DriftBoy07's Build Thread

[mRodiek]

Yes but I win because I have more parts painted! haha Logic ownsMy build blows I need my effing PARTS!

[White Comet]

rofl how do you figure you have more painted? i paint everything. point in case,lol and my last s13, i painted the whole thing with engine enamel.

but seriously you should be like the crying smiley; you're sitting around with nothing to do and i'm picking up my oil filter relocation kit tomorrow and install the engine in the next few days.....so it looks like i win

[mRodiek]

I meant sandblasted not painted lol and I cant be held responsible for people who take 2 1/2 weeks to sandblast 5 peices of metal!

Im gonna try to get my wheels/tires in April so I can put the tires on, balance them, mount on the car, and align it all myself

[mRodiek]

HOOOORAAAAY!!!Brackets are sandblasted & sittin @ my dads waitin tto be put on! BIG updates this weekend!

[mRodiek]

Teaser of what will be leadin to the COMPLETE assembly of my engine!

Sandblasted & ready to paint

Pics of the white 240 forsale down the street from my houseFenderFEr saleCarboard in front of the radiator??RUST!

He wants $1k

[lilpiton]

brackets lookin dope man!!! will be checkin back to see your update...Got a ETA on the project yet? the weather should be getting better now, or will it!!!!

[White Comet]

brackets look nice, but imo they could have easily been cleaned up with a wire wheel and painted, and you'd have had them back sooner

[mRodiek]

brackets lookin dope man!!! will be checkin back to see your update...Got a ETA on the project yet? the weather should be getting better now, or will it!!!!

Thanks yo, and Ill be dropping the engine as soon as I get my motor mounts and assemble it completely. Hook up the wiring and fire her up I order another slew of parts next week so hopefully in the next couple weeks [weather permitting] Ill have her running!

brackets look nice, but imo they could have easily been cleaned up with a wire wheel and painted, and you'd have had them back sooner

My dad was the one who pushed it on me, I just wanted to leave em but noo..ohwell though I have them now-small update in a min.

[mRodiek]

Some what of an update here, didnt have much to do much since I went out last night and I got a little stumped with my alternator but no worries more coming tomorrow

Brackets primeredPAINTED!

I have a question about the 2 straight peices on the right farther down..thanks to a tip from positron..Oh no! no pulley! Old vs. NewNew one on!Motor mount...mount?Alternator Bracket mounted & water pump pulley as well, easy install

On with the questions..which way does this RAD hoses face? The new on [on bottom] has an "F" on one side and the old one has an"R" that goes towards the radiator--does F mean front of engine? and R radiator?

The two brackets on the righttOne of them goes near the front of the block just under the intake mani ports--but is it the long one or short one??

[mRodiek]

Got any ideas..? Anyone? lol

Figured out the short one goes between the intake mani and the block right near the throttle body. Still not sure about the longer bracket or the radiator hoses

[tEknoS13]

I think it is to hold intake manifold to the block or something.

[n240sxfnatic]

Take these in red and toss them, they arent needed and get in the way.



I know where they go but seriously not even needed.

[lilpiton]

I think it is to hold intake manifold to the block or something.

Yea your right they do hold the intake mani to the block one of them (the small one) goes with the alternator to the mani then the bigest one goes in the middle and then the last one goes in the back from the block to the mani. once you have the block and intake mani and alternator on you will fint their location trust me...

[White Comet]

the brackets hold the intake manifold up. the smaller, skinnier one goes up front on the alternator bracket. the other one goes farther back near the motor mount. i wouldn't ditch them since they support the manifold

[n240sxfnatic]

Not really, I havent had mine on and I have pulled the engine and put it back in several times by the intake and exhaust manifold without them, proving that you dont need them if it call hold the weight of the engine. Its kinda like people taking off the ka guides, they dont do anything but get in the way and make noise. If you leave them off, getting a stuck oil filter will be 100000x easier, plus its suprising how much room they take up, ur call though.

[White Comet]

i've seen plenty of people not run them, i'm just not convinced of how it'll hold up over the long run. i left mine on, but i don't think oil filters will be a problem of me

[mRodiek]

Thanks guys lol Ill be keeping the brackets because I want this thing to stay strong w/ all the beatin Ill be doin And WC thats not fair you have a relocation kit Uploading an update now

[mRodiek]

Update #2 of the weekend!

I was able to actually get something on tonight spent 3hours at the tattoo shop after so I wasnt able to get as far as I wanted

I was finally able to get the alternator pulley off, and it was PITA!!Spacer on firstThen your pulleythen the nutLookin gooodIntake portsLiquid gasket--too much? lolMy buddy john messin around as usual..Slappin her onDoin somethintryin to replace hose clampsREAL hose clamps, no more of that other crapBracket hoooked upGot excited shes comin togetherSo sexay, cant wait to put the turbo on!

