Well, finally got there in the end.

A lot of waiting on e-mails etc from Japan, and Ive bought the car in the link below.

Very low milage, and very, very tidy

Will take 2-3months to get here on the slow boat from Japan and I cant wait

Japanese report on the car gives it a grade 4 (5 is new), mechanically it is said to be very good (36k miles) and the interior and exterior are very tidy.

Few mods though Ill not be exactly sure of what they all are until it actually gets here...

Click me

....im already looking at a Wangan rear wing and Kouki lights

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That looks sexual mate, i love it

Great thing about importing jap cars is that there's never any rust on them and they're always low mileage.

Looks awesome, dead happy for ya

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Stuy mate, thats some Spec and the ICE is to die for.....

Soz mate, i couldnt resist it

You do know this will be the longest 3 months of your life ??

Not too sure what all the squiggles actually mean, but I think its running around the 270bhp mark already - a nice starting point

do a translater on google or something.

oh yer, what a car, have said in the the other thread damn good choice cant wait to see it. is this the same as the other circa 350bhp. or is there room for improvement, then again once you get your hands on it you will be looking to get 400-500 bhp same as your old red one ??

is it a CA18DET?? if so they can see 600BHP (ask norris designs) however,somewhere on that page it sez 2.0L??? the only bit i can read lol.Whats this rear wing look like,and for those who dont kow show off the kouki conversion

Kouki lights

This car has wangan wing and kouki lights

That pic has the lights and spoiler Im after

It has the SR20DET, not the CA fitted to the UK S13 200SX's 600 is possible from the 1.8 (I know Simon from Norris Designs, and have been lucky enough to go out in his Evo ) Though to get that £50k+ is needed and the CA is nowhere near as tunable as the SR (There are a few 800bhp ones round - one being the Gold Top Secret one )

Unsure about the power Ill be aiming for as I want the car to be very drivable. A 500bhp car may win on a drag strip, but a more drivable 350bhp car may win round the track.

I guess Ill see what happens...

Lovely example there Stuy. sounded good when you were tellin me the other day but now to put a pic to it is even better. Hope the wait doesn't drag too much for ya but i'm sure it'll be worth the wait!

Its being collected from the Car dealer today and taken to port ready to be shipped

Ive also gone mad ordering parts whilst the car is still in Japan :rolleyes:

Wangan wing has been ordered, as have the lights, just need the center garnish which thay are still looking for.

Ive also asked about a front mounted intercooler whilst Im at it - 600mm x 300mm x 76-100mm

kouki lights are riduculously expensive arent they?

Yes

Just bought this for it as well :rolleyes:

Australian, Monsta Performance front mounted intercooler:

oh dear god what are you planning now jay, you have just got the RR dont be thinking about getting a 180sx for "fun".

Your nuts

Just bought this turbo for it too

May have to let the kouki lights go

Parts upon parts are needed to fit them.

Initially I thought it was 3 bits, 2 lenses, and a center garnish. I then learned you also need the lower panel. Then I learned the center garnish is in 2 parts and the place Im looking at getting them from may not supply both parts of the center garnish

So far the bill for just the lenses, lower panel, and garnish is near £500 with more to pay if you need both parts of the center.

May be time to start looking at some of these from Japan instead:

sweet, get them instead very nice. keep it JDM though stuy

You can get "Lexus" style rear lights for them, but they just look (Dont they all )

The Kouki ones will be lovely if the full kit is there, but I cant really justify paying much more than I thought I was for something that doesnt make it faster

Those lights are very subtile, and on an all black car...

Plus, its money saved to go on go faster bits

Would look a little like this:

Stu your MAD you havnt even got the car yet and your getting bits like it.

Wouldnt you buy afterburner rear lights for it think they would look good.

Like the 180's verynice car and rwd have they got a lsd as standard?

You going to run this at Newbrighton like you did the 200?

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Car is leaving Japan on the 4th March

Bit later than I had hoped, but after a little confusion over transportation at least I know when it will finally be on its way over

Much as I would love the Kouki "Afterburner" rear lights, £500+ is a little steep for a set of rear lights Im still looking at some other sets on e-bay, and still may get the ones in the pics above

And Yes, its RWD, has a std LSD, and I hope to do New Brighton in it this year, along with a few other sprints like Ty-Croes, Aintree, maybe 2 sisters and a few others

why cant you just be happy with a corsa? lol

Say that again Aggy and you will be hung at the next meet

Well, the Front Mounted Cooler arrived yesterday, so Ive got a nice collection of parts to fit when it arrives:

FMIC
Rear Kouki Lights
Rear Wangan Spoiler
3 Gauges (Oil press, Oil Temp and water temp)
Turbo is here, but needs manifold and external wastegate.
Rear Strut brace
Twin Plate Clutch
AP 4 pots and 330mm bells and rotors.

Im also talking to some guy down south about a pair of Skyline R32 GTR front seats for the car as buckets are a pain to fit as no-one makes subframes for the car

Just bought a pair of these - Skyline R32 GTR seats

Should be here early next week

What are recaro or somethink like that ?

Not sure who makes them

They are very comfy, huggy seats though, and less than 1/2 the price of aftermarket seats.

Only one company - Bride, makes subframes for car, and they are around £100 each , then theres the price of the seats. The skyline ones only need one mounting hole enlarging and then they go straight in

wouldnt mind a set of them myself, but would have to be leather to be inkeeping with my full leather interior.

If you dont mind me asking how much did they set you back

Seats arrived yesterday



Unfortunatly they dont do them in black leather though, and expect to pay £3-400 for a pair in decent nick

how much!!!

Mr money bags or what.

When you consider subframes for the S13s are £100 each and another £200 per seat, this is the cheap option

they will look good iun your new ride, not long to go now is it mr mac.

Love this topic Stuy,
your moding your car before it even arrives..

Wonder if its the way too go lol....

Cant wait for its arrival, we will have to make a fuss of you and the car

Lol, well, the Kouki rear lights arrived yesterday as well

Car porn

Were is your puppy at now stu (car).

