

I did think about keeping the leather but tbh its shit, i can see why the whole lot only fetches £100 on ebay lol. You have to be a dwarf to be a comfy rear passenger in all 200s anyway and i had to get to the powercables and all the chav stereo kit under the carpet my mate installed. Im keeping the battery in the boot but i want to put a power cut-off in a sneaky place so its all stripped out inside. Will keep the dash and try cut the doorcards around the cage when it gets to that.

1 fixed seat, passenger seat will be on a rail, hydraulic handbrake and brake bias lever. cusco 2 way diff, full rose jointed alignment kit, struts.... the list will keep mounting but i want this to be a one off mental build. I already have the alignment kit and crazy diff so getting there slowly!

[II Timmi II]

Been a lot of maybe this or maybe that over the last two days deciding how to build the front of the car up but after leaving today im well happy with how things are looking.

The stainless plate between the fmic and rad will eventually have louvers but will do a good job as it is with the two really powerfull spal sucking fans behind the rad. Thanks to forge for the silicon hose! Very good quality, i will be back for a few more bits in the weeks so things moving quickly now and it needs to!

Took these before i left it today, bossmans getting his sunbeam ready for a rally next week.







I do need 10mm spacers for the front wheels i think but will have a play with suspension and all once its rolling

[cr4zy drift3r]

Very cool project, any car with the legendery RB26 is a MONSTER

KEEP IT UP

[II Timmi II]

Originally Posted by cr4zy drift3r

Very cool project, any car with the legendery RB26 is a MONSTER

KEEP IT UP

Appreciate your comments, im well out of my depths doing this and i need loads of seat time when its running. I havent driven RWD since umm.. October? Surprising how well a fwd starlet turbo slides in the wet though lighting the wheels up and exiting the corners nicely

Im hoping to snap up an old ovlov 360 or preferably an E30 325i but their both rare cars now

[II Timmi II]

Fans turned up today, need to make a cowel for them but im confident they will do the job very well, ive aquired a fan controller too