Project "Guenhwyvar" CA18DET S13

[cjmirabal1]

more pics up of the swap...just got it ready to start up but that will wait till monday.....it was a slow day cuz last night me and my boy got into a pretty bad accident in jersey city....some arse hole cut a corner to tight and was in our lane and we swirved to avoid a head to head...but lost control cuz the rain and slammed into a guard rail...everyone was fine but his civic was totalled!


the fender side wiring was soo annoying cuz of a major headache...it was cleaned up after this pik was shot


heater hoses are a go!


b.booster vacuum line cut and hooked on


fuel line connected


intalling the cx racing radiator


fan is back on


powersteering and ac lines fit perfect!


test fitting circuit sports silicon rad hoses


was gonna mock up the intercooler but got way to tired so ill save it for after the weekend


epic!


its gonna be so worth it to hear her start up soon!!

thats it for the pics until monday!

[Dattebayo]

Your coolant hoses are on backwards. lol

Top goes to the front.

[cjmirabal1]

Your coolant hoses are on backwards. lol

Top goes to the front.

yeah i know...my helper put that on wen i went for a coffee run and wen i got back we were closing up shop so i gotta switch it
wen i get back to it.... i looked at him like theres a pik of how it goes 2 feet away from u lol teenagers lol

[cjmirabal1]

monday we fill up with fluids and start her up!

[splintercell]

man your off to a good start bro and workin quick.

def a good thing you got a new water pump i noticed pic of motor going into bay that there is a huge dent in side of oil pan. i hope your not keeping that one and you have a better condition pan.

i see your using butt connectors in bay...personally i would solder all connections and use heat shrink to make waterproof. ive seen way too many crimp connectors fail and cause intermittent signals.

good to hear your going to do suede on door cards and put somethings back to new oem...best look you can possible get.

oh and awesome job on keeping a/c

[cjmirabal1]

man your off to a good start bro and workin quick.

def a good thing you got a new water pump i noticed pic of motor going into bay that there is a huge dent in side of oil pan. i hope your not keeping that one and you have a better condition pan.

i see your using butt connectors in bay...personally i would solder all connections and use heat shrink to make waterproof. ive seen way too many crimp connectors fail and cause intermittent signals.

good to hear your going to do suede on door cards and put somethings back to new oem...best look you can possible get.

oh and awesome job on keeping a/c

thanks man, all that means alot! yeah i got a newer pan and all dents were removed and its like new now!
i wanted to redo my entire harness once she was running to make it all pretty again and not so ragged so when i do that ill practice my soldering skills and redo those connectoions

suede and oem is deff the way to go! its crazy how much ur taste can change with a lil bit of time and knowledge!

im reaallllly proud of how well the ac came out actually, i went at it with no real plan of attack and i came out with the win!

hope u stay posted

[splintercell]

thanks man, all that means alot! yeah i got a newer pan and all dents were removed and its like new now!
i wanted to redo my entire harness once she was running to make it all pretty again and not so ragged so when i do that ill practice my soldering skills and redo those connectoions

suede and oem is deff the way to go! its crazy how much ur taste can change with a lil bit of time and knowledge!
im reaallllly proud of how well the ac came out actually, i went at it with no real plan of attack and i came out with the win!

hope u stay posted

AWESOME...good to hear.

ive been there bro...taken me 4 years of trial and error to get my car where it is today.

[cjmirabal1]

so today we worked on the car more and fixed some small thing and filled her up with fluid...attempted to start up the motor for the first time....turned the key and nothing happened! lmao then noticed we left the battery in the office lol oops!
got that squared away...prayed b4 turning.....and POW!!!!!! she came to life! first shot!!!! i was sooooo relieve and happy!! oh yes! ca18det is on the go! lol


re-routed coolant hoses


stock fuel filter vs z32 f.filter


Z32 filter on and ready


hooked up coolant res. and line to fill new rad with fluid! that thing took an a** load of antifreeze!


bout to fill with oil... regular 5w30 for now to get things lubed until we swap out for Mobil 1 fully syn!
did the same with transmission until i get my redline mt 90 oil in a day or so


ISIS downpipe on and shining


running straight pipe for now until i get a high flow cat or T.C.V


"E-gay" exhaust also for now.... got a N1 muffler put its in my aunts house in Pennsylvania (long story)


A** shot! lmao fat friend leaned againts my spoiler and cracked it straight off! im taking the whole thing off


what do ya think so far nico??

[cjmirabal1]

also got a swwwwwet deal and picked up these for the interior! back to oem soon! gotta love s14 seating!

