Carmo's vq35de s13 build thread 56k warning

[anumeric]

A friend of mine at work has had this project going on for a little while now so I figure I would post up some pics. Wish I had some more from the very beginning but oh well.

Nismo tension rod bushings

Energy Suspension subframe inserts

Nismo Rad Cap

Nismo 60mm Studs

BallerAss Nismo LMGT4's, these things are ridiculously light.

Z32 Calipers

Custom Z32 E-brake mount adapters

Custom Carbon Fiber gauge bezel

Original Window sticker LOL

Decided to get rid of the sound deaden

Rats Nest!

Getting it all bundled up for loom/re-wrap

Welded Diff installed

Why pay for some when you can make your own?

Z32 Master Cylinder done

Fenders rolled and pulled

The motor is finally in

Sorry for the number of pics but I'm a picture whore. I'm sure Carmo will chime in the next time he's on the forum. There was also a Stage 3 clutch and lightened flywheel i left out as well. I'm sure he'll have some fun whens its all finished. For the meantime I hope you guys enjoy the pics.

Wei

[Dire91]

Balla rims are sweet dude, but I'm not really into the gold on gold but thats just my thinking.

[anumeric]

Balla rims are sweet dude, but I'm not really into the gold on gold but thats just my thinking.

Neither am I, but then again the car isn't gonna be champagne gold for long. lol

[Soravia]

I see that the engine has been lowered to clear the hood. Need pics of exhaust manifold, power steering rack clearance, motor mounts and crossmember clearance.

BTW, the interior is ugly tan. Cover it up with black farbic.

[darens13]

i like the tan. cant wait to see more of this car!

[Soravia]

What kind of black paints are those? The engine bay and the intake manifold looks different.

Why did he paint the manifold black anyway? He likes soaking heat into the manifold?

[carmo]

Modified by carmo at 12:45 PM 10/5/2009

[gregfarz78]

I love those wheels

I'll be watching this thread

[MastaYu]

very cool build

[Black on Gold]

I like it so far. Hope it keeps going in the right direction

[gumby74]

Your little build there is giving me the happy pant's.

very nice.

[mrgreeneyes]

What kind of black paints are those? The engine bay and the intake manifold looks different.

Why did he paint the manifold black anyway? He likes soaking heat into the manifold?

black aids in the transmission of heat, whether that be collection or emission... so the color means nothing soravia. just stop talking, seriously. go buy a magnetic drain plug. and use it on nissans new FR coupe. or jbweld your intake. or something asinine like that.

[srpowered240sx]

sweet project. cant wait to see it done.

[StandardProspect]

very cool project.brown interior!! lucky!

[Scuffed_ChukiCoupe]

black aids in the transmission of heat, whether that be collection or emission... so the color means nothing soravia. just stop talking, seriously. go buy a magnetic drain plug. and use it on nissans new FR coupe. or jbweld your intake. or something asinine like that.

whats wrong with magnetic drain plugs?

Sweet build so far, how much did you spend so far?

[Soravia]

black aids in the transmission of heat, whether that be collection or emission... so the color means nothing soravia. just stop talking, seriously. go buy a magnetic drain plug. and use it on nissans new FR coupe. or jbweld your intake. or something asinine like that.

So, it absorbs heat from the engine and radiates that into the relatively cooler air passing through the intake manifold? That totally ROCKS!

Did I EVER say that I wanted magnetic oil pan drain plugs? I remember asking about WHY they are not in engine oil pans and only in the transmission oil pans.

Go Rice yourself, I'm into doing super Ghetto stuff.

[anumeric]

[anumeric]

Well I finally got my batteries charged up for my camera so I can upload some pics so here they are. Here are a couple of pics of the stock seats he had reupholstered. I think they came out quite nice and looks great with the red stitching and brown trim pieces. Also got a matching shift boot as well.



Since the front seats were now black it was time to do something about the rear seats. So it was time to resort to rattle canning. For this he used some Dupicolor Fabric and Vinyl Black.

Needless to say there was a few skeptical people in the shop. But they soon changed their mind after seeing them when it was finished. I was damn impressed with how it turned out. The fabric felt a little weird at first when dry. But after you rub the fabric around a bit it softens up and feels like stock again.

