S13AL's 91' S13 HKS HIPERMAX III's, Blacktop SR20, S15 HLSD

[S13AL]

I already took out the damper line, but thanks for the advice.

Just ordered a deck and shift knob
and now I'm looking into s15 helicals and I hear they are good for grip.

[S13AL]

Just got my S15 HLSD in the mail. $80 shipped.

Now I'm just looking to see if i can get output flanges for less than 200 shipped, because i found them for exactly that much new.

[S13AL]

I haven't been able to install the diff, because the flanges got back-ordered and a ton of other stuff is still in the mail.


But, i did get the new hatch on.

And bypassed/removed the factory amps, which drastically improved sound quality.

Now, I am waiting on parts and praying that someone will buy my slushbox.

[nevertheless]

so far so good. pennzoil

[S13AL]

Yea it was about $2 a quart LOL, i'm not going to spend lots of money on this engine, because i will eventually swap it.

[S13AL]

I finally went auto-crossing last weekend at the SCCA #8 event. It was a blast and I'm going again tomorrow.

My first time was an 88 and by the end of the day i got 69 clean

New shift knob. Feels nice.

If anyone out there is looking for a shift knob I would recommend this

I picked up an HVLP gun so i can paint my bumpers and hatch. Eventually the whole car.

Now I'm looking into a bucket seat, because i need more seat time(instead of flying out of seat time ) while autoxing.

[laxands13]

wow. that looks awesome!

[Harman850T5]

Car is coming along pretty nice. Can't wait to see more progress. I wish I would have had my stuff together when I was 16.

I had that same problem you had with the swap too. The guy sent me an auto cross member, and both the master cylinder and slave cylinder weren't all that great looking, so I tossed them and bought new ones. Almost forgot, The clutch pedal bracket was snapped in half too, so I took it to work and welded it back together.

[S13AL]

Thanks guys. The clutch pedal bracket snapping in half isn't common is it? Because, mine had some rust on it.

[Harman850T5]

No, I'm pretty sure I just got a shady deal all around with that kit. It was already cracked, but I didn't notice it until I went to press the clutch in for the first time. It's a good thing I wasn't driving. It went behind the brake pedal. I can say my welding has held up to a lot of abuse though. I've heard if you go around clutch kicking it all the time eventually something with snap.

[S13AL]

That's probably why nismo sells the reinforced clutch pedal bracket. lol.

Anyway i got rebuilt front z calipers with new pads and decent rotors for $100



I'm getting z wheels soon so, yes I'm going 5 lug.

[nevertheless]

I went five lug the same time I did my Z brakes. Good thinkin!

[S13AL]

Got my output flanges and a few other things:

Here are my flanges and bolts ($200 shipped)

unfortunately nismoshop sent me 12mm ring gear bolts not 13mm so I'll need to shim.
I'm going to be installing the diff as soon as i get shims.

got 4 z32 wheels with no curb rash and s*** tires. anyone know what spacers I'll need to clear stock suspension?

Sony xplod deck.. don't think I've posted it yet.

The S15 diff and all the stuff for it was around $280 after shipping.
I just ordered paint for the bumpers and MT90 fluid, because the 85w90 was sh*t.
As far as 5 lug goes I'm thinking of J30 fronts and z32NA/s14 rears.

[S13AL]

Just had someone look at the bearing races and they're toast So, gotta wait on the HLSD till i get new bearings

[S13AL]

First off MT90

The gear oil was kinda s*** so i switched to this stuff. It's great.

Then I found what was left of my "shifter bushing"(had it for 2 months)

So, i bought a circuit sports solid bushing.

New NTN bearings for the diff

Pressed on.

Took the diff apart after finding metal shavings.

Must have been from the old bearings, because inside looked fine.

Expensive a** bolts i got for s15 diff with s13 ring gear.

[S13AL]

Finally put in the diff

It was really grimy

So, I put the diff in a solvent bath

here is the open diff waiting to be pulled

Me swapping ring gears

Basically the whole thing assembled here

I test drove it for the first time on snow/ice so it was a lot of fun. I could not believe how much traction i get driving on the back roads. I'm not sure how it performs while maintaining a drift (i don't drift anyway), but breaking traction is still only a clutch kick away.