Looking forward to seeing it matey.

No idea

Its due in Southampton a week on Tuesday tho

Its gonna be off the road for the first 2 days puttin all this stuff on stuy. Its gonna look sexual from the start.Those seats are sweet,and the lights,well,u may or may not know but i absolutely love S13s and want one in a few years,and kouki lights are on my list of things to buy (or maybe dream of buying cos theyre so expensive lol)

LOl, TBH Ill prolly leave it as it is for a while before fiddling - make sure everything is as it should be etc.

Seats may get changed nearly straight away, but I recon Ill be too busy driving it for the first week

The spare room is looking very very full indeed now, and Ive still been ordering more bits. In addition to whats already here, Im waiting on a Blitz Turbo timer, an Alloy cooling pannel (Sits between the gap at the top of the front bumper and the slam pannel to keep the air flowing over the rad and FMIC) and Ive bought a spare headlight cover which I intend to modify with a vent for a cold air feed direct to the filter which is behind the light

u gonna keep those wheels?

Yeah, I quite like the wheels, though I think they dont have any center caps

Prolly buy another set as well and use the current ones for track use or summut

Love the car stu

Wheels are sweet

Looks alittle trans am on your sig pick.

ARE YOU THE BANDIT

Joking aside pm sent.

Well, the slow boat has turned in to the very slow boat and rather than docking tomorrow, looks like its gonna be the weekend

Still, I guess easter weekend would have hampered things anyway....

Few More bits have alos been added to the collection in the spare room:

Cooling pannel to sit between bumper and slam pannel to keep air flowing where it should.

Greddy Profec B Spec 2 (Boost controller) to replace the Spec 1 thats in it.

Spare headlight cover which is in the process of getting vented for a cold air feed (Filter is behind the headlight)

Samco Coolant hoses (Though these seem to have gone walkies in the post)

Pair of Luke 3", 4 point Harnesses

U must be well excited now stu,whats goin on with the hoses,the supplier said owt about em?

Excited aint the word!!! Im running out of finger nails

The hoses where a private sale, im going to give them a few more days and try the local sorting office, but if they dont show by the end of the week, the seller (Who is a trader, but these are used, off his private car) will give me a refund

...rather have the hoses though, they are currently out of stock in the UK, and this was a diamond buy

Looking at getting a new front bumper for it as well, the Kouki Front bumper for the Type X



Only thing is they are all in Japan, and Ive been trawling their auction sites with a translator.

Just need to suss out how to get it to the UK now

Here it is on a car:

Looks better on the car mate.

Were the number plate goes looks alittle big though.

Ive actually got someone in Japan bidding on this one for me.

Lip isnt quite a deep which is good as it wont catch everywhere, its also an OEM Kouki item and made from plastic rather than GRP and very rare

how different is that to the current one on it? the current one looks similar.I trawled autotrader last night and have decided i deffo want a 200 next,theyre cheaper and better (for me) than a scooby. Id love a scooby but i'd be too scared to mod it,cos i wouldnt be able to afford new pistons and just chipping a scooby can kill pistons

The bumper on the car is the same as a UK Facelift car with a splitter on the bottom.

The Kouki stuff is much, much rarer

Just bought this one - managed to find it in the right colour, its also already in the UK, and includes the side spats for the front wings, sidelights and indicators

Should be here on Thursday



Just gotta find somewhere to put it now, Im rapidly running out of space and Itll be a squeeze getting it in the spare room

i thort the car was due here the weekend just gone?? Think i prefer ur old bumper mate,now that i recall what the facelift front looks like (its on the car i may be buying from a mate)

How much are a set of these stuy?

STU if you are running out of space i can help send me a pm

Think they worked out at about £150ish

Gotta get them from the US though..

Any idea when your cars going to be here?

Well, its been delayed, but at least I now know the real reason why its soooooo late!

I bought the car, and the japs put in on the dock ready for shipping. I then bought the rear wing and asked them to put it in the car to save on the shipping. I only thought it'd take a day or so to get the wing, but, no, it took nearly a month to get the wing, and rather than contact me and let me know, they have kept the car on the dock side until the wing was in the boot rather than send the car and wing seperatly!!! Car didnt actually leave until 2nd April so isnt due till the end of this month / start of next

Then theres about 10 more days on that once its here to get it registered etc, fingers crossed it should be here mid May prehaps

I don't know how you do it stu buy a car with out actually seein what you have payed for. I would be crawlin the walls if i had to wait that long.

Well, just sent my plates off along with my insurance and retention document as the car is due to dock at Southampton at the weekend

Stu would you take me out for a run in it so i can make my mind up what to buy. (if i havnt bought what i am after by then that is)

Also why is the insurance higher on a 180 than a 200 is that because its a import??

Looking forward to seeing it.

i was told imports are automatically group 20, only specialist insurance companies tend to insure them.

Aplan have been the best for my quote on a teg type r

TBH Ive found the insurance to be the same as a 200SX - S14/a that is.

Its more than the S13 200SX as the 180 has the 2.0 rather than the 1.8.

Ill run ya round the block in it matey, but Im pretty sure it'll be nothing like a std UK S13

Started work on the vented headlight cover yesterday, sisters BF should finish it off for me today (Only needs a couple of skims with filler) and it'll be ready for paint

NUTTER

Well, its in the UK at last

Arrived last weekend, and cleared customs yesterday. Getting collected Mon/Tues next week to get converted / MOT'd and registered - 2-3weeks tops

Obviously your made up stuy,and so u shud be. Cant wait to see it

you going to be out in it soon cant wait to see it, are they a standard headlight cover and youve modified them??? or you buy them like that??

