ok, i had to go there again! an s13 after getting the bug for another one i thought i would have a little look in the local free adds paper, and happy days, there was a 200sx for sale just across the road from my mums after ringing the old boy how owned it, we arranged a veiwing. its not in the best of condition, infact he was going to take it to the scrapper this would'nt do, so i had to save it. theres so many things wrong with it that it should be in the scrapper but as it was so close to home i though i would take a punt and have a go at getting it back on the road again. i picked the car up on my dinner break today but have'nt really had a chance to give it a good going over, its even still on the trailer lol not much rust in the chassis from what i can see after a very quick look at it ive notice the following things that need to be sorted: *n/s and o/s headlamps missing *wiring loom in n/s front of engine bay has been hacked to bits (not a fucking clue what was there eirther ) *brake pipes have been cut from the abs unit *abs unit removed *ca18det engine fitted *ca18det engine fuck (headgasket/bottom end/totally shit the bed) *front brakes missing *rear lights missing *door locks fucked (broken in to at some point) *n/s door not shutting right (due to the brake in) *front o/s spring broken *rear window rubbers fuck and hanging off *mahoosive rust holes in the boot *exhaust missing *rust on o/s rear outer sill *rear brakes binding *front rad mounting bit rusty *rust on both front top mounts and thats all ive found after a quick look i know there will be more but until i get it off the trailer and get a battery on there i will just be gessing. so the plans are: *kouki rear lights *coilovers *weld diff *bodykit of some sort *full respray *sr20 conversion *bushes *wheels and what ever else comes up at the right price when i have the money heres some pics i took before it got to dark, sorry for the shit pics but it was dark lol i will update the thread when i know how bad it is in the day light lol
yeah it will keep me near to frost bite again lol bob, thanks man but unless there kouki lights im going to have pass dude, plus i gota get a gearbox, intercooler and turbo ect and get it running first, then i will sort the body out, oh and the bits of rust lol
ok ive had abit of a better look at and found more problems lol *clutch master cylinder is well.........its seen better days *rust on o/s rear panel behind the wheel *wiring is all sorts of fucked up *rust on rad support is rather worse then i first thought lol i did manage to take some better pics though, and also found the ABS unit in the boot looks pretty good under there brake pipes hacked to shit hacked wiring goodies in the boot i did manage to start some work on it today wiring loom is now out and splicing the sr20 loom will start soon more to come tomorrow if its not raining, im thinking maybe get the engine out?! its all good fun
I reckon you can save the boot son On a serious note I really cant wait for you to start on this project properly. I need to come and see it
it looks worse in the metal lol nah its pimp, just needs alittle love hoping my car will sell and free up some cash, then its all on ive got too get it on the road for xmas lol
ok ive not updated this for a while now as ive spent more time getting parts and working on the fucker then taking pictures i would've got further with this but i took a couple of days of with when i fucked my back up first thing was to get it off the trailer and in the workshop, get it higher and start stripping it down for the rebuild i did'nt get any pics as i was taking the engine and box out as i only get a hour on my dinner so i had to crack on engine bay is now pretty much stripped down ready for prepping for paint so i will be doing that this week sometime but i do need to mock up the fmic first and get to cutting the hole for the piping started on the wiring nightmare, ive got a new loom on the way and will do the ol' switcheroo when it get to me removed the top strut mount braces as they were the normal s13 rusty shit, and that just wont do so got the bastard cunting battery tray out of it aswell as i want a super clean look in the engine bay and the eye sour just was'nt doing it for me. such a pain in the balls to get out but it will be worth it thats it for now really, but the next update should have some nice shiny parts going on or some paint
That hacked wiring... Looks like the relay box has been cut out, do you still have it there? Gimmie a shout if you need any wiring help dude. Looks like fun already
ive just spoken to the guy im getting the front loom from and i should be getting it on wednesday it should be coming with the fuse boxes and all plugs ect to make it a straight swap. will just have to see what turns up i gess lol but if it does go tits up, you will be the first person i call dude, have no doubt about that
Exactly what im doing with mine, same colour aswell Im going to do exactly the same with my brake pipes, cause ABS can do one! Look forward to seeing progress
some primer wohoo i welded up all the holes in the arches and bulk head that arnt going to be used, just gives it a clean look as the standard s13 engine bay have more holes then a sieve tomorrow, its colour time
Exactly what i wanna do if you dont mind me asking how much is all the sr20 running gear for the conversion roughly gonna set me back if i had a complete s13 with a ca18 in it ?
you should budget for about £1k depending on spec ect, you can get the conversion cheaper but you do get what you pay for, then you have got to uprate the fuel pump, also a sr radiator and wiring.
the loom has to be gut around all over the place dude, if you ever want it done just give NORFY a shout on here, he's doing my loom and for a price thats not worth me playing with it, plus he's a sound bloke you cant go wrong with him.