I also got another job a few months ago, so I've been busy, but I've got enough for coilovers.. Hipermax 3's that is.

[S13AL]

The S15 Helical Diff has been amazing. It rains all the time here in the Northwest, so I get to use it a lot. No more waiting for traction. It's always there.

I have done a bunch of maintenance, which has set me back a tiny bit.


First I found out that my rubber clutch hose was leaking, so i upgraded.

Techna-fit SS braided line. Improved pedal feel quite a bit too.

NGK plugs

A new panel filter. I found that it made a difference at WOT over the paper one.

A couple buddies and I have planned a trip to Laguna Seca this summer. This made me realize I'll need my engine till then, so I filled up with full synthetic and did the maintenance stuff shown above. There shouldn't be too many small updates from here on. I'm just letting you guys know I'm still alive.

[S13AL]

Took me a while to save for these, but it was worth every penny.




They came with pillowballs in the front.



Fronts have inverted monotubes with 32 level damping adjustment on the bottom


Rears are regular monotube with damping adjustment on the top.



Out with the stockers


In with the new


Before

After


They are set pretty high from the factory. Think I will slam them in the next couple days.




I drove around for quite a bit on them.

At low speeds you can feel the road well.

At higher speeds you can't feel the little imperfections as much.
I hit quite a few pot holes and speedbumps and it was not very harsh like most coilovers
In the corners they keep the car planted FIRM and if you push down on the front of the car it won't even budge. at all.
I can't put into words how much I love these

[S13AL]

I've been enjoying every second I drive the car with the new coils and just lowered them a bit the other day.
Before:


After:




Exhaust is about 2 inches off the ground.



Here is the car at the GG meet we had here in seattle



I built a 1/24 scale model of my car that I posted up in the dash for the meet.




A few pics from the meet




A beautiful DR30 skyline. First one I've seen in person.

[S13AL]

Wow, I'm the only person to post here in the last 6 months. I thought someone might chime in after $2,000 coilovers.

So recently I painted the bumper and put in new jdm chuki turn signals. While I was at it I shaved the license plate holes too.


This is after the pressure wash.


Tons of sanding.


Primer and fiberglassing the holes.


Right after the base coat.


New turn signals to replace the shattered ones.


Layed down the clear coat with my HVLP I bought a while back and it turned out well.


also installed led bulbs in the park light sockets.


I still need to wet sand the clear coat and buff it.

Next few updates should be 5 lug, wheels, and brakes.

[240life]

looking good

[S13AL]

Thanks. I wish I would have gotten a new bumper, becuase the old paint was such a b**** to sand off.

[S13AL]

This idea went against my philosophy of only using clean oem aesthetics.

It was free. Couldn't argue with that and I wanted to personalize my interior in some way.

Cut the bag to the length of the old crusty boot.

Fit it onto the plastic bracket.

Turned out pretty nice and will be a nice offset to my Black and white color scheming.

[badbob2121]

looks really good!

those coils are so sick...

good work

[S13AL]

Thanks, I hope you get to drive/ride in a car with this suspension. Amazing handling and perfect for Daily Driving.

[Madhatter969]

Love the crown royal mod! lol

[S13_love]

Love the crown royal mod! lol

Lookin good man!

I was a little upset that I wasn't able to go to GG this year. How was it by the way? (I've heard that some guy in a mustang kept on doing burnouts and was being a complete douche... or something like that? Was that true?)

[S13AL]

^ Thank you, and yes that was true, unfortunately the mustang crowd made a really bad name for themselves as there was 2-3 of them revving and burning out. That and the people who had too big of ego's to talk to their friends while at the meet. Aside from that it was really cool. It was the first time I had met people who care about their S13's and don't drift them into walls, which was quite refreshing.

In case anyone wants to see more NWN GG pics here's a link: http://www.northwestnissans.com/board/s ... p?t=123088

[zooopreme]

I really like reading updates from this thread, keep up the great work!

[240sxAli4Life]

Clutch slave is in

VSS in


Here's the super clean base model hatch i got. No more hatch wiper.

Im looking for a hatch EXACTLY like the one you bought! I need a black one with good paint with no wiper or wing, and one with non tinted glass so i can tint match it to the rest of my car! How much did you get that for??