It was a std head light cover which I have cut, "glassed" and filled

Car has been held up once again though

Failed its MOT on a couple of things -

Needs braided brake lines tidying (Easy with some zip ties)

The Crazy japs have also gone mad lightening the car!!! They have removed some parts of the underside of the car to reduce weight, and these need welding back (Unfortunatly the cage which makes up the strength again, isnt taken in to account on the UK MOT)

It also needs 4 tyres and Im waiting for them to arrive and get fitted. Very awkward (And expensive size) - 235/45/17 front, and 255/40/17 on the rear

Im still optomistic about maybe collecting it late next week though

I am one of many praying for you stuy

May the gods be kind to you,
after all you are a nice chap

Ouch mate, what bits had they chopped out of the floor?

How much are those 4 tyres gonna set u back?

Did u know the tyres were bald when u bought it?

Sounds like a silly thing to check when importing a car but when buying in the UK its one thing EVERYONE does

Not too sure which bits where removed, but I was told it was done a while ago so it cant be that bad considering the rest of the cars spec, its just the red tape that goes with the UK MOT

Tyres are covered by the costs of importing, though I am contributing some towards getting a really good brand fitted - had no idea it needed them when I initially bought it.

Right, shes passed the MOT now, due to go and collect on Thursday

Yay, finally!

SHES FINALLY HERE

Went to pick her up on thursday, and its been well worth thae wait

The paint isnt actually a flat black, but it has a gold / bronze pearl in it which I never knew about, it also scrubs an inside tyre when pulling of of junctions - after getting it up in the air it appears to have an aftermarket, plated, 1.5 way LSD on it

Fitted quite a few of the bits for it now as well, inc the Skyline seats and a Sterio...

No Pics as yet, but will come later this week

About time matey looking forward to seeing it.

Well I got to see it on stuys way home and it is amazing! Am absolutly in love with it and I know stu will do it alot of justice

Get some pics up!

the people demand pictures, also a ride in it once its all running how you want it to.

wer u in sainsburys in upton late on last nite? as i was leavin a car came in with STUY on the number plate. it was dark too so cudnt see the car properly.

Will try and get some pics towards the end of the week, working away at the moment so wont get the chance to take any.

Front splitter is off the car at the moment as it was just to low, but Im gonna get the new bumper, splitter, wing, headlight cover painted as soon as I can and throw them all on together along with the rear lights.

Car runs great considering the bigger injectors, MAF and different ECU

...and yup, that was me going in to Sainsburys last night

The people demand pics.Glad ur pleased with it stuy!

What causes the scrubbing,and is it me or is it wierd to scrub when pulling away,do u mean tunring and pulling away or just going straight on pulling away?

Its when you turn tightly.

Its because the diff is so tight in limiting how much slip is allowed between the rear wheels, it scrubs the inside tyre as it doesnt want to allow it as much slip as needs to make the turn - only really does it when pulling out of 90 degree junctions - gonna be fun in the wet

Thats one tight diff mate if its scrubbing the tread on lock

It is going to drift big time mate......

Carnt wait to see the car in the flesh.

Oh,i thought u meant scrubbing arches.Not LSD power. Thats awful tight isnt it. That a good thing or a bad?

Its good, Drift city

but what about everyday road use,wont it provoke unsteer/oversteer cos the arse is dragging?

When driving in a straight line the diff dosnt really effect the driving as the power is distributed evenly as each rear wheel is turning the same, when turning there is a resistance as the inner wheel turns slower than the outside wheel. With a tight LSD it Limits the amount of slip which the diff alows.

This is so if wheel spin occurs then its not just one wheel that spins like a standard car, with a LSD then both wheels would spin which gives more traction. The other advantage is that if both rear wheels spin then when you break traction then its easier to DRIFT

Cheers for Explaining that Jay

Driving the car on the road, yes it does make it a little more tail happy, but it is a lot more predictable than a std viscous LSD

Only really notice the tyres scrubbing when pulling out of 90 degree junctions, as normal corners dont turn tight enough to get to the limit of the diff.

I DEMAND PICS STUY SORT IT OUT!

I agree with john

Its pretty hard to get pics when Im in Cambridge and the car is at home

You want to borrow my Zoom Lens matey

Are you bringing it to the meet stu ? If so i will take my camera and host some pics.

Lol, Dont think ill be out in it tonight matey, shes still not registered and I dont fancy parking it in such a public place with no tax

Not Registered, My arse......









This looks alot nicer in the flesh.

Oh my GOD

Sh!t h0T! likin it stu.

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That is pure sex wee. Looks a beaut stuy. I know u'll do a good job on it

Bearing in mind these pictures were taken when it was dark so they are not the best of quality. The car is a real minta.....

and i have had the privledge of being a passenger. well what can i say. a real nice car in the making. well worth the wait mr mac and if i clean it do i get another go :> please.

Its looking a bit different now to how it did in those pics

Ill post them tomorrow when I can get them off my phone and hosted

The joy of a call out means I can post them tonight

Engine Bay with FMIC



Interior with Skyline seats and Harnesses:



Rear - Kouki lightage



Front - with Kouki bumperage



Still need to get the side spats for the bumper painted, and get the front bumper lip painted and fitted, but shes coming along....

Car looks sweet mate

love the cage, you gonna change that mucky filter?

when u doing a power run?

Lol, yeah the filter will get changed - need to find one from a 300ZX as that is the airflow meter and adapter it has fitted

It currently running about 8psi as I kept blowing a bung which which was intended to have the std dump valve fitted to it, so Ive been keeping the boost low, though it still has no problem lighting the tyres up in 1st in the dry

The engine and map should be good for 15psi+ which I hope to build up to for the next rolling road day

what size is the bung as i might be able to be one made up for you

35mm, but I ordered one from tweeks on Saturday, cheers for the offer though

(Its currently bodged with a Lucozade bottle cap as it was the only thing I could find on the roadside when broken down having blown the original bung out lol)

i saw this today as u drove past me looks very nice. was beging to think your car was an urbun myth

Such a sweet looking car stu love it.

Cars lookin good stuy, glad ya finally got it

Just bought a nice set of Cams for her.

Trying to squeeze a little more power from the engine without actually increasing the boost level

when are u fitting these mr mac

Ive also had fitted (With big thanks to Webby) a plain black sunstrip.