Also picked up a tire to slap on one of the wheels for test fit.

[MastaYu]

interior looking good. and sick wheels

[Soravia]

When you use that Dupli-Color Fabric Paint, you have to clean out the seat, or dust and stuff with make it feel rough.Also, that paint it water based, the best way to soak it in without having a rough surrface is to use air pressure gun to press in the paint into the fabric as soon as it is sprayed on. This will prevent the paint from caking at the top of the fabric.

[axe3112]

Kickass build!! Too bad about that tan interior and black intake.....I would just give it away and start over....I'll pick it up in an hour!

By the way...thanks for all the help with my little project.

[edwinS13]

VERY nice build i wanna see the final results

[iandrew89]

looks good so far

[axe3112]

Yea too bad. Guess I'll just go get a Kia or something. Or maybe paint the manifold pink or white...... Yea your right though, scrap the project. And dammit buy a truck so we can get started on the red top swap......bastard

Pink...that would be sexy. Red top swap sounds fun...but at the moment I am looking forward to getting the LS1 running. ....I think you have me confused with someone else.

[tcturbo91]

looks like a cool project. gl with it!

[MJH240SX]

I LOVE those rims.......looks good thus far

[tramp_drift240]

why does that motor still seem so small in the 240's engine bay.

[Soravia]

The intake was made as a mock-up, the real one will be done all aluminum. There is an aluminum welder around where I live.

The engine is from a wrecked car and supposedly the cylinders were compression tested for around 180. I'll find it out later. Right now I'm fabbing the trans mount. The 240sx trans mount is a near bolt on with my engine placement. The engine is a little tilted to one side so I'll need to put some washer plates on the driver side to pull it up half an inch higher or so. I could also grind off some poly off the passenger side bushings.

The mess in the oil pan looked like no one changed the oil pan gasket. It may have had oil change and not a clean out of the entire oil pan, because the white stuff was only at the bottom, along with the usual gunk. It probably had poor oil change in its life. If it needs, I'll probably get another VQ30DE fully rebuilt and swap out with this one. That should be easier than the whole project.

[1sikS13]

I don't want to get into all the specifics because I really don't know what I can and can't say about what I got and how much I paid for it. I didn't steal anything but some secret ninja sh*t (a.k.a. SNS) has taken place. The Nissan gods have smiled upon me and are currently transferring their Chi through me. It is as if this build and I are one. Mystical miracles of magnificent magnitude, that cannot be easily explained, have totally engulfed myself and this project. I no longer control my actions. This alien force of something I have never known, yet is subconciously comforting when murmuring a mere suggestion of going to the junk yard on my lunch brake. Then BANG! z32 brake swap and 5 lug with master cyl. and e-brake for under $200. It is as if this force gently persuaded me to buy a 90 mustang 3 years ago for the sole purpose of selling when the time was right. This same force would have me employed at a Nissan dealership which would place me at the exact position and at the exact time to acquire the car, the motor, and the transmission for next to nothing. Of course the story comes complete with back debts paid in the form of free high performance parts. And as if the supernatural entity had not blessed me with enough..... Also cast in this modern fairytale of biblical proportion are no less than two of the very best Nissan parts professionals you could ever hope to have your back. Hailing from two different dealerships they have teamed up to form a sort of Voltron. A Nissan/Nismo/whatever the hell else you think you may need even down to corrugated tubing, heat shrink and Zinc rich primer sort of Voltron. This god of awesome automotive projects also saw fit to involve a person to document the progress. I am the Jack Burton to his Egg Chen and an overwhelmingly benevolent Lo Pan has deemed this project to be so......Or, I just have a lucky horseshoe stuck up my ***. Bottom line. Not alot of money for what the vehicle is or will become. Ignore my lack of proper grammar...514

that sir is a crazy statement

[gadget1382]

Great looking build.

Im sure your allowed to show pics of how to "properly" do engine mounts. That and the clearances are what i'm really interested in.

She's looking good. I love the Champage colour. If the cars changing colour... any hints as to what? or is it going to match the intake... Matt/Satin Black? :p