Question Portion of the update:These hoses go...where?Top one I think goes hereThis hose from the TB goes where?

Im a little frustrated I cant remember where some things go and cant find pics-I thought I took a s***load but Ill keep workin at it

[hbpignosePA]

glad to see it commin together

[mRodiek]

Thanks I saw your build & posted

Im not gonna be able to get anythin else done today because I have family stuff to deal with today and dont have time or gas to drive 20min to work on my car for an hour or 2.

Weds hopefully Ill have the intake side DONE and Turbo torqued downIm so excited!
Modified by DriftBoy07 at 10:57 AM 3/1/2009

[mRodiek]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...A1318

What do you guys think? The only thing that worries me is " Fan connector might need to manually Adjusted. " I have no idea what that means

[lilpiton]

Fan connector might need to manually Adjusted. " I have no idea what that means

Well Sr's never had electric fans so there is no where to just plog them in...I got the flexalite fans and just bought this http://www.frsport.com/DIF-Uni....htmlAnd you conect it to the coolent temp sensor and your done, and it also has a wire that you hook up a switch in the car so you can turn the fans on when ever you just want the motor to cool down all the way (good between reces or so). I have one payed the same $ 124 and its worth every penny. At first I just had the switch and would have to keep my eye on the temp geage to see when the fans needed to be turned on let me tell you it sucked!!!

[mRodiek]

Damn, Im runnin out of $$ lol do you think I could run those fans with this controller? I might just buy a shroud for the stock fan n use that for a while lol

[lilpiton]

Damn, Im runnin out of $$ lol do you think I could run those fans with this controller? I might just buy a shroud for the stock fan n use that for a while lol

Of course you can run any electric fans on that controller...Your talking about the clutch for the ctock fan?If you gonna looking for one to buy i like i got 2 of them...

[mRodiek]

Hmm Idk what to do, an extra $130? I might stick with stock, thanks but I have one already

[lilpiton]

so

Hmm Idk what to do, an extra $130? I might stick with stock, thanks but I have one already

Kool kool no biggie...The motor looks good already man just get the turbo on and then transmission and slap it in...

[mRodiek]

Thaanks bro, yeah Im stoked to get this project moving! This week hopefully the engine will be drop ready

[Didderson]

Hey man nice build. You will probably benefit from my build thread in the sig. As stated, you don't need those brackets for the intake, WC's just a cautious nub! Weight savings ftw. The hose coming off the bottom of your TB is the coolant hose, there are 2 of them. Don't bother hooking them up, they'll warm up your intake charge. This is only good for warming the motor up marginally faster, and spoils what your intercooler is for!

Also, don't hook up the coolant lines to the IACV/idler as this will do the same and is pointless as to the running of the car. Cooling temp sensor tells the ecu what the temp is nothing else.

I went over what I did for my cooling lines in the sig also.

In terms of vacuum, the big tube w/ the screw in it is for your BOV. The smaller vacuum probe is for the FPR. The tiny 90 degree bent vacuum probe on the bottom of the TB is for the charcoal canister and is not needed, plug it. Do not hook up a boost gage or FPR on this nipple as it does not read vacuum when the TB is closed. You might note why, it leads to a hole that ends up before the throttle plate. This hole is only good for maybe an HHO intake setup, as it only works when throttle is depressed.

Should get u started. Good luck building and prepping a motor is one of my favorite things to do!

[mRodiek]

Didderson, I have read through your build probably..around 10x lolI love your build & it made me sad to see it end, I felt like my build was similar to yours more than the others Ive seen.

Thanks for the advice! So should I just yank those hoses off? Do I need to cap it with something?

[Didderson]

Aw that actually kinda warmed my heart LOL. Yes it is a sad ending, shoulda been more careful. I can't shake the car bug my sentra is getting a 5spd swap and rust fix soon.

The TB coolant lines you don't need to cap off, I cut the metal hose protrusions for weight savings that's how obsessed I am.

For the turbo cooling line I'm sure you've seen that I ran a hose from the IACV high pressure to the turbo since I cut the bit of pipe off. The other one from the IACV I had to cap off, and the best way I thought was to crimp it and additionally clamp a hose to it, then the other end of the hose was a screw inside of it clamped yet again.

The vacuum lines, you only need to cap the small one underneath the tb. Due to pressurization the cap may actually blow off at some point so you might want to put a dab of glue in the metal hose before u cap it so the cap doesn't blow off. I went thru about 3 caps until glueing. Reason being is it's a spot for boost leak under boost, and vacuum leak under vacuum.

FPR and BOV should always have priority. BOV gets its own line, and the fpr line should be on the in line part of the T if you T it off for boost gauges and such.

The large one coming from the iacv goes to the big IC piping barb, but I think you knew that.