With the car having a cage fitted the front roof bar needs the std sunvisors removing so it will fit. This is a nightmare when the sun gets low, hence why Ive needed the sunstrip fitting.

Ive also got a few more bits and bobs on order:

New K&N with Z32 AFM adapter
Bung to block DV feed on the intercooler
1.3 bar Radiator cap for improved cooling effiency
Koyo Alloy radiator (Increased volume)

Tomei PonCams (mentioned above) - these will be fitted as soon as they arrive

Awesome, looks like a proper jap drifter with all the kouki stuff fitted

It looks sexy mate,
i can tell your more than happy with it

I cant belive you have had it only 2 weeks
and you on 5 pages (x50 post).

Looks great Stuy well done

More bits on order

Just ordered a Stainless, tubular manifold and enquiring about a dump pipe which has a dump to atmosphere wastegate exit

screamer pipe on route then stuy?? How much more power would a manifold give onn a turbo car?

Some makers of the manifolds claim 15-20bhp, though Id be surprised if you get 10bhp from them. However they let the exhaust gasses out faster and more efficiently as they are all the same length, and thus help keep exhaust gas temps down, and improve turbo spool times

Know everyone knows i dont know anthing about turbos or engines for that matter.

But i have heard that equal lengh manifolds dont do much. purely because of the pattern the piston fire at. so the gases would reach the turbo at different times anyway.

stu, thats looks cheap and nasty, how much you pay for that tak.

Cali, thats the idea of equal lenght manifolds

As they are all equal length the exhaust gases all arive at different times, rather than a std manifold and the gasses from 2 cylinders arriving at the same time and causing congestion. Maybe not so important in an N/A car, but temps run much higher in turbo cars and manifold efficiency can be very important.

Andy,

What makes you think it looks cheap and nasty? It has the lower brace prefitted, is made from 3.1mm Stainless, all the ports are matched and machined and the pipes are seamless (made from 1 piece and bent, rather than a few pieces welded)

it looks like the cheap shiney one i bought for my honda that went gold after two days, what make is it ?

Not sure about the make as there are a few of them about

The ones to avoid are the ones supplied without the support bracket and the ones where the pipes have been welded for the bends (They crack)

As for it going gold - thats what colour stainless goes when it gets hot

Does it go gold enough to pass as gold?

ok mr mac, i suppose i ll just have to stick this one in my pipe and smoke it.

just dont want to see you abuse that lovely car.

Had a little test fit of the front lip on friday, I know, it needs painting, but you get the idea...

SEX ON WHEELS

indeed!!

indeed. I love S13s but i just cant afford a good one and i know if i dont buy one thats had recent engine work and rustproofing then it'll require money piling into it sooner rather than later. Its gonna have to be an E36 as me next car then

I'll third that, it's gonna look absolutely stonkin

4th Sex on Wheels

But dont open the window ?

We will see yu Ginger barnet lol...

Looking Good Stuy

Lol,

Cheers guys!

Finally got all the bits I need for my 5 stud conversion - 5 stud hubs, new rear disks, pads, braided lines, so fingers crossed (and depending how much sleep I need after working these nights) I should have the monster 330mm AP brakes on by the end of the week

yeah, take webby's advice, keep it closed, you'll ruin the look of the car

Stu cheers for taking me out matey.

Know whats needed for mine now.

Also thanks for not ripping mine when you drive somthing like yours most s13 must feel like 90bhp.

5 stud conversion is no done, new rear brakes have been fitted (Std disks and blackstuff pads), and the monster AP 330mm jobbies are on the front of the car



Also fitted the Tomei Cams over the weekend, but I think a few more tweeks with the timing are needed as its running a little warmer than before and I think it may be a little more advanced than it needs to be

Will be getting a timing strobe on it in the next day or so to check

such a nice driving position mate

but as i said do somethin with them back lights (c0ck-eye or wotever) they need tiniting or sumat

Slagging off kouki lights...............Blasphamy

Those brakes are hoooge. DO those calipers not touch the wheel? Bet that stops well now, Noticed a gain from the cams or just warmer running?

U dont half work fast stu

The calipers did touch the wheels, but the AP calipers are alloy, and I had to shave a few mm off the back of them to get them in (Perfectly acceptable with this kind of caliper), and it now stops really well

The car runs about 10 degress warmer with the cams in, circa 85-90 degrees and it was 75-80 before, but this could be down to running a little to much advance in the ignition timing (Cam timing is spot on) as it is maxxed out on it adjustment.

I havnt however heard an det and the advance may explain why it feels like a 20-30bhp incease in power.

Im getting a timing strobe on it tomorrow to check the ignition timing, and will move the crank angle sensor one tooth to get full adjustment back again

Just bought a new turbo for the car

Well, its covered 2000 miles, is like new and has come from a known, reliable source

Its a Garrett 2871R with .60 compressor A/R and the big .86 exhaust A/R. It made 352bhp at 1.2 bar (17psi) on the car its come from, and the turbo is capable of 1.8bar+, which with the right mods can equate to 450bhp







Its also tapped on the exhaust housing for a Defi EGT probe, and is a direct fit replacment for the std turbo, so theres no faffing round getting it to fit

Should be here in a week or so once my money transfer has cleared.

I dont know Stuy, little boys playing with Big Toys, It will end in Tears...............

(Scooby lies on the pavement banging his head against the floor as Stuy drives past pushing 400 plus horses)

I take it this turbo will boost up faster than the last turbo you fitted ?

Yeah, this turbo starts boosting at about 2000-2500rpm and hits max boost before 4000rpm, its a very good and common upgrade for the engine.

After the laggyness of the last turbo, I thought it was a good idea to go for something thats been tried and tested

Had a slight problem on saturday whilst showing a new M3 where he came in the pecking order...

At the end of a little blat down a duel carrageway I heard a loud tapping from the engine. Thankfully it was top end, and although the car ran, it was quite lumpy. Got recovered home, and pulled the cam cover off on sunday to find - to my relief:



Just a rocker arm popped off the lifter and valve - caused by the cams. I have fitted some rocker arm stoppers which should stop this, but Im thinking they may need a little modifying so that they cover the back of the rocker arms to stop this happening again.