[fivesevenS13]

Lookin good dude! Hopefully ill get an s13 piggy this week. I think ima RB20 swap it though lol

[splintercell]

getting some work done...good job on everything. i like your seat choice too

hey i noticed your rad shroud is all chewed up. i have a mint ca18det shroud with stainless steel mounting screws if your interested.
it really looks brand new too
$30.00 shipped ups

[cjmirabal1]

getting some work done...good job on everything. i like your seat choice too

hey i noticed your rad shroud is all chewed up. i have a mint ca18det shroud with stainless steel mounting screws if your interested.
it really looks brand new too
$30.00 shipped ups

thanks man.... yeah its a bit banged up lol.... if u still have the shroud once the swap is done ill be glad to take it off ur hands..... is it the one u had on in "Phase 1"?

seats are sweeeet! cant wait to get em in and sell those nismo's

got the whole set for under 230$

[cjmirabal1]

more progress done.... it was a slow day cuz i had a hangover lol made some progress b4 noticing i need a few more things from the parts store...but not until pay day! or wen they get shipped in if i gotta order em


took out that crappy silencer..looks good... wonder about the sound now lol


bolted/tack welded on the intercooler....did some test fits with the bumper and cut some of it away...sits good and has plenty of open space



Powered By Max intake


cut whole in battery tray...then cleaned up edges and lined with fuel line hose


cold side of the intercooler all hooked up


all hooked up! plenty of space to run a 51 or 51R battery until i relocate it to the hatch
also didnt install BOV yet cause i have to find a place that has a aluminum welder...idk



thats it for now....gotta gather up some more parts to continue.... small snag in the road for now
guess ill work on the interior stuff for now until that comes in!

[splintercell]

yeah it was the shroud i ran last year. i cant use it now with the powered by max hmic.

[cjmirabal1]

yeah it was the shroud i ran last year. i cant use it now with the powered by max hmic.

nice! ill see if some extra $ comes in soon and ill take it.

also quick question... a sensor broke off of my intake manifold that i believe has to do with idle, but idk what its called... what is it and were can i get it? how bad will the car run until its replaced.



its the hex shaped sensor thats touching that hose (sorry for the pik steal....ur piks come in handy! lol)

[nightsauce]

also got a swwwwwet deal and picked up these for the interior! back to oem soon! gotta love s14 seating!

lmk how installing those rear seats go...

[Michaelmoore]

That Hex piece (top center of pic) you're talking about is part of the IACV (idle air control valve)

[splintercell]

yeah it was the shroud i ran last year. i cant use it now with the powered by max hmic.

nice! ill see if some extra $ comes in soon and ill take it.

also quick question... a sensor broke off of my intake manifold that i believe has to do with idle, but idk what its called... what is it and were can i get it? how bad will the car run until its replaced.



its the hex shaped sensor thats touching that hose (sorry for the pik steal....ur piks come in handy! lol)

anytime bro...yeah its called IACV. your car will run like crap without it especially when your turn on a/c. it idles the motor up when accessories are on.
you can find it used perhaps or check with www.rhdjapan.com

lmk how installing those rear seats go...

it wont be hard...i have a thread on how to install them.


s14-rear-seats-into-s13-hatch-full-how- ... 90622.html

[cjmirabal1]

thanks... ima try to get that sooon

[cjmirabal1]

the the oem "style" boot back on


jdm kph cluster with red needle "sharpie" mod



cluster installed! took forever to take off the bezel until i realized just drop the steering colloum


re-painted the tilt lever ring back to black...no more ricer red on it lol



leds installed in the back!!! looks awsome!


seats are being shipped as we speak and some other parts were ordered to finish up my hot pipe for intercooler
still looking for the iacv sensor

[nightsauce]

Drove by parkside and saw your car. Didn't know that was your shop. I always drive by there cuz my GF lives like 2 seconds away.

[cjmirabal1]

Drove by parkside and saw your car. Didn't know that was your shop. I always drive by there cuz my GF lives like 2 seconds away.

yeah thats my ride, what do you drive? probaly have seen ya along the way

[nightsauce]

White dropped, s13 hatch, 5lug and z32 brakes. Orange calipers kinda give me away

[cjmirabal1]

White dropped, s13 hatch, 5lug and z32 brakes. Orange calipers kinda give me away

sounds familar! are u the guy with the RB swap? theres a white 240 that passes down broad street alot with it

[nightsauce]

White dropped, s13 hatch, 5lug and z32 brakes. Orange calipers kinda give me away

sounds familar! are u the guy with the RB swap? theres a white 240 that passes down broad street alot with it

i'm always on broad street but i have that stock ka24de swap. lol

[Justin35ll]

Nice work man

[cjmirabal1]

to nightsause: oh iight, next time u see us workin on the 240 stop by and see her in person

to justin35ll: thanks alot man!

[USsil80]

the car looks great!!
and on a side note... RA Salvatore's new book comes out soon..

[cjmirabal1]

the car looks great!!
and on a side note... RA Salvatore's new book comes out soon..

thanks man, makes me feel like im doing things right lol...... new book? details please lol

[sandcrabsailor]

Gauntlegrym, due out in October.
Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming....