Project "Guenhwyvar" CA18DET S13

[cjmirabal1]

so far 2 coolant hoses have blew on me in one week.....luckily only minutes from the shop! lol never realized how cramped space is on the intake manifold side of the motor! lmaoo replace all my coolant lines now! lol also installed s14 seat belts and removed the red sharpie paint from the gauge needles!!! sweet

[cjmirabal1]

so i installed my s14 seat belts....so glad not to have the harnesses in anymore!

s14 rear seats are on there way!






picked up the 180sx center piece! it will hold me over until i get my koukis

[cjmirabal1]

my feet kept slipping on the pedal everytime its wet...so i decided to use 3m grip tape on em and fix it! came out amazing!!!!

this added bout 5hp lol


old pedals


even on the dead pedal


finished product! love it

[S13AL]

That's a good idea. Hope the grip tape lasts!

[cjmirabal1]

it should last quite awhile....its made for ladders so its waterproof and if it does wear i have 4 ft of it left! i dont mind replaceing it every few months if that lol

[cjmirabal1]

just installed s14 rear seats!

and new shift knob! this thing is HEAVEY! 14 ounces! but i love itttt!

sorry for the dark pics! more in the am

[cjmirabal1]

just got h4 housings and jdm vlsd(5bolt)

[supersayianjim]

why not some sparco racing pedals instead??

[cjmirabal1]

why not some sparco racing pedals instead??

Cuz for the feel I want that did the job perfectly....cost under 5$

[elchoccolatte]

Nice work u got going on there...

[cjmirabal1]

Nice work u got going on there...

thanks man

[cjmirabal1]

havent updated in a long time, kinda forgot i had a thread lol.

well since my last post here is a quite update of things ive been doing to the car. no pictures yet but soon.

-HIDs bi xenon 6k
-Viper alarm with power door actuators
-Sidemarkers
-replaced all calipers (stocks for now)
-installed yellow fog lights
-replaced all my turbo lines with steel braided ones from frsports!!
and removed a bunch of useless piping on the back of the head lol

I also got but havent installed a bunch of parts cause of the snow

-Energy Bushing Kit (master black)
-new inner/outer tie rods (oem)
-new tie rod boots
-new ball joints
-jdm s13 vlsd w/5 bolt axels

also noticed my butterfly valves werent hooked up so that gonna be done soon.
and just getting the car ready to make the big move from New Jersey to Florida in 2 months!!!

[S13AL]

Pictures will definitely help you get attention, but it seems like you have a good list of parts going.
Make sure you let me know how the Noise vibration and harshness (NVH) is with the bushings installed.
I'm looking into poly bushings from RS*R.

[cjmirabal1]

my power door lock actuators! i didnt install a power lock switch as i didnt want to cut my panel...ill probaly find a panel later on with power switches and tap em into there!



my viper alarm i got from Broadfield



Yellow Fog Lights installed! (old plates so im not worried!)

[cjmirabal1]

Havent Updated in a few months!

to bring up to speed... moved to florida from new jersey so alot of things have been on hold.
now im back into it!

just installed my energy bushings in the front yesterday! P.I.T.A!!! but worth it cuz i had about 4 blown bushings as well as shot ball joints which got replaced
as well and outer tie rods and boots!

also made a discovery that ive had a rb25 J60 maf and nismo 550cc injectors on the motor the whole time and didnt notice! came with the swap!!

now that im settled in ima start parts hoarding!!



J60(green label) maf



nismo 550cc pink injectors


tension rod bushing....21 years old!


yummy!


this was a b****!!! snapped a bench vice! r.i.p lol


control arm bushing installed


compared my new to old bushings!



random pics!

[splintercell]

i bet the car handles awesome now!

[cjmirabal1]

i bet the car handles awesome now!

yeah it does!!! i was gonna tackle the rears but im gonna wait till i get all my Fortune arms

[cjmirabal1]

so boredom struck and i FINALLLY removed that riced out red tweed on the door panels and box!
gonna recover it in nice material but no rush cuz it looks good atm.


before


after!!!

before



after!!!

[Razi]

Good call on removing the red yuckyness.

[ciscos13]

yep sometimes oem is the best look

[cjmirabal1]

i was playing around with some extra fabric i had and also recovered my center box. its all temp till i get better material but looks great still.
also installed my Greddy turbo timer 2 with quick harness! 10min install time flat!
no more sittin in the car for a few minutes in florida heat while the turbo cools!

[240TKE128]

Looks great. Cant wait to see more.

[cjmirabal1]

Now im saving up for a bit for Nistune and a plx m300 wideband.
I already have upgraded maf and injectors so its time to tune!!!

[cjmirabal1]

These just came in the mail today!! its only the fronts but i got em for a steal!! i traded
my old single cam ecu for the pair! aluminum 26mm!! ima rebuild em and powder coat them Porsche Yellow (with black letters)!

[terry_240sx]

i wish my z brakes said nissan on them...
sigh..lol

[splintercell]

keep up the great work! armrest looks great too!

[cjmirabal1]

so its been the worse 2 days so far!! a landscaping truck decides run a red light and and ended up taking my front end with him!
i noticed last minute and braked enough to avoid being tboned!

worst of all there were no witnesses and the prick told the cops it was me that ran the light!
so its in investigation and up to police to whom is in fault. still waitin on that

bumper and lights are gone, front bumper support is non existant, headlights are trashed, intercooler is f*** and i have a boost leak.
frame got twisted and it pulls to the right bad. the ca18 runs fine but has major boost leak and doesnt pass 2k rpms. fenders and hood are a mess
.... not sure if this shell is fixable (or cost effective to fix).... this blows a**!

also my job is 45 min away and this is the only car i have available for school and work.
no public transport here so idk wat ima do....

[240TKE128]

Dude that sucks, wish they had traffic cams in your area, that would be a quick solution to the investigation.

[nightsauce]

From the look of it, the impact may have dragged your car. Your frame doesnt look too bad. Check your inner tie rod, PS Rack, and your FLCA. For the pulling reason.

[nightsauce]

Oh and i broke a few stock tension rods hitting curbs, check that.