Lost one of the shims from the top of a valve, just ordered this from Nissan - a part the size of a watch battery, and they want £5 for it Should be here Wednesday though, and I can get it back on the road and running again

Lucky matey.

Did you get the car running right after the cams went in???

Read the post on the sxoc.

Luck Stuy,
At least you knew when to STOP !

Yeah, got it running fine after fitting the cams, there was an issue (still is) with ignition timing, but I now know how to sort it when I put it back together after this little mishap

U say u lost a shim? where did u lose it? its not fell down into a nook in the head has it?

good luck gettin it running

Ive had a good look round the head with a magnet, and still not found it

As its the last valve before the back of the head I suspect its dropped down an oil way in to the sump where it cant do any harm.

The engine will get turned manually when Ive put it back together to check though

this is a bit off a guess but because the shim has come loose does this mean that the valve springs have not been able to keep up with the rpm?

Yes, which is why rocker arm stoppers where fitted at the same time, and that Im gonna check there positioning (may need a little modding) when the parts are refitted.

If it does it again, with the rocker arm stoppers in the correct position, uprated valve springs will be needed

Been a while since I updated this...

Car is booked in with a company called APT in Norwich in October to have a few bits and bobs done

They are fitting a metal headgasket, tubular manifold, new dump pipe, my t2871R turbo, 720cc injectors, twin plate clutch kit, Apexi Power FC and mapping everything up.

They are also going to check the cam settings when the head is off to make sure everything is as it should be.

When it gets back it'll be going in for the front lip to get fitted and painted - there just doesnt really seem much point doing it just yet as the money is needed to get all the other bits done

The car the turbo came off mader 352bhp at 17psi, and Ive also found out that he had a cracked exhaust valve when it ran that figure, and was using smaller injectors than the 720's Ill be using, so I hope to get a little more bhp than 352..

..........

sounds like thats a good plan there any idea wot sort of power u have at the moment

Go stu lad.

That should be good for around 400bhp or just alittle less anyways.

When you hoping to be back on the road?? Guess your not running at sprints in Oct then.

APT only need it for a week - sat to sat, so I should have it back round the 14th Oct

At the moment, Id guess its running mid to high 200's

To spoil or not to spoil....

Initially I thought Id leave the car despoilered, but Im not having second thoughts

Looking at maybe going all out Kouki, already got the front bumper, skirts, rear lights, so all that leaves is the rear spoiler, currently looking at this one:







Its a genuine item, not a GRP copy, and the kit on the car in the top pic is very similar to mine....

Im getting the front end of the car painted when it comes back from APT as the bumper is a different black, so painting the wing wont be a problem...

I dont like the spoiler on its own but i like it fitted in that last picture.

If you have the front bumper & sciets then you might as well put the icing on the cake and get the spoiler....

Wouldnt it be rude not to ??

What about this one stu.



Will have a look about see if i carnt get a better pic.

Thats a Wangan wing matey, check the first page of this thread

I did have one, but it didnt fit I did line it up on the car though, and Im now swaying towards the full kouki look....

Spoiler yes

At the very least it would give the taller
person somthing to lean on.

Joking aside.
Yeh go for it Stuy, i think it would
finish the car of sweet.

That waggon spoiler looks poo (imp).

Yep i say go for it aswell stuy, giv it the full japases motor look.

Give it the finnishin touches!

Some new bits

Spoiler arrived last week, this will get painted when it come back from Norwich, along with the front bumper / splitter / headlight cover:



....and, a full Poly bush kit

spoiler rocks mate, cant wait to see everything painted & fitted, that poly bush kit must of cost a pretty penny

I can see your struggling stuy to find places to store ya car parts lol

Ooh nice! Presents for the old 180

While I think on, do you know anywhere that do decent/cheap polybushes?

Getting there stu matey.

PS get that turbo on so i can have mine

Will phone you weds about your pm.

I like the spoiler in your first pic the one you've bought!

Well, I dropped her off on Saturday in Norwich

They have all the remaning parts there, apart from the Power FC which they expect will be in early this week. All the Mechanical work should be done in the first 1/2 of the week, and then its just fitting and mapping the FC.

If it does turn up this week, I should be picking it back up next Saturday

Its going to be a long week then ?
Is this the end of the engine work now?

Lol, nope

I have a spare engine in the shed at home, and Ive requested they keep the std head gasket for me to make sure the UK block is compatible with the Jap head.

If they will match up then the spare bottom end will be getting built up with some forged pistons and rods, Ill get a bigger turbo, bigger injectors and get a re-map for a little more power

Somthing for a rainy day then

Well, just had a call from APT and the mechanical work is nearly complete, but they still havnt received the Power FC

This means its going to be delayed, not sure how long by as its all dependant on how long the ECU takes to get here. APT Are pretty hopeful it will be here by the end of the week, but that means it wouldnt get mapped till next week....

However, after waiting for this car to come from Japan, I wont be holding my breath....

Found the problem with the clutch, and its turned out that its the release bearing and carrier that where the problem. The new one is much shorter and the release bearing is a smaller diameter.



Clutch is being fitted today, should be mapped early next week ready for collection

Picked her up yesterday from Norwich and had a good 7 hour drive home to get used to her again.

[email protected] bar was the figure quoted by APT, though they have had their own cars on their rollers and others, and found others, noticably, Well Lane, to read 30bhp higher

350 certainly feels enough (for now) as it was squirming round, looking for traction in 3rd (in the dry) leaving the M6 toll booths

May yet put it on the Peco rollers next weekend, but it certainly feels more than 50bhp more than the last one (which made 300bhp), though wether thats down to the rollers, or it being a lighter car, Im not too sure....

Cars back, and Im spending again

Just bought this - though there is about a 3 week wait for it.



19 row Oil cooler and remote oil filter take off. The kit also includes 2 gauge take offs on the sandwich plate so I can get my oil temp and pressure gauge working

looks nice, any bhp from that of just makes it run better/safer?

Where you going to fit it?

Is there space?

No performance increase from it, just the safety that the oil isnt going to get on track days.

The remote filter will get fitted on the inner wing for ease of changing the filter and the cooler itself will probably get mounted either in front of the inter cooler or inside the n/s front wing

Anyways, wheels arrived yesterday and I test fitted them on the car (they will get fitted once she has all been painted )

Ultralite Battle wheels, 17x8 (35 offset)on the front with 225/45/17 Falkens and 17x9 (38 offset) on the rear with 255/40/17 Falken Tyres

Think i like em stu

Maybe its cos i am used to seeing your old wheels on it.

Have you taken the tints off the back or didnt it have any as the windows look different.

Still got the tints in it, but they are only a light tint, think the poop weather and water on the glass reduce the effect...

looking nice! if it was my car i may have gone for some brighter wheels, or maybe black like the car. still good work!

not too sure on them, they look small or it might be just me,

I really like them wheels.

I think they suit the car well

like the new mods, wheels are perfect stuy.even tempted to say theyre better than 18s.18s wud make it look more show but less go IMO.massive wheels are for show cars IMO. Shame its gone past COTY time cos u now have the best car on CW

Cheers for the comments peeps. Maybe 18s would have looked better, but the S13 handles much better on 17's, and as Scoop says, its more about the "go", than the "show" for me.

They may look small from the side, but the rubber is deffinatly not small, 225 front and 255 rear

Right, all back from the paint shop - at last!!!









There has been a steady flow of new parts while shes been in, so the few days leading up to xmas should be ideal

ooo looking sexy as ever stuy xx

looks incredible matey,what new bits have u recieved,how long was it in the bodyshop for those few bits?

looks 100 times better. I especially love the look of the rear lol

It was in the body shop for near on 4 weeks

Told the guy I wasnt in a hurry so he took his time to keep the costs down. Bits I had done where the rear spoiler, front bumper painted to match the colour, scratch on a wing blown in, head light cover, front splitter and bumper spats, and of course, Ive put the new wheels on.

Bits Im hoping to fit over the holidays are the oil cooler kit with remote filter housing (This also has take offs for the oil temp and pressure gauge so they will be working), original gearbox which has been re-conned, EGT gauge, and a new dump pipe with a wastegate screamer pipe

Im sure Ill also find other bits to do when Im tinkering lol

VERY VERY VERYNICE mr mac looks so sweet.

i take back what i said about the spoiler chewy, its really nice mate. i might have my self a little sex wee over it later !

Progress has been started on a GRP bonnet today

Prepped...



Starting the gel coat...



..its under there somewhere



Thanks to Tupac for the loan of the bonnet

how much that thing weigh? and how much wud a GRP bonnet weigh, u making it urself stuy?

Not alot i hope fingers crossed as i am having one.

Think its his brother inlaw scoop

The std bonnet weights quite a bit, the GRP one should more than 1/2 it though

It was at my sisters BF's workshop, though I did all the prep work today under his watchful eye

whats a gpr bonnet chewy, and what how much is he charing you for that, or are you agent maccing it and paying him in kind wink wink !

GRP andy,glass re-enforced plastic. AKA Fibreglass

cheers scoop doggy gog !

Original re-con gearbox now fitted, Ive also fitted the external screamer pipe And fitted the sandwich plate and remote oil filter - been a busy day

you dont mess about do you!

I saw you sat on the side of the A41 yesterday afternoon as I went past with my bird. Even SHE looked twice and she isn't a fan of cars! Looking ace mate, keep up the good work!

Rich

Not been on cw in ages, but I had to post in here coz as soon as I saw your sig a little bit of sex wee came out. Your car is looking drop dead gorgeous mate, can't wait to see it close up.

Stu what/where do i get the front lights and repeaters from for when i get the new bumper on mine.

Think there the same as yours.

Also the screamer pipe you bought can i buy the same one for mine as i may as well do that when i put the fmic on.


Jimbo you'll have a full on sex wee when you see it in the metal so to speak this car is stunning.

Unfortunatly matey, the screamer pipes are only done for the SR engine - not seen any for the CA

The lights are turn signals (I hope your sitting down) cost a fortune from Nissan, and are really hard to get hold of in this country.

The side lights you can get from Ebay.com but expect to pay £100 for the pair, and the round front indicators are a similar price - if you can find them

Doh trust me to get the bumper that takes the most expensive lights

Cheers stu.

do uyou have any info on your screamer pipe set up an where you sourced the parts

Not sure how clear it is in the piccy, but HIDs have now been fitted to the car

Lights are 10000000 times better than the std S13 headlights, they where a bit tricky to fit - sussing out where to connect everything to, but the result is well worth it

Just been speaking to Bren at Apex Performance, and he has just ordered a new, high volume plenum. He intended to order it for the UK S14 SR20DET, but one for a 180SX has turned up (Plenum is the other way up). Hes therefore offered it to me nice and cheap to test fit, and see what the quality is like.

They are higher volume than std so will improve power "on boost", plus they are mirror polished

Ive also added a pair of WhiteLine Anti Roll Bars to the order

Peeps just arnt going to realise how good your
motor is until they get close up,
or see the dust in there windcreen.

Is there ever an end to the add-ons lol...

Looking amazing Stuy,
and Roll bars too....

Do they have anything to do with making it
New Brighton "Sprint" legal ??

They are just another add on to stiffen the car up, and keep it more level through the corners

The Plenum, well, theres always a little more room for performance, just really considering Race Logics Traction Control system.

Only problem is their system uses the ABS sensors for wheel speed, mine doesnt have ABS so on top of the price of the TC, I have to buy 4 x sensors and figure out a way of getting a toothed pickup on the rear (Std ABS system uses 1 toothed wheel on the diff, though I have S14 front hubs so already have teeth there)

Crazy stubaka

Its gonna be mental

what size were the old roll bars and what have you upgraded to.

OEM: Front 24mm, rear 16mm

Whiteline: Front 28mm, rear 20mm

Plus they come with poly bushes

nice, stiff poly bushes !

Exellent mr mac.

I will get round to buying mine but have acouple of other suspension parts to buy 1st.

Do you get the link bar with them???

Yeah, pretty sure you get the link bars, you deffo get all associated poly bushes

Bonnet is getting there

Even from that picture i have no idea what the
end result will look like.

Its looks like play school, "how to build a house"
onto someone bonnet in fibre glass.

I'm sure to be amazed at the end result

seen this car a few times now, looking superb! wish my pockets were as deep as yours

New, Whiteline AntiRoll bars are now fitted

very nice chew, you should of give us a call, i would of come round amd helped, besides,,, im sure you were working from home wern t you, not working from home on your drive were you lol !

any way, were they hard or easy to do, were there any obsticles in the way sopping it from going smoothly

Did them at Neils last night

Took about 1 1/2 hours with a 2 post ramp and not really rushing, no problems, just one off, one back on

wow, This car is amazing. there wont me much of the original car left at the pace you keep upgrading everything.

only ever heard great things about whiteline, iam hopefully getting a rear one for mine soon

Although the screamer pipe sounded great on boost, Ive finally got fed up of the blowing it makes on idle and when driving normally

...so, yesterday I wizzed the turbo / manifold etc off, and swapped it all back over - in the scale of things its pretty quiet now

Nice 2min job there stu.

I might be getting my white line anti roll bars at the end of april want to help fit em???

Also stu what cams would you rec for mine (post on my mmc if you like)

Love the car matey.

Took about 2 1/2 hours to change it all, inc removing and refitting the turbo - could have done it quicker too, but I wasnt in a real hurry and I split a copper washer on the turbo oil feed so had to replace that during re-fitting.

Got bored waiting to go to work today, so cleaned her up a bit, and took some piccys

Looks gorgeous!

Very very nice,
that tells me that summer has arrived

Look at all the con trails in the sky.

Very Nice Stuy and that's with out sound either.

Summers on its way, but that cold wind still needs to perform a disappearing act

Verynice matey like it.

stunning mate

Yakshimash, the nicest car owned by a jew in the world.

I want lol

that looking sweet mate well inpressive mate

lookin good matey u got anythink else pland 4 it?

Still though stu its sitting alittle high and could go lower

I know Tony, but any lower and it'll beach everytime I put it on and off the drive

Future plans are to get a steal bottom end (in the near future) and another remap for more boost and up to 50bhp more

Right the time has come to bite the bullet as it where, and Im just ordering a set of .5mm oversized forged pistons (with clips, rings and locks), a set of forged rods (with arp bolts), and a full set of hardened ACL mains, con rod and thrust bearings.

I already have a new oil and water pump in the house, along with a full gasket set, so as soon as the pisons, rods and bearings arrive its gonna be rebuild time.

As soon as she is run in I should be able to get it remapped for a little more boost and get the 740 injectors working a bit harder and get a few more geegees from it

They look so nice, shame to put them in a dirty engine.

So what's the up shot?

More BHP?

i want your job! £££££££££££

so what HP are you looking to get?.

Hell yes i have looked into this of late and stu i looking at around 450bhp.

Oh and cheers for the anti roll bars

The upshot is that the rods and pistons are lighter and better balanced for higher rpm - the pistons are also forged which means they will take more temperatute which means more power

They all arrived yesterday



Loaded all my engine rebiuld parts in to the boot now, just gotta sort out when I can drop the car off

Nice mate,
I know you have said this before but how long will the upgrades take one started?

And how far away is it going?

Well, I was having a chat with Neil last night, and he says his Starion Race car is nearly ready which will free up a ramp in his garage

Initially I was going to take the car to APT in Norwich, but he has now offered to let me use the ramp / do the engine. So, as soon as the Starion is fully out of his garage, mine can go on the ramp.

The rebuild timescale however isnt as easy to predict. If everything goes well, it could take 2 weeks, however, should a specialist part be required, it could take 6-8weeks - who knows. Im also getting some head work done, port polishing, gas flowing, and bigger inlet valves if feasable - again, the work (Labour) that will go in to that isnt easy to work out

When its built, theres 1000miles of gentle driving to run it in and then theres a trip to APT in Norwich to get the car mapped for a bit more power

Well, I think Ive gathered all the parts I need for this now, and on Sunday, its getting taken up to my mates garage (One with the Starion), and work will begin

Been ordering stuff non stop from the US over the last few weeks, so much that the UPS man knows my first name now

Shouldnt take too long, but Im going away for 2 weeks at the end of August, so I hope my mate will finish it off for me while Im away, and it will be ready for running in when I get back in Sept

Missed driving it recently, since the MOT and TAX ran out, but roll on run in time, and Im gonna be driving it all the time to get the miles up - all be it nice and slowely

Good work stuy fella,
lets hope its a smooth transition and like you say
your mate has it all boxed off for you.

Ahh i see in the previous post you will also get it mapped afterwards too. Almost there then

Good lad glad you have all the stuff.

Look forward to seeing it off your drive.

Well, the cars now gone in, engine has been removed, and its now in bits.

We have found 2 initial problems:

1,

One of the shims that sit on the valve spring retainer wasnt seated correctly.

2,

The big end bearings had worn through to the copper - though the crank is fine

The block has now been sent off for the machine work, and will take a few days, though Im going away for 2 weeks which will hold things up a little.

sounds good.

what machine work is being done on the block?

was the valve spring causing any problems?

The block needs to be bored (Im going 0.5mm oversized) and decked.

Dont think it was the springs causing the problems, though when the cams where fitted I had a lifter problem which could have caused the shim to move - springs / lifters / rocker arms / retainers / cams / shims are all parts of the valve train, so it may have been a combination...

Stu bet your not sorted before mine is

Glad to hear its commeing and i hold you to what you said at the rock on tuesday.

"i am going to be driving it alot more once its done"

Well, now Im back the car is coming on nicely

The bottom end is now built, and complete, down to alternator, PAS and AC motors all being fitted. Head has been ported and polished, though Im just waiting on a set of valve guides which are on route from the US.

Other than the guides, its all going well, fingers crossed, it should only be a matter of days once the guides arrive

ahhh good work that man.

I'm amazed at the way you can be so patient with waiting for
things to be done / deliveries etc..

I would be climbing the walls.

Some piccys

Bottom end all built



Head getting worked on!

quality!

trusty much longer matey

Just been on the phone to my mate, and the car is now all up and running. He did ask for some advise on the base timing setting, which is a little more complex that a std car due to the PowerFC.

...all it needs now is the MOT

u'll have to get some vids up when u got it on the road

sweet!

Good lad.

Popped in there today matey as i need some work doing on mine.

great stuff.

whens it back on the road?

Well Neil said he was MOTing it today - Ive not spoken to him, but I have taxed the car on-line so it must be tested now or it would have let me do it

All going well, I should pick it up tomorrow on the way home from work

Do you want me to drive it back for you matey

Glad its up and running now matey will be good to see it running again.

Cars now back home, taxed, MOTd and insured

God, Ive missed the burble of the SR20

Despite the engine running absolutly sweet at idle and on cruise, its very hesitant when moving the throttle due to all the changes that have been made during the rebuild, so it drives like a pig.

Ive booked the car in to Dyno Demon in Neston on Saturday morning - they are going to do a low load map - up to about 4000rpm with no boost to make the car a bit smoother and make the run in period a little easier

Was talking to neil when i was there on weds matey he said it was a bugger to get the timing right.

Looked goo forgot what its sounds like.

Oh and who is the skyline at his garage looked verynice.

great stuff.

you going to be driving it a lot then to run it in?

me brother used to work in the same garage can remember some pics he had of a db5 that was there a couple yrs ago with the log book... such a nice car

The timing is only an issue because of the Power FC - you set the ignition timing to that, rather than XXdeg BTDC.

It has been getting driven, there aer nearly 100 miles on it now, but out in it last night, it sprung a leak Was the first tiem its really got up to full temp, and its dripping a bit of oil, so its gonna have to go back in to find out where its coming from....

Other than that, I was quiet busy last night... Washed and polished it, plumbed back in, oil pressure gauge, oil temp gauge, EGT gauge, fixed the headlight that was bodged for the MOT, fixed the turbo timer (Loose wire) and fixed the illumination for boost gauge

Sounds like you have your friend back
A Happy stuy on the drive.

Your neighbours must think,

"I wouldn't buy one of them, his is always at the garage"
little do they know is being tweaked lol.

Stuy Mate, what power you putting out now ???

Daz.

No idea yet matey, will have to wait till its run in and remapped

Finally the parts Ive been waiting on from the states turned up, and managed to get them fitted.

Ive fitted some new oil spray bars, a new rocker cover gasket, and some new rocker cover gromets and washers (You wouldnt belive how hard these where to get hold of )



My Electric fans / controller has also arrived...



All she needs now is another oil change to get rid of the crap running in stuff, and get some quality oil in there, and then it can be mapped up

....the car has also been included on next years SXOC Calendar

Good work stuy
Are you Miss December then ?

Good one mate

lookin like progress is bein made - december, best month haha (my birthday)

nice mate

Dont know if anybody will be able to see this but nice one stu

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=323068

Not buying thogh mate its got your car in it

Ive already posted about that

Its now had its oil changes following the running in, might have to leave the remap till after Christmas though - The Honda is using most of my funds at the moment...

Been a while since I updated this thread as Ive been mad busy with work and the Honda!

The Nissan is currently being mapped following the rebuild - may get it back over the weekend, or maybe early next week, will post some recent pics when it gets back of some bits Ive done, and hopefully, a Power graph

Well, heres the graphs....

Pretty happy, they kept (as requested) the boost down (the turbo is capable of 1.8bar) to 1.3-1.4bar.

So, since the rebuild, the boost hasnt really been increased, yet its making 27bhp more

..they recon if the boost was increased to the turbos max capabilities, 400bhp would easily be passed

WOW


When you taking me for a spin then ?????????????????

I'll race you in the ovlov

Good power there stu whats next then.

Traction control

Just been out - wheelspin in 4th and its only damp

lol Crikey! do you have any video of the Dyno? would love to hear the sound.

Did you go past the BP on kings street about 9ish last night mate ?

If so i was drooling over your car

stu i like what youve done to the car, how she running after the engine rebuild have you ironed out the bugs yet, what other plans have got for her?

Yeah, was round there at that sorta time

Seems to be running really well, bit awkward on a cold start as the injectors find it hard to run at a low demand when cold but thats something I need to live with.

As for where next - maybe traction control - cant see there being any need for more power.................. yet

Hids are now working again...

Had one stop working, ordered a new set as spares, only to find it was a dodgy connection on the main lamp relay

...still I can see where Im going at night again now

Cars going back to Dynodemon next Wednesday (should be picking it back up on Thursday Evening in time for the meet )

Now Ive got used to it a little more, Ive noticed at the top end of the rev range in 4th its picking up a little Det on the knock sensor. Car has been a bit scary to notice the knock light until now, but as Ive got used to it, Ive been checking stuff out when driving.

There has been no ticking noise that has been noticable, so I think its only very very slight, still DynoDemon are happy to take it back and have a look at it for me

....it may just turn out to be a bad batch of fuel...

Temporary solution has been to knock the boost down a little - 1.3bar...

What a real shame to see this up for sale.
Good Luck with the sale Stuy.

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gutted mate, hope it goes to someone who will look after it aswell as you have.

Hows the car stu???

When poss need to speak to you see if you have any bits for my conversion.

Lol, doubt it matey, its for sale

....and no, I wont be breaking it

I'll buy it and break it for you

Shame matey but every car has a price.

.....if you pay the asking price you can do what you want with it

Sorry to see i gone mate